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- Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2387
Re: Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
When I was in hospital for a bit loads of Apterous words popped up that I wouldn't normally hear: triage, ampoule, cannula, supine etc...
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 11:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: If countdown were a reality show!!
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4363
Re: If countdown were a reality show!!
I'd vote tactically.
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What would you have done?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4611
Re: What would you have done?
Cos of this:Matthew Green wrote:Can anyone answer this question for me:
Why was everyone supporting Ghana?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVomN8jlN8w
And because we're all patronising racists.
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What would you have done?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4611
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4254
Re: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
Nice of them, with all those women throwing themselves at you you have to be picky man.Craig Beevers wrote:The ones in the late teens to early twenties tend to be perma-tanned bleach blonde morons, usually with the tramp stamp. It's considerate that they least identify themselves though.
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FIFA World Cup 2010
- Replies: 328
- Views: 29817
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4254
Re: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
When we were in year 10 this girl called Karen started MSNing a 60 year old physics teacher at my old school for a laugh before actually falling in love with him. Karen's friend one day decided to try passwords to her email and managed to get into her account. She found the hacker's jackpot - naked ...
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spimliminees for Thursday 1st July 2010
- Replies: 65
- Views: 6949
Re: Spimliminees for Thursday 1st July 2010
This Ryan guy is octochamp good.
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 4:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4254
Re: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
The weather is warm and I work on the ground floor of an office block right next to a window, with my eyeline out of said window probably only just slightly above the pavement. This pavement is the only route between the mainline train station and the 6th Form College. I absolutely love each and ev...
- Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How to make darts better
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6758
Re: How to make darts better
Put the board on the ceiling.
- Tue Jun 29, 2010 9:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FIFA World Cup 2010
- Replies: 328
- Views: 29817
Re: FIFA World Cup 2010
I can't fucking stand him. I always thought he was shit as a bag full of shit on MOTD just doing the after-match stuff and can't understand why he seems to commentating on all the BBC's games. Surely they can get someone better? Probably sucked some BBC executive's cock, the fucking cunt. Don't kno...
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 28th 2010
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2093
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 28th 2010
Guess the cat's out the bag. It's me, guys.
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 24th 2010
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1732
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 24th 2010
I've never actually read one, I just find it comforting to know an institution exists in these uncertain times.
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 24th 2010
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1732
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 24th 2010
I've not had the internet at home for a while and still don't. The Robinson Recap is one of the things I'd never thought I'd miss, but do.
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:35 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 1
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9912
Re: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 1
Sorry everyone, gonna have to pull out of this, I won't have internet at home for a good while.
- Mon Jun 21, 2010 6:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday June 18th 2010 (Grand Final)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4896
Re: Spoilers For Friday June 18th 2010 (Grand Final)
Congrats Oli, been following your progress since you first joined Apterous! So awesome that you're now a series champ.
- Tue Jun 15, 2010 6:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 15th 2010
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3637
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 15th 2010
Wow! Brilliant game, loved it.
- Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:13 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10736
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
I blame the jabulani, the vuvuzelas and the bribe I took off Ryan before the game started.
- Sun Jun 13, 2010 11:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - League Tables
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2715
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - League Tables
warning: Group B's done one
- Sat Jun 12, 2010 10:53 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10736
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
I've not had much access to the internets this week, but I'll play my group game with Ryan as soon as.
- Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:09 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10736
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
GROUP A RESULT France 6 - 5 South Africa: http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=253613 A disallowed effort from Thierry 'Timerous' Henry that briefly preceded a South African surge was the only highlight from an otherwise unexciting game. Domenech will be looking for more from his team as they prepa...
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 5:00 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10736
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Results & Tables
WHICH BEN HAHAHAHHAHAEoin Monaghan wrote:They deserve a beating, sorry Ben.Ben Wilson wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=252883
The mighty Mexicans come from behind to beat France 6-5 in a nailbiting climax.
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:35 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Fixtures & Results
- Replies: 120
- Views: 10736
Re: Apterous World Cup - Group Stages - Results & Tables
No idea where the D came from in round 5. I blame the vuvuzelas.Ben Wilson wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=252883
The mighty Mexicans come from behind to beat France 6-5 in a nailbiting climax.
- Tue Jun 08, 2010 2:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Musings on Social Darwinism contra altruism.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4717
Re: Musings on Social Darwinism contra altruism.
To prove to itself it could be genuinely altruistic. Or maybe it thought it was another elephant, both are fat and grey.John Bosley wrote:Why would an elephant rescue a rhino?
I ask because a case was reported of this happening when the rhino got stuck in deep mud - in the wild I should add.
- Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday June 7th 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1963
Re: Spoilers For Monday June 7th 2010
Damn them.JackHurst wrote:All these contestants mindlessly picking 3 vowels is really starting to piss me off. TEASELING in rounds 4, and there was the possibility of SORTILEGE/TRILOGIES in rd 6.
- Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:28 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 11386
Re: Apterous World Cup.
i'm all in.
- Sun Jun 06, 2010 11:23 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010-Last minute registration
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9668
Re: Apterous Summer Open 2010
i'm all in
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 1:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Today - 3rd June 2010
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2853
Re: Spoilers for Today - 3rd June 2010
Unless I'm mistaken (hopefully James will confirm) we should have a very good idea of the line up for the finals today. If Scott wins Claudia is safe as Scott or anyone else can't win enough before the series ends and if Dom wins today he will probably be in because even if he loses tomorrow he'll ...
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Today - 3rd June 2010
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2853
Re: Spoilers for Today - 3rd June 2010
I can see the studio crumbling today and the clock falling down.
- Thu Jun 03, 2010 12:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: No spoilers for Wednesday 2nd June 2010
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3225
Re: No spoilers for Wednesday 2nd June 2010
I wondered about QIBLAS too - the definition made it sound like something there's only one of? I'm not clued up enough about Arabic or Islam to be sure though. There are quite a few senses in which 'qibla' can be plural. The first is historical: when Mohammed first started authoring the Quran in Me...
- Wed Jun 02, 2010 4:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: No spoilers for Wednesday 2nd June 2010
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3225
Re: No spoilers for Wednesday 2nd June 2010
Yep.Douglas Wilson wrote:Think HOARSER was there in the last letters round as well.
Isn't Scott Gillies on tomorrow?
Yeah.
- Wed Jun 02, 2010 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: No spoilers for Wednesday 2nd June 2010
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3225
No spoilers for Wednesday 2nd June 2010
Sorry everyone.
- Tue Jun 01, 2010 3:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Auditions
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6293
Re: Auditions
You should have put a spoiler warning on that series champion announcement . Can't wait to watch your shows Jack.
- Sun May 30, 2010 7:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Auditions
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6293
Re: Auditions
Will do
- Sun May 30, 2010 6:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Auditions
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6293
Re: Auditions
Bit the bullet today and applied. Dunno my dates yet, but I'm gonna have to hit Apterous hard now
- Sat May 29, 2010 10:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Musings on Homosexuality
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7757
Re: Musings on Homosexuality
So you don't fancy women naturally, you just choose to...?David Roe wrote:Like all forms of sexuality, homosexuality is a choice.
David Roe wrote:It's a choice.
They chose to be gay.
- Sat May 29, 2010 6:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Musings on Homosexuality
- Replies: 66
- Views: 7757
Re: Musings on Homosexuality
I've always been intrigued by homosexuality- not in a bicurious kind of way A likely story. -How does homosexuality fit in with Darwinian theory? Surely it doesnt make evolutionary sense to be gay? In humans at least, you get lots of gay people breeding. All those gay Republicans who don't admit be...
- Sat May 29, 2010 4:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Charlie Reams
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1178
Re: Charlie Reams
I meant to put "Michael Wallace: what a guy" but my fingers were all over the place.Michael Wallace wrote:So you don't mean it?Ben Hunter wrote: I really should put a breathalyzer lock on my computer...
- Sat May 29, 2010 3:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Charlie Reams
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1178
Re: Charlie Reams
I really should put a breathalyzer lock on my computer...
- Sat May 29, 2010 3:08 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Charlie Reams
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1178
Re: Charlie Reams
and Kirk. Fucking hell.
- Sat May 29, 2010 2:56 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Charlie Reams
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1178
Charlie Reams
What a guy.
Let's face it.
Let's face it.
- Wed May 26, 2010 6:37 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Week voting
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4504
Re: Game of the Week voting
Doiii yeah I didn't think of that.Gavin Chipper wrote:Earlier games in a given week have a longer time to get nominated. This is an advantage anyway I suppose, but it would be even more here I think.
- Wed May 26, 2010 6:18 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Week voting
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4504
Re: Game of the Week voting
This might be a bit radical but maybe get rid of voting all together and make it so that the prize goes to whichever game got the most nominations? I haven't checked if there's a correlation between how many noms a game gets and how big a score it gets in the vote, but I imagine that games that gene...
- Tue May 25, 2010 6:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday May 25th 2010
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2663
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday May 25th 2010
Congrats Pledge, you're now part of the awesome club
- Mon May 24, 2010 2:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Volare Volante
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1456
Re: Volare Volante
I love the New Forest
- Sun May 23, 2010 8:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Lon 2010 results & final standings - Complete!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3445
Re: Co:Lon 2010 results & final standings - Complete!
What were the requirements for winning the Ryan Taylor prize?
- Sun May 23, 2010 1:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31799
Re: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
I'd just like to echo the sentiments above in thanking Michael for organising an excellent day. As my first ever Co event I really wasn't sure what to expect but the whole day was great fun. Hope there certainly is one again next year. Supee has uploaded some video to her Facebook if anyone's inter...
- Sun May 23, 2010 1:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London | 22nd May | Registration full!
- Replies: 245
- Views: 31799
- Sat May 22, 2010 1:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Olympic Mascots
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1498
Re: The Olympic Mascots
I wonder how many focus group hours it took to come up with this guy:Michael Wallace wrote:Also, "Why do Olympic mascots always suck?". Poor Roni
Re: Word Soup
I grew up in a town where the alarm on a 2p machine is a drop of piss in an ocean of alarms going off.Ryan Taylor wrote:What about the loud alarm that goes off or are you a fast runner?Ben Hunter wrote:Just lift the machine at one end and drop it, that's what I used to do with the 2p machines... happy days!
- Fri May 21, 2010 12:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Olympic Mascots
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1498
Re: The Olympic Mascots
I'd like them if they weren't so insanely detailed. The animations are cel-shaded with a small but very varied colour palette, which makes it pretty much impossible to tell what's even on the screen half the time. And 'Wenlock' and 'Mandeville' are shit names.
Re: Word Soup
I have found the best game that pays out money is Pints make Prizes. The Hangman style game (like Hex) pays out extremely well if played correctly (tactics do come into play with which pints you fill up first etc). I won the jackpot 2 weeks ago (just £10 but not bad for 50p) and £4 the time before ...
- Tue May 18, 2010 4:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 18th May 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 87)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2093
Re: Tuesday 18th May 2010 (Series 62, Prelim 87)
Those comments are amazing. They sum up what everyone is thinking. Well, except you maybe. A-lol! What's great is there are always new comments posted, endless laughter! I always check those comments. The ones on the Carol Vorderman videos used to be amazing too. The best one I ever read, on a Rach...
- Fri May 14, 2010 1:18 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday May 13th 2010
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2826
Re: Spoilers For Thursday May 13th 2010
Cool girl
- Wed May 12, 2010 4:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Trade Secrets
- Replies: 155
- Views: 51770
Re: Trade Secrets
There are little bolts underneath pedestrian crossing boxes that spin around when the green man appears. Put your hand underneath one and marvel at one of life's biggest easter eggs.
RE: bananas. People are always impressed when I show them that banana secret.
RE: bananas. People are always impressed when I show them that banana secret.
- Thu May 06, 2010 3:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday May 5th 2010
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3052
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday May 5th 2010
I like Lee a lot. He has a nice voice and face and I enjoyed his banter with Rachel today. He's spotted some cool words too like PANCETTA whichever game that was. <3 Argh, ffs. I haven't watched Tuesday's show yet. I didn't know the word though so I'd never have spotted it anyway. Lee must be bette...
- Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday 30th April 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2006
Re: Spoilers For Friday 30th April 2010
Not too much going on in Spenborough then.James Robinson wrote:Tiny spoiler to today's show:
(Don't look if you don't want to know)
http://www.spenboroughguardian.co.uk/ne ... 6263716.jp
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday 29th April 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1461
Re: Spoilers For Thursday 29th April 2010
I love Nicki's facial expressions. She seems like the nicest person in the world, so hoping she makes the finals...
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday 29th April 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1461
Re: Spoilers For Thursday 29th April 2010
Shouldn't you all be posting in 'the other' thread with aspergic dictator Jon Corby?
- Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday 29th April 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1461
Re: Spoilers For Thursday 29th April 2010
I'm gonna root for the underdog and stay with this thread.