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Michael Wallace

Jon Corby wrote:Okay, I'm going to apply then

Who else on here is going to?

I think I might, it's not much effort after all (not that I imagine they'll want someone as speccy as me - I do have the hair for it, though...).

Michael Wallace

Awesome.

Michael Wallace

M. George Quinn wrote:'You see that fox with silver eyebrows recieving an enema?
Well, he's thinking about a raccoon...

Your powers of deduction are impressive

Michael Wallace

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Michael Wallace

With regards to the 'high scores' page, maybe a highest percentage stat too? (although I appreciate we may be heading for death by statistics here...)

Michael Wallace

I'd quite like a feature that would make it that I don't get raped by everyone. Thx.

Michael Wallace

7. What "O" is, in Marvel Comics, a being of psionic energy created by Professor Charles Xavier and Magneto? Onslaught 1/9 Bonus point to Michael Wallace and Wife! NEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRDS! I should point out that it was the wife who got that one, not me 8-) (although he claims that that ques...

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booyah, although since there are two of us I think it's something of a hollow victory, but that's good enough for me

edit: it seems that had we entered separately I'd've got about 12, and CF about 23, hmm...

Michael Wallace

Dunno if you know about this yet, but there seems to be a pretty minor problem in firefox in that the google advert box obscures the 'username' and 'first name' fields when you try and register. Like a say, not a big deal, but thought I'd mention it.

Michael Wallace

Dinos Sfyris wrote:...puts 3 people within half a point of each other at the top

bwahaha, no-one will suspect a thing!

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I know far too many of the Olympic ones - clearly I've been spending too much time using it as an excuse not to get on with work

Michael Wallace

Dinos Sfyris wrote:A FEW CADILLAC MEANWHILE: 24

What happened to my belated Monkhouse spot?

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Hara and Kiri

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The rumour probably originated from some lazy hack browsing this forum anyway :) Let's start a new one! I did wonder this, yeah. <whisper>So I hear they're thinking of shifting it into a prime time slot, maybe even post watershed to free up the option of having NAKED COUNTDOWN</whisper>

Michael Wallace

This would be amusing, but I can't really imagine how it'd work. It's not like a music talent show where you can have people singing a song each every week. Would we have show after show of people just doing lots of number games? That ain't going to make great telly. (well, it'd make thoroughly enjo...

Michael Wallace

Damian E wrote:aerosmith?

Must be - I'd got as far as an anagram of ATOMISERH but couldn't work out the band.

Michael Wallace

I've never fully understood my relationship with bananas. Sometimes I find them delicious, sometimes I'll be halfway through and will just want it to end.

Michael Wallace

Welcome aboard, Ann. And yes, I don't understand this Klass business either...

Michael Wallace

Jason Larsen wrote:Also, Steven, I recall reading that you were a contestant in Series 55. I don't think you won a game!

He was the number 1 seed...

Michael Wallace

Welcome Jay, Debbi, Steven, and anyone else I've missed because I suck.

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Well, I still have the hair to do it...

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Julian Fell wrote:Because not everyone cares about Countdown?

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MediaGuardian wrote:Vorderman has been with the show since it started and turns over the letters on the programme, as well as seemingly effortlessly adding up the numbers at the conclusion of each round.

(bold is mine)

Has this person ever watched the show? It makes Carol sound like a glorified scoreboard

Michael Wallace

So the newest proposals after an evening with pals:

Gary Lineker (although we don't think he's old enough)
Les Dennis (too bouncy)

which left us with

Guy Smiley

Right? Right??

Michael Wallace

Hang on, does this mean Des O's replacement will do the CoC? They should get Des Lynam back just for that so he can rekindle his romance with Richard Brittain - surely the greatest 21st Century words-and-numbers-based-gameshow love story never told.

Michael Wallace

[PS John Sergeant says "METEORS for an easy 7" after both contestants got six. What a guy! I assume his contestant application is in the post.] I'd never noticed how amazing he was before. I also liked the ARTICHOKE round where he mentioned it as just another word and Susie had to chip in...

Michael Wallace

Are we not all forgetting the new Des rule? We've had Lynam and Des O, the only other famous Des I can think of is Tutu...

Michael Wallace

[PS John Sergeant says "METEORS for an easy 7" after both contestants got six. What a guy! I assume his contestant application is in the post.] I'd never noticed how amazing he was before. I also liked the ARTICHOKE round where he mentioned it as just another word and Susie had to chip in...

Michael Wallace

Wait, so there's more than one nefarious homosexual wanker on the forum?

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I'm not convinced by the Stephen Fry idea. I always felt that one of the reasons Des Lynam was a bit crap was because he was a bit too clever for it (or at least seemed it), and that one of the reasons Des O is so entertaining is his constant amazement at *everything* (including words that have come...

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Sounds kinda cool. How about "The Sanctum?" ;) Awesome, wish I'd come up with that. You could call it the billiards/snooker room, since that makes you sound less common, and will be hilarious and ironic and we'd all laugh and you'd be asked to be prime minister. Edit: CF (the wife) sugges...

Michael Wallace

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Online chess just doesn't appeal to me for some reason. It lacks the intimacy of a game in person.

I'm with you on that one. I generally find I just can't take it seriously enough when it's pixels on a screen rather than a scowling dude across the table from you.

Michael Wallace

Curses - I knew 1 would scupper me!

Michael Wallace

Surprised Carol didn't do 53x16 for the last numbers* (I spent most of today's game in shock being 18-0 down to the wife after round 1

).

*edit: by which I mean I'm being an idiot, and was in fact surprised she didn't go 720 - 4x4 (although her solution is much nicer)

Michael Wallace

Definitely definitely definitely. (if I use three words it's not spam, right?)

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I know it is unlikely I would win any games (I would say I was on par with most losing contestants on TV) but it's just a bit of fun and I suppose it's the best way to improve :) That's the spirit :) You should find we're a pretty friendly bunch, and not all of us are insanely good (well, I'm not, ...

Michael Wallace

Clearly I've become a bit desensitised - I was genuinely not expecting either of them to get that last numbers...

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Wow...

100-9 = 91
91*(7-1) = 546
546+7 = 553?

or did I miss something?

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FOREPART in round, um, whatever (which makes me feel better about missing REGIONAL

)

Michael Wallace

If this does become a regular thing, we're definitely having a feature "The Changing Sexuality of Michael Wallace", with musical accompaniment from George Michael. To be honest, by the sounds of it that should really be The Changing Sexuality of Jono (or has he always been a raving poofte...

Michael Wallace

Charlie Reams wrote:
Do you (Reams) & him (Jono) live together?
Nope, we recorded it over the Interwebs.

Impressive - it sounded like you were in the same room to me.

Oh, and you have to keep the sausage and chips feature - I think that was the funniest thing I've ever heard on a podcast.

Michael Wallace

That was pretty amazing. The wife and I both listened to it. In bed. Make of that what you will (that comment is mostly directed at you, Jono).

No really, I must be kidding.

Michael Wallace

Joseph Bolas wrote:Michael Wallace (0)

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jimbentley wrote:And Jason: I think your picture is adequate but not very exciting. Can you get another one taken, but maybe wear a false moustache and/or comedy wig? That's the sort of thing I'd like to see.

Like this?

Michael Wallace

Has a ladder system been tried before? I don't know if we have enough players/interest for one to work, but it's another way of letting everyone get lots of games in.

Michael Wallace

Aw, no BACKIES? (as in, naughty bicycle use, rather than baccy)

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Was half expecting him to take a bit longer on that last C/V selection in the STEALING round, given he knew what vowel he'd get

Michael Wallace

Charlie Reams wrote:Also it'll be pretty dismal if Carol can't work out that numbers trick. If you know your birth year and the current year then yep, you really can work out your age! Who knew?

Now now, you also need to know whether you've had your birthday this year yet or not

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Raccoon Boy?

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Thanks guys, and no Charlie, I haven't spent (much of) it in front of a terminal, airport or otherwise (although I have just returned from sitting in coffee shop reading a newspaper, which to many is probably about as exciting

).

Michael Wallace

Another example of a capitalised word being used as a distraction (from Private Eye, in fact):

Den Skinner's thing (openly gay) (7)

(not an especially good clue, but thought I'd mention it as I'd just read it and there was some debate on the issue)

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was FOOTPAD there in round 13? my fiance saw it but too late for me to check if the letters were actually there :P Yeah, FOOTPADS was actually there for a 2-letter DC beater. It doesn't mean anything like you might think though, unless you think it's a historical term for an unmounted highwayman. Y...

Michael Wallace · Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 15 July 2008 also, TOXICPEEN is a much better scramble

also, TOXICPEEN is a much better scramble

Michael Wallace

was FOOTPAD there in round 13? my fiance saw it but too late for me to check if the letters were actually there

Michael Wallace

2nd numbers worked out rather more neatly as 50 x (10+9) - (8*7) (in my opinion

)

Michael Wallace

Charlie Reams wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:I don't think this warrants another go.
Agreed, and she was rubbish anyway.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking.

Michael Wallace

jasoncullen wrote:I will Matthew as long as I'm not waiting for ages!

Dunno if I ever got around to adding you on MSN, but shall do now...

Michael Wallace

Charlie Reams wrote:Did Carol really just make 3 by doing 4-(75-50)/25 ?

Actually, no.

(She did it by (50/(75-25))

)

Michael Wallace

Yeah, I was wondering that...

Also - what's the verdict on PAROLES? It's a mass noun, but can also be a verb, but there are various criteria that I don't really understand, so thought I'd ask you lot.

Michael Wallace

I should probably comment to say that I PMed Richard about this but to no avail - I can only presume that the rumours of him fleeing abroad in terror are true.

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