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- Fri Jul 11, 2008 8:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT - Kirk Bevins vs. Martin Gardner
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1252
Re: COOT - Kirk Bevins vs. Martin Gardner
Hmm, the CV solution in round 14 gets it spot on by my count (for the sake of completeness).
- Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 10th July 2008
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1621
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 10th July 2008
I was pondering ABLINES in one round, but then realised that ABLINE is just a command from R, and so is unlikely to be valid in Countdown (let alone its plural).
Perhaps I am spending too much time (failing at) coding...
Perhaps I am spending too much time (failing at) coding...
- Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: New and pointless competition!
- Replies: 67
- Views: 5072
Re: New and pointless competition!
Clearly we need a competition for the best representation of the history of the British Isles in the space of an avatar.
Maybe.
Maybe.
- Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:11 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite board game
- Replies: 101
- Views: 80641
Re: Favourite board game
Whilst I like Go in principle (the simplicity and all), I've barely begun to learn how to be any good at it, and to call it daunting is an understatement. Chess I've started looking at again, but am getting a bit bored by learning all the opening theory. Monopoly just annoys me
- Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:09 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite board game
- Replies: 101
- Views: 80641
Re: Favourite board game
Settlers is awesome, haven't had a game in ages though. I think that perhaps the reason I enjoy it the most though is the capacity for being an utter bastard to people, which probably isn't the best reason...
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July 2008
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2628
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July 2008
Looks like Joseph might escape after all...
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July 2008
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2628
Spoilers for Monday 7th July 2008
You know what to do.
...
OR DO YOU??
...
OR DO YOU??
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite sport to watch
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2906
- Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite sport to watch
- Replies: 25
- Views: 2906
Re: Favourite sport to watch
Totally football - it's about the only sport where I can sit down and watch the whole game even when I don't really care who wins. Well, I quite like watching snooker too, but it's not quite as engaging.
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 4th July 2008
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1861
Re: Spoilers for Friday 4th July 2008
A slightly less convoluted method than Carol's - get 28 by 10+9+9, and then you've got 7 and 4 left over.
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 4th July 2008
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1861
Re: Spoilers for Friday 4th July 2008
Wow, did they miss ENFORCES? or did I mis-see the letters?
- Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 3rd July
- Replies: 4
- Views: 956
Spoilers for Thursday 3rd July
How is this not here yet?
Can you not have FORESTED in, er, one of the rounds in the second half, I don't know which one...
Can you not have FORESTED in, er, one of the rounds in the second half, I don't know which one...
- Wed Jul 02, 2008 1:49 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Recap for 1 July 2008...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1890
Re: Recap for 1 July 2008...
After all that my reception refused to work (well, it worked long enough for me hear something about a W on a triple word score, but then it cut out for the entire opening round). Sorry about that. If no-one else can do it I have a friend who gets them all saved automatically (they have virgin tv), ...
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Recap for 1 July 2008...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1890
Re: Recap for 1 July 2008...
Righto. I may have to skip putting in all the maxes if CountMax doesn't work on WINE for some reason (I'm presuming it's a .exe, haven't actually looked yet).
From looking at the HOWTO - do I need a password or somesuch?
From looking at the HOWTO - do I need a password or somesuch?
- Tue Jul 01, 2008 10:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Recap for 1 July 2008...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1890
Re: Recap for 1 July 2008...
It's on More4 at 2.40am, so unless someone else appears and is all "oh don't worry I recorded it I'll do it" I can try and put something together from that (I have yet to see today's episode myself, so I'd be staying up to watch it anyway).
- Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 30th June 2008
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3223
Re: Spoilers for Monday 30th June 2008
is OPTIME Not in? (round 13)
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 3:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 26th June
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1823
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 26th June
And 24x14 if you want an 8 to keep your 10 company on the way home.
edit: although BW's is obviously nicer, and gives your 10 *2* companions!
edit: although BW's is obviously nicer, and gives your 10 *2* companions!
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 26th June
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1823
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 26th June
71x12 for the first numbers leaves you a 10 left over if, say, you didn't want to use it so you could take it home with you.
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Round One!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9504
Re: COOT '08 Round One!
O, that hadn't occurred to me...Ginger Jono wrote:O, I thought Matt was joking.
- Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Round One!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9504
Re: COOT '08 Round One!
Given the situation with the O's, why dont me, Micheal and Howard have a round-robin and the winner takes Heathers place and plays Dino? I'm not entirely convinced by this - if the O thing was an actual problem it would only really make sense for us to replay our preliminary round opponents, rather...
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT prelim game 2 Howard vs Rich
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3519
Re: COOT prelim game 2 Howard vs Rich
Yeah, I'm totally an O-specialist.
Maybe.
(so who's responsible for this? I see Soo has claimed he is a non-O specialist, very suspicious...)
Maybe.
(so who's responsible for this? I see Soo has claimed he is a non-O specialist, very suspicious...)
- Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT Prelim game 3 - Matt Coates V Matt Green
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2673
Re: COOT Prelim game 3 - Matt Coates V Matt Green
Wait, if the plate is 'just a little play-off to gain some pride', then what's COOT?Matthew Green wrote:Is the Plate competition just a little play-off to gain some pride or is it to gain a spot in the later rounds?
- Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuedsay, 24th June
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2416
Re: Spoilers for Tuedsay, 24th June
*cough* ah yes, well spotted, obviously I was just testing you all, maybe...dinos_the_chemist wrote:I think you mean 790 - 3 = 787 for the last line but well done!
plus it wasn't quite well done - that was about 5 seconds late (although I did get to within 1 (786) in the time, so have a moral victory over carol )
- Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuedsay, 24th June
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2416
Re: Spoilers for Tuedsay, 24th June
25*6 = 150
150+5+3 = 158
158*5 = 790
790-3 = 787
(edited to make me look less silly ¬_¬)
150+5+3 = 158
158*5 = 790
790-3 = 787
(edited to make me look less silly ¬_¬)
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Round One!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9504
Re: COOT '08 Round One!
This occurred to me, yes, but I had a good reason for not thinking it mattered (which escapes me now...). I'll edit my post, but have been quoted by Howard, so it might not help.Richard Brittain wrote:Note that some people may prefer not to know the outcome before reading the recap.
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Round One!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9504
Re: COOT '08 Round One!
Spoilers!
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Round One!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9504
Re: COOT '08 Round One!
Richard and I are going to start in about 10 minutes (short notice, I know) in case any of you guys want to watch some molestation occur.
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cryptic Crosswords
- Replies: 121
- Views: 8285
Re: Cryptic Crosswords
I'm guessing that's something like MISOGYNY (anagram of gismo, then, Y(es) N(o) Y(es))?David O'Donnell wrote:Always amuses, Cyclops had this clue in the last issue:Charlie Reams wrote: Onanists. (The Private Eye crossword is mostly in this style.)
"Sexist vibrating gismo, yes ....... no ....... YES!"
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Round One!
- Replies: 80
- Views: 9504
Re: COOT '08 Round One!
I notice that Richard and myself so far have a total difference of +1 (to me, bwaha...well, depending on whether that whole 12 point conundrum thing stood...) in online games. Admittedly we've only played twice, but still... Apparently we'll play when we notice both of us are online as well as someo...
- Mon Jun 23, 2008 3:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cryptic Crosswords
- Replies: 121
- Views: 8285
Re: Cryptic Crosswords
A few one-word clues which I remember being impressed by (mostly from The Times): Starfish (6) Geg (9,3) Wolf (3) The last one is probably a bit hard with no intersecting clues, but I'll throw it out there anyway. I remember an episode of Drop the Dead Donkey where 'gegs' was a clue that one of the...
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th June 2008
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6072
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th June 2008
Hope you enjoyed your stint on the national ITV news bulletin Jason Very much so Damian. Cheers for the opportunity (i'm presuming you had something to do with it!). It kinda made up for the disappointment of not playing in the finals. Felt like a bit of a numpty though but still it was a great exp...
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 6:03 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Can I quote you on that? Quiz
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4401
Re: Can I quote you on that? Quiz
Surely everyone will give their answers before looking through other people's (WTF does the apostrophe go in that?), so it seems a bit of a pointless rule. Yeah, I thought that too. Plus if you're sensible you'll guess the ones you don't know anyway, so then the one you didn't answer would clearly ...
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 20th June 2008
- Replies: 56
- Views: 6072
Re: Spoilers for Friday 20th June 2008
Did that really happen, or is this a funny funny joke?Matt Coates wrote:loos like they cut out the bit where david dropped the trophy
And yes, well done DOD, great stuff (although sucks to be you missing that conundrum - although I found the scramble NICELOSER initially distracting in itself ).
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:34 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Can I quote you on that? Quiz
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4401
Re: Can I quote you on that? Quiz
Am I the only person who paid attention tojasoncullen wrote:I'm surprised some people can't even remember their own quotes let alone other peoples
?jasoncullen wrote:Please do not ... own up to saying a certain quote because it defeats the object of the game !
- Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:07 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Can I quote you on that? Quiz
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4401
Re: Can I quote you on that? Quiz
Im going to blame most of my wrong answers on never remembering anyone's name. Ever. 1. I'll go for Conor (I know about the maths and darts bit, at least) 2. 3. Damian? 4. 5. Surely that's Larson 6. Dinos? 7. JaCu?? 8. Well DOD is from that place with all the christians. Wait. Which bit is the bit w...
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:22 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The Alphabet Quiz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2366
Re: The Alphabet Quiz
The following question; 27. Which European football team knocked Blackburn Rovers out of the UEFA Cup qualifying rounds in September last year? seems to be causing problems. I think you can guess what it probably begins with :D . I know the answer to this because my dad is a Rovers fan :) Well you ...
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:52 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The Alphabet Quiz
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2366
Re: The Alphabet Quiz
Ok, so the answers that are in bold are those which I didn't cheat for :P Edit: And now I've done them in the right format... A: Affliction, AE Larissa B: Bow C: Carrot , Curriculum D: Darlington E: Ear , Ewing F: Fudge G: George H: Hartlepool, Hudson I: Ice J: Jones K: Kingston , Kermit L: Luke M: ...
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th June
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2993
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th June
wow, awesome conundrum spot, there
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th June
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2993
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th June
I'm surprised they both missed HEAVE when it came up yesterday in a similarly awful roung.
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th June
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2993
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 19th June
I was just about to ask about that one - it sounds all wrong though, like BANTERER or BARTERER.Matt Coates wrote:Round 6: WONDERER
- Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 19th June
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2993
Spoilers for Thursday 19th June
Will today's semi-final be as nail-bitingly pants-wettingly exciting as yesterday?
Let's hope so.
Let's hope so.
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cryptic Crosswords
- Replies: 121
- Views: 8285
Re: Cryptic Crosswords
I don't see how it fits perfectly. The clue suggests a singular answer (rather than "They keep going up and down") and I don't see any punny or cryptic link to bouncy castles. Am I missing something? Amusingly I was about to post almost precisely this until I spotted that it's because you...
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cryptic Crosswords
- Replies: 121
- Views: 8285
Re: Cryptic Crosswords
This thread has inspired me to start taking cryptics more seriously. Do any of the afficionados on here have suggestions about which crossword a relative beginner should cut his teeth on? (I'm a bit rubbish, so nothing too hardcore please) Depending on how much of a beginner you are (i.e. don't be ...
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2757
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
oh and of course, well played Jonathon - that was a pretty awesome performance (second numbers aside), especially considering the opposition - certainly seemed to have stepped his game up from his preliminary games, too
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2757
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
so how much was DOD paid to make it that exciting?
seriously, that was quite awesome
seriously, that was quite awesome
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2757
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
DOD needs to get lucky with the last numbers to avoid a crucial conundrum
COULD THIS BE ANY MORE EXCITING?
edit: looks like it'll be a crucial conundrum, then...
COULD THIS BE ANY MORE EXCITING?
edit: looks like it'll be a crucial conundrum, then...
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2757
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
I thought that numbers would get Jo(h?)nathon, but not DOD - must be the nerves! I would've thought Jonathan is more nervous because David's declarations on the word rounds is making Jonathan supposedly take risks. True, but I'd imagine going into the finals as everyone's favourite (and I don't jus...
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2757
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
I thought that numbers would get Jo(h?)nathon, but not DOD - must be the nerves!
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2757
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
well this is exciting
- Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2757
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 18th June 2008
some awesome 4 tops selections coming out this week
- Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cryptic Crosswords
- Replies: 121
- Views: 8285
Re: Cryptic Crosswords
Just saw these this morning Michael but I'd go for FLOODLIGHT and PLATO as two of the answers - would you mind explaining the PLATO one if it's right as I wasn't sure about about how the O gets to the end of PLAT. Edit: They're crucial at election time, maybe as a result of being filled with hot ai...
- Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:27 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hyperconundrum alphabet 2
- Replies: 131
- Views: 9507
Re: Hyperconundrum alphabet 2
Wow, one of these that hasn't been completed yet!
4. KINDHEARTEDLY
Which leaves: A I L M N P T
6. OTOASINGLETON
7. NICOTINECYSTS
9. HISPLANNEDROW
10. ULITCHARACTER
13. RESTSUSPICION
14. IKOUNTGAMBLER
22. BARTIIEASYLUM
4. KINDHEARTEDLY
Which leaves: A I L M N P T
6. OTOASINGLETON
7. NICOTINECYSTS
9. HISPLANNEDROW
10. ULITCHARACTER
13. RESTSUSPICION
14. IKOUNTGAMBLER
22. BARTIIEASYLUM
- Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 12th June 2008
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4521
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 12th June 2008
was it just me who felt it was a bit weird of Des to ask David "how risky" his 8 was *before* asking Ben for his declaration?
- Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th June 2008
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3535
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th June 2008
How did she do it? (I went the 720 + ((1+1) x 4) route)Howard Somerset wrote:(75-1) x 10 - 3 x 4 seems a little better than Carol's
- Wed Jun 11, 2008 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th June 2008
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3535
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 11th June 2008
RESONATE as well?
- Wed Jun 11, 2008 12:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Official Enrolment Thread
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8889
Re: COOT '08 Official Enrolment Thread
Isn't he doing STEP, too? Back in my day STEP was well after A levels, so it may be longer still.Ben Pugh wrote:I'm guessing that Conor is doing Further Maths, the people doing Further Maths have their last exam on Thursday, so he might be back after then.
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 10th June (Series 58, game 111)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1647
Re: Tuesday 10th June (Series 58, game 111)
940, shurely?Joseph Bolas wrote:This would make 946, so it would be 10 away, sorry.Samuel Jefferson wrote:For round 5 can't you just do;
(100 X 10) - (8 X 8) + (7-3)
?
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuedsay, 10th June
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2010
Re: Spoilers for Tuedsay, 10th June
I went the 99x4 + 75 route, which is clearly more exciting
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuedsay, 10th June
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2010
Re: Spoilers for Tuedsay, 10th June
wasn't MODULES there in round 12?
- Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cryptic Crosswords
- Replies: 121
- Views: 8285
Re: Cryptic Crosswords
And whilst I waste my time getting one of my crosswords on the internets for your enjoyment/piss-taking, here's a few clues of mine that I'd be interested in feedback on (especially any of the form "that doesn't really work because of...") For when the football pitch is waterlogged? (10) N...