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Steven Tew

Having communicated with Mike over this, he stands by PREACHING as being the conundrum for this show. He has notes, and my own (which I've kept to this day in my Shorter Oxford Dictionary) doesn't include a note of the conundrum, so I suppose I have no proof other than my presence there on the day w...

Steven Tew

The final conundrum was BISHOPRIC, not PREACHING.

Steven Tew

These were my offerings in today's daily duel - all, apparently, incorrect. No alternatives offered.

SEHAAIRND - HANDIER
NOWEAUTNL - OUTLAW
RESOEOMBR - BROOMS (daren't risk BOOMERS)
BEPIUOMSN - BUMPS

Steven Tew

AAARGGGGHHHHH

Just as you get used to the new interface, another comes along. First meeting - Daily Duel. Bombed out again.

Steven Tew

OK, I've tried a numbers attack now, and I think I have figured out how it works. I must admit, I can see the advantages, and it does look pretty cool, what with the whiteboard and everything. So, I was hasty, what can I say? Just a bit of a shock coming across it for the first time in a daily duel...

Steven Tew

I totally agree with Ross. I came across the new numbers format on the duel and would have got two out of the three if I knew just how the hell it works. I am going to have to go back and do a numbers attack to see if I can figure it out, but not impressed so far... maybe I'll get it in the end, I'l...

Steven Tew

tomrowell wrote:i cant even get on the front page tonight

still not working this morning...

Steven Tew

looks like it you and me both, Oliver

Steven Tew

Anyone else having problems today? I can log on, but the game room has been consistently freezing (apologies to those who I have been forced to log out on...) - and there's no chat, either.

Steven Tew

Matt Morrison wrote:Just discovered if you click the link 130 times the name of your crush will appear on screen. It really works!

Mine keeps crashing after 129, dammit, I'll never find out....

Steven Tew

Kate Humble was on that BBC 2 programme, Rough Science. I enjoyed that.

Steven Tew

Martin Gardner wrote:

Caption competition anyone?

I'll have a "P", please, Bob...

Steven Tew

Surely it's about context in the end. "Queer" has a meaning other than that of a homophobic taunt, just as the word "gay" has a meaning in no way related to sexuality. "Poofter" means what it says and is offensive when used to label or taunt someone because of their sex...

Steven Tew

4 x 75 = 300

300 + 9 - 5 = 304

304 x 2 = 608

608 + 5 = 613

Steven Tew

You need a proper mathematician on this one.

Steven Tew

Lisa Thomson wrote:What happened with Christian Bale?

Christian Bale threw a paddy when one of the film crew on the set Terminator 4 spoiled his scene. No one has out-embarrassed him this week.

Steven Tew

Hi all! That was an exciting game. It was the last of the day and I was very tired! That's my excuse anyway!! I'm very embarrassed at arguing with Suzie about how to spell Sandaled :oops: ! Which wouldn't have counted anyway coz sandaled is american spelling, sandalled in uk. Did you notice I actua...

Steven Tew

I have bombed out on a couple numbers games after clicking on the wrong number in error - the sort of 'slip of the mouse' you could get away with on the show, but there doesn't seem to be any way of changing your choice. I'm not suggesting you should be able to start again from scratch, but is there...

Steven Tew

Don't worry, it'll be a doddle, and you should have pretty much instant pain relief.

Good Luck.

Steven Tew

Lisa's MARRIER was disallowed, but she could have had TARRIER.

I got the conundrum.

Steven Tew

WET EVENTS

Steven Tew

Everyone, I have been feeling the same amount of pain that I had the last time I posted in this thread, but I had a problem. I drank all my milk with my lunch at work today and I figured I would take an Ibuprofen. I had to take it with some kind of food. My building owner gave me candy, I took my p...

Steven Tew

You have my sympathies - I was diagnosed with kidney stones at the age of 33. I was told that I was prone to them - they called me a "stone farmer", but so far I have not been offered an EU grant to keep growing them. Are you going to have lithotripsy? That's a bundle of laughs, too.

Steven Tew

Phil Reynolds wrote:I couldn't face drinking Vimto once I realised it was an anagram of vomit.

I'm sure there is a good reason for that.

Steven Tew

Charlie Reams wrote:Hmm, one word score means nothing (I can't remember mine, was probably some triple-triple.) What's your best total? (I can't remember mine for that either.)

Mmmmm, if you're mediocre, I guess that makes me crap.

Steven Tew

ok, I know the answer to that one, now....

Steven Tew

I got oubliette!

Great game Charlie and Steven, really high standard throughout the CofC.

Steven Tew

The weekend is coming quicker than I thought

Steven Tew

Hi George,

I was feeling old and crusty at 49 so it's nice to see someone older than my dad on here.

Steven Tew

I had some problems using Java version 6 update 11 which seem to have been resolved by installing version 6 update 7 instead - not sure how you will get on with update 10.

Steven Tew

Good recap Howard, and so quick too! Surprised that Susie diudn't credit SWMBO ("She Who Must Be Obeyed") to the originator John Mortimer because this is the term that Rumpole of the Bailey used to describe his wife. Yes, that struck me too - it's almost as if she had never heard of him. ...

Steven Tew

Michael Wallace wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:Change your avatar back.
Why? Do you have something against raccoons in teacups?

Is it just me, or does that racoon have three eyes? (Is it from Springfield?)

Steven Tew

Whilst I was having problems getting the game to work for me (I think I was using the wrong version of Java), I entered a number of games which I had to adandon. Now there is a list of five games marked "adjourned" which makes me look like a splitter. Is there any way these can be cleared ...

Steven Tew

is that the one with the round ball?

Steven Tew

As you can see from my avatar, it's been a while since I went on the programme, so I can't help you too much as far as the application process goes. Because I live close to Leeds I was invited to be a standby contestant at first (for which I got paid!!!), and was initially disappointed because I tho...

Steven Tew

Kai Laddiman wrote:You're Aquarius!

I am indeed.

Steven Tew

ah, not my fault then. I'll try again tomorrow. Ta.

Steven Tew

ok, this is the first time I have tried to login to apterous, so it might be my fault, but it ain't working. Any ideas? (I have loaded the most recent version of Java, so it's not that. It gets up to the 20th attempt to login and then just stops...and then, when I try again, it freezes on the first ...

Steven Tew

You only ski Wednesdays?

Steven Tew

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Steven wrote:No, not a Libra, since you asked
Capricorn, by any chance? No, me neither.

No. Ten guesses left. Mind you, there is a clue in my original post.

Steven Tew

Just dug out an old photo for my avatar - I had more hair then, and it wasn't grey!

No, not a Libra, since you asked.

Steven Tew

Hi - I'm Steven Tew, I have been watching Countdown forever, and was a contestant way back in series 6 - Dictionary corner had Gyles Brandreth in his wooly pully days, and Yvonne Warberton from the COD. Carol Vorderman was relatively unknown but Richard Whitely already had a huge collection of jacke...

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