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- Tue May 13, 2008 9:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Official Enrolment Thread
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8892
Re: COOT '08 Official Enrolment Thread
People who entered in the other thread: Ben Pugh Richard Brittain Dinos Syfris Martin Gardner Matt Coates Michael Wallace Rich Priest Damian Eadie Howard Somerset Ben Wilson David O'Donnell Matthew Green Heather Culpin Jon Corby So that's fourteen already. And I'm gonna count myself in, unless it t...
- Tue May 13, 2008 9:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COOT '08 Official Enrolment Thread
- Replies: 64
- Views: 8892
COOT '08 Official Enrolment Thread
Alrighty then! The 2008 season of the Countdown Online Tournament is now underway. Here are the things I've been thinking about: No group stages. Take too long and are too reliant on everyone turning up and arranging their games. Group stages have been the downfall of previous COOTs, so fuckem. The ...
- Tue May 13, 2008 7:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Octochamp medians
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3557
Re: Octochamp medians
I've got a new statistical method for working out who the best octochamp ever it is. It involves a secret algorithm called the O'Nalgorithm and several co-efficients to do with difficulty of numbers rounds, appearances on the show and under-table masturbation, the details of which I shan't trouble y...
- Mon May 12, 2008 11:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fantasy rock band
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2321
Re: Fantasy rock band
Paul Howe, you get cooler every post.
You're just like a better version of me.
You're just like a better version of me.
- Mon May 12, 2008 8:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hyperconundrum alphabet 2
- Replies: 131
- Views: 9517
Re: Hyperconundrum alphabet 2
4. ICALLITGOOPE petiological?
9. LATECOMERNUN nomenclature
19. AGREWINACULT caterwauling
21. OICIVILFAINT vilification
9. LATECOMERNUN nomenclature
19. AGREWINACULT caterwauling
21. OICIVILFAINT vilification
- Mon May 12, 2008 12:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 1137013
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
I used to have Facebook but deactivated my account because I didn't want any further part in the rampant narcissism that it tends to promote. It's too 'Hey, look at all these pictures of me, I'm doing something crazy! Now I'm screaming, now I'm pulling a stupid face! Haha, but everyone else is doin...
- Mon May 12, 2008 12:06 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Internet Scrabble Club
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3850
Re: Internet Scrabble Club
Proves my point, really. :-/
- Sun May 11, 2008 11:09 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Internet Scrabble Club
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3850
Re: Internet Scrabble Club
They're invariably unfunny. I'ev never read a funny response, and their responses are invariably trying to be funny.
Annoying them is fun. So try their patience.
Annoying them is fun. So try their patience.
- Sat May 10, 2008 11:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see in DC?
- Replies: 219
- Views: 42988
Re: Who would you like to see in DC?
Mugabe and Michael Rosen are both excellent suggestions.
- Thu May 08, 2008 11:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Reed Buntings and Spotted Crakes
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2714
Re: Reed Buntings and Spotted Crakes
Just for the record, The Straight Dope is an awesome thing, and I suggest everybody follows in my footsteps and reads every article ever.
- Thu May 08, 2008 12:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which team do you follow?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3980
Re: Which team do you follow?
Football is cool and if you don't agree then I'm gonna flush your head in the toilet, alright?
- Wed May 07, 2008 11:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which team do you follow?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3980
Re: Which team do you follow?
Fucking nerds.
- Wed May 07, 2008 12:09 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The New Quiz
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4195
Re: The New Quiz
4 for definite, and after that, only informed guesses. I'll give you a proper total when the answers come out.
- Wed May 07, 2008 12:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Unusual first names -> dictionary valid.
- Replies: 55
- Views: 6116
Re: Unusual first names -> dictionary valid.
Caroline is actually valid, I seem to remember. Is it a cake? Don't think its pluralisable though.
- Sun May 04, 2008 12:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrum alphabet
- Replies: 335
- Views: 23940
Re: Conundrum alphabet
Which leaves: C D E N W
02. GOONYRULE - NEUROLOGY
06. IWATCHTOE - WHITECOAT
16. COILNODDY - CONDYLOID
02. GOONYRULE - NEUROLOGY
06. IWATCHTOE - WHITECOAT
16. COILNODDY - CONDYLOID
- Fri May 02, 2008 5:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Official exams good luck topic
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3855
Re: Official exams good luck topic
Yay, well done!
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 12:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Next online Countdown tournament
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5192
Re: Next online Countdown tournament
I'm not planning to start until a couple of weeks after the COMA has finished. I'll make some posts about it when COMA is done with.
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Susie's Judgments
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3230
Re: Susie's Judgments
Yep.
Oh well!
Oh well!
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Facebook Countdown
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4054
Re: Facebook Countdown
Nah it's statistically insignificant because it doesn't mean anything. An invalid could score 150 and Conor could score 75 in two consecutive games without either being spectacularly good or bad. It is especially insignificant given that a word disallowed will usually change what 'band' your score i...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Facebook Countdown
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4054
Re: Facebook Countdown
Also, the data for the chart has almost no statistical significance.
Oh well.
Oh well.
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Suggestions thread?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8268
Re: Suggestions thread?
I think people should have to send their passport to Charlie for verification.
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 6:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Suggestions thread?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8268
Re: Suggestions thread?
Could make the recap writers mods of one big forum and ask them to merge in the spoiler threads when they post their recaps?
- Thu Apr 24, 2008 12:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Jason poll
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2210
Re: Jason poll
Also you wouldn't get any votes. It's quite a tough field, don't you know.
- Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Series finals
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2352
Re: Series finals
So let's say, hypothetically, that the series winner didn't want the dictionaries and would rather have a cash equivalent.. what value could you realistically put on the dictionaries? They retail at £4k but thats nowhere near realistic. I guess it would be the price C4 pays Oxford to get them. But t...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: C4C celebratory topic
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3174
Re: C4C celebratory topic
Awesome.
So at the current rate, how long will it be before this place overtakes the previous place in number of posts? (Remember to factor in the rate of posts at the mailing list as well, it's not static!)
So at the current rate, how long will it be before this place overtakes the previous place in number of posts? (Remember to factor in the rate of posts at the mailing list as well, it's not static!)
Re: Jason
I can't decide who my favourite Jason is: Jason Donovan or Jason Larsen.
HELP!
HELP!
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4740
Re: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
For more about Alfred Butts, read Word Freak. It's really good.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Word-Freak-Hear ... 324&sr=8-1
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Word-Freak-Hear ... 324&sr=8-1
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 9 April 2008, Series 58, Episode 67
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2415
Re: Wednesday 9 April 2008, Series 58, Episode 67
Oh, that's good.
It was a great game alright!
It was a great game alright!
- Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 9 April 2008, Series 58, Episode 67
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2415
Re: Wednesday 9 April 2008, Series 58, Episode 67
Oh jeeze mate, you had a cardiac? Are you okay??Jason Larsen wrote:Oh, my!
Did this game ever give me a cardiac, or what?
David deserved to win that game.
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 134732
Re: Birthdays
Well, relevance is a subjective thing. I enjoy Larsen posts far more than I enjoy Bolas posts, but the next person might be the complete opposite, so I respect that.
Lighten up.
Lighten up.
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 134732
Re: Birthdays
Post countsJoseph Bolas wrote: EDIT: Or are you really just a post whore.
Joseph Bolas - 477
Jason Larsen - 387
Source
The stats don't lie!
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: About the US subsidiary of Countdown's production company
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1572
Re: About the US subsidiary of Countdown's production company
This is, without doubt, the best joke so far on the forum!Jason Larsen wrote:However, I can see it happening now. The theme song would have lyrics and it would go, "Count Me Kangaroo Down Mate, count me kangaroo down."
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 6:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 551
- Views: 430980
Re: Best ever contestants
If you're going by what they were like when they were on the show I fail to see on what basis you could place Conor as high as 2nd. I don't think you could point to a patch of games and say he was particularly exceptional there. He won easily the most competitive series of recent times. Give a matc...
- Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrum alphabet
- Replies: 335
- Views: 23940
Re: Conundrum alphabet
I think the criticism has been unfair. I think the current pace of solutions trickling in is perfect. If it was too hard, more than half would be left; if the words are any more well-known then someone who is a natural anagrammer could solve them all in one swoop, as has more or less happened before...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Automated Mario
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1722
Re: Automated Mario
They build the level themselves. It's actually rather clever, a bit like playing God.
Except the level-builders actually exist.
Except the level-builders actually exist.
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Next online Countdown tournament
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5192
Re: Next online Countdown tournament
No problemo. This doesn't seem like a bad thread to start though, so carry on posting here if you want entry. I think I should be able to conduct all communication through the boards. I'll give it a few weeks though before the start to let COOT finish and give everyone who hasn't played online befor...
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrum alphabet
- Replies: 335
- Views: 23940
Re: Conundrum alphabet
5 seconds for each one..
02 - BARETANGO abengator
08 - KABDEJECT bedjacket?
21 - SAGAFIXER saxifrage
26 - YENHELMET methylene
02 - BARETANGO abengator
08 - KABDEJECT bedjacket?
21 - SAGAFIXER saxifrage
26 - YENHELMET methylene
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 551
- Views: 430980
Re: Best ever contestants
Yawn.
Jeffrey Hansford is the best ever.
Settled.
Jeffrey Hansford is the best ever.
Settled.
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday, 7th April
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2795
Re: Spoilers for Monday, 7th April
Hahaha, Corby, facet is not welcome on this thread.
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Next online Countdown tournament
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5192
Re: Next online Countdown tournament
Get off my toes sunshine, COOT IV is soon and I'm organising it. Well, that's what was arranged, anyway. As there is no CO-politics I can't stop you from running your own tournament simultaneously.
If that's the case, I'm in. Otherwise, I'm sure we can work out some sort of joint-custody settlement.
If that's the case, I'm in. Otherwise, I'm sure we can work out some sort of joint-custody settlement.
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday, 7th April
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2795
Re: Spoilers for Monday, 7th April
I think that how cool you look when you get a good word outweighs how stupid you look when you make shit up.
I had ten words disallowed on the show
I had ten words disallowed on the show
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Foregone concluding series'?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3229
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wild Fungi
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3627
Re: Wild Fungi
My attempts at reducing possible the most boring discussion on any forum anywhere ad absurdum failed; I shall therefore resort even lower, and post something vaguely interesting.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puDkLFcCZyI
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puDkLFcCZyI
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wild Fungi
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3627
Re: Wild Fungi
I think it looks like my mother's vagina.
- Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Scrabble online
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3206
Re: Scrabble online
I quite enjoy playing the cheats. In my ISC experience, the people who cheat are the same people who are easily wound up. A lot of the time I only really played on ISC to wind up the idiots with a short fuse, so trash-talking to someone who is cheating, then beating them, made me feel jolly big inde...
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 9:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Hello, and welcome to everyone new
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1280
Re: Hello, and welcome to everyone new
Great news!
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 12:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hyperconundrum alphabet 2
- Replies: 131
- Views: 9517
Re: Hyperconundrum alphabet 2
Not sure if these are right because I can't be bothered to check each letter...
3. IDONTLINGUAL longitudinal
13. GGALLANTLIFE flagellating
14. NOMGERWANGIR warmongering
15. ROADSTERTECH orchestrated
20. IDETERMINATE intermediate
3. IDONTLINGUAL longitudinal
13. GGALLANTLIFE flagellating
14. NOMGERWANGIR warmongering
15. ROADSTERTECH orchestrated
20. IDETERMINATE intermediate
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wild Fungi
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3627
Re: Wild Fungi
For a moment tehre I thought you'd psoted that picture of my penis I sent you.
- Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 1st April 2008
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2464
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 1st April 2008
DEFINITE WIND UP!
- Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 31 March 2008 (Series 58, Game 60)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1923
Re: Monday 31 March 2008 (Series 58, Game 60)
I scoffed on my Smartie at this point.jimbentley wrote:Richard W. wasn't really in it, which is a shame; he did however score his points symmetrically (none in the first six rounds, 20 in the next three rounds, then none in the last six rounds) which may well be a unique achievement. But probably isn't.
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 26 March (Series 58, Episode 57)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1051
Re: Wednesday 26 March (Series 58, Episode 57)
MUSCATEL here as well. Pointless but oh well.Adam Porter wrote:Round 8: S T C U A M L E Z
C1: CALMEST (7)
C2: CAMELS (6)
DC: AMULETS (7) CALUMETS (8)
Score: 67–28 (max 74)
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 7:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown's charm without Richard
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1442
Re: Countdown's charm without Richard
I liked Lynam best for the same reason. If an oldie was getting smashed, he didn't try and make it sound like they still had a chance. Which I enjoyed.
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "...and a better one..."
- Replies: 89
- Views: 11380
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4740
Re: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
I played 80 Scrabble games in a day before. It was fun.
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 134732
Re: Birthdays
There's the James Martin who did this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XQo6PwS358 That's the one Corby referred to. The other James Martin I know is a guy from a couple of years back who dominated the online scene for a while. Widely regarded as a cheaty cheat cheat cheat now, as he has just disappe...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Frank Mulvey
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3544
Re: Frank Mulvey
Must've been about 30. Quite a funny guy as I recall.
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Texas hold 'em poker
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11802
Re: Texas hold 'em poker
It means don't play in freerolls. And if you do and get beat by someone shit, don't be downhearted, because if you take that badly then when it's actual money you're playing for, you won't be able to handle it.
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Great news everyone!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3755
Re: Great news everyone!
I eat it the homo way
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA Final 1st Match: TRAVERS - HOWE
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4081
Re: COMA Final 1st Match: TRAVERS - HOWE
Is DO'D drunk again?
Anyway, there's a feature on here to ignore him, so do that.
Anyway, there's a feature on here to ignore him, so do that.
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA Final 1st Match: TRAVERS - HOWE
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4081
Re: COMA Final 1st Match: TRAVERS - HOWE
I agree completely, and there have been many many situations (and a few altercations) where it has been abused. Not for cheating, but it's still wrong. Decide before you start, hosts, especially in such an important game.