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- Sun Mar 21, 2021 5:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Wat?! 2021 - Countdown in Waterford (24/07/2021)
- Replies: 49
- Views: 17235
Re: Co:Wat?! 2021 - Countdown in Waterford (24/07/2021)
I'm in Waterford the week after
- Mon May 25, 2020 12:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 259189
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Chris Wills
Father Cyril McDuff (from Father Ted)
Father Cyril McDuff (from Father Ted)
- Wed Sep 26, 2018 4:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How many countries have you been to?
- Replies: 172
- Views: 98050
Re: How many countries have you been to?
33 - UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Andorra, USA, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Sweden, Portugal, Czechia, Netherlands, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Estonia, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Croatia, Montenegro, Morocco, Greece, Belgium, Norway, Slovenia, Iceland, Malta, Romania, Latvia, Lithuania. And ...
- Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:24 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Football grounds you've been to
- Replies: 57
- Views: 51113
Re: Football grounds you've been to
I've watched football matches at: Anfield (Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea, 1998) Parkhead (Celtic 2 or 3-1 Dunfermline or Kilmarnock, 2006-7) Windsor Park (Northern Ireland 0-2 Israel, 2013) Longmead (Tonbridge 1-1 Staines, 2013) White Hart Lane (Spurs 3-1 Dnipro, 2014) Etihad Stadium (Man City 0-2 Arsenal, ...
- Fri Sep 09, 2016 9:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 675166
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Gomorrah. A crime drama about the Mafia in Naples. So utterly brutal and bleak and depressing, but you can't take your eyes off it. Game Of Thrones. I binge-watched it from first series to last over two months. It's worth the hype. Broad City - simply laugh-out-loud hilarious. The chemistry between ...
- Thu Sep 08, 2016 12:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11231
Re: CODUB2 Countdown in Dublin 10th September 2016.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0908/815020 ... us-strike/
There's a bus strike going on today and tomorrow in Dublin, just so you all know.
There's a bus strike going on today and tomorrow in Dublin, just so you all know.
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown mentions on other shows
- Replies: 315
- Views: 152614
Re: Countdown mentions on other shows
Susie Dent is on Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast this week.
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Let's gamble
- Replies: 36
- Views: 13166
Re: Let's gamble
Today's losers. Prices correct as of last night when I placed the bets.
1-30 LAmi Serge @ 8/1 EW
2-10. Join The Clan @ 28/1 EW
2-50. Taquin Du Seuil @ 20/1 EW
3-30. Saphir Du Rheu @ 11/1 EW
4-10. Ballycasey @ 20/1 EW
4-50. Tea In Transvaal 22/1 EW
5-30. Sambremont @ 16/1 EW
1-30 LAmi Serge @ 8/1 EW
2-10. Join The Clan @ 28/1 EW
2-50. Taquin Du Seuil @ 20/1 EW
3-30. Saphir Du Rheu @ 11/1 EW
4-10. Ballycasey @ 20/1 EW
4-50. Tea In Transvaal 22/1 EW
5-30. Sambremont @ 16/1 EW
- Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Electronic music
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7214
Re: Electronic music
One late night about 10-15 years ago, I was studying for school exams and listening to the radio and I stumbled upon this weird and wonderful music on Raidio na Gaeltachta (Irish language radio station that mostly deals in fiddles and farming, finding electonic music on this station would be like fi...
- Mon Nov 16, 2015 11:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6367
Re: Co:Dub Countdown in Dublin 14th November 2015
Thank you Ed/Eddy/Edward and Rose for putting on a great tournament
Well done to James Robinson to winning, and to Kevin McMahon for finishing second.
And thanks to Jonathan Wynn for putting me up for the night, and to everyone else for putting up with me
Well done to James Robinson to winning, and to Kevin McMahon for finishing second.
And thanks to Jonathan Wynn for putting me up for the night, and to everyone else for putting up with me
- Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 10th 2015 (S72 P27)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4650
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 10th 2015 (S72 P27)
Or LABOURER if there was an EDan McColm wrote:RUBEOLA if there was an ETony Atkins wrote:But there is a beater in that round...Gavin Chipper wrote:LABOUR was the standard method alternative to ARBOUR.
- Fri Feb 06, 2015 1:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 5th February 2015 (Series 72 Prelim 24)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1498
Re: Thursday 5th February 2015 (Series 72 Prelim 24)
Well done on becoming an octochamp, Tracey!
Best of luck in the finals
Best of luck in the finals
- Fri Aug 15, 2014 5:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 99100
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
What I'd like to see is the 5 series champs and 5 runners-up in a first round proper and the 10 semi finalists plus Jen Steadman and Eoin Monaghan play off for the remaining spots in six preliminary games. What about Oli Garner though? Certainly flattered to be considered for such a tournament - th...
- Fri Aug 15, 2014 12:19 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 99100
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
What I'd like to see is the 5 series champs and 5 runners-up in a first round proper and the 10 semi finalists plus Jen Steadman and Eoin Monaghan play off for the remaining spots in six preliminary games.
- Thu Aug 14, 2014 9:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
- Replies: 306
- Views: 99100
Re: The next Championship of Champions - now back on topic
G Hutchings?David Barnard wrote:The 16 who I think will get in (want would make this narcisistic as I'd love to play)
C Todd
D Taylor
J Steadman
M Murray
A Naylor
E Taylor
A Platt
A Fish
E Monaghan
P James
H Styles
R Boyle
The other 4, I honestly can't choose
- Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 171536
Re: You Are The Ref
Where have all the female contestants gone?
- Wed Jun 25, 2014 2:18 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Ten-letter conundrums
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9799
Re: Ten-letter conundrums
OMNISCIENT, IMPORTANCE, COUNTERACT
APALEBITCH
IMSOSTINGY
BESTTRAUMA
APALEBITCH
IMSOSTINGY
BESTTRAUMA
- Sun Jun 22, 2014 10:08 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Ten-letter conundrums
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9799
Re: Ten-letter conundrums
INDULGENCE, UNWORKABLE, OUTPUNCHED
LAIRYCHEST
MINGEMOOCH
INDOORTITS
LAIRYCHEST
MINGEMOOCH
INDOORTITS
- Fri Mar 21, 2014 1:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Peter Lee
- Replies: 31
- Views: 13370
Re: Peter Lee
Really shocked and saddened to hear this news. I had the pleasure of meeting Peter at the 30th Birthday Championships and he was charming, warm, kind and great craic altogether. My condolences go out to his family. RIP Peter
- Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 18th 2014 (S70 P48)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4252
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 18th 2014 (S70 P48)
Did Ruth lose?Andy Platt wrote:That guy was pretty good. Sure-fire octo. Would take a 1600 player or over on Apterous to beat him.
- Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoStAl - Countdown in St. Albans - Saturday 12th July 2014
- Replies: 104
- Views: 40649
Re: CoStAl - Countdown in St. Albans - Saturday 12th July 20
Quite close to Luton Airport, put me down as a maybe
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday February 10th 2014 (series 70 prelim 26)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1800
Re: Monday February 10th 2014 (series 70 prelim 26)
Round 11: H O A E G L P H N C1: phlange C2: PLANE (5) DC: HALOGEN (7) Score: 57–42 (max 91) Graeme takes a risk but it doesn’t come off. Are there any words in the English language that can start with either an F or a PH? I can’t think of any so this may have been a low percentage risk for Graeme. ...
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 60244
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
I work as a software tester for an American insurance company and one of my current projects involves testing a customer facing voice recognition application which serves Spanish speakers. When customers call up asking for a new quote, the application asks them what type of quote they are looking fo...
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16930
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Oh aye, I remember that. Might have to change my vote nowAndy Platt wrote:Cool nice one. Alan Flanagan did one (Giles's best opponent in heats), which I really enjoyed. It's linked somewhere here but I can't find it in google
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16930
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Oh, I didn't think it was either really good or really bad so not sure whether genuine or sarcasm. I mean it's interesting to hear what other people were thinking or doing when they were on a TV show, either during the game or before it etc, but it can probably seem conceited or some shit I was bei...
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16930
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Your blog about your octorun and finalsAndy Platt wrote:?Edward McCullagh wrote:Almost forgot...
Blogger of the Year: Andy Platt
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16930
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Almost forgot...
Blogger of the Year: Andy Platt
Blogger of the Year: Andy Platt
- Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Personality Of The Year
- Replies: 85
- Views: 16930
Re: Countdown Personality Of The Year
Countdown: Abdirizak Hirsi
Apterous: Marcus Hares
C4C: Graeme Cole
Co-Events: James Nguyen
Apterous: Marcus Hares
C4C: Graeme Cole
Co-Events: James Nguyen
- Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday December 13th 2013
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10449
Re: Spoilers For Friday December 13th 2013
What a game!!!
- Sun Oct 20, 2013 1:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 79515
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
I don't know if I have pointed this out to you but you'd probably be top of the league by now if you'd picked HazardJennifer Steadman wrote:MIDFIELD: Hazard [15], Mirallas [10], Ramsey [9], Ozil [12]
STRIKERS: Sturridge [5], Lukaku [2], Giroud [8]
WHO DID I FUCKING CAPTAIN? LUKAKU, OBVIOUSLY
- Mon Sep 09, 2013 3:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 9th 2013
- Replies: 21
- Views: 5316
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 9th 2013
MOUSEBIRD was a brilliant spot under 'studio pressure'
Can't wait for JR's audience-related anecdotes
Can't wait for JR's audience-related anecdotes
- Fri Aug 30, 2013 8:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Congratulations Oliver Garner
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4587
Re: Congratulations Oliver Garner
Congratulations Oli And congratulations also to Paul Gallen
- Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:32 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Next letter in sequence
- Replies: 55
- Views: 15526
Re: Next letter in sequence
Answer: H (then S )Johnny Canuck wrote:I gots one:
W W F D C H T M T B W B O M B D G H M C W J ...
- Sun May 19, 2013 9:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 79515
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
In the C4C League, gg wp Jen, ul Oli
Meanwhile, in the league everyone really cares about (the vastly superior C4C H2H league), a massive congratulations to wonderful me on an amazing FIRST PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Meanwhile, in the league everyone really cares about (the vastly superior C4C H2H league), a massive congratulations to wonderful me on an amazing FIRST PLACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Sun May 12, 2013 8:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November
- Replies: 83
- Views: 30377
Re: Countdown in Edinburgh 2 - Sat 2nd November
Provisionally IN.
- Wed May 08, 2013 6:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 55480
Re: Guess who...
Was it Ned Pendleton?
Does he look like Ned Pendleton?
Does he look like Ned Pendleton?
- Thu May 02, 2013 8:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday May 2nd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 37)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4506
Re: Spoilers for Thursday May 2nd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 37)
Hope Eileen becomes an octochamp - very good comeback today and some excellent spots as well
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5286
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 9th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 21
Fantastic again, Giles!
- Thu Apr 04, 2013 3:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday April 3rd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 19)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5865
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday April 3rd 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
Brilliant stuff, Giles!
- Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday March 28th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 15)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 5195
Re: Spoilers for Thursday March 28th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim
Well done on a cracking octototal, Andy.
Some of the 4 large solves were ridiculously impressive under the pressure of being in the studio, and with a guaranteed two numbers picks in the new format, you're gonna be tough to beat regardless of who you come up against.
Some of the 4 large solves were ridiculously impressive under the pressure of being in the studio, and with a guaranteed two numbers picks in the new format, you're gonna be tough to beat regardless of who you come up against.
- Mon Feb 18, 2013 3:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Monday February 18th 2013
- Replies: 52
- Views: 13646
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Monday February 18th 201
What a game!!!
I was also thinking CURVELINE for the 1st conundrum. Unlucky Innis, you couldn't have done anything more!
Kirk was very impressive and some of the spots (especially in the third part) were excellent. Well played, both of you.
I was also thinking CURVELINE for the 1st conundrum. Unlucky Innis, you couldn't have done anything more!
Kirk was very impressive and some of the spots (especially in the third part) were excellent. Well played, both of you.
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday January 31st 2013
- Replies: 43
- Views: 10647
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday January 31st 20
What a game!!!
Devastated for Graeme. Pleased for Jack. Well done to the two of you for putting on such a great game. Best of the tournament so far.
Devastated for Graeme. Pleased for Jack. Well done to the two of you for putting on such a great game. Best of the tournament so far.
- Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 20th 2012
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10093
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 20th 2012
What a game!!!
- Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: National Scrabble Champ' final - live 10.30am this Sunday
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3237
Re: National Scrabble Champ' final - live 10.30am this Sunda
Well done Paul!
- Thu Aug 16, 2012 8:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday August 16th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 29)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2921
Re: Spoilers for Thursday August 16th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim
Unlucky Grant! Hope you have done enough to make the finals
- Sun Apr 22, 2012 3:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Request regarding users and accounts
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4285
Re: Request regarding users and accounts
It's fine Jason, most people spell my surname wrong anyway
- Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:41 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Request regarding users and accounts
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4285
Re: Request regarding users and accounts
Hi Jason, I had to make a new account because my old account relates to an old university email address I had that no longer exists, and I couldn't remember the password to the account. I would have preferred to have resubscribed with my old account to prevent any confusion but I decided to sign up ...
- Thu Feb 23, 2012 11:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COHUD - Countdown In Huddersfield - Saturday 30th June 2012
- Replies: 80
- Views: 25115
Re: COHUD - Countdown In Huddersfield - Saturday 30th June 2
I'll think about it
- Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:10 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters 2012
- Replies: 88
- Views: 18458
Re: Apterous Masters 2012
I'd love to, but you can put my name in red.
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3028
Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
Only got to watch the last five rounds - what a comeback!
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Athletics Championships 2011
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4153
Re: Apterous World Athletics Championships 2011
Usain Bolt signing up
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:18 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 36223
- Thu Jul 21, 2011 9:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for The Deeks-Day Landing (Thursday 21st July 2011)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3654
Re: Spoilers for The Deeks-Day Landing (Thursday 21st July 2
Fantastic stuff Deeks, finals hotting up nicely now.
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 7th 2011
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4524
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 7th 2011
Only just watched this show and your others Graeme - no wonder you've been beating me so much on Apterous
Hope Liam gets to come back for the finals because he's not bad himself!
Hope Liam gets to come back for the finals because he's not bad himself!
- Fri Jun 03, 2011 8:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday June 3rd 2011
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8496
Re: Spoilers for Friday June 3rd 2011
Thanks for the comments :D The final was intense, and although there was 19 points separating us at the end, it could have been so much different. BROWNIES was a 29 second spot (after considering CROWNIES[x] for about 10 seconds before that) and I was trying to get 784 in the numbers (98*8) but coul...
- Tue May 31, 2011 8:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3056
Re: Tuesday 31 May 2011 (Series 64, Quarter Final 4)
Round 15: U N T O A C R I B NP buzzes on 17 seconds to say CURBATION which is incorrect. :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :shock: :shock: :o :o AM.... does not buzz. The answer was INCUBATOR. :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :| :| :| :| :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: Final Score: 89–89 (max 118, DC Max 1...
- Tue May 31, 2011 8:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday May 31st 2011
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6192
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday May 31st 2011
Just out of interest were the two conundrums shown the only two that actually happened or were there more that were cut. I remember someone saying in this game there were four, although only two were shown: http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_4825 Also does anybody know if there's ever been an episode...
- Tue May 31, 2011 8:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hardest conundrums
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3916
Re: Hardest conundrums
MEGALITRE
- Mon May 30, 2011 9:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday May 30th 2011
- Replies: 27
- Views: 4588
Re: Spoilers for Monday May 30th 2011
Only at the weekends... (I miss James too)Graeme Cole wrote:she isn't called Andrew McNamara.
- Thu May 26, 2011 6:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday May 26th 2011
- Replies: 44
- Views: 6307
Re: Spoilers For Thursday May 26th 2011
Masterful performance Adam. Way to scare the shit out of me
And well played Michelle too, I was nowhere near CHAMOIS and TATTOOS.
And well played Michelle too, I was nowhere near CHAMOIS and TATTOOS.