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Alec Rivers

I played keyboards in a charity gig in Bob Geldof's back garden.

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Howard Somerset wrote:
Alec Rivers wrote:Reminds me of my first visit to White Hart Lane. I asked some guy for directions and he told me to follow the crowd. I ended up in Tescos.
And to think I used to like you.

lol. I'm a Gooner — what do you expect?

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Deleted. Something very strange happened today and I'm not even on drugs.

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Daniel, I support Huddersfield Town too. I think I'm the only other one here who is [sic]. I don't understand why the word "here" is included in your post James. Took the words right out of my mouth. lol Reminds me of my first visit to White Hart Lane. I asked some guy for directions and ...

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I thought he was going to say, "that's not the only thing I've blown".

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Deleted.

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Howard Somerset wrote:I've now come off the fence.

I'm surprised you can still get on it. lol

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Richard: Happy New Year to you, too.

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David Mitchell Robert Webb Eric Cartman But, after this would you still want him? http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=72813#p72813 Why have you posted the same message like 4 times in different threads? That was such a waste of my time. And yours. This. And why make such a fuss about a fai...

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Do you mean awesome purely in Countdown terms, or generally? I don't know anything about Conor apart from his Countdown success. His profile lists his interests as 'jack all', although there must be more to the man than just Countdown. Kai, however, apart from his octochamp run, is an ace goal-score...

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I sooo need an emoticon denoting the sentiment: "completely over the head".

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Martin Smith wrote:"Murderer Swops Gangs for God".

What do people think when they see stories like this?

I wonder how a reporter can suddenly forget how to spell 'swap'.

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Jason Larsen wrote:But, I do know that you, Alec, did a great remix of the Countdiwn [sic] theme song! It hasn't been used on the show though.

Thanks, but if they used it for the show, they'd scare 75% of the TV audience away.

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Jason Larsen wrote:You can't assume anything without knowing it

lol. That's exactly what 'assume' means - to believe something is true without knowing it to be so.

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1. Probably about 340, the Toowoomba Ghost was quite the try-machine. 2. True, zilch I suspect. 3. Was that when we won 33-18 or something and gave them their first home league defeat in ages? Answers: 1. 391 2. True - Twice each. Premiership 1974-75, 1978-79, Regal Trophy 1972-73, 1983-84. 3. 74-6...

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Right then, I'm filming for this in about three weeks. Anyone fancy chucking revision questions at me? I'm doing Leeds Rhinos. 1. How many tries did Eric Harris score in his Rhinos career (1930-39)? 2. True or False? Rhinos have won the Premiership and the Regal Trophy the same number of times. 3. ...

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David O'Donnell wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:[some daft stuff]
[some pertinent responses]

lol. I was going to do the same thing. Thanks for saving me the trouble!

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JackHurst wrote:I have various Rubiks' cube varia tions that I could entice Chris with if you want.

I'm not sure everyone will realise there are two links in there. You might want to separate them.

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Matt Bayfield wrote:New puzzle: KNIT HALF AN REAR. (Yes, I know the scramble makes no grammatical sense...)

ARETHA FRANKLIN

Next one: DECONTAMINATION ERASES DONS

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25 December was originally a Pagan holiday known as the Feast of Saturn. In AD 354, Bishop Liberia of Rome, in an attempt to suppress Paganism, declared that this date was the birthday of Christ. It seems it did the trick.

p.s. I haven't checked, but I think Easter was a Pagan festival, too. lol

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Lesley Hines wrote:Happy Christmas all. Hope Santa brings you what you want xx

Thanks, Lesley, you too! x

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Wooden spoon for the worst miss of the year.

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Liam Tiernan wrote:
Alec Rivers wrote:
Liam Tiernan wrote:You should have included a "Why bother" option.
You didn't read the thread I referred to, then.
Ehh, yes I did. And I thought at the time, "why bother?". And I'm asking again, why bother?

Fair enough. You carry on wondering.

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John Gillies wrote:How does he keep getting away with this?

Cos people keep playing him. I stopped a while back.

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Liam Tiernan wrote:You should have included a "Why bother" option.

You didn't read the thread I referred to, then.

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To be honest, I couldn't care less, but why have you tried to force the 'Indifferent' people into rigid opinions? If there was just an 'Indifferent' option, I would vote for that, but you've tried to force me into saying either 'I don't use the buttons' or 'Apterous is for gays', neither of which i...

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Poll created in response to this thread.

Sorry, I unwittingly omitted an important option.

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Ben Hunter wrote:
Chris Davies wrote:I like the ECHO puzzle page so that could have played a part in my success on Countdown.
The Liverpool Echo is killing Countdown.

Bordeaux 2.

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James Robinson wrote:... although if ALLOTROPE was used on Wednesday, instead of Friday and the other 2 moved a day, then the first letters spell out GB PRATS

Do you get out much?

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You may want to change the ambiguous wording: The ones on the screen are Buttons and the ones on the keyboard are Keys.

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Damian, I heard a clatter at the end that sounded like a lid falling on the floor. Did you use the video of the retake but keep the original audio because the applause was better?

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Congrats, Chris, and well played both of you.

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Marc Meakin wrote:I hpoe you haven't nicked the battery off his mobility scooter

lol

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"Many happy returns of th.. , oh sorry, I SAID .. MANY .. HAPPY .. RETURNS .. OF THE DAY.. MR PRUNE !! YES. .. MANY .. HAPPY .. oh, never mind."

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Adam Dexter wrote:I always liked Chicago font on the mac. Don't know of a similar one on Windows though. Any font buffs point (no pun intended) me in the right direction?

You could have a look at this free font site.

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Well done both on a cracking semi!

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Marc is insightful and has a wicked* sense of humour.

* In a good way.

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Marc Meakin wrote:Well this is the going rate http://cgi.ebay.com/Back-to-the-Future- ... 1c0e2fe39a

OMG There must be people who actually buy this! That's a profit of about $479 per unit, I reckon.

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Phil seems a sensitive, kind, and thoughtful guy. Once, when I was embroiled in a rather negative debate with some of the others on the forum, he went to the trouble of stepping in to put my mind at rest just when I needed it.

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I voted for Rachel. I was watching some early Rachel episodes and it's almost unbelievable how much she's improved as a co-presenter since. She injects a thoughtfulness into the show that was never there before. I can't begin to describe how much better than Carol Vorderman she is. Get a room. :roll:

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D Eadie wrote:
Alec Rivers wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:What else could it possibly be?
A harmless tease.
Releases asthma ?

lol.

Shame, stale arse.

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Round 9: A N T I G R E E D C2 buzzes on 10 seconds to say INTEGRATED which is incorrect. C1 buzzes on 13 seconds to say DENIGRATE which is correct. Score: 68–45 (max 71) Dunno if this was defective at the time, but it couldn't be a conundrum now. 10 points to the first person who spots why. GRATINE...

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Ah, I see the problem. It's a question of scale. Maybe my first post on this topic should have included the statement: "Attack Level: < 5%". "Personal dig" and "harmless tease" may be synonymous in the world of a person who thinks only in black and white, but in real l...

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What else could it possibly be? A harmless tease. So it was a dig at him, personally, then. :| FFS. Ah, I see the problem. It's a question of scale. Maybe my first post on this topic should have included the statement: "Attack Level: < 5%". "Personal dig" and "harmless teas...

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Jon Corby wrote:What else could it possibly be?

A harmless tease.

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Am I biased, or is that a far more imaginative opener than normal? :) Probably is. When I start these spoilers, I just go with the obvious, obviously. It tends to work to some degree. Despite how it might look, I wasn't trying to have a dig at you personally. I thought that many different people st...

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Am I biased, or is that a far more imaginative opener than normal?

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Jon Corby wrote:Pole Vault is actually a really, really bizarre event when you stop and think about it.

I'm with you on this. (And lol, Kai.)

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D Eadie wrote:I thought i'd post this to say goodbye to Phil from this board, a smashing bloke and hopefully a future contestant on the show.

Merry Xmas Phil - i'm sure you're in this somewhere !!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGwludVZ4jo

lol. That's hilarious. Bill Oddie's in it, too, by the looks.

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Was it Brian who spilled the beans on his octorun with his local rag? Yeah, that was my conversation starter, asking him if he had been in touch with the Honiton Herald recently, to be told that it is "actually the Sidmouth Herald"...boy was there egg on my face. Is it just because it's o...

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Dinos Sfyris wrote:What a colossal fucktard of a mum!

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Davy Affleck wrote:Was it Brian who spilled the beans on his octorun with his local rag?

Indeed. But sorry, CBB to find the topic.

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You surely get the point I was making? Sorry, I do now, after a second reading. I had a number of thoughts in my mind after reading the whole thread and I think I was responding to the general issue of player advantage, rather than your post per se. I retract my accusation of obtuseness then :) Ta....

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D Eadie wrote:It rings a bell. (An Inspector Calls, by JB Priestley)

"Is that the doorbell, Jeeves?"
"It certainly gave that impression, sir."

(P G Wodehouse)

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Jon Corby wrote:You surely get the point I was making?

Sorry, I do now, after a second reading. I had a number of thoughts in my mind after reading the whole thread and I think I was responding to the general issue of player advantage, rather than your post per se.

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What do you think the big clock is for? The clock is there to add another thirty seconds to the already significant thinking time available during the selection process. In fact, I always laugh when Jeff says: "Here's your chance to catch up as it's your pick of the letters", because the ...

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Phil Reynolds wrote:
Dinos Sfyris wrote:Now I have a fascinating insight into the meaning of the word thanks to Phil. What a remarkable little curiosity!
You talking about me or the word?

lol.

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If neither writes their word down, we do ask both to do so. And lastly, anyone who hasn't written their word down would almost without exception go first. 99% of the time of course that works fine - occasionally though someone will declare an "n not written down" upon hearing their oppone...

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If the conundrums are not hard, then Innis, Chris, Andrew and the rest will buzz in after 1 second max and you won't get them at home because you'll be too slow. If they are hard, the chances are you'll get 10, 20, maybe even 30 seconds to tackle them. I was under the impression this was a game peo...

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