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- Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: When Countdown episodes run out
- Replies: 80
- Views: 29757
Re: When Countdown episodes run out
Weren't they all sex offenders?
- Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 659582
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Third season of A Touch of Cloth, six years too late. Brilliant as ever. Stonkingly silly.
- Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Which words are the most useful to know?
- Replies: 92
- Views: 39147
- Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:32 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 659582
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Series 3 of Ozark and Don't F**k With Cats (the asterisks are the proper fucking title, not me being a dick obviously).
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 10:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 503
- Views: 160013
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
You're biased as fuck because you love exercising. Spare a thought for people who like being social and people who like touching stuff.
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 6:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 37066
Re: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
lol this fucking place man
- Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who is the greatest series champion of the 2010’s
- Replies: 42
- Views: 15372
Re: Who is the greatest series champion of the 2010’s
100% Callum Todd. He fucked the system by cheating on Apterous to make his opponents think he was way better than he was, intidimidating them into underperforming just enough so that he could narrowly beat them as his true (still quite good) self. Shove that up your apto arses This is going straigh...
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 37066
Re: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
Will pay, there on the day
- Mon Mar 09, 2020 9:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CANCELLED: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
- Replies: 74
- Views: 37066
Re: CoGlasgow 2021- Saturday 13th March 2021 (Provisional date)
Mark me down is coming
- Tue Mar 03, 2020 5:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1782493
Re: Politics in General
When did I... I don't remember this at all.
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 9:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 167279
Re: You Are The Ref
I would like it if someone screamed to buzz
- Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 145623
Re: Countdowners in the news
I find it really strange - but maybe I shouldn't - that Robbo's tweet got covered by at least two news sources, with links, yet the tweet still has absolutely no likes or retweets, and just one comment (someone telling him it isn't funny). Mad disparity.
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 5:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 659582
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
absolutely. tense, creepy, slightly scary, exciting. not sure what's going to happen. highly recommended so far.
- Tue Feb 04, 2020 5:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Code of Conduct
- Replies: 38
- Views: 18627
Re: FOCAL Code of Conduct
From personal experience (of watching other men very carefully in the toilets), the numbers at Colin would be decimated. And at the Fox & Hounds afterwards, the dirty locals.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Tue Feb 04, 2020 11:50 am Good personal hygiene should be required.
Not washing hands after going to the toilet is a bannable offence.
- Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 773
- Views: 659582
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London (CO:LON) - 16 May 2020 - CANCELLED
- Replies: 27
- Views: 21822
Re: Countdown in London (CO:LON) - 16 May 2020
Torn about the 9 vs 15 final. Pros and cons to both for sure, but I'm fairly confident it's not a definitely bad thing. Does it make for a better result? Probably - more likely the best player wins after 15 than after 9, 9 round finals so often end in a conundrum race. Does it make for a better fina...
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 11:05 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Mastermind
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17664
Re: Mastermind
ah yeh that rings one
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 10:42 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Mastermind
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17664
Re: Mastermind
I feel like this has been discussed before, but has anyone done countdown on mastermind?
- Thu Jan 16, 2020 4:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
- Replies: 74
- Views: 29325
Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
I feel a bit like living in London is cheating as I've had quite a lot of walked past/cycled past/saw on the tube encounters with celebrities of various stature, which I can try and recall but I suspect you're not that interested in. A really shit celebrity spot would be Big Brother 16 contestant Aa...
- Fri Jan 03, 2020 9:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Return Of Celebrity Countdown!!
- Replies: 74
- Views: 75019
Re: The Return Of Celebrity Countdown!!
so if it was sunday you would think "this Monday" was 6 days ago?
- Thu Jan 02, 2020 10:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Return Of Celebrity Countdown!!
- Replies: 74
- Views: 75019
Re: The Return Of Celebrity Countdown!!
this monday is the next monday to exist not including today if today is a monday. sometimes next monday can be this monday.
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 9:18 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The first lexicographer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5355
Re: The first lexicographer
Haha good work Mark.
- Tue Nov 26, 2019 10:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Facebook Culls
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9301
Re: Facebook Culls
I always mean to "remove some people at some point" (definitely not organised enough to call it a "cull", especially as I reminds me of how wanky it is when people announce they are going to do a cull before they do so - yawn) but yeah, laziness. My favourite facebook hobby is sa...
- Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 644
- Views: 321433
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
I'd go so far as to say that if you do remove the peeler from the surface of the potato, you won't be able to continue peeling at all.Jon O'Neill wrote: ↑Wed Nov 20, 2019 6:30 pm Also you don't even have to remove the peeler from the surface of the potato to continue peeling.
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:17 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London (CO:LON) - 16 May 2020 - CANCELLED
- Replies: 27
- Views: 21822
Re: Countdown in London (CO:LON) - 16 May 2020
More or less definitely than every other event held this year?Ronan M Higginson wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:42 am Great to see this is back, definitely in for this currently
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 9:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London (CO:LON) - 16 May 2020 - CANCELLED
- Replies: 27
- Views: 21822
Re: Countdown in London (CO:LON) - 16 May 2020
I don't think the "family and friends" option has been a thing for a year or two now. It's the other way round - when you're just sending money without it being tied to a third party transaction (e.g. eBay), the assumption is that it is (what was) for "friends and family" and you...
- Mon Nov 18, 2019 9:50 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: ProRanks history video
- Replies: 11
- Views: 7865
Re: ProRanks history video
nice work Tom!
What was Ned up to with his 2348? Who is Jake Thornhill?
What was Ned up to with his 2348? Who is Jake Thornhill?
- Wed Nov 13, 2019 9:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Outing Gevin! (& similar fun activities suitable for a rainy Tuesday afternoon)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 15194
Re: Outing Gevin! (& similar fun activities suitable for a rainy Tuesday afternoon)
Imagine thinking that Rachel had an extra curricular interest in you and it turns out that it's just Damian stalking you. Love it.
- Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 717021
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Also I would be tempted to put people who do name their kids after themselves in the people you shouldn't trust thread. It's not only narcissistic but shows a total lack of imagination. Good call, although sometimes it might be a "family tradition" rather than narcissism. Still fails on t...
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:49 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36525
Re: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
First two signups for Spin the Bottle in the afternoon break.
- Fri Oct 25, 2019 8:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36525
Re: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
Whilst this is a hilarious joke, it has the potential to cause confusion and annoyance for the organisers, us, and for you.
- Fri Oct 18, 2019 8:08 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 470887
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who sit next to you on a table seat when there are empty double seats nearby. This is fine. As a tall person, I want a table seat because I am more comfortable without having to have knees pressed into the seat in front. And of course there are plenty of other reasons to do with the actual t...
- Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36525
Re: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
Ah fuck me. Really should have sorted out the hotel before it went crazy. Was £55 for Saturday night last time I looked. It's like the Lincoln Travelodge caught AIDS.
- Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36525
Re: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
Ah yes, I did. That is why my name appears on the first post in this thread. Because I paid.
- Sat Oct 12, 2019 3:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36525
- Thu Oct 10, 2019 11:51 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No Shit Sherlock
- Replies: 31
- Views: 12119
Re: No Shit Sherlock
I think you're disappointing.L'oisleatch McGraw wrote: ↑Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:48 pm The bad person in that scenario is Rachel Riley, unless he was bullying her personally.
If it was purely a block based in a difference of opinion, that's disappointing.
- Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:45 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
- Replies: 604
- Views: 382143
Re: Is Apterous down?
Charlie Reams wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:52 pm Please don't chat in this thread, I have to drop everything to read new posts in here (including my trousers).
- Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:44 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 470887
Re: People you shouldn't trust
If either of you want, or don't want, to forgive me for being correct then that's fine, or not fine.
- Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:22 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 470887
Re: People you shouldn't trust
If you're talking someone describing themselves I believe the difference lies in eating vs the whole of life. However, if you're talking on a menu, then yeah generally they are used interchangeably although some places use a more literal version of plant-based - e.g. an Oreo is vegan, but it is not ...
- Wed Oct 02, 2019 9:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Controversial Musical Opinions.
- Replies: 59
- Views: 28040
Re: Controversial Musical Opinions.
I might as well do live music while I'm here. If you go to see a band live it's not as good as listening to their recorded music. Objectively, I agree. in terms of technique etc, it's never going to be as polished. But the energy of the musicians and the crowd, the show, the volume allowing the mus...
- Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 254273
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Gevin on the baking show (credit to Heather).
- Mon Sep 23, 2019 2:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: FOCAL Finals -- Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, 23 November 2019
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26127
Re: FOCAL Finals -- Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, 23 November 2019
That made me chuckle more than it had any right to.
- Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21860
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
Absolute hotel wheeler and dealer
- Thu Sep 19, 2019 7:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36525
Re: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
absolutely consensual
Re: Religion
She possibly is, though I think she a) hates C4C and b) tries to avoid doing work outside of work. But I'll ask!
- Tue Sep 17, 2019 9:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36525
Re: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
You enquired as to what this room is made up of? Guessing a double and two singles.Callum Todd wrote: ↑Tue Sep 17, 2019 4:00 pm A family room for up to 4 people seems to cost £105 for both Friday and Saturday nights. Looking for 3 people to share with to bring costs down to just £26.25 per person. Let me know if interested.
Re: Religion
Haha, ghreat.
- Sun Sep 15, 2019 10:22 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 93304
Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
There is definitely lots of interesting discussion to be had here. I think part of the reason that before/after makes such a big difference is because apterous (the real community rather than Countdown I think it's fair to say) is a real word-of-mouth thing. For nearly every example of someone who c...
- Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:44 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 93304
Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Definitely shouldn't count. This is Countdowners you've met outside Countdown stuff, I think you'd consider family and friends to be family and friends before you categorise them as Countdowners. If that makes sense.
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:22 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
- Replies: 38
- Views: 36666
Re: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
and how nice and friendly I am
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
- Replies: 49
- Views: 36525
Re: CoBra (Essex) -- Saturday 2 November 2019
Can't find the Facebook event, has it been done yet or am I just being stupid? Sure I saw something about the curry house at one point and wanted to check it out.
- Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 93304
Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Fun reading through this. Absolutely bewildering that Mark Deeks used to think audience for Countdown recordings should count. Ridiculous. Also - Jen - can you expand on your inclusion of Paul Sinha? I think you have to spend time with him after the show for it to count, not just be in the audience ...
- Tue Sep 10, 2019 10:01 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
- Replies: 38
- Views: 36666
Re: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
Updated for age old Makepeace, and fresh McColm. (12)
- Michelle
- Ryan
- Gevin
- Jono
- Bayfield
- Corby
- Deeks
- Laverty
- Garner
- Springtits
- Makepeace
- McColm
- Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 254273
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Haha, that's really good. I was kind of tired when I watched that episode (side note, it really pissed me off, such cunts everywhere) and I knew I kind of recognised that guy's face from somewhere but couldn't place it. Great work.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2019 2:08 pmConor Travers was on yesterday's Question Time at about 47:53.
- Sun Sep 08, 2019 9:10 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Deliberately misquoting people using homonyms
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3454
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Shattered Kryptonite
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8099
Re: Shattered Kryptonite
NiceZarte Siempre wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2019 11:37 am Did it break into 2 small pieces and the rest large?
- Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:46 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 54611
Re: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
How was it for you Jason?
- Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:45 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 54611
- Tue Aug 27, 2019 12:45 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 54611
Re: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
THat is awesome
- Thu Aug 22, 2019 8:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21860
Re: COLIN XVI- Countdown in Lincoln, 25-26 January 2020
Haven't really been paying attention to the Travelodge prices, has anyone else? £52 at the moment which seems highly reasonable.