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by Ian Volante
Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Leftie or Rightie
Replies: 46
Views: 2920

Re: Leftie or Rightie

I taught myself to throw darts left-handedly, but I'm righty otherwise. I did hit some decent volleys on a tennis court left-handed the other day too.
by Ian Volante
Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown at the Edinburgh Fringe
Replies: 35
Views: 4354

Re: Countdown at the Edinburgh Fringe

Previous gay banter notwithstanding, is there actually any audience participation in this show? I've not booked any tickets yet, and this could make the list.
by Ian Volante
Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C DebSoc #1: Noel 'Murder' Edmonds
Replies: 14
Views: 1260

Re: C4C DebSoc #1: Noel 'Murder' Edmonds

I'd like to abstain, but you've given that as an option, so I'm now suffering existential doubt.
by Ian Volante
Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Leeds as a city in general
Replies: 20
Views: 1834

Re: Leeds as a city in general

Spent a lot of time there in my younger years, and in many ways it's pretty good. It's got a lot going on, has a lot of places to go, and if you can avoid the city centre dives, there are many good pubs to while away an evening. The town centre has a lot of shopping, you can find most things there, ...
by Ian Volante
Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:55 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Boring or Sporting?
Replies: 42
Views: 3288

Re: Boring or Sporting?

Sue Sanders wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:Phil, how is darts boring? I know we all have different opinions but the crowd going wild when 180s are flying in, the missed doubles by millimetres, the stealing of legs, the bull finishes. Amazing tension and crowd noise.

And some glorious chavs.
The darts wives are the best bit!
by Ian Volante
Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:56 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Imminent thing of amazingness!
Replies: 6
Views: 1072

Re: Imminent thing of amazingness!

It was much more fun on 12:34:56, 7/8/90. I'm assuming anyway...I'll maybe report back later and confirm this.

Actually, it was yesterday wasn't it? Yes, it was much more fun. I was probably in a German lesson in 1990, yesterday I was somewhere in Ayrshire.
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:45 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Where did you go on holiday this year?
Replies: 29
Views: 3160

Re: Where did you go on holiday this year?

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:I'm off to Athenry tomorrow to see how the spuds are doing.
You have an allotment? :?
Aye but the English bastards keep stealing all the food and selling it :o
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:13 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Favourite autistic sauvant
Replies: 25
Views: 1798

Re: Favourite autistic sauvant

Peter Mabey wrote:I'll nominate Gary McKinnon :arrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_McKinnon
Bit of a difference between Asperger's and savantism!
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:12 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Where did you go on holiday this year?
Replies: 29
Views: 3160

Re: Where did you go on holiday this year?

I'm off to Athenry tomorrow to see how the spuds are doing.
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:12 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: apterous on tour
Replies: 44
Views: 4025

Re: apterous on tour

On the heels of the creation of Apterous Etiquette, why not start a new thread called "Apterous Grammar". Then perhaps those of us who were not 'cleverer' enough to go to university (particularly Oxbridge) might have the benefit of further education. IMO it's somewhat patronising to sugge...
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown ?ing
Replies: 22
Views: 1773

Re: Countdown ?ing

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Philip Jarvis wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Strip countdown.
Does the bloke with the longest dick win the round? It brings a whole new meaning to "I've got a 9!"
Just wait till you see my inverted T.
Swiftly followed by a bit of 1-2-1-2?
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:40 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Outnumbered
Replies: 22
Views: 3092

Re: Outnumbered

Excellent stuff, the first series was much better then the second, but even so it's still worth watching. Clare Skinner is indeed hot, but less so than about 10 years ago!!!! Don't watch Mike Leigh's 'Life is Sweet if you don't want to see her looking like a boy (but do watch it if you enjoy great ...
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Favourite autistic sauvant
Replies: 25
Views: 1798

Re: Favourite autistic sauvant

Are there any autistic savants with rude Tourette's?

It was a F-F-Friday. WHORE!*cough* BASTARD!*cough*
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown ?ing
Replies: 22
Views: 1773

Re: Countdown ?ing

Philip Jarvis wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Strip countdown.
Does the bloke with the longest dick win the round? It brings a whole new meaning to "I've got a 9!"
9? Pah. My vote's for Hyperstrip.
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:26 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: apterous on tour
Replies: 44
Views: 4025

Re: apterous on tour

You know you can just click the 'quote' button on the post you want to quote, right? (It's especially helpful since it then shows you the correct format for the tags.) Yeah, I can do that, but I'm stumped by that 'you've embedded 3 quotes' thing. Then it all goes horribly wrong and I am reminded I'...
by Ian Volante
Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:19 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Breakfast
Replies: 57
Views: 13552

Re: Breakfast

If scrambled egg instead, this should be unwatery The secret to great scrambled egg is for no milk to be added to the mix. Its just butter/marg and eggs. (Yeah, I know - I'm still failing to master this quotes thing - so you can imagine how frustrating I've found Apterous!) I agree about milk, I ne...
by Ian Volante
Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:50 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Breakfast
Replies: 57
Views: 13552

Re: Breakfast

I usually have three Weetabix and honey (I finally found a type of honey I like). Sometimes toast if there's bread in, and if I'm really hungry, I'll have an all-day breakfast at my regular boozer. It's rare to get properly cooked breakfast stuff. Bacon should be totally uncrinkly, as should the fri...
by Ian Volante
Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:15 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: apterous on tour
Replies: 44
Views: 4025

Re: apterous on tour

Do you ever say "Myself is..."? Just wondering. I've noticed this reflexive pronoun usage creeping more and more into common speech, and business speech especially. It seems to me that people use it in semi-formal e-mails to appear less direct, and therefore more polite. In general, I'm n...
by Ian Volante
Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:16 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Pick a number from 1 to 10
Replies: 42
Views: 5388

Re: Pick a number from 1 to 10

Gavin Chipper wrote: But then would Ian Volante win as well?
Yes. Yes he would.
by Ian Volante
Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:53 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Boring or Sporting?
Replies: 42
Views: 3288

Re: Boring or Sporting?

I assume by "rugger" you mean rugby union (judging by my experience of rugby league players/fans who are about as likely to use the word rugger as they are to stop wearing flat caps and eating whippets for tea), or are you encompassing two of the top four team sports together? Waah, waah,...
by Ian Volante
Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
Replies: 1961
Views: 1027263

Re: Welcome! - Post here first

Sue Sanders wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:You sound pretty candles, blud.
Well that just pissed on my fire :)
Pointe-volante withdrawn.
:cry:
by Ian Volante
Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Official mass noun dispute thread
Replies: 23
Views: 4581

Re: Official mass noun dispute thread

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:
Howard Somerset wrote:The easiest way to check it, and it could be done very quickly, is to prove that it's not a record by finding a very old post and replying to it. :)
What, like this?
As you've just replied to a post made earlier today, I would have to say no.
Damn your eyes and your pedantry!
by Ian Volante
Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Official mass noun dispute thread
Replies: 23
Views: 4581

Re: Official mass noun dispute thread

Sue Sanders wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:
Howard Somerset wrote:The easiest way to check it, and it could be done very quickly, is to prove that it's not a record by finding a very old post and replying to it. :)
What, like this?
I'm issuing you a brownie point Ian. Or as the French don't call it, un pointe-volante.
Yay, I'm usually utterly pointless!
by Ian Volante
Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
Replies: 1961
Views: 1027263

Re: Welcome! - Post here first

Hello and welcome to the new C4Countdown forum! It's been a long time coming but we hope you'll agree that it's worth the wait. Perhaps a predictable-but-useful way to open the new forum would be to invite everyone to sign up (real names please!) , say "Hi", and let us know who you are. I...
by Ian Volante
Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Official mass noun dispute thread
Replies: 23
Views: 4581

Re: Official mass noun dispute thread

I very much doubt if anyone would disagree with you, Dez. But Sue's question about whether her reply sets a record is still valid. No idea how you'd go about checking it out though. The easiest way to check it, and it could be done very quickly, is to prove that it's not a record by finding a very ...
by Ian Volante
Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:30 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Boring or Sporting?
Replies: 42
Views: 3288

Re: Boring or Sporting?

I assume by "rugger" you mean rugby union (judging by my experience of rugby league players/fans who are about as likely to use the word rugger as they are to stop wearing flat caps and eating whippets for tea), or are you encompassing two of the top four team sports together? Waah, waah, ...
by Ian Volante
Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:48 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
Replies: 253
Views: 166350

Re: Countdowners On Other Quizzes

Uni Challenge, 15-1 (twice), CDx4, Mastermind. Done reasonably well on each, but probably always gone on before my ability has peaked.
by Ian Volante
Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:21 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Party Tricks
Replies: 30
Views: 3275

Re: Party Tricks

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:
JackHurst wrote:But that means someone at the party has to cube the number in their head first. Unless you carry a calculator around with you to give to people in order to speed up the trick process.
People usually have phones with calculators on them.
Wow, they've moved on since I last bought a mobile.
by Ian Volante
Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:58 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Etiquette
Replies: 155
Views: 15706

Re: Apterous Etiquette

I'm really concerned about the way chat's going - tonight's threads for 11pm onwards are really unpleasant. I can't help but notice there's been a common surname involved in recent altercations. Name calling, threats of violence, sexually violent insults, and general abusiveness are all completely ...
by Ian Volante
Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:27 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Party Tricks
Replies: 30
Views: 3275

Re: Party Tricks

Michael Wallace wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote: Well I'm pretty sure I have 'skills' too, it's just that doing some maths or playing Halo aren't really things you can wow people with at parties.
Tell us a joke!
Why was the stereo uncomfortable about playing music? Because it was all a bit CD.
You're going to have to explain this one...
by Ian Volante
Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:32 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What do you put in a toaster?
Replies: 36
Views: 4119

Re: What do you put in a toaster?

Contrary to my principles, I have now voted in the poll....I wanted to check out something that has proved correct. No-one has voted for vegemite. And my money's on no-one doing so. Marmite and vegemite as two separate items in the poll, yet peanut butter not give air time. And I'd like to know wha...
by Ian Volante
Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Which famous people died on your birthday?
Replies: 14
Views: 1984

Re: Which famous people died on your birthday?

Wolfgang Pauli, Roy Orbison, Anthony Trollope, Jefferson Davis.
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:51 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?
Replies: 26
Views: 4055

Re: Which song topped the charts when you were bor

sarah white wrote:Hold me Close - David Essex
Co-written and produced by Jeff Wayne! (praise google, the hub of all knowledge!)
Agh, the man has dropped greatly in my estimation!
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: MENSA
Replies: 38
Views: 4064

Re: MENSA

Also, even if you could define someone's intelligence on a one-dimensional scale, the IQ score system is surely rubbish. Have you noticed that whenever anyone says what their IQ is, they then have to translate it into top x%? Why not cut out the middle-man? Apart from a score of 100, any other scor...
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?
Replies: 26
Views: 4055

Re: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?

Andy Thomson wrote:Hmmm...the charts had only been in existence for less than 2 years. :oops: Number 1 was Cara Mia by David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra. No, I've never heard of it either. :roll:
One of the last light opera number one hits. Oh no.
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:35 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?
Replies: 26
Views: 4055

Re: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?

Showaddywaddy - Under The Moon Of Love. And I've seen them do it live, for my sins.
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:11 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437548

Re: Bug reports

Maybe this is the way the teasers are supposed to work, but I walked into an empty room and got four seconds for a teaser. Sounds normal to me - they appear every n minutes whether there's anyone there or not as far as I can tell. Yep. n = 10, for the record. Was n reduced for a while? It seemed qu...
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:24 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 437548

Re: Bug reports

Andrew Feist wrote:Maybe this is the way the teasers are supposed to work, but I walked into an empty room and got four seconds for a teaser.
Sounds normal to me - they appear every n minutes whether there's anyone there or not as far as I can tell.
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:12 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jim'll Fix It
Replies: 26
Views: 2589

Re: Jim'll Fix It

Sue Sanders wrote:
My fave Savmeister story is that he once came third in a Jimmy Saville 'lookilikey' competition.

Now then, now then, jewellry, jewellry.
I can well believe that, he is acomplete caricature of himself. Met him once at the cricket, quite amusing, too much chest hair though!
by Ian Volante
Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:11 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Chimney Pot
Replies: 16
Views: 1413

Re: Chimney Pot

Sue Sanders wrote:This afternoon ....Dad has just marched into my room and chucked something at me. My Venus vibrance...

Is it stuck up your chimney?
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 766#p52766

Vibrance, chimney, box, there's a definite theme going on with your posts recently...
by Ian Volante
Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:04 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: apterous on tour
Replies: 44
Views: 4025

Re: apterous on tour

Oh noes! Oh yays!
by Ian Volante
Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:08 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: MENSA
Replies: 38
Views: 4064

Re: MENSA

TABLE.

Nope.
by Ian Volante
Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:29 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 19
Views: 2918

Re: Music

Andy Thomson wrote:I'm going to see the Killers at Red Rocks Amphiteatre in Colorado in September. :D

Jealous?
Nah, I only like one of their songs thus far!
by Ian Volante
Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
Replies: 23
Views: 2098

Re: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1

I'm no angel, but I'm FANTASTIC at domestic chores as long as you mean cooking.... you know, a genius in the kitchen and all that. ;) (that's vaguely cryptic) You're no good at these quotes though are you? Nope - and you're not the first to mention it! But I'll bumble on in my own random way! :)
by Ian Volante
Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
Replies: 23
Views: 2098

Re: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1

Sue Sanders wrote: I'm no angel, but I'm FANTASTIC at domestic chores as long as you mean cooking.... you know, a genius in the kitchen and all that. ;) (that's vaguely cryptic)
You're no good at these quotes though are you?

You'd have to be better than my girlfriend :)
by Ian Volante
Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:50 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
Replies: 23
Views: 2098

Re: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1

I got bored witless with Whiteley. He broke my habit of watching to be honest. ARSE[/quote] That's a bit harsh! Bottom to you too... :o[/quote] Have I scuppered my chances of sleeping on your sofa for the Edinburgh Festival???? :lol:[/quote] Aye, you'll have to be in the double bed now to make up f...
by Ian Volante
Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:23 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
Replies: 23
Views: 2098

Re: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1

Sue Sanders wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:Hmmmmm. Jeff's winning the vote.

And none of you are being ironic are you?

:roll:
I got bored witless with Whiteley. He broke my habit of watching to be honest.

ARSE
That's a bit harsh! Bottom to you too... :o
by Ian Volante
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:41 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game 100,000
Replies: 4
Views: 928

Game 100,000

Looks like this impressive landmark will be passed some time tomorrow evening. Half a FSMB each to the lucky players!
by Ian Volante
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:03 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Aptobash III
Replies: 10
Views: 1608

Re: Aptobash III

Yesh.
by Ian Volante
Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:01 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Pick a number from 1 to 10
Replies: 42
Views: 5388

Re: Pick a number from 1 to 10

Kai Laddiman wrote:
Michael Wallace wrote:
Kai Laddiman wrote:Cos it's close to 4.
That's like saying "can pi be classed as an integer? it's close to 3".
That's the Roman way of thinking.
And that's why the Circus Maximus was smaller than it was.
by Ian Volante
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
Replies: 23
Views: 2098

Re: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1

Sue Sanders wrote:Hmmmmm. Jeff's winning the vote.

And none of you are being ironic are you?

:roll:
I got bored witless with Whiteley. He broke my habit of watching to be honest.
by Ian Volante
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:46 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Summer Open Wrap-Up
Replies: 23
Views: 2787

Re: Apterous Summer Open Wrap-Up

Thanks, great stuff. I'm just grumpy that my final opponent seem uninterested in playing.
by Ian Volante
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 19
Views: 2918

Re: Music

By "Extreme", do you mean the band, or some outlandish form of a different genre, such as extreme metal? I ticked that one anyway, since I like the band, and I'm very much into grindcore, thrash and death metal. However, I also love new romantic pop, 70s/80s electronica, ambient, hardcore ...
by Ian Volante
Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Mammals
Replies: 28
Views: 3037

Re: Mammals

Badger badger? :(
by Ian Volante
Sun Jul 26, 2009 5:18 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Summer Open FINAL WEEK
Replies: 60
Views: 6953

Re: Apterous Summer Open FINAL WEEK

Jay Murphy's hardly been around at a reasonable hour, so we've not yet played.
by Ian Volante
Fri Jul 24, 2009 2:06 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cola
Replies: 43
Views: 3752

Re: Cola

Andy Wilson wrote:Fentimans Curiosity Cola is quite nice.
I like Fentiman's lemonade actually.
by Ian Volante
Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Great news everyone!
Replies: 40
Views: 3671

Re: Great news everyone!

What about someone who's only tried one once, nibbled around one end and then gave up because it tasted strange?
by Ian Volante
Fri Jul 24, 2009 12:25 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cola
Replies: 43
Views: 3752

Re: Cola

Cherry Coke's great. As for vanilla Coke, cream soda is much nicer! Pepsi has always tasted much nicer to me than Coke, although I suspect they are actually the same company. Evidence? Blow bubbles through a glass of Coke and it tastes like Pepsi. The only time I drink any of this muck however is wh...
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:44 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: New feature announcements
Replies: 96
Views: 8224

Re: New feature announcements

Charlie Reams wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:Oooh! Ahhh!
Why is AUTOTOXIC in the most improbable 9 list twice?
Click the links and you'll see.
Ah, I see, but it seems a bit pointless to have it in more than once.
by Ian Volante
Thu Jul 23, 2009 5:14 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: New feature announcements
Replies: 96
Views: 8224

Re: New feature announcements

Charlie Reams wrote:Oooh! Ahhh!
Why is AUTOTOXIC in the most improbable 9 list twice?