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- Tue Mar 15, 2011 3:41 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 4
- Replies: 217
- Views: 24761
Re: Pointless Series 4
Why is it so hard to get on the show? I remember for Countdown sending off my application form, replying with an audition date, attending the audition and (on my second try ) going on the show.
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Friday 11 March 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 45)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3067
Re: Friday 11 March 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 45)
I tend to agree with you, Graham, although I seem to recall there was a previous occasion where both contestants agreed to offer a shorter word (can't remember the details at the moment; maybe someone else can?). I think it was when the 6-letter word FUCKERS appeared - no idea what the date was tho...
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 61122
Re: C4C Link Dump
America makes me so angry. Its people are so arrogant and patriotic as to ignore one of the largest losses of life in human history, which they obviously caused.
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 5:40 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters 2011
- Replies: 167
- Views: 29748
Re: Apterous Masters 2011
Apterous isn't loading for me. Give the win to Chris, because I wasn't on when we arranged to play, sorry mate.
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:55 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 453194
Re: Feature requests
How about a rematch button (obviously only clickable when the game has finished) to automatically start a new game of the same format?
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ronnie or messi
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1925
Re: ronnie or messi
i agre with matt, chris is good but he is sumtimes cockie and a bit stupid.
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Wiki Spamming
- Replies: 37
- Views: 10120
Re: Wiki Spamming
Does Sysops give one the power to delete an account?
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
- Replies: 486
- Views: 224543
Re: Calling All Wannabe Recappers!!
Oh really?James Robinson wrote:14/03/11 - Just Monday's special
- Sat Mar 12, 2011 7:42 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32939
Re: Apterous FA Cup
Yep, I think it would be nice if we were assigned a team, that's what made the Apterous World Cup much better IMO Definitely, just pick an assortment of teams (mostly Prem and some lower league teams to give Northwich Victoria a chance of lifting the Apterous FA Cup) and assign them randomly. Don't...
- Fri Mar 11, 2011 11:56 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32939
Re: Apterous FA Cup
No offence, but you have set your expectations too high. There are already 3 tournaments running that people are trying to organise, and I know how hard it is to even organise a single match, never mind 3 or 4.
In.
In.
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:54 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 462453
Re: Bug reports
When someone enters the room while you're in there, the ratings bar gets confused.
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:09 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Dog Eat Dog Tournament May-June 2011 - apply here
- Replies: 84
- Views: 15262
Re: Dog Eat Dog Tournament May-June 2011 - apply here
You seen to have it very well organised, so I'm in.
- Mon Mar 07, 2011 9:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 5 Random Songs
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6729
Re: 5 Random Songs
And Kai, do you watch Top Gear? Meh, I can give it or take it. I'm not an avid fan, but if nothing else is on, then it's quite a laugh. Today's shuffle: 1. Kanye West - Heartless (On NOW! 72, good song though) 2. The Killers - Human (Also on NOW! 72, also a good song) 3. Sean Kingston - Fire Burnin...
- Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 5 Random Songs
- Replies: 42
- Views: 6729
Re: 5 Random Songs
My iPod has a huge load of rubbish on it: 1. MIKA - Relax, Take it Easy 2. The Saturdays - Work 3. The Saturdays - Forever is Over (facepalm) 4. Will Young - Changes ( :?: ) 5. Duck Sauce - Barbra Streisand But on my 'good' playlist: 1. Ellie Goulding - Your Song 2. Nelly - Just a Dream 3. Black Eye...
- Fri Mar 04, 2011 5:30 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 462453
Re: Bug reports
My conundrum attack against JK broke as the 12th conundrum should've appeared and the error message popped up ("no such layer"). Appropriate console: POISON Sending poison to DirectNetworkLayer[socket=Socket[addr=www.apterous.org/217.36.210.230,port=3332,localport=1234]] from this stack tr...
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:28 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: New apterous interface
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6929
Re: New apterous interface
The one thing I did notice was the number of challenges you have only subtly changes when someone challenges you, so I didn't notice at first. Perhaps there could be an announcement in chat or similar? Since you're not the only person mentioning this, I wonder whether it's either not working proper...
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:32 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: New apterous interface
- Replies: 45
- Views: 6929
Re: New apterous interface
Looking very sexy, I love it.
The one thing I did notice was the number of challenges you have only subtly changes when someone challenges you, so I didn't notice at first. Perhaps there could be an announcement in chat or similar?
All in all, great work
The one thing I did notice was the number of challenges you have only subtly changes when someone challenges you, so I didn't notice at first. Perhaps there could be an announcement in chat or similar?
All in all, great work
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrum alphabet
- Replies: 335
- Views: 23345
Re: Conundrum alphabet
You had to do the easy ones first, didn't you...Adam Gillard wrote:2. ZAPATEADO
5. PTARMIGAN
15. KLUTZIEST
21. XERODERMA
4. ELEVATORY
6. IODINATED?
9. BAGATELLE
12. RHAPSODIC
- Sun Feb 27, 2011 6:57 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 462453
Re: Bug reports
Not a bug as such, just a little inconsistency.
This game is listed here (5th December 2009) as being a max game, but on my Superstats page, and the game page itself, the first numbers is counted as a non-max.
This game is listed here (5th December 2009) as being a max game, but on my Superstats page, and the game page itself, the first numbers is counted as a non-max.
- Sat Feb 26, 2011 9:25 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Frustration
- Replies: 157
- Views: 23632
- Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:31 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Codebreaker
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3147
Re: Codebreaker
Split the string into pairs of characters: B1 F2 A0 M5 H4 G2 C2 P2 B3 A0 G6 L7
For each pair (B1) simply move the letter (B) the number (1) spaces forward in the alphabet (C).
Nice puzzle.
For each pair (B1) simply move the letter (B) the number (1) spaces forward in the alphabet (C).
Nice puzzle.
- Wed Feb 23, 2011 4:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Countdown Drinking Game
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1394
Re: The Countdown Drinking Game
This sounds like fun. And it reminds me that my Vodkanundrum Open Challenge is yet to be accepted: It's called the Vodkanundrum Challenge. 20 conundrums and a big old bottle of vodka. Ten seconds per round. Whoever gets the conundrum has to down a shot of vodka. If neither player gets it in ten sec...
- Sun Feb 20, 2011 8:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Where can the country save money?
- Replies: 54
- Views: 4542
Re: Where can the country save money?
Which country was it that has disbanded their military completely and spent the money on schools and healthcare? Costa Rica I think. I agree with both of the points about cutting down spending on the army and legalising drugs: if England hadn't been involved in every single war ever then no-one wou...
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN LETTERS. BEWARE: RANDOM TOPIC ALERT!
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1687
Re: COUNTDOWN LETTERS. BEWARE: RANDOM TOPIC ALERT!
A, E and O, for a start.Soph K wrote:Also, there has been a few vowels. Please post here if you know any of these.
- Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrum alphabet
- Replies: 335
- Views: 23345
Re: Conundrum alphabet
20) FACTUALLY
23) LANDOWNER
25) NIGHTMARE
26) XENOCRYST
23) LANDOWNER
25) NIGHTMARE
26) XENOCRYST
- Tue Feb 15, 2011 7:06 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Secret Fortune
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2454
Re: Secret Fortune
HTHSoph K wrote:Never seen or heard of it - what is it about? When is it?
- Sat Feb 12, 2011 12:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COMPUTER GAMES!
- Replies: 45
- Views: 5185
- Thu Feb 10, 2011 6:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Wii Countdown Game Conundrum Gives Out Rude Word
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2657
Re: Wii Countdown Game Conundrum Gives Out Rude Word
This is absolutely disgusting.
A plural conundrum?!
A plural conundrum?!
- Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday February 8th 2011
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3955
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday February 8th 2011
Du kannst "schreibe" nicht sowie schreibenDan McColm wrote:schriebe
- Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:53 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rate the above user's avatar
- Replies: 97
- Views: 14142
Re: Rate the above user's avatar
Will someone rescore my new avatar please? :) A nice picture of yourself, Joseph, that's not blurred, which is good. Could maybe be a bit more creative. I will rate Joseph Krol's avatar 8/10. Miaow. 0.00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000...
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Junior Countdowners
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6327
Re: Junior Countdowners
Awesome bump. I've found 8 currently active junior apterites: Kai Laddiman Oliver Garner Eoin Monaghan Joseph Krol Rhys Benjamin James Nguyen Robert Pajab James Bradley Anyone up for a tournament? What's the age limit? Giles Hutchings has been around a bit lately, and Rob Foster? Good point. I'm go...
- Thu Feb 03, 2011 8:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Junior Countdowners
- Replies: 51
- Views: 6327
Re: Junior Countdowners
Awesome bump.
I've found 8 currently active junior apterites:
Kai Laddiman
Oliver Garner
Eoin Monaghan
Joseph Krol
Rhys Benjamin
James Nguyen
Robert Pajab
James Bradley
Anyone up for a tournament?
I've found 8 currently active junior apterites:
Kai Laddiman
Oliver Garner
Eoin Monaghan
Joseph Krol
Rhys Benjamin
James Nguyen
Robert Pajab
James Bradley
Anyone up for a tournament?
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 8:03 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rate the above user's avatar
- Replies: 97
- Views: 14142
Re: Rate the above user's avatar
Outdated. 2/10.
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 7:33 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rate the above user's avatar
- Replies: 97
- Views: 14142
Re: Rate the above user's avatar
I don't believe in cross-breeding.
8/10.
8/10.
- Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:56 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters 2011
- Replies: 167
- Views: 29748
Re: Apterous Masters 2011
Invitation accepted!
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 12:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
- Replies: 229
- Views: 32915
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
So? What happened? Overall winner was Kirk Bevins. Most of them are in the pub now (that is why they are not replying) ! I feel so stupid, I noticed Joseph's sister was there but didn't once think it was you. Very well-run and fun tournament as usual Ben. I finished 6th (my best ever for a CO-event...
- Thu Jan 27, 2011 9:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
- Replies: 229
- Views: 32915
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
Evening everyone Last-minute call to see if anyone can bring along an ODE and/or a copy of the Countdown board game to COLIN on Saturday. If anyone is willing to provide a windows-powered laptop as well, I'll be more than happy to repay with drinks at the pub afterwards. :) If I remember I will bri...
- Thu Jan 27, 2011 8:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Coin tosses
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1752
Re: Coin tosses
That was the joke?Kirk Bevins wrote:Good job you don't work for Sky.Ryan Taylor wrote: Yeah but she's a woman.
- Wed Jan 26, 2011 10:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Monday 28 January 1985 (Series 6, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 298
Re: Monday 28 January 1985 (Series 6, Prelim 16)
The 2000th topic in this forum. That's nearly 2000 historical recaps!
- Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 118339
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Hello Matthew. My brother and I are considering buying this to record gameplay from the PS3. Is this doable, or does it only record digital TV channels? I don't quite understand the specs completely, but I think it will do the task at hand - I just wanted to ask a skilful/intelligent/boring/low-lif...
- Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 118339
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Hello Matthew. My brother and I are considering buying this to record gameplay from the PS3. Is this doable, or does it only record digital TV channels? I don't quite understand the specs completely, but I think it will do the task at hand - I just wanted to ask a skilful/intelligent/boring/low-life...
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 9:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
- Replies: 229
- Views: 32915
Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2011- Saturday 29th January
Awesome, two Krols for the price of one. (Literally.)
- Mon Jan 24, 2011 3:41 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Round 6
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6554
- Sun Jan 23, 2011 1:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: I would just like to know....
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2010
Re: I would just like to know....
The irony that he posted that at 9:09, while you posted it at 10:38.Soph K wrote:What time do you go to bed, Rhys?!!!! I mean, I'm at my Dad's friend's house, but honestly! It's 11Rhys Benjamin wrote:viewtopic.php?f=3&t=5590
- Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:28 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Winter Closed Round 6
- Replies: 38
- Views: 6554
Re: Apterous Winter Closed Round 6
I haven't been able to find James Doohan or Tom Chafer-Cook yet.
Re: Weetabix
We used to get Oatibix Bitesize Sultana and Apple, which goes brilliantly with orange juice.Jon O'Neill wrote:One of my Countdown opponents (Gary McInerny or something I think his name was?) had orange juice on his cornflakes instead of milk.
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What's the most spectacularly stupid thing you've ever done?
- Replies: 44
- Views: 7255
Re: What
Metatextual?
- Thu Jan 20, 2011 8:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Your best apterous word to date?
- Replies: 124
- Views: 15128
Re: Your best apterous word to date?
So was this just coincidence do you think, or when someone checks if something is available, are there people out there tracking what's been checked? Theoretically domain name retailers are not allowed to monitor what people search for and then buy it up, but it seems an astonishing coincidence tha...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:13 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 453194
Re: Feature requests
Also I've thought for a while that the high scores should be based on raw score rather than actual score, since that way people would be encouraged to play each other more and pound Prune less (which I imagine gets a bit dull). But I dunno if people would be confused to click through from a high sc...
- Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:13 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 462453
Re: Bug reports
I resumed a German Goatdown Jnr. game today and played 1 round. Everything worked fine until the clock ended, when I got the generic error message. Here is the appropriate console info: 2011-01-19 15:53:48 1021561024282990 java.util.ArrayList cannot be cast to [Lapterous.game.RoundSummary; 2011-01-1...
Re: Mensa
I did the test a couple of years ago. I thought it was a slightly odd test: the majority of the questions were analogies or shape-related questions. However, I passed the test and joined Mensa, and here's what I think: The magazine - isn't bad. Often some interesting articles, and the puzzles are fu...
- Sat Jan 15, 2011 11:27 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: New numbers interface: Your comments please
- Replies: 111
- Views: 13773
Re: New numbers interface: Your comments please
I think maybe it would work having the option of not declaring in the time, then when the time's up, the selection and target disappear and you make your declaration against a short patience bar and then you enter it as before. This. I seem to remember having buttons by the target was tried out a w...
- Fri Jan 14, 2011 4:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Maths help please!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1273
Re: Maths help please!
You said you wanted to calculate a given b, not b given a... I can't remember much about logarithms, but I think that means ln a = 2 * ln b => a = e^(2 * ln b). You might want to check that. Definitely something wrong here, I'm not sure how you got the first expression. a=b^2 is obviously not consi...
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 8:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Maths help please!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1273
Re: Maths help please!
I can't remember much about logarithms, but I think that means ln a = 2 * ln b => a = e^(2 * ln b). You might want to check that.Michael Wallace wrote:You said you wanted to calculate a given b, not b given a...
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 4:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Maths help please!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 1273
Re: Maths help please!
That's odd, I've never really considered doing that without programming. There's probably an Egyptian technique somewhere, I'll have a look.
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:52 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite Scrabble words
- Replies: 61
- Views: 12492
Re: Favourite Scrabble words
Some of the omissions from CSW are really annoying; at my first ever tournament I had PADRINO and ANODIZER challenged off.
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 12th January 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 3)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1335
Re: Wednesday 12th January 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 3)
I thought you'd be doing more than thatJames Robinson wrote:Enjoy the return of the one and only Robinson Recap.
- Thu Jan 13, 2011 3:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3686
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
One interesting point during the game, I thought my mum was going mad when she said you had a cap on, then when we checked in the next round, we saw what I presume is a yarmulka on your head, very discretely hidden. Your Mum needs glasses, it looked nothing like a cap. Nor was it discretely hidden....
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3686
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
*BennRyan Taylor wrote:*BeanKai Laddiman wrote:He sort of reminds me of Mr Benn.
- Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
- Replies: 48
- Views: 3686
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday January 12th 2011
Awesome, I'd jokily speculated about Adam appearing (punctuation mark) yesterday on apterous, was a surprise to flip over and see him on apterous TV. He sort of reminds me of Mr Benn.
PADRINOS/PONIARDS was there in the DINOSAUR round.
PADRINOS/PONIARDS was there in the DINOSAUR round.