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- Mon Nov 29, 2010 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Monday 16 January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 4)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 397
Monday 16 January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 4)
Countdown recap for Monday 16 January 1995. Welcome to the JK recap, my minions. (Any suggestions for the nickname of my recap?) C1: Champion Mary Horswill (3 wins, 164 points.) C2: Challenger Charles Adesoji. From Sunbury-on-Thames, but spent 20 years of his life in Nigeria. That explains the name ...
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Friday 13 January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 3)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 479
Friday 13 January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 3)
Countdown recap for Friday 13 January 1995. C1: Champion Mary Horswill (2 wins, 123 points.) C2: Challenger Susan Hickey. Lives in Brighton, but was born in Bradford. I was born in Bradford and am still here. DC: Richard Samson and Philip Franks. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R0...
- Mon Nov 29, 2010 10:10 am
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Thursday 12 January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 2)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7894
Thursday 12 January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 2)
Countdown recap for Thursday 12 January 1995. Hello, and welcome to the one and only JK Recap. I’m sure this episode is on YouTube somewhere. I’ll try to find the link for you sometime. C1: Champion Mary Horswill (1 win, 57 points.) Defeated the reigning champion yesterday in the first game of Serie...
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 4:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday November 26th 2010
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2146
Re: Spoilers For Friday November 26th 2010
Susie should have noticed GLUTEI as the plural of GLUTEUS
Please see http://www.apterous.org/cdb/game.php?game=6416 where you can see a comp to do with glutei after round 2.
JK
Please see http://www.apterous.org/cdb/game.php?game=6416 where you can see a comp to do with glutei after round 2.
JK
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:53 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The rather awesome thread of word creation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2532
Re: The rather awesome thread of word creation
Charlie Reams wrote:The absence of an opposite of elevate troubles me occasionally, so maybe delevate or something. lower doesn't quite do it.
On the creative side, I think this forum has done its part to bring lexonerd into common currency.
Lexonerd definitely.
Delevate is quite good; how about alevate?
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:36 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The rather awesome thread of word creation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2532
Re: The rather awesome thread of word creation
So he does. Thank you for your contribution, but I am fearful to add these to the list for fear of breaking copyright laws, being sent to prison, and being tortured by being forced to play Anagrammatic for eternity.
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 2:28 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The rather awesome thread of word creation
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2532
The rather awesome thread of word creation
Everyone has a time once a week when they think, "Why does the English language have no word for that?" (Well they probably don't but I'm saying it so I get some replies.) It is commonly said that English has a word for everything. Let the online Countdown enthusiasts aid this most awesome...
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:39 am
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 11th January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 1)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 485
Wednesday 11th January 1995 (Series 29, Prelim 1)
Countdown recap for Wednesday 11 January 1995. Welcome to the first JK recap of series 29. We’ve just seen the grand final of CoCVII, now back down to preliminaries with a bang (and quite possibly a crash and wallop). C1: Challenger Mary Horswill. From Barnsley, and has been been placed for no appar...
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 25th 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2194
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 25th 2010
HAIRNET and THERIAN for round 2 ETALONS for round 3 I think you are a round out. Round 2 was RETAINS+R! Also RELIANT R3 and possible LATTENS R4 (my dictionary doesn't say mass noun). I was also shocked that RR didn't get the numbers in time and the easy way. True. I went to the loo and wasn't sure ...
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 25th 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2194
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 25th 2010
Amazing! Your theory is correct! The spirits of countdown are altering the resultsScott Gillies - WON
Tom Rowell - WON
Peter Godwin - LOST
Daniel Pati - WON
Eoin Monaghan - WON
Michael Chadwick - LOST
Jack Hurst - WON
Marcus Hares - WON
Niall Young - ? (LOST)
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 25th 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2194
Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 25th 2010
HAIRNET and THERIAN for round 2
ETALONS for round 3
ETALONS for round 3
- Thu Nov 25, 2010 1:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Hidden talents
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2159
Re: Hidden talents
I can fart using my hands. I believe this useless talent is named manualism.
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 6:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Trade Secrets
- Replies: 155
- Views: 51043
Re: Trade Secrets
If you cover a banana in paraffin, throw it at a car's fuel tank, and make sure it was accurate, you can make a banana bomb. I have killed seven badgers using this method. Lots of badgers on mopeds go around in my village.
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 2:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
- Replies: 488
- Views: 207320
Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes
I'll book out the first five epiodes of series 29.
- Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: HOWTO: Submit recaps to the Countdown Database
- Replies: 5
- Views: 24911
Re: HOWTO: Submit recaps to the Countdown Database
I posted three recaps for series 39 a few weeks ago, and it is yet to be added to the CDB. Is there something I must do for it to be added?
- Sun Nov 14, 2010 7:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Tea-time Teaser Suggestions
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7109
Re: Tea-time Teaser Suggestions
ABICYCLE
Halfness of a man perhaps?
Halfness of a man perhaps?
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 1:54 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Anagrams of brand names
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8582
Re: Anagrams of brand names
Eoin Monaghan wrote:NAIVE - Evian
Evian is a semordnilap of naive. If you don't know what that means, google is always a good place to start.
Also, I think this might have been discussed elsewhere. But this list will be bigger and better!Eoin Monaghan wrote:Something like this has been discussed before
Current total: 6
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:35 am
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Friday 3 July 1998 (Prelim 5, Series 39)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1094
Re: Friday 3 July 1998 (Prelim 5, Series 39)
Edited accordingly, if a little cockily.
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:27 am
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Friday 25th June 1999 (Series 40, Grand Final)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 689
Re: Friday 25th June 1999 (Series 40, Grand Final)
Apology accepted.
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:26 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Anagrams of brand names
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8582
Anagrams of brand names
Hi guys, Whilst in the shower this morning (the shower is where I have many of my Countdownish ponders) I realised that Pantene is an anagram of PENNATE, which a few people may remember for Eoin M getting it but deciding not to risk it on his first show. Then after, when I was brushing my teeth, I r...
- Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Friday 25th June 1999 (Series 40, Grand Final)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 689
Re: Friday 25th June 1999 (Series 40, Grand Final)
At the risk of appearing ultracrepidarian, if it is a grand final, shouldn't it deserve a bit more commentary between rounds?
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 5:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 9th 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1778
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 9th 2010
I got waterline by doing reliant + e = treenail + w = waterline. I wouldnt have got it without the treenail stem.
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Thursday 3rd June 1999 (Series 40, Prelim 114)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 653
Re: Thursday 3rd June 1999 (Series 40, Prelim 114)
Why was FURZIER allowed?
- Wed Nov 10, 2010 2:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Friday 3 July 1998 (Prelim 5, Series 39)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1094
Friday 3 July 1998 (Prelim 5, Series 39)
Countdown recap for Friday 3 July 1998. C1: Champion Robert Muir (3 wins, 162 points.) C2: Challenger Clive Freedman. From Pinner, Middlesex. No relation to the winner of CoCII. DC: Mark Nyman and Toyah Willcox. CV: Carol Vorderman. OT: Other words or solutions. R01: T S P A O G S E P R02: W F J O A...
- Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
- Replies: 488
- Views: 207320
Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes
Sure. Might have to wait till tomorrow though, have a scout meeting tonight.Rhys Benjamin wrote:Please do Prelim 5 please.
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:43 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
- Replies: 114
- Views: 69352
Re: You know you're playing too much apterous when
...you attempt to play Apterous whilst in the shower by using the voice control on your laptop. (As I did this morning). I got SHLRHLR for 7, but I was toying with SHLRHSLRH for 9? Actually the voice control on my laptop is pretty good. It was against prune so I won, albeit by thirteen points to no...
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 5:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
- Replies: 488
- Views: 207320
Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes
I just completed Clive Freedman 42-48 Jackie Anderson as James advised me to.
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 4:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Monday 6 July 1998 (Series 39, Prelim 6)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 295
Monday 6 July 1998 (Series 39, Prelim 6)
Countdown recap for Monday 6 July 1998. C1: Champion Clive Freedman (1 win, 42 points.) From Pinner, Middlesex. Which happened to win the ‘LU in Bloom’ competition in 1966. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniemole/176669951/. Also no relation to the winner of CoCII. C2: Challenger Jackie Anderson....
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Thursday 2 July 1998 (Series 39, Prelim 4)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 671
Re: Thursday 2 July 1998 (Series 39, Prelim 4)
Edited accordingly.
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
- Replies: 488
- Views: 207320
Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes
I just did it anyway. Hope Rhys will forgive me for doing his work for him. Please leave comments about how I can improve!
Joseph
Joseph
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Thursday 2 July 1998 (Series 39, Prelim 4)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 671
Thursday 2 July 1998 (Series 39, Prelim 4)
Countdown recap for Thursday 2 July 1998. C1: Champion Robert Muir (2 wins, 107 points.) From Meadowbank, Edinburgh. Beat Richard Frost yesterday with nice words such as private and both numbers exact, albeit by only one point. C2: Challenger Arthur Barrow. From Ackworth, near Pontefract. Can he fel...
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 6:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
- Replies: 488
- Views: 207320
Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes
I'll do Robert Muir 55 -32 Arthur Barrow (Series 39) to start with, might well do more if I like it.
Please leave feedback!
Joseph
Please leave feedback!
Joseph
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: I like to stem
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2528
I like to stem
I know many people think stemming is useless, but which stem roots come up most often and are presumably the best to learn? Also, does anyone know of a way of testing your stems? I attempted to learn the entire RETAINS + ? + ? this morning and most are pretty hazy.
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
- Replies: 488
- Views: 207320
Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes
Where do you get the data from?
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 2:52 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
- Replies: 114
- Views: 69352
Re: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
...you attempt to play Apterous whilst in the shower by using the voice control on your laptop. (As I did this morning).
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Return of the Awesome Dudes
- Replies: 488
- Views: 207320
Re: Return of the Awesome Dudes
If anyone has an odd one spare, I wouldn't mind giving a recap ago. However, it is likely to be of rather low quality.
- Sat Nov 06, 2010 10:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 14th October 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 69)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1810
Re: Thursday 14th October 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 69)
Round 6: N S P O I M T E W C1: PIMENTOS (8) C2: POSTMEN (7) DC: NEPOTISM (8) Score: 45–15 (max 49) Jack gets another good 8 here, while at the same time pointing out that if another I was there, there would've been PIMIENTOS for 9. I wonder what the next vowel is..... Having said that, the NEPOTISM...
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 7:58 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The "new look" WWTBAM
- Replies: 56
- Views: 8382
Re: The "new look" WWTBAM
My mate Declan went to an AYSTATYO audition (as one of the children) and got told that the children got told which answers they had to give and that they chose the children for their screen presence and charisma , not intelligence.
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:24 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Longest Word using different letters
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3046
Re: Longest Word using different letters
I believe the name for the type of word you seek is an isogram. Wikipedia provides a rather long list. The longest I can find are:
For 17:
subdermatoglyphic
For 16:
uncopyrightables
For 15:
misconjugatedly, uncopyrightable, dermatoglyphics, hydropneumatics
For 17:
subdermatoglyphic
For 16:
uncopyrightables
For 15:
misconjugatedly, uncopyrightable, dermatoglyphics, hydropneumatics
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:11 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday September 28th 2010
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2231
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday September 28th 2010
I spotted LANDOWNER too. First my sister shouted out WONDERLAND, which I was quick to tell her was ten letters and used the D twice. However, after subconsciously thinking about the 'LAND' (pre/suf)fix, I came up with LANDOWNER. Incidentally LANDOWNER and ZEMINDAR are synonyms, both of which I have ...
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 11:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday 14th October 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 69)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1810
Re: Thursday 14th October 2010 (Series 63, Prelim 69)
Round 6: N S P O I M T E W C1: PIMENTOS (8) C2: POSTMEN (7) DC: NEPOTISM (8) Score: 45–15 (max 49) Jack gets another good 8 here, while at the same time pointing out that if another I was there, there would've been PIMIENTOS for 9. I wonder what the next vowel is..... Having said that, the NEPOTISM...
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:48 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 1112268
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
Hi,
I'm Joseph Krol. Just joined apterous a couple of weeks ago. I'm 12 and my hobbies include reading, thinking, and eating chocolate flavoured yoghurt. You also might know me for my spectacular fails on apterous.
How do you change your profile picture and signature?
Jojseph
I'm Joseph Krol. Just joined apterous a couple of weeks ago. I'm 12 and my hobbies include reading, thinking, and eating chocolate flavoured yoghurt. You also might know me for my spectacular fails on apterous.
How do you change your profile picture and signature?
Jojseph
- Fri Nov 05, 2010 10:41 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Tea-time Teaser Suggestions
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7109
Re: Tea-time Teaser Suggestions
TTT: SINKMORE
Clue: Gabriella's twin doesn't like being called names.
Clue: Gabriella's twin doesn't like being called names.