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by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 22nd 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 2047

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 22nd 2011

FORKS in the YOKES round.
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?
Replies: 44
Views: 9035

Re: Should Countdown BAN Under 16's?

No way! I'd promised my school I'd go on in Series 67! Anyway, I wanted to do it now because the talent of people is improving. I probably won't be good enough by the time I'm old enough, in Series 70! Plus, who knows if it'll still be on by S70 anyway? Another reason I wanted to get on quickly was ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:08 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Aptovision 2011/12
Replies: 52
Views: 10047

Re: Aptovision 2011/12

Me 94-34 Chris (Week 2)

http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=574076

1st nums we both got but I misclicked and he typo'd.
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:56 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Line Puzzle
Replies: 10
Views: 3446

Re: Line Puzzle

I'm probably completely wrong, but I think they're all equal. Your chance of getting it right is 1/q , where q it the amount of people left including you (21-your place). This should be multiplied by the chance of someone else having not already guessed it, so q/20 . You then get 1/q*q/20 , which ca...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CoChest Recaps
Replies: 5
Views: 1814

Re: CoChest Recaps

GAME 1 - CoChest recap for Saturday 19 November 2011. Round 13: O I E F S F S O B C1: OBOES (5) C2: FOBS (4) DC: OFFIES (6) BOFFOS (6) OT: BOSIES (6) Score: 86–42 (max 101) Mega facepalm in that round. I had BIFFOS and BOFFOS written down, knowing they were both in without the S, and was wondering ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
Replies: 122
Views: 54750

Re: Countdown words spotted in real life

Not quite relevant to this thread but don't know where to put it. The word is 'shithouse' and I either read this recently on this forum or (and this is rather scary) I dreamt it. Briefly the story is that a contestant gave this as a nine and Susie OK'd it as being in the dictiionary but the powers ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:07 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CoChest Recaps
Replies: 5
Views: 1814

Re: CoChest Recaps

GAME 1 - CoChest recap for Saturday 19 November 2011. Round 13: O I E F S F S O B C1: OBOES (5) C2: FOBS (4) DC: OFFIES (6) BOFFOS (6) OT: BOSIES (6) Score: 86–42 (max 101) Mega facepalm in that round. I had BIFFOS and BOFFOS written down, knowing they were both in without the S, and was wondering ...
by Thomas Carey
Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 17th 2011
Replies: 4
Views: 1126

Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 17th 2011

Today it seems is C-day. The C standing for Croy, as Matt Croy is on the brink of being pushed out of the top 8 of the rankings. A win for 5-time champ Paul Keane today will demote our policeman Apterite to #9 in the rankings, meaning that he'll miss out on the finals unless, for the 3rd year in a ...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 15th 2011
Replies: 9
Views: 2311

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 15th 2011

SINECURE / INSECURE round 11
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 14, 2011 6:59 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Periods [no longer safe for work]
Replies: 22
Views: 3822

Re: Periods

Shockingly, only 2 posts were made all of yesterday; both in the Politics in General thread. :shock:
by Thomas Carey
Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:55 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Anagrams of brand names
Replies: 39
Views: 8451

Re: Anagrams of brand names

Snackrite = CRANKIEST :D
by Thomas Carey
Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:17 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011
Replies: 28
Views: 5192

Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 10th 2011

Nikki has now qualified!
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday November 7th 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 1883

Re: Spoilers For Monday November 7th 2011

Thought Adam showed some promise but was too risky when he should have been playing safe late on. Yeah, he shot himself in the foot, quite literally. Big, big waster. :x SAMFIE in round 1, DENTINAL in round 2, OSTIOLE and STOOLIE in round 12. Literally? It's amazing how many people misuse that. Spi...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Google Instant
Replies: 20
Views: 3088

Re: Google Instant

Does anyone here use this? As far as I can see, it's one of the most annoying pices of shit ever invented. I'm surprised they haven't ditched it. Couldn't agree more. That's the full reason I use IE - you can turn the stupid thing off (There's a little button under 'search'). Type 'how do you turn ...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 8th 2011
Replies: 6
Views: 1717

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 8th 2011

James Robinson wrote: :)

Clive Barham, after a dodgy display by his opponent yesterday, manages to live another day, and could become a half-ocotochamp today. Can he do it :?: ;) :) :D
Sorry about being pedantic.
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 7 November 2011 (Series 65, Preliminary 91)
Replies: 5
Views: 1462

Re: Monday 7 November 2011 (Series 65, Preliminary 91)

You need to specify who got the conundrum.

And Adam is called Andy after rounds 4, 8 and 13.
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 07, 2011 8:19 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Google Instant
Replies: 20
Views: 3088

Re: Google Instant

Does anyone here use this? As far as I can see, it's one of the most annoying pices of shit ever invented. I'm surprised they haven't ditched it. Couldn't agree more. That's the full reason I use IE - you can turn the stupid thing off (There's a little button under 'search'). Type 'how do you turn ...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 07, 2011 7:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in London 2011
Replies: 180
Views: 41959

Re: Countdown in London 2011

Gavin Chipper wrote:Since the results haven't been published anywhere (as far as I know), how would Thomas Carey know where Innis came anyway, especially considering that he wasn't there?
Aptochat. Can't remember who told me.
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:21 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 5
Replies: 216
Views: 41819

Re: Pointless Series 5

Why the **** has it been postponed? :( :o :x :evil:
by Thomas Carey
Mon Nov 07, 2011 6:01 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in London 2011
Replies: 180
Views: 41959

Re: Countdown in London 2011

Martin Bishop wrote:
Thomas Carey wrote:
Douglas Wilson wrote:Where did Innis come?
12th.
Where did you get the results from?
Aptochat.
by Thomas Carey
Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in London 2011
Replies: 180
Views: 41959

Re: Countdown in London 2011

Douglas Wilson wrote:Where did Innis come?
12th.
by Thomas Carey
Thu Nov 03, 2011 5:27 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
Replies: 479
Views: 164156

Re: Words You Would Have Thought...

Matt Morrison wrote:BULEMIC.
Your 5000th post.
by Thomas Carey
Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 3rd 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 1306

Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 3rd 2011

Tony Atkins wrote:Slightly off topic, but what is happening to the recaps for Tuesdays 4th, 11th and 18th October? The 4th has already dropped off of 4od.
I'll do the 11th and 18th if Liam dosen't.
by Thomas Carey
Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 3rd 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 1306

Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 3rd 2011

Tony Atkins wrote:
Thomas Carey wrote:Missed it, did he win and what was his score?
He lost 66-72 when neither player got the crucial conundrum.
Cool. Dave Taylor has now qualified.
by Thomas Carey
Thu Nov 03, 2011 4:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday November 3rd 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 1306

Re: Spoilers For Thursday November 3rd 2011

Missed, it, did he win and what was his score?
by Thomas Carey
Wed Nov 02, 2011 5:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday November 2nd 2011
Replies: 12
Views: 2198

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday November 2nd 2011

Jack Worsley wrote:I also had SHITFACE and was amazed that DC mentioned it after what happened last year.
Yeah. I heard about the SHITFACE controversy long after it happened 'cause I wan't into countdown back then, but wished they'd just bleeped it instead of killing the round. Was it bleeped today?
by Thomas Carey
Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 1st 2011
Replies: 10
Views: 2814

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 1st 2011

James Robinson wrote:And we still (just) have the possibility of having 8 octochamps in a series. :?: ;) :) :D
We could still have 9 octochamps.
by Thomas Carey
Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Guess who...
Replies: 476
Views: 53484

Re: Guess who...

Is his age less than or equal to 44?
Is his age greater than or equal to 58?
by Thomas Carey
Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Twin packs
Replies: 4
Views: 1963

Re: Twin packs

This isn't really about cake but about a month ago there was and advert in the paper for Nature Valley bars and it said:

We wanted to increase the freshness by 200% so we put two bars in each pack.

The dodgy maths means there was only two thirds of a bar in the original packs. :lol:
by Thomas Carey
Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Guess who...
Replies: 476
Views: 53484

Re: Guess who...

Are they...

English?
Male?
29 or younger?
by Thomas Carey
Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:31 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What Are You?
Replies: 13
Views: 2944

Re: What Are You?

28 March 1998, and according to the site:

When you were born, you were the:
5,940,130,091st
person alive on Earth
81,406,638,224th
person to have lived since history began
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday October 26th 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 2027

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday October 26th 2011

How close are we from Dave Taylor clinching a finals place? I believe that if David B loses today, then Dave's place is confirmed. Dave's place is confirmed unless every champion left this series becomes an octochamp. As soon as anyone who has won at least one game (champion) loses, Dave is in thos...
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday October 26th 2011
Replies: 8
Views: 2027

Re: Spoilers For Wednesday October 26th 2011

DEUTZIAS. Wait, that's been said.
by Thomas Carey
Tue Oct 25, 2011 6:16 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Aptovision 2011/12
Replies: 52
Views: 10047

Re: Aptovision 2011/12

SF2 week 1 and 3 are the same. I think one of the Swedens should be changed to Ukraine.
by Thomas Carey
Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 25th 2011
Replies: 6
Views: 1112

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 25th 2011

So, with less than 100 hours to go until Co:Lon 2011, let's see what the TV equivalent is up to today. Sam Weissman, after 2, satisfactory at best, performances remains the champ, although his score don't seem likely to bother the leaderboard any time soon, unless a dramatic improvement is in the o...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:13 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 24 October 2011 (Series 65, Preliminary 81)
Replies: 6
Views: 990

Re: Monday 24 October 2011 (Series 65, Preliminary 81)

Nabil changed to Nibil. Don't know which it is but can't be both.
by Thomas Carey
Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:42 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: 2011 World Scrabble Championship
Replies: 15
Views: 4439

Re: 2011 World Scrabble Championship

Rhys Benjamin wrote:On HIGNFY last night there was a piece about a man who demanded a search after a "G" went missing. It's the only place you might find WMD in a rack these days.
Yeah there was an article in the Metro about someone demanding his opponent to be searched because he suspected him of hiding a G.
by Thomas Carey
Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
Replies: 12
Views: 2957

Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011

Graeme Cole wrote:
Thomas Carey wrote:BEVATRON in the BOATMEN round.
Phantom V there, I'm afraid.
Damn, just noticed that. I used the V in the CENTAVOS round.
by Thomas Carey
Thu Oct 20, 2011 3:42 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011
Replies: 12
Views: 2957

Re: Spoilers For Thursday October 20th 2011

First time I ever beat Rachel! (In the 30s)
Second numbers, the way Tony and Chris got it (Watching on +1). Wait, she got it now. FAIL
by Thomas Carey
Thu Oct 20, 2011 6:12 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 436813

Re: Bug reports

How come UNADVERTISED is in and UNADVERTIZED isn't?
by Thomas Carey
Thu Oct 20, 2011 5:41 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Tournament formats
Replies: 36
Views: 8732

Re: Tournament formats

I think Edinburgh with grand final - in the knockout stage, what do the knocked out ones do?
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 19, 2011 6:53 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Aptovision 2011/12
Replies: 52
Views: 10047

Re: Aptovision 2011/12

My PR has changed by over 500, I think that's significant.
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 19, 2011 5:03 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 436813

Re: Bug reports

Martin Long wrote:Interesting that you pick 2 large in Aegilops. I might try that myself.
I always pick 2L in Aegilops aswell, becaues going 1L can result in things like that large one being 11, which makes it effectively 6S.
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 18th 2011
Replies: 11
Views: 2575

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 18th 2011

What were the scores? I missed it and cba waiting 78 days for the recap. Anne came back on a 3 sec conundrum to end with 90, a point behind Tom's 91. For some reason I made 27 and subtracted 25 to make the 2 in the first numbers, missing the obvious. Alt method on the second is to make 85 x 9. Ah, ...
by Thomas Carey
Tue Oct 18, 2011 8:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 18th 2011
Replies: 11
Views: 2575

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 18th 2011

What were the scores? I missed it and cba waiting 78 days for the recap.
by Thomas Carey
Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 17 October 2011 (Series 65, Preliminary 76)
Replies: 19
Views: 2552

Re: Monday 17 September 2011 (Series 65, Preliminary 76)

Yes, good to have a recap on time. Good idea for the points thing. Also Jayne, well done on qualifying, hope you do well in the finals!
by Thomas Carey
Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 3835

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011

Ouch. Nikki's now Seed 6. Current standings: . Name..................Wins.......Points 1 Mark Deeks............ 8........... 824 2 Graeme Cole.......... 8........... 813 3 Carl Williams.......... 8........... 708 4 Jayne Wisniewski..... 8........... 705 5 Dave Taylor........... 8............691 6 N...
by Thomas Carey
Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011
Replies: 18
Views: 3835

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 17th 2011

Ouch. Nikki's now Seed 6. Current standings: . Name..................Wins.......Points 1 Mark Deeks............ 8........... 824 2 Graeme Cole.......... 8........... 813 3 Carl Williams.......... 8........... 708 4 Jayne Wisniewski..... 8........... 705 5 Dave Taylor........... 8............691 6 Ni...
by Thomas Carey
Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:17 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 436813

Re: Bug reports

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Spectating in James v Andy:

Andy buzzed on 30.1 seconds in a 30 second round.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 0#r7385560
by Thomas Carey
Sat Oct 15, 2011 1:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 14th 2011
Replies: 15
Views: 3041

Re: Spoilers for Friday October 14th 2011

This is what Nikki needs on Monday to get each seed: Lose/less than 93 for seed 6 93+ for seed 5 (ahead of Dave Taylor) 107+ for seed 4 (ahead of Jayne Wisniewski) 110+ for seed 3 (ahead of Carl Williams) 215+ for seed 2 (ahead of Graeme Cole) 226+ for seed 1 (ahead of Mark Deeks) The last two are p...
by Thomas Carey
Sat Oct 15, 2011 5:10 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: You know you're playing too much apterous when...
Replies: 114
Views: 56106

Re: You know you're playing too much apterous when...

Graeme Cole wrote:Image

You're watching QI and you keep thinking "OUTRAN".
Or seeing a TOURAN car. Admittedly, that's not much of an anagram.
by Thomas Carey
Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:58 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 5
Replies: 216
Views: 41819

Re: Pointless Series 5

Ok, awesome go, spoilers in white, SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER Nice one, unlucky James, can't believe Marvin the Paranoid Andriod was pointless as it was the only one in that category I knew - wth? Also, I was watching this at the Krols house and Sophie wa...
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in London 2011
Replies: 180
Views: 41959

Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - Handful of extra places n

I'm assuming it's still no kids, right?
by Thomas Carey
Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:48 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Stick Chaps
Replies: 4
Views: 1151

Re: Stick Chaps

by Thomas Carey
Thu Oct 06, 2011 6:12 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 436813

Re: Bug reports

Who pencilled ORRA? I got it first http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 7#r7794107 ,
but then Andy got it http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ga ... 1#r7802091 .
and the lexplorer says we both got it but links to Andy's game.
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:11 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Politics in General
Replies: 1604
Views: 1652512

Re: Politics in General

-1.38, -0.26.

How do you put results on the site?
by Thomas Carey
Wed Oct 05, 2011 6:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Do you still watch Countdown?
Replies: 35
Views: 8323

Re: Do you still watch Countdown?

Usually, basically if i get home from school in time to catch it on +1.
by Thomas Carey
Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:32 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 1956
Views: 432988

Re: Feature requests

I was wondering whether you could do something about the bronze, silver and normal pencils, because on the Items page all three of these link to the same URL with the same table with the same Matt B on the top. Could you make them into their 3 separate categories so one can see the person with the ...