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- Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: National Poetry Day
- Replies: 72
- Views: 6996
Re: National Poetry Day
Possibly, I hope, that one day you will look back at this and be so embarrassed. I doubt it, I just really, really don't like poetry that doesn't rhyme. Sure, it's very emotive language- some of the imagery and what not can be quite beautiful- but that's not what I consider a poem. That's just the ...
- Sat Oct 03, 2009 4:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: National Poetry Day
- Replies: 72
- Views: 6996
Re: National Poetry Day
A few years ago, Carol Ann Duffy appeared at an event called 'Poetry Live' in Brighton which I attended along with the rest of the then Year 10. When each of the schools present was given the chance to select one pupil who would get to ask her a question, we sent up a friend of mine called Lee. He ...
- Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:08 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Why do you play Apterous?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3027
Re: Why do you play Apterous?
I used to be actually addicted to apterous. Now I don't play so much. It's fun every now and again but I've lost the real passion I had for Countdown and getting good.
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: I have too much time on my hands
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3019
Re: I have too much time on my hands
I think you misspelled thought
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 28th September 2009 (Series 62, Prelim 51)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 917
Re: Monday 28th September 2009 (Series 62, Prelim
LOL @ Robinson's squash. Nicely done.
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 22nd September 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 47)
- Replies: 52
- Views: 7101
Re: Tuesday 22nd September 2009 (Series 61, Prelim
Oliver Garner is Barcelona.
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How autistic are you?
- Replies: 125
- Views: 18712
Re: How autistic are you?
GTFO freak.Lesley Hines wrote:9 - not sure I like being described as "low". Hmmmmmm
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Who butters your bread? [Updated poll]
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5289
Re: Who butters your bread? [Updated poll]
Cool. Do you ever think you'll ever try turning pro?Andrew Hulme wrote:I am a full time student and a semi-professional poker player
- Mon Sep 28, 2009 11:23 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 1
- Replies: 76
- Views: 8734
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 1
Yeah, nicely played Innis. Modest as ever
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Boring or Sporting?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3290
Re: Boring or Sporting?
Isn't the objective still the same though? i.e. Hurt the other person so that they can't stand up any more.Matt Morrison wrote:I think boxing really, really sucks (for excitement and health reasons), but I'm really into MMA. Which some people think is contradictory, but it isn't.
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Recording dates
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5827
Re: Recording dates
Oliver Garner is the best.
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 61123
Re: C4C Link Dump
Quite a few people seem to be into video games from down the years, so this may be of some interest: Muscle Beaver - video games animation It's a pixel-by-pixel re-drawn journey through some recognisable video game characters and scenes, but then weirded up. Produced for a cancelled German video ga...
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: New Duels - what do you want?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2545
Re: New Duels - what do you want?
I liked the 24 hour one.
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Nigel Brown
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3391
Re: Nigel Brown
I don't get itKieran Child wrote:That was the most beautifully crafted posts I have ever seen Charlie. A-LOL
- Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday September 25th 2009
- Replies: 86
- Views: 8850
Re: Spoilers For Friday September 25th 2009
Congratulations on completing your Burgination. You're a great contestant.
- Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday September 24th 2009
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4566
Re: Spoilers For Thursday September 24th 2009
Congratulations Jeffrey!
- Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How Do You Get Your Countdown Fix?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3794
- Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
- Replies: 91
- Views: 11049
Re: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
I think he's gay.Michael Wallace wrote:This guy has made three posts, two of which feature the c-word, the other talking about gash. I think he's obsessed.Jimmy Gough wrote:Did he just use the c-word?!nigelbrown wrote:If fantastic now means 'Smug cunt' then I agree.
- Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday September 11th 2009
- Replies: 37
- Views: 3422
Re: Spoilers for Friday September 11th 2009
Hahaha ^ that's brilliant.
- Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
- Replies: 91
- Views: 11049
Re: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
Did he just use the c-word?!nigelbrown wrote:If fantastic now means 'Smug cunt' then I agree.
- Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:26 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: apterous tournament - Numbers Attack
- Replies: 107
- Views: 12793
Re: apterous tournament - Numbers Attack
Over 50 people! Apterous has really grown. Sounds awesome. I'm in (please).
Re: Religion
Free Willy?Kieran Child wrote:Have you any evidence for free will?
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Etiquette
- Replies: 155
- Views: 15895
Re: Apterous Etiquette
Lol, that was epic.
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Recording dates
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5827
Re: Recording dates
Probably.Douglas Wilson wrote:Are any more apteroids applying/auditioning/recording/transmitting in the next few months?
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:13 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: International Freedom in Education Day 15 Sep 2009
- Replies: 77
- Views: 9762
Re: International Freedom in Education Day 15 Sep
<obvious joke>Michael Wallace wrote:<obvious joke>Gavin Chipper wrote:When I was at school, it was mostly bollocks
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 1:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 130961
Re: Birthdays
Happy Birthday.
- Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What's your favourite forum skin?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2160
Re: What's your favourite forum skin?
The one which is always there.
- Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 673224
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
When David Blaine was in the box above London, how did he piss?
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Perfect Recall avec moi!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2109
Re: Perfect Recall avec moi!
Good! Well played!
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 16th September 2009
- Replies: 58
- Views: 4770
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 16th September 2009
Nice game. I predict Jeffrey will win 7 games and then lose.
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:21 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Perfect Recall avec moi!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2109
Re: Perfect Recall avec moi!
WP GG TY
- Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:21 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co-lympics
- Replies: 118
- Views: 24797
Re: Co-lympics
Sounds good
- Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: International Freedom in Education Day 15 Sep 2009
- Replies: 77
- Views: 9762
Re: International Freedom in Education Day 15 Sep
That's why they're home educated.Charlie Reams wrote:Home Ed kids are invariably weird. Discuss.
- Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How autistic are you?
- Replies: 125
- Views: 18712
Re: How autistic are you?
27. Seems about right.
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 2:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th September 2009
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4499
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 9th September 2009
SUDARIA as an equaller
Re: Names
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI9CYvz9 ... re=relatedMatt Morrison wrote:I just hope with its new found popularity we don't soon see swathes of dirty young pikies pushing prams around and smoking at the age of 15 inappropriately called Grace.
- Wed Sep 09, 2009 12:27 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th September 2009
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2809
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th September 2009
Congratulations and good luck in the final. Bit optimistic? Looks like a Chris Davies vs Innis Carson semi final on the cards. Ha, true. Final s then. Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris. 8-) Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to fol...
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th September 2009
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2809
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th September 2009
Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris. 8-) Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow. :D Isn't this you? :?: :shock: Well, I feel I've been judged very harshly there. :( I felt really self-conscious throughout my Countdown run - I k...
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th September 2009
- Replies: 36
- Views: 2809
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th September 2009
Isn't this you?Jojo Apollo wrote:Well done on becoming an Octochamp, Chris.
Really looking forward to seeing the quarters with the big three. Hopefully some more top guns to follow.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Retraction
- Replies: 60
- Views: 4714
Re: Retraction
OK, Jason.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:31 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Sandman
- Replies: 6
- Views: 995
Re: Sandman
Nay, there is but one sandman.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday December 29th 2058
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2037
Re: Spoilers for Friday December 29th 2058
This new girl is shit. I demand Geraldine back
Oh, and ROFLCOPTER as a beater in round 17.
Oh, and ROFLCOPTER as a beater in round 17.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 4:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
Yeah, and a thread on today's game: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthr ... ?t=1025447Phil Reynolds wrote:From a bit of Googling it seems Marcus has had quite a life - he underwent major cancer surgery as a toddler, including the removal of a tumour from around his windpipe.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
DIPTEROUS!!!!111!!
Next round: I LIE SNAKE.
Next round: I LIE SNAKE.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
I was going to mention this, but then I thought I might seem weird.Matt Morrison wrote:Jeff: "Kate, I see you come with some books by your side."
Kate: "I come. I have. I've come, prepared."
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
Brilliant stuff!
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
He's happy with that.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
Chris Davies is good at Countdown He will win and he won't have to frown He will be happy when he becomes an octochamp (As long as he doesn't get a cramp). He will spot really good words In the sky there's loads of birds. I fucking hate Peter Jones And those fucking stupid talking phones I don't giv...
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
I've got a feeling Marcus is going to be Chris-ened.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Penguin Jokes
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2758
Re: Penguin Jokes
I tried to devise my own penguin joke (maybe involving a pen and somebody called Gwyn?) but I failed :( Okay there was a speech therapist named Gwyn and she was with a guy called Martin. GWYN: What's the matter Martin? MARTIN: I think you'd better write this down GWYN: Tell me what's wrong. MARTIN:...
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Penguin Jokes
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2758
Re: Penguin Jokes
I tried to devise my own penguin joke (maybe involving a pen and somebody called Gwyn?) but I failed
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Penguin Jokes
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2758
Re: Penguin Jokes
Oh oh oh oh! A man runs into a bar and dashes up to the barman and says "quick, quick, how tall do penguins get?" The barman puts his hand just around his knee and says "about here" The man says "CRAP. Then I just ran over a nun." 8-) Although I don't know how that'd f...
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tell us something surprising about yourself
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7326
Re: Tell us something surprising about yourself
My face is itchy.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Penguin Jokes
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2758
Re: Penguin Jokes
I checked one and a half packets.Michael Wallace wrote:Kind of?Jimmy Gough wrote:Yeah. (kind of)
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
In 5 years' time it will still be SEPTEMBER 7th, would it not, James?James Robinson wrote: The date says JULY 7th, not SEPTEMBER 7th, Jimmy.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday September 7th 2009
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2380
Re: Spoilers For Monday September 7th 2009
This is confusing, James.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
Re: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
Why?James Robinson wrote:Well, you're going to have to wait for another 5 years for Monday 7th July's game.Ben Hunter wrote:Can't wait for today's game.
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 7th July
- Replies: 62
- Views: 3745
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Penguin Jokes
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2758
Re: Penguin Jokes
Yeah. (kind of)
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 1:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Penguin Jokes
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2758
Re: Penguin Jokes
I'm guessing they're on special offer at Tesco's at the moment? Because we have like 4 packets in the cupboard.