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- Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 1059183
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
Hi. I'm Ian Glendenning, an Astronomy and Space lecturer at the University of Glamorgan in South Wales. I've been watching Countdown fairly regularly since about 2002. I'm better at the numbers than the letters but no way good enough to audition for the show. I do, however, play chess competitively...
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196848
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Well everyone knows they're a bunch of girls. Ahahaha.Martin Bishop wrote:I've become a bit of a fan of the women's game since we hosted the Euros four years ago. It also helps that I'm an Arsenal fan.
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:46 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196848
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Another fantasy league manager loses it...Eoin Monaghan wrote:West Ham's Callum Davenport and his mum were stabbed and he has serious injuries.
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Instinct
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2097
Re: Instinct
What you couldn't see was me kicking sideways as I hit the buzzer as some sort of insurance...Jeffrey Burgin wrote:Did they specially wire up the buzzers in that round so that when a contestant pressed it their opponent got an electric shock? The kid's hand jumps about two foot in the air!
- Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Instinct
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2097
Re: Instinct
This thread is too geeky for words. Ian Volante: LESSENING. You monster Brilliant clip - It touched me on a few levels - Ian nearly reducing a child to tears like 'competitive Dad', a great joke at the expense of the singing prowess of Des The Daft, Bradley's early onset of geekism displayed in his...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Instinct
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2097
Re: Instinct
This thread is too geeky for words.
- Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Do Countdown and clunge go hand in hand?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7662
Re: Do Countdown and clunge go hand in hand?
That explains why I'm not an octochamp then. Probably worth it for a portion of clunge.Sue Sanders wrote:For blokes - yeah!Matthew Green wrote:I would confidently predict an inverse correlation between levels of Countdown fanaticism and levels of sexual activity accross the board.
- Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite Simpsons episode.
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2410
Re: Favourite Simpsons episode.
The one where the family are all shocking each other at the therapy centre is the one that's come to mind. Any Troy McClure section too. As for old school videos, we never got the broken jaw, but I seem to remember naked volleyball, and I remember one with two blokes kissing (ewww etc). Our most mem...
- Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:59 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Leeds as a city in general
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1843
Re: Leeds as a city in general
Possibly the Leeds Festival?Jason Larsen wrote:What is Lesley talking about? The Cheltenham Festival?
- Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Leftie or Rightie
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2923
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.
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown at the Edinburgh Fringe
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4363
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.
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C DebSoc #1: Noel 'Murder' Edmonds
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1261
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.
- Sat Aug 15, 2009 7:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Leeds as a city in general
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1843
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, ...
- Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Boring or Sporting?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3290
Re: Boring or Sporting?
The darts wives are the best bit!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.
- Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:56 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Imminent thing of amazingness!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1074
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.
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.
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Where did you go on holiday this year?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3182
Re: Where did you go on holiday this year?
Aye but the English bastards keep stealing all the food and selling itPhil Reynolds wrote:You have an allotment?Ian Volante wrote:I'm off to Athenry tomorrow to see how the spuds are doing.
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite autistic sauvant
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1803
Re: Favourite autistic sauvant
Bit of a difference between Asperger's and savantism!Peter Mabey wrote:I'll nominate Gary McKinnon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_McKinnon
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Where did you go on holiday this year?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3182
Re: Where did you go on holiday this year?
I'm off to Athenry tomorrow to see how the spuds are doing.
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:12 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: apterous on tour
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4040
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...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown ?ing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1780
Re: Countdown ?ing
Swiftly followed by a bit of 1-2-1-2?Phil Reynolds wrote:Just wait till you see my inverted T.Philip Jarvis wrote:Does the bloke with the longest dick win the round? It brings a whole new meaning to "I've got a 9!"Phil Reynolds wrote:Strip countdown.
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Outnumbered
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3107
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 ...
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Favourite autistic sauvant
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1803
Re: Favourite autistic sauvant
Are there any autistic savants with rude Tourette's?
It was a F-F-Friday. WHORE!*cough* BASTARD!*cough*
It was a F-F-Friday. WHORE!*cough* BASTARD!*cough*
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown ?ing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1780
Re: Countdown ?ing
9? Pah. My vote's for Hyperstrip.Philip Jarvis wrote:Does the bloke with the longest dick win the round? It brings a whole new meaning to "I've got a 9!"Phil Reynolds wrote:Strip countdown.
- Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:26 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: apterous on tour
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4040
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'...
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...
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...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: apterous on tour
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4040
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...
- Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:16 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Pick a number from 1 to 10
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5436
Re: Pick a number from 1 to 10
Yes. Yes he would.Gavin Chipper wrote: But then would Ian Volante win as well?
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Boring or Sporting?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3290
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,...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 1059183
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
Sue Sanders wrote:Pointe-volante withdrawn.Ian Volante wrote:Well that just pissed on my fireCharlie Reams wrote:You sound pretty candles, blud.
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Official mass noun dispute thread
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4608
Re: Official mass noun dispute thread
Damn your eyes and your pedantry!Phil Reynolds wrote:As you've just replied to a post made earlier today, I would have to say no.Ian Volante wrote:What, like this?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.
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Official mass noun dispute thread
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4608
Re: Official mass noun dispute thread
Yay, I'm usually utterly pointless!Sue Sanders wrote:I'm issuing you a brownie point Ian. Or as the French don't call it, un pointe-volante.Ian Volante wrote:What, like this?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.
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 1059183
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...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Official mass noun dispute thread
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4608
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 ...
- Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Boring or Sporting?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3290
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, ...
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 11:48 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Countdowners On Other Quizzes
- Replies: 253
- Views: 185832
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.
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:21 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Party Tricks
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3294
Re: Party Tricks
Wow, they've moved on since I last bought a mobile.Jeffrey Burgin wrote:People usually have phones with calculators on them.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.
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 12:58 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Etiquette
- Replies: 155
- Views: 15845
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 ...
- Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Party Tricks
- Replies: 30
- Views: 3294
Re: Party Tricks
You're going to have to explain this one...Michael Wallace wrote:Why was the stereo uncomfortable about playing music? Because it was all a bit CD.Charlie Reams wrote:Tell us a joke!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.
- Sat Aug 01, 2009 11:32 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What do you put in a toaster?
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4233
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...
- Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which famous people died on your birthday?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1991
Re: Which famous people died on your birthday?
Wolfgang Pauli, Roy Orbison, Anthony Trollope, Jefferson Davis.
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4066
Re: Which song topped the charts when you were bor
Agh, the man has dropped greatly in my estimation!sarah white wrote:Hold me Close - David Essex
Co-written and produced by Jeff Wayne! (praise google, the hub of all knowledge!)
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...
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4066
Re: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?
One of the last light opera number one hits. Oh no.Andy Thomson wrote:Hmmm...the charts had only been in existence for less than 2 years. Number 1 was Cara Mia by David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra. No, I've never heard of it either.
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which song topped the charts when you were born ?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 4066
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.
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:11 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 455281
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...
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:24 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 455281
Re: Bug reports
Sounds normal to me - they appear every n minutes whether there's anyone there or not as far as I can tell.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.
- Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:12 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Jim'll Fix It
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2600
Re: Jim'll Fix It
I can well believe that, he is acomplete caricature of himself. Met him once at the cricket, quite amusing, too much chest hair though!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.
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Chimney Pot
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1414
Re: Chimney Pot
http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 766#p52766Sue 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?
Vibrance, chimney, box, there's a definite theme going on with your posts recently...
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 6:04 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: apterous on tour
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4040
Re: apterous on tour
Oh noes! Oh yays!
Re: MENSA
TABLE.
Nope.
Nope.
Re: Music
Nah, I only like one of their songs thus far!Andy Thomson wrote:I'm going to see the Killers at Red Rocks Amphiteatre in Colorado in September.
Jealous?
- Wed Jul 29, 2009 4:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2099
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! :)
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 4:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2099
Re: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
You're no good at these quotes though are you?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'd have to be better than my girlfriend
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 10:50 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2099
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...
- Tue Jul 28, 2009 8:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2099
Re: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
That's a bit harsh! Bottom to you too...Sue Sanders wrote:Ian Volante wrote:I got bored witless with Whiteley. He broke my habit of watching to be honest.Sue Sanders wrote:Hmmmmm. Jeff's winning the vote.
And none of you are being ironic are you?
ARSE
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:41 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game 100,000
- Replies: 4
- Views: 933
Game 100,000
Looks like this impressive landmark will be passed some time tomorrow evening. Half a FSMB each to the lucky players!
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:03 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Aptobash III
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1609
Re: Aptobash III
Yesh.
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 9:01 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Pick a number from 1 to 10
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5436
Re: Pick a number from 1 to 10
And that's why the Circus Maximus was smaller than it was.Kai Laddiman wrote:That's the Roman way of thinking.Michael Wallace wrote:That's like saying "can pi be classed as an integer? it's close to 3".Kai Laddiman wrote:Cos it's close to 4.
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Boring poll which has not been done since Yahoo 1
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2099
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.Sue Sanders wrote:Hmmmmm. Jeff's winning the vote.
And none of you are being ironic are you?