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Fiona T

I've often wondered about the spoilage words and whether people do that. But I think the game is to get your declaration typed in before the time runs out, even if you've declared the same pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism four times already!

Fiona T

Strikes me that an easyish way to make cheating more difficult might be to prevent copy from the letters, and paste in to the answer box. I can't think of a single instance where you'd legitimately need to do this.

Fiona T

This year I've generally been giving the points as integers, but keeping the decimal places "in the background", but I've added the first decimal place above just so it's easier to keep track of for the next event. But I think for next year, I'm going to do away with decimals altogether. ...

Fiona T

If you're implying it's unnecessary, I suspect that more harassment goes on at and around events than you or I are aware of. I think having a tickbox code of conduct is a good idea - mainly to protect the organisers. However "around" events is a tricky one. The organisers organise the eve...

Fiona T

Goutier discussion here

http://www.c4countdown.co.uk/viewtopic. ... 37#p183333

Fiona T

You want to watch out for those yellow teeth though.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whitening-FAMI ... B07M6R5BXP

(4th image down - causes of yellow teeth!)

Fiona T

Corrina should rightly be proud of her achievement and very well done to her.

You can only play the opponents you're given, and she was better than them

Fiona T

Phil Reynolds wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:51 pm
Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2019 6:24 am I am curious if most people do it but wouldn't admit to it a bit like masturbation
I've never met anyone who doesn't admit to masturbation.

Is it a question you ask all your friends?

Fiona T

More removing of real words by ODO, GOUTIER used to be in: https://web.archive.org/web/20160607041848/https://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/gout You think? I don't think anyone has used "goutier" in a non-contrived sentence ever. I was relieved Corrina got the conundrum - woul...

Fiona T

The point is that it is fundamentally wrong to amputate part of someone else's body for your own reasons when they are not old enough to make the decision for themselves. This I think, most of us who are not persuaded by religious arguments, would agree on. I suppose the question for debate is whet...

Fiona T

The fundamental difference between FGM and MGM is that circumcision is a medical procedure that can be performed if it alleviates a medical condition. FGM is just barbaric. That only applies in the cases where there is a medical condition, which doesn't apply to the cases that I (and others) am (ar...

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JimBentley wrote: ↑Fri Jul 19, 2019 4:50 pm= The two things are pretty much analogous.

They're really not. I agree with you that male circumcision is unnecessary and can cause problems and I would happily see it banned, but the terrible lifelong and frequently life threatening complications caused by FGM are in a different league.

Fiona T

Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2019 5:53 pm This just gets better.

We can only hope so.

Fiona T

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/bigot bigot (noun) A person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions. Irony alert... Yeah, well at some point you kind of realise that being all nicey-nicey to unreasonable people gets you nowhere and they sure aren't going to be all nicey-nice...

Fiona T

Very well played Tom - we have our first octochamp of the series!

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Fiona T

https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/bigot

bigot (noun)

A person who is intolerant towards those holding different opinions.

Irony alert...

Fiona T

Not counting countries where I never got beyond the airport...

UK
Iceland
France
Spain
Italy
Germany
Croatia (or Yugoslavia as it was when I went)
Czech Republic
Hungary
Switzerland
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
Malta
Egypt
South Africa
Peru
Cuba
Australia
India

Fiona T

And we're back to Calpol Infant.

Fiona T

Thanks for all the kind messages all. It was never going to be an easy task playing someone with the capability of Dinos, that's one thing. He really brought out his A game and on the day handled the pressure better - deserved winner of that game. I was indeed the favourite for this game, and it wa...

Fiona T

A real nailbiter game with two exceptional players! Huge congratulations to Dinos who played a blinder and held his nerve under what must have been incredible pressure. And commiserations to Elliott - a fantastic player, and one whose achievements will be on the record books for a very long time! Lo...

Fiona T

Brendan's amazingly awesome Countdown cakes on twitter!

https://twitter.com/dond68/status/1144277198314115078

Fiona T

Posted by Dinos on fb.

https://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?g ... nd=8774643

Oops!

Fiona T

I was pleasantly surprised by this in my twitter feed https://twitter.com/MichaelCraig96/status/1142696751465455616 I wouldn't expect a career politician to say anything else to be honest. Well it's rather different language to that which has been used by his rival. However, that Hunt seems like th...

Fiona T

Incredible as ever Elliott and commisserations Maggie! Vwd both on the R3 solve and RAINBOWS in R4. I missed both of these. Annoying, I saw CAJEPUT after the time as Elliott said 7 and he would have just beaten me to POLITBURO. Just one beater with ACAUSE in R8. A few 7s in R13, but I like AMIRITE....

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A few 7s in R13, but I like AMIRITE.

Fiona T

Hang on, why are we talking about MOHAIRS when we should be talking about Nick's claim that Fiona's octotal was 520? I've seen him get stats wrong but that is a big time mistake. I thought Fiona would say something. At the time I wasn't 100% sure it was wrong - just an "I thought I'd got more ...

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Graeme Cole wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:28 pm Hang on, why are we talking about MOHAIRS when we should be talking about Nick's claim that Fiona's octotal was 520?

Aye, I did have a wtf moment, but at that point in time I had no clue what my total actually was!

Fiona T

Btw, extremely unlucky on the conundrum Fiona. Honestly, it's a completely new word on me! Ah, Maggie and I are of an age where we remember https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Chaparral :) There was a conversation afterwards about what a chaparral was, and the conclusion was that we had no idea,...

Fiona T

I was pleasantly surprised by this in my twitter feed

https://twitter.com/MichaelCraig96/stat ... 1465455616

Fiona T

Ian Volante wrote: ↑Tue Jun 25, 2019 5:22 pm One would presume, from the vaguely odd ramblings above, that the trophy for this series of Countdown is a lump of green stuff?

Said Kryptonite

Fiona T

Damned heavy though - don't think it's perspex. Suspect some sort of resin. It has got a vaguely greenish tinge to it.

Would be a handy weapon to brain an intruder with!

Fiona T

Very enjoyable game- best of the prelims- a well-matched contest. Hard luck Fiona, you had a great run, but congratulations to Maggie who has a rather unenviable prospect tomorrow! Cheers Tom. I sent off my Countdown application for a bit of fun, and failed my first audition, just scraping through ...

Fiona T

Superman isn't real.

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Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jun 22, 2019 2:21 pm I've finally got round to doing this. On 8th June before CO:Cam, me and Fiona Titcombe did the Coldham's Common parkrun (nearer to Cambridge than the Cambridge one).

And what a beautiful morning for a run it was.

Fiona T

Martin Hurst wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:28 pm Good luck to all the finalists! Haven't watched an episode all series but will be tuning in. Good luck especially to the lady from Blackwater - just up the road from me

Thank you!

Fiona T

Matt Morrison wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 7:32 am
Ronan M Higginson wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 3:58 pm MAKE ME DADDY HANCOCK
This is why punctuation is good sometimes.

The thread that keeps on giving.

Fiona T

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:07 pm People who make a post without finishing their

Those automated calls from BT that tell you they're about to cut off your intern

Fiona T

It's all a tad depressing.

I've gone for Stewart.

I don't think Labour are in a good place for a GE. They need to get their leadership sorted.

Fiona T

[quote="Fiona T" post_id=182604 time=1560542210 user_id=91185 Ashton Hancock is an idiot Thanks Fiona thanks a lot [/quote] For the avoidance of doubt, Ashton's quote is entirely fictitious. However, the sentiment appears to be sound. And yet another thread is sidetracked to ensure Ashton...

Fiona T

Countdown question on today's Fifteen to One.

"In 2014, which former co-host of the quiz show Countdown became the first woman to win 'Rear of the Year' award for a second time?"

Fiona T

Fiona T wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 3:14 pm HAUNCHES for alt 8 in R10

nope, seeing imaginary letters

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HAUNCHES for alt 8 in R10

Fiona T

Painty is specified. Paintiest or paintier is not. The rule is that single syllable adjectives can be changed to -er or -est without them being specified. Unfortunately painty is not single syllable. I came unstuck online recently with unfairest for the same reason. Thanks for the clarification, To...

Fiona T

... but that doesn't make the entire character of Ashton Hancock a carefully constructed troll. Actually, that's exactly what I think he is, and if so, I imagine he's rather enjoying all this. But whatever the truth, I think we've wasted far too much time and effort on this - if he really is a kid,...

Fiona T

You think?

I don't for one minute believe he's simply an over excited 11 year old, and strongly suspect he's an immature young adult who is deliberately trolling the community.

Fiona T

Right well congratulations Cathy for beating up on the vulnerable minor; had Ashton actually been a lonely or unwell man in accordance with your theory, and you pushed him over and flexed over him in this way, imagine what a lovely person you would have come across as. WTF? Are you serious? Cathy h...

Fiona T

Unfortunately blocking a user does not appear to prevent them sending private messages. I blocked Ashton after he posted libellous, defamatory lies about me, but I am still receiving messages. My categorical response that I would not be attending after his first message was followed by two further r...

Fiona T

Fiona T wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 7:59 am I've checked, and checked again - August 12th isn't a Saturday. <checks again...>

Ah, description says 10th! As you were...

Fiona T

I've checked, and checked again - August 12th isn't a Saturday. <checks again...>

Fiona T

PAINTIEST? R14 That used to be valid, but I'm afraid it's been removed (PAINTY must not be specified) -- have tried it multiple times before on Apto! MICROXEA in the COMRADE/EXORDIA round, though I still prefer the full-sized xeas. So you're saying that for PAINTIEST to be valid, PAINTY must Not be...

Fiona T

Cathy Summerside wrote: ↑Sat Jun 08, 2019 4:39 am Thanks Johnny - I checked 'PAINTY' on https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/ but I'm not on Apto (yet! - I'm going to keep practising first!)

Apto is the place to practise!

Fiona T

Tom S wrote: ↑Sun Jun 02, 2019 9:15 pm Total Max: 102/120 (85%)

102 maxes is, I think, another record breaker. A formidable opponent indeed!

Fiona T

ALLNESS in r7

Fiona T

I like APPLET for that round.

Fiona T

Definitely needs a thicker pen on the whiteboard.

Fiona T

Ashton Hancock wrote: ↑Thu May 30, 2019 7:58 am They will have to be a replacement as she will want to take at least 6 months of work it’s only like when Susie was expecting and she took 6 months off

How do you know what she wants to do?

Fiona T

Philip Wilson wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 2:09 pm Just wanted to say 'mumbler' in one of the rounds.

Can't make out what you're saying - can you speak more clearly?

Fiona T

See below. In a way, it's not surprising, but in another way, it only hits home when you see it in black and white: Elliott got 97.5% of the available max, further ahead of the previous best as it was ahead of the previous 10th place. (Forgive my inability to use the quote function.) I agree - for ...

Fiona T

Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2019 7:48 pm
Legally she can take a year off for maternity leave

Depends if she's freelance or a C4 employee.

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