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by Ben Wilson
Sun Mar 27, 2022 10:44 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400403

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

I can always tell when I've forgotten to take my insomnia medication as my dreams suddenly become very vivid. (No its not worth coming off them entirely, trust me) Last night I found myself at the secret apto/focal/c4c headquarters, which as it turned out was in the belfry of all saints Church, next...
by Ben Wilson
Tue Mar 22, 2022 9:37 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Wordle
Replies: 81
Views: 11416

Re: Wordle

CANES/GUILD/BROTH for me, but only on Quordle. On regular Wordle I always end the word 'ES', but the start letter varies between a C, P, H or M, the second letter is A, I or O and letter 3 is N, R or T.
by Ben Wilson
Mon Mar 07, 2022 11:27 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Fact or Bullshit
Replies: 27
Views: 2210

Re: Fact or Bullshit

David Williams wrote: Mon Mar 07, 2022 8:44 am This, of course, is essentially what a plane flying from London to the Aleutian Islands does.
If they wanted to go the long way, anyway.
by Ben Wilson
Sun Mar 06, 2022 4:58 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The COLIN stat file
Replies: 10
Views: 4402

Re: The COLIN stat file

Updated again to include this year's COLIN and hangover event (link in OP still works).
by Ben Wilson
Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:36 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Fact or Bullshit
Replies: 27
Views: 2210

Re: Fact or Bullshit

Mark Deeks wrote: Wed Mar 02, 2022 3:10 pm Would totally watch a TV show with this name.
https://youtu.be/MRBMC0LUDgo similar format and you can always pretend the name is the same.
by Ben Wilson
Mon Feb 28, 2022 1:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Your preferred format for CO-events
Replies: 74
Views: 31710

Re: Your preferred format for CO-events

Graeme Cole wrote: Mon Feb 28, 2022 11:35 am You could also do it with Lincoln style although I'm not sure if anyone ever has.
Leamington Spa, if memory serves.
by Ben Wilson
Sat Feb 12, 2022 9:52 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Veganism Discussion
Replies: 117
Views: 11114

Re: Veganism Discussion

Mark Deeks wrote: Sat Feb 12, 2022 8:06 amI am trying to eat less meat
Forgot to ask, did you finish the cathedral burger at the Fox & Hounds?
by Ben Wilson
Mon Feb 07, 2022 11:02 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Jimmy Carr Holocaust Joke
Replies: 16
Views: 1295

Re: The Jimmy Carr Holocaust Joke

A comedian on 'edgy' and 'challenging' comedians a while ago. Not directly related to the matter in hand but given some comments from some of Carr's supporters I feel it's relevant anyway.
by Ben Wilson
Mon Feb 07, 2022 9:58 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The COLIN stat file
Replies: 10
Views: 4402

Re: The COLIN stat file

Dylan beat 4 in a row (Callum, Zarte, Dan, Conor) to win COLIN 2017 and Conor beat 4/5 (Graeme, Kirk, Callum, Jack) to win the COLIN XI hangover but 5 in a row is the record as is currently stands. As is 5 in any COLIN, for that matter. If Gevin wins a series, then you'd potentially have had a 6 in ...
by Ben Wilson
Sun Feb 06, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The COLIN stat file
Replies: 10
Views: 4402

Re: The COLIN stat file

Now (finally) updated to include the 'I Still Can't Believe It's Not COLIN' event from May last year. Will hope to update with stats from COLIN XVII in the next few weeks, if enough people care.
by Ben Wilson
Mon Jan 31, 2022 1:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Many thanks to Ben for organising the 17th COLIN event. Good to be back there again. Inquiring minds want to know... for the Hangover event, which used the large numbers 30, 60, 90 and 120, if the target had been 120, would "120" have been accepted as a method? You're not the first person...
by Ben Wilson
Sun Jan 30, 2022 4:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

And Conor completes the double, winning 69-59 on a crucial to take his second hangover title!

Many thanks to all who came this year- its the community who truly make COLIN what it is. :-) I'm now going to sleep for 96 hours.
by Ben Wilson
Sun Jan 30, 2022 2:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

And the pre-final hangover standings are... P W Pts 1 Bradley Horrocks 4 4 259 2 Conor Travers 4 3 260 3 Jack Hurst 4 3 250 4 Dinos Sfyris 4 3 233 5 Richard Priest 4 3 226 6 Thomas Carey 4 3 224 7 Thomas Cappleman 4 3 221 8 Callum Todd 4 3 220 9 Tim Hebbes 4 3 217 10 Eddy Byrne 4 3 214 11 Graeme Col...
by Ben Wilson
Sun Jan 30, 2022 12:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

And at the halfway mark of the hangover... P W Pts 1 Oliver Garner 2 2 144 2 Conor Travers 2 2 140 3 Bradley Horrocks 2 2 130 4 Thomas Cappleman 2 2 125 5 Dinos Sfyris 2 2 123 6 Adam Dexter 2 2 117 6 Tim Hebbes 2 2 117 8 Callum Todd 2 2 111 9 Jack Hurst 2 1 129 10 George Armstrong 2 1 128 11 Tim Dow...
by Ben Wilson
Sun Jan 30, 2022 11:20 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Update from the hangover: mixed reactions to me confiscating the large numbers from all the sets and replacing them with 30, 60, 90 and 120.
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 29, 2022 9:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400403

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

Ben Wilson wrote: Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:55 pm...handing out random spot prizes throughout the day (the next one to be handed out, for some reason, is a John Bishop DVD).
Five years later this has finally paid off!
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

And congratulations to Conor, winning the final 73-39 to regain the title he first won all the way across in 2008!

...and next, the pub. The the hangover. :-)
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 29, 2022 4:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

And the pre-final standings are... P W Pts 1 Bradley Horrocks 6 6 403 2 Conor Travers 6 5 391 3 Oliver Garner 6 5 365 4 Thomas Cappleman 6 5 348 5 Callum Todd 6 4 412 6 Thomas Carey 6 4 371 7 Dinos Sfyris 6 4 364 8 George Armstrong 6 4 357 9 Matthew Brockwell 6 4 340 10 Tim Hebbes 6 4 327 11 Richard...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Standings after round 2: P W Pts 1 Oliver Garner 4 4 262 2 Bradley Horrocks 4 4 255 3 Matthew Brockwell 4 4 243 4 Callum Todd 4 3 296 5 Conor Travers 4 3 265 6 Jack Hurst 4 3 260 7 Thomas Carey 4 3 256 8 Thomas Cappleman 4 3 236 9 Tim Hebbes 4 3 233 10 Kai Laddiman 4 2 256 11 Eddy Byrne 4 2 241 12 D...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 29, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

The standings after round 1: P W Pts 1 Dinos Sfyris 2 2 148 2 Conor Travers 2 2 147 3 Bradley Horrocks 2 2 138 4 Jack Hurst 2 2 137 5 Thomas Cappleman 2 2 131 6 Tim Hebbes 2 2 129 7 Graeme Cole 2 2 124 7 Thomas Carey 2 2 124 9 Oliver Garner 2 2 120 10 Matthew Brockwell 2 2 115 11 Richard Priest 2 2 ...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 29, 2022 12:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

The draw for round 1: Table 1 Matthew Brockwell - Tim Down Tim Down - Callum Todd Callum Todd - Matthew Brockwell Table 2 Ruth Cappleman - David Hilton David Hilton - Richard Priest Richard Priest - Ruth Cappleman Table 3 Kai Laddiman - George Armstrong George Armstrong - Tim Hebbes Tim Hebbes - Kai...
by Ben Wilson
Tue Jan 25, 2022 9:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Tim Down wrote: Tue Jan 25, 2022 12:35 am Please could as many as possible do a lateral flow test before coming to COLIN? There is still tons of COVID going around and coming to COLIN represents a pretty big risk of exposure, so it'd be great if we could reduce the risk a little.
I strongly encourage people to do this.
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

CoStAl 2015 champion Matthew Brockwell brings entry numbers up to 28/27 with just seven days to go!
by Ben Wilson
Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

10 days to go and it's time for the annual outrage that is the seeding table, and... Yeah. The way I do the seeds, as people may know, is to average out people's finishing positions over the previous 5 COLINs (in this case, 2016-2020). This year, I've altered it so it discounts a player's worst perf...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 15, 2022 6:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

I hope the news from the Ark's manager about the double booking was accompanied with an apology. How does a double booking even happen nowadays? You'd think that if you have a venue which you hire out to the public, the bare minimum record-keeping would imply some sort of spreadsheet or calendar to...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Jan 15, 2022 2:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

...And masks are now mandated for the main event as well, so make sure you have a face covering with you on both days (if you're coming on both days, anyway). :) In less happy news, the venue manager at the Ark has managed to double book me on the day of COLIN, meaning we have no access to the hall ...
by Ben Wilson
Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:01 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Up to 28 now with the return after 11 years of Octochamp prodigy extraordinaire, Kai Laddiman!
by Ben Wilson
Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Adam Latchford wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:21 pm Whats the latest I could feasibly sign up to this before the event?
About 6pm on the 28th of January, though for obvious reasons I'd prefer it if you sent me the money a bit beforehand.
by Ben Wilson
Mon Jan 10, 2022 2:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Quick update- I've been in touch with the venue manager for the hangover who have confirmed that facemasks will be mandatory on the day all day- so please ensure you have a mask or another face covering with you before entering the memorial hall. I may be able to provide a few spares on the day just...
by Ben Wilson
Mon Dec 27, 2021 11:38 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

A bit of an update- unless the government explicitly say that social gatherings are banned (or a cap of under 30 is applied), the current plan is that COLIN will happen as planned. Though with that being said, last year we were pretty heavily locked down when my part of the world had 17 infections p...
by Ben Wilson
Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:38 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Replies: 95
Views: 32620

Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?

Also I've been playing a lot of Forza Horizon 5 on the XSX, but which is also available on Steam if you have a supercomputer.
by Ben Wilson
Mon Dec 27, 2021 12:35 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Replies: 95
Views: 32620

Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?

A game I want to play with other c4capterites is Worms, specifically Worms Armageddon (still the best in the series). It's currently 85% off in the steam sale so if you pick it up, I'll be happy to play a game at any time. Steam username is (predictably) 'nebagram'. Still true 6 years later, curren...
by Ben Wilson
Sun Dec 19, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: New Countdown App Looking for Beta Testers
Replies: 65
Views: 12788

Re: New Countdown App Looking for Beta Testers

An asbolute shedload of games were played yesterday and we smashed through the 1k games mark :) Ben Wilson takes the prize for submitting a 107 15rounder as game 1000. It was a close call, with him having to unscramble EBOWSOFRU to get the century, and with Fiona T narrowly missing out by being 2 m...
by Ben Wilson
Mon Dec 13, 2021 11:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What do you wear in bed
Replies: 26
Views: 1811

Re: What do you wear in bed

On top I wear a T-shirt and a sweatshirt over it, but the sweatshirt goes when it's hot. And I wear trousers that are sweatshirt material so like tracksuit trousers. Also socks at this time of year. No watch. Do you sleep in an igloo? :? (Thin pyjama bottoms and a short-sleeved vest for me, btw)
by Ben Wilson
Sat Nov 27, 2021 4:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Great conspiracy theories of our time...
Replies: 27
Views: 3003

Re: Great conspiracy theories of our time...

Mark Deeks wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:54 pm Not sure I agree with your first five words.
It's also an extremely loose definition of the word 'great'.
by Ben Wilson
Sat Nov 13, 2021 10:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Up to 20 now with T-Cap and COLIN debutante R-Cap! After today's excitement in Braintree, COLIN is next on the calendar... No time like the present to secure your place for more of the FOCAL goodness!
by Ben Wilson
Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:19 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400403

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

Last night's was... something. It starts with me getting a late night train to London, just because, and after a jump cut I'm in some kind of supermarket/pharmacy which is hosting a Co event after party. This descends into a game where we shoot some kind of small plastic discs at the employee's of t...
by Ben Wilson
Sun Nov 07, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

And we're now at eighteen entrants with 2 time co-event winner (but COLIN debutant) Oli Garner! Apologies if I've been a bit quiet on the COLIN front lately, real-life issues have kinda laid me low a bit as of late. But I'm planning something a bit different for the run-up to COLIN, so watch this sp...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Up to 17 entrants now with the first appearance of Jack Hurst since he won the whole thing back in 2014! :) Technically this does mean he's on a winning streak, though...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Oct 16, 2021 10:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684087

Re: Ask Graeme?

Thanks for all your answers! Inspired by him being on a repeat of the celebrity chase right now - I've had Jon Culshaw as a DC guest for two separate 'runs' - my first 3 heats, and then my CoC QF. How many people have had some DC guest for more than one run? Has anyone had the same guest three sepa...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Oct 02, 2021 8:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
Replies: 55
Views: 35611

Re: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article

Gavin Chipper wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2019 6:37 pm
Ben Wilson wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2019 5:12 pm I knew there was a page like this somewhere on this site, but couldn't be arse to find it two weeks ago when I discovered that Jethro doesn't have a page.
This stands out to me as a particularly good find.
obsolete.
by Ben Wilson
Sun Sep 19, 2021 6:41 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
Replies: 30
Views: 3916

Re: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?

Fallon Sherrock has just come back from 1-7 to win 11-10 to get to a darts final against men Admittedly mainly cos her opponent just collapsed and missed many match darts, but she put up a great performance against MvG in the final!! I'm trying to think of other sports where a woman has matched or ...
by Ben Wilson
Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:32 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Up to 12 entrants now with (in-person) COLIN debutantes Jason and Taz Turner!
by Ben Wilson
Sun Sep 19, 2021 10:25 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684087

Re: Ask Graeme?

Travers, O'Neil, Worsley is another one.
by Ben Wilson
Tue Sep 14, 2021 7:28 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
Replies: 30
Views: 3916

Re: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?

Lincoln City reaching the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in 2017 :D
by Ben Wilson
Sun Sep 05, 2021 8:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Replies: 54
Views: 16038

COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022

Better late than never, eh? :-) After a year without a COLIN (two apterous tournaments ) notwithstanding), COLIN will be turning seventeen in January! (And thanks to missing a year its age now equals its tournament number, which I'm sure will make some of the pedants out there very happy.) The forma...
by Ben Wilson
Fri Aug 27, 2021 11:54 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Replies: 97
Views: 78280

Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)

If we extend CIMC to 'Countdowners' Cars I've Ridden in Game' (COCRING) I can claim a pretty unique one in CJ De Mooi.
by Ben Wilson
Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:43 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022
Replies: 26
Views: 25648

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022

Pretty sure I know who that is- it's now been fixed.
by Ben Wilson
Thu Aug 26, 2021 9:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022
Replies: 26
Views: 25648

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022

https://www.sporcle.com/games/Nebagram/colin-top-3-finishers While I finish things up for COLIN XVII (Should have an announcement in the next couple of weeks) here's a little something in the meantime. Pseudonyms have been used for those who don't like their names publicised (though this is a privat...
by Ben Wilson
Sat Aug 07, 2021 6:26 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Best and Worst National Flags
Replies: 17
Views: 2622

Re: Best and Worst National Flags

Not a country in the Pointless definition of the word, but Artsakh's flag wins points for looking like it's been invaded by something from an Atari 2600 game.
by Ben Wilson
Sat Aug 07, 2021 4:55 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Best and Worst National Anthems
Replies: 11
Views: 1531

Re: Best and Worst National Anthems

France is definitely top tier when it comes to national anthems. Britain's is a dirge, agreed. Monaco's is pretty fun as it sounds a bit like the ShinRa March from Final Fantasy VII. And South Africa's is very beautiful in its multiple languages.
by Ben Wilson
Wed Jul 28, 2021 1:08 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Olympics 2020
Replies: 135
Views: 16330

Re: Olympics 2020

Paul Anderson wrote: Wed Jul 28, 2021 9:45 amThat Brazilian was fabulous
They're doing the Olympics naked now? :shock:
by Ben Wilson
Thu Jul 15, 2021 3:08 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275693

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

Each page on the Countdown wiki has a hit counter at the bottom.
by Ben Wilson
Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:36 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400403

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

So, last night's one. I'm taking part in a school swimming competition, even though I can't swim. Also present is Graeme Cole, Donald Trump and one of his flunkies (trump's, not GC). I win my heat by virtue of the fact that the lane of the poll I'm in is about 6 inches deep and I'm able to pull myse...
by Ben Wilson
Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Not Written Down
Replies: 24
Views: 4286

Re: Not Written Down

JackHurst wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:32 pmHowever if they did want to innovate with an app on a tablet that they give to the players, shotgun making the app!
Aren't you doing this anyway?
by Ben Wilson
Wed Jun 09, 2021 4:31 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400403

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

Last night's dream, then. I'm getting ready for bed on a bus, which is also my bathroom, and I'm putting clean clothes away to discover thay mum has left random cups of tea everywhere. By this point, my house has turned into a shopping centre, then Tom Carey shows up, drinks one of the cups of tea a...
by Ben Wilson
Sat May 29, 2021 7:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022
Replies: 26
Views: 25648

Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, TBD 2022

Earlier today (on what would've been the rearranged date for COLIN XVII), 20 people convened on apterous and did the whole 'virtual COLIN' thing again. And the results are... STANDINGS Players are ranked by wins, then points. P W Pts 1 Callum Todd 8 7 544 2 Ronan Higginson 8 7 560 3 Hazel Drury 8 5 ...
by Ben Wilson
Wed May 19, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
Replies: 390
Views: 221926

Re: Countdown Lookalikes?

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(Ash lead singer Tim Wheeler btw)
by Ben Wilson
Tue May 11, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Rachel Riley Post
Replies: 76
Views: 16550

Re: Rachel Riley Post

Rachel Riley tells court tweet by Corbyn aide harmed her reputation
Just wait until Rachel hears what her own tweets have done to her reputation!