My tongue was planted firmly in my cheek, that's probably why they couldn't hear!Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 3:22 pm You might have to speak up about Marxism they cant hear you back in the 1930s
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- Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
- Mon Jun 14, 2021 2:31 pm
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
It's not as if BLM invented it anyway so maybe it's wrong to automatically associate it with them. True. But it's not as though the Nazis invented the swastika. Swastikas are a far more specific symbol than kneeling. Id say over 90% of people would automatically think of Nazism if they saw a Swasti...
- Mon Jun 14, 2021 5:51 am
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
Compelled speech on a philosophical, political, or moral topic is a bad thing, yes. This is not the same as going along with something more trivial out of politeness. So what does taking the knee 'say' ? If something, it's compelled speech when people feel compelled to do it. If nothing, then why d...
- Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:33 am
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
HahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaMarc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Jun 13, 2021 11:25 am can i mention the compulsion for young Germans to join the Hitler youth
Hahahahahahaha
- Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:26 am
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
Footballers being compelled to take the knee Compelled by who or what? Compelled by a desire to show a display of solidarity with people suffering racist abuse? How awful! Im referring to taking the knee which is an act of a political organisatiin founded in Anerica Whats wrong g with stand up to r...
- Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:07 am
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
Footballers being compelled to take the knee Compelled by who or what? Compelled by a desire to show a display of solidarity with people suffering racist abuse? How awful! Given that several teams have stopped making the gesture, and several individuals have spoken out saying they don't want to do ...
- Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:06 am
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Re: Politics in General
Compelled by who or what?
Compelled by a desire to show a display of solidarity with people suffering racist abuse?
How awful!
- Wed Jun 09, 2021 12:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
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Re: Next Champion of Champions series
It's definitely not solely meritocratic. Last time there were definitely people who had performed better than me (other semi-finalists with better octo-totals). I'm pretty sure I was picked solely on the gimmicky basis of always picking 4 large.
- Wed May 12, 2021 10:29 pm
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
A generally accepted view over here is there will be a United Ireland vote within the next 10/15 years.
If it were to happen now, it would be a no. 15 years, I'd say it would be a yes. Anything between now and then, who knows.
If you thought the Brexit vote was bad...
If it were to happen now, it would be a no. 15 years, I'd say it would be a yes. Anything between now and then, who knows.
If you thought the Brexit vote was bad...
- Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:51 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Chess - advice for a beginner?
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Re: Chess - advice for a beginner?
I'm looking for some way to run a chess tournament for pupils, a few parameters if possible: - No chat function - I want to ideally be able to share a URL for two pupils to play eachother - Free - Easy to sign up - pupils all have a school Google account, so that could be easily used. Anyone able to...
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 7:36 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
'Schools being open' is a pretty big difference to March.
I'm more laughing at the insinuation that Starmer could cause people to ignore rules by what he said. He's a muppet like, but that's just dumb.
I my be inferring incorrectly from what you said, in which case I apologise!
I'm more laughing at the insinuation that Starmer could cause people to ignore rules by what he said. He's a muppet like, but that's just dumb.
I my be inferring incorrectly from what you said, in which case I apologise!
- Mon Jan 04, 2021 4:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
HahahaRhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:09 pm The implication made by Keir Starmer yesterday that Tier 4 is not lockdown is incredibly dangerous. With it looking more likely that the remaining 22% of the country will go into lockdown, I suspect we won't see the figures come down in the way we want to...
- Tue Dec 22, 2020 6:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Special Spoilers for Tuesday 22nd December 2020 (Special S48)
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- Views: 3169
- Mon Dec 21, 2020 7:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best TV/Film Opening Credits
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- Views: 6198
- Thu Dec 17, 2020 7:11 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Hospitals here (NI) are massively overwhelmed. There are 12 hospitals here, yesterday 8 of them were over capacity.
Outside Antrim Area Hospital had 15 ambulances outside it with people being treated in them, because there was no space inside for them.
Outside Antrim Area Hospital had 15 ambulances outside it with people being treated in them, because there was no space inside for them.
- Sat Dec 12, 2020 11:10 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Think they've both been suspendedRhys Benjamin wrote: ↑Thu Dec 10, 2020 11:19 pm So having harassed Dominic Cummings for not technically breaking the rules, Beth Rigby and Kay Burley break Covid rules. You couldn't really make it up.
Margaret Ferrier is still an MP, by the way.
- Sun Nov 08, 2020 4:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You've just been made producer of Countdown...
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Re: You've just been made producer of Countdown...
- Tue Nov 03, 2020 7:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown on YouTube [etc.]
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- Views: 14393
Re: Countdown on YouTube [etc.]
Fingers crossed for part two
- Mon Oct 26, 2020 3:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Re: Ticket #5803: ZoomDown - evidence of potential cheating
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- Views: 25385
Re: Ticket #5803: ZoomDown - evidence of potential cheating
Nothing to contribute to any of this, other than admitting that I enjoy checking to see if there have been any more posts to this thread.
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 3:31 pm
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
I think, in terms of it being a Covid measure, it's probably because a lot of people are struggling (more than normal) financially in the current climate. Similar to financial aid being given to businesses etc. which are struggling.
- Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:28 am
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- Topic: Politics in General
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Re: Politics in General
So, what do we think about this whole extension (or lack thereof) of Free School Meals over the holidays?
- Fri Oct 16, 2020 6:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
I'm going to stick my neck out and say that, regardless of where one stands on devolution generally, dealing with an international pandemic shouldn't be a devolved issue. I would agree, but only so far as I think it should be dealt with on a land-mass basis. Wales, Scotland and England together, No...
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:12 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
No matter how many powers are given to Scotland, they still argue for independence. I'm not Scottish, so I don't know for sure, but I imagine this very sentiment is what drives some Scots towards wanting independence. Removing the devolved government in Stormont would be very risky indeed. When the...
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:48 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
I find it incredibly weird that in England, the Prime Minister/government of the entire UK gets to decide our coronavrius rules, but that other parts of the UK have their own system. I know this is an age-old thing, and is related to e.g. this but it is a bizarre asymmetry nonetheless, and this who...
- Thu Oct 15, 2020 4:44 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
We (NI) are going in to a two week lockdown from this weekend. Schools closed an extra week for mid term. Restaurants etc. all shut. Close to the full shabang. What about over the border? Different restrictions depending on the county. Not totally up to speed. My brother works down in Dublin and he...
- Wed Oct 14, 2020 9:00 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
We (NI) are going in to a two week lockdown from this weekend. Schools closed an extra week for mid term. Restaurants etc. all shut. Close to the full shabang.
- Sun Oct 11, 2020 6:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
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- Mon Oct 05, 2020 8:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
In other news, lots of talk over here about a potential 'circuit breaker'. Suggestion is schools close for an extra week either before or after midterm. Mini lockdown with as much as possible closed down for two weeks.
Any talk in England/Wales/Scotland about this?
Any talk in England/Wales/Scotland about this?
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:06 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
I also specifically meant her response to the Ferrier case.
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:05 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
If it's up to me the devolved nations and administrations should never have been allowed to create their own rules. lololololol What about issues outside Coronavirus?? Editting this: Northern Ireland hasnt had the best response, but surely you can see how a totally different landmass would probably...
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name Pronunciations
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Re: Name Pronunciations
Not a pronunciation thing, but I always assumed Hilary was a male name, having an uncle by that name. Used to wonder why the President had a wife with a man's name.
- Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:29 pm
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- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
Far far worse than what Cummings did, obviously. Massive fan of Laura K being used as an indicator of left-wing bias in the media. Impressed by Sturgeon's response to it. Whilst her performance shouldn't be a factor, I imagine she is just winning more and more people over in terms of Scottish indepe...
- Wed Sep 30, 2020 9:47 pm
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- Topic: Name Pronunciations
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Name Pronunciations
Inspired by a tangent in a different thread. It can be argued that some words have a 'correct' pronunciation and different dialects' pronunciations can be labelled as 'incorrect'. Whether you agree with that or not though: Do names have 'correct' pronunciations? If so, who determines what the correc...
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
What other way is it pronounced??Phil Reynolds wrote: ↑Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:43 pmI don't understand. I don't know anyone who pronounces the name Mary in either of these ways.
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 171521
Re: You Are The Ref
Ah, excellent!
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
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Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
People need to stop arguing from hindsight, because it's ridiculous. "We should have locked down sooner" - when exactly did you call for lockdown, and why would you do so so early on? Do you not realise it's a weapon of last resort, because evidently you don't. "Stay alert is pants, ...
- Fri Sep 25, 2020 10:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
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Re: You Are The Ref
(Maybe the wrong place to ask this) So I know (I think) there are two conundrum rules: - No plurals - Only one valid solution Are there then any possible 9 letter selections with two valid 9 letter words which could be used as a conundrum? So imagine SHEEPLANT was a valid word. ELEPHANTS is also val...
- Thu Aug 27, 2020 10:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
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Re: "Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
I am fortunate in that I've never been negatively discriminated against: Male White Heterosexual Middle Class However, as a person living in Belfast, were I born at the same time as my parents, things could have been different. I'm lucky that I don't really remember much of what happened here. I was...
- Wed Aug 26, 2020 10:47 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
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- Views: 27120
Re: "Black Takeover Day" - Autumn 2021
The thought of anyone 'not being happy' is so laughable. Suck it up, seriously. I'd be amazed if Nick, Susie or Rachel are upset about it. Anyone who is upset from a viewer perspective, especially in terms of the competition etc. (is it a special, is it not, octoruns blah blah blah), need to get a l...
- Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown vs Scrabble
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- Views: 3592
Re: Countdown vs Scrabble
FIBRATE is valid in Scrabble, but not in Countdown
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 8:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
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Re: Most Famous People without a Wikipedia Article
That's a bit obscure . She played a principal role in a blockbuster movie. Hardly obscure. The reason she doesn't get a wiki page is because she never did anything else (out of choice). That in itself doesn't exclude you from a wiki page. The boy who played Charlie in Charlie and the Chocolate Fact...
- Wed Aug 19, 2020 4:43 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Cheating: What it is, and why you shouldn't do it
- Replies: 257
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Re: Cheating: What it is, and why you shouldn't do it
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. I copy and paste pretty much all declarations these days. That's only because I'm pl...
- Mon Jul 27, 2020 7:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
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- Views: 766355
Re: Ask Graeme?
You're like a wizard.
Statistically, it shouldn't be surprising that there have never been two identical rounds, but somehow it is.
Statistically, it shouldn't be surprising that there have never been two identical rounds, but somehow it is.
- Mon Jul 27, 2020 6:31 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
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- Views: 766355
Re: Ask Graeme?
From the start of the current 15-round format to the end of series 81... Single player: 78 is the most common score (68 times) followed by 80 and 82 (64 times each). Final score (ignoring order, writing the winner's score first in all cases): 74-69 (6 times) followed by 78-62, 80-70 and 98-77 (5 ti...
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 7:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 151678
Re: Countdowners in the news
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/darts/53536189
You can discern who this mentions without even clicking the link.
You can discern who this mentions without even clicking the link.
- Fri Jul 24, 2020 7:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 171521
- Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766355
Re: Ask Graeme?
Single player and then final result.
- Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766355
Re: Ask Graeme?
What is the most common final score in the current format?
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1743
- Views: 766355
Re: Ask Graeme?
Any idea of the highest intermediate number of a number round solution for which you must go via that number?
That's worded horribly.
That's worded horribly.
- Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:02 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Offensive Words
- Replies: 57
- Views: 26397
Re: Offensive Words
I had FAPS broadcast. Albeit they had to cut out Susie and Rachel's laughing. All that remained was Nick's bewilderment.
- Wed Jul 01, 2020 2:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
I'm a haitch/Meery sort of person!Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:01 pm I notice how you haven't given away your natural pronunciation!
- Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:35 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
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Re: People you shouldn't trust
Regarding the aitch/haitch situation, where I live there is a rather funny/depressing split along typical Northern Ireland lines for the pronunciation. I taught in a school for a year and intentionally changed my pronunciation of the letter, mainly just to avoid boring conversation. I did randomly d...
- Thu Jun 25, 2020 5:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 171521
Re: You Are The Ref
The AELUROIDS episode was actually what prompted the question.
I wonder how many declarations down the years have been spelt wrong? I know sometimes Susie aske how it's being spelt, but not always.
I wonder how many declarations down the years have been spelt wrong? I know sometimes Susie aske how it's being spelt, but not always.
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
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Re: You Are The Ref
Sorry, in this case you only have two options, say MAWSONITE and AWMSONITE. You know your gonna pick one of them, by decide to wing it when asked. They declare first, saying MAWSONITE and getbapproving looks from dictionary corner. What would you do in that instance? Purposely pick the wrong one or ...
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
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Re: You Are The Ref
What if you knew there was a 9, had two possible options and resolved that you were gonna pick one, regardless of what the other person does.
They declare first and you see DC give a smile and a nod.
In that case, what do you do?
They declare first and you see DC give a smile and a nod.
In that case, what do you do?
- Wed Jun 24, 2020 11:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: You Are The Ref
- Replies: 355
- Views: 171521
Re: You Are The Ref
Letters round, selection is MNTSWAOIE. You are declaring second and know there is a 9. Unsure what it is, you write down a few random ones. WAMNIOTES MAWSONITE AWMNIOTES Player 1 declares a 9, you also declare a 9. Wait for them to declare MAWSONITE. You then say 'Yep, same word' and point to the co...
- Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Copyright Issues
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- Views: 2927
Re: Copyright Issues
Just went for it in the end. As you say, doubt they'll care too much!
About 12.05 in this video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=npOBkKBjmrM
About 12.05 in this video:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=npOBkKBjmrM
- Thu Jun 11, 2020 12:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Copyright Issues
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2927
Copyright Issues
Some of you are a lot more knowledgeable than me. I know that episodes and stuff have been taken from YouTube. Making a final assembly video for pupils, which will go on YouTube. Planning on doing a short numbers round, with graphics ripped from the app, then the clock music playing over. I wouldn't...
- Fri May 29, 2020 7:06 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cummings and goings
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- Views: 22489
Re: Cummings and goings
On my phone, so can't quote. Just responding to two things: Police don't have the power to definitively say someone broke the law, that power lies with the courts. So when the police say 'might have broke the law', all the word 'might' means is that it would need to be confirmed by a court. As far a...
- Wed May 20, 2020 3:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Best TV/Film Opening Credits
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- Views: 6198
Re: Best TV/Film Opening Credits
An update for you: After a lot of procrastination, I finally got round to the intro at about 11 pm last night. I was short on time so didn't have much scope for variety!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHfjmuvG2sg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHfjmuvG2sg