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Hannah O

David: I would find that not only quite distressing but traumatising too...alright, if it was a choice between writing her 6s like upside-down 9s or 9s like upside-down 6s, I could learn to live with the second option.

Hannah O

Okay, sorry, I said I'd go but I'm back- there's an image that sticks in my mind- I was on youtube browsing Countdown-related stuff and had the fortune to come across a video of Mikey Lear playing against Craig Beevers. Lear had a wonderful green t-shirt on with a fascinating neckerchief-thing. To s...

Hannah O

Kirk: what? I'm sorry, it flew over my head! Susan: I can't really say much as I don't watch it as often as I should, but in the episode I've watched I've noticed a rapport growing between them- Jeff asks Rachel about football, Rachel insults him and calls him old (indirectly! :)), and I can only se...

Hannah O

Nice poems everyone, and thank you Jason! I'd like to see your revised poems. As for scansion, it's all about syllables. A line of poetry has emphasised syllables and unemphasised, or strong and weak. In English, we also emphasise syllables in everyday speech. In fact, take the word "English&qu...

Hannah O

Oh dear, oh dear! I could see Mitchell being on Countdown, but firstly I don't think he'd quite fit the DC role- I can't imagine him behaving for too long! Secondly, when he sees the number board it'll be too late- he'll already be throwing '75' tiles at poor Rachel and shouting, "THAT'S NUMBER...

Hannah O

I think that's a low blow by David Cameron, hiring Carol to get popularity. To be honest, I'd rather scrap the whole political party system and just elect Carol as our new PM.

Hannah O

Read this, you bunch of easily-offended arse-munchers. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/its-pc-gone-mad-how-did-taking-offence-become-a-national-obsession-1607060.html Ian, you have offended me by calling me an arse-muncher! I have nothing further to say in this topic! ;)

Hannah O

Michael: Ooh-er, where did you get that notion from? :? Jason: It's alright- I was assuming you were asking if I thought I was good, not implying that I was a bad writer! If you were implying that, then I forgive you :) Charlie: I've never been called a penwoman before :| However, I'll take it as a ...

Hannah O

I could really see Clive Anderson in DC! I'd imagine he might try and take control of the points system and end up giving several thousand points for short or even rude words :D But seriously, he could probably tell a few stories- he had that talk show, the one where the Bee Gees poured water on his...

Hannah O

That's what I like about this forum- even when drama happens, it's not nearly as bad as the trouble that happens in school!

I was joking!

Hannah O

Wow, that's dedication!

Welcome!

Hannah O

I've been and gone and done a stupid thing. That's one! After reading his section on iambs, I found myself thinking in iambic pentameter! However, for poems that aren't limericks I prefer iambic tetrameter (is that the word?). Also, iambic...is it heptameter? (I can't remember it off the top of my h...

Hannah O

Haha, this thread is taking an interesting turn! I tend to notice Rachel's outfits too, usually because we get a shot of her standing there in it and I not only notice how nice her wardrobe is, but I also feel envious of her figure, as she is rather thin...

Hannah O

Indeed, I did wince at the scansion when I was writing it, but it rhymes! As for rhyming with "Eadie", I watched that youtube clip with him in, so I know how to pronounce it now! :D I do, however, need to go back and read Stephen Fry's The Ode Less Travelled so I can recall how to write li...

Hannah O

I see! Those are some reasonable recommendations, I was wondering how stringent they were. Why did they make you put on a dull shirt?

Hannah O

Really? Superb! I have to make my limericks scan.

"Consonants? I think I'll take three",
Contestant said to Rachel Riley,
He hoped she picked well,
So a word he could spell-
Oh, don't look- they spell out STD!

Based on the epic game Weds 21st January.

Hannah O

Well, I was under the assumption that by "dress code" you meant "what are you supposed to wear on Countdown since some shirts don't work on camera", but then I realised that applies to green-screen stuff. I do know that you're supposed to change your shirt every "show" ...

Hannah O

Countdown haiku My favourite word is nine letters long, a hard, tough spelling: ANTIPO- Bother! Let me try again 812 Nice-looking figure, 8 divided by 2 is 4, 50 times one- Blast! A limerick! Ooh! As soon as I get home from school, Countdown's on- that literary duel, Jeff Stelling's the new host, a...

Hannah O

Nice reply, Michael! Personally, I find when I get annoyed I start to use longer words rather than shorter, and I become more articulate. "f***" may be a catch-all word, functioning as a verb, adjective and interjection-style noun, but you can't say precisely what you mean with it (unless ...

Hannah O

I'd find it amusing to see an American version of Golden Balls, just because I'm used to the host (is it Jasper Carrott? I'm not sure how you spell his name or even if that is his name!) and everything being British.

Hannah O

My mother who works at a primary school says that children get encouraged to write 9s the "proper" way, and she complains about the way Rachel writes her numbers whenever we watch Countdown. Her 4s are particularly off-putting, not in the design so much as the way she writes it. I personal...

Hannah O

That was hilarious! I would have loved to have seen the uncut version. The conundrum was superb too.

Hannah O

6th kyu is a green belt in the karate I do!

Are ligatures necessary for writing in French? I don't use them (although I'm just an AS level student, so I might not have reached that stage yet!)

Hannah O

Do your 75 times tables in 150s-
2 x 75 = 150
4 x 75 = 300
6 x 75 = 450
8 x 75 = 600

and so on! It makes it quicker if your target is close to any of the products of the 75 and whatever other number you use.

Hannah O

Well, teenaged me thought it referred to food, as in "that's some good nosh there!" How shocking.

But seriously, I'm still wondering how many swear words that Kai does know!

Hannah O

I'd probably say Bristol. And his son is apparently a very smug boy etc. etc. according to my brother, who goes to school with him! (Sorry, had to clam my 15 seconds of fame!) How about Tony Slattery as a Countdown DC guest? He's amusing, very intelligent and I'm sure he has a way with words! I expe...

Hannah O

Thanks for the useful link collation! I'm sorry to say I posted just to look good and say "Nice Fat Boy Slim reference", but I thought I'd better stay on topic! The Experiences page is certainly a valuable resource for future contestants.

Hannah O

Talking of foreign Scrabble, I did try to get Russian Scrabble but the darned foreign language bookshop had sold out! With French accents, it's all about the é- if you say nous avons pensé it means "we thought", but if you say nous avons pens e it sort of means "we have (I) think"...

Hannah O

That is true. As for the headmistress, I wonder if she was purposely losing...although she did get the conundrum. Was it some kind of in-joke?

Hannah O

Curse you Kirk! I was feeling all smug and then overlooked it all! I'm going to come up with a poor excuse- I wasn't really playing along anyway, I was just watching and happened to notice a 7!

Hannah O

Is this a spoiler?

INGRATE for 7

I thought it was amusing, the Ant and Dec thing.

Hannah O

Thanks muchly, you have helped me win the debate! Should I lock this topic now the problem is solved?

Hannah O

Thank you very much for your help! Compared to other letters rounds, I'm assuming that the chances of this NOT happening are rather high?

Hannah O

I've seen most of these already (woohoo!) and I thought the Thomas the Tank Engine one was rather inventive! I have the Countdown remix used in the Kai tribute video ( :P ) on my iPod. The other remix you posted, the blooper dance remix, is quite good. I just like the fact that it features the clock...

Hannah O

Ah, thanks! I mean precisely what you said, Michael- anagrams aside.

Hannah O

After a debate with my dad about 5 letter words on Countdown, what are the chances that there will be one round in which the only word that can possibly be made with the given vowels and consonants is IMAGO? Is it likely, unlikely, almost impossible? As my weak point is maths (and I say this often!)...

Hannah O

Esoteric means obscure, not well known

Thank you Charlie for easing my poor conscience!

I'm guessing 56 and..um...
Favourite: epistle

Hannah O

Haha! I could learn a thing or two from this thread! And by thing or two, I mean swear word or two! I apologise for starting that sentence with an 'and', thereby promising never to do it again. Does anyone have any interesting words that might be slightly esoteric?

Hannah O

Ah, right! Five finger discounts do seem to be the way to go though when it comes to expensive books

Hannah O

I'm thrilled with the snow, and I hope that I get some next week- staying home means I get to watch Countdown at 3.25, the highlight of my day! In fact, that's all I really do in the day!

Hannah O

I do want to get my hands on the holy book of Countdown! It's the NODE that's currently used, is it?

Hannah O

Would you believe I got the conundrum in about 2 or 3 seconds? It's the first conundrum I've ever managed to solve watching the TV version! I was thrilled with myself! As for the numbers, it was confusing. Letters round with VEINETKTB: could you not have TENET for 5? I know that DC beat that with th...

Hannah O

Well, we expected sleet and got heavy snow- school's closed again! I have a feeling that the combined wills of my entire French class managed to make it snow, as we hadn't done our homework

Hannah O

That sounds fun! In the end I did go outside and practiced the art of snowball-rolling. It went well! However, sleet's falling now, so it's going to ruin the snow...

Hannah O

I got within 2 of the first numbers, but I'm disappointed that there aren't any 4 large rounds yet! Still confused how I got NEONATAL right away! The Teatime Teasers are defeating me though.

Hannah O

Well, I got one of the words that Dictionary Corner proposed right away! It's only gone downhill from there though.

Hannah O

Well, I may not be able to manage much beyond what's required for numbers rounds on Countdown, but even I can do 10% of a figure!

Hannah O

I thought that Andrew Sachs was an interesting guest, and I enjoyed his stories about Fawlty Towers, but I'm curious- was there an ulterior motive for inviting him to be a guest? I know you film lots of shows a day, but my guess is that he was on the show after the Radio 1 event happened. I noticed ...

Hannah O

I see! I think my memory can be quite good sometimes, and if I start on the right piano keys, my fingers can take it from there without me having to make them! I'd like to learn proper songs when I get the chance! Right now it's just set piece after set piece. I think I also need to learn some nice ...

Hannah O

Aww, poor her! Well, from the pictures you can see that she's recognisable even without make-up! I'm quite surprised that she has paparazzi following her- no offence to anyone, but Countdown, while it has many fans, isn't a show where you expect paparazzi to have an interest in anyone! I just hope t...

Hannah O

Ah! I see! Right now I'm at home due to snow, and I might go out and play in it later. I'm not sure...

Hannah O

Alright, alright, I'll stop judging a book by its cover, and wait and see!

Hannah O

Liking the hitai-ate forehead protector thing! What village is it? It's not Konoha! Or Suna or the misty one. Is it the rock one? No, wait, I'm not sure! Enlighten me please! You could have given your snow ninja arms and then made it do a hand sign

Hannah O

That is true...I think that I do get influenced by what other people say, so that probably doesn't help! At the moment I don't have many songs in my repetoire, so I need to practice some of my old exam pieces. I played them a few days ago after not playing them since about August, and I found that e...

Hannah O

Fascinating list! How on earth did you get Jerry Springer over here? No offence to those who watch his shows, I'm sure they're very entertaining, but can he really assemble a word of more than five letters? :P And are you allowed to tell me if he's any good, or are you sworn to secrecy? I'm waiting ...

Hannah O

Despite the fact that our snow couldn't really be bothered, I still got out of school early to get home and had snow fights and everything, so it was good enough! Apparently it'll snow tonight, but enough for a snow day? My friend's been absent for 2 days, and yesterday (when the snow was at its wor...

Hannah O

Sorry to hear about that, but like Jon said, it's probably a minor procedure that happens every day, so there's nothing to worry about! I hope you can still have a relatively good weekend.

Hannah O

ALAKAZAM? That's the only one I can get off the top of my head that makes a real word!

Hannah O

I do like Rachel, and I find her discomfort at Qs amusing, but that's for another day! I find that she writes her numbers in an odd way. My mother said that at school (she works in a primary school) they have to teach children to stop writing their 9s the way she does them. While it's distracting at...

Hannah O

I'm learning the piano in school! It's difficult- well, I find the reading music part a little hard! I prefer to learn it off by heart and play it! Of course, you don't get marks for that in the exam, they expect you to read the music and follow it. I personally like jazz music the most, and I prefe...

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