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- Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
It's CO:LON Eve Eve! Glad to see this chap seems to be getting into the swing of it early!
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:00 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Periods [no longer safe for work]
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3822
Re: Periods
I'll be honest, I came into this thread expecting it to be about full stops.
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fancy Dress
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1834
Fancy Dress
Fancy dress parties. Awesome? Lame? Have you ever been to one? Have you never been to one? What costumes have you worn? I am mostly interested in inspiration for what to wear to CO:LON (both for myself and any other attendees who fancy getting into the spirit of things). Tesco had a surprisingly goo...
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 2:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cake forks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2839
Re: Cake forks
Have you ever tried to buy cake forks? It's an utter nightmare. Argos doesn't have them, none of our local supermarkets have them either. I can find them on the Internet, but what sort of pleb buys their cutlery without feeling it first? Ridiculous.
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 1:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Periods [no longer safe for work]
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3822
Re: Periods
Surely acid is something you slip on, not trip on?Mark James wrote:I had to wait about 24 hours to stop tripping on some particularly strong acid. It seemed longer though 'cause there were times where the clock started to go backwards.
- Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:20 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Periods [no longer safe for work]
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3822
Re: Periods
How about the 17 months between CO:LON 2010 and CO:LON 2011?
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Sorry dude. Guess you'll have to go with the sexy raccoon after all.
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
I hope Jono is going to come as Derren Brown now.
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:45 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 70728
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
Are you saying you believe it's possible to hypnotise people to do something against their will, and have no memory of it? Genuinely? It depends what you mean by "against their will". I don't think it's possible to make someone kill someone against their will. I think the guy in Assassin ...
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:22 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 70728
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
Yeah, I can see that it would be easier to just properly cheat the polygraph thing. I just found it amusing hearing Derren say "YOU CAN'T POSSIBLY CONTROL THESE THINGS" when they seem to be precisely the sorts of things that you can supposedly control through hypnosis (maybe Derren has eve...
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Look at what I found when searching for "raccoon halloween costume".
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:32 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1604
- Views: 1652925
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 7:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1604
- Views: 1652925
Re: Politics in General
Will this do?Rhys Benjamin wrote:Right. Let's do this properly.
At Harrow School recently, the debating competition was:
"This House would vote Labour."
I'll be against, and anyone who wants to join me, do. But I put it upon my opponent(s) to commence with a speech for the motion.
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Sure thing If you send it to the countdownlondon@gmail.com address I can hopefully more easily keep track of things.Marcus Hares wrote:Yes please, although I will need a bit of notice if there is a drop out to organise travel and accom and that - can I email you my number?
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Right then. Costume competition is a go. I might steal one of the magic hat game prizes for this, depends what else I can find. Either way - costumes = fun.
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Awesomesauce. Ok, I'll put something in the final reminder email tonight/tomorrow morning. Can't promise a good prize (it may depend on what Sainsbury's has on Friday night), but if we can get a fair few dressing up that would be awesome.Jon O'Neill wrote:I'm dressing up whatever happens.
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Will there be a prize for the best Hallowe'en-themed fancy dress? I considered this, but I assumed that if there was then only about 3 people would bother, and it would all be a bit awkward. If enough people (i.e. more than 3) would consider dressing up then I might arrange something, although time...
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
What do we do with the egg-timers if somebody buzzes in on a conundrum and gets it wrong? My excitement level is either 0 or 7 depending on the answer to this question. Put it up your bum. Good question though. I assume there's no problem with just turning them on their side to 'pause' them? Just a...
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Prepare to be even more excited. I just got my camera out. Here is a sneaky peak of First Prize :o https://sites.google.com/site/theraccoon/home/colonbag.jpeg That's right. CO:LON goes pro with goody bags! First and second place will each receive a (very) limited edition goody bag, filled (ish) with...
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Excitement levels please. Ideally out of 7. Or do I have to post pictures? 7 and I'm not even going (yet anyway)... what are the odds that someone will drop out? Having only done this once before it's hard to say. Last year we only had one dropout during the last week, and that was on the morning i...
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 12:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Excitement levels please. Ideally out of 7. Or do I have to post pictures?
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:39 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 70728
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
Haha, that made me laugh. When Derren was saying "his heart beat will quicken, he'll sweat, yadda yadda, these are involuntary reactions you cannot control" er, except by, say, hypnosis?Jon O'Neill wrote:Yeah. Also what was with the lie detector thing? Surely everyone knows they don't work?
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 10:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Derren Brown - The Events
- Replies: 584
- Views: 70728
Re: Derren Brown - The Events
And the other interesting bit was how they highlighted the rhetoric he uses when hypnotising people by showing the words. I love all that shit. The trouble I have though, is even stuff like this which should be interesting, I've no idea if that's just more bollocks to make it all seem more believab...
- Sun Oct 23, 2011 7:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Motorsport fatalities
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1461
Re: Motorsport fatalities
I miss Roland Rat. Is that close enough?Rhys Benjamin wrote:We all do.Ian Volante wrote:I miss Roland Ratzenberger.
- Sat Oct 22, 2011 12:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - standbys only!
Extra spaces have been filled, so back to standbys only. Hopefully no-one will drop out in the next week, but you never know...
- Thu Oct 20, 2011 9:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Tournament formats
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8732
Re: Tournament formats
So how does word checking work at Co:Lon? Is there a dictionary on every table, or does one central person have a dictionary (or laptop, or whatever), the bottleneck effect being reduced by the fact that everyone's rounds tend to end at different times? There's a central dictionary and a laptop, as...
- Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:34 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
- Replies: 89
- Views: 17568
Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Guess you didn't see that one coming.Jon Corby wrote:I've now been booted out, and every one of my insertions has been removed from history like it never happened.
(Just like when I was a porn star.)
Also, I have only just read this thread after seeing mention of PS on FB. Very amusing, would read again.
- Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Tournament formats
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8732
Re: Tournament formats
Wow. That sounds really shit.
- Tue Oct 18, 2011 6:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Tournament formats
- Replies: 36
- Views: 8732
Re: Tournament formats
How do conundrums work if you're doing it Bristol style?
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - extra places available!
Right, I've just emailed this to all the CO:LON attendees who emailed me at the proper address, but here it is for those of you who didn't, and for those who read the forum more frequently than their email. Hello everyone! If you're reading this it's because you (yes, you) are a fully paid up member...
- Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:51 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
- Replies: 157
- Views: 11216
Re: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
2/15
(well not really since I'm still above expectation, I just feel like I haven't won in ages)
(well not really since I'm still above expectation, I just feel like I haven't won in ages)
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - extra places available!
What's this? Is it the official CO:LON trailer? Whipped up in my lunch break? I THINK SO!
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:30 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 41820
Re: Pointless Series 5
When Steve said he knew 3 of the remaining robots, what were his other ones? When he said KITT I was all *facepalms* because I thought that was obviously going to be the worst answer - he didn't have Marvin did he?
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 5:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
- Replies: 157
- Views: 11216
Re: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
As predicted, I end up 1 from 5. I entered all of them with the same details (email, name, address) and all at much the same time of day (if I was doing it again I'd try to do a spread of times). Anyway, here's the final details (entry number - date entered - time entered - code - result): #1 - Wed...
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 4:18 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 5
- Replies: 216
- Views: 41820
Re: Pointless Series 5
#pointless is usually pretty reliable.Joseph Krol wrote:Starting a hashtag for tweeters: #jamesrobinson
- Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:11 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday October 14th 2011
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3043
Re: Spoilers for Friday October 14th 2011
As long as you've remembered that all the cool kids lose in the head to head on their first show (thus maximising screen time), you'll be fine.
- Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - extra places available!
Trophy collected. I was going to try and upload a photo, but it's almost identical to last year's so there didn't seem much point. Will Innis be taking it home again???
- Wed Oct 12, 2011 4:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - Handful of extra places n
'fraid so.Thomas Carey wrote:I'm assuming it's still no kids, right?
- Wed Oct 12, 2011 3:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - Standby Registration Only
Even more exciting news. CF and I visited the pub yesterday to see if we could do a bit of feng shui and fit in an extra table or two. We managed to arrange it so there are an extra 3 tables available, which means an extra 9 places . This is where it gets complicated. Anyone who emailed me to ask fo...
- Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
- Replies: 157
- Views: 11216
Re: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
I've had one so far, no sign of the second one thoughIan Volante wrote:Got a tub on my desk at work!
Anyone received a cheque yet?
- Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:08 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
- Replies: 157
- Views: 11216
Re: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
Nah. I have those pots of 60 or whatever which I'm just filling up with gum.Matt Morrison wrote:We're still only half way through our first packet which we bought a week ago. You guys go through chewing gum at a seriously worrying rate.
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - Standby Registration Only
Bad news: the post-CO:LON 'spoons no longer has Hex :cry: It still has classics like Pints and DoND, as well as a few I know a load of you like, like Hexagrams, but I thought I'd warn you in advance. Hex is fairly 2010 to be fair. Did you check on Secret Letter? That's just as hard to find these da...
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in London 2011
- Replies: 180
- Views: 41987
Re: Countdown in London 29/10/11 - Standby Registration Only
I have some good news, and some pretty bad news. Good news: the trophy is on its way! The guy from the trophy shop recognised us from last year. Apparently he doesn't get asked to etch "CO:LON MASTER" that often. Bad news: the post-CO:LON 'spoons no longer has Hex :cry: It still has classi...
- Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:56 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Hex
- Replies: 212
- Views: 32421
Re: Hex
We're getting a ridiculously good return from Million Pound Drop Live at the moment. We play it about once a week, and get the £10 JP on our first couple of goes. We're on 4 JPs out of about a dozen plays at the moment. (Today's lunchtime was £2 in, £24 out on all games, shared between two of us) A...
Re: X Factor
Puts a whole new spin on "not for turning", amirite?Phil Reynolds wrote:But he's not gay, because Rhys says so.
Re: X Factor
This house believes that the future will be a better place (For), against the other 3 houses in my school. They were representing a quarter of the school each (and we were the last quarter), so in short, yes. It's also better to debate verbally rather than through the internet. So hang on, was it j...
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 9:15 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge 2011/12
- Replies: 89
- Views: 19289
Re: University Challenge 2011/12
Haha yes, he was amazing. In the green room I accidentally knocked over his cup of tea. He was FURIOUS.
Re: X Factor
So hang on, is this guy gay, and does Rhys hate him for it?
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 12:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
- Replies: 157
- Views: 11216
Re: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
Lucky? Or skilful?Ian Volante wrote:1/11 here. You're twice as lucky damn you!
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:30 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Chapsticks
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2287
Chapsticks
Turns out ChapStick is just a brand of lip balm - I had wondered what the difference was. Do you use lip balm? Do you like a particular brand? Do you sometimes use a flavoured one not because you need to, but because it makes you smell fake strawberries all day? Or do you (like CF) hate lip balm bec...
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 11:08 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
- Replies: 157
- Views: 11216
Re: WIN A FIVER Chewing Gum Comp
Finally back on the wagon after remembering to pick up some more the other day. Now on 2/11.
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:46 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deal or No Deal Fan Fiction
- Replies: 3
- Views: 623
Re: Deal or No Deal Fan Fiction
I think Jono just volunteered to start a c4c fan fiction thread.
- Mon Oct 10, 2011 10:45 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Chopsticks
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1688
Re: Chopsticks
I always thought that chopsticks offered far greater dexterity with just one hand, but obviously if you've grown up using a fork that will seem much easier than trying to become chopstick fluent. And yeah, it's fun.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fake corks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4686
Re: Fake corks
Actually, I prefer corks that are the correct size for the bottle, rather than ones that are so big you can't fit them in. It's just common sense.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fake corks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4686
Re: Fake corks
I think corks are ridiculous. What's the appeal of something that stops you getting to your wine?
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 1:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cake forks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2839
Re: Cake forks
Yeah, but I'm a fatty, whereas you built an outdoor gym.Jon O'Neill wrote:How is that depressing? I think a plate loaded with food is pretty depressing.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cake forks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2839
Re: Cake forks
[quote="Jon O'Neill"This is fricking nuts. Next you'll be telling me I have to use a little tiny plate as well.[/quote] Ideally, yes. It's depressing if any food is on too big a plate. Although I don't have special cake plates, just your regular small plates. I don't know if they have a pa...
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cake forks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2839
Re: Cake forks
I don't taste the fork, no, but it's still an inconvenience to have a disproportionately large fork to what it is you're eating off it. Like eating a single pea out of a ladle. Or something.
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cake forks
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2839
Re: Cake forks
But then you've got a terrible fork:cake ratio. And on top of that if you have a small cake, a giant fork is often entirely impractical: it'll just disintegrate it.Jon O'Neill wrote:It is possible to use a real sized fork and just have half as much.