I know – my response was directed more at Jeff.John Bosley wrote:That was my (rather pointless) pointAlec Rivers wrote:lol. Of course it's recorded live (mostly). What Alan Hansen doesn't realise is that it's not transmitted live.
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- Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Is Countdown ruining Burnley FC
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2454
Re: Is Countdown ruining Burnley FC
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday March 3rd 2010
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4229
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday March 3rd 2010
It takes a lot to highly irritate me, but the challenger's insistence on calling Jeff "sir" was making me scream out loud every time :!: This, and the champ's use of the word 'also', where 'as well' or 'too' would sound better. 'Also' at the end of a sentence just sounds wrong. Or is that...
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday March 3rd 2010
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4229
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday March 3rd 2010
It takes a lot to highly irritate me, but the challenger's insistence on calling Jeff "sir" was making me scream out loud every time :!: This, and the champ's use of the word 'also', where 'as well' or 'too' would sound better. 'Also' at the end of a sentence just sounds wrong. Or is that...
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:22 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 475270
Re: Feature requests
Oh yeah, good point.Kirk Bevins wrote:Have you seen me with technology, Alec?Alec Rivers wrote: You could record yourself reading the list out, save it as an mp3 and put it on your iPod (or whatever) to listen to in the gym. That might be easier to concentrate on and, as a bonus, would reduce the risk of major nerd alerts.
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:14 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Is Countdown ruining Burnley FC
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2454
Re: Is Countdown ruining Burnley FC
lol. Of course it's recorded live (mostly). What Alan Hansen doesn't realise is that it's not transmitted live.
- Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:10 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Simulation Of An Entire Series
- Replies: 94
- Views: 12668
Re: Apterous Simulation Of An Entire Series
A possible (obvious yet neat) name, perhaps: Simdown
- Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:11 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 475270
Re: Feature requests
So, in short, any word lists or word stems or classic rounds etc for me to print off and look at when exercising would be brill. You could record yourself reading the list out, save it as an mp3 and put it on your iPod (or whatever) to listen to in the gym. That might be easier to concentrate on an...
- Sun Feb 28, 2010 2:00 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Sun Countdown Footballers Quiz
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3374
Re: The Sun Countdown Footballers Quiz
Ah, fair do's. I didn't notice that.Adam Dexter wrote:I think it ought to be noted that there was a disclaimer saying, if I remember correctly, "The scoring system is different on the show".
Ta.Adam Dexter wrote:And good spot on the illegal conundrum
- Sun Feb 28, 2010 1:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown mentions on other shows
- Replies: 315
- Views: 150880
Re: Countdown mentions on other shows
I did like the fact that Burnley scrambled his name on the team sheet which they'd given to the match commentators. I can't remember exactly, but it was something like RACKLE SCALLIER.
- Sat Feb 27, 2010 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Sun Countdown Footballers Quiz
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3374
Re: The Sun Countdown Footballers Quiz
So to summarise, then, the thickest of the lot is the Sun researcher for the scoring fail in round 2 and for the plural conundrum.
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Calendar Countdown Pilot 1981
- Replies: 2
- Views: 678
Re: Calendar Countdown Pilot 1981
Nice one, James.
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 11:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Pilot Episode
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3947
Re: Countdown Pilot Episode
IIRC it's called the Availability Error.Matt Morrison wrote:Maybe I'm just making informed assumptions based on modern information ... I can't remember the proper terminology
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday February 26th 2010
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2721
Re: Spoilers For Friday February 26th 2010
This.Ryan Taylor wrote:Bitterly disappointed that Clarke didn't win and continue into next week. He was better than I was expecting (I presumed his appearance was just overhyped but he really was a good player).
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 5:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Pilot Episode
- Replies: 33
- Views: 3947
Re: Countdown Pilot Episode
Horrifying and hilarious at the same time - like watching a chav drive your new car off a cliff.
- Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday February 25th 2010
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2820
Re: Spoilers For Thursday February 25th 2010
Jenni Falconer:
Lisa Faulkner:
Lisa Faulkner:
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 8:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 254206
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Chris Davies..............................Sarah Millican
Sorry, Chris, couldn't resist.
Re: Religion
Just thought I would throw this little cat in amongst the pigeons. Interesting, indeed. One problem I have with it, though, is that it is ambiguous. What exactly do people believe in when they say they believe in God? Is it restricted to the deities of the established religions as portrayed by them...
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Words changing meaning.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3817
Re: Words changing meaning.
As the boys deem it appropriate to discuss the attractiveness or otherwise of female contestants, I see no reason why we shouldn't do the same with the male ones. I would honestly say that the attractiveness of young male contestants has been WAY more heavily discussed here than that of their femal...
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 7:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday February 24th 2010
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2859
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday February 24th 2010
Why, because there isn't any?Joyce Phillips wrote:If he becomes a teacher, he won't have to worry about the pay.
- Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday February 24th 2010
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2859
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday February 24th 2010
And props to him for not saying: "Well, you know, at the end of the day, I'm over the moon, Jeff!"
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday February 23rd 2010
- Replies: 28
- Views: 3795
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday February 23rd 2010
Kirk Bevins wrote:... turning ...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dispatches
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3810
Re: Dispatches
I watched the second part of this programme. I found it really annoying that they had all these numbers games but didn't bother to show them to us. I know you might say "but that's not the point of it" - well they didn't need to spend so much fucking time on these games we couldn't see th...
- Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:39 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Which was your favourite co-event?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2246
Re: Which was your favourite co-event?
To subliminally draw you towards it.Matt Morrison wrote:Why is COLIN the only fully capitalised one?
- Tue Feb 23, 2010 1:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown specials: The Secret's Out
- Replies: 80
- Views: 12214
Re: Countdown specials: The Secret's Out
When has Dinos ever been on Simon Cowell?Matthew Green wrote:... Dinos is on TV more than Simon fucking Cowell these days.
- Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Words changing meaning.
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3817
Re: Words changing meaning.
In light of this , would things like "rubbisher" and "crappest" be valid words? :lol: Rather than crap, crappy is more often used in comparative and superlative senses, i.e. crappier, crappiest. Crapper is used by some as another word for toilet. Rubbish is bisyllabic so its com...
- Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:42 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Really nice crossword clues
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1704
Re: Really nice crossword clues
If anyone's interested, the best colour to use to hide solutions in the standard view of this forum seems to be EAF6FD, which is roughly mid-way between the lighter blue background (EFF7FB) and the darker one (E4F4FE).
- Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th Feb
- Replies: 93
- Views: 24351
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th Feb
Jason, when you're in a hole, STOP DIGGING!Jason Larsen wrote:If her hair were darker, I wouldn't have been as surprised
- Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th Feb
- Replies: 93
- Views: 24351
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th Feb
Wow, that is disgusting (IMO).Brian Moore wrote:You obviously don't have what it takes to be a judge then.Alec Rivers wrote:I find it hard to place religious people above atheists, agnostics, or any other group.
- Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th Feb
- Replies: 93
- Views: 24351
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th Feb
Looking at Heather Badcock, I would never have guessed that she was a Bible study teacher. Think of this, a redhead who likes Guns 'N Roses and singing karaoke? She's a nice person, but I guess you can just judge a book by its cover. If Heather read this, she would be very offended! Too bloody righ...
- Sat Feb 20, 2010 12:18 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 133008
Re: Birthdays
Run, James, run for your life!!
- Fri Feb 19, 2010 11:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Another footballer to appear on Countdown
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6616
Re: Another footballer to appear on Countdown
di-doo, di-doo, diddly-dee indeed. lolJames Robinson wrote:Telegraph article
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 121824
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
I've not heard anything good about it. I hear the latest version may be a bit better, but it has always carried a reputation of being resource-hungry. The paid-for security software I would recommend is McAfee SecurityCenter.Gavin Chipper wrote:What do people make of Norton?
- Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday February 18th 2010
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2210
Re: Spoilers For Thursday February 18th 2010
Highlight to reveal:Kirk Bevins wrote:That second numbers was possible - 1 solution
50 x 10 = 500
500 - 6 = 494
494 x 9 = 4446
4446 / 6 = 741
741 - 8 = 733
- Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th Feb
- Replies: 93
- Views: 24351
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th Feb
Kirk Bevins wrote:Another two answered conundrum ...
WTF?Kirk Bevins wrote:... this wasn't a two answered conundrum ...
- Wed Feb 17, 2010 12:15 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dispatches
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3810
Re: Dispatches
Unbelievable. I suppose we can now add "lowest educational standard" to "highest teenage pregnancy rate" and "highest childhood asthma rate" in Europe. Go England.
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 15th 2010
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2954
- Sun Feb 14, 2010 10:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Old people
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2255
Re: Old people
Old people – you can't beat 'em.
Pity.
Pity.
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92456
Re: CountMax errors
So, are you saying you never expressed any doubt about FUN being an adjective?
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92456
Re: CountMax errors
Calm down, Charles. You expressed doubt about FUN being an adjective and I helpfully provided documentation to show that it is. If you thought I was somehow trying to contradict you and be argumentative, then you have a persecution issue.Charlie Reams wrote:You might find this entry more useful.
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92456
Re: CountMax errors
Add FUNNER and FUNNEST. I balked when I heard Susie say yes. Does that mean we should also have GOODER and GOODEST? :cry: They're completely different cases. GOOD is undeniably an adjective whose inflections happen to be irregular, and are given explicitly in the dictionary. FUN is arguably not an ...
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92456
Re: CountMax errors
Precisely.Kirk Bevins wrote:Anyone fancy a can of worms?Alec Rivers wrote:Does that mean we should also have GOODER and GOODEST?
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday February 12th 2010
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4410
Re: Spoilers For Friday February 12th 2010
2nd numbers also:
75 x 9 + 6 x 8 + 3 x 4
75 x 9 + 6 x 8 + 3 x 4
- Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92456
Re: CountMax errors
I balked when I heard Susie say yes. Does that mean we should also have GOODER and GOODEST?Kirk Bevins wrote:Add FUNNER and FUNNEST.
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Ser. 62, Prelim 23)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2713
Re: Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Ser. 62, Prelim 23)
You know, you don't really need to bother with a [sic] when the quotation is being done by a computer. (Unless, of course, you actually type all your quotes out, in which case you might want to use the quote button.) You know, if you broaden your mind a little, you'll miss less of life. What I did ...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Ser. 62, Prelim 23)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2713
Re: Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Ser. 62, Prelim 23)
Okay, I thought it sounded like personal (and therefore biased) commentary, which I wasn't expecting to see in a recap. ;) wat [sic] I thought recaps were meant to be purely factual, impersonal accounts of games. As such, I wouldn't expect them to feature personal sentiments along the lines of &quo...
- Thu Feb 11, 2010 1:56 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Ser. 62, Prelim 23)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2713
Re: Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Ser. 62, Prelim 23)
Okay, I thought it sounded like personal (and therefore biased) commentary, which I wasn't expecting to see in a recap.James Robinson wrote:To me, it's a bit unfortunate if you give away the lead early on. It's just how I see it, Alec.Alec Rivers wrote:Why?James Robinson wrote:Keith's risky 7 unfortunately sees Craig take the early lead.
- Wed Feb 10, 2010 10:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Ser. 62, Prelim 23)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2713
Re: Wednesday 10th February 2010 (Ser. 62, Prelim 23)
Why?James Robinson wrote:Keith's risky 7 unfortunately sees Craig take the early lead.
- Wed Feb 10, 2010 12:10 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 7709
- Tue Feb 09, 2010 9:20 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Playtest: www.letterscore.co.uk
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1619
Re: Playtest: www.letterscore.co.uk
lol. Was that written in 1982?letterscore.co.uk wrote:Letterscore knows over 240000 words! That's pretty smart for a computer.
And, as for the game, a kind description would be: 'hopeless'.
Re: Hello
You've checked everywhere?Jason Larsen wrote:No, unsurprisingly, but the rest of the US is covered in snow!
- Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday February 5th 2010
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4569
Re: Spoilers For Friday February 5th 2010
I heard OUTSTEER, too.
Thought TEALIGHT^ was in the GOLIATH round, but no.
Thought TEALIGHT^ was in the GOLIATH round, but no.
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: +sums+
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2416
Re: +sums+
Aaaaarghh!Kirk Bevins wrote:Good point. I think plussing should be in too.
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: +sums+
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2416
Re: +sums+
Interestingly, ODE doesn't give MINUS as a verb, so where "I'm adding these two numbers together" is acceptable, "I'm minusing these two numbers" is invalid. Plussing, the antonym of minusing, isn't in, either. The antonym of adding is subtracting. And the syntax changes for sub...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday February 4th 2010
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2829
Re: Spoilers For Thursday February 4th 2010
First numbers: Was that the most protracted and uncomfortable attempt at winging it ever seen?
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: +sums+
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2416
Re: +sums+
My most frequent expression mid-sum is pretty much "um... fuck..." After that it really can be anything, and with varied results. lol. :D It doesn't matter to me if others use different terms, though, apart from 'by' for 'times': wtf?? I don't say it myself, but when people use 'by' for t...
- Thu Feb 04, 2010 1:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Food heaven and food hell
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3344
Re: Food heaven and food hell
My fave meal is fillet steak, mangetout and new potatoes smothered in a rich Roquefort sauce. Om nom nom.
My hell would be a stir-fry of mushrooms, tomatoes, celery, leek, turnips, rhubarb and brie.
My hell would be a stir-fry of mushrooms, tomatoes, celery, leek, turnips, rhubarb and brie.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What are you having for dinner?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4134
Re: What are you having for dinner?
Droool!Sue Sanders wrote:Braised a slab of pork ribs slowly in the oven in a liquid sauce of store cupboard stuff - soy, honey, tomato sauce, ginger, wine vinegar, for about 3 hours. Added a bag of stir fry veg to the sauce when the meat was starting to fall of the bone. Served with rice and finger bowls.
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:46 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What are you having for dinner?
- Replies: 34
- Views: 4134
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday February 3rd 2010
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3039
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday February 3rd 2010
Simpler first numbers: (25 - 7) x 8 = 144
- Wed Feb 03, 2010 5:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92456
Re: CountMax errors
Ha, so that's what you call it.D Eadie wrote:Self-chastisement coming.