You're alright - Chris Wills had to be talked down from a high building.Corby wrote:No! And mine was one of the few that went down, which makes it totally gay.
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- Mon May 12, 2008 7:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Octochamp medians
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3536
Re: Octochamp medians
- Mon May 12, 2008 7:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Octochamp medians
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3536
Re: Octochamp medians
It's vaguely interesting isn't it? Just a little bit?Corby wrote:Why would you do that?
- Mon May 12, 2008 5:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which team do you follow?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3965
Re: Which team do you follow?
Well you would like football with a surname like One-nil.Ginger Jono wrote:Football is cool and if you don't agree then I'm gonna flush your head in the toilet, alright?
- Mon May 12, 2008 10:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1962
- Views: 1105906
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
I used to have Facebook but deactivated my account because I didn't want any further part in the rampant narcissism that it tends to promote. It's too 'Hey, look at all these pictures of me, I'm doing something crazy! Now I'm screaming, now I'm pulling a stupid face! Haha, but everyone else is doin...
- Sun May 11, 2008 7:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Octochamp medians
- Replies: 27
- Views: 3536
Octochamp medians
I had a look at some of the highest scoring Octochamps and added their fourth and fifth best scores and multiplied by four to get an eight game total. Make of it what you will. The score in brackets is their actual total. 15 rounds 1. Julian Fell: 912 (924) 2. Craig Beevers: 904 (907) 3. Conor Trave...
- Sun May 11, 2008 3:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Font used for the letters/numbers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2299
Re: Font used for the letters/numbers
"you" is a far better word.Joseph Bolas wrote:Sorry, I don't understand. What's wrong with the word youse?Gevin-Gavin wrote:Wash your mouth out!Joseph Bolas wrote:youse
- Sat May 10, 2008 9:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Font used for the letters/numbers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2299
Re: Font used for the letters/numbers
Wash your mouth out!Joseph Bolas wrote:youse
I'm surprsied they didn't just make the letters, without having to consult a list of named fonts.
- Thu May 08, 2008 10:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Reed Buntings and Spotted Crakes
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2698
Re: Reed Buntings and Spotted Crakes
I've never actually heard that, but it makes sense. Does it? Surely if there's enough of them, the guard ducks could be fully awake and then once they've done their shift go to sleep properly themselves. Edit - http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a990702a.html - Apparently it is true, but ducks' q...
- Thu May 08, 2008 11:46 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Texas hold 'em poker
- Replies: 95
- Views: 11630
Re: Texas hold 'em poker
Freeroll - have a shit at no cost.Corby wrote:What in Christ's name does all that mean?
- Wed May 07, 2008 11:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Forum hints & tips
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11214
Re: Forum hints & tips
Can Sir.Corby wrote:If we do that, can we simply call the subforum "AIDS" please?
- Wed May 07, 2008 11:22 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Poetry Corner
- Replies: 184
- Views: 18968
Re: Poetry Corner
I have to admit I laughed at that - it was the word "baddie" that did it.dinos_the_chemist wrote:There was a young girl named Maddie
with a neglectful mummy and daddy.
Despite what they said
Lets face it. She's dead.
Raped by a Portuguese baddie.
- Wed May 07, 2008 10:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which team do you follow?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3965
Re: Which team do you follow?
I remember at school, the first question anyone would ask when meeting you for the first time would be "Who do you support?" Cunts.Joseph Bolas wrote:I must be the only one who hates UK football . Unfortunately though people keep asking me am I red or blue, when they meet me for the first time .
- Wed May 07, 2008 10:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Poetry Corner
- Replies: 184
- Views: 18968
Re: Poetry Corner
Thought it would be good if his kids all,Corby wrote:Really? Cool...M. George Quinn wrote:You can say anything in a limerick. Them's the rules.
"An Austrian father named Fritzl,
..."
Had sex before luncheon,
With him in the dungeon,
And comatose one when he hits all.
- Wed May 07, 2008 4:00 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The New Quiz
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4176
Re: The New Quiz
Adolf Hitler?Richard Brittain wrote:10. Who did Chris Eubank lose his unbeaten professional boxing record to?
- Mon May 05, 2008 10:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Fantasy rock band
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2317
Re: Fantasy rock band
Bah, music players are much of a muchness - it's all about writing the music.
Re: 1 vs. 100
What was the question that knocked Chris Wills out?
- Mon May 05, 2008 7:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: EMail for the start of the Show
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4583
Re: EMail for the start of the Show
Bad news, everyone! I sent my joke in to the Countdown crew and I got a failure delivery. Does anyone know what is wrong with Channel 4's account and how it can be fixed? I wouldn't worry about it. I've put your name down in the other thread, so you can deliver your offerings in person. (There's no...
- Mon May 05, 2008 7:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: EMail for the start of the Show
- Replies: 48
- Views: 4583
Re: EMail for the start of the Show
You once accused Bornald of being me!Ben Wilson wrote:Bornald, is that you?
- Mon May 05, 2008 7:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see in DC?
- Replies: 219
- Views: 42518
Re: Who would you like to see in DC?
Jason Larsen.
- Mon May 05, 2008 7:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who would you like to see in DC?
- Replies: 219
- Views: 42518
Re: Who would you like to see in DC?
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.Jason Larsen wrote:Whose initials are HFW?
By the way, all celebrity chefs should be killed off as they have a most pointless existence.
- Sun May 04, 2008 11:16 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wii Brawlers
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5245
Re: Wii Brawlers
But you'd never touch my record laps. Do you have any records available for comparison?Ben Wilson wrote:On a multiplayer game your arse would be mine on the sponge. :p
- Sun May 04, 2008 11:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which team do you follow?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3965
Re: Which team do you follow?
That sounds more like religious worship.David Williams wrote:Interested to know what people mean by "support". In my book it means a bit more than feeling pleased when they win. I've been to between forty and fifty Liverpool games a year for the last forty years.
David
- Sat May 03, 2008 11:34 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wii Brawlers
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5245
Re: Wii Brawlers
But can any of you beat my lap times on Super Monaco GP on the Game Gear? Or Micro Machines 2 and 96 on the Mega Drive? I think not.dinos_the_chemist wrote:I managed 1:41.893 using Wario standard kart and boosting over the ramp on each lap. Would help if I knew how to do a starting boost.
- Sat May 03, 2008 8:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Which team do you follow?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3965
Re: Which team do you follow?
Why would I care about a bunch of 11 players completely unconnected with me? Also, those players could all end up at another team, and I wouldn't support them, even though it could be exactly the same bunch of players. What is it about a football team - the name, the ground, what?
- Thu May 01, 2008 5:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Suggestions thread?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8226
Re: Suggestions thread?
I hope I'm not considered one of these!Charlie Reams wrote:I will look into that. As its the same small number of users making the pointless posts you mention, the "Foes and Friends" feature works fairly well for me already.
- Thu May 01, 2008 5:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
Ben Wilson tied with Phil Wass on points.Damian E wrote:Not sure about the bit about sorted by highest scores in the event of a tie either. Has it ever happened??
- Thu May 01, 2008 5:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
Hmmm - i'd forgotten about that. It was ridiculous IMO to have a No.1 seed with 7 wins and No.2 seed with 8 wins - bonkers in fact. I can't remember who changed it and how it came about. Mark and Michael governed over the rules in those days and were obviously happy with the set-up, so i can only p...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
I think that sounds even worse. You can't always stop someone scoring the same as you in a round.Corby wrote:If he'd been suggesting that points For & Against should be taken into account, then he'd have more of a case.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
But what would've then happened in the situation with Matt Coates and Tony Durrant as both players got the same total when you added there losing score too. Say this week was the last week before finals and noone knocked Matt off #8 seed, what would happen in that situation? You mean what happens i...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hahaha
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3089
Re: Hahaha
Jason:Jason Larsen wrote:Gavin:
There is no video of the episode in which Gordon Brown appeared as a guest on Countdown on that website.
There is a picture of the numbers game in question.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
What has anyone said to give you that impression? No cryptic answers!!!Jason Larsen wrote:The people whose relatives may someday appear on Countdown.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
Which people give that impression to you?Jason Larsen wrote:Are some of you saying that some people don't even care if their relatives were on Countdown?
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 6:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hahaha
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3089
Re: Hahaha
In the first post of the thread.Jason Larsen wrote:What link, Gavin?
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 5:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
Imagine that there is a player (A) who was won 4 games with great scores and during these 4 games, they have had a brilliant performance throughout each game. Then something happens and on their 5th game, they have a poor performance and they lose, but they have made it to #8 on the seed table with...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 133173
Re: Birthdays
Of course I wouldn't fail, I would succeed. I would succeed to tell you that my birthday is on the first day of Fall 1986. Whose 1986th fall occurred on the day of your birth? Other than that, what date was it on? Perhaps you could tell us in a more cryptic way by telling us which season it was in ...
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hahaha
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3089
Re: Hahaha
Click on the link and you can see it for yourself.Jason Larsen wrote:I am ready to admit to you all right now that I don't remember ever seeing a game like that!
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
Corby wrote:Am I the only one who can't see the sense at all in this?
Way before you came on the scene, sunshine.Me wrote:I think it makes sense that for equal wins, you look at al the data you have (i.e. all games) for the most representative seeding.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 3:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 30th April
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1888
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 30th April
I did that one.rayfolwell wrote:Alternatively (3x3+4)x25 + 6x2
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday, 29th April (Series 58: Game 81)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3255
Re: Tuesday, 29th April (Series 58: Game 81)
Ditto.jimbentley wrote:I did ((100 + 50) x 3) - 25 - 10, which seemed really obvious and straightforward, so I was surprised when neither contestant got it, then even more surprised when Carol came out with her convoluted method in the end.
- Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:20 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hahaha
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3089
Re: Hahaha
I also remember this game well because I was closer to the target than the contestants - 7 points in the bag!Gevin-Gavin wrote:Yes, and we all remember well that numbers game with six ones with a target of six.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown quiz machines
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4758
Re: Countdown quiz machines
I heard of Countdown on a forum about pubs. I used to think Countdown was the same as Closedown in the schedules until then.Jason Larsen wrote:No, quiz machines.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Facebook Countdown
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4040
Re: Facebook Countdown
You quoted a whole post, not just a word. I'm guessing "games". Close?Charlie Reams wrote:I don't think that word means what you think it means.Joseph Bolas wrote: This data though is going by Facebook Countdown games (which this topic is about) so I still thought it was a little subjective.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Susie's Judgments
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3213
Re: Susie's Judgments
Charlie said that about a post he made in the Scrabble thread. Is there a new police force on the forum you're all worried about?Corby wrote:I realise this adds nothing.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hahaha
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3089
Re: Hahaha
Yes, and we all remember well that numbers game with six ones with a target of six.Jason Larsen wrote:What?
Apparently his/her audition went really badly, so no.Do you think Farrah Fawcett will make an appearance on Countdown one of these days?
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 29th April
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2300
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday, 29th April
Didn't Carol basically tell him he should add the 50?dinos_the_chemist wrote:I don't see why he wasnt allowed the points, when he thought he'd lost it, then rembered a couple of seconds later to add the 50.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4695
Re: ABSP Scrabble tournaments
Get out before the admin guy finds out. He won't be happy.Charlie Reams wrote:Okay, I realise I am not contributing anything constructive to this thread.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "...and a better one..."
- Replies: 89
- Views: 11323
Re: "...and a better one..."
Has anyone asked for a worse one after getting an E or some other common letter? Maybe if they got an M they could ask for one of similar quality.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 133173
Re: Birthdays
And Jason. Would your parents still have called you Jason if that had been your surname? I don't want a guess; I want you to go and ask them.Jason Larsen wrote:Howard can be a first or a last name, yes.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Hahaha
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3089
Re: Hahaha
Yes, and we all remember well that numbers game with six ones with a target of six.Jason Larsen wrote:That was true, Kirk. Gordon Brown did appear on the 25th-birthday episode of Countdown.
Don't you remember?
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown quiz machines
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4758
Re: Countdown quiz machines
You heard of pubs from a Countdown forum?!Jason Larsen wrote:Had I not been here, I would have never heard of them, Charlie.
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
I've seen discussions about this on F1 forums as well, and it seems that some people equate casual viewers with retards. That's a bit far isn't it? It's nothing to do with intelligence if people don't watch every day they probably don't understand the system. As you correctly point out, I don't wat...
- Tue Apr 29, 2008 11:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Susie's Judgments
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3213
Re: Susie's Judgments
Is it right for Susie to pronounce on the acceptability of a word before contestant 2 has offered anything? It struck me today, when C1 offered GONNERS, and was told that there was only one n in gonners, that C2 now had the chance to offer a different word. Suppose that he had GONNERS and CONGERS a...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
I think Damian's alluded to this so I thought I might bring it up. How much does the average viewer know about Countdown? I mean do they understand about points and wins and seedings and stuff like that? I'm not really sure, I think a lot of people just think that the winner stays on and then when ...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
- Replies: 64
- Views: 5600
Re: How much does the casual viewer know about Countdown?
Yes they do get added. Damn. JaCu told me they got added, but I didn't want to believe him :lol:. But why is this. Surely it should only be the games that a contestant actually wins, that you get the points for. Does it really matter that much either way? Number of wins always takes precedence anyw...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Facebook Countdown
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4040
Re: Facebook Countdown
The golden rule - have no more faff than necessary.Joseph Bolas wrote:I take it then you don't like 3D charts?
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday, 28th April
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3309
Re: Spoilers for Monday, 28th April
I happened to notice the the final score of 66-71 came up on screen - I think during Susie's talk at the end of the second half. Is this normal (I don't watch it that much now)? So is it not all shown in the order it's filmed?
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Suggestions thread?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8226
Re: Suggestions thread?
Maybe you could have an initial post with just a dot in it, all discussion goes after it, and then the first post is edited to become the recap. Obviously this would have the problem that someone would always need to remember to do the dot post (presumably the person doing the recap as well).
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 531
- Views: 416359
Re: Best ever contestants
Isn't there a difference between stressing a rather obvious correlation and providing a set of stats that allow the surfer to draw their own correlations: personally, I think there is no contradiction. Not a contradiction as such, but if I wasn't interested in the meaning behind scores, I certainly...
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 5:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 531
- Views: 416359
Re: Best ever contestants
I find it interesting that you would say this, given your website with all the ranking lists based on total scores and percentage of highest possible score etc.Charlie Reams wrote:But for the record I agree that the correlation is not very interesting.
- Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Suggestions thread?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 8226
Re: Suggestions thread?
Urp, that would really annoy me. For a start you'd end up seeing the DC beaters on the way down to the recap. The benefit of being able to read old posts is minimal, since I doubt there's much need to refer to old spoiler threads and there's a Search box on every page if you really need it. Well, i...