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by Jon Corby
Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017
Replies: 87
Views: 61479

Re: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017

Graeme Cole wrote: Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:14 pm but I'd like to think we're above that.
:lol:
by Jon Corby
Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017
Replies: 87
Views: 61479

Re: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017

Fucking hell Jono, you don't help yourself. You start off by trying to downplay the effects of your actions, fair enough, the actual effect may be small (I failed to see any evidence for your estimate of the scale though) but then casually reel off a list of things that definitely SHOULDN'T happen a...
by Jon Corby
Thu Jan 12, 2017 2:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Jon Corby
Replies: 32
Views: 13415

Re: Jon Corby

Oh you twat. I didn't get my edit in in time. Delete your post.
by Jon Corby
Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Jon Corby
Replies: 32
Views: 13415

Re: Jon Corby

Yeah can't make it, sorry. You could try and persuade Fred Mumford to go though? It's not that you can't make it though, is it? Well I suppose technically no, it's not. There will be other people present that I cannot possibly bring myself to be in the company of. I don't really want to say any mor...
by Jon Corby
Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:19 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Jon Corby
Replies: 32
Views: 13415

Re: Jon Corby

Yeah can't make it, sorry. You could try and persuade Fred Mumford to go though?
by Jon Corby
Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Jon Corby
Replies: 32
Views: 13415

Re: Jon Corby

Gavin Chipper wrote:I didn't realise it was a competition.
Realising it was a competition was the first round of the competition.
by Jon Corby
Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Jon Corby
Replies: 32
Views: 13415

Re: Jon Corby

Mark Deeks wrote:I KNEW IT.
I think you were the only one that worked it out actually. Jim might've done too, come to think of it, not sure.
by Jon Corby
Mon Jan 09, 2017 5:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Jon Corby
Replies: 32
Views: 13415

Re: Jon Corby

You assume unwisely. The first email change was a typographical error. As you can tell, I wasn't that bothered though, I just switched to posting more regularly under my "Fred Mumford" account instead.
by Jon Corby
Thu Oct 20, 2016 1:47 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Guinness World Record Attempt....
Replies: 18
Views: 8651

Re: Guinness World Record Attempt....

Not next Sunday but the Sunday after, I will be attempting to break a Guinness World Record, for the most tennis balls (or soft toys) caught blindfolded in a minute (or 30 secs if ST). I will be doing it with my Dad/Sister, and will upload my video evidence here! I am posting this now as I am away ...
by Jon Corby
Fri Oct 07, 2016 3:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 14
Views: 6359

Re: Hi!

Euan Slatter wrote:Which bit?
If I were to guess, I'd plump for the causality implied by the word "so".
by Jon Corby
Fri Oct 07, 2016 2:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Hi!
Replies: 14
Views: 6359

Re: Hi!

Euan Slatter wrote:WHY CAN I NOT LOG IN? IT SAYS MY ACCOUNT HAS BEEN CLOSED
A latent user, perhaps?
by Jon Corby
Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017
Replies: 87
Views: 61479

Re: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017

Gavin Chipper wrote:Paid. Got £66 for the Travelodge (£26 for the Friday, £40 for the Saturday).
Lodge is in to £64 now (£26 + £38)

Fucking loser Gev.
by Jon Corby
Tue Aug 16, 2016 10:07 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: 1234
Replies: 16
Views: 4094

Re: 1234

Come on baby say you love me
by Jon Corby
Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:39 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Religion
Replies: 548
Views: 141073

Re: Religion

I don't see how what I wrote is different to what you wrote :? I don't think you were explicit enough, saying that you'd have this belief in God if you were raised in isolation - the point being that you'd have this belief before you were even raised, rendering the "in isolation" bit irre...
by Jon Corby
Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Religion
Replies: 548
Views: 141073

Re: Religion

Are you sure? As a Muslim, I believe everyone is born with the belief in one God. Hence Muslims refer to 'converts' as 'reverts', i.e. a return to their original and natural state. Er... yeah, I guess I'm pretty sure. Do you believe if you'd been extracted from your environment at birth and raised ...
by Jon Corby
Fri Jul 22, 2016 8:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Has Countdown ever helped you with your career?
Replies: 8
Views: 5604

Re: Has Countdown ever helped you with your career?

I got made redundant recently, and having the Countdown thing on my CV really interested my new employer, apparently. So possibly.
by Jon Corby
Tue Jul 12, 2016 7:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday July 12th 2016
Replies: 8
Views: 3748

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday July 12th 2016 (Series 75 Prelim 10)

Do I recognise Rachel, has she been on before?



(not Riley, you hilarious jokers)
by Jon Corby
Sat Jul 09, 2016 11:39 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: EURO 2016
Replies: 23
Views: 7305

Re: EURO 2016

Not a breakdown. A BREAKDOWN.
by Jon Corby
Mon Jun 20, 2016 9:05 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cool Things You Did
Replies: 74
Views: 18682

Re: Cool Things You Did

Phil Reynolds wrote:A few weeks ago my other half and I filmed ourselves being chucked off a mountain.
Was worried you'd holidayed in Syria before watching the video, but that looks great fun! Can I be gauche and ask how much it cost?
by Jon Corby
Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Who Will Win Series 74? (Even More Spoilers... Yadda Yadda)
Replies: 12
Views: 4696

Re: Who Will Win Series 74? (Even More Spoilers... Yadda Yadda)

Yeah, degenerative brain diseases are fucking hilarious Jen :|
by Jon Corby
Wed Jun 08, 2016 1:11 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Who Will Win Series 74? (Even More Spoilers... Yadda Yadda)
Replies: 12
Views: 4696

Re: Who Will Win Series 74? (Even More Spoilers... Yadda Yadda)

Oh yeah, forgot you could see that bit on non-mobile browsers. As you were then.
by Jon Corby
Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:17 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Who Will Win Series 74? (Even More Spoilers... Yadda Yadda)
Replies: 12
Views: 4696

Re: Who Will Win Series 74? (Even More Spoilers... Yadda Yadda)

It is in the spoilers subforum tbf. Spoil on, I say.

And you're going to say "yeah, but I use some wanky view unread posts feature and it comes up in that". So don't.
by Jon Corby
Tue May 24, 2016 3:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: 7-45pm BT Showcase Freeview 59. Liverpool v Sevilla.
Replies: 11
Views: 4715

Re: 7-45pm BT Showcase Freeview 59. Liverpool v Sevilla.

Toure sprinted past Lovren and Clyne to catch him though :lol: Were all their pundits ex-Liverpool like BT's were? Owen after the match saying how basically after Barca and Madrid, Liverpool were the team everyone wanted to play for :lol: Howard Webb on BT said none were pens. I saw another ex-ref (...
by Jon Corby
Tue May 24, 2016 3:11 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: 7-45pm BT Showcase Freeview 59. Liverpool v Sevilla.
Replies: 11
Views: 4715

Re: 7-45pm BT Showcase Freeview 59. Liverpool v Sevilla.

Jon, the Ref denied Liverpool two blatant penalties plus another that was a bit more difficult to spot. Blatant penalty No.1 was when the Sevilla defender managed to both foul Firmino and handle it in the same movement and got away with both offences!. Blatant penalty No.2 was when the Sevilla defe...
by Jon Corby
Tue May 24, 2016 2:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Dress and make-up when appearing on show
Replies: 25
Views: 9453

Re: Dress and make-up when appearing on show

James Laverty wrote:I think watching today proves blue is allowed, since Robin is wearing a blue shirt, and Rachel's dress seems to be rather close to the colour of the set.
fucks sake spoilers
by Jon Corby
Tue May 24, 2016 9:05 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: 7-45pm BT Showcase Freeview 59. Liverpool v Sevilla.
Replies: 11
Views: 4715

Re: 7-45pm BT Showcase Freeview 59. Liverpool v Sevilla.

Steven M. McCann wrote:Sevilla would win the Champions League if last nights Ref and his assistants took charge of all their games!
Anything in particular you're thinking of here? All seemed fine to me, Liverpool were just fucking shit in the second half.
by Jon Corby
Wed Apr 13, 2016 2:43 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday April 12th 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 50)
Replies: 13
Views: 6693

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday April 12th 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 50)

Great performance Ann! Surprised you wouldn't risk ENSOULING if you saw it though. That said, I saw UNPIRATED but would never have gone for it - is it an ODO noob? Surprised not to have seen it before if it isn't.
by Jon Corby
Wed Mar 30, 2016 6:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday March 30th 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 43)
Replies: 14
Views: 6181

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday March 30th 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 43)

It's a disgrace, Priya was cheated out of victory.
by Jon Corby
Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:55 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 23rd March
Replies: 15
Views: 5510

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 23rd March

JJ Smith wrote:What was the smug thing that players have done?
by Jon Corby
Thu Mar 24, 2016 10:28 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: £60 Million Lottery Jackpot.......
Replies: 18
Views: 5405

Re: £60 Million Lottery Jackpot.......

If we're assuming that nearly all of the match 5's had 7,14,21,28,35,42, does it seem really odd to anybody else that there were 6 matching the bonus ball of 43, and none matching 41 for the main 6? I know they could have lost any of the 6 balls for their 43, but then there's no logic to why there ...
by Jon Corby
Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:48 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395650

Re: People you shouldn't trust

8-)
by Jon Corby
Thu Mar 24, 2016 8:38 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: £60 Million Lottery Jackpot.......
Replies: 18
Views: 5405

Re: £60 Million Lottery Jackpot.......

If we're assuming that nearly all of the match 5's had 7,14,21,28,35,42, does it seem really odd to anybody else that there were 6 matching the bonus ball of 43, and none matching 41 for the main 6? I know they could have lost any of the 6 balls for their 43, but then there's no logic to why there w...
by Jon Corby
Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:12 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395650

Re: People you shouldn't trust

JimBentley wrote:I "support" Middlesbrough, as that's the club I've lived nearest to for the last 35+ years and the only club I've ever been to see play live.?
How can that be? :?
by Jon Corby
Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:09 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: £60 Million Lottery Jackpot.......
Replies: 18
Views: 5405

Re: £60 Million Lottery Jackpot.......

Looking forward to Steven's take on last night's prizes...
by Jon Corby
Wed Mar 16, 2016 4:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290305

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Ah, gotcha. What time do they have to run to achieve that?
by Jon Corby
Wed Mar 16, 2016 11:59 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290305

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Sorry Gev, what did you mean when you said "...must be seen as a modern-day 4-minute mile" ?
by Jon Corby
Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290305

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Cheers Gev, that's really interesting. I genuinely don't think I would beat a marathon runner if I was on my fucking bicycle. That's a frighteningly fast pace to keep up for 26 miles ffs.
by Jon Corby
Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:34 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290305

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Gavin Chipper wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:I could work it out myself, but you're unemployed with fuck all to do (except run and induldge my whimsies) Gev.

What mph (on average) do the various distance runners do? For 100m all the way up to 100km, including half and marathons please.
World record holders?
Sure.
by Jon Corby
Tue Mar 15, 2016 4:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290305

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

I could work it out myself, but you're unemployed with fuck all to do (except run and induldge my whimsies) Gev.

What mph (on average) do the various distance runners do? For 100m all the way up to 100km, including half and marathons please.
by Jon Corby
Mon Mar 14, 2016 7:38 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Let's gamble
Replies: 36
Views: 12355

Re: Let's gamble

CALLING STEVEN M. MCCANN
by Jon Corby
Mon Mar 14, 2016 4:27 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290305

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Yeah, that kind of thing always staggers me. I think there was a bit in the parkrun news once about a 100,000m runner, and they ran each of their twenty consecutive 5k's comfortably faster than I can do one :(
by Jon Corby
Mon Mar 14, 2016 4:21 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bye bye
Replies: 9
Views: 5085

Re: Bye bye

I love all this "being upset about the dictionary change". Oh, so you knew most of the obscura before, but now there's a load you don't know? This is how it has always been for non-apterous players on the show. Suck it up. I'm hardly upset, it's not like I knew any of the obscura before a...
by Jon Corby
Mon Mar 14, 2016 3:25 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290305

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Well done Gev, that's a very impressive time. What does that correspond to in terms of an octototal?
by Jon Corby
Mon Mar 14, 2016 8:54 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bye bye
Replies: 9
Views: 5085

Re: Bye bye

I love all this "being upset about the dictionary change". Oh, so you knew most of the obscura before, but now there's a load you don't know? This is how it has always been for non-apterous players on the show. Suck it up.
by Jon Corby
Thu Mar 10, 2016 8:26 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 10 March 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 34)
Replies: 11
Views: 4313

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 10 March 2016 (Series 74, Prelim 34)

I don't think you're smug. You look like Darcy Oakes though.
by Jon Corby
Thu Mar 10, 2016 6:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: BT Sport miss an open goal.....
Replies: 3
Views: 1634

Re: BT Sport miss an open goal.....

They deliberately don't even promote the free-to-air channel to get people to subscribe. They contractually have to air games free, they don't really want to do it.
by Jon Corby
Mon Mar 07, 2016 9:21 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: The Chase
Replies: 153
Views: 77921

Re: The Chase

You were on The Chase?
by Jon Corby
Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:06 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: The Chase
Replies: 153
Views: 77921

Re: The Chase

Mark Deeks wrote:Add my name to the list of Countdowners going the now cliche The Chase route. I'm on Wednesday 16th March.
This is exciting news.
by Jon Corby
Wed Mar 02, 2016 1:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday March 1st 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 27)
Replies: 10
Views: 4057

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday March 1st 2016 (Series 74 Prelim 27)

Should've done * 50 = 93,600 first though
by Jon Corby
Mon Feb 29, 2016 9:57 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 25th February (Series 74 Prelim 24)
Replies: 3
Views: 1569

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 25th February (Series 74 Prelim 24)

Tony Atkins wrote:Alt 1st numbers ((4x75)-5-9)x3 = 855
Nope.
by Jon Corby
Wed Feb 24, 2016 9:46 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd February
Replies: 10
Views: 5791

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 23rd February

I always catch the last 10 minutes or so of the morning repeat and those last 10 minutes were pretty awkward viewing seeing the challenger not add to her score at all. And then her comment of "I just want to go home", despite bringing a sympathetic laugh from the audience, was painfully h...
by Jon Corby
Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:37 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th February
Replies: 11
Views: 3238

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th February

ESSAYED in the SUEDES round. Also, in my opinion, the decision made on SUEDES was "It's not in, but you get the points anyway." I agree, that whole justification was ridiculously woolly-sounding. Even in saying "you can have different naps or colours..." I think she realised tha...
by Jon Corby
Thu Feb 18, 2016 11:30 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th February
Replies: 11
Views: 3238

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th February

You can't say "tricky one this, come back to me" and then later on give it "yeah, a few ways to get this one" Rach! She's normally does it as a subtle way of mocking the contestants so maybe she was just pointing out how poor she'd been. Self-deprecating. Hmm, it still does the ...
by Jon Corby
Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th February
Replies: 11
Views: 3238

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 17th February

You can't say "tricky one this, come back to me" and then later on give it "yeah, a few ways to get this one" Rach!
by Jon Corby
Wed Feb 17, 2016 3:12 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Deliberately Silly Factoids
Replies: 45
Views: 10711

Re: Deliberately Silly Factoids

This thread is confusing me, I've got no idea if people are repeating false stuff, repeating true stuff or making up their own. I blame Jim for not laying out the parameters clearly enough in the OP.
by Jon Corby
Wed Feb 17, 2016 10:51 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Birthdays
Replies: 1252
Views: 129697

Re: Birthdays

Jon Corby wrote:Happy Birthday Charlie Reams (29) !
+ 1 (year)
by Jon Corby
Wed Feb 17, 2016 8:53 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Impossible Rachel
Replies: 20
Views: 11844

Re: Impossible Rachel

So Damian's the one who has memorised them all?
by Jon Corby
Tue Feb 16, 2016 5:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Impossible Rachel
Replies: 20
Views: 11844

Re: Impossible Rachel

You're welcome.