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Matt Morrison

No one's started this yet so I will. Interesting point of note: In the BUTTER/MUTTER round of letters (I think the first letters game after the first ad break?) the camera on Rachel starts with more of a wide-angle than usual, showing Rachel from head to toe and a lot more of the set (particularly t...

Matt Morrison

I'm with Charlie. Pointless thread!

Matt Morrison

Spot of the day was SIDEBURN by Jeff, really wowed the audience. I missed it then and more remarkably missed it again today :oops: Well played Charlie. Grudge match, indeed. ;) I made that post earlier, but for some reason thought he'd said SIDEBURNS... remembered Charlie had chosen BUDGIES (with a...

Matt Morrison

25 9 1 4 1 2, target 959

alternate for 960, leaving the 2 left over:

(25 -1) x (4 x (9 + 1) = 24 x 40 = 960

Matt Morrison

25 9 1 4 1 2, target 959

(25 + 1) x ((9 x 4) + 1)
= 26 x 37 = 962
- 2 = 960 (1 away)

Matt Morrison

Interestingly, I did exactly the same thing as Charlie, thought I'd got 471 when I'd actually got 467 doing the same as him.
Most odd. Great minds think alike etc. etc.

Matt Morrison

a much better Steps song which I GYRATED to at school discos There are no levels of inherent goodness in Steps songs. Calling one better than the other is a bit like singing the praises of dog shit compared to human faeces. And no amount of anagrammery will let you off! This is fact as much as opin...

Matt Morrison

That is just frigging amazing. Ditto *not worthy* But I hope Matt takes a vitamin D supplement - he obvioiusly doesn't get out much! ;) BTW I've never done mine, but what name do you use when married? I grew up as Lesley Anne Ainslie, but my birth certificate is Lesley Anne Donaldson, for a while I...

Matt Morrison

Junaid Mubeen wrote:Damn, I must give back that Man U shirt of mine.

Absolutely, a fine choice.

Matt Morrison

Is it not fraud to bill something to someone else's credit card without their knowledge of it? (regardless of the intention or where the gift is going)
If so, I hope she does appreciate the DVD and subsequently decides not to call a fraud lawsuit on you Jason

Matt Morrison

my main "gripe" with [CAFETIERE] is that it is quite an obscure word I'm genuinely surprised by the fact that several people on this board have either not heard of it or consider it "obscure". (We have three of the bloody things in our kitchen.) Treading into murky waters here p...

Matt Morrison

Gavin Chipper wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:I hope he would take that as a complement!
Again? Ooh, I wouldn't like to be you right now.

*sigh* I tried so hard

Matt Morrison

Ian Volante wrote:
Martin Gardner wrote:I was gonna say that Kai's only 12, he's a bit young! But that would be hypocritical as I had my first girlfriend when I was about 7.
"Had"?

near the top of my list of favourite ever posts

Matt Morrison

If anyone could find a sensible anagram of my name, I'd be impressed. And my middle name is Gary, if that helps. Which it won't. Gary helped a lot! A couple are quite Countdown-appropriate: REANALYZING SUMS REALIGN ZANY SUMS and some others too: NURSES AMAZINGLY LAZING ANEURYSMS AMAZES GRISLY NUN A...

Matt Morrison

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:Kirk...
Jason...

Kirk and Jason...

Matt Morrison

Charlie, do you have someone you really like at the moment? Must admit, that occurred to me, too, Jason! Since Charlie claimed on the show not to have a girlfriend, but wanting one, are we talking solo sex here, Charlie?? :lol: That definitely wouldn't count as a hobby that's rare amongst forumites!

Matt Morrison

Is there any way to listen to it via Windows Media Player, instead of having to install Real Player. Here's the feed: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/aod/playlists/38/4y/10/0p/RadioBridge_1200_bbc_radio_humberside.ram Here's Real Alternative (which I know works for video so should also for audio too):...

Matt Morrison

sometimes not having a large one can make it hard to reach your target.

Matt Morrison

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:He'd much rather I added it to my to-do list instead.
Admit it: you'd much rather I added you to my to-do list.

Only so I could then enjoy turning you down

Matt Morrison

Martin Gardner wrote:I was gonna post

GEORGE BUSH - HE BUGS GORE [Al Gore]

It seems a bit rubbish now, frankly.

I dunno, I think it's a fair bet he probably still bugs him

Matt Morrison

Jon Corby wrote:Kai is 12.
His father could be 25.
His grandfather could be 38.
His great-grandfather could be 51.

just realised Kai's going to be a father soon. Congratulations in advance!

Matt Morrison

Katherine Birkett wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:Listening to Des whilst having sex...
What about listening to Des O'Connor records whilst watching Des O'Connor having sex?

Is that a fantasy or an actual hobby?! If it's a hobby, you clearly win this whole thing.

Matt Morrison

alternate numbers: 100x 9 = 900 7 x 8 = 56 9 + 3 = 12 900 + 56 - 12 I can't believe that no-one else has pointed out that the target was 744, not 944. Haha, brilliant. I surprise even myself sometimes. Well, there you go, I was the only one who was able to make 944! Er, was there a 2 in there or so...

Matt Morrison

Computers are like numbers games in Countdown, so many different ways to get to the same target. For the record, being a webby guy, I would have saved the list and used PHP to do a regular expression search for commas and got it to output the result. +1 of course for the "and" at the end ...

Matt Morrison

Computers are like numbers games in Countdown, so many different ways to get to the same target.

For the record, being a webby guy, I would have saved the list and used PHP to do a regular expression search for commas and got it to output the result. +1 of course for the "and" at the end

Matt Morrison

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Joseph Bolas wrote:2,255 words there I count, that is fucking awesome.
You what? You counted them? Me too. I made it 2,254 mate. Can you recount for me?

I did consider asking myself but I'm sure he just grabbed the text of Charlie's list and used computeriness to count the commas. Black magic.

Matt Morrison

Jimmy wrote:anal.

you haven't spent enough time here Jimmy, we have some of the most anal forummers you're ever likely to come across.

Matt Morrison

Lesley Jeavons wrote:He posted this on facebook yesterday, he's called Scott, and he plays the first bloke, with the beard and glasses - Scott!

Ha! Nice! Will look out for the full length version! Scott was great and the cinematography didn't seem half bad either

Matt Morrison

Have you heard of Viva! the veggie group? I used to work there and ghost wrote their recipe guide 'Martin Shaw Cooks Veggie'. All the recipes are my own (well two are Martin's ex Mrs - choc cake and Christmas pud) and tried, tested and loved by all. I can send you a copy if you like, or they're on ...

Matt Morrison

There's this video on YouTube , which explains how you use the 50 and 75 as a 2 and 3. More hits for my video :mrgreen: Was that yours Ben, nice! Everyone seemed to be enjoying the use of Aphex Twin too, I approve! Love your avatar too, much nicer than the fat baby - though to be honest in reminds ...

Matt Morrison

Yeah she's missed all of one numbers game now. It's a silly post to be honest. And let's also be honest, Carol was very good at her job, and she can't be "replaced" just like that. I'm trying to think of a serious response, but frankly, why bother? Well summed up, Martin. I thought it was...

Matt Morrison

Good to hear from someone who doesn't hate me! lol Don't worry about it, this is the forum where a lad who jokingly declares a number that's roughly 300 away from the target gets labeled 'a cock' for not taking the institution seriously enough. Ha! That's brilliant! Who was that? I think it passed ...

Matt Morrison

He'd much rather I added it to my to-do list instead.

Matt Morrison

Lesley Jeavons wrote:
kate richardson wrote:I'm vegan [...] and now I'm a happy bunny!

Do you like the way I edited your quote? hehe
Just for the info, I'm vegetarian Lesley - have been a vegan in the past two. Just in case you felt alone here!

Matt Morrison

Not in the forum, but I have a friend called Ana which must do pretty well at only 16 points.

Actually, screw that. I also know an Abi (not Titmus) which is only 12 points.

EDIT: they're not short for Anabel or Abigail respectively

Matt Morrison

alternate first numbers (though not really worth mentioning as it was easy) 4 x 10 + 1 = 41 41 x 5 = 205 I did that, (2 + 3 = 5) is the bit you missed out. oops, well spotted Martin, and thanks for clearing it up! I honestly did have a "hang on, there wasn't a straight 5 was there?" momen...

Matt Morrison

Fine choice on the raspberry, such an infinitely superior fruit compared to the strawberry. I'm more into savoury baking (though only cos I have never bothered trying sweet stuff) - made a spinach and feta pie last night, fantastic. And finally, I'd love to see Ka'ka in the Premiership, though it's ...

Matt Morrison

Kai Laddiman wrote:Actually I am Sir Kai, Kai-ser XXXVII. (Sir Kai=Kaiser, geddit?)

Unlucky. Those Xs in XXXVII are going to ruin your score. Well, unless you're aiming for highest points now?

Matt Morrison

Kairopractor? (this could go on a while hehe)

Matt Morrison

kate richardson wrote:I'm Kate Richardson... into baking

one word: sweet or savoury?

kate richardson wrote:jam making

one word: favourite fruit?

kate richardson wrote:Man City

one word: Ka'ka; yes or no?

glad you had fun kate!

Matt Morrison

Kai Laddiman wrote:Damn - there are 2 Bobs on the forum. However, I have a sneaky suspicion that their first names are actually Bobette and Bobriella, therefore giving the award to me.

So Kai's not short for Kaibert or anything?

Matt Morrison

Also Chinese. Language, rather than takeaway. Interesting, Charlie... what inspired this? have you been/intend to go to China? One of my girlfriends at uni was studying Japanese, I'm not suggesting they are at all similar lanugages (though they might be) but I found it infinitely intriguing. Have y...

Matt Morrison

To be honest that rant was brewing for quite a while, I almost made a new thread of it as it really gets my goat, and must be putting people off becoming regular forum types, but then I'm not so loony that I think I have any chance of changing people's attitudes and forum approach. But yeah, glad yo...

Matt Morrison

Listening to Des whilst having sex... that is slightly worrying.

Not as worrying as listening to Des records whilst having sex and doing origami with UFC on the TV and your mind on posh sports like cricket and croquet.
That'd be really worrying.

Matt Morrison

Jon Corby wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote: You missed a few, such as DIOECIOUS, [...] INEBRIETY and NITRIFIED.
You've been Reamed.
Pardon?

Ha. Sorry. A reference to another post (that's a spoiler thread so don't click if you haven't seen today's game).
It's often enough for me to just make myself laugh, I don't ask for much.

Matt Morrison

I love the way a seemingly nerdy TV gameshow can illicit such brilliantly wicked banter Illicit is not a verb. I think some people are going way too far when it comes to correcting spelling and grammar. Fair enough if you've got OCD and you absolutely HAVE to point it out, but it's a bit wrong when...

Matt Morrison

So far I have come up with only 12 words, but there's got to be alot more: AUCTIONED AUTOCRINE CANOEISTS CAUTIONED CESSATION CINEASTES EDUCATION OBSTINATE PNEUMONIA SONICATES TENACIOUS VACATIONS You missed a few, such as DIOECIOUS, BATTINESS, PENSIVELY, PATRIATES, ABLUTIONS, EUCARYOTE, LEUCOTOMY, T...

Matt Morrison

R12 (i think)... TERRACE was another equaller for 7

Matt Morrison

alternate numbers:
100x 9 = 900
7 x 8 = 56
9 + 3 = 12

900 + 56 - 12

Matt Morrison

couple of interesting words in the 'DREAMY' round:

REAMY: Charlie Reams-like ("that was a reamy insult")
REAMED: as in "dammit I spelt a word wrong on the forum and Charlie just reamed me"

Matt Morrison

Charlie Reams wrote:The usual shuffler was away for the first day of filming (i.e. the first five episodes.) Today's game, however, was shuffled by me Hopefully you'll notice the improvement.

SSDS... with another S at the end! Great job!

Matt Morrison

alternate first numbers (though not really worth mentioning as it was easy)

4 x 10 + 1 = 41
41 x 5 = 205

Matt Morrison

This one's only a waste of 11 seconds rather than 5 minutes, and might not have been spotted as it's tagged with 'Carole' not 'Carol':
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_xnSD2nab1w

Matt Morrison

Personally I'm worth 82 (and only if I use MATTHEW not MATT obviously!)

Zhyrhyle (which is apparently an English(?) variant on Cyril) is worth 127 points.

Matt Morrison

I had sex once. I don't think it'll catch on.

Matt Morrison

Complement and compliment, though quite distinct in meaning, are sometimes confused because they are pronounced the same. As a noun, complement means "something that completes or brings to perfection" (The antique silver was a complement to the beautifully set table); used as a verb it mea...

Matt Morrison

Have you got a hobby or interest that you predict no-one else in this forum takes part in?

Best I can come up with at the moment is watching UFC, I doubt most of the fighters have constructed a 9-letter world in all their years.

Matt Morrison

I'd agree with all of that Phil! Kai's style brings together a wonderful mix of TV professional and psychotic murderer. He pulls it off magnificently in that I usually find myself both scared and impressed after watching him. And yeah, Des... "good boy" - cringe.

Matt Morrison

A second take was required for both mine & Rachel's solutions What was the reason for the retake Jon? (purely out of interest) Nah, she didn't give the solution particularly cleanly the first time around - it ended up a little bit messy on the board. Yeah, I think 'board control' will improve i...

Matt Morrison

Jon Corby wrote:A second take was required for both mine & Rachel's solutions

What was the reason for the retake Jon? (purely out of interest)

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