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- Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:17 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Generous odds on a female?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 11444
Re: Generous odds on a female?
Would they let you bet on something you can take part in? They must take precautions or they'd be taken to the cleaners.
- Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Cool Things You Did
- Replies: 74
- Views: 18755
Re: Cool Things You Did
I completed Auf Wiedersehen Monty on my Amstrad emulator today. Never managed it when I originally used to play it, so I'm pretty pleased with that.
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9668
Re: The Hangover- The Poll
I think a lunch break was necessary, certainly I saw some people eating a pack up or whatnot, but an hour was too long. Half an hour max. I also agree that an 11am start was more than fair and this should remain the case. OK, here's an idea. I know I said earlier than the hangover shouldn't be an e...
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4147
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)
ODO likes it so if that doesn't change, it's likely to be allowed again in the near future.Andy Platt wrote:Well, still valid on apterous, but it'd suck if Susie went against the precedent she set down in March: http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_5667Kirk Bevins wrote:DOTAGES or controversial?
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9668
Re: The Hangover- The Poll
I don't think you should really start building in allowances for people who haven't got the courtesy to turn up on time after the effort you've put in. If there's a 10am start with an optional 'lazy' 11am start, these cunts'll probably think they'll go for the 11am, and then still be late for that,...
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9668
Re: The Hangover- The Poll
I thought the extra mini-event was a brilliant idea, and I'd definitely come to it again next year. For those who didn't do as well as they expected at the main event, it's something to look forward to the following day. I like Jono's idea about new formats. I don't see the Hangover as just a small...
- Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9668
Re: The Hangover- The Poll
As one of the few who couldn't get the fuck out of bed for it, I still had a really good time and it was definitely worthwhile. Having said that, maybe something other than just another Countdown tournament might work? You could have other disciplines, other formats, other board games, quizzes, com...
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 27th January 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1725
Re: Monday 27th January 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 16)
And you'll hear it again.James Laverty wrote:heard it before GavinGavin Chipper wrote:Lavatory humour.James Laverty wrote:HA! Trust a teacher at my old primary school to declare FARTED. Also it's spelt Bridgford, not Bridgeford
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5395
Re: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps
So when were you thinking of bullying him off the forum?Jon Corby wrote:*looks up cheat in the dictionary*Gavin Chipper wrote:Yeah, Jono's a cheat. It's a shame, but someone had to say it.
Yep.
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 27th January 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 16)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1725
Re: Monday 27th January 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 16)
Lavatory humour.James Laverty wrote:HA! Trust a teacher at my old primary school to declare FARTED. Also it's spelt Bridgford, not Bridgeford
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 29th 2014 (S70 P18)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2253
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 29th 2014 (S70 P18)
The database doesn't lie.Graeme Cole wrote:Plenty would. None could.szodiac wrote:I am sure there must be a dozen or so forumites who would gladly present Countdown if given a chance.
Except Mark Deeks.
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Tuesday 28th January (Series 70, Prelim 17)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 797
Re: Tuesday 28th January (Series 70, Prelim 17)
Challenger for record low max? In this format, quite likely because it's not that old. 112 doesn't seem that low though. With all gettable numbers and 7 per round in the letters, you'd get 120, so I'd say under 110 with a impossible-to-get-within-10 numbers or three like this (where 11 points were ...
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 28th 2014 (S70 P17)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4858
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 28th 2014 (S70 P17)
Tony's 14-max was only a 12-max by the looks of things as well.Zarte Siempre wrote:Imperfect max game for me. Had 517 instead of 514 on R9, but in terms of points, a max game
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5395
Re: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps
Yeah, Jono's a cheat. It's a shame, but someone had to say it.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689600
Re: Ask Graeme?
Probably. American spellings were allowed for ages before they were banned.Innis Carson wrote:Would CLAMORED have been OK back then for R1 in 1189?Clive Brooker wrote:Equally interestingly, Philip Griffiths seems to have maxed R1 in 1189, and both players maxed R7 in 1614.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:54 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- The Hangover results
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2132
Re: COLIN X- The Hangover results
Where's Gevin Chapwell, Ben?
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:54 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X Results
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4932
Re: COLIN X Results
I'm pretty sure Gevin Chapwell was playing but he's not in the results, Ben.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689600
Re: Ask Graeme?
Interestingly, both players from episode 1614 went on to make the quarter finals.Graeme Cole wrote:[Only two games have seen neither player max a round: episode 1189 and episode 1614.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3850
Re: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
Is that a wanking joke from Tony Atkins?Tony Atkins wrote:Not sure I could cope with the messy bedroom.Andy Platt wrote:C2 is the sort of contestant we like to see. Wowzers.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X Results
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4932
Re: COLIN X Results
Who's going to take part in that one? The Hall of Fame has two legends in it at the moment. It would be interesting to see this extended.Matt Morrison wrote:The eating competition will start at 8am next year.
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4586
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
Would have been interesting if C2 got that conundrum, having just thrown the game away with terrible strategy (risk when losing by < 10) in R14 It's not necessarily terrible strategy. If you're good at numbers but rubbish at conundrums, you want to be ahead going into the conundrum and hope the oth...
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X Team Competition
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7731
Re: COLIN X Team Competition
Kirk in general?Matt Morrison wrote:should be banned in my opinionKirk Bevins wrote:TLDR. I'll be in it but remind me of the rules on Saturday
- Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X Team Competition
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7731
Re: COLIN X Team Competition
Yeah, it's a bit conundrum-heavy. I'll think about it, but it also seems like a lot of Countdown to play as well. Let's not forget it's lunch after round 1.
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
- Replies: 417
- Views: 116351
Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
If it means you can find words in jumbled up letters, it should help quite a lot. Unless you take ridiculous risks, then someone who can do that is likely to have a reasonable shot of becoming an octochamp unless they come across somebody else pretty good. There have been many scrabblers that have b...
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689600
Re: Ask Graeme?
Yes. Nice.
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E3 - 17 Jan '14)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1458
Re: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E3 - 17 Jan '
INDORSED beat them in one of the rounds.
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 689600
Re: Ask Graeme?
Arguing over the meaning of "ironic" has got to be in the top ten of common Internet debates.
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 17th 2014 (S70 P10)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1599
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 17th 2014 (S70 P10)
I loved the laugh in the audience after he said he was studying the Eurovision Song Contest for six years.
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is this word allowable?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6376
Re: Is this word allowable?
FLORUIT is already past tense. It means FLOURISHED. I don't think you'd allow FLOURISHEDED even if the dictionary appeared to specifically allow it. But that's the Latin origin, not the dictionary definition. It's a bit strange, actually. You could say that the ODE doesn't actually define it! The e...
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is this word allowable?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6376
Re: Is this word allowable?
If you put FAINEST into Oxford Dictionaries Online, it comes up with no results... This is probably how Dictionary Corner will adjudicate words when they move from the ODE3 to using the ODO website, so don't be surprised if they disallow it in the future. Although it won't find it if you search for...
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is this word allowable?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6376
Re: Is this word allowable?
But that's the Latin origin, not the dictionary definition.David Williams wrote:FLORUIT is already past tense. It means FLOURISHED. I don't think you'd allow FLOURISHEDED even if the dictionary appeared to specifically allow it.Gavin Chipper wrote:What's the big deal about FLORUITED anyway?
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is this word allowable?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6376
Re: Is this word allowable?
What's the big deal about FLORUITED anyway? In the ODO under FLORUIT it's used in an example sentence.
Although it won't find it if you search for it. I think that's quite a big problem for the dictionary and its use on Countdown.
Although it won't find it if you search for it. I think that's quite a big problem for the dictionary and its use on Countdown.
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:18 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is this word allowable?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6376
Re: Is this word allowable?
I think strange is better than the possibility of inconsistent ruling. I think it was said before that Countdown becomes a game of guess what the DC adjudicator is going to think rather than based on any knowledge. You can have all the relevant facts - that it's a one syllable adjective and that you...
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 115801
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
There's nothing to take a screenshot of while it's not playing up anyway.
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 115801
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Well, it hasn't done anything else today, so I might as well wait and see.
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2100
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
That's a bit of a cheat then to go to 1008 because it's just 14*4*9, so multiplying by 8 first is showboating!Andy Platt wrote:She went to 1008 then divided by 2, but looking at the numbers I still can't see how she would have got to 1008
Edit, (6 + 8) x 8 x 9 / 2 I guess?
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2100
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
6-small-esque alternative for the hard numbers round, (6 - 2) x 8 - 25 to get the 7, then just 7 x 8 x 9, outside 30 seconds though. Stitcher got (25 - 8/8) x (6 x 2 + 9) as well for 504. I missed how Rachel did it. I did (25×2+6)×9. Is that what she did? I noticed FAINER was there in one of the ro...
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 15th 2014 (S70 P8)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2572
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 15th 2014 (S70 P8)
Interesting how coming across well (to some of you anyway) means that he doesn't get accused of trying to fudge a numbers game like most contestants would have done.
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is this word allowable?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6376
Re: Is this word allowable?
I think (hope) these discussions might become irrelevant anyway when we use the online dictionary. It would be the fabest thing to happen for a while.
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 115801
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Yesterday, it decided to update Java. Well actually, it said it wanted to and then said I had the latest version but then wanted to again and decided to do it this time. But since then, I keep getting a message saying asking if I give permission to Oracle America Inc to make some update on my compu...
- Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Maths vs. English
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8283
Re: Maths vs. English
It's not really that surprising a correlation I don't think. Both the letters and numbers games are fundamentally very computational in nature, and it makes sense that the kind of mind that can play them well will tend to be the same kind of mind that can do mental arithmetic well - I know that's n...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Maths vs. English
- Replies: 26
- Views: 8283
Re: Maths vs. English
Apterous Rex. He maxed the Booker Prize a few years back but was disqualified for being a bot.Jon O'Neill wrote:Who's that?Mark Deeks wrote:Also, the absolute top player is the ultimate wordsmith
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
- Replies: 452
- Views: 115801
Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Yesterday, it decided to update Java. Well actually, it said it wanted to and then said I had the latest version but then wanted to again and decided to do it this time. But since then, I keep getting a message saying asking if I give permission to Oracle America Inc to make some update on my compu...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 5:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 509
- Views: 355964
Re: Best ever contestants
I might rank one off later just for you. To be honest though it's a thing that's impossible to be objective about. How do you factor in the fact that certain players in the past were wonderful natural talents but would obviously get stuffed by the top apterous players right now? Are we ranking natu...
- Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever contestants
- Replies: 509
- Views: 355964
Re: Best ever contestants
You should join the ranking brigade.Andy Platt wrote:Lol, that may be true, but the point was that the ranking brigade were doing a list of people that haven't won series.
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: AV: Yes or No?
- Replies: 277
- Views: 50610
Re: AV: Yes or No?
I don't know if any of you know about Coursera but they do free online courses. There's one on voting systems. It looks quite interesting. I'm going to do it. I also think that Rhys should do it.
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 8:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46141
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
£59.20 then? Travelodge wankers http://i26.tinypic.com/2dr6iqa.gif Oh, didn't I say? They dropped the price to £15, so I only paid a tenner. (It was £59.20.) (But at least I get to hang out with all the cool people, and I'm not sure it even counts as going to COLIN if you don't stay at the Travelod...
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46141
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
It's on vouchercodes.co.uk if you can't find it. Haven't looked at the T&C but see if you can book the two nights separately and use it twice. Travelodge are completely insecure about booking names so you can use the same card and book each night in a different name if needs be. And don't forge...
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 11:00 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46141
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
Just Saturday. Just booked my train tickets in advance too. Less than £9 to get from York to North Hykeham, even booking as late as today. Ridiculously cheap. £17.15 to get home though. I get to Hykeham at 10:44 so enough time to walk to the venue before shuffle off. Booked Friday & Saturday. T...
- Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:53 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46141
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
INTERESTING. Are you there Friday & Saturday night or just Saturday? Just Saturday. Just booked my train tickets in advance too. Less than £9 to get from York to North Hykeham, even booking as late as today. Ridiculously cheap. £17.15 to get home though. I get to Hykeham at 10:44 so enough time...
- Mon Jan 13, 2014 9:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46141
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
I might ring up Travelodge and haggle. Tell them about the Eagles Guest House. I'll kick arse.
- Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 8th 2014 (S70 P3)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5104
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 8th 2014 (S70 P3)
So he's better than you at football as well as at Countdown?Jon O'Neill wrote:We lost 4-3.
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
- Replies: 216
- Views: 46141
Re: COLIN X- Countdown in Lincoln, 25th-26th January 2014
I've pretty much only played the odd duel. I don't have a pro rank.Matt Morrison wrote:Haha Gavin. I've played about 2 games this year and I'm still above you buddy!
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Double elimination
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3195
Re: Double elimination
If losing a game limits you to 7 wins, then you could have a situation like series 47 where you need to be an octochamp to make the quarter finals, so your comeback would be futile whatever you do in it.
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 2:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17078
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
The other strange bit is some saying Rachel's numbers solution was 'needlessly complex'. No such thing. You get the answer how you get the answer. When Jack said that for one of the numbers, I found it quite amusing that her next solution was quite complex as well, so I thought it would be quite fu...
- Sat Jan 11, 2014 1:06 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17078
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
For me the purposethough.a spoilers thread is for people to post their reactions to interesting things that happen in the episode and for others to share their opinions on such happenings. For me there were two main points of interest from today's show: 1) I found the challenger very irritating to ...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 11:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17078
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
Who's this to? If me, then no.Andy Platt wrote:Were you saying I questioned Countdown's procedures? Hell, I was trying to say that it wasn't their fault.
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17078
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
LovelyJennifer Steadman wrote:You absolute shaft. I had to ask someone else for a third because I could only think of 2!Jon O'Neill wrote:Jennifer Steadman wrote:Japan, Morocco or PanamaJon O'Neill wrote:japan, china, mali, morocco, brazil, chile, chad, guinea, panama, turkey
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17078
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
I guess this series of events along with a couple of other past posts perhaps leads to certain questions. To what point should talking about contestants go? What's too far? What makes rational sense to say and what doesn't? I'll leave the floor open, but I guess I'll explain my thought process with...
- Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
- Replies: 107
- Views: 17078
Re: Spoilers for Friday January 10th 2014 (S70 P5)
I think starting a new forum because you don't like certain posts and then coming here and making worse comments yourself is pretty hypocritical. Not getting those nines is no worse than some of your numbers misses...