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by Mark James
Mon May 21, 2012 9:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
Replies: 174
Views: 68939

Re: C4C Fantasy Football

Andy Wilson wrote:Is your real name Hartnett?
Who me? If so, then Yes.
by Mark James
Mon May 14, 2012 9:28 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
Replies: 174
Views: 68939

Re: C4C Fantasy Football

Ian Volante wrote:Not bad considering I got bored after February!
I think I forgot about it around November.
by Mark James
Thu May 10, 2012 6:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Phones and networks
Replies: 36
Views: 5014

Re: Phones and networks

Ryan Taylor wrote:
Mark James wrote:Unless maybe your an idiot
Sorry! Had to be done.
Oops. No wonder I buy Coke and am insured by Go Compare.
by Mark James
Thu May 10, 2012 2:45 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Phones and networks
Replies: 36
Views: 5014

Re: Phones and networks

This. Why are people happy to spend this much or more every month on phone contracts? It's like they've been brainwashed or something. Or maybe they want something you don't want, and are prepared to pay for it accordingly. Then again, isn't that what they'd think if they had been brainwashed? I th...
by Mark James
Sun May 06, 2012 3:14 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Rick Edwards
Replies: 6
Views: 1266

Re: Rick Edwards

Who is Rick Edwards?
by Mark James
Thu May 03, 2012 11:59 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointles Series 6
Replies: 76
Views: 21528

Re: Pointles Series 6

James Robinson wrote:
Mark James wrote:So are we back to new episodes yet or what? I don't remember seeing today's episode before.
Yeah, all this week has been new episodes, as I mentioned in the above message. :roll:
Ooops. Hadn't spotted that. Cheers James.
by Mark James
Wed May 02, 2012 10:39 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointles Series 6
Replies: 76
Views: 21528

Re: Pointles Series 6

So are we back to new episodes yet or what? I don't remember seeing today's episode before.
by Mark James
Tue May 01, 2012 5:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: How Much Is This Site Worth?
Replies: 2
Views: 1167

Re: How Much Is This Site Worth?

Charlie Reams wrote:I wonder how they generate that number. Obviously the real advertising revenue per day is, umm, $0, on account of there being no ads.
http://www.freewebsitereport.org/HowItWorks
by Mark James
Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:13 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Saira Khan
Replies: 6
Views: 1361

Re: Saira Khan

I've never heard of her. Who is she? (yes I'm sure I could google her but something tells me I'm not really gonna care who she is)
by Mark James
Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:11 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name Our Child
Replies: 110
Views: 17745

Re: Name Our Child

Matt Morrison wrote:
Jason Larsen wrote:Andy Wilson!
That doesn't really work for a girl, Jason.
Why not? What about Andy McDowell?
by Mark James
Tue Apr 17, 2012 1:01 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Replies: 38
Views: 5789

Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2012

All the idiots who voted for Moldova last time out will vote for "The Social Network Song (Oh oh -- Uh - oh oh)". Anyone who voted at all is an idiot. Actually I take that back. I do like the Eurovision when it comes to handing out the scores which your not gonna have if no one votes. I w...
by Mark James
Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:56 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Replies: 38
Views: 5789

Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2012

Rhys Benjamin wrote: All the idiots who voted for Moldova last time out will vote for "The Social Network Song (Oh oh -- Uh - oh oh)".
Anyone who voted at all is an idiot.
by Mark James
Sun Apr 08, 2012 3:12 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195301

Re: The C4C Football Thread

One of the best nights of my life. Check this out.
by Mark James
Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Chase canceled, Price in its place
Replies: 9
Views: 1610

Re: Chase canceled, Price in its place

Jason Larsen wrote:April Fools!
Class
by Mark James
Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:00 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: The Chase
Replies: 153
Views: 77888

Re: The Chase

Great effort Heather.
by Mark James
Wed Mar 28, 2012 3:30 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Cyphers and letters test
Replies: 13
Views: 4624

Re: Cyphers and letters test

Francisco Segura wrote: I hope you don't find missing words anymore. It is amazing you have discovered this in your first game!!
My very first game and I got 0 points for morphed.
by Mark James
Thu Mar 22, 2012 8:28 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Shampoo v Shower Gel
Replies: 25
Views: 4897

Re: Shampoo v Shower Gel

As far as I understood, there used to be soap and shampoo. Shower gel is some new-fangled thing that can be used for both. That's its whole raison d'etre. Isn't it? Obviously some people prefer not to use it on their hair and have special hair stuff though. Also, you wash your hair last. No. I sham...
by Mark James
Mon Mar 19, 2012 4:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name Our Child
Replies: 110
Views: 17745

Re: Name Our Child

I notice no one else has said Congratulations. Although you'd probably want to shorten it to Conny or something.
by Mark James
Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:20 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday March 8th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 44)
Replies: 25
Views: 4379

Re: Spoilers for Thursday March 8th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 4

Just watched this. I don't think he's fudged in the normal sense. I think it was more like, in apterous terms, he thought he could do it but misclicked twice, which obviously you cant do so Nick was right to stop him. Having said that, I'm interested to know what most people think about fudging, eit...
by Mark James
Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:09 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Headphones
Replies: 19
Views: 3833

Re: Headphones

Irony adjective Of or containing iron.
by Mark James
Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:18 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Interesting video
Replies: 14
Views: 4789

Re: Interesting video

Haha, very clever. Did anyone else spot the significance of the letters selection? Aren't you supposed to, or it's not gonna make much sense? Surely (and particularly given the title) most people would just see it as an amusing mash-up of Countdown and The Thing . The CTHULHU reference just adds an...
by Mark James
Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:01 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointles Series 6
Replies: 76
Views: 21528

Re: Pointles Series 6

Does anyone know what the rules are for the hundred people they ask? During your 100 seconds while your naming things, if you give a wrong answer, does that negate any of the right answers you give? Cause I was thinking that, for the question where you had to name a year a general election was held,...
by Mark James
Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Interesting video
Replies: 14
Views: 4789

Re: Interesting video

Phil Reynolds wrote:Haha, very clever. Did anyone else spot the significance of the letters selection?
Aren't you supposed to, or it's not gonna make much sense?
by Mark James
Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:17 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 84075

Re: Music

Jim, that's precisely why I've always thought it was an unlikely #1. There were plenty of dance records topping the charts around that time, but for one as spectacularly average as The Real Thing to climb to the top... well, it was huge surprise to me when the chart was counted down on Radio 1. Jim...
by Mark James
Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:02 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointles Series 6
Replies: 76
Views: 21528

Re: Pointles Series 6

I thought Julia Gillard looked more like Tilda Swinton than Jodie Foster.
by Mark James
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 84075

Re: Music

Christmas number one is a special case in itself. As for Your Woman, doesn't Mark Radcliffe take credit for that? 6 Music have been playing Gotye a lot too actually, a rare song that crosses over between their playlists. I guess. But it certainly doesn't sound like a Christmas song or even the kind...
by Mark James
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 84075

Re: Music

Also I've just found this. It's a bit shit but I just thought it was funny as these are far and away my two most favourite songs of recent times.
by Mark James
Thu Mar 01, 2012 8:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 84075

Re: Music

Oddly catchy song, nice to see it doing well in the charts. Shame about the nursery rhyme element though. Yes, I was amazed when I found out that it was no. 1 in the charts the other week (still is, I think), but then those bastions of cool at Radio 2 have been all over it for the last month or so,...
by Mark James
Thu Mar 01, 2012 5:16 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Music
Replies: 295
Views: 84075

Re: Music

Just saw this video on one of the music channels. I like it.
by Mark James
Wed Feb 29, 2012 5:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Replies: 89
Views: 17570

Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally

Ben Wilson wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Nice.
Priceless. :mrgreen:
Indeed. But why didn't the journalist say that Sally just gave a reading for a fictional person at the actual show?
by Mark James
Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:03 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Enter-your-code style competitions
Replies: 4
Views: 1203

Re: Enter-your-code style competitions

I could be wrong about this but I think some band or music artist put tickets to their concert in one of their CDs in a shop without advertising it as any sort of competition. Just a nice surprise for whoever managed to buy that particular record.
by Mark James
Mon Feb 27, 2012 6:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What did you want to be when you were a kid?
Replies: 27
Views: 6329

Re: What did you want to be when you were a kid?

I went through a whole range of things including architect and fireman but for a long while the height of my ambition was to work in a video store so I could watch movies all day.
by Mark James
Mon Feb 27, 2012 1:40 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Buying faulty crap off eBay - where do you stand?
Replies: 59
Views: 11493

Re: Buying faulty crap off eBay - where do you stand?

My post wasn't meant to be a complaint about the existence of the private forum, of course you have every right to have private conversations with friends, it was just what I think is an explanation for what a lot of people have observed about the atmosphere on this forum. I'm still bemused as to w...
by Mark James
Sun Feb 26, 2012 4:24 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Buying faulty crap off eBay - where do you stand?
Replies: 59
Views: 11493

Re: Buying faulty crap off eBay - where do you stand?

Who is calling who cunts and arseholes? Pretty much every sane person who isn't one of the odious clique would agree that Corby on here is a cunt. I don't think there's any serious doubt about that. I'm pretty much irrelevant to that reality. I accept that one of the strategies on here is to endles...
by Mark James
Thu Feb 23, 2012 7:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday February 23rd 2012 (Series 66 Game 34)
Replies: 21
Views: 4789

Re: Spoilers for Thursday February 23rd 2012 (Series 66 Game

You actually listened to the whole thing? I've not watched countdown in a while but I stuck it on today and ended up having to turn it off again. The woman is poison. And I see she got her own quiz show on Sky Atlantic. Who's idea was that. Do they not want people to watch it? People will still wat...
by Mark James
Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday February 23rd 2012 (Series 66 Game 34)
Replies: 21
Views: 4789

Re: Spoilers for Thursday February 23rd 2012 (Series 66 Game

Ann Widdicomb's "anecdote" today consisted of her saying once she was speaking outside to some guides. It was windy so she lost her speech. The guide mistress told her students to go and pick up Ms Widdicomb's "rubbish". Has to be the worst anecdote I've ever heard on countdown....
by Mark James
Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Mass Noun Plurals
Replies: 86
Views: 19883

Re: Mass Noun Plurals

The game is going to be interrupted anyway with the ad break. I'm not seeing the big deal here. I personally have little interest in the OoW section but I can understand Damien's point. It certainly makes more sense than believing he puts it there so people wont fast forward it. I think I remember ...
by Mark James
Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:17 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Mass Noun Plurals
Replies: 86
Views: 19883

Re: Mass Noun Plurals

I think he likes it where it is because otherwise people would be more likely to fast forward through it. This is more of a justification than the genuine reason, I think, because it's far more messy this way and Damian knows that. I agree with Damien and I don't really see what's so messy about it...
by Mark James
Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Mass Noun Plurals
Replies: 86
Views: 19883

Re: Mass Noun Plurals

I think he likes it where it is because otherwise people would be more likely to fast forward through it. This is more of a justification than the genuine reason, I think, because it's far more messy this way and Damian knows that. I agree with Damien and I don't really see what's so messy about it...
by Mark James
Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 14th (Series 66 Prelim 27)
Replies: 37
Views: 5668

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 14th (Series 66 Prelim 27)

The impression I got was that Damian prefers to defer to Susie rather than overrule her, which I think is sensible - Susie's a lexicographer, she's studied words and their usage for years, so it's expected that she's better placed than anyone in the studio to decide whether a word is acceptable or ...
by Mark James
Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 14th (Series 66 Prelim 27)
Replies: 37
Views: 5668

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 14th (Series 66 Prelim 27)

You know those word wheel puzzles you see in newspapers and the like where you have to find as many words as possible that contain the centre letter? They don't allow plurals at all. I think that could be a solution. Actually, that would suck, but I just thought I'd put it out there.
by Mark James
Tue Feb 14, 2012 3:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
Replies: 417
Views: 115936

Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here

David Williams wrote:I wouldn't want to see 60+ shows with top apterites in the preliminaries.
I would. Well, I don't care if they're apterites or not but I want to see the best as often as possible. I wonder if they're turning away people who play the Wii version of Countdown a lot.
by Mark James
Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:24 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: How Googly are you?
Replies: 46
Views: 7336

Re: How Googly are you?

If you Google your name, then how far do you come up as? Searches for your name do not count. I'm probably being thick as usual, but surely Googling your name is searching for your name? Thanks Phil, I was going to ask the same thing. I worded that extremely badly. What I meant was that you cannot ...
by Mark James
Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:17 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The long-awaited music thread!
Replies: 33
Views: 4596

Re: The long-awaited music thread!

I made a soundcloud http://soundcloud.com/andycork I haven't really been recording any music at home, but I intend to start doing it a lot more. Been mainly involved with other folks music and quietly playing away at home (or loudly when my housemates are out). Anyway, I did something earlier and f...
by Mark James
Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:33 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Apterous Masters 2012
Replies: 88
Views: 17725

Re: Apterous Masters 2012

Qualifiers please.
by Mark James
Tue Jan 31, 2012 4:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 31st 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 17
Replies: 7
Views: 2160

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 31st 2012 (Series 66 Prelim

Thomas Carey wrote:MOUNTIES R2
Nope. Invalid.
by Mark James
Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:57 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Google Demographics
Replies: 26
Views: 5719

Re: C4C Link Dump

Arts & Entertainment - Music & Audio - Rock Music Games - Computer & Video Games - Casual Games Games - Online Games People & Society Science - Biological Sciences - Anatomy Sports - Team Sports - Football Your demographics No demographic categories are associated with your ad prefer...
by Mark James
Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Photo Dump
Replies: 343
Views: 55051

Re: C4C Photo Dump

Image

This picture was seen in Newport Wales. I'm not sure if i hope it's a joke or not.
by Mark James
Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:54 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Replies: 89
Views: 17570

Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally

Yay, Skeptico is back. This guy is always a great read. I urge everyone to play Cold Reader Bingo.
by Mark James
Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:11 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN 2012 results
Replies: 20
Views: 3888

Re: COLIN 2012 results

James Robinson wrote:
Mark James wrote:
Ben Wilson wrote:
Pos. Player Played Won For Against
1 Dinos Sfyris 6 6 387 259
2 Jon Corby 6 5 353 312
Should that not be the other way around?
No, because that was what happened after the heats.

Jon then played Dinos in a separate final and got revenge.
Aha. Cheers James.
by Mark James
Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN 2012 results
Replies: 20
Views: 3888

Re: COLIN 2012 results

Ben Wilson wrote:
Pos. Player Played Won For Against
1 Dinos Sfyris 6 6 387 259
2 Jon Corby 6 5 353 312
Should that not be the other way around?
by Mark James
Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:05 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally
Replies: 89
Views: 17570

Re: Paul Zenon vs Psychic Sally

So what is the standard excuse for not proving your abilities if you're a psychic? Is it just that their powers are a bit random so they might not work all the time? I've heard that some are afraid to prove it conclusively because the powers that be wouldn't like it and they'd be experimented on or...
by Mark James
Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:40 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: aptoSOS.02 - signup and shiz
Replies: 76
Views: 21436

Re: aptoSOS.02 - signup and shiz

Bump. C'mon people. We need some more entrants. Any chance of advertisement on the apterous site Charlie?
by Mark James
Wed Jan 25, 2012 6:01 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Pointless Series 5
Replies: 216
Views: 41826

Re: Pointless Series 5

I take it you all got the answer to the town in County Meath? How is anyone in the UK gonna know that? Most people in Ireland would've struggled. I did get it myself it but I wouldn't have if I had to go first.
by Mark James
Wed Jan 25, 2012 4:44 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 631787

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

That's a bit extreme Gavin. I'm obviously not gonna eat stuff out of the bin if there's shit in it but realistically, what's gonna be in your bin that's so bad? Most of the stuff in the bin is just the containers food comes in in the first place. Also the spaghetti was right on the top, it wasn't li...
by Mark James
Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:53 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 631787

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

I accidentally dropped my spaghetti in the bin but I still took it out and ate it. You need to eat a little bit of dirt now and again to boost your immune system.
by Mark James
Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:39 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Sporcle
Replies: 44
Views: 8114

Re: Sporcle

Never been to this site before. I've been playing all day.I got two on charlie's game before I just ended it early. I'm all sporcled out.
by Mark James
Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:08 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: The Chase
Replies: 153
Views: 77888

Re: The Chase

Unlucky Matt. Some of those questions in the final were nasty. I thought the chaser's were much easier. I agree with Ryan though that he could have gotten around thirty today. Good performance for you though, especially on the anagram question. Some nice banter too. Have to say I felt really bad for...
by Mark James
Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 20th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 10)
Replies: 14
Views: 2706

Re: Spoilers for Friday January 20th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim

For me the quality of OoW depends on the words Susie is discussing. It's generally ok but I doubt I'd miss it if it were gone. Long before the segment appeared on Countdown there was a dude on Irish radio who did an origins of words section and that went on for fifteen minutes. He had a really great...