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- Mon May 21, 2012 9:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 68939
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
- Mon May 14, 2012 9:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 68939
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
I think I forgot about it around November.Ian Volante wrote:Not bad considering I got bored after February!
- Thu May 10, 2012 6:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Phones and networks
- Replies: 36
- Views: 5014
Re: Phones and networks
Oops. No wonder I buy Coke and am insured by Go Compare.Ryan Taylor wrote:Sorry! Had to be done.Mark James wrote:Unless maybe your an idiot
- 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...
- Sun May 06, 2012 3:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Rick Edwards
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1266
Re: Rick Edwards
Who is Rick Edwards?
- Thu May 03, 2012 11:59 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointles Series 6
- Replies: 76
- Views: 21528
Re: Pointles Series 6
Ooops. Hadn't spotted that. Cheers James.James Robinson wrote:Yeah, all this week has been new episodes, as I mentioned in the above message.Mark James wrote:So are we back to new episodes yet or what? I don't remember seeing today's episode before.
- 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.
- 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?
http://www.freewebsitereport.org/HowItWorksCharlie 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.
- 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)
- Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name Our Child
- Replies: 110
- Views: 17745
Re: Name Our Child
Why not? What about Andy McDowell?Matt Morrison wrote:That doesn't really work for a girl, Jason.Jason Larsen wrote:Andy Wilson!
- 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...
- Tue Apr 17, 2012 12:56 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5789
Re: Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Anyone who voted at all is an idiot.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)".
- 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.
- 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
ClassJason Larsen wrote:April Fools!
- Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:31 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: 'Gevin's Delight' Tournament 2012
- Replies: 65
- Views: 18902
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:00 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Chase
- Replies: 153
- Views: 77888
Re: The Chase
Great effort Heather.
- 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
My very first game and I got 0 points for morphed.Francisco Segura wrote: I hope you don't find missing words anymore. It is amazing you have discovered this in your first game!!
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Headphones
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3833
Re: Headphones
Irony adjective Of or containing iron.
- 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...
- 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,...
- Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Interesting video
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4789
Re: Interesting video
Aren't you supposed to, or it's not gonna make much sense?Phil Reynolds wrote:Haha, very clever. Did anyone else spot the significance of the letters selection?
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...
- 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.
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...
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,...
Re: Music
Just saw this video on one of the music channels. I like it.
- 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
Indeed. But why didn't the journalist say that Sally just gave a reading for a fictional person at the actual show?Ben Wilson wrote:Priceless.Jon Corby wrote:Nice.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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.
- 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
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.David Williams wrote:I wouldn't want to see 60+ shows with top apterites in the preliminaries.
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Sat Feb 04, 2012 3:33 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Masters 2012
- Replies: 88
- Views: 17725
Re: Apterous Masters 2012
Qualifiers please.
- 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
Nope. Invalid.Thomas Carey wrote:MOUNTIES R2
- 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...
- Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Photo Dump
- Replies: 343
- Views: 55051
Re: C4C Photo Dump
This picture was seen in Newport Wales. I'm not sure if i hope it's a joke or not.
- 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.
- Mon Jan 30, 2012 12:11 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2012 results
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3888
Re: COLIN 2012 results
Aha. Cheers James.James Robinson wrote:No, because that was what happened after the heats.Mark James wrote:Should that not be the other way around?Ben Wilson wrote:
Pos. Player Played Won For Against
1 Dinos Sfyris 6 6 387 259
2 Jon Corby 6 5 353 312
Jon then played Dinos in a separate final and got revenge.
- Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2012 results
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3888
Re: COLIN 2012 results
Should that not be the other way around?Ben Wilson wrote:
Pos. Player Played Won For Against
1 Dinos Sfyris 6 6 387 259
2 Jon Corby 6 5 353 312
- 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...
- 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?
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...