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by Adam Gillard
Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:35 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
Replies: 38
Views: 30808

Re: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)

Ed McCullagh <3
by Adam Gillard
Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:30 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Replies: 97
Views: 78497

Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)

How many people does it have to be for a ratifiable COCMEAT? For example, I have met Innis and Ed M individually for non-Countdown shenanigans; Zarte, Innis and Mikey Lear are not on your list if Mark Watson's 25-hour show doesn't count as a Co:Event.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 05, 2017 2:04 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 5714

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations

Reminder - nominations will close on Saturday 11 February 2017 at 11.59pm.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 05, 2017 12:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684943

Re: Ask Graeme?

Hi Graeme,

Please could you Answer this Thing (well, not just this Thing, but the Thing immediately following this Thing)?

What's the percentage of returning players per (regular) series? (e.g. 100 different players in series n, 10 had played in series <n, therefore 10% were returning players).
by Adam Gillard
Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:35 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: 2017 upgrade!
Replies: 36
Views: 64062

Re: 2017 upgrade!

Don't know if this is any different from before but when I read 'LAST POST' I hear a bugle playing in my head. It's cool that you can click the north-east facing arrow and jump straight to that post though.

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by Adam Gillard
Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:29 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Alas, poor Warwick. Seagull was flying tonight.
by Adam Gillard
Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017
Replies: 87
Views: 61502

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

Came on to this thread to see what had happened in the main event and see everyone shouting at Jono instead. Can't believe there is so much passionate debate about this as personally I couldn't care less!
by Adam Gillard
Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:42 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 13)
Replies: 7
Views: 4186

Re: Spoilers for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 13)

Return of the Mack! Nice to see/hear how much it meant to him at the end there :)
by Adam Gillard
Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:02 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 5714

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations

Time to open the nominations! The GotY 2016 poll will be opened shortly after nominations have closed. NOMINATIONS FOR GotY 2016 ARE NOW OPEN AND WILL CLOSE ON SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2017 AT 11.59pm. NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO ME BY APTOMAIL OR BY PRIVATE MESSAGE ON THIS FORUM. PLEASE PROVIDE ...
by Adam Gillard
Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:29 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

RE the quarks; not gonna lie, by this stage I knew we were out and that I hadn't buzzed in yet - as soon as Jeremy mentioned quarks I ran through them in my head (saying up!) I thought he said "quartz" so I was completely bamboozled. I pronounce it to rhyme with "barks" rather t...
by Adam Gillard
Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:24 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: "APTEROUS" on Countdown
Replies: 2
Views: 2388

Re: "APTEROUS" on Countdown

Is it just me, or is there a palpably weird and knowing atmosphere in the studio every time APTEROUS comes up as a DC max on Countdown? It's kind of like in Harry Potter when someone dares to say "Voldemort" rather than "he who must not be named". Susie has a slightly excited ex...
by Adam Gillard
Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:52 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

What the Dickens happened there, Eoin? ;) In all seriousness, the opposing team were on fire, credit to them for a top-notch performance. They even got all the bonuses on Northern Ireland, so no complaints there!
by Adam Gillard
Tue Jan 03, 2017 7:23 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290471

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Just noticed that Adam Gillard did a new year parkrun but was way off his PB despite a year to train for this one event! Stalker much? :p I have had a cough / cold so wasn't up for the Christmas Day parkrun, and I didn't feel that great still on Sunday so decided just to enjoy the run rather than c...
by Adam Gillard
Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:48 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 5714

Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations

Evening, all! I'm setting up this thread for information and discussion about GotY 2016. For now (before the nominations go "live"), this thread is the forum for any questions about the rules and the general format of the nominations and the GotY 2016 poll. I'm planning to accept nominatio...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:28 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395800

Re: People you shouldn't trust

People who don't wash their hands after going to the loo. I also find it weird when people go for the soap before the water (i.e., with still-dry hands) but I wouldn't go so far as to deem these people untrustworthy.
by Adam Gillard
Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:40 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

I wasn't sure that you had it this time when that last clue went unanswered, but well done! Disappointed with Phyl's introduction though, I had already said "it's MC Stylez!" before the host mentioned rapping and neglected to use that stage name.
by Adam Gillard
Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:57 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395800

Re: People you shouldn't trust

Gavin Chipper wrote:People who use the "word" "bae".
Why? It's a perfectly cromulent word.
by Adam Gillard
Tue Nov 22, 2016 9:09 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Hucthings smash! So that was Giles then? I did wonder (I tuned in late so didn't see the introductions and for some reason thought it wasn't; I'm unsure why but I thought he was a bit older). And yes, they did very well indeed, looking forward to their next appearance. Was this on UC or OC? I misse...
by Adam Gillard
Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Mondegreens
Replies: 127
Views: 33317

Re: Mondegreens

What do you call it when you know what the actual words are but STILL can't escape that it sounds like something else entirely... What is it you lot think they're saying is about to explode? https://youtu.be/gh-pGxZBQ1Y?t=48s Without having heard this before or read the lyrics, it sounds to me like...
by Adam Gillard
Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:42 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Greatest ever Apterites
Replies: 26
Views: 16567

Re: Greatest ever Apterites

Matt Le Tassier's not had a mention yet that I can see. Craig Chittenden was an early trailblazer in numbers stuff too. Glad Paul Howe and Jesus have both got a mention so far.
by Adam Gillard
Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
Replies: 34
Views: 11934

Re: CobliviLon 4th august 2012

Finally conceded that I'm not likely to ever use these, so threw them away this morning.

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by Adam Gillard
Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:36 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 276127

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

Not obvious I suppose, but certain sportspeople's names that I'd only heard said by commentators and then one day see them written and it's completely different from what I expected. Brian Ideye and Van Sinclair come to mind.
by Adam Gillard
Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Best ever televised game?
Replies: 31
Views: 15413

Re: Best ever televised game?

Carl WIlliams vs Graeme Cole was the best televised game I've seen live; "GALVANISE!" is a squeak that has stayed with me vividly, and vanquished semi-finalist Mark Deeks peering round from the edge of the set is an image that has stayed with me as well, cracking denouement. Going off Cha...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:30 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 276127

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

When an unsubscribe link on an email doesn't work (redirects to a non-existent page, or as I had recently, a page that refreshes every half a second so doesn't allow you to submit your email address), it's probably been done on purpose rather than being a site bug. Similarly this may be why the &quo...
by Adam Gillard
Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:14 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Weird question in University Challenge stated "To the nearest factor of 10", where the eventual answer was 80. That's a multiple of 10 and not a factor unless they've changed maths again? It's the question-setter's fault, undoubtedly, but have you noticed that Paxman almost seems to take ...
by Adam Gillard
Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:19 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Weird question in University Challenge stated "To the nearest factor of 10", where the eventual answer was 80. That's a multiple of 10 and not a factor unless they've changed maths again?
by Adam Gillard
Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:23 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Woof! What a barnstorming finish! :)
by Adam Gillard
Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:38 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Surprised no posts about Haemangioma being on the show last week, just catching up! The intro mentioned our Rach as an alumna of Oriel College, Oxford as well. Not quite a quattrocento but 150 is a decent score and nice to see Eoin smiling and enjoying the experience as well :).
by Adam Gillard
Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:19 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 68468

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Well done Team Hucthings! Rudd in particular was in imperious form!
by Adam Gillard
Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:43 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 21st 2016
Replies: 4
Views: 2467

Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 21st 2016

Good fun there on the conundrum, nice to see! :)
by Adam Gillard
Sun May 15, 2016 11:57 am
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Would anybody like any help?
Replies: 10
Views: 4656

Re: Would anybody like any help?

Anthony Endsor wrote:If anybody would like me to assist, please let me know. :)
Got a few odd jobs around the house if you like?
by Adam Gillard
Wed May 04, 2016 12:00 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395800

Re: People you shouldn't trust

Men
by Adam Gillard
Mon May 02, 2016 9:29 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The C4C Football Thread
Replies: 1265
Views: 195307

Re: The C4C Football Thread

Leicester City.
by Adam Gillard
Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:45 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395800

Re: People you shouldn't trust

People who get on an escalator on the right (standing) side and then change their mind part-way up and cut in front of someone to use the left (walking) side.
by Adam Gillard
Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: People you shouldn't trust
Replies: 921
Views: 395800

Re: People you shouldn't trust

Gavin Chipper wrote:People who have the typing noise turned on on their phones.
I give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it's the phone's default setting and they haven't figured out how annoying it is or how to turn it off.
by Adam Gillard
Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:16 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
Replies: 7
Views: 4731

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting

THE GotY 2015 POLL HAS NOW CLOSED. Thanks to all those who voted, and once again to those who nominated. I can now reveal the top three games of apterous from 2015! 1) GotY 2015 : Apterous Prune 0 - 1002 Jack Worsley 2) Runner-up : Apterous Prune 0 - 1056 Conor Travers 3) Third place : Apterous Pru...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:41 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
Replies: 7
Views: 4731

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting

Please vote!
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:35 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
Replies: 7
Views: 4631

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations

Nominations have now closed.

Please see the GotY 2015 voting thread for details of the final poll.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:33 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
Replies: 7
Views: 4731

Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting

It's that time again - now the sixth Game of the Year poll I've run on this forum! Nominations for GotY 2015 have now closed. Now we move on to the voting phase, which is quick and simple. There were 7 games with more than one nomination, which comprise the final poll - I've decided there are too ma...
by Adam Gillard
Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:49 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
Replies: 7
Views: 4631

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations

Nomination(s) close TOMORROW!
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:53 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
Replies: 7
Views: 4631

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations

Final week of nomination(s)!
by Adam Gillard
Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:30 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
Replies: 174
Views: 68999

Re: C4C Fantasy Football

Big moment for me!

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by Adam Gillard
Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN XII: the Hangover results
Replies: 1
Views: 1972

Re: COLIN XII: the Hangover results

Thanks again Ben. Thought I might have had a chance of the high score of the day, pleased with that! :)
by Adam Gillard
Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:13 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
Replies: 7
Views: 4631

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations

Time to open the nominations! The rules for the nominations are in the original post in this thread - also to be added there are any games that have been nominated that didn't make the top 3 of GotW results. Even a single nomination can make a difference, and you can send your nominations in dribs a...
by Adam Gillard
Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:11 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
Replies: 7
Views: 4631

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations

I've collated the top three games from previous years as a tournament on apterous and will add this year's once the final results are confirmed:
http://www.apterous.org/to_meta.php?meta=5110.
by Adam Gillard
Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290471

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Gavin Chipper wrote:I've just entered the Colchester Half Marathon on Sunday 13th March 2016. Anyone else want to join me?
Maybe. How much is it? Can't find the price anywhere on the website and don't want to go through to payment confirmation to find it.
by Adam Gillard
Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290471

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Did 2 this morning :) New PB at Cassiobury Park - 20:18! I had a bit left in the tank, maybe I should have started pushing more 5 minutes from home to break that 20-minute barrier. That was at 9am; then on to South Oxhey for 10.30am. Most of the run was on boggy grass so the times were slower throu...
by Adam Gillard
Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290471

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Did 2 this morning :) New PB at Cassiobury Park - 20:18! I had a bit left in the tank, maybe I should have started pushing more 5 minutes from home to break that 20-minute barrier. That was at 9am; then on to South Oxhey for 10.30am. Most of the run was on boggy grass so the times were slower throug...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
Replies: 174
Views: 68999

Re: C4C Fantasy Football

Catapulted into second place thanks to picking Harry Kane as my triple captain this week :) Could have saved it for one of those "double gameweeks" that crop up towards the end of the season, but it worked out pretty well! Think I might use the bench boost if I can get 15 players all playi...
by Adam Gillard
Fri Dec 25, 2015 2:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290471

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Think I might have managed a parkrun PB with about 21:40. Horrible cold rain here though. Good work. Mine was officially 19:27. I asked for a PB for Christmas and Father Christmas failed to deliver. What a git. 20:47 for me so also no PB, but my first official time, so you can update your list! :)
by Adam Gillard
Fri Dec 25, 2015 11:07 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Mondegreens
Replies: 127
Views: 33317

Re: Mondegreens

"Bob the Builder, Tanmay Dixit?"
by Adam Gillard
Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:29 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290471

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

It's on! Barcoded up! :) Awesome. 1 hour 14 minutes to go! I sense a Christmas PB today (for me that is). Don't know what my time was, possibly just under 21 minutes. Will have to wait for the results. This was my first running race since Christmas Day last year and it's made me realise how unfit I...
by Adam Gillard
Fri Dec 25, 2015 12:00 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 290471

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

I didn't grab a barcode thingy - I'm 'the 'Unknown' who finished 11th: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/fulhampalace/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=63 . I think you can fuck off with that then :lol: Christmas Day is the only one I can do all year - will have to get me a barcode next time! It's on! Ba...
by Adam Gillard
Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:43 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Wednesday December 23rd 2015
Replies: 44
Views: 11178

Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Wednesday December 23rd 2015

Born to Wynn! I hadn't seen anything of Matthew this series - managed to completely miss his octorun, QF and SF. Welcome to the runner-up club! :)
Johnny Canuck wrote:(don't even remember whom it was now)
Hypercorrection innit?
by Adam Gillard
Mon Dec 21, 2015 7:45 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Friday December 18th 2015
Replies: 22
Views: 6187

Re: Spoilers For Friday December 18th 2015

No repeat this morning... ah well, I know the result now as I checked to see whether there was a broadcast on Friday.