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- Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:20 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Perfection
- Replies: 84
- Views: 13804
Re: Perfection
That's great stuff. Thanks James.
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:36 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Perfection
- Replies: 84
- Views: 13804
Re: Perfection
I have an audition for Perfection next week so I was wondering if anyone else has auditioned for it and, if so, what format the audition takes. All help gratefully accepted! Many thanks.
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:35 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: James On The Chase.....A Possible 2nd Chance......
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4531
Re: James On The Chase.....Knew It Was Too Good To Be True!!
Bad luck James. Never mind. At least you managed to get on to Pointless.
- Sun Jun 12, 2011 9:59 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Outnumbered
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3107
Re: Outnumbered
Awww, Ryan, that's so sweet!Ryan Taylor wrote:I really really love Karen
But I'm afraid it'll have to remain unrequited. Sorry. xx
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 4:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Literary bathtime
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4309
Re: Literary bathtime
D'oh! Stupid me!Phil Reynolds wrote:
You can buy paperback novels these days you know.
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 3:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Literary bathtime
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4309
Re: Literary bathtime
Risk is all about assessing the impact of something happening as well as the probability. I think we can all agree that, at some point our reading matter will get wet, so that has a high probability. However, if I get a paperback wet it costs me, at worst, a fiver to replace. If I get my Kindle wet,...
- Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:45 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Literary bathtime
- Replies: 24
- Views: 4309
Re: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
I rarely have time to take a bath (as opposed to shower) but when I do I like to make an event of it - you know, light candles, pour a glass of wine and - yes - read a book. This. But I don't find it a faff at all but, in our current house, we have a bath with a fairly flat rim that you can stand a...
- Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:04 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Who Dares Wins Series 4
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5270
Re: Who Dares Wins Series 4
I did email them and this is what they said... 'There is no strict definition to be included in our list of most borrowed classic authors, some authors such as Enid Blyton are there because of the BIC (Book Industry Communications) subject categories and others as they are known as `classic’ authors...
- Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:50 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why is fizzy water so disgusting?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3581
Re: Why is fizzy water so disgusting?
The only fizzy drink worth drinking is champagne!
- Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:13 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Who Dares Wins Series 4
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5270
Re: Who Dares Wins Series 4
That's because I didn't recall that bit! And I just watched it back and picked up on it then.Ryan Taylor wrote:You didn't mention this in your earlier post!Karen Pearson wrote:although the question did state 'whose work was FIRST published between the 16th and the 20th century inclusive
- Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:57 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Who Dares Wins Series 4
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5270
Re: Who Dares Wins Series 4
http://www.plr.uk.com/mediaCentre/mostBorrowedAuthors/top20Authors/2008-2009Top20Authors.pdf This is the list of most borrowed authors 2007-2008. And, if you page down, you can see the list of most borrowed classic authors. It does look as though it IS authors who did not publish anything after the ...
- Sun Jun 05, 2011 11:29 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Who Dares Wins Series 4
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5270
Re: Who Dares Wins Series 4
When they showed the possible answers, they appear to be all authors whose works are out of copyright. So, the 20th century ones included Neville Shute and Roald Dahl. 'Dead' doesn't equate to 'out of copyright'. I was making an assumption that copyright lasted for 50 years from publication (and al...
- Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:37 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Who Dares Wins Series 4
- Replies: 38
- Views: 5270
Re: Who Dares Wins Series 4
Did anyone see last night's? The first money ladder question was The Top 20 Classic Authors Most Borrowed from UK Libraries in 2008. This was clarified as authors whose works were published between the 16th and 20th centuries inclusive. I think this was very misleading as no definition was given to ...
- Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:13 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Orange Juice
- Replies: 33
- Views: 4025
Re: Orange Juice
http://www.tropicana.co.uk/access/range.aspx According to their own website, 86cals per 200ml glass. I think you'd actually end up malnourished rather than fat - and by malnourished, I don't mean underweight - there are loads of nutrients we don't/can't get from tablets. I must admit that, when calo...
- Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:01 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Is he a household name? (Or am I going to go 'Who?' when it is revealed?)
- Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:01 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Has he won an oscar?
A BAFTA?
A BAFTA?
- Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:29 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
OK then. Has he been in Casualty?
- Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:11 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Jim Broadbent? Although I'm not sure he's got that much hair to cut.
Robert Hardy? Ditto
I was going to suggest David Tennant (because that would be awsome) but he's not over 50. Shame.
Ditto Robert Pattinson.
Robert Hardy? Ditto
I was going to suggest David Tennant (because that would be awsome) but he's not over 50. Shame.
Ditto Robert Pattinson.
- Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:19 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Kenneth Branagh?
Jason Isaacs?
Jason Isaacs?
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:54 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Van Morrison?
No idea about the Pointless link though.
No idea about the Pointless link though.
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 3:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
And my guess? Daniel O'Donnell?
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Oh dear God! It's not Daniel O'Donnell, is it?
I think we may now have plumbed the depths of my knowledge of male Irish singers (who aren't members of boy bands)!
I think we may now have plumbed the depths of my knowledge of male Irish singers (who aren't members of boy bands)!
- Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:23 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Is it Shane McGowan?
Or Ronan Keating?
If not, does he sing alone rather than as part of a group?
Or Ronan Keating?
If not, does he sing alone rather than as part of a group?
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 5:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
See, my tired old brain did get confused!! Liam's questioning of Adam as it whether his person was female somehow lodged in my brain as Liam saying that his was female. Which is really stupid because he's only supposed to be answering yes or no. Sorry for misleading folks. So, is it male? If so, is ...
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Andrea Corr (to Liam's not Adam's - I think two at once may get confusing)
If not, is she a singer?
Is she an actress?
If not, is she a singer?
Is she an actress?
- Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Guess who...
- Replies: 476
- Views: 53945
Re: Guess who...
Is he/she Irish?
If so, is it Graham Norton?
If so, is it Graham Norton?
- Wed May 25, 2011 7:41 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Nick Hewer, YOU'RE HIRED!!!
- Replies: 204
- Views: 38715
Re: STELLING TO GO!!!!!!!!
I'm gutted. I really like Jeff. I do hope we don't go for another 'entertainment' specialist like Deso!
My votes would go to Bill Turnbull or perhaps Chris Hollins.
My votes would go to Bill Turnbull or perhaps Chris Hollins.
Re: WEED
Me neither - despite the fact 3 of my 4 older siblings smoked tobacco and other stuff when they were younger.Jon Corby wrote:Never tried weed, never tried any drugs* at all, never even so much as had a drag on a cigarette Never ever felt the slightest inclination to try.
- Tue May 24, 2011 1:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: What To Do When Apterous Is Down
- Replies: 66
- Views: 13653
Re: What To Do When Apterous Is Down
Hmm! I'm not sure it is working properly. I haven't managed to get on Apterous from my PC all morning. I got as far as the home page when I switched from IE to Chrome but then couldn't get any further. I can, however, log in (but not play) via my i-Phone using Safari and it appears very few games ha...
- Fri May 13, 2011 8:37 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2011
- Replies: 131
- Views: 15785
Re: Eurovision 2011
And in 2003 I found out we had NO POINTS whatsoever. Nil poi. Nul points actually. And it was Jemini and, if you had had the misfortune to hear them, you would understand why. They sang out of tune for pretty much the entire song. It was awful! But classic Eurovision and very funny! :D http://www.y...
- Mon May 09, 2011 5:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurovision 2011
- Replies: 131
- Views: 15785
Re: Eurovision 2011
United Kingdom. We enter Eurovision as the United Kingdom!Soph K wrote:i just know england will get more votes ......
england however have Blue .
- Sun May 01, 2011 3:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Wedding Gifts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2542
Re: Wedding Gifts
I tend to agree that giving cash is a bit lacking in thought. I personally hate receiving cash as I know I'll just end up spending it on grocery shopping or something equally uninspiring. In a similar vein to Andy's, how about a nice painting or old photo of the wedding venue. We did this once for s...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:52 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: What To Do When Apterous Is Down
- Replies: 66
- Views: 13653
Re: What To Do When Apterous Is Down
Nothing wrong with me being looked after by my elder brothers ... in those days. Is there something wrong with being looked after by one's older brothers in these days? Well, didn't some woman get a police caution for leaving one child in the care of a 14 year old recently? My middle brother was pr...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:13 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: What To Do When Apterous Is Down
- Replies: 66
- Views: 13653
Re: What To Do When Apterous Is Down
Ditto! In fact, we had an allotment and when we weren't working on that, we would be shelling peas, slicing beans or, worst of all, peeling shallots! That seems to be how we spent our summer holidays. Of course, we were 'home alone'. Nothing wrong with me being looked after by my elder brothers (alt...
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:44 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: What To Do When Apterous Is Down
- Replies: 66
- Views: 13653
Re: What To Do When Apterous Is Down
Meh, I remember being 10 without the internet :lol: I remember being 10 without a telephone. And, no, I don't mean that I didn't have a mobile of my own when I was 10, I mean that we, as a family, did not even have a landline phone. Excellent list Lesley. The only thing I'd change is that I'd put t...
- Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:02 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Favourite board game
- Replies: 101
- Views: 65341
Re: Favourite board game
Just had my first ever game of Settlers of Catan. I have to agree it's an excellent game. Definitely up there with Carcassonne.
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:48 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32907
Re: Apterous FA Cup
Karen Pearson 98 - 103 Ryan Taylor http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=435147 Halesowen Town's glory was short-lived! The first half was better when the Norwich City manager was distracted by This Morning! It was an enjoyable game though, not least because the Norwich manager got his UNDIES do...
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:49 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32907
Re: Apterous FA Cup
We managed it at last. James Hall 82 - 84 Karen Pearson http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=435114 James should have won it really but had a word disallowed and bottled RATOONED in round 13. So this is really the equivalent of Halesowen Town beating Bradford City because the keeper fumbled the...
- Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32907
Re: Apterous FA Cup
As soon as James plays his half, or it gets to Wednesday. Well apparently the Tourney Owl has disappeared for James so we're going to have a go at playing our game this evening. Although I suspect my score will probably end up being an average of the two scores I've had or something like that (I ha...
- Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:30 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32907
Re: Apterous FA Cup
Am I through?
- Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown words spotted in real life
- Replies: 122
- Views: 56242
Re: Countdown words spotted in real life
Jason Atheron is cooking with pomelos right now on Saturday Kitchen.
And Paula Radcliffe said the words Pronator and Supinator in an interview with Steve Wright yesterday afternoon.
Edit: The pomelos are massive! Much bigger than your average grapefruit.
And Paula Radcliffe said the words Pronator and Supinator in an interview with Steve Wright yesterday afternoon.
Edit: The pomelos are massive! Much bigger than your average grapefruit.
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:54 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 4
- Replies: 217
- Views: 24677
Re: Pointles Series 4
Charlie Reams wrote:That's what all the girls say.Karen Pearson wrote: I am currently suffering from lateral epicondylitis - caused by badminton though.
I think you may be referring to MEDIAL epicondylitis (where there is litle use of the extensor muscles).
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:09 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32907
Re: Apterous FA Cup
Oi!! You can go off people!!!James Robinson wrote: Still, I was Leeds, so good riddance.
(Cue a bit of minor flouncing off!)
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:08 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 4
- Replies: 217
- Views: 24677
Re: Pointles Series 4
I shall enjoy watching that later while I have my dinner. I always enjoy medical-related stuff. Coincidentally, I am currently suffering from lateral epicondylitis - caused by badminton though.
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:30 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32907
Re: Apterous FA Cup
Forgive me if I'm being thick but I don't understand the point of Tourney Owl. I thought it would be like to Duel where the selections are pre-set but, I've just played it and I was allowed to make selections every other round just like I would against Apterous Prune. So, either James gets the same ...
- Fri Apr 15, 2011 7:55 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Pointless Series 4
- Replies: 217
- Views: 24677
Re: Pointless Series 4
As much as I detest the whole "omg people are so thick" thing. Me too. But both pairs naming US cities in the head-to-head when they were clearly asked for states was very depressing. How can anyone think Dallas is a state? I think they should have been made to carry on giving answers unt...
- Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:27 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous FA Cup
- Replies: 195
- Views: 32907
Re: Apterous FA Cup
So the teams still in are Torquay, Blackburn, Scunthorpe or Swindon, Bradford or Halesowen, Reading, Leicester, Bristol Rovers, Tottenham Hotspur, Hyde, Hereford, Derby, Notts County or Leyton Orient, Hull, Newcastle, Norwich and Preston. The unfinished games: Please get on to them! The matches to ...
Re: Gadgets
The Kindle is great because you can get masses of free books for it, particularly the classics, so, as part of my quiz training, I am reading loads of things I should have read years ago. Just to provide some balance, my Kindle has sat basically unused since I bought it six months ago. The screen i...
Re: Gadgets
I didn't know what a Roomba was (although I had an ankling from the context) and guess what I did. Yes! I put it into Google and it told me! I've always fancied one of those but figured that I'd have to clear all the newspapers etc off the floor first so I'd already have done half the job! My curren...
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 7:39 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: Secret Fortune
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2434
Re: Secret Fortune
This is apparently back for a second series. An application form can be downloaded from the Secret Fortune Facebook page. Not a great format but I'm prepared to have a go. Like James R, I am ditching my previous co-contestant (my husband) in favour of an old friend. We think the fact that James (hus...
- Wed Apr 06, 2011 11:00 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: How often would you visit Apterous?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2280
Re: How often would you visit Apterous?
Couldn't agree more. Personally, I have no interest in this so please don't think of doing it on my account.Charlie Reams wrote:This is the crucial point.Karen Pearson wrote: if anyone was that interested.
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:03 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: How often would you visit Apterous?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2280
Re: How often would you visit Apterous?
As someone who runs her own market research company, I am all in favour of market research. However, a survey can sometimes be redundant when there is a better source of data available. I'm fairly sure Charlie could produce some nice, accurate stats on this if anyone was that interested.
- Tue Apr 05, 2011 7:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: How are you?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 8207
Re: How are you?
James used to get tonsilitis all the time before we met and when we first got together. However, changing to a decent diet has worked wonders and he's only had it once in the last 12 years!Ryan Taylor wrote:I'm ill. Again. With tonsilitis. Again.
- Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei4 - Saturday 2 April 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3330
Re: CoLei4 - Saturday 2 April 2011
^LIKELesley Hines wrote: I guarantee who came first was a man. It always is.
- Sun Apr 03, 2011 9:22 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei4 - Saturday 2 April 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3330
Re: CoLei4 - Saturday 2 April 2011
Great day. Thanks to Jeff and Bee who did their usual brilliant job of organising and basically doing everything! My personal highlights were two threesomes and peaking just after lunch. ;-) It was also great to see and meet quite a few new people there. Roll on the next event. Co-Chest? CouCh? CoCh...
- Fri Apr 01, 2011 4:11 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Names of foreign versions of Countdown
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2372
Re: Names of foreign versions of Countdown
There used to be (and maybe there still is) a Basque version called Hitz Eta Pitz (I think that's how it was spelt - I only picked up a few words of Euskara).
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
- Replies: 85
- Views: 24335
Re: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
what does fruition mean? Sophie, I know you're young, but you'd help yourself here (if I may be so bold) if you didn't ask questions that a simple Google search would answer. Now a question like "what have you got left if you've eaten one of the two bits of those double Mars Bars" is a mu...
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 11:39 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What is your latest job news?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5094
Re: What is your latest job news?
If you're not sure what to do I'd really recommend being self-employed; there're lots of advantages. Me too. I couldn't go back to working for someone else now. And when times are a bit quiet (like now), you can work on improving your golf and getting fitter (but that's another thread)!! But, to an...
- Tue Mar 29, 2011 7:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6516
Re: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
(But it depends on how business is this year!) Translation: Depends if we win any money on quiz shows. Oh yeah. That too. Actually, we don't even have any applications in at present (apart from the Great British Bake Off, which I'm assuming I've failed to get on) so if anyone knows of any decent NE...
- Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6516
Re: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
We went to Florida, then Costa Rica and then Florida again in January. But I think I may already have mentioned that!
Both were brilliant.
Thinking about doing a similar Florida sandwich next year with either Mexico or Ecuador as the filling. (But it depends on how business is this year!)
Both were brilliant.
Thinking about doing a similar Florida sandwich next year with either Mexico or Ecuador as the filling. (But it depends on how business is this year!)