Charlie Reams wrote:I might also do it with Chris Cummins for charity.
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- Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:59 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:29 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Question Thread
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3865
Re: The Question Thread
If any of them is particularly brainy, they're hiding it well (probably wisely at this stage). But I suspect Ruth Lorenzo would do rather well.Dinos Sfyris wrote:Who dya reckon would fare best on Countdown out of this series' X Factor contestants?
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Question Thread
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3865
Re: The Question Thread
I like how noone has replied to the last question submitted, instead you're all just listing fanciable woman contestants! Glad to find some red blooded manliness in what could have been a bunch of boring intellects! And they're all wrong too, 'cos the actual answer to the question I submitted is An...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Deal or no deal
- Replies: 120
- Views: 12628
Re: Deal or no deal
Just watching the start of the today's show whilst waiting for 4+1 Countdown to note the challenger's full name & bio. I recommend it to anyone, particularly the quote from some short fat woman before opening the 7th box. :D :D :D :D :D :D Please tell us what she said as I can't be bothered to ...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th November 2008
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1726
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday 25th November 2008
PALATES to equal DC in round 8.
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Campaign to get Stephen Fry in DC
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5795
Re: Campaign to get Stephen Fry in DC
Or even Willy Russell the playwright?Lesley Jeavons wrote:Have you ever approached Willie Russell the playwrite?
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 12:16 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
isn't the word diverse for that meaning relating to sundry? No, diverse means 'of various kinds', as in 'a diverse group of people'. It's not a synonym for sundry. I have found an archaic version written as divers but it became obsolete from the seventeenth century. Obsolete is as obsolete does. I ...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:59 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
Sundry penguins? (6) I was thinking RIPENS but I couldn't relate that to penguins ...and it would be the wrong tense to go with 'sundry'. The guy who sets the crossword tends to use compound words as a distraction. No, what I meant was - for the answer to fit 'sundry' as in 'sun-dry' (which is what...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:35 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
...and it would be the wrong tense to go with 'sundry'.David O'Donnell wrote:Sundry penguins? (6) I was thinking RIPENS but I couldn't relate that to penguins
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:28 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
Rod's with a new daughter... (4) WAND! At first I thought this one was cheating 'cos it didn't say "initially" or whatever in the clue. But, in fact (and besides "a", which obviously represents itself), all the words in the construction can be legitimately abbreviated to their f...
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:22 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
Funny, I'd got SIEMENS HOTPLATE. I used to work for an electronics company that got partially taken over by Siemens, so that particular anagram always amused me.David O'Donnell wrote:Nice one! I got as far as NEMESIS HOTPLATE before I gave up.
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:17 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Novembers's Daily Duel
- Replies: 113
- Views: 9274
Re: Novembers's Daily Duel
I got it at the last moment having only been able to see FLESHBOOK for about 28 secs. Which probably tells you more about me than is good for you to know.Charlie Reams wrote:Oddly enough only 5 people didn't get BOOKSHELF
- Tue Nov 25, 2008 1:03 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
SPANISH OMELETTE.Gary Male wrote:Order Len's hot meat pies but get this? (15, 2 words)
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best screenshot
- Replies: 144
- Views: 28114
Re: Best screenshot
This one amused me on a number of levels:
(What's embarrassing is that I still lost the game...)
(What's embarrassing is that I still lost the game...)
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:41 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
Jon Corby wrote:Um... yeah, it was an 'invisible man' joke which was unlikely to work when it's written down, and names you in the quote, and several other factors. But I tried
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:15 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Question Thread
- Replies: 52
- Views: 3865
Re: The Question Thread
Apricot.Joseph Bolas wrote:If the Countdown studio was getting a makeover, what colour would you have it?
Who is the most sexually attractive Countdown contestant of all time?
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:03 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
Ditto with HOSTEL PANTIES.Phil Reynolds wrote:I made PESTO MILANESE out of the letters but I had two left over.Joseph Bolas wrote:I am thinking that you need to anagram "Len's hot meat pies"
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:56 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
You did, in the chatroom during this game. Or, if not you, someone else called Jon Corby.Jon Corby wrote:Who said that?Phil Reynolds wrote:Just played a game against Jon Corby and he christened me 'the invisible man'.
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:51 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
I made PESTO MILANESE out of the letters but I had two left over.Joseph Bolas wrote:I am thinking that you need to anagram "Len's hot meat pies" and that one of the words is PASTIES, but can't make anything with the remaining letters.Gary Male wrote:Order Len's hot meat pies but get this? (15, 2 words)
- Mon Nov 24, 2008 1:45 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
Just played a game against Jon Corby and he christened me 'the invisible man'.Phil Reynolds wrote:Poo. I have no avatar at all now (not even the default one).
- Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:26 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Strange Games
- Replies: 295
- Views: 32854
Re: Strange Games
In round 1 of this game: http://apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=11974 I noted OXTAIL, then OXALIC. When it came time to declare, I figured the ODE (with its bizarre ideas about hyphenation) might not like OXTAIL, so I went for OXALIC as the 'safe' option - and it was disallowed. Anyone any idea why? ...
- Sun Nov 23, 2008 11:42 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
Poo. I have no avatar at all now (not even the default one).Phil Reynolds wrote:Cheers Charlie - I've emailed you a JPEG.
- Sun Nov 23, 2008 10:07 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Collaborative crossword writing
- Replies: 373
- Views: 36458
Re: Collaborative crossword writing
I think David was subtly pointing out that ABLE, while the obvious answer, doesn't work according to the usual principles of cryptic clue construction because the components are in the wrong order.Mikey Lear wrote:Able, dur.
- Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:34 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
Cheers Charlie - I've emailed you a JPEG. It's the same pic as my forum avatar, just reduced in size to fit the criteria above.Charlie Reams wrote:The image needs to be 64 pixels high and not more than about 96 wide, JPEG or PNG format; the rest is up to you.
- Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:21 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 29122
Re: The Weakest Link
Apart from the brief clip of my winning moment plus assorted stills on my website, no (so far as I'm aware).Joseph Bolas wrote:Is your game watchable online Phil (ie YouTube etc)?
- Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Best screenshot
- Replies: 144
- Views: 28114
Re: Best screenshot
Don't have screenshots but I've had several dialogues along the lines of "I got BEATEN" and some ruder ones I can't recall. Now that this thread has been bumped (i.e. now that I know about it) I'll take more careful notice.
- Sat Nov 22, 2008 2:09 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
I'm itching to do this (as you can probably tell from the number of times I've asked about it) but I'm waiting for you to answer Joseph's question about dimension limits etc.Charlie Reams wrote:Email me the picture you want (or I can use your avatar from here.)
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:45 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 29122
Re: The Weakest Link
For the original transmission, yes. For the repeat, as I said before, no.Kirk Bevins wrote:Did they let you know when you were going to be on?
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Dictionary - or what?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3163
Re: Dictionary - or what?
But can you (or anyone else) explain why they're treated differently? Xenophobia. Um, no. That might be a glib answer to the question of why American spellings aren't allowed on Countdown, but that's not what I asked. What I asked was why the ODE defines HAULER in a separate entry from HAULIER whil...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:07 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Poker Puzzle
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2788
Re: Poker Puzzle
Yes - I like to tell the same jokes repeatedly.Martin Gardner wrote:That's the second time you've made this joke, are you trying to tell us something?
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 11:05 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 29122
Re: The Weakest Link
When were you on Kirk? Broadcast mid-February 2008. Ah right. Mine was repeated about a year after first transmission. They mix up new ones with repeats though (which is very noticeable at the moment because the new shows have different lighting in the floor and a rewritten opening spiel from Anne)...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:51 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: A Tiny Complaint
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4460
Re: A Tiny Complaint
Why not?Joseph Bolas wrote:I believe there is nine 9-letter words that contain the letters K, I, R and K:
BRICKWORK, FRIKKADEL, KALAMKARI, KILDERKIN, KINGMAKER, KIRKYARDS, SHARKSKIN, SHIKKERED, SKERRICKS
Unfortunately though, none will ever appear on the show.
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:46 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: 30 seconds...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3674
Re: 30 seconds...
Oh, I thought they were referred to as 'trolls' or something? No, posting without introducing yourself first doesn't make you a troll. Posting without introducing yourself and posting in a clearly inappropriate forum and spending the whole of your first post pretending to complain about things that...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 6:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Dictionary - or what?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3163
Re: Dictionary - or what?
HAULER is listed as a North American term for HAULIER (under a separate entry), whereas ALUMINUM is specified purely as a US spelling of ALUMINIUM But can you (or anyone else) explain why they're treated differently? In both cases the US version involves dropping the letter I and - crucially - the ...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday, 20th November 2008 (Series 59, Game 89)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1141
Re: Thursday, 20th November 2008 (Series 59, Game 89)
Yes, I suspected lack of arse was the reason.Jon Corby wrote:as you can probably tell I couldn't be arsed to embellish the recap yesterday
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:52 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Dictionary - or what?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3163
Re: Dictionary - or what?
Keith's specious complaint about AIRPLANE does raise one interesting point, one I've been curious about for a while. What exactly do the rules say about words from US English? I've never heard them explained on air but have always assumed from the way they're applied that, where the American word is...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:41 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: The Weakest Link
- Replies: 204
- Views: 29122
Re: The Weakest Link
I never saw Kirk's show, is there any way I can see it now? AFAIK no. It was on BBC iplayer for about 2 days then decided not to be on there any more even though it was supposed to be there for a week. There are 2 clips of it on my facebook where I answer Anne back and where I get voted off and tel...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:37 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Poker Puzzle
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2788
Re: Poker Puzzle
Why are poker players so homophobic?Joseph Bolas wrote:I've had a few straight flushes
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Thursday, 20th November 2008 (Series 59, Game 89)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1141
Re: Thursday, 20th November 2008 (Series 59, Game 89)
As a nod to Pam Ayres being on the show, Des himself offered POETESS in Round 13. Which was nice.
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:34 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
Does anyone apart from Charlie actually have a custom avatar? I think the generic dude looks quite like me so I'm in no hurry to upload mine. I recall noticing in at least one game I've played that my (human) opponent had an avatar and I didn't. Now I come to think of it, it may well have been Char...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 7:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
Now that I'm a Generous Type TM, how do I upload my avatar so it shows up in the dialogue following each round like everyone else's?
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
If you were then to click on "refresh" (or press F5 on your keyboard), so the page was refreshed, it would sign you back in again There's no refresh button on the Firefox window that pops up when I sign in to apterous (nor indeed any of the normal browser buttons at all). F5 does nothing,...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Dictionary - or what?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3163
Re: Dictionary - or what?
Deliberately posting in the wrong forum was all part of the trollage. If it were up to me, I would just quietly bin it.Julie T wrote:Regardless of whether we think Keith is a troll or not, maybe this thread doesn't belong in 'spoilers'. A move to 'general' perhaps?
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:46 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday, 19th November
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2573
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 19th November
Yes, after about 20-25 seconds.David Gunn wrote:Out of interest, did anyone get NORMALITY in 30 seconds?
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:43 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: For no other reason
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2208
Re: For no other reason
Used to be very into amateur dramatics but don't really have the time nowadays. Why is the word 'dramatics' only used in an amateur context? Other people describe their hobbies as 'amateur photography' or 'amateur football' (or just drop the 'amateur' altogether - 'my hobby is photography' etc.) So...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:33 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
I can see them now.Charlie Reams wrote:Non-contrib members don't get shown the bots (since they can't play against them.)
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:40 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
Which of these do you see when you enter Apterous Phil? Picture 1 or Picture 2 When you first sign in you get Picture 1, but if you refresh so you automatically sign back in, you end up with Picture 2 instead :D Not quite sure what you mean about signing back in, but anyway from memory I think it s...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:28 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: 30 seconds...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3674
Re: 30 seconds...
I usually see words developing as the letters are put up on the board and, if there's an obvious 7 or 8, I've very often got it by the time the clock starts. However, when that doesn't happen and I have to start from scratch with the clock, it can take a lot longer. In an apterous game yesterday I w...
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:46 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
There's a bug.Charlie Reams wrote:Unless there's a bug, the only name in bold is your own.Phil Reynolds wrote:In the list of online players, why are some names in bold and others not? What's the difference?
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 7:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52714
Re: General feedback
In the list of online players, why are some names in bold and others not? What's the difference?
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Strictly Come Dancing
- Replies: 37
- Views: 4149
Re: Strictly Come Dancing
Only after you've left.Howard Somerset wrote:First time, to my knowledge, that I've ever sparked off a discussion in a ladies loo. Or a gents either, I hope.
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:54 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Talk a bit about yourself
- Replies: 185
- Views: 16157
Re: Talk a bit about yourself
Why are mathematicians so homophobic?Ben Hunter wrote:I'm doing straight maths
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 4:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday, 19th November
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2573
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 19th November
I swear John Matthews has been on before. He's not on the Wiki though. I thought I recognised him, but then decided that he just reminded me of someone who's been on a lot of TV quizzes, including People's Quiz and Are You An Egghead? . I think the guy I'm thinking of is called Mark Labbett. He dis...
- Tue Nov 18, 2008 6:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Parking conundrum
- Replies: 18
- Views: 3186
Re: Parking conundrum
What is it? Hope it has nine letters.David O'Donnell wrote:On the upside my brand new spanking password arrived.
- Tue Nov 18, 2008 10:39 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: A Tiny Complaint
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4460
Re: A Tiny Complaint
I think you'll find that's only a single bluff.Dinos Sfyris wrote:Also sometimes the -ING is thrown in as a double bluff
- Mon Nov 17, 2008 9:03 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: A Tiny Complaint
- Replies: 53
- Views: 4460
Re: A Tiny Complaint
They frequently have conundrums whose solutions end in -ING on the show.Jimmy wrote:I didn't think it was worth opening a new topic about but I was wondering why there are no -ING, -NESS, -LESS, etc. conundrums on apterous. Is it that they don't do them on the show anymore?
- Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday 17th November
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2273
Re: Spoilers for Monday 17th November
Why not? SHEER can be a verb (as in to sheer off from an intended course), so SHEERING should be allowed.Kai Laddiman wrote:SHEERING ain't a word, I'm afraid.
Also, it's listed as an equaller in today's recap.
- Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "...and a better one..."
- Replies: 89
- Views: 11179
Re: "...and a better one..."
If/when I get on I plan to ask for a "Hallwhite" - i.e. an inverted Whitehall, or 2-1-2-1.harry wrote:I've decided not to apply until I've thought of something original to say when requesting the numbers.
- Sat Nov 15, 2008 6:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Dictionary - or what?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3163
Re: Dictionary - or what?
For a start, TEAPOT is one word and is allowed - no idea where you got that idea from. Next, you moan that some well known words aren't in the dictionary and then moan when Susie looks up well known words!? Surely she is trying to be as fair as possible. Perhaps you can give us some concrete exampl...
- Sat Nov 15, 2008 5:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Dictionary - or what?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3163
Re: Dictionary - or what?
It's about time that there was a new dictionary. When used recently with the 'wordcamera' (one word or two?) I saw above and below the word being shown, the 'words' Ann Boleyn and Ann Of Cleeves! What kind of dictionary has names in it? Perhaps contestants might stand a better chance if a better on...