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- Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Tuesday February 26th 2013
- Replies: 41
- Views: 12510
- Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday February 21st 2013
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7240
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday February 21st 2
Yes he didOliver Garner wrote:Is that 14 maxes including 2 unsolvable numbers games? If so, very impressive Jonathan! Did you have MIDSOLE when you stuck with 6 on that round?
- Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 11th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 1)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2262
Re: Monday 11th February 2013 (30th Champs, Round 2, Game 1)
I think he's talking about our tendency to offer obscure words!
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday February 6th 2013
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12114
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday February 6th 2
((75+3)*50-100)/25 alt in R10
- Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday February 6th 2013
- Replies: 48
- Views: 12114
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Wednesday February 6th 2
COSECANT is a nice mathsy one I thought Conor would have in R9
- Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Birthday Championship Spoilers For Friday February 1st 2013
- Replies: 62
- Views: 15089
Re: Birthday Championship Spoilers For Friday February 1st 2
I heard Nick did mention it at the time but that must've been cut.David Barnard wrote:John played very well but Kirk overshadowed him completely, one gripe is that seeing there was only one max game in the 15 rounder history before this game, todays game should have at least got a mention but it wasn't
- Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Birthday Championship Spoilers For Friday February 1st 2013
- Replies: 62
- Views: 15089
Re: Birthday Championship Spoilers For Friday February 1st 2
Yeah, max game. Amazing.
- Thu Jan 31, 2013 3:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday January 31st 2013
- Replies: 43
- Views: 10634
Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Thursday January 31st 20
Graeme maxed the first 13 rounds there, very unlucky to have lost.
- Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COHUD2 - Countdown In Huddersfield 2 - Saturday 6 July 2013
- Replies: 78
- Views: 30533
- Sun Jan 27, 2013 9:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN 2013 standings and results
- Replies: 43
- Views: 9604
Re: COLIN 2013 standings and results
I got two nines, Ben - AEROPLANE and MORALISER.
- Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2012 - nominations
- Replies: 36
- Views: 7480
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2012 - nominations
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I thought you were strongly against cannabis use?Rhys Benjamin wrote:I had an idea of Eurovision voting a few months ago, but I was absolutely stoned to pieces.
- Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday December 7th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 88)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5170
- Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday December 7th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 88)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5170
- Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday December 7th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 88)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5170
Re: Spoilers for Friday December 7th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim
TELOMERIC in R3
- Tue Oct 30, 2012 11:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown in the news
- Replies: 217
- Views: 65029
Re: Countdown in the news
Hahaha, quality.Countdown Team wrote:James Robinson wrote:So, not just me then it seems: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a43 ... tudio.html
Actually, just you.
- Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:55 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 15th October 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 50)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2517
Re: Monday 15th October 2012 (Series 67, Prelim 50)
DIASTOLE can't take -S unfortunately.
- Tue Sep 25, 2012 8:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
- Replies: 243
- Views: 56700
Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
We need fairly matched contestants and well-balanced games, so with the utmost respect to all players, it's unlikely we'd want people who maybe lost their first game Wot no Kirk? :-) But more seriously, no Dan McColm? But if you read what he said: We need fairly matched contestants and well-balance...
- Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 13th 2012 (Special)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2880
Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 13th 2012 (Special)
Interesting fact: Mauro used a solver to solve the conundrum.
- Sun Aug 26, 2012 5:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd
- Replies: 119
- Views: 40526
Re: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd
Is anyone driving to this who could maybe give me a lift? I'm flying in from Germany, so a lift from pretty much anywhere in the UK would be good. This would be much appreciated!
- Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday July 12th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 9)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1222
Re: Spoilers for Thursday July 12th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 9
LEEBOARDS again!
- Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday July 11th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 8)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1797
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday July 11th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim
LEEBOARDS in R2
- Thu Jun 21, 2012 4:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Recording on Wednesday 20th June
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2031
Re: Recording on Wednesday 20th June
Not much in it between him and Tony Atkins!Charlie Reams wrote:I make that eleven posts in a row that you've managed to mention being in the studio for the recording. Surely some sort of record?
- Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Apterous The Musical: Lyrics to First Number
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2257
Re: Apterous The Musical: Lyrics to First Number
I'll start writing some music for this tomorrow
- Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday March 30th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 54)
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2128
Re: Spoilers for Friday March 30th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 54
AMIGOS as an alternative in R6, BOERIE R7, BETATRON R8
- Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday February 14th (Series 66 Prelim 27)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 5783
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday February 14th (Series 66 Prelim 27)
Controversy! SEDATIONS should've been allowed, and the margin of defeat was 18 points. Could this cost Victoria a place in the finals?
- Sun Feb 05, 2012 10:35 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Finding art within Apterous
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5810
Re: Finding art within Apterous
Avoid -ING words.
Always declare the most obscure word possible.
Always declare the most obscure word possible.
- Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:REA - Reading - Saturday of Easter Weekend 2012
- Replies: 63
- Views: 16136
Re: CO:REA - Easter Saturday 2012
I am free on that date, so I'm coming.
- Mon Jan 30, 2012 8:44 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:REA - Reading - Saturday of Easter Weekend 2012
- Replies: 63
- Views: 16136
Re: CO:REA - Easter Saturday 2012
Not sure if I'm free on this date, but I am certainly interested in coming.
- Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 19th 2012 (Series 66 Prelim 9)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2114
Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 19th 2012 (Series 66 Preli
And now, a poem. As we play with letters and numerical digits, With new host Nick Hewer, who one can say fidgets As he continues this week without his sidekick Jack With new champion Mark Murphy, who hasn't Worsley's skill or hair, ack! As we still wait for Hewer to get a medium rare steak, We have...
- Wed Dec 07, 2011 5:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday December 7th 2011
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3650
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday December 7th 2011
Great performance, Jack! I had MELAENA as a nice alternative in the FREEMAN round, and CRANIUM and MANICOU in R2.
- Tue Oct 18, 2011 2:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1645
- Views: 1791090
Re: Politics in General
(-5.50,-3.69)
- Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:56 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 36191
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Championship result: Milo McKenzie 72-96 Dan McColm http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=527152 Neither of us at our best here. The scoreline was made to look flattering by an inspired 3-large solve in R14 and a conundrum which I'd had in Goatdown a day or two ago. In reality, this was a game I...
- Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:24 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 36191
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Philip Jarvis 59-102 Dan McColm - http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=526968
- Thu Aug 25, 2011 6:08 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 36191
- Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 78814
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
I'm in!
- Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday July 11th 2011
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1879
Re: Spoilers For Monday July 11th 2011
Jon will be facing fellow apterite Mark Deeks tomorrow.
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Tuesday 28th June Spoilers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5675
Re: Tuesday 28th June Spoilers
Who told you Nguyen was on today? Maybe he's just going easy on him in the first part.Ryan Taylor wrote:Yeah, he was probably high when he recorded or "baked" as it is known to the in-crowd.Dan McColm wrote:Surely James Nguyen wouldn't miss ETALONS.
- Tue Jun 28, 2011 2:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Tuesday 28th June Spoilers
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5675
Re: Tuesday 28th June Spoilers
Surely James Nguyen wouldn't miss ETALONS.
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:13 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Exam results
- Replies: 151
- Views: 18582
Re: Exam results
German and Russian at Durham.Charlie Reams wrote:Woo! Where & what are you studying?Dan McColm wrote:Our uni results came out today, and I got a first in my first year!
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 12:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Exam results
- Replies: 151
- Views: 18582
Re: Exam results
Our uni results came out today, and I got a first in my first year!
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday June 16th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4491
Re: Spoilers For Thursday June 16th 2011
I certainly would do Rach daily!
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 3:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 14th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4014
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 14th 2011
Good performance, Graeme, you missed very little. I spotted HAVELI in round 8.
- Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 92482
Re: CountMax errors
PIECRUST^ and PIECRUSTS^ need removing - ODE lists these as two separate words.
Re: Nando's
I had a whole extra-hot chicken once. It was very tasty. Where else can you go and eat a whole chicken?!
- Mon May 16, 2011 11:32 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Hex
- Replies: 212
- Views: 33309
Re: Hex
Went clubbing with Kirk the other day in Durham and he won £8 on Hex. We celebrated with yet more drinks and I cannot remember the rest of the night.
- Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday April 27th 2011
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3384
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday April 27th 2011
Today's challenger is my ex-girlfriend's sister's friend. She cheated in her phone audition.
- Tue Apr 19, 2011 3:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday April 19th 2011
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2030
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday April 19th 2011
Am I the only one who thought the challenger looked a lot like Chris Davies?
- Mon Apr 18, 2011 11:51 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going to?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 15702
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Special Spoilers For Monday March 14th 2011
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4094
Re: Special Spoilers For Monday March 14th 2011
What a game!!!!
- Thu Mar 10, 2011 6:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday March 10th 2011
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1615
Re: Spoilers For Thursday March 10th 2011
Very well done, Andy, you looked a lot more relaxed after yesterday's game - obviously relieved to have seen off an Apterite in a nervy game! Some excellent spots there.
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday March 9th 2011
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2088
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday March 9th 2011
Ouch, very unlucky, Adam. Adam looked dead and buried at the end of the first third - forcing a crucial was amazing. Just a shame it was a hard conundrum (9/10)
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 5:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday March 8th 2011
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2972
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday March 8th 2011
I was growing tired of Michelle saying "please" after every letter! So did Jeffery Hansford, according to the reliable source of the Countdown Wiki. I didn't watch Countdown back then. It's in the contestant guidelines that you shouldn't say "please" too often. I think when I wa...
- Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday March 8th 2011
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2972
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday March 8th 2011
Nice win Andy Lost it a bit towards the end, but still a very comfortable victory. I was growing tired of Michelle saying "please" after every letter!
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 5:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday March 2nd 2011
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2693
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday March 2nd 2011
Michelle - I would.
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 4:12 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 473962
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
I had a dream where there was a lady at Tesco and she said to me, "Wolly wolly woo doo" and I said to her, "PO!" and she said to me, "telltubby?" and then a man from the checkout came and sang, "TINKY PINKY" and the lady said, "tinky W W W W WINKAY!"...
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 10:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 28th February 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 36)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1433
Re: Monday 28th February 2011 (Series 64, Prelim 36)
You're in the right sort of area. I got TRIBADE while watching the show, and looked it up in my new dictionary and found out it was an old term for a lesbian.Scott Gillies wrote:I would like u to add in the definition of "Tribade" into round 12 please As far as i'm aware its some kind of prostitute lol
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday February 24th 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4039
Re: Spoilers For Thursday February 24th 2011
Dan, though I thought you did yourself proud, I was more impressed with the fact that you're trying to do "the 92" I just wondered, if a team moves to a new stadium (ie Chesterfield and Morecambe are two that spring to mind who have a new home this season), are you disciplining yourself e...
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Friday February 25th 2011
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1312
Re: Spoilers For Friday February 25th 2011
I met John at recording, and thought he was a really nice guy. We watched Tuesday's episode in the green room, and he was coming up with words that equalled Ned all the time. Shame he didn't go any further than he did, he had the potential to be a good player.
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday February 24th 2011
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4039
Re: Spoilers For Thursday February 24th 2011
Things I liked:
- My casual sips of water
- My 815 solution
- NEPETA, which I didn't realise was the max
Things I disliked:
- How slowly I picked
- Not seeing REDEALT^ = RELATED
- Blowing the last numbers game, which was simpler than I thought.
- My casual sips of water
- My 815 solution
- NEPETA, which I didn't realise was the max
Things I disliked:
- How slowly I picked
- Not seeing REDEALT^ = RELATED
- Blowing the last numbers game, which was simpler than I thought.
- Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:27 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Adolf Hitler
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2647
Re: Adolf Hitler
As far as I'm concerned, he was the James Callagher of the 1930's and 1940's. Read that how you will. Are you really comparing James Callaghan to Adolf Hitler? At least, I assume you mean James Callaghan. Unless you were going for James Callagher, a management consultant from Dallas; a maintenance ...