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- Wed Sep 17, 2008 6:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COGST - starting mid-September
- Replies: 302
- Views: 23991
Re: COGST - starting mid-September
Yes I can host tonight! I will be online at the normal time with CountGen ready! Thanks Martin. Much appreciated :D . If I am a little late, please bare with me as I have got my hands tied at the moment (don't take me literally anyone!) :) Not to worry mate - we all know how hard it can be when you...
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: 200 Reviews... and bowling out.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1115
Re: 200 Reviews... and bowling out.
That's cool -- 200 in 4 years is certainly something to be proud of. Well done indeed.
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:36 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Entering numbers solutions -- help needed!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2640
Re: Entering numbers solutions -- help needed!
The problem with increasing the timer length is that, especially in fast games, it encourages people (like Dinos) to just enter the exact solution and then have an extra 5/10 seconds to work it out whilst the bar ticks down.
I understand the concerns though.
I understand the concerns though.
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Future of online Countdown tournaments
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2574
Re: Future of online Countdown tournaments
Maybe, but for tournaments the size of COGST you're going to have problems getting that many people online in such a short timeframe. apterous would be awesome for smaller, rapidly organised stuff though, like an impromptu 10 second Goatdown tournament (this is now my favourite way of playing Count...
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Carol...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4240
Re: Carol...
According to a thread on tvforum.co.uk , the shows screened last week were filmed on July 16th. In her interview with The News of the World , Carol said she heard about her pay offer on July 16th. http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28197&start=204 http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/new...
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:14 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 167180
Re: Official Thread of Brag
How many of these will get smashed before I have another crack?
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 6:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Carol...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 4240
Re: Carol...
As I said in another thread, there's still a couple of weeks before shows recorded after she was offered that deal are broadcast.
- Sun Sep 14, 2008 1:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 11 September 2008
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3314
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 11 September 2008
You guys have no idea.
Really.
Really.
- Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Entering numbers solutions -- help needed!
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2640
Re: Entering numbers solutions -- help needed!
Also try holding your mouse really still when you click the numbers!
- Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The funnest topic ever
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2927
Re: The funnest topic ever
It would solve a lot of problems if fun (a noun) weren't used as an adjective. There's too much of this sort of thing - using two nouns consecutively like, "We had a fun time". "There was a hostage situation" etc. Ghastly - isn't it? They'll be allowing "text-speak" ne...
- Thu Sep 11, 2008 6:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: C4C Podcast - Episode 3
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1920
Re: C4C Podcast - Episode 3
I mentioned both of them, sort of. I think I mentioned there being a couple of good females in Nick's series. If not, it was going on in my brain but Charlie talked about some other shit before I got the chance to say it.
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Recap for Tuesday 9th September 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 37)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 946
Re: Recap for Tuesday 9th September 2008 (Series 59 Prelim 37)
This was recorded before all the contract shenanigans, it's worth noting.
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The funnest topic ever
- Replies: 34
- Views: 2927
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday, 10th September
Martin Gardner wrote:Technically if it's not specified, wouldn't it be FUNER and FUNEST? If it doesn't specify that you double the N, you don't, right? Then they'd have to allow FUNER and FUNEST which they don't want to.
Martin
- Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:57 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 433682
Re: Feature requests
So it accommodates the new Goatdown interface, is my guess.
I don't have a problem with averting my eyes but their bigness upsets me, personally.
I don't have a problem with averting my eyes but their bigness upsets me, personally.
- Tue Sep 09, 2008 11:27 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 167180
Re: Official Thread of Brag
I just beat Paul Howe 3-1 in 5-second mode, which is pretty good considering his rating was double mine at the start. I'm declaring myself 5-second mode champion. Anyone want to challenge me to a 5-second mode best-of-5 championship match?
- Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COGST - starting mid-September
- Replies: 302
- Views: 23991
Re: COGST - starting mid-September
It's not that annoying.
- Jono.
- Jono.
- Sat Sep 06, 2008 1:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: 7s that are never the maximum
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2299
Re: 7s that are never the maximum
I'm not sure if this has been discovered or discussed before but the PINTERS^ stem with a U gives UNRIPEST but this is not in the dictionary, nor was it in the other ODE. How come it was included by both of me and Charlie -- I'm not sure how it's crept it. I've searched for the word unripest on her...
- Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Conor Travers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2150
Re: Conor Travers
Disappeared for a while last year as well. No idea. My guess is he's been shipped off to an Irish monastery by his parents.
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 7553
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COGST - starting mid-September
- Replies: 302
- Views: 23991
Re: COGST - starting mid-September
Players:
Martin Gardner
Charlie Reams
Kirk Bevins
Jon O'Neill
Martin Gardner
Charlie Reams
Kirk Bevins
Jon O'Neill
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 7553
Re: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1
I'm sorry, but there were no good suggestions.
We've gone for Penny and Pippa. Lovely.
We've gone for Penny and Pippa. Lovely.
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:13 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3103
Re: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
I was asking about how the countdown contestants go to record the tv game show. How many games are recorded per day? How long does it take for recording the entire program? 5 shows (one week on TV) a day, blocks of 3 or 4 recording days (a month in a week), 12 weeks a year. Something like that. Lik...
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:08 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Countdown in Leicester (CoLei) - Saturday 30 August 2008
- Replies: 57
- Views: 7925
Re: Countdown in Leicester (CoLei) - Saturday 30 August 2008
Good luck to all tomorrow - I'll be paying keen attention to the results.
Sorry I couldn't make it - I'm off to Amsterdam next week so finances are tight and I can't really spare the 50 quid or so it will cost me all in.
Have fun everyone!
Sorry I couldn't make it - I'm off to Amsterdam next week so finances are tight and I can't really spare the 50 quid or so it will cost me all in.
Have fun everyone!
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3103
Re: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
It doesn't sound like the Spanish season has finals at the end, so just to explain, in England the best eight players in the series come back and play a knockout competition, the winner gets the dictionaries and the losing finalist gets £1000 (I think). There is no finals at the end, I was talking ...
- Thu Aug 28, 2008 10:24 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Box Clever quiz
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2890
Re: Box Clever quiz
My apologies for not apologising yet.
- Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:15 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52469
Re: General feedback
Maybe he gets one every time I ram your mum.
- Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:59 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 433682
Re: Feature requests
How could you pre-determine infinite rounds? There would have to be some kind of upper limit - something like 15 rounds, or 9 rounds.
I really don't see the point of this.
I really don't see the point of this.
- Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:40 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 437645
Re: Known bugs
In a fit of spastic typing I offered "J" in rd 21 of yesterday's duel, and was awarded a point. Admittedly not the biggest bug in the world, and my offering of "freeseas" (it's FREESIAS :x ) was rightly disallowed so I doubt there's a larger issue. Unless J is actually in the OD...
- Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:28 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Welcome!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2576
Re: Welcome!
Sigh.Charlie Reams wrote:You'll need the signup key, which is othello.
- Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Exam results
- Replies: 55
- Views: 5173
Re: Exam results
We did a GNVQ in IT, which was a lot easier than GCSE IT (the people who did A-level IT at my school struggled), but was apparently worth the equivalent of 4 GCSEs, and that was reflected in the 5+ A*-Cs rate at our school. It skipped from like 70%-97% one year, and everybody wondered why..
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 7:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrum alphabet
- Replies: 335
- Views: 23280
Re: Conundrum alphabet
Yeah sorry, it's not in.Joseph Bolas wrote:It's not coming up in the wordlist I have got. Does it come up in Countgen or Apterous (or Netdown or whatever its now called)? YACHTSMEN was the word I was looking for .
- Thu Aug 21, 2008 12:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrum alphabet
- Replies: 335
- Views: 23280
Re: Conundrum alphabet
I think SCYTHEMAN is in, but I guess you're looking for YACHTSMEN.Joseph Bolas wrote:SCYTHEMAN isn't correct, sorry
- Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:13 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 433682
Re: Feature requests
There already is. Just type the solution in good algebra, with no equals signs or line breaks.
- Tue Aug 19, 2008 5:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3103
Re: Des chiffres et des lettres, suite
The other thing, is for me the style is much better. It's treated like a proper contest a bit like a Scrabble tournament To be honest your argument lost me here. If you think any comparison to a Scrabble tournament positive, then you must accept that a room full of sociopathic, uninteresting, nothi...
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 7553
Re: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1
It't not over; the kittens' names have not been decided yet.
Trinny and Susannah is terrible. Any more?
Trinny and Susannah is terrible. Any more?
- Thu Aug 14, 2008 5:12 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: General feedback
- Replies: 284
- Views: 52469
Re: General feedback
I think this might be because my computer's shit, though, or because I'm shit at clicking things with mice. You could be right in the latter; this threw me off at first. You have to keep your mouse ABSOLUTELY STILL when you click the number, or it won't work. Maybe try that a bit and if it's still ...
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:54 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 433682
Re: Feature requests
Keyboard shortcuts for letters selections. Alt+c and v would be cool.
Lots more sound effects. For things like:
- A letter being selected, or the 9th letter being selected
- Your opponent clicking 'Next Round' if you clicked it first
- Half the round gone, perhaps
Lots more sound effects. For things like:
- A letter being selected, or the 9th letter being selected
- Your opponent clicking 'Next Round' if you clicked it first
- Half the round gone, perhaps
- Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:28 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 433682
Re: Feature requests
Firstly, don't play against a cunt on your first game. Jono decided to break me in with a 7-second round game, which gave me no opportunity to get to grips with the game and see how it all worked. This left me rather frustrated and gave a negative first impression. Entirely Jono's fault. Fortunatel...
- Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:58 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Know your sport quiz
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2076
Re: Know your sport quiz
Disregard this. It cannot.jasoncullen wrote:Yeah you do rock Jono but trust me your score can be bettered .
- Tue Aug 12, 2008 12:03 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Know your sport quiz
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2076
Re: Know your sport quiz
He's lying to generate entrants. Actually, I rock.jasoncullen wrote:1. Jon O'Neill
...
The leading score is definitely surpassible so can anyone top Jono?
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers in the newspaper!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1628
Re: Spoilers in the newspaper!!
It's in the spoilers forum. Duhh.
Also, Jeffrey Hansford wins CoC.
Also, Jeffrey Hansford wins CoC.
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
- Replies: 224
- Views: 21759
Re: Today's Countdown News... see link
My first thought when I read that was "what will Stacey think?" Then I realised it said Bradley Cates, not Bradley from Eastenders.
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:24 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: CountMax errors
- Replies: 727
- Views: 91050
Re: CountMax errors
Au contraire my chipper friend. The show before my debut DC came up with the word GOODLY. On your basis it should be disallowed as nobody in their right mind says they did GOODLY. They say they did WELL. However it was allowed, and on the same basis GOODER and GOODEST should be as well. Next to GOO...
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:03 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
- Replies: 224
- Views: 21759
Re: Today's Countdown News... see link
There was a little article in the Daily Star Sunday (I think that's what it was) that I picked up on the train yesterday. It stated who the next presenter of Countdown was going to be - and it wasn't Rory Bremner. I have searched the Daily Star site and can't find any reference to it and it's not o...
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: O specialist quiz
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3388
Re: O specialist quiz
Dinos Sfyris wrote:2nd: Jon O'Neill 14
3rd: Howard Somerset 13
I'm a little miffed by this.Dinos Sfyris wrote:Howard Somerset 15
Jon O'Neill 14
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Darts walk-on music
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1519
- Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:25 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 7553
Re: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1
The more entries the merrier!Howard Somerset wrote:Are we allowed multiple entries in this competition? If so, I'll go for LEOTARD and TANGELO.
Kevin Thurlow wrote:Has anyone DNA-tested the ginger ones.....?
- Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
- Replies: 84
- Views: 7553
Name my kittens competition!!!!!1 (pupdated!)
http://www.jononeill.com/kittens.JPG
The two dark kittens are mine. I think they are both girls or unendowed boys. Your mission is to name them. Results announced on Podast III. Good luck.
The two dark kittens are mine. I think they are both girls or unendowed boys. Your mission is to name them. Results announced on Podast III. Good luck.
- Mon Aug 04, 2008 12:00 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 433682
Re: Feature requests
A restricted-access central library of all recaps would be awesome for monitoring cheats.
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 11:59 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 433682
Re: Feature requests
Instead of ratings, have titles, like, 15-round format title, Conundrum attack title, etc., that are defended whenever you play in that format. If the title isn't defended for a while, it gets vacated and is somehow put up for grabs.
- Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Chiefs plan 'reality show'
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2953
Re: Countdown Chiefs plan 'reality show'
Daily Star wrote:But there is a fear that some stuffy viewers may not like it.
Go figure.mikebuk wrote:I hate reality shows.
I would like to see this.
- Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CONOT
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1914
Re: CONOT
Kirk Bevins wrote:With this conundrum, I took back the Goatdown title off Jono who was the current holder.
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Asperger Syndrome
- Replies: 81
- Views: 19453
Re: Asperger Syndrome
100% no.
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4countdown Podcast II
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3853
- Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:12 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4countdown Podcast II
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3853
Re: c4countdown Podcast II
I was thinking more about the CoC. I've never seen a man eat so much phallic fruit outside of a porn film.
- Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
- Replies: 224
- Views: 21759
Re: Today's Countdown News... see link
My own personal opinion is that Klass thinks far too much of herself for my liking and I would even prefer Carol to her. But they don't actually need either. All they need is some young bimbo who looks good in a short skirt and is able to operate a number solving computer, since we all know that TV...
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 11:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: c4countdown Podcast II
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3853
c4countdown Podcast II
http://www.jononeill.com/podcast/ After the storming success that was Episode I (of the Podcast, not Star Wars) comes the mediocre sequel. In this edition of the worst Countdown serial in Brittain: - COOT, CONOT, COLEI! - Small ears and organisation skills - just a coincidence??? - The long-awaited...
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Today's Countdown News... see link
- Replies: 224
- Views: 21759
Re: Today's Countdown News... see link
Just to clear up that wasn't me - although I have heard a similar figure as my near-namesake regarding Carol's salary in the press, Jason.
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
- Replies: 1961
- Views: 1027347
Re: Welcome! - Post here first
I think he might have a point.. After all, you can't read.Kirk Bevins wrote:Are you implying people who don't win any shows aren't very intellectual?
- Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:05 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Asperger Syndrome
- Replies: 81
- Views: 19453
Re: Asperger Syndrome
I think the only two c4cers are Jason Larsen and Stewart Gordon - am I right, guys?
If we extend it to the Countdown family then you could add in Jeffrey Hansford and John Davies.
If we extend it to the Countdown family then you could add in Jeffrey Hansford and John Davies.