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John Bosley wrote:As we know, Tom will get a ton today.

Of course I didn't know. I know nothing. I know nothing about spoilers and do not even know what a spoiler is.
But tomorrow, of course, will see Tom struggling.

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As we know, Tom will get a ton today.

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i did have tarriest and added the S on afterwards - but it looks as if i might have blobbed.

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Wife and I beat DC 3 times with indexers, starriest and dykiest - if they are words, that is !
My spell checker does not like dykiest but dykey is a dictionary adjective.

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Ginoa was brilliant as I said so elsewhere at the time. Funny, self assured (rightly) lovely manner and what a brilliant idea to have a non-English first languager on a language-related prog - brilliant.

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In St Mark's Square in Venice it is better, if pissed, not to fall asleep on a bench or you may be woken up and moved on threateningly by police with swords. At least I was in 1956.

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I would not say they are all Brits.
There is more I would say about most of them but I can't be arsed.

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those situations when a person has not got the knowledge to be able to take their life without hurting others. ... but I think (hope) that there are very few people that could take their life without others being hurt. Even if there's no-one else involved it really does leave a yawning chasm for a ...

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Very moving, George and I do appreciate the devastating effect on train drivers of such awful incidents. I agree with David (many wouldn't) that life is our own to take if we need to - but I hate those situations when a person has not got the knowledge to be able to take their life without hurting o...

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There is not an option for me to vote for. 'Thought about it' suggests you actually considered it but do not think about it now. I would like an option that suggests it is a subject one has looked into as a possible solution to possible future circumstances - perhaps towards the end of one's 'natura...

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In DC, replacing Shobna Gulati, after her 2 day stint, is the man intended to be in for the whole 5 days, the soon to be ex-GMTV presenter Andrew Castle Did they mention anything about the mid-week guest switch at the top of the show? No - or I misssed it. Why was that? Jeff said someting to Andrew...

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http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2010/ ... ious-chimp

Just had to share this - hope it works OK

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I trust we will not have to put up with that bigot in DC again.

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Proud of it!

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sorry blobbed

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Questions -
who is Carol Vorderman?
more correctly, who was Carol Vorderman?
if the role was just to do with numbers would we not have someone totally diferent?

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Looks like technology is coming eventually...........
It works OK in cricket, where the umpire askes the third umpire to look at all the camera images - and hey presto, its yes or no.

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Did I say summat wrong?

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Yes. Gino is brilliant as a DC guest and what a fantastic find - a man with Italian as his main language on a show that is playing with words in English, but whose smile and personality make him one of the best DC invites IMO.

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Well whatever happens I get a non-honours pass as I'm 73 this year. If I could hang on a bit I shall beat my other degree standards.

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orang-utan

is my absolute favourite.

If we were allowed extinct species I would go for HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS

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John Bosley wrote:I always thought that in certain circumstances the referee can actually award a goal even though the ball has not gone in if it would have been a certain goal stopped by a deliberate foul. That would be the fairest.

Well it must be in hockey then!!

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I always thought that in certain circumstances the referee can actually award a goal even though the ball has not gone in if it would have been a certain goal stopped by a deliberate foul. That would be the fairest.

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Don't greet the pope with vuvuzelas, says Archbishop The Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, said this week that the pope must not be greeted with noise from vuvuzelas, the plastic horns that have become a craze at the World Cup in South Africa. You can buy your vuvuzela here - :lol: http:/...

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Why would an elephant rescue a rhino?
I ask because a case was reported of this happening when the rhino got stuck in deep mud - in the wild I should add.

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I was speaking to the world at large, not specifically to you David; and it does not surprise me that you know it all. Why should it? I admitted that I know little and just try to chuck a bit in here and there. I do think some of what I said has relevance, but there you go.

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I agree with much of what you say, Rosemary. Who exactly are 'the best people' that money attracts?

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I think 'game theory' is relevant to this discussion. Best to google it and only read what interests you. Richard Dawkins and Steven Rose write about this sort of thing in various places and Maynard Smith (among others) refers to 'hawks' and 'doves' (as a way of behaving among all sorts of species) ...

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Yes. The Laws situation is nothing to do with sexuality or privacy, but all to do with greed and stupidity and fraud.

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Good news for tomorrow - there is Countdown

Bad news for tomorrow - Jon Gaunt is in DC

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Got a new invitation to audition but feel like not bothering. Life is too short and I have other things to do. Anyway, that's my excuse.

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Sex drive does not have to have a purpose.
Humans (and I guess other species) who are infertile (sterilised/vasectomised/etc) may also have the 'sex drive'. And what about the use of condoms and other means of preventing pregnancy?

I guess the 'drive' is in your head - your subconscious.

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a couple of brief points on this subject - 1)The spectrum of sexuality makes most sense to me; with some of us lying near the middle and able to turn one way or the other and others at one of the far ends who are definitely this or that. 2) It is not just homo sapiens who are homosexual. (different ...

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'fair' because tbf very few people use the word 'frank' - unless they are Skinner or referring to him.
'humble' is necessary because imho one is thereby being ironical - a rather english sort of humour and I rather like it being biased of course

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What's more, I do not think I would call mine an 'audition'. There was hardly any talk or questions and answers - just playing the game(s). We gave our names to the group and nothing else.
No 'What do you do or where do you come from or why have you applied'
Waste of time and petrol.

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Me too. I've asked for my form to be re-submitted but I may not bother auditioning again.

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If the powers that be see that I cannot even spell apterous, what chance have I got?

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Shit - but apparently I 'came close to passing'; so after weeping into my coffee, I decided to try again.
I must say it is much easier 'on screen' than having to write down all the letters while they are being spoken.
OK! You told me to try apteros - I will, I will.

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Mildly positive, I like 'mildly positive', but I wonder if serious polls would get very far if they had it as one of the options.

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I'll just have to wait and see. I got reasonable word scores and just one of the numbers - but I guess it depends on your face and your manner as well!

If I get on the prog, I shall make a point of looking in at apteros - thanks for the suggestions.

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Had audition today, having sat in traffic on the M62 (to Leeds) getting my 75 times table sorted in my head and then losing it completely in the interview.
Is going through your 75 times table while driving more dangerous than texting? It is surely not illegal - yet!

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Yesterday I found out the real name of a guy I have known for many years. It is Gladson because his mother was pleased to get a son.

Gladson Green - suppose it grows on you.

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Cannot vote, Charlie, because surely, if you have a degree you are then a graduate.
What is an undergraduate degree?

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Thanks a bunch for that advice David. I wish I had never applied.

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Thanks for that, Charlie.

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I've just posted an application for potential contestant. It has taken many years to get round to this, but if I should get a reply is there any advice about does and dont's. Cheers.

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When Charlie's Angels was at its height I used to get people (well, women actually) at cashouts smiling at me and saying something slightly humorous when they looked at my bank card. Thank you, John Forsythe!

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Questions

1) Are they translating from, say French?

2) Is is possible to cancel and go somewhere else?

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for dictionary corner ... ..... 5 Keith Barron 4 Ann Widdecombe, Rick Wakeman 3 Barry Norman, Dennis Taylor, Ken Bruce, Martin Jarvis, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom O'Conner 2 Henry Blofeld, Lynda Baron, Trudie Goodwin Some of those I'll be pleased never to see again, whilst others I'd have much preferred to...

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Alec Rivers wrote:lol. Of course it's recorded live (mostly). What Alan Hansen doesn't realise is that it's not transmitted live.

That was my (rather pointless) point

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Ben Hunter wrote:..... Someone should direct Alan to the bit in the FAQ where it says how the show isn't recorded live.

I always thought it was recorded live. The people on it look very live to me - well most of them do.

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I am 100% atheist and not that bright

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A lot of old gimmers are boring old farts and a lot of young people are mindless twits but, come on, are we not generalising a bit too much. I am 72 so I am a bit past it but I do make myself remember that, at the end of day (oldie's cliche), Countdown is a game that should be taken seriously up to ...

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What about the odd MP who lost at the forthcoming election. There should be plenty to choose from.

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I have cancelled this posting because .......(it had USAmerican and emaciate in the same sentence)..........

And another unconnected point - a letter in the Guardian points out that not all Amercans are from USA or even speak English.

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EMACIATE. I can't even see that it's borderline. EMACIATED is listed only as an adjective, not as an inflection of a verb "emaciate". Bit like UNEXPURGATED or UNDECIDED, that sort of thing (not great examples, I admit, but I can't think of any better ones at the moment). In Chambers, 'ema...

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Charlie Reams wrote:That's cool. Is there anywhere showing how much they've raised?

Within hours of launching the fund, over $40,000 was raised and the amount continues to climb.
Got this from the British Humanist Association website - http://www.humanism.org.uk

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I am a bit towards one end of the human spectrum but I don't know which one.

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Charlie Reams wrote:That's cool. Is there anywhere showing how much they've raised?

I'm still looking, but there is also this - http://www.humanistcharities.org/ which tells a bit about what they have done so far.

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