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- Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
Bear in mind that, in the case of an independently produced documentary such as that one, it's quite possible that the bleeping was applied by the film's makers (who will have sold it to a number of broadcasters for showing at various times of day) and not by Channel 4. They seem to be a lot more s...
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:51 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
If we keep watering these words down, we lose the facility altogether. [Citation needed]. Language, swearing and complaints about its overuse have been around for a long time now, it seems a bold claim that we are nearing a point of irreversible change in the fundamental utility of speech. Lol, yea...
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analy
I did clarify this earlier, in this post.David O'Donnell wrote:Oi! I am starting a PhD in two months and I am 32
- Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:45 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
By the way when and why did "cunt" become the rudest swear word that is apparently miles worse than any other? I don't actually remember this always being the case, although perhaps when I was growing up, I wasn't aware that there was a ranking list out there and I hadn't met so many weir...
- Fri Oct 16, 2009 1:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
- Replies: 91
- Views: 11032
Re: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
¿ƃuıʇıɹʍ ʇuoɹɟ-oʇ-ʞɔɐq ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ s,ʇɐɥʍ WOW. I assumed at first that was an image. I have absolutely no idea how you did that. Clarke's Third Law applies. Basically there are enough weird characters in Unicode that you can find passable upside-down versions of most common characters (notice how some...
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
I find the famous crime scene from Season 1 of The Wire, which consists of nothing but creative use of one swear word very funny - it doesn't undervalue the expressive power of the word in question. That is funny. 'Fuck' is, after all, reputed to be one of the hardest-working words in the language.
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Irregular plurals
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1263
Re: Irregular plurals
If only I was signed up...Ian Volante wrote:If only you could correct it...Alec Rivers wrote:Certainly an interesting and useful page, but aren't the following typos, or am I missing something?Countdown Wiki wrote:the ODE admits only VERTABRAE and not VERTABRAS as the plural of VERTEBRA
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday 12th October 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 61)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2024
Re: Monday 12th October 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 61)
Think you mean ONAGERS in round 4. Thought I'd point it out here rather than pming you discretely about it so we can all have a jolly good laugh. discreetly Good spot. My way of remembering the difference between -eet- and -ete- is that in the one meaning 'separate', the E's are separated by the T.
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
- Replies: 91
- Views: 11032
Re: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
Indeed it does. And, accordingly, I would hate to spoil the mystery so soon.Phil Reynolds wrote:Clarke's Third Law applies.
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
- Replies: 91
- Views: 11032
Re: The fantastic Jeff Stelling
¿ƃuıʇıɹʍ ʇuoɹɟ-oʇ-ʞɔɐq ǝɥʇ ɥʇıʍ s,ʇɐɥʍDerek Hazell wrote:anosrep VT sih ton s'ti os hgouht mih tem ev'uoy
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Irregular plurals
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1263
Re: Irregular plurals
Certainly an interesting and useful page, but aren't the following typos, or am I missing something?
Countdown Wiki wrote:the ODE admits only VERTABRAE and not VERTABRAS as the plural of VERTEBRA
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Recommend A Book For Kirk
- Replies: 47
- Views: 3768
Re: Recommend A Book For Kirk
If it's non-fiction you want, Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson is a cracking read about the English language. I've read it three times already.Kirk Bevins wrote:Post away but reading fiction is boring.
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
- Replies: 276
- Views: 31640
Re: Dictionary Corner Guests for the new series
I know not all of these are original suggestions, but my list would include: Stephen Fry — my philological hero Helen Chamberlain — eye candy Hugh Laurie — quality humour Bill Bailey — addictive zaniness Eddie Izzard — unexpected tangents Joanna Lumley — can't quite put my finger on it Paul Merton —...
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:42 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
It is! Haven't you heard?Ben Hunter wrote:It's not the end of the world.
Re: It's ok
Aw, that's so sad.Sue Sanders wrote:Real life (outside the wardrobe/internet/Countdown studio) must be a bewildering experience for him.
- Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:17 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
Brian, this is why I think it's as important as ever to set young people a good example. In effect, taboo words are a resource, and, as such, should be used sparingly and appropriately. I'm not a prude – I think there is a time and a place for all the 'bad' words, but we're forgetting to demonstrate...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 63)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1475
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2009 (Series 61, Prelim 63)
Phew! I first read this as: "Well, he does, ...", then realised you meant: "Well, he does, ...". lolJames Robinson wrote:... but can he provide a grandstand finish for his final show tomorrow Who knows? (Well, he does, since the show has already been recorded!)
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Do Countdown and clunge go hand in hand?
- Replies: 63
- Views: 7649
Re: Do Countdown and clunge go hand in hand?
Great find, Derek. It's a good story.Derek Hazell wrote:Yes
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thurs Oct 8th - National Poetry Day
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2776
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 432963
Re: Feature requests
Excellent job. I don't know if you saw me ask in the game chat, but it would be awfully fab if you could give the new panel a fixed height.Charlie Reams wrote:Done.
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:55 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 29750
Re: C4Cers in Other Media
It's made by Microsoft. That should be a clue.Julie T wrote:I can't remember whether my problems were just on IE.
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:21 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2625
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
Brian Moore wrote:I wanted to paint ... eyes onto it.
Edit - changed picture host.
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2571
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
Phil Reynolds wrote:As what? Sorry, I'm unfamiliar with cult practices...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 29750
Re: C4Cers in Other Media
BTW, I'm having a ridiculously long lag between typing stuff on the forum and it coming up on the screen, so now type stuff on a notepad doc and then copy and paste. I only have this problem on c4c, not any other forums. Any thoughts? Maybe a different browser would help. If you're using Internet E...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
Eek, into my thirties now, and I'm actually starting to feel like I could study properly! I did too, but my depression is just too crushing these days. In hindsight I realise that's the point I should have made, rather than just referring to my age. I should have said I regret not studying when I s...
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:56 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Re: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
Yeah, you know, 15-30. That was years ago. Brain too mushed to do A-Levels and Degrees now.Charlie Reams wrote:Alec Rivers wrote:studying age
- Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5059
Swearing: pseudo-psycho-socio-linguistic analysis
Please excuse the heading: the imposed length limit (and my intoxication by the exuberance of my own verbosity) precluded the use of a more elegant syntax. I have long been intrigued by the way human languages function. (I regret not having studied linguistics when I was at studying age.) As the sub...
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:18 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2571
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
I notice "can I get" mainly on American TV.
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Blimey I'm going on.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2153
Re: Blimey I'm going on.
Congrats, Andrew.
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 29750
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:56 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2625
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
Oops, my bad.Sue Sanders wrote:Only one U though...???Alec Rivers wrote:Oh, and a DC-beater in the 'GONADS' round: UNSOUND.
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 29750
Re: C4Cers in Other Media
Ah, but knowing it and seeing it being used by someone whose example may be followed are two different things. The stuff Kai hears on an average day in the playground would make Matthew Green blush. lol. I wasn't intending on starting a big discussion, tbh, but I would like to mention that my point...
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2625
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
Oh, and a DC-beater in the 'GONADS' round: UNSOUND.
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 4:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
- Replies: 27
- Views: 2625
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday October 13th 2009
I don't claim to have much fashion sense but Rachel's outfit looked like it had been rescued from a shredder. Anyone with me on this?
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:33 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4Cers in Other Media
- Replies: 166
- Views: 29750
Re: C4Cers in Other Media
Ah, but knowing it and seeing it being used by someone whose example may be followed are two different things.Sue Sanders wrote:Like you don't know Fuckers!!!
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 11:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2571
Re: Spoilers For Monday October 12th 2009
That was also my method but, because I had 27 seconds left, I thought I'd look for a fun way, using all the numbers:James Robinson wrote:Alternative to 1st numbers:
25 x 10 = 250
250 + 9 - 3 = 256
(10 / (9 - 4) + 75) × 3 + 25 = 256
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:25 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 432963
Re: Feature requests
Nice one. Thanks.
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Retraction
- Replies: 60
- Views: 4711
Re: Retraction
Haha. That went wrong. I was just being pedantic because the missing comma in "Any update on this Jason?" changed the meaning. My bad.
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:10 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 432963
Re: Feature requests
Would it be possible to have a Player Status feature? A symbol next to the name or a colour change could indicate: Available for play (either not in a game or playing a bot but accepting challenges) Not available for play (e.g. waiting for a particular opponent or just there to chat) Away from compu...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 6:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Retraction
- Replies: 60
- Views: 4711
Re: Retraction
What other Jason is there?Douglas Wilson wrote:Any update on this Jason?
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Limerick Competition
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4525
Re: Limerick Competition
I only found out because people started commenting "R.I.P. Stephen Gately" on my upload of Craig Harper doing a send-up of Boyzone.Derek Hazell wrote:Lol well that was a novel way to find out the news!
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
- Replies: 105
- Views: 8976
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
Oh, okay. I thought maybe Charlie was adding scores manually in cases like this. As long as he knows the game was played, that's all that matters.Kirk Bevins wrote:It's not showing there because you forgot to use the blue tournament challenge as you pointed out.
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
- Replies: 105
- Views: 8976
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
Division B I forgot to use the blue tournament challenge, sorry. My game with Peter Lee ended 161-154 in my favour, although it could have gone either way. Thanks again to Peter for an enjoyable game that remained tight throughout. ;) This result isn't showing on the results page , or am I looking ...
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 2:08 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLEI2 games
- Replies: 31
- Views: 3122
Re: COLEI2 games
Don't you mean hyphenated?Dinos Sfyris wrote:Round 5: T S E E T O D P A
C1: postdate (its capitalised)
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:16 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Etiquette
- Replies: 155
- Views: 15693
Re: Apterous Etiquette
lol, kaibot, you know too much!
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:07 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 432963
Re: Feature requests
Following recent events, how about a facility enabling players to boot a troublemaker? Say, three or four people's 'boot' required within a minute or two, only available to paid-up players.
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 12:01 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1615
- Views: 630788
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
I disagree - there a huge nostalgia for white dogshit and I think it's the right time for a relaunch. But don't you remember how deceptive that stuff was? It looked like it had petrified and ought to be solid. But that was just the crust concealing a ripe, gloopy interior with just the right viscos...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 129676
Re: Birthdays
A rather late Happy Birthday, Derek. (I've just got back from CoLei2.)
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:19 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Official Thread of Brag
- Replies: 1176
- Views: 167123
Re: Official Thread of Brag
Quality, Kirk.Kirk Bevins wrote:1% chance of winning! Screw you eye of apterous.
http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?ke ... 0585895681
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
- Replies: 142
- Views: 16076
Re: CoLei2 - Saturday 10 October 2009
Yeah, I agree. Great stuff, Jeff. Thanks again. Really cool meeting all of you for the first time, too.
Re: It's ok
OMG. And I thought Bush was thick.Matthew Green wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3142
Re: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
I'm not interested in having a competition. That's not why I posted this topic.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Nice One
- Replies: 28
- Views: 2499
Re: Nice One
Has these two anagrams: Amicably follows theory, of coitally balmy whores.Sue Sanders wrote:My balls of wool are itchy.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:11 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3142
Re: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
Dear Ask, Sometimes, what I type....like this I'm typing now - doesn't actually appear on the screen for about 30 seconds. It's a bit like spirit writing...and very annoying. It can slow up any time of the day and it seems to be getting worse But it's not doing it right now. Answer in one syllable ...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3142
Re: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
Karen Pearson wrote:Let's hope I don't need 'Folder options' or you'll be getting another question!
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3142
Re: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
What a nice guy. So, if you're offering free IT support, I'd hate to pass up the opportunity..... .... whenever someone emails me a photo the damn computer tries to open it in Corel ... so I have to save the photo before I can open it in Photoshop. Do you know how I can stop it defaulting to Corel?...
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:31 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3142
Re: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
Thanks, dude. I think 'bloke' more-or-less covers it.Derek Hazell wrote:You're a nice guy/lad/chap/boy/fella/gent/bloke/geezer/man, Alec.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3142
Re: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
And how did your comment get here? lolKai Laddiman wrote:Haha, you just looked at a thread for dummies, so you're a dummy.
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:27 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
- Replies: 105
- Views: 8976
Re: Numbers Attack Tournament - Round 2
Will any unused blue tournament challenges be removed before the start of the next round?
- Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:54 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
- Replies: 25
- Views: 3142
HOWTO: Hyperlinks for Dummies
Having noticed that some members are unsure about how to create links, I thought I would create this:
If it helps just one person, I'm happy.
Edit - changed picture host.
If it helps just one person, I'm happy.
Edit - changed picture host.