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Alec Rivers

Kai Laddiman wrote:I've been in MENSA for about half a year and I've done nothing.

Me neither, apart from reading the magazines. Apterous is much more fun.

Alec Rivers

Derek Hazell, Marc Meakin, and Alec Rivers wrote:[DH]
desPONDent
Alec Rivers
Swam onto Ricki Lake
Drank in the Estuary English of Jenny Seagrove
But then was cheered by the music of Billy Ocean

[MM]
And the film Reservoir Dogs

[AR]
And the music of Muddy Waters

[DH]
Thats a bit exSTREAM

I can BROOK your response.

Alec Rivers

Marc Meakin wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:desPONDent
Alec Rivers
Swam onto Ricki Lake
Drank in the Estuary English of Jenny Seagrove
But then was cheered by the music of Billy Ocean
And the film Reservoir Dogs

And the music of Muddy Waters

Alec Rivers

...[a poem]... Nice one. :D Great poem and sentiment, Alec! :) Cheers. ;) It was a joke Alec. In poor taste, yes, but then a lot of them are. It's okay, mate, I know. My response was meant to be humorous, too (otherwise it would've had an angry face at the end). What if we're all being subliminally...

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Sue Sanders wrote:I did that with the one I've written on the Spoilers thread!

I wouldn't mind having a look. Any chance of a link?

Alec Rivers

Cheers. I must confess, I thought of the last line first, and wrote the rest of the poem as a feed-line. 8-) Wow, that would be like Hitler writing "and then the jews all died", then building the rest of Mein Kampf around it! Yes, it would, if you considered my celebration of Apterous ana...

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Cheers. I must confess, I thought of the last line first, and wrote the rest of the poem as a feed-line.

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Thanks, Ralph.

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To date, I'd say it was OLFACTION in this game which, incidentally, I thought was unusual for having both players each declare the same word twice, in the first two rounds.

Alec Rivers

George Jenkins wrote:Groups of young people would tour the Loco depots.

They still do, but, alas, with spray paint instead of notebooks.

Alec Rivers

Kirk Bevins wrote:Fucking excellent young man, just excellent.

Thank you, Kirk. Glad you like it.

Alec Rivers

I recently found the Apterous site Where people play Countdown for pleasure Some are competitive, playing all night Others just play at their leisure The robots are useful if you're a bit shy Or just want to practise the game With confidence high, you'll then want to try Against a real fellow or dam...

Alec Rivers

JimBentley wrote:I've combined bits of Jono and Alec's designs to make it look as though the apterous bug is SHITTING OUT LETTERS

A-lol

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Susie might get dented Robinson might get squashed An E might come out of the consonant box Then someone might get koshed There may be a chance to yell 'gandiseeg' Or WANKERS be spelled out Rachel might get riled And give Stelling the Letch a clout Damian might crack a smile Kirk at home play bad K...

Alec Rivers

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Alec Rivers wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:Why a picture of Countdown in the background?
Like I said, I just did that for a laugh, mate.
It's OK! It's good - I was just trying to keep the pretence that it's in no way related to Countdown.

Oh soz, I get it now.

Alec Rivers

Kirk Bevins wrote:Why a picture of Countdown in the background?

Like I said, I just did that for a laugh, mate.

Alec Rivers

I love #2, Matt, for when a scalable logo is required.

I just did these for a laugh:

Edit - changed picture host.

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Matt Morrison wrote:I'll get some t-shirts printed one day.

That'd be cool, with a pic maybe.

or

Edit - changed picture host.

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Deleted. Not really as brag-worthy as I first thought.

Alec Rivers

Matt Morrison wrote:It's A-lol not a-lol. ... the capital A is vital.

I'm guessing the A stands for 'actually', and I'd like to do my bit to help its use spread, but is the capital to distinguish it from words such as a-flutter?

Alec Rivers

Maybe a fairer metric than score would be to consider the round in which the game became mathematically decided. (This is still somewhat manipulable, but rather less, and it would be a brave player indeed who would try.) Do we know anyone who has the nuts to throw a handful of rounds in order to st...

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James Robinson wrote:
Marc Meakin wrote:How about this one : 'Bulimiac of concocted groper
I believe that's the Democratic Republic of Congo, although strictly speaking it's the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but there you go.

I don't believe it! I was just posting that, too! Well done James.

Alec Rivers

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.

Alec Rivers

Rather than put a spoiler here, please see this post for a word that Suzie gave which CountMax doesn't have.

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Round 12 - Lexplorer says DC's word, ALOHAS, is invalid.

Round 14 - Simpler solution: (100 + 9 + 3) × 3 - 50 = 286.

Alec Rivers

Innis Carson wrote:This just shouldn't have happened.

That was mint! I don't know what you're on, but can I have some?

Alec Rivers

Can I keep you in my wallet please? :D (If it meant I'd be saving on the fare then I'd say yes, but I travel free anyway.) Cheers for all that. You're welcome. Wouldn't want to see a fellow Apterite left stranded. p.s. I take it you're planning on getting the 0719 BTN-VIC (arr 0812). The 0749 (arr ...

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definitely is the 0915 - departs LONDON ST PANCRAS INTL at 09:15 travel by Train service provider EAST MIDLANDS TRAINS to station LEICESTER arrives 10:29 Curse those computerised travel info services. The first part of your journey is 10 minutes walking time from St Pancras International to St Panc...

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Jon O'Neill wrote:
Alec Rivers wrote:Will anyone else be on the 0855 St Pancras?
0915 unfortunately!

Do you mean 0925? If so, I take it it's not the end of the world to get to the venue at about 1045. It's my first event, you see.

Alec Rivers

On a side note, Chelsea - yawn . They absolutely have to be the most unapologetically boring side in the whole league. Was thinking the same thing myself. I don't believe they give a moment's thought to entertaining their fans (or the viewing public at large), only to winning at all costs. At least...

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And, on the inconsistency of English rather than the subject of inclusion, why is it BATH > BATHE but not MOUTH > MOUTHE ? Presumably because the E on the end of BATHE is there to indicate the change of vowel sound on the A. That makes sense. I thought it was to change the TH from θ to ð. I still t...

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Will anyone else be on the 0855 St Pancras?

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Kai Laddiman wrote:END OF ANECDOTE

Sorry, Kai.

Alec Rivers

Michael Wallace wrote:Anyone else think the guy who won the £20 should've given it to the girl who lost?

Yes.

Alec Rivers

Kirk Bevins wrote:I mean, you can have NIPPLED!

Which I've declared before, lol.

Alec Rivers

From my disallowed words: He drank from a TEATED bottle. The AORTAL muscles had weakened. COMETH the hour, COMETH the man. The latest JETPACK has a 5-mile range. They were made using different DOUGHS . A variety of flowers - a variety of POLLENS . I've baked two varieties, spiced and UNSPICED . All ...

Alec Rivers

Phil Reynolds wrote:A thought that's just occurred to me: how come arses are smart, but dicks are merely clever?

Indeed. Some arses are even persuaded to permit wrong-way traffic, but you wouldn't see a dick doing that.

Alec Rivers

If as you suggest (and I've no reason to disbelieve you) you didn't quote your IQ to try and look smart, then ipso facto the rest of the sentence doesn't apply to you, and there's no possible justification for your being offended by it. You've got me there. And, although it's embarrassing to own up...

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Here's one: I don't kiss ass / crud canal It's a tough one, I'll give you that. I thought it was Santa Cristina de Caldesinos for a minute, but not quite. :cry: It has some great anagrams, though: classics did stun anorak slick cats and dinosaurs and discussions lack art sick unsocial standards sad...

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Charlie Reams wrote:Maybe if you don't want to be accused of something you should just, you know, not do it.

I'll do my best, but I didn't even realise I did anything. This is a common occurrence for me, unfortunately. I'll make a note to raise it with my therapist.

Alec Rivers

They get offended or even flounce off as soon as someone questions or disagrees with them. It depends entirely on how that disagreement is offered. I have no problem at all discussing differences of opinion on any number of topics - I'm quite open-minded. But when someone actually calls my characte...

Alec Rivers

See, now shouldn't you be intelligent enough to know that it's meaningless to say "I've got an IQ of 154" without specifying the scale? IIRC when I did a Mensa test there were two scales, and on one (presumably that one) I got 157, and the other it was something rubbish-sounding like 142,...

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Sounds great. Love the names of the days, too.

Alec Rivers

Michael Wallace wrote:
Alec Rivers wrote:(IQ 154)
Interesting - which scale?

Cattell B III. I sat the MENSA-administered tests and was subsequently invited to join, which I did.

Alec Rivers

38 for me. I'm very familiar with these tests and I therefore answer as accurately as possible. I'm currently seeing a clinical psychologist for a full assessment as I received a provisional diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome from the Kent Autistic Trust last year. I have been my own worst enemy over ...

Alec Rivers

My favourite car that I've owned is a silver Vauxhall Senator 3.0i Auto. I had to sell it when I could no longer afford to run it, and I still haven't quite got over that. It was such an amazing car. Fast, too. When I was visiting friends in Arnhem, Holland, we went for a drive into Germany. On an u...

Alec Rivers

Can't beat Matt, but:

9) Apterous is happy to tell you how well you're performing.

Alec Rivers

Kirk Bevins wrote:... out it popped ... and out it popped ... and out that popped too. ... and I actually shouted out loud.

I get that, too.

Alec Rivers

Darren Carter wrote:Me v Peter hasn't appeared on there.

Nor has mine vs Phil.

Alec Rivers

Doesnt do anything on my machine, Alec. I'm with Damo, nothing doing on mine either. Nothing on my home laptop either, although your great avatar one works just fine. Maybe Adobe Flash Player is not (correctly) installed on your machine. You can get it here . The avatar works on any machine because...

Alec Rivers

James Robinson wrote:Like your new avatar though, super impressive!

Thank you.

James Robinson wrote:Can you do one for me with my name on it, please.

EDIT: It is done.

Alec Rivers

Division B: A close game in the end, but Phil Collinge beat me 171-164.

Alec Rivers

A silly anim:

<-- Right-click and select Play. (Select Loop, too, if you like.)

NOTE: You need Adobe Flash Player for this. Free download here.

Alec Rivers

James Robinson wrote:George Raison (who according to Dudley (the warm-up man) has a strong resemblance to Peter Gwyn (the show's executive producer (I do know what he looks like and he's not that wrong)))

10/10 for the nested parentheses.

Alec Rivers

From 23 behind in round 8. Skin-of-teeth moment.

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Deleted.

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Charlie Reams wrote:Phil is correct.

Does that mean "What does everyone else think?" was sarcasm? Sorry I didn't get it. I have Asperger's.

Alec Rivers

Sorry, I meant BEREAVING is in. We know. I think Charlie's point was, why are you posting to express an opinion on the matter when Damian has already told us the definitive answer? 1. I like to be thorough and I corrected myself because I noticed my error. 2. That wasn't Charlie's point at all. May...

Alec Rivers

Surprised nobody has mentioned that BEREAVING, however weird and unlikely, should have been accepted as the correct answer. BEREAVE is given as a verb, although the usage of BEREAVING is questionable to say the least. We've added 10 pts to JB's points tally retrospectively, plus a 200pt smile bonus...

Alec Rivers

Surprised nobody has mentioned that BEREAVING, however weird and unlikely, should have been accepted as the correct answer. BEREAVE is given as a verb, although the usage of BEREAVING is questionable to say the least. We've added 10 pts to JB's points tally retrospectively, plus a 200pt smile bonus...

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