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by Mark Deeks
Mon Dec 24, 2012 2:14 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2012 - nominations
Replies: 36
Views: 7481

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2012 - nominations

Frankly, Conor's bullet letter attack max is going to win, so don't debate the voting system too much.
by Mark Deeks
Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
Replies: 1962
Views: 1105037

Re: Welcome! - Post here first

FUCK YOU ALL. *picks up ball and leaves*
by Mark Deeks
Sun Dec 16, 2012 5:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
Replies: 1962
Views: 1105037

Re: Welcome! - Post here first

You're forcing it too much, honestly. You'll never top mine and Graeme's bromance. We've even got ourselves a Brangelina name. We're team Greeks. And you're so jel it's ridic.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Nov 29, 2012 4:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Richard Osman
Replies: 11
Views: 5427

Re: Richard Osman

Mauro Pirates
by Mark Deeks
Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:00 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Chit-chat and Kit-Kat
Replies: 3
Views: 2120

Re: Chit-chat and Kit-Kat

Since always. Him and your mum gotta have a rap battle now. That's the rules of the streets.
by Mark Deeks
Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:25 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: expired trial member
Replies: 4
Views: 3145

Re: expired trial member

It's £20 pounds a year to subscribe after your trial has expired. You can do so here:

http://www.apterous.org/subscribe.php
by Mark Deeks
Fri Nov 23, 2012 1:21 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Superstats
Replies: 2
Views: 2318

Re: Superstats

Innis cracked 13 briefly, I seem to remember.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Replies: 243
Views: 56705

Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP

I will, but it's the missus' birthday, so I'm far more likely to be around the Tuesday.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday November 8th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 68
Replies: 15
Views: 2859

Re: Spoilers for Thursday November 8th 2012 (Series 67 Preli

BIGHEAD not valid on Apterous. I want a refund.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:40 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CoEdi recaps
Replies: 19
Views: 8460

Re: CoEdi recaps

Mark declares an invalid five VIVED^, and objects to my cheeky smile at this development.
You've gone all arrogant since winning Countdown. I don't like the new Graeme.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Nov 05, 2012 12:41 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd
Replies: 119
Views: 40528

Re: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd

As for the format, as much as I feel sorry for Ben who won all 6 of his games but didn't make the final, I'm inclined to agree that we should just go along with the 'house rule' of ranking by points only. It's the way they've been doing it for nearly 30 years now, and if nothing else, it'll add an ...
by Mark Deeks
Fri Nov 02, 2012 10:45 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd
Replies: 119
Views: 40528

Re: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd

I'm already here.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday October 18th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 43
Replies: 8
Views: 2427

Re: Spoilers for Thursday October 18th 2012 (Series 67 Preli

DC offered TIDBIT in round 12 which isn't valid on apterous, is this a new addition in ODE3? Not sure. Maybe it's not included because it was considered an American spelling of TITBIT? It's ambiguous whether TIDBIT is an American spelling of TITBIT or a distinct word. See also ASSHOLE. ODE exclusiv...
by Mark Deeks
Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Replies: 243
Views: 56705

Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP

It'll mean thinking up a new signature.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Oct 18, 2012 11:49 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown Format Change?
Replies: 57
Views: 8601

Re: Countdown Format Change?

Also, even if you're not very good at the letters, you can still play the dirty word game, spotting words like FART and POOP and BONER and the like. Or the ol' completely-invent-a-word game, like KWIJIBO or whatever. I have friends who watch Countdown and can't play at a competitive level, yet who g...
by Mark Deeks
Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Replies: 243
Views: 56705

Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP

I guess I don't see what problem this solves. I mean obviously one person picking twice to the other's once seems like a problem, but that person picking twice is either (a) the challenger, who, in the implicit gameshow rules of making things fair and dramatic, could use a little tiny fraction-of-a-...
by Mark Deeks
Mon Oct 15, 2012 10:00 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Replies: 243
Views: 56705

Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP

Y'all back off my boy now, you hear me?
by Mark Deeks
Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:56 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP
Replies: 243
Views: 56705

Re: COUNTDOWN 30TH CHAMPIONSHIP

Have any stattos out there produced some interesting statistics for this? E.g. Any undefeated players in the mix? Who has lost the most number of games? Who was last on the longest time ago? Combining a bit of Python with our fine wiki , I've produced this: Table of 30th anniversary championship co...
by Mark Deeks
Sun Oct 14, 2012 1:45 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: If Apterous were Real Life - the comic
Replies: 17
Views: 7490

Re: If Apterous were Real Life - the comic

Well an emphatic fuck you for that picture of me right there.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:57 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Is Apterous down? [DO NOT POST IN THIS TOPIC FOR ANY OTHER REASON]
Replies: 604
Views: 387908

Re: Is Apterous down?

BIOGAS is valid.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 3rd 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 42
Replies: 12
Views: 2983

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 3rd 2012 (Series 67 Preli

The food rule is non-sensical, to be honest.
by Mark Deeks
Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday October 3rd 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 42
Replies: 12
Views: 2983

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday October 3rd 2012 (Series 67 Preli

Well done Tia!

How does someone to have achieved as much as Fiennes has, and so publically, think he can get away with that wig?
by Mark Deeks
Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:52 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 1st 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 3983

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 1st 2012

Similarly, I remember his sensational neck beard that he could weave into his chest rug.


Image
by Mark Deeks
Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:33 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: How do you become the greatest human in history?
Replies: 14
Views: 4583

Re: How do you become the greatest human in history?

So, what do they do?
End racism.
Can they do it?
No.

Realistically, curing cancer seems the best bet. But there's surely no way one person can do that alone, so maybe even that isn't realistic.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:13 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday October 1st 2012
Replies: 12
Views: 3983

Re: Spoilers For Monday October 1st 2012

after his remarkably ordinary century
Dude. Just stop.
by Mark Deeks
Sun Sep 30, 2012 1:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Friday 28 September 2012 (Special S38)
Replies: 3
Views: 1114

Re: Friday 28 September 2012 (Special S38)

The N wasn't out when he said it. He was thinking POACHER. Good old Dave. Great guy.
by Mark Deeks
Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Special Spoilers For Friday September 28th 2012
Replies: 22
Views: 4389

Re: Special Spoilers For Friday September 28th 2012

Crushed it. Well done Peter.
by Mark Deeks
Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:39 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Special Spoilers For Friday September 28th 2012
Replies: 22
Views: 4389

Re: Special Spoilers For Friday September 28th 2012

Jordan F wrote:EBONISER as a beater I believe.

Fraid not
by Mark Deeks
Fri Sep 28, 2012 2:30 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Special Spoilers For Friday September 28th 2012
Replies: 22
Views: 4389

Re: Special Spoilers For Friday September 28th 2012

I want Peter to be the voice of my satnav.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Sep 27, 2012 10:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name Anagrams
Replies: 12
Views: 3484

Re: Name Anagrams

Liam Tiernan wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Jeremy Irons = Jeremy's Iron
I love it.

Jon Corby = Jon C. Orby
Ry Conjob.

Interim anal
by Mark Deeks
Thu Sep 27, 2012 3:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 27th 2012 (Series 67 #39)
Replies: 13
Views: 3088

Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 27th 2012 (Series 67 #39

Hell of a tan Rachel developed overnight.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:37 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 26th 2012 (Series 67 #38)
Replies: 44
Views: 7628

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 26th 2012 (Series 67 #3

Jessica, everyone else who loses does so without whining. Quoted for posterity Mark "I Should Never Have Fucking Lost to Carl Fucking Williams" Deeks :P . But I didn't go blaming anybody other than myself. Well, and you, for shouting "FUCK HIM UP!" about five seconds before we t...
by Mark Deeks
Wed Sep 26, 2012 10:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 26th 2012 (Series 67 #38)
Replies: 44
Views: 7628

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 26th 2012 (Series 67 #3

Jessica, everyone else who loses does so without whining. You may not see the need to apologise for who you are, but perhaps understand how being who you are impresses upon others. Oh and Countdown owes you nothing so treat it accordingly - that is to say, with respect.
by Mark Deeks
Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:27 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Name Anagrams
Replies: 12
Views: 3484

Re: Name Anagrams

We had these at Co:Blivilon for name tags. Can't remember many of them, but a rejected one for Giles Hutchings was "....(sigh).....hi, Cunt Legs!"
by Mark Deeks
Wed Sep 26, 2012 2:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday September 26th 2012 (Series 67 #38)
Replies: 44
Views: 7628

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday September 26th 2012 (Series 67 #3

Looks like McGowan's had another couple of hair transplants.
by Mark Deeks
Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:12 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Lincoln 2013- Saturday 26th January
Replies: 195
Views: 48043

Re: Countdown in Lincoln 2013- Saturday 26th January

Count me in. Will Paypal you during the week.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:55 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 20th 2012 (Series 67 #34)
Replies: 5
Views: 1459

Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 20th 2012 (Series 67 #34

Bit of a bad break for Liam there, cos that is how you spell Alsatians.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:04 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday September 13th 2012 (Special)
Replies: 12
Views: 2880

Re: Spoilers for Thursday September 13th 2012 (Special)

Jessica 'QwizicaL' Pratesi wrote:
Dan McColm wrote:Interesting fact: Mauro used a solver to solve the conundrum.
He didnt i did :) i gave up at 25 seconds. I cant help it if he sees what i type :P


I GOT IT!!!! HOW COULD THEY NOT GET IT?!?!?!?!!!?? GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
by Mark Deeks
Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:56 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd
Replies: 119
Views: 40528

Re: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd

Confirmed and paid up
by Mark Deeks
Fri Aug 17, 2012 11:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers Friday August 17th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 30)
Replies: 10
Views: 2773

Re: Spoilers Friday August 17th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 30)

Heather Styles wrote:To the best of my knowledge, no-one has ever been awarded extra points on Countdown for showing off. Just saying.

More Heather, less people who aren't Heather.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Aug 16, 2012 11:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd
Replies: 119
Views: 40528

Re: Countdown in Edinburgh - November 3rd

Mike I'm still like 95% certain but can't make a commitment fully for like a month. Keep me pencilled in though.
by Mark Deeks
Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday August 10th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 25)
Replies: 21
Views: 5576

Re: Spoilers for Friday August 10th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 2

GEOTAXIS in round 1. Easier to remember as I SEX GOAT.
by Mark Deeks
Fri Aug 10, 2012 1:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 759
Views: 475759

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

The worlds of C4C and Apterous all went to a late night gathering, held jointly at Jono's open air bungalow in Central London, and Gevin's comparatively palatial semi-detached three bed house two streets away. It was advertised as being "a Co:event with absolutely no Countdown being played.&quo...
by Mark Deeks
Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:10 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN 2012 recaps
Replies: 39
Views: 12701

Re: COLIN 2012 recaps

You're a douchebag. I've always said that.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday August 6th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 21)
Replies: 6
Views: 2125

Re: Spoilers for August 5th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 21)

Also, I got CALUTRONS in round 2 and ABSTINATE in round 12. One of them's actually a word! And one isn't.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Monday August 6th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 21)
Replies: 6
Views: 2125

Re: Spoilers for August 5th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 21)

The flange was in the crowd for this. We wondered about ABSENTIA at the time - I tweeted them about it and they said it was a mistake and they'd edit it out. Guess they forgot.
by Mark Deeks
Sun Aug 05, 2012 4:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CobliviLon Results
Replies: 11
Views: 3511

Re: CobliviLon Results

Innis maxed both his quarter and semi finals despite it being stupid o'clock on very little sleep. Boy can play.
by Mark Deeks
Wed Aug 01, 2012 7:36 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 759
Views: 475759

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

Well lie and make them interesting then.
by Mark Deeks
Tue Jul 31, 2012 9:42 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Blockbusters on July 23rd
Replies: 8
Views: 3891

Re: Blockbusters on July 23rd

Ryan I didn't see this but I heard you trolled the shit out of it. Top work lad.
by Mark Deeks
Tue Jul 31, 2012 10:10 am
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 30th July - 2011 Overall Champion Special Thing
Replies: 16
Views: 5182

Re: Monday 30th July - 2011 Overall Champion Special Thing

You did. On the flip side, you also did shout "fanny" really loudly. So I had a tough decision to make.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:10 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 30th July - 2011 Overall Champion Special Thing
Replies: 16
Views: 5182

Monday 30th July - 2011 Overall Champion Special Thing

For whatever reason, a big time decision maker person (who should have such power wrested away from him because he's clearly a mentalist) has decided that Countdown should be taken off the air for a brief period each summer so that horse racing can be shown instead. This is rather silly since horse ...
by Mark Deeks
Fri Jul 27, 2012 5:59 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday July 19th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 14)
Replies: 12
Views: 2887

Re: Spoilers for Thursday July 19th 2012 (Series 67 Prelim 1

To each their own. I'm right, though.