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Dan Vanniasingham

It sounded like the mystery guest was using a voice scrambler, as if to protect their true identity.

Not sure how it happened, but having the co-hosts voices coming from different speakers was a nice effect. Shame we didn't get to hear about Colin JONO9 in more detail though.

Dan Vanniasingham

Brilliant JB, as always.

Dan Vanniasingham

I am booking Series 60 guests at the moment and can confirm we have some great names including: Jerry Springer (OMG) David Lloyd (cricket not tennis) Jon Gaunt Martin Lewis (Money expert chap) Colin Murray Kaye Adams Lots more TBC. Hope you approve - but have learnt by now to accept you probably wo...

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I'm in

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Did Jeff's joke really nuke this thread? Impressive.

I've just come across another bbc news story which may explain what the anti-bus campaigners have been up to for the past week or so: Attenborough 'received hate mail'

Dan Vanniasingham

Oi - where were all the "numbers alternates are rubbish" posts when I made this point a few months back?! Ahh you all Foe'd me, fair enough. :oops: I was waiting for something like "R5 Alternate: (3 - 1 + 2) x 100 = 400" before kicking off again. I quite like seeing beaters if I'...

Dan Vanniasingham

Great recap Mike.

I just checked on 4OD, and by the time it had loaded Innis had posted what I was checking anyway.

Nick declared 4 with Pipe, Kai won the round, so Nick needs 6 points off his score - it ends 91-94.

Dan Vanniasingham

I'll add all my 6 games to this thread sometime later this week - for the benefit of those who couldn't make it, and those who just enjoy playing along regardless. If any of my opponents strongly object to their game being on display (with the exception of Jono), get in touch.

Dan Vanniasingham

I'll have you know me & my Micra have only run over one fox, one pheasant, and a dog (which ran off sharpish) to-date. A number of low-flying birds and an overly confident cat were almost added to that list on Saturday though. I'm looking to add a short, blonde-haired Chelsea fan to my list thou...

Dan Vanniasingham

Apologies if some of these have been suggested already: Crosswits was 2 v 2, could work Wipeout's second round was fun, Mallet's Mallet from Whackaday! - Bleurgh! etc The "playing catch-up" round from Going For Gold Weakest Link heads-up Blankety Blank was 1 v 1, but involved a load of oth...

Dan Vanniasingham

Another quality Corby performance. Next week is going to be a real shock to the system after all this.

I'm pleased Jonathan got the conundrum to go out in some style - he performed well, but ran into a man in fine form.

Just the Liverpool v Chelsea battle tomorrow to decide the SF line-up.

Dan Vanniasingham

I cunningly figured I'd leave it long enough before posting here so I could just say "What more can I say?" - but it didn't quite work. It's simply a whole day of fun, made so by Ben & his mum, and all the people who take part. Even the 4 1/2 hours of driving is great when you've got N...

Dan Vanniasingham

I don't think Ben's comment above is entirely accurate, but I share the sentiment - nothing wrong with the seedings at all. Just caught up with the game thanks to 4OD, and I don't have much to add to the above. That's what countdown is about for me - not what shoes Rachel is wearing, or why the set ...

Dan Vanniasingham

I think I watched this some time ago, does it end with a camera panning out of a room full of computer hard drives? I'd probably need to see it again to refresh my memory, but it was a great watch. I'd consider the "optimum" chess player to have the calculatative abilities of a computer wi...

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Having just joined this forum after charlie punted it on the show today, i must say that that statement is absolute rubbish, Nobody will ever replace Richard Whiteley in the show, and by what i've witnessed since Mr Whiteleys Demise, Not one of the three Host's Have even Tried to, they have all bro...

Dan Vanniasingham

Happy birthday Naomi, I hope Kai has some suitable karaoke lined up for you as a gift!

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Who here shares my feelings that I am disappointed I don't have enough money to spend? I do mate. It must be frustrating and upsetting for you, especially as you want to use the money to benefit other people. I'm sure your mum has your best interests at heart, and that she'll appreciate your gift t...

Dan Vanniasingham

Jimmy wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:Done
Nice one, I'm hundreds of attempts off being able to do it myself though!

Ditto - one day I shall add the conundrum 200's to my resumé, but it'll take a lot longer than it did Charlie.

Great work mate.

Dan Vanniasingham

The teapot linked here doesn't say "winner" under the word "countdown" - doesn't that mean it was one on sale in the shop, rather than a prize? Nah it's authentic - I don't know when the word "Winner" was added to the teapot though, but mine (also from 2000) is the sam...

Dan Vanniasingham

Oh, and upon reading this thread, I must be thick then because I was also one away on the numbers and I'd never heard of CAFETIERE. Never mind. I saw the numbers quickly, and spent the rest of the time looking for an alternative method without any success (I know a convoluted one has been posted in...

Dan Vanniasingham

Ah, so is it a Java problem, then, Dan? I don't think having difficulty getting onto the server has anything to do with which java version you're using, if that's what you mean. Seems there's still some gremlins for Charlie to fix somewhere, although once it loads everything was working fine for me...

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Oops, yeah, I just skimmed your post and missed that entirely. Sorry Dan :oops: [/bolas] I think your apology made it all worthwhile anyway. As this thread has now returned to what it was once about, and I hadn't done so earlier, I'll add that I was entertained & impressed by an awe-inspiring p...

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I had the same - but keep refreshing it and you can get onto the server. It took me progressively longer each time, probably thirty refreshes last time. I stupidly clicked on the java update this month, got the exclamation marks back, and thought it was working ok...until yesterday's duel froze afte...

Dan Vanniasingham

My post was too subtle

Next time I'll just so straight to the Thread of Brag.

Dan Vanniasingham

i watched the new countdown for the first time today and is it me or is there just no personatlity at all on there? no banter like there used to be. it was rather boring to be quite honest. i dont think i will be able to watch it again. I'm so sorry you feel like this and maybe participating in the...

Dan Vanniasingham

Jimmy wrote:I wonder if anybody can name a word with 3 U's within 9 letters? I can't.

I can't either, I'll have to give it some thought. Unusually, nobody else has beaten me to this...

Edit: Damn you Matt...

Dan Vanniasingham

What, you mean nobody has come along and written an alternative in Apterous' absence? Pah. I shall have to go and Kountdown instead. ;o) I can't help but feel in metaphorical terms this is like saying 'damn, out of cow's milk, ah well, dog's milk it is'. :) Indeed, or even better, "We ran out ...

Dan Vanniasingham

Apterous games feat. Joseph Bolas and Apterous Waldorf approx = Joseph Bolas posts. That's not funny., besides the numbers aren't even close. No, cheating in the duel isn't funny. Cheating against bots is hilarious though. But to revise my theory a touch, Aptostats have you down as playing 20 games...

Dan Vanniasingham

You mean to tell me that there are more Apterous games per day than posts on this forum? I don't believe that. Having a game of Apterous generally takes much longer than making a post, and there are people here who make posts almost every minute. I don't think there will ever be a convergence point...

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Clare Sudbery wrote:Help, I have Apterous withdrawal! I'm finally free to play... but I can't. What do I do??

Call GHOSTBUSTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alternatively, accept it's broken currently and either bug Charlie non-stop until it's fixed, or patiently wait for it to be fixed.

I prefer my first suggestion though.

Dan Vanniasingham

Joseph Bolas wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=20149

I really hope you weren't cheating in that one as well...

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Charlie, you're a bunny guy! Brilliant i beat junaid but forgot by what and can't be bothered to check. And nobody cares. Brilliant Not too bothered either way to be honest, although you have to be cautious when comparing against contetants on the show. For example, I chose not to risk BEDTIME in o...

Dan Vanniasingham

Haha - wanna waste 5 minutes of your life? I thought this was quite good! As nobody else volunteered - I took up the challenge. It was dreadful. I've no idea what narcotics are required for anyone to think "Countdown + Thomas The Tank Engine = WINNER!", but the same guys theme tune remix ...

Dan Vanniasingham

Not played it myself, but one of my old schoolfriends has confessed to being an addict previously, think he had some high scores but can't remember off-hand what tracks they were. Looks like a clever concept though, but it seems like nobody else here has heard of it.

Dan Vanniasingham

No lunch for me thanks, I'll be unsociable and trek to the cafe once again.

I'll be staying for the meal (same pub as usual?), as will anyone else getting a lift off me. If Nick and Conor read this & require transport from Oakwood tube and back - get in touch.

Dan Vanniasingham

I've added my voice to the "Yes, why not" camp. I'd have no objections to anyone wandering around with a camera recording the action, so long as it's done quietly.

I'm unavailable for the orgy though as per usual...

Dan Vanniasingham

I dunno whether this is the best place for my comment or not, but congratulations to both Dod and James for their performances today. I thought it was a cracking game to commence what's hopefully three weeks of great entertainment. No surprise to see a crucial conundrum involved either - an obscenel...

Dan Vanniasingham

I'd like to state that I'm down with the addition of Tim Westwood, in fact - I'm still feeling it, despite him repeatedly dropping bombs on my daily duel effort the other day.

Dan Vanniasingham

That's a good point, I was only considering how it'd work for the daily duel.

I'm puzzled why anyone would play Blind otherwise, so ignored that ramification.

Dan Vanniasingham

I think I'll ask people to use their own judgment until I come up with a better technical solution. I freely admit to being someone who looks to form a word or two from the letters as they appear, and then jot down the other letters in the declaration box after. Sometimes I'll have CATSBONEH, somet...

Dan Vanniasingham

Ahh I think you're right - they definitely introduced the speed of answers in scoring. Nice memory! Michael's post suggests that ties in the new series have returned to the old scoring though, or have I got the wrong end of the stick? I've just checked the tv listings to see when it's on (for those ...

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Also, I know (or at least, seem to remember) that how they dealt with ties was the same in the old series, but was it just me who thought it came across as a bit unfair to award both players in a tie the higher points bracket, rather than the average of the two? After round 2 under that system it w...

Dan Vanniasingham

Perhaps "making some food" was an exaggeration, the entire process involved wandering down two flights of stairs, loading the toaster and microwave and switching on the kitchen tv - by which time a woman was trying to open a cupboard I think. More importantly, the bolognaise and cheese on ...

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Excellent, thanks for the update.

Dan Vanniasingham

Some spoilers in what I'm about to post, if you haven't watched yet then look away... I was disappointed with what I saw in general, having loved the show as a kid. As Joseph said, the mental agility round was tricky but doable, so to have the opening contestants score 1 a piece was laughable. I con...

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Well done to Kirk indeed, untouchable for the second month running. I think CoC and holiday times in general affected the chasing pack, but a January hat-trick looks a good bet.* * Unless Corby comes out of retirement, or Paul loses his fear of numbers games. Or I succeed in sabotaging Kirk's intern...

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I'm hoping todays duel (whatever it is) will roll over to tomorrow, unless it's fixed prior to midnight anyway. I could've done it when I got in at 6:30am, but the results would've been interesting to say the least...

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Sorry Kirk, but I found Jason's observations on Seattle's weather (much) more interesting than this.

Dan Vanniasingham

No offence taken at all, but I'm glad the nametags didn't make an appearance that year as I'm not particularly keen on being photographed sat smiling behind that.

Dan Vanniasingham

The phrase "whoever tops the leaderboard" suggests Jono is on for a double-item reward, and the instant fame it brings. Responding with "you fucker" might throw a spanner in that plan though... I could've failed to beat the record 8 times by now if I hadn't checked here in the fi...

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Oliver Garner wrote:http://www.apterous.org/viewgame.php?game=17221
None of them amazingly hard, but who cares?

Congratulations, and welcome to the 200 club!

Dan Vanniasingham

The article isn't a joke I'm afraid - it's quite serious. In my opinion, the content and context of it are laughable though.

I think you should lock this thread now to be honest. For the sake of my remaining shreds of sanity.

Dan Vanniasingham

You did? Well you thoroughly confused me then (which isn't hard admittedly). I can't remember Carl at all, although I remember the furore last year which led to him being invited back. I'll just agree he was a "one-of-a-kind" type anyway. ;) Out of interest, Jason, did you think Dundas Kea...

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Kirk has posted a link to a similarly stupid article from a different tabloid in another thread. Given that the CoC's were filmed over a fortnight ago I wonder what took this crap so long to surface? In any event, I've been unable to contact Rachel in person for a chat, so I cannot confirm her feeli...

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Ohh I see! I thought Jason meant Carl possessed similar disability-traits to Mr Hansford, but he was referring to his cheating on the conundrums. Fair enough! I blame his "...but he's not been seen since S57" comment for throwing me off the scent, as well as something else. In any event - ...

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These questions were featured in a bbc news article last month, so if you'd like a read on it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7739493.stm Bit too late in the night for my head to come up with sensible answers, but I think my initial thoughts were: If you were in a building held by terrorists an...

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I really don't know why I bother, Jason.

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So in round 4 I had SOAKER and scored 9, whereas Ben had SOAKER and scored 4.5? Or have I misread? I suspect the following rule was invoked: 5. If your word breaks any of the rules above (1-4), then you will be allowed to have another attempt for that round. However you will then only score half th...

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It seems Matthew is referring to Carl Dundas, Jason, at least according to the wiki. He was invited back to compete in series 58.

I think you may be referring to Dundas Keating as the contestant with (partial) similarities to Jeffrey Hansford.

Dan Vanniasingham

Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote:
Dan Vanniasingham wrote:A quick look at your recent games shows that either:

Still, at least you can log-in and play these days
i hope u werent bein sarcastic

I hope I wasn't too.

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