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by Mark Deeks
Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday March 20th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim 9)
Replies: 24
Views: 5268

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday March 20th 2013 (Series 68 Prelim

Looking forward to the excuses for every non-maxed round.
by Mark Deeks
Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:34 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

Civilly.
by Mark Deeks
Sun Mar 17, 2013 12:31 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

You are completely and totally wrong, Adam. Dave has been civilly yet emphatically disagreed with, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Deliberately and consciously crafted controversial opinions were only going to bring about passionate responses, and if he didn't want that, he wouldn't...
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:32 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

You're whining about your right to give an opinion and then citing the "age thing". Sounds like you're playing a victim to me. Also, when your first five posts in a topic are "Sorry to sound harsh but", I'm pretty sure you're leading with some disparaging.
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

Honestly, if this is how easily you feel victimised, I can see why you think (thought) you could equate to her situation.
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

So now that you finally concede you know nothing about this, tell me again why you're seeking to disparage this dead woman, of whose situation you admittedly know nothing?
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:55 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

Seems like you want it to be an "age thing".
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:29 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Apparently we were on BBC1 for about 4 seconds today.
by Mark Deeks
Tue Mar 12, 2013 1:15 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

Sure you are, but that doesn't mean they always need expressing. If folk didn't express opinions, these type of forums/sub-forums and general conversation would be incredibly boring, wouldn't it? When that opinion is essentially "hey guys, I am WAY better than this dead chick!", it's a va...
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 11, 2013 6:07 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

Sure you are, but that doesn't mean they always need expressing.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 11, 2013 5:00 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

I kind of want to try and explain the difference in enormity between your situation and Saldanha's, but I sense I won't be able to do so in a way that you will truly acknowledge, so I don't think I'll bother. What I am interested is why you saw fit to mention that you would never have done such a th...
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 11, 2013 4:50 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

Like I said, I strongly doubt you have been in a comparable situation to this.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:28 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

I strongly doubt you have been in a comparable situation to this.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 11, 2013 3:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Jacintha Saldanha
Replies: 54
Views: 9907

Re: Jacintha Saldanha

Because she felt she needed to. And that's a feeling we mustn't wish on, or exacerbate in, anyone.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 11, 2013 12:39 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400185

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

Dinos Sfyris wrote:Last night I dreamt I was playing Apterous and Charlie had introduced a new bot called Apterous Racist. It declared NIGGER for every round even when it wasn't the max and even when the letters for NIGGER weren't even there. It even declared it on the numbers rounds. Bizarre.

Heheheh
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:38 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: aptoSOS.03
Replies: 16
Views: 5997

Re: aptoSOS.03

Sorry to be that guy, but one week's a bit too tight maybe. Two weeks? I shouldn't think it'd be a deadline threatened too often.
by Mark Deeks
Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 683897

Re: Ask Graeme?

And who was the most arrogant? Because anyone to drink water on Countdown can only be arrogant.
by Mark Deeks
Tue Mar 05, 2013 2:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Who are the best players not to appear...
Replies: 20
Views: 3670

Re: Who are the best contestants not to appear...

Rob said to me at Lincoln that he didn't want to. Shame, he'd kill it.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

She does now. Sorry Rachel.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Although I think the idea of a stupid number of points for the conundrum would have rendered the competition part of it meaningless. Why bother? Why not allow the player with the most points to just win? We had an obligation to make the show better, and that was the best way to do that. It is true ...
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 04, 2013 3:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COREA Saturday 30th March 2013
Replies: 42
Views: 12802

Re: COREA Saturday 30th March 2013

Hi Tony. Put me down as an "almost definite." Thanks!
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 04, 2013 1:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

....and if I lose, BEST OF FIVE.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Oh and yes, the score was completely genuine. It turns out that when you take away conundrums, me and Innis are quite level. We're currently having a rematch on Apterous and there's only 4 points in it after 100 rounds. If I win, BEST OF THREE.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Mar 04, 2013 12:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

There was one part that was fixed - the fact that a nine came out on radio. We talked it over and decided the best way to showcase the marathon and the show in general was to deliberately put out a nine, a tough nine to spot but was a word that people had heard of, one which also had some spottable ...
by Mark Deeks
Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Good point. Edited.
by Mark Deeks
Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

And here's a timelapse video of the entire 25 hour show in only 3 minutes and 25 seconds. It's kinda fun to see how messy the stage and theatre ended up getting, and how. Things of note: 1) The song played over the top was recorded in the room above us about halfway through, and took several takes. ...
by Mark Deeks
Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:14 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

A few pictures from the event for those who didn't see anything: Leaning in for a pre-game picture completely unnecessarily. Same sort of idea, but with a comparatively fresh and chipper Mark Watson also in shot. Blatantly posing with a big number 25 that in the end got taken out and moved on stage,...
by Mark Deeks
Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Best ever contestants
Replies: 509
Views: 351957

Re: Best ever contestants

Matt Morrison wrote:If you're going by what they were like when they were on the show I fail to see on what basis you could place Conor as high as 2nd. I don't think you could point to a patch of games and say he was particularly exceptional there.
:D
by Mark Deeks
Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:09 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Best ever contestants
Replies: 509
Views: 351957

Re: Best ever contestants

Conor is not only the best player there has ever been, but he's the best player there can ever be. You can't be better than that. fin.
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

I got home at about 2.30 and was telling stories until about 4. I then only slept until 1 before waking up bolt upright. There was still adrenalin going on, and I haven't been tired all day. That was a freaking deep nine hours, though. I have a feeling tonight might be a mammoth sleep.
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: A massive thanks !
Replies: 44
Views: 14423

Re: A massive thanks !

The whole point of practicing is to see scrambles and words before. If you want to be Penelope and conclude that braintraining is wrong, go ahead I guess, but this whole tournament was about braintraining and look how freaking good it made it
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Aside from one round, Innis led for the whole of the final 22 hours. It was closer than that stat makes it sound, but it's still a sweet stat.
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:41 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Thanks muchly to the 130 people who donated, most of whom are on here! We raised £2,530, which was £1,530 greater than our initial target, and even that was one we thought was ambitious. If anyone out there wanted to donate, but didn't/couldn't do it in time, you can still do it now. Or ever, in fac...
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: 30BC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday March 1st 2013
Replies: 132
Views: 36835

Re: 30BC Grand Final Spoilers For Friday March 1st 2013

and was beaten on only one round in 90
Ben Wilson, take a bow!
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown mentions on other shows
Replies: 315
Views: 137056

Re: Countdown mentions on other shows

Mentioned/played on Radio 4 yesterday, the 5pm show with Eddie Mair. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qskw
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:52 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Couldn't care less about losing. Perfect day. Perfect. Just spesh.
by Mark Deeks
Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:30 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Fucking amazing.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Feb 28, 2013 9:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Now streaming live at http://www.justin.tv/countdownmarathon, and will be for the next day and abit. Come say hi! And remember - WE CAN'T SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. Cos we're busy.
by Mark Deeks
Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Graeme Cole wrote:
Mark Deeks wrote:The live recap will be available at http://green.co.uk/countdownmarathon for those who wish to spec.
Nearly.

http://greem.co.uk/countdownmarathon

Bloody autocorrect. Fixed.

So we're all off to London to do this now. Starts at 11. Watch, spectate, sponsor, MOCK MERCILESSLY!
by Mark Deeks
Thu Feb 28, 2013 12:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

The live recap will be available at http://greem.co.uk/countdownmarathon for those who wish to spec.
by Mark Deeks
Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:49 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

It starts at 11pm tomorrow night. 24 hours and 10 minutes from now.
by Mark Deeks
Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

I'll get in to the city about 8 and will prolly head straight to the venue. I wasn't going to, but the BBC have asked us to so they can interview us :D. We famous now.
by Mark Deeks
Wed Feb 27, 2013 8:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

The Justin. tv window we'll use to stream has chat, I think. And we might have aptochat open.

Damian set a special conundrum.
by Mark Deeks
Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:07 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

TOMORROW!!!! :shock:
by Mark Deeks
Tue Feb 26, 2013 10:44 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: 10 ways to improve Countdown Viewing Figures
Replies: 61
Views: 10659

Re: 10 ways to improve Countdown Viewing Figures

Nick knows much more about the words used than Richard ever did.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Feb 25, 2013 7:28 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Cash Games?
Replies: 12
Views: 2200

Re: Cash Games?

They had a lucky run one night, only because the dream team that won 9 undefeated the night before gracefully retired.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:36 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Cash Games?
Replies: 12
Views: 2200

Re: Cash Games?

Team Greeks will take that freaking bet. It's on.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Cash Games?
Replies: 12
Views: 2200

Re: Cash Games?

Dave Preece wrote:
Mark Deeks wrote:Pride is enough of a prize in itself.
But surely there have been grudge-matches where pride wasn't quite enough?
Isn't there more pride in a grudge match?
by Mark Deeks
Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:15 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Cash Games?
Replies: 12
Views: 2200

Re: Cash Games?

Pride is enough of a prize in itself.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Feb 25, 2013 11:31 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

You have my word. And since my word isn't worth much, you have Innis's word too.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:45 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Welcome! - Post here first
Replies: 1961
Views: 1026409

Re: Welcome! - Post here first

You probably won't find her here. It's mostly a sausage fest. But hello anyway!
by Mark Deeks
Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:34 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Oh and it'll be LLLLN, so that numbers picks will alternate. When I typed LLLN earlier, that was a typo.
by Mark Deeks
Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:33 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

That's the plan, although Damian never actually said he'd do that. Then again, he never said he wouldn't. I'll ask again.

THREE DAYS LEFT!!!!
by Mark Deeks
Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

We're reliably assured we'll have wiffy.
by Mark Deeks
Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

Graeme has rigged up a scoring system that will function essentially the same as Aptospeccing. Bloody love Graeme.
by Mark Deeks
Fri Feb 22, 2013 7:23 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Countdown for Comic Relief
Replies: 205
Views: 46106

Re: Countdown for Comic Relief

This time next week, we'll be part way through hour 21 and probably ready to kill each other, so annoyed with each other will we be. Please support us in this exercise into mutual hatred!

https://www.justgiving.com/CountdownMarathon
by Mark Deeks
Fri Feb 22, 2013 6:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 2013
Replies: 81
Views: 18025

Re: B'day Championship Spoilers For Friday February 22nd 201

Well done Jono. Claire texted me with a love heart that was intended for you, so I guess she extends similar congratulations.