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by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Replies: 48
Views: 8550

Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?

DO IT ON CHRISTMAS DAY BECAUSE THEN PEOPLE MIGHT (hopefully) GIVE ME A LOAD OF PREZZIES YAAAAAAAAAAAY! Somehow I think the attendance would be at zero.... awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :x :x :x :( :( :( :( :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: ok well if any one person DID happen to turn...
by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:54 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
Replies: 85
Views: 24310

Re: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.

Do you like Harry Potter? Which is your favourite episode/book? Mine is probably the 7th.
by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:49 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
Replies: 85
Views: 24310

Re: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.

Brian Moore wrote:Google search

OR Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, MSN...etc etc. ;)
Brian, I know you're an adult, but you shouldn't just say Google when there are plenty other search engines. :D lol
by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?
Replies: 48
Views: 8550

Re: Anyone fancy a trip to Leeds?

Is there still a possibility that this will go ahead at some stage? I hesitate to say 'I'd like a trip to Leeds' but it's certainly a convenient location for me. Definitely possible, although most likely to be held near the end of the year, so as not to clash or be too close with any other. DO IT O...
by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Star Wars
Replies: 39
Views: 3896

Re: Star Wars

Soph K wrote:I have to say I am not a big Star Wars fan, but I voted for Episode I because it's the only one I've ever seen. It was alright. If it was rubbish, I wouldn't have voted for anything, though.I have actually seen the trailer for Episode III, but it didn't seem that good.
by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:42 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Star Wars
Replies: 39
Views: 3896

Re: Star Wars

I have to say I am not a big Star Wars fan, but I voted for Episode I because it's the only one I've ever seen. It was alright. If it was rubbish, I wouldn't have voted for anything, though.
by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What would you do with £500?
Replies: 44
Views: 5405

Re: What would you do with £500?

Mark James wrote:I won 500 quid on the lotto a few years ago and I spent in on a big bag of weed
Weird!!!!!!
by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:38 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What would you do with £500?
Replies: 44
Views: 5405

Re: What would you do with £500?

frankly, my very first thought would have been this: '500 quid? It'd do hardly anything. A few shops, then done. Not much at all, £500.' Really? When I was your age (even taking inflation into account) my first thought would certainly not have been that. Most 11 year olds I know (admittedly not a w...
by Soph K
Tue Apr 05, 2011 5:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What would you do with £500?
Replies: 44
Views: 5405

What would you do with £500?

When I was your age (even taking inflation into account) my first thought would certainly not have been that. Well that's you! It's probably because I watch a lot of Deal or No Deal and most of them go away with thousands and thousands of pounds. Not very many go away with £500, do they? The minimu...
by Soph K
Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:22 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Huw Morgan RIP
Replies: 14
Views: 3648

Re: Huw Morgan RIP

RIP
by Soph K
Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:21 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Wrestling
Replies: 36
Views: 3753

Re: Wrestling

Never watched wrestling and probably never will. Don't really like it. Only time I've ever watched some kind of wrestling was on CBBC - thumb wrestling. It's slightly boring, but I was wanting to watch the thing that was on after it; the thumb wrestling thing was one of those really short programme...
by Soph K
Mon Apr 04, 2011 6:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What would you do with £500?
Replies: 44
Views: 5405

Re: What would you do with £500?

The West Wing complete box set , the complete Thunderbirds collection , 10 kilos of chocolate , every bond film ever made , 36 cans of your favourite alcoholic beverage , a 12oz fillet steak , next year's subscription to apterous , a Countdown teapot , the complete works of William Shakespeare and ...
by Soph K
Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:40 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: "What is COLIN?" and other questions
Replies: 37
Views: 35521

Re: "What is COLIN?" and other questions

Ryan Taylor wrote:
Soph K wrote: Is it possible to have a co-event in Wakefield and/or Bradford?
CoBra, nice.
lol!

Well it should be called CoBrad then!
by Soph K
Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:38 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Recaps of CoLei4
Replies: 13
Views: 5842

Re: Recaps of CoLei4

Rhys Benjamin wrote:DC:Ann
Don't you spell it like this: AnnE Rutter? Anyway, I don't know why I'm being so geekish and correcting people's spelling mistakes... :? :? :?
by Soph K
Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:34 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CoLei4 - Saturday 2 April 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3329

Re: CoLei4 - Saturday 2 April 2011

Matt Morrison wrote:
Soph K wrote:Does anyone know what place everyone came?
The Stoneycroft Hotel, Leicester.
I knew that - because I went! I meant, like, who came 6th, who came 18th, who came 3rd etc. etc.
by Soph K
Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:31 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...
Replies: 12
Views: 2096

Re: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...

http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ Ta for that good website...but why did you have to type it so many times? Because I type stuff many times. Because I type stuff many times. Bec...
by Soph K
Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:28 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CoLei4 - Saturday 2 April 2011
Replies: 16
Views: 3329

Re: CoLei4 - Saturday 2 April 2011

Does anyone know what place everyone came?
by Soph K
Sun Apr 03, 2011 11:27 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: "What is COLIN?" and other questions
Replies: 37
Views: 35521

Re: "What is COLIN?" and other questions

This is the forum for discussion of all the unofficial Countdown events that take place. There are several real-life tournaments each year, the most venerable of which is COLIN (Countdown in Lincoln) which has run every January since 2005. There is also COBRIS (Bristol in the summer) and CORED (Red...
by Soph K
Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:49 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
Replies: 53
Views: 6514

Re: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011

Michael Wallace wrote:I went to America for a couple of weeks 6 years ago, that was fun.
Whereabouts in America?
I want a very big lot to go to Florida!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Soph K
Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:45 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Ghosts?
Replies: 157
Views: 18815

Re: Ghosts?

Rosemary Roberts wrote:
Soph K wrote: it couldn't have been a prank because everyone was in class!
The person who first said they heard it must have been there. And could have been lying.
Oh yeah! Why didn't I think of that?!? :lol: :oops: :lol: :roll: :lol:
by Soph K
Thu Mar 31, 2011 6:06 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Ghosts?
Replies: 157
Views: 18815

Re: Ghosts?

I don't believe in ghosts but when someone tells me a freaky story about ghosts - which one of my classmates who is evil but in a funny way told me - I get quite freaked out. Now people are saying that there are ghosts in the toilets, only in the middle one, and that it only comes out when the ligh...
by Soph K
Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:55 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
Replies: 85
Views: 24310

Re: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.

Adam Gillard wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:Has Sophie's ban on new topics been lifted, or was it just a temporary measure for this one?
It was only a request. It's now a ban.
...which means that my idea that all of Sophie's topic ideas should be in a single topic may actually come to fruition.
what does fruition mean?
by Soph K
Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:53 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
Replies: 85
Views: 24310

Re: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.

Ralph Gillions wrote:When do you get the result?
In a couple of weeks I think. The sight reading was really hard! The sight reading only is out of 21 I think, so I think I just got about 13...
by Soph K
Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
Replies: 85
Views: 24310

Re: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.

Jon Corby wrote:
Soph K wrote:It's called the Banana Trick.
I might suggest to Susie Dent that she covers it in her "Origin of Words" segment.
No
by Soph K
Wed Mar 30, 2011 5:50 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Ghosts?
Replies: 157
Views: 18815

Re: Ghosts?

I don't believe in ghosts but when someone tells me a freaky story about ghosts - which one of my classmates who is evil but in a funny way told me - I get quite freaked out. Now people are saying that there are ghosts in the toilets, only in the middle one, and that it only comes out when the light...
by Soph K
Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:19 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Wicked Websites!
Replies: 11
Views: 2014

Re: Wicked Websites!

Soph K wrote:oh. ok. should i do that now?
Well, i have.
by Soph K
Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:19 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.
Replies: 85
Views: 24310

Sophie Krol's Musings - and your comments about them.

Hi everyone, Firstly I want to say this: if you don't like this topic, don't blame me - blame Adam Gillard, it was his idea for me to make a topic named Sophie Krol's Musings. 1) Right then, I had a Grade 2 Violin Exam today. I was very nervous, but it did go well. If you are ever quite nervous abou...
by Soph K
Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:11 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What is your latest job news?
Replies: 18
Views: 5094

Re: What is your latest job news?

My latest job news is that I do not have a job.
by Soph K
Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Wicked Websites!
Replies: 11
Views: 2014

Re: Wicked Websites!

Adam Gillard wrote:
Soph K wrote:what does musings mean
(General) thoughts (about life)
oh. ok. should i do that now?
by Soph K
Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:22 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
Replies: 53
Views: 6514

Re: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011

Going in the caravan in Easter and maybe Summer (to Clumber Park and one or two other places). Going to Venice and to see the family (both in Italy) in Summer. Very excited about them all.
by Soph K
Tue Mar 29, 2011 4:20 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Wicked Websites!
Replies: 11
Views: 2014

Re: Wicked Websites!

Adam Gillard wrote:

Sophie, how about you make a topic called "Sophie Krol's musings" or something and then whenever something random like this pops into your head you could keep it all in the one topic and people can choose whether or not to read said topic.
what does musings mean
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going to?
Replies: 65
Views: 15423

Re: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going t

I don't know what University to go to. Maybe Oxford, maybe Cambridge...it doesn't have to be one of those really - although it would be good to go to one of those universities - the only unis I want to go to are good ones (such as Oxford and Cambridge). Not sure though.
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:01 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going to?
Replies: 65
Views: 15423

Re: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going t

Michael Wallace wrote:Cambridge, then UCL then the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. I think I'll try out for the LSHTM team, thanks.
Is it hard to get into Cambridge Uni?
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:01 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going to?
Replies: 65
Views: 15423

Re: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going t

Douglas Wilson wrote:the younger players like Kai and Eoin
And me!
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:58 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Wicked Websites!
Replies: 11
Views: 2014

Re: Wicked Websites!

Charlie Reams wrote:I think that's enough new topics from you for now.
Well, sorry! :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Do you mean...FOREVER? :o
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:51 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...
Replies: 12
Views: 2096

Re: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...

Andy Wilson wrote:
Soph K wrote:I don't want to eat
poor buggers
I hope you're not talking about my guinea pig and fish. :cry: :( :o :x :cry:
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:50 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...
Replies: 12
Views: 2096

Re: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...

guinea pigs probably dont even eat toast! :P http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ http://guineapigdiet.net/ Ta for that good website...but why did you have to type it so many times?
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:03 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...
Replies: 12
Views: 2096

Re: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...

Now, I just noticed that one of my guinea pigs, Geraldine, has died also. I am devastated. I don't want to eat, so I've hardly had any breakfast - just a few nibbles of toast.? Ironically, Geraldine could have done with a few nibbles of toast for breakfast. Too late now. MURDERER!! guinea pigs prob...
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:00 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...
Replies: 12
Views: 2096

Re: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...

Now, I just noticed that one of my guinea pigs, Geraldine, has died also. I am devastated. I don't want to eat, so I've hardly had any breakfast - just a few nibbles of toast.? Ironically, Geraldine could have done with a few nibbles of toast for breakfast. Too late now. MURDERER!! :x :x :x :x :x :...
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:46 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Wicked Websites!
Replies: 11
Views: 2014

Wicked Websites!

Hi
Anyone know any wicked websites? Games, puzzles, anything. Except Apterous and c4c of course.
Soph
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:39 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
Replies: 222
Views: 151868

Re: Classic Aptochat moments

Howard Somerset wrote:
Ben Hunter wrote:I thought Sophie was Joseph's mum.
So did I, till she told me she's not a teenager yet.
OMG!
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:38 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Console yourself
Replies: 51
Views: 6330

Re: Console yourself

Charlie Reams wrote:
Soph K wrote:
Matt Bayfield wrote:Atari 2600
Never heard of the 'Atari 2600'. What exactly is it? What's it similar to? A DS? A PS3? A Wii?
Have you heard of Google?
Yes but I couldn't be bothered to look it up.
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:37 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...
Replies: 12
Views: 2096

Why did this have to happen?! The worst day ever...

This is the worst flippin' day of my life ever! Firstly, one of my fish, Sharpy, died. I was heart-broken. Now, I just noticed that one of my guinea pigs, Geraldine, has died also. I am devastated. I don't want to eat, so I've hardly had any breakfast - just a few nibbles of toast. Well, I'd really ...
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:46 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Bug reports
Replies: 2157
Views: 448505

Re: Bug reports

Rhys Benjamin wrote:Why can I aptomail myself!?
I have no idea!! Well, I do: Maybe it is so you can just, like, make notes or something. But I have no idea!!! Well, I do, I just told you it! But, well, you see what I mean! :D
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:44 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Pencils!
Replies: 11
Views: 2272

Re: Pencils!

Don't think a new thread was really necessary though for this, you could have easily found out in aptochat and suchlike. Suppose so. But for people on here who are not on Apterous who didn't know how to get the different types of pencils, then they would also know. Perhaps we should also have threa...
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:43 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Pencils!
Replies: 11
Views: 2272

Re: Pencils!

Suppose so. But for people on here who are not on Apterous who didn't know how to get the different types of pencils, then they would also know. You're so thoughtful!!! lol :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: But I just realised, if they are not on Apterous, why would they need to know? :o :? :oops...
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:42 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Pencils!
Replies: 11
Views: 2272

Re: Pencils!

Don't think a new thread was really necessary though for this, you could have easily found out in aptochat and suchlike. Suppose so. But for people on here who are not on Apterous who didn't know how to get the different types of pencils, then they would also know. You're so thoughtful!!! lol :lol:...
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:24 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Pencils!
Replies: 11
Views: 2272

Re: Pencils!

Ryan Taylor wrote:Don't think a new thread was really necessary though for this, you could have easily found out in aptochat and suchlike.
Suppose so. But for people on here who are not on Apterous who didn't know how to get the different types of pencils, then they would also know.
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:22 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Pencils!
Replies: 11
Views: 2272

Re: Pencils!

Ryan Taylor wrote:There is a Pencil Thread already
Oh I didn't realise
by Soph K
Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:21 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Pencils!
Replies: 11
Views: 2272

Re: Pencils!

pencils are for words that are declared as a max for the first time in anything other than English, bronze pencils for the same but in English and I'm not too sure but I think silver pencils are awarded for the new words from the new dictionary (again, given for being declared as a max for the firs...
by Soph K
Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:29 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Console yourself
Replies: 51
Views: 6330

Re: Console yourself

Rhys Benjamin wrote:
Soph K wrote:Never heard of the 'Atari 2600'. What exactly is it? What's it similar to? A DS? A PS3? A Wii?
[/quote]
Let me google that for you.[/quote]
Oh so that's what an Atari 2600 is! Thanks.
by Soph K
Sat Mar 26, 2011 7:25 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Pencils!
Replies: 11
Views: 2272

Pencils!

Hi everyone,
Do any of you know how you can get bronze, silver, gold and normal pencils (on Apterous)? Just curious.
Thanks,
Soph.
by Soph K
Sat Mar 26, 2011 11:15 am
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Console yourself
Replies: 51
Views: 6330

Re: Console yourself

[quote="Matt Bayfield"]Atari 2600[quote]
Never heard of the 'Atari 2600'. What exactly is it? What's it similar to? A DS? A PS3? A Wii?
by Soph K
Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:26 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Console yourself
Replies: 51
Views: 6330

Re: Console yourself

Probably DSi or PSP. I might've chosen something else, only, I like fairly small portable things, and in my opinion, the DSi or perhaps the PSP or maybe the DSi XL are probably the best things - well, certainly the best handheld things. To be honest, a lot of the things I hadn't heard of.
by Soph K
Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:04 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Guess who...
Replies: 476
Views: 53898

Re: Guess who...

1.Is she something to do with Countdown? 2.Is she a celebrity - or just someone famous (or well known)? 3.Does she have children, or a child? 4.Is she 30 or older? :( :? :| Er... Soph? Which game are you playing dear? o has the answer been given? the one that was being guessed at the top of this pa...
by Soph K
Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:46 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: What would you do with £500?
Replies: 44
Views: 5405

Re: What would you do with £500?

What I would do with £500... I'm a fairly generous person, therefore this is what I think I would do if I was given £500 to do anything I wanted with: I'd probably give £110 to my grandparents, £120 to my parents, £50 to my brother, spend £100 on essentials, £30 on a few luxury things and £90 on th...
by Soph K
Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Guess who...
Replies: 476
Views: 53898

Re: Guess who...

1.Is she something to do with Countdown?
2.Is she a celebrity - or just someone famous (or well known)?
3.Does she have children, or a child?
4.Is she 30 or older? :( :? :|
by Soph K
Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:35 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: RIP Richard Samson
Replies: 18
Views: 3096

Re: RIP Richard Samson

RIP, Richard Samson. ;) :( :o :cry: :|
by Soph K
Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:27 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: How fit are you?
Replies: 53
Views: 6919

Re: How fit are you?

I sometimes play Tig (or Tag, as most people call it) at break/play time. I sometimes walk to school, and normally from school. I almost always walk to Guides, and most of the time I walk back too. I do Netball club each Thursday for 50 minutes, which is at, organised by and after school and occasio...
by Soph K
Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: RIP Richard Samson
Replies: 18
Views: 3096

Re: RIP Richard Samson

I had absolutely no idea who he was. But anyway, bye bye Richard Samson who I didn't even know. Hades will look after you! P.S. Hades is the Greek God of the underworld. That is my fact of this post! ...Most of the facts of my other posts are: I am random and crazy. Thank you, readers, for reading. ...