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- Sat Sep 10, 2011 10:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Do you still watch Countdown?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8368
Re: Do you still watch Countdown?
It would've been 'usually' at uni - assuming it didn't clash with lectures/seminars, Countdown was the only thing that gave my empty, useless-arts-student days any semblance of routine or structure, and somewhat tragically ended up being the highlight of my day from November onwards (which is a test...
- Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:14 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 451888
Re: Bug reports
Same problem as Mark - my pencil-fest only shows the first 830 rounds I played, so four of my pencils have disappeared (PAPPARDELLE, AVADAVATS, UTILITIES and GOOEYNESSES). The pencils have been added to my display case, but the Lexplorer entries for them still say they're unpencilled. Is there any w...
Re: Sarcasm
There are other people outside of Britain?!
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 6:07 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 35661
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
Eventually.Gavin Chipper wrote:When?Jennifer Steadman wrote:I'll sign up.
- Thu Sep 01, 2011 5:06 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Autumn Tournament
- Replies: 186
- Views: 35661
Re: Apterous Autumn Tournament
I'll sign up.
- Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:47 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Nick Hewer, YOU'RE HIRED!!!
- Replies: 204
- Views: 38716
Re: STELLING TO GO (or is he????????)
Totally agree, Jase. It would be unequivocally immoral to allow a female anywhere near the presenter's chair. I mean, what if her ovaries exploded during a show? Always a risk with those pesky women.Jason Larsen wrote:I personally am against having a woman take Jeff's place. It just doesn't seem right.
- Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:31 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 444855
Re: Feature requests
I don't know if this is already lurking somewhere in the Leaderboards/Facts and Figures, but if not, it would be interesting to see which players have gained the most pencils in the last 30 days - maybe a table of total pencils with side-columns saying how many normal/silver/bronze were gained?
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 9:52 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Absolutely no idea. In any case, it's really not paying off because they were crap!!
- Sat Aug 20, 2011 7:05 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Three games in, this table is so much better than I thought it'd look... Aside from the fact that the Angels are 6th, having scored the most goals in the league ( :mrgreen: ), my closest team to uni (Truro) are unbeaten and joint top. :D Ironically, bottom of the table Eastleigh are a full time tea...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 10:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What was your first 9?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 3210
Re: What was your first 9?
It was at some point last summer when my mum had people over to play Mahjong, which means it was probably a Monday, but I have no idea what it was or who was playing -this was before I started paying attention to/fancying the contestants. It was probably an '-ing' word, though, because I'm a simplet...
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:47 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Signs of the times
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5796
Re: Signs of the times
With regards to butt-plugs, they do actually have an 18+ section in that shop. Not sure why, because it's not exactly Orgy Central there... unless I was hanging out in the wrong places.Jon Corby wrote:Might be buttplug and er.... Lil-lets.Karen Pearson wrote:Nice that it's next to the sign for slug pellets!
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Signs of the times
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5796
Re: Signs of the times
A random bench we saw in China. No idea what it's on about, but it has the word 'condom' in it, and that makes it funny.
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 9:54 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Signs of the times
- Replies: 42
- Views: 5796
Re: Signs of the times
Who knew Cornwall was so risqué?
- Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 71692
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
I'm pretty chuffed that my defence/goalie all kept clean sheets. Being C4C's sole female FF representative isn't going too badly so far
- Mon Aug 15, 2011 9:52 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 60959
Re: C4C Link Dump
Defending contemporary pop music, my (slightly hysterical) take on the riots, defending contemporary alternative music, an article about the genius of Suede. Not that I'm self-publicising my blog or anything.
Re: Riots
I'd just like to say that I wasn't arrested, just on holiday and had the TV glued to BBC Parliament. They'll arrest you for gluing a TV to Parliament, you know. I forgot no-one's heard of BBC Parliament . sigh (Incidentally, I have, and I've been known to watch it on occasion.) I'm still surprised ...
Re: Riots
They'll arrest you for gluing a TV to Parliament, you know.Rhys Benjamin wrote:I'd just like to say that I wasn't arrested, just on holiday and had the TV glued to BBC Parliament.
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:35 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 451888
Re: Bug reports
My browser started lagging so badly during R3 of today's duel that after I entered a 6 (after about 5 seconds), I wasn't able to enter any more words, even though I saw a 7 during this time and tried to type it in. An error message then made me close the window, and when I reopened it it claimed I h...
Re: Riots
Apparently the one shop in Clapham that has escaped looting is the branch of Waterstones there. Hmm, wonder what that says about the looters...
- Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:41 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 451888
Re: Bug reports
Not sure if this is a bug or not, but on the Format part of my user page it says that the most maxes I've achieved in a Junior 9 Rounder is 8/9 - but I've had a max game in that format. The max is still on the Variant Facts & Figures page, so it hasn't been deleted. Any ideas? Was it in the las...
- Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:29 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Bug reports
- Replies: 2157
- Views: 451888
Re: Bug reports
Not sure if this is a bug or not, but on the Format part of my user page it says that the most maxes I've achieved in a Junior 9 Rounder is 8/9 - but I've had a max game in that format. The max is still on the Variant Facts & Figures page, so it hasn't been deleted. Any ideas?
- Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Anyone watching the Wimbledon - Bristol Rovers match at the moment? Good game - Rovers were dominant at first and went 2 0 up in the first 20 minutes courtesy of some amateur Dons errors, but Wimbledon have come back to equalise. Some lovely bits of play from both teams. Also, on a Tonbridge-related...
- Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Has anyone...
- Replies: 53
- Views: 8854
Re: Has anyone...
They've also got them in the toilets at the Houses of Parliament - not sure if you could lock the doors, but you've got an anecdote for life if you take the risk and don't get caught. Although I suppose it's an even better anecdote if you get caught and subsequently arrested for it.
- Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Eurozone Crisis
- Replies: 11
- Views: 2896
Re: Eurozone Crisis
Au contraire - he's ranked as the 67th sexiest male MP on http://www.sexymp.co.uk at the moment. Personally, I think that's quite highly rated.Rhys Benjamin wrote:If there's one man who has been underrated this year, it's George Osbourne.
- Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:49 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6517
Re: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
Oh, along with the highlights I also meant to add the lowlights: The shitty Premier Inn ("rooms from £29" - Lenworth J. Henry Esq.) at Folkestone costing £139 - a hundred and thirty nine pounds - for bed and breakfast. More than any other hotel or B&B we stayed at on the holiday, all ...
- Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 60959
Re: C4C Link Dump
I'm on a bitchy-article-writing roll. Moaning about songs, moaning about Facebook again, and not moaning, but voicing a musically controversial opinion. If anyone's interested.
- Sun Jul 31, 2011 4:08 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Common or high probability words you still always miss
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4125
Re: Common or high probability words you still always miss
Any word ending in -TION, which is probably why I'm rubbish.
- Mon Jul 25, 2011 6:10 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: what's your top 10 favourite films?
- Replies: 101
- Views: 11604
Re: what's your top 10 favourite films?
Here's my fantastically philistine list: 1 High Fidelity 2 Four Weddings and a Funeral 3 Star Wars original trilogy (I know I should've picked just one, but I can't choose!) 4 Scott Pilgrim vs The World (even went to watch it at the cinema conspicuously dressed as the lesbian evil ex. None of my fri...
- Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:56 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Feature requests
- Replies: 1956
- Views: 444855
Re: Feature requests
I saw there was some chat about a Latin apterous variant ages ago - is this still an unlikely prospect? It's the only foreign language I might actually have a chance with! (My GCSE-level French doesn't really stand up to scrutiny...)
- Sun Jul 17, 2011 1:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
So, pre-season has begun - we (Tonbridge Angels) got absolutely annihilated by Brentford 10 - 0 in a friendly yesterday. Embarrassing, even given the 3 league difference and that they're full-time professionals - we drew 0 - 0 against them in last season's friendly! Hopefully this isn't indicative o...
Re: Music
Even if she just farted and shat over the microphone you'd have probably still "heard worse". Well, of course I fucking would, I've heard records by Nickelback. If only I could 'like' this comment. I now see where you're coming from; 'Swagger Jagger' is a turd but 'Rock Star' is chronic d...
- Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:29 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 60959
Re: Music
I just wanted to see what other people thought of it, it's the sort of song that is inspiring extreme opinions online at the moment.
Speaking of terrible songs, this is so bad it's hilarious. At least, I think so anyway.
Speaking of terrible songs, this is so bad it's hilarious. At least, I think so anyway.
Re: Music
This has got to be one of the biggest musical turds in chart history. Belief-defyingly dire.
- Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:57 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 168875
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
oh god, I'm such a fail at life.Graeme Cole wrote:RANDIER is allowed.Jennifer Steadman wrote:and, carrying on the sex note, 'RANDIER' - how is 'RANDIEST' allowed but not its comparative version? OUTRAGEOUS
(Edit: looks like you had it disallowed earlier, but that's because there wasn't an N.)
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 10:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 60959
Re: C4C Link Dump
I don't imagine there's much of a market for an article about a small dormitory town near Tunbridge Wells here, but here's my latest blog. Enjoy.
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Amazing Ads
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8122
Re: Amazing Ads
Doesn't this belong in the Annoying Ads thread?Joseph Krol wrote:Woot woot. New Compare the Meerkat advert.
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 1:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Photo Dump
- Replies: 343
- Views: 55232
Re: C4C Photo Dump
http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnruaoxpZi1ql5jw7o1_400.jpg http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmybqyc3vU1qd5lnjo1_500.jpg http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhtecrnjc11qeq7l1o1_500.jpg http://www.yourfunnystuff.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/top-gear-shirt-label.jpg http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumb...
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 12:50 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 168875
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
PORNOS.
and, carrying on the sex note, 'RANDIER' - how is 'RANDIEST' allowed but not its comparative version? OUTRAGEOUS
and, carrying on the sex note, 'RANDIER' - how is 'RANDIEST' allowed but not its comparative version? OUTRAGEOUS
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 9:56 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Amazing Ads
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8122
Re: Amazing Ads
I'm just upset that this advert wasn't shown on TV.
- Mon Jul 04, 2011 8:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Annoying Ads
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3236
Re: Annoying Ads
Compare the sodding Meerkat makes me want to rip my own eyeballs out. I don't care if it's an inventive marketing strategy, I want to destroy 'Aleksandr the Meerkat' and his unbelievably irritating faux-Russian accent, not to mention the word 'Simples'. Why do people like it?! Go Compare is similarl...
- Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 60959
Re: C4C Link Dump
How to troll a dating website :D I thought that was going to be a link to one of these: http://www.reddit.com/r/DateRape/comments/dlunz/how_to_meet_women_on_okcupid_2/ , http://www.reddit.com/r/DateRape/comments/enasr/how_to_meet_women_on_okcupid_3/ or UltimateDouche's outtakes . (If you've never u...
Re: Music
It was only today I noticed the link to your blog in your sig. Cool blog, particularly the recent Countdown post and the university life post. Thank you! Hopefully a national magazine/newspaper Ed-in-Chief will one day stumble across it and see fit to hire me, but until then it's something to keep ...
Re: Music
'I Need A Dollar' is the first time I've been able to do the hipster thing of "I liked that before it was popular!"... So many songs I could recommend, so little space. This ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9lP7JG5cYg ) is delightful, as is the whole House of Tomorrow EP - it's only 12 1/...
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:06 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What is your favourite browser?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 8338
Re: What is your favourite browser?
The best part about incognito windows is the little pervert who watches you to make you feel guilty about what you're using an incognito window for: http://i56.tinypic.com/n3rpjk.png I discovered this about an hour ago while doing some in-depth stalking, and I've never felt less incognito in my life.
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:03 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Of the four non-league grounds I've visited, obviously the Longmead is my favourite for sentimental reasons, but considering that Gorings Mead is a sandpit and Homelands is a swamp, both really designed for football a few tiers lower, it's not a particularly difficult contest. Treyew Road has tonnes...
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:53 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Well, clearly Elland Road is the best. OK! Apart from the chants of 'Oi, oi tits and fanny' every time a female walks past the kop and the very poor spelling (several seasons where the menu offered 'PIZZIA'). Other than that it's great. But if we're going off-road so to speak, I have some experienc...
- Thu Jun 23, 2011 12:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Exam results
- Replies: 151
- Views: 18030
Re: Exam results
Got my exam results last week - 2:1s in all of them, rounding off a 100% streak of 2:1 consistency for my first year. Considering I've been completely demotivated this year, I'm quite pleased.
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 11:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going to?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 15424
Re: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going t
I'll represent the Exeter B-team, being on the B-campus in Cornwall. Damned underpredicted A-levels! -shakes fist- Shit it. Only just read this message, posted two days before my now-evidently-unnecessary admission to stalking you elsewhere to find out you went to Exeter. Oops. Haha, it's fine! God...
- Sat Jun 18, 2011 9:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
I love a bit of groundhopping. Though I've only managed about 35 league grounds, I've got to about 180 or so I think. My list (yes, I am that sad) is on my old laptop, I'm now seriously thinking of digging it out! Which are the best/worst? I'm intrigued, I love the thought of visiting loads of rand...
- Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:45 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Yeah Jason Hall was at the main Exeter campus whilst I was there. At least I think he was, definitely wasn't one of my tutors. Is he the muscly American bald gay one? He's American, but not bald or gay. :lol: As for muscles - I couldn't say. He's a big hit with a lot of my female peers, though, so ...
- Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:31 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Completely unrelated stalking - you at Exeter uni Jennifer? Who is your English tutor/lecturers? Helen Hanson was mine. I sure am! But I'm on the Cornwall campus (I'd much rather be on the main campus, though), so I don't know if you'd know any of my lecturers - Marion Gibson, Sarah Moss (also an a...
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:04 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
The step up isn't really that much - certainly not in the North anyway. Guiseley, Nuneaton and Boston all made the play offs last season during their first season after promotion, though the Conference South is arguably a better standard of football than its northern counterpart. I was with Telford...
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:10 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 168875
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
Oh, god, of course... SERIOUS STUPID MOMENT THERE. I'm wearing my mortified face.
Though 'knived' sounds better than 'knifed'. In my head, at least.
Though 'knived' sounds better than 'knifed'. In my head, at least.
- Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:04 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Words You Would Have Thought...
- Replies: 479
- Views: 168875
Re: Words You Would Have Thought...
KNIVED.
How is this not acceptable?!
How is this not acceptable?!
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:51 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 419218
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Not a particularly interesting Countdown dream/nightmare, and hopefully not a prophetic one, but in said dream Countdown was cancelled and I was absolutely devastated, pouring my heart out on Facebook and suchlike. Unfortunately no-one understood my sorrow except my (also Countdown-loving) mother, w...
- Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:44 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
I'm a staunch non league fan, I'm a scout for a Conference North club. I was in Lowestoft on the weekend that they travelled to Tonbridge for the seemingly thrilling playoff final. What's the budget at Tonbridge, out of interest? I'd have thought they'd need £3,000 a week at least to get out of the...
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:14 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
- Replies: 53
- Views: 6517
Re: Oh my (holi)daysssssssss 2011
Sorrento for a week and Rome for a few days in July plus going to the Reading Festival at the end of August. Considering I hate camping, that's going to be interesting, but I'm willing to take that risk for Pulp, etc.
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going to?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 15424
Re: What University Did You Go To/Are you at/Are you going t
I'll represent the Exeter B-team, being on the B-campus in Cornwall. Damned underpredicted A-levels! -shakes fist-
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 2:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 196715
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Are there any non-league fans around? Particularly anyone whose team is in the Conference South - my team (Tonbridge Angels) just got promoted to it, so I want to know what the competition's going to be like next season. Especially seeing as our budget is negligible compared to most, and most pundit...