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Lesley Jeavons

Welcome Ian and Les.

Is nobody else going to ask then? No, then I will... Ian, any relation?

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According to next week's Radio Times it will be repeated on ITV1, Tues, 6 Jan, 10.35-11.05pm.

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Hi guys and thanks for the warm welcome! So, how many poodles do you have? Are they all white? Currently two boys ~ one white and one apricot. Ooh, I've never heard of apricot being used to describe the colour of an animal before. Did you watch the festive Wallace and Gromit? What did you think of ...

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I'm thinking of when Take That split up the media ridiculed all the young girls who were devestated and needed counselling, whereas when Princess Diana died it was (to the media) perfectly acceptable for grown woman to be sobbing in Kensington Gardens. But both were cases of grief, however uninvolve...

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Welcome Sue, and Happy New Year.

And please do the opposite of f*ck off.

So, how many poodles do you have? Are they all white?

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I've just read Jason's 'Dear me! Please!' thread on Rachel's maths ability, but it's locked so can't reply there, so replying here... ... all I can say is poor Rachel hasn't been given a chance, and this is just crap tabloid fodder. I am very much in the 'I love, worship and adore Carol and won't he...

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I am absolutely 100% proud to admit to anyone that I love Countdown. :D And even more proud when they're impressed that I'm good at sums. I would also never under value the joy or importance that a show can have on someone's life. Sport seems quite unique in that people rearrange weddings, holidays ...

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Please don't take what I said to heart Lesley, I really didn't mean it. My opinion doesn't matter and most people really like you on the forum. I mean I'm deff more unpopular than you on the forum. I guess my "basic people skills" are somewhat lacking. I hope that's why you don't seem to ...

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The set is gorgeous! Really really different and attractive.

It has a kind of posh hotel swimming pool look to it.

But still, I'd rather they'd saved the set budget to pay Carol more.

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Charlie, is it possible to have a link back to the home page, or rather board index, in the top left corner where it says 'c4countdown'? I used to click on the pic of Carol and Des to get back home as it's a bigger target to find than the smaller text of 'board index'. I hope it's possible, and if y...

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I've only ever tried watching under the influence of a cup of tea or mocha and a biccy or cake. I can't see anything making my viewing experience any more pleasurable than that. What could possibly better biccy and cake?!

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I LOVE that Jon has worked out the percentage of his swears! 8-) That just about sums up this forum for me - fabulous! :lol: Swear words don't bother me, and to refer to Stephen Fry like someone else did (is there anything that man says that isn't worth quoting?), when he was on Parky (I think?) he ...

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This isn't quite on topic, having never played in the studio, but... ...when I write down the letters I have to seperate my consonants on the left and vowels on the right (especially to ensure I don't use one vowel twice), and then use the screen to glance at to see if the layout makes any words jum...

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Positive from me so far too. 8-) It's always odd when any forum / website changes but you soon get used to it (people were outraged when facebook changed but I can't even remember how it used to look now). I prefer the avatars on the left too. 8-) Only thing I'm particularly keen on seeing in layout...

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Thanks for starting this thread Ben. I LOVE knowing what was no 1 when someone was born as it so helps to define time for me. 8-) Though Julie, I'm still unsure what era you were born in as your track was re released in the 80s. @ aagharmer: I don't know that b side - I'll have to check it out. :)

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Aw Matthew that's fabulous!

BTW I DELIBERATELY watched the WHOLE programme!

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OMG, I hadn't realised how young some of you are! Espec now you're posting a-ha and Madonna at no1 when you were born! That's totally my era (and two of my favourite artists). When I started watching Countdown I was one of it's younger viewers and I guess I still think of it being watched by people ...

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I noticed in round 12 you could get CAROL and RILEY. How apt...

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7779515.stm

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She's actually really nice and generally the public and her get on face to face, it's mainly the media she has issues with and vice versa. Or maybe career celebrities are just good at appearing friendly for a short period of time. She seemed completely mental on Star Stories last night! Oh yes, tha...

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I forgot to say that I was delighted to see Kathryn on the show. :D Bless her heart, it must have been very odd for her being there. :| And bless Susie too, keeping it together emotionally - at the same time as holding Richard's hysterical and awful leotard. :lol: It was slightly surprising that nei...

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*~*~* Congratulations Junaid *~*~* And well done to the rest of you forum mates who did so well. I've only been on here a few months and I must say it's nice to be able to communicate with those from the show, and also to see and hear on TV those who we normally only read. It's been quite a unique e...

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No idea whether it was thoughtlessness or arrogance, but most significant point about the Carol and Giles cry-in was that the only people who weren't celebrated (or even mentioned) were the contestants. I noticed that. I thought that's who were about to be mentioned when the most important people o...

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I think you confuse "people skills" with "being nice". Sometimes being nice is not the best option. If people are talking bollocks then I'd rather say so than pretend meekly that all opinions are created equal. In any case, our friend Jennifer Turner wasn't expressing an opinion...

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This is all sounding good and positive. :D I'm very much a nostalgic type so need a bit longer to warm to all of this change than some of you... I guess it can be compared to being a widow and remarried - no one can quite replace your original love and you feel that you're cheating on them. I've ado...

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I would LOVE to see Hayley Mills there I was worried for a second - I read this as Heather Mills. lol No not sure if Heather would fit in. But I did meet her in a pub in Brighton a few weeks ago and as she's a friend of a friend I spoke to her. She's actually really nice and generally the public an...

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Argh, arguing. :( Not wishing to make myself unpopular (or 'more' unpopular as I already have at least one foe who's vocalised the fact) but I find a lot of the way people treat each other in here quite unfriendly and uncalled for. I accept that we're all different and express ourselves and differen...

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Carol was fab this morning! :D Absolutely loved the footage shown and had a small cry watching it before heading to work. Susie looked so young in one shot of her - cute. And it was lovely to hear that Richard's family came to the recording - that would have been emotional enough in itself. I felt a...

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Wow, lots of newbies!

Welcome one and all.

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Peter Dunwoody wrote:And also, Lesley, I got the first numbers game as well only to realise I too was watching 4+1

lol Yes, and got the second one in seconds too - the 30 x 7 way that someone's posted above.

PS I noticed my typo above 'come' instead of 'came'.

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Carol will be on BBC Breakfast News tomorrow morning. (I guess the time of day you could have guessed by the show's title, right?! lol)

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I got the first numbers game in time and grabbed my lap top to sign in to put it here... and then I realised... I'm watching on Ch4+1 today. :lol: I'm wondering if Countdown HQ sent Kai and Charlie messages on what to wear today, and Kai's got lost in the post. Because Charlie's def come as a charac...

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I got LIONESS on one letters round. No idea which one, and it wasn't a winner, but still I was happy as it's a cat word. I know, the point isn't to get words you like, but still... :oops: Did anyone notice when Carol was putting up some letters and the first two were a R then a W and she said "...

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Just while you're discussing numbers here (and I don't know where else to post this, so sorry as it's off topic)... In the past if Carol didn't get the target in the 30 seconds we'd come back to her after the break for the solution if she'd got it by then, but nowadays (from what I've seen - though ...

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Dinos Sfyris wrote:Well spotted Lesley. I bet you've already solved both numbers for the other target as well!

You remembered!

Just working on them now - all done, except the 794 target is trickier with the other rounds number selections...

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Got the number Carol didn't! (2 x 75 - 8 - 7) x 7

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I like how noone has replied to the last question submitted, instead you're all just listing fanciable woman contestants! Glad to find some red blooded manliness in what could have been a bunch of boring intellects! And they're all wrong too, 'cos the actual answer to the question I submitted is An...

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Phil Reynolds wrote:
Lesley Jeavons wrote:Have you ever approached Willie Russell the playwrite?
Or even Willy Russell the playwright?

Oops yes, thanks Phil.

I'm obviously more used to typing 'willie' the way I spelt it.

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I like how noone has replied to the last question submitted, instead you're all just listing fanciable woman contestants! Glad to find some red blooded manliness in what could have been a bunch of boring intellects!

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Hi Lesley We always welcome suggestions. As for Hayley Mills, you'll have to run that one by Damian who I suspect might give you a rude answer! Oooh, I'll not hear a bad word about Hayley, so I'd better not. ;) Have you ever approached Willie Russell the playwrite? I adore him too. Oops, maybe shou...

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Fourthed

(*runs and hides from Damian*

)

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@ Lara: Hi Lara, you say "I doubt you could name anyone that we haven't approched." It just made me wonder, do you prefer it if we leave your job to you, or would you welcome any suggestions from us viewers of who we'd like to see in DC? I would LOVE to see Hayley Mills there (espec if I c...

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Oh, I thought they were referred to as 'trolls' or something?

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Thanks for all your thoughts, and giving me an insight in to how your brains work (as if I'm not getting an idea by reading your posts! :shock: ;) ). I'm glad it works differently for us all, which makes us all so unique and interesting. :mrgreen: And I'm glad my first go at starting a new thread di...

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Re gender of viewers - my husband totally watches just to look at the female dancers bodies (mainly John's partner). And I do for the female dancers outfits. :oops: I'm sad to see John go this way. :cry: Rightly or wrongly, the viewers have the right to vote for people based on whatever criteria the...

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Jeff and Rachel both look like appropriate and good choices. :) A wee-bitty safe and predictable IMO though - old pro and young totty. :twisted: You know, like Des and Mel, etc... Should've got Richard and Judy - to buck the trend. ;) I've only ever read about Jeff before in the Radio Times and the ...

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I think he's excited, Jason. Whereas I'm contemplating a sleepless night in anticipation... (don't let us down Countdown people *fingers crossed*)

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Aside from Countdown, it would have to be Yahtzee http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2243. (If we're not being too strict on the 'board' element of the question.) It's always a hard choice to stick with a full house on throw two, when throw three might just have been a Yahtzee! And the low and high s...

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DAMIAN!!!

Cheers!

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DebbiF wrote:When I use 'soon' to my children I mean anything from 5 minutes to sometime before their 18th birthday!

I'm predicting that Damian's definition will be somewhat similar!

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you got a random player from the finals, and you received £10 for every goal they scored. Presumably they deliberately gave everybody people who weren't very likely to score at all, and we got David. I still remember us all going mental when he scored that goal, which seems like a bit of an overrea...

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Hoorah, at last I've thought of the one and only thing Carol's done that's annoying....

resigned!

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I'm with Chris Corby on this!

Damian E wrote:It'll be soon.

And what's your definition of 'soon'?

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I'm not sporty at all, well aside from being an aerobics instructor!, but if I had to support any team it would be Dundee United because my Dad's cousin David Narey used to play for them and he scored a goal for Scotland against Brazil in the 1982 World Cup. :D I've only met him a couple of times, l...

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Firstly, appologies if this has ever been discussed before... can't be arsed looking back over 11 pages for now... How beneficial do people find 30 seconds for coming up with an answer? With numbers games, I usually have the answer within ten seconds if straightforward, and it takes me well over 30 ...

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1. Buy a bottle of gin; 2. Drink it; 3. No excuse necessary. I'll forgo on the gin (never tried it) and instead opt for a wee dram instead, being a Scottish lassie. But really David, I've only been here a couple of weeks and already I'm encouraged to drink in the afternoon! And BEFORE 3pm! :lol: ;)...

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Charlie Reams wrote:to be honest I was worried that it'd be a tedious weep-fest that would be quietly canned by Channel 4, but it actually turned out quite well.

Oh dear, I kinda WANTED a weep-fest, as without one I'll have no reason to be sat at home blubbing by myself.

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Charlie Reams wrote:Not that many years ago! And here's your uncle.

Thanks for that.

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Hello and welcome to those of you above who've joined after me. :D Welcome Lesley. You seem quite a character and I enjoy your posts. Maybe if you don't get the job you can apply to be a contestant instead. :lol: Thank you. However I'm not a whizz at the letters - too much time spent only paying hal...

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Love the Murdoch theory!

Oooh Jeremy Vine would be fabulous! He's total thinking woman's crumpet.

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