as opposed to a surprising missus?
also I've noticed RAPED, RAPES and RAPIST today - which has only led to me imagining someone writing countdown fanfiction where someone talks about Des O's 'teatime teaser' (emphasis on the inverted commas there...)
now where's that mental floss...
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- Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th April
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3111
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:34 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday 8th April
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3111
Spoilers for Tuesday 8th April
RAPED
and any other spoilers for today (how has this thread not been started yet?)
and any other spoilers for today (how has this thread not been started yet?)
- Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:33 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrum alphabet
- Replies: 335
- Views: 23317
Re: Conundrum alphabet
13 - JUNKERISM?
16 - WHIPSAWED?
these just sound like the crap I make up when i'm playing countdown online with people...
16 - WHIPSAWED?
these just sound like the crap I make up when i'm playing countdown online with people...
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:38 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: An introspective question
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3766
Re: An introspective question
Adolf Hitler.
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:02 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Automated Mario
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1698
Re: Automated Mario
this is awesome - it reminds me of syobon action - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=733wle0LQtI for an example - there are versions that have been made with the same sort of thing as this though, but I figured I'd post (an) original, even though it's not pretty
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 3rd April
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2025
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 3rd April
I don't know what it was, but I'm guessing we experienced the same problem, yeah
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 3rd April
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2025
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 3rd April
I'm too tired to check my dictionary - can you have MATZOS..oh they just said it, never mind
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 3rd April
- Replies: 13
- Views: 2025
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 3rd April
This was introduced on Channel 4 by the voiceover person saying "next on 4, it's all friendly fire on countdown" (or something like that) - now I appreciate that the film on before was in black and white, and so presumably was about a war, but what does this mean? Can we expect some sort o...
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Great news everyone!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3695
Re: Great news everyone!
I once emailed Quron asking them why they didn't call their quorn cornish pasties Quornish pasties.
Although I suppose that's more of a cornwall story than a corn one.
Although I suppose that's more of a cornwall story than a corn one.
- Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:50 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown's charm without Richard
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1425
Re: Countdown's charm without Richard
I think Des O' is awesome, but mostly because he says things that, when you think about it, are rather offensive, and yet you don't notice unless you're paying attention because of how he says them (indeed, I don't believe he is actually trying to be offensive most of the time).
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 4:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 28th March
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3446
Re: Spoilers for Friday 28th March
I don't understand what happened in that game. I was half-watching it (whilst half-sleeping and half-talking to people online), thought the challenger was giving him a run for his money, then suddenly at the end he had 25 points?! I'm going to have to read the recap on this one despite watching it o...
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 28th March
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3446
Re: Spoilers for Friday 28th March
that was some fantastic piss-taking of the challenger's 'degree' by Des O' there
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Dictionary Corner guest spot.
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3166
Re: The Dictionary Corner guest spot.
+1 to the list of people who hate the 'lists', but it's mostly annoying when the person clearly hasn't really thought about what they were going to say (since it's rare for that to be at all interesting, and you wonder how much they've been paid for it) - Jo Brand has been the worst for this sort of...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Great news everyone!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3695
Re: Great news everyone!
When *don't* I mean erection?Corbyworby wrote:When you say "datapoint", you presumably mean "erection"?
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Great news everyone!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3695
Re: Great news everyone!
I have sex with men and eat it like a typewriter (corn on the cob, that is).
(Just to give you another datapoint...)
(Just to give you another datapoint...)
- Mon Mar 24, 2008 5:01 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Countdown Chat Room
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2188
Re: Countdown Chat Room
oh, a countdown bot is certainly doable - a friend of mine found one that would play Les Numbres et les Chiffres (including number rounds), but had various drawbacks such as the timing being a bit off (it was set to 30 seconds per round, during which you had to have typed your answer - I was thinkin...
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Great news everyone!
- Replies: 40
- Views: 3695
Re: Great news everyone!
how good do you think this sweetcorn would be at countdown?
- Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:08 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Countdown Chat Room
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2188
Re: Countdown Chat Room
yarrr - I set one up in the hope of also writing a bot who could play countdown with people (rather than needing a host), but since I'm only a wannabe script kiddie, I lacked the compsci-fu to make it better than people just hosting themselves, and whilst I still think a chat room would be better fo...
- Sat Mar 22, 2008 4:41 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why was the "fun" thread locked?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3911
Re: Why was the "fun" thread locked?
how did you fit him in there?
or are you some sort of giant?
or are you some sort of giant?
- Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:14 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Luck in Scrabble
- Replies: 49
- Views: 5604
Re: Luck in Scrabble
Would it not be informative to keep track of (I appreciate this can't be done retrospectively) the letters each player had during the game? Also, how good are the good scrabble bots? Do they just look for the best individual word they can make? Or are they more tactical (not setting up triple words ...
- Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:06 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 20th March
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2764
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 20th March
I *bet* you do...dinos_the_chemist wrote:For some reason I like adding a biggie on at the end.
- Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:47 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "...and a better one..."
- Replies: 89
- Views: 11176
Re: "...and a better one..."
That person is here! I think I recall the game you mention and I thought she went for two large. Her preference is something like: 1 large 2 large 3 large 4 large/6 small Really? Damn. Although I suppose my only rationale was that I was surprised by her choice, rather than actually remembering what...
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "...and a better one..."
- Replies: 89
- Views: 11176
Re: "...and a better one..."
I believe 6 small is her second favourite - I remember a show where the contestant asked her for her second favourite selection, and I was surprised by her choice
(of course, this is when someone with a better memory than me comes along and corrects me...)
(of course, this is when someone with a better memory than me comes along and corrects me...)
- Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "...and a better one..."
- Replies: 89
- Views: 11176
Re: "...and a better one..."
Carol should also be horsewhipped for being pleased when the numbers game is piss-easy. She groans if the target is 101 and there is a 100 and a 1, but other than that she seems to prefer the easy games. I dunno, I imagine if it was my job I'd be constantly terrified of getting a game that I couldn...
- Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday, 7th March
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
Re: Spoilers for Friday, 7th March
:SJoseph Bolas wrote:Well done to Barry though for getting 7 wins and more importantly, beating his wife .
- Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday, 7th March
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2361
Re: Spoilers for Friday, 7th March
only an equaliser, but could youh ave had AUBURNS?
- Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:10 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown with The Times next week
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4740
- Tue Mar 04, 2008 5:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 4th March
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2546
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday, 4th March
yarr, I thought it wouldn't be ok, but it seems a bit odd to have something in as a (lower case) word in a phrase, but not by itself (to me, at least)dinos_the_chemist wrote:No mistle I'm afraidMichael Wallace wrote:can you have MISTLE? 'MISTLE THRUSH' is in as 2 words, but not MISTLE on its own
- Tue Mar 04, 2008 4:04 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 4th March
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2546
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday, 4th March
guessing you can't have CONSOLATE then...
- Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:39 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday, 4th March
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2546
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday, 4th March
can you have MISTLE? 'MISTLE THRUSH' is in as 2 words, but not MISTLE on its own
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:10 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 28th February
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3523
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 28th February
yeah, I was wondering about PODIUMS - surprised Susie didn't check (you'd've expected Des O' to ask, too)
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:49 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday, 28th February
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3523
Re: Spoilers for Thursday, 28th February
I can't find my dictionary - is CORPUS ok (round 6?)
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Goody bag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3343
Re: Goody bag
oh, I completely forgot about the t-shirt - possibly because I've never been sufficiently confident in my own natural coolness to think I can get away with wearing it (well, that's not entirely true - I wore it when my friends and I had a 'let's watch Raccoon lose at countdown' party, for the sake o...
- Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:40 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What happens if Carol retires?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3769
Re: What happens if Carol retires?
So what you're saying is that if she did retire they'd have to create some Vordermann cyborg to carry on in her place? Interesting..Joseph Bolas wrote:I don't think Carol would never stop co-hosting Countdown. If she did then it wouldn't be the same.
- Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:39 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What happens if Carol retires?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3769
Re: What happens if Carol retires?
way to ruin my dreams, Conor
- Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What happens if Carol retires?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3769
Re: What happens if Carol retires?
we'll not go into what he's wearing then
- Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What happens if Carol retires?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3769
Re: What happens if Carol retires?
I hope I'm not the only one who's now imagining Conor in a wig...Matthew Green wrote:They should have some pretty unkown 17 yr old girl, wired up to Jon O'Neill getting the answers
- Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What happens if Carol retires?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3769
What happens if Carol retires?
Probably a discussion that's been done to death before, so sorry if so, but I do wonder what would happen should Carol eventually decide that consolidating her loans into one simple monthly repayment is a better career move than countdown. Is there a deputy Carol being groomed as we speak? Personall...
- Mon Feb 25, 2008 5:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Monday, 25th February
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1401
Re: Spoilers for Monday, 25th February
"...even though you're a loser today..."
classic Des O'
classic Des O'
- Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:25 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Goody bag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3343
Re: Goody bag
PS The goody bag contains a veritable cacophony of treats from the far reaches of the world, including: 14 Nubian slaves who will attend to your every whim; a magic carpet to cope with those tedious situations when waiting for that mode of public transport is just a drag; a leprechaun (for the Iris...
- Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:16 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Goody bag
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3343
Re: Goody bag
I wore a t-shirt with an undone shirt over the top, which was fine - if you feel the cold especially then obviously wear a little more, but it's a bit of a personal thing as for the goody bag, well there are people on the forums who can give you a more up-to-date list (I was on series 55), but I got...
- Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: COMA QUARTER FINAL 3 - O'NEILL VS. WILLS
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1616
Re: COMA QUARTER FINAL 3 - O'NEILL VS. WILLS
Round 5: 25, 100, 75, 50, 7, 8. Target: 476. C1: 475.8*50+75 (7) C2: 475.7*75-50 (7) Jono (late): 476. (50-75/25)*8 (10) Score: 40–28 (max 49) maybe it's because it's nearly 3am, but I don't follow this solution...47*8 = 376, not 476...right? ...right? edit: and now I realise that you had a 100 left...
- Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:38 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Event names
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4392
Re: "What is COLIN?" and other questions
I've wanted a COLON for ages, but figure it's the cost that's the problem - I know a pub which we could rent out if we'd spend £750 at the bar...how are countdowners for alcoholism?
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 3:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Television Appearance
- Replies: 46
- Views: 10008
Re: Television Appearance
poor Kirky (pirky?)
I do wonder how they decide how 'difficult' a question is - I know "it's only easy if you know the answer" (well, except for the maths ones which you can work out), but they obviously try to make them get harder round by round, but it still feels laughably inconsistent
I do wonder how they decide how 'difficult' a question is - I know "it's only easy if you know the answer" (well, except for the maths ones which you can work out), but they obviously try to make them get harder round by round, but it still feels laughably inconsistent
- Thu Feb 21, 2008 2:09 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: My game of Countdown
- Replies: 77
- Views: 10695
Re: My game of Countdown
Hang on, which Michael? I never agreed to anything!
(Jim Carey kinda scares me)
(Jim Carey kinda scares me)
- Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: My game of Countdown
- Replies: 77
- Views: 10695
Re: My game of Countdown
I don't think I could commit until I see proof that you could stump up the cash (what's the exchange rate for cyber dollars these days, anyway?)
- Sat Feb 16, 2008 12:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: okey-dokey count
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6732
Re: okey-dokey count
so what we've learnt here is that if you're going to say anything at all insincere you must suffix such comments with at least 3 smilies and j/k so no confusion can occur :p :p :p lol j/k
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: okey-dokey count
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6732
Re: okey-dokey count
I think we're missing the bigger issue here - have you noticed how many times he says 'the' and 'and'?
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Friday 15th of February
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4742
Re: Spoilers for Friday 15th of February
after failing to find better than 870 (25x(8/2)*8+10*7) I used a solver, but apparently that's the best you can do
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21038
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
so hang on, David prematurely ejaculated at a Corrs gig?
- Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:26 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: okey-dokey count
- Replies: 37
- Views: 6732
Re: okey-dokey count
so how much can I charge for a book about losing on your first show?
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4308
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February
is it just me, or does the current champ have a habit of staring across at his opponent towards the end of the time? I wasn't paying attention in all the rounds, but he definitely did it at some point, presumably he's looking at the clock, but I think I'd find that a bit unnerving! legendary numbers...
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4308
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February
surprise miss from carol...
((50*(8-6))+5)*9-10
((50*(8-6))+5)*9-10
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4308
Re: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February
I'll remember that next time I spot REALTIME (which is still two words, apparently...)Ben Pugh wrote:MATERIEL
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4308
Spoilers for Wednesday 13th February
lalala you know what to do
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21038
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
I was wondering the same with my conundrum (DYSTOPIAN) - I had a brief panic before answering as to whether it was spelt DISTOPYAN (yeah yeah, it looks stupid when you write it down...) - although I presume that had I given that by mistake, we would have had more fun and games...
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: My favourite cheese...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5619
Re: My favourite cheese...
wow, that takes me back to my school days...Gevin-Gavin wrote:Really? And what does Gromit have to say on the matter?Michael Wallace wrote:I quite like cheese, but can't really stand things that smell cheesy (yes, I'm an odd sort, don't even get me started on cheese *flavoured* things...)
- Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21038
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
for those fortunate enough not to see my game against David, all you need to know is that I was awesome, whereas he cheated and only won because he bribed Conor
(some or all of this may or may not be untrue)
(some or all of this may or may not be untrue)
- Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: My favourite cheese...
- Replies: 44
- Views: 5619
Re: My favourite cheese...
I'm particularly fond of halloumi (although possibly because it usually just tastes of salt), and occasionally paneer (although possibly because it usually comes with curry)
a nice strong cheddar is a good default, though
a nice strong cheddar is a good default, though
- Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
- Replies: 190
- Views: 21038
Re: COMA- The Countdown Online Masters competition
hmm...I wonder if I put my dictionary on my head whether osmosis will do the rest