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by Adam Gillard
Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:09 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Offensive Words
Replies: 57
Views: 25234

Re: Offensive Words

I agree with Marc. That post will come back to haunt you when you run for Prime Minister, Gevin.
by Adam Gillard
Tue Jul 14, 2020 10:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Offensive Words
Replies: 57
Views: 25234

Re: Offensive Words

How often does Countdown have to edit due to offensive words.....and is the scoring contrived so the person playing said word is not penalised. Once I was in the audience and a contestant offered PISSES, which was valid, but they reshot it, and he offered PASSES, which was also available. I'm not s...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Jun 14, 2020 9:37 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275560

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

Callum Todd wrote: Sun Jun 14, 2020 8:27 am My favourite footballer name is a Belgian defensive midfielder, renowned for his man-marking abilities, called Mark De Man.
I very much enjoyed someone's comment on a BBC article that Troy Parrott (young Spurs and Ireland striker) likes to play off the shoulder of the last defender.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Jun 07, 2020 3:36 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Replies: 630
Views: 275560

Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised

You can turn on a PlayStation 4 with the remote rather than having to press the power button on the console box.
by Adam Gillard
Wed Jun 03, 2020 11:02 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: apterous update
Replies: 34
Views: 14313

Re: apterous update

Very touching to hear about Supee and Phil's donation. Keep up the good work, Charlie - apterous and c4c are your babies and they have engendered a great community spirit among their members. It's incredible that Phil has honoured that community togetherness in this way.
by Adam Gillard
Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630722

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Gavin Chipper wrote: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:05 pm I'm from Essex. "Pull" is a shorter syllable than the other two.
The vowel sound is the same though - at least for some people; that was the point the lecturer wanted to make.
by Adam Gillard
Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:18 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630722

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English It appears my Scottish heritage is the differentiator here. "Many non-rhotic speakers also insert an epenthetic /r/ between vowels when the first vowel is one that can occur before syllable-final r (drawring for drawing). " Yep, and as a ...
by Adam Gillard
Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:59 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630722

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

*Do you make an "r" sound in the middle of this word? And in words like "drawing"? I think most people do, right? No, I don't make an "r" sound, because there isn't one. Controversial! There is actually some discussion about it on the internet . The gist of it seems to...
by Adam Gillard
Fri Jan 24, 2020 8:16 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots
Replies: 74
Views: 28047

Re: Absolutely terrible claims to fame/celebrity spots

When my friend was working in Leicester he stayed in what turned out to be Gary Lineker's mum's old place and he would occasionally get mail for her. I sent him an anonymous postcard at one point addressed to Mrs Lineker with some jests about Gary.
by Adam Gillard
Tue Dec 24, 2019 11:28 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Replies: 8
Views: 9358

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting

Takeover has been effected; I'll let the new GotYer announce themselves in due course!
by Adam Gillard
Mon Dec 23, 2019 5:54 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Replies: 8
Views: 9358

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting

We have a potential taker-overer - watch this space for further news.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:45 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Replies: 8
Views: 9358

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting

Any takers?
by Adam Gillard
Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:58 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Replies: 8
Views: 9358

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting

GotY is now coming up to its tenth running and I'd like to hand over the reins to a more active user of apterous. If you're interested and willing to commit the time to administer the nominations and the poll, then please let me know.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Sep 01, 2019 1:18 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Religion
Replies: 548
Views: 140939

Re: Religion

My perspective on religion... I'm a Jew by accident of birth, through matrilineal descent over who knows how many generations. I believe in God largely because I want to, and because I've been conditioned to do so in my upbringing, not because anyone has delivered a particularly compelling argument ...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Mar 17, 2019 9:58 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Replies: 8
Views: 9358

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting

THE GotY 2018 POLL HAS NOW CLOSED. Thanks to all those who voted, and once again to those who nominated. I can now reveal the top three games of apterous from 2018! GotY 2018 : Rob Foster 715 - 723 Apterous Rex Joint runner-up : Tim Down 258 - 251 Chris Butler Joint runner-up : Elliott Mellor 147 -...
by Adam Gillard
Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:31 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Replies: 8
Views: 9358

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting

Get yer votes in!
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:22 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 9058

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations

Voting thread is live here.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 17, 2019 8:20 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting
Replies: 8
Views: 9358

Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - voting

Thanks to all those who submitted nominations for GotY 2018 . There were 7 nominees that made the cut-off for the final poll. Voting rules: Each person should submit one of 12 options for each game when voting: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or Abstain (0 is worst and 10 is best). You can submit t...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:26 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 9058

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations

Nominations have now closed.

As stated, I'll shortly post a new thread with the final nominees for the poll itself.
by Adam Gillard
Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:45 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 9058

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations

Last couple of days to nominate!
by Adam Gillard
Wed Jan 30, 2019 11:15 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 9058

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations

Reminder to get your nominations in!
by Adam Gillard
Sun Jan 06, 2019 9:29 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 9058

Game of the Year (GotY) 2018 - nominations

Evening, all! I'm setting up this thread to open the nominations for GotY 2018, and also for information and discussion about the GotY process. Nominations are now open and will close on Saturday 16 February 2019 at 11.59pm. After nominations close, I'll post a new thread with the final nominees for...
by Adam Gillard
Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
Replies: 583
Views: 289224

Re: CO:parkrun Recaps

Apparently Jonathan Rawlinson did the London Marathon as well and absolutely smashed it in 2:58:36. So we have: 1. Tim Down - 2:57:19 2. Jonathan Rawlinson - 2:58:36 3. Gevin Chapwell - 3:09:16 4. Matt Bayfield - 3:09:22 5. Giles Hutchings - 4:19:15 I've done one marathon, 3:53:53. So I'm top of th...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Jul 15, 2018 2:01 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one
Replies: 63
Views: 41490

Re: Change one letter of a film title to make a funny one

Fred Mumford wrote: Sun Jul 08, 2018 9:26 pm A Wank To Remember
This one gets my vote so far!
by Adam Gillard
Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:10 am
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Series 78 Finals Predictions (Contains Spoilers!)
Replies: 73
Views: 41708

Re: Series 78 Finals Predictions (Contains Spoilers!)

I like how the Countdown Finals start the same time as the World Cup Finals. Strong alternative offering there from Channel 4!
by Adam Gillard
Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:19 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630722

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

What are those tripod thingies with camera thingies with people in fluorescent jacket thingies manning them? Seems to be some sort of survey equipment but what is it used for? They've had them manned every morning for about a month next to a road I pass on my commute and I'm too scared to ask one of...
by Adam Gillard
Thu Apr 19, 2018 10:15 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Classic Aptochat moments
Replies: 222
Views: 144960

Re: Classic Aptochat moments

Mark Deeks wrote: Thu Apr 19, 2018 5:48 pm absolute classic
Did you miss the nuance that they were both 1st of 1 and the ensuing existential crisis?
by Adam Gillard
Sun Mar 04, 2018 1:00 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
Replies: 3
Views: 5836

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting

THE GotY 2017 POLL HAS NOW CLOSED. Thanks to all those who voted, and once again to those who nominated. I can now reveal the top three games of apterous from 2017! GotY 2017 : Ben Andrews 200 - 200 Martin Hurst Runner-up : Apterous Rex 480 - 520 Callum Todd Joint third place : Apterous Prune 0 - 2...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:48 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
Replies: 3
Views: 5836

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting

Only about 6 days left to vote!
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:45 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting
Replies: 3
Views: 5836

Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - voting

Thanks to all those who submitted nominations for GotY 2017. There were 6 nominees that made the cut-off for the final poll. Voting rules: Each person should submit one of 12 options for each game when voting: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 or Abstain (0 is worst and 10 is best). You can submit th...
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 04, 2018 12:24 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Replies: 10
Views: 12962

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations

GotY 2017 nominations have now closed. The poll will open shortly in a separate thread.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Jan 28, 2018 1:25 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Replies: 10
Views: 12962

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations

About one week left to nominate.
by Adam Gillard
Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:06 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Replies: 10
Views: 12962

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations

Nominations are now open and will close on Saturday 3 February 2018 at 11.59pm.

The rules and preferred format for the nominations are stated in the original post in this thread.
by Adam Gillard
Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:40 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Replies: 10
Views: 12962

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations

Stop right there. If we had a game of the decade, I think it should be more open, rather than to just winners of GOTY, just like GOTY is open to non-GOTW winners. A few games have been missed and were highlighted later on, like Rahul Suresh's max bullet hyper nasty numbers attack. Mathematically, i...
by Adam Gillard
Tue Dec 12, 2017 11:55 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Replies: 10
Views: 12962

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations

Since this is Apterous' 10th year, could we also do a Game of the Decade? Yes we could, nice idea! It'd be easy. Just do it after the 2017 winner is chosen... Allow people vote on what they consider the greatest of the 10 annual winners so far. I've been running the annual poll since 2010, the year...
by Adam Gillard
Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:27 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations
Replies: 10
Views: 12962

Game of the Year (GotY) 2017 - nominations

Evening, all! I'm setting up this thread for information and discussion about GotY 2017. I'm planning to accept nominations for a one-month period after all of the GotW results for 2017 have been confirmed (around the second week of January 2018). After nominations close (mid-February 2018), I'll po...
by Adam Gillard
Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:19 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 67911

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Wow, that was a thrilling contest! Well done to Innis and team for coming through against strong opponents. Can just apply that comment for this round as well. So evenly matched all the way through, and just nicking it at the end. Yep! Just watched it - another nail-biter and some good educated gue...
by Adam Gillard
Wed Nov 01, 2017 11:37 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Only Connect
Replies: 169
Views: 93691

Re: Only Connect

Matt Bayfield wrote: Wed Nov 01, 2017 4:44 pm 1) Mark Lewis-Francis Obikwelu
2) Yelena Isinbayevalerie Adams
3) Steve Cramantle Montsho
4) Lorraine Ugenzebe Dibaba
Correct! Francis Obikwelu was pervading my consciousness this morning for some reason so I decided to incorporate his name into a quiz.
by Adam Gillard
Wed Nov 01, 2017 9:04 am
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Only Connect
Replies: 169
Views: 93691

Re: Only Connect

MR KLWSF RNC SBKWL
YLNSN BYVL RDM S
ST VCR MNT LMNT SH
LRRNG NZ BDBB
by Adam Gillard
Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:29 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Things you can't do that it always seems like everyone else can
Replies: 91
Views: 76105

Re: Things you can't do that it always seems like everyone else can

Figure out directions apart from straight / up without tilting my head or the map.
by Adam Gillard
Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Best 9 of all time
Replies: 17
Views: 14610

Re: Best 9 of all time

Yeah, agreed on MYOGLOBIN. FORTALICE also impressed me.
by Adam Gillard
Tue Aug 01, 2017 10:16 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO-MSO 2017
Replies: 34
Views: 23989

Re: CO-MSO

Tony Atkins wrote: Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:00 am
Adam Gillard wrote: Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:09 am On the website it says there's £100,000 in prize money. Is any of this available in the Countdown event?
Sadly it seems the best one can hope for is a very small pocket dictionary...
Ah right, count me out then!
by Adam Gillard
Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:46 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 67911

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Wow, that was a thrilling contest! Well done to Innis and team for coming through against strong opponents.
by Adam Gillard
Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:55 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: (I Think I'm Going To) Snap General Election Poll
Replies: 81
Views: 71683

Re: (I Think I'm Going To) Snap General Election Poll

Gavin Chipper wrote: Thu Jun 08, 2017 9:10 pm Around 21% chance of Corbyn as Prime Minister according to Betfair.

Edit - follow it here.
What are the chances of Toby Pereira as Prime Minister?
by Adam Gillard
Fri Apr 14, 2017 9:09 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: CO-MSO 2017
Replies: 34
Views: 23989

Re: CO-MSO

On the website it says there's £100,000 in prize money. Is any of this available in the Countdown event?
by Adam Gillard
Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:14 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: Only Connect
Replies: 169
Views: 93691

Re: Only Connect

Yay, well done to Graeme, Phyl and Tom! Superb quizzing :)
by Adam Gillard
Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:09 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630722

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Why do people eat fruit-flavoured sweets? Why wouldn't they? They give nice flavours. There are other flavours too, like mint, aniseed, liquorice, violet, rhubarb & custard, and non-specific. Just because they don't really taste like fruit and fruit is better for you and probably cheaper, at le...
by Adam Gillard
Fri Apr 07, 2017 6:07 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630722

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Marc Meakin wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:40 am
Adam Gillard wrote: Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:20 am Why do people eat fruit-flavoured sweets?
Because vegetable ones are disgusting
Hehe, good answer!
by Adam Gillard
Fri Apr 07, 2017 7:20 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
Replies: 1615
Views: 630722

Re: Questions you've always wanted answered

Why do people eat fruit-flavoured sweets?
by Adam Gillard
Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:01 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 67911

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Euan Slatter wrote: Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:43 pm MONKMAN WAS ON THE ONE SHOW!!
And Seagull! Great shout :)
by Adam Gillard
Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:04 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 67911

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Just caught up on the last two Only Connects. Well done, Verbivores! I thoroughly enjoyed Graeme's disbelieving facepalming in the closing credits of both episodes :)
by Adam Gillard
Mon Mar 13, 2017 11:02 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 67911

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Another good performance from Warwick there but Wolfson were also on good form. Great run Giles and team, well done!
by Adam Gillard
Sun Mar 12, 2017 7:11 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - voting
Replies: 2
Views: 5689

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - voting

THE GotY 2016 POLL HAS NOW CLOSED. Thanks to all those who voted, and once again to those who nominated. I can now reveal the top three games of apterous from 2016! GotY 2016 : Johnny Canuck 116 - 71 Tracey Mills Runner-up : Apterous Prune 0 - 285 Rob Foster Third place : Apterous Prime 160 - 200 R...
by Adam Gillard
Thu Mar 09, 2017 6:19 pm
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - voting
Replies: 2
Views: 5689

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - voting

Reminder - voting closes on Saturday night!
by Adam Gillard
Mon Feb 20, 2017 11:57 pm
Forum: Other game shows
Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Replies: 81
Views: 67911

Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17

Wooow! Got a bit overexcited applauding at nearly midnight catching up on this! When they had that double music round and Bristol were miles ahead I thought it was all over purely from a time perspective - well done Giles and Warwick! :)
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:10 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
Replies: 5
Views: 5670

Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations

Nominations have now closed.

Please see the GotY 2016 voting thread for details of the final poll.
by Adam Gillard
Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:09 am
Forum: apterous.org
Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - voting
Replies: 2
Views: 5689

Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - voting

It's that time again - now the seventh Game of the Year poll I've run on this forum! Nominations for GotY 2016 have now closed. Now we move on to the voting phase, which is quick and simple. There were 7 games with more than one nomination, which comprise the final poll - I've decided there are too ...
by Adam Gillard
Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:57 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
Replies: 97
Views: 78225

Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)

Mark Deeks wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2017 5:25 pm RE - the marathon. While it was not open entry and thus not a CO:event, it thus would not count here on account of playing the game being the main point of going.
Not for Mikey Lear!