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- Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What do you do with Christmas/birthday cards?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1012
Re: What do you do with Christmas/birthday cards?
You have to decide where to draw the line. It's part of being a grown up.
- Mon Sep 12, 2022 10:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why do you never order a paratha?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 49826
Re: Why do you never order a paratha?
Or maybe they are more commonly fried in ghee than oil. Not done much research I must admit.
- Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why do you never order a paratha?
- Replies: 83
- Views: 49826
Re: Why do you never order a paratha?
I think paratha are usually (always?) vegan by ingredients but then many places butter them to serve.
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 8:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Next Champion of Champions series
- Replies: 197
- Views: 30592
Re: Next Champion of Champions series
I heard it on the BBC.Philip A wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:46 pmThanks for letting us know.Countdown Team wrote: ↑Thu Sep 08, 2022 6:24 pm Nov 7 - 9, broadcast from Jan 2nd to Jan 20, 2023 as things stand.
Obvs changeable given todays sad news.
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 37306
Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Hades is starting to take away much of my Fall Guys time. It's excellent.
- Sun Aug 21, 2022 8:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 1836038
Re: Politics in General
I don't think I would have given in to taking a drug test just because someone filmed me partying . Anyone else? I think I might have been swayed by whether or not I had anything to hide. Even if you know it's principally wrong I might be tempted to agree to it if I hadn't taken any drugs just to k...
- Wed Aug 03, 2022 8:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in Art....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 791
Re: Countdowners in Art....
Haha excellent.
- Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:51 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Brum 2022
- Replies: 56
- Views: 7197
Re: Co:Brum 2022
I know I don't really go to events any more anyway, so take it with a pinch of salt, but I definitely wouldn't go to an event being run on an app.
- Sat Jul 23, 2022 9:47 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1617
- Views: 752276
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
Is it good or bad for your credit rating to have multiple credit cards? Good, if you keep your balances away from your credit limit and pay bills on time. Bad if you don't. And when it comes to multiple credit cards, the bad effect would be more noticeable on your credit score than the good effect....
- Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:42 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 37306
Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?
New Fall Guys levels are mostly excellent. Particularly like Volleyfall. What with it being free to play and loads more coming on line the standard has dropped so I find it easier to win crowns but squads is terrible because you get stuck teamed up with morons. I personally came first in the first ...
- Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:10 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Unalike Words
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3484
Re: Unalike Words
A couple of those really are most pleasing Rob.
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:30 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co: Galway 2022 11th June 2022
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8038
Re: Co: Galway 2022 11th June 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6mmk6RIGtY
Dunno if it's all the vegan chat giving me a stonk-on but Callum is looking hot
Dunno if it's all the vegan chat giving me a stonk-on but Callum is looking hot
- Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Trade Secrets
- Replies: 155
- Views: 51858
Re: Trade Secrets
It's a good idea and probably would have been really useful a few years back. I think mostly these days they keep a small cache of adverts they can show when the connection to the server fails. But yeah, will still work with some.
- Fri May 27, 2022 11:16 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Politics in General
- Replies: 1660
- Views: 1836038
Re: Politics in General
Rhys needs to go
- Sun May 22, 2022 2:01 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What a Pillock
- Replies: 3
- Views: 565
Re: What a Pillock
That's definitely the right way round to do it.
Heather and I once had tickets to go and see Frank Skinner and only remembered about two months after the event.
Heather and I once had tickets to go and see Frank Skinner and only remembered about two months after the event.
- Sun May 01, 2022 4:20 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 37306
Re: What computer games have you been playing lately?
Yeah it loses some charm - 60 player battle royale style approach sounds way cooler than 40. I'm probably winning more crowns on the other hand. Did they release it for Switch finally, or are they about to? Could be that Switch can't handle 60 players so well?
- Wed Apr 27, 2022 12:26 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 650
- Views: 340872
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
title goreGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Wed Apr 27, 2022 11:14 am Faberge isn't a brand chocolate that makes Easter eggs.
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: The future of COLIN
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3543
Re: The future of COLIN
(Not a very impressive answer in the circumstances.)
- Sun Apr 24, 2022 10:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: The future of COLIN
- Replies: 21
- Views: 3543
Re: The future of COLIN
I'm not sure about 3 of them!
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:59 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Lookalikes?
- Replies: 390
- Views: 264799
Re: Countdown Lookalikes?
Don't mind it.
- Fri Apr 08, 2022 10:59 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Can you swim?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 21045
Re: Can you swim?
do you always have to choose a poll end date
- Tue Apr 05, 2022 10:27 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 37306
- Thu Mar 31, 2022 11:39 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: NHS-worship
- Replies: 39
- Views: 10472
Re: NHS-worship
You think you are. Guess who I bumped into the other day in Specsavers? etc.
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 10:11 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
nice. failed in 5. then won in 9. if that is winning.Mark James wrote: ↑Wed Mar 23, 2022 3:34 pm Have yis tried this one? The idea is to not get the word. Bloody tough. Haven't got one yet. At least it's not daily.
https://lazyguyy.github.io/survivle/
Re: Scrabble
Cheers Marc, yeah let me know if you find out anything. I didn't really realise at the time I ordered them before but seems Tilefish was basically just a bedroom operation I think rather than a proper company. Someone with a passion for Scrabble, a printer, and a laminator.
Re: Scrabble
Cannot believe how long it took me to find this thread. I don't know how Gevin does it but he seems to have a knack for knowing where every thread in existence lives. Anyway, how much have the valid 2- and 3-letter words changed much over the last 10 or so years? There was that company called Tilefi...
- Tue Mar 15, 2022 12:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
- Replies: 774
- Views: 692778
Re: What TV programmes have you been watching lately?
Euphoria. Not sure what I expected but it is way better than whatever that was.
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:58 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
Just inadvertently called you a nerd and complimented you all at once.
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:58 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
More nerdy than I gave it credit for then. Nice work, but not for me.
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:58 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
Ah right, ok.
- Thu Mar 03, 2022 12:57 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
it's either not fixed, or not the game I thought it was, if Mark and Noel are doing it in 40-45.
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:40 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
what are you even talking about
- Wed Mar 02, 2022 11:30 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
so it works now?
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 12:27 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
Yeah, it's fucked when there is a repeated letter. And you can't even use your keyboard to type. I'd probably actually do this once if it worked.
- Thu Feb 24, 2022 9:38 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 5:10 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordle
- Replies: 81
- Views: 15033
Re: Wordle
If Quordle is too much for you, there's Dordle instead. Conversely, if it's not enough for you, try Octordle . There are two Crosswordles kicking about. The first is a good concept but a misleading name (it even describes itself as a sudoku version of Wordle rather than a crossword). You get the ans...
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 600
- Views: 394902
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Four exclamation marks in a Gevin post. You're so close to breaking out into full-blown Robbo emojis.
- Tue Feb 22, 2022 9:01 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: Co:Brighton - 16 July 2022
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11867
Re: Co:Brighton - 16 July 2022
How lovely to see Lesley's name appear on the hosting duties!
And there I was thinking your obvious first thought would be to complain about Edinburgh style being called Lincoln style.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:45 pmBut the obvious first thought - what is the parkrun situation?
- Sun Feb 13, 2022 12:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Veganism Discussion
- Replies: 117
- Views: 11853
Re: Veganism Discussion
animal problems Assuming this was meant to be "animal products", it's one of my favourite malapropisms for a while. 'Plant Pioneers No Pork Pie' (for anyone interested: it was a bit dry as there was no jelly but the pastry and the protein filling were very nice). Co-op ones are far better...
- Wed Feb 09, 2022 9:30 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse
- Replies: 161
- Views: 15504
Re: Kurt Zouma and animal abuse
Excellent stuff Callum. I'm a lazy vegan and don't do anywhere enough learning, teaching, and yes, probably proselytising too, as I should. I used to think that in my lifetime it would be considered absolutely bonkers - as it should be - to kill things for food. I'm very much less sure of that now, ...
- Wed Feb 02, 2022 8:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdowners in the news
- Replies: 243
- Views: 158063
Re: Countdowners in the news
Oliver Garner on BBC2 this morning (and BBC World right now) talking about Wordle. They captioned him as 'former Countdown contestant', which is a bit like captioning someone like Medvedev as 'likes to play tennis'. Is captioning the right word here? I don't know. About 50:30 here for anyone who wa...
- Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:31 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: No Vax Djokavic
- Replies: 22
- Views: 2736
Re: No Vax Djokavic
Serves him right
- Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:37 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Link Dump
- Replies: 329
- Views: 62509
Re: C4C Link Dump
cool!
- Wed Jan 12, 2022 10:04 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
- Replies: 54
- Views: 16707
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
It'd cost you twice as much if you have to pay for their petrol and your own train ticket.
- Fri Dec 31, 2021 10:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Greatest Televised Game - The Poll!
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6747
Re: Greatest Televised Game - The Poll!
Deeply disappointed to click through to this thread and find out it is not about a gameshow called The Poll. Deeply might be an exaggeration.
- Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrums with multiple solutions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3338
Re: Conundrums with multiple solutions
and of course, BEESTING is not valid. two words. so probably no good, sorry.
- Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Conundrums with multiple solutions
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3338
Re: Conundrums with multiple solutions
not a verb but isn't BEESTINGS one? I remember that from years ago playing on apterous - probably invalid now. Never bothered to look it up before; assumed it at least had something to do with bee stings, but it's apparently "the first milk produced by a cow or goat after giving birth".
- Thu Nov 25, 2021 2:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
- Replies: 759
- Views: 492407
Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
This counts for double cool points when this happens, so you only need to be half as cool as other people.Mark Deeks wrote: ↑Tue Nov 23, 2021 12:58 pm The frequency with which I dream about Matt Morrison is something I will have to examine at some point.
- Mon Nov 22, 2021 10:36 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
- Replies: 54
- Views: 16707
Re: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
Thorpe-on-the-Hill not included in Black Friday sale, and price is up to £103.98 now.
- Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:21 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
- Replies: 38
- Views: 38211
Re: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
Like absolutely everyone did when they read that, I immediately imagined Jono standing on the doorstep, refusing to step in, but simply ejaculating across the threshold.Gavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 12:56 pmHe picked me up on his way to COBRA and briefly came into the house.
- Sun Oct 10, 2021 12:57 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1757
- Views: 780410
Re: Ask Graeme?
It's Sunday and the Church of Cole is in session.
- Tue Oct 05, 2021 11:29 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Do we rely too much on centralised communication?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1739
Re: Do we rely too much on centralised communication?
I've generally accepted that I should be using Signal instead of WhatsApp now, for a handful of reasons. It's a struggle when you have lots of group-based WhatsApp chats as you're requiring everyone to migrate, and most people simply don't care about security, encryption, or The Big Zuck or any of t...
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 10:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 4253
Re: Biggest sporting upsets or long odds victory?
Yeah Leicester is definitely more impressive. Football teams can have three-week freak form, but sustaining it at a consistent average for a whole 10 months was special. Not suggesting Raducanu was freak form, just comparing the time periods.
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 3:18 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
- Replies: 503
- Views: 162009
Re: COVID-19 Coronavirus Thread
My favourite bit of temporary Danish on the forum thus far.Callum Todd wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 5:09 am many people who are unvaccinated are so for a reason and miggjt be shielding or something
- Mon Sep 13, 2021 3:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Questions you've always wanted answered
- Replies: 1617
- Views: 752276
Re: Questions you've always wanted answered
people really don't care enough about salt and vinegar I distinctly remember when we used to get kids cones from a chip shop in Winchester they would half-fill it, apply salt and vinegar, then repeat to fill the cone. You'd still get the vinegar puddle at the bottom, which is probably unavoidable, b...
- Mon Sep 06, 2021 4:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XVII- Countdown in Lincoln, 29-30 January 2022
- Replies: 54
- Views: 16707
- Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:LON - 9 April 2022
- Replies: 40
- Views: 15773
Re: CO:LON - 9 April 2022
Is Jeremy Slaney coming? (to Colon)
- Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
- Replies: 254
- Views: 68593
Re: Track and Field Athletics
Is there something about the different testing processes that means you could force cannabis to come up quicker than the steroid usage would show? i.e. without WADA having to be complicit in the cover-up?
- Mon Aug 09, 2021 3:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Track and Field (and Road) Athletics
- Replies: 254
- Views: 68593
Re: Track and Field Athletics
It shouldn't have to be "We'll allow x sport and therefore everything they normally do" or "We won't have this sport at the Olympics". They should be able to say "We'll have your sport, but we're limiting the medals to y". Agree or not, there is clearly a limit to how ...
- Wed Jul 28, 2021 7:48 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What computer games have you been playing lately?
- Replies: 95
- Views: 37306