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Gavin Chipper

If you edit a featured article, it doesn't appear to affect the front page version of it. How does this get sorted? You have to edit the front page, but only people with the rights to alter it can change it, and it's a set few that doesn't include me, unfortunately........... :( :cry: (P.S. Sort it...

Gavin Chipper

If you edit a featured article, it doesn't appear to affect the front page version of it. How does this get sorted?

Gavin Chipper

It's very tempting to believe that he blew his girlfriend's brains out and that he's pure evil. But how many people really do that in the real world? Well, as someone I used to work with pointed out, he did complain about the length of the prosthetic legs of the competitor that beat him in the 200 ...

Gavin Chipper

Surprised there's been little mention of the Scottish Independance referendum. I'm not surprised. There's very little discussion in here any more. By the way, the current odds are about 4/1 against a "yes" vote. They were a bit lower when I checked a few days ago, but this recent panic by...

Gavin Chipper

And I think on reflection (and checking the maxes on the wiki) maybe this game wasn't quite the ultra high standard I had assumed (albeit far above my own) - but after Jamie's debut I thought anyone who could beat him must be a relative of Julian Freeman Travers or something. HIs first game was cer...

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You don't necessarily get a reliable picture about how good someone is from an audition, which has contrived rounds and isn't long enough to get a proper ranking list of all the contestants. I think I've heard that if there are two obviously really good contestants (from the audition) then they migh...

Gavin Chipper

Going back to this, is there anything actually in the rules/guidelines about EXEUNTS/EXEUNTED etc.? If not, it's just something that someone from the Countdown team said in an unofficial capacity in some internet discussion. And that would make EXEUNTS still valid in any reasonable sense.

Gavin Chipper

Round 11 - FEINTER to equal the contestants. Same reasoning.

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Also GAUCHER as an equaller in round 4. Just pointing it out because the dictionary doesn't like it but we've been told the rules haven't changed even if they conflict with the dictionary, so tough shit - I'm having it.

Gavin Chipper

5×(3+5)×75/3-8=992. (Standard method)

Gavin Chipper

Surprised there's been little mention of the Scottish Independance referendum. I'm interested to know what peoples thoughts are here. I don't know too much about it but from what I have seen I think a yes vote would be a bad idea. I'm willing to be convinced otherwise though. It's interesting. At l...

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James Robinson wrote:Just seen this interesting article that I read in today's i newspaper, featuring our favourite forum god : http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 19546.html

I thought Kirk was God.

Gavin Chipper

Very high standard for a prelim. Jamie would surely have been an octochamp with David's opponents.

Gavin Chipper

Jamie writes with a very loud pen, possibly a felt tip. Also Nick should have gone to Susie with an obscure word like FACTOTUM for the teatime teaser!

Gavin Chipper

My brain had a low-level short circuit on Friday night, resulting in this- The dream kicked off with the news that Rachel Riley had been kidnapped. I take this as a cue to assemble a band of apterites to investigate the crime. There are 32 of us in total (despite the fact that later, we all manage ...

Gavin Chipper

Jon Corby wrote:Yeah, I realised after I wrote it that both methods require the same bracketage if written optimally, but I didn't wNt to address that for fear of wasting more brackets - a concern you obviously don't share, you selfish prick.

For every bracket I use, I plant another.

Gavin Chipper

Jon Corby wrote:Or just 8 + 4 + 10 + 3 to make the 25 if, like me, you care about the planet and want to save brackets.

James over-brackets anyway. If he got it your way, it would be like (((((((((((((8))+4))+10))+3))*(((((25)))))-6))))).

Gavin Chipper

That's high treason. I'm mortally offended.

Gavin Chipper

There was a lot of noise where I was watching today, but did DC definitely say EXEUNTS rather than EXEUNT? I thought it was decided somewhere that they weren't going to allow it (along with FLORUITED), and the ODO search bar doesn't like it. Also should MEIOW be MIAOW? Here is the discussion, althou...

Gavin Chipper

Mark Deeks wrote:

Wow, how much did it cost to stay there?

Gavin Chipper

For that bargain price, in addition to entry to the tournament, you will get the annual COLIN goodie bag, which this year will include pens, notepads and, of course, the latest edition of the puzzle mag , which for 2015 is going to include more than just puzzles- the rumours (if there were any) are...

Gavin Chipper

For that bargain price, in addition to entry to the tournament, you will get the annual COLIN goodie bag, which this year will include pens, notepads and, of course, the latest edition of the puzzle mag , which for 2015 is going to include more than just puzzles- the rumours (if there were any) are...

Gavin Chipper

Tony Atkins wrote:Nice 5 from Szelong - the other 5s are more obscure.

Was disappointed to only make 584 on first numbers, but Rachel (and the computer) agrees.

582 was more straightforward though (using the standard method).

Gavin Chipper

Horrible letters today.

Gavin Chipper

Pottages not allowed on apterous so gatepost a good alternative. Susie did say OK, even thought the count noun sense for POTAGE isn't mentioned in POTTAGE, so presumably she allowed it in the mass food sense............ :roll: And it finds it if you search for it, so that's a good reason to allow it.

Gavin Chipper

Do we know if HEJIRA is ok in ODO? Looks like it's capitalised while only HEGIRA is under the non-capitalised version. The search bar is especially unhelpful on this. I'd say it's OK because the alternate spellings are above and outside the whole of section 1 (1, 1.1 and 1.2) so it seems that they ...

Gavin Chipper

Have you all got a valid passport?

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szodiac wrote:round 5: (the Crewing round)- you may have to double check me on this beater but ERUCTING is OK in Collins but I believe is new to Countdown as ODO under ERICTATION lists ERUCT (derivative) as a verb....

Mauro

ERUCTING is fine.

Gavin Chipper

Fred Mumford wrote:Bowl bespattering in your own home is of course more of a concern than if you are using a public toilet or are chez someone you don't like much. Depends on your morals I guess.

And then of course there's bowel spattering, which is another thing entirely.

Gavin Chipper

What to people make of people who piss directly into the water so that they make as much noise as possible rather than pissing off to the side? I think they're pretty bad people. But spraying noise out of the bowl is surely better than spraying piss? You're not spraying piss by just not pissing dir...

Gavin Chipper

People who do the "ice bucket challenge".

Gavin Chipper

What to people make of people who piss directly into the water so that they make as much noise as possible rather than pissing off to the side? I think they're pretty bad people.

Gavin Chipper

Andy McGurn wrote:Well, I liked Douglas. Its good to see someone a bit different on the show

Yeah - I was disappointed he lost.

Gavin Chipper

Cheers Steven, would have missed this otherwise. I didn't really even bother trying to get tickets, too pricey and no real indication of the standard of show you would see. She might be terrible these days! How much were the too pricey tickets? I don't think anyone in this thread is easily shocked,...

Gavin Chipper

The Co Events as far as I know...they were the only ones i knew about 10 years ago!....and is that a yes, might be interested, Jon...or are you looking for a debate :) Yeah, I thought that's what you meant, which I didn't think was the case. I thought COLIN was the first (in England, was there one(...

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I just need to say Fred (that in the absence of "Likes" - you may not remember those), I have been enjoying your work here over the past few months and I'm pretty much part of your fan club. Who is this Fred Mumford though? It's a (Rentaghost) pseudonym, right? So I want to know all about...

Gavin Chipper

What's the average number of vowels and consonants per selection?

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James Laverty wrote:This may well have be asked before, but how different would the seedings of recent series be if games were scored in Stepdown scoring?

It has. By you.

Gavin Chipper

Very well done that man - I make the max 145 so only 8 points dropped and he had seen one of them. That's the equal 7th highest score according to CDB. Old 15-round scores don't count. I had a flick through the Wiki (so might have missed something) and I think Glen Webb's 141 is the record with 137...

Gavin Chipper

Jon Corby wrote:Yeah, not sure that really works mate.

Well, it does. It's probably too many levels of abstraction for your mind though.

Gavin Chipper

Jon Corby wrote:Do you fucking want some, Gev?

Yeah, look in the other thread.

Gavin Chipper

I'm pretty sure it was an attempt by Rachel. She realised she'd messed up then got it during the break. I definitely didn't offer anything. *Awaits tedious Jon Corby dig about David Williams and what he might say about Rachel being allowed to cover her mistakes in retakes but when Tricia does it bl...

Gavin Chipper

Zarte Siempre wrote:Must question though, is that the worst conundrum scramble in history?

Yes. I saw it straight away but thought it must be wrong because it was virtually spelt out.

Gavin Chipper

Yep agree, but we're going back round in circles now though Gev. I know. Fun isn't it? So it was obvious Mark had it, and his solution was a little different, and no-one asked him to show his solution, so he obviously didn't waste everyone's time by offering it. Whereas Tricia, (please fill in the ...

Gavin Chipper

If there was any doubt, Nick should have asked her to show the paper. Maybe she should have offered it too, but ultimate responsibility lies with Nick and not her. That's not to say it's OK to cheat if you don't get caught (not that I'm saying she was cheating), but if someone does try to cheat in t...

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A bit shaky from Mark today. He wouldn't be able to do that against Tricia Pay.

Gavin Chipper

25×(7-2)×(9-1)-3=997 for the standard method in round 6.

Gavin Chipper

But the point is Susie explicitly mentioned the (one-syllable adjective) rule rather than the fact that the ODO finds it , so does that mean we're still allowing PISSEDER etc? I thought this was quite particularly disappointing. Remarkably, the only Countdown dictionary which has ever seemed to sup...

Gavin Chipper

Matthew Brockwell wrote:TOLEWARE isn't listed as a mass noun (although the usages seem to suggest it may be one), so I guess TOLEWARES is valid.

Especially going by the rules - it's been said that the rules haven't changed with the introduction of the ODO so the computer doesn't get the final say.

Gavin Chipper

I think the champion seems at a similar level to Tricia Pay. It will be interesting to see how he progresses. Also, REALEST was offered today and accepted on the basis that REAL is a one-syllable adjective. (It's borderline really - I wouldn't pronounce it with one syllable but might pronounce it wi...

Gavin Chipper

So what's the explanation?

Gavin Chipper

I think I'd rather they stood up. Better that than have a proven weirdo in your house.

Gavin Chipper

Surprised no-one's mentioned Rose Boyle yet. She took the eventual series winner to a crucial in the semi final, got 11 maxes in doing so, overcame a 24-point deficit in her QF, and was an octochamp prior to all that. Plus she's a demographic breaker although, quite frankly, that's barely relevant ...

Gavin Chipper

My 16: E MANAGHAN O GARNER P JAMES D BARNARD H STYLES G HUTCHINGS A PLATT E TAYLOR D TAYLOR C TODD J STEADMAN G WEBB B CATES M MURRAY A NAYLOR S PILICA Exactly the same as mine. Surprised no-one's mentioned Rose Boyle yet. She took the eventual series winner to a crucial in the semi final, got 11 m...

Gavin Chipper

We all know Zarte and David would smash it, but on paper, the likes of Andy Naylor are more likely to be called up, so it's tricky. I don't think that's necessarily fair or true. Apterous performance simply should not factor, not at all. I think you're right really. Apterous shouldn't count so I wo...

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The dictionary computer screenshot didn't come across very well again.

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Oh and I know this situation is all kind of my fault, but can we please not turn this thread into a big debate? If it must be had, have it somewhere else please. Nah fuck that, let's have it. Give it a rest Gevin you prick, you are a fucking robot. And Zarte you can fuck off as well, get your oar o...

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(I think we escaped without a full-on fistfight.)

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Zarte Siempre wrote:
Callum Todd wrote:Oh and I know this situation is all kind of my fault, but can we please not turn this thread into a big debate? If it must be had, have it somewhere else please.
I've just changed sofa - happy?

I'm on the sofa Zarte was originally on.

Gavin Chipper

Most centuries scored by a woman in preliminary games... happy now? It's a proper record. Well if you want but then who has the most centuries by a person with an x in their name? That's a "proper" record too. By proper record, I mean outright records that don't discriminate. Obviously yo...

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