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by Gavin Chipper
Thu Feb 13, 2014 1:58 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: (Men) sitting down for a wee
Replies: 101
Views: 23801

Re: (Men) sitting down for a wee

You're obsessed by the effort thing, aren't you? I'm going to film myself pulling down my trousers and sitting down just to show you how easy it is. The thing about the piss flow is more than about effort though. Once it's flowing properly you know it's going to empty. But if you're constantly havi...
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:52 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: (Men) sitting down for a wee
Replies: 101
Views: 23801

Re: (Men) sitting down for a wee

It's all about sitting down, it's the best. The only thing I have to add, the only occasional downside, is that sometimes I find once I stand up I fancy a little tiny bit more wee. I've always assumed this is - and here's the science bit - because your internal organs squash together that bit more ...
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Feb 12, 2014 6:05 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: (Men) sitting down for a wee
Replies: 101
Views: 23801

Re: (Men) sitting down for a wee

You can piss through the gap under the seat onto your trousers if you're sitting down. That counts as missing, and it's worse than pissing on the floor. I cannot imagine how this is possible unless you have a foreskinless one incher or a ridiculously thick toilet seat. I have certainly never done i...
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:43 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: (Men) sitting down for a wee
Replies: 101
Views: 23801

Re: (Men) sitting down for a wee

Recently, someone male who I used to respect greatly confided in me that they sit down for a wee. Am I right to think less of them after this revelation? Me too. What a coincidence. It depends on the circumstances. If, let's say (for argument's sake) a man approaching his 40's, got a bit tired and ...
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Feb 11, 2014 11:30 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Easy odds puzzle
Replies: 22
Views: 10713

Re: Easy odds puzzle

I did it sequentially. Maybe I fucked it up. But I'll do it again now. There's four top players: A, B, C, D. Player A is paired against a random player. There are four muppets and three top players to choose from so 4/7 of picking a muppet. B is next. Three muppets left and two top players. So 3/5. ...
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:40 pm
Forum: Games and Puzzles
Topic: Easy odds puzzle
Replies: 22
Views: 10713

Re: Easy odds puzzle

In odds speak, I make it 34/1.
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Feb 11, 2014 8:37 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: C4C is a bit dead?
Replies: 15
Views: 5727

Re: C4C is a bit dead?

This place has been fairly dead for years. People don't debate stuff on here any more. Remember the referendum thread? Remember the religion thread? It was all good stuff. It's all spoiler threads and recaps now. Stuff about Countdown.
by Gavin Chipper
Mon Feb 10, 2014 4:07 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400982

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

Had a dream last night Jon O'Neill was showing me his DJ skills on a turntable. He didn't do anything though except play Undone-The Sweater Song by Weezer. Have you heard me talk about that song? If not this belongs in coincidence because I fucking love that song. I don't know that song, but it cou...
by Gavin Chipper
Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:21 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014
Replies: 16
Views: 3815

Re: Spoilers For Monday February 10th 2014

(7+4)×(7+4)=121 for the standard method in round 3.
by Gavin Chipper
Mon Feb 10, 2014 3:07 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams
Replies: 758
Views: 400982

Re: C4C/apto/Countdown Dreams

(Probably) Two dreams last night. In the first I'm panicking as I'm travelling home from a co-event and I urgently need a lift to the railway station from Graeme Cole's dad (whom I've never met and have no idea what he looks like, you need to understand). He obliges and I find myself sandwiched bet...
by Gavin Chipper
Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:58 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: Ten top tens following the tenth COLIN
Replies: 3
Views: 2282

Re: Ten top tens following the tenth COLIN

I imagine it was quite difficult to get both the past and future stats so kudos for that.
by Gavin Chipper
Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:24 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Generous odds on a female?
Replies: 39
Views: 11428

Re: Generous odds on a female?

I don't think it's necessarily intuitively obvious for someone new to a forum about a gameshow that you shouldn't post stuff about games that have happened. Steven, your posts so far have been either a) about how good you are at a game different to the one around which this forum is based, or b) ver...
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Feb 07, 2014 6:41 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Generous odds on a female?
Replies: 39
Views: 11428

Re: Generous odds on a female?

According to that, you could back everyone except yourself with effective odds of better than 3/1.
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Feb 06, 2014 4:24 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday February 6th 2014 (S70 P24)
Replies: 15
Views: 3917

Re: Spoilers for Thursday February 6th 2014 (S70 P24)

The number 6 seems to be an unlucky number this series. Or is it 7? I was thinking on the lines of "6 wins" as three contestants lost after winning 6 games, but I suppose 7 can be unlucky as well if you see it as the contestants have lost their 7th game. Whatever floats your boat! Well, w...
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:03 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
Replies: 24
Views: 2951

Re: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)

I had ROQUETING and MODALIST but when I had the chance to post, I got beaten to it. I really need to improve the speed of my typing. Or maybe you should have seen it live in the studio like I did. :D (Sorry about ROQUETING)! You should have been watching the forum live in the studio, because Tony b...
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Feb 05, 2014 5:01 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)
Replies: 24
Views: 2951

Re: Spoilers Wednesday February 5th 2014 (S70 P23)

Ah yeah, I forgot to mention it was a beater. Sorry Gevin ;) Haha - actually I think that way round is fine. At least it would have been if other people hadn't muddied the waters by coming along and saying X in round Y when it's just an equaller. Being a beater is the assumed default I would say. (...
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Feb 04, 2014 9:58 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN X- The Hangover results
Replies: 4
Views: 2126

Re: COLIN X- The Hangover results

Ben Wilson wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:Where's Gevin Chapwell, Ben?
Here.
You've got his name wrong in the results lists, you bastard!
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:20 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)
Replies: 10
Views: 4131

Re: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)

Nicki Chapman is quite annoying isn't she? Is she? I enjoyed her and her story about Sydney, given that I was there last year. Not her anecdotes. Just the way she announces the maxes. It just felt like she was shitting on the contestants. When they got a 6, she would reel off some 7's or if the con...
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 3rd February (series 70 prelim 21)
Replies: 5
Views: 1589

Re: Monday 3rd February (series 70 prelim 21)

The maxes after rounds 7 to 13 still need repairing.
by Gavin Chipper
Sun Feb 02, 2014 2:39 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cool Things You Did
Replies: 74
Views: 18680

Re: Cool Things You Did

I completed Auf Wiedersehen Monty on my Amstrad emulator today. Never managed it when I originally used to play it, so I'm pretty pleased with that. Genuinely impressed. Don't think I ever managed to complete that on the Speccy, although it did teach me a hell of a lot about European geography! Nic...
by Gavin Chipper
Sun Feb 02, 2014 12:17 am
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Generous odds on a female?
Replies: 39
Views: 11428

Re: Generous odds on a female?

Would they let you bet on something you can take part in? They must take precautions or they'd be taken to the cleaners.
by Gavin Chipper
Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:25 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: Cool Things You Did
Replies: 74
Views: 18680

Re: Cool Things You Did

I completed Auf Wiedersehen Monty on my Amstrad emulator today. Never managed it when I originally used to play it, so I'm pretty pleased with that.
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:31 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
Replies: 26
Views: 9648

Re: The Hangover- The Poll

I think a lunch break was necessary, certainly I saw some people eating a pack up or whatnot, but an hour was too long. Half an hour max. I also agree that an 11am start was more than fair and this should remain the case. OK, here's an idea. I know I said earlier than the hangover shouldn't be an e...
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:17 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)
Replies: 10
Views: 4131

Re: Spoilers for Friday January 31st 2014 (S70 P20)

Andy Platt wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:DOTAGES or controversial?
Well, still valid on apterous, but it'd suck if Susie went against the precedent she set down in March: http://wiki.apterous.org/Episode_5667
ODO likes it so if that doesn't change, it's likely to be allowed again in the near future.
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:04 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
Replies: 26
Views: 9648

Re: The Hangover- The Poll

I don't think you should really start building in allowances for people who haven't got the courtesy to turn up on time after the effort you've put in. If there's a 10am start with an optional 'lazy' 11am start, these cunts'll probably think they'll go for the 11am, and then still be late for that,...
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 31, 2014 11:40 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
Replies: 26
Views: 9648

Re: The Hangover- The Poll

I thought the extra mini-event was a brilliant idea, and I'd definitely come to it again next year. For those who didn't do as well as they expected at the main event, it's something to look forward to the following day. I like Jono's idea about new formats. I don't see the Hangover as just a small...
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:33 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: The Hangover- The Poll
Replies: 26
Views: 9648

Re: The Hangover- The Poll

As one of the few who couldn't get the fuck out of bed for it, I still had a really good time and it was definitely worthwhile. Having said that, maybe something other than just another Countdown tournament might work? You could have other disciplines, other formats, other board games, quizzes, com...
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Jan 30, 2014 6:07 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 27th January 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 16)
Replies: 7
Views: 1723

Re: Monday 27th January 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 16)

James Laverty wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:
James Laverty wrote:HA! Trust a teacher at my old primary school to declare FARTED. Also it's spelt Bridgford, not Bridgeford
Lavatory humour.
heard it before Gavin
And you'll hear it again.
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps
Replies: 25
Views: 5383

Re: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps

Jon Corby wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:Yeah, Jono's a cheat. It's a shame, but someone had to say it.
*looks up cheat in the dictionary*

Yep.
So when were you thinking of bullying him off the forum?
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:09 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Monday 27th January 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 16)
Replies: 7
Views: 1723

Re: Monday 27th January 2014 (Series 70, Prelim 16)

James Laverty wrote:HA! Trust a teacher at my old primary school to declare FARTED. Also it's spelt Bridgford, not Bridgeford
Lavatory humour.
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:46 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 29th 2014 (S70 P18)
Replies: 14
Views: 2250

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 29th 2014 (S70 P18)

Graeme Cole wrote:
szodiac wrote:I am sure there must be a dozen or so forumites who would gladly present Countdown if given a chance.
Plenty would. None could.

Except Mark Deeks.
The database doesn't lie.
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
Topic: Tuesday 28th January (Series 70, Prelim 17)
Replies: 2
Views: 797

Re: Tuesday 28th January (Series 70, Prelim 17)

Challenger for record low max? In this format, quite likely because it's not that old. 112 doesn't seem that low though. With all gettable numbers and 7 per round in the letters, you'd get 120, so I'd say under 110 with a impossible-to-get-within-10 numbers or three like this (where 11 points were ...
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:32 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday January 28th 2014 (S70 P17)
Replies: 22
Views: 4848

Re: Spoilers for Tuesday January 28th 2014 (S70 P17)

Zarte Siempre wrote:Imperfect max game for me. Had 517 instead of 514 on R9, but in terms of points, a max game :)
Tony's 14-max was only a 12-max by the looks of things as well.
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:53 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps
Replies: 25
Views: 5383

Re: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps

Yeah, Jono's a cheat. It's a shame, but someone had to say it.
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:43 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684637

Re: Ask Graeme?

Innis Carson wrote:
Clive Brooker wrote:Equally interestingly, Philip Griffiths seems to have maxed R1 in 1189, and both players maxed R7 in 1614.
Would CLAMORED have been OK back then for R1 in 1189?
Probably. American spellings were allowed for ages before they were banned.
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:54 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN X- The Hangover results
Replies: 4
Views: 2126

Re: COLIN X- The Hangover results

Where's Gevin Chapwell, Ben?
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:54 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN X Results
Replies: 16
Views: 4906

Re: COLIN X Results

I'm pretty sure Gevin Chapwell was playing but he's not in the results, Ben.
by Gavin Chipper
Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:52 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684637

Re: Ask Graeme?

Graeme Cole wrote:[Only two games have seen neither player max a round: episode 1189 and episode 1614.
Interestingly, both players from episode 1614 went on to make the quarter finals.
by Gavin Chipper
Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:19 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014
Replies: 16
Views: 3846

Re: Spoilers For Monday January 27th 2014

Tony Atkins wrote:
Andy Platt wrote:C2 is the sort of contestant we like to see. Wowzers.
Not sure I could cope with the messy bedroom.
Is that a wanking joke from Tony Atkins?
by Gavin Chipper
Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:33 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN X Results
Replies: 16
Views: 4906

Re: COLIN X Results

Matt Morrison wrote:The eating competition will start at 8am next year.
Who's going to take part in that one? The Hall of Fame has two legends in it at the moment. It would be interesting to see this extended.
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:05 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)
Replies: 21
Views: 4556

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 22nd 2014 (S70 P13)

Would have been interesting if C2 got that conundrum, having just thrown the game away with terrible strategy (risk when losing by < 10) in R14 It's not necessarily terrible strategy. If you're good at numbers but rubbish at conundrums, you want to be ahead going into the conundrum and hope the oth...
by Gavin Chipper
Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:58 am
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN X Team Competition
Replies: 19
Views: 7709

Re: COLIN X Team Competition

Matt Morrison wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:TLDR. I'll be in it but remind me of the rules on Saturday
should be banned in my opinion
Kirk in general?
by Gavin Chipper
Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Events
Topic: COLIN X Team Competition
Replies: 19
Views: 7709

Re: COLIN X Team Competition

Yeah, it's a bit conundrum-heavy. I'll think about it, but it also seems like a lot of Countdown to play as well. Let's not forget it's lunch after round 1.
by Gavin Chipper
Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:06 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here
Replies: 417
Views: 115936

Re: Post your audition/filming/transmission dates here

If it means you can find words in jumbled up letters, it should help quite a lot. Unless you take ridiculous risks, then someone who can do that is likely to have a reasonable shot of becoming an octochamp unless they come across somebody else pretty good. There have been many scrabblers that have b...
by Gavin Chipper
Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:26 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684637

Re: Ask Graeme?

Yes. Nice.
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:29 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E3 - 17 Jan '14)
Replies: 5
Views: 1457

Re: Spoilers For 8/10 Cats Does Countdown (S2, E3 - 17 Jan '

INDORSED beat them in one of the rounds.
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:57 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Ask Graeme?
Replies: 1740
Views: 684637

Re: Ask Graeme?

Arguing over the meaning of "ironic" has got to be in the top ten of common Internet debates.
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 17, 2014 4:54 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Friday January 17th 2014 (S70 P10)
Replies: 7
Views: 1590

Re: Spoilers for Friday January 17th 2014 (S70 P10)

I loved the laugh in the audience after he said he was studying the Eurovision Song Contest for six years.
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:47 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is this word allowable?
Replies: 25
Views: 6337

Re: Is this word allowable?

FLORUIT is already past tense. It means FLOURISHED. I don't think you'd allow FLOURISHEDED even if the dictionary appeared to specifically allow it. But that's the Latin origin, not the dictionary definition. It's a bit strange, actually. You could say that the ODE doesn't actually define it! The e...
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:45 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is this word allowable?
Replies: 25
Views: 6337

Re: Is this word allowable?

If you put FAINEST into Oxford Dictionaries Online, it comes up with no results... This is probably how Dictionary Corner will adjudicate words when they move from the ODE3 to using the ODO website, so don't be surprised if they disallow it in the future. Although it won't find it if you search for...
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:02 pm
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is this word allowable?
Replies: 25
Views: 6337

Re: Is this word allowable?

David Williams wrote:
Gavin Chipper wrote:What's the big deal about FLORUITED anyway?
FLORUIT is already past tense. It means FLOURISHED. I don't think you'd allow FLOURISHEDED even if the dictionary appeared to specifically allow it.
But that's the Latin origin, not the dictionary definition.
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:44 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is this word allowable?
Replies: 25
Views: 6337

Re: Is this word allowable?

What's the big deal about FLORUITED anyway? In the ODO under FLORUIT it's used in an example sentence.

Although it won't find it if you search for it. I think that's quite a big problem for the dictionary and its use on Countdown.
by Gavin Chipper
Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:18 am
Forum: Countdown - General
Topic: Is this word allowable?
Replies: 25
Views: 6337

Re: Is this word allowable?

I think strange is better than the possibility of inconsistent ruling. I think it was said before that Countdown becomes a game of guess what the DC adjudicator is going to think rather than based on any knowledge. You can have all the relevant facts - that it's a one syllable adjective and that you...
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:56 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Replies: 452
Views: 115277

Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner

There's nothing to take a screenshot of while it's not playing up anyway.
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Jan 16, 2014 9:10 pm
Forum: Off-topic
Topic: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner
Replies: 452
Views: 115277

Re: The Matt Morrison Computer Corner

Well, it hasn't done anything else today, so I might as well wait and see.
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Jan 16, 2014 5:50 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
Replies: 8
Views: 2094

Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)

Andy Platt wrote:She went to 1008 then divided by 2, but looking at the numbers I still can't see how she would have got to 1008

Edit, (6 + 8) x 8 x 9 / 2 I guess?
That's a bit of a cheat then to go to 1008 because it's just 14*4*9, so multiplying by 8 first is showboating!
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:48 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)
Replies: 8
Views: 2094

Re: Spoilers for Thursday January 16th 2014 (S70 P9)

6-small-esque alternative for the hard numbers round, (6 - 2) x 8 - 25 to get the 7, then just 7 x 8 x 9, outside 30 seconds though. Stitcher got (25 - 8/8) x (6 x 2 + 9) as well for 504. I missed how Rachel did it. I did (25×2+6)×9. Is that what she did? I noticed FAINER was there in one of the ro...
by Gavin Chipper
Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:51 pm
Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
Topic: Spoilers for Wednesday January 15th 2014 (S70 P8)
Replies: 11
Views: 2559

Re: Spoilers for Wednesday January 15th 2014 (S70 P8)

Interesting how coming across well (to some of you anyway) means that he doesn't get accused of trying to fudge a numbers game like most contestants would have done.