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- 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...
- 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 ...
- Wed Feb 12, 2014 10:43 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: (People of all sexes) standing up instead of sitting down
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1959
Re: (People of all sexes) standing up instead of sitting dow
I stand up to read and to watch television normally. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19910888
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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. ...
- 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.
- 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.
- Tue Feb 11, 2014 5:59 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Monday February 10th 2014 (series 70 prelim 26)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1780
Re: Monday February 10th 2014 (series 70 prelim 26)
There's also PHALANX.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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. (...
- 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
You've got his name wrong in the results lists, you bastard!Ben Wilson wrote:Here.Gavin Chipper wrote:Where's Gevin Chapwell, Ben?
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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)
ODO likes it so if that doesn't change, it's likely to be allowed again in the near future.Andy Platt wrote: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_5667Kirk Bevins wrote:DOTAGES or controversial?
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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)
And you'll hear it again.James Laverty wrote:heard it before GavinGavin Chipper wrote:Lavatory humour.James Laverty wrote:HA! Trust a teacher at my old primary school to declare FARTED. Also it's spelt Bridgford, not Bridgeford
- Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:09 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5383
Re: COLIN X - 2014 Recaps
So when were you thinking of bullying him off the forum?Jon Corby wrote:*looks up cheat in the dictionary*Gavin Chipper wrote:Yeah, Jono's a cheat. It's a shame, but someone had to say it.
Yep.
- 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)
Lavatory humour.James Laverty wrote:HA! Trust a teacher at my old primary school to declare FARTED. Also it's spelt Bridgford, not Bridgeford
- 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)
The database doesn't lie.Graeme Cole wrote:Plenty would. None could.szodiac wrote:I am sure there must be a dozen or so forumites who would gladly present Countdown if given a chance.
Except Mark Deeks.
- 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 ...
- 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)
Tony's 14-max was only a 12-max by the looks of things as well.Zarte Siempre wrote:Imperfect max game for me. Had 517 instead of 514 on R9, but in terms of points, a max game
- 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.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 684637
Re: Ask Graeme?
Probably. American spellings were allowed for ages before they were banned.Innis Carson wrote:Would CLAMORED have been OK back then for R1 in 1189?Clive Brooker wrote:Equally interestingly, Philip Griffiths seems to have maxed R1 in 1189, and both players maxed R7 in 1614.
- 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?
- 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.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 1:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 684637
Re: Ask Graeme?
Interestingly, both players from episode 1614 went on to make the quarter finals.Graeme Cole wrote:[Only two games have seen neither player max a round: episode 1189 and episode 1614.
- 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
Is that a wanking joke from Tony Atkins?Tony Atkins wrote:Not sure I could cope with the messy bedroom.Andy Platt wrote:C2 is the sort of contestant we like to see. Wowzers.
- Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:33 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X Results
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4906
Re: COLIN X Results
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.Matt Morrison wrote:The eating competition will start at 8am next year.
- 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...
- Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:58 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN X Team Competition
- Replies: 19
- Views: 7709
Re: COLIN X Team Competition
Kirk in general?Matt Morrison wrote:should be banned in my opinionKirk Bevins wrote:TLDR. I'll be in it but remind me of the rules on Saturday
- 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.
- 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...
- Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 684637
Re: Ask Graeme?
Yes. Nice.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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...
- 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...
- Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is this word allowable?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6337
Re: Is this word allowable?
But that's the Latin origin, not the dictionary definition.David Williams wrote: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.Gavin Chipper wrote:What's the big deal about FLORUITED anyway?
- 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.
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.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)
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!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?
- 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...
- 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.