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- Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:36 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowner's Homes I've Been In game (CHIBIN)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 53018
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:35 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
- Replies: 38
- Views: 35489
Re: the Countdowners In My Place game (CIMP)
Ed McCullagh <3
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 7:30 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 90207
Re: the Countdowners Outside Co:Event Meet-ups game (COCMEAT)
How many people does it have to be for a ratifiable COCMEAT? For example, I have met Innis and Ed M individually for non-Countdown shenanigans; Zarte, Innis and Mikey Lear are not on your list if Mark Watson's 25-hour show doesn't count as a Co:Event.
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 2:04 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6801
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
Reminder - nominations will close on Saturday 11 February 2017 at 11.59pm.
- Sun Feb 05, 2017 12:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ask Graeme?
- Replies: 1740
- Views: 740084
Re: Ask Graeme?
Hi Graeme,
Please could you Answer this Thing (well, not just this Thing, but the Thing immediately following this Thing)?
What's the percentage of returning players per (regular) series? (e.g. 100 different players in series n, 10 had played in series <n, therefore 10% were returning players).
Please could you Answer this Thing (well, not just this Thing, but the Thing immediately following this Thing)?
What's the percentage of returning players per (regular) series? (e.g. 100 different players in series n, 10 had played in series <n, therefore 10% were returning players).
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 9:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: 2017 upgrade!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 86838
- Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:29 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Alas, poor Warwick. Seagull was flying tonight.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 6:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017
- Replies: 87
- Views: 66392
Re: COLIN XIII- Countdown in Lincoln, 28-29 January 2017
Came on to this thread to see what had happened in the main event and see everyone shouting at Jono instead. Can't believe there is so much passionate debate about this as personally I couldn't care less!
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:42 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 13)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4326
Re: Spoilers for Thursday 26 January 2017 (Series 76, Prelim 13)
Return of the Mack! Nice to see/hear how much it meant to him at the end there
- Tue Jan 10, 2017 10:02 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6801
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
Time to open the nominations! The GotY 2016 poll will be opened shortly after nominations have closed. NOMINATIONS FOR GotY 2016 ARE NOW OPEN AND WILL CLOSE ON SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2017 AT 11.59pm. NOMINATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO ME BY APTOMAIL OR BY PRIVATE MESSAGE ON THIS FORUM. PLEASE PROVIDE ...
- Sat Jan 07, 2017 5:29 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
RE the quarks; not gonna lie, by this stage I knew we were out and that I hadn't buzzed in yet - as soon as Jeremy mentioned quarks I ran through them in my head (saying up!) I thought he said "quartz" so I was completely bamboozled. I pronounce it to rhyme with "barks" rather t...
- Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:24 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: "APTEROUS" on Countdown
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2485
Re: "APTEROUS" on Countdown
Is it just me, or is there a palpably weird and knowing atmosphere in the studio every time APTEROUS comes up as a DC max on Countdown? It's kind of like in Harry Potter when someone dares to say "Voldemort" rather than "he who must not be named". Susie has a slightly excited ex...
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 6:52 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
What the Dickens happened there, Eoin? In all seriousness, the opposing team were on fire, credit to them for a top-notch performance. They even got all the bonuses on Northern Ireland, so no complaints there!
- Tue Jan 03, 2017 7:23 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 347503
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Just noticed that Adam Gillard did a new year parkrun but was way off his PB despite a year to train for this one event! Stalker much? :p I have had a cough / cold so wasn't up for the Christmas Day parkrun, and I didn't feel that great still on Sunday so decided just to enjoy the run rather than c...
- Tue Dec 13, 2016 10:48 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6801
Game of the Year (GotY) 2016 - nominations
Evening, all! I'm setting up this thread for information and discussion about GotY 2016. For now (before the nominations go "live"), this thread is the forum for any questions about the rules and the general format of the nominations and the GotY 2016 poll. I'm planning to accept nominatio...
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 11:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 455242
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who don't wash their hands after going to the loo. I also find it weird when people go for the soap before the water (i.e., with still-dry hands) but I wouldn't go so far as to deem these people untrustworthy.
- Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:40 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
I wasn't sure that you had it this time when that last clue went unanswered, but well done! Disappointed with Phyl's introduction though, I had already said "it's MC Stylez!" before the host mentioned rapping and neglected to use that stage name.
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 11:57 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 455242
Re: People you shouldn't trust
Why? It's a perfectly cromulent word.Gavin Chipper wrote:People who use the "word" "bae".
- Tue Nov 22, 2016 9:09 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Hucthings smash! So that was Giles then? I did wonder (I tuned in late so didn't see the introductions and for some reason thought it wasn't; I'm unsure why but I thought he was a bit older). And yes, they did very well indeed, looking forward to their next appearance. Was this on UC or OC? I misse...
- Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:53 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Hucthings smash!
- Mon Nov 21, 2016 9:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Mondegreens
- Replies: 127
- Views: 34862
Re: Mondegreens
What do you call it when you know what the actual words are but STILL can't escape that it sounds like something else entirely... What is it you lot think they're saying is about to explode? https://youtu.be/gh-pGxZBQ1Y?t=48s Without having heard this before or read the lyrics, it sounds to me like...
- Tue Nov 15, 2016 7:42 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Greatest ever Apterites
- Replies: 26
- Views: 20098
Re: Greatest ever Apterites
Matt Le Tassier's not had a mention yet that I can see. Craig Chittenden was an early trailblazer in numbers stuff too. Glad Paul Howe and Jesus have both got a mention so far.
- Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CobliviLon 4th august 2012
- Replies: 34
- Views: 12519
- Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:36 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 640
- Views: 308960
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
Not obvious I suppose, but certain sportspeople's names that I'd only heard said by commentators and then one day see them written and it's completely different from what I expected. Brian Ideye and Van Sinclair come to mind.
- Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:35 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Best ever televised game?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 16186
Re: Best ever televised game?
Carl WIlliams vs Graeme Cole was the best televised game I've seen live; "GALVANISE!" is a squeak that has stayed with me vividly, and vanquished semi-finalist Mark Deeks peering round from the edge of the set is an image that has stayed with me as well, cracking denouement. Going off Cha...
- Sun Sep 04, 2016 6:30 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
- Replies: 640
- Views: 308960
Re: REALLY obvious things you've just realised
When an unsubscribe link on an email doesn't work (redirects to a non-existent page, or as I had recently, a page that refreshes every half a second so doesn't allow you to submit your email address), it's probably been done on purpose rather than being a site bug. Similarly this may be why the &quo...
- Thu Sep 01, 2016 6:14 am
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Weird question in University Challenge stated "To the nearest factor of 10", where the eventual answer was 80. That's a multiple of 10 and not a factor unless they've changed maths again? It's the question-setter's fault, undoubtedly, but have you noticed that Paxman almost seems to take ...
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 11:19 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Weird question in University Challenge stated "To the nearest factor of 10", where the eventual answer was 80. That's a multiple of 10 and not a factor unless they've changed maths again?
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:23 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Woof! What a barnstorming finish!
- Mon Aug 22, 2016 8:38 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Surprised no posts about Haemangioma being on the show last week, just catching up! The intro mentioned our Rach as an alumna of Oriel College, Oxford as well. Not quite a quattrocento but 150 is a decent score and nice to see Eoin smiling and enjoying the experience as well .
- Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:19 pm
- Forum: Other game shows
- Topic: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
- Replies: 81
- Views: 85563
Re: University Challenge and Only Connect 2016/17
Well done Team Hucthings! Rudd in particular was in imperious form!
- Wed Jul 20, 2016 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Has Countdown ever helped you with your career?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5871
- Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:43 am
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 21st 2016
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2500
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 21st 2016
Good fun there on the conundrum, nice to see!
- Sun May 15, 2016 11:57 am
- Forum: Countdown - Current recaps
- Topic: Would anybody like any help?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4881
Re: Would anybody like any help?
Got a few odd jobs around the house if you like?Anthony Endsor wrote:If anybody would like me to assist, please let me know.
- Wed May 04, 2016 12:00 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 455242
- Mon May 02, 2016 9:29 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The C4C Football Thread
- Replies: 1265
- Views: 205399
Re: The C4C Football Thread
Leicester City.
- Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 455242
Re: People you shouldn't trust
People who get on an escalator on the right (standing) side and then change their mind part-way up and cut in front of someone to use the left (walking) side.
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 6:39 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: People you shouldn't trust
- Replies: 921
- Views: 455242
Re: People you shouldn't trust
I give them the benefit of the doubt and assume it's the phone's default setting and they haven't figured out how annoying it is or how to turn it off.Gavin Chipper wrote:People who have the typing noise turned on on their phones.
- Tue Mar 15, 2016 7:16 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5424
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
THE GotY 2015 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 2015! 1) GotY 2015 : Apterous Prune 0 - 1002 Jack Worsley 2) Runner-up : Apterous Prune 0 - 1056 Conor Travers 3) Third place : Apterous Pru...
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 10:37 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5424
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 6:41 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5424
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
Please vote!
- Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:35 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5147
- Sun Feb 14, 2016 1:33 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5424
Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - voting
It's that time again - now the sixth Game of the Year poll I've run on this forum! Nominations for GotY 2015 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 ma...
- Fri Feb 12, 2016 8:49 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5147
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
Nomination(s) close TOMORROW!
- Thu Feb 11, 2016 10:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Welcome visitors! Please read this topic before registering.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 26080
Re: Welcome visitors! Please read this topic before registering.
Is peusdonym your alter-eog?
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:53 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5147
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
Final week of nomination(s)!
- Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:30 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 76480
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
Big moment for me!
- Tue Feb 02, 2016 8:11 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5147
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
11 days left!
- Sun Jan 31, 2016 8:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: COLIN XII: the Hangover results
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1995
Re: COLIN XII: the Hangover results
Thanks again Ben. Thought I might have had a chance of the high score of the day, pleased with that!
- Fri Jan 15, 2016 7:13 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5147
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
Time to open the nominations! The rules for the nominations are in the original post in this thread - also to be added there are any games that have been nominated that didn't make the top 3 of GotW results. Even a single nomination can make a difference, and you can send your nominations in dribs a...
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 12:11 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5147
Re: Game of the Year (GotY) 2015 - nominations
I've collated the top three games from previous years as a tournament on apterous and will add this year's once the final results are confirmed:
http://www.apterous.org/to_meta.php?meta=5110.
http://www.apterous.org/to_meta.php?meta=5110.
- Mon Jan 04, 2016 7:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 347503
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Maybe. How much is it? Can't find the price anywhere on the website and don't want to go through to payment confirmation to find it.Gavin Chipper wrote:I've just entered the Colchester Half Marathon on Sunday 13th March 2016. Anyone else want to join me?
- Sat Jan 02, 2016 5:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 347503
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Did 2 this morning :) New PB at Cassiobury Park - 20:18! I had a bit left in the tank, maybe I should have started pushing more 5 minutes from home to break that 20-minute barrier. That was at 9am; then on to South Oxhey for 10.30am. Most of the run was on boggy grass so the times were slower throu...
- Fri Jan 01, 2016 12:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 347503
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Did 2 this morning :) New PB at Cassiobury Park - 20:18! I had a bit left in the tank, maybe I should have started pushing more 5 minutes from home to break that 20-minute barrier. That was at 9am; then on to South Oxhey for 10.30am. Most of the run was on boggy grass so the times were slower throug...
- Sun Dec 27, 2015 12:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: C4C Fantasy Football
- Replies: 174
- Views: 76480
Re: C4C Fantasy Football
Catapulted into second place thanks to picking Harry Kane as my triple captain this week :) Could have saved it for one of those "double gameweeks" that crop up towards the end of the season, but it worked out pretty well! Think I might use the bench boost if I can get 15 players all playi...
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 347503
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
Think I might have managed a parkrun PB with about 21:40. Horrible cold rain here though. Good work. Mine was officially 19:27. I asked for a PB for Christmas and Father Christmas failed to deliver. What a git. 20:47 for me so also no PB, but my first official time, so you can update your list! :)
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 11:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Mondegreens
- Replies: 127
- Views: 34862
Re: Mondegreens
"Bob the Builder, Tanmay Dixit?"
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:29 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 347503
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
It's on! Barcoded up! :) Awesome. 1 hour 14 minutes to go! I sense a Christmas PB today (for me that is). Don't know what my time was, possibly just under 21 minutes. Will have to wait for the results. This was my first running race since Christmas Day last year and it's made me realise how unfit I...
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 12:00 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CO:parkrun Recaps
- Replies: 597
- Views: 347503
Re: CO:parkrun Recaps
I didn't grab a barcode thingy - I'm 'the 'Unknown' who finished 11th: http://www.parkrun.org.uk/fulhampalace/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=63 . I think you can fuck off with that then :lol: Christmas Day is the only one I can do all year - will have to get me a barcode next time! It's on! Ba...
- Thu Dec 24, 2015 11:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Grand Final Spoilers For Wednesday December 23rd 2015
- Replies: 44
- Views: 11905
Re: Grand Final Spoilers For Wednesday December 23rd 2015
Born to Wynn! I hadn't seen anything of Matthew this series - managed to completely miss his octorun, QF and SF. Welcome to the runner-up club!
Hypercorrection innit?Johnny Canuck wrote:(don't even remember whom it was now)