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- Thu Dec 17, 2009 10:45 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Gyles Brandreth on Celebrity Eggheads
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1150
Re: Gyles Brandreth on Celebrity Eggheads
I've never been that bothered by him but that Eggheads show was so cringeworthy I nearly had a retinal bleed.
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 8:58 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Gyles Brandreth on Celebrity Eggheads
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1150
Re: Gyles Brandreth on Celebrity Eggheads
I was gonn apost about this- what an absolute prick. It was painful to watch.
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 7:41 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Rosy Glow Thread
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7117
Re: The Rosy Glow Thread
Kai is young
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 6:38 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
- Replies: 118
- Views: 12035
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
Wow. That was so nailbiting, I couldnt cope with the tension. Part of me was really worried and felt terrible for Chris but in the end it was all dandy. Innis finally shook his hand.
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:50 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
- Replies: 118
- Views: 12035
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
It's just that I don't remember you saying so at the time, thats all.Marc Meakin wrote:IAWTPCharlie Reams wrote:I said this at the time but I'll repeat it now for a wider audience: one of the all-time classics in terms of drama. Massive congratulations to both players for making it happen.
FFS
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Rosy Glow Thread
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7117
Re: The Rosy Glow Thread
Jason Larsen's posts are rarely in context.
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:17 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
- Replies: 118
- Views: 12035
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
With what post?Marc Meakin wrote:IAWTP
- Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
- Replies: 118
- Views: 12035
Re: Spoilers For Thursday December 17th 2009
The Spoilers threads for big games are so boring now that you all go and watch every series final being filmed.
Its official: Everyone watching the finals being recorded live has killed the spoilers threads.
Its official: Everyone watching the finals being recorded live has killed the spoilers threads.
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The Rosy Glow Thread
- Replies: 58
- Views: 7117
Re: The Rosy Glow Thread
James has got a nice fat cock.
- Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:13 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Poll counter-poll (interpoll) (pollyanne)
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3293
Re: Poll counter-poll (interpoll) (pollyanne)
I would have to say its that magical moment when you are around other 'normal' people and Countdown is on in the background and you see an apterite in the challenger's chair and scream 'I KNOW HIM!!' even though you've never actually met, you just played some hyperspeedgoat two months ago at 1:24am ...
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:45 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: What do you dislike most about Countdown?
- Replies: 164
- Views: 17345
Re: What do you dislike most about Countdown?
Origin of words is like 'You've Been Framed'. You never look forward to it but its actually quite good.
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:35 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 32702
Re: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
They should just fuck off the Olympics altogether and throw in another World Cup.
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 4:34 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Why are so many people leaving the forum lately?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 9937
Re: Why are so many people leaving the forum lately?
If you can't handle a few sarky comments in an anonymous forum, you're generally gonna lose at the game of life.
Having a sulk when you get criticised and storming off is pretty sad really.
Having a sulk when you get criticised and storming off is pretty sad really.
- Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:55 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Sports Personality
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3216
Re: Sports Personality
Is Phil Taylor not nominated this year?
- Sat Dec 12, 2009 5:19 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 32702
Re: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
Roger Federer has dominated men's tennis this decade as impressively as anyone could be expected to. He has won 15 slams (ludicrous), been in 20+ consecutive grand-slam semi's (utterly ludicrous), been in most finals since 2003 and attended the last 40+ grand slams which is frankly unimaginable give...
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 7:03 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 32702
Re: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
Kirk has decided its a sport seemingly based on nothing but personal bias, even though nobody has actually been critical of darts in any way. If its based on the skill level, why isn't table magic a sport? If its based on mental ability, why aren't chess, scrabble or coundown considered sports? If i...
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:37 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 32702
Re: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
That's fair enough but please give some good reason why it should be considered a 'sport' rather than a 'game'. Yes it has high levels of skill but very little athleticism. If this qualifies it as a sport then why not Jenga, knitting, juggling and table magic? Plenty of skill involved in these if yo...
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:21 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 32702
Re: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
Oh and I have played darts and enjoy it. A lot. I was just questioning whether it can be considered a sport. Watching Ted Hankey dripping with sweat after about 15 minutes of standing up is a bit different from watching Roger Federer walk off court on a boiling hot day after destroying Andy Roddick ...
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:17 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 32702
Re: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
Pleasant debate:
'Personally I believe...'
'There is an argument...'
'So for me...'
Aggressive arrogance:
'You're talking shit'
'Personally I believe...'
'There is an argument...'
'So for me...'
Aggressive arrogance:
'You're talking shit'
- Fri Dec 11, 2009 12:40 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Greatest Ever Sportsman?
- Replies: 126
- Views: 32702
Greatest Ever Sportsman?
In reponse to the outrageous claim that Phil Taylor holds this title (no guesses for who proposed that idea) I had to make a poll. Personally I believe sports should include some athletic component as well as skill, intelligence and mental strength. There is an arguement that darts and snooker are n...
- Thu Dec 10, 2009 12:29 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Thursday December 10th
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5753
Re: Spoilers for Thursday December 10th
Dr Phil is still the guest in the corner, which is a good as he might have to be called in action on the medical front if the games are that close that some people start to pass out. I was there to see the epic QF between O'Donnell and Briers and my resting heart rate jumped from 67 to a whopping 7...
- Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for Tuesday December 8th 2009
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4146
Re: Spoilers for Tuesday December 8th 2009
A little bit. More importantly though, I worry about you.James Robinson wrote: (If I'm boring you, please complain.)
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:11 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sporcle
- Replies: 44
- Views: 8237
Re: Sporcle
Anyone tried the countries of the world one?
the best I can get is 181/195- it's so annoying.
the best I can get is 181/195- it's so annoying.
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Susie's sleeves
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1998
Re: Susie's sleeves
She actually stole that hand off Abu Hamza and she covers it up so he doesn't find out.
Jeremy Beadle tried to get it off her last year so she murdered him.
Jeremy Beadle tried to get it off her last year so she murdered him.
- Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:07 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The World Cup
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3435
Re: The World Cup
I like Denmark as an outsider and Wesley Sneijder as star player.
Plus am I the only Englishman in England who hates the way England fans get during tournaments and can't wait till they go out on penalties in the QFs?
Plus am I the only Englishman in England who hates the way England fans get during tournaments and can't wait till they go out on penalties in the QFs?
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:40 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Would you trade the COC for the WSC?
- Replies: 50
- Views: 4298
Would you trade the COC for the WSC?
Craig Beevers' decision to turn down the COC (which he almost certainly would have won) for Scrabble commitments raised some eyebrows. Plus Kirk's controversial status update got some people a bit riled as well, raising Scrabble vs Countdown animosity to an all-time high ('high' being very slightly ...
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 2:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Pedantry Schmedantry
- Replies: 26
- Views: 2653
Re: Pedantry Schmedantry
Phill, I for one think you should stop critcising everyone for there spelling and grammer and fuck. off
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 11:28 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Artificial Sweeteners - Good or Bad?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5009
Re: Artificial Sweeteners - Good or Bad?
Nothing wrong with certain types of salt, and a bit of sugar not too bad but sweeteners, MSG, trans fats and intensively reared meat absolutely not.
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 10:48 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Artificial Sweeteners - Good or Bad?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5009
Re: Artificial Sweeteners - Good or Bad?
I have seen papers on aspartame and sucralose being bad but I pay for them and cant link them. There isnt anything conclusive as far as im aware and it can all be contested but the bottom line is, I have seen enough to know that I wouldnt let a small child consume even small amounts of the stuff. Th...
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:54 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Artificial Sweeteners - Good or Bad?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 5009
Re: Guilty Pleasures
There are studied linking it with birth defects and identifying it as a neurotoxin which is pretty bad.
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:15 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: The important thread
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2229
Re: The important thread
I just opened that link at work. My boss saw the Indian sex videos and sacked me on the spot. Then my wife found out about me being sacked for looking at porn and is now filing for divorce. And she's getting full custody of the kids.
Damn you to hell Larsen.
Damn you to hell Larsen.
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 21st December
- Replies: 4
- Views: 766
Re: Spoilers for 21st December
Rd 3: GUTTED
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:28 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 21st December
- Replies: 4
- Views: 766
Spoilers for 21st December
Yes there may not be a game on this date, but i know James Robinson desperately wants this Spoiler thread.
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:27 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for 1st December 2009
- Replies: 70
- Views: 7386
Re: Spoilers for 1st December 2009
Technically, winter begins on the 21st December.
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:36 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: The backwards thread
- Replies: 63
- Views: 3852
Re: The backwards thread
I don't think you understood the joke.
BTW Ben, I just sent you a PM.
BTW Ben, I just sent you a PM.
- Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:44 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rate the above user's signature
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2167
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:40 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rate the above user's avatar
- Replies: 97
- Views: 14196
Re: Rate the above user's avatar
Marc looks a little too normal to be on a Countdown forum.
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:19 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rate the above user's avatar
- Replies: 97
- Views: 14196
Re: Rate the above user's avatar
Unless Eoin puts a real picture of himself as his avatar, I have no reason to imagine him to look any different to that slightly spasticky looking kid with a very similar name who finished 3rd in last years X-Factor.
- Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:21 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rate the above user's avatar
- Replies: 97
- Views: 14196
Re: Rate the above user's avatar
I don't mind to admit that the word 'coon', although very offensive, makes me chuckle
- Fri Nov 27, 2009 10:07 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Rate the above user's avatar
- Replies: 97
- Views: 14196
Re: Rate the above user's avatar
I find Michael's avatar extremely racist
- Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:07 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Where is Matt Morrison?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1980
Re: Where is Matt Morrison?
Jon Corby wrote:No posts in two weeks?
Maybe he's on strike?
- Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:06 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Tell us something surprising about yourself
- Replies: 64
- Views: 7332
Re: Tell us something surprising about yourself
The Nicaraguan word for 'Yourself' is 'Assfuca'.
Surprised?
Surprised?
- Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Wednesday November 25th 2009
- Replies: 32
- Views: 4367
Re: Spoilers For Wednesday November 25th 2009
The incorrect gues was PENTRAGON, as if Jonathan Ross was reporting on 9/11
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:05 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: World Scrabble Championship this week
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6515
Re: World Scrabble Championship this week
Will this be on Sky Sports 1 or ESPN?
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Interesting Contestants??
- Replies: 24
- Views: 3902
Re: Interesting Contestants??
This makes absolutely no sense.Clive Brooker wrote:Good luck tomorrow!
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Official Series 61 Finals Spoilers
- Replies: 95
- Views: 9543
Re: Official Series 61 Finals Spoilers
Also, between filming, there was a Dictionary Corner contest between Susie and Anne Widdicombe to see who could do the best sketch of a Mancunian suburb.
Susie did a charcoal depiction of Moss Side, Anne drew Hulme.
Susie did a charcoal depiction of Moss Side, Anne drew Hulme.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:30 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Official Series 61 Finals Spoilers
- Replies: 95
- Views: 9543
Re: Official Series 61 Finals Spoilers
I trust Jason has asked my permission to use my avatar picture.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 1:23 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Official Series 61 Finals Spoilers
- Replies: 95
- Views: 9543
Re: Official Series 61 Finals Spoilers
Well yes, it does.Douglas Wilson wrote:So that rules out at least three players then.
- Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:26 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Official Series 61 Finals Spoilers
- Replies: 95
- Views: 9543
Re: Official Series 61 Finals Spoilers
Somebody who practises a lot on apterous beat someone else who also practises a lot on apterous. They both scored lots of points for spotting words they learnt mainly on apterous and then in the end one of them happened to score slightly more points than the other and won.
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:58 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for series 61 quarter finals
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3228
Re: Spoilers for series 61 quarter finals
Go on just tell me, its not exactly a big deal in the grand scheme of things now is it?
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 12:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers for series 61 quarter finals
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3228
- Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:25 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The Official Finals "jizz in your pants" excitement thread
- Replies: 44
- Views: 3843
Re: The Official Finals "jizz in your pants" excitement thread
Do a google search (unfiltered of course) for Cytheria.Lesley Hines wrote:That's soooooooooo sexist. How can us laydees respond to this?
I feel the phrase is though
HHHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
I'm coming
Re: Books
Dan Brown is the John and Edward of modern fiction, entertaining but cheap nasty shallow talentless trash.
I'm currently reading It by Stephen King, incredible.
I'm currently reading It by Stephen King, incredible.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:14 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 10th 2009
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8982
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 10th 2009
I think LYONNAISE is the best word I've ever seen on Countdown.
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:16 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday November 10th 2009
- Replies: 78
- Views: 8982
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday November 10th 2009
I think Mr Eadie should pay more attention to apterous so players like this don't come up against each other until the finals. I may phone Ofcom to complain. Jedward to win.
Re: Age
I've heard this one before... about the paedophile right?
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:15 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Ram
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2920
Re: Ram
Probably because he's not on the autistic spectrum.Jason Larsen wrote:I wonder why he didn't frown when they did that.
- Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:42 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: An interesting omen - for January 2010
- Replies: 29
- Views: 3586
Re: An interesting omen - for January 2010
Here's an interesting exercise.
Read through this entire thread but pretending you have no prior knowledge of anything to do with Countdown or of any of the people contributing to this thread. It really is one of the strangest things you could ever read.
Read through this entire thread but pretending you have no prior knowledge of anything to do with Countdown or of any of the people contributing to this thread. It really is one of the strangest things you could ever read.
- Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spolers for Tuesday 3rd November 2009
- Replies: 20
- Views: 2882
Re: Spolers for Tuesday 3rd November 2009
Phil, did you enjoy watching Rob get RIMMED?
Re: New Word
PSEUDOTRASH- a new breed of people like Katie Price and Brian Dowling who are famous but have never actually done anything to deserve it UBERPEASANTS- people who buy the Daily mail, vote Griffin and shop at Iceland SPACKTARDS- people who have no actual medical condition but function at the level of ...