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Gavin Chipper

Did its reintroduction coincide with the new numbers generator?

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100 has come up several times as a target. The whole 101 thing is a myth.

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Great thread. Some truly horrendous stuff. It's also amazing what people feel compelled to reply to. I think it would be good to list these out and all have a vote on how appalling we all find each one so there is a winner. Presumably the Radiohead one would win for you. Or men sitting down to pee.

Gavin Chipper

"Left wing" insults like "boomer" and "gammon" are just as stupid and rooted in prejudice as ones from the "right".

Gavin Chipper

This is a similar thread btw.

Gavin Chipper

Certain interests in this country would like people to believe that all the UK's monetary problems are caused by the poor and uneducated (and immigrants obviously). They are not. I wouldn't have said it was unpopular unless you are in the Tory party It was a continuation of the child tax discussion...

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Certain interests in this country would like people to believe that all the UK's monetary problems are caused by the poor and uneducated (and immigrants obviously). They are not.

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Anyone having more than 2 children should be taxed. Equally, tax breaks for married couples without children. Also it should be compulsory for couples to have parenting skills classes before starting a family But who suffers the most in these bigger families when they're taxed more? Especially the ...

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Came here to post those.

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Shamima Begum was a child victim who was groomed by a terrorist organisation, and should be treated as such (that is not saying she should be absolved of any responsibility for any crimes she committed, but that she is also just as much a victim as a the children who were groomed by Harvey Weinstei...

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Welcome anyone who has introduced themselves since I last posted!

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The whole alcohol thing seems not so unpopular. But c4c probably isn't representative.

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Viewing individual female expression as an act of mindless conformity is some pretty weapons-grade patriarchy right there, Gev. Do take a moment to indulge a little in the history of female aesthetics and how they have historically been conscripted to look the way men tell them to, then decide whet...

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I've probably posted this basic thing before but it's the perfect thread for it: Piercings and tattoos are completely mental and are basically the acceptable face of self harm. And I very much include pierced ears on women in this. If anything it's worse because you're making these holes in yourself...

Gavin Chipper

On prizes, I'd say consumables are better than random stuff. People build up clutter and it's likely to get chucked at some point. I've already said about drinks, so vegan chocolates are the way forward I think.

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Here is Krishnan Guru-Murthy interviewing the Israeli ambassador to the UK.

Here is Krishnan Guru-Murthy interviewing the Palestinian ambassador to the UK.

Compare, contrast, and draw your own conclusions.

Gavin Chipper

For all conundrums: Buzz by tapping the table with a pen rather than a handslap. Many advantages: 1. Easier to adjudicate who buzzed first as the sound is crisper 2. Less chance of a half-buzz 3. Less distracting for other tables 4. Less stress-inducing for those sensitive to loud noises It's actua...

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I also think it's visually harder to deal with numbers (and letters) further away. Also you can't put your fingers over them!

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Refaction not in (on Apterous which is probably correct).

Gavin Chipper

Is the target revealed BEFORE the numbers are chosen? No, it's the same as the show So if the target is not revealed until the TD is happy that everyone has written the numbers down then how is there any advantage on numbers? If there is a long time delay, people can start working out what solution...

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Ahmed was incredible in the open, I think(?) maxing every single letters round! There's lots of talk about WFT as the clear top three, and for a long time Ahmed has been the 4th best player, closing that gap. I think that gap is now well and truly closed and we have WFTM as a top 4. This year Ahmed...

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Creating more CGI and animated porn for the enjoyment of paedophiles would likely reduce offending and therefore be a good thing. Jeez. I thought liking black midget gems was going to be controversial..... This is fucking mental. A lot of the time people base their morals on the " yuck factor ...

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the superior method. *superior in your opinion So far in this thread we've had 2 against and 2 for your idea. If we end up with a clear majority agreeing that your system is superior, then let's go for it. Otherwise, the tried and tested stays. I genuinely believe you should just get better at writ...

Gavin Chipper

To clarify: I'm only suggesting the numbers could be revealed left to right rather than right to left. I'm not suggesting the horizontal order of the numbers should change. The large numbers would still be on the left, they'd just be revealed first. Yes, it would have a small effect on your thinkin...

Gavin Chipper

On writing the numbers down, how much time should there be and when does it become "extra"? It can be quite awkward watching the numbers come up quickly and then having to write them down (backwards, because of the weird Countdown tradition from decades on the television) and a bit of time...

Gavin Chipper

One other thing - if there's a grand final at the end of a tournament and no screen with the scores, it's important to announce the scores at the end of each round. My bad. I was a complete scatterbrain and overcome with nerves during the final. My board was intended to be used a score display but ...

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One other thing - if there's a grand final at the end of a tournament and no screen with the scores, it's important to announce the scores at the end of each round.

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*Graeme Cole once said that in his experience it's the onion, but I think he must hang out with a statistically anomalous bunch of people. Last night I went for a curry with seven other people from this social group, and guess what, the onions got used up first. Basically you're calling this forum ...

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Thank you for running this event - I had a great time. I think the non-alcoholic drinks were a nice change from last year where there were only alcoholic options. One thing I would say though is that, I don't think drinks really make good prizes because they don't travel well. I mean, I didn't get a...

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Agreed - there's no reason selections have to always be "nice".

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 5:21 pm
Callum Todd wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2023 2:27 pm The Deathwatch "2017" thread on this forum
Maybe it's fixable

The thread-starter can change it, but as people who follow deaths will know, that's now impossible. A moderator probably could.

Gavin Chipper

Though it does sound extreme.

Gavin Chipper

Depends what your job is. If you're borderline quitting anyway there only needs to be a small extra reason.

Gavin Chipper

I think the deathwatchness of it is fine. It just has the wrong title.

Gavin Chipper

Also sorry to hear that. I was looking forward to meeting you, Marc!

Btw, does it say in the opening post where in the hotel the event is taking place?

Gavin Chipper

I'm on my way to MK, and when I was on the underground between Liverpool Street and Euston Square, guess who sat opposite me?

It was Stella Creasy, her husband and two children!

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Dutch is basically the same as English except they say "geezer" instead of "voter".

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It is basically arbitrary which art is considered great. If you didn't already know that the Mona Lisa was supposed to be this all-time great piece of art, you wouldn't pick it out as such.

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Annabel Giles.

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David Williams wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:11 pm I thought this was going to be stuff like "I think Matt Hancock did a pretty good job under the circumstances". There's nothing unpopular about most of these, just a little uncommon.

We're waiting for Rhys then.

Gavin Chipper

Radiohead aren't very good. To give me some context could you tell me your favourite band. Btw Radiohead have 3 albums in my top 50 (The Bends, OK Computer and In Rainbows) I don't really have one. That's another one - bands on the whole tend to be overrated. For the most part they do a couple of s...

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Radiohead aren't very good.

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My mum got EVENSONG in one of the rounds as a beater (round 8 looking at the wiki).

Also David Nickeas was a quarter finalist in series 48 in 2002 (the Julian Fell series). James Robinson will have noticed that.

Gavin Chipper

I've never heard it either from what I can recall.

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Paul Worsley wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:14 pm Joss Ackland 95.... I know who he is, but I can't remember what I've seen him in. Was he in one of the Lethal Weapon films?

This is what I always think of.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 20, 2023 2:40 pm 3 hour plus films should not have an intermission.
Its not a play for fuck sake.

This could be combined with Mark's peeing sitting down.

Gavin Chipper

I'd go further on the Shakespeare one and say that having to do English literature GCSE does more harm than good. To be honest, I think GCSEs as a whole should probably go. Not everything you learn has to be formally examined so that you get a "qualification" in it. Up to age 16, you could...

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I always wonder why looking for -IEST words generally seems more fruitful than looking for -EST words without the I. Surely it's adjectives ending in Y versus all other letters.

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Marc Meakin wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 1:41 pm Anybody travelling up by train that wants to share a cab pm me

Presumably you're going up on the day? I'm going on the Friday.

Gavin Chipper

This is a good speech about the Palestine/Israel situation.

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Steve Hyde wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 6:41 pm 125 points without spotting a 9 - only Elliott Mellor has ever scored more

Apparently the record 9-points-for-a-9 score is Dan McColm with 128 (with one 9 though).

Gavin Chipper

I rang my surgery and they told me to come in. They gave me a tetanus jab and some antibiotics. The nurse told me I could report it but stopped short of saying I should report it. The dog's owner said she would keep it on a lead from now on, so there is that. It's a bit awkward reporting it because ...

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Beasted.

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I got bitten by one of these stupid pets today - a dog. A tiny dog. It's lucky I wasn't up for continuing the fight. A four-year-old could have taken this thing. The owner was all apologetic about it and quite embarrassed, and also knew who I was because she knows my sister. She said it had never ha...

Gavin Chipper

Isn't hot water always from a tank? It's not served directly to your house hot anyway. It's heated locally.

Anyway, don't drink it.

Gavin Chipper

Adam Gillard wrote: ↑Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:56 pm Is it better to fill a kettle with cold water or warm water? Why?

Well it's said that hot water freezes more quickly so maybe cold water boils faster.

But how are you warming the water? If it's from the hot tap it's probably not drinking water.

Gavin Chipper

Well he hasn't served the term even if he "won".

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If the race was long enough you could make up the 12-month time deficit if you drove quickly.

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I was also surprised the champion didn't know/think to stick the D on.

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COTTAGED was a weird miss. I suppose they didn't want to say it, but I'm sure it's come up before.

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