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- Fri Jul 23, 2010 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Who is your favourite recapper?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2004
Re: Who is your favourite recapper?
None of these losers are a patch on Corby's or Bentley's (especially in terms of span).
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:24 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Off for a bit
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3813
Re: Off for a bit
Very impressive!Charlie Reams wrote: Kinda. I'll be doing some work on power-efficient computing for a small local company. Since this is (broadly) the subject of my PhD, hopefully some related stuff will come out of it, but I've got to be careful with all the intellectual property business.
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:49 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Off for a bit
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3813
Re: Off for a bit
Ditto, is it uni related?Lesley Hines wrote:Have a safe journey and a ton o' fun
Re: Age
A workmate also says "cool beans", never ever heard it before.Kai Laddiman wrote:Cool beans.
- Wed Jul 21, 2010 6:36 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Truly Dumb Designs.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 15372
Re: Truly Dumb Designs.
A lot of public toilets at stations have these weird turnstyles that you have to pull towards you so you can squeeze through the gap. They do also have the option of pushing them normally but you have to pay for that. First class turnstyles - whatever next? :? Really? I defer to your greater experi...
Re: Suicide
I was sectioned a few years ago for what was perceived to be a suspected suicide attempt. In reality I had built up a fairly heavy prescribed drug habit which (and also a fairly healthy tolerance for these drugs), combined with the copious amounts of booze I ingest, had a deleterious effect on my sy...
Re: Suicide
I've had a similar experience. A few years ago I joined a search for a neighbour who'd gone missing after an argument with his wife. I was the one who found him, in a field behind my house. He killed himself by putting both barrels of a shotgun to his chest. I then had to return to their house to t...
- Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:50 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: GL to Andrew at UKIPT Brighton!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1101
Re: GL to Andrew at UKIPT Brighton!!
Unless he was playing in Day 1B ??Matt Morrison wrote:This confirms Hulme didn't make it past Day 1. Someone delete this thread, it went wrong.
- Sat Jul 10, 2010 4:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Historical recaps
- Topic: Wanted: Awesome Dudes
- Replies: 144
- Views: 14734
Re: Wanted: Awesome Dudes
Does recap-writer always use OED2r for maxes? Or does it know which series uses which dictionary? It uses ODE2r for Series 51+ and NODE before that, so you just need to set the "Series" correctly at the top. It's possible that our version of the NODE is not 100% correct but it's pretty go...
- Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:44 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7748
Re: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
Sorry Jeff, I think you rose to the bait. Corby is obviously taking the piss from post 1.Jeff Clayton wrote:Risen to the bait. What a fucking star you are.
- Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:23 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Please Save www.gandiseeg.com
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3325
Re: Please Save www.gandiseeg.com
Lesley, I suggest you take it up with David if it bothers you that much. I don't know why he started this thread (seeing as the main theme had already been done better by me) but like Ben said I imagine alcohol was involved. Of course alcohol was involved. It's a blatant Corby rip-off and as he sta...
- Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:09 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Please Save www.gandiseeg.com
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3325
Please Save www.gandiseeg.com
This forum used to be so great These are the words of one on the verge of collapse, let us not let this occur. Some would call this a time of internecine strife; others would call it a parasitic relationship: whatever your outlook gandiseeg.com performs an important function. We do not disapprove o...
- Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:12 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2362
Re: Countdown/Apterous Words Used In Real Life
I would have went with mole.
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:52 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei summer special - Saturday 31 July 2010
- Replies: 131
- Views: 20535
Re: CoLei summer special - Saturday 31 July 2010
Erm yeah changed my mind. Decided to head to Spain around the same time.
- Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:07 am
- Forum: Countdown - Events
- Topic: CoLei summer special - Saturday 31 July 2010
- Replies: 131
- Views: 20535
Re: CoLei summer special - Saturday 31 July 2010
Is there still time for me to enter this too?
Edit: Just read about the initial parameters (8 contestants) so never mind. Might watch it!
Edit: Just read about the initial parameters (8 contestants) so never mind. Might watch it!
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:55 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Birthdays
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 131530
Re: Birthdays
Arrrgh, my favourite forumite celebrates a Birthday.
I hope you have the good sense to arrange a babysitter, go out, and get absolutely fucked up.
Whatever you do, have a good one.
I hope you have the good sense to arrange a babysitter, go out, and get absolutely fucked up.
Whatever you do, have a good one.
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:53 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4166
Re: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
I had a teacher (male), when I was 13, who used to stand behind me and run his hands through my hair for about 20 minutes each time I had a class with him. In those days I had beautiful, thick, long flowing hair ... I know, hard to comprehend. The rest of the class used to piss themselves while I s...
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 1:07 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7748
Re: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
Jeff. Rachel. Even Gyles. But where was Susie?!! And why has this show suddenly become so crap?! Fuck off! The show is letters, numbers, conundrum. It's perfect; no-one could make it shit: not even Des O'Connor but God bless him he tried as best he could. Er, this is a thread about The IT Crowd. So...
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:32 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7748
Re: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
Fuck off!Steve Durney wrote:Jeff. Rachel. Even Gyles. But where was Susie?!! And why has this show suddenly become so crap?!
The show is letters, numbers, conundrum.
It's perfect; no-one could make it shit: not even Des O'Connor but God bless him he tried as best he could.
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:47 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7748
Re: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
Loved it too. Moss' water-sipping moment and the whole Fight Club concept was fucking hilarious.
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:41 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
- Replies: 31
- Views: 4166
Re: FAO 6th Form College aged girls.
I had a teacher (male), when I was 13, who used to stand behind me and run his hands through my hair for about 20 minutes each time I had a class with him. In those days I had beautiful, thick, long flowing hair ... I know, hard to comprehend. The rest of the class used to piss themselves while I sa...
- Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:38 am
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: What would you have done?
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4536
Re: What would you have done?
I remember that Vidic, on his début for Man U, hacked downed a player (Vidic was last man back) in the dying minutes after the player had just got past him. Automatic red card, Vidic walks off smirking, gets a hearty handshake from Fergie and the rest of the team.
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 4:45 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: The Cryptic Countdown Forummers Comp - 2010
- Replies: 51
- Views: 5289
Re: The Cryptic Countdown Forummers Comp - 2010
Lol! Been at this for an hour and am missing 3,7,8,10 so I guess they must be the trickier ones.Michael Wallace wrote:I've got 3 and 8, but I'm missing 7 and 10, wanna meet in an empty warehouse and 'compare notes'?Jon Corby wrote:Just 3 and 8 to go....
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:22 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Sounds
- Replies: 38
- Views: 4596
Re: Sounds
I give you some sounds: intro and clock music . Dmitry, the designers of apterous didn't use the actual music from Countdown programme deliberately. If you read the main apterous page it quite clearly disassociates itself from the television programme hence apterous has it's own, custom composed, m...
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:36 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Supreme Championship 2
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7500
Re: Supreme Championship 2
Had the same reaction; I think Damian should do it as a special.Paul Howe wrote:I would pay to watch the Brittain vs Hansford match up.
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:24 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordy puzzle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3175
Re: Wordy puzzle
Yeah, don't blame you. Maybe don't make it piss easy next time.
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:17 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordy puzzle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3175
Re: Wordy puzzle
Ah nice one! ... That you had a holiday not that you fucking came back.Jon Corby wrote:Yeah, Cyprus for a week.David O'Donnell wrote:Jon Corby wrote:I got that.
Have you been away Jon? the standard has really been downhill these last few days.
As you can see though, I'm back.
(Though that's nice too).
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:15 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: Should Technology Be Introduced In Football?
- Replies: 121
- Views: 9536
Re: Should Technology Be Introduced In Football?
You really are missing something with your point about corners vis-a-vis the offside rule and everyone is just letting you run with it.Kirk Bevins wrote:I clearly know something.Jon Corby wrote:
It is hilarious if you offer up some pretty extreme opinions about something you know nothing about.
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:10 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordy puzzle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3175
Re: Wordy puzzle
Jon Corby wrote:I got that.
Have you been away Jon? the standard has really been downhill these last few days.
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 8:02 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spimliminees for Thursday 1st July 2010
- Replies: 65
- Views: 6834
Re: Spimliminees for Thursday 1st July 2010
Is it Marcus then?James Robinson wrote:It is a wind-up, Douglas. As I've mentioned on today's spoilers, it's NOT Ben, so I'm sorry to disappoint many people who clearly want to see Ben on the show soon.Douglas Wilson wrote:Isn't this some kind of wind up; James said the player doesn't post on the forum which Ben clearly does.
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:49 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: 2 Questions
- Replies: 47
- Views: 6569
Re: 2 Questions
[quote="Charlie Reams"]
I think the EU is regarded as a supranational political entity. There similar entities around the world.
I think the EU is regarded as a supranational political entity. There similar entities around the world.
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 7:44 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Wordy puzzle
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3175
Re: Wordy puzzle
What unique feature do the following words have in common: DONE, HEAL, AIRMAN, RAKING, FOPPIEST, SPEAKING, INCINERATE. No clues. Have fun. :) I only checked the first two but found a pattern. If you split them down the middle, and ascribe a value to the letter (1-26 for A-Z), are they the same? I h...
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:47 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Like
- Replies: 54
- Views: 7656
Re: Like
How do I "Dislike" posts?Marc Meakin wrote:Grumpy.Ben Wilson wrote:Please for the love of god give it a rest.Marc Meakin wrote:Great minds think aLIKE
Derek liked it so ner ner ne ner ner.
Or if you prefer STFU.
And, YES I am still pissed off about the England result.
- Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:43 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Like
- Replies: 54
- Views: 7656
Re: Like
Since Facebook is well popular and stuff, I've added a "Thumbs Up" button similar to C4C, similar to Facebook's Like button. It's based on an existing mod but I specialised it quite a bit, so it's a C4C exclusive omg omg omg. The button is at the top right of each post. It's currently onl...
- Sat Jun 26, 2010 4:04 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: World Cup Crossword
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2484
Re: World Cup Crossword
The World Cup themed bit is putting me off; is there something there for the layperson?Dinos Sfyris wrote:I've made a cryptic crossword themed on The World Cup. If you fancy having a go either pm me or reply here with your email address and I'll send it to you
Ta
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 9:22 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Calendar
- Replies: 126
- Views: 18271
Re: Countdown Calendar
A-LOL, if you cunts weren't so funny ...JackHurst wrote:Pesticide, again.David O'Donnell wrote:What did I miss here?Jon Corby wrote:Doddy, do you have the Calendar?
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 8:48 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 1
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9765
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:37 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Countdown Calendar
- Replies: 126
- Views: 18271
Re: Countdown Calendar
What did I miss here?Jon Corby wrote:Doddy, do you have the Calendar?
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:31 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Where are they now?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4530
Re: Where are they now?
Erm, I think I answered that one.Lucy Gowers wrote:
Unlikely that they've had them since 1982. The OED only extended to 20 volumes with the publication of the Second Edition which came out in 1989.
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:01 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Where are they now?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4530
Re: Where are they now?
If there's a vegan winner, does Channel 4 still have to pay for the dictionaries, or are they on sale or return? Or are they free anyway, considering all the free publicity the OED gets from the programme? In the case of David Acton they donated the financial equivalent to a charity of his choosing...
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:00 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Where are they now?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4530
Re: Where are they now?
If there's a vegan winner, does Channel 4 still have to pay for the dictionaries, or are they on sale or return? Or are they free anyway, considering all the free publicity the OED gets from the programme? They're not ordered until after the finals. The ones shown on screen are the same display mod...
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:53 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Pseudo-objectively, Who Has Had The Best Octo-run?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2125
Re: Pseudo-objectively, Who Has Had The Best Octo-run?
I don't like the extra 7 points for missing a nine, it's no different from not spotting an eight in practical terms, and I've always felt that the 18 points is a bit of a gimmick. Also, there's no consideration of whether a risky word wasn't gambled as their opponent had already declared less than ...
- Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:48 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Is the target number completely random?!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 3507
Re: Is the target number completely random?!
Is the target number completely random?! Why do I ask this? Because I don't know the target that haven't a solution. My first game had these numbers for the third numbers game. 2, 2, 50, 75, 100, 25. Target: 720. 721 is as close as you can get, there are some six small solutions where it is impossi...
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 2:18 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: The pencil thread
- Replies: 72
- Views: 11991
Re: The pencil thread
STRAVAIGS and MALAGUETA.
Re: Vuvuzela
Completely overlooked response from Charlie btw.Charlie Reams wrote:I don't think that's a tradition you want to start.Marc Meakin wrote: Insert picture of tumbleweed here.
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 11:52 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7748
Re: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
The style of humour is quite similar to Father Ted, with lots of dreams and flashback sequences and exaggerated-reality situations. When you comapre the reactions to the two shows, I can't help thinking people liked Father ted more for its digs at religion than its actual comic style. I think it wa...
- Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:26 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sleeping Beauty Problem
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7946
Re: Sleeping Beauty Problem
I got fairly lost too as I stated before the analytical philosophers are like a world apart from us but I am trying to understand them better because Lyotard has elements of both traditions. I get the general gist of the argument but some of the jumps, he makes, leaves me scratching my head. I think...
- Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:20 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 7748
Re: The IT Crowd - Channel4- Friday 10pm
The IT Crowd didn't seem to do that well because it was on the heels of Father Ted and Black Books so nothing was really going to look that good in comparison. It's still very funny though I did read a critic ripping into it for pandering to generalisations. The female critic thought the episode abo...
- Wed Jun 23, 2010 10:11 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sleeping Beauty Problem
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7946
Re: Sleeping Beauty Problem
All this question is doing is asking the question "Heads or Tails" after the toss of the coin. If the coin comes down heads, I ask the question once; if it comes down tails, I ask twice. The probability of the correct answer being heads is 1/3. But the probability of it coming down heads ...
- Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:41 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Where are they now?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4530
Re: Where are they now?
Mine are in my old bedroom at my mum's place. They currently languish under the bed; only one box was ever opened just to see what they looked like. I did try and flog them, on ebay, but it was around Christmas and no-one seemed particularly interested.
- Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:42 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sleeping Beauty Problem
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7946
Re: Sleeping Beauty Problem
Nick Bostrom has some interesting remarks on this problem here.
- Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:52 am
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sleeping Beauty Problem
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7946
Re: Sleeping Beauty Problem
Is this vaguely similar to the Monty Hall problem? Not really. I don't think so anyway. I think this is more "philosophical" and I'm not sure that it's simply a case of proving that one answer is correct here. Have to state that after a restless sleep I am starting to agree with you. In f...
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:51 pm
- Forum: Countdown - Spoilers
- Topic: Spoilers For Tuesday June 22nd 2010
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2341
Re: Spoilers For Tuesday June 22nd 2010
Was that it for the beaters?
- Tue Jun 22, 2010 5:38 pm
- Forum: Games and Puzzles
- Topic: Sleeping Beauty Problem
- Replies: 53
- Views: 7946
Re: Sleeping Beauty Problem
Is this vaguely similar to the Monty Hall problem?
- Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:24 am
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 1
- Replies: 69
- Views: 9765
Re: Apterous Summer Open 2010 Week 1
Guess you were highest rated player in the second half.Ben Wilson wrote:Excellent stuff. Also: OH FOR GOD'S SAKE.
- Sun Jun 20, 2010 2:54 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Pseudo-objectively, Who Has Had The Best Octo-run?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2125
Re: Pseudo-objectively, Who Has Had The Best Octo-run?
I reckon David's system as outlined above is as good as any other; my run scores +2 on letters, -62 on numbers and +3 on conundrums for a -57 total, i.e. miles away from the top players, which feels about right. Actually it doesn't quite, I should be further away from the top players - possibly the...
- Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:19 pm
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Pseudo-objectively, Who Has Had The Best Octo-run?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2125
Re: Pseudo-objectively, Who Has Had The Best Octo-run?
Yeah, surprised me too! It proved to me that the system I used must be wrong!
- Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:31 am
- Forum: Countdown - General
- Topic: Pseudo-objectively, Who Has Had The Best Octo-run?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2125
Pseudo-objectively, Who Has Had The Best Octo-run?
While gripped by another bout of seemingly terminal insomnia I have been pondering this question. I decided to see if there was a fair way you can objectively measure the performance of different contestants. I have used a par system like the gameshow guy does on his website and as Jim Bentley did a...
- Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:28 pm
- Forum: Off-topic
- Topic: FIFA World Cup 2010
- Replies: 328
- Views: 29287
Re: FIFA World Cup 2010
I am sure that'll be a source of comfort to him.Jon Corby wrote:and I trust Capello's judgement in the matter.Matt Morrison wrote:It's official now. The England camp have blamed the ball for Rob Green's error on Saturday, and he'll be back in goal on Friday having impressed in training.
- Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:43 pm
- Forum: apterous.org
- Topic: Apterous World Cup - Half Time Team Talk
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2635
Re: Apterous World Cup - Half Time Team Talk
Brilliant, just pissed myself.