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Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
It's Nick Wainwright v Steve Baines today, so the best of luck to both.
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R1: epilate
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R4: Can't remember if LIONISER is in or not...?
Edit: it is. Thought Suze might've mentioned it.
Edit: it is. Thought Suze might've mentioned it.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
alternate first numbers (though not really worth mentioning as it was easy)
4 x 10 + 1 = 41
41 x 5 = 205
4 x 10 + 1 = 41
41 x 5 = 205
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I can't watch the game today so I am relying on a good recap
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
PALETTE in game 1
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What's the scores so far?
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couple of interesting words in the 'DREAMY' round:
REAMY: Charlie Reams-like ("that was a reamy insult")
REAMED: as in "dammit I spelt a word wrong on the forum and Charlie just reamed me"
REAMY: Charlie Reams-like ("that was a reamy insult")
REAMED: as in "dammit I spelt a word wrong on the forum and Charlie just reamed me"
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
alternate numbers:
100x 9 = 900
7 x 8 = 56
9 + 3 = 12
900 + 56 - 12
100x 9 = 900
7 x 8 = 56
9 + 3 = 12
900 + 56 - 12
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
R12 (i think)... TERRACE was another equaller for 7
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
Last numbers game:
((75+5) x 10) + 9 + 9 - 7.
((75+5) x 10) + 9 + 9 - 7.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
Ready to go - I'm doing my workings-out with red ink today......
** Red pen runs out of ink **
KATHERINE'S RESULTS
Letters 1 - PLEAT
Letters 2 - BOUNDS (why didn't I add the A? )
Letters 3 - ROOFING
Letters 4 - BOILERS
Numbers 1 - 206 (1 off)
Tea Time Teaser 1 - Can't quite get 'gastric acid' out of my head!
Letters 5 - MORTICE
Letters 6 - ANODES and SEASONS
Letters 7 - LEASE
Letters 8 - MERGED
Numbers 2 - Failed due to interruption.
Tea Time Teaser 2 - got TACKLING
Letters 9 - ZIPPIER
Letters 10 - CAMEO
Letters 11 - TRACER
Numbers 3 - Failed due to utter incompetence.
Conundrum - I'd got the word davenport, but thought it was just a surname so didn't think it'd be acceptable......... I feel a total twit.
** Red pen runs out of ink **
KATHERINE'S RESULTS
Letters 1 - PLEAT
Letters 2 - BOUNDS (why didn't I add the A? )
Letters 3 - ROOFING
Letters 4 - BOILERS
Numbers 1 - 206 (1 off)
Tea Time Teaser 1 - Can't quite get 'gastric acid' out of my head!
Letters 5 - MORTICE
Letters 6 - ANODES and SEASONS
Letters 7 - LEASE
Letters 8 - MERGED
Numbers 2 - Failed due to interruption.
Tea Time Teaser 2 - got TACKLING
Letters 9 - ZIPPIER
Letters 10 - CAMEO
Letters 11 - TRACER
Numbers 3 - Failed due to utter incompetence.
Conundrum - I'd got the word davenport, but thought it was just a surname so didn't think it'd be acceptable......... I feel a total twit.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
R14 from me: (75-9)*(7+5)+10+9. Then I spot the more straightforward way. D'oh.
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Actually what was the final score?Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote:What's the scores so far?
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
Letters mix was a little better today even though there were four letter Ss in one selection.
Susie seemed to struggle to get much animation out of her sidekick.A couple of times she looked
at him as though she thought he might have gone to sleep.I just hope that we will see some of the
old favourites in DC.I would hate it if it was a case of ditch anyone who appeared under the old
regime.
Susie seemed to struggle to get much animation out of her sidekick.A couple of times she looked
at him as though she thought he might have gone to sleep.I just hope that we will see some of the
old favourites in DC.I would hate it if it was a case of ditch anyone who appeared under the old
regime.
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It was 105 v 85. The recap is up.Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote:Actually what was the final score?Eoin.V.Monaghan wrote:What's the scores so far?
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
Good luck against Nick, Kai and vice-versa
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IIRC Charlie helped the temporary shuffler with the shuffling for this game. I think he was a little embarrassed by the four S's slipping by him though. Perhaps he'll clarify.jeff wharton wrote:Letters mix was a little better today even though there were four letter Ss in one selection.
Susie seemed to struggle to get much animation out of her sidekick.A couple of times she looked
at him as though she thought he might have gone to sleep.I just hope that we will see some of the
old favourites in DC.I would hate it if it was a case of ditch anyone who appeared under the old
regime.
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Yeah, I did the consonants and he did the vowels. However I didn't look at them, I just made sure they were really thoroughly shuffled. Anyway four S's is not so bad; much better than four U's anyway.Simon Myers wrote: IIRC Charlie helped the temporary shuffler with the shuffling for this game. I think he was a little embarrassed by the four S's slipping by him though. Perhaps he'll clarify.
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Idiot - you're supposed to claim that you did the vowels.Charlie Reams wrote:Yeah, I did the consonants and he did the vowels. However I didn't look at them, I just made sure they were really thoroughly shuffled. Anyway four S's is not so bad; much better than four U's anyway.Simon Myers wrote: IIRC Charlie helped the temporary shuffler with the shuffling for this game. I think he was a little embarrassed by the four S's slipping by him though. Perhaps he'll clarify.
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Katherine, you did much better than me as I didn't get the conundrum and I know a DAVENPORT is a desk!
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Actually I've never heard of DAVENPORT as a noun. So yeah, it was a really good game, excellent standard from both players. I'm a little surprised that Steve missed the last numbers game - I assume he was trying to get 11*75 instead of (75+x)*10 like Nick did. In fairness, the odds of beating Nick Wainwright on two crucial conundrums are fairly low. I held him to a crucial conundrum on Apterous once, and he got it in 0.9 seconds! Also, it's the first time I've seen him despite having played him online, because I didn't watch Series 56 and Nick Wainwright gives loads of irrelevant results on Google Images. A bit like Paul Gallen (there's a professional rugby player with that name).kathleen batlle wrote:Katherine, you did much better than me as I didn't get the conundrum and I know a DAVENPORT is a desk!
PS did any of the male viewers find themselves distracted during the letters games? I did.
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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I did that, (2 + 3 = 5) is the bit you missed out.Matt Morrison wrote:alternate first numbers (though not really worth mentioning as it was easy)
4 x 10 + 1 = 41
41 x 5 = 205
If you cut a gandiseeg in half, do you get two gandiseegs or two halves of a gandiseeg?
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Yep. All I could think about was running my fingers through Steve's beard.Martin Gardner wrote:PS did any of the male viewers find themselves distracted during the letters games? I did.
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oops, well spotted Martin, and thanks for clearing it up!Martin Gardner wrote:I did that, (2 + 3 = 5) is the bit you missed out.Matt Morrison wrote:alternate first numbers (though not really worth mentioning as it was easy)
4 x 10 + 1 = 41
41 x 5 = 205
I honestly did have a "hang on, there wasn't a straight 5 was there?" moment as soon as I'd posted, but laziness won out again
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
I had a nice DC equaller in the DREAMY round of DAYMARE. Love that word.
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Lindsay?Martin Gardner wrote:Actually I've never heard of DAVENPORT as a noun.kathleen batlle wrote:Katherine, you did much better than me as I didn't get the conundrum and I know a DAVENPORT is a desk!
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Does anyone else find Andrew Sachs so meek and irritating that they almost wish Jonathan Ross was reinstated on BBC?
Every letters round Susie had to stare at him and prompt him to tell us their words- it was like watching a special needs child working with their frustrated teaching assistant.
Well played though Nick, solid performance. You are my outside tip for the tournament now James H is out.
Every letters round Susie had to stare at him and prompt him to tell us their words- it was like watching a special needs child working with their frustrated teaching assistant.
Well played though Nick, solid performance. You are my outside tip for the tournament now James H is out.
If I suddenly have a squirming baby on my lap it probably means that I should start paying it some attention and stop wasting my time messing around on a Countdown forum
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And if Nick gets knocked out, are you going to change again and again until there's one person left - the winner?Matthew Green wrote:
Well played though Nick, solid performance. You are my outside tip for the tournament now James H is out.
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Seconded. The one downer on an excellent first week for the new team. Really looked like he wished he would rather take Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross out on the town to see the Satanic Sluts than be in the Countdown studio.Matthew Green wrote:Does anyone else find Andrew Sachs so meek and irritating that they almost wish Jonathan Ross was reinstated on BBC?
Every letters round Susie had to stare at him and prompt him to tell us their words- it was like watching a special needs child working with their frustrated teaching assistant.
Well played though Nick, solid performance. You are my outside tip for the tournament now James H is out.
I have nothing to declare except my Guinness.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
I can't believe that no-one else has pointed out that the target was 744, not 944.Matt Morrison wrote:alternate numbers:
100x 9 = 900
7 x 8 = 56
9 + 3 = 12
900 + 56 - 12
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Haha, brilliant. I surprise even myself sometimes. Well, there you go, I was the only one who was able to make 944!David Gunn wrote:I can't believe that no-one else has pointed out that the target was 744, not 944.Matt Morrison wrote:alternate numbers:
100x 9 = 900
7 x 8 = 56
9 + 3 = 12
900 + 56 - 12
Er, was there a 2 in there or something? Maybe I meant 100 x (9-2)...
EDIT: God I really am on the ball. Already using 6 numbers. Just simply must have read it wrong. Odd, don't think I've ever done that before.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
Nice game today for my birthday. Saw OLEATES in one round but wasn't sure about it so stuck with TEASEL. I saw AIRTIME just out of time. I also missed LIONISER, HEMLOCK and was already privy to the conundrum but wouldn't have got it, so 10/15 maxes for me. Chatted briefly with Nick on the Monday CoC recording and was well impressed that he got DAVENPORT. I only got it once he told me it was also a surname. Still PRONATED + V Good to remember!
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Ha, I was in the audience and this old lady sat next to me was impressed that I wrote down DAVENPORT straight away. She asked me what it means and I said I had no idea but it's PRONATED + V. She was really interesting in how I play the game after that.Dinos Sfyris wrote:Nice game today for my birthday. Saw OLEATES in one round but wasn't sure about it so stuck with TEASEL. I saw AIRTIME just out of time. I also missed LIONISER, HEMLOCK and was already privy to the conundrum but wouldn't have got it, so 10/15 maxes for me. Chatted briefly with Nick on the Monday CoC recording and was well impressed that he got DAVENPORT. I only got it once he told me it was also a surname. Still PRONATED + V Good to remember!
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
He certainly seemed less interested than when he was first on and Susie really had a job on her hands just to get him to contribute. But I love his anecdotes to the extent that it makes up for the other stuff. Off the screen he's a really nice guy and makes the effort to chat to contestants, showing a genuine interest.Matthew Green wrote:Does anyone else find Andrew Sachs so meek and irritating that they almost wish Jonathan Ross was reinstated on BBC?
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I can think of quite a few people who would probably disagree with that.Junaid Mubeen wrote:Off the screen he's a really nice guy and makes the effort to chat to contestants, showing a genuine interest.
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
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Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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I think part of his quietness was down to Jeff's inexperience. For most of the five days he didn't get a proper introduction so got no applause and when Jeff went to DC, mostly he would say, "Anything else from the corner?" instead of the customary, "Anything else Andrew" which invites him to speak.Kai Laddiman wrote:I can think of quite a few people who would probably disagree with that.Junaid Mubeen wrote:Off the screen he's a really nice guy and makes the effort to chat to contestants, showing a genuine interest.
Being an actor, he sulked!
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Yeah fair enough, I'm probably thinking more back to when he was first on, during my heats, before the whole Ross/Brand /Slut affair. He was definitely more cheerful and engaging then.Kai Laddiman wrote:I can think of quite a few people who would probably disagree with that.Junaid Mubeen wrote:Off the screen he's a really nice guy and makes the effort to chat to contestants, showing a genuine interest.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
I was pleased to struggle through the game having been fortunate not to be punished for a few bad misses in the letters rounds. Steve 'nice guy' Baines lived up to his reputation by being very sporting in defeat and (like most of the contestants who were able to) staying for the rest of the filming to support the remaining players.
I have Mark Tournoff's book to thank for the conundrum spot as I first saw DAVENPORT in a word list in one of the appendices regarding surnames that are also valid words in Countdown.
I have Mark Tournoff's book to thank for the conundrum spot as I first saw DAVENPORT in a word list in one of the appendices regarding surnames that are also valid words in Countdown.
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Yeah, it surprises me that Steve isn't on this forum (or is he?) as he really got into the spirit of things and seemed to be a huge fan of the show. Top guy.Nick Wainwright wrote:Steve 'nice guy' Baines lived up to his reputation by being very sporting in defeat and (like most of the contestants who were able to) staying for the rest of the filming to support the remaining players.
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A quick search shows that he has an account, but has never posted. Hopefully he's reading and blushing away.Junaid Mubeen wrote:Yeah, it surprises me that Steve isn't on this forum (or is he?) as he really got into the spirit of things and seemed to be a huge fan of the show. Top guy.Nick Wainwright wrote:Steve 'nice guy' Baines lived up to his reputation by being very sporting in defeat and (like most of the contestants who were able to) staying for the rest of the filming to support the remaining players.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
What type of word lists are in the book?Nick Wainwright wrote:I have Mark Tournoff's book to thank for the conundrum spot as I first saw DAVENPORT in a word list in one of the appendices regarding surnames that are also valid words in Countdown.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
There are various word lists such as common 9-lettered words, words which contain particular endings such as '-ology' & '-head', 9-lettered words containing the letters 'i', 'n' and 'g' which don't end in '-ing', words ending in '-ing' which can be pluralised etc.Joseph Bolas wrote:What type of word lists are in the book?Nick Wainwright wrote:I have Mark Tournoff's book to thank for the conundrum spot as I first saw DAVENPORT in a word list in one of the appendices regarding surnames that are also valid words in Countdown.
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I just reread the whole book in the last day and I found it funny scouring the list of nines you should never miss. There's a few in there that I knew but very rarely come up like ADIPOCYTE and AITCHBONE and words I didn't know/wouldn't risk, e.g. COHABITER. The rest are just high probability nines as you'd expect but include PROTAMINE, STROBILAE, LIONHEART, PALINODES etc...words which the average contestant are going to miss but to make it big I guess you should know them.Nick Wainwright wrote:There are various word lists such as common 9-lettered words, words which contain particular endings such as '-ology' & '-head', 9-lettered words containing the letters 'i', 'n' and 'g' which don't end in '-ing', words ending in '-ing' which can be pluralised etc.Joseph Bolas wrote:What type of word lists are in the book?Nick Wainwright wrote:I have Mark Tournoff's book to thank for the conundrum spot as I first saw DAVENPORT in a word list in one of the appendices regarding surnames that are also valid words in Countdown.
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That reminds me, I know it's picky, but shouldn't the contestant be asked to spell a word like TEASEL?Dinos Sfyris wrote:Nice game today for my birthday. Saw OLEATES in one round but wasn't sure about it so stuck with TEASEL.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
I did it that way too. It's a sign of greatness.Ben Wilson wrote:R14 from me: (75-9)*(7+5)+10+9. Then I spot the more straightforward way. D'oh.
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Add me to this, er, 'illustrious' list.Gavin Chipper wrote:I did it that way too. It's a sign of greatness.Ben Wilson wrote:R14 from me: (75-9)*(7+5)+10+9. Then I spot the more straightforward way. D'oh.
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Nah, I initiated this debate with some of the other contestants. There's some oddity with this word, I think both TEAZEL and TEAZLE are valid, but only TEASEL (and not TEASLE) or something like that, so there is definitely potential for misspelling. I thought it warranted clarification. Actually, I think the "debate" consisted of me raising this point, and a few people shrugging their shoulders.Gavin Chipper wrote:That reminds me, I know it's picky, but shouldn't the contestant be asked to spell a word like TEASEL?Dinos Sfyris wrote:Nice game today for my birthday. Saw OLEATES in one round but wasn't sure about it so stuck with TEASEL.
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You could of course offer ELATES or STELAE and eliminate any doubt.Jon Corby wrote:Nah, I initiated this debate with some of the other contestants. There's some oddity with this word, I think both TEAZEL and TEAZLE are valid, but only TEASEL (and not TEASLE) or something like that, so there is definitely potential for misspelling. I thought it warranted clarification. Actually, I think the "debate" consisted of me raising this point, and a few people shrugging their shoulders.Gavin Chipper wrote:That reminds me, I know it's picky, but shouldn't the contestant be asked to spell a word like TEASEL?Dinos Sfyris wrote:Nice game today for my birthday. Saw OLEATES in one round but wasn't sure about it so stuck with TEASEL.
That doesn't help matters if the selection is S T J E A E S L E though, for example (TEASELS a darren 7).
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
Incidentally, i did have TEASEL down correctly, but anyone who has played me on an off-day on apterous will know how erratic my spelling can be. I too was quite surprised not to be asked to spell it.Jon Corby wrote:Nah, I initiated this debate with some of the other contestants. There's some oddity with this word, I think both TEAZEL and TEAZLE are valid, but only TEASEL (and not TEASLE) or something like that, so there is definitely potential for misspelling. I thought it warranted clarification. Actually, I think the "debate" consisted of me raising this point, and a few people shrugging their shoulders.Gavin Chipper wrote:That reminds me, I know it's picky, but shouldn't the contestant be asked to spell a word like TEASEL?Dinos Sfyris wrote:Nice game today for my birthday. Saw OLEATES in one round but wasn't sure about it so stuck with TEASEL.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
He bumped into me after the first day's filming was over and nearly fell down. Then he looked at me as though I should apologise: I didn't, I steupsed instead and called him "babylon".Junaid Mubeen wrote:Yeah fair enough, I'm probably thinking more back to when he was first on, during my heats, before the whole Ross/Brand /Slut affair. He was definitely more cheerful and engaging then.Kai Laddiman wrote:I can think of quite a few people who would probably disagree with that.Junaid Mubeen wrote:Off the screen he's a really nice guy and makes the effort to chat to contestants, showing a genuine interest.
Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
Is Lioniser absolutely definitely okay?
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
[quote="Nick Wainwright]Incidentally, i did have TEASEL down correctly, but anyone who has played me on an off-day on apterous will know how erratic my spelling can be. I too was quite surprised not to be asked to spell it.[/quote]
I remember going for TOUNGED against Nick (while he put TONGUED ).
I remember going for TOUNGED against Nick (while he put TONGUED ).
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
There was a similar question a while ago, and the answer is yes.Ian Dent wrote:Is Lioniser absolutely definitely okay?
LIONIZE is listed, together with it's derivative LIONIZER. LIONISE is listed as an alternative spelling for LIONIZE. Following the reasoning which was given before, LIONISER would therefore be allowed.
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
Spoiler!Kai Laddiman wrote: I remember going for TOUNGED against Nick (while he put TONGUED ).
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Re: Spoilers for Friday 16 Jan 2009 (CoC Heat 5)
That was on apterous, actually.Junaid Mubeen wrote:Spoiler!Kai Laddiman wrote: I remember going for TOUNGED against Nick (while he put TONGUED ).
16/10/2007 - Episode 4460
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.
Dinos Sfyris 76 - 78 Dorian Lidell
Proof that even idiots can get well and truly mainwheeled.