Spoilers for Wednesday 22nd April

Mark Harrison · Post by **Mark Harrison** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:38 pm

R2: SMUTTIER (I think it was round 2 - whichever round it was that DC got DETRITUS)

JackHurst · Post by **JackHurst** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 4:56 pm

I found James's conundrum attempt absolutely hillarious, i think there must be somethign wrong with me.

Im not sure if these topics are the place to discuss the contestants, but James eems to represent all the things i hate about countdown. Does anyone else feel the same?

Louise Bambury · Post by **Louise Bambury** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:41 pm

I feel the same, but that's because he beat me

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:54 pm

JackHurst wrote:Im not sure if these topics are the place to discuss the contestants, but James eems to represent all the things i hate about countdown. Does anyone else feel the same?

Totally opposite for me Jack, I think he represents the best of what Countdown brings to people.
Let's not beat about the bush, he's clearly, for want of a better word, a geek. We're all geeky to some extent here but you know what I mean.
But Countdown (and his ability at the game) seems to have given him a confidence, a warm personality, and a social ability that are rarely enjoyed by 'geeks'.

So I think it's great, he seems really likeable to me. Compare him to other contestants in the geek mould that we've had on recently - can't think of names but there have been a couple that have come across as cringeworthily uncomfortable while Jeff talks to them about some obscure hobby or other.
I'd much rather spend an hour with James than with Richard Brittain, put it that way.

JackHurst wrote:I found James's conundrum attempt absolutely hillarious, i think there must be somethign wrong with me.

I got it in 3 seconds. Worth mentioning as that's fucking rare for me. But yes, there's probably something wrong with you.

EDIT: Just noticed James is on the forum. I hate calling people 'geeks' as it sounds so derogatory, but it wasn't meant that way (I was literally wanting for a better word). However, I'm not editing my post as I think it's complimentary enough to warrant using just one negatively perceived word. Plus James spoiled the result of his run in his very first post on this forum, and that pisses me off. The geek.

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 5:59 pm

Matt Morrison wrote: I got it in 3 seconds. Worth mentioning as that's fucking rare for me. But yes, there's probably something wrong with you.

Same, 'genuine' stook out like a sore thumb and then there was only an 'l' and a 'y' left.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:00 pm

Darren Carter wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote: I got it in 3 seconds. Worth mentioning as that's fucking rare for me. But yes, there's probably something wrong with you.
Same, 'genuine' stook out like a sore thumb and then there was only an 'l' and a 'y' left.

That succinctly sums up how shit I am at Countdown - I see LY and then start looking for the rest of it!

Kai Laddiman · Post by **Kai Laddiman** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:06 pm

Matt Morrison wrote:
Darren Carter wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote: I got it in 3 seconds. Worth mentioning as that's fucking rare for me. But yes, there's probably something wrong with you.
Same, 'genuine' stook out like a sore thumb and then there was only an 'l' and a 'y' left.
That succinctly sums up how shit I am at Countdown - I see LY and then start looking for the rest of it!

That's normal

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:07 pm

That's OK, Matt, I don't mind being called a geek. It's better than being called that popular rhyming slang for a merchant banker! Having watched the show now, I'm slightly disappointed, as I normally find GENUINE when it's in a letters game. Interestingly I also got the first numbers game after a couple of seconds, not bad since I didn't get it on the show!

P.S. At least you didn't see the bit cut out at the end of the conundrum!

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:10 pm

James Robinson wrote:That's OK, Matt, I don't mind being called a geek. It's better than being called that popular rhyming slang for a merchant banker! Having watched the show now, I'm slightly disappointed, as I normally find GENUINE when it's in a letters game. Interestingly I also got the first numbers game after a couple of seconds, not bad since I didn't get it on the show!

P.S. At least you didn't see the bit cut out at the end of the conundrum!

Hey James - glad you took it the right way!

What happened at the end of the conundrum?

Oh, and you mentioned being a Bond fan on the show - have a go at this.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:29 pm

Well, soon as the time ran out, Jeff said "You GENUINELY didn't get it, did you?" and I immediately replied by saying "No", followed immediately by the audience groaning and me putting my head in my hands in shame!

Stupid me falling for that old sausage!

P.S. Thanks for that Bond link, Matt!

Brian Moore · Post by **Brian Moore** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:38 pm

They were deceptive letters today, I thought - they looked like they should yield higher scores than they did - I kept on thinking that I must be missing bigger words, but they weren't there. Maybe I'm confused by thinking that Tim Vine is really Peter Davison.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:13 pm

James Robinson wrote:Well, soon as the time ran out, Jeff said "You GENUINELY didn't get it, did you?" and I immediately replied by saying "No", followed immediately by the audience groaning and me putting my head in my hands in shame!

Haha brilliant. No joke, when I was watching it I fully expected Jeff to say that, and was really confused when he didn't!
I wonder why it was cut out, surely the production team aren't getting sick of Jeff's cheesy puns?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 8:40 pm

I'm with Jack on this one I think.

Tim Vine is a super-awesome DC guest.

Louise Bambury is VERY lovely, gutted she (you) lost

James is a bit of an arrogant nob, who I still haven't forgiven for spoiling about a dozen shows with his first fucking post about a month ago.

Ian Dent · Post by **Ian Dent** » Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:34 pm

Louise was very good. Could have been an octochamp.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:39 am

JackHurst wrote:I found James's conundrum attempt absolutely hillarious, i think there must be somethign wrong with me.

Im not sure if these topics are the place to discuss the contestants, but James eems to represent all the things i hate about countdown. Does anyone else feel the same?

I didn't like the fists in the air thing after beating Karyn yesterday either. But that might just be me. I'm drawn towards modesty and humility, I find it endearing.

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:19 am

Jon Corby wrote:I'm with Jack on this one I think.

Jon Corby wrote:I didn't like the fists in the air thing after beating Karyn yesterday either. But that might just be me. I'm drawn towards modesty and humility, I find it endearing.

Oh dear, I'm finding myself agreeing with everything Jon posts lately. Should I be worried?? This isn't like when you buy the Daily Mail just to get the free DVD and find yourself finding everything Amanda Platell writes abhorrent, but then as the weeks go by you seem to start agreeing with her is it?

Not that I'm suggesting Jon was ever like any Daily Mail columnists . . . I just mean the persuasive effect.

JackHurst · Post by **JackHurst** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:53 am

Jon Corby wrote: Tim Vine is a super-awesome DC guest.

I sometimes watch most the countdown episodes round my granparents house (How cool am I?!), and they hate Tim Vine so much. There must be a generational divide. I also didnt know that his brother was the part time egg heads presenter.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:20 am

Matt Morrison wrote:
Darren Carter wrote:'genuine' stook out like a sore thumb and then there was only an 'l' and a 'y' left.
That succinctly sums up how shit I am at Countdown - I see LY and then start looking for the rest of it!

I'm worse than that. What stood out for me was the -ING, so I spent the first 15 seconds looking for a word with that suffix. Then I spent the next 10 seconds looking for a word with an -ILY suffix. Then I spent the last 5 seconds panicking. What I'd be like if I actually got on the show Kirk only knows.

Howard Somerset · Post by **Howard Somerset** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:25 am

Phil Reynolds wrote:I'm worse than that. What stood out for me was the -ING, so I spent the first 15 seconds looking for a word with that suffix. Then I spent the next 10 seconds looking for a word with an -ILY suffix. Then I spent the last 5 seconds panicking. What I'd be like if I actually got on the show Kirk only knows.

Almost identical with me, Phil

Davy Affleck · Post by **Davy Affleck** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:31 am

[quote="Jon Corby
I didn't like the fists in the air thing after beating Karyn yesterday either. But that might just be me. I'm drawn towards modesty and humility, I find it endearing.[/quote]

I thought he was a bad loser and an even worse winner.

It seemed that when he got a reasonable solution fairly quickly he then fidgeted, drummed his pen or fingers, drank water excessively, etc to distract his opponent. During the last numbers game he banged his glass down and rifted while Pat was still counting.
I thought he was the worst mannered and ungracious contestants for a long while.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:27 am

I'd guess from James's speech patterns that he's slightly autistic, which would excuse some of the faux pas that made people dislike him. I'm surprised no one commented on this before, given the highly-tuned aut-dar possessed by some of our number.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:32 am

Well done for recognising that Charlie. I actually have Asperger's syndrome, to be completely official. I believe that's what Jeffrey Hansford (or whatever his name was) from Series 57 had as well. Interestingly, I actually share the same birthday as Mr Asperger, after whom the syndrome was named.

Brian Moore · Post by **Brian Moore** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:43 am

Charlie Reams wrote:I'd guess from James's speech patterns that he's slightly autistic, which would excuse some of the faux pas that made people dislike him. I'm surprised no one commented on this before, given the highly-tuned aut-dar possessed by some of our number.

I'd been thinking exactly the same, but had refrained from commenting, as it does raise the question of what is appropriate to post about what is perceived as unusual behaviour. (Do you not mention the behaviour, note it without labelling it, or try to explain it by giving it a label?)

I also wonder if some of the symptoms of autism and Aspergers might actually be linked in with the ability to spot patterns in numbers and letters - there is, in my experience, an uncanny ability of some musicians with Aspergers to excel at music, where dealing with thousands of varying patterns is a vital skill.

Rosemary Roberts · Post by **Rosemary Roberts** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:52 am

Brian Moore wrote:
Charlie Reams wrote:I'd guess from James's speech patterns that he's slightly autistic, which would excuse some of the faux pas that made people dislike him. I'm surprised no one commented on this before, given the highly-tuned aut-dar possessed by some of our number.
I'd been thinking exactly the same, but had refrained from commenting, as it does raise the question of what is appropriate to post about what is perceived as unusual behaviour. (Do you not mention the behaviour, note it without labelling it, or try to explain it by giving it a label?)

I also wonder if some of the symptoms of autism and Aspergers might actually be linked in with the ability to spot patterns in numbers and letters - there is, in my experience, an uncanny ability of some musicians with Aspergers to excel at music, where dealing with thousands of varying patterns is a vital skill.

I agree. I wonder whether this is one of the rare cases where the PC term "differently skilled" is actually appropriate: people on the "autism spectrum" do often have very "different" skills that so-called "normal" people can only dream of.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 12:05 pm

James Robinson wrote:Well done for recognising that Charlie. I actually have Asperger's syndrome, to be completely official. I believe that's what Jeffrey Hansford (or whatever his name was) from Series 57 had as well. Interestingly, I actually share the same birthday as Mr Asperger, after whom the syndrome was named.

Ah, that makes sense. I think you came across better than Jeffrey, in the sense that it was immediately obvious that he was in some way unusual, whereas you just seemed rather confident.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:00 pm

Does anyone not have an alternative to the 1st numbers game

I've got 3 here.

10 + 4 = 14

14 x 6 = 84

84 - 1 = 83

3 x 3 = 9

9 x 83 = 747

No.2:

10 x 4 = 40

40 + 1 = 41

41 x 6 = 246

246 + 3 = 249

249 x 3 = 747

No.3:

10 x 3 = 30

30 + 1 = 31

6 x 4 = 24

31 x 24 = 744

744 + 3 = 747

Davy Affleck · Post by **Davy Affleck** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:02 pm

Jon Corby wrote:Does anyone not have an alternative to the 1st numbers game

I've got 3 here.

10 + 4 = 14

14 x 6 = 84

84 - 1 = 83

3 x 3 = 9

9 x 83 = 747

No.2:

10 x 4 = 40

40 + 1 = 41

41 x 6 = 246

246 + 3 = 249

249 x 3 = 747

No.3:

10 x 3 = 30

30 + 1 = 31

6 x 4 = 24

31 x 24 = 744

744 + 3 = 747

Impressive - and all in only 6 months.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:02 pm

Davy Affleck wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Does anyone not have an alternative to the 1st numbers game

I've got 3 here.

10 + 4 = 14

14 x 6 = 84

84 - 1 = 83

3 x 3 = 9

9 x 83 = 747

No.2:

10 x 4 = 40

40 + 1 = 41

41 x 6 = 246

246 + 3 = 249

249 x 3 = 747

No.3:

10 x 3 = 30

30 + 1 = 31

6 x 4 = 24

31 x 24 = 744

744 + 3 = 747
Impressive - and all in only 6 months.

No, I did them all in the 30 seconds. I just forgot to post them.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:17 pm

Jon Corby wrote:No, I did them all in the 30 seconds. I just forgot to post them.

Dear me, you're just an annoying little c**t, aren't you, Corby?

Why don't you just go back to making trouser presses or whatever it is you do.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:19 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:No, I did them all in the 30 seconds. I just forgot to post them.
Dear me, you're just an annoying little c**t, aren't you, Corby?

Why don't you just go back to making trouser presses or whatever it is you do.

James, please don't say "cunt" on the forum.

Thanks,
The Moderator

Marc Meakin · Post by **Marc Meakin** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:19 pm

Cue the Yo Mama joke

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:29 pm

Charlie Reams wrote:
James Robinson wrote: Dear me, you're just an annoying little c**t, aren't you, Corby?

Why don't you just go back to making trouser presses or whatever it is you do.
James, please don't say "cunt" on the forum.

Thanks,
The Moderator

Oops, sorry Charlie.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:29 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:No, I did them all in the 30 seconds. I just forgot to post them.
Dear me, you're just an annoying little c**t, aren't you, Corby?

Why don't you just go back to making trouser presses or whatever it is you do.

I don't get it.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:35 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
James Robinson wrote: Dear me, you're just an annoying little c**t, aren't you, Corby?

Why don't you just go back to making trouser presses or whatever it is you do.
I don't get it.

Have you never heard of a Corby trouser press

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:48 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:
James Robinson wrote: Dear me, you're just an annoying little c**t, aren't you, Corby?

Why don't you just go back to making trouser presses or whatever it is you do.
I don't get it.
Have you never heard of a Corby trouser press

Erm... dunno really. Sort of rings a bell I suppose. What is it?

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:55 pm

Jon Corby wrote:Erm... dunno really. Sort of rings a bell I suppose. What is it?

It's a press for steaming trousers, so that there are less wrinkles on it.
It was developed by a John Corby from Windsor in 1930, hence the reference to you.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:00 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Erm... dunno really. Sort of rings a bell I suppose. What is it?
It's a press for steaming trousers, so that there are less wrinkles on it.
It was developed by a John Corby from Windsor in 1930, hence the reference to you.

Shouldn't you be putting golliwogs on the side of marmalade jars?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:01 pm

Ben Hunter wrote:
James Robinson wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:Erm... dunno really. Sort of rings a bell I suppose. What is it?
It's a press for steaming trousers, so that there are less wrinkles on it.
It was developed by a John Corby from Windsor in 1930, hence the reference to you.
Shouldn't you be putting golliwogs on the side of marmalade jars?

He can't, Kirk's had them all deported

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:05 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
Ben Hunter wrote:Shouldn't you be putting golliwogs on the side of marmalade jars?
He can't, Kirk's had them all deported

More jobs for Kirk. I can't wait to start seeing his face on the side of marmalade jars.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:09 pm

Ben Hunter wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:
Ben Hunter wrote:Shouldn't you be putting golliwogs on the side of marmalade jars?
He can't, Kirk's had them all deported
More jobs for Kirk. I can't wait to start seeing his face on the side of marmalade jars.

I think you'll find that was ROBERTSON'S jam, not ROBINSON'S jam.
I'll stick to my fruit squash, thank you.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:15 pm

James Robinson wrote:I think you'll find that was ROBERTSON'S jam, not ROBINSON'S jam.
I'll stick to my fruit squash, thank you.

Told. Though maybe I wasn't so much implying you had the same name as marmalade jars as I was suggesting you're a massive racist.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:19 pm

Ben Hunter wrote:
James Robinson wrote:I think you'll find that was ROBERTSON'S jam, not ROBINSON'S jam.
I'll stick to my fruit squash, thank you.
Told. Though maybe I wasn't so much implying you had the same name as marmalade jars as I was suggesting you're a massive racist.

Well, luckily I'm not a jam maker or a racist.
Although I'm definitely more of a Nick Griffin hater after his performance on Question Time last night.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:21 pm

James Robinson wrote:
Ben Hunter wrote:
James Robinson wrote:I think you'll find that was ROBERTSON'S jam, not ROBINSON'S jam.
I'll stick to my fruit squash, thank you.
Told. Though maybe I wasn't so much implying you had the same name as marmalade jars as I was suggesting you're a massive racist.
Well, luckily I'm not a jam maker or a racist.
Although I'm definitely more of a Nick Griffin hater after his performance on Question Time last night.

What have you got against jam makers? Actually we had one on the show recently and he was married to a Thai lady, so you're well off the mark labelling all jam makers as racists James.

James Robinson · Post by **James Robinson** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:28 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Well, luckily I'm not a jam maker or a racist.
Although I'm definitely more of a Nick Griffin hater after his performance on Question Time last night.
What have you got against jam makers? Actually we had one on the show recently and he was married to a Thai lady, so you're well off the mark labelling all jam makers as racists James.

I never said that jam makers were racists, Jon.
I've got nothing against them whatsoever, apart from the jam they make. I'm more of a Marmite person myself.
I have nothing against David Kurdynowski (who you were referring to) and I have nothing more to say on this matter.

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:30 pm

Jon Corby wrote:What have you got against jam makers? Actually we had one on the show recently and he was married to a Thai lady, so you're well off the mark labelling all jam makers as racists James.

I made this one far more hilarious than it apparently was by thinking you were referring to KR rather than David K.

D Eadie · Post by **D Eadie** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:35 pm

James Robinson wrote:Dear me, you're just an annoying little c**t, aren't you, Corby?

I disagree, he's not little at all.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:42 pm

James Robinson wrote:Dear me, you're just an annoying little c**t, aren't you, Corby?

"Clot" is considered an offensive word by some people, James.

Davy Affleck · Post by **Davy Affleck** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 2:58 pm

[quote="James Robinson and I have nothing more to say on this matter.[/quote]

I bet you have more.

Alec Rivers · Post by **Alec Rivers** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:39 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
James Robinson wrote:Have you never heard of a Corby trouser press
Erm... dunno really. Sort of rings a bell I suppose. What is it?

Edit - changed picture host.

Matthew Green · Post by **Matthew Green** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:49 pm

James Robinson wrote:I never said that jam makers were racists, Jon.

Jason?