Re: Countdown in the news
Posted: Sun Dec 01, 2013 9:15 pm
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I thought the anagram purposely put CV together for some strange reason.Mark Deeks wrote:Don't see where it says divorce other than the anagram deliberately designed to allure. A split is not necessarily a divorce.
No, it's definitely in my ODE2r.Heather Styles wrote:I'm sure Rachel and Jamie could do without the gutter press giving their tuppence worth at this difficult time. As far as I can tell, the word 'divorce' is a figment of The Sun editorial team's collective imagination.
Yeah, but what about the ODO?Jon Corby wrote:No, it's definitely in my ODE2r.Heather Styles wrote:I'm sure Rachel and Jamie could do without the gutter press giving their tuppence worth at this difficult time. As far as I can tell, the word 'divorce' is a figment of The Sun editorial team's collective imagination.
Yeah, if you want.Dave Preece wrote:They've split before and manage to get back together, maybe they will sort it out, hopefully?
"Thanks" for that.Dave Preece wrote:What a shit bit of 'journalism'.
I read the article and was surprised by how well written and factually correct it was compared to most things I've seen written about the show, so couldn't disagree more.Dave Preece wrote:What a shit bit of 'journalism'.
I was surprised by agreeing with you, Jack.JackHurst wrote:I read the article and was surprised by how well written and factually correct it was compared to most things I've seen written about the show, so couldn't disagree more.Dave Preece wrote:What a shit bit of 'journalism'.
Well at least the Daily Mail are only a few months behind the rest of the world now, as apposed to their usual 40 year deficit.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:A SCOOP for the Daily Mail today (January 23rd) on page 32 they report that the prodigy Dylan attained the highest ever score.
He certainly won't be smiling.David Barnard wrote:I bet Dylan is absolutely thrilled knowing that everyone who reads that article now knows that he's autistic, I know if my mental disorders were made public in that sort of way I'd be pretty fucked off as a lot of other apterites that are in the same boat
LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!Ian Volante wrote:He certainly won't be smiling.David Barnard wrote:I bet Dylan is absolutely thrilled knowing that everyone who reads that article now knows that he's autistic, I know if my mental disorders were made public in that sort of way I'd be pretty fucked off as a lot of other apterites that are in the same boat
The Daily Mail tells you what's wrong with the country but have no idea how to change it.Callum Todd wrote:Well at least the Daily Mail are only a few months behind the rest of the world now, as apposed to their usual 40 year deficit.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:A SCOOP for the Daily Mail today (January 23rd) on page 32 they report that the prodigy Dylan attained the highest ever score.
Substitute Daily Mirror/Russell Brand.Martin Thompson wrote:The Daily Mail tells you what's wrong with the country but have no idea how to change it.Callum Todd wrote:Well at least the Daily Mail are only a few months behind the rest of the world now, as apposed to their usual 40 year deficit.Ian Fitzpatrick wrote:A SCOOP for the Daily Mail today (January 23rd) on page 32 they report that the prodigy Dylan attained the highest ever score.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh you weren't joking.Rhys Benjamin wrote:if you compare the Mail now to two years ago then it's come on a long way. It's no longer gay-bashing, Muslim-smearing, and woman-hating...
Exhibit A: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... riage.htmlJennifer Steadman wrote:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh you weren't joking.Rhys Benjamin wrote:if you compare the Mail now to two years ago then it's come on a long way. It's no longer gay-bashing, Muslim-smearing, and woman-hating...
When that article is equally likely to have been published if the singer was male, then you might have the beginnings of a point.Rhys Benjamin wrote:Exhibit A: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... riage.htmlJennifer Steadman wrote:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh you weren't joking.Rhys Benjamin wrote:if you compare the Mail now to two years ago then it's come on a long way. It's no longer gay-bashing, Muslim-smearing, and woman-hating...
I think you're forgetting that I also said it's not woman-hating.Ian Volante wrote:When that article is equally likely to have been published if the singer was male, then you might have the beginnings of a point.Rhys Benjamin wrote:Exhibit A: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... riage.htmlJennifer Steadman wrote:
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh you weren't joking.
I wouldn't have posted if I'd forgotten that.Rhys Benjamin wrote:I think you're forgetting that I also said it's not woman-hating.Ian Volante wrote:When that article is equally likely to have been published if the singer was male, then you might have the beginnings of a point.Rhys Benjamin wrote:
Exhibit A: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... riage.html
Was that in the print version, though?Rhys Benjamin wrote:Exhibit A: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/artic ... riage.htmlJennifer Steadman wrote:HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA oh you weren't joking.Rhys Benjamin wrote:if you compare the Mail now to two years ago then it's come on a long way. It's no longer gay-bashing, Muslim-smearing, and woman-hating...
James takes this one. 234-227 but I can't remember which way round.Graeme Cole wrote:Charlie has been interviewed in the Independent, talking about Countdown and apterous. Woo!
Cos, like, we all know what PP is. (Well, I do now that I've been to the article - Product Placement)James Robinson wrote:Interesting bit of news relating to PP. I was in the audience for this episode as it happens, not plugging FOCAL, as it happens.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36458648
Etc. Insane stuff. The Countdown community talent keeps coming through.Countdown presenter Rachel Riley was left "in genuine fear for her personal safety" after receiving death threats from a former contestant who developed a menacing grudge. Laura Greenwood made it to the quarter finals of the Channel 4 game show before being sectioned, after which the convicted arsonist began bombarding online fan forums with vile posts.
These criticised the programme for descending into "kid's stuff and b****cks" and accused a long serving producer of being a paedophile and a "slimy weirdo". A string of further abusive messages then threatened it was a "question of when, not if" he and Ms Riley would be murdered, with one ranting diatribe stating: "When I'm ready, it's him and Riley first and then as many as I can possibly take before I go to prison."
Probably, but it’s a cost-cutting exercise as well which is the main reason. This is wholesale on all these quiz shows now, except Catsdown, Millionaire, Beat The Chasers and Blankety Blank which have visible audiences. Apparently, Fifteen-to-One did have an audience from Series 1-3 but William G Stewart wouldn’t allow it because they were murmuring the answers! I could hear the audience murmuring when the clock was running in the shows I watched while I was a contestant.