Do Countdown and clunge go hand in hand?

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 10:55 pm

Title is half-borrowed from Jay of the Inbetweeners, but the sentiment is new. Do, or have, Countdown (or other letters-based frivolity such as Scrabble) and clunge gone hand in hand for you? I would have thought not, but a number of my lady friends have informed me of intense attention from those of the fairer sex surrounding both my appearance on Countdown and my relatively weak proficiency at online Scrabble, which I fully intend to take advantage of once I have engaged in thorough stalking on Facebook. This question may be changed for Countdown and cock should you be a lass.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:00 pm

Reported for discrimination based on sexual orientation. You gayer.

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Tue Aug 18, 2009 11:01 pm

Are you by any chance under the age of 14?

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:37 am

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:Title is half-borrowed from Jay of the Inbetweeners, but the sentiment is new. Do, or have, Countdown (or other letters-based frivolity such as Scrabble) and clunge gone hand in hand for you? I would have thought not, but a number of my lady friends have informed me of intense attention from those of the fairer sex surrounding both my appearance on Countdown and my relatively weak proficiency at online Scrabble, which I fully intend to take advantage of once I have engaged in thorough stalking on Facebook. This question may be changed for Countdown and cock should you be a lass.

I've been invited to a menage-a-trois by a Frenchman I'm playing online Scrabble with.

David O'Donnell · Post by **David O'Donnell** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:30 am

Sue Sanders wrote:
Jeffrey Burgin wrote:Title is half-borrowed from Jay of the Inbetweeners, but the sentiment is new. Do, or have, Countdown (or other letters-based frivolity such as Scrabble) and clunge gone hand in hand for you? I would have thought not, but a number of my lady friends have informed me of intense attention from those of the fairer sex surrounding both my appearance on Countdown and my relatively weak proficiency at online Scrabble, which I fully intend to take advantage of once I have engaged in thorough stalking on Facebook. This question may be changed for Countdown and cock should you be a lass.

I've been invited to a menage-a-trois by a Frenchman I'm playing online Scrabble with.

Similarly, a French chick invited me to a ménage-a-un, well what she actually said was: "Go fuck yourself!"

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:34 am

Charlie Reams wrote:Are you by any chance under the age of 14?

18 years old and picking up my A-Level results tomorrow.

I'll try to be more gay-inclusive in the future too, although it was unintentional. Come to think of it, my friend didn't explicitly say it was girls generating the interest...

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:45 am

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:Come to think of it, my friend didn't explicitly say it was girls generating the interest...

Hmm, let's have a look...

I dunno... if I was single I might. Could do with a higher-res pic really. Raccoon, Kevin, Ralph - waddya reckon?

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:47 am

Check you out suddenly loving Facebook Phil!

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:50 am

Phil Reynolds wrote:

Have you returned that shirt yet Jeff?

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:14 pm

Due to the fact I'm on a two-bob library computer, this is about the best quality I can do.

Nice work on the Facebook though or, as we used to call it, 'Mysperving', back in the days of year 11 Myspace.

And I'll return the shirt when I go back Darren...probably.

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:19 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:Raccoon, Kevin, Ralph - waddya reckon?

I reckon he's a gayer, if that's what you're asking.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:31 pm

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:Due to the fact I'm on a two-bob library computer, this is about the best quality I can do.

Ah. OK, on balance then it's probably no. But I'll reserve final judgment until I've seen you on telly.

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:47 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:Ah. OK, on balance then it's probably no. But I'll reserve final judgment until I've seen you on telly.

Well, at least I warranted a second glance.

I have Roman emperor style visions of you now watching me on the box and then doing the ol' thumbs-up or thumbs-down thingymajig.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:51 pm

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:I have Roman emperor style visions of you now watching me on the box and then doing the ol' thumbs-up or thumbs-down thingymajig.

Only not with my thumb, if ya know what I'm sayin'.

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:07 pm

Come on I thought this topic was about clunge?

Matthew Green · Post by **Matthew Green** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:26 pm

I would confidently predict an inverse correlation between levels of Countdown fanaticism and levels of sexual activity accross the board.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:27 pm

rt

Sue Sanders wrote:
Jeffrey Burgin wrote:Title is half-borrowed from Jay of the Inbetweeners, but the sentiment is new. Do, or have, Countdown (or other letters-based frivolity such as Scrabble) and clunge gone hand in hand for you? I would have thought not, but a number of my lady friends have informed me of intense attention from those of the fairer sex surrounding both my appearance on Countdown and my relatively weak proficiency at online Scrabble, which I fully intend to take advantage of once I have engaged in thorough stalking on Facebook. This question may be changed for Countdown and cock should you be a lass.

I've been invited to a menage-a-trois by a Frenchman I'm playing online Scrabble with.

Oh, and now I'm playing Scrabble with Dinos so I'll report back when I've had time to work my magic on him.

(only joking, Emma)

(Or am I?!)

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:28 pm

Matthew Green wrote:I would confidently predict an inverse correlation between levels of Countdown fanaticism and levels of sexual activity accross the board.

For blokes - yeah!

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:30 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Jeffrey Burgin wrote:I have Roman emperor style visions of you now watching me on the box and then doing the ol' thumbs-up or thumbs-down thingymajig.
Only not with my thumb, if ya know what I'm sayin'.

I don't?

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:31 pm

Sue Sanders wrote:
Matthew Green wrote:I would confidently predict an inverse correlation between levels of Countdown fanaticism and levels of sexual activity accross the board.
For blokes - yeah!

That explains why I'm not an octochamp then. Probably worth it for a portion of clunge.

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:50 pm

Jon O'Neill wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Only not with my thumb, if ya know what I'm sayin'.
I don't?

Unless this is one of those sarcastic, ironic posts I never pick up on when online and you actually do know, I assume he's referring to judging with his penis.

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:13 pm

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Only not with my thumb, if ya know what I'm sayin'.
I don't?
Unless this is one of those sarcastic, ironic posts I never pick up on when online and you actually do know, I assume he's referring to judging with his penis.

When you've read a few Jono posts, you'll know that he is very wise, and knew really, but just wanted Phil to spell it out

Jon O'Neill · Post by **Jon O'Neill** » Wed Aug 19, 2009 11:22 pm

It's my way of congratulating Phil for making me chuckle!

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 12:27 am

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:
Jon O'Neill wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Only not with my thumb, if ya know what I'm sayin'.
I don't?
Unless this is one of those sarcastic, ironic posts I never pick up on when online and you actually do know, I assume he's referring to judging with his penis.

It's a cock up

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:51 am

I recited entire stems to my girlfriend while walking home blotto on Saturday, I couldn't tell if she was impressed or not, or even if she had the faintest idea of what I was on about.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:08 am

Ben Hunter wrote:I recited entire stems to my girlfriend while walking home blotto on Saturday, I couldn't tell if she was impressed or not, or even if she had the faintest idea of what I was on about.

No doubt your own stem wasn't particularly impressive that night!

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:37 pm

Sue Sanders wrote:
Ben Hunter wrote:I recited entire stems to my girlfriend while walking home blotto on Saturday, I couldn't tell if she was impressed or not, or even if she had the faintest idea of what I was on about.

No doubt your own stem wasn't particularly impressive that night!

I couldn't tell if my stem was in the OED or not...

Charlie Reams · Post by **Charlie Reams** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:12 am

Ben Hunter wrote:OED

Orifice of Erectile Dysfunction?

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:16 am

Ben Hunter wrote:I recited entire stems to my girlfriend while walking home blotto on Saturday

To keep this thread on topic, were you walking home hand in hand?

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:19 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Ben Hunter wrote:I recited entire stems to my girlfriend while walking home blotto on Saturday
To keep this thread on topic, were you walking home hand in hand?

(And to continue to keep this thread on topic)...Blimey,Phil, that's a big head!

Ralph Gillions · Post by **Ralph Gillions** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 2:58 pm

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:I have Roman emperor style visions of you now watching me on the box and then doing the ol' thumbs-up or thumbs-down thingymajig.

Phil Reynolds wrote: Only not with my thumb, if ya know what I'm sayin'.

Well mine is up.

Darren Carter · Post by **Darren Carter** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:09 pm

Ralph Gillions wrote:
Jeffrey Burgin wrote:I have Roman emperor style visions of you now watching me on the box and then doing the ol' thumbs-up or thumbs-down thingymajig.

Phil Reynolds wrote: Only not with my thumb, if ya know what I'm sayin'.
Well mine is up.

Your thumb?

Ralph Gillions · Post by **Ralph Gillions** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:13 pm

Darren Carter wrote:
Ralph Gillions wrote:
Jeffrey Burgin wrote:I have Roman emperor style visions of you now watching me on the box and then doing the ol' thumbs-up or thumbs-down thingymajig.

Phil Reynolds wrote: Only not with my thumb, if ya know what I'm sayin'.
Well mine is up.
Your thumb?

That too.

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:36 pm

I await Messrs. Reynolds and Corby's judgements sitting here open-mouthed in nervousness.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:40 pm

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:I await Messrs. Reynolds and Corby's judgements sitting here open-mouthed in nervousness.

I was a bit "meh" at first, but then you gave an absolutely dazzling smile at one of Jo's gags and I jizzed in my pants.

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:42 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote: I was a bit "meh" at first, but then you gave an absolutely dazzling smile at one of Jo's gags and I jizzed in my pants.

And that is why I entered Countdown in the first place. Forget Octochampdom- my work is done.

I'll also have to send my orthodontist a card with this quote inside it.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:53 pm

Do you think there's a market for a 'C4C' pin-ups calendar?

Ralph Gillions · Post by **Ralph Gillions** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:01 pm

Sue Sanders wrote:Do you think there's a market for a 'C4C' pin-ups calendar?

Definitely.
Naked.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:08 pm

Ralph Gillions wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:Do you think there's a market for a 'C4C' pin-ups calendar?
Definitely.
Naked.

Well, for the sake of decency - no obvious 9s on display.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:57 pm

Ralph Gillions wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:Do you think there's a market for a 'C4C' pin-ups calendar?
Definitely.
Naked.

This idea has occurred to me before. For a programme that began life as "Calendar Countdown", there'd be a pleasing symmetry about bringing it full circle with a "Countdown Calendar". Ever since Calendar Girls came out, various groups seem to be stripping off for their own charity calendars with alarming regularity. Given the popularity of the French rugby team's annual calendar, I'm sure there'd be a market for some Countdown "Calendar Boys", though whether we'd be able to persuade enough of the decent looking ones to get their kit off for charity is probably doubtful.

I imagine the famous line from Calendar Girls would need amending to: "Gentlemen, we're going to need considerably bigger eclairs..."

Anyway, here's that smile to be going on with.

Ralph Gillions · Post by **Ralph Gillions** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:10 pm

Love the smiling picture Phil.
He must be persuaded to appear on the calendar.
Remember the nice hug between Jon Corby and Charlie Reams at the end of their match?
I think that would be nice done naked.
There! We have 2 months done already.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:02 pm

Ralph Gillions wrote:Love the smiling picture Phil.
He must be persuaded to appear on the calendar.
Remember the nice hug between Jon Corby and Charlie Reams at the end of their match?
I think that would be nice done naked.
There! We have 2 months done already.

Make it happen. Can we girls have Bob, please? Maybe with leather mannicles?
Matt Morrison's forearms alone are worthy of their own fan club.

Jeffrey Burgin · Post by **Jeffrey Burgin** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:37 pm

I think I look baaare butterz there. As for the calendar, you HAVE to get Jacqui Baker on it for the fellas- I wouldn't mind seeing Baker's buns. Perhaps Sue can be persuaded to pose with some industrial sanders as well?

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:46 pm

Sue Sanders wrote:Matt Morrison's forearms alone are worthy of their own fan club.

Awesome. PM me for hardcore forearms-only photos. Forearms lifting stuff, forearms putting stuff down, forearms flexing, forearms next door, forearms all alone at home, forearms just being forearms.

Jeffrey Burgin wrote:I wouldn't mind seeing Baker's buns.

This really sent my chuckle receptor off. Excellent. Plus I agree.

Sue Sanders · Post by **Sue Sanders** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 8:52 pm

Matt Morrison wrote:
Sue Sanders wrote:Matt Morrison's forearms alone are worthy of their own fan club.
Awesome. PM me for hardcore forearms-only photos. Forearms lifting stuff, forearms putting stuff down, forearms flexing, forearms next door, forearms all alone at home, forearms just being forearms.

Lovely. With long winter evenings drawing in, I might take you up on that, Matty

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:05 pm

Alec Rivers · Post by **Alec Rivers** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:22 pm

Derek Hazell wrote:Yes

Great find, Derek. It's a good story.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:00 pm

Derek Hazell wrote:Yes

Wow. Can we get him to start posting here? He's hot.

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:12 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:Wow. Can we get him to start posting here? He's hot.

Maybe! Apparently he used to post on Gevin's Yahoo group, and he is certainly not adverse to writing on the net, considering he founded one of the most successful blogs. The downside is he writes for Nuts magazine though.

What I don't understand is loads of sources (including his own blog) say he was born in 1985, which means he was only 11 when he won his series, although in that article in the bit about the "clunge" he mentions being 24 at the time.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:20 pm

Derek Hazell wrote:What I don't understand is loads of sources (including his own blog) say he was born in 1985

That's a completely different Pete Cashmore, Derek - that one (and the one in the images Phil links to) seems to be some other, non-Countdown related Pete Cashmore.

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:27 pm

JimBentley wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:What I don't understand is loads of sources (including his own blog) say he was born in 1985
That's a completely different Pete Cashmore, Derek - that one (and the one in the images Phil links to) seems to be some other, non-Countdown related Pete Cashmore.

Oh okay, thanks Jim. Weirdly, it also says on the parent site of his blog that he appeared on Countdown though: http://www.mahalo.com/pete-cashmore The confusion must be from the coincidence that they both appear to be journalists.
But yeah, would have been a bit creepy an 11 year-old kid talking like that about girls!

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:32 pm

JimBentley wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:What I don't understand is loads of sources (including his own blog) say he was born in 1985
That's a completely different Pete Cashmore, Derek - that one (and the one in the images Phil links to) seems to be some other, non-Countdown related Pete Cashmore.

Sloblock. I'd assumed it was the same one because the DOB and other personal info matched those given on the Countdown wiki. Just been back and checked the history - and I see the erroneous information was added at 21:48 on 14 October 2009 by someone called Derek Hazell...

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:35 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:Sloblock. I'd assumed it was the same one because the DOB and other personal info matched those given on the Countdown wiki. Just been back and checked the history - and I see the erroneous information was added at 21:48 on 14 October 2009 by someone called Derek Hazell...

Shhh Phil, I changed it again after Jim's helpful correction.
Anyway, I've inadvertently found you a new guy to fancy, and there are loads of videos of him on YouTube!

Edit: Oh yes, the clock is still on GMT on the updates, meaning the time is one hour behind the actual update times.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:42 pm

Derek Hazell wrote:I've inadvertently found you a new guy to fancy, and there are loads of videos of him on YouTube!

Yeah. Never mind that Pete Cashmore wannabe who appeared on Countdown, can we get this one to post here? Or to appear on Countdown?

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:43 pm

Here you go Phil - confusion over.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:02 pm

Derek Hazell wrote:Here you go Phil - confusion over.

Oh.

Never has the word "anticlimax" seemed so apt.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:32 pm

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:Here you go Phil - confusion over.
Oh. Never has the word "anticlimax" seemed so apt.

To be fair to Pete, he's put on a lot of weight since he was on Countdown, he was quite a svelte young buck back then.

Derek Hazell · Post by **Derek Hazell** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:10 am

JimBentley wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:Here you go Phil - confusion over.
Oh. Never has the word "anticlimax" seemed so apt.
To be fair to Pete, he's put on a lot of weight since he was on Countdown, he was quite a svelte young buck back then.

This is like a pleasure hunt isn't it.

Pete Cashmore · Post by **Pete Cashmore** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:24 am

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:Here you go Phil - confusion over.
Oh. Never has the word "anticlimax" seemed so apt.

I feel compelled to protest that that photo is the single most unflattering picture of me I've ever seen, and I say that as a man who has essayed a career out of having unflattering pictures taken of himself. That was in my Fat Period, the second of which I am now enjoying.

I have to agree though that The Other Pete Cashmore is a much better Pete Cashmore than the original - younger, fitter, richer, more beautiful. Scottish, mind, but then who's perfect? When he was declared the third most influential man on Twitter recently, CNN rang me at home on Saturday morning asking for an interview. That helped the hangover no end.

Ian Volante · Post by **Ian Volante** » Fri Jul 09, 2010 7:26 am

Pete Cashmore wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:Here you go Phil - confusion over.
Oh. Never has the word "anticlimax" seemed so apt.
I feel compelled to protest that that photo is the single most unflattering picture of me I've ever seen, and I say that as a man who has essayed a career out of having unflattering pictures taken of himself. That was in my Fat Period, the second of which I am now enjoying.

I have to agree though that The Other Pete Cashmore is a much better Pete Cashmore than the original - younger, fitter, richer, more beautiful. Scottish, mind, but then who's perfect? When he was declared the third most influential man on Twitter recently, CNN rang me at home on Saturday morning asking for an interview. That helped the hangover no end.

Somewhere between Derren Brown and Eddie Izzard I'd say