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Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 12:31 pm**

WOW

Brian Selway completely annihilated John yesterday. Is it just me or did anyone actually expect that to happen.

Anyway, can Brian make it 2 in 2 or will he do a Drinkwater and just plummet out of the running

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:30 pm**

I get the impression that between his love of Abba & Doctor Who there might not be a Mrs Selway.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:39 pm**

1st numbers:

(7-1)*75 = 450
(9*3-8)= 19
450-19= 431

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:40 pm**

Oooh. That's exactly why I don't like LG as a guest. That was 'orrible

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:41 pm**

Douglas Wilson wrote:(7-6)*75 = 450

Not in any system of arithmetic I'm aware of.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:42 pm**

Lesley didn't specify who was masturbating behind the sound desk. Shame.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:42 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Douglas Wilson wrote:(7-6)*75 = 450
Not in any system of arithmetic I'm aware of.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:43 pm**

JackHurst wrote:Lesley didn't specify who was masturbating behind the sound desk. Shame.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:45 pm**

COFFEE in round 2 (TEA was there as well

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Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:47 pm**

MELISMA as a beater in round 6.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:50 pm**

OUTSOLD RD 8 & LADDOOS

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:52 pm**

JackHurst wrote:Lesley didn't specify who was masturbating behind the sound desk. Shame.

Do they employ a Siamese twin? Lesley did say his knobs.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:55 pm**

Davy Affleck wrote:I get the impression that between his love of Abba & Doctor Who there might not be a Mrs Selway.

Excellent.

First numbers alternate: (75-3) * (7-1) = 72 x 6 = 432, -(9-8) = 431

Get that fucking Leslie woman outta here. Opera is not an anecdote.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:56 pm**

JackHurst wrote:Lesley didn't specify who was masturbating behind the sound desk. Shame.

Paul Dickov?

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:58 pm**

Second numbers (out of time)

(100-3) x (10-1) = 97 x 9 = 873, +25 -6 = 892

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:58 pm**

I also got LADDOOS but was distressed when I couldnt find it in my dictionary, so I came and checked it on apterous.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 2:59 pm**

Hope its another 3 years before we get any more opera on countdown

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:20 pm**

Matt Morrison wrote:First numbers alternate: (75-3) * (7-1) = 72 x 6 = 432, -(9-8) = 431

Er, wasn't that how Rachel did it?

Also, Ray and Liam, COFFEE and OUTSOLD were both mentioned in their respective rounds.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:38 pm**

I wondered if QUAYING is allowed? probably not, don't think QUAY can be a verb.
Brian only beat me on that round, and I got the conundrum before him, all good practice, going on in just under two weeks!

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:54 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:First numbers alternate: (75-3) * (7-1) = 72 x 6 = 432, -(9-8) = 431
Er, wasn't that how Rachel did it?

Oh yeah, maybe. Did she get it in time? Sorry, I was doing a live recap for Charlie and chatting to Ian about the rounds too so I wasn't paying much attention to the telly.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:55 pm**

JackHurst wrote:I also got LADDOOS but was distressed when I couldnt find it in my dictionary, so I came and checked it on apterous.

It should be under LADDU.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:57 pm**

Matt Morrison wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:First numbers alternate: (75-3) * (7-1) = 72 x 6 = 432, -(9-8) = 431
Er, wasn't that how Rachel did it?
Oh yeah, maybe. Did she get it in time? Sorry, I was doing a live recap for Charlie and chatting to Ian about the rounds too so I wasn't paying much attention to the telly.

She got it out of time as well, the same way, but after the ad break. Guess you posted during the ad break?

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:59 pm**

Mark Harrison wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:First numbers alternate: (75-3) * (7-1) = 72 x 6 = 432, -(9-8) = 431
Er, wasn't that how Rachel did it?
She got it out of time as well, the same way, but after the ad break. Guess you posted during the ad break?

I originally replied to Phil saying "Yeah, she got it after the fucking break and I posted after about 60 seconds!" but then I confused myself - I think it was the 2nd numbers that I thrashed her on, but yeah I think Phil was possibly right that I didn't need to post the first one, I'm not sure. Don't care too much either

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:01 pm**

Mark Harrison wrote:She got it out of time as well, the same way, but after the ad break.

No she didn't - she did it in the time. It was the second numbers round that she solved during the break.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:33 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Mark Harrison wrote:She got it out of time as well, the same way, but after the ad break.
No she didn't - she did it in the time. It was the second numbers round that she solved during the break.

You could have just congratulated me on the 2nd one instead and prevented all this nonsense

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:40 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Mark Harrison wrote:She got it out of time as well, the same way, but after the ad break.
No she didn't - she did it in the time. It was the second numbers round that she solved during the break.

Oh yes, quite right, sorry 'bout that. Anyway, Matt's pretty good at the numbers, so I'm willing to believe he got it independently of Rachel

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:54 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:First numbers alternate: (75-3) * (7-1) = 72 x 6 = 432, -(9-8) = 431
Er, wasn't that how Rachel did it?

Also, Ray and Liam, COFFEE and OUTSOLD were both mentioned in their respective rounds.

Was posting as she said it.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:54 pm**

Is the dictionary that Suzie uses not in alphabetical order? When Brian declared ACING, she said: "let me just check that ACE can be a verb", she looked at the dictionary which was open somewhere around the letter 'I' it would seem, then said: "yes, that's fine".

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:20 pm**

Third numbers (not in time):

75 / 25 = 3
3 + 2 = 5
100 / 5 = 20
50 - 4 = 46
46 × 20 = 920

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:27 pm**

Alec Rivers wrote:Is the dictionary that Suzie uses not in alphabetical order? When Brian declared ACING, she said: "let me just check that ACE can be a verb", she looked at the dictionary which was open somewhere around the letter 'I' it would seem, then said: "yes, that's fine".

Probably a retake.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 6:42 pm**

That'd make sense.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:48 pm**

I got 918 on the last numbers, cba to outline the method.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:02 pm**

JackHurst wrote:I got 918 on the last numbers, cba to outline the method.

Alec Rivers wrote:Third numbers (not in time):

75 / 25 = 3
3 + 2 = 5
100 / 5 = 20
50 - 4 = 46
46 × 20 = 920

Impressive there, Alec. I wasn't sure it was possible personally, although there were slight worries for me there.

Firstly Rachel said that 150 x 10 = 1050. Then, secondly she said her best was 924, which odd considering that 923 was much simpler and anyone with half a brain cell should have got 923. I, like Jack got 918 which was (100+50+(75/25)) x (4+2)

Round 4 - IDOLATER & ORIENTAL as alternatives.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:16 pm**

Thanks, James. I wish I could do it in 30 secs, though!

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:29 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:
Matt Morrison wrote:First numbers alternate: (75-3) * (7-1) = 72 x 6 = 432, -(9-8) = 431
Er, wasn't that how Rachel did it?

Also, Ray and Liam, COFFEE and OUTSOLD were both mentioned in their respective rounds.

Yeah, even I got the numbers that way. Jeff got COFFEE - he also got TAILORED and as I got both those too I'm fearful of a mindmeld going on.

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:48 pm**

Sue Sanders wrote:Yeah, even I got the numbers that way. Jeff got COFFEE - he also got TAILORED and as I got both those too I'm fearful of a mindmeld going on.

That could never work - you'd have to start hating yourself then!

Posted: **Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:18 pm**

Darren Carter wrote:
JackHurst wrote:I also got LADDOOS but was distressed when I couldnt find it in my dictionary, so I came and checked it on apterous.
It should be under LADDU.

Yes it is, as a variant spelling.Damn, I was hoping to be able to claim a retrospective CoLei win over Karen Pearson then

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:35 am**

Marc Meakin wrote:Hope its another 3 years before we get any more opera on countdown

It's not opera that's the problem, it's the diva.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:33 pm**

James Robinson wrote:and anyone with half a brain cell should have got 923.

I find this rude and disrespectful, James.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:46 pm**

Kirk Bevins wrote:
James Robinson wrote:and anyone with half a brain cell should have got 923.
I find this rude and disrespectful, James.

On reflection, I think it was a bit disrespectful, but I was just going with what I felt at the time.

I do apologise to everyone with at least half a brain cell who is reading this.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:56 pm**

Kirk Bevins wrote:
James Robinson wrote:and anyone with half a brain cell should have got 923.
I find this rude and disrespectful, James.

I wasn't going to say anything before my Numbers Attack SF, but James's comment didn't make me feel great!

To me the 450 x 2 line looks quite promising on this one (I assume this is what Rachel did) and I imagine that having pursued this there wasn't time to look at anything else properly.

Still better than me.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:15 pm**

Clive Brooker wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:
James Robinson wrote:and anyone with half a brain cell should have got 923.
I find this rude and disrespectful, James.
I wasn't going to say anything before my Numbers Attack SF, but James's comment didn't make me feel great!

To me the 450 x 2 line looks quite promising on this one (I assume this is what Rachel did) and I imagine that having pursued this there wasn't time to look at anything else properly.

Still better than me.

Yeah, I'm still surprised about what came over me to say that.

I think I was being pissed off by just about everyone yesterday and I just took it out on my favourite TV show, for a very unjustifiable reason.

Once again I apologise to anyone offended by my unnecessary and thoughtless behaviour.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:26 pm**

James Robinson wrote:Yeah, I'm still surprised about what came over me to say that.

I think I was being pissed off by just about everyone yesterday and I just took it out on my favourite TV show, for a very unjustifiable reason.

Once again I apologise to anyone offended by my unnecessary and thoughtless behaviour.

It's too late, damage done. You've just blown your chances of ever being allowed back on the show for a 4th time, unless of course you change your name to Ross Deshpande-Bevins

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:31 pm**

D Eadie wrote:It's too late, damage done. You've just blown your chances of ever being allowed back on the show for a 4th time, unless of course you change your name to Ross Deshpande-Bevins

Would you seriously consider me if I did that

Btw, I consider my special episode as "1st Time: Part 2", since that wasn't part of an official series. So, I say I've only been twice, which means I could go back for a 3rd time.

Not that I'm holding my breath.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:34 pm**

James Robinson wrote:Not that I'm holding my breath.

I'm taking odds on how many seconds before someone says "oh, please do"

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:22 pm**

James Robinson wrote: Would you seriously consider me if I did that

Yes he would. Go fill out that name-changing application form now.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:55 pm**

Kirk Bevins wrote:
James Robinson wrote: Would you seriously consider me if I did that
Yes he would. Go fill out that name-changing application form now.

Does anyone know how much it costs to change a name?

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:57 pm**

James Robinson wrote:Does anyone know how much it costs to change a name?

Get yourself on Big Brother and they'll do it for free, as long as you don't mind being called Halfwit or Dogface.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:04 pm**

I'd suggest Robin Jameson.

Damian would never twig.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:06 pm**

Derek Hazell wrote:I'd suggest Robin Jameson.

Damian would never twig.

I'd suggest the human calculator.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:07 pm**

Derek Hazell wrote:I'd suggest Robin Jameson.

Damian would never twig.

When I was at school me and a friend reversed our names and referred to each other by our reverse names. So, I was Nosnibor Semaj and he was Mad Nabwas.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:10 pm**

James Robinson wrote:When I was at school me and a friend reversed our names and referred to each other by our reverse names. So, I was Nosnibor Semaj and he was Mad Nabwas.

With a name like Sawdan Dam, I'm surprised anyone could tell!

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:10 pm**

James Robinson wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:I'd suggest Robin Jameson.

Damian would never twig.
When I was at school me and a friend reversed our names and referred to each other by our reverse names. So, I was Nosnibor Semaj and he was Mad Nabwas.

I trust they expelled you?

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:11 pm**

Derek Hazell wrote:I'd suggest Robin Jameson.

Damian would never twig.

Other names you can make from the syllables in that post include:

Derek Jameson
Hazel Twigg
Dame Ian Wood

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:14 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:Other names you can make from the syllables in that post include:
Derek Jameson

Already taken! -

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:38 pm**

Derek Hazell wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:Derek Jameson
Already taken!

Yeah, I was aware of that. Did you have to make me look at him?

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:44 pm**

Phil Reynolds wrote:Yeah, I was aware of that. Did you have to make me look at him?

Well, I deliberately found the nicest possible picture.

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:48 pm**

James Robinson wrote:
Kirk Bevins wrote:
James Robinson wrote: Would you seriously consider me if I did that
Yes he would. Go fill out that name-changing application form now.
Does anyone know how much it costs to change a name?

£140 plus the VAT

I never expected a legal query to arise so soon after joining!

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:50 pm**

Derek Hazell wrote:
James Robinson wrote:When I was at school me and a friend reversed our names and referred to each other by our reverse names. So, I was Nosnibor Semaj and he was Mad Nabwas.
With a name like Sawdan Dam, I'm surprised anyone could tell!

Surely Sawban Dam. Dyslexia Derek?

Posted: **Wed Oct 21, 2009 4:54 pm**

Kirk Bevins wrote:
Derek Hazell wrote:
James Robinson wrote:When I was at school me and a friend reversed our names and referred to each other by our reverse names. So, I was Nosnibor Semaj and he was Mad Nabwas.
With a name like Sawdan Dam, I'm surprised anyone could tell!
Surely Sawban Dam. Dyslexia Derek?

Haha nice one Kirk! In reading the words backwards, I somehow started to read the letters backwards as well!

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