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Heather Styles wrote:Hi, I'd be happy with soup and a sandwich for £1. I'm planning to bring some cakes to share (hopefully enough to go around, but probably not enough for the eating competition as well!) No reply yet from Ye Olde Foxe and Houndes (sorry if my email was a tad overformal; I was in 'work mode' when I wrote it!)

I doubt these cakes will last til Newark North Gate, let alone Saturday.

Hey Ben. Claire wants to come, but she'll be in the Chloe Betteridge role and won't actually play. Hope this is fine.

Also, Jono, I hope this is fine.

Also, Jono is fine

Mark Deeks wrote:Hey Ben. Claire wants to come, but she'll be in the Chloe Betteridge role and won't actually play. Hope this is fine.

What if Chloe Betteridge has already bagged the Chloe Betteridge role again this year?

Then they'll have to have a girly fight which we'll all have to watch.

Does Claire drink?

Rarely. Why?

As Dan is now rooming with me as Chloe cancelled their booking - I'd presume she's not coming.

I'm happy to step in and fight Claire then. I'm going to fucking kill her.

You're going to fight for the right to sit around and watch me play a board game? You DO love me!

Nah not really, I'm not even going anymore. I got a better offer. From Chloe Betteridge.

Sounds like you'll be giving her a better ridge then! Wahey!

Matt Morrison wrote:Sounds like you'll be giving her a better ridge then! Wahey!

RIGHT IN HER C-HLOE (which sort of looks like HOLE)
Sorry, this is actually really disrespectful to Chloe. I apologise. It's not true. None of it.

None of it's not true?

So all of it's true? Or am I misunderstanding double negatives again?

Guys, guys, guys - I can't help but think that this eating competition idea has got a bit out of hand. While I'm happy to have impromptu eating competitions when the time is right, I'm not sure I'd be too happy about this becoming some sort of "thing" beforehand, and I think it would be a bit weird having it in the middle of a COLIN event. I wouldn't want my own success here to detract from Corby's COLIN victory. Plus people would think that I only won because Deeks let me as it's my birthday. Yes, COLIN is on my birthday.

I've been out most of this week, so that's why I've waited until now, by the way.

Jon O'Neill wrote:

Heather Styles wrote:Hi, I'd be happy with soup and a sandwich for £1. I'm planning to bring some cakes to share (hopefully enough to go around, but probably not enough for the eating competition as well!) No reply yet from Ye Olde Foxe and Houndes (sorry if my email was a tad overformal; I was in 'work mode' when I wrote it!)

I doubt these cakes will last til Newark North Gate, let alone Saturday.

OK, so we might as well put in our requests. Corby, Jono, what are you having? Not Morrison and Badcock though, with their "car".

I'd like a birthday cake. For you, Gev.

I expect if Morrison and Badcock were choosing, they'd have some kind of rusk, or something to do with their fucking baby that they never shut up about.

Rest assured I have never let anybody ever win anything in my life ever. Not even once. Apart from Carl.

Was half-expecting a cheeky COLIN plug on the show today Ben, especially when Nick was asking about you keeping up your Countdown skillz since you were on. Did you think about it/ask?

Jon Corby wrote:Was half-expecting a cheeky COLIN plug on the show today Ben, especially when Nick was asking about you keeping up your Countdown skillz since you were on. Did you think about it/ask?

Tempted, very tempted but it wasn't really the time or the place and I probably wouldn't have got away with a plug anyway.

Eh, Claire'll just be here to provide support. For Jono.

Jon Corby wrote:Was half-expecting a cheeky COLIN plug on the show today Ben, especially when Nick was asking about you keeping up your Countdown skillz since you were on. Did you think about it/ask?

Massive spoilerz! There's no point in watching this game now. I was only going to watch for the excitement of whether there would be a COLIN plug.

Just sent £20 by PayPal for myself and Julie Russell. See you there.

Gregor Morgan wrote:Just sent £20 by PayPal for myself and Julie Russell. See you there.

Ah, brilliant, that makes it 36, record-equalling.

Also nice to see Julie again, since I haven't seen her since we did our recordings in Leeds back in March 2009.

In case you haven't see it on facebook yet. The rest of the goodie bag is in production and will be finished by the middle of the week.

I thought you got really upset when people called it 'Colin' (or Co:lin or CoLin or any such variant) , and that it always had to be COLIN ?

Jon Corby wrote:I thought you got really upset when people called it 'Colin' (or Co:lin or CoLin or any such variant) , and that it always had to be COLIN ?

He's very upset with himself at the moment. Don't rub it in.

Jon Corby wrote:I thought you got really upset when people called it 'Colin' (or Co:lin or CoLin or any such variant) , and that it always had to be COLIN ?

Meh, whatever.

Ben Wilson wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:I thought you got really upset when people called it 'Colin' (or Co:lin or CoLin or any such variant) , and that it always had to be COLIN ?

Meh, whatever.

It cost extra for capital letters and he's on a budget.

Kirk Bevins wrote:

Ben Wilson wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:I thought you got really upset when people called it 'Colin' (or Co:lin or CoLin or any such variant) , and that it always had to be COLIN ?

Meh, whatever.

It cost extra for capital letters and he's on a budget.

I would have given him the 2p myself.

In particular to my travelling companions (Jono, Gev, Heather S), but also to anybody else travelling from London - what time are you planning to arrive at King's Cross? I can be there at around 14:00ish, but there seems little point in being that early if nobody else is around to have a drink with. (I'll send you three my mobile number, anyone else can PM me for it.)

Actually, this applies to anybody who may be in London at that time, regardless of whether you're travelling to COLIN, or if we even know each other. I get so lonely sometimes.

Jon Corby wrote:In particular to my travelling companions (Jono, Gev, Heather S), but also to anybody else travelling from London - what time are you planning to arrive at King's Cross? I can be there at around 14:00ish, but there seems little point in being that early if nobody else is around to have a drink with. (I'll send you three my mobile number, anyone else can PM me for it.)

Actually, this applies to anybody who may be in London at that time, regardless of whether you're travelling to COLIN, or if we even know each other. I get so lonely sometimes.

I seem to remember last time there was some agreement to meet at some pub, and I was the only one to turn up. But yeah, I'm free all day. I'm not working again until February.

Gavin Chipper wrote:I seem to remember last time there was some agreement to meet at some pub, and I was the only one to turn up. But yeah, I'm free all day. I'm not working again until February.

I don't think there were any concrete plans last year, I just wandered around a bit and stopped in a pub, but a different one to you as it turned out. Cool, I'll get in for about 14:00 then. Text me the name of a pub and I'll meet you there.

BTW, not working until February? Are you cupid? A pancake chef?

Gavin Chipper wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:In particular to my travelling companions (Jono, Gev, Heather S), but also to anybody else travelling from London - what time are you planning to arrive at King's Cross? I can be there at around 14:00ish, but there seems little point in being that early if nobody else is around to have a drink with. (I'll send you three my mobile number, anyone else can PM me for it.)

Actually, this applies to anybody who may be in London at that time, regardless of whether you're travelling to COLIN, or if we even know each other. I get so lonely sometimes.

I seem to remember last time there was some agreement to meet at some pub, and I was the only one to turn up. But yeah, I'm free all day. I'm not working again until February.

Actually I think I was there dickhead? Or was that the year before?

Jon Corby wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:I seem to remember last time there was some agreement to meet at some pub, and I was the only one to turn up. But yeah, I'm free all day. I'm not working again until February.

I don't think there were any concrete plans last year, I just wandered around a bit and stopped in a pub, but a different one to you as it turned out. Cool, I'll get in for about 14:00 then. Text me the name of a pub and I'll meet you there.

BTW, not working until February? Are you cupid? A pancake chef?

There were definitely some plans. Maybe you were going to be late anyway, so you weren't included, but the others were meant to come.

I always book off a few weeks for my birthday, so I can do fuck all for a bit.

Jon O'Neill wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:In particular to my travelling companions (Jono, Gev, Heather S), but also to anybody else travelling from London - what time are you planning to arrive at King's Cross? I can be there at around 14:00ish, but there seems little point in being that early if nobody else is around to have a drink with. (I'll send you three my mobile number, anyone else can PM me for it.)

Actually, this applies to anybody who may be in London at that time, regardless of whether you're travelling to COLIN, or if we even know each other. I get so lonely sometimes.

I seem to remember last time there was some agreement to meet at some pub, and I was the only one to turn up. But yeah, I'm free all day. I'm not working again until February.

Actually I think I was there dickhead? Or was that the year before?

That was the year before.

Entry numbers have gone into uncharted territory.

On a semi-related note, as I honestly have no idea where entry numbers will end up, is anyone bringing along anyone who's willing to act as a reserve player in case numbers don't make a multiple of 3? Any reserve player will obviously play for free on the day and I'll owe them a drink in the bar afterwards.

EDIT: Oh, and I'm still in need of copious amounts of copies of the board game and the ODE3.

I can bring two copies of the game.

Ben Wilson wrote:EDIT: Oh, and I'm still in need of copious amounts of copies of the board game and the ODE3.

I can provide 2 sets. And Michelle can bring the ODE3.

Ben Wilson wrote:Any reserve player will obviously play for free on the day and I'll owe them a drink in the bar afterwards.

So not only do they get free entry for not really giving a shit about playing, but they also get a free drink?! And there's the rest of us having to pay however much it is and buy our own drinks! That's what commitment gets you!

I wouldn't mind, but Corby's getting free entry as well.

Going to bring my board game (the new one which does not exceed the legal limit of shitty letters), complete with a badly drawn on marker pen A tile as it was on my windowsill for the best part of 2012 and it faded in the sun.

Anyone who does have a board game which exceeds the legal limit of shitty letters, is welcome to use it on whichever table I'm on, especially for when I'm picking my traditional 17 vowel selections against Jon Corby.

Sadly, I don't have a board game I can bring. Well, not a Countdown board game.

PAID UP AND RARING TO GO

If I'm not too late I'm interested in food - vegetarian option please. I'm also able to bring my ( unopened ) countdown game and 1 or maybe 2 older versions of the game. I'll also bring the oed3. I'm also bringing my husband Ed but he doesn't want to play -he's going to watch Lincoln Town play instead!

Jayne Wisniewski wrote:He's going to watch Lincoln Town play instead!

Erm, don't you mean Lincoln City, Jayne

Are these food plans beginning to come together?

As demand for food is tepid at best there won't be cooked food available like there has been in previous years. However, there are plenty of takeaways in walking distance of the venue, and there will be flyers for said restaurants available to pre-book lunches.

Controversy incoming! Here are the current seedings for COLIN as of today. I've used pro ranks and on-screen performance for the most part but if there's massive disagreement with any placings, I'll review who goes where.

Jon Corby 1
Dan McColm 2
Edward McCullagh 3
James Robinson 4
Mark Deeks 5
Dinos Sfyris 6
Matt Bayfield 7
Thomas Cappleman 8
Ryan Taylor 9
Graeme Cole 10
Jon O'Neill 11
Richard Priest 12
Andy Platt 13
Andy McGurn 14
Jennifer Steadman 15
Heather Styles 16
Zarte Siempre 17
Lauren Hamer 18
Michelle Nevitt 19
Thomas Carey 20
Mike Brown 21
Nathan Cullen 22
Amie Bateen 23
Rose Boyle 24
Jayne Wisniewski 25
Tracey Mills 26
Chris Marshall 27
Stewart Gordon 28
Julie Russell 29
Phil Collinge 30
Rob Gibney 31
Matt Morrison 32
Joseph Krol 33
Gevin Chapwell 34
Lee Fisher 35
Keith Walton 36
Michael Cullen 37
Supee Juachan 38
Gregor Morgan 39
Rekha Prasad 40

#1? PMSL

You're the champ, champ!

Um, Jim Bentley.

The numbers are the wrong side of the players' names.

Matt Morrison wrote:Um, Jim Bentley.

I could've sworn he was on the first page of paid up people - what's happened?

Without exaggerating at all, I'm fucking worried.

Michelle Nevitt should be much lower down.[/Ryan Taylor]

Don't make sex jokes Gevin, it doesn't suit you.

#16? PMS

I think you have nailed the majority pretty well but I think a few people are bit hard done to.

Andy Platt wrote:I think you have nailed the majority pretty well but I think a few people are bit hard done to.

Urgh.