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I'm jealous that he got to go on Countdown..but would hesitate to put rude word down as it may get reported for abuse!
£20k in 2009 challenge..£11,120/£20,000 Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?: Proud to be dealing with my debts DFW NERD 909
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Numpty,Not sure why but I'm crying . Of all the peeps on this board you're the kindest & most supportive of all & I'm & for you all at the same time .Wish I was there to give you a big & emergency hobnobs
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Congrats Martin on being on Countdown - will look forward to May programmes. Can I just recommend going as an audience member to see Countdown - it's a brilliant morning/afternoon out and it's free apart from the cost of getting there!
I took my Mum as a birthday present and we had a fantastic time.
Does anybody else remember the episode of "a bit of Fry and Laurie" wher they spoofed countdown and got the right letters to make the word Sloblock, as in a steaming pile of. Would that be the word Martin found do you think?
I think the letters can also be used to make a word from a Sex Pistols album title meaning Priests.
I may have to start watching again, at least that week! I appeared on Countdown a decade or so ago and got an 8-letter rude word myself! I won the round with 'orgasmed', it got on to page 3 of the Sun thanks to Carol's enthusiastic interpretation, I hope Martin's word gets some good coverage too
I am an avid Countdown viewer (and even solve problems that Carol or Rachel didn't/don't!), and I often beat the contestants (the ones that don't make Octochamp!!). I shall look forward to this.
Does anyone else remember a trick they played on Richard one time - when Diarrhea (I think!!) actually came up on the board and neither of the "contestants" actually got the word? Wish I could see that one again!
What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
I wonder if we will actually see this on screen? I understood that words regarded as too rude for the afternoon slot were edited out by recording a "dummy" round, where contestants were given predetermined letters and told to produce specific words (with the same number of letters as they scored in the actual round, so that the scores work correctly). However, presumably ML would have known about this if it had happened.
I wonder if we will actually see this on screen? I understood that words regarded as too rude for the afternoon slot were edited out by recording a "dummy" round, where contestants were given predetermined letters and told to produce specific words (with the same number of letters as they scored in the actual round, so that the scores work correctly). However, presumably ML would have known about this if it had happened.
When 'orgasmed' came up there was a bit of a furore and audience noise and they stopped filming for about 5 mins to see if they could come up with an alternative 8-letter word for me to use, and to decide if it was a word they could broadcast.
In the end they went with it, after briefing me (and Carol, and Richard) on how to announce it and they re-filmed the last couple seconds of the round and the bit where I announced my word.
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'Doing Countdown.... and getting a rude word to boot!' blog discussion
Blackadder: Am I jumping the gun, Baldrick, or are the words 'I have a cunning plan' marching with ill-deserved confidence in the direction of this conversation?: 
as I can't for the life of me which word Martin's referring to - please PM me the answer if you know it! 
Dec 06 £18,039.83 
Now £567.03 
After 9 o clock my brain stops working... will probably wake up at 3am saying ******** though lol
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for you all at the same time 
.Wish I was there to give you a big 
& emergency hobnobs
What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
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