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Otherwise known as the Games Room, think of this as a subforum of the social club reserved just for sociable icebreaker games. Beware - they can be addictive!
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Dave B
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by Dave B » January 1st, 2015, 5:04 pm
Latest post of the previous page:
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whatever...
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
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Sel
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by Sel » January 2nd, 2015, 5:37 pm
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Happy New Year
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." Bertrand Russell
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Dave B
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by Dave B » January 3rd, 2015, 9:30 am
Not your fault, Sel - I started that error
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"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
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thundril
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by thundril » January 3rd, 2015, 1:24 pm
There have been 5,343 posts (not including this one.) in this thread.The countdown ought to be
1000001 - 5343, which equals. . .
ummm. . .
994 658.
Pedants' revolt!
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Dave B
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by Dave B » January 3rd, 2015, 2:37 pm
thundril wrote:There have been 5,343 posts (not including this one.) in this thread.The countdown ought to be
1000001 - 5343, which equals. . .
ummm. . .
994 658.
Pedants' revolt!
925 223
Ah, do we count those posts that idjits like me forget to put a number to? Hang on, that only works if the corrections made were also wrong . . . Er,
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
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Sel
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by Sel » January 3rd, 2015, 3:19 pm
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Am I on the right track now?...does this numerical error serve as an omen for the year?
"The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge." Bertrand Russell
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Dave B
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by Dave B » January 3rd, 2015, 3:55 pm
Now, now, Sel - omens, portents and their ilk are the territory of those poor benighted folk who have not received enlightenment like wot we have!
Now the red sky that I see outside might have scientific grounds to indicate that shepherds might be delighted tomorrow (quick check of the Met Office site indicates cloud but no rain!)
925 221
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
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thundril
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by thundril » January 5th, 2015, 8:22 pm
994 654 I'm sticking to my guns on this one.
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Dave B
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by Dave B » January 8th, 2015, 10:37 am
925 219/994 653
TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT (<- fence)
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
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thundril
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by thundril » January 8th, 2015, 8:01 pm
Post no 1 on this thread counted itself as 1 million; ie 1000001 minus 1.
The post count (shown at top and bottom of each page) up to and including Dave's last was 5350.
So this post must be 1 000 001 minus 5351, which either does or does nor equal 994 650. When did basic arithmetic become matter of opinion?
994 650
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jaywhat
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by jaywhat » January 9th, 2015, 7:27 am
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As I see it, the poster subtracts one number if they remember or if they get it right or if they do not just want to make a technical comment and not do anything with the number. They might even be adding a comment to the previous comment by themselves and do not take that as a part of the 'countdown game'. Thie total number does not then indicate how many postings since the start but - - oh! I don't know !
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jaywhat
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by jaywhat » January 9th, 2015, 7:32 am
... in fact, Alan H, the boss of this forum, did just that near the beginning - before we had even got to 10 postings
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thundril
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by thundril » January 9th, 2015, 9:04 am
Accepted.
In fact, I would say you don't need to count down if you're just adding an, umm, addendum!
Therefore 925 217
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thundril
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by thundril » January 9th, 2015, 9:05 am
Anyway, I thought Emma was the boss?
Still 925217
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lewist
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by lewist » January 11th, 2015, 10:51 pm
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Surely Athena is the boss?
Carpe diem. Savour every moment.
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lewist
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by lewist » January 12th, 2015, 8:32 am
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Okay, two bosses.
I spent some time last night reading the very first few pages of this thread. It certainly took me back. What fun we had.
Carpe diem. Savour every moment.
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Dave B
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by Dave B » January 12th, 2015, 9:36 am
lewist wrote:925 214
Okay, two bosses.
I spent some time last night reading the very first few pages of this thread. It certainly took me back. What fun we had.
925 213
You mean we are not having fun now, Lewis?
"Look forward; yesterday was a lesson, if you did not learn from it you wasted it."
Me, 2015
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jaywhat
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by jaywhat » January 15th, 2015, 11:04 am
Dave B wrote:
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You mean we are not having fun now, Lewis?
925212 I am, but then I am easy to please.