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Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 01 Jul 2017, 19:40
by DavidC
Thanks for the reminder !
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 08 Jul 2017, 10:00
by GuyBarry
QI's lead is now exactly 1000 (3824 to 2824).
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 29 Jul 2017, 20:18
by GuyBarry
A Challenge wrote: ↑29 Jul 2017, 13:14
I could come up with something amazing as it is 28 twice, but
New Scientist Issue 2828 has a feature about 'The Secret Life of Pronouns'. Shouldn't that be in a magazine on English?
Well
here's the article, so you can judge for yourself: "The smallest words in our vocabulary often reveal the most about us, including our levels of honesty and thinking style". It's written by James W. Pennebaker, chair of the department of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 02 Aug 2017, 07:23
by A Challenge
DrainBrain wrote: ↑30 Jul 2017, 08:18
Someone
was having
problems
with indentation in
Microsoft VSCode
issue #2829
I like this post!
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 14 Aug 2017, 16:41
by GuyBarry
QI have finally got to
4000. They seem to be offering three facts per number now.
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 24 Nov 2017, 16:24
by RobbieM
We've certainly got some catching up to do, then.
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 25 Nov 2017, 18:49
by DrainBrain
From the main thread:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I was waiting for 2831 hours to elapse from the time of the previous post. There were less than 17 hours to go!
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 08:58
by A Challenge
DrainBrain wrote: ↑25 Nov 2017, 18:49
From the main thread:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
I was waiting for 2831 hours to elapse from the time of the previous post. There were less than 17 hours to go!
That's unlucky!
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 26 Nov 2017, 09:13
by GuyBarry
DrainBrain wrote: ↑25 Nov 2017, 18:49
I was waiting for 2831 hours to elapse from the time of the previous post. There were less than 17 hours to go!
Bad luck! Were you going to claim "2831 bells"?
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 20 Mar 2021, 17:22
by RobbieM
Have I just been the first person to do two numbers in the same post?
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 30 Mar 2021, 19:34
by GuyBarry
RobbieM wrote: ↑20 Mar 2021, 17:22
Have I just been the first person to do two numbers in the same post?
I'm afraid not! I covered 997 and 998 in
this post. (I wasn't intending to, but tractakid was determined to rush on with 999...)
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 31 Mar 2021, 09:35
by RobbieM
GuyBarry wrote: ↑30 Mar 2021, 19:34
RobbieM wrote: ↑20 Mar 2021, 17:22
Have I just been the first person to do two numbers in the same post?
I'm afraid not! I covered 997 and 998 in
this post. (I wasn't intending to, but tractakid was determined to rush on with 999...)
Ah, so you did. My memory gets a bit faded after 7 years! Can't believe how long this has been going!
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 31 Mar 2021, 17:15
by GuyBarry
RobbieM wrote: ↑31 Mar 2021, 09:35
Ah, so you did. My memory gets a bit faded after 7 years! Can't believe how long this has been going!
Well, it is the ultimate Never-Ending Game
(Incidentally, QI got as far as
6267 just over a year ago, but seems to have given up.)
EDIT: I spoke too soon! They've just started again.
Re: Counting - discussion thread
Posted: 16 Apr 2023, 17:30
by GuyBarry
Just popping in to say that the QI game has now passed 9000, and may well hit 10,000 by Christmas. (I post over there as "Brock".)
http://old.qi.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=17100&start=9420
If any Tube Challengers want to join in and help us get there, you're more than welcome. I've been in touch with the QI Elves to see if they can use any of the material, and although it doesn't fit in with any of their current projects, they say they'll certainly bear in it mind. I'm hoping I can persuade them to bring out "QI's Big Book of Numbers" at some point. (Even if only 10% of the material is usable, that's 1000 facts - comparable with any of their existing books!)