[quote=The BBC]
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[B]A contestant on Countdown has scored six points with a lewd word, which Channel 4 had to bleep out.[/B]
Mark Murphy, [B]an IT consultant[/B] from Edinburgh, formed the word - a synonym for masturbator - from the letters R, A, E, P, K, W, A, E, N.
Although he was censored when he uttered the word on Wednesday's show, it was permitted under official rules.
"That's absolutely fine," said adjudicator Susie Dent. "It's in the dictionary, so we must allow it."
Mr Murphy's opponent Nick Evans thought he had created a longer word from the given letters - suggesting "weakener" - but was found to be short of a necessary third "e".
Celebrity guest John Suchet beat both contestants, creating the word "reawaken".
Mr Murphy went on to win Wednesday's contest, by 98 points to 34.
[B] Viewing figures[/B]
It is not the first time the word has appeared on the Countdown board - having cropped up in plural form in 2008, when it was also bleeped out.
An earlier series of the show disallowed the word, although the outtake has since appeared on several TV clip shows.
Other risque words to appear on Countdown through the years include fart, bastards and erection.
The show's latest presenter is Nick Hewer, better known as Lord Sugar's assistant in The Apprentice.
His debut last week attracted 938,700 viewers - much higher than the series' usual audience.
Ratings have since settled to an average of about 829,000 - an improvement on former presenter Jeff Stelling's final episodes, which were seen by an average of 761,600 viewers.
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-16627873[/url]
I found this rather amusing. Worryingly a [I]different[/I] word came to me when I first saw it. I'm not sure its a real word though...
[QUOTE=UberMunchkin;34295519]I'm pretty sure they've said "Wanker" on countdown at least 2 other times, without complaints. [img]http://www.facepunch.com//fp/emoot/colbert.gif[/img][/QUOTE]
I don't think there's been any complaints over this. Just people finding it funny.
[Quote]formed the word - a synonym for masturbator - from the letters R, A, E, P, K, W, A, E, N[/quote]
BBC: "Well, um, it's a little bit risqué, but, um, how shall we say this? Um, here are the letters - figure it out."
RAPE KWEAN
[QUOTE=The BBC]Other risque words to appear on Countdown through the years include [B]fart[/B], bastards and [B]erection[/B][/QUOTE]
What really? What no-life would make a complaint about those?
This is a disgrace to the nation and frankly I don't want my kids listening to this putrid filth. Countdown should be either banned from airing or placed after the watershed.
Do they show it on the board after fake Vorderman spells it?
[QUOTE=Clunj;34296307]Do they show it on the board after fake Vorderman spells it?[/QUOTE]
Either Vorderbot 2 doesn't spell it out, or they just switch the camera to the contestants.
[QUOTE=Jasun;34296366]Either Vorderbot 2 doesn't spell it out, or they just switch the camera to the contestants.[/QUOTE]
Aye probably, but surely it means more people are likely to enquire as to what the word was?
Anyone got a solid answer?
[quote]Bosses at TV's Countdown had to axe a round after a contestant offered up an expletive during filming of an edition.
Competitors on the long-running Channel 4 show, in which people make the longest word from a selection of letters, were given DTCEIASHF.
But they were given a new set of letters and asked to try again when Cambridge University student Jack Hurst produced the word ‘s** tface.
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Hahahaha
"Wanker"
"That's absolutely fine, nothing to be ashamed of."
"No, that's my word."
[QUOTE=RobbL;34296063]What really? What no-life would make a complaint about those?[/QUOTE]
Nobody made a complaint, WTF are you talking about
Nick is a shit presenter
[QUOTE=Zethiwag;34298108]Nick is a shit presenter[/QUOTE]
I've heard that he's a real asshole off-camera to his employees too.
[QUOTE=Jasun;34296526]Hahahaha[/QUOTE]
Why would he not use the d and make it "shitfaced" instead?
[QUOTE=jeimizu;34298188]Why would he not use the d and make it "shitfaced" instead?[/QUOTE]
Shitfaced - Alcohol intoxication (also known as drunkenness or being drunk or inebriated) is a physiological state occurring when an organism has a high level of ethanol in its bloodstream, or when ethanol otherwise causes the physiological effect known as drunkenness.
Wasted opportunity.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mCgiaAFCu8[/media]
the numbers round is where it's at.
Australian version is the worst
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQyyiAiATA[/media]
[QUOTE=Clunj;34298920][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mCgiaAFCu8[/media]
the numbers round is where it's at.[/QUOTE]
that was some math whizzing
I noticed something,
if you look close, you can see "Raep" in there.
:pwn:
[video=youtube;eQw4ixYFWQI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQw4ixYFWQI[/video]
[editline]19th January 2012[/editline]
wait no that one's fake,
[video=youtube;H1AlINOeSeQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1AlINOeSeQ&feature=related[/video]
I honestly think erection sounds more lewd than wankers, but I'm not British so it makes sense.
[QUOTE=killerteacup;34298963]Australian version is the worst
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQyyiAiATA[/media][/QUOTE]
I'm really surprised there was not even a snicker or any reaction for that matter.
That's fucking hilarious.
[QUOTE=Alexak75;34302883]I'm really surprised there was not even a snicker or any reaction for that matter.
That's fucking hilarious.[/QUOTE]
Because it's fake :(
I used to watch countdown when visiting my nan in Liverpool, holy fuck I swear that is hell - constantly watching episodes of countdown in a English themed flat with tea cups everywhere.
[QUOTE=Jasun;34296526]Hahahaha[/QUOTE]
he could have produced "Shitfaced" instead
They did "cumshot" here once
[QUOTE=killerteacup;34298963]Australian version is the worst
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmQyyiAiATA[/media][/QUOTE]
God damn Lily Serna is one hot chick though.
I'm jealous.
[QUOTE=ZestyLemons;34303177]Because it's fake :([/QUOTE]
God damnit
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