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Scraggle
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I'm going on 'Who Want's To Be A Millionaire'

It's being filmed on 4th April. I don't know when it is being broadcast yet. I will post back here on the 5th to let you know (but only if I do well!).

Anyway ... I just wanted to let you know.

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Cool m8...Good luck!!

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Thanks .... I need it!

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Wow, are you polishing up on your general knowledge?
I hope so.

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Best of luck mate!

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2+1 = 3

That could be important

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*cough* good *cough* luck! *cough*

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Scraggle
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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 01:15 Edited at: 28th Mar 2005 01:16
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Quote: "2+1 = 3

That could be important"


Hmm... Maybe not

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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 01:50
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*cough* no!



let me know when its being broadcast, I'll watch you

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lol wear a shirt sayin " i am scraggle!"! lol
will watch u too =)


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Good luck

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good luck.

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good luck and yea tell us what u will wear or write on your face"i am scraggle" or something

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Quote: "Who Want's To Be A Millionaire"

Is this show still on in the USA? If so, please tell me when and where...

ps...do not have cable.

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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 05:38
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Sweet.

Need to know...how many friends can you nominate for "Phone a Friend"?

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...and do they charge long distance?

Good luck!

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Good luck (How did u get on Who Wants 2 Be a Millionaire???)

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Personally I would make sure my "good" friends are all lecturers in different subjects from the local college.

My old landlord phoned the "millionaire" line every day for like a year or two and didn't get in. Apparently got the question correct every time too. Really clever guy with general knowledge. So luck of the draw I guess.

Personally I would practice on hitting buttons quickly. The first section has got to be the hardest bit. After that unless you are a retard, or if the audience are retards on the ask the audience question, then should be easy to get at least a couple of grand.

Oh, and don't forget who is your best friend matey. Ahem, I mean all those amazing conversations we have had over the years. Failing that, buy me a Ferrari and I won't release the photos....

Heh, out of interest, I would test out people here for phone a friend. You never know how clever people are, or what they do for a living. If you have like 5 friends or whatever, then no harm in one from here to cover techy stuff. Know I wouldn't trust my dad with a question about computers for instance. Oh, and I'm not volenteering; I'm crap with general knowledge. It's the Welsh thing...

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and dont count on the people who are using google when you call them, every time someone trys that, they run out of time

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It's usually braodcast the day after filming (I think). A guy from my year is going to be on countdown next week (1st April - honest to god nto a joke). You'll recognise him as he has bright ginger hair.

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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 08:57 Edited at: 28th Mar 2005 09:01
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Quote: "Need to know...how many friends can you nominate for "Phone a Friend"?"

You are allowed five people - obviously you can only choose one of them though.

Quote: "...and do they charge long distance?"

No ... My friends are in Cyprus, Canada, Serbia, Scotland and England.

Quote: "How did u get on Who Wants 2 Be a Millionaire???)"

By dialling 09068 44 44 44 then answering the question correctly. They then called me back and told me I had been narrowed down to a short list of 50 people and I had to answer another 'nearest to' question.
It was "What is the floor area of the Tate Modern Gallery in square feet" ... they gave me seven seconds to reply ... I said 12,000 and amazingly I was in the top ten (the actual answer is 371,000).

Ok I do know when it will be broadcast but I wasn't going to say unless I did well. It will be shown on UK TV on 30th April.

For those of you that want to know me when I am on ... I will be introduced as Craig McFarlane from North Yorkshire and I look a lot like this handsome devil But I won't be wearing the glasses




Please feel free to insert your own 'George Doors' or 'Only Gay In The Village' jokes here:

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Posted: 28th Mar 2005 09:45 Edited at: 28th Mar 2005 09:46
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I was just looking for a new desktop wallpaper.

Anychance of mentioning TGC?




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Congrats!!!! That would be very exciting!! Are you on the American version or do they have a UK version too?


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If you mention the forums mention me. Osiris!

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the english one naturally

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I'm not sure how to break this to you, but, there seems to be a pen in the back of your neck...

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Haha I noticed that too, but forgot to post about it


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Quote: "there seems to be a pen in the back of your neck"


It's not a pen ... that is the ariel, it is how they control me!

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Quote: "Please feel free to insert your own 'George Doors' or 'Only Gay In The Village' jokes here:"


You look like George Doors!!!








Man, that was funnier in my head.

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Wear a DarkBASIC T-Shirt!!

What's the score george doors

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Quote: "Are you on the American version or do they have a UK version too?"
The UK version was where it started. Has an added bonus that 1 million pounds is 1.86 million dollars, so is worth a lot more too. Although a lot people reckon the US version is easier, much like the Weakest link wasn't as nasty to people when it went to the US.

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Hey, I swear I saw that picture on the internet while I was google-searching for "Gay People" for a school debate.


hahahaha. Made me laugh my stomake out.

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Quote: "Has an added bonus that 1 million pounds is 1.86 million dollars"


Unfortunately, we have the adverse effect where the Australian version of $1 million is only worth like $20.


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Hehe, I love how British millionaires actually have practically double the money of their US millionaire counterparts .

Good luck Scraggle, don't take any of that Tarrant's crap.


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You do look like George Daws...Hmm....

Anyway i may watch you...if im not nerding over DBPro...




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Isn't the pen a door handle? A wierd one though

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No ... like I said before - it is the ariel which allows them to control me

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Quote: "or do they have a UK version too?"


lmao, we own the original!

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Can you pleeeaaase include a few cameo references to TGC and DB?

LIke quoting "A book? I hate book" or something similar.

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Quote: "Can you pleeeaaase include a few cameo references to TGC and DB?"


So, you are asking me to do some advertising on prime time television?

No problem, but what's in it for me?

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It's for the community, Scrooge !

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Turn to the camera and go: "The new TGC Ultimate pack is now on sale for only $99.99! And you get a free hotplate!"

Then every x seconds yell "TGC Pack!"
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That's spontaneously amusing!


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Aww too bad we probably won't get it on tv here...


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What's in it for you?

You get to win a million pounds! That's what's in it for you!

Congrats on getting onto the show

I expect you to give a reference to us or TGC or DB at one stage or another, or wear a shirt that is bright yellow with big black writting saying "HEY! TGC RoXoRs!"

Oh, and would it be possible ( only if you actually make some sort of referece ) that someone record the ep, digitize it, and let me see?
Thanks

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PLEASE have a shirt that says "A book? I hate book. Book is stupid"

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Quote: "lmao, we own the original!"
We own the lot don't we? ie. licence it out to like loads of countries. And when I mean we, I mean Chris Tarrant. Good old Chris is doing pretty good. Didn't he also think of the idea? Bit of a bump up since we were kids.

Doubt if you can wear shirts with words on, but do something like : Chris : "So, which year did the famous romanian opera singer Iva Verdinortinoff's husband's french poodle leave home?" You : "Hmmm, tough one.... I could have sworn that it was the Romanian poet Darkbasicoff that had the french poodle... you know the one married to Boris Gaymecreatorsolich.... and brother of Buyitnowsicon..." Chris : "Do you want to win a million quid motherf**ker?".

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Ps. If you did that I'm sure Lee would stump up Game creator products for life. Perhaps a small statue outside the offices....

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Quote: "wear a shirt that is bright yellow with big black writting saying "HEY! TGC RoXoRs!" "


Quote: "PLEASE have a shirt that says "A book? I hate book. Book is stupid""


No can do I'm afraid. I can't wear anything with writing on it. There is actually a long list of things I can't wear.
Nothing Black, white, Navy blue, red, pastel shades, strips, or spots (the list goes on ...) Somthing to do with the cameras I presume.

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Say this:

"They told me I should wear dark, basic clothes"

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Quote: "They told me I should wear dark, basic clothes"


Top idea I'll try to squeeze it in.

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