claretdavid wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:35 am

NO COMMENT!!

3 hours left to get your entries in.
Drainage has now begun.
Counting the beans will begin shortly (as opposed to spilling them! )

Here is the current list of estimations.....

Name Beans Water

Redbeard 105 125
tarkys_ears 268 114
bfcjg 179 167
gawthorpe_view 78 121
Eloise Laws 83 110
longsidepies 150 89
Cabbage 112 158
Tiger76 76 110
Dawlishclaret 99 75
Brucefanclaret 82 105
huw.Y.WattfromWare 93 190
cricketfield73 109 136
green_parrot 104 130
CharlieinNewMexico 68 135
jdrobbo 78 133
HunterST_BFC 89 141
RalphCoatesComb 140 140
Holmeclaret 90 120
Bosscat 106 145
Steve1956 88 100
bodge 128 97
Nonayforever 108 128
Zlatan 103 126
what_no_pies 151 159
leedsdave 93 117
addisclaret 121 174
claretblue 126 152
djemba-djemba 106 106

Evidence of drainage.......

claretdavid wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 12:22 pm

Evidence of drainage.......

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Gonna be close this one, I can feel it in my Joooosay.

50 mins to go! Still time to get your estimates in
28 entries so far.

OK times up. No more entries.
Drainage is complete!
The beans have been counted!

Results to follow shortly.

In the tin there were.......

Broad Beans.......129

Water...............100ml

The winner of the bean count is bodge with the nearest estimate of 128 (so close)

The nearest water estimation was steve1956 who was bob on with 100ml.

So 5 points to bodge and 3 points plus a bonus point to steve1956.

Well done everybody and congratulations to the winners!

Redbeard if you could update the leader board please when you get chance.

Very well Counted, david.

Surely that's earned us the ethereals' intercession!

Here's the leaderboard as requested.

Steve moves up to fourth!


claretdavid 23

RalphCoatesComb 18

jdrobbo 17.5

Steve1956 15.5

what_no_pies 15

Cricketfield73 13, Dawlishclaret 13

Zlatan 12

Aclaret 10, gawthorpe_view 10

Bosscat 8, green_parrot 8

Eloise Laws 6.5

Bodge 6, Rowls 6

wilks_bfc 5.5

africlaret 5, BurnleyLad 5, ClaretAndJew 5, fatboy47 5, HunterST_BFC 5,
leedsdave 5, tarkys_ears 5, Zooniverser 5

Brucefanclaret 4, claretblue 4, gsyclaret 4,
huw.Y.WattfromWare 4, icu81b4 4

longsidepies 3

Longsider 2.5, Redbeard 2.5

dsr 1.5, JTClaret 1.5

bfcjg 1, CharlieinNewMexico 1

Cabbage 0.5.

The ethereals move in mysterious ways! I think they've just been down to the Emirates on their way to Old Trafford.

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:43 am

Good try, Steve, but it's not cheating.
Your suspicion is misplaced and somewhat unfair given my illustrious Counting career.
Don't worry: I'm well within the Rules.

I should think so given you wrote most of 'em.

I think someone should phone Tesco's bean canning factory & let them know the bean counter needs recalibrating !

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:42 pm

Here's the leaderboard as requested.

Steve moves up to fourth!


claretdavid 23

RalphCoatesComb 18

jdrobbo 17.5

Steve1956 15.5

what_no_pies 15

Cricketfield73 13, Dawlishclaret 13

Zlatan 12

Aclaret 10, gawthorpe_view 10

Bosscat 8, green_parrot 8

Eloise Laws 6.5

Bodge 6, Rowls 6

wilks_bfc 5.5

africlaret 5, BurnleyLad 5, ClaretAndJew 5, fatboy47 5, HunterST_BFC 5,
leedsdave 5, tarkys_ears 5, Zooniverser 5

Brucefanclaret 4, claretblue 4, gsyclaret 4,
huw.Y.WattfromWare 4, icu81b4 4

longsidepies 3

Longsider 2.5, Redbeard 2.5

dsr 1.5, JTClaret 1.5

bfcjg 1, CharlieinNewMexico 1

Cabbage 0.5.

I really think the person who is spending time counting and draining and organizing the competition should be rewarded at least 5 points because hes obviously sacrificed his chance of picking up points by doing this....I done two counts and sacrificed my chances.thank you

Maybe we should have a tinned food count super league and breakaway from Reds dominance of tinned food counts
It's the only way we will get our own way

Right I’m done with this. Stagnant bean counts are draining our luck. Next week, a jar of pickled pinons!

Never liked broad beans anyway.

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:09 pm

I really think the person who is spending time counting and draining and organizing the competition should be rewarded at least 5 points because hes obviously sacrificed his chance of picking up points by doing this....I done two counts and sacrificed my chances.thank you

So an extra 10 points would put where exactly on the leaderboard?

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 6:57 pm

So an extra 5 points would put where exactly on the leaderboard?

10 I've done it twice
Somewhere near the top I would imagine

Post edited to reflect your undoubted dedication to the cause.

gawthorpe_view wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:02 pm

Post edited to reflect your undoubted dedication to the cause.

Thank you buddy,its appreciated

Steve, et al.

I don't like to boast, but your devotion to the cause is as nothing when compared with my own efforts over many years, about which you seem to know nothing. Many older Counters will no doubt recall my Award For Services To World Tinned Food Counting, made back in 2012 or thereabouts, when my selfless efforts over a great many Officiations was recognised and rewarded. Not once did I consider myself deserving of Counting points!

You meanwhile have Officiated twice, but demand points to your name! I suggest rather that a month's ban would be more appropriate.

I do not 'dominate' Counts, but simply add the voice of experience where and when it seems necessary, based upon my many years' detailed study of mainstream Counting procedure.


Gawthorpe, you should know better and I'm shocked at your comment. I do not make up the Ancient Rules, but simply ensure that we stick to them, for the good of us all.


Anyway, I am quite prepared to resign from the Counting Team if so desired by a majority of members. Shall we take a vote? I have been offered the post of Food Count Overseer at Fenerbahce, my old club. Maybe it's time to accept it.

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 7:53 pm

Steve, et al.

I don't like to boast, but your devotion to the cause is as nothing when compared with my own efforts over several years, about which you seem to know nothing. Many older Counters will no doubt recall my Award For Services To World Tinned Food Counting, made back in 2012 or thereabouts, when my selfless efforts over a great many Officiations was recognised and rewarded. Not once did I consider myself deserving of Counting points.

You meanwhile have Officiated twice, but demand points to your name! I suggest rather that a month's ban would be more appropriate.

I do not 'dominate' Counts, but simply add the voice of experience where and when it seems necessary, based upon my many years' study of Counting procedure.


Gawthorpe, you should know better and I'm shocked at your comment. I do not make up the Ancient Rules, but simply ensure that we stick to them, for the good of us all.


Anyway, I am quite prepared to resign from the Counting Team if so desired by a majority of members. Shall we take a vote? I have been offered the post of Food Count Overseer at Galatasary, my old club. Maybe it's time to accept it.

ignore me buddy I'm a badass trouble maker.

I did have a point though I could be challenging for this prestigious award but for my dedication to helping you become the legend that you have become

(Re. the 'trouble maker' post.)

Indeed. Yet you performed the previous Count well, and I was beginning to consider you a bright prospect. Ah well.

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:02 pm

(Re. the 'trouble maker' post.)

Indeed. Yet you performed the previous Count well, and I was beginning to consider you a bright prospect. Ah well.

(Re. the 'legend' post.)

Too late now for that...

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:02 pm

(Re. the 'trouble maker' post.)

Indeed. Yet you performed the previous Count well, and I was beginning to consider you a bright prospect. Ah well.

I'm only joking Red it's a good bit of fun....I love the look on my wife's face when I look up from the computer and say " What tins have we got in the cupboard love"
She thinks we are all as mad as a box of frogs.....shes not wrong.

Too late now for that...

Redbeard wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 8:12 pm

Too late now for that...

I counted 267 peas for you

You must be mad...

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Gawthorpe, you should know better and I'm shocked at your comment. I do not make up the Ancient Rules, but simply ensure that we stick to them, for the good of us all.
[/quote]

So Admiral, if it wasn't yourself that discovered the ancient (P)rune stones that gave us the 10 Commandments of counting, who was it?
The thick plottens...