ELCLTNEXE

It finally happened. Today I constructed a nine-letter word during the letters game on Countdown. I’ve waited years for this. The selection was IOTPTSIEN.

One contestant came up with the seven-word-weakling POTTIES (appropriate, given that during the stop ‘n’ chat that opens the show she revealed a desire to meet Margaret Thatcher...)

The current champion got PETITIONS for nine.

And I blurted out “Oh – oh – POINTIEST!”

I’m particularly pleased to report that the dashing lexicographer Susie Dent over in Dictionary Corner matched my own revelation. Aside from her fastidious attention to words and their usage, she looks like she’s a dab-hand at making toffee, jam and Victoria sponge cakes.

Listening to:
Assorted Smiths and Morrissey songs
Slum Clearance – compilation LP by The Siddeleys
Volume One – LP by She & Him
O – LP by Tilly and the Wall
Napoleon Sweetheart – EP by Northern Portrait
The Fallen Aristocracy – EP by Northern Portrait

Watching/recently watched: Countdown; Limmy’s Show; Nurse Jackie series 1; Frasier (on TV)

Reading: Brighton Rock by Graham Greene

Playing: Nothing at the moment

Hacked off by: Me

Cheered up by: A really wonderful encounter