Countdown contestant pays homage to IT Crowd's Moss

In one of the world’s greatest self-referential in-jokes, Countdown contestant Danny Davies has worn a T-shirt commemorating the appearance of Maurice Moss on Countdown in an episode of The IT Crowd. Youtube Video Davies appeared on the show wearing a T-shirt that said “Good morning, that’s a nice TNETENNBA” in homage to Moss …

[Ketlan]

Excellent

'♫ 0118 999 88199 9119 725... 3'

Bugger. I've got that bloody tune stuck in my head now!

Kudos to Danny Davies. :)

[Danny Tnetennba]

Re: Excellent

Thanks Ketlan! I wore the T-shirt as a little bit of a joke when I went into the Green Room. Rachel Riley loved it and the Production Manager asked me to leave it on as it may cause a little buzz for the show

[Hellcat]

Re: Excellent

Don't think I've ever seen the subject of a el Reg article down here with us commentards before!

Have another 'first'.

[Ketlan]

Re: Excellent

'Don't think I've ever seen the subject of a el Reg article down here with us commentards before!'

Nor me. Definitely worth an upvote. :)

[Anonymous Coward]

"Not available in your country. Sorry."

Well fuck you Channel 4.

[Andrew Jones 2]

This might help - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsFAokXCxTI though in general typing Tnetennba into YouTube will get you the right result.

[Anonymous Coward]

"Not available in your country. Sorry."

Did you notice the ".co.uk" in your address bar?

[heyrick]

Re: "Not available in your country. Sorry."

"Did you notice the ".co.uk" in your address bar?"

What, as in TheRegister.co.uk? (accessible everywhere) As in my own site, a .co.uk? (can be accessed anywhere) As in Amazon.co.uk? (can be used to order stuff to a French address)

Just because something says .co.uk doesn't automatically imply "Britain Only".

[ThomH]

Re: "Not available in your country. Sorry."

Haven't you noticed the increasing number of articles from El Reg's San Francisco office, full of American spellings and terms? I don't think there's any intention to be a British publication for British people.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: "Not available in your country. Sorry."

I, for one, wouldn't mind them running all of the articles through an American-to-English* dictionary before publication.

* or, in fact, ANY dictionary.

[Why Not?]

Re: "Not available in your country. Sorry."

I for one welcome our septic overlords.

[Anonymous Blowhard]

Re: "Not available in your country. Sorry."

"I don't think there's any intention to be a British publication for British people."

What's the TLD for Royston Vasey?

[TitterYeNot]

Re: "Not available in your country. Sorry."

"What's the TLD for Royston Vasey?"

preciousthings.local shurely...

[BristolBachelor]

Re: "Not available in your country. Sorry."

"As in Amazon.co.uk? (can be used to order stuff to a French address)"

Yes, and I can tell you that Amazon.co.uk can sell you the DVDs. (even to a French afdress, although they'll now stiff you for postage) I can also tell you that the DVD loading sequencies, menus and extras are all worth watching.

[Vociferous]

Install Media Hint.

You can now select which country you want to be in. For instance UK for this, and US for netflix & youtube. Enjoy.

[TRT]

Re: Install Media Hint.

Well, that feature has been available from British Airways for like, the last century or something. Fsch!

[james 68]

@ skelband

Don't feel too bad about it mate, I am in the UK and half the bloody videos on this site tell me "Not available in your country."

[Anonymous Coward]

Like I can't order Levis from Amazon.COM to the UK.

Live with it.

[Anonymous IV]

Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

Could someone please explain, for those who may well have thought that The IT Crowd was utter rubbish, whether TNETENNBA has any actual meaning, or is just a in-joke like Mornington Crescent (which may also be considered as a waste of time)?

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

Chancery Lane

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

Harrow & Wealdstone

[Roj Blake]

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

I'm going to to surprise you all here with Kensington High Street

[EddieD]

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

Ah, so we're running the Brook-Taylor variant.

Hmm.

Uxbridge

[Dunstan Vavasour]

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

Parsons Green - I think that's allowed isn't it?

[deshepherd]

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

> Parsons Green - I think that's allowed isn't it?

Not when you're in nip (remember the paralllel diagonals)

[Andrew Richards]

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

Invalid move - no double shunting under the 2009 revised rules.

[Bob Dunlop]

Re: Mornington Crescent

Mornington Crescent is not utter rubbish. It was a popular game played on the platforms of London tube stations used as air raid shelters during the blitz. At least that's what my American cousin believes to this day.

[illiad]

Re: Mornington Crescent

er, that was then, this is now, where the assembled comedians quite often talk rubbish, while trying get a solution..

[Hellcat]

Re: Mornington Crescent

As it's a Thursday after lunch I believe the diagonals are open?

I don't want to fall foul of the '89 Smith-Abbot ruling so I'll stay outside Circle.

Holland Park.

[Soruk]

Re: Mornington Crescent

Ealing Broadway.

[illiad]

Re: Word rejected by Collins' dictionary

very much an IT Crowd in joke.. see

www.digitalspy.co.uk/fun/news/a610862/its-nerdageddon-man-wears-it-crowd-t-shirt-on-countdown.html

[Ketlan]

Collins' definition - sort of

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/4616/tnetennba

[Anonymous IV]

Re: Collins' definition - sort of

That's where I saw the Approval status: Rejected...

[Wisteela]

Well played

Superb

[Christian Berger]

It's on the 2014-11-17 issue of it

for all the people who want it look it up.

[Anonymous Coward]

shame the guy lost

I mean, he looks so intelligent.

[Anonymous Coward]

was he any good?

Did he just go on because he had the tee-shirt? I've got a tee-shirt, can i go on?

[Danny Tnetennba]

Re: was he any good?

I went on because I auditioned and passed.

It is part of my 40 before 40 challenge to appear on a game show

I wore the tshirt as a little homage but as the production team loved it they asked me to keep the tshirt on for the show

http://pondobaba.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/participate-in-tv-gameshowquiz.html

[Paul Dx]

Well done that man

Have a pint (sorry there's no milk icon)

[JetSetJim]

Re: Well done that man

A pint of terminator?

[Paul Dx]

Re: Well done that man

No, a pint of "select the correct icon" aka beer

[tony2heads]

@JetSetJim see Terminator II

perhaps a reference to John Connor's foster father getting the blade from the T1000 as he drinks low fat milk.

Moral: don't drink low fat milk near a terminator. Stick to beer - just hand over clothes and motorbike when asked.

[JetSetJim]

Re: @JetSetJim see Terminator II

True - although it may be a stretch to call that a pint by volume of terminator.

Perhaps one of the missing kill methods was the T1000 liquefying into a targets mouth, down into their stomach and then "branching out", as it were.

[OzBob]

Bring back Toxteth O'Grady!

(Cue flames from UC fans).

[Gusty O'Windflap]

604, Toxteth O'Grady, USA

and the world's stickiest bogey?

[Spencer Tomlinson]

Re: 604, Toxteth O'Grady, USA

You Quote Bambi. Worlds Stupidest bottom burp, Vivian ...Britain

[Danny Tnetennba]

My Nice Tnetennba

Thanks Regsiter!

It was a great experience and I have been shocked by the response since

http://pondobaba.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/participate-in-tv-gameshowquiz.html

[suferick]

Try using a UK proxy

[psychonaut]

private tunnel

no, thats not a porn site. its a personal vpn. super easy to use.

15 quid a year or some tosh, enables you to pop up in quite a few locations in the world, then you can use localized regional content, or for instance, go on kick ass torrents or pirate bay. not that i do, obviously.

i got a bar in turkey to use it during the world cup so we could get English commentary. shame it didnt make the football any better....

[Rtbcomp]

IT Crowd

I started in the computer industry when ICT stood for "International Computers and Tabulators" and I thought the IT Crowd was a documentary - it's closer to the truth than many people realise!