UC was good, I knew more answers than usual (ie, about 5). The Greil Marcus question reminded me of RJG. I liked the set of questions where they had to say who ruled in a X-ocracy, and one of the words sounded very much like phallocracy, and they dithered and snickered and then it was something not rude at all.
I like Eggheads too.
― Cathy (Cathy), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 13:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 13:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Brigadier Rainham Steele, Mrs (blueski), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 13:56 (nineteen years ago) link
That was because it's named after Ada Lovelace innit. I didn't know the others but I know who the daughter of George Gordon, Lord Byron was. Hung out with Babbage, nice one.
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 15:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 16:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― koogs (koogs), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 16:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― Markelby (Mark C), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 16:18 (nineteen years ago) link
(still, not as bad as the cow-orker who pronounces "spamhaus" "spamhorse")
― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 16:25 (nineteen years ago) link
My old drama teacher got to the semis on MM in '86 or so.
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 17:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cathy (Cathy), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:01 (nineteen years ago) link
Didn't he get a wee bit more time than the others - Humphrys explained something by way of explanation about the lipreading thing but I was in the other room so missed most of what he was saying.
I wondered about the cane too.
Was the other interesting thing the karaoke backing tracks of cheesy ballads (all of which I recognised, much to the amusement of my husband and parents)? Wasn't there a Smiths lyrics question too, or was that last week?
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― caitlin (caitlin), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:18 (nineteen years ago) link
Ah, I was appalled to see tetris in there. It was written in 1985-86! And not really commercially available until a while after that. It's hardly retro!
― JimD (JimD), Tuesday, 5 October 2004 18:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― the bellefox, Monday, 8 November 2004 15:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 15:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― robster (robster), Monday, 8 November 2004 15:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 15:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cathy (Cathy), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― the bluefox, Monday, 8 November 2004 16:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― robster (robster), Monday, 8 November 2004 16:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Monday, 8 November 2004 21:51 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― Liz :x (Liz :x), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:11 (nineteen years ago) link
not a patch on "frottage" though :)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:35 (nineteen years ago) link
I bet Paxo LOVED this.
― robster (robster), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:38 (nineteen years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 11:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:06 (nineteen years ago) link
(not that i disagree necessarily ;))
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jaunty Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 12:40 (nineteen years ago) link
One of the posh girls seemed awkward and silly. Yet she knew things that I don't.
It was hard: I scored only about 60 points.
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:46 (nineteen years ago) link
I like the thought that we are the only ones who take it seriously enough to have this technical discussion.
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:56 (nineteen years ago) link
*I must say the answer aloud, otherwise it doesn't count - do you have this rule too?
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 13:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Archel (Archel), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:01 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― beanz (beanz), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Shabazz (hello chickens), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:47 (nineteen years ago) link
Madchen, it is an interesting question -- need one say the answer aloud? I think it does help. Also I have wee Isobel to say the answers to.
― the bellefox, Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:53 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Jarlr'mai (jarlrmai), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 14:59 (nineteen years ago) link
what you're saying is "youngsters these days, cuh? bunch of thickies" isn't it?
I say this about half a dozen times a week. They are though.
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Madchen (Madchen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 17:54 (nineteen years ago) link
Does this explain his transformation into The Bellefox?
In a way I hope not, because it would affect my impression of his constancy towards Hillary.
― Mooro (Mooro), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:19 (nineteen years ago) link
it is insufferable.
― cºzen (Cozen), Tuesday, 9 November 2004 18:21 (nineteen years ago) link
Haven't seen it yet but it was Mark from The Chase last week. He sure is tall.
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 14:59 (one month ago) link
Also it was from series 2 with the greek letters, not hieroglyphs.
― ledge, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 15:00 (one month ago) link
Yeah, that was Jenny on this week's repeat
― ailsa, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 15:40 (one month ago) link
i missed last week's because the epg had it as a different series id from the previous specials 8( don't think i've seen an episode with greek letters.
― koogs, Tuesday, 27 February 2024 16:00 (one month ago) link
the personal facts at the start of oc in 2013 were dull
― koogs, Monday, 4 March 2024 20:51 (three weeks ago) link
caught the end of the one with the beast on it and that was quite the drubbing, highest score i think I've seen.
― koogs, Monday, 4 March 2024 21:22 (three weeks ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/mar/06/tory-peer-jacqueline-foster-pays-damages-university-challenge
I hope Gorgianeh got handsomely compensated for the disgusting abuse she suffered.
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 6 March 2024 12:43 (three weeks ago) link
Was it on here we talked about the UK rebooting The Genius? Anyway, David Tennant!
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/media-releases/david-tennant-front-itvs-genius-game
― ailsa, Thursday, 14 March 2024 11:24 (two weeks ago) link
So that's one way to confirm I didn't get through the sift.
― Hello I'm shitty gatsworth (aldo), Thursday, 14 March 2024 11:27 (two weeks ago) link
Good to see people know Borges. Is that a constant? Not sure how I discovered him could it be Colin Wilson or Martin Esslin or something. But seemed the guy knew him pretty thoroughly.May need to reread Labyrinths etc.
― Stevo, Thursday, 14 March 2024 12:36 (two weeks ago) link
David Tennant? Jesus, there's no hope for the mid-tier lads if that's the kind of talent they're recruiting. Oh well.
― trishyb, Thursday, 14 March 2024 13:20 (two weeks ago) link