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that's a little harsh PF. although the frock the team captain was wearing was, um, interesting...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 12:16 (nineteen years ago)

Is PJ's house in a different time zone from the PF's?

― ;_; (blueski), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 12:17 (nineteen years ago)

we suggested she might be a "pagan"

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 12:17 (nineteen years ago)

xpost

Yeah, 1950s and 1850s.

― You've Had Your Chances (noodle vague), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 12:20 (nineteen years ago)

Incidentally (and just to confirm what Noodle Vague said) that is the first time I've ever heard "Biology" by Girls Aloud and I could see no reason for the widely held belief that it is a work of genius.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 12:59 (nineteen years ago)

that wasn't the good bit (although i think it's over-rated meself like, they've done like half a dozen better tracks), the beginning where it goes DANK DANK DANK KERDANK KERDANK is the best bit...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 13:02 (nineteen years ago)

OleM, I understand what you are saying, but the guy was just being a bit of a twunt. You would (hopefully) understand if you saw him and his team in "action". I have seen Paxo get irate at less, so have no idea why he let this go on other than, as has been remarked upon upthread, it was quite funny and made them look very stupid.

The captain of the other team had a very odd top on, the sort of thing Sue Barker always wears on Question of Sport with large chunks cut out of the sleeves. Except it was too big and hence looked very stupid indeed.

― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 14:32 (nineteen years ago)

In fact I think I preferred the Nolans.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 14:34 (nineteen years ago)

That guy was really annoying me too, Ailsa.

I never do very well but I did get Pixies and I did know approximately how old the universe is, and some other things.

― Ally C (Ally C), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:46 (nineteen years ago)

What other things?

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:48 (nineteen years ago)

The question about Dark Matter after the age of the universe one. I forget.

― Ally C (Ally C), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 19:55 (nineteen years ago)

Oh, I misread "did" as "do".

Did anyone watch Mastermind tonight? The graduate student was unusual with her HP Lovecraft.

― Alba (Alba), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:01 (nineteen years ago)

I was totally crushing on that graduate student. You just know that's a girl with a BDSMPersonals.com membership.

― Sadly, he will be the next Alexis Petridish. (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 24 October 2006 20:11 (nineteen years ago)

Mother-in-law: What do they win?
Me: Nothing, it's all about the glory.
Mother-in-law: They should give them money as well.

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 07:19 (nineteen years ago)

You just know that's a girl with a BDSMPersonals.com membership.

*pricks up his ears*

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 08:13 (nineteen years ago)

I bet you have!

(sorry)

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 08:15 (nineteen years ago)

Lol! I should have realised that could be taken slightly the wrong way.

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 08:21 (nineteen years ago)

taken slightly the wrong way

I bet you have been!

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 08:23 (nineteen years ago)

Sorry.

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 08:23 (nineteen years ago)

*high fives Mike*

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 08:25 (nineteen years ago)

Bah I can't say anything without people misinterpreting it.

*rescans that sentence five times to check for innuendo*

― Forest Pines (ForestPines), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 08:36 (nineteen years ago)

I bet you did

― RJG (RJG), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 08:39 (nineteen years ago)

This thread seems to have attracted what The Pinefox refers to as "the quality".

― PJ Miller (PJ Miller 68), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 09:48 (nineteen years ago)

but good quality or bad quality?

― ;_; (blueski), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 09:52 (nineteen years ago)

The only thing worse than having quality etc.

― Johnny B Was Quizzical (Johnney B), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 09:57 (nineteen years ago)

I think it's more "the element".

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 10:13 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Images/Products/size_3/BK3A.JPG

― C J (C J), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 10:28 (nineteen years ago)

I'll bet he did!

― mark grout (mark grout), Thursday, 26 October 2006 09:25 (nineteen years ago)

one year passes...

The Professionals

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctwo/listings/programme.shtml?day=today&service_id=4224&filename=20080331/20080331_2000_4224_9918_30

They're Back

Tonight

― the pinefox, Monday, 31 March 2008 12:59 (eighteen years ago)

they should ban postgrads from the regular show. it's not on.

― banriquit, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:01 (eighteen years ago)

should they ban graduates from THE PROFESSIONALS?

― the pinefox, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:02 (eighteen years ago)

... no.

they should ban postgrads from the normal show because it's a general knowledge quiz, and you acquire more general knowledge as you get older... and then start to lose it all, but the postgrads in their late 20s and 30s have a clear advantage over the undergrads.

― banriquit, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:06 (eighteen years ago)

Ban Open University as well then?

God I'm so glad it's back this is my show forever.

― Noodle Vague, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:11 (eighteen years ago)

Ban mid-30s undergrads too?

― Forest Pines Mk2, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:15 (eighteen years ago)

harder to call.

― banriquit, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:16 (eighteen years ago)

I've often thought the same thing myself tho. Maybe they should stick an age limit, say 25, on the regular show. But then you'd get old people doing post-divorce first degrees getting all butthurt.

― Noodle Vague, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:17 (eighteen years ago)

Or have a "1 oldster per team" limit.

― Noodle Vague, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:17 (eighteen years ago)

Ban presentable looking people as well, the show really should be competed in by only the pastiest, specciest, greasiest-haired shut-ins, none of yr indie doofuses or New Hall broads.

― Dom Passantino, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:18 (eighteen years ago)

Yes, let's solely have a bunch of 20-something idiots on it, why don't we

― Tom D., Monday, 31 March 2008 13:18 (eighteen years ago)

... it makes me feel really clever!

― Tom D., Monday, 31 March 2008 13:19 (eighteen years ago)

or New Hall broads

Dom I gotta have something to knock one out to while they're asking the impossible Maths question.

― Noodle Vague, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:19 (eighteen years ago)

I enjoy how the quiz setter has given up trying to do varied Classical music questions and now they're all just "Who wrote this then?"

― Noodle Vague, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:21 (eighteen years ago)

Or have a "1 oldster per team" limit.

-- Noodle Vague, Monday, March 31, 2008 2:17 PM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

yeah this would be fair. sometimes it's a bit much.

― banriquit, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:24 (eighteen years ago)

The ramp up in question difficulty from the rounds to the final is crazy.

Still the hardest quiz on TV tho, Mastermind is not in the same league.

― Jarlrmai, Monday, 31 March 2008 16:08 (eighteen years ago)

answers including

Psyche

Echo & Narcissus

1982: year Trivial Pursuit was launched

The Waste Land

Waiting for Godot

and it's back ... tomorrow!!

― the pinefox, Monday, 31 March 2008 19:30 (eighteen years ago)

My uncle was on the professionals once, as part of the Association of Historical Crime Writers. Beat that.

― chap, Monday, 31 March 2008 19:33 (eighteen years ago)

I was on University Challenge a couple of years ago for Glasgow University. I was the token "oldster" on the team (i.e. postgraduate student). We sadly lost to Edinburgh (of all people), but it was a reasonable match. I was happy anyway, because I got some starter questions, so got to hear my name called in the famous UC style.

― krakow, Monday, 31 March 2008 19:54 (eighteen years ago)

four months pass...

Now!

― the pinefox, Monday, 11 August 2008 19:01 (seventeen years ago)

was on early

― conrad, Monday, 11 August 2008 19:02 (seventeen years ago)

Uh? Just finished, here. Well, I did unusually well - hit 200 (answering all questions, bien sur) to the winners' 195. Exeter University thought that a string piece was 'Yesterday' rather than 'Paranoid Android' by their alumnus. I was surprised to get the meaning of Indian 'Maha' (great) correct.

― the pinefox, Monday, 11 August 2008 19:32 (seventeen years ago)

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