You came up with an obscure capital city that begins with a vowel, guess it was worth you getting out of bed this afternoon.
― the cat equivalent of love handles (bends), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:01 (ten years ago) link
Pointless is perfect as is, not listening to any criticism
― how do i shot cwmbran? (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:03 (ten years ago) link
Would you enjoy University Challenge more or less if Paxman turned to the camera every now and again and said things like 'why not see how many of these you can get at home'?
― the cat equivalent of love handles (bends), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:03 (ten years ago) link
different game, different approach
― how do i shot cwmbran? (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:04 (ten years ago) link
yes, this is really just my own frustration with having my lame buzz harshed by them drawing attention to the fact that it's a sad thing to feel proud of, my problem rather than the show's.
― the cat equivalent of love handles (bends), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:07 (ten years ago) link
My answer to this would be 'more' fwiw
― the cat equivalent of love handles (bends), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:08 (ten years ago) link
Has anyone here seen Cleverdicks with Ann Widdecombe? It's like some weird anti-Pointless, the questions are pretty good/challenging, but the warm, friendly atmosphere of Pointless is replaced with this pronounced creepy, seedy feeling, I always feel sad after watching it.
― the cat equivalent of love handles (bends), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:12 (ten years ago) link
My scoring method for UC:
a) five points for a right answerb) five points bonus if nobody gets it on the showc) one consolation point if your answer is the same wrong answer as contestant.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:14 (ten years ago) link
Oh, it's just horrible. But it involves Ann Widdecombe, so would expect nothing less.
xpost
― ailsa, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:15 (ten years ago) link
If they get an answer right on the first go you get to see Ann shrieking 'cleverdick!' at them, which is kind of amusing in a childish way, i guess.
― the cat equivalent of love handles (bends), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:15 (ten years ago) link
I felt so old a couple of series back when a two teams (with no mature students) totally failed to recognise a photo of Helmut Kohl, I guess they would have only been about 7 or 8 years old when he was replaced as chancellor though
― the cat equivalent of love handles (bends), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:33 (43 minutes ago)
i had a history teacher with a graduate degree from oxford who didn't know who franco was
― Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:18 (ten years ago) link
How could he not know about those lips
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:19 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, I vaguely remember that AWid thing.
Reminded me of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjOZtWZ56lc
― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:20 (ten years ago) link
i watched university challenge for the first time in many years the other night and it's nice how little it has changed
― Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:20 (ten years ago) link
everyone should know who the director of vampyros lesbos is
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:21 (ten years ago) link
james franco didn't actually direct spring breakers
― Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:22 (ten years ago) link
Did you see "Ask The Family" as presented by Dick and Dom? They'd be debating that one at the Tory conference...
― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 11:22 (ten years ago) link
c) one consolation point if your answer is the same wrong answer as contestant.
I like this. Happens to me all the fucking time.
I like how Paxman's now worked out a way to patronise the contestants even when they get the question right, by correcting their pronunciation of the answer.
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 11:53 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Alexander Armstrong does that on Pointless too.
― ailsa, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 11:56 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Not sure I agree with this - it's obviously problematic on some level, but at the same time, why should they feel bound to pronounce something incorrectly just to coddle the player? It'll just encourage people at home to mispronounce the thing, then everyone will say it wrong, then it'll be anarchy, anarchy I tells you.
― emil.y, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 12:16 (ten years ago) link
Oh, I didn't mean that Armstrong was patronising, just that he does the correction.
btw, I fucking HATE when Paxo pronounces Don Juan as Don JooAnn.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 12:38 (ten years ago) link
He does the Don Quick-Sote thing as well
would love to get the opportunity to correct him on his Irish pronunciation
― Number None, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 12:40 (ten years ago) link
although I think Don JooAnn is more acceptable because it fits the rhyme scheme of the poem
― Number None, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 12:42 (ten years ago) link
Ha, I was totally thinking of the Don Jooan thing.
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 13:15 (ten years ago) link
Don't get me wrong, Paxman's minimalist/maximalist patronising gestures are definitely part of the show's appeal for me.
― Chuck_Tatum, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 13:17 (ten years ago) link
"Quick-sote" has some historical justification too iirc
― how do i shot cwmbran? (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 13:36 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, Don Jooan is how you say the name of the poem. Don Wan is how you say the name of the original fictional character.
― Deafening silence (DL), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 13:41 (ten years ago) link
and Juan Sheet is the bloke with the paper towels.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 13:43 (ten years ago) link
Zaphod Beeblebroxalike Jamie Karran was on Only Connect last night.
Here he is on Pointless as well:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUtyQNHtu0w
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Wednesday, 2 October 2013 14:01 (ten years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0f/Unicorn(Album).jpg
― Mark G, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 14:31 (ten years ago) link
Oh, that's his pal who was Only Connect with him too. I knew I recognised him as well.
― ailsa, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 14:55 (ten years ago) link
he thought Swansea was in England
― kinder, Wednesday, 2 October 2013 17:17 (ten years ago) link
― ailsa, Wednesday, October 2, 2013 8:38 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
he's correct. pronouncing it the spanish way is like calling the film "midnight in paree".
― caek, Thursday, 3 October 2013 04:39 (ten years ago) link
good grief though this week's winner is going to take a pasting in the next round
Bagpipes?
― Pingu Unchained (dog latin), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 08:33 (ten years ago) link
No, Pan pipes. Still wrong though, it was a flute obv.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 09:14 (ten years ago) link
I bet they didn't even know it was "House of the King" by Focus either. What are they teaching kids these days? Also it looks like they are deliberately pairing Oxbridge teams up in order to lessen the chances of those bastards winning.
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 09:59 (ten years ago) link
they need to end this oxbridge favouritism. one team per uni, no exceptions.
― click here to start exploding (ledge), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 10:05 (ten years ago) link
they all seemed impossibly young today. They didn't know 'elephant' which was fairly surprising.
on another note I got the 'microwave ovens' Only Connect question after 'microwave ovens' and nothing else
― kinder, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 20:23 (ten years ago) link
Sometimes when they haven't heard of a recent(ish) novel, record or movie I picture the person who made it sitting at home looking really deflated, like, "Man none of these kids has heard of Elephant? Gus is bummed out now."
― Deafening silence (DL), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 20:56 (ten years ago) link
Why is Jack White calling himself Gus now?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 21:23 (ten years ago) link
Gus Van Sant, director of Elephant.
― Deafening silence (DL), Wednesday, 9 October 2013 07:33 (ten years ago) link
(i ana)
― Mark G, Wednesday, 9 October 2013 08:09 (ten years ago) link
dr morbius question
― Ward Fowler, Monday, 21 October 2013 19:06 (ten years ago) link
shit i always forget this is on
― zvookster, Monday, 21 October 2013 19:13 (ten years ago) link
MCKenzie surely to be in the papers later in the week proclaiming "I fired up a spliff on the set of University Challenge".
― Ian Glasper's trapped in a scone (aldo), Monday, 21 October 2013 19:27 (ten years ago) link
Two captains both awful pricks in different ways.
― "Left-wing" poptimism: An infantile disorder (oppet), Monday, 21 October 2013 19:30 (ten years ago) link
yeah, they were both completely unbearable. The loud, self-satisfied conferring is a thing now as well. And Paxman totally indulges it
― Number None, Monday, 21 October 2013 20:35 (ten years ago) link
"Oh noooooh, I know it's Celine Dion"
"Oh noooooh, you are right"
― Mark G, Monday, 21 October 2013 20:38 (ten years ago) link
in what universe is recognising one of Shania Twain's most famous songs up there with knowing pi in binary or whatever ffs
― kinder, Monday, 21 October 2013 20:45 (ten years ago) link
the university challenge universe. the same guy who got celine whispered to his captian "shania twain. and DON'T nominate me" which was kinda funny tbh
― zvookster, Monday, 21 October 2013 20:53 (ten years ago) link
and yet they're never embarrassed when they miss the incredibly obvious pop questions the rest of the time
― Number None, Monday, 21 October 2013 20:55 (ten years ago) link