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― I see what this is (Local Garda), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 10:29 (thirteen years ago) link
Gaybo was terrible doing our 'Millionaire' so I doubt he'd be able to refrain from giving hints at a higher level.
Pat Kenny, though. Maybe.
― i dont love everything, i love football (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 10:50 (thirteen years ago) link
didn't ireland already have this anyway with kevin myers?
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 10:53 (thirteen years ago) link
jeez did they? he'd be the right man alright.
― i dont love everything, i love football (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 11:00 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah pretty sure i remember some 90s version. hard to believe rte didn't copy this.
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 11:01 (thirteen years ago) link
was trying to think of the shitty name they gave it, it was called CHALLENGING TIMES
― I see what this is (Local Garda), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 11:04 (thirteen years ago) link
definitely needs a revival now...and an upgrade to CUNTY TIMES
MANAGEABLE TIMES
― i dont love everything, i love football (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 11:06 (thirteen years ago) link
though it was funny in last night's show that the Canadian dude gave answers in Jeopardy format. wonder if that's a first.
― (+) (+ +), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 11:25 (thirteen years ago) link
Seen that done before, tbh I'd kick a dude under the table if he started that shit.
― i dont love everything, i love football (darraghmac), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 11:28 (thirteen years ago) link
coren has 'sandi tokzvig' shoulders.
― you forged the Finnish guy....in Americanese! (stevie), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 13:37 (thirteen years ago) link
Coren's awkwardness on Only Connect endeared her to me! I feel I can empathise with making brilliant jokes that no-one gets. BTW I've been enjoying this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/onlyconnect/quiz/ although turn the sound off if her voice in any way irritates you.
― Not the real Village People, Tuesday, 12 October 2010 15:26 (thirteen years ago) link
my sad life of competing at University Challenge (or 'unichal' as I call it in a grimly futile attempt to ironically distance myself from the geekiness by playing it up) has become even sadder now that my quiz buddy has moved away. I got 19 questions right on Monday! Who else kept count???
I generally like quiz shows to flatter me so I have a strained relationship with Only Connect since it's actually difficult. I'm generally just about good enough to get through it without feeling dumb.
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 13 October 2010 13:50 (thirteen years ago) link
my 18-year-old self would be so pissed off at me not recognising Radiohead (who I've seen live three times) in last week's music round.
(p.s. I'm still sad. 22 right last week, haven't taken on this week's yet.)
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Monday, 25 October 2010 20:41 (thirteen years ago) link
I sometimes count but haven't recently. Got a fair few right this week, helped in part by one round being a) on someone I know a reasonable amount about, and b) ridiculously easy questions on said dude.
― emil.y, Monday, 25 October 2010 21:10 (thirteen years ago) link
Terrible music round performance this week, no-one in either team recognised John Lennon, singing 'Just Like Starting Over'.
― ledge, Monday, 25 October 2010 21:14 (thirteen years ago) link
And then St Andrews person got visibly excited when the questions were on higher maths, proceeded to fluff the round.
― ledge, Monday, 25 October 2010 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
^ that was brilliant. Music round was shameful, aye. I got LOADS right tonight. I must remember to count one week, I reckon I got over 30 tonight easy.
― ailsa, Monday, 25 October 2010 21:20 (thirteen years ago) link
hey I only want to compete if I'm going to beat everybody.
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Monday, 25 October 2010 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
we should have a liveblog-style competition #tragicnerd
― ledge, Monday, 25 October 2010 21:30 (thirteen years ago) link
UC is too serious to be on the computer while I'm watching it.
― Uncharted: Nick Drake's Fortune (Noodle Vague), Monday, 25 October 2010 21:46 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah, i'll watch films while internetting, but uc is serious business
― caek, Monday, 25 October 2010 21:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Had to miss most of Only Connect tonight cos Mrs V. knew somebody on the Karaoke with Shane Ritchie show on Sky. Which is weird cos we also knew one of last week's Only Connect losers.
― Uncharted: Nick Drake's Fortune (Noodle Vague), Monday, 25 October 2010 21:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Actually competed against the mister and kept score tonight. 19 for me, which I'm pretty pleased with. Though it's probably nothing to you lot.
― emil.y, Monday, 21 March 2011 20:46 (thirteen years ago) link
the ginger tony blair is about the most punchable individual on tv atm
― the '' key on my keybord is not working (darraghmac), Monday, 21 March 2011 20:54 (thirteen years ago) link
we've dubbed him "the Belle & Sebastian fan"
― zappi, Monday, 21 March 2011 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I was more weirded out by the magician.
― emil.y, Monday, 21 March 2011 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
haha thats what we called him as well!
― zappi, Monday, 21 March 2011 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
oh he's more than mere belle and sebastian fan, he's a vital part of a clone continuum where the variable is effeteness:
http://i55.tinypic.com/2iqfg3a.jpg > http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kxpo3lBSmY1qa7pcjo1_400.jpg >>>>>>> http://www.independent.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00085/david-moyes_85824t.jpg
― Antoine Bugleboy (Merdeyeux), Monday, 21 March 2011 21:12 (thirteen years ago) link
His resemblance to Stuart Murdoch has not gone unnoticed in our household either.
― ailsa, Monday, 21 March 2011 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
― emil.y, Monday, March 21, 2011 8:46 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
I was doing this weekly with my housemate for a while when I was still in the UK - 13 or 14 was a typical high score, 19 is good! NB he only beat me once.
― Inevitable stupid samba mix (chap), Monday, 21 March 2011 22:18 (thirteen years ago) link
I keep forgetting to do this, but I reckon I was in the 20s tonight. Was quite chuffed with myself for Peru/Lima which smuggo Murdochalike didn't get.
― ailsa, Monday, 21 March 2011 22:35 (thirteen years ago) link
anything more than ten is good for me i think, tho the q's are pretty biased towards, eh, university grads. I'm aware how ridiculous a complaint that is btw.
― the '' key on my keybord is not working (darraghmac), Monday, 21 March 2011 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Argh, we actually guessed Lima, Peru for the first one in that round and then both of us failed to say it to the right question, getting no points out of it. Annoying.
Also annoying - I really like Magritte, but for some reason I *always* forget his name, so when that picture popped up I knew I wasn't going to get it in time. Bugger.
― emil.y, Monday, 21 March 2011 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
ha, me too, I was all "argh, that Belgian bloke, argh, what's his name!"
― ailsa, Monday, 21 March 2011 22:54 (thirteen years ago) link
this fuckin guy
These ppl are pretty poor as far as uc standards go?
― Jolout Boy (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2011 19:18 (twelve years ago) link
Only Connect isn't as smart as it likes to think it is tho. I auditioned with a friend's team for this series - didn't get on :( but aren't that bothered tbh.
― Sidonia von Bork Bork Bork (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 12 October 2010 11:14 (10 months ago)
― diouf est le papa du foot galsen merde lè haters (nakhchivan), Monday, 5 September 2011 19:55 (twelve years ago) link
totally caned tonight's questions btw ;_;
― placeholder for weak pun (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 September 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
NEXT WEEK GUYS
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b014jbyp
― placeholder for weak pun (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 September 2011 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
YOU CAN DO IT.
I'M OPTIMISTIC TO A FAULT.
― known for melding an outrageous stage presence with tenacious hooks (Merdeyeux), Monday, 5 September 2011 20:11 (twelve years ago) link
gmit castlebar never got an invite onto uc iirc
Act of union 1870 regum donum me bollix
― Jolout Boy (darraghmac), Monday, 5 September 2011 20:15 (twelve years ago) link
I love Only Connect. One of the online quiz connections was Natasha Bedingfield singles; I killed that one.
― kinder, Monday, 5 September 2011 20:26 (twelve years ago) link
my sister got the "kids in The Cosby Show" after 2 clues last week, she was v. v. happy
― placeholder for weak pun (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 September 2011 20:28 (twelve years ago) link
I keep forgetting to watch it. Remind me next week!
― ailsa, Monday, 5 September 2011 20:56 (twelve years ago) link
i watched a couple of only connects with the friend i watch with tonight (we always end up missing it live and saving it from iplayer and watching loads in a session) and we utterly raked (ravaged?) the one that included the cosby show question. we would've beat either team easily, but that was after being terrible on the first one. unlike university challenge where i'll consistently get ~25 questions right, with only connect, as nv seems to tragically hint towards, you can be generally pretty good at it but on a particular set of questions end up with nothing.
― known for melding an outrageous stage presence with tenacious hooks (Merdeyeux), Monday, 5 September 2011 23:46 (twelve years ago) link
difficulty can be quite variable yeah, but they definitely seem to ramp it up in later rounds
― placeholder for weak pun (Noodle Vague), Monday, 5 September 2011 23:50 (twelve years ago) link
They're really taking the piss with the lack of popular music rounds this series
― Number None, Tuesday, 6 September 2011 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
uc?
― Jolout Boy (darraghmac), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 00:04 (twelve years ago) link
who UC? don't mind too much, the music rounds are generally poor and at least tonite i got to sing "Kill the wabbit" a few times
― placeholder for weak pun (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 6 September 2011 00:04 (twelve years ago) link