or, you know, go on telly addicts
funny that there seems to be now show like this now whereas UC survives in these dumbed down times (along with dumbed-down Mastermind)
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Eggheads!
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:10 (fifteen years ago) link
really don't think that Trimble is odd or esp arrogant or anything
it's not like sportsmen show much (false) humility when they win a point, and those guys are getting paid for it. afaict, they lose their shit and start macking on each other. trimble stayed pro at least.
― meme economist (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Trimble was nowhere near as Flick-ish as her American teammate. She was properly treating every answer as if failing to get it was indicative of some major character deficiency.
― William Bloody Swygart, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
afaict, they lose their shit and start macking on each other
^^^she should have done this, imo
― Britpoppage (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Trimble cover of 'Hallelujah' up now on iTunes
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I've just worked out who she reminds me of - Tracy Flick from Election. She acted as if it were her birthright to win and looked petulant when she got question wrong. It's no fun watching someone so convinced of victory that the process is almost a technicality.
You're right there, definitely a bit of resemblance despite the different cultural background.
funny that there seems to be now show like (Telly Addicts) this now
Not on prime time like there used to be - well, the prime time ones are all celeb-based now - but there probably are still some kicking around. And look at the utterly skill-free Deal Or No Deal.
― Forest Pines Mk2, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:13 (fifteen years ago) link
I think people can do this without really being aware they're doing it
― Queueing For Latchstrings (Tom D.), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:13 (fifteen years ago) link
There _are_ skills involved in DOND, psychology for one, although it really is basically a game of Chicken, except with money rather than trucks.
― Britpoppage (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:13 (fifteen years ago) link
a lot of this seems like stereotypical British hating winners type shit. didn't see the show tho.
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:14 (fifteen years ago) link
(along with dumbed-down Mastermind)
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:09 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
they'll be allowing (c)rap musics as a special subject next...
― meme economist (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link
DOND with trucks = would watch
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link
"Would you like to call Trucker Joe?"
― meme economist (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:15 (1 minute ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
http://www.trekp.com/posters/gw077-chekhovs_gun.jpg
― Britpoppage (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
what IS Uhuru holding there?
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
A tribble.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
true.
― Mark G, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:21 (fifteen years ago) link
No, it's a furry tit.
― Frank Sumatra (NickB), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
"I think people can do this without really being aware they're doing it"
True. I just like a touch of humility. Most UC contestants (including Manchester's Yeo, who was no slouch himself) seem to manage it. I don't know. It's hard to explain why certain people you - they just do. It's not like I think she's evil.
― Dorian (Dorianlynskey), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:33 (fifteen years ago) link
I must admit I found last year's winning captain pretty smarmy and pompous.
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:35 (fifteen years ago) link
mind you, i'm well acquainted with (and sometimes meet) the winning captain from last year's series, and it'll at least be good to point out to him that he is no longer british studenthood's #1 repository of knowledge
― I want sprinkles (country matters), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 02:02 (14 hours ago) Bookmark
― I want sprinkles (country matters), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Oops. That should be "why certain people irritate you."
― Dorian (Dorianlynskey), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
The logical response to any Jagger post.
― Britpoppage (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Did he mentions he knows a former winning captain of a University Challenge team?
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Was it James Corden?
― Mark G, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Every time I saw that smuggo who won it last year, he reminded me of LJ. I thought this was gross over-generalisation and classism on my part, but I guess not... (He was pretty damn good, though, nearly as good as Trimble).
Trimble seemed very self-conscious, not arrogant. Manchester did bloody well.Last week's questions were way more biased towards the literary, I thought. This week's was a better mix and I even got quite a few myself way before they did. So actually, using the transitive property, I'm better than Trimble.
― Not the real Village People, Tuesday, 24 February 2009 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
thank you for your ringing endorsement
― I want sprinkles (country matters), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 18:43 (fifteen years ago) link
i do OK on some science esp. astronomy but am hopeless at literature. i liked the 'identify these fonts' bonus that one time also.
― O Supermanchiros (blueski), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link
If you want some perspective, his dad was ultimately responsible for the admittedly inevitable decision to make a whole slew of workers redundant, including my own dad. There are no hard feelings.
― I want sprinkles (country matters), Tuesday, 24 February 2009 18:45 (fifteen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7917481.stm
University Challenged. Manchester ftw!
― the innermost wee guy (onimo), Sunday, 1 March 2009 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Corpus Christi have been stripped of their title!
― the pinefox, Monday, 2 March 2009 17:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Thank God Nuts magazine wasn't conned into having a fraud strip for them.
― Captain Save-Ahlo (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Monday, 2 March 2009 18:01 (fifteen years ago) link
trimble and fred goodwin for IACGMOOH imo
― Judd Nelson (special guest stars mark bronson), Monday, 2 March 2009 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
do they have tasers?
― bitch hooligan, pussy ass nobrain dårk (country matters), Monday, 2 March 2009 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
^instameme
― Captain Save-Ahlo (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Monday, 2 March 2009 18:07 (fifteen years ago) link
wrong thread, but right thread
― bitch hooligan, pussy ass nobrain dårk (country matters), Monday, 2 March 2009 18:08 (fifteen years ago) link
this is up there with the Omoyimni scandal
― they probably drink corporate water (country matters), Monday, 2 March 2009 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img.timeinc.net/time/magazine/archive/covers/1957/1101570211_400.jpg
― Captain Save-Ahlo (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Monday, 2 March 2009 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
can't believe i have never noted up-and-coming commentator ryan shorthouse before:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1158466/RYAN-SHORTHOUSE-Young-people-treat-geeks-respect-deserve.html
― joe, Monday, 2 March 2009 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
byline photo, for full effect:
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/site_imagery/ryan_shorthouse_140x140.jpg
― joe, Monday, 2 March 2009 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Ryan Shortbus, morelike
― Captain Save-Ahlo (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Monday, 2 March 2009 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Intelligence is not a necessity for most of Beyonce’s and Kates’s younger fans. But their intelligence is of course essential for how many Grammys and Oscars they win. Intelligence, not beauty, will ensure greater personal success in the long-term.
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― Captain Save-Ahlo (The stickman from the hilarious xkcd comics), Monday, 2 March 2009 19:08 (fifteen years ago) link
http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4170/dicke.jpg
― James Mitchell, Monday, 2 March 2009 22:31 (fifteen years ago) link
Ryan Shorthouse, a Conservative policy advisor, Deputy Editor of CrossBow Magazine and qualified Tennis Coach
― James Mitchell, Monday, 2 March 2009 22:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Fuck the spineless BBC jobsworths.
No one is at all bothered about it except mediocre bureaucrats trying to keep their own worthless "jobs."
And of course, the Meejah, who can spot a Good Story at a hundred paces.
My God, how we hate and envy intelligent, talented people in this country.
― Here he is with the classic "Poème Électronique." Good track (Marcello Carlin), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 08:30 (fifteen years ago) link
the guy was ineligible you fucking moron.
― Judd Nelson (special guest stars mark bronson), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 09:16 (fifteen years ago) link
rulez is rulez yo
and, apart from a crystal fruit bowl or whatever, what does anyone really lose or gain from this?
― speaking as a mwahahahaha (Upt0eleven), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 09:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Cheaters are losers. They cheated and now they've lost.
M*** N****, PA, United States
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― speaking as a mwahahahaha (Upt0eleven), Tuesday, 3 March 2009 09:20 (fifteen years ago) link
do they not check these things, um, before people are let on the programme?
― lex pretend, Tuesday, 3 March 2009 09:33 (fifteen years ago) link