ACTUALLY the best day ever was the day we got picked to go on BBC Scotland's kids' TV show "Up For It" after submitting my Elvis-impersonating grandpa for "Groovy Grandad Of The Day", that was when I got to meet pop sensation Kavana and Scotland coach Craig Brown, as well as visit the Fully Booked set and meet Gail Porter, Tim Vincent and Chris Jarvis. We also ran into Mrs Mack from Take The High Road that day.
― boxedjoy, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 13:53 (four years ago) link
That does all sound fantastic.
― trishyb, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 14:07 (four years ago) link
I did a run through for The Hit List to help out a mate, and I got a hug from Marvin and Rochelle who are very lovely people. Marvin is an absolute pro at doing telly. Hanging about with telly people doing telly is fun. Also I totally want to be a contestant on The Hit List.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 29 October 2019 22:05 (four years ago) link
I love that programme. I hope they're doing more of them.
― trishyb, Wednesday, 30 October 2019 00:10 (four years ago) link
omfg how did I miss Eastham first go round?
― Joe Kulak 😎 (Noodle Vague), Monday, 11 November 2019 20:34 (four years ago) link
i'm using this as general purpose quiz programme thread
celeb countdown (not 8/10 cats, just celebs head to head, slightly relaxed rules). there was a bit of a tutorial section in the middle where rachel pointed out this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JQYYz92-Uk
by choosing all the big numbers you pretty much know what you're getting which helps. she went through the above technique with an example and then gave the celebs (jay raynor, jo brand) a set exercise, which they fluffed.
(the guy above showboats a bit - rather than big number * 50 and then / 100 he could've just 100 / 50 = 2, big number / 2 = answer)
― koogs, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 17:12 (four years ago) link
(relaxed rules = loser also gets points. plus the above set exercise which was basically free points as long as you noticed that 3 * 5 = 15 is twice 7.5)
― koogs, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 17:15 (four years ago) link
((carol also faffing about somewhat. trouble multiplying a 3 digit number by fifty? just half it and stick two noughts on the end))
― koogs, Wednesday, 13 November 2019 20:14 (four years ago) link
((75 - 10) x 25) + 1 x (50/100)
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Wednesday, 13 November 2019 21:41 (four years ago) link
I did a run through for The Hit List to help out a mate, and I got a hug from Marvin and Rochelle who are very lovely people. Marvin is an absolute pro at doing telly. Hanging about with telly people doing telly is fun. Also I totally want to be a contestant on The Hit List.― ailsa, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 11:05 AM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglinkI love that programme. I hope they're doing more of them.― trishyb, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:10 PM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
― ailsa, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 11:05 AM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
― trishyb, Wednesday, October 30, 2019 1:10 PM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
S2 started on Saturday in case you missed it
― nate woolls, Monday, 18 November 2019 03:01 (four years ago) link
It's so much up my street. I still totally want to go on it.
― ailsa, Monday, 18 November 2019 09:52 (four years ago) link
I was keeping half an eye on the hit list, but they didn't call for more contestants. Grr
― Mark G, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 07:15 (four years ago) link
I have never seen a bigger set of cunts and basics than on Pointless tonight
― The Man Who Was Thirsty (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 19 November 2019 17:30 (four years ago) link
In fairness, though, that dog round was weak. A pug is an animal footprint?
― trishyb, Tuesday, 19 November 2019 17:45 (four years ago) link
Nah I hadn't got a clue about that one but it rings a vague bell now they've revealed it.
― The Man Who Was Thirsty (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 19 November 2019 17:48 (four years ago) link
There's a lot of bank people and *spit* entrepreneurs tonite tho
― The Man Who Was Thirsty (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 19 November 2019 17:49 (four years ago) link
It's so much up my street.
Ailsa, it would've been so much up mine 10, and even more, 20 years ago but now my reaction times have been shot through age and I don't know a lot of the modern stuff, so....
― Grandpont Genie, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 17:11 (four years ago) link
Well, that's why I'd pair up with our Alice.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 20 November 2019 20:24 (four years ago) link
Was caught out by Kate Tempest being included in a list of poets
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 December 2019 20:24 (four years ago) link
kendrickkkkk
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Monday, 2 December 2019 20:44 (four years ago) link
Good follow up joke about Kate Tempest available but ah fuck it tonight's the most coverage she's had in 5 years
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 December 2019 20:48 (four years ago) link
Forgive me if I'm missing a joke about her ubiquity, but she's on 6 Music all the time, which is why I got that group.
So weird that whathisface knew all those 1908 books quick smart but couldn't see that Amsterdam and Atonement were written by the same person.
― trishyb, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 09:58 (four years ago) link
yeah i though they missed lots of sitters tbh
― deems of internment (darraghmac), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 10:45 (four years ago) link
that Cavendish/Sagan one screwed Glasgow, they might have done it otherwise
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 10:48 (four years ago) link
I always assumed the bonus questions come up randomly but courtauld have been very lucky both times in having a lot of art questions and very few detailed science ones. Amazed they didn't get Lucian Freud though.
― The Pingularity (ledge), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 11:05 (four years ago) link
she's on 6 Music all the time
this is one of the many, many, many reasons why i'm not
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 11:56 (four years ago) link
i got those groups pretty easy btw, put Tempest in there thru logic but honestly couldn't think who it was referring to
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 3 December 2019 11:57 (four years ago) link
I liked this episode of UC. 18 questions correct.
― the pinefox, Tuesday, 3 December 2019 12:04 (four years ago) link
awfully likeable teams these
― Banáná hÉireann (darraghmac), Monday, 9 December 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
Bugsy Malone
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Monday, 9 December 2019 20:51 (four years ago) link
And I agree with you D but my god they don't watch films
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Monday, 9 December 2019 20:52 (four years ago) link
oh shit bugsy malone
― Banáná hÉireann (darraghmac), Monday, 9 December 2019 20:53 (four years ago) link
(on a delay)
― Banáná hÉireann (darraghmac), Monday, 9 December 2019 20:54 (four years ago) link
yanks gotten overconfident now dislike
― Banáná hÉireann (darraghmac), Monday, 9 December 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
"is that the actor from rocky"
― The Pingularity (ledge), Monday, 9 December 2019 20:56 (four years ago) link
He seems to be right on the line between arrogance and enthusiasm but that's the winning team for tis tournament right there
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Monday, 9 December 2019 20:57 (four years ago) link
never predict a knockout contest lad
― Banáná hÉireann (darraghmac), Monday, 9 December 2019 21:04 (four years ago) link
usa usa usa
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Tuesday, 10 December 2019 21:12 (four years ago) link
Lol this buffoon on Pointless who didn't think thru why Oliver Cromwell has never been on a banknote
― éminence rose et jaune (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 11 December 2019 17:40 (four years ago) link
Not sure whether his Alex Trebek t-shirt is meant to be a dig at Paxo or not. If not, and it's just a straight-up tribute to Trebek, then I still like him.
― trishyb, Thursday, 12 December 2019 23:34 (four years ago) link
The show was recorded the week Trebek was diagnosed with cancer. It's a straight-up tribute.
― ailsa, Friday, 13 December 2019 09:57 (four years ago) link
In that case, I applaud him.
― trishyb, Friday, 13 December 2019 10:18 (four years ago) link
On Pointless today, I knew that Luzon was an island in the Philippines because of Manila Luzon, the drag queen.
― trishyb, Tuesday, 17 December 2019 17:28 (four years ago) link
mid afternoon quiz programmes ahoy. tipping point, I think.
an accordionist is associated with which instrument?
a pizzeria mostly serves which Italian food?
celeb chaser was good vfm though.
― koogs, Wednesday, 25 December 2019 22:02 (four years ago) link
'Quizmaster' on ITV right now feat our resident quiz champ!
― emil.y, Sunday, 29 December 2019 18:12 (four years ago) link
just caught Ailsa...
Agatha Christie novels are a disadvantage because they are long and you have a very limited time.
HI I'M ERIC MONKMAN!
― koogs, Sunday, 29 December 2019 18:50 (four years ago) link
I actually did okay (not comparable to the full-on quizzers here, but okay) on the Christie round but yeah, they're a lot more of a mouthful than most countries or football teams.
Bloody tough show this one, amazingly good work to get into the second round, Ailsa.
― emil.y, Sunday, 29 December 2019 18:53 (four years ago) link
Just got home in time to see Ailsa and have a laugh with my mom about Monkman
― Bojo Rabid (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 29 December 2019 18:59 (four years ago) link
!!!Watching now. So cool.
― Benson and the Jets (ENBB), Sunday, 29 December 2019 19:22 (four years ago) link
Cheers guys. There was a hell of a lot of editing, I was stuck inside the studio/green room for 15 hours on the hottest day of the year.
Still, at least I'm now mates with Barry from Eastenders.
― ailsa, Sunday, 29 December 2019 20:39 (four years ago) link