people wearing protest shirts then queuing up after ft to buy season tickets.
The main players in CARD still doing the majority of home games this season as well as the Black & White scarf wearers buying stuff in the ground - Look at Blackpool, that's a proper boycott against the owners, 2,000 for a playoff game at home
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
Always gets me when they say it is an 'educated' guess when it's far from that ... also dickheads.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
Always gets me when they say it is an 'educated' guess when it's far from that ... also dickheads.
Thick people who go on quiz shows. Honestly, why have you applied to go on a quiz show? Usually, contestants have some general knowledge or even some specialist knowledge, but occasionally you get someone who appears to be unaware of any trivia, with no knowledge of anything whatsoever. I genuinely can't imagine what sort of questions they're hoping to get. It annoys me because as I sit there watching them utterly fuck up and win nothing, I think 'Someone with even modest general knowledge could've won that money. You've effectively stopped someone from being able to afford to treat their family to a holiday, a new tv or just a nice meal out. And for what? So everyone in the country can have it confirmed that you are a moron.'
Not the premise as such, but the way the contestants are clearly encouraged to have banter with each other... 'ooo, you might get a bit of lateral there', 'oh unlucky, you've got a riser' etc
None of it genuine.
Make it more life like and verbally abuse each other I.e. 'ffs, you jammy c***' or similar.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
Always gets me when they say it is an 'educated' guess when it's far from that ... also dickheads.
Thick people who go on quiz shows. Honestly, why have you applied to go on a quiz show? Usually, contestants have some general knowledge or even some specialist knowledge, but occasionally you get someone who appears to be unaware of any trivia, with no knowledge of anything whatsoever. I genuinely can't imagine what sort of questions they're hoping to get. It annoys me because as I sit there watching them utterly fuck up and win nothing, I think 'Someone with even modest general knowledge could've won that money. You've effectively stopped someone from being able to afford to treat their family to a holiday, a new tv or just a nice meal out. And for what? So everyone in the country can have it confirmed that you are a moron.'
I remember a girl on Who wants to be a millionaire who went home empty handed. I knew it wouldn't go well when with three lives left on one (of her few) questions she said "I haven't got a Scooby Doo", "I'll go 50-50", dear o dear...
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
They are encouraged to do that though.
Really? Like for example:
Q. Where is the xyz statue? In London, Paris or Rome?
A. Well it can't be Rome because I know from a guided tour I went on in Rome xyz never visited Rome. I also spent many months of my youth in Paris and never heard that the xyz statue was there...so it must be London.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
They are encouraged to do that though.
Really? Like for example:
Q. Where is the xyz statue? In London, Paris or Rome?
A. Well it can't be Rome because I know from a guided tour I went on in Rome xyz never visited Rome. I also spent many months of my youth in Paris and never heard that the xyz statue was there...so it must be London.
It's true. Mate was on millionaire and said he spent 10 mins or so stood in silence for each question before saying the answer. They told him to talk through it all. Makes good TV apparently.
Watching him fluff £250000 on a 50:50 was better television.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
They are encouraged to do that though.
Really? Like for example:
Q. Where is the xyz statue? In London, Paris or Rome?
A. Well it can't be Rome because I know from a guided tour I went on in Rome xyz never visited Rome. I also spent many months of my youth in Paris and never heard that the xyz statue was there...so it must be London.
It's true. Mate was on millionaire and said he spent 10 mins or so stood in silence for each question before saying the answer. They told him to talk through it all. Makes good TV apparently.
Watching him fluff £250000 on a 50:50 was better television.
A lot of people just seem to use it as an excuse to show off how much they've read or how much they've travelled.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
They are encouraged to do that though.
Really? Like for example:
Q. Where is the xyz statue? In London, Paris or Rome?
A. Well it can't be Rome because I know from a guided tour I went on in Rome xyz never visited Rome. I also spent many months of my youth in Paris and never heard that the xyz statue was there...so it must be London.
It's true. Mate was on millionaire and said he spent 10 mins or so stood in silence for each question before saying the answer. They told him to talk through it all. Makes good TV apparently.
Watching him fluff £250000 on a 50:50 was better television.
A lot of people just seem to use it as an excuse to show off how much they've read or how much they've travelled.
I heard Voltaire say something similar in a missive of his I picked up at a craft shop in the Everest base camp
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
Always gets me when they say it is an 'educated' guess when it's far from that ... also dickheads.
Thick people who go on quiz shows. Honestly, why have you applied to go on a quiz show? Usually, contestants have some general knowledge or even some specialist knowledge, but occasionally you get someone who appears to be unaware of any trivia, with no knowledge of anything whatsoever. I genuinely can't imagine what sort of questions they're hoping to get. It annoys me because as I sit there watching them utterly fuck up and win nothing, I think 'Someone with even modest general knowledge could've won that money. You've effectively stopped someone from being able to afford to treat their family to a holiday, a new tv or just a nice meal out. And for what? So everyone in the country can have it confirmed that you are a moron.'
This all day long - I may have said similar earlier in the thread (when I was still in my thirties). On Pointless when they say "Well it's not really my specialist subject" to every effing question that comes up, sport, politics, geography, music... you name it, they know fuck all about it. What did you expect questions on, you spanner, "Your Mum"? I love that Richard has no truck with the "It's before my time..." line either. Long before he started berating contestants for it I was doing the same in the quizzes I host; when anyone wails about it I say something like: "Who was that bloke in Germany with the silly mustache that started WWII?", "Hitler" - well that was before your time, and you know that. The world didn't begin when your memory did mate...
Oh and while I am at it, at the other end of the scale, Eggheads. "Oh yes Jeremy, we are the Wyre Piddle historical society". Then between five of them all they know about is politics, literature and history. They all look at each other tutting when sport, music or film come up, despite the fact that over 1600 episodes have been broadcast and one of those subjects has come up in every single show since day one. Get out more you elitist twonks, find mate not stuck in the 1950s...
I'd love to go on something like the Chase as can do quite well at home answering the questions.
I know though that the moment that camera is pointing at me on the set I'd fall to pieces and look as thick as shit
I think you have hit the nail on the head there. Most people fall to pieces when put on the spot. I'm brilliant at Pointless, sitting on my sofa on my todd. I named four pointless FA Cup winning managers in the final a few months back. But if went on I'd probably draw questions on well known Eastenders characters and behave like a mumbling fool.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
Always gets me when they say it is an 'educated' guess when it's far from that ... also dickheads.
Thick people who go on quiz shows. Honestly, why have you applied to go on a quiz show? Usually, contestants have some general knowledge or even some specialist knowledge, but occasionally you get someone who appears to be unaware of any trivia, with no knowledge of anything whatsoever. I genuinely can't imagine what sort of questions they're hoping to get. It annoys me because as I sit there watching them utterly fuck up and win nothing, I think 'Someone with even modest general knowledge could've won that money. You've effectively stopped someone from being able to afford to treat their family to a holiday, a new tv or just a nice meal out. And for what? So everyone in the country can have it confirmed that you are a moron.'
This all day long - I may have said similar earlier in the thread (when I was still in my thirties). On Pointless when they say "Well it's not really my specialist subject" to every effing question that comes up, sport, politics, geography, music... you name it, they know fuck all about it. What did you expect questions on, you spanner, "Your Mum"? I love that Richard has no truck with the "It's before my time..." line either. Long before he started berating contestants for it I was doing the same in the quizzes I host; when anyone wails about it I say something like: "Who was that bloke in Germany with the silly mustache that started WWII?", "Hitler" - well that was before your time, and you know that. The world didn't begin when your memory did mate...
Oh and while I am at it, at the other end of the scale, Eggheads. "Oh yes Jeremy, we are the Wyre Piddle historical society". Then between five of them all they know about is politics, literature and history. They all look at each other tutting when sport, music or film come up, despite the fact that over 1600 episodes have been broadcast and one of those subjects has come up in every single round since day one. Get out more you elitist twonks, find mate not stuck in the 1950s...
Do you get many come back for a second quiz @Algarveaddick?
The disproportionate cost of individual drill bits, and the multitude of unwanted screwdriver bits that come with a set. If I have no use for the first 12 point flange bit, I have no use for the second and third ones either.
Quiz show contestants who when faced with a choice of answers methodically and tediously rule out the other answers out loud before choosing the only answer they haven't eliminated. You're not clever or worldly, you're a dickhead.
Always gets me when they say it is an 'educated' guess when it's far from that ... also dickheads.
Thick people who go on quiz shows. Honestly, why have you applied to go on a quiz show? Usually, contestants have some general knowledge or even some specialist knowledge, but occasionally you get someone who appears to be unaware of any trivia, with no knowledge of anything whatsoever. I genuinely can't imagine what sort of questions they're hoping to get. It annoys me because as I sit there watching them utterly fuck up and win nothing, I think 'Someone with even modest general knowledge could've won that money. You've effectively stopped someone from being able to afford to treat their family to a holiday, a new tv or just a nice meal out. And for what? So everyone in the country can have it confirmed that you are a moron.'
This all day long - I may have said similar earlier in the thread (when I was still in my thirties). On Pointless when they say "Well it's not really my specialist subject" to every effing question that comes up, sport, politics, geography, music... you name it, they know fuck all about it. What did you expect questions on, you spanner, "Your Mum"? I love that Richard has no truck with the "It's before my time..." line either. Long before he started berating contestants for it I was doing the same in the quizzes I host; when anyone wails about it I say something like: "Who was that bloke in Germany with the silly mustache that started WWII?", "Hitler" - well that was before your time, and you know that. The world didn't begin when your memory did mate...
Oh and while I am at it, at the other end of the scale, Eggheads. "Oh yes Jeremy, we are the Wyre Piddle historical society". Then between five of them all they know about is politics, literature and history. They all look at each other tutting when sport, music or film come up, despite the fact that over 1600 episodes have been broadcast and one of those subjects has come up in every single round since day one. Get out more you elitist twonks, find mate not stuck in the 1950s...
Do you get many come back for a second quiz @Algarveaddick?
I may have said similar earlier in the thread (when I was still in my thirties). On Pointless when they say "Well it's not really my specialist subject" to every effing question that comes up, sport, politics, geography, music... you name it, they know fuck all about it. What did you expect questions on?
Anyone who gets on a bus, arrives at underground barriers etc. and then starts looking for their Oyster card...you know you will need it put it in your pocket FFS. Numpties of the first order.
Anyone who gets on a bus, arrives at underground barriers etc. and then starts looking for their Oyster card...you know you will need it put it in your pocket FFS. Numpties of the first order.
Same for people in shops etc. who haven't got their money out yet, especially if there is a queue.
Why oh why do people lie about having computer skills on their CV.
New starters this week for a job where, as a bare minimum, having intermediate Excel skills and all round generally good computer skills is an entry requirement. This would have been on the job advert. The rest of the team is too busy to have to train people in anything other than what is bespoke to the firm (which, in this industry, should be very little).
Day 2 and these people never heard of Undo or copying and pasting.
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Honestly, why have you applied to go on a quiz show?
Usually, contestants have some general knowledge or even some specialist knowledge, but occasionally you get someone who appears to be unaware of any trivia, with no knowledge of anything whatsoever. I genuinely can't imagine what sort of questions they're hoping to get.
It annoys me because as I sit there watching them utterly fuck up and win nothing, I think 'Someone with even modest general knowledge could've won that money. You've effectively stopped someone from being able to afford to treat their family to a holiday, a new tv or just a nice meal out. And for what? So everyone in the country can have it confirmed that you are a moron.'
Not the premise as such, but the way the contestants are clearly encouraged to have banter with each other... 'ooo, you might get a bit of lateral there', 'oh unlucky, you've got a riser' etc
None of it genuine.
Make it more life like and verbally abuse each other I.e. 'ffs, you jammy c***' or similar.
Q. Where is the xyz statue? In London, Paris or Rome?
A. Well it can't be Rome because I know from a guided tour I went on in Rome xyz never visited Rome. I also spent many months of my youth in Paris and never heard that the xyz statue was there...so it must be London.
Watching him fluff £250000 on a 50:50 was better television.
Oh and while I am at it, at the other end of the scale, Eggheads. "Oh yes Jeremy, we are the Wyre Piddle historical society". Then between five of them all they know about is politics, literature and history. They all look at each other tutting when sport, music or film come up, despite the fact that over 1600 episodes have been broadcast and one of those subjects has come up in every single show since day one. Get out more you elitist twonks, find mate not stuck in the 1950s...
I know though that the moment that camera is pointing at me on the set I'd fall to pieces and look as thick as shit
I'm brilliant at Pointless, sitting on my sofa on my todd. I named four pointless FA Cup winning managers in the final a few months back. But if went on I'd probably draw questions on well known Eastenders characters and behave like a mumbling fool.
Bunch of bullies and it wouldn't surprise me if they trained Katrien's private goons.
Certainly have the same cowardly mentality in only going for soft targets and an equal apparent lack of accountability too.
New starters this week for a job where, as a bare minimum, having intermediate Excel skills and all round generally good computer skills is an entry requirement. This would have been on the job advert. The rest of the team is too busy to have to train people in anything other than what is bespoke to the firm (which, in this industry, should be very little).
Day 2 and these people never heard of Undo or copying and pasting.