University Challenge 2016/17
simes188
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Just been watching the new series of University Challenge . Paxo looked ridiculous with his blond hair,
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There are a lot of "obvious" answers, aren't they.
E.g. the tropisms. Obviously water is hydrotropism. Questions like that.
Bristol seemed quite good - all of them buzzed in for starters which is usually a good sign, rather than having just one superstar.
It's silvery grey, not blond .. have another look here:
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/14612359.People_paid_far_too_much_attention_to_Jeremy_Paxman_s_hair_on_the_return_of_University_Challenge/
Has nobody seen a man in need of a haircut before? Yes, we too saw it was longer than usual, but for goodness sake anyone would think we were still in the early nineteen sixties!
Agreed. Two strong sides. Well-balanced too. Neither stands out as a jaw-dropping certainty in the way that Peterhouse did from their first appearance last year, but either are definitely in with a shout, so long as no 'Peterhouse' turns up further down the line.
If you can ask that, I can't understand why you would be watching UC!
Yes, like Art History.
Isn't that three academic subjects, would it be OK if they gave it a different name?
It is common for people to study a combination of more than one subject.
Subjects such as Media Studies became a bit of a joke because they tended to be the newer universities (i.e. colleges) and no one in the industry had any respect for the courses. Might have changed now.
I love both teams - they don't take time guessing the answers and almost everyone has his or her share on the answers. Both equally balanced teams (however I suspect science might be the Achilles's Heel for Jesus and might cause trouble for them in later rounds)
Warwick (my old uni) look good, especially Rudd:D
He didn't answer many questions, although he thought the surface area if the Indian ocean was the same as Jupiter's!
Nope, it is usually taken by people who aim to be politicians.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_University_of_Oxford_people_with_PPE_degrees
I checked during the broadcast to see if there was any active discussion about Warwick's team members' appearance. Two of them were interesting.
Very impressed by DS not sinking to its usual depths (although slightly disappointed too).
I was more in a Lord of the Rings thought process, but I couldn't decide between Hobbit or Dwarf.
And then there was Rudd...
Well, there's nothing very nice about you, is there?
Grow up.
Well, she may or may not be trans, it's not an issue for me nor a lot of people. If she is, more power to her for having the strength of character to be on telly and the twittering abuse it will undoubtedly bring.
I will happily mock a very beardy man though, or a man who looks like a bond villain yet doesn't know how big Jupiter is.
Our son did PPE at Keble (Oxford). One of his tutorial contemporaries was Ed Balls (I seem to remember he went into politics). He started his working life in merchant banking and then went into management services, PWC and Deloittes among others. After a few years he moved to one of the power companies and subsequently was head hunted by EDF (UK) where he's currently national projects director.
Fancy your chances with 'only' a PPE degree?
It's not an issue for me either. But as people can post about contestants wearing leather vests or being beady or Max Headroomy, or Bond Villainy, it's a bit of an "elephant in the room" to not mention she was unusual looking.