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There must be a rule or an in-joke that the team name must be etymologically " interesting " so that Vicky can be smartass and witty about it .
I mean, Cat Lovers as a team name is simple, self explanatory and sensible, why go down the Proustian cul-de-sac of Felinophiles ? Robert Robinson must be turning in his shroud. |
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Round, Square, Arched or Triangular surely?
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But circle, square, triangle, X wouldn't be enough. Don't they need six letters/symbols/marks?
Same with round, square, traingle, arched. ![]() How about prehistoric cave paintings? Deer, Horse, Mammoth, Man with spear and, um, another two Circle Square Triangle Rectangle Oval / Ellipse Rhombus / Diamond Trapezoid Pentagon Hexagon Octogon Line Star Cross |
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You do realise Viccy was just joking when she said that ?
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You do realise that they were introduced as a joke?
They used to have letters of the alphabet, but Greek ones which are used commonly in maths, just as A, B, C, D and 1, 2, 3, 4 are. Then Victoria said they had been accused of being elitist so they decided to change them - and started using the current symbols. You wouldn't expect 'Pointless' or 'Deal or No Deal' to use Greek letters of Egyptian hieroglyphs , but they're fitting for a quiz that requires a tad more thought. |
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What's of more concern is that people have nothing better to mark themselves by other than liking a certain domestic pet..
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Yes, let's get Ant and Dec or Lily Savage. And a studio audience. And have the contestants complete the grid whilst being pelted with wet sponges. And have the public phone in to vote off one member of each team after every round. And let's have more flashing lights, bells and whistles.
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What's of more concern is that people have nothing better to mark themselves by other than liking a certain domestic pet..
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That's tele (Greek) vision (Latin) for you ...
![]() One that always used to bug me (before the days when we started calling it 5.1 surround sound) was quadraphonic instead of tetraphonic. And I hope I didn't imply that you should apologise for your choice of team name, Simon - I thought you did. Yes - hexadecimal: good one! At least the names of the different polyhedra are pure
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But, everyone knows Nigel is Nigella's dad, so for a first clue to be so obviously "parents of TV chefs" is recognisable as an OC trap. If it were that connection, it would start obscure and Nigel Lawson would have been the 4th clue.
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I like Victoria Coren-Mitchell but am biased because I loved watching her dad, Alan, on 'Call My Bluff'. She's definitely a chip off the old block.
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And Simon, Simon ... oh dear! Why didn't you call yourselves the Ailurophiles and avoid having to apologise for that awful Latin/Greek hotch potch?
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The obvious riposte would have been to ask why she's always on television.
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Vicky didn't specifically mention about it being Latin/Greek though - she just said something like, "Tell me about your team name." I was just a bit defensive because every bloody other team had criticised us for it in the bar the night before.
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By that argument, I wish they would ditch Victoria Coren, or at least get her to present the quiz 'straight'. Her 'style' is becoming tiresome.
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And she desperately needs an image make-over! I just want to grab a pair of scissors and tidy up that dated hair 'style' every time I see her!
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And she desperately needs an image make-over! I just want to grab a pair of scissors and tidy up that dated hair 'style' every time I see her!
I'm not a hairdresser! |
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I just want to grab her by the hips ...
I'm not a hairdresser! And no, I'm not a hairdresser either (and nor am I Dave Lee Travis). |
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Interestingly, one of the teams for tonight's show - The History Boys - also appeared on last week's Dave repeat of series 2.
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Did I mishear or did VCM really say that a Guernsey is a sweater worn in Aussie rules football?
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Did I mishear or did VCM really say that a Guernsey is a sweater worn in Aussie rules football?
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Fortunately, they mentioned elbow macaroni on BBC2's The Simpsons tonight....
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Yes she did - and she's correct (at least according to wiki): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guernse...stralian_sport
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Just ten points for me this week. That's more like it!
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Maybe the Aussies took it but it's actually a traditional fishermans sweater.
Never watched this before but it's quite entertaining. Strikes me more of a bbc2 6pm show. Also feel V's quips need a studio audience to groan along knowingly. |
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That's what I thought, think it's quite an old fashioned term though.
Never watched this before but it's quite entertaining. Strikes me more of a bbc2 6pm show. Also feel V's quips need a studio audience to groan along knowingly. |
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Looking forward to Carrie: The Musical
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