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Old 02-09-2016, 16:50
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The winner today is a lady who thinks that Napoleon was English.
Our education system has an awful lot to answer for.
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Old 02-09-2016, 16:53
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Usual complaint from me, her drop timing is abysmal.

How can she not see what she is doing wrong? HOW?? Riders aren't just a matter of luck, you silly woman.
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Old 02-09-2016, 17:09
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The winner today is a lady who thinks that Napoleon was English.
Our education system has an awful lot to answer for.
I missed today's show, just finished a job on the house.

If she was the winner what were the rest like?
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Old 02-09-2016, 17:43
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I missed today's show, just finished a job on the house.

If she was the winner what were the rest like?
Obviously not as lucky as her
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Old 02-09-2016, 21:21
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Apparently, Marvin Gaye did a duet with Cher on "Dead Ringer For Love"!
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Old 03-09-2016, 14:01
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The idiocy shown by the contestants ruin this show they are getting worse. I learned one thing from yesterdays show though, take extra care when camping as i was unaware pythons were indigenous to the UK.
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Old 03-09-2016, 14:20
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The idiocy shown by the contestants ruin this show they are getting worse. I learned one thing from yesterdays show though, take extra care when camping as i was unaware pythons were indigenous to the UK.
There's talk of a 'big cat' on Exmoor so anything about is possible!
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Old 03-09-2016, 14:23
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The idiocy shown by the contestants ruin this show they are getting worse. I learned one thing from yesterdays show though, take extra care when camping as i was unaware pythons were indigenous to the UK.
Men in wellies, head hankies and knee length trousers are prevalent, but watch out for the real 'Gumby's' - worse than adders in my opinion.
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Old 03-09-2016, 14:49
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The idiocy shown by the contestants ruin this show they are getting worse. I learned one thing from yesterdays show though, take extra care when camping as i was unaware pythons were indigenous to the UK.
I didn't quite know the right answer to that. But certainly knew it wasn't a python!
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Old 04-09-2016, 20:49
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Friday's bunch were all pretty dire. With one exception - the guy who went out in the first round was the only one to get all his questions right, also didn't bugger up his timing like the old biddy either, no riders. But as luck would have it, none of his coins fell. Tough luck!
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Old 05-09-2016, 16:21
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"What is the first vowel of the English alphabet?"

They SERIOUSLY asked this today!
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Old 05-09-2016, 16:52
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Friday's bunch were all pretty dire. With one exception - the guy who went out in the first round was the only one to get all his questions right, also didn't bugger up his timing like the old biddy either, no riders. But as luck would have it, none of his coins fell. Tough luck!
Memories of my own experience in the show...
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Old 05-09-2016, 18:15
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Memories of my own experience in the show...
Seeing you were on the show, do they tell you the optimum time to press? Do they explain anything about how the machine works? Do they tell you to smile inanely and say "never mind" when you've just got an answer wrong?
Oh, there's so many questions I could ask you........
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Old 05-09-2016, 19:01
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Everyone knows what city the Bodleian Library is in !!!!
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Old 06-09-2016, 06:42
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Everyone knows what city the Bodleian Library is in !!!!
At least one person didn't.
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Old 06-09-2016, 10:11
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Everyone knows what city the Bodleian Library is in !!!!
Be fair...she DID say that Oxford or Cambridge was too obvious, so she went for Hartlepool (or somewhere)
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Old 06-09-2016, 16:25
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What is the point of pressing in first, especially if you are unsure of what the question is? No point at all. The first round questions are so easy when you hear the full question, you might as well just let the others fight it out.
Except for the penalty points of course
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Old 06-09-2016, 19:02
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Seeing you were on the show, do they tell you the optimum time to press? Do they explain anything about how the machine works? Do they tell you to smile inanely and say "never mind" when you've just got an answer wrong?
Oh, there's so many questions I could ask you........
It's a 'No' in answer to all three questions!
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Old 07-09-2016, 12:12
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When they take the money what is the point in playing on?

Why bother wasting time on money they aint going to even win? Seems pointless doing that, even Deal or no Deal does the same thing.
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Old 08-09-2016, 07:50
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When they take the money what is the point in playing on?

Why bother wasting time on money they aint going to even win? Seems pointless doing that, even Deal or no Deal does the same thing.
There is no point at all. What happens may or may not have happened had the trade been taken.
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Old 08-09-2016, 16:45
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What is the point of pressing in first, especially if you are unsure of what the question is? No point at all. The first round questions are so easy when you hear the full question, you might as well just let the others fight it out.
Except for the penalty points of course
Buzzing in early before the full question has been read out (which often leads to giving a wrong answer), and thus losing one of your three counters, is one of the main tactical blunders seen regularly on this show.

The other is passing in the head to head round because you're not sure of the answer, only to find out that your opponent says the same answer you were thinking of, and gets the point. The questions in Tipping Point are not that difficult. If you've got an idea in your head what the answer is,(as opposed to no idea at all), there's every chance it's going to be right.
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Old 08-09-2016, 17:04
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There is no point at all. What happens may or may not have happened had the trade been taken.
Ben: I'll ask you one more time, would you like to take the money, or take the trade?
Me: I'll take the money, Ben.
Ben: Well done. The question is, would another three counters have been enough? Let's find out.
Me: Why do you do this bit?
Ben: It's to find out if you would have won.
Me: But it's silly. If I'd been playing for real, the counters go in at different times. They fall in different places. It's meaningless. Just because it might drop now doesn't mean it would have dropped if I'd been playing for real. It's a different universe.
Ben: Well, will we just do it anyway?
Me: You do if it you like, I'm away to the pub.
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Old 08-09-2016, 17:21
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If you're an Aquarian you belong to which star sign?

Pass.

Aquarius.

Doh!
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Old 08-09-2016, 17:26
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If you're an Aquarian you belong to which star sign?

Pass.

Aquarius.

Doh!
I can only attribute that to a brain cramp under time pressure, ie thinking something like, "I can never remember the star signs or where they come in the year - I'll just pass it", without realising that the question is practically giving you the answer.
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Old 09-09-2016, 09:57
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There is no point at all. What happens may or may not have happened had the trade been taken.
Half the time Ben presses it when it should be the conterstant.
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