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Pointless - quiz show on BBC1 (Part 12)
Didn't realise that traditional banoffee pie had coffee in it. Thought the "offee" referred to toffee. No wonder I don't like it - can't abide coffee.
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Didn't realise that traditional banoffee pie had coffee in it. Thought the "offee" referred to toffee. No wonder I don't like it - can't abide coffee.
NO COFFEE AT ANY TIME! http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/rec...ffee_pie_35961 |
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I've made my own banoffee pie, and at no point did I put in coffee. The 'offee', does refer to toffee, which is what you get when you boil the tins of condensed milk, a thick, caramelly, toffee concoction. All there is is a biscuit base (shortcrust pastry? In what universe?), then the caramel/toffee layer, then sliced bananas, then the whipped cream, then more sliced bananas (optional), and sprinkled with grated chocolate.
NO COFFEE AT ANY TIME! http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/rec...ffee_pie_35961 |
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Now that's brilliant timing - opening a new thread for this when were about to enter a period of repeats (save the celeb editions, natch).
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The question referred to a specific (old?) recipe, I imagine that recipe includes COFFEE.
They should really change the survey software so you can't use IMDB, the single point answers but pointless 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind', which is longer to type is suspicious. |
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The question referred to a specific (old?) recipe, I imagine that recipe includes COFFEE.
They should really change the survey software so you can't use IMDB, the single point answers but pointless 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind', which is longer to type is suspicious. |
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It's easy enough to do if there isn't another invigilated step. You gain the ability to provide an answer to a question you don't already know, people just do that by instinct? And there could be a temptation to enter something obscure and know you were the one person who provided that answer?
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It's easy enough to do if there isn't another invigilated step. You gain the ability to provide an answer to a question you don't already know, people just do that by instinct? And there could be a temptation to enter something obscure and know you were the one person who provided that answer?
I think if I ever did the survey I'd simply provide whatever answers came to me naturally. |
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It's a blind survey so the prize isn't really a consideration, it just seems a bit of a coincidence that there's always deep movie knowledge and it only takes 5 seconds to 'cheat', while something like half a picture of sylvester & tweety or mel & sue stumped 50% of participants.
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It's a blind survey so the prize isn't really a consideration, it just seems a bit of a coincidence that there's always deep movie knowledge and it only takes 5 seconds to 'cheat', while something like half a picture of sylvester & tweety or mel & sue stumped 50% of participants.
The Mel and Sue thing I can believe, because there will be a lot of people who might have heard their names but wouldn't be able to put a face to them. |
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I've done a few of the 'Pointless' surveys. I can see why people would be tempted to use Google, because you might not know a single answer and so you just want to type in something. Or maybe they think they'll be screened out or not invited for more surveys if they leave the answers blank (meaning they don't get paid). Although you are advised to guess if you don't know the answer, which is what I always do.
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I've done a few of the 'Pointless' surveys. I can see why people would be tempted to use Google, because you might not know a single answer and so you just want to type in something. Or maybe they think they'll be screened out or not invited for more surveys if they leave the answers blank (meaning they don't get paid). Although you are advised to guess if you don't know the answer, which is what I always do.
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The question referred to a specific (old?) recipe, I imagine that recipe includes COFFEE.
They should really change the survey software so you can't use IMDB, the single point answers but pointless 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind', which is longer to type is suspicious. http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/...e-banoffee-pie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banoffee_pie http://iandowding.co.uk/banoffi-pie-the-original-recipe and loads of others all with coffee. Still don't like it - cooked bananas! Yuk! |
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The Mel and Sue thing I can believe, because there will be a lot of people who might have heard their names but wouldn't be able to put a face to them.
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Do you have to be signed up to a certain survey company to get asked to do them?
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Radio Times is listing Pointless as NOT being a repeat on 4th May. Same for Digiguide too.
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So glad Liz and Becca were only on for one programme. Wouldn't have minded if they'd won the jackpot because then they'd still only be on for one show. I found them annoying because I like people to just be quiet and answer the questions. Doesn't mean they can't have a personality, just not be so very extrovert.
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So what would have happened today if anyone would have picked Paul McCartney for playing bass and said "Wings"? That would have been a correct answer....
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Is it me, but was it rather disappointing that more people recognised the 1987 Open Champion than the current Archbishop of Canturbury as occurred a day or so ago?
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So what would have happened today if anyone would have picked Paul McCartney for playing bass and said "Wings"? That would have been a correct answer....
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The Nobel Peace prize question was shown again today. I said Joseph Rotblat (who was a friend of a Physics Professor I used to know who was a member of Pugwash, an organisation which shared the 1995 Peace Prize with Rotblat). I also said Friends Service Council and American Friends Service Committee, who shared the prize in 1947.
Neither was mentioned by Richard as a pointless answer but how many other Quakers in the 100 people asked would know those 2? |
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Afternoon all, anyone in for this?
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It's like a who's who of smarmy egotists. Anyone playing?
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Afternoon all, anyone in for this?
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It's like a who's who of smarmy egotists. Anyone playing?
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