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Old 23-08-2015, 21:45
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Not correct in the context of the show it's not. And no, it was red according to the onscreen text.

Top answer was "Postbox" if I recall correctly.
Thinking back to when Bob Monkhouse used to joke about this one, are you sure it wasn't "blue"?

Otherwise they'd have had to accept book, newspaper etc (don't think the contestants saw the on-screen text)...
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Old 24-08-2015, 01:02
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Why would it be blue when the top answer was postbox? Its on YouTube somewhere if you're that desperate to prove me wrong.
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Old 24-08-2015, 04:22
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HOST: Name something you buy which could turn out to be phony.

CONTESTANT: A horse.
my fave FF moment.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0FSDdCXzjw
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Old 24-08-2015, 05:42
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Why would it be blue when the top answer was postbox? Its on YouTube somewhere if you're that desperate to prove me wrong.
I'm not desperate to prove anybody wrong But the wording "Name something that is red/read" - read(!) out - would be highly ambiguous, no? If it was "Name something red", fair enough:

http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/Family_Fortunes_Cockups

Although Bob's memory (not Les's) of it was as "blue"...

"Bob Monkhouse and the rather aptly named 'Thicke Family' in 1980:
(GAME BEGINS)
Bob: "Name something blue..."
Family Member 1 (Liam): "Sky"
Bob: "Top answer!, play or pass?"
Family Member 2 (Liam's Mother): We'll play!
Bob: "Name something blue..."
Family Member 2: "We've already answered that one!"
(PAUSE) Bob explains the rules of the game.
Bob: "Name something blue..."
Family Member 2: "My cardigan"
Bob: (looking gobsmacked) "Let's see if it's up there!"
(UH UHH!)"

(from the same site, ukgameshows.com)
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Old 24-08-2015, 18:01
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On Rebound today this cocky know it all contestant was asked "which comedian made the first public mobile phone call in Britain in 1985". He answered Charlie Chaplin.
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Old 25-08-2015, 06:38
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On Rebound today this cocky know it all contestant was asked "which comedian made the first public mobile phone call in Britain in 1985". He answered Charlie Chaplin.
He realised afterwards what a stupid answer it was although I'm glad he didn't win the cash prize at the end as he was, as you say, a cocky git.
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Old 25-08-2015, 08:23
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HOST: Name a vegetable you marinate.

CONTESTANT: Errrrrrr... Grapes?
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Old 25-08-2015, 16:49
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Today on Tipping Point: "Which future King of England defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?"

Now I knew that right away,it's Henry VII. But I'm pretty good on Kings and Queens and battles and that sort of thing. But I appreciate that plenty of people won't be.

The player's answer (after admitting he had no idea) ? George V.

I mean he was King during the twentieth century,for goodness sake. It's about 450 or so years out. Just about any Henry or Charles or William would be a better guess than that.

Some people that go on these shows have very little grasp of history at all.
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Old 25-08-2015, 17:17
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HOST: Name a vegetable you marinate.
I would have been tempted to answer:

CONTESTANT: A turnip. And why are you calling me a marinate?
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Old 25-08-2015, 18:18
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I would have been tempted to answer:

CONTESTANT: A turnip. And why are you calling me a marinate?
Reminds me a bit of the old gag that goes:

"I met this bloke at the Olympics. I said,'Are you a pole vaulter?'

He said,'No,I'm a German,but how did you know my name was Walter?"

This gag is sometimes attributed to Billy Connolly,but I believe it was originally the late,great Scottish comic Chic Murray that came up with it.

Chic had many similar one liners to this. The website Electric Scotland has a good selection,like:

"My parents never understood me. They were Japanese."
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Old 25-08-2015, 22:26
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Today on Tipping Point: "Which future King of England efeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485?"..................The player's answer (after admitting he had no idea) ? George V.........................
So it's an incorrect answer, but why's it a stupid one?

If I were in a quiz, and was asked a sporting question, I'd make a wild guess, but I'd almost certainly be wrong. That would simply be a wrong answer. Even if it were something to do with a completely different sport, which is quite likely.
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Old 26-08-2015, 01:27
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So it's an incorrect answer, but why's it a stupid one?

If I were in a quiz, and was asked a sporting question, I'd make a wild guess, but I'd almost certainly be wrong. That would simply be a wrong answer. Even if it were something to do with a completely different sport, which is quite likely.
Well,alright,maybe it's not stupid. George V was a King of England. (Or technically the UK.) But it's got no chance of being right. George I became King in 1714. So all the later Georges are by definition later than that. As I said,George V was King in the 20th century,he died in 1936. He's the present Queen's grandfather,it's hardly ancient history. The Battle of Bosworth Field was fought over five hundred years ago. I can appreciate people might not be too sure where all the various Henrys and Richards come in the list of English Kings,but they're all a long time before there's a George involved. George V just isn't much of an answer.

To use your sporting analogy,it's a bit like saying,"Who won the Premier League in 2013?" Now I wouldn't be sure on that,but I'd know it could only be one of three teams: Man Utd,Man City or Chelsea. So any one of those would be a reasonable guess. (It was actually Man Utd.) But,say,Blackpool wouldn't be a reasonable guess. There's just no chance that's right. Or say,if you were asked who won the Men's Singles at Wimbledon in 2013,and you said Bjorn Borg. There's no chance that's right either. I mean it's a marginally less silly answer than say,Tiger Woods,because at least Bjorn Borg was a tennis player. But it's not much less silly.

If you know anything at all about English history,then George V just isn't a reasonable answer to the question who won the Battle of Bosworth Field.
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Old 26-08-2015, 01:37
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On two tribes today the question was something like what bird completes the title of the book Jonathan Livingston...
Contestant 1: Albatross
Contestant 2: Dove
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Old 26-08-2015, 01:48
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On two tribes today the question was something like what bird completes the title of the book Jonathan Livingston...
Contestant 1: Albatross
Contestant 2: Dove
Well I've never heard of it. I had to Google it to get the answer. (Seagull).

Looking at its Google entry,it looks quite famous,which makes me feel a bit silly not having heard of it. If I'd been on that I'd have been guessing a bird as well.
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Old 26-08-2015, 01:50
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It's probably quite a difficult question and doesn't really qualify for this thread but it made me laugh.
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Old 26-08-2015, 07:01
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If you know anything at all about English history,then George V just isn't a reasonable answer to the question who won the Battle of Bosworth Field.
But if you don't know your kings and queens, you don't know your kings and queens, it's as simple as that, it doesn't make you stupid. I'd have known it wasn't George V but I'm not sure I'd have been confident on who it was - I'd have had it down to Richard or Edward something.

As for the Jonathan Livingston Seagull one, that's a pretty esoteric one for Two Tribes. If you haven't got a scooby, it's pretty unguessable
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Old 26-08-2015, 07:26
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Well I've never heard of it. I had to Google it to get the answer. (Seagull).

Looking at its Google entry,it looks quite famous,which makes me feel a bit silly not having heard of it. If I'd been on that I'd have been guessing a bird as well.
I wish I never had heard of it - dreadful twaddle. Typical hippy enlightenment rubbish.
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Old 26-08-2015, 09:53
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Not stupid but made me laugh yesterday .Egghead Barry got a question , the three answers were
The Hague , Rotterdam , Brest

Barry with a smirk says " before the answers came up I knew it was in Belgium so I will say Rotterdam !!!
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Old 26-08-2015, 10:03
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Not stupid but made me laugh yesterday .Egghead Barry got a question , the three answers were
The Hague , Rotterdam , Brest

Barry with a smirk says " before the answers came up I knew it was in Belgium so I will say Rotterdam !!!
How is that not stupid? (What was the question?)
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Old 26-08-2015, 10:47
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How is that not stupid? (What was the question?)
Well it was silly but not that stupid !! I missed the actual question I just saw the answers and Barry answer
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Old 26-08-2015, 10:54
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Not stupid but made me laugh yesterday .Egghead Barry got a question , the three answers were
The Hague , Rotterdam , Brest

Barry with a smirk says " before the answers came up I knew it was in Belgium so I will say Rotterdam !!!
I saw that. I love Barry.
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Old 26-08-2015, 11:23
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Well,alright,maybe it's not stupid. George V was a King of England. (Or technically the UK.) But it's got no chance of being right. George I became King in 1714..................................................
Which is fine should you happen to know that. Had the question been about an earlier event, and involved a King Henry, for example, then I'd have had no idea of the answer. Which might make my answer wrong, but not stupid.

.................................To use your sporting analogy,it's a bit like saying,"Who won the Premier League in 2013?" Now I wouldn't be sure on that,but I'd know it could only be one of three teams: Man Utd,Man City or Chelsea. So any one of those would be a reasonable guess...........................
Whereas I wouldn't have had the faintest idea. I couldn't even tell you who won this year's, should it have taken place yet. So again my guess would very probably be wrong, but not stupid.

In one quiz this week, involving photos of sports "celebrities", one contestant said "we all know it's steve [somebody], the rower". Well, I certainly didn't. So again, I'd have given a wrong answer. (Actually, I didn't even know he was a rower).
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Old 26-08-2015, 11:39
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Wrong...

ANNE ROBINSON: Of which hot drink is ‘eat’ an anagram?

CONTESTANT: Hot chocolate?

(The Weakest Link, BBC1)

The Weakest Link

ANNE ROBINSON: What kind of bear lives in the arctic?

CONTESTANT: Errrrr... Penguin?



ANNE ROBINSON: British traffic lights are red, green and what other colour?

CONTESTANT: Green.



ANNE ROBINSON: What is the term used to describe a painting painted directly onto a wall?

CONTESTANT: Errrr... Monarch?


Ahh I miss the Weakest Link
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Old 27-08-2015, 14:49
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Ahh I miss the Weakest Link
So do I. So many classic gaffs
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Old 27-08-2015, 16:56
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Which is fine should you happen to know that. Had the question been about an earlier event, and involved a King Henry, for example, then I'd have had no idea of the answer. Which might make my answer wrong, but not stupid.



Whereas I wouldn't have had the faintest idea. I couldn't even tell you who won this year's, should it have taken place yet. So again my guess would very probably be wrong, but not stupid.

In one quiz this week, involving photos of sports "celebrities", one contestant said "we all know it's steve [somebody], the rower". Well, I certainly didn't. So again, I'd have given a wrong answer. (Actually, I didn't even know he was a rower).
Is there really any need to be so arsey about this?
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