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. (In a series where there haven't been any really stand out teams.)
If I'd a penny for every time I read that. |
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#277 |
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And not forgetting: RIP David Bostock of SOAS.
![]() (I wonder how far the team got in the contest.) |
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The last time SOAS was on there was a tribute at the end to team member David Bostock who died shortly before the programme was broadcast . (He was the man on the far left)
I wonder if he was able make any more appearances for his team before he died? It must have been sad for his family if they watched this evening but at least they saw his team put in a stonking performance. |
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Yes, I seem to remember reading the family were given a private showing before he died so he could see it. I don't know if they saw this one too.
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you wonder how on earth SOAS managed to get beat
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Whoa. What a beatdown. Glad to see everyone contributed in the SOAS team.
RIP Mr Bostock again
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I'd love to see SOAS win the whole thing - as a tribute to Mr Bostock
![]() ![]() They were certainly on fire last night. |
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A team with an average age of 44 should do better than a team with its average age in the early twenties. My general knowledge now is much better than it was many years ago when I was at university.
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A team with an average age of 44 should do better than a team with its average age in the early twenties. My general knowledge now is much better than it was many years ago when I was at university.
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A team with an average age of 44 should do better than a team with its average age in the early twenties. My general knowledge now is much better than it was many years ago when I was at university.
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A team with an average age of 44 should do better than a team with its average age in the early twenties. My general knowledge now is much better than it was many years ago when I was at university.
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Brilliant performance from SOAS, R.I.P. Mr. Bostock.
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SOAS were terrific, especially their captain. I love how he rubbed his legs like Vic Reeves every time he got a question correct! They could go the whole way - although losing Bostock (not sure how many more rounds he'll feature in) will be a big blow. He was very good last night too.
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SOAS were terrific, especially their captain. I love how he rubbed his legs like Vic Reeves every time he got a question correct! They could go the whole way - although losing Bostock (not sure how many more rounds he'll feature in) will be a big blow. He was very good last night too.
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SOAS were terrific, especially their captain. I love how he rubbed his legs like Vic Reeves every time he got a question correct! .
The guy's a flippin' genius ... and leg-rubbing weird. I got three they didn't get, but I didn't get loads that they got. |
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Really hard to watch knowing Mr. Bostock's passed.
Despite having no scientists on the team they were truly excellent! R.I.P. sir. |
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Maybe, but the specialist knowledge of UC teams goes far beyond the average person's general knowledge. Thinking back, I learned some of the stuff that was in last night's questions at university (e.g. utilitarianism) but I also read a lot more books for pleasure back then, so it's probably not unusual for younger students to have a good breadth of knowledge.
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Really close match here
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Poetic justice that Open lost by running out of time.
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That Tolkien answer saved Edinburgh after fluffing one of the easiest rounds I've ever seen on UC - The 50s Sci-Fi stuff. To not get Day the Earth Stood Still, to mistake Invasion of the Body Snatchers for Day of the Triffids and to not get Day of the Triffids when it came up was risible.
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Poetic justice that Open lost by running out of time.
Well done, Edinburgh! Phew, that was an exhausting episode
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That Tolkien answer saved Edinburgh after fluffing one of the easiest rounds I've ever seen on UC - The 50s Sci-Fi stuff. To not get Day the Earth Stood Still, to mistake Invasion of the Body Snatchers for Day of the Triffids and to not get Day of the Triffids when it came up was risible.
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We can't all be Si Fi geeks.
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Not even getting one right was extremely lame at this stage.
Very hard on Open, I thought. Not unfair - it's the rules - but hard. But I've never seen such a close finish in all the years I've been watching UC. |
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I don't know, I'm with Jimbo. Personally I've never seen any of those movies, and only got Day of the Triffids because of the earlier guess - as in 'Oh, this might be Day of the Triffids'.
They should try watching some movies now and again. |
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