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And they walk among us..

Posted: 23 Sep 2010, 22:58
by VEGAS
From the mouths of our fellow human beings.. :dunno: :doh:

UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE (BBC2)

Jeremy Paxman: What is another name for ' cherrypickers ' and ' cheesemongers ' ?

Contestant: Homosexuals..

Jeremy Paxman: No. They ' re regiments in the British Army who will be very upset with you


BEG, BORROW OR STEAL (BBC2)

Jamie Theakston: Where do you think Cambridge University is?

Contestant: Geography isn ' t my strong point.

Jamie Theakston: There ' s a clue in the title.

Contestant: Leicester


BBC NORFOLK

Stewart White: Who had a worldwide hit with What A Wonderful World?

Contestant: I don ' t know.

Stewart White: I ' ll give you some clues: what do you call the part between your hand and your elbow?

Contestant: Arm

Stewart White: Correct. And if you ' re not weak, you ' re...?

Contestant: Strong.

Stewart White: Correct - and what was Lord Mountbatten ' s first name?

Contestant: Louis

Stewart White: Well, there we are then. So who had a worldwide hit with the song What A Wonderful World?

Contestant: Frank Sinatra?


LATE SHOW (BBC MIDLANDS )

Alex Trelinski: What is the capital of Italy ?

Contestant: France .

Trelinski: France is another country. Try again.

Contestant: Oh, um, Benidorm.

Trelinski: Wrong, sorry, let ' s try another question. In which country is the Parthenon?

Contestant: Sorry, I don ' t know.

Trelinski: Just guess a country then.

Contestant: Paris .


THE WEAKEST LINK (BBC2)

Anne Robinson: Oscar Wilde, Adolf Hitler and Jeffrey Archer have all written books about their experiences in what: - Prison, or the Conservative Party?

Contestant: The Conservative Party.


BEACON RADIO ( WOLVERHAMPTON )

DJ Mark: For 10, what is the nationality of the Pope?

Ruth from Rowley Regis: I think I know that one. Is it Jewish?


UNIVERSITY CHALLENGE

Bamber Gascoyne: What was Gandhi ' s first name?

Contestant: Goosey?


GWR FM ( Bristol )

Presenter: What happened in Dallas on November 22, 1963?

Contestant: I don ' t know, I wasn ' t watching it then.


PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC RADIO? MANCHESTER )

Phil: What ' s 11 squared?

Contestant: I don ' t know.

Phil: I ' ll give you a clue. It ' s two ones with a two in the middle.

Contestant: Is it five?


RICHARD AND JUDY

Richard: Which American actor is married to Nicole Kidman?

Contestant: Forrest Gump.


RICHARD AND JUDY

Richard: On which street did Sherlock Holmes live?

Contestant: Er. ... ...

Richard: He makes bread . . .

Contestant: Er .. .......

Richard: He makes cakes . . .

Contestant: Kipling Street ?


LINCS FM PHONE-IN

Presenter: Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?

Contestant: Barcelona .

Presenter: I was really after the name of a country.

Contestant: I ' m sorry, I don ' t know the names of any countries in Spain ...


NATIONAL LOTTERY (BBC1)

Question: What is the world ' s largest continent?

Contestant: The Pacific..


ROCK FM ( PRESTON )

Presenter: Name a film starring Bob Hoskins that is also the name of a famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci.

Contestant: Who Framed Roger Rabbit?


THE BIGGEST GAME IN TOWN (ITV)

Steve Le Fevre: What was signed, to bring World War I to an end in 1918?

Contestant: Magna Carta?


JAMES O ' BRIEN SHOW (LBC)

James O ' Brien: How many kings of England have been called Henry?

Contestant: Er, well, I know there was a Henry the Eighth .. ER. ER ... Three?


CHRIS SEARLE SHOW (BBC RADIO BRISTOL )

Chris Searle: In which European country is Mount Etna ?

Caller: Japan .

Chris Searle: I did say which European country, so in case you didn ' t hear that, I can let you try again.

Caller: Er ............ Mexico ?


PAUL WAPPAT (BBC RADIO NEWCASTLE )

Paul Wappat: How long did the Six-Day War between Egypt and Israel last?

Contestant (long pause): Fourteen days.


DARYL DENHAM ' S DRIVETIME (VIRGIN RADIO)

Daryl Denham: In which country would you spend shekels?

Contestant: Holland ?

Daryl Denham: Try the next letter of the alphabet..

Contestant: Iceland ? Ireland ?

Daryl Denham: (helpfully) It ' s a bad line. Did you say Israel ?

Contestant: No.


PHIL WOOD SHOW (BBC GMR)

Phil Wood: What ' K ' could be described as the Islamic Bible?

Contestant: Er... ...... ..

Phil Wood: It ' s got two syllables . . . Kor .

Contestant: Blimey?

Phil Wood: Ha ha ha ha, no. The past participle of run . ..

Contestant: (Silence)

Phil Wood: OK, try it another way. Today I run, yesterday I . . ..

Contestant: Walked?


THE VAULT

Melanie Sykes: What is the name given to the condition where the sufferer can fall asleep at any time?

Contestant: Nostalgia.


LUNCHTIME SHOW (BRMB)

Presenter: What religion was Guy Fawkes?

Contestant: Jewish.

Presenter: That ' s close enough.


STEVE WRIGHT IN THE AFTERNOON (BBC RADIO 2)

Wright: Johnny Weissmuller died on this day.. Which jungle-swinging character clad only in a loin cloth did he play?

Contestant: Jesus.

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 23 Sep 2010, 23:37
by DaveB
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers Eddie.. that brought a smile to a sh1te day :thumbsup:

ATB

DaveB B)smk

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 23 Sep 2010, 23:55
by Garry Russell
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Great stuff.cheers Eddie :thumbsup:

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 01:40
by Chris Trott
And I thought we were bad....:)

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 02:22
by steelsporran
And they walk among us..
Scary, really.

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 05:08
by Chris Trott
One of our local radio stations has a segment in the morning called "They Walk Among Us" that highlights this kind of stuff from around the world. Thankfully for us, they also post it on their website - http://kluv.radio.com/category/they-walk-among-us/

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 05:28
by steelsporran
Were they inspired by the utterings of one of their listeners perhaps? Ol' Dubya currently resides in Dallas I believe. :bandit:

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 10:58
by Tomliner
Hi Eddie :lol: :wall: :wall: Eddie,these are probably examples from some of the higher achievers from our educational system!EricT

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 13:24
by airboatr
steelsporran wrote:utterings
Dadgum translators outa wack today.. Dave I'm getting "moo cow teets" on that one... can ya help me out a little.. :dunno:

Re: And they walk among us..

Posted: 24 Sep 2010, 13:58
by DelP
Joe...

'Utterings' is the plural form of 'uttering', which is the present participle of the word 'utter'....i.e., something spoken.

I knew staying at school till I was 16 would come in useful :lol: :lol:

Derek ;)