snowychap Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Oliver the donkey that lived near me died yesterday ... He was just under 35 years old so I've known him from my school days right up to the present and when I jog home from the pub through the local woods and stop and have a chat with him and pat his head Those 35 years must have flown by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 No he can't drive , only dogs can do that :-) That explains the crash then, surely? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Those 35 years must have flown by. Hey when you live in a hick town like mine , Oliver is about as exciting as it gets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Hey when you live a hick town like mine , Tony is about as exciting as it got (for Olly). Feexed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted December 7, 2012 Moderator Share Posted December 7, 2012 Wednesday's Pointless. Triple pointless in the final round. Like a boss. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 7, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 Was it the F1 one? I would have won, but only had one pointless answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 I've applied to be on Pointless, along with a work colleague. Wish me luck ^__^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 7, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 Good luck! I'd love to go on. But it would depend a lot on luck. Some days I absolutely smash it. Some days are not so good. My worst fear is getting to the final and not being able to name any answers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 Yeah, the whole thing with Pointless is luck of the draw with subjects. Get something you know well and you've got a good chance. Knowing my luck I'd get something like naming songs by some crappy boy band, or characters in soaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 7, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 Even when you choose a subject you think you're good at in the final you can get done over. I'd always be tempted by "Film Actors" when it comes up. But often it's "name films starring", which can be difficult if it's not an actor you like or someone really famous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 Even when you choose a subject you think you're good at in the final you can get done over. I'd always be tempted by "Film Actors" when it comes up. But often it's "name films starring", which can be difficult if it's not an actor you like or someone really famous Yeah, exactly. I wouldn't touch anything like film actors or music for that reason. Better of taking a chance on something a bit more "academic" like history, especially as the great unwashed whom they poll know **** all about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumerican Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Stevo and Mooney would make a good pair on pointless . You would have a broad knowledge base . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted December 7, 2012 Author VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 Yeah let's do it. Mike, you handle questions about 1950's literature. I'll take questions about Jersey Shore and One Direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 I'm up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 the chase > pointless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 Actually, thinking about it, it's not necessarily an advantage having a team with different knowledge bases, as you both have to answer on the same subject and you can't confer in the early rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 No quiz team is complete without my mum we went to a quiz night , there was a really tricky question , me being a walking knowledge base of useless stuff knew the answer , nobody else in the room even lifted their pen .... cue my mum looking at the answer I'd written and then saying " oh I went to jersey the other year , it was really nice " ... cue lots of teams picking up their pens and writing "jersey" (it was the right answer btw ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Yeah let's do it. Mike, you handle questions about 1950's literature. I'll take questions about Jersey Shore and One Direction. "And where did you two meet each other." "On the internet." "Weirdos." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted December 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 No quiz team is complete without my mum we went to a quiz night , there was a really tricky question , me being a walking knowledge base of useless stuff knew the answer , nobody else in the room even lifted their pen .... cue my mum looking at the answer I'd written and then saying " oh I went to jersey the other year , it was really nice " ... cue lots of teams picking up their pens and writing "jersey" (it was the right answer btw ) One of my pub quiz teammates does that all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troglodyte Posted December 7, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2012 Pointless is good. I like Pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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