To be pathetically excited about the final of Only Connect? I know, it's really sad ...

[CJCregg]

... but am I the only one?

I just love this fabulously geeky show

Even their names are geeky - Michael Dnes?

Quite happy chatting away to myself, no worries.

No, we love it too! DH is a big fan and English isn't even his first language.

The walls are ace.

Ooh, hello castille!

I love the walls, too - have you done the online ones?

'Canterbury Tales-named performers'?!

How obscure is that?

Me and DH love this, my best round is the last one.
DH is away tonight though, so will have noone to pit my wits (such as they are) against.

Oh good, not completely alone now.

I quite like this round, too (the 'guess the last one').

Love it. Love it.

I got the otnay YES!

Love it too! DH out so not allowed to watch tonight

God, these people are CLEVER.

I'd never have got the airport one. Was flailing around, muttering 'Heathrow' feebly ...

PS Well done Hocuspontas - t'was fucking hard, that one!

I get some but I'm not quick enough!

Do you play the walls on the Only Connect website? They're addictive

I've played them all - told you I was sad.

Only completed a few on my own. They're putting new ones up after the final.

Is there a website?
Fab!

Oh yes, Lizzylou - 32 walls for you to try!

Oranges!

I got Oranges and Bob the Builder!
Would no way have got the girls names one

'End in girls' names' - FFS ...

How embarrassing, I was too busy MNing to spot Bob the Builder ...

I lost it at the arithmetical problems, but got the rest (almost, excepting Spain's leader at the time of WW1).
I do love that quiz.

I couldn't see any of those on the walls!

Off to the website now...

I do think it's good to be reminded on a weekly basis that there are some staggeringly clever people out there.

And the show is so cool, they don't even bother broadcasting the presentation of the trophy.

Thanks, ladies. Good to know I'm not alone. Right, I'm off to try and get myself on the leader board ...

(Damn, should have put this thread in Chat so it would disappear ...)

I love it too!!

Have done the walls on the website (several times )

I love this too! I am out of UK today so will have to watch recorded show when I get back tomorrow

DH and I really look forward to Mondays when there are more walls added to the website

I am best at the questions that require you to know the names of the Thunderbird pilots, that kind of thing - but that's part of what I like about it, the questions aren't all super-intellectual - one was about the Favourite Things from The Sound of Music.

[do we have a geek emoticon yet?]

Oh, the shame ... just foolishly entered the Tournament. Highest ranking is No.16 on Wall 3. Pathetic. I ran out of time on Wall 4, though, honest guv.

Yes, we really do need a geek emoticon.

I've just entered the tournament as well and you're a genius compared to me! 34th on wall 5 is the best I can do I don't understand how no.1 on that wall could have done it in 41 seconds. Truly a master.