University Challenge

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My absolute favourite thing on TV and what do they put on instead?

Bloody golf. Who watches golf?

Ah me too...

I know Gail's brother! He is a dab hand at singing geeky hilarious songs on the ukelele.

Can't wait for next week...

(Thank god for Victoria Coren)

eam

he he hi proly that's just mean - i don't remember him at all

You know Gail's brother? Have you hot the latest on Gail then? I hope she's doing something terribly interesting and terribly well-paid.

I really don't get people who Talk During University Challenge. It is almost as bad as Talking During Doctor Who.

Ha ha! I had a bad day on Monday, and the final straw for me was finding out UC had been replaced by golf. For me, it is a real boost knowing the answer to a question and discovering that our coutnry's elite haven't a clue. Even my 12 year old (admittedly very bright and geography obsessed) ds beats them hands down on map questions.

I am not sure I enjoy spotting the geeks though. You do know the geekiest of them usually end up in total social isolation, eating baked beans in a bedsit and doing some mindless mediocre job in local government, don't you? So sad.

no no i am in awe of the geeks

I am usually amazed by how much more they know at the age of 20 than I did, to be honest.

But doesn't it piss you off when one team are all mature post grads with an average age of 45, when the other team are all still going through puberty?

Oh yes, I am amazed at what they know too. I don't want to come across as some know it all who thinks the young generation are all stupid. They are all way out of my league and always have been.

But just occasionally, I know something none of them do, and I just love that moment of superiority

ARE YOU ALL READY?

ALL OK WITH THE RULES?

FINGERS ON BUZZERS!

Points at end from all please.

Good luck. :)

right ready then loopy??

snap good luck

Waiting for DH, Will be a couple of minutes late, will watch on Sky+.

Chat in half an hour, good luck!

(one second between us!)

woo hoo 23 pts

will be on after only connect

23? How is that even possible?

I got 10 :(
DH 7 :(

Not a good week. (I've never had 23 though!)

i got v v lucky on a few music and head of organisations questions !!

i don't think i do that well usually

same time next week??

Deffo.

Can I join too? I thought DH and I were unique in our weekly death-match University Challenge.
I'm afraid I had a lowly 9,
rnbsdad 21.

Have had a good run of late but too many integar science/maths ones. :(

Of course, the more the merrier, but if there are more in the 20s I'm going to flounce!