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Capt. Dirigible

Rogue Ætherlord

United Kingdom

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University Challenge final

« on: March 20, 2012, 04:15:26 pm »

So..how many of us, watching the University Challenge final last night, when Paxman started asking
"What two word phrase, first coined by the auther Jeter.." leapt in at that point screaming "STEAMPUNK!!!!" at the screen?


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Lady Chrystal

Immortal

Wales

Lady Adventurer, Chronicler

Re: University Challenge final

« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2012, 04:24:02 pm »

Guilty as charged.

The cat is still avoiding me...


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Capt. Dirigible

Rogue Ætherlord

United Kingdom

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Re: University Challenge final

« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2012, 04:25:41 pm »

Quote from: Lady Chrystal on March 20, 2012, 04:24:02 pm

Guilty as charged.

The cat is still avoiding me...

'Fan fiction' indeed! Roll Eyes


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Kathy_Davidson

Officer

United Kingdom

Re: University Challenge final

« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2012, 04:35:40 pm »

I missed it. Sad

I demand a Link to a clip! Tongue


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Capt. Dirigible

Rogue Ætherlord

United Kingdom

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Re: University Challenge final

« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2012, 05:46:35 pm »

Quote from: Kathy_Davidson on March 20, 2012, 04:35:40 pm

I missed it. Sad

I demand a Link to a clip! Tongue

And so you shall..
(Waves wand)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01dzqd0/University_Challenge_2011_2012_Episode_37/

(at 12mins 14 secs)


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James Harrison

Rogue Ætherlord

England

Bachelor of the Arts; Master of the Sciences

Re: University Challenge final

« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2012, 05:56:12 pm »

University Challenge would be better, in my view, if the bonus questions related to the starter question. But then, I'm just saying that because I'd have loved to hear what they might have been...


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Narsil

Immortal

United Kingdom

Re: University Challenge final

« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2012, 06:40:35 pm »

Quote from: James Harrison on March 20, 2012, 05:56:12 pm

University Challenge would be better, in my view, if the bonus questions related to the starter question. But then, I'm just saying that because I'd have loved to hear what they might have been...

Sometimes they do, in the picture and music rounds for example. The difficulty occurs when nobody gets the starter right so to make that work you would have to have a set of bonus questions for each starter meaning a lot more bonus questions would be needed, many of which would never get used.