Tipping point

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:08 pm

Who thinks of these questions? They may as well ask how many legs a has a dog got?

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:09 pm

Three?

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:15 pm

Braindead wrote:Three?

Correct.

Braindead · Post by **Braindead** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:21 pm

Drop zone four please

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 4:25 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:Who thinks of these questions? They may as well ask how many legs a has a dog got?

Or if it's a pit bull, five.

JohnMac · Post by **JohnMac** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 5:30 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:Who thinks of these questions? They may as well ask how many legs a has a dog got?

Pass

Deardeary · Post by **Deardeary** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 6:18 pm

Fire it up please

Rileybobs · Post by **Rileybobs** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 6:42 pm

Lets hope for a bit of lateral.

Ightenclaret · Post by **Ightenclaret** » Thu Sep 07, 2017 6:57 pm

It's a consequence of poor sight.

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:23 am

I was a participant on tipping point a few years ago (got to the final 2).

In the "quickfire" round - the bloke next to me got 0 correct answers and I was cringing at some of the questions he couldnt answer. The one that sticks in my mind is "which martial artist starred in the movie Enter the Dragon and (another movie which escapes me now).

I do still get stick for going out on the question "What is the capital of Brazil....."

I said Rio - it's Brasilia

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:41 am

I wouldn't worry about it. There was a guy on there the other day who couldn't tell them where Rhodes was.

Goody1975 · Post by **Goody1975** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:44 am

Sheffield Wednesday?

THEWELLERNUT70 · Post by **THEWELLERNUT70** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:47 am

If you covered your eyes and just listened to the program, when the coin machine is in play,you would swear you were watching/listening to a porno

https://youtu.be/fvvct91Esk4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Down_Rover · Post by **Down_Rover** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:51 am

gandhisflipflop wrote:Who thinks of these questions? They may as well ask how many legs a has a dog got?

The correct answer is ' on average between 3 and 4'

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:52 am

gandhisflipflop wrote:I wouldn't worry about it. There was a guy on there the other day who couldn't tell them where Rhodes was.

Not surprised by that at all.
I'm from a generation where we studied maps at school and we learnt countries, capitals, rivers etc. This sort of teaching largely disappeared in recent decades. Towards the end of my teaching career it was my experience that the vast majority of students (aged 16-18), had no idea where places were, and that includes places they had visited.
Any holiday was accessed via the airport, and once the plane landed, Rhodes could as easily be in the Caribbean as the Mediterranean (or even the Aegean).
Even giving clues such as which language was spoken locally was of no help in many cases, as they made no attempt to use it whilst abroad.

Andingle · Post by **Andingle** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 9:54 am

gandhisflipflop wrote:Who thinks of these questions? They may as well ask how many legs a has a dog got?

The correct answer is two , but I was drunk that night

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:01 pm

nil_desperandum wrote:Not surprised by that at all.
I'm from a generation where we studied maps at school and we learnt countries, capitals, rivers etc. This sort of teaching largely disappeared in recent decades. Towards the end of my teaching career it was my experience that the vast majority of students (aged 16-18), had no idea where places were, and that includes places they had visited.
Any holiday was accessed via the airport, and once the plane landed, Rhodes could as easily be in the Caribbean as the Mediterranean (or even the Aegean).
Even giving clues such as which language was spoken locally was of no help in many cases, as they made no attempt to use it whilst abroad.

That really doesn't surprise me. I'm 27 so I'm not sure if I'm in that bracket of era but I had a girl tell me a few years ago that the capital of Spain was Brazil and I am not joking. It's really not hard to find out where places are. I blame reality tv for making being thick cool.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:13 pm

An absolute cracker I saw the other day, was:

Question: What day is Christmas day traditionally celebrated in the UK?
Answer: Wednesday

bpgburn · Post by **bpgburn** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:21 pm

THEWELLERNUT70 wrote:If you covered your eyes and just listened to the program, when the coin machine is in play,you would swear you were watching/listening to a porno

https://youtu.be/fvvct91Esk4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Oooooooo it's a rider..

bfccrazy · Post by **bfccrazy** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:33 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:That really doesn't surprise me. I'm 27 so I'm not sure if I'm in that bracket of era but I had a girl tell me a few years ago that the capital of Spain was Brazil and I am not joking. It's really not hard to find out where places are. I blame reality tv for making being thick cool.

I spent about 5 mins in shock and laughing other day when missus went "so, what's a continent? ....... Followed by "isn't Africa just one big country though?"

Shocked me that someone wouldnt know that

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 2:35 pm

gandhisflipflop wrote:Who thinks of these questions? They may as well ask how many legs a has a dog got?

What is a leg?

bobinho · Post by **bobinho** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:02 pm

Almost as pointless as pointless.

Utterly shite tv. Written by idiots, presented by boring buffoons.

Mastermind or UC. That's it. The rest are shite.

gandhisflipflop · Post by **gandhisflipflop** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:03 pm

I quite like the chase. The most I have ever got right on UC is 7. It makes me feel stupid

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:04 pm

I like The Chase, Eggheads and QI. Tipping Point isn't so much about the questions, it's about the counters, which I imagine is why they're so straightforward. I liked the Question Jury when that was on.

jlup1980 · Post by **jlup1980** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:18 pm

bobinho wrote:Almost as pointless as pointless.

Utterly shite tv. Written by idiots, presented by boring buffoons.

Mastermind or UC. That's it. The rest are shite.

"Pointless Celebrities" is the most Ronseal name for a TV programme ever. You definitely get exactly what it says on the tin!!

Rubstuds · Post by **Rubstuds** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 4:43 pm

Only connect, quite good and pretty hard.

yorkyclaret · Post by **yorkyclaret** » Fri Sep 08, 2017 5:20 pm

Todays cracker.....A Unicorn has one what on its head.......An Icicle.

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