University Challenge

[Clonion]

St Andrews 40-315 Manchester.

Well, we at least made it to the televised rounds...

[hr]"If I want to quantify anything, I measure it against Clones. There is nothing you will ever encounter in life you haven't seen in some form in Clones"
Neil Jordan

[Mr_Biffo]

Nearly, eh?

[tg]

the manchester captian was on good form-he seemed to know everything.
Paxman was being especially rude.he's a good presenter but a bit of a twat at times...he's like "good God no, how can you not know that?" and the ugly chick for manchester was like fuckin awful, atleast we had a go at the answers,she just sat there and watched. well done anyway St Andrews, at least we don't have to live in manchester!

[md25]

We're meant to be a good uni but we get consistently thrashed in this. Why? Do they only select students from one department or something?

[harmless loony]

The team just had a bad day - that Manc captain was an encylocpedia.

What St Andrews needs to do is get a team together who come from History/Philosophy and Science backgrounds as it's obv that the questions are predonminately from those areas.

Anyhow well done to the team for making the effort to go on the show (and commiserations too). We need more Postgrads to come forward and try out for the team!

And to the team member who is my next door neighbour - nevermind eh - but at least you make a good Robin Hood!

[Eliot Wilson]

[s]md25 wrote on 21:09, 13th Dec 2004:
We're meant to be a good uni but we get consistently thrashed in this.


Well, not consistently.

[hr]
Bill and Ted beat the Grim Reaper at Twister

Bill: "You played very well, Death, especially with your totally heavy Death robes."

Death: "Don't patronise me."

[Prophet Tenebrae]

Are we chalking this one up to bad luck or to the kind of incestious selection process we had a few years back?

[jennyo]

[s]Eliot Wilson wrote on 22:30, 13th Dec 2004:
[s]md25 wrote on 21:09, 13th Dec 2004:[i]
We're meant to be a good uni but we get consistently thrashed in this.


Well, not consistently.

[/i]
Yes, you did quite well last year, didn't you? At least we saw the team on tv enough times that my flatmate recognised 'that bird-studying guy' when she saw him in town.


[hr]
IAMBUS, King of all the North,
Sucking TROCHEES, ventured forth.
Galloping DACTYLS emerged from their nest,
But he struggled and conquered this ANAPEST.
SPONDEE!

[Iris]

And what the hell is wrong with manchester?
Manchester rules ass!!!

[Jonny_G]

[s]Iris wrote on 23:46, 13th Dec 2004:
And what the hell is wrong with manchester?
Manchester rules ass!!!


Mmmmm...

St. A's did get to the semi-finals last year.

[theflirt]

Do we not still get into another round though? Or the worst then play the other bad teams?

[harmless loony]

Nope only the top 4 worst teams contest another show and somehow I don't think we quite made it to the top 4!

Ah well never mind - there's always next year!

[munchingfoo]

Who actually decides who goes in for this game? It seems to be the case that everytime I hear about the auditions for a place on the team, we do well. Everytime I don't, we do shit. If there was an audition process then it wasn't advertised well enough. If there wasn't would the idiot that picked the team admit they are an idiot and never do it without an audition again. Your idiocy reflects badly on us all.

[Tarquin]

Have to say that it was a poor state of affairs for us to get just 40 points. Ok, a loss is possible to understand, though to lose that heavily is a disgrace. The selection process for our team this year has clearly failed us. Roll on next year where, hopefully, there will be improved advertising for the selection process to extend participation. This should help us improve on tonights abysmal performance. Good luck manchester...

[Colin]

[s]Tarquin wrote on 04:56, 14th Dec 2004:
Have to say that it was a poor state of affairs for us to get just 40 points.


Better than -5.

Who was in the team this year anyway?

[Guest]

well done anyway St Andrews, at least we don't have to live in manchester!

What wrong with manchester?

[Guest]

hi clonium,
I was going to meet you tomorrow night but unfortu ately the manic strete pareachers hve been cancelled. hopefully m,eet you another time?
look fwd to meetng you soon?
take care, Rilla.

[Guest]

[s]munchingfoo wrote on 00:29, 14th Dec 2004:
Who actually decides who goes in for this game? It seems to be the case that everytime I hear about the auditions for a place on the team, we do well. Everytime I don't, we do shit.

You're right - it's all about you!

[munchingfoo]

Stupid reply from an anonomous loser. Was it you how picked the team by any chance? It is quite obvious that the fact that I hadn't heard about the auditions was an indication of how well they were advertised, not that I know about everything that goes on and everything revolve around me. If you want to be a tool at least have the decency to register so I can humiliate you publicly

[Clonion]

[s]Unregisted User wrote on 00:33, 14th Dec 2004:
hi clonium,
I was going to meet you tomorrow night but unfortu ately the manic strete pareachers hve been cancelled. hopefully m,eet you another time?
look fwd to meetng you soon?
take care, Rilla.


Yeah - will be back and relatively unbusy during January, so could meet up, if you like? Can email through profile.

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"If I want to quantify anything, I measure it against Clones. There is nothing you will ever encounter in life you haven't seen in some form in Clones"
Neil Jordan