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Here's yesterday's final on iplayer for those that missed it:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... pisode_37/
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Are you the Jojo who was really abusive about Chris Davies on digitalspy?
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Charlie Reams wrote:Are you the Jojo who was really abusive about Chris Davies on digitalspy?
No way!!! That wasn't me, I thought I answered that last year. I have the upmost respect for Chris.
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I was surprised that they included Dido's Lament in the music round featuring arias composed for castrati, given that it was actually composed for a girls' school. Oops. It's a pity that Alex Guttenplan didn't point out the mistake to Jeremy Paxman.
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Brian Moore wrote:I was surprised that they included Dido's Lament in the music round featuring arias composed for castrati, given that it was actually composed for a girls' school. Oops. It's a pity that Alex Guttenplan didn't point out the mistake to Jeremy Paxman.
Perhaps it was a girls' school that placed unusual constraints on its male teachers. :twisted:
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Is it me or do all the contestants on University Challenge look really weird? In the last series there was one that looked like Mr Bean, one skinny one that looked ever so smug when getting an answer right and loads more! :? :o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Soph K wrote:Is it me or do all the contestants on University Challenge look really weird? In the last series there was one that looked like Mr Bean, one skinny one that looked ever so smug when getting an answer right and loads more! :? :o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Ian Volante wrote:
Soph K wrote:Is it me or do all the contestants on University Challenge look really weird? In the last series there was one that looked like Mr Bean, one skinny one that looked ever so smug when getting an answer right and loads more! :? :o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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well yeah but i was just saying. i mean, some of the people of uni challenge were some of the weirdest, funniest-looking people ive ever seen!
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Soph K wrote:In the last series there was one that looked like Mr Bean
Which one? Possibly Haddad-Fonda from Magdalen?
Soph K wrote:one skinny one that looked ever so smug when getting an answer right and loads more! :? :o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Most of them do, I quite like it. They have a stage to perform on and show everyone how goddamn clever they are when previously in school/college and whatnot they probably didn't have this. They should be allowed the occasional smug smile although it is annoying when they are just a smug bastard all the time. Well, maybe not annoying, I just get jealous.
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Ryan Taylor wrote:
Soph K wrote:In the last series there was one that looked like Mr Bean
Which one? Possibly Haddad-Fonda from Magdalen?
No. Most me the weirdest ones were from York.
Soph K wrote:one skinny one that looked ever so smug when getting an answer right and loads more! :? :o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Most of them do, I quite like it
How can you like it???!!!!!
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Ryan Taylor wrote:
Soph K wrote:In the last series there was one that looked like Mr Bean
Which one? Possibly Haddad-Fonda from Magdalen?
No. Most of the weirdest ones were from York.
Soph K wrote:one skinny one that looked ever so smug when getting an answer right and loads more! :? :o :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Most of them do, I quite like it
How can you like it???!!!!!
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Ryan Taylor wrote:
Soph K wrote:In the last series there was one that looked like Mr Bean
Which one? Possibly Haddad-Fonda from Magdalen?
I shall pass on this observation when I next see Kyle. I'm sure he'll be delighted.
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