Guess who...

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:03 am

Andy Wilson wrote:Would you?

Yes.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:03 am

Matt Morrison wrote:Have you?

No.

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:45 am

Is she under 35?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:48 am

Andy Wilson wrote:Is she under 35?

Yes.

Karen Pearson · Post by **Karen Pearson** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:56 am

Peter Mabey wrote:
Phil Reynolds wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:George Burley stood next to me in the queue for Nemesis Inferno
Who?
I suppose Google would tell me who George Burley is if I could be arsed, but I certainly would not recognise him even if he turned out to be the guy who's coming (real soon I hope) from DynoRod to unblock my bog
I dunno why I bother to read this thread, as I'm useless on celebrities, especially footballers

Funny isn't it? I went for Harry and George Burley of the recent Southampton managers as I thought they were the ones people would recognise in the street. Seems I was wrong!

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:02 pm

Is she English?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:05 pm

Karen Pearson wrote:Funny isn't it? I went for Harry and George Burley of the recent Southampton managers as I thought they were the ones people would recognise in the street. Seems I was wrong!

Yeah, I think anyone with even a passing interest in football would recognise George. He's been a player and manager at international level, and at the top level of club football. There are a minority of footballers/managers who transcend even this level of 'fame' and become known to everyone.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:06 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:Is she English?

Without wikipedia at my disposal, I would've blithely said "Yes", but apparently "No" is the correct answer.

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:14 pm

Cool. So you said she was from the UK, assume this still stands ...

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:16 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
Karen Pearson wrote:Funny isn't it? I went for Harry and George Burley of the recent Southampton managers as I thought they were the ones people would recognise in the street. Seems I was wrong!
Yeah, I think anyone with even a passing interest in football would recognise George. He's been a player and manager at international level, and at the top level of club football. There are a minority of footballers/managers who transcend even this level of 'fame' and become known to everyone.

Agreed. George Burley I would say is pretty famous. He was of course part of a nice quiz question back in the day when he was managing Ipswich and Finidi George played for Ipswich. So the question was which 3 Premiership Clubs have a player with the same surname as the manager. One of the others was Steven Gerrad/Gerrard Houllier but I can't for the life of me remember what the other was. I think we are talking about 2001-2002 roughly.

Edit: And a quick bit of Googling tells me it was Laurent Robert/Robert "Bobby" Robson.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:17 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:Cool. So you said she was from the UK, assume this still stands ...

Yes. (I had remembered saying that so I would've corrected myself, but you weren't to know this

)

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:20 pm

Aye, just wanted to check. So, i'm assuming she's an actress. I may as well ask if she is in case i'm wide of the mark. If the answer is yes, has she ever won a bafta?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:22 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:So, i'm assuming she's an actress.

Yes.

Andy Wilson wrote:has she ever won a bafta?

No.

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:25 pm

Would we know her work best from the big screen type productions?

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:28 pm

Is she married?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:38 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:Would we know her work best from the big screen type productions?

No.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:39 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:Is she married?

No.

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:41 pm

Does she appear in a soap opera?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:41 pm

Ryan Taylor wrote:Does she appear in a soap opera?

Yes.

(Audience applauds)

Peter Mabey · Post by **Peter Mabey** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:05 pm

OK, so he was a football manager who I'd never heard of before now

And my bog is still blocked

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:23 pm

It's Janine Butcher, innit?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:34 pm

Andy Wilson wrote:It's Janine Butcher, innit?

Wow, YES! Yes it is. That was impressive! I thought you still had a pretty big pool to pick from without narrowing it down further.

Yes, I saw the very lovely Charlie Brooks in EuroDisney

I'm all out of celebrity spots for now. Anyone else?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:52 pm

Guess who I saw shopping at my local Tesco two years ago.

Bonus points for the correct identification of any items in his or her shopping basket.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:54 pm

Ben Hunter wrote:Guess who I saw shopping at my local Tesco two years ago.

Bonus points for the correct identification of any items in his or her shopping basket.

Nicholas Parsons, Liquid Filled Creatures.

Is it a man?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:54 pm

Yes (correct guesses in the shopping basket: 0/4)

PS I'm about to go to work so you'll have to devise a clever system of narrowing it down.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:01 pm

Ben Hunter wrote:Yes (correct guesses in the shopping basket: 0/4)

PS I'm about to go to work so you'll have to devise a clever system of narrowing it down.

Is he an actor?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:02 pm

Michael Wallace · Post by **Michael Wallace** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:05 pm

Bread?
Milk?
Cheese?
Eggs?
Bananas?
Condoms?
Whiskey?

Andy Wilson · Post by **Andy Wilson** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:15 pm

Would you?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:19 pm

Is he a singer/musician?

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:50 pm

Are you going to work?

Gavin Chipper · Post by **Gavin Chipper** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 6:40 pm

As someone who doesn't follow football, this is what I have to say about George Burley. I've heard of him and I probably hear people talking about him occasionally but I wouldn't have been able to tell you what football team he managed, and I was aware of him more when he was Ipswich because he got mentioned on Look East. I would say that he's definitely not someone who "transcends" football though if that makes sense. Not really famous famous outside the world of football people.

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:30 pm

Gavin Chipper wrote:As someone who doesn't follow football, this is what I have to say about George Burley. I've heard of him and I probably hear people talking about him occasionally but I wouldn't have been able to tell you what football team he managed, and I was aware of him more when he was Ipswich because he got mentioned on Look East. I would say that he's definitely not someone who "transcends" football though if that makes sense. Not really famous famous outside the world of football people.

Yes, that's pretty much what I said. Thanks.

Soph K · Post by **Soph K** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:37 pm

1.Is she something to do with Countdown?
2.Is she a celebrity - or just someone famous (or well known)?
3.Does she have children, or a child?
4.Is she 30 or older?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:48 pm

Soph K wrote:1.Is she something to do with Countdown?
2.Is she a celebrity - or just someone famous (or well known)?
3.Does she have children, or a child?
4.Is she 30 or older?

Er... Soph? Which game are you playing dear?

Soph K · Post by **Soph K** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:04 pm

Jon Corby wrote:
Soph K wrote:1.Is she something to do with Countdown?
2.Is she a celebrity - or just someone famous (or well known)?
3.Does she have children, or a child?
4.Is she 30 or older?
Er... Soph? Which game are you playing dear?

o has the answer been given? the one that was being guessed at the top of this page?

Jon Corby · Post by **Jon Corby** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:49 pm

Soph K wrote:
Jon Corby wrote:
Soph K wrote:1.Is she something to do with Countdown?
2.Is she a celebrity - or just someone famous (or well known)?
3.Does she have children, or a child?
4.Is she 30 or older?
Er... Soph? Which game are you playing dear?
o has the answer been given? the one that was being guessed at the top of this page?

Yup. Ben Hunter started a new one since then.

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:03 pm

Michael Wallace wrote:Bread? Milk? Cheese? Eggs? Bananas? Condoms? Whiskey?

Milk and cheese yes. It was a small milk though, and a posh cheese.

Andrew Wilson wrote:Would you?

Nah.

Jon Corby wrote:Is he a singer/musician?

No

Matt Morrison wrote:Are you going to work?

Yes, tomorrow.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:06 pm

Is he a sportsman? Item: yoghurt?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:08 pm

No and nay

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:11 pm

Is he a TV presenter?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:12 pm

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:14 pm

Is he more than 30 years old?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:16 pm

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:17 pm

More than 40 years old?

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:18 pm

Has he appeared on Countdown?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:19 pm

Jim yes.
Ryan no.

(Special guest post from my mum.)

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:20 pm

Is he a writer?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:22 pm

It's not his main profession but he has written quite a lot.

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:25 pm

Are his books non-fiction?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:25 pm

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:26 pm

Does he write about science?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:28 pm

JimBentley · Post by **JimBentley** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:29 pm

Bollocks, I was hoping for Stephen Hawking.

Does he write about current affairs?

Ben Hunter · Post by **Ben Hunter** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:34 pm

In a sense, yes. Probably misleading to concentrate on his writing.

And I'd love for Stephen Hawking to have been buying milk and cheese from a Tesco in Sheffield.

Phil Reynolds · Post by **Phil Reynolds** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:04 pm

Soph K wrote:Is she a celebrity - or just someone famous (or well known)?

Er, don't all three of those mean the same thing?

Matt Morrison · Post by **Matt Morrison** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:18 pm

Ben, do you miss me?

(I'm coming with the important questions)

Ryan Taylor · Post by **Ryan Taylor** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:47 pm

Is it Stephen Fry?

Liam Tiernan · Post by **Liam Tiernan** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:59 am

Is he a comedian?
Is it Lenny Henry?

Mark James · Post by **Mark James** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:16 am

Liam Tiernan wrote:Is he a comedian?
Is it Lenny Henry?

Even if the answer to the first question is no, Lenny Henry could still be the right answer.