That Irish guy, if you mean Science club. I watched the first one and
thought, a bit infantile this, and watched the second one and it was even
more rubbishy. Surely there is more knowledge out there than what he spouts.
Its like going back to the Junior school.

Brian

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Did anyone see that dreadful 'quiz show' on BBC last night that they were
trying to pass off as entertainment ? Britain's Brightest or some such,
hosted by that horse-y commentator woman who should stick to what she
knows ? I was amazed that it seemed to be some really notable mental feat
that the people taking part could actually spell and carry out simple
mental maths tasks at the sort of level that most of us would have been
able to 40 years ago. I accept that it's going to be a bit harder in a
studio environment and all that, but even so ...

But following on from this is what made me really laugh today, and brought
it home to me that the people on that show probably really *do* represent
'Britain's Brightest'. The missus sent me round to the local Co-op to get
her a box of 6 Cadbury Creme eggs - yeah, I know, but best to humour her
... :-)

"They're on offer at £1.52", she said. So I found said items, and carried
a box up to the till. On the counter was a box of 'loose' Creme Eggs with
another offer of '3 for £1'. The girl - not particularly young - behind
the till swiped my purchase and said "That's £1.52, please". As I handed
over the money, I nodded at the other offer, and commented to her, "That's
clever, £1.52 for a box of six, or three for a quid ..." That stopped her
in her tracks. "Oh !" she said. "Would you like to swap them ?"

"Errr, no ...." said I. The woman behind me (a bit younger than me) was in
hysterics ...

As a separate aside, I see that Brian Cox is on the box this week doing
that live star-gazing thing with the Irish guy again. Trying out for The
Sky at Night perhaps ... ? d ;-)

Arfa