I very nearly didn’t make it home in time
to watch tonight’s University Challenge as I was out with a friend, though I
did wind up missing Only Connect before it, which featured one of the stars of
last year’s UC series, Powell, and a couple of his UC teammates being as
foppish as ever; their Only Connect team were even called The Dandies, for a
kickoff.
While I did miss out on bonus Powell time,
which is always a disappointment as the man-child’s such a gimp, I managed to
make the most of my UC viewing, despite only getting in just prior to its
broadcast; see below for exactly what was said.
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| Bristol Vs. Newcastle (27.01.18) |
8:32PM: Hewett may explode at any moment, with limbs flying to the far corners of the studio.8:34PM: In years to come, Lowery will haunt the #UniversityChallenge studio, like an anachronistic ghost.8:34PM: Bristol's mascot is a beached dolphin.8:35PM: Bowes' look is inspired my a mismatch of eras.8:37PM: Lowery has never spoken to a woman, but he does own a homunculus in a jar.8:39PM: What young person wears a waistcoat?8:39PM: Pass the Duchy on the left-hand side.8:42PM: Lowery dresses like his dad, who dresses like his great-grandad, who dressed like great-great-grandad, who dressed like his great-great-great-grandad, who dressed like etc.8:44PM: If #UniversityChallenge marketed action figures, one would look like Lowery, one would look like Bowes, one would look like Grinyer and one would look like Monkman. (There would be no women.)8:46PM: If Bowes sold an aftershave, it would be called Affectation.8:47PM: Slicked-back hair, pubey beard, waistcoat = cunt.8:49PM: Paxman has no time to acknowledge an incorrect answer; he has too much to do, what with Michael Howard, M&S an' that.8:54PM: "My magnificent octopus."8:56PM: Bristol's Hewett (right).8:56PM: Bowes' stance says it all.8:57PM: Bowes is Keymaster to Lowery's Gatekeeper.8:58PM:If any gameshow would use a gong, it would be #UniversityChallenge.(Take Your Pick doesn’t count.)