Only Connect And University Challenge Are Back.

[hellywelly4]

Monday evening, same times! Yippee!!!!!

[Mamyalynne]

The choices did include '1940'.

[Ken4155]

It was 1940 - 1941 was not one of the choices.

[jourdain2]

HOORAY! Shame I have a meeting at 7.00 - I'll push for quick responses & get home on time.

[Baldric]

It does seem strange that the correct answer was not offered as an option

[Baldric]

Ah, ok, X'ed posts

[mikey4444]

Typo on my part...1940 it was.

But he professed not to know who was in the battle, which was my point. He has managed to get well into his adult life without knowing that we were at war with Germany on all three of those dates.

From recall, he hadn't heard of Ian Botham either.

[EcclesCake]

Such snobbery and high browed posts do make me laugh.

[Mamyalynne]

I don't think knowing who Ian Botham is represents a level of knowledge - doubt either of my adult daughters would have much of a clue.

[mikey4444]

Eccles ....not sure what is "snobbery and high browed" about knowing which country was at war with Britain during those years ?

[-Talbot-]

We only have your word that it was a typo, mikey.
And there was more to the Battle of Britain than you have expressed.
I know you like wiki so ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain

[mikey4444]

Eccles and Talbot...the young man in question looked to be in his mid-20's and was British.

What possible excuse could he have for not knowing what country Britain was at war with during those three options ?

At least his twin brother and Mother up in the gallery had the sense to look embarrassed.

[Peter Pedant]

// I was only joking, Mamya. //

I love jokes that go like:

Do you know what Only Connect is?
No I dont..... Oh actually I do. That was a joke

[ all parties and readers PTL ]

happens alot on AB

[Mamyalynne]

Behave Peter :-)

[-Talbot-]

Woke up from your nap pp?


You have repeated 'country' mikey

[Peter Pedant]

// Such snobbery and high brow posts do make me laugh.//

other snobby and high brow posts AB are ' who dat den?' - second only to 'wot wiv dat ven ?' - which I get in their thousands and make me laugh and laugh and laugh

[-Talbot-]

Not fully awake I see.

I actually agree with Eccles.