Well it has dumbed down. The very first champion in 1972 had the incredibly niche History of Music 1550-1900 as their specialist subject. Magnus Magnesium is probably turning in his grave at modern subjects. I also know the daughter of the 1975 Mastermind Champion (no Brian, his specialist subject was not The 1975).

How about Mastermind itself as…[Read more]

I don’t know who to support.

I think I just basically hate rugby.

Had to play it, age 11 at school without my glasses so I couldn’t see anything.

Couldn’t wait for the summer term so I could play cricket. Then as soon as the summer term arrived I got bronchitis and the doctor signed me off games for six weeks.

But you need to show off your shiny new knees.

Talking of cricket, my mathematician friends and I were discussing the probability of India losing 15 consecutive ODI tosses. I won’t go into the numbers but the media have not covered themselves in glory here.

Which reminds me, ludicrous quiz answer of the day – Kalvin Phillips apparently ran an…[Read more]

The non-appearance of ABo Challenges goes on. We must be up to 3-4 weeks now.

Mixing knees @hunnybunny, sure that’s wise. You may end up walking round in circles.

Cheese and onion,

Must be Walkers.

Or is it Walkers’?

Still swimming to shore, apparently.

@hunnybunny, just noticed that one of Twiggy’s great great great grandparents was called Croix Lac Honey Bunny. Separated at birth?

Don’t answer that @hunnybunny, it’s a trap.

Must admit that’s an EE song I like. But the lads have been a bit messy with the ketchup and crisps.

Always found Blur a bit patchy, but with some tremendous high points. This is a deep cut from Parklife that I really like.

I don’t do shite any more by the way.

People with the Wordle gene will understand this.

People without the Wordle gene, best just chill, the BP will be fine.

Ha ha @hunnybunny, I always knew your middle name was strop.

And (pedant alert buzz buzz buzz), proper name is Worcestershire sauce. I worked for 10 years in Worcestershire and people can be very particular.

And, when Hereford and Worcester was created as a new county in 1974 from the two former counties, people were incensed. It was like…[Read more]