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* SignatureSoundEffect: Humph had a car horn which made a distinctive honking noise, used for ''Cheddar Gorge'' or to signal the end of a round. Since Jack took over, a gong has been used for the same purposes.
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* SarcasmMode: Everything the chairman says which isn't directly insulting, stealthily insulting, or leading up to a joke will be delivered like this.
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** Much of the chairman's material plays on this.
-->"I'm often prone to bouts of misplaced optimism. This round's going to be a humdinger!"
-->"I'm often prone to bouts of misplaced optimism. This round's going to be a humdinger!"
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* MusicalGag: Colin will occassionally play a quick jingle or {{sting}} after a joke, and whenever the singing rounds get ''really'' off-track, he tends to change the melody around or segue into another song altogether, before continuing as normal.
-->'''Jack Dee:''' ''(in Just A Minim) Don't even contemplate a short fling...or even an affair...because I'm quite nasty when I get cross...I have problems with rejection...''\\
''(Colin plays the first five notes of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tfy6MZtGTE The Sailor's Hornpipe]])''
-->'''Jack Dee:''' ''(in Just A Minim) Don't even contemplate a short fling...or even an affair...because I'm quite nasty when I get cross...I have problems with rejection...''\\
''(Colin plays the first five notes of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tfy6MZtGTE The Sailor's Hornpipe]])''
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* RashomonStyle: In a series of interviews with the different cast members, one of the questions was "How was Samantha discovered?". Everyone has a separate story. (Humph claims she was working behind the bar at theBBC canteen -- once-producer Paul Mayhew-Archer implies he discovered her in a strip club -- Jeremy says she was working as a waiter and Graeme made her have extensive plastic surgery.)
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* OffTheRails: Where any game of Mornington Crescent is likely to go ([[AWorldWidePunomenon even though, technically, they never leave the rails]]).
-->'''Humph:''' [[SarcasmMode Don't you just love being in control.]]
* RashomonStyle: In a series of interviews with the different cast members, one of the questions was "How was Samantha discovered?". Everyone has a separate story. (Humph claims she was working behind the bar attheBBC TheBBC canteen -- once-producer Paul Mayhew-Archer implies he discovered her in a strip club -- Jeremy says she was working as a waiter and Graeme made her have extensive plastic surgery.)
-->'''Humph:''' [[SarcasmMode Don't you just love being in control.]]
* RashomonStyle: In a series of interviews with the different cast members, one of the questions was "How was Samantha discovered?". Everyone has a separate story. (Humph claims she was working behind the bar at
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* AccentUponTheWrongSyllable: Humph would usually do this rather subtly, placing -- or ''neglecting'' to place -- emphasis on a word to completely change the meaning of the sentence.
-->'''Humph:''' The chairman of ''Radio/JustAMinute'' is, of course, the irrepressible Nicholas Parsons. I never miss him.
-->'''Humph:''' The chairman of ''Radio/JustAMinute'' is, of course, the irrepressible Nicholas Parsons. I never miss him.
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* SubvertedRhymeEveryOccasion: As noted above, a recurring joke in the "Limericks" round when a dirty joke is anticipated.
-->'''Humph''': "When Santa gets bored in his grotto..."\\
'''Willie''': "He doesn't play bingo or lotto..."\\
'''Graeme''': "He sits on a shelf..."\\
[''massive audience laughter'']\\
'''Tim''': "And toys with an elf..."
-->'''Humph''': "When Santa gets bored in his grotto..."\\
'''Willie''': "He doesn't play bingo or lotto..."\\
'''Graeme''': "He sits on a shelf..."\\
[''massive audience laughter'']\\
'''Tim''': "And toys with an elf..."
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-->'''Humph''': "When Santa gets bored in his grotto..."\\
'''Willie''': "He doesn't play bingo or lotto..."\\
-->'''Graeme''': "He sits on a shelf..."\\
[''massive audience laughter'']\\
'''Tim''': "And toys with an elf..."
-->'''Humph''': "When Santa gets bored in his grotto..."\\
'''Willie''': "He doesn't play bingo or lotto..."\\
-->'''Graeme''': "He sits on a shelf..."\\
[''massive audience laughter'']\\
'''Tim''': "And toys with an elf..."
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* BlatantLies: The entire point of the game ''Misleading Advice'' is to supply these, with the purpose to confuse and cause chaos.
-->'''Barry:''' London policemen are affectionately known as "titface".
-->'''Graeme:''' If you're invited for a game of croquet, it's traditional to give your host a gift of a dozen moles.
-->'''Bill Bailey:''' In England, the hedgehog is sacred.
** Also, there was a one-off round called ''Blatant Lies''. Tim, with Bill Bailey on his team, said "[[TakeThat I never miss]] ''NeverMindTheBuzzcocks''...", to which Bill responded "[[TakeThat I love]] ''Series/TheGoodies''..."
-->'''Barry:''' London policemen are affectionately known as "titface".
-->'''Graeme:''' If you're invited for a game of croquet, it's traditional to give your host a gift of a dozen moles.
-->'''Bill Bailey:''' In England, the hedgehog is sacred.
** Also, there was a one-off round called ''Blatant Lies''. Tim, with Bill Bailey on his team, said "[[TakeThat I never miss]] ''NeverMindTheBuzzcocks''...", to which Bill responded "[[TakeThat I love]] ''Series/TheGoodies''..."
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* VitriolicBestBuds: Neither the chairman nor any of the panellists have any qualms about making insulting jokes about one another. Despite this, the close friendship of everyone on the show is obvious.
** Humph mentioned in an interview that Colin's mother had been upset with him regarding the "awful things" he said about her son. He clarified that, off-stage, they ''were'' very good friends.
** Humph mentioned in an interview that Colin's mother had been upset with him regarding the "awful things" he said about her son. He clarified that, off-stage, they ''were'' very good friends.
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* AudienceParticipation: Sometimes prompted, sometimes spontaneous.
** In ''Sound Charades'', the audience will react with either applause or booing depending on how accurate the guesses of the guessing team are.
** In ''Pick-Up Song'', they occassionally clap (something pointed out by Humph is that the audience seldom know the exact rhythm, thus misleading the singer into going faster or slower than they should) or sing along.
** In Mornington Crescent, they applaud, collectively gasp, cheer -- and one or two members of the audience has actually yelled out possible moves.
** And, of course:
-->'''Humph:''' And prizes mean points. What do prizes mean?
-->'''Audience:''' ''(hesitant)'' Points!
-->'''Humph:''' ...Well, at least you're halfway intelligent.
** In ''Sound Charades'', the audience will react with either applause or booing depending on how accurate the guesses of the guessing team are.
** In ''Pick-Up Song'', they occassionally clap (something pointed out by Humph is that the audience seldom know the exact rhythm, thus misleading the singer into going faster or slower than they should) or sing along.
** In Mornington Crescent, they applaud, collectively gasp, cheer -- and one or two members of the audience has actually yelled out possible moves.
** And, of course:
-->'''Humph:''' And prizes mean points. What do prizes mean?
-->'''Audience:''' ''(hesitant)'' Points!
-->'''Humph:''' ...Well, at least you're halfway intelligent.
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** Back when the show still ended every show with "The [Profession] Ball", the phrase "Will you welcome, please, Mr. and Mrs..." was often used, and frequently subverted, being substituted with poetic nonsense.
-->'''Barry:''' Lift the hems of several garments!
-->'''Graeme:''' Snap your garters with riddled mirth!
-->'''Barry:''' Lift the hems of several garments!
-->'''Graeme:''' Snap your garters with riddled mirth!
* IResembleThatRemark: Sometimes.
-->'''Andy Hamilton:''' ''(while Barry and Graeme are having trouble guessing a Sound Charade)'' It's like a documentary on Alzheimer's...
-->'''Barry:''' ...it's like a documentary on what?
** And another time:
-->'''Tim:''' No, no, don't patronize him just because he's new.
-->'''Graeme:''' Patronizing -- that means talking down to people.
* JediMindTrick: Graeme will frequently ask "What's it called?" at the beginning of the other team's ''Sound Charade''. Unsurprisingly, it never works.
-->'''Andy Hamilton:''' ''(while Barry and Graeme are having trouble guessing a Sound Charade)'' It's like a documentary on Alzheimer's...
-->'''Barry:''' ...it's like a documentary on what?
** And another time:
-->'''Tim:''' No, no, don't patronize him just because he's new.
-->'''Graeme:''' Patronizing -- that means talking down to people.
* JediMindTrick: Graeme will frequently ask "What's it called?" at the beginning of the other team's ''Sound Charade''. Unsurprisingly, it never works.
* NoFairCheating: In a round of ''Bedtime Stories'' (one panellist tells a story, and their team member has to try and play appropriate sound effects, while wearing headphones making them unable to hear the story), Graeme tried to sidestep the rules by making his own sound effects. Tim loudly accused him of being a cheat throughout the rest of the round.
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* RuleOfThree: More or less every round of ''Letter Writing'' will have this exchange.
-->'''Barry:''' Adjective.
-->'''Graeme:''' And.
-->'''Barry:''' Adjective.
-->'''Graeme:''' And.
-->'''Barry:''' Adjective.
-->'''Graeme:''' [[SubvertedTrope Yet...]]
-->'''Barry:''' Adjective.
-->'''Graeme:''' And.
-->'''Barry:''' Adjective.
-->'''Graeme:''' And.
-->'''Barry:''' Adjective.
-->'''Graeme:''' [[SubvertedTrope Yet...]]
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** This was lampshaded heavily in one episode. Right after Humph has said "And points mean prizes", he pauses, then comments on how ridiculous that is, since he hasn't given a point since ''1976''. "I mean...what do points mean?" "PRIZES!" "''Shut up!''"
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** This was lampshaded heavily in one episode. Right after Humph has said "And points mean prizes", he pauses, then comments on how ridiculous that is, since he hasn't given a point since ''1976''.the old king died. "I mean...what do points mean?" "PRIZES!" "''Shut up!''"up!''"
** In earlier episodes, points were sometimes awarded, but they were rarely added up to a total.
* RashomonStyle: In a series of interviews with the different cast members, one of the questions was "How was Samantha discovered?". Everyone has a separate story.
** In earlier episodes, points were sometimes awarded, but they were rarely added up to a total.
* RashomonStyle: In a series of interviews with the different cast members, one of the questions was "How was Samantha discovered?". Everyone has a separate story.
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* YesMan: Panellists would occassionally play this for laughs, sucking up to Humph in the most obvious fashion. Once subverted, when Barry mentioned what a marvellous chairman he was and what a great job he was doing. Humph awarded him and Graeme ten points for prefacing with that, and awarded Tim and Willie fifteen points for ''not'' starting with that.
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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: After Rob Brydon sang "Delilah" in ''Pick-Up Song'', this exchange occurred.
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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: After Rob Brydon sang "Delilah" in ''Pick-Up Song'', Song'' (prompting a very long, enthuastic ovation), this exchange occurred.
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** If someone challenges for repetition, hesitation, or deviation in a round outside ''Just A Minim'', Jack has taken to replying with his Nicholas Parsons impression. "No, no, Tim, I don't think that's right...''but the audience enjoyed your challenge so much!''"
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* LeftItIn: Jack once [[{{Corpsing}} corpsed]] at one of the {{Double Entendre}}s in his introduction, then muttered "That'll be edited out or I'm finished". Naturally, it's left in.
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* MediumAwareness: Routinely subverted. Since the show is non-fictional, everyone has medium awareness, but the trope is relevant because of the show's tendency to use ''visual imagery'' on the radio. For example, in the (now rarely played) round ''Call My Bluff'', all of the panellists give their own definition of a word, then reveal which one was true. We hear the rustles of paper as the answers are shown (and possibly some interested mumbling), and that's it.
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* RememberTheNewGuy: "We're now going to play [[BlatantLies that old favorite,]] ''Spot The Ostrich!''"
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* ArtifactTitle: The title was originally meant to echo ''ImSorryIllReadThatAgain'', but since ''Clue'' has outlived its parent show by decades, a lot more people know about ''Clue'' than ''ISIRTA''. Also, the subtitle "the antidote to panel games" doesn't make as much sense now as it used to -- back when it was created, there were way more 'serious' panel games on the BBC, rather than the generally comic tone of those played nowadays. Graeme once jokingly suggested to change it to "the template for panel games".
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* ArtifactTitle: The title was originally meant to echo ''ImSorryIllReadThatAgain'', but since ''Clue'' has outlived its parent show by decades, a lot more people know about ''Clue'' than ''ISIRTA''. Also, the subtitle "the antidote to panel games" doesn't make as much sense now as it used to -- back when it was created, there were way more 'serious' panel games on the BBC, rather than the generally comic tone of those played nowadays.[[{{QI}} of]] [[NeverMindTheBuzzcocks those]] [[MockTheWeek played]] [[WouldILieToYou nowadays]]. Graeme once jokingly suggested to change it to "the template for panel games".
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* ShoutOut: In spades, especially the ''Songbook'', ''Film Club'' or ''Book Club'' rounds, which revolve around making puns about popular films. Then there are rounds like ''No Budget'', which are about modifying book, film, or TV titles to reflect their, well, lack of budget.
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* ShoutOut: In spades, especially the ''Songbook'', ''Film Club'' or ''Book Club'' rounds, which revolve around making puns about popular films.films (or songs, or books). Then there are rounds like ''No Budget'', which are about modifying book, film, or TV titles to reflect their, well, lack of budget.
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* TemptingFate: Humph once introduced a round of Mornington Crescent by saying "I hope we won't have any of the pointless bickering that has plagued this round in the past", and said that Tim could start. Graeme immediately snapped "Why does ''he'' get to start?"
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** "Round One will be followed, in time-honored tradition, by Round Two."
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* LiteralMinded: Hamish and Dougal.
-->'''Dougal:''' I've been taking tea and honey with Mrs. Naughtie.
-->'''Hamish:''' Does she produce the honey herself?
-->'''Dougal:''' ...Well, no, that's...that's not nature's way.
-->'''Dougal:''' I've been taking tea and honey with Mrs. Naughtie.
-->'''Hamish:''' Does she produce the honey herself?
-->'''Dougal:''' ...Well, no, that's...that's not nature's way.
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** In another episode, Graeme had [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell%27s_Palsy Bell's Palsy]] while recording. He didn't bring it up until it was his turn in ''One Song To The Tune Of Another''.
-->'''Graeme:''' That reminds me, I've got 'pink' and 'blue' in this song, and you won't have noticed this, but I have a touch of what is called Bell's Palsy at the moment...which means half my face has frozen. So I have trouble saying 'p' as in 'pink', and 'b' as in 'blue'...and it's rather ''cruel'' of them to call it 'Bell's Palsy'!
-->'''Graeme:''' That reminds me, I've got 'pink' and 'blue' in this song, and you won't have noticed this, but I have a touch of what is called Bell's Palsy at the moment...which means half my face has frozen. So I have trouble saying 'p' as in 'pink', and 'b' as in 'blue'...and it's rather ''cruel'' of them to call it 'Bell's Palsy'!
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* ChristmasEpisode: 2003's ''[[AChristmasCarol I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol]]'' and 2007's ''[[AliceInWonderland Humph in Wonderland]]'', which cast the regulars and guests in retellings of the respective stories that managed to shoehorn in as many of the usual games as possible. There have also been several Christmas-themed editions of the "regular" show.
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* ChristmasEpisode: 2003's ''[[AChristmasCarol I'm Sorry I Haven't a Christmas Carol]]'' and 2007's ''[[AliceInWonderland ''[[Literature/AliceInWonderland Humph in Wonderland]]'', which cast the regulars and guests in retellings of the respective stories that managed to shoehorn in as many of the usual games as possible. There have also been several Christmas-themed editions of the "regular" show.
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The show has won three Golden Sony Awards, including one for ''I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Carol'', a ChristmasEpisode which cast all the regulars and guest panelists into a version of ''AChristmasCarol'' and somehow managed to force most of the games into the storyline. This was followed a couple of years later with ''Humph [[AliceInWonderland In Wonderland]]''.
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The show has won three Golden Sony Awards, including one for ''I'm Sorry I Haven't A Christmas Carol'', a ChristmasEpisode which cast all the regulars and guest panelists into a version of ''AChristmasCarol'' and somehow managed to force most of the games into the storyline. This was followed a couple of years later with ''Humph [[AliceInWonderland [[Literature/AliceInWonderland In Wonderland]]''.
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* RussianRoulette: Played in one episode.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Whenever Jeremy Hardy's turn comes up in [[HollywoodToneDeaf a music round]], or a game of Mornington Crescent is announced.
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* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing: Whenever Jeremy Hardy's turn comes up in [[HollywoodToneDeaf a music round]], or a game of Mornington Crescent is announced.
** In a straighter example of the trope, Colin is once accidentally shot during a round of RussianRoulette. Humph immediately shouts "Yes!"
** In a straighter example of the trope, Colin is once accidentally shot during a round of RussianRoulette. Humph immediately shouts "Yes!"
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** "A judication, Humph?" said by Barry, whenever an argument about the rules of Mornington Crescent cropped up.
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* StudioAudience: Recorded in front of one. They've got such a wide range of responses that they often add to the show -- truly bad puns are given a CollectiveGroan, most of the {{Running Gag}}s provoke cheering, and then there's the strange honor of having a single person applaud a joke, which Barry has fondly dubbed an "applau".
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** Another variation is when someone tells a joke that doesn't get a laugh, wait for a joke that does, and then repeat the joke. If it doesn't get a laugh then, expect it to be turned into a RunningGag.
* LateToThePunchline: From one round of ''Closed Quotes'':
-->'''Humph:''' "The boy went down on the last few feet of rock..."
-->'''Graeme:''' "...and began to thank [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Hudson Mr. Hudson]] profusely."
-->''([[DudeNotFunny collective groan]] from audience, which eventually turns into hissing and jeering)''
-->'''Tim:''' ...Oh, I ''see!''
-->''(audience bursts into laughter)''
-->'''Humph:''' "The boy went down on the last few feet of rock..."
-->'''Graeme:''' "...and began to thank [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Hudson Mr. Hudson]] profusely."
-->''([[DudeNotFunny collective groan]] from audience, which eventually turns into hissing and jeering)''
-->'''Tim:''' ...Oh, I ''see!''
-->''(audience bursts into laughter)''
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* TheShowMustGoOn: Mildly -- there've been a few episodes in which the buzzers have malfunctioned or been mislabelled. (Or, in some cases, Humph just got confused about who was challenging.)
-->''(buzz)''
-->'''Humph:''' Tim? ...Barry? Graeme?
-->'''Tim:''' Anybody in the audience?
* ThingOMeter: One episode features one.
-->'''Humph:''' According to our clap-o-meter, Tim won that one.
-->'''Barry:''' [[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/the+clap?s=t Report to the clinic immediately.]]
-->''(buzz)''
-->'''Humph:''' Tim? ...Barry? Graeme?
-->'''Tim:''' Anybody in the audience?
* ThingOMeter: One episode features one.
-->'''Humph:''' According to our clap-o-meter, Tim won that one.
-->'''Barry:''' [[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/the+clap?s=t Report to the clinic immediately.]]
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** The typical introduction to ''Just A Minim'' is "The team will have to sing a song without repetition, oh...er...hesitation, deviation, anthrax or repetition."
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''May be the children autumn brings,''\\
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''May be the children chill that autumn brings,''\\
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--->"On one occasion he had tears in his eyes as the rules prevented him from using his mouth to finish off ''{{Two Gentlemen of Verona}}''."
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--->"On one occasion he had tears in his eyes as the rules prevented him from using his mouth to finish off ''{{Two ''Theatre/{{Two Gentlemen of Verona}}''."
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* EvenTheGuysWantHim: After Rob Brydon sang "Delilah" in ''Pick-Up Song'', this exchange occurred.
-->'''Tim:''' We're going to have to throw all of these ''back'' now...
-->'''Barry:''' Those Y-fronts were mine, Tim.
-->'''Tim:''' We're going to have to throw all of these ''back'' now...
-->'''Barry:''' Those Y-fronts were mine, Tim.
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* LawOfDisproportionateResponse: Humph put up with most of the show, whatever silliness was going on. However, he'd occassionally pause in the middle of a round of ''Closed Quotes'' or ''Notes And Queries'' to point out how stupid or boring the answers were.
-->'''Humph:''' The answer [to the question "how can eggshells be used in the garden?"] is "put the eggshells in a barrel of water, remove them, and water your geran..." ...just throw the bloody things away.
-->'''Humph:''' The answer [to the question "how can eggshells be used in the garden?"] is "put the eggshells in a barrel of water, remove them, and water your geran..." ...just throw the bloody things away.
