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-->'''Henning:''' Them things was invented by Jesus.
** At the end of Henning's lecture, David brings up then-Prince Charles's suggested plan to reduce squirrel numbers with contraceptive-laced Nutella. Holly Walsh questions if he needs to keep establishing it's an oral contraceptive given there aren't many alternatives.

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-->'''Henning:''' [[BuffySpeak Them things things]] was [[RunningGag invented by Jesus.
Jesus]].
** At the end of Henning's lecture, David brings up [[UsefulNotes/CharlesIII then-Prince Charles's Charles]]'s suggested plan to reduce squirrel numbers with contraceptive-laced Nutella. Holly Walsh questions if he needs to keep establishing it's an oral contraceptive given there aren't many alternatives.
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'''David:''' A hazelnut... is [[YankTheDogsChain actually a nut.]] You have an absolute, 100% record of ''not'' spotting nuts.

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'''David:''' A hazelnut... is ''[[YankTheDogsChain is]]'' [[YankTheDogsChain actually a nut.]] You have an absolute, 100% record of ''not'' spotting nuts.



** Henning Wehn's lecture on time, culminating in him comparing time, which scientists are unable to prove or determine actually exists, to Brexit.

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** Henning Wehn's lecture on time, culminating in him comparing time, which scientists are unable to prove or determine actually exists, to Brexit.[[TakeThat Brexit]].



** During Lloyd's lecture on hip-hop, there's a long time where he's just speaking until Sindhu Vee finally buzzes in to say that he's reading at "some bionic (sic) speed" and states that if David wants someone to do a lecture in an accent, she's game ("I'll do it, man.").

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** During Lloyd's lecture on hip-hop, there's a long time where he's just speaking until Sindhu Vee finally buzzes in to say that he's reading at "some bionic (sic) a "bionic speed" and states that if David wants someone to do a lecture in an accent, she's game ("I'll do it, man.").



** Summing up Frankie Boyle's round, David stumbles over Frankie's name and accidentally calls him "Spanky".

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** Summing up Frankie Boyle's round, David [[AccidentalMisnaming stumbles over Frankie's name and accidentally calls him "Spanky"."Spanky"]].



** During the lecture, Holly says talking about Wittards she can now see the panel in an old folk's home, just rambling to one another. David stage-whispers "maybe we're there ''already''." Richard Osmand says that's the plot of ''Film/ShutterIsland'', which Holly takes to mean "David Mitchell in an old folk's home", but he corrects her; that's the plot of ''Would I Lie to You?''

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** During the lecture, Holly says talking about Wittards she can now see the panel in an old folk's home, just rambling to one another. David stage-whispers "maybe we're there ''already''." Richard Osmand says that's the plot of ''Film/ShutterIsland'', which Holly takes to mean "David Mitchell in an old folk's home", but he corrects her; that's the plot of ''Would I Lie to You?''''Series/WouldILieToYou''.



--->'''David:''' ... uh, you're listening to Radio 4. Don't worry, it's - it's ''The Archers'' soon.\\

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--->'''David:''' ... uh, you're listening to Radio 4. Don't worry, it's - it's ''The Archers'' ''Radio/TheArchers'' soon.\\

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* Series 19, episode 3:
** In Lloyd's lecture on dinosaurs, Henning buzzes for the original actor for Barney the Dinosaur since he has no idea what Barney is, and thinks it's something to do with ''The Flintstones''. David's response is just wondering about how Henning pronounces it as "Flin-stuhns", making them sound like a family from somewhere in the Home Counties (David also has no idea what Barney is either).
** At the end of Lloyd's lecture, David brings up how most of the dinosaurs from ''Jurassic Park'' aren't actually from the Jurassic. "Other scientific errors include: Everything else."
** During Ellie Taylor's lecture on cakes, Henning buzzes in on her claim the Duchess of Cornwall eats icing straight from the tub, causing David to remark his interior monologue seems unmuted, before getting weird about it himself.
--->'''David:''' As far we know, she doesn't. She doesn't even eat huge quantities of chocolate icing like a normal person. She's all ''stuck up'', eating cucumber sandwiches in moderation.
** Lloyd gets confused as to whether the Duchess of Cornwall is Kate or Camilla (it's the later), and Henning just chimes in with "she's on the booze, isn't she?", setting David off again.
--->'''David:''' She just drinks white wine in moderation! ''Stuck-up cow!''\\
''(laughter and applause from the audience)''\\
'''David:''' Uh... Ellie.
** When Ellie claims cake has the same effect on an athlete as performance enhancers, Lloyd buzzes in, prompting a baffled David to ask him if he's ever ''had'' cake.
** After John states, and David confirms, that honey is basically bee vomit, Ellie comments that this essentially makes the Honey Monster ''terrifying''.
** John then claims he could make his own honey and bring it in. "And once you've tasted Finnemore honey, you'll never go back." David then retorts "you've said that before."
--->'''John:''' ''(feigning tears)'' I'm really touched you remember.\\
''(laughter, including from David)''
** John then claims bees cannot fly. Henning buzzes in on the logic of "well, they ''are'' heavy." David is uncertain, because he's never tried to lift one, and Henning gets more weird, trying to cite physics.
--->'''David:''' I think you underestimate how rigorous physics has become.
** John finishes his lecture with a truly epic tongue twister about several bees, after which Lloyd buzzes for something he said before that (bees help police find serial killers), but since it was a whole poem ago he doesn't get the point. The audience goes "aww!" and David warns he ''might'' take a point off for that. Cue a single "yay!"



--->'''David:''' Yes, Graema, why ''aren't'' you buzzing in on stupid guesses?\\

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--->'''David:''' Yes, Graema, Graeme, why ''aren't'' you buzzing in on stupid guesses?\\

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** Richard tries going on, but David proves incapable of keeping his promise:

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** Richard then gives David fair warning:
--> '''Richard''': You know, I've just got to say, you are not going to like the rest of this lecture. It's not gettin' any better.
** Richard tries going on, but David proves incapable of keeping his promise:promise, when the (false) fact of most peanut butter being made of cashews is brought up:
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* Henning Wehn abandoning his lecture on computers in Series 10 to give a rant about people impersonating him on Facebook. Arthur Smith gets a point for buzzing in on it.

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* Henning Wehn abandoning his lecture on computers in Series 10 to give a rant about people impersonating him on Facebook. Arthur Smith gets a point for buzzing in on it. Made even funnier given that David's reaction and phrasing seems to imply that Henning genuinely did go off the rails, taking everyone by surprise.

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* Series 27, episode 6: Henning's lecture is on squirrels. Henning can't ''say'' squirrel in English, and he knows this. So his lecture doesn't get off to a great start to begin with, as he gamely (if [[ThisIsGonnaSuck uncertainly]]) tries three times to say the word, and finally just gives up.

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* Series 27, episode 6: 6:
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Henning's lecture is on squirrels. Henning can't ''say'' squirrel in English, and he knows this. So his lecture doesn't get off to a great start to begin with, as he gamely (if [[ThisIsGonnaSuck uncertainly]]) tries three times to say the word, and finally just gives up.


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** At the end of Henning's lecture, David brings up then-Prince Charles's suggested plan to reduce squirrel numbers with contraceptive-laced Nutella. Holly Walsh questions if he needs to keep establishing it's an oral contraceptive given there aren't many alternatives.
-->'''Holly:''' Not like they hid a condom in some Nutella.\\
'''David:''' Actually, it's aural, and it's a contraceptive that they listen to. "Don't have sex!" In the Nutella, and the grey squirrels are hypnotised by it and lose all sexual yearnings, so yes I absolutely have to use that word otherwise you'd think it's something they swallowed rather than listened to. So...\\
'''Richard:''' And suddenly we're back to Alexander Armstrong's album.
** For Ria's lecture on China, the concept of foot binding is brought up, and how the Ching dynasty had manuals on it, and how the process made sex more pleasurable for men.
--->'''David:''' ... uh, you're listening to Radio 4. Don't worry, it's - it's ''The Archers'' soon.\\
'''Richard:''' "Radio Phwoarh", more like.


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** David impersonating the mating call of a hippo (or more accurately, imitating Rory Bremner doing so to help his wife), which is a sort of "nhh-nhh-nhh" noise.
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* Series 29, episode 4:
** In Marcus Brigstock's lecture on bans, he says his lecture will probably be banned by the end, before admitting that it may well, "given the last two minutes are very, ''very'' racist." Richard buzzes in to say that knowing Marcus, this will probably be true.
** In Lucy's lecture on France, she makes up "baguette javelin" as a sport. Ria Line buzzes because she wants it to be true, but David tells her she can't get a point for it. However, he concedes that if she invents an actual sport of baguette javelin by the time the episode airs, she'd get a point.

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