Random Irritations

[Slab]

Omg it was . On the opposite corner was another pub. Had a great night in there. We saw a Robbie Williams tribute act. He sounded amazing. Only he was vertically challenged/small. Us at the back had to stand on chairs to see him.

Just thinking of the number of chairs etc and wouldn’t it’ve been easier if he stood on the chair

 

[RichA]

Is there a worse beer than Sam smiths alpine lager

When I was in York a couple of weeks ago the pub next door to the B and B we stayed in was Samuel Smiths. The lager was proper rammel. However the story has a happy ending. When they lit the coal fire, I took my coat off and knocked my pint over. I caught the glass but there was 1/2” left in the bottom. To the best of my knowledge it’s still sat on the table. I couldn’t drink it.
That aside they are rubbish pubs as well.

There are a few Samuel Smiths pubs in London. I've avoided them for years. Ancient brewery but only sell beers that are like low quality knock-offs of other brands. Like Lidl but much more expensive and lower quality.
No we don't sell Guinness but try our Imperial Stout.

 

[jim8flog]

Pub quiz masters who can't handle it and get flustered at the slightest querying. At the one last night she cancelled an entire round that we were doing well in just because one of her answers was wrong! On another question people queried on she just panicked and said "oh everyone gets a point for that one then". Diabolical. Not to mention the amount of times she missed answers out when reading them out, or read the next question too quickly giving you no time to think.

We did win in the end though somehow so can't complain too much I guess.

I was at a charity quiz night and few of us were 'fined' because we told the quizmaster he got an answer wrong.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I was at a charity quiz night and few of us were 'fined' because we told the quizmaster he got an answer wrong.

Was he wrong?

Was the fine in jest or was it all taken seriously? I rarely do a pub quiz but the quizmaster giving a wrong answer is a massive no no, surely?

 

[Voyager EMH]

One pub quiz I went to.

Quizmaster: How many sides does a prism have?

Me, shouting out: Depends what shape it is! And it has faces and edges, not sides!

Went to the same quiz a few weeks later and we called our team, "The Hexagonal Prisms".

 

[Neilds]

Used to do a pub quiz many years ago and the quiz master was rubbish - which made it more entertaining. One week there was a tie break between us and a couple more teams which involved a date about the American War of Independence. We had a rough idea that it was late 1700s but then the quizmaster gave us a 'clue' and said it was in the 17th century. When the teams submitted their answers, he proceeded to take the mick and say we were over 100 years out despite him giving us a clue. He thought 1780 odd was 17th century and even when we tried explaining how we were in the 21st century despite it being 20 something, he still didn't get it.

 

[Orikoru]

Was he wrong?

Was the fine in jest or was it all taken seriously? I rarely do a pub quiz but the quizmaster giving a wrong answer is a massive no no, surely?

You would think, but at least four of the "correct" answers were wrong in last night's one. I wonder if people are just using ChatGPT to write up quizzes these days and not checking the answers.

 

[Orikoru]

You would think, but at least four of the "correct" answers were wrong in last night's one. I wonder if people are just using ChatGPT to write up quizzes these days and not checking the answers.

Here's one example of a question she completely garbled. She asked us, in Scrabble, how much would you score for 'SCORPIO' if the S was on a triple letter score. So we guessed 13. The 'correct' answer ended up being 36: it was a bit of a trick question, and she said if the S was on a triple letter score then the word must also be on a triple word score on the board. But we have checked this, and it turned out to be total nonsense. I think the question should have said that the S was on a triple word score - then the 'trick' would be that the R would have to be on a double letter score I think - and that would have made it 36. Anyway, at least I'm pretty sure nobody got a point for that one.

 

[The Squirrel]

Is there a worse beer than Sam smiths alpine lager

When I was in York a couple of weeks ago the pub next door to the B and B we stayed in was Samuel Smiths. The lager was proper rammel. However the story has a happy ending. When they lit the coal fire, I took my coat off and knocked my pint over. I caught the glass but there was 1/2” left in the bottom. To the best of my knowledge it’s still sat on the table. I couldn’t drink it.
That aside they are rubbish pubs as well.

Yep. People drink in them ‘cos it’s cheap, but they’re rubbish.
I won’t: the way Humphrey (eccentric - I.E totally mad owner) treats publicans and staff is vile. Google it.

In York? BrewYork for the win.

 

[jim8flog]

Was he wrong?

Was the fine in jest or was it all taken seriously? I rarely do a pub quiz but the quizmaster giving a wrong answer is a massive no no, surely?

He was definitely wrong -

Question 'what is Inspector Morse's first name'

His answer "nobody knows"

Years ago, long before the series Endeavour. It was revealed just once.

It was fun evening for charity so no real 'offence' taken

 

[RichA]

Here's one example of a question she completely garbled. She asked us, in Scrabble, how much would you score for 'SCORPIO' if the S was on a triple letter score. So we guessed 13. The 'correct' answer ended up being 36: it was a bit of a trick question, and she said if the S was on a triple letter score then the word must also be on a triple word score on the board. But we have checked this, and it turned out to be total nonsense. I think the question should have said that the S was on a triple word score - then the 'trick' would be that the R would have to be on a double letter score I think - and that would have made it 36. Anyway, at least I'm pretty sure nobody got a point for that one.

Isn't Scorpio always a proper noun, written with a capital S? Therefore zero Scrabble points and lose a turn.

 

[Neilds]

Isn't Scorpio always a proper noun, written with a capital S? Therefore zero Scrabble points and lose a turn.

Oh come on!!! Everyone knows that a scorpio was an ancient Roman projectile weapon that was a type of bolt-firing artillery. It could be used for precision shooting at targets up to 100 m or for lobbing bolts over longer distances, up to 400 m. It was used in both siege warfare and as a fixed weapon to defend cities.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

You would think, but at least four of the "correct" answers were wrong in last night's one. I wonder if people are just using ChatGPT to write up quizzes these days and not checking the answers.

We had this at a quiz recently with the wife’s work they used ChatGpt to get questions 2 of the sports round questions were:

Which English Golfer won 8 majors including the 1996 Masters! Well no one because Faldo won it and he won 6 not 8 majors!

The other question was which American golfer won his only major at the PGA Championship in 1991!! Well John Daly won that but he also won the Open in 1995 so won 2 majors.

Apparently I wasn’t allowed to question it because they’d used ChatGPT so I was wrong!

 

[RichA]

Oh come on!!! Everyone knows that a scorpio was an ancient Roman projectile weapon that was a type of bolt-firing artillery. It could be used for precision shooting at targets up to 100 m or for lobbing bolts over longer distances, up to 400 m. It was used in both siege warfare and as a fixed weapon to defend cities.

Interesting. Maybe @Orikoru can clarify whether the pub quiz specified if the Scrabble game in question was being played in English or Latin.

 

[Hobbit]

I’ve never heard those words in the same sentence before. Vile drink.

You’re a bounder and a cad sir! Thou should be Burntest at the stake…

I was weaned on real ales in the mid 70’s, and I’ve never lost my taste for luke warm, flatish beers. I lived in the Lakes back then, Theakston’s and Hartley’s were my regular pints.

As I moved around the U.K. I’ve sought out the local beers. What I can say is there’s hardly a bad real ale if it and the lines it’s drawn through are well looked after. But go back to the mid 70’s and you’d find some awful mass produced rubbish.

I do enjoy a ‘Theakston’s since Scottish & Newcastle sold it back to one of the Theakston’s brothers. The other brother set up the Black Sheep brewery after they originally sold Theakston’s. I’ve got a special place in my heart for Theakston’s.

A few I like. Greene King, Abbott’s, Ruddles, London Pride, Spitfire, Hobgoblin, Timothy Taylor’s, Bateman’s, Woodforde’s. And there’s a whole load of micro breweries producing some stunning stuff.

The worst beer & lager I’ve had… Joseph Holt’s.

 

[Tashyboy]

Until the other week, when it was suggested I had used chat GPT. I had to google it to see what it actually was.
I sold the wife’s iphone8 last week. The guy who bought it asked me if it does snap chat.
What the heck is that.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Until the other week, when it was suggested I had used chat GPT. I had to google it to see what it actually was.
I sold the wife’s iphone8 last week. The guy who bought it asked me if it does snap chat.
What the heck is that.

So last decade, you don't need to worry about it .

Another messaging service. Was popular, less so now. Messages / pictures would disappear after 10 seconds or so. Meant to be about privacy but no use if you wanted to look again at what was sent (bad for oldies )

 

[Orikoru]

So last decade, you don't need to worry about it .

Another messaging service. Was popular, less so now. Messages / pictures would disappear after 10 seconds or so. Meant to be about privacy but no use if you wanted to look again at what was sent (bad for oldies )

Although they came about at a similar time, I think WhatsApp really took off and kind of usurped SnapChat. Snap still exists so I guess some people use it, but it seems pretty pointless to me.

 

[Tashyboy]

I did Google Chat GPT, but didn’t bother with Snapchat

 

[RichA]

Run flat tyres. Again.
And why do I only ever get a puncture when I'm 100+ miles from home.