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Topic: various threads

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jeremy_keensJan 9, 2008
 

 
It is interesting - I am not actually sure how Ken and Paul would have
gone together. Reading the diary, and listening to JAM, i think Ken
was more focussed on anecdotes well told: he had a store which (like
most performers) he would tell at interviews: the diary lists them
after some shows. But he has many comments about his own or others
abilities to tell a good story.

And it has struck me also that he was the least in favour of
re-interpreting the topic: challenging when the topic was just a
minute when clem wasn't talking about the show and many other examples.

Relatedly, I have just listened to the show The Dome (show 655) and it
was a beauty; paul talking for 75 seconds on tatooing, an amazing
group riff about a boy in clement's fridge: which was so funny I have
decided to copy it from the transcripts for you below
(hope you don't mind dean)

Jeremy

NP: That was a hesitation. Yes Clement you have 30 seconds now, the
London Marathon starting now.

CF: When people say how is it possible that you, at your age, can do
the Marathon, I have to tell them that I have the body of a boy of 18.
In... in my refrigerator!

BUZZ

NP: Paul challenged.

PMe: I was going to say deviation, but I do know that Clement does
have the body of an 18-year-old boy in his refrigerator, so... I've
seen him! Simon! I remember that party round at Clement's place, and
he said "the drinks are in the fridge and by the way, say hello to
Simon. He's an 18-year-old boy I keep in there."

NP: Right, you actually challenged before he said about the keeping in
the fridge.

PMe: I know.

NP: But anyway, 19 seconds, the London Marathon starting now.

PMe: I've got a new boyfriend at the moment. He lives in Clement's
fridge, but I've dug a tunnel so I get in the back of that particular
implement, and there we are, we kiss amongst the ice cubes! And...

BUZZ

NP: Julian challenged.

JC: It's deviation.

NP: Why?

JC: Well what's he talking about?

PMe: I kiss the boy behind the ice cubes.

NP: Yes he's gone off into a world of fantasy which is actually
utterly devious. If you want to interpret...

PMe: Just a minute! This 18-year-old boy wasn't devious when he was
Clement's, now I start, I start kissing him and then it's devious!

NP: I know.

CF: Actually he...

PMe: You've never liked Simon, have you? Have you? You've never liked
him! He's never liked Simon!

NP: This is an impossible game to judge on in a way. If he's in his
fantasy mode, is he allowed to go and have anything? Or do you allow
him...

CF: Actually he's dead!

PMc: Don't say he's dead! (wails)

NP: Simon's dead.

PMe: Clement you could have broken it to me in a better way than this!
I thought he'd gone quiet!

NP: Paul Merton gets two bonus points. One because what he was saying,
one for that extra remark. Julian you get a correct challenge of
deviation so you get a point for that, you take the subject, 12
seconds available, the London marathon starting now.

JC: Fill your jockstrap with fresh fruit is my tip if you're going to
run a marathon. And I have the name Simon across my back which is...

BUZZ

NP: Paul challenged.

PMe: You liar! You don't know Simon! Simon's my friend!

NP: But he's dead!

PMe: Oh don't rub it in! I'm trying to forget about that! For God's
sake! Are you inhuman?

NP: I think Just A Minute's gone into a realm that it's never
approached before. We're stuck in the fantasy world. So Paul...

PMe: He doesn't know Simon! He's talking about Simon and no-one knows him!

NP: Right! Another bonus for Paul because we enjoyed what he said. A
point to you because you got a correct challenge...

JC: Thank you.

NP: And you have the subject of Simon, no you don't, you have the...
In fact let's change it. There's only four seconds to go, talk about
Simon for four seconds starting now.

JC: It's a thankless task talking about Simon for four seconds because
it's hard to achieve anything...

 
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Topic: Re: various threads

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Dean BedfordJan 9, 2008
 

 
On Thursday, January 10, 2008, at 06:38 PM, jeremy_keens wrote:

>
> Relatedly, I have just listened to the show The Dome (show 655) and it
> was a beauty; paul talking for 75 seconds on tatooing, an amazing
> group riff about a boy in clement's fridge: which was so funny I have
> decided to copy it from the transcripts for you below
> (hope you don't mind dean)

that was a fantastic show - I was amazed when they actually used the
other recording with the same team in "The Best of 2006"