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Re: Repetition Rules Change?

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Robert TorresFeb 5, 2007
 

 
it was something of a see saw type of thing when the rules of repetition changed, I think it started in 1969, and then became a bit more firmly established by the early 70's, but even then there was still a problem with regards to the various forms of a word because someone could challenge on repetition of dance even though a person had said 'dancing' beforehand, and also people who had some rather clever challenges with regards to repetition, especially if they were new to the show, like in the case of Alfred Marks.  On his debut he challenged Clement Freud for repetition of 'myself' even though the subject on the card was 'How I Restrain Myself'.  and then much later on it became an issue that you weren't allowed to repeat the subject on the card incessantly because as Nick would put it, 'it makes a nonsense of the game' or 'becomes a non-event as a show' which I guess is a valid point. 

"wednesday.keller" <wednesday.keller@...> wrote:

When did the rules about repetition change? I was listening to to 4x38 (6 October 1969)
and during the round about the 'advantages of not being on the telephone' several
challenges are made for other peoples repetition. i.e. Clement says month, someone else
says month, and the third person challenges (successfully) for the repetition of month.

Furthermore dieting, the next subject on the card, was also challenged for repetition when
people said it again.

So when did the rules change to only cover your own words rather than everybody's words
in a round?

Likewise when did you become able to repeat the words on the card?

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