Just A Minute

I don't have the exact answers to your qustions, but the 'Just A
classic Minute' CD has a commentary from Nicholas Parsons prior to
each of the four shows where he waxes lyrical about the changes to
the game format as it developed over time.

I'm not sure its all entirely accurate actually, along with other
comments I've heard/read about in the past - for example the timing
of experimenting with swapping chairmen each episode - the people
involved seem to have differing recollections and this becomes
apparent as you listen again to older episodes. Sometimes they are
out by years.

Changs to the deviation rule are also apparent as are other
developments to the repetition rule besides the ones you mention,
such as whether or not you can repeat the words on the card.

Nicholas refers to this in terms of a professional and evolutionary
approach as though all carefully planned out to help the game stay
fresh and give it its longevity. However, while this may be true to a
degree, when you listen to many of the episodes from the late 60s,
early 70s, it becomes quite obvious that some of the rules are
evolving mid-game, much to the disgust of the players and the ensuing
hilarity caused by Nicholas' confused judgements.

--- In just-a-minute@ yahoogroups. com, "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?
>

---

Don't pick lemons.
See all the new 2007 cars at Yahoo! Autos.