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Re: leaping forward... into 4th place

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Robert TorresSep 10, 2010

Well, regarding the chairman, I have already stated my thoughts and feelings about why I feel Nicholas doesn't make a good chairman on this program innumerable times. The problem I think stems from the fact that as I go back over the years, I continue to find all kinds of little things that fan the flames, if you like, of my overall opinion on Nicholas' unsuitability to be chairman. Sure, he's been chairman of Just a Minute for the last four and a half decades, but look at Fidel Castro. He installed himself as president for life of Cuba, and you can't really say he's doing the people of that island nation any good is he? Which just goes to show that being in a certain job for a long time doesn't necessarily make you any good at it. The main issue regarding Nicholas has to be that he isn't just content to let the moments of contribution or humor just be, he has to ruin the enjoyment of one and all by sticking his big fat stinking conk into everything with some inane comment that he likes to believe is a demonstration of his sharp wit, when it actuality his commentary comes out all flat and unenjoyable, like a bottle of ginger beer you leave at room temperature without the top on. If you were to read his ferago of a book 'The Straight Man: My Life in Comedy', you can instantly tell that it is a work of utter fiction, or as Nicholas would put it, a 'flight of pure fantasy'. It would have to be, because the anecdotes held within this tome seem to stem from the ramblings of a lunatic. And another thing... *WHISTLE*

How'd I do? :) I must be in the lead now! I must be in the lead now!

--- On Fri, 9/10/10, Don Judge <don@...> wrote:

From: Don Judge <don@...>
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: leaping forward... into 4th place
To: just-a-minute@...
Date: Friday, September 10, 2010, 2:47 AM

did I leap into 4th place ?

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Cheers

Don    __o
      -\<,
..... O/ O

From: Julian Personal <julianxbishop@...>
To: "just-a-minute@..." <just-a-minute@...>
Cc: "just-a-minute@..." <just-a-minute@...>
Sent: Friday, 10 September, 2010 7:11:39
Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] Re: leaping forward... into 4th place

Oz/Don - we will give you both a bonus point because we enjoyed both of your challenges.

Next round is with you Robert and you must speak without repetition on why Nicholas doesn't make a good chairman of JAM, starting now

Julian

www.julianxbishop.wordpress.com

On 10 Sep 2010, at 01:03, "Oz" <j_a_m_fan@...> wrote:

> I guess its because I have a very low tolerance for humiliation.

Perhaps you have an irony deficiency.

Oz

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> --- On Wed, 9/8/10, Don Judge <don@...> wrote:
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> From: Don Judge <don@...>
> Subject: Re: [just-a-minute] leaping forward... into 4th place
> To: just-a-minute@...
> Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 5:20 AM
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> It's comes under the heading of 'typical British humour', no more, no less.
> If you listen very carefully you will hear the (mainly British) audience laughing.
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> In particular 'irony' a humerous concept that is not understood on the other side of the pond.
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> I think it can be classed as 'situational irony' defined as 'the contrast between what happens and what was expected'.
> http://www.examples-help.org.uk/irony.htm
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> Don    __o
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> ..... O/ O
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> From: Robert Torres <bobbyshaddoe3004@...>
> To: just-a-minute@...
> Sent: Tuesday, 7 September, 2010 23:41:21
> Subject: [just-a-minute] leaping forward... into 4th place
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> I find this to be a source of profound annoyance. The way Nicholas builds up this moment after a series of incorrect challenges garner a panelist a lot of points, or when someone has contributed greatly on a subject and is found to be speaking when the whistle goes, he does this big song and dance of how well someone has done. Heaping upon them praise upon praise and other accolades... And ruins the whole thing by saying that the panelist in question has leaped forward into 4th or 3rd place or is still in 4th or 3rd place. This has been a source of some great comedic moments, largely from some of the new breed of panelists who use every chance to take the mickey out of this overused and rather patronizing phrase.
> but im curious about how others feel about this. Whats the overall opinion from the fans?
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