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Fred Finisterre
Nov 23, 2009, 3:30:19 PM11/23/09
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The bloke who ays "UCL, Smith" or whatever when they buzz in was shrieking
like a lunatic tonight. Ruined the programme.
like a lunatic tonight. Ruined the programme.
I can only assume it's somebody new?
Fred.
kochanski
Nov 23, 2009, 4:51:46 PM11/23/09
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Haven't seen it this week but it's probably the same guy, he always gets
more and more hyper as the time goes on. He's practically apoplectic
when there's only 20 seconds to go.
Sofa - Spud
Nov 23, 2009, 5:44:53 PM11/23/09
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Noticed it a week or so ago, the first time I'd seen it for months -
hilarious.
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JNugent
Nov 24, 2009, 6:46:05 AM11/24/09
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A.C...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote:
> Thus spake Fred Finisterre (finis...@gmail.com) unto the assembled multitudes:
>> The bloke who ays "UCL, Smith" or whatever when they buzz in was shrieking
>> like a lunatic tonight. Ruined the programme.
>
> I think someone wrote a letter to the Radio Times about this. It was even
> worse two weeks ago; he sounded like his brain was about to explode. He
> sounded a bit like Alan Deddicoat (the "voice of the balls" on the Lotto draw
> shows) on E.
> Thus spake Fred Finisterre (finis...@gmail.com) unto the assembled multitudes:
>> The bloke who ays "UCL, Smith" or whatever when they buzz in was shrieking
>> like a lunatic tonight. Ruined the programme.
>
> worse two weeks ago; he sounded like his brain was about to explode. He
> sounded a bit like Alan Deddicoat (the "voice of the balls" on the Lotto draw
> shows) on E.
His name is in the credits, though I don't recall it offhand.
Ian F.
Nov 24, 2009, 11:07:27 AM11/24/09
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"JNugent" <J...@noparticularplacetogo.com> wrote in message
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> His name is in the credits, though I don't recall it offhand.
Ian
Sofa - Spud
Nov 24, 2009, 1:53:35 PM11/24/09
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A.C...@DENTURESsussex.ac.uk wrote:
> Thus spake Fred Finisterre (finis...@gmail.com) unto the assembled multitudes:
> Thus spake Fred Finisterre (finis...@gmail.com) unto the assembled multitudes:
>> The bloke who ays "UCL, Smith" or whatever when they buzz in was shrieking
>> like a lunatic tonight. Ruined the programme.
>
>> like a lunatic tonight. Ruined the programme.
>
> I think someone wrote a letter to the Radio Times about this. It was even
> worse two weeks ago; he sounded like his brain was about to explode. He
> sounded a bit like Alan Deddicoat (the "voice of the balls" on the Lotto draw
> shows) on E.
>
>
>
> worse two weeks ago; he sounded like his brain was about to explode. He
> sounded a bit like Alan Deddicoat (the "voice of the balls" on the Lotto draw
> shows) on E.
>
>
>
The week I saw it I couldn't believe it!
G Bell
Nov 25, 2009, 5:59:05 AM11/25/09
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kochanski <issw...@blueyonder.co.uk> writes:
Possibly his testacles are wired up to the buzzers and as the
contestants press harder and harder as they get more frantic the shocks
get bigger?
Graham
JNugent
Nov 25, 2009, 11:23:14 AM11/25/09
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Thanks. Interesting stuff.
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