Withington Pub Quiz League - quizbiz 03/11/04

Results & Match Reports

Electric Pigs lost at home to Albert Park who broke their duck for the season

History Men overwhelmed a 3-man X-Pats down at the Red

St Caths had a comfortable home victory over Albert

Ethel Rodin went down at home to league leaders Fifth Finger

Opsimaths lost at home yet again - this time to Snoopy's Friends

Quiz Paper Verdict

This week we had a Bingo paper from FCEK. A pretty tough one too. Comments from around the games were mixed. Fifth Finger thought it above average but at St Caths they were none too happy. At the Albert Club despite some really interesting questions we eventually found the 2 and half hours it took us to get through the paper a bit of a problem.

As ever with Gerry, Damian and co. there was much of interest and some fairly roundabout phraseology. There were certainly some revelations (such as the "died in the bog" question at 52) and some nice ideas (like the bottom 3 alphabetical clubs getting relegated at 67 - why not the first 3 alphabetical clubs going then we'd be rid of Arsenal?).

The pictures (sort of geographical dingbats) provided plenty of groans. So, all in all, a curate's egg of a paper.

The Question of the Week

For a jolly good belly laugh I have chosen Question 13 :

Apparently, when he was just five years old, Shadow Defence Secretary, Nicholas Soames, walked into his grandfather’s bedroom and asked him: “Grandpa, is it true you are the greatest man in the world” “Yes I am” replied Grandpa, “now bugger off!!”. Who was Grandpa?

Click here to see the answers to this and the rest of the week's questions and answers.

Fr Megson

Megson in Hiding

A Chairde,

Fr. Megson is believed to be in hiding this weekend following allegations that his fingerprints had been found on a suspect picture round found in several South Manchester pubs and clubs on Wednesday night last. He is believed to have sought diplomatic immunity in the Gboottee Embassy situated in leafy South West Ladybarn. Late last night the Embassy received a call from a man, claiming to represent the Moral Majority breakaway faction of the Didsbury Rotary Club. He is claimed to have warned the controversial cleric not to show his face in any pub within a 5 mile radius of School Lane or the consequences would be dire. The man, who spoke with a pronounced St Cath's accent was unspecific about the nature of any planned retribution but warned that, if carried out, it would mean a long period of enforced and excruciating celibacy for the hapless Fr. Megson.

In a hastily convened press conference, Fr. Megson said he was unable to comment although he was heard to give a loud gulp when he heard the nature of the threats. He did manage to point out however an inaccuracy on this week's website.

" I tend never listen to anything that shock-jock Mike Bath says on the stupid website. There's enough bilge on Radio Eireann to keep me happy. But just let me point out to smarty-pants Bath and his elk - sorry I mean ilk - that curates do not in fact lay eggs and certainly not when they are feeling as menopausal as wot I am at the moment. What do you mean bad-tempered git? I am NOT being bad-tempered! It's youse that are being unreasonable ........ bugger off and find something else to read........................I'm goin' down a pub .....................but definitely not on School Lane."

Fr. Megson.