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{{quote| '''[[Stephen Fry]]:''' What you need is [[Accidental Innuendo|length and thickness]]...<br /> |
{{quote| '''[[Stephen Fry]]:''' What you need is [[Accidental Innuendo|length and thickness]]...<br /> |
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'''Alan Davies:''' That is going to be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUJbuwIG79k snipped out, straight on YouTube.] }} |
'''Alan Davies:''' That is going to be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}EUJbuwIG79k snipped out, straight on YouTube.] }} |
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{{quote| '''[[Stephen Fry]]:''' [''with both hands on his hips''] Do you know that rhyme? "I'm a little teapot, short and stout, here's my handle... oh bugger, I'm a sugar bowl."}} |
{{quote| '''[[Stephen Fry]]:''' [''with both hands on his hips''] Do you know that rhyme? "I'm a little teapot, short and stout, here's my handle... oh bugger, I'm a sugar bowl."}} |
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'''David Mitchell''': Well... this is an easy one. The enclave actually only exists theoretically, because it's a sort of sand bank, which was once farmed but was flooded in the 14th century, and it exists between Denmark and Germany in the Heligoland Bight, but it's sort of been an anomaly in diplomatic law ever since then, because there were arguments over who owned it theoretically even though no one could go there. And so the 5732 provisions are... actually it's a provision for each of the former states of the Holy Roman Empire, before it was dissolved by Napoleon.<br /> |
'''David Mitchell''': Well... this is an easy one. The enclave actually only exists theoretically, because it's a sort of sand bank, which was once farmed but was flooded in the 14th century, and it exists between Denmark and Germany in the Heligoland Bight, but it's sort of been an anomaly in diplomatic law ever since then, because there were arguments over who owned it theoretically even though no one could go there. And so the 5732 provisions are... actually it's a provision for each of the former states of the Holy Roman Empire, before it was dissolved by Napoleon.<br /> |
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'''Audience''': ''(begins to applaud)''<br /> |
'''Audience''': ''(begins to applaud)''<br /> |
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'''Stephen Fry''': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdZ6v0Y1Etg That is absolutely wrong.] }} |
'''Stephen Fry''': [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}WdZ6v0Y1Etg That is absolutely wrong.] }} |
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{{quote| [''Having correctly answered a question about what will happen if a shoal of piranhas meet a dolphin by saying that the dolphin will eat the piranhas'']<br /> |
{{quote| [''Having correctly answered a question about what will happen if a shoal of piranhas meet a dolphin by saying that the dolphin will eat the piranhas'']<br /> |
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Stephen Fry: None of them is the odd one out is the answer. Do you know why? |
Al Murray: That's not knowledge; that's a crapshoot! |
John Sergeant: I'm getting the spirit of this show! It's about sex, isn't it? |
Stephen Fry: We only call ourselves "Quite Interesting", we don't call ourselves "Astonishing". |
Stephen Fry: And to General Ignorance, where we ask Alan Davies...is this a rhetorical question? |
Stephen Fry: He (Niels Bohr) also said, of quantum physics: "if you're not shocked by it, then you haven't understood it". |
Stephen Fry: I fear we have gained some insight into what life would be like in an old people's home. |
Stephen Fry: Why do [the Royal Family] open their presents on Christmas Eve? |
Rich Hall: Finally this show gets back on firm, heterosexual footing. |
Stephen Fry: What you need is length and thickness... |
Stephen Fry: [with both hands on his hips] Do you know that rhyme? "I'm a little teapot, short and stout, here's my handle... oh bugger, I'm a sugar bowl." |
Rich Hall: In space, no-one can hear you apologize. |
Stephen Fry: What's the biggest load of rubbish in the world? |
Phill Jupitus: You're watching QI for the Straight Guy. |
Sean Lock: We're the only creatures, Johnny, who like to show off. Apart from Peacocks... and quite a few others, come to think of it... All of the ones with the spines, and the horns... yeah. |
[During a question where the panelists have to identify examples of the others' handwriting.] |
Stephen Fry: we've raised the bar a little for this one in recognition of the presence amongst us of the noted historian David Mitchell of Peterhouse Cambridge. So, David, we'd like you to name the 5732 provisions affecting the enclave of Baarle Hertog in the treaty of Mastricht. Your time starts now. |
[Having correctly answered a question about what will happen if a shoal of piranhas meet a dolphin by saying that the dolphin will eat the piranhas] |
Stephen Fry: Who are the lords of shouting? |
Sean Lock: I hear voices, but I just ignore them and carry on killing. |
Stephen Fry: [On Japanese War Tubas] Can anyone tell me what these were used for? |