tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post6490048793143453812..comments2024-03-12T12:54:32.926-07:00Comments on Life After Mastermind: If you're a quizzer of a certain age . . .Londiniushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-7569620514245453202010-12-13T10:04:24.095-08:002010-12-13T10:04:24.095-08:00Isaac Newton -
Born on a Wednesday
Apple on Thurs...Isaac Newton - <br />Born on a Wednesday<br />Apple on Thursday<br />Motion on Friday<br />Calculus Saturday<br />Catflap on Sunday<br />- Lot more clever than Solomon Grundy. <br /><br />Thanks Chris and Ben,<br /><br />I agree with your points about not playing them now Ben, and that the trouble is that sometimes the questions are so risibly constructed to stop you dead in your tracks. I don't mind not knowing answers when I think its a fair question, but your Isaac Newton one is a good example of a whatthehell, and I can't stand whatthehells. <br /><br />DaveLondiniushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871325359167581176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-43169597734613259442010-12-13T09:29:22.255-08:002010-12-13T09:29:22.255-08:00Oh, and fyi, Isaac Newton was born on a Wednesdsay...Oh, and fyi, Isaac Newton was born on a Wednesdsay.Ben Duttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626732284749728398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-42012425619306021672010-12-13T09:27:11.596-08:002010-12-13T09:27:11.596-08:00When I used to go out clubbing a lot, I would alwa...When I used to go out clubbing a lot, I would always start my evening by going to a pub with a quiz machine. It paid for my night out each time, and a little bit beside. Like Chris, £20 - £50 a week. More pubs started getting them, and when I hosted in pubs that had them, we'd watch the punters fill it up, then me and the landlord would empty it as best as possible, often winning £30 each Tuesday. Then they got connected to the Interet, or had new questions bought round on dongle, and the questions became guessing games: I still remember being asked, just once, "What day of the week was Sir Isaac Newton born on?" I gave the machines up good then... now if I join friends in a few games on one, we rarely win more than we put in - £20 now and again - but they're designed to make money for the owner, not the quizzer.Ben Duttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626732284749728398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401280171563686515.post-53200475904516485102010-12-12T13:49:09.187-08:002010-12-12T13:49:09.187-08:00When I worked at the police college in the mid 90s...When I worked at the police college in the mid 90s, there was a quiz machine in the bar there. I used to make my beer money for the week (somewhere from £20-50) every week. I just needed to keep an eye on how often it had been played to make sure it was ready to pay out when I played. <br /><br />The current machines are far less ready to pay out. There are some quizzers who still play regularly and make a profit but I cannot say whether they make large sums of money nowadays.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com