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Only Connect - can we raise a team?

(38 Posts)
Luckygirl Sun 03-Jan-16 11:55:40

I think they are meant to be - it is a sort of joke in itself.

ninathenana Sun 03-Jan-16 11:01:18

Does anyone else find Victoria's attempts at humour grating smile

ninathenana Sun 03-Jan-16 10:58:46

DH and I are fans too, I occasionally get the connections rounds and some of the walls. Like others I'm best at missing vowels.
Wouldn't want to see myself on TV though shock

trisher Sun 03-Jan-16 10:24:28

I love it but I am useless. Play the connecting walls on-line- www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2Z79DzzJY8w2R58bpftq14k/quiz
Practice if you are going to enter! Can we suggest names for the team???
"Old trout fishers" (Gransnetters)

Teetime Sun 03-Jan-16 10:15:04

I'll have a go. I'm quite good at University Challenge - except the maths and some of science and can do some of Only Connect and quite a bit of Mastermind General Knowledge round.

Elrel Sat 02-Jan-16 22:38:56

I should have said - I too am usually defeated by the connections rounds, better at the Wall and missing vowels. Such joy when I do get a connection!

Elrel Sat 02-Jan-16 22:36:35

Thanks for your interest and encouragement! We'd got 3 people definitely interested in an Eggheads challenge, may well apply when it opens again. There's one or two considering, I expect a reserve is needed, as for Eggheads, so most likely four are needed.

Lilygran Sat 02-Jan-16 22:00:09

But it's a wonderful idea, hope you can get four lateral-thinking Gransnetters, Elrel!

Lilygran Sat 02-Jan-16 21:58:25

DH and I are OK usually with the missing vowels and not bad mostly with the wall but the first two rounds give us trouble!

LullyDully Sat 02-Jan-16 21:42:24

I agree. I enjoy Only Connect but with admiration for all those intelligent, lateral thinkers!!!!!

Egg heads is hard.... pitched against those people with better memories for knowledge than me.

hildajenniJ Sat 02-Jan-16 21:24:01

I love Only Connect but the only thing I'm any good at is the connecting wall. I'm afraid I was never much use at lateral thinking!

Luckygirl Sat 02-Jan-16 20:34:39

No-one has replied to your wonderful post! - I love Only Connect, but get so few connections that I would be no use to you at all! I am however good at the round with the missing vowels.

Elrel Sat 02-Jan-16 19:29:50

Do you watch Only Connect presented by Victoria Coren? Would you like to be in a team?
We've been discussing getting a team for Eggheads together (On the 15 Minutes of Fame thread) but have missed the closing date.
Only Connect has been suggested but, again, the closing date is soon.
If you'd like to be on it please post, thanks!