@megabyteme64 The immediate change in pressure actually killed him. (I've read the Darwin Awards many times). But I think having 2 NUCLEAR BOMBS dropped on you, is much more unlucky...
@manulito2 It is. Verified an urban legend by 'The Darwin Awards' team from the tale heard of a man in California who it was claimed had that happen to him. Sadly (though not for him), it's a made up story.
@SerPinkKnight Well, yeah, I know, but still.. Stephen actually speaks dutch, that's so awesome, I'm just suprised people even care about this little shithole. :P
@TheMonkiAss Rob was making a pun on the phrase 'flattery will get you nowhere'. Even though they're often quite clever, puns often elicit a groan rather than a laugh and are treated as bad jokes- hence the mock awkwardness, and the joke about going back in time and retelling the story without the pun. I just love the slight grin on Rob's face as he's telling it, he's obviously so pleased with himself
completely unrelated to the current comment conversation... i love how they add rich hall as an apparent regular to Qi... he doesn't get involved much because of no doubt.. he's somewhat unattached to the british humour
but the story gem's that he comes up with is always guaranteed when he decides to pipe in
WOW - That is awesomely unlucky, but hey...what a way to go. Like a fireman drowning in his own hose after being taken away by...fuck it, nothing is unluckier than a burning scuba diver.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the QI YouTube audience. An audience who can conduct a discussion with polite argument, rather than resorting to simple insults that you KNOW they wouldn't dare say to someone's face.
Thank you for restoring my faith in the decency and maturity of the internet.
Completely. I'm a Christian, but would rather argue with Steven Fry than with an idiot athiest because I feel he would have respect for me as a person.
Just as a point of interest. The Southern Cross isn't the southern celestial point in the southern hemisphere. There isn't really a very bright star at the southern celestial point like Polaris so you have to do some star hopping to find due south.
i think Rich Hall would be funnier but the brits have lightnening fast answers/jokes; also they tend to talk alot faster than those of us who are americans.
As a Englishman I didn't really like Rich Hall at first but I've grown to find him very funny and the things he does say are hilarious he doesn't make half arsed comments.
Very strange since I don't normally enjoy the American style of humour, I guess his time in England has changed his viewpoint on the world. :]
@EshnehGaming proberbly the funniest american standup comic alive is doug stanhope, you should check some of his shit out he's funny as fuck (youtube has a shit load of his act).
So if you commit a crime at the JFK memorial in Runnymede you are subject to US law, not UK law - might be a good place to do a spot of murdering or robbing.
Did anyone see the brilliantly ironic story that appeared a few weeks after the controversy of this episode? A school in Japan staged a fun-day or cosplay day or some such in which the student body turned up en-mass dressed as the SS (which a study of Japanese popular culture will show is surprisingly common). I believe the buildings were decorated in the 3rd Reich style as well. How's that for insensitivity?
I have to agree that Rich and Alan both seemed a little disinterested in this one - though I do still love this show beyond reason. I think Rob saved it - absolute gold - and, as ever, the extraordinary Sir Stephen.
Im actually surprised at people reactions in the comments below, really didn't think that people could take this show the wrong way :S Maybe it's a cultural difference thing I guess.
Quite interesting: friday 13th oktober 1307 is the date that the knights templar were rounded up and put on trial wich ended in death. some people think that's why we still think it's bad luck
I cant see what the fuss is about regarding the unluckiest/ luckiest man. At no point are any insulting comments made. In my opinion, the fact that he is considered worthy enough to feature on this show could be seen as a tribute to him and brought his story to the attention of millions of people.
Thanks to cywyhot for making a supporting point, but also for showing another fact about British comedy compared to American (which could perhaps be seen as the dominant one to non-English speakers and thus taken as the accepted style), in that we're merciless in our humour: UK culture already has many jokes about Iraq and Afghanistan (see Rhod Gilbert's sketches about going to the latter war-zone). When a Brit doesn't joke you know the situation's serious. It's why we're awkward at funerals.
“SPF is not a consumer-friendly number,” says Florida dermatologist and American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) spokesman James M. Spencer, MD. “It is logical for someone to think that an SPF of 30 is twice as good as an SPF of 15, and so on, but that is not how it works.”
According to Spencer, an SPF 15 product blocks about 94% of UVB rays, an SPF 30 product blocks 97% of UVB rays, and an SPF 45 product blocks about 98% of rays.
Apologies for the repetition on my previous two comments, but the system seemed to be acting up and I thought I'd lost the first one.
Continuing on the subject, QI is a British show for a British audience, and if you watch the other episodes you will see how acceptable it is to mock, satirise and make fun of subjects which would never be remarked upon in other countries.
PS: given that the BBC has apoligised for this one comment, will Japan reciprocate and apologise for Unit 731?
@8malevolent8: Nice summary... non-British people should accept the show for what it is and not expect it to reflect the attitudes of their native culture. Why should it?
And good call about Unit 731.... not many people know about it, perhaps because its senior officers traded their research with the septics for immunity from prosecution as war criminals. Hmm.
Let's take this slowly shall we...? Humour is an intrinsic part of British life to the extent that we are uncomfortable in situations where we can't make a joke. We have very few areas where a joke is unacceptable: it might be in bad taste, but that's not the same thing (Jokes about the London Underground bombings were circulating almost immediately). We know when something is unacceptable, and most would say that something that had happened over fifty years ago is hardly an open wound.
Okay, let's take this slowly... In Britain humour is an intrinsic part of life, and when it comes to jokes there are almost no sacred cows or areas where a joke can't be made. it's as natural to us as breathing, and we know where to draw the line. When the bombs blew up on the London Underground people were making jokes the next day. Making jokes about something that happened over fifty years ago would seem a reasonable amount of time.
i think that japan pretending that their wholesale sadism, rape, murder and torture never happened is far more insulting than these mild jokes but there we are
Oh dear, the insults are coming out. Let's keep it in the spirit of QI rather than descending to the usual YouTube level of tedious swapping of swear-words: keep the insults impersonal, informative and funny.
Incidentally,it is a British trait to find humour in any situation- in fact it's almost obligatory. If there's a situation in which a Brit doesn't make a joke, you know it's serious.
Darn you, Rich, for underrepresenting my state. There's so much to it that's really quite interesting! (Did you know Hawaii is the most isolated place on earth that's inhabited?) I was really hoping Alan was the one who went to Hawaii :(
To all Japanese viewers: before knee-jerk criticism, please WATCH THE EPISODE. You will find that NO ADVERSE COMMENTS are made towards the individual concerned AFTER THEY REALISE THE ANSWER. The silence of the audience and the panel indicates their respect for the subject. The only comments are satirical ones about the state of current British railways. If you are going to criticise, kindly WATCH THE BLOODY THING FIRST.
Too late, good sir. The demand from the Japanese Embassy for an apology just proves their stupidity and xenophobia (and delusion, as evidence points in their outlook on their war crimes).
There's a QI clip that has the panelists poking fun at the Chinese method of inventing the teacup that's more blatantly insulting so either the Japan defenders are:
A) The aforementioned asswipes (not all Japanese, mind you)
B) Worthless weeaboo shit that are just as deluded
British people are quite unfortunate to have BBC and those comedians making fun of Mr. Yamaguchi, who atomic bombed 2 times in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a life time, and recently died.
Japanese embassy filed complaint to BBC and they apologized, but this kind of things should never happen again.
@yosshi214uk There is a principle in English-culture humor that pain plus time equals comedy. Not enough time has gone by to joke about 911, Iraq or Afghanistan. And one has to consider that this was a British tv show written for the British and their point of view. I'm American so it isn't always my point of view but I understand that because I am aware I'm watching something that was not created for me and may offend me so I only care about factual problems.
@shrimpythebodyguard2 Nah, I just think east Asian countries aren't that differentiated in most "Western" people's minds. for example, I'm a fanatic for the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant/Karl Pilkington XFM shows, and I notice that China and Japan are essentially interchangeable in even Ricky and Stephen's minds. I'm not bashing anyone for it, just think it should be different... not that I'm that great at it; if you gave me a blank map I couldn't name half of the countries in Africa. but Japan
@LMW87MMA Your right about them being interchangeable in western minds but the theme here is things beginning with H. They thought the country had to begin with H, so they were confused. That's why Alan says "Well I would have said Japan..." in that tone.
@LMW87MMA Oh dear, if you really think that these people can't differentiate between Chinese and Japanese or that they didn't recognise Yamaguchi as a Japanese name then I'm afraid it's you who's missing the point. How on earth did you come to be watching this programme in the first place?
@shrimpythebodyguard2 (continued from below) is the third largest economy in the world, so I think it's a good start in terms of geographical awareness
Thanks for all the uploads, I do get the BBC here but they broadcast QI too late for my time zone to stay up. I'm really glad I can see them on YouTube.
@megabyteme64 It's also an urban legend and subsequently not true.
Lessdeth14 1 week ago
@megabyteme64
Not true, thats a myth based on a riddle....
KremisLikesPie 2 weeks ago
Stephen momentarily broke at 09:24.
Kgeddoe 2 weeks ago
I am Dutch and the fact that Stephen knows that the story of the boy and the dyke is total crap just made me love him even more than I already did.
RaineBender18 3 weeks ago
Bill's guitar story is so hilarious...
thebigpony2703 1 month ago
god bless the uploader, well their is no god so i guess a polite thank you shall do :/
Crazybenjiwoo 1 month ago
@megabyteme64 I swear that was a plot point in a CSI episode!?
kesselrunfun 1 month ago
@forgivensign But at the time of this recording Sudan was a whole country, the largest in Africa. As you rightly say, however, now it is Algeria.
FlagshipMartin 1 month ago
@megabyteme64 untrue. The water is picked up by probes that a person could never fit into.
wasianwigger 1 month ago
Rich says that the highest mountain is in Hawaii. CORRECT!
Rich says that it is called Mauna Loa. WRONG!
The mountain is called Mauna Kea. It is 9,7590m high (total) and 902m higher than Everest.
ReeceDogg100 1 month ago
@megabyteme64 The immediate change in pressure actually killed him. (I've read the Darwin Awards many times). But I think having 2 NUCLEAR BOMBS dropped on you, is much more unlucky...
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qotsaandsoadfan1 1 month ago
@megabyteme64 That, unfortunately, is an urban legend, also shown by MythBusters to not be plausible.
SpamOfCan 1 month ago 2
@SpamOfCan QI and MythBusters need to do an episode together.
ExaggeratedCool 1 month ago
@megabyteme64 I think that's an urban legend, mate.
manulito2 1 month ago
@manulito2 It is. Verified an urban legend by 'The Darwin Awards' team from the tale heard of a man in California who it was claimed had that happen to him. Sadly (though not for him), it's a made up story.
ickleoli 1 month ago
sudan isn't the biggest country anymore is it? since the seperation of south sudan
forgivensign 1 month ago in playlist Liked videos
Canadia?
CarmeVioletta 1 month ago
That guy's Dutch accent is ridiculously accurate.
Gyroglle 2 months ago
Are the videos from NickFromFulham back up? he has like every episode!
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i almost chocked on my food when Alan randomly inserts the fact that he used to collect stamps for about six months when he was eleven. :D
jennyzhinuo 3 months ago
Three of my favourites!
beeeeeale 3 months ago
thank you so much for uploading these videos - i'm abroad and feeling quite alone - being able to watch this is very consoling :)
turkishdisco2 3 months ago
08:00 Assuming they don't miss...
Angdharagh 3 months ago
yay, one without that sandi woman who looks like clive anderson
Doggfaced 4 months ago
I'm suprised how much holland is mentioned in QI, Apparently we're not that lame as I thought!
TheHeroInDisguise 4 months ago
@TheHeroInDisguise Well you are richer than all of sub-saharan africa...
SerPinkKnight 4 months ago
@SerPinkKnight Well, yeah, I know, but still.. Stephen actually speaks dutch, that's so awesome, I'm just suprised people even care about this little shithole. :P
TheHeroInDisguise 4 months ago
Rob Brydon looks like the result of Hugh Grant mating w/Mitt Romney
&
Alan Davies is the Karl Pilkington of QI
eqsmooth 4 months ago
QI. Always a joy to watch!
bobsnel 4 months ago 3
what? did any of them study philately?? i dun understand, why was that awkward?
TheMonkiAss 4 months ago
@TheMonkiAss Rob was making a pun on the phrase 'flattery will get you nowhere'. Even though they're often quite clever, puns often elicit a groan rather than a laugh and are treated as bad jokes- hence the mock awkwardness, and the joke about going back in time and retelling the story without the pun. I just love the slight grin on Rob's face as he's telling it, he's obviously so pleased with himself
ProfunditysBrother 4 months ago
@megabyteme64 that happend a couple a times, also in america by the california county.
yajo891 5 months ago
Aww, Myrtle Beach isn't THAT redneck.
allamericandude15 5 months ago
"If you put it on in England, you can last... a lifetime" LMAO
trumsolon 5 months ago
funny fact... im from brisbane australia... and a pidgeon took down our trains for half a day
what a comparison
Sem5626 5 months ago
completely unrelated to the current comment conversation... i love how they add rich hall as an apparent regular to Qi... he doesn't get involved much because of no doubt.. he's somewhat unattached to the british humour
but the story gem's that he comes up with is always guaranteed when he decides to pipe in
Sem5626 5 months ago
the trains were unaffected by the atom bomb......were they engineered by Rockstar Games using the same programming as in the GTA games?? lol
Georgeous129 5 months ago
i hope there'll be a 27th season of QI, love to see what letter they use for it lol
Georgeous129 5 months ago
@Georgeous129 maybe they will do greek letters: QI Episode Lambda QI episode Omega etc
Brendan9895 5 months ago
@megabyteme64
WOW - That is awesomely unlucky, but hey...what a way to go. Like a fireman drowning in his own hose after being taken away by...fuck it, nothing is unluckier than a burning scuba diver.
superhamzah85 5 months ago
Bill is dressed like as Manny would!
RyuusakiFX 5 months ago
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the QI YouTube audience. An audience who can conduct a discussion with polite argument, rather than resorting to simple insults that you KNOW they wouldn't dare say to someone's face.
Thank you for restoring my faith in the decency and maturity of the internet.
I'm sure Stephen would approve.
8malevolent8 6 months ago 68
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@8malevolent8 SHUT THE FUCK UP, FAGGOT!
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@TheDarklord0211 Indoor voices mein frau
Preacherjonson 1 month ago
@8malevolent8 *polite clap* yes, well said.
ronoc9 1 month ago
@8malevolent8
Completely. I'm a Christian, but would rather argue with Steven Fry than with an idiot athiest because I feel he would have respect for me as a person.
sebsnakebite 2 weeks ago
@8malevolent8 Fuck off.
Lessdeth14 1 week ago
The reason humans often go around in circles when blindfolded is because of the Coriolis effect.
NuclearOat 7 months ago
Just as a point of interest. The Southern Cross isn't the southern celestial point in the southern hemisphere. There isn't really a very bright star at the southern celestial point like Polaris so you have to do some star hopping to find due south.
nikanj 7 months ago
i think Rich Hall would be funnier but the brits have lightnening fast answers/jokes; also they tend to talk alot faster than those of us who are americans.
HBCjunke 7 months ago
@HBCjunke
As a Englishman I didn't really like Rich Hall at first but I've grown to find him very funny and the things he does say are hilarious he doesn't make half arsed comments.
Very strange since I don't normally enjoy the American style of humour, I guess his time in England has changed his viewpoint on the world. :]
EshnehGaming 7 months ago
@EshnehGaming proberbly the funniest american standup comic alive is doug stanhope, you should check some of his shit out he's funny as fuck (youtube has a shit load of his act).
HBCjunke 7 months ago
Ah, the laxness of our custom officials. Makes me proud to be Dutch.
TheSaneArab 7 months ago
So if you commit a crime at the JFK memorial in Runnymede you are subject to US law, not UK law - might be a good place to do a spot of murdering or robbing.
The FBI probably wouldn't be very interested.
belisariusorb 8 months ago
@belisariusorb I had the same thought, but about smoking weed
spudlington 7 months ago
Did anyone see the brilliantly ironic story that appeared a few weeks after the controversy of this episode? A school in Japan staged a fun-day or cosplay day or some such in which the student body turned up en-mass dressed as the SS (which a study of Japanese popular culture will show is surprisingly common). I believe the buildings were decorated in the 3rd Reich style as well. How's that for insensitivity?
8malevolent8 8 months ago 2
Anyone else TERRIFIED by Rob Brydon's fiendishly small hands?!
EliasHoweNash 8 months ago 6
@EliasHoweNash THANK YOU I've been thinking that for years.
threefingeredguy 7 months ago
Why is alan pulling a weird face at around 10:00 when bill is talking about Bhutan?
djaygun1 8 months ago
Well, I'm moving to the Vatican.
armegeddis 8 months ago
rich hall didn't talk much
idiatico 8 months ago
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How un-funny is Alan Davies...? Thumbs up if you agree. Almost as Painful as Sue Perkins.
chickenbento 9 months ago
There are still trains that dump (pun not intended but handy nonetheless) their human waste outside on the track?!?!?!
kayper54 9 months ago
what's Bills buzzer? :D
nukebacon876 9 months ago
I LOVE KAT FROM HALO REACH!
cyanman123 9 months ago
Algeria will become the largest country in Africa if the South Sudan independence thing goes ahead. Which I hope it does.
xraycortina 10 months ago
Why everyone got so damn angry at the Stamps joke??
I know Bryndon comes off often as a stuck up arrogant ass, but still poor him :(
SuperGoldenPony 10 months ago
@SuperGoldenPony Because the joke is at least 50 years old. This programme aims towards a more original input.
xraycortina 10 months ago
@SuperGoldenPony
Watch the Hocus-Pocus episode of this season, and you'll understand why it's better to tell bad jokes.
Frankly, I thought it was a great one - I don't get how it could possibly come across as stuck up or arrogant.
Raydienz 9 months ago
They missed a trick not sending Alan anywhere. They could have made him spend a week in Hounslow or at Heathrow Airport or something.
JamieofDover 10 months ago
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xxJools 8 months ago
"Ride 'em, Goulash!"
tomcolin1 10 months ago 2
I have to agree that Rich and Alan both seemed a little disinterested in this one - though I do still love this show beyond reason. I think Rob saved it - absolute gold - and, as ever, the extraordinary Sir Stephen.
MyNameIsTwa 10 months ago 2
Myrtle beach, South Carolina is only bad on Bike week. which the town has banned.
CWScott24 10 months ago
Im actually surprised at people reactions in the comments below, really didn't think that people could take this show the wrong way :S Maybe it's a cultural difference thing I guess.
ChipFouse 10 months ago 3
i love sthen frys xxxxxxxx i want to be his bosie xxx robert james selby xxxxxx
katymay87 11 months ago
What sort of offences? They've been raping boys under 12.
PrivateAckbar 11 months ago
We probably walk in circles for the same reason we're left or right handed.
PrivateAckbar 11 months ago
I love Rich Hall's snarky comments. They always make me laugh!
snowyalice 11 months ago
Quite interesting: friday 13th oktober 1307 is the date that the knights templar were rounded up and put on trial wich ended in death. some people think that's why we still think it's bad luck
ishopinamsterdam 11 months ago
I thought the Hawaiians discovered Hawaii.
kacplaymyst 11 months ago 3
I cant see what the fuss is about regarding the unluckiest/ luckiest man. At no point are any insulting comments made. In my opinion, the fact that he is considered worthy enough to feature on this show could be seen as a tribute to him and brought his story to the attention of millions of people.
JG010491 1 year ago 3
Thanks to cywyhot for making a supporting point, but also for showing another fact about British comedy compared to American (which could perhaps be seen as the dominant one to non-English speakers and thus taken as the accepted style), in that we're merciless in our humour: UK culture already has many jokes about Iraq and Afghanistan (see Rhod Gilbert's sketches about going to the latter war-zone). When a Brit doesn't joke you know the situation's serious. It's why we're awkward at funerals.
8malevolent8 1 year ago 25
From WebMD--
“SPF is not a consumer-friendly number,” says Florida dermatologist and American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) spokesman James M. Spencer, MD. “It is logical for someone to think that an SPF of 30 is twice as good as an SPF of 15, and so on, but that is not how it works.”
According to Spencer, an SPF 15 product blocks about 94% of UVB rays, an SPF 30 product blocks 97% of UVB rays, and an SPF 45 product blocks about 98% of rays.
(SPF 100 MIGHT lead to less skin damage.)
cywyhot 1 year ago
Apologies for the repetition on my previous two comments, but the system seemed to be acting up and I thought I'd lost the first one.
Continuing on the subject, QI is a British show for a British audience, and if you watch the other episodes you will see how acceptable it is to mock, satirise and make fun of subjects which would never be remarked upon in other countries.
PS: given that the BBC has apoligised for this one comment, will Japan reciprocate and apologise for Unit 731?
8malevolent8 1 year ago 12
@8malevolent8: Nice summary... non-British people should accept the show for what it is and not expect it to reflect the attitudes of their native culture. Why should it?
And good call about Unit 731.... not many people know about it, perhaps because its senior officers traded their research with the septics for immunity from prosecution as war criminals. Hmm.
bnipmnaa 3 months ago
Let's take this slowly shall we...? Humour is an intrinsic part of British life to the extent that we are uncomfortable in situations where we can't make a joke. We have very few areas where a joke is unacceptable: it might be in bad taste, but that's not the same thing (Jokes about the London Underground bombings were circulating almost immediately). We know when something is unacceptable, and most would say that something that had happened over fifty years ago is hardly an open wound.
8malevolent8 1 year ago
Okay, let's take this slowly... In Britain humour is an intrinsic part of life, and when it comes to jokes there are almost no sacred cows or areas where a joke can't be made. it's as natural to us as breathing, and we know where to draw the line. When the bombs blew up on the London Underground people were making jokes the next day. Making jokes about something that happened over fifty years ago would seem a reasonable amount of time.
8malevolent8 1 year ago 5
This was in the newspaper when QI insulted the man
dim432 1 year ago
@dim432 They didnt
akkarin18 11 months ago
Glad to know BBC apologizing officially to him and Japan.
RedZebra77 1 year ago
rich hall, underwhelming as always.
ohohnoy 1 year ago
@ohohnoy Rich Hall is hilarious on this show, and probably the only American who could keep up with any of them
VoodooChileJ11 1 year ago
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ohohnoy 1 year ago
i think that japan pretending that their wholesale sadism, rape, murder and torture never happened is far more insulting than these mild jokes but there we are
ILIKEWALLS 1 year ago 14
Oh dear, the insults are coming out. Let's keep it in the spirit of QI rather than descending to the usual YouTube level of tedious swapping of swear-words: keep the insults impersonal, informative and funny.
Incidentally,it is a British trait to find humour in any situation- in fact it's almost obligatory. If there's a situation in which a Brit doesn't make a joke, you know it's serious.
8malevolent8 1 year ago 96
@8malevolent8
" If there's a situation in which a Brit doesn't make a joke, you know it's serious"
Perfect analysis
Trag1cVision 7 months ago 2
@8malevolent8
"Is everything a joke to you?"
"Only the things that matter."
That last line was coincidentally said by a character played by Stephen Fry.
:)
cloud4an 7 months ago 2
@cloud4an That being Stephen's character in V for Vendetta!
:)
DirectInjected 5 months ago
Why don't you Japanese people stop complaining like babies?
It's only harmless humour.
By the way, Yamaguchi should be called 'stupidest man in the world', not 'unluckiest'.
"Er, a bomb's landed on Hiroshima, let's go to Nagasaki....doh!"
What are you Japanese authorities gonna do anyway?
Murder Alan & bury his body in sand?
Force Stephen-sensei to build railways in Thailand?
BoyleFrank 1 year ago
@BoyleFrank
y r u generalizing japanese people? dick head, racist. "you___ people" fuk off! btw i m not japanese.
MothRoom 1 year ago
@BoyleFrank
u think japanese people here represent japan? wow, dick head!!
MothRoom 1 year ago
Can anyone explain what's so dreadful about Rob's comment on philately?
I mean, I must be missing something...
Y00p 1 year ago
@Y00p It's a play on 'Flattery will get you nowhere'.
NinthBeaconOfJoy 1 year ago
@NinthBeaconOfJoy Thanks! I knew there was something I didn't get... :)
Y00p 1 year ago
Darn you, Rich, for underrepresenting my state. There's so much to it that's really quite interesting! (Did you know Hawaii is the most isolated place on earth that's inhabited?) I was really hoping Alan was the one who went to Hawaii :(
arasurabe 1 year ago
Sudan; largest country in Africa. About to get smaller. 10 pts to anyone who knows what im talking about.
belliebum12 1 year ago
@belliebum12 south sudan is about to get independance i believe i heard
ishopinamsterdam 1 year ago
それは単なる冗談だ、あなたまで愚かな日本の人々を落ち着かせる。
unholylight23 1 year ago
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Samwd1 1 year ago
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Samwd1 1 year ago
これこそ「人間失格」ってやつだよ。
o0o0bo 1 year ago
To all Japanese viewers: before knee-jerk criticism, please WATCH THE EPISODE. You will find that NO ADVERSE COMMENTS are made towards the individual concerned AFTER THEY REALISE THE ANSWER. The silence of the audience and the panel indicates their respect for the subject. The only comments are satirical ones about the state of current British railways. If you are going to criticise, kindly WATCH THE BLOODY THING FIRST.
8malevolent8 1 year ago 53
@8malevolent8
Too late, good sir. The demand from the Japanese Embassy for an apology just proves their stupidity and xenophobia (and delusion, as evidence points in their outlook on their war crimes).
There's a QI clip that has the panelists poking fun at the Chinese method of inventing the teacup that's more blatantly insulting so either the Japan defenders are:
A) The aforementioned asswipes (not all Japanese, mind you)
B) Worthless weeaboo shit that are just as deluded
USSCannonFodder 8 months ago
@USSCannonFodder Get over your self-righteousness and have a good wank.
OtakuViking 8 months ago
イギリス人を軽蔑します
naui271979 1 year ago
@naui271979
なんで？どちらでもないは山口さんに悪口しなかった。エピソードを見ましたか？
QuixoticTendencies 10 months ago
最低だ!!!!!
furaberi0225 1 year ago
British people are quite unfortunate to have BBC and those comedians making fun of Mr. Yamaguchi, who atomic bombed 2 times in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in a life time, and recently died.
Japanese embassy filed complaint to BBC and they apologized, but this kind of things should never happen again.
RedZebra77 1 year ago
@RedZebra77 They didn't make fun of him. Why don't you actually watch the episode?
QuixoticTendencies 10 months ago
イギリスに居る事が恥ずかしい。。。。。
原子爆弾の被爆者を笑いのタネにするなら、イラクやアフガニスタンで亡くなったイギリス人の兵士を笑いのタネにして欲しい。。。 もしくは「親友」のアメリカの９１１とか。
yosshi214uk 1 year ago
@yosshi214uk There is a principle in English-culture humor that pain plus time equals comedy. Not enough time has gone by to joke about 911, Iraq or Afghanistan. And one has to consider that this was a British tv show written for the British and their point of view. I'm American so it isn't always my point of view but I understand that because I am aware I'm watching something that was not created for me and may offend me so I only care about factual problems.
cywyhot 1 year ago
Yey. Finland is mentioned again :D
woweixiaomiandui 1 year ago
lol, i lived in Bhutan for 3 years, fun to see a bit about it on tv!
Thomas90FS 1 year ago
@Thomas90FS Is all of what he said true? Sounds like an awesome place.
lagranged86 1 year ago
oh man, Bill's story about Holland was amazing
LMW87MMA 1 year ago
I don't mean to be negative but it's quite bad that it took them that long to answer that Yamaguchi is a Japanese name
LMW87MMA 1 year ago
@LMW87MMA I thought so too!
UUUUUniquEEEEE 1 year ago
@LMW87MMA I think they were trying to think of countries that start with H for that one.
shrimpythebodyguard2 1 year ago
@shrimpythebodyguard2 Nah, I just think east Asian countries aren't that differentiated in most "Western" people's minds. for example, I'm a fanatic for the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant/Karl Pilkington XFM shows, and I notice that China and Japan are essentially interchangeable in even Ricky and Stephen's minds. I'm not bashing anyone for it, just think it should be different... not that I'm that great at it; if you gave me a blank map I couldn't name half of the countries in Africa. but Japan
LMW87MMA 1 year ago
@LMW87MMA yes, all western minds work this way, a fine observation.
wandarah 1 year ago
@LMW87MMA Your right about them being interchangeable in western minds but the theme here is things beginning with H. They thought the country had to begin with H, so they were confused. That's why Alan says "Well I would have said Japan..." in that tone.
StickItUpYrBumGugle 1 year ago 2
@LMW87MMA Oh dear, if you really think that these people can't differentiate between Chinese and Japanese or that they didn't recognise Yamaguchi as a Japanese name then I'm afraid it's you who's missing the point. How on earth did you come to be watching this programme in the first place?
pintofGaddsplease 7 months ago
@shrimpythebodyguard2 (continued from below) is the third largest economy in the world, so I think it's a good start in terms of geographical awareness
LMW87MMA 1 year ago
@LMW87MMA they were joking, dumbass.
wandarah 1 year ago
"when they go to the toilets they clean them"... genius, I don't think that joke got recognized enough
LMW87MMA 1 year ago
Thanks for all the uploads, I do get the BBC here but they broadcast QI too late for my time zone to stay up. I'm really glad I can see them on YouTube.
Also, this is one of my favourite line-ups!
Aegidia01 1 year ago
And for the holidays, the perfect panel. QI gave me a great holiday season :)
piaaguilos 1 year ago
I also want to know why Alan was in detention, or what they meant by that.
Also, whoever disliked this needs to...I don't know, conform to my tastes in future.
Aure217 1 year ago 7
Myrtle beach is not the red neck capital. It's just a massive tourist trap.
walksofar 1 year ago
Vulva / Volvo joke was great.
kutuluu 1 year ago
Did...did he say Canadia?
Zakerandsaisu 1 year ago
Why was Alan in detention?
irisnsc 1 year ago 3
@waynesayonara thanks for all your hard work. Any chance of some HD episodes in the future?
fuzzjohn 1 year ago
Merry Christmas :)
Sindre1 1 year ago
Has anyone uploaded the Eddie Izzard documentary mentioned in the closing credits?? I can't find it...
weavehole 1 year ago
@weavehole Try looking for it at thebox.bz, torrent tracker for UK TV.
Ezhuks 1 year ago
Rob Brydon was brilliant in this episode. Thanks for the upload
trishulf1 1 year ago
"I remember something about penises." I'm sure you do, Stephen.
MushroomBombify 1 year ago 9
are bills and alans buzzers songs?
MrRonan14 1 year ago
Oh man I love Bill Bailey.
oshadak 1 year ago
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oshadak 1 year ago
What does Bill say at 20:26? Can't make it out.
MrsGamgee977 1 year ago
@MrsGamgee977
"Stephen knocked that up in an afternoon, that there"
weavehole 1 year ago
@MrsGamgee977 "Stephen knocked that up in an afternoon."
slashingraven 1 year ago
how much is 66 feet in meters??
Missusdane 1 year ago
@Missusdane 'Bout twenty :)
SethWreckLollis 1 year ago
@Missusdane
Five pound fifty
weavehole 1 year ago
@mrcreative13: It is, isn't it? Insane... Where did he pick it up?
petermuijsenberg 1 year ago
Many thanks from Toronto!
Lein42 1 year ago 2
Bill Bailey does an AMAZING dutch accent! It really is flawless!
mrcreative13 1 year ago 5
Thank you so much.
marttijee 1 year ago
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samojerman 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
Thank you!!!
samojerman 1 year ago
Thank you from Mumbai !! :)
thedeevee 1 year ago
7 Views!! :O
lennic95 1 year ago
Thanks for all the QI uploads, you've provided so many hours of quality entertainment. :D
PurpleXVI 1 year ago 108
ftp..thanks for this and happy holidays!
cupotrevor 1 year ago 23