Rob Brydon isn't really Welsh and knows nothing about the Welsh language. He comes from an area in and around Swansea that is so Anglicised that they are often called by the Welsh "the little English" (indeed they even call themselves that).
The Welsh word for carrots is indeed spelt 'moron' but it's not pronounced as the English word 'moron'. The Welsh letter 'o' is pronounced as a short sounding vowel as in the word 'on'.
Brydon can though be very funny despite his ignorance.
He's known to be very anti the Welsh language and that, to me, means that he's not Welsh at heart. I don't deny the man's talents and have some sympathy for him given the grief he recieved at 'Radio Cymru' by the Welsh Language Nazis - but his readiness to mock the Welsh language and those who speak it is at odds with the vast majority of Welsh people's attitude (whether they speak the language or not). He's a plastic Welshman if you like.
@tommymech You can have an opinion of him but it changes nothing. For instance I believe it's a very welsh trait to make fun of ourselves and never expect the world to take us seriously. Also 'anti-welsh' is a bit different than finding welsh useless. Good for them if they find it useful, but don't let them kid themselves into thinking it makes them the elite.
Many if not most English comedians/entertainers make fun of the English and the same for the Irish concerning Ireland. You've not understood where I am coming from - it's nothing to do with thinking that Welsh speakers are in any way elite, they are not. It's to do with Brydon playing up to the English stereotype of the Welsh which is entierly different to making fun of ourselves (as Max Boyce does). He's what used to be called a 'plastic welshman'.
@tommymech Welsh speakers are elite, Just like the Irish and the Scottish.
The few of us who took the time to learn or where lucky enough to be taught it by our parents or schools should be very proud that they are upholding there country's language and heritage.
Everyone is entitled to there own opinion and to express what ever they feel, as long as it is free from hate who cares.
Life's to short just laugh, these are little things.
Sorry, but Welsh speakers are not in any way an elite. I know only too well that some think they are but that's because they haven't had much life experience outside of their tiny little world. Having said that, I don't like it when people denigrate what they don't have an understanding of - like Brydon having no more idea of how the Welsh word for carrots is pronounced. He's often offensive towards the Welsh people which is why he is a 'plastic Welshman' in my book.
It's not a misunderstanding its observational humour you twit.
As a fluent Welsh speaker, when I was a child I used to think it was hilarious for a carrot to be called moron, its pretty much pronounced exactly the same.
You are the one who has lived a sheltered life if for a second you have been offended by Rob's comedy in anyway.
You can't tell a Welsh speaker that they are not Elite because they know they are, we take the time and effort to learn a language other LAZY ignorant people do not.
Pt 1 Mae'n ddrwg gennyf ddweud dy fod yn siarad yn wirion os wyt yn meddwl fod unrhyw un sy'n gallu siarad Cymraeg rhiw ffordd neu gilydd yn well na'r rhai sydd ddim yn gallu.
Rwyf wedi byw yng Nghymru, Lloeger a dramor a coelia fi nad wyt yn arbennig o gwbl o achis dy allu i siarad Cymraeg.
Efalla rwyt ti'n dewud 'moron' fel y gair Saesneg ond nad wyf fi na'r rhan helaeth o Gymru Cymraeg.
Briefly - Welsh speakers are not an elite and your pronunciation is 'off' buttie.
I have lived and worked all over the World and as a result of not having lived a sheltered life realised that great though the Welsh language and culture is, speaking the language does not make you an elite.
Rob Brydon plays up to certain crude English stereotypes of the Welsh and you may find it funny but I don't and many others don't.
RB can be very funny and it's a shame that he indulges in the baser sort of humour that denigrates his nation.
Where did I say anything about it not being observational humor? The only reference I made to Breadvan about understanding was the comment that he (Breadvan) was not understanding where I was coming from.
It's widely accepted that the only form of racism that's permitted in the UK nowadays (and its not me saying this) is racism against the Welsh. I worked in the City for more than 10 years and met many who hate the Welsh with a passion and Brydon feeds them.
@urshoeonhead I haven't been contacted by anyone about the legality of this clip, so I'm not too worried. If the copyright holder contacted me asking to take it down, i would. I just posted it because I love this show and want to introduce it to others. :)
I'm going to interrupt this heated debate over international jurisdictions of domestic copyright laws to say that I don't like the man in the blue shirt.
Oh really? Well, FYI I was able to upload not less than four different programs from BBC by posting the Copyright Act 1976. True, if this was being shown in the UK then perhaps BBC might, as you so gracefully phrased it "give a shit", but this is an American Youtube channel, and since this copyright law applies to such then they grant fair use of. And YES, this does indeed EDUCATE folks, as this kind of programming isn't what one can normally can enjoy here in the States.
Its not onomatopoeia (that means the word sound like the sound that the object makes, and those objects are not making noise). This is an example of something called synesthesia.
@Katanalikeskittens Maybe so, but there's a lot less of it. (Just like we all know, deep down, that 100 pounds of feathers weighs just a LITTLE BIT LESS than 100 pounds of lead!)
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.. If anyone here gives you grief over "copyright violation" quote this to him.
@Redheadfury Review is part of the UK concept of fair dealing. It is far more restricted than US fair use. It doesn't apply to teaching, commenting, or scholarship. It doesn't allow non-profit reproductions, copies made for education, or for personal use.
@Redheadfury Copyright violations are also committed in the country of origin, if the poster is from the UK he could be sued or have criminal charges levied against him there. Youtube would need to be sued in the US. Now, this will never happen but...
@Babyhowdy233 That's actually an American Act, not British. As the BBC is British, this Act has no place. Although you will find a 'fair use' policy or something similar in most countries copyright laws.
@Katanalikeskittens But you have still illegally broken copyright law. If it is true what you say, that you did not intend to infringe upon copyright laws, then you are either a complete moron and you know nothing about copyright, or you don't care, and that you decided to steal this video form the B.B.C, which one are you?
@Katanalikeskittens why do you even bother mentioning copyright in the description?
you dont have to make money to be in violation of copyright. hence all the youtube videos being pulled off line every day.
the point is, many people on youtube are in violation of copyright, and so what. let the companies who own it do the chasing. and if they do decide to delete your video, puting the comment "No copyright infringement intended" will not help you.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK. It has a rather woody sound doesn't it? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOk.
It sounds like Ansuzie is just associating letters and numbers with colours, not that they actually see those colours when they read them. I can associate letters with colours, but I don't have synesthesia.
I wonder why people have a certain disposition to prefer certain sounds, like the Monty Python sketch we've all been referencing. It is weird that people prefer words like oscillot over say litter bin.
Japanese also. Circle is Maru, the ma sound is very smooth and soft. triangle is sankakuke. its so staccato and sharp. ...Words like "bulbous" vs."prickle." I like the whole subject :)
Not so sure about Stephen's "mother is towards you and father is away from you" thing, though... otherwise "mother" and "father" would begin with the same sounds in all languages ('ma' and 'da' being the first sounds that 99.9% of babies make when they begin vocalising), which they don't -- in Georgian, for instance, it's the other way around: "mama" is father and "deda" is mother!
One of my favourite clips from QI otherwise, and a very good episode!
@jamesS0289 Also, come to think of it, the words for 'father' and 'there' would come from the same /da/ sound in all languages as well, which (of course) they don't.
(NB. However, there is, AFAIK, a theory that the word 'mammary' (from Latin, ultimately) might be related to babies' 'mamamama' babblings, hence its relation to breasts and breast-feeding; I don't know how well supported or accepted this theory is, however.)
Reminds me a whole lot of a Monty Python sketch where they're describing words as either woody or tinny. "Gooooooooooooone... much better than newspaper or litter bin. Terrible tinny words."
I love this show, I wish they'd air it over here in the US. Maybe the calming presence of Stephen Fry on our airwaves will bump the Average IQ up a bit.
While we're on the topic of synesthesia, I attach colours and shapes to writing styles. Really hard to explain, especially when I always remember the words I want to use in another language than the one I'm speaking.
For instance, the part of the book I'm reading now is yellow and narrow. That does in no way means there's a narrow use of language. Most of the Harry Potter-books are kind of coarse, without being what you normally think of as coarse. As I said, really hard to explain.
As well as words having a shape or feeling like with the ones mentioned here. I give colours to letters and numbers like C N Y and 2 are bright yellow and F L and 7 are a dark grassy green and so on. My family say I'm weird but I have heard of other people that see things like that. Anyone else here do something similar?
@Ansuzie I think you might have a slight synesthesia, have you thought about that? It runs in families ;-) I would explain further but you a) heard of it b) can google it ;-)
@Ansuzie Watch "Daniel Tammet - The Boy With The Incredible Brain" here on youtube it's about a extreme case conserning this subject in an autistic savant. Also some LSD documentaries touch this subject.
I understood this phenomenon is caused by two parts of the brain, that usualy work seperatly, work together. I beleve in Daniel Tammet's case the part of his brain used for mathematics and the part that proceses viusal information where fused.
@OgrimMetal I've just watched it. Although I don't have the skills as brilliant as those on the doc, I have a terrible memory yet I can remember the weirdest and most random things mainly quotes or lyrics for poems or songs. I also like counting and examining things and have quite poor social skills, similar (just not as extreem) to some of the savants or autistic people on there. I have a scar on my brain from a febrile convulsion and now I have epilepsy so maybe there is something in that.
@Ansuzie Hope you liked the documentary. :) Epilepsy being the cause of what you experience seems quite plausable to me, I just red synesthesia has been tied to Temporal lobe epilepsy. But ofcourse the brain is incredibly complex and no 2 brains work exactly the same so this could have any number of causes. :)
@Ansuzie it is known as synesthesia. It is a perception abnormality whereby a person uses two or more senses to understand and relate to the world around them. For example sounds may have color, shapes may have flavors, and scents may also have color counterparts. There are three different types: developmental, acquired, and drug induced. Developmental starts in early childhood and is an involuntary response. Acquired may be a result of an injury or tumor. Drug induced is just that.
@Ansuzie it's called 'synesthesia' and whilst it's not very common it's not weird at all. In fact you probably have an above average memory and mental arithmetic skills (based on your ability to visualise number and circumstance, rather than just plain old remembering). It's a fascinating ability that many great poets and artists probably possess. Also it's almost certainly hereditary so you can tell your family that they probably have a touch of it too!
@Ansuzie That's called Synesthesia. It's where two (or more?) senses overlap when you experience them. Yours is called colour-grapheme. You have others, like colour-sound, and even sound-taste. So, you're not weird ;)
@Ansuzie I do that too - only for me 2 is green and Y is purple etc) It's called synesthesia, quite many people have it. They discussed it on QI once, try searching for the bit called 'what colour is monday'
@Ansuzie Actually this is popular in people. Either relating color to letters and numbers or color to music. It has to do something in the outer lobes of the brain that deal with color, sound, language, ect. actually get some what tangled in their wiring and both parts fire. Of course the later part of the brain not directly associated with the current mental task plays but a small role in the background. They find that people who share this tend to associate the same colors and letters.
@Ansuzie Wow I've had 12 comments to my question over 6 months, all saying the same thing, just goes to show that some people don't read the rest of the comments. Thanks anyway, at least I have a definate answer now.
@Ansuzie In case you haven't found out in the past six months, that's a condition called synaesthesia. Very very interesting; i don't have it myself, but there are plenty of people who can see music, and taste words, and of course associate numbers, letters, days etc with specific colours.
@Ansuzie Theres actually people who have a condition called synesthesia i believe where the brain mixes up nerve signals so they will actually see sound, and theres versions of synesthesia of almost any of the senses mixing up, Sight/touch, sound/taste, etc.
@Ansuzie I see 5 as 'O' and blue, and 6 as 'A' and red. 4 is green and 2 is yellow. 3 is Brown/orange and 8 is purple. Sometimes I even accidentaly say the Number instead of the vowel or the other way around.
@Ansuzie I taste colours. Pale yellows and green are sherbet, electric blue is tuna, karki is rain water and mud and pink red is orange. I've been able to do that for most colours for as long as I remember. I too have been considered weird as I thought everyone did it. Oh and white for some strange reason doesn't taste of anything. Texture also plays a part because it depends on how the light is reflected off the surface of something. Someone else who has something similar. WOW!!!
@Ansuzie synesthesia - combination of the senses. for me - the alphabet, numbers, days of the week, and months of the year all have color associations, as well as musical notation. interesting subject.
@Ansuzie it's called synaesthesia (i think that's how it's spelled, since my mother tongue isn't english :P) and i also see letters and numbers of a certain color. to me c is bright green, but n is dark blue, and y is a soft pink, etc. I find it very useful 'cause it helps me remember how to write difficult words, plus i love linguistics mainly because of that :D
Did anybody else think of the Monty Python "woody/tinny" sketch when they saw this?
cymruisrael 2 weeks ago 7
@cymruisrael Gorn! :3
itskirstybetchx 2 weeks ago 2
@cymruisrael
Yes!
Sounds like a woody kind of word....
AshtonPhoto 1 week ago
Rob Brydon isn't really Welsh and knows nothing about the Welsh language. He comes from an area in and around Swansea that is so Anglicised that they are often called by the Welsh "the little English" (indeed they even call themselves that).
The Welsh word for carrots is indeed spelt 'moron' but it's not pronounced as the English word 'moron'. The Welsh letter 'o' is pronounced as a short sounding vowel as in the word 'on'.
Brydon can though be very funny despite his ignorance.
tommymech 3 weeks ago
@tommymech Don't be silly, he's from wales, he's welsh. Are scots not really scottish because only 1% speak gaelic?
TheBreadfan 1 week ago
@TheBreadfan
He's known to be very anti the Welsh language and that, to me, means that he's not Welsh at heart. I don't deny the man's talents and have some sympathy for him given the grief he recieved at 'Radio Cymru' by the Welsh Language Nazis - but his readiness to mock the Welsh language and those who speak it is at odds with the vast majority of Welsh people's attitude (whether they speak the language or not). He's a plastic Welshman if you like.
tommymech 4 days ago
@tommymech You can have an opinion of him but it changes nothing. For instance I believe it's a very welsh trait to make fun of ourselves and never expect the world to take us seriously. Also 'anti-welsh' is a bit different than finding welsh useless. Good for them if they find it useful, but don't let them kid themselves into thinking it makes them the elite.
TheBreadfan 4 days ago
@TheBreadfan
Many if not most English comedians/entertainers make fun of the English and the same for the Irish concerning Ireland. You've not understood where I am coming from - it's nothing to do with thinking that Welsh speakers are in any way elite, they are not. It's to do with Brydon playing up to the English stereotype of the Welsh which is entierly different to making fun of ourselves (as Max Boyce does). He's what used to be called a 'plastic welshman'.
tommymech 4 days ago
@tommymech Welsh speakers are elite, Just like the Irish and the Scottish.
The few of us who took the time to learn or where lucky enough to be taught it by our parents or schools should be very proud that they are upholding there country's language and heritage.
Everyone is entitled to there own opinion and to express what ever they feel, as long as it is free from hate who cares.
Life's to short just laugh, these are little things.
dazstar 4 days ago
@dazstar
Sorry, but Welsh speakers are not in any way an elite. I know only too well that some think they are but that's because they haven't had much life experience outside of their tiny little world. Having said that, I don't like it when people denigrate what they don't have an understanding of - like Brydon having no more idea of how the Welsh word for carrots is pronounced. He's often offensive towards the Welsh people which is why he is a 'plastic Welshman' in my book.
tommymech 3 days ago
It's not a misunderstanding its observational humour you twit.
As a fluent Welsh speaker, when I was a child I used to think it was hilarious for a carrot to be called moron, its pretty much pronounced exactly the same.
You are the one who has lived a sheltered life if for a second you have been offended by Rob's comedy in anyway.
You can't tell a Welsh speaker that they are not Elite because they know they are, we take the time and effort to learn a language other LAZY ignorant people do not.
dazstar 2 days ago
@dazstar
Pt 1 Mae'n ddrwg gennyf ddweud dy fod yn siarad yn wirion os wyt yn meddwl fod unrhyw un sy'n gallu siarad Cymraeg rhiw ffordd neu gilydd yn well na'r rhai sydd ddim yn gallu.
Rwyf wedi byw yng Nghymru, Lloeger a dramor a coelia fi nad wyt yn arbennig o gwbl o achis dy allu i siarad Cymraeg.
Efalla rwyt ti'n dewud 'moron' fel y gair Saesneg ond nad wyf fi na'r rhan helaeth o Gymru Cymraeg.
Briefly - Welsh speakers are not an elite and your pronunciation is 'off' buttie.
tommymech 2 days ago
@dazstar
Pt 2
I have lived and worked all over the World and as a result of not having lived a sheltered life realised that great though the Welsh language and culture is, speaking the language does not make you an elite.
Rob Brydon plays up to certain crude English stereotypes of the Welsh and you may find it funny but I don't and many others don't.
RB can be very funny and it's a shame that he indulges in the baser sort of humour that denigrates his nation.
tommymech 2 days ago
@dazstar
pt 3
Where did I say anything about it not being observational humor? The only reference I made to Breadvan about understanding was the comment that he (Breadvan) was not understanding where I was coming from.
It's widely accepted that the only form of racism that's permitted in the UK nowadays (and its not me saying this) is racism against the Welsh. I worked in the City for more than 10 years and met many who hate the Welsh with a passion and Brydon feeds them.
tommymech 2 days ago
Stephen loves Johnny XD
PassTheMarmalade1957 1 month ago 2
its funny how you see davids face all the way through waiting for his time to explode haha :D
JamesWilliams1990 1 month ago 3
There was an extra bit at 4:54, which was shown in the XL version.
JV: I've given them different names
SF: What names have you given them?
JV: Mr Sneeze, and Gonorrhea
SF: Whoa!
RB: He DOES look like Mr Sneeze actually, but I've never seen Mr. Gonorrhea in the series, with Arthur Lowe's voice!
athull08 1 month ago
Johnny Vegas...a man who when shown the offer to appear on this show, probably said that he didn't need to be tested by MENSA.
JudgeBuddha 1 month ago
I remember when I first started watching QI and did not understand a single word Johnny was saying hahahahahaha
MyNameIsntCoolEnough 1 month ago
Who let Jonny Vegas on Q.I? And why did the audience laugh with him?
ItsOttis 1 month ago
@ItsOttis Johnny Vegas is funny as you bastard
pointyraccoon 1 month ago
@pointyraccoon He'd be funny if he had anything remotely intelligent to contribute, it's like having a gruff northern down syndrome kid on the panel.
ItsOttis 1 month ago
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ItsOttis 1 month ago
I love Johnny Vegas!
WH1T3YHD 1 month ago
funny thing is: "morot" is carrot in swedish ;)
Pralin91 1 month ago
@Pralin91 That is HILARIOUS!!! :D:D:D:D omg.....morot!!!!!LMFAO
artyshazzieennis 1 month ago
oh my gosh I haven't laughed so hard in a while...
TinyLocomotive 2 months ago
Johnny Vegas, gtfo
123monkey123 2 months ago
"They should go back to their dating agency." haha
Cleo4696 2 months ago
@urshoeonhead I haven't been contacted by anyone about the legality of this clip, so I'm not too worried. If the copyright holder contacted me asking to take it down, i would. I just posted it because I love this show and want to introduce it to others. :)
Katanalikeskittens 2 months ago
This reminds me of the monty python episode where they talk about whether different words are "woody" or "tinny" xD
MooCowMilkshakes 2 months ago 5
I'm going to interrupt this heated debate over international jurisdictions of domestic copyright laws to say that I don't like the man in the blue shirt.
CitrusJuicebox 2 months ago
Mmmmmmmmmorrronnn.... Mmm...
bigmuffexpress 3 months ago
it's synesthesia :) where senses are sometimes 'mixed' together
eg: seeing sounds, tasting sounds, hearing colours
(often a phenomenon when high on acid haha)
SmexiiLisa 3 months ago
@SmexiiLisa Does feeling blue count?
acr08807 3 months ago
DESK
abvflux 3 months ago
@sporkninjaa
Oh really? Well, FYI I was able to upload not less than four different programs from BBC by posting the Copyright Act 1976. True, if this was being shown in the UK then perhaps BBC might, as you so gracefully phrased it "give a shit", but this is an American Youtube channel, and since this copyright law applies to such then they grant fair use of. And YES, this does indeed EDUCATE folks, as this kind of programming isn't what one can normally can enjoy here in the States.
Babyhowdy233 4 months ago
Its not onomatopoeia (that means the word sound like the sound that the object makes, and those objects are not making noise). This is an example of something called synesthesia.
websnarf 4 months ago
"what about onion rings?" shiiiit almost spat water all over the computer
GredOrForge 4 months ago
@ArcadeMcAleney Oh yea, I forgot that I was making SOOO much money from uploading this video. That explains why I'm so rich. :P
Katanalikeskittens 5 months ago 77
@Katanalikeskittens
forgetfulness is no excuse! I'm going to report you right now unless you give me 10% of your profits.
waldoman7 5 months ago 3
@waldoman7 10% of nothing is still nothing. ><
Katanalikeskittens 5 months ago 69
@Katanalikeskittens
yes, it was a joke
waldoman7 5 months ago
@Katanalikeskittens Whats that from again?
rocketmik65 2 months ago
@rocketmik65 What's what from?
Katanalikeskittens 1 month ago
@Katanalikeskittens I remember that being from a movie......I CANT REMEMBER.
rocketmik65 1 month ago
@Katanalikeskittens Maybe so, but there's a lot less of it. (Just like we all know, deep down, that 100 pounds of feathers weighs just a LITTLE BIT LESS than 100 pounds of lead!)
GoblinXXX 1 week ago
@Katanalikeskittens
Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.. If anyone here gives you grief over "copyright violation" quote this to him.
Babyhowdy233 5 months ago 21
@Babyhowdy233 Thank you dear. :) Lol
Katanalikeskittens 5 months ago 6
@Babyhowdy233 That's US law. In the UK there is no fair use clause.
Hammram 3 months ago
@Hammram There is still a fair usage clause in the UK. Hence why you can quote films when reviewing them.
Redheadfury 3 months ago
@Redheadfury Review is part of the UK concept of fair dealing. It is far more restricted than US fair use. It doesn't apply to teaching, commenting, or scholarship. It doesn't allow non-profit reproductions, copies made for education, or for personal use.
Hammram 3 months ago
@Hammram Either way, Youtube Servers are not based in the uk, and therefore the UK law doesn't apply.
Redheadfury 3 months ago
@Redheadfury Copyright violations are also committed in the country of origin, if the poster is from the UK he could be sued or have criminal charges levied against him there. Youtube would need to be sued in the US. Now, this will never happen but...
Hammram 3 months ago
@Babyhowdy233 That's actually an American Act, not British. As the BBC is British, this Act has no place. Although you will find a 'fair use' policy or something similar in most countries copyright laws.
1973Razorback 3 months ago
@Katanalikeskittens But you have still illegally broken copyright law. If it is true what you say, that you did not intend to infringe upon copyright laws, then you are either a complete moron and you know nothing about copyright, or you don't care, and that you decided to steal this video form the B.B.C, which one are you?
Threepwoodist 3 months ago
@Katanalikeskittens why do you even bother mentioning copyright in the description?
you dont have to make money to be in violation of copyright. hence all the youtube videos being pulled off line every day.
the point is, many people on youtube are in violation of copyright, and so what. let the companies who own it do the chasing. and if they do decide to delete your video, puting the comment "No copyright infringement intended" will not help you.
thanks for uploading btw
vjanik 3 weeks ago
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK. It has a rather woody sound doesn't it? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOk.
Pen is awfully tinny
TheGreatOldOnes 5 months ago 7
It sounds like Ansuzie is just associating letters and numbers with colours, not that they actually see those colours when they read them. I can associate letters with colours, but I don't have synesthesia.
HarcMad 6 months ago
"Johnny has the eyes of trust you have the eyes of prostitution" lmfao
PsychoPirate1166 6 months ago 3
I like that I can laugh and learn at the same time whilst watching this show. Wish it was on air in the US.
DinkyKeyChain 6 months ago 3
Synesthesia: confusing one sense with another.
Tastes like a load of garbage to me.
CactusLocalTime 7 months ago
I wonder why people have a certain disposition to prefer certain sounds, like the Monty Python sketch we've all been referencing. It is weird that people prefer words like oscillot over say litter bin.
gbushimprov 7 months ago
"What about onion rings?"
I usually can't stand Vegas on this show, but that random yet genuinely inquisitive question made me laugh so hard XD
Brydon and Mitchell are awesome :)
EnigmaDrath 7 months ago
david mitchell = legend
WhyNotUseWit 7 months ago
Pen!!!
TARDISgirl900 7 months ago
DESK! DESK! Tin, tin, tin, tin, tin. BOOOOOOOOOK. Pin!!!
ardiar2011 7 months ago
Caribou GORN!!
gbushimprov 8 months ago 2
@gbushimprov FUCKING YES MATE!!!!!!!!
JackyRowe 7 months ago
Japanese also. Circle is Maru, the ma sound is very smooth and soft. triangle is sankakuke. its so staccato and sharp. ...Words like "bulbous" vs."prickle." I like the whole subject :)
maikeru01 8 months ago
"Moron" a good "woody" kind of word.
MrNinjaSpartan 8 months ago 2
@MrNinjaSpartan Carrot's a frightfully tinny word if you ask me.
crazytosh1 7 months ago
@crazytosh1 "tinny" a horrid word not a bit like wood at all
MrNinjaSpartan 7 months ago
I love stephen fry. Just thought I'd share. :)
trueblueaussieFTW 9 months ago
Dam i wis eyed sean dis bfor mi English exann.
frogambassador 9 months ago
I swear I'm stuck in some sort of time loop in this comment section. Either that or the creatures of the Silence have got to the Youtubers.
(Doctor Who reference. If you don't get it, never mind)
Ansuzie 9 months ago
@Ansuzie Dammit, I looked away...
miceruletheworld42 4 months ago
@Ansuzie what the silence i have heard of it from somewhere but i can't seem to remeber
javahab 2 months ago
I'm sure there's a Python sketch in here somewhere :D
gbushimprov 9 months ago 3
'he has the eyes of trust, you have the eyes of prostitution'
gaiza08 10 months ago 2
These comments are turning into a bit of a farce now. Will it ever end?
Ansuzie 10 months ago
Not so sure about Stephen's "mother is towards you and father is away from you" thing, though... otherwise "mother" and "father" would begin with the same sounds in all languages ('ma' and 'da' being the first sounds that 99.9% of babies make when they begin vocalising), which they don't -- in Georgian, for instance, it's the other way around: "mama" is father and "deda" is mother!
One of my favourite clips from QI otherwise, and a very good episode!
Boooooooooooooooooooooooookkkkk...
jamesS0289 10 months ago
@jamesS0289 Also, come to think of it, the words for 'father' and 'there' would come from the same /da/ sound in all languages as well, which (of course) they don't.
(NB. However, there is, AFAIK, a theory that the word 'mammary' (from Latin, ultimately) might be related to babies' 'mamamama' babblings, hence its relation to breasts and breast-feeding; I don't know how well supported or accepted this theory is, however.)
jamesS0289 10 months ago
Vegas is soo rubbish
TenderHistoryInRust 10 months ago
Reminds me a whole lot of a Monty Python sketch where they're describing words as either woody or tinny. "Gooooooooooooone... much better than newspaper or litter bin. Terrible tinny words."
KidsWithGuns1992 10 months ago
moron, nice woody sounding word
LordBlastKrieg 11 months ago
Reminds me of a brilliant Monty Python sketch about 'woody' and 'tinny' words.
watch?v=T70-HTlKRXo
coruscantplanet 11 months ago
@coruscantplanet I salute you, good sir, for your fine choice of comedy. That is by far my favourite Python bit.
2pacsrevenge 10 months ago
I love this show, I wish they'd air it over here in the US. Maybe the calming presence of Stephen Fry on our airwaves will bump the Average IQ up a bit.
supermanlypunch 11 months ago 2
Ya see it doesn't really work when they're not pronouncing 'moron' correctly.
darkieschmuckie 11 months ago
The only synesthesia thing I have is that the word "beard" tastes like red wine.
JTProud 1 year ago
Ohhh, I love Rob Brydon.
DeliriousGoomba 1 year ago
While we're on the topic of synesthesia, I attach colours and shapes to writing styles. Really hard to explain, especially when I always remember the words I want to use in another language than the one I'm speaking.
For instance, the part of the book I'm reading now is yellow and narrow. That does in no way means there's a narrow use of language. Most of the Harry Potter-books are kind of coarse, without being what you normally think of as coarse. As I said, really hard to explain.
RemusChocolade 1 year ago
I tuned out. I though I was watching the Mr Men behind Alan's head
I love that line...
jessef23 1 year ago
This is one of the most amusing exchanges I've seen in QI.
PjotrSpot 1 year ago
"It kind of is a form of ono-, as you rightly say, mato-, as you pointed out, poeia."
LinguistDan 1 year ago 139
@LinguistDan I suddenly realize how much Rob looks like Hugh.
IoEstasCedonta 11 months ago
@LinguistDan doesnt it sound like he stole that from one of his old fry and laurie sketches?
Skeew1 6 months ago
Love the Monty Python references there.
TheMikeyReilly 1 year ago
As well as words having a shape or feeling like with the ones mentioned here. I give colours to letters and numbers like C N Y and 2 are bright yellow and F L and 7 are a dark grassy green and so on. My family say I'm weird but I have heard of other people that see things like that. Anyone else here do something similar?
Ansuzie 1 year ago 12
@Ansuzie I know that my stepfather sees colours in numbers and letters, but I don't except for a few.
Katanalikeskittens 1 year ago
@Ansuzie I think you might have a slight synesthesia, have you thought about that? It runs in families ;-) I would explain further but you a) heard of it b) can google it ;-)
Biathine 1 year ago
@Ansuzie Watch "Daniel Tammet - The Boy With The Incredible Brain" here on youtube it's about a extreme case conserning this subject in an autistic savant. Also some LSD documentaries touch this subject.
I understood this phenomenon is caused by two parts of the brain, that usualy work seperatly, work together. I beleve in Daniel Tammet's case the part of his brain used for mathematics and the part that proceses viusal information where fused.
OgrimMetal 1 year ago
@OgrimMetal I've just watched it. Although I don't have the skills as brilliant as those on the doc, I have a terrible memory yet I can remember the weirdest and most random things mainly quotes or lyrics for poems or songs. I also like counting and examining things and have quite poor social skills, similar (just not as extreem) to some of the savants or autistic people on there. I have a scar on my brain from a febrile convulsion and now I have epilepsy so maybe there is something in that.
Ansuzie 1 year ago
@Ansuzie Hope you liked the documentary. :) Epilepsy being the cause of what you experience seems quite plausable to me, I just red synesthesia has been tied to Temporal lobe epilepsy. But ofcourse the brain is incredibly complex and no 2 brains work exactly the same so this could have any number of causes. :)
OgrimMetal 1 year ago
@Ansuzie it is known as synesthesia. It is a perception abnormality whereby a person uses two or more senses to understand and relate to the world around them. For example sounds may have color, shapes may have flavors, and scents may also have color counterparts. There are three different types: developmental, acquired, and drug induced. Developmental starts in early childhood and is an involuntary response. Acquired may be a result of an injury or tumor. Drug induced is just that.
kmsrangel 1 year ago
@Ansuzie it's called 'synesthesia' and whilst it's not very common it's not weird at all. In fact you probably have an above average memory and mental arithmetic skills (based on your ability to visualise number and circumstance, rather than just plain old remembering). It's a fascinating ability that many great poets and artists probably possess. Also it's almost certainly hereditary so you can tell your family that they probably have a touch of it too!
JossJossJoss1 1 year ago
@Ansuzie That's called Synesthesia. It's where two (or more?) senses overlap when you experience them. Yours is called colour-grapheme. You have others, like colour-sound, and even sound-taste. So, you're not weird ;)
SuzyS85 1 year ago
@Ansuzie I do that too - only for me 2 is green and Y is purple etc) It's called synesthesia, quite many people have it. They discussed it on QI once, try searching for the bit called 'what colour is monday'
Nitocrisss 1 year ago
@Ansuzie You might have synesthesia.
DeliriousGoomba 1 year ago
@Ansuzie got the same thing, different associations, but same things..cant remember the name for it
WieDurchZauber 1 year ago
@Ansuzie I think thats called synesthesia :D only a few people have it and it usually makes you slightly rain man-like :D
dangeloso 11 months ago
@Ansuzie Actually this is popular in people. Either relating color to letters and numbers or color to music. It has to do something in the outer lobes of the brain that deal with color, sound, language, ect. actually get some what tangled in their wiring and both parts fire. Of course the later part of the brain not directly associated with the current mental task plays but a small role in the background. They find that people who share this tend to associate the same colors and letters.
Aerandir09 10 months ago
@Ansuzie Synesthesia?
retteretter 10 months ago
@Ansuzie Wow I've had 12 comments to my question over 6 months, all saying the same thing, just goes to show that some people don't read the rest of the comments. Thanks anyway, at least I have a definate answer now.
Ansuzie 10 months ago
@Ansuzie In case you haven't found out in the past six months, that's a condition called synaesthesia. Very very interesting; i don't have it myself, but there are plenty of people who can see music, and taste words, and of course associate numbers, letters, days etc with specific colours.
ImNotHere92 10 months ago
@ImNotHere92 lol. Wow I didn't know that. Thanks for telling me.
Ansuzie 10 months ago
@ImNotHere92 they don't just see colours, they can see shapes and so on even tastes when they hear certain words
irishgodfatherchris 10 months ago
@Ansuzie Google ''Synaesthesia''
badreligionchrist 10 months ago
@badreligionchrist *facepalm*
Ansuzie 10 months ago
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traaymakers 10 months ago
you have Synesthesia. Grapheme-Colour Synesthesia. Learnt this off QI!
ezl 10 months ago
@Ansuzie Theres actually people who have a condition called synesthesia i believe where the brain mixes up nerve signals so they will actually see sound, and theres versions of synesthesia of almost any of the senses mixing up, Sight/touch, sound/taste, etc.
Faronadriel 9 months ago
@Ansuzie you have anaesthesia, look it up. it's a good thing to have :)
halfbakedc00kie 9 months ago
@Ansuzie I see 5 as 'O' and blue, and 6 as 'A' and red. 4 is green and 2 is yellow. 3 is Brown/orange and 8 is purple. Sometimes I even accidentaly say the Number instead of the vowel or the other way around.
HereticsGen 9 months ago
@Ansuzie It's like a mild form of synesthesia, as they call it.
shortsandsheep 9 months ago
@Ansuzie I taste colours. Pale yellows and green are sherbet, electric blue is tuna, karki is rain water and mud and pink red is orange. I've been able to do that for most colours for as long as I remember. I too have been considered weird as I thought everyone did it. Oh and white for some strange reason doesn't taste of anything. Texture also plays a part because it depends on how the light is reflected off the surface of something. Someone else who has something similar. WOW!!!
LongStripyScarf 9 months ago
@LongStripyScarf White not tasting of anything isn't strange. White conveys emptyness.
Tairneanach 8 months ago
@Ansuzie This is called synesthesia :) (late responses ftw)
Meehuuu 8 months ago
@Ansuzie yes, I do that
elleisimo 8 months ago
@Ansuzie it sounds like you're synesthetic. It has to do with how your brain is wired.
KimzSendai 8 months ago
@Ansuzie Check Synesthesia in Wikipedia (especially "Links with other areas of study")
jaxroam 8 months ago
@Ansuzie Check "Synesthesia" in Wikipedia (especially "Links with other areas of study")
jaxroam 8 months ago
@Ansuzie You have synaesthesia
archiewillmot 8 months ago
@Ansuzie I do too :) but just alphabets :) i know a lot of people who do to, because some people SEE music :))
tntmofo 7 months ago
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MaluquinhoCapoeira 7 months ago
@Ansuzie Were those the colours of the magnetic letters and numbers that you had on your refrigerator as a kid?
221b 7 months ago
@Ansuzie synesthesia - combination of the senses. for me - the alphabet, numbers, days of the week, and months of the year all have color associations, as well as musical notation. interesting subject.
ubarapara 7 months ago
@Ansuzie Synesthesia. Not entirely uncommon.
SchwarzeWitwe2 7 months ago
@Ansuzie That's synesthesia you have there. Something I'd rather like to have myself.
F1JPMontoya 7 months ago
@Ansuzie Way late but that's called synesthesia
Uldemar 6 months ago
@Ansuzie It's called synesthesia
MusicRelatedCandy 6 months ago
@Ansuzie
No, never. There must be something really wrong with you
bnmbnm 6 months ago
@Ansuzie Synesthesia is a condition similar to what you describe
forti0r 6 months ago
@Ansuzie Synesthesia, that's called. Me and my mum both have it.
spackhollogay 6 months ago
@Ansuzie My friend does. I can't remember what it's called but it's fairly common.
SubRosaSpear 5 months ago
@Ansuzie it's called synaesthesia (i think that's how it's spelled, since my mother tongue isn't english :P) and i also see letters and numbers of a certain color. to me c is bright green, but n is dark blue, and y is a soft pink, etc. I find it very useful 'cause it helps me remember how to write difficult words, plus i love linguistics mainly because of that :D
cuckoo61 5 months ago
"the eyes of prostitution"...
i SCREAMED with laughter.
i should be doing homework.
hahahahahaha
LeftyHandedGuns 1 year ago 7
God I love this section so much.
BOOOOOOOOK.
rageloveszephyr 1 year ago 65
@rageloveszephyr PEN!!!!!
BAMFPiccPimp 7 months ago