Why on earth anyone finds this remotely funny is far beyond me,Countdown is so obviousley disconnected from everyday life that like children giglin at the back of the class they find the word so funny.......oh dear,i'm just glad they didn't come up with another "rude" word or old twice nightly would av shuffled of the mortal coil before he did...Ian,Leeds
@Jornev Yeah, British humor is a bit odd.....it seems to go the extremes...... Benny Hill, Monty Python, Absolutely Fabulous, and The Mighty Boosh on one hand....then youve got people going tee hee hee, about a word like farting on the other.....Its like some of the most Brilliant, Obscene, Rebelious Comedy comes from the same land where people giggle at the thought of being naughty like they are 12 year olds attending a Bible Camp......yeah, it doesnt make a whole lot of sense does it?! LOL!
Countdown was quite a stuffy, bookwormy show who's main target audience was probably pensioners. So it' a bit like saying "farting" in front of your kindly old grandparents. Then again, if your gradparents are hard-drinking hellraisers who swear like troopers then you might not get it.
@Cathain78 Yeah, I can see it....honestly though the distinction between the 2 seems kind of artificial and forced sometimes. I dont think in real life it quite works like that. For instance....Mozart, perhaps the most brilliant composor of all time, & someone who is undoubtedly the center of discussion quite often in such stuffy, bookwormish type enviroments....was himself obsessed with Fecalfelia...Many letters written by him speak of farting & MUCH worse!
It may be an artificial distinction or not, but it does exist.
The difference between what is acceptable in certain company and what goes on in a person's mind in undeniable. I'd imagine the things you say and do in the intimacy of your bedroom with your spouse/partner are not things you would be comfortable saying in front of your parents. On the other hand, perhaps you would and it is a cultural variance.
As for Mozart, I find him over-rated. I much prefer the earlier Baroque composers such as Bach and Vivaldi. Still, at least he wasn't alone in his corprophilia.
It seems Martin Luther was somewhat obssessed with the subject too.
Perhaps that explains my dislike for both of them ;-)
@mikeytoon24 No I think the fact you don't laugh shows YOUR immaturity, they are laughing at the fact it is an informal immature word, if you have a sense of humour saying this on a broadcasted show, and the fact it is in the book makes it funny. Unfortunately you were born without a sense of humour or personality.
@mikeytoon24 sorry to comment on a 1 year comment but nowadays they actually lets college students sit in free so they normally get quiet a few of them on =p
I got a 4!
FROG
lanegane1 2 months ago
God that woman contestant is SMALL!!!
masere 4 months ago
makes me proud to be a man! lol
iamdb1990 4 months ago
That man won't say "farting"?
TheTomReid 4 months ago
@TheTomReid - That's what I thought. What an uptight twat. lol. I bet he's never claimed one in his life.
theunholycrown666 2 months ago
The words i see are frog and giant.
MrJohnboy1984 7 months ago
frog?
gobackto82 10 months ago
Hahahahaha... fart joke.
Leishmaniasisably 11 months ago
i beat all of you i got afro frog giant
nick2168rules 1 year ago
is it me or does frogianta sound like a cross breed of ant and frog?
leedonaldt 1 year ago
How about Giant Afro ?
Megacore35 1 year ago 16
I find the word "Giantfrog"
TheDoenerMunk 1 year ago
this isnt exactly a 'blooper'
AreYouOffended 1 year ago
I beat both of them, Afro Giant
xssbm 1 year ago
dammit! when i clicked on this i thought someone was actually gonna fart!!!! grrr!
youmayrememberme 1 year ago
@bellybasher thank you! she is boring
matthew9120 1 year ago
Its stupid how the audience laugh at the word farting, yet on other videos there are words like lesbian, retard, and piss, the audience hardly react.
huggies12345 1 year ago
Why not Giant Afro?
FMYau 1 year ago 3
they need to bring this show to the US
TheAppleMan100 1 year ago
Why on earth anyone finds this remotely funny is far beyond me,Countdown is so obviousley disconnected from everyday life that like children giglin at the back of the class they find the word so funny.......oh dear,i'm just glad they didn't come up with another "rude" word or old twice nightly would av shuffled of the mortal coil before he did...Ian,Leeds
741067 1 year ago
@741067
david110988 1 year ago
oh really !!l lol
chrish12345 1 year ago
0:12 Look at the proud head on him. It's his greatest achievement.
AspergerUprising 1 year ago
Is the word farting now taboo in the uk? Otherwise, I certainly don't get it.
Jornev 2 years ago
It always was.
SultanChase 2 years ago
Crazy!
Jornev 2 years ago
@Jornev Yeah, British humor is a bit odd.....it seems to go the extremes...... Benny Hill, Monty Python, Absolutely Fabulous, and The Mighty Boosh on one hand....then youve got people going tee hee hee, about a word like farting on the other.....Its like some of the most Brilliant, Obscene, Rebelious Comedy comes from the same land where people giggle at the thought of being naughty like they are 12 year olds attending a Bible Camp......yeah, it doesnt make a whole lot of sense does it?! LOL!
frankensteinmoneymac 1 year ago
@frankensteinmoneymac
I suppose it's funny because it's innappropriate.
Countdown was quite a stuffy, bookwormy show who's main target audience was probably pensioners. So it' a bit like saying "farting" in front of your kindly old grandparents. Then again, if your gradparents are hard-drinking hellraisers who swear like troopers then you might not get it.
Cathain78 1 year ago
@Cathain78 Yeah, I can see it....honestly though the distinction between the 2 seems kind of artificial and forced sometimes. I dont think in real life it quite works like that. For instance....Mozart, perhaps the most brilliant composor of all time, & someone who is undoubtedly the center of discussion quite often in such stuffy, bookwormish type enviroments....was himself obsessed with Fecalfelia...Many letters written by him speak of farting & MUCH worse!
frankensteinmoneymac 1 year ago
@frankensteinmoneymac
It may be an artificial distinction or not, but it does exist.
The difference between what is acceptable in certain company and what goes on in a person's mind in undeniable. I'd imagine the things you say and do in the intimacy of your bedroom with your spouse/partner are not things you would be comfortable saying in front of your parents. On the other hand, perhaps you would and it is a cultural variance.
Cathain78 1 year ago
@frankensteinmoneymac
As for Mozart, I find him over-rated. I much prefer the earlier Baroque composers such as Bach and Vivaldi. Still, at least he wasn't alone in his corprophilia.
It seems Martin Luther was somewhat obssessed with the subject too.
Perhaps that explains my dislike for both of them ;-)
Cathain78 1 year ago
If one of the A's were a G, you could have 'Giant Frog'.:)
NuWave12 2 years ago
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mikeytoon24 2 years ago 24
@mikeytoon24 No I think the fact you don't laugh shows YOUR immaturity, they are laughing at the fact it is an informal immature word, if you have a sense of humour saying this on a broadcasted show, and the fact it is in the book makes it funny. Unfortunately you were born without a sense of humour or personality.
MockingTheNation 1 year ago
@mikeytoon24 sorry to comment on a 1 year comment but nowadays they actually lets college students sit in free so they normally get quiet a few of them on =p
pipuk3 8 months ago
LOL when she said rafting the guy was probably like "Oh crap I should have thought of that"
ShaunDreclin 2 years ago 37
susie bent is so bent the gowl
moseskfc 2 years ago
It's Alison Heard. There's some episodes of her on the channel. Aswell as other dictionary people who aren't Susie Dent
countdowngoofs 2 years ago 2
"Chaucer would not be chaucer without the aforementioned word"
selbydate16 2 years ago
No Problem
countdowngoofs 2 years ago