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How do they get chosen to go on if they're dim?
Do you think it's nerves?
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How do they get chosen to go on if they're dim?
Do you think it's nerves?
No, just stupid and uneducated for the most part. God help us if this lot are our future.
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Did anyone see last night's Christmas University Challenge FINAL?

The READING team, which included Pippa Greenwood (possibly the only 'celeb' you might recognise) finished on a grand total of........



..... ZERO. Oh dear!
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06-01-2018, 01:13 PM
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Re: Heard on a TV quiz yesterday...

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Did anyone see last night's Christmas University Challenge FINAL?

The READING team, which included Pippa Greenwood (possibly the only 'celeb' you might recognise) finished on a grand total of........



..... ZERO. Oh dear!
Yes, and they seemed quite happy about it too!
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Yes, and they seemed quite happy about it too!
Yes, quite funny when Paxman told them to stop giggling.
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How do they get chosen to go on if they're dim?
Do you think it's nerves?
I think Judd has got a point, when I was younger and there was no internet, jobs got done. A bit of gardening or vehicle maintenance, painting and decorating even some plumbing, woodwork or repairing something. In those days you couldn't always afford to buy new or take your motor in to the garage, so you had a look to see if you could mend it or replace it yourself. Most of the knowledge was passed down from your Mum and Dad (most people had both in those days)....

Hobbies were a good source of specialised knowledge, using your hands to build something or even collecting something. Listening to music and collecting albums and records. Walking and Running, especially on the moors and in the wild places provided map reading skills (better than using a sat nav, reading a map was all part of the interest) and a good knowledge of Geography, even some medical knowledge when treating blisters, broken bones or hypothermia.

And last but not least, being an apprentice. Apart from learning about the particular trade by people who had been doing it for most of their lives, little hints and tips that you would never find in a manual. The older people had a wealth of knowledge about life too and I learnt how to be honest and hard working following their example. We are now that older generation, and that is why we have more knowledge than a young person.
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06-01-2018, 05:42 PM
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I think Judd has got a point, when I was younger and there was no internet, jobs got done. A bit of gardening or vehicle maintenance, painting and decorating even some plumbing, woodwork or repairing something. In those days you couldn't always afford to buy new or take your motor in to the garage, so you had a look to see if you could mend it or replace it yourself. Most of the knowledge was passed down from your Mum and Dad (most people had both in those days)....

Hobbies were a good source of specialised knowledge, using your hands to build something or even collecting something. Listening to music and collecting albums and records. Walking and Running, especially on the moors and in the wild places provided map reading skills (better than using a sat nav, reading a map was all part of the interest) and a good knowledge of Geography, even some medical knowledge when treating blisters, broken bones or hypothermia.

And last but not least, being an apprentice. Apart from learning about the particular trade by people who had been doing it for most of their lives, little hints and tips that you would never find in a manual. The older people had a wealth of knowledge about life too and I learnt how to be honest and hard working following their example. We are now that older generation, and that is why we have more knowledge than a young person.
Good post.
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Good post.
Cheers Longdogs.....Happy New Year By the way....
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And last but not least, being an apprentice. Apart from learning about the particular trade by people who had been doing it for most of their lives, little hints and tips that you would never find in a manual. The older people had a wealth of knowledge about life too and I learnt how to be honest and hard working following their example. We are now that older generation, and that is why we have more knowledge than a young person.
Exactly. Even doctors learn in a similar way to apprentices; they work on the wards under the supervision of other doctors and even take advice (if they are sensible) from experienced nurses.

On the other hand, hospital managers go to a second-class university, receive a second-class degree, and then dictate to doctors and qualified healthcare staff who to treat and when!

Therein lies one of the major problems of the NHS.
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Cheers Longdogs.....Happy New Year By the way....
You too mate!
 
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