Dumb woman on the radio today!

[hedders]

I was listening to a radio quiz earlier and this woman (Irish) calls in..

DJ: "How many Kings of England have been called henry?"
Dumb Woman: "Erm....well....I...er.....I can only think of henry The Eight right now....erm..is it about three?"

Cue long pause from DJ, and me bursting into fits of laugher in my car!!!

Where do they get these people...and why do they enter quizzes??!

[FourWheelDrift]

How do they manage to operate a phone?

[docevi1]

not all Kings were called Henry xx though were they? I mean you take the name Henry from someone in your family, but they might not have been King. Or is tradition that the next potential King in named after a prior King?

Inexcusible stupidity for not choosing the obvious answer, but there might be some logical thinking behind it.


edit:: what I am saying, it was a woman

>> Edited by docevi1 on Saturday 2nd April 17:36

[Pigeon]

When I was little I found it hard not to think of "Henry VIII" as being pronounced "Henry V8". In fact, I still find it hard... and I bet he'd have a rather interesting garage if he was alive today.

[vixpy1]

Pigeon said:

When I was little I found it hard not to think of "Henry VIII" as being pronounced "Henry V8". In fact, I still find it hard... and I bet he'd have a rather interesting garage if he was alive today.

When you were little, he was still on the thrown!

[simpo two]

Pigeon said:

When I was little I found it hard not to think of "Henry VIII" as being pronounced "Henry V8".

Henry V3 surely?

[Eric Mc]

Being Irish, maybe she never studied British history?

On the other hand, most Irish tend to have better knowledge of some aspects of British history than many British.

[Size Nine Elm]

vixpy1 said:

Pigeon said: When I was little I found it hard not to think of "Henry VIII" as being pronounced "Henry V8". In fact, I still find it hard... and I bet he'd have a rather interesting garage if he was alive today. When you were little, he was still on the thrown!

What was thrown? And why did he throw it?

[FunkyNige]

Eric Mc said:

Being Irish, maybe she never studied British history? On the other hand, most Irish tend to have better knowledge of some aspects of British history than many British.

Well you would hope that being called Henry the Eigth might suggest to her that he is the eigth Henry...

[Pigeon]

simpo two said:

Pigeon said: When I was little I found it hard not to think of "Henry VIII" as being pronounced "Henry V8". Henry V3 surely?

Yeah, I knew "III" was "3" not "8", but the error was (and is) strangely irresistible.

Hmmm... V3... can't think if any... "Henry 120 degree radial 3" is an interesting configuration, but it doesn't really have the right ring to it.

[8Pack]

Pigeon said:

simpo two said: Pigeon said: When I was little I found it hard not to think of "Henry VIII" as being pronounced "Henry V8". Henry V3 surely? Yeah, I knew "III" was "3" not "8", but the error was (and is) strangely irresistible. Hmmm... V3... can't think if any... "Henry 120 degree radial 3" is an interesting configuration, but it doesn't really have the right ring to it.

Wankel!

[Eric Mc]

Maybe she could have remembered that old music hall song "I'm 'Enery the Eighth I Am" or Sid James in "Carry on Henry".

[xjr-9]

henry straight 4?

[406]

Even dumber tosser here -> www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=0&memberId=45402

[mojocvh]

406 said:

Even dumber tosser here -> www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?h=0&memberId=45402

Time for some shackles, a shackling or even the shackler.

MoJo.

[beaconbouy]

Eric Mc said:

Being Irish, maybe she never studied British history?

Yeah being Irish I'm sure she could pull up the schematics of the the Docklands

>> Edited by beaconbouy on Sunday 3rd April 21:46

[Eric Mc]

Not funny really.

I'm Irish and the only time I went to Docklands I got lost.