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Gotta admit I had forgotten all about writing this until I have just seen another episode of a prog that set my blood slizzling - but lets save that for later...

First up - 'The great big british quiz'

I'll keep this factual in the hope that SKY wont fry the DSC server.

My wife being the channel hopper and remote control owner in our family happily told me of a new channel she had found, there was a quiz running with a good cash prize for this day which was based around highway code signs.

Having been pretty good at the olde code I was intregued and probably baited by my 'better half' as well.

The 'quiz' consisted of about 12 highway code traffic signs in which some had been altered in differing ways (no hints as to the differences).

The 'punter' phones up and guesses how many signs are 'wrong' (and exactly which ones) for the price of a phone call - more to follow !!!

Being well pleased at setting up wifeys laptop to get on the internet using a cordless connection, we were able to sit with the Highway code webpages in front of us with almost full screen shots of each of the signs shown.

We watched for about two hours, during which time no-one phoned in with the alterations we thought we had spotted. As an example there was a sign that seemed to have the font style changed along with some others - one of which we thought was a minor colour alteration of the sign!

So we decided to have a go - wifey had about five go's before I decided to check to phone costs - £1 per minute - seemed reasonable enough given that £1000's could be won and we were only connected for seconds at a time - usually not even getting through to the next round (s) before getting to go 'on air' and put forth a guess.

I think we started at about 7pm on a Sunday evening and by midnight it was still running with obviously, no-one getting the right answer - we had a few more goes before I logged onto an incredibly bad website for the rules and info (which of course, asked for an Email address - alarm bells ringing already). Only to find out that each CONNECTED call costs £1 regardless of the shortness of time.

So that was the end of the phone calls.

Our DVD was set running to record for the rest of the prog - I think it ended about 2am - with surprise, surprise - nobody getting the right answer. From memory, about EIGHT of the signs had been altered and a picture of the signs was shown (BUT NOT THE ALTERATIONS) - AND WE STILL COULD NOT WORK OUT THE DIFFERENCES, even with the screen frozen and zoomed in on the DVD.

Best of all - at the end of the month - phone call bill.

20 phone calls to the 'GREAT british quiz' - minimum call time - 13 seconds, maximum 56 seconds, charge:

You guessed it - £20

Please draw your own conclusions and check out how I feel by viewing Guido's avatar !!!!!!!

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Priceless gem No. 2

'All the gear and no idea' - Men and Motors.

The station seems to have ramped down its production and broadcast of motorcycling subjects.....

Perhaps its just as well then that not as many motorcyclists will be watching as previously.

The first edition I saw last week seemed to be based around an irritating female American presenter dragging a biker off to L.A. to have the urine extracted from him at every opportunity.

Firstly, the guy obviously had little money but had put together a 'chop' of various styles that was at least old but, useable.

Not only did they set fire to various parts of his bike in front of him (in L.A. of course) but then went on to destroy his sunglasses and wrist watch, strip him to his underware before introducing him to his 'style guru' who seemed to think that a modern biker needs to look like he has walked off a photo-shoot!

Ok, so the guy signed up for it - got a make over and 'custom-built' bike at the end of the prog, so he obviously thinks that debasing himself in that way was worth it.

Is this where "Reality TV" is headed I wonder ????

Tonights episode (that I only could stand a few minutes of) was a biking vicar that spent 9 months building what seemed to be an old CB750? Which the crew took loving care of to transport it over to L.A. before dropping it off a fork lift truck in front of him - yes - they really did destroy it.

It looks like they are going to give him a 'custom ' Ducati Monster of some sort but I honestly couldnt bring myself to watch anymore.

I must remember the times when the prog is on next - so I can unplug the TV

Frazzled Frank