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The problem is that no one bothers to listen to your well thought out argument because the person you're arguing with is probably too small minded to care
When he gets the teacher pet bonus says he doesn't feel cool then gets the bonus again and the size of the smile on David's face says he's feeling pritty special
I love the lava lamp section they managed to capture the essence of school Jimmy- the kid who doesn’t listen to instructions Alan- the kid who causes chaos David- the nerdy kid paired up with the chaotic kid Stephen-the teacher who clearly has a favourite and barely has control of his student who love it when he cocks up Will it blow up?? Hopefully I’ve gone along with it and now I’m frightened
9:40 This is such a lovey exchange Nerdy shit is too often belittled because it makes people feel inadequate but it’s just as wholesome as any other conversation
Does anyone remember which episode it was when David said something like: "If you're going to die mysteriously, you might as well do it in an ornamental duck pond so a man in a Jag is forced to solve it," in reference to Inspector Morse ?
That part always kills me, because it's not like he did a scientific experiment where he finally discovered 1+1=2, Russel just wrote a formal set-theoretic proof of the theorem. The reason it's special isn't because we weren't certain 1+1=2 before (obviously we were), there just hadn't been a formal mathematical chain of logic that starts from basic assumptions and ends with the conclusion that 1+1=2 before because nobody did it before. It's like Euclid's Elements; it's not like they didn't know that in a triangle the sum of any two angles is less than 180 degrees, it just hadn't been formalized before that.
"I went across to the rooms of my very good friend Wittgenstein. I opened the door, and I said to him, quite simply, 'That's Numberwang.' As I remember, he cried."
Even tho I like osman I can't imagine him at the helm I think David would do well also Richard Ayoade and just for laughs kryten from red dwarf 🤣 well team I have a most interesting puzzle that you will undoubtedly use your vastly incorrect general knowledge to solve and utterly fail... My puzzle is thus how do you get out of a maze? (imagine krytens voice as your read it)
"that is an absolute perfect answer, David Mitchell" this is why we love him, why we watch. I've probably watched this clip 5 times, maybe one day I will be able to quote it.
I'm not sure it would be a good fit for QI, it would really change the tone of the show if the presenter rants at the guests, and he can't get angry about the questions when he's the one asking and answering them. I think he's better as a guest.
Privacy Lover Have you not been paying attention to Sandi and Stephen? They basically chastise, berate, and lecture all the guests (especially Alan) when they get things wrong. He would make a perfect host.
I think my favourite clip of him was this: Sandi: does anyone want a nightcap? Everyone: yes please *Klaxon goes off for yes* David: “now, I’d like to ask if the word *no* has a buzzer attached, and then ask precisely how we can fucking win!”
david is completely right when he says the lava lamp segment feels like school! david and alan going "won't it explode now?" "hopefully :D" at 4:26. jimmy trying to fuck with stephen's lava lamp with the poorly-disguised chaotic energy of a 13 year old boy. stephen's "no, no you don't!" spoken like a particularly disgruntled primary school teacher. jimmy immediately whining about stephen being no fun. all the pieces are there...
It would have been funny if they had "upgraded" David's button after he was awarded teacher's pet, to the one John Sessions normally gets...."Oooh Sir, Sir, Me Sir!"
Yes, Dame Nellie Melba's father was called David Mitchell. He is buried in the Lilydale lawn cemetary, in front of a wonderful memorial for his daughter. Her memorial is hedged by Rosemary, and his grave is the largest in the cemetery. As kids we played around her memorial, as we lived almost next door.
Cara Lama Calm your farm, it was a joke referencing the video. I am studying to be a primary school teacher, so of course I whole heartedly agree that the apostrophe is super important :)
@@marysdanceworld6066 I'm glad someone is still teaching proper English and non-phonetic spelling; it's great to know that someone is still *trying.* As a writer, I despair over the current abysmal levels of illiteracy. An education used to be viewed as a gift; now people seem to revel in their own ignorance... Blessèd be Andy /|\
2:50 - there's a short story by Ted Chiang that describes the personal, emotional effects of a mathematical discovery like this exactly. "Division by Zero"
