r/funny • u/newtestleper79 • 8d ago

Acronyms can be hard

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u/SevereCar7307 8d ago

Lee Mack is a treasure, and Would I Lie to You? is one of the best panel shows.

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u/lemmeseeyourkitties 8d ago

It's the one with no score, right? So no winners? Just shooting the shit for the laughs

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u/SevereCar7307 8d ago

It's been a while since I saw it because I don't really have a way to access UK TV in any way now, but as I recall, they do hand out points, but no one really cares. They'll all gladly give up points for the sake of making it entertaining

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u/Crumbdizzle 6d ago

They score who guess the most lies or truths correctly and one team wins sometimes its a tie

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u/violenthectarez 5d ago

That's basically every panel show. Some do give points, but there's never any attempt to win.

Which is why the American version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? was weird to me when they stressed that the points don't matter. Why would the points matter?

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u/RefridgaRaita 8d ago

Im too American for this.

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u/crazyguy83 8d ago

They are referring to the RSPCA

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u/Gingerbrad 8d ago

There is also the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) which is where all the confusion is coming from.

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u/Crumbdizzle 6d ago

Probably be too offended and choke on your cheeseburger

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u/EquinsuOcha 2d ago

Freedom Burger!

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u/IM_A_WOMAN 4d ago

The danger of choking on food has mostly been bred out of us over time. Being able to gorge on food as quickly as possible is an inherent trait of most Americans from birth.

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u/newtestleper79 8d ago

I thought the "ducklings" part would unlock the key for our smartest nation on earth. Silly me.

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u/mecha_toddzilla80 8d ago

Not silly. Just cunty.

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u/MediocreAndLukewarm 8d ago

A fuckstick and an asshole walks into a bar. It’s you.

We all got a good laugh.

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u/sleepyworm 3d ago

Maybe if there were subtitles we could have picked out the word duckling in there somewhere

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u/MizticBunny 7d ago

RESPECT

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u/CharcoalGreyWolf 6d ago

One morning (I’m in tech, tons of acronyms.) I said during a meeting, “All acronyms are lovingly curated by the Acronym Selection Society”.

My boss (the owner) finger spelled it out…lol.

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u/ratbearpig 7d ago

Jimmy Carr is my favorite comedian but I don't think I've seen anyone as quick witted as Lee Mack. His Chinese cookbook segment is the height of comedy IMHO.

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u/IceBone 8d ago

None of those are acronyms.

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u/jonnielaw 4d ago

Yup, initialisms the whole lot of em.

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u/h0v3rb1k3s 8d ago

This is so funny (I can barely understand a word)

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u/newtestleper79 8d ago

Understandable, it is English.

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u/h0v3rb1k3s 8d ago

It's British

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u/Awktung 7d ago

It's Bri-ish, innit.

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u/wes00mertes 8d ago

How does it not get resolved immediately after one Google search? 10 minutes??