No Such Thing As An Egg And Cress Portsmouth is the 27th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 27th episode of the first year, and the 42nd episode of 2014. It features regular presenters Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and guest presenter Helen Zaltzman. It was recorded at the QI Offices in Covent Garden, London.
Description[]
Dan (@schreiberland), Anna (@nosuchthing), Andy (@andrewhunterm), and special guest Helen Zaltzman (@helenzaltzman) discuss little old ladies in space, a gang of spying squirrels, Gandalf the Grey's real name, and more...
Facts[]
- LOL was originally medical slang for "Little Old Lady". Other slang included LOLINAD - "Little Old Lady In No Apparent Distress" - and LOLFDGB - "Little Old Lady Fall Down Go Boom". (Zaltzman)
- According to researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University, listening to Billy Connolly can substantially increase your pain tolerance. (Schreiber)
- The first woman to cycle around the world, Annie "Londonderry" Cohen Kopchovsky, learnt to ride only the day before she set off. (Ptaszynski)
- When California ground squirrels are attacked by rattlesnakes, they increase their blood pressure so much that their tails give off more infrared radiation and make them look bigger. (Murray)
Trivia[]
- This episode marks the first ever absence of regular presenter James Harkin, and the first and only appearance of Helen Zaltzman.
- Dan mentions the Mongolian death worm for the first time.
- It is announced that James, Andy and Anne Miller are due to appear on Only Connect, hosted by Victoria Coren Mitchell.