QI | What Part Did BIGOTS Play In WWII?

6 June: Today is the anniversary of D-Day.

This clip is from QI Series K, Episode 08, 'Keys' with Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Bill Bailey, Tim Minchin and Isy Suttie.

[lukereilly]

For some reason Bill Bailey saying "I'm going out tomorrow" is one of the funniest things I've ever seen. I can't stop rewinding to that point.

[Snagabott]

One of these days that phone thing will happen to somebody traveling to Australia: "I've arrived down under, IS very hot here, but not as bad as I'd thought".

[shakesfirst]

A neighbour of mine passed away a few months back, a couple of days before te funeral I got a call and the caller ID said it was her. Bravely I answered and it was her daughter going through her contacts telling people of her passing.

[spacedoubt]

That phone thing did happen, there was a woman who would text her Grandma every Sunday and kept doing it after she died, to remember her. Eventually the phone company recycled the number and the new owner of it messaged her back saying something along the lines of 'please stop messaging me', and she understandably got the shock of her life.

[GuanoLad]

Tim Minchin should do QI more. He's always good value on a panel show.

[arvindhmani]

"Blimey I've Got One Testicle"

[binaway]

Operation Mincemeat "The Man Who Never Was" related to the 1943 invasion of Sicily and had nothing to do with Normandy

[djhart]

I would watch an entire show of Bill making up what some random acronyms mean

[borismuller]

My great-grandfather was on the BIGOT list. He had soldiers stationed outside his room, as he was scared he might talk about it in his sleep...

[asoggyhotdogbun]

"Blimey, I've got owls turned!" 😂

[peterbanos]

Halfway through the clip I caught myself thinking "that colour combo Stephen is sporting is brilliant". Couldn't take my eyes off his suit for the rest of it. :D

[matthewosborne]

I can one up that. I was in a supermarket once and thought I saw my mate Rob. I said "Heya Rob. Long time no see!" He said "Heya Matt, Yeah its been about 5 years" The plot twist is we had never met until this point. However we both had friends called the same names who looked at least vaguely similar to each other. I did a lottery ticket that day, didn't win a thing!! Thus disproving luck and and glitches as conformational bias.

[laylagardner]

Bigot was also the code name of an obscure weapon used by the OSS, essentially a silent m1911 pistol firing a large dart with deploying fins instead of a bullet.

[zekelyness]

Some people have added a few times a number has been recycled but I'll add another I read: A woman's son died in Afghanistan. Every now and then she'd text his number saying she loved him and missed him. One day she got a call back from another soldier who got the number when it was recycled. If I recall correctly he treats her like another mom now and they stay in contact.

[kristapitchford]

Eddie Chapman, Agent Zigzag, was an interesting guy. A conman, member of a bank robbing crew, and double agent. He played both sides until it was obvious who would win.

[boblowes]

What Part Did BIGOTS Play In WWII?

They bloody started it. That's what.

[viktorstade]

That thing with a dead relative calling happened in Sweden. A girl had her "grandma" answer her texts.

[BigDylan]

The dead person ringing/texting back has happen a couple times now due to numbers being reused. I read online a woman who kept texting her brothers number after he’d died as if he was still there, and after a while someone replied. Luckily If I remember right, the person on the other end thought it was sweet and said they’d leave them to it. Correct me if I’m wrong, it’s just an article I half remember.

[toodlepop]

the phrase "blimey! i've got owls...turned" rattles around in my head daily.

[charusharma]

Did Stephen sit in that position at 3:25 so we could appreciate how he has color coordinated his outfit with the watch matching the tie. Beautiful colour combination tho.