The Chase

[emmie]

surely this is wrong, question to contestant, what car was Issigonis famous
for, she answered Mini, as i did....
Bradley said wrong, it was Morris Minor, who is right?

[The Builder]

Both em

[The Builder]

More famous for the Mini though

[emmie]

then why wasn't she awarded the money, as Bradley said no, it was Morris Minor...
not the first time they have got things wrong...

[Baldric]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Issigonis#Some_of_his_cars

[emmie]

should we tell them, x


Sir Alexander Arnold Constantine Issigonis, CBE, FRS[1] (18 November 1906–2 October 1988) was a Greek-British designer of cars, now remembered chiefly for the groundbreaking and influential development of the Mini, launched by the British Motor Corporation (BMC) in 1959.
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[gingejbee]

I think most people would say that he was most famous for the Mini....certainly with me.

[The Builder]

I'll bet plenty of people will em.

By the way ............. what's The Chase?

[Zeuhl]

/what car was Issigonis famous for?/

was that definitely the wording?

if so - stupid imprecise question; as he worked on so many models - with mini arguably the best known

[emmie]

tv programme on 5pm each day, hosted by Bradley Wiggins...

[Frank97]

I would have said Mini!

[gingejbee]

...or Walsh...

[The Builder]

OK. Thanks em :o)

[emmie]

sure that was it, and one the other week, how long does a USA President serve in office, i always believed it was 4 years a term, but that got a wrong blip from Bradley.. he said it was five...

[emmie]

i think he said what car was he most famous for, which in my book makes that the mini...

[Zeuhl]

If so em that is a very dodgy question

unless they accept any of several answers

[emmie]

Bradley Walsh, you know i have been sitting here for ten minutes thinking i put the wrong name, sorry about that, would be funny if it was Bradley Wiggins.. x lol

[emmie]

not as a rule. The woman got the question right, but for some reason he didnt give her the 1,000 pounds...which goes towards the rest of team who get through..

[Zeuhl]

perhaps they could revive that question for Family Fortunes:

we asked 100 people which car Alec Issigonis was famous for...

there were four types of reply, one being 'who is alec issigonis?'

[emmie]

i knew who he was, and would have thought that the woman got it right, still there you are...

[Zeuhl]

yeah

that's show business :-)