Jeremy Clarkson

[grumpy01]

Is Jeremy Clarkson really as lacking in General Knowledge as he makes out.Christine Ohorugu asked him what a “Ruby” was.He said correctly it was Ruby Murray which rhymes with curry but I have no idea who Ruby Murray was you’ll have to Google it.

[ichkeria]

Ruby Murray was the first singer to have 5 records concurrently in the Top Twenty.

[Cloverjo]

Why isn’t saucepan very PC?

[Canary42]

I would only expect the older generations to know who Ruby Murray was. She was a pop star before Clarkson was born.

[Gill1941]

Saucepan lid = quid.
What is non PC about that?

[zebo]

I knew the murray/curry connection but then I'm old enough to know the name Ruby Murray but there was a very early question about Eastenders that I couldn't have answered. We don't all have the same knowledge, I often find that there are questions on quiz shows where not only couldn't I answer them, I am no nearer understanding when I hear the answer! On Pointless there were 16 photos of which I recognised only Ed Sheeren because he has an interesting face, been about his music I would have been at a total loss.

[lankeela]

Surely saucepan lid is kid? My family often referred to 'seeing the saucepans' at the weekend.

[lankeela]

You don't have to know who the people were to use their name in rhyming sland - eg how many people know what 'on me todd' means but don't know who Todd Sloan was? Same with 'not on your Nelly'.

[lankeela]

*slang! Wish they had an edit button on here.

[Gill1941]

Just Googled and see it means kid and yid.
So not very PC, I suppose.
Only known it as quid.
Cockney rhyming slang was around long before PC and it is added to a lot now.

[maggiebee]

Never understood the need for rhyming slang. Why not just say the word - which is usually shorter than the rhyme anyway. Just speak plain English and there will be no confusion.