Bugsy Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 [IMG]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/fool.jpg[/IMG]NEW YORK - Idaho resident Kathy Evans brought humiliation to her friends and family Tuesday when she set a new standard for stupidity with her appearance on the popular TV show, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire." It seems that Evans, a 32-year-old wife and mother of two, got stuck on the first question, and proceeded to make what fans of the show are dubbing "the absolute worst use of lifelines ever." After being introduced to the show's host Meredith Vieira, Evans assured her that she was ready to play, whereupon she was posed with an extremely easy $100 question. The question was: "Which of the following is the largest?" A) A PeanutB) An ElephantC) The MoonD) Hey, who you calling large? Immediately Mrs. Evans was struck with an all consuming panic as she realized that this was a question to which she did not readily know the answer. "Hmm, oh boy, that's a toughie," said Evans, as Vieira did her level best to hide her disbelief and disgust. "I mean, I'm sure I've heard of some of these things before, but I have no idea how large they would be." Evans made the decision to use the first of her three lifelines, the 50/50. Answers A and D were removed, leaving her to decide which was bigger, an elephant or the moon. However, faced with an incredibly easy question, Evans still remained unsure. "Oh! It removed the two I was leaning towards!" exclaimed Evans. "Darn. I think I better phone a friend." Using the second of her two lifelines on the first question, Mrs. Evans asked to be connected with her friend Betsy, who is an office assistant. "Hi Betsy! How are you? This is Kathy! I'm on TV!" said Evans, wasting the first seven seconds of her call. "Ok, I got an important question. Which of the following is the largest? B, an elephant, or C, the moon. 15 seconds hun." Betsy quickly replied that the answer was C, the moon. Evans proceeded to argue with her friend for the remaining ten seconds. "Come on Betsy, are you sure?" said Evans. "How sure are you? Puh, that can't be it." To everyone's astonishment, the moronic Evans declined to take her friend's advice and pick 'The Moon.' "I just don't know if I can trust Betsy. She's not all that bright. So I think I'd like to ask the audience," said Evans. Asked to vote on the correct answer, the audience returned 98% in favor of answer C, 'The Moon.' Having used up all her lifelines, Evans then made the dumbest choice of her life. "Wow, seems like everybody is against what I'm thinking," said the too-stupid-to-live Evans. "But you know, sometimes you just got to go with your gut. So, let's see. For which is larger, an elephant or the moon, I'm going to have to go with B, an elephant. Final answer." Evans sat before the dumbfounded audience, the only one waiting with bated breath, and was told that she was wrong, and that the answer was in fact, C, 'The Moon.' ******************************************************************************[8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Sorry to be the one to break the news, but...http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/gameshows/millionaire.aspThe photo is actually of a winner of the UK version of the game, Fiona Wheeler. The "on screen" answers have been doctored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 Oh, Come on Cat, next you'll be telling me that Father Christmas isn't real................[:)]still funny though.............................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Oh well, it was funny. One of the posters on that forum had a link to this one which I found good.Edit: Wrong link and now I lost it, Cathy you changed the link after I went into it. [8-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Cat - it must be true, Gary read it on the internet...WJT - can you edit that URL so that it doesn't deform the thread, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 What Dick, you'll be telling me next that this isn't true...................................[:)][IMG]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/bushy.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I'd certainly believe anything that woman told me, including the sun orbiting around the earth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 [quote user="Bugbear"] Oh, Come on Cat, next you'll be telling me that Father Christmas isn't real................[:)]still funny though..............................[/quote]I'm sorry for being a spoil-sport Bugbear[Www]And just for you WJT, that other link again http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?p=49177 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 [quote user="Dick Smith"]I'd certainly believe anything that woman told me, including the sun orbiting around the earth...[/quote].......................it does, doesn't it................................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Oh, come on Dick, you will be telling me the earth isn't flat next, or that the man from the Auberge du Moulin has taken up a new job as professor of English at the Sorbonne [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 What I'd like to know is whether this bloke has actually given the right answer.[IMG]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i26/cassiscassis/complete/Smiffy.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 S'obvious, innit? A chameleon*.*A native of the planet Chamelea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verviale Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 [quote user="Cassis"]What I'd like to know is whether this bloke has actually given the right answer.[IMG]http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i26/cassiscassis/complete/Smiffy.jpg[/IMG][/quote]Ask the audience , do 50/50 and then phone a friend (perhaps Miki) and then tell us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 It's a tricky one but Dick is a teacher. I know he won't thank me for saying so but he really is.He once had visions of becoming Captain Slog though but.....................[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 You disappoint me, Miki. Another illusion broken. [:'(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Alright, he's not but he does want to be Captain Slog.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Make it so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Consider it done Captain...............You will be in command of the new starfleet wotsit, the USS Enterprise Dick Galaxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Your one-day mission to explore strange new nebulae and haematomae wherever they may be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Captain Slog would probably be the only man who would know what the heck that lot was, so right man for the job then. [:)]Turn left at Jupiter high street, someone said they thought they saw some by the space gas station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 If you wish upon a star,Makes no difference who you are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Soz,The Captain's gone all luvvie since the acting jobs were advertised [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted February 6, 2007 Author Share Posted February 6, 2007 [IMG]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/Bugbear2/m1.jpg[/IMG]It's the bright bit on the left..................................[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Mmmm.You should vader my lallies in Spandex! Fantabulissimo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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