Pointless.

[pawl]

A question came up on the BBC program Pointless about Cumbria all about the Lake District

What is the biggest lake in Cumbria.The answer given was Lake Windermere .Correct .Wrong it’s a mere.Ther is only one Lake in the Lake District with lake I it’s title that is Bassenthwaite the rest are waters,Tarns or Meres
Shows how pointless this program is.
I wasn’t watching the program it was Mrs P who asked me the question.
Perhaps a better way of putting the question would have been what is the largest expanse of waterin the Lake District..

 

[Spinney]

That's along the same lines as 'how many Lakes are there in Scotland?'
I believe the answer to this is 1.

However, to outpedant you, I would say there are numerous lakes in the Lake District, but only one Lake.

 

[Venod]

Well

Mere in English refers to a lake that is broad in relation to its depth, e.g. Martin Mere. A significant effect of its shallow depth is that for all or most of the time, it has no thermocline.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

To hell with Bassenthwaite I've got a water leak in my front garden, that United Utilities has been trying to fix all day, that is threatening to put it's size to shame.

 

[pawl]

That's along the same lines as 'how many Lakes are there in Scotland?'
I believe the answer to this is 1.

However, to outpedant you, I would say there are numerous lakes in the Lake District, but only one Lake.

Most people do call them lakes which is understandable but when questions are put to contestants they shoul be accurate.Have the researchers never heard of Google

I would have said Scotland lakes are called Lochs.

 

[Tin Pot]

A question came up on the BBC program Pointless about Cumbria all about the Lake District

What is the biggest lake in Cumbria.The answer given was Lake Windermere .Correct .Wrong it’s a mere.Ther is only one Lake in the Lake District with lake I it’s title that is Bassenthwaite the rest are waters,Tarns or Meres
Shows how pointless this program is.
I wasn’t watching the program it was Mrs P who asked me the question.
Perhaps a better way of putting the question would have been what is the largest expanse of waterin the Lake District..

This is a show called ‘pointless’ run by a comedian...I just need to say it, the clue is in the title.

 

[pawl]

To hell with Bassenthwaite I've got a water leak in my front garden, that United Utilities has been trying to fix all day ,that is threatening to put it's size to shame.

Get the ordnance survey to name it.How about Spokey Dokey.

 

[User482]

A question came up on the BBC program Pointless about Cumbria all about the Lake District

What is the biggest lake in Cumbria.The answer given was Lake Windermere .Correct .Wrong it’s a mere.Ther is only one Lake in the Lake District with lake I it’s title that is Bassenthwaite the rest are waters,Tarns or Meres
Shows how pointless this program is.
I wasn’t watching the program it was Mrs P who asked me the question.
Perhaps a better way of putting the question would have been what is the largest expanse of waterin the Lake District..

Write to points of view.

 

[Spinney]

Most people do call them lakes which is understandable but when questions are put to contestants they shoul be accurate.Have the researchers never heard of Google

I would have said Scotland lakes are called Lochs.

Yup - it's a question along the same lines as the lake district one.
Google says Lake of Menteith is the only natural body of water in Scotland called a Lake.

 

[wheresthetorch]

Isn't it Lakey McLakeface?

 

[Tin Pot]

Watch QI instead?

 

[pawl]

This is a show called ‘pointless’ run by a comedian...I just need to say it, the clue is in the title.

Let’s start a petition to send to the BBC suggesting the rename it clueless

 

[pawl]

Watch QI instead?

Never heard of it,but it sounds above my Intelligence level.

 

[midlife]

The Pointless episode on "not going out" was quite good....was that a pointless post?

 

[Drago]

I've warned you lot before - Alexander Bloody Armstrong.