Some of you will have come across the mighty Ian
Bayley (half-human, half-encyclopaedia). He is normally
infallible. However...
In a fun tournament this summer
(just among friends, really), he was playing on his own
to level things up a touch. I was reading. His bonus
set was about "religious beliefs about the aftermath
of death" or something, and the first part was
looking for the answer "purgatory". Ian's brain, wrong
for once, said "limbo". Ian's mouth said "libido". I
had to stop the match clock while the audience fought
for oxygen.
And just to prove that I can admit
my own failings as well ;-) in practice last night,
first question I heard "Swiss architect" and reflex
buzzed with "Le Corbusier", despite not even having
listened to the rest of the question. It wasn't. They
weren't even looking for the architect.
Rob.