# How angry would you be if Carol Vorderman asked you to add up two and two?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 12, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-angry-would-you-be-if-carol-vorderman-asked-you-to-add-up-two-and-two/683566 "2014-03-12T22:37:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-angry-would-you-be-if-carol-vorderman-asked-you-to-add-up-two-and-two/683566/22 "2014-03-13T12:28:40Z")

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> [@Gyrate](#):
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> If the regular version of Countdown is too tame for you, try watching _8 Out of Ten Cats Does Countdown_ with a bunch of comedians playing and presenting. Anarchic, rude and bizarre, but in a good way.

The funniest show on TV, without question.

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**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-angry-would-you-be-if-carol-vorderman-asked-you-to-add-up-two-and-two/683566/23 "2014-03-13T12:44:40Z")

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> [@GuanoLad](#):
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> The funniest show on TV, without question.

Yes, it combines two of my favourites and (unusually) is better than both of them.

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**Author:** ![Stealth\_Bragg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4bbf92/32.png) [@Stealth\_Bragg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Bragg)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-angry-would-you-be-if-carol-vorderman-asked-you-to-add-up-two-and-two/683566/24 "2014-03-13T14:41:34Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Not angry. Happy to be talking to her. She totally fucking rocks.

This.

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-angry-would-you-be-if-carol-vorderman-asked-you-to-add-up-two-and-two/683566/25 "2014-03-13T15:19:35Z")

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> [@Gyrate](#):
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> If the regular version of Countdown is too tame for you, try watching _8 Out of Ten Cats Does Countdown_ with a bunch of comedians playing and presenting. Anarchic, rude and bizarre, but in a good way.

Funny but they did a few too many episodes in my opinion. And Joe Wilkinson is not funny and completely ruined the majority of the second half of every episode. I wanted to do the fuckin scrambles, get your goddamn head out of the way, Joe!

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**Author:** ![PaulParkhead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PaulParkhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulParkhead)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-angry-would-you-be-if-carol-vorderman-asked-you-to-add-up-two-and-two/683566/26 "2014-03-13T15:50:32Z")

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> [@Trinopus](#):
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> Portrayed (or caricatured) by a robot! Hilarious! I think it was actually Anne Robinson’s voice, but am not sure.

[It was](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0562986/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2).

Also, Davina McCall, who presented the actual Big Brother show voiced herself, and fashion presenters Trinny and Suzannah voiced their droids.

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