Pointless

[maggiebee]

Not a programme I usually watch but I did yesterday.  I was amazed how few of the contestants knew anything about nursery rhymes.  One round gave the second line of a nursery rhyme and they had to give the first line as their answer. I knew every one, but maybe it's a generational thing?

[Old_Geezer]

Probably.

I'm amazed with some younger quiz show contestants that don't seem to know what to me are really obvious things, yet on the other hand they seem to know all sorts of carp that I find difficult to believe anyone would know, or even care to know.

[barry1010]

There is still many lovely nursery rhyme books being published and lots of great YouTube videos with animations like this one

They are still sung in nursery and infant schools, hopefully in homes too.  

[ToraToraTora]

I am amazed every day about how little knowledge people seem to have. Especially on quiz shows where knowledge is sort of the idea!

[douglas9401]

Better to be 'a character' than know too much these days, not cool. And if you can add high camp, all the better for TV types.

[ToraToraTora]

you are definitely a character dougie!

[douglas9401]

Oooh! Thanks ducks. x

[-SharonA-]

I can remember my hubby singing 'hey diddle diddle the cat did a piddle' to my granddaughter!!

We still laugh about it today.

[elliemay1]

I remember the words of Mary had a little lamb being changed: 

Mary had a little lamb

She also had a bear

I've often seen her little lamb

But I've never seen her bare