Some of you will know Tony Delroy's dreaded Ordeal By Trivia which airs every weeknight on ABC radio. Now, I love trivia and Tone's topics are generally good'uns, but his callers would shame any KGB interrogator as they connect electrodes to the easiest of questions via a string of painful procrastinations. "I'll just ask the brains trust." "It's right on the tip ... umm ... ahh ... ohh, gonna have to pass." "Dunno. But before I go, I'll just say hello to Errol in Eucumbene." And my own personal sliver of sharpened bamboo "C'I've a clue?" But despite the agony, and the suspicion callers are buying Google time, there is the odd moment of comedy relief:
Bernadette: "In which ocean is the Diamantina Deep? A) The Indian Ocean; B) The Atlantic Ocean; or C) The Arctic Ocean?"
Caller: "The Pacific."
Bernadette Young was the stand-in host while Delroy is on holidays.
Posted by: Tony.T | 08 January 2007 at 13:45
The correct answer is of course Billy Ocean.
"Carribean Queen, la la lalala la la la"
Posted by: Joe Bloggs | 08 January 2007 at 20:53
yeah - Delroy is the only guy who can occassionally crack the whip on idiots. I've heard some of his fill-ins ramble on until nearly bloody 2 am with a pathetic lot of callers. I notice none of Tones regular hot shot quiztas even bother to ring in when Tones isn't there. Can't say I blame them. "In The Good Old Days " when we used to ring in we quickly sussed that you could buy time with Tones by talking about the GGs. We reckoned he's a man who likes a serious punt.
I still reckon when he's firing that Delroy runs the most intelligent talk back radio in Australia between 1am and 2 am.
Anyway good to see you off the bloody sport and the radio getting rid of a bit of sport too. Although local ABC radio is full of fill-in idiots not worth 10 mins of listening time. At least RN does summer reasonably.
Posted by: Francis Xavier Holden | 08 January 2007 at 23:48
oh the answer:
CHORUS: For the rain never falls on the dusty Diamantina,
The drover finds it hard to change his mind,
For the years have surely gone like the drays from old Cork Station -
And I won't be back till the droving's done.
Posted by: Francis Xavier Holden | 08 January 2007 at 23:52
God I hate the Brains Trust. Surely it's just idiots stalling while they furiously hammer away at Google.
Posted by: Adam 1.0 | 09 January 2007 at 16:24
Yeah, Tone needs to get back sharpish to put a stop to all the shenanigans. The guesty hosts don't know how to pull rank.
Posted by: Tony.T | 09 January 2007 at 21:30