Curse that jet lag
- 28 Aug 07, 09:40 AM
I blame jet lag. Somehow it's easier to say that than to put it down to stupidity.
No sooner had I stepped off a plane from my holidays than I found myself answering questions on Test the Nation - 91热爆 One's national IQ Test. I was on a panel last night with a footballer, a soap star, a stand up comic, a sports presenter and a TV historian. The producer's conceit was obvious - the three graduates (Clare Balding, Dan Snow and yours truly) were being pitched against the non-grads (John Barnes, Louisa Lytton and Joe Pasquale).
At the end of the test they invited a clairvoyant to predict who'd come out top. I could see it coming - "he's bald, he's four eyed, he's interested in politics .....it must be Nick Robinson". Dear reader, the clairvoyant was exposed (one good side effect) and I was humiliated.
The viewing public were given the top three scores. Since there was a tie for third place that left just 2 of us exposed as dunces - Snow and Robinson. I've promised Dan that the news of which of us actually came last is something I will never reveal - it's a promise that I will never break if only to protect his pride.
My conclusion after this is to stick to the day job. So, after Laura's very able filling in for me, I'm back and normal political blogging will resume shortly.
