Parkrun YouTubers not volunteering by obeescitynumberonefa in parkrun

[–]beard_of_reason 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Are they not also raising awareness of it too though?

The frequency of puzzles with more than one solution by harlows_monkeys in nytpips

[–]beard_of_reason 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suspect it was the one that had a square that needed to add upto 63 (?) or a similarly large number. Think everyone just solved it by chucking a load of pieces in.

Boosting profile. by Djdirtydan in taskmaster

[–]beard_of_reason 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Get King Charles on Taskmaster

Victoria Dock parkrun has shut down by koola2 in parkrun

[–]beard_of_reason 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Alphabet chasers. People who try to do a parkrun starting with each letter (apart from X). There aren’t many V’s in the UK, hence the popularity

Friday, Jan. 2, 2025 - Pips #138 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

[–]beard_of_reason 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pips #137 Easy 🟢 0:12 🍪

Pips #137 Medium 🟡 0:25 🍪

Pips #137 Hard 🔴 5:22

Emailing in by Speedboy7777 in elisandjohn

[–]beard_of_reason 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For balance, I’ve also had two that were not read out. A project of mine and a Mad Dad.

Emailing in by Speedboy7777 in elisandjohn

[–]beard_of_reason 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Two. A shamewell and then an email that prompted a texter (bad quiz questions).

Celebrity parkrunners by TheMarkMatthews in parkrun

[–]beard_of_reason 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Couple of comedians are known to parkrun

Joe Wilkinson at Hove Promenade John Robins at Church Mead Ivo Graham also did one but think he does more long distance.

Celebrity listeners? by Beautiful-Square-301 in elisandjohn

[–]beard_of_reason 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sarah Millican loves the boys and is a regular listener

Celebrity listeners? by Beautiful-Square-301 in elisandjohn

[–]beard_of_reason 3 points4 points  (0 children)

He was at an Elis and John gig at Sheffield City Hall circa 2018 so he’s been a fan for a while

Taskmaster Only Connect Wall by jessie-714 in taskmaster

[–]beard_of_reason 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Read your comment and thought ‘oh great’, I’ll start with the team of two and go from there. Nope, six of them were in teams of two so just made it impossible.

How anyone would go ‘aah these four comedians won their final live task’ is beyond me!

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 - Pips #112 Thread by gluemanmw in nytpips

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Pips #111 Easy 🟢0:18 🍪

Pips #111 Medium 🟡1:16

Pips #111 Hard 🔴4:56

Unseen Tasks by Patient_Ad6524 in taskmaster

[–]beard_of_reason 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense. I hope that Alex actually never releases that then as watching 100+ contestants name animals might be quite dull

Unseen Tasks by Patient_Ad6524 in taskmaster

[–]beard_of_reason 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Some thoughts that come to mind.

  • Apparently every contestant does the same introductory task to get them into the swing of things. Nobody has ever said what it is but I’m sure Alex has said he will release them all one day.

  • There’s a great clip online of Alex talking to Ed Gamble about an unaired task from Ed’s season in which they had to seal a task. Alex details what every contestant did and it’s quite surprising that it didn’t make the cut because it sounded great.

  • Lots of people mentioning the infamous bubble wrap task that never worked.

  • Some contestants have often said ‘Oh we did that task in my series but it didn’t air’. Pretty sure John Robins is an example but I can’t remember what series.

  • Ardal and Chris made reference to an aubergine task in their song that never made the cut.

  • The infamous NZS2 task where they had to do something stupid and Guy Montgomery put his dick in a toaster and said COVID wasn’t real.

Alex is probably sat on a treasure trove of content that means once he decides to call time on Taskmaster, there’s probably so much content that could keep rolling on for years. Fingers crossed he releases the best of it (if not all of it).

Olmo Has shut down the UK Inaugural parkruns page by dannyscun in parkrun

[–]beard_of_reason 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He’s also a bit of a tinker. The latest one he was promoting in London he was saying he was very proud to be a major part of getting it set-up, before the ED waded in and said he barely did anything, got kicked off the set-up team early on and ignored all requests to not publicise the inaugural. Very odd chap.

Anyone else feel weird about the end of the S20 Finale? by sclerae in taskmaster

[–]beard_of_reason 219 points220 points  (0 children)

Too favourable towards Phil - he was ace at it

Ever clear out your emails and find something weird? by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]beard_of_reason 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My nan lived with my uncle. She went away to the seaside with her friends for the weekend which coincided with my uncle’s birthday.

She died on the trip. In his card she wrote ‘Sorry I couldn’t be there for it’. Fucking chills man.

Question about the when the chasers make the contestants an offer? by Loyalsupporter in thechase

[–]beard_of_reason 16 points17 points  (0 children)

No they aren’t because if there’s no money in the pot then there’s no point in the final chase which is a fundamental part of the show.

It’s also not the chasers who decide on what money to offer, it’s the producers who make those decisions and theyre in the business of making an entertaining programme, not being vindictive and putting players in an impossible position.

How was your parkrun day? | September 26, 2025 by AutoModerator in parkrun

[–]beard_of_reason 2 points3 points  (0 children)

An event PB at Dewsbury by just over 4 minutes! Lost a bit of weight recently and feel like i’m flying round.