Richard Osman’s Salisbury joke was made even better by the people who didn’t get it
Here’s Pointless geezer Richard Osman helping out a few friends on Twitter.
Can you help two friends of mine? They’re coming to the UK, but only for 2 days. With time so tight, which two places should they visit?
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) September 13, 2018
And the number of people who appeared not to get it, well, it made it even better than it already was.
Of course, it could always have been a double bluff on these people’s parts but, well, have a look for yourself…
1.
London and Edinburgh a long distance for a couple of days. London and Cambridge are day trip from each other and are very different. Not sure about distances of others. Hope that helps.
— Niamh O’Sullivan (@NiamhOSulliva10) September 13, 2018
2.
I would avoid Salisbury if at all possible!
— Gary Chapman (@Gazby77) September 13, 2018
3.
I am genuinely alarmed by the number of people who failed to get this and are just tweeting their home cities.
Perhaps it’s time to reconsider universal suffrage.
— Craig McMurran (@CraigMcMurran) September 13, 2018
4.
Edinburgh because it’s architecturally unique and the living personification of Walter Scott.
London because it’s still the diverse and exciting centre of the universe.— Jella Bell (@BellaJanella) September 13, 2018
5.
I like this post cos it gives you an exact percentage of how many people got it.
— Gareth Pugh (@spugesdu) September 13, 2018
6.
Bristol and London. Hour 45 on the train. Best food scene outside of London. Bath on the doorstep. Enough tourist stuff to be a tourist but also just a lovely vibe.
— Mark Olver (@markolver) September 13, 2018
7.
This is brilliant. Shame so many don’t appear to get it
— Dan Smith (@dsmith_180) September 13, 2018
8.
Liverpool and London
— David Quigg (@quiggdavid1406) September 13, 2018
9.
Not sure what’s funnier: the actual tweet or the amount of people not getting the joke 🙂
— MiWi (@mw214229) September 13, 2018
10.
Swansea but not Cardiff.
— colin lewis (@ligarius) September 13, 2018
11.
I chose London and Edinburgh but clearly I only mean Edinburgh.
— Magpie (@picapica1973) September 13, 2018
12.
Hmm. I’m dense.
— Magpie (@picapica1973) September 13, 2018