Hilarious QI Moment - The Uses of Gooses

Geese are revealed to be extremely indicated for a rather unusual purpouse.
Taken from QI XL series G episode 2 "G-animals"

[@DCdabest]

I love how confidently and with total calm Sean can just come up with bullshit. Haha.

[@OmgImALion]

my bucket list keeps getting longer..

[@zingzangspillip1]

Whoever translated that Rabelais had a great time.

[@BritGirlJay]

My gran kept a gaggle of geese in her garden back in the day and they were vicious watchdogs - went after anyone they didn't know.

[@BritGirlJay]

lol

[@22grabage]

We have them at our university campus and I couldn't agree more. They are hostile.

[@ALTERNATECHAOS]

this is the first episode of QI I saw while I was in Europe. Got me hooked on the series.

[@carogirlyaya]

Sandi: "Is it toilet paper?....no seriously" and everyone laughs.....WELL, SHE WAS RIGHT! ---the look on her face when she says that is hilarious

[@TheFinisherMrC]

Sean Locke you legend!

[@TomFynn]

Damn, I will never be able to look at a goose the same way again...

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

John Hodgman is a comedian and author. He was a semi-regular in the daily show for a few years and is famous as the face of PC in Apple's mac vs. PC ads.

[@FallenPhoenix72]

I CAN'T STOP IMAGINING IT

[@BingleBint]

"...and that's why he was thrown out of the pet shop!" He he!

[@jpjpd]

toksvig and bailey in one episode, wit everywheeeere

[@IoEstasCedonta]

"Scorpion." "No, that would be fun."

[@morthasa]

Misspelling is intentional. Gooses is nonstandard for geese but was used to make the title more catchy.

[@stardude3396]

I'm currently studying Rabelais' Gargantua at University, today we looked closer at this fantastic syllogism from chapter 13: "Il n'est, dist Gargantua, poinct besoign torcher cul, sinon qu'il y ayt ordure. Ordure n'y peut estre, si on n'a chié: chier doncques nous fault davant que le cul torcher." which roughly translates to: "There is no need to wipe one's ass, said Gargantua, if there is no filth. Filth cannot be there if one hasn't shat: shitting must therefore happen before wiping" The more observant will have noticed the anadiplosis (ordure ; chier/filth ; shit).

[@spaceborne-net]

He would be better known internationally as "I'm a PC" from the Apple Mac advertisements.

[@Alex-hj]

@sscout191 Yes. He was given a special invite onto the show as he vehemently advocated for QI to be shown on BBC America.

[@jamie6631]

Is Sean lock the funniest man alive?

[@vegardriis9126]

Michael mcintyre

[@dannymcbrearty9785]

Vegard Riis not even comparable. Lock is able to improvise comedy and his charm comes from his otherwise everyday appearance and nature. McIntyre does comedy he didn't write in stadiums, and his humour is derived from zany voices and actions. Lock is Britains funniest man.

[@ptur12345]

Danny McBrearty Lee Evans is amazing as well. ^^

[@abeedhal6519]

probably britains funniest man

[@peterfireflylund]

Not anymore.

[@snipelfritz]

That's John Hodgeman, and yes he is an American comedian. He appeared as a regular correspondent on The Daily Show a couple years ago and was particularly known for appearing as the stuffy, useless "PC" in Apple's "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ad campaign.

[@jaxrobinson3890]

Because they talked about more than one, naturally. ;)

[@Xzeihoranth]

That's John Hodgeman, most known for his role on the Daily Show.

[@morthasa]

@rassinlababidi [Shrugging] I know. The use of the nonstandard plural form is intentional (in order to preserve the rhyme).

[@WakarimasenKa]

never noticed that there was an episode with 4 guests,,,

[@krootkc]

You my dear sir or madame, have made the most intelligible response to a troll I have witnessed in all of my long day. I congratulate you.

[@lewe666]

That's John Hodgman, who is in fact a comedian of sorts.

[@AndersPuschel]

0:56 Apparently 'montero' is a Spanish word for hunter.

[@superfluouslyme]

Is it toilet paper? No, no, seriously. :D I love Sandi.

[@Channy132]

the title brought me here

[@Buggaton]

"No, seriously"

[@foreverastudent1]

actually that is in fact John Hodgman who made regular appearances on The daily show

[@farhangemad4694]

I believe thats john hodgeman famous from the daily show. he was a bit quiet here.

[@docchaos81]

Who is that? I'm sure I saw his face before, but I can't remember.

[@KomatiPoort]

@rhysc375 Yes, his name is John Hodgman.

[@sscout191]

...isnt that the PC guy from the Apple commercials?

[@ThePoodleStrudel]

John Hodgman

[@hannahbarnes4608]

I'm in the QI part of youtube and I can't get out

[@meltingrecords8679]

It's John Hodgman.

[@anoonan4258]

Better than the reverse...

[@dralol]

No, that's Bill Bailey

[@manuelwolff_de]

Why are there 5 panelists?

[@Tzelemel]

What Mr Fry fails to mention is that Monsieur Rabelais was a writer of satire.

[@GeneralGoosey]

"Is it toilet paper?" *looks at username* D:

[@CaptainPrincess]

@thespikescheme That's why you hold it's head.

[@uiruu]

@avatarmn Stephen's the one who said it

[@paddybpaddyb9940]

I do miss Sean Lock

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

[Insert crude joke about Stephen Fry here]

[@Cheezsoup]

Brain fart, he was, of course, the PC.

[@unfinishedestiny]

Aha I live in Nottingham ;)

[@blath]

John Hodgman is a comedian.

[@dan333onlyhalfevil]

We've all been there.

[@TheBrokenfoot]

Same here! Heeeelp meeeee!

[@davidwarren7279]

Geese can watch dogs?

[@Choonchy]

Why is PC on QI??

[@Cheezsoup]

John Hodgman American author/humourist. Perhaps best known as the Mac in the get a Mac commercials

[@peterfireflylund]

PC.

[@Cheezsoup]

@@peterfireflylund See my follow up post from 9years ago

[@Arcusinoz]

I have guard geese.

[@fegolem]

How about those fish or shrimp that clean bits of skin and unwanted things from other fish (and your feet).

[@Joepantioni123321]

Made him look ordinary.

[@kappasutre]

probably double booking

[@TheCapturetheBomb]

Are you by chance an elcor?

[@allycat228]

So... The use of a goose is to clean your caboose.

[@jebediahkrimsoncraftleding3012]

He's an American comedian. He frequents The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as a correspondent, or at least he used to. They shuffle through correspondents fairly quickly in that show (with notable ex-correspondents being Steve Carrell and Steven Colbert).

[@TheAltoSaxophonist]

What if feathers stuck...?

[@rhysc375]

Is that the 'im a PC' guy???

[@TheDanishGuyReviews]

"We are the Master race." Yeah, but that guard is one inch taller than you. ~ TDG

[@scrapetv3826]

The fifth person is John Hodgman, a humorist and comedian probably best known as a correspondent on The Daily Show.

[@Inlelendri]

"It's like herding cats." Honestly, Stephen, at this point (the 7th series in as many years) you really should know that's what they *do*. Any attempt to reign them in just sets them off in another direction. :)

[@NiceTryLaoChe]

You're mistaken. That's John Hodgman, late of the Daily Show and those PC vs. Mac ads a few years ago. He has a standup special on Netflix called 'Ragnarok'.

[@morthasa]

Special exception for the episode. One (visible at 0:50) is, as far as I know, not a comedian.

[@BigPlonkerAlt]

Well then how about "The Use of a Goose"?

[@morthasa]

[Still shrugging] Tone translates very poorly in internet comments. This manner of writing limits the problem somewhat. I admit I took the idea from Mass Effect. I thought: if it avoids unnecessary misunderstandings with others, why not? Still think it is a decent idea.

[@Lorenzogino]

John Hodgman? Yeah he's a comedian, works on the Daily Show. He was added at the last minute because he was there to watch and they thought it would be neat to just let him come on.

[@archangel9191]

01:53-01:55-ish - "Why do we need swearwords when you got 'knock-hole'"? Brilliant, brilliant, I'm thinking of using something similar in the near future or something.

[@IWatchVidsAndStuff]

I'm so glad that there are 15 other people who get that reference. Faith in humanity very much restored.

[@filthmonger172]

*Geese

[@paddotk]

It's geese, not gooses

[@morthasa]

[Lightly] I know, but I used the nonstandard plural for rhyming purposes.

[@vonteflon]

morthasa For what it's worth, "uses for gooses" made me smile - enough to click on your video.

[@paddotk]

morthasa Oh haha, I did not even see that :p

[@HeyHeyDoYouLikeTacos]

@rassinlababidi Poetic liscence

[@TheSatanshunter]

@sscout191 yes that is, christ know why he's on QI though lol

[@DruoxTheShredder]

@butlerlog Notsureiftrollingorjuststupid.jpg

[@1Sentient]

John Hodgman is hilarious, but it was interesting how out of place his humor was with all the brits

[@ElijahsImpact]

Not that it's important you could maybe of used "The Use of a Goose"

[@VK-pk8uz]

I'm going to say it: Women are horrible comedians, but Sandy Toksvig is seriously funny.

[@GroovingPict]

Victor Kyrg Sandi is a likeable and charming person, but I wouldnt say she is a funny comedian.

[@pyrokar1990]

+XxooTEMPLARooxX intelligent, funny and homosexual - I think that's why.

[@kazimierzgarshin3924]

They lack testosterone. Being funny makes men more attractive for women. Men look for different qualities in women. It's in the genes.

[@Rumulus1]

John Hodgman is a comedian, but not a stand up. American author and "celebrity".

[@anoziraflaminghot]

*geese. lawl gooses

[@John_Ridley]

John Hodgman