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Cariad gives the boys a quick lesson in female anatomy.
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This clip is from QI Series M, Episode 4, 'Miscellany' with Stephen Fry, Alan Davies, Noel Fielding, Rhod Gilbert and Cariad Lloyd.

[@pachidermo]

"Organs of matrimonial necessity" is now my new favourite euphemism of all times.

[@kjkiefcakes1847]

It sounds better the more awkwardly and slowly you string the words together. The uhhh... [cough] organs of umm... [mumbled] matrimonial necessity uhhhh

[@Alacritous]

Also known as wedding tackle.

[@Mubashir_AK]

I don't think it's a euphimism. It's literally what it implies.

[@najeyrifai293]

AH FUCK, I JUST BUMPED MY ORGANS OF MATRIMONIAL NECESSITIES!

[@TheRealKaiProton]

Sounds like the name of a death metal Album

[@goneutt]

Two bike riding nuns return from a day out, and the younger says to the older “I’ve never come that way before” and the older says “It’s the cobblestones”

[@TykusBalrog]

That's fucking brilliant xD

[@MrFunguspower]

A group of nuns cycle through town, all giggling. To which the mother superior sais "stop giggling, in God's name, or I'll put the saddles back on"

[@734265lm]

Haha one of the oldest jokes I can remember.

[@tamannachandel6663]

Hahaha. 😂😂😂😂

[@cymruisrael]

Two nuns in the bath. One says, "Where's the soap?" The other says, "Yes, it does!"

[@Damar158]

'I knew I was looking for it in the wrong place!' XD Noel

[@stevevasta]

That was Rhod, I think.

[@Rich-qs6kn]

@@stevevasta definitely Noel :)

[@dudesayingthings]

Rhod asked the question so innocently it was so funny to watch 😂😂

[@DNA980]

'the clitoris...' *deep intake of breathe due to the horror* SHE SAID IT! SHE SAID IT! SHE SAID IT!

[@Misteryowl]

What's a clitorus?

[@heliotropezzz333]

Learning to spell it correctly might be a good first step.

[@fboyspodcast9544]

I liked then unliked because I wanted to keep it at 69

[@babboon5764]

@@DNA980 Nith breaths too

[@murky8268]

Fun fact: Women were barred from riding the bike, and being passengers on trains, for fear of the ovaries and womb falling out. In fact the ovaries were considered to be loose and could travel into the legs, chest and even arms, which was the percieved cause of conditions like TB. It was based on a greek assumption, and was known as the "wandering womb".

[@sabrina.h2737]

Since wombs do have a tendency to fall out and have to be stitched back in sometimes after having children I can see where the fear may have come from.

[@garybarnes4169]

Wombs are also the root of the word "hysterical".

[@Roronoa2zoro]

With the pervalent belief that your internal organs could move around inside the body, and the fact that one of the earliest versions of the bike was called a "bone rattler", I find it kind of amazing anyone got on the damn things.

[@swapode]

Not to forget how these medical reservations kept women from the liberties going along with transportation.

[@KillahMate]

Gary Barnes Ah! The hysterical hysterectomy connection. I finally get that now, thanks!

[@TheHutchy01]

"Inspiring a dangerous lust" said the same doctors who were building steam vibrators

[@SuperTantePeter]

those were for "medical purposes" aka curing Hysteria

[@dootu]

@@SuperTantePeter "Yes, I'm sorry we couldn't cure it this time. You can come tomorrow and we'll try again"

[@coconutaccount3860]

Indeed, faithful viewer.

[@anonUK]

@tecdessus Steam powered?

[@anonUK]

@@dootu And she did. And the next day and the day after that...

[@LaGuerre19]

1:47 the klaxon was broken, hence Stephen's vocalization

[@SuperSonicBlur]

SHE SAID IT

[@morklee31]

@@SuperSonicBlur SHE SAID IT

[@reevethomas1083]

Vinneish Varmend SHE SAID IT

[@WhiteCamry]

It's a rare event when someone makes Stephen Fry say "wow!"

[@DrZaius3141]

Her first time on the show and this clip was how she immediately became one of my top 3 performers on QI.

[@Tmanaz480]

Stephen tries to call her out for misusing "literally".

[@pechaa]

I thought maybe he was thinking of a pun, "litorally."

[@czgibson3086]

So many people misuse 'literally' that it will probably change its meaning, as has happened to so many words such as 'enormity', 'decimate' and 'let', which used to mean 'prevent'.

[@lancer525]

@Tmanaz480 Except, in this case, she was absolutely correct. It is, in fact, *literally* the tip of the *proverbial* iceberg. The organ itself is somewhat analogous to the head of the male penis, and in a woman, extends anywhere from 5 to 7 inches up into the front of her pelvic floor. Hence, the G-spot being where it is. Of course, not that many men even know where the G-spot is, so this explanation won't help them a bit.

[@denmaroca2584]

@@lancer525 The facts about the organ way well be correct, but the organ is not an iceberg so the clitoris is not literally the tip of an iceberg. Stephen is a bit of pedant when it comes to language, which is why he picked up Cariad on her (mis)use of the word 'literally', at least as he saw it!

[@lancer525]

@@denmaroca2584 If you're intending to grasp at minutiae to assume superiority, you've come to the wrong place. Pedantry is an admirable thing, not a handicap. One must be intelligent and educated in order to be so. You act as if those are bad things to be, which speaks volumes about you. Odd that your presence here on YT is so limited and new. If you can't understand comparative analogy, you're in the wrong place. Stephen's reaction had nothing to do with "correcting" her, as he is a gay man, and understandably has little use for a clitoris. Although he probably has more experience with one than you do.

[@TitanUranusOfficial]

I will now forevermore refer to people's tingly bits as the "tips of their icebergs".

[@01MrCapricorn]

I will now use the term "tingly bits"!

[@mamanowatum]

Not as their "organs of matrimonial necessity"?

[@anonUK]

Stephen Fry's not asking for himself, he's asking for a friend.

[@ineswotton7069]

i mean you arent wrong at all there

[@galezhang]

Literally.

[@chadfife3265]

Lol I have seen stephen talk about straight sex before....not a clue. The man is wise in history and the world.... but all he knows about straight sex is from school boy myths and stereotypes jokes. Hahahaha

[@NiCoDeimus]

"Where's Sue Perkins when you need her?!"

[@lyannawinter405]

2:12 "did you say 'literally' the tip of an iceberg" 😂😂

[@cjwrench07]

Why does she have to be so darn charming?

[@harrytodhunter5078]

Its his accent

[@harrytodhunter5078]

Sorry, i read that as “He” and thought you were refering to my good man Stephen.

[@thedolphin5428]

Cariad is not charming. She's a rabid feminist viper with a few jokes.

[@eastvandb]

@@@thedolphin5428 Oh, you poor sad little man.

[@ocalexander3360]

@@thedolphin5428 Wow. The woman I saw in this clip was funny, self effacing, the essence of charm and being good natured. You must really be frightened of real women. It may not be too late to get some help. Good luck.

[@10zero11]

Cariad really is awesome.

[@johnmh1000]

No argument there. She's a very lovely lady.

[@AutomaticDuck300]

Except that there is no patriarchy in the west these days.

[@andrasszabo1570]

@@AutomaticDuck300 How come people in power are still almost are all men though?

[@AutomaticDuck300]

@@andrasszabo1570 because in terms of politics, men are more willing to put their whole lives on display, which is what’s required in politics. And men are more willing to work ridiculous hours to get ahead in the job world. Women have different priorities, like a better work life balance for socialising and to raise a family eventually. To spend more time with them. That’s why men are more in power than women. It’s not sexism, at least not in this day and age.

[@deaddoll1361]

@@AutomaticDuck300 Things haven't changed nearly as much as you're making out. The patriarchy still exists and women are often excluded or are put off by sexist behavior and constant unwelcome attention. Your assumptions about women's priorities show how much attitudes haven't changed.

[@whowantsabighug]

Noel's outfit is, as always, great.

[@andrineslife]

The artist she is talking about is Sophia Wallace who is amazing!

[@MrTaktic121]

Is that the one who nitted from the gash of blood

[@ShayanQ]

I do wish they'd let her continue, after all even though we come for the comedy, we stay for the learning on QI

[@babboon5764]

Tsch .......... OK aproximately 10 Cm side to side (although humans are more varied internally than externally - Who would be a surgeon when bits hide?) Whilst the 'horn like' (more correctly hand or Elk's antler like) sidepieces Cariad refers to angle back and wrap around the outer walls of the vagina

[@RandyTwang]

3:12 my new pick-up line, wish me luck gents. 😉

[@greyjackal]

I love Cariad, she's awesome

[@Watchinwheel]

She’s like the English version of Jenna Fischer

[@martyngrice9083]

@@Watchinwheel Welsh version surely

[@loftyradish6972]

Fun facts about cycling and sexual organs. Men who cycle allot tend to have raised levels of PSA (Prostate Stimulating Antigen) which is used to detect prostate cancer. Men who have a PSA blood test after cycling will have abnormally elevated results and will need to repeat the test, sometimes after not cycling for a week or so in order to get accurate results. Women who cycle allot in a position where they lean forwards very heavily can develop reduced sensation in the part of the clitoris that is external due to the prolonged pressure associated with riding a bicycle.

[@kateg9437]

I'm pretty sure the clitoris shouldn't be touching the bicycle seat

[@loftyradish6972]

@@kateg9437 yeah, it depends on the shape of the bicycle and how far you have to lean forwards. It is only really an issue on racing bikes.

[@TheNotoriousDUDE]

a lot*. "Allot" means something entirely different ;)

[@loftyradish6972]

@@TheNotoriousDUDE Thank you, you are the second person who picked me up on this, you were much nicer about it than the first person was :) I'm dyslexic and a lot and allot are just two of those words that my brain refuses to spell correctly. When I write "a lot," my brain tells me I'm spelling it wrong and even when I read over it my brain stumbles. I think I'm just going to avoid those words now and instead use "assign" and "many." Its one thing to mix them up in a youtube comment, another to mix them up in a professional capacity. Have a great day.

[@TheNotoriousDUDE]

@@loftyradish6972 That's a good way to avoid confusion 👍

[@just-tess]

now I really want a panel of Cariad, Sara Pascoe and Susie Dent with just anatomy facts, though it wouldn't be as fun with only Alan and Stephen to be shocked by them!

[@MrKaywyn]

I really love Cariad.

[@real_penguin16]

"where's sue Perkins when you need her" LMAOOOO

[@zbr76]

Intelligent, witty, gorgeous... oh Cariad how I admire thee!

[@decodolly1535]

I love Rhod's "SHUSH, Cariad!"

[@Afterthoughtbtw]

I love the way the boys are all pushing Cariad's buttons here.

[@obliviousotterI]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@eastvandb]

Actually, she seems to be pushing theirs. Not sure why they all turned 12 at the same time.

[@greyjackal]

If they could find them...

[@serialBLEACHexpert98]

David Bloom pretty sure they were playing along, with the possible exception of Stephen

[@302Diane]

I so love Cariad!

[@DrUseful]

Oh, very good! 😂 For the uninformed: "Cariad" is the Welsh word for "love".

[@GiveMeMarw]

@@DrUseful I thought it was welsh for "Darling" EDIT: it looks like it could be both.

[@DrUseful]

@@GiveMeMarw yes: love as in, "the love of my life", my sweetheart, my darling, my lover. Few languages have as many duplicate words as English!

[@MaiaMirabell]

That horror Stephen emenates whenever 'specific female body parts/events/stuff' comes up....

[@MaiaMirabell]

(Pardon all possible spelling mistakes.)

[@Mrtheunnameable]

Emanate (if you're wondering)

[@moremerry57]

Red Mirabilis, well, Stephen, and every other make there.

[@typacsk]

Like the incident with Emma Thompson?

[@eastvandb]

@@typacsk That's immediately what I thought. (Although I think it was incidentS, plural!)

[@AdmiralBonetoPick]

No joke: there's a lot of Somali Muslim families in my neighbourhood who refuse to allow their daughters to ride bicycles to school for this same reason.

[@doesyomamaknowtho1468]

Ah well. They're missing out I guess 😂🤷🏼‍♂️

[@BruceHoult]

But didn't they already remove their clitorises? (vomit)

[@just-tess]

might be because of FGC, that could be a very good reason not to ride a bike - says something rather different about the mentality of the parents, but patriarchal cultural mores are notoriously hard to break

[@ripdbtpoo1441]

There are many other things that such people do not allow, especially to their daughters.

[@dravensdraven4905]

1:00 when you're 4 pills deep and someone puts on some skatty dnb

[@Hellwyck]

I've never had my life become that bad.

[@Ngamotu83]

If I didn't know any better I could have sworn Stephen was describing the Saudi justification for prohibiting women either riding a bike or driving a car.

[@caijones156]

Quite Interesting fact: the welsh word fro lover is "Cariad"

[@michaelheeheejackson7255]

Your compass is very similar to mine

[@zyaicob]

I don't find that surprising knowing Cariad

[@richardturner9317]

so what's the Welsh for sheep lover ?

[@caijones156]

@Spencer Proctor caru would be love, cariad is lover but it "all right love" wouldnt really be used in Welsh it would be "all right lover"

[@angrytedtalks]

What wonderful confidence to be able to educate the men in tbe room who were behaving like embarrassed children. Nice work Cariad.

[@TH-sh2ef]

1:50 is how I imagine any British male out of public schooling in the 19th century hearing about clitoris

[@HatterDave]

If Cariad taught Sex Ed to every young boy they'd learn a lot more

[@richardturner9317]

I'd go for the practical lessons !

[@uncooked_ham]

@@richardturner9317 What do you mean Richard?

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

1:22 Why risk the dangers of riding a bicycle? Put a sand shoe in the washing machine.

[@franciscocornejodesouza3126]

I’ll definitely start using ‘bicycle face’ whenever I see people on the garys.

[@Showmetheevidence-]

This is one of their funniest clips :)

[@RalphBrooker-gn9iv]

Brilliant comedic exchange.

[@SaRah-21532]

Hahaha I remember watching this. She's so casual about it while all the men are freaking out 😅

[@jacobscrackers98]

No they are not. That's just what you want to believe to fit your preconceptions of 'those awful men'.

[@SaRah-21532]

@@jacobscrackers98 haha I never said they were awful, I'm just saying they were definitely more uncomfortable than she was :D

[@mavsworld1733]

They were clearly pretending to be shocked and embarrassed, hence saying things like it's ok I'm drawing a rainbow. There is no way that just saying the word clitoris is going to make Noel Fielding blush.

[@tobicain7816]

Ahh cariad... I do believe im in love

[@lolnamelollastname9788]

0:26 EEEEEEEEEEEE, he's blushing

[@WalterLiddy]

I don't remember any of this. I may have to revisit the old series...

[@dorrud]

those are some of my favorite bits

[@jasmine543210]

bits from the show or the body?

[@penguinkaiser]

@@jasmine543210 Why not both?

[@dozog]

Jasmine and Penguin, Thanks for explaining the joke guys. It has become a lot better after your explanation. (Sarcasm)

[@penguinkaiser]

Dozo G Well, what a nice fella

[@dozog]

@@penguinkaiser I m not trying to be nice, I am saying you are stupid.

[@christopherwalton7553]

Cariad Lloyd 🥰

[@sveniusz]

Cariad: "Clitoris" Every man in the land: "I love you"

[@livb6945]

Really? They looked dead scared to me 🤔

[@sveniusz]

@@livb6945 Love can be scary sometimes :)

[@EchoAlpha_x5]

01:00 - Suddenly something went up into someplace!

[@luminair11]

These discussion thread is hilarious too!

[@matt55jakeman]

can anyone tell me what episode this is??

[@pepegstar]

Read the description!

[@matt55jakeman]

@@pepegstar thank you im an idiot

[@livb6945]

Considering the amount of banter there has been on the topic of the male matrimonial necessity over the years, the fuss about this is disheartening

[@HarrDarr]

they're making fun/light of the fact that you generally aren't allowed to make fun and/or light of the female sex organ.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

@@HarrDarr Or that they've no idea what it really looks like...

[@richardturner9317]

i thought when she said it was the 'tip of the iceberg' I should start to look in the fridge.

[@aloofmusician856]

Can a woman please explain what she was trying to say? I think it would be very helpful thanks!

[@kishorkafle]

You never explain anything in QI.

[@cablecar10]

The majority of the clitoris structure is inside the body, while only the small glans part of the clitoris is exterior and visible.

[@cablecar10]

I believe recent (10ish years?) found that a large portion of the clitoris encircles the vagina, which helps to explain female orgasm by penetration.

[@hillaryleblanc]

It actually goes 10cm deeper into the body more than the little bit that shows.

[@aloofmusician856]

@@hillaryleblanc Thank you, so you are saying to pleasure, you don't just play with the tip bit but go deeper in ?

[@JoeBleasdaleReal]

Unfortunate that the first picture featured Jan Ullrich, Bernhard Kohl and Roberto Heras, all of whom have served doping bans and/or had their careers terminated by convictions. Kohl now owns a bike shop in Austria.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thanks

[@grendelsloth9950]

I hate that they keep talking over her

[@p24p14]

Eh, they do that with everyone But I do agree I would've liked to hear more about her story/point As in many other cases on this show when someone has something interesting to say

[@jeric_synergy8581]

Seconded. Alan can't shut up when a woman is talking.

[@jpietersen519]

The show isnt made for long monologues. The entire point is witty remarks

[@chrisburn7178]

I love how Cariad senses the patriarchal awkwardness creeping in and meets it head on by blurting out "clitoris". And the gents' shyness is genuine. It's just something shocking no matter how open minded you think you are as a guy 😁

[@s1ren_exe]

i think part of it is stephen fry playing up the fact that he’s gay- ive seen him do it in a lot of other clips too

[@Silverswitch1]

They were wall joking about that awkwardness.

[@greenredblue]

​@@Silverswitch1I dunno if that was a typo, but "wall joking" is such a good term for it. Constantly derailing an uncomfortable subject with jokes to "wall off" actual discussion.

[@PerStaurup]

Nope, not shocking at all. GTFU men.

[@MOJSTER99]

3:16 that's actually true, there's a few more inches in the body

[@Ser_Salty]

And a couple inches in someone elses body

[@misterhoeflak]

Cariad is hilarous.

[@francaperotti8343]

The in take of breath 😱😂

[@isabellaangeline2175]

The constant interrupting of others by Alan Davies really does get old. Yes, I do think he’s funny, but I also think the same of everyone else and would like to be able to hear what they have to say as well.

[@EebstertheGreat]

What did Noel say? "When you get sucked off by your grifter"? I don't get it. Does "grifter" have another meaning?

[@momchilandonov]

She is so cute

[@FMJPotato]

Mostly Cariad trying to explain something while all the dudes talk over her.

[@alyburr6645]

oh yeahhh people used to think wombs just floated about in a womans body i'd completely forgotten that lol, historical science had some weird ideas xD

[@jonss1948]

A friend of mine is a 'Warm bicycle Seat Sniffer' and I wish he'd stop doing it on the walk to the Mall.

[@flamingtarantula]

Oh Rhod 😂

[@lancer525]

She had every one of those guys right by the short hairs, and she knew it. What a missed opportunity!

[@dbeiler5525]

They actually put up a wall in my town so nuns could ride their bikes without being seen by the men in the town

[@lordlucan66]

Few things will drive a man to irrationality like a nun on a bike. I say well done to your town planners who were clearly years ahead with health and safety. 👍

[@luminair11]

Hilarious.......one of the best QI clips I've seen........there should be more discussions on the female reproduction bits and pieces.......lolol!!!!

[@olliemad]

I think I actually love her

[@Maya_Pinion]

Same as climax face?

[@MrKingdavy]

That's your bollocks love !!! 😂😂😂

[@richbuilds_com]

The FEAR if all your faces! :D :D :D

[@DonaldSimsProduction]

Ill be in my bunk.

[@nidgem7171]

As noted several times already 'Cariad' is Welsh for 'Love' UNFORTUNATELY the Welsh word for 'vole' is 'llygoden bengron' Which *really* screws up any opportunity for smutty dyslecxic jokes Whilst confirming Welsh, whilst lyrical, is a far from concise language

[@drwatsonca6945]

The sad part is these thoughts were really not that long ago. They forgot that men who ride bikes depending in the seat are actually crushing their privates as well which can actually lead to medical issues. Anything to control a woman I guess.

[@jamesandrewes9640]

Cliterally the tip of the iceberg?

[@lordlucan66]

I'd like to think that I could have handled that with a little more sophistication. But get more than two men together and it's a struggle to keep a straight face. It's one of the brilliant things about being a man. 👍🏼

[@InservioLetum]

Whoever married Cariad is one HELL of a lucky bugger. She seems absolutely amazing.

[@tariqshort4025]

agreed

[@jeebuschristos8423]

Ben Blaine

[@thumbycastell4436]

It's like a pencil sharpener, if the outside of it gets damaged by the bike then luckily there's a lot left under the surface /j

[@Fcutdlady]

Thank you, cariad, for calling the clitoris it's proper name and not some cutesy boo boo term .

[@nottodaysatannottoday2177]

0:17 wOW

[@samiam619]

Boy did she open up a can of worms!

[@blaisemarcc1648]

Yeah, we're laughing at it now...

[@TailedFeature]

I've ridden a few girls with bicycle face in my time.

[@wasshisface]

Tailed Feature you should do it better

[@jzthompson9598]

They were just waiting for you go get better, or get off.

[@youremakingprogress144]

Cariad jokes about fearing the patriarchy, and then the guys spend the rest of the segment talking over her whenever she tries to make a point.

[@didderjade]

God, the look on Cariad's face through this entire clip as they crack the exact same ironically sexist jokes she's heard sixty billion times already from every single man she's ever met in her adult life, but she knows she has to laugh along (while they interrupt and talk over her with more ironic sexism) or she'll be blamed for being the humorless shrew. At least Stephen was paying attention and got them to shut up when she was trying to talk about the New York artist. That was nice of him.

[@treyjetson5320]

Every girl I've talked to about it says bicycling is actually painful for them.

[@221b-Maker-Street]

But not on the clitoris - on the labia, maybe.

[@gaia7240]

Are you sure?

[@decodolly1535]

It is for me. I have terrible balance so any time I've tried riding a bike has been followed by extensive treatment of scrapes & grazes from sliding along the tarmac when I fall off.

[@treyjetson5320]

@@gaia7240 Well they complain that the bike seat presses hard into their Hoohah's.

[@gaia7240]

@@treyjetson5320 but that is because they are not used, everyone's part hurts after first rides

[@wullaballoo2642]

Who is Cariad? Never heard the word before. Ok I looked it up, it's welsh. I still have no idea who she is.

[@adamnaameeazim6365]

Idk man I think she might be the woman in the video

[@jzthompson9598]

And, she has no idea who you are. Funny, that.

[@HUNKragor]

Actually the guy wasn't wrong in the end About third /half of the penis goes in the body to the bottom of the pelvic bone, looks crazy

[@steveross2649]

Cariad, I didn't get any of that, could you please come round and show me in person?

[@Paul_C]

Oh dear, and most men decided to find that word in a dictionary, and found it 'mildly irritating'.

[@virginiadavila397]

wow

[@Jm0417-s]

to be fair, she's correct. but it probably won't make a difference to most people.

[@joelwallmon7092]

Has Mr. Fry returned?

[@Spindrift_87]

No, this is from a previous series

[@joelwallmon7092]

@@Spindrift_87 very sad :(

[@coasternut3091]

It always saddens me by how few men seem to know basic things about female genitalia. Stephen, being gay, has more of an excuse, but he seemed be at least as knowledgeable as the others

[@Farweasel]

Acording to Rachel Riley the clitoral structure (should dodge the censors that phraseology) is on average about 10cm in diameter ........... IF it was flattened like a motorway hedgehog. Although in practice it wraps around 'a tube or canal in the famale pelvis' which the censors *really* have trouble with being mentioned.

[@Farweasel]

Um On reflection ......... Hope the hedgehog analogy doesn't then cause the comment to be 'diasppeared'