Yes, a snack pack here, a snack pack there....so many casualties....they attacked in waves of 4..... I did keep my service spoon when I returned from the front...
A relative of mine was drafted in the pudding wars but he didn't want to fight so he ran away Eventually he was caught and court martialed as a desserter
One of the funniest and most memorable segments on QI which included a very interesting fact. Johnny’s mind is unbelievably brilliant, that pudding wars bit is legendary.
He's very much the Godfather of modern absurdist comedy- you can see his influence on people like James Acaster, for example. I suspect he's one of those legends who's regarded in a similar sort of awe as Bob Mortimer (different league, I know... Bob is very much in his own category!): never a bad word to say about anyone on the circuit, even when provoked, and pretty much guaranteed to either bring the house down or say something so touchingly eloquent that he hits you right in the feels.
The roots of Chinese rhubarb in particular also have an intensely smoky flavor, and are used in Italy to make a smoky, bittersweet liqueur called Sfumato Rabarbaro Amaro.
of all the episodes of QI that I've watched for some reason this bit of information is the one that sticks in my mind the most and anytime anything rhubarb related comes up I try to find a way to sneak this fact in
QI's answer isn't quite right, is it? There's no farm in south Leeds, I know that cannot be the case, so the triangle is around Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell, yes?
@@ValeriePallaoro I couldn't go cause I was ill, but my family did, and enjoyed it very much. They came back with rhubarb liqueur and fudge, along with photos if the clog dancers, among others 😀
I'm from Leeds and I never knew this. My mother said that when I was a toddler the only thing that shut me up was a piece of raw rhubarb shoved in my gob. I abhor Leeds! I abhor rhubarb and I have Mummy issues to this day! Hey-ho!
Grows here in Indiana. We always had a patch in one corner of the yard. Take a salt shaker out, pick a stalk, take off the leaf, pull one side of the skin down so it's wet, salt, and enjoy! Summertime delight! Strawberry rhubarb pie is one of the best. Tastes have matured a bit- now I also enjoy rhubarb liqueur.
You salt the rhubarb? I can’t imagine salty rhubarb. I think the only for, I’ve eaten rhubarb is within rhubarb pie. I remember one time as a kid my dad bought some rhubarb and was trying to get me to just eat it because he said it was good but I refused because I just didn’t want to.
the first part was the set up, the second part was the punch line where you understand why he would call *that* the "rhubarb triangle" (edit: for more context rhubarb and custard is a traditional combination here in the uk!)
Rhubarb leaves contain Oxalic acid.. The acid can be used for things like removing rust and stains on objects and metals. Oxalic acid is also ideal for polishing practically any stone and treating old wood. When the acid is dehydrated, it resembles salt crystals. It is toxic - always wear gloves, eye protection and a face mask when using it. Exposure to Oxalic Acid can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, convulsions, coma and even death. Prolonged or repeated contact can cause a skin rash, pain, redness, blisters, and slow healing ulcers.
The modern triangle, smaller than Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield is Morley, Rothwell and Wakefield. You have to include Carlton. The center always being somewhere near East Ardsley/Thorpe for the railway connection (pre-Beeching). This is essentially where the M1 meets the M62. Given the speed of cars at that intersection you can watch the Summer rhubarb grow as you pass Thorpe school because it is growing faster than you are moving.
The estate I voluntair at has a bell shaped pot over the rhubarb in early spring. I’m told growing it like this also improves the taste by making it less tart.
Watching this clip I see Jimmy as a young child making his friends laugh when he looks so small compared to Stephen, then years later he's seen as the best comedian on a room on 8OO10C and cats does countdown
It's more specific than Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield. It's Dewsbury, Batley, Wakefield. Leeds & Bradford are immense metropolis's compared to the other towns.
Why no closed captioning? Does QT have something against deaf and hard of hearing people? No exudes other than insensitivity and negligence seeing as this was uploaded Feb. 2022!
My mom in Canada used to grow it in the back yard and I used to see it in the grocery stores back then but not in modern times. I'd have no idea where to get it now. Same with sugar cane.
It tastes a bit like sorrel. They both contain oxalic acid, which gives them their sour taste. Rhubarb doesn't have any "leafy green" flavour though. It has the same tart as lemon. The texture is a mix between asparagus and celery.
It seems an apt illustration of the priorities of the leaders of the abusive British empire and of their spiritual successors in the American plutocracy that "the queen never had the letter translated." If the letter mattered, it would've been written in English in the first place, right?
@@bumpty9830 I know. My point was rather that in a court where the Queen (and her Prince Consort, from 1840) both had German as their first language, the sentiment would hardly be that anything that mattered would have been written in *English*.
Did we need the Rhubarb - and it's slight laxative effect - because we were all constipated from too much opium? Take the opium from Afghanistan, get high, force what's left on the Chinese, take all the rhubarb...grow more poppies when the laxative takes effect...it's a vicious cycle!
Forced constipation through Chinese anti-opium sanctions would explain so much about the British demeanor until the advent of synthetic laxatives. Do you ever write a sentence confident it's never been written before?
Ridiculous fact: I have never tasted rhubarb (and I am old) most likely because because my mother despised it and was made to eat it as a child. So, I was never served it and I've never been arsed to try it now. Here in the states , rhubarb is most often paired with strawberries mixed into a pie. I say, why sully perfectly lovely strawberries with something that looks like red tinged celery?
I, too, fought in the pudding wars, Johnny. A salute to your service.
For me, the pudding wars never truly ended...
Yes, a snack pack here, a snack pack there....so many casualties....they attacked in waves of 4.....
I did keep my service spoon when I returned from the front...
Did you win?
@@peterclarke7240 Yup. Terrifying flashbacks every time I stick a steamed syrup sponge pudding in the microwave😮
@@nate_d376 I hope you keep that spoon clean and ready for action, soldier!
A relative of mine was drafted in the pudding wars but he didn't want to fight so he ran away
Eventually he was caught and court martialed as a desserter
The punishment sounds a trifle harsh
Well at least he didn't spend time behind Mars bars
Yes but his family disconed him
And taken into custardy?
And was berry, berry sad.
One of the funniest and most memorable segments on QI which included a very interesting fact. Johnny’s mind is unbelievably brilliant, that pudding wars bit is legendary.
He's very much the Godfather of modern absurdist comedy- you can see his influence on people like James Acaster, for example.
I suspect he's one of those legends who's regarded in a similar sort of awe as Bob Mortimer (different league, I know... Bob is very much in his own category!): never a bad word to say about anyone on the circuit, even when provoked, and pretty much guaranteed to either bring the house down or say something so touchingly eloquent that he hits you right in the feels.
Why do you have to be crazy to be sane?
@@dougaltolan3017 because it's a matter of perspective
@@peterclarke7240 all
I loved that poem Last Orders he did on 8 out of 10 cats.
I live in the Rhubarb Triangle, and I can hear rhubarb growing at this very minute! The marzipan fighter jets are also quite noisy right now...
Keep your head down and your celery at the ready!
Nay lad it's Tuski in Yorkshire
Well good luck to you sir. Hopefully the gingerbread soldiers will provide some help in these desperate times.
Theres even a restaurant called it. The foods pretty good too!
…. Just make sure your custard cannon is ready! … 99% of rampaging rhubarb triangles can be subdued with a well aimed custard cannon!! 🤣
Can you image the stories Johnny Vegas could tell his children.
Amazing.
“The Rhubarb Triangle; we’re no closer.” is the kind of snarky line only Stephen Fry can deliver with such precision.
The roots of Chinese rhubarb in particular also have an intensely smoky flavor, and are used in Italy to make a smoky, bittersweet liqueur called Sfumato Rabarbaro Amaro.
Well, that's a thing worth knowing
Thanks!
Thank you. Just a slight correction, here: the Italian name is "Amaro Sfumato rabarbaro".
of all the episodes of QI that I've watched for some reason this bit of information is the one that sticks in my mind the most and anytime anything rhubarb related comes up I try to find a way to sneak this fact in
I remember Johnny Vegas was hilarious in this episode. The Pudding Wars and "salt on sellotape" are forever ingrained in my memory.
I live in Wakefield. And, in February 2022, the annual Rhubarb Festival returns! Well worth a visit.
Omg I want to go!
QI's answer isn't quite right, is it? There's no farm in south Leeds, I know that cannot be the case, so the triangle is around Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell, yes?
How'd it go?
@@ValeriePallaoro I couldn't go cause I was ill, but my family did, and enjoyed it very much. They came back with rhubarb liqueur and fudge, along with photos if the clog dancers, among others 😀
I Live in the rhubarb triangle, and my partner grows Rhubarb in our garden, its lovely stuff in a crumble!
The look on jimmy carrs face knowing he is watching a genius at work.😂😂
I love Johnny Vegas. I think he must be the funniest man on the planet. But I can't prove that because I CANNOT UNDERSTAND A WORD HE SAYS!
Theres a patch of it in my garden and everytime i walk by it my brain goes "...The Rhubarb Triangle" in that voice
His Vincent Price imitation is spot on.
I thought it was Robert Robinson, I know he impersonates him quite often. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Robinson_(broadcaster)
@@paulqueripel3493 I think you're right, Stephen sounds just the same here: ua-cam.com/video/npvQ3M3WaPA/v-deo.html
The problem with Johnny Vegas is he will set me off laughing to a point where I miss the next few minutes
*The Pudding Wars* is a great book title.
Opium and rhubarb. Those were the days.
The pudding wars should be added to Wikipedia.
Photoshopped pictures of mourning wives holding small gingerbread eyes
There is a game of Pudding Wars!
Who knew?
While marzipan fighter jets fly overhead in the missing man formation
This highlight has to be made into an animation 😂
I'm from Leeds and I never knew this. My mother said that when I was a toddler the only thing that shut me up was a piece of raw rhubarb shoved in my gob. I abhor Leeds! I abhor rhubarb and I have Mummy issues to this day! Hey-ho!
Well, better than a raw rhubarb shoved somewhere else I suppose...
@@JLML92 Yeah, ruptured ear drums isn't fun.
Rhubarb and ginger crumble with custard is life
Grows here in Indiana. We always had a patch in one corner of the yard. Take a salt shaker out, pick a stalk, take off the leaf, pull one side of the skin down so it's wet, salt, and enjoy! Summertime delight! Strawberry rhubarb pie is one of the best. Tastes have matured a bit- now I also enjoy rhubarb liqueur.
You salt the rhubarb? I can’t imagine salty rhubarb. I think the only for, I’ve eaten rhubarb is within rhubarb pie. I remember one time as a kid my dad bought some rhubarb and was trying to get me to just eat it because he said it was good but I refused because I just didn’t want to.
LMAO, I love how nobody gets Jimmy’s joke at first so he makes it even dirtier
Because it was shit.
I still don't get it. Is he referring to a vagina? what is rhubarb-like about vaginas?
@@deadfishyarou his emphasis was on the 'triangle'. It was totally off topic though
the first part was the set up, the second part was the punch line where you understand why he would call *that* the "rhubarb triangle" (edit: for more context rhubarb and custard is a traditional combination here in the uk!)
Can we make a rule please?
When Jimmy Carr says something, everyone else says or thinks "Ohw, you bad man!".
And then gets on with their life.
There's a rhubarb festival in Wakefield this weekend. We take our rhubarb seriously in West Yorkshire.
Someboday pointed it out in a comment from last month that this was up and coming. How'd it go?
Rhubarb leaves contain Oxalic acid..
The acid can be used for things like removing rust and stains on objects and metals. Oxalic acid is also ideal for polishing practically any stone and treating old wood.
When the acid is dehydrated, it resembles salt crystals.
It is toxic - always wear gloves, eye protection and a face mask when using it. Exposure to Oxalic Acid can cause headache, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, convulsions, coma and even death. Prolonged or repeated contact can cause a skin rash, pain, redness, blisters, and slow healing ulcers.
Gingerbread men, good men, who fougt in the pudding wars...
O god im going to be gigling at that over the next few days.
0:54 Johnny is just extending the Strawberry Fields universe here.
Even tho they were Marzipan pilots, they were good men. Rest in peace, I hope there is never a second Pudding War
Gives a whole new meaning to WMD -either weapons of massive desserts, or, weapons of meringue destruction.
Why are so many early seasons/series of QI not available even on BritBox? :-( this show is brilliant
Oh the video lenght. Perfect
The modern triangle, smaller than Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield is Morley, Rothwell and Wakefield. You have to include Carlton. The center always being somewhere near East Ardsley/Thorpe for the railway connection (pre-Beeching). This is essentially where the M1 meets the M62. Given the speed of cars at that intersection you can watch the Summer rhubarb grow as you pass Thorpe school because it is growing faster than you are moving.
Stevens qi was amazing
Stephen's*
but yes
There's an old saying: you can take a horse to water, but rhubarb must be forced.
that's a very young johnny vegas, great clip
Far more than just quite interesting facts!
The estate I voluntair at has a bell shaped pot over the rhubarb in early spring. I’m told growing it like this also improves the taste by making it less tart.
I'm sure Phil would agree with me that you can also clean a dog's arse with a stick of rhubarb.
welp
now i can't sleep without knowing what the growth of forced rhubarb sounds like
The nation's insatiable hunger for rhubarb owes an eternal debt to the , RHUBARRRB TRAINNNGLLLLLE .
Watching this clip I see Jimmy as a young child making his friends laugh when he looks so small compared to Stephen, then years later he's seen as the best comedian on a room on 8OO10C and cats does countdown
Johnny Vegas should write books for children.
Children should learn to write their own books.
We all know what happens in the rhubarb triangle, stays in the rhubarb triangle!
Well, 10% anyway, the part they consume themselves.
The first rule of Rhubarb Club is they don’t talk about Rhubarb Club!!
Where have I heard that music at the start while he asks the question? Sounds like something out of old Doctor who or something.
2:25 Jimmy ... WHEN HE WANTS TO KNOW SOMETHING!!
I didn't know about the rhubarb triangle, but I'm surprised that none of the panel knew about forcing rhubarb. It's a common technique.
I'm trying this technique right now with a couple of my kids. I can hear something from the room but I don't think it's them growing.
@@Punnikin1969 Hope your experiment is successful!
I'm surprised the squeaky rhubarb growing was a UK thing. I was expecting it in tropical climes.
Was the glut of rubarb the reason Queen Victoria was on the throne for so long ? 💩😁🤣😂😅
lmao omg xDD
A most villainous and hilarious observation!! 🙏🤣
That was quite interesting.
There's a pub alled The Rubbarb Triangle.
A 4:20 long vid from QI is a must click thumbnail truth
Rhubarb triangle? That's where all disagreements and kerfuffles disappear.
My Rhubarb plush is stored in my attic; does this mean I don’t need to worry about loft insulation? Oh and poor Custard!
First time I've seen Wakefield mentioned on tele
A different Wakefield used to be on all the time in the late 90s and early 2000s.
Haven’t had rhubarb in decades yet I remember liking it unlike most of my family.u
I hate when anything interrupts Jonny’s flights of fancy; that could’ve even been even more epic, he had more!
It's more specific than Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield. It's Dewsbury, Batley, Wakefield. Leeds & Bradford are immense metropolis's compared to the other towns.
What do they say about the metropolis where the Triangle is?
... stays in the rhubarb triangle?
I never wanted to taste rhubarb, but I had to force myself.
What happens in the Rhubarb triangle stays in the Rhubarb traingle
3:33 So even back then they had examples of why you should never post anything when you're as high as a kite
… stays in the Rhubarb Triangle.
... stays in the Rhubarb triangle.
... stays in the Rhubarb Triangle.
Why no closed captioning? Does QT have something against deaf and hard of hearing people? No exudes other than insensitivity and negligence seeing as this was uploaded Feb. 2022!
I put some rhubarb leaves in a stir fry recently and nothing happened.
Noa that is a letter I want to hear read on Letters Live!
Johnny Vegas is definitely funny. I wish I could understand what he says.
Pretty sure you do.
@@DaveDexterMusic a couple of words here and there. I'm not a native speaker.
Ah. the greatest public health threat of the UK: constipation.
I've never had rhubarb. It doesn't seem to be terribly common in the States.
My mom in Canada used to grow it in the back yard and I used to see it in the grocery stores back then but not in modern times. I'd have no idea where to get it now. Same with sugar cane.
It tastes a bit like sorrel. They both contain oxalic acid, which gives them their sour taste.
Rhubarb doesn't have any "leafy green" flavour though. It has the same tart as lemon. The texture is a mix between asparagus and celery.
Look in the freezer case with the bags of other frozen fruit. It's delicious.
It grows all over the US
Rhubarb is definitely a thing in the north east. People grow it in the garden and make rhubarb pie.
alaska, yukon... look it up
Gingerbread men.. good men 🤣
God damn johnny vegas is fucking funny.
Did they not have fiber back then? When was Mexican food invented?
No sign of the forced rhubarb yet. In the sheds in the dark, it squeezes and creaks. 😋
It seems an apt illustration of the priorities of the leaders of the abusive British empire and of their spiritual successors in the American plutocracy that "the queen never had the letter translated." If the letter mattered, it would've been written in English in the first place, right?
Queen Victoria's first language was German.
Interesting, @@alisonhill3941! The letter I was referring to, from the episode, was in Chinese.
@@bumpty9830 I know. My point was rather that in a court where the Queen (and her Prince Consort, from 1840) both had German as their first language, the sentiment would hardly be that anything that mattered would have been written in *English*.
Fair enough, @@alisonhill3941, maybe I should've written: "...it would've been written in a European language in the first place, right?"
Johnny Vegas is a legend
Damned inscrutable the Chinese.
Damn their eyes, not wanting our lovely opium, the ungrateful rotters.
Did we need the Rhubarb - and it's slight laxative effect - because we were all constipated from too much opium? Take the opium from Afghanistan, get high, force what's left on the Chinese, take all the rhubarb...grow more poppies when the laxative takes effect...it's a vicious cycle!
!
Forced constipation through Chinese anti-opium sanctions would explain so much about the British demeanor until the advent of synthetic laxatives.
Do you ever write a sentence confident it's never been written before?
Ridiculous fact: I have never tasted rhubarb (and I am old) most likely because because my mother despised it and was made to eat it as a child. So, I was never served it and I've never been arsed to try it now. Here in the states , rhubarb is most often paired with strawberries mixed into a pie. I say, why sully perfectly lovely strawberries with something that looks like red tinged celery?
I love strawberry rhubarb pie. It's has this great tang to it with a sweet aftertaste.
Because rhubarb is delicious.
I miss Stephen hosting
It is NOT Q.I.
Without Stephen FRY!!!
Jimmy Carr is the worst comedian of all time.
What did he do to you? He's said some funny stuff.
Why would any woman not know she had an infection? Totally 🤢
I think you meant to say Josh Widdicombe!
He's still funnier than you.
@@ZondaFRoadster Gonna need to see your proof there buddy x