Ironically I thought week 4's show the best so far...
Mistakes-A-Pen
NOTE: I only include this as the pen is topical and ROMESH is often a bit deprecating about the show/quality of open sub jokes...
1. ROMESH:This week it was announced that a pen that helps people avoid making mistakes is to be trialled in schools. The pen's inventor Lynn Guistic joins me. So Lynn, how does the pen work?
2. LYNN:Well Romesh, it contains small gyroscopes and a computer that detects what you're writing and vibrates if you make a mistake.
3. ROMESH:What sort of mistakes?
4. LYNN:Mainly spelling and grammatical. Although with it's wifi connectivity it can also use the knowledge of the internet to spot lies and factual errors.
5. ROMESH
o it's just a clever spool chucker?
6. LYNN:It's a little more than that. Try it out - write something like "I am pleased to be here" but put in an intentional mistake.
7. ROMESH
k here goes. (slowly, as writing) I am plaised to be here.
8. FX:GENTLE VIBRATION NOISE
9. ROMESH:That feels odd.
10. LYNN:Yes the pen vibrated when it realised you spelt 'pleased' incorrectly. You'll see the difference if you now write it out correctly.
11. ROMESH
slowly, as writing) I am pleased to be here.
12. FX:MODERATE VIBRATION NOISE
13. ROMESHh that's really strong. But... I spelt it right. It's made a mistake.
14. LYNN:It doesn't make mistakes. You are pleased to be here, aren't you?
15. ROMESH:Yes of course I'm -
16. LYNNinterrupting) Write it out, will you...
17. ROMESHk. (slowly, as talking whilst writing) I am very pleased to present Newsjack - ...
18. FXGENTLE VIBRATION NOISE (building as Romesh cont)
19. ROMESH:... a hard-hitting ...
20. FXMODERATE VIBRATION NOISE
21. ROMESH: ... satirical swipe ...
22. FX:FAIRLY LOUD VIBRATION NOISE
23. ROMESH:... at the weeks news ...
24. FX:VERY LOUD VIBRATION NOISE
25. ROMESH:written by you, the talented public.
26. FXMALL EXPLOSION
27. LYNNdd. I've only seen that before with estate agents, used-car salesmen and politicians.
28. END