Vicky Hawkesworth kicked off Group Chat determined to prove she invented the phrase "umph in your pump", after hearing Mollie King say it on air and assuming her catchphrase had finally caught on. Charley Marlowe broke the news that the production team reckon it already existed, prompting a listener poll by text. The verdict was mixed, with one listener called Big Nasty pointing out the phrase "umph for your bump" already exists, and Vicky conceding defeat wasn't quite landslide enough either way.
Listen: The umph in your pump debate
The main theme of the show was Vicky and Charley's "Why am I talking about this?" feature, kicked off by Vicky's confession that she bored a work colleague with a ranking of her favourite search engines, including Ask Jeeves. Listeners piled in with their own oddly specific chat spirals, including one who spent 15 to 20 minutes discussing different country's plug designs with a supermarket cashier, and another who admitted quizzing a date about where he does his food shop, adding "we didn't bother with the second date."
Listen: Why am I talking about search engines
The Rogue Quiz returned with questions linking Selena Gomez's engagement, a Tom Holland impression and Frankenstein's monster, with listeners eventually working out the connecting theme was costumes. Dougie the dog, Ruby, Veggie Sausage and Papa Smurf got a shoutout heading off to Devon for a caravan trip, alongside Shane and Annabelle's half-term getaway to Whitby.
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