Unlucky Gary meets the police in a tiger onesie
Scott had not mentioned Unlucky Gary for a while because nothing sufficiently unfortunate had happened to him. That changed after Gary drove the short distance to collect his sister from a drama class. The weather was cold and miserable, so he left home wearing the tiger-print onesie he normally used for keeping warm indoors.
Gary assumed he would remain in the car, but the police pulled him over after he drove slightly too fast. They asked him to step outside, forcing him to face the officers dressed from head to toe as a tiger. He escaped with a warning, although Chris felt the incident was more embarrassing than genuinely unlucky. Scott nevertheless restored Gary to the programme and asked how many listeners also ventured outside in onesies at that time of year.
Ace plays Innuendo Bingo
Ace from 1Xtra returned to face Chris in Innuendo Bingo, describing the game as one of the highlights of his ten years at the BBC. Scott was particularly amused by the small, wounded-bear noise Ace made whenever he lost his water. The cameras were live on the Radio 1 website as a growing number of first-time viewers joined in.
The opening clips ranged from Test Match Special leaving tension behind to Lewis Hamilton pulling on his helmet for the final time as a McLaren driver. Grimmy’s early starts produced a reference to his neighbour getting something at the other end at half past five, while Helicopter Rescue supplied Fiona MacArthur being winched for the first time. Ace sent most of his first mouthfuls into the bin, prompting Scott to encourage him to aim more directly at Chris.
The stronger run began with Countryfile warning Martin not to stand too close in case he was blown off. Local radio discussed a man who had only had something off twice since his twenties, then another presenter announced that they were entering the whole of a big entrance. Ace finally abandoned restraint and threw a mouthful over Chris’s head, creating what Chris called a cold shower.
Formula 1 contributed a driver coming into a wet box, while The Archers asked whether somebody had taken it up there before. The game ended with Deirdre Barlow’s familiar description of getting her grass wet. Ace celebrated victory after leaving Chris soaked, while Scott thanked everyone who had watched online.
Tom Daley’s onesie confession
Olympic diver Tom Daley unexpectedly called while shopping for a salad pot before returning to school. He had heard the discussion about Unlucky Gary and wanted to offer a onesie story of his own. Two months earlier, his friend Sophie had driven into a parked car while travelling with Tom’s friends and cousin. Nobody was hurt and the damage was not serious, but everybody had to get out.
The group were all wearing onesies when a bus pulled alongside them. Its passengers stared and pointed as they stood beside the damaged car attempting to direct traffic. Tom had arrived just after the collision, but still shared in the embarrassment once people recognised an Olympic medallist in the group.
Unlike Gary’s tiger outfit, Tom’s onesie displayed a Union Jack. Scott treated that as the natural choice for an Olympic hero and invited him to come into the studio for Innuendo Bingo. Tom agreed before returning to his supermarket shopping.
Real or No Real
Greg James arrived partway through the game and joined Scott and Chris. “Weenus” really was a colloquial name for the loose skin around the elbow, giving Scott a fact he immediately wanted to remember for future pub conversations. Jessie J was not the second most famous thing to come from Melton Mowbray after its pork pies, because she came from Chadwell Heath rather than Leicestershire.
Until 2001, Disneyland costume performers really had been required to wear company-issued underwear and return it after their shifts. The claim prompted Scott to ask former employees for more information, although he advised listeners never to imagine what Mickey Mouse wore beneath the costume. Picking one’s nose in public was not illegal in Oxford, to the relief of Chris, who had just admitted that both he and his father had done it there.
Finally, the Hairy Bikers could ride motorcycles and did not depend on lookalike stunt doubles. Greg and Scott finished with 20 points each, while Chris managed ten.
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