qi transcripts dot com
quite interesting
The Site
This website was created on 19 June 2006, in tribute to QI, the only
show out there that can cheer you up even when -- well, that was going
to say "when you've gotten your head caught in a mechanical rice . . .
picker," but out of sensitivity to those who actually have had their
heads caught in a mechanical rice . . . picker . . .
Since that time, it has received numerous accolades from the webmaster's immediate family and various other dear people on this so-called "interweb". It is very pleased to be jogging along so swimmingly, and ever amused to be the recipient of all the anglicised phrases and spellings that the webmaster hesitates to speak aloud for fear of being looked at as though she'd gone off her rocker (although no one around her would actually phrase it quite like that).
Since that time, it has received numerous accolades from the webmaster's immediate family and various other dear people on this so-called "interweb". It is very pleased to be jogging along so swimmingly, and ever amused to be the recipient of all the anglicised phrases and spellings that the webmaster hesitates to speak aloud for fear of being looked at as though she'd gone off her rocker (although no one around her would actually phrase it quite like that).
The People
S a r a h
Your webmaster is a 20-year-old university student from Florida who enjoys dabbling in the obscure, dreaming about the as-yet unhappened, and dancing in the dark (provided that she's moved all the furniture . . . and the dog . . . beforehand). She's studying Classics and Pre-medicine, for the rare but crucial occasions when she might have to write prescriptions in ancient Greek. Current plans are to follow her mother into psychiatry, the field of medicine she finds quite interesting. She frets over organic chemistry, drives a Vespa ET2, lives off of tea (Thai, iced, or chai), enthuses over grammar, and marches to the beat of her own piano. She's been to twelve European countries, and when asked to leave London for the first time, had to be forcibly dragged onto the plane. She currently divides her time between watching Doctor Who and sleeping.
Sarah types all her transcripts on her beautiful white MacBook; a point mentioned here because of the not-insignificant fact that Stephen Fry himself wished her luck with it, as evidenced in the live webchat here. She does want to note that there is no "Pro" on her "MacBook", because she didn't want to put her mother though as much financial pain as Mr Fry thought she might. In any case, how delightfully germane.
Contact Information
Email: minerva.moonATyahoo.com
Telephone: Don't you just wish.
V a n e s s a
Email: vthompsettATgmail.com
G u e s t T r a n s c r i b e r s
The following people are also worthy of commendation for their hard work and dedication to the transcribing cause. Thank them personally if you wish (but don't direct any site-related correspondence their way: All of that goes to Sarah.)
Your webmaster is a 20-year-old university student from Florida who enjoys dabbling in the obscure, dreaming about the as-yet unhappened, and dancing in the dark (provided that she's moved all the furniture . . . and the dog . . . beforehand). She's studying Classics and Pre-medicine, for the rare but crucial occasions when she might have to write prescriptions in ancient Greek. Current plans are to follow her mother into psychiatry, the field of medicine she finds quite interesting. She frets over organic chemistry, drives a Vespa ET2, lives off of tea (Thai, iced, or chai), enthuses over grammar, and marches to the beat of her own piano. She's been to twelve European countries, and when asked to leave London for the first time, had to be forcibly dragged onto the plane. She currently divides her time between watching Doctor Who and sleeping.Sarah types all her transcripts on her beautiful white MacBook; a point mentioned here because of the not-insignificant fact that Stephen Fry himself wished her luck with it, as evidenced in the live webchat here. She does want to note that there is no "Pro" on her "MacBook", because she didn't want to put her mother though as much financial pain as Mr Fry thought she might. In any case, how delightfully germane.
Contact Information
Email: minerva.moonATyahoo.com
Telephone: Don't you just wish.
V a n e s s a
Vanessa is a 21-year-old person of average height who is originally from London.
She likes the half hour of Radio Four between the six o'clock news and
The Archers, especially when "Just A Minute" or "The News Quiz" is on,
because she generally agrees with everyone speaking.
She obsesses over correct punctuation, gets annoyed at food labels (try having a nut allergy and reading that chicken can't be guaranteed to be nut-free) and has wanted to be an actress for about four years. She is a member of the National Youth Theatre and, while on the two-week course in London, discovered simple joys like sitting under a piano while it's being played and spur-of-the-moment theatre trips.
Contact InformationShe obsesses over correct punctuation, gets annoyed at food labels (try having a nut allergy and reading that chicken can't be guaranteed to be nut-free) and has wanted to be an actress for about four years. She is a member of the National Youth Theatre and, while on the two-week course in London, discovered simple joys like sitting under a piano while it's being played and spur-of-the-moment theatre trips.
She enjoys various television programmes ("Top Gear", "Doctor Who" and "HIGNFY"), films (particularly anything from Tim Burton
and Studio Ghibli) and believes that nobody should ever be ashamed of
their taste in music, which is why she will happily admit to liking Def Leppard,
ABBA, Rammstein, Take That, T. Rex and The Who. She spends her time
being entertained by the aforementioned and attempting to write
something good, although she failed NaNoWriMo by about 46,000 words.
She
has so many books that her bookshelves are probably seriously thinking
about rebelling and likes debating about the merits of cheese. Although
she lives in Norfolk she has never attempted to disguise a sheep by
putting a trilby hat on its head.
Email: vthompsettATgmail.com
G u e s t T r a n s c r i b e r s
The following people are also worthy of commendation for their hard work and dedication to the transcribing cause. Thank them personally if you wish (but don't direct any site-related correspondence their way: All of that goes to Sarah.)
Aaron Chandra
Joe Czechowicz
Amanda Davey
Nick Kocharhook
Ian Lane
Fraser Smith
Michael Warren
S p e c i a l A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s
Vicky Chivers is this editor's editor, the woman whose brilliant ability to figure out the bits that I've been hopelessly stuck on has saved me from peril more times than you know. Transcripts often need her finishing touch before getting put online.
Joe Czechowicz
Amanda Davey
Nick Kocharhook
Ian Lane
Fraser Smith
Michael Warren
S p e c i a l A c k n o w l e d g m e n t s
Vicky Chivers is this editor's editor, the woman whose brilliant ability to figure out the bits that I've been hopelessly stuck on has saved me from peril more times than you know. Transcripts often need her finishing touch before getting put online.