Why did the comedian Leslie Hope change his name to Bob Hope?

The answer to that at the end of the show.

My name's Tom Scott, and this is Lateral.

Joining us for Lateral this time are a trio,

the likes of which haven't been seen since The Three Musketeers,

or maybe Huey Dewey and Louis, I'm not sure. We have from Up and Atom, Jade Tam Holmes. Hi, great to be here. From the Cy Guys podcast, Corrie Will. Hello. And also from the Cy Guys podcast, Luke Cutforth. Hello. Nothing is predictable with the questions in this game. we're going to be throwing our panellists onto the trampolines of logic and seeing which way they bounce.

These scripts are getting increasingly bizarre as time goes on, and I'm kind of here for it.

We start with a question from me, as usual, which is, In 1985, it was reported that some flocks of sheep

in the town of Blanalfastinioch in Wales had been quarantined. Without that, millions of pounds

worth of infrastructure would have become obsolete. What had they done and how had they done it?

I'll give you that one more time. In 1985, it was reported that some flocks of sheep in Blanelfastiniaw Wales had been quarantined.

Without that safety measure, millions of pounds of infrastructure would have become obsolete.

What had they done and how had they done it?

The questions phrased like the sheep did something.

Like what have they done? So I'm thinking the sheep ate something. Like, what have they done?

So I'm thinking the sheep ate something, ate something poisonous, or...

I mean, you're absolutely right.

This is on the sheep.

This is 100% the sheep's doing.

I'm like, what can a sheep do?

I mean, not much.

I got to film a video about sheep herding a while back, and it's not much.

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