Can the beauty queen make a batter pudding?

1950: E.W. Wyer, a councillor in Hunstanton (Norfolk), proposed that beauty contests should focus on brains as well as beauty. He suggested:

A few questions like 'How do you make a batter pudding?' or 'How do you get stains out of tablecloths?' would soon show if beauty was backed by brains.

London Daily Mirror - Oct 18, 1950

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Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 03, 2025
Category: Awards, Prizes, Competitions and Contests | Intelligence | Gender | 1950s

Comments

Ahh, but can she choreogaph a threeway ? (just asking for a friend)

Posted by F.U.D. in Stockholm on 01/03/25 at 06:42 AM