Maybe only English Users will get this...?
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Need some vowels gaaawwwddd-dammmmit!
ChatGPT to rescue us all non-British:
This joke is a play on a popular British TV show called Countdown, where contestants ask for a combination of vowels and consonants to form words. One of the hosts, Carol Vorderman, was a long-time presenter known for helping with the letters and numbers rounds.
The humor comes from someone asking "Two consonants and a vowel, please, Carol!" outside of the context of the game show, as if they were still on Countdown. It pokes fun at how ingrained and repetitive this request became over time for both viewers and participants of the show. The joke works because it’s instantly recognizable to fans of Countdown, who associate that phrase with the show.
Is that right, Cheese?
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That’s the one @Apple
It has been running for about 40 years. I watched it and played along most days, as a child, with my grandparents after school. Very nostalgic 
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Absolutely dear Sir! As Ben points out it is quite the British institution indeed. The theme tune and the music is instantly recognisable to us Blighty dwellers.
As well as words there were math puzzles... See if you can beat the clock!
And some moments that made UK TV history...
Oh yeah, we also had Rachael Riley too, and Carol Vorderman!
