How About Quiz Bowl Moderating Faux Pas?

The "funniest moments" thread had me thinking
about the worst faux pas I made as a moderator. At one
of the Maryland High School tournaments, on a
"Midsummer Night's Dream" toss-up, the lead-in was "Titania,
upon encountering Oberon..." The problem was that, by
mistake, I left out the letters "coun" in "encountering."
You can figure that one out, I'm sure... Oh there was
some laughter after that one.

This right after
the team I was reading for commented on how good a
moderator I was...

-Adam

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