Re: question at SCT

• From: fluidmosaic6 <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 17:41:28 -0000
• Message-ID: <b2bck8+kthi_at_...>

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, Doug O'Neal <tychobrahe_at_a...> wrote:
> OK, so did anyone give any good "alternatives" for the toss-up to 
which the answer was "Penis (accept alternatives)"?  In my room, 
people knew the answer, but were hesitant to buzz in because if you 
say "penis" and the answer is anything else, it's an immediate ticket 
to infamy at the top of Mike Davies' neg 5 list.

In my room the other team buzzed in after about 1/85th of the 
question and said "notochord".

Two from the weekend:
Wrong: Continental drift
Right: the International Geophysical Year
(Beth, Pitt)

Wrong: Paddington Bear
Right: The Artful Dodger
(Fred, Rochester)

>From MLK:
Wrong: Jaws
Right: Antonin Scalia
("A goldfish named for him ate all the other goldfish in the tank..." 
BUZZ)
(Josh, Pitt)

Wrong: <a href="http://members.cox.net/kaiotea/serveman.htm">"To 
Serve Man"</A>
Right: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-
/0226474879/002-2142556-3465617?vi=glance">"The Raw and the 
Cooked"</A>

>From Ann B. Davis:
Wrong: The Green Hornet
Right: Inspector Clouseau
(after a clue about "His servant Kato")
(Erik, Pitt)

Wrong: Mike Piazza
Right: Billy Mays
(after a clue about being "the epitome of the 'bear' to many gay men")

Wrong: Hank Williams
Right: Pizza the Hutt
("He was found dead in the back of a limousine"...BUZZ..."after 
apparently eating himself to death.")

Wrong: The Death Star
Right: Fusilli Jerry
("Its first interaction with a human is described as 'a million-to-
one shot'...")

Wrong: Longfellow Deeds
Right: Assault (the racehorse)

Wrong: "Oops (Hit 'em Up Style)"
Right: "Don't Worry, Be Happy"

When is it safe to put up the negs from CBI intramurals?