Re: Reinventing the wheel

• From: ajflemi <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 19:00:06 -0000
• Message-ID: <be4irm+mbg5_at_...>

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, matt979 <no_reply_at_y...> wrote:

> Quick and dirty intuitive evidence of this -- how many of you have 
> met someone knew, told them you did quiz bowl, and been asked for a 
> sample question?  Happens a lot, right?  And when someone asks you 
> what a typical question is like, do you really pull some
six-sentence 
> behemoth out of your vast memory banks?

Well, I also wouldn't say "FAQTP, yodel," because, while that is one
of my favorite questions of all time, it's certainly not a typical
quiz bowl question.  As abhorrent as some people find them, long
questions are the norm at most (non-CBI) tournaments.

> Another premise well worth strong disagreement.  Perhaps the 2003 
> Detroit Red Wings really ought to have been declared NHL champions 
> based on their regular season performance, rather than the travesty 
> of seeing them swept in the playoffs by a clearly inferior team. 
Or 
> perhaps not.

Perhaps hockey has nothing to do with quiz bowl.  Or perhaps not.

> Perhaps you could explain, in a sensible manner, why everything you 
> believe is obviously correct is, in fact, obviously correct.

It sounded to me like Matt W.'s original post was simply a request for
logical, civilized discussion.  (Which, sadly, is probably impossible
around here, if the past decade is any indication.)  What's wrong with
that?

ajf