Bad Negs Again

Matt Weiner · Post by **Matt Weiner** » Fri Nov 28, 2008 1:57 pm

Yes, "Seven Men Against Thebes" would be acceptable in ACF since that's a perfectly acceptable way to translate the Greek title.

Adventure Temple Trail · Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:14 pm

Today, at practice, on Maryland Fall 07:

Given: Gundam Wing
Answer: Battle of Lepanto

That's what happens when one walks into practice mid-tossup after a teammate guesses "...that robot fight..."

Nine-Tenths Ideas · Post by **Nine-Tenths Ideas** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 9:30 am

From an ACF set:
Given: Italy
Correct: Oneida

Down and out in Quintana Roo · Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:27 am

Practice yesterday afternoon on an old Delta Burke set:

"Most fatalities during the Haj occur during this ritual in Mina in which Hajis throw stones at three pillars representing this figure."

Given: "Allah?"
"ALLAH?!"
Answer: the devil

cvdwightw · Post by **cvdwightw** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:52 pm

from practice last night, on a BLaST I packet:

Me: Three Tall Women
Right: Get Fuzzy

Cheynem · Post by **Cheynem** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 4:44 pm

From practice

Answer: Mahabharata
Me: The Twilight Zone

The lead-in (of which I flaked out on the pronoun) was talking about a guy who is rewarded for refusing to enter heaven without his dog. This is the exact plot of the Twilight Zone episode "The Hunt." Wikipedia claims the episode "resembles" the Mahabharata, so I feel somewhat vindicated.

warpoet · Post by **warpoet** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:39 pm

Fun interrupt from an idiot:

Tossup: The first one occurred outside of a Macy's in *BUZZ!*
Answer given: Parade
Correct answer: Flash Mob

BuzzerZen · Post by **BuzzerZen** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:07 pm

warpoet wrote:Fun interrupt from an idiot:

Calling your teammates idiots on a public forum sure is classy!

... and the chaos of Mexican modernity · Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:00 pm

From IS-59 at practice

"He was known as a 2nd Jesus to his followers.. BUZZ!!!"

Teammate- William Wirt
Answer- Halle Selassie

Captain Sinico · Post by **Captain Sinico** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:47 pm

Man, what happened to you, bag negs thread? You used to be cool.

MaS

PS: I've been informed that this thread has never been cool. Sorry.

warpoet · Post by **warpoet** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:34 pm

Censorship, thy name is moderator...

AndyShootsAndyScores · Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:14 am

warpoet wrote:Censorship, thy name is moderator...

Yes, how dare someone move unrelated talk from a thread it doesn't belong in to a thread where it halfway does, especially when it's their job.

warpoet · Post by **warpoet** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 1:44 am

I stand corrected, my apologies.

But in the interest of returning the discussion to its intended topic:
Tossup: (Talking about piece of music)... riot at its first performance... girl danced herself to death... seasonal *BUZZ!*
Captain: Primavera
Answer: The Rite of Spring

In his defense, I should have gotten it much earlier. But I decided to turn my brain off for the round instead...

BGSO · Post by **BGSO** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:57 pm

Wrong: Cricket
Right: square dancing

After they mention partners and "Do si Doing"
Wrong: Line dancing
Right: Square dancing

quizbowllee · Post by **quizbowllee** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:14 pm

Best neg ever:

This from a 7th grader:

Correct Answer: Karen Horney
Answer Given: Jane Whore

Much laughter ensued.

Captain Sinico · Post by **Captain Sinico** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:18 pm

Womb envy, obviously.

MaS

Whiter Hydra · Post by **Whiter Hydra** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:44 pm

Reading HAVOC at practice:

Given answer: A Series of Unfortunate Events
Correct answer: Gulliver's Travels

TBrowning09 · Post by **TBrowning09** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:52 am

"Joe Biden *Buzz*" yada yada yada how old was he"

Given: Deleware
Correct: 30 years old

Terrible Shorts Depot · Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:59 pm

TBrowning09 wrote:"Joe Biden *Buzz*" yada yada yada how old was he"

Given: Deleware
Correct: 30 years old

That is phenomenally awful. Elephant Molar Award?

Down and out in Quintana Roo · Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:39 pm

TBrowning09 wrote:Deleware

Incorrect spelling of the first state FTW.

Self-incompatibility in plants · Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:47 pm

Like Delaware matters anyway... oh wait! Charter is in Delaware! We do matter!!!

at your pleasure · Post by **at your pleasure** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:33 pm

This was done by someone on our team(I forget who) at a taping for our local terrible televised format.

Given:Easter Rising
Correct:H.M.S. Lusitiania
In his defense, he buzzed on "Here you see an Irish memorial to this event", and the moderator was just saying 1915 when he buzzed in.

BGSO · Post by **BGSO** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:24 am

On the IRC two nights ago:

Given: Hebrews
Answer: sea people

pray for elves · Post by **pray for elves** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 10:37 am

BGSO wrote:On the IRC two nights ago:

Given: Hebrews
Answer: sea people

I didn't see the question, but this is almost certainly not a bad neg. There are a lot of theories claiming the Hebrews were Sea Peoples, especially considering the presence of a group known as "Habiru" within the Sea Peoples.

BGSO · Post by **BGSO** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:23 am

were the Hebrews also considered mysterious?

This isn't sarcastic Im really curious now

pray for elves · Post by **pray for elves** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 11:26 am

BGSO wrote:were the Hebrews also considered mysterious?

This isn't sarcastic Im really curious now

In terms of origin? Yes.

Sir Thopas · Post by **Sir Thopas** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 1:30 pm

AKHENATEN WAS MOSES SCREW ALL YALL

SepiaOfficinalis · Post by **SepiaOfficinalis** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:44 pm

Hilarius Bookbinder wrote:
BGSO wrote:On the IRC two nights ago:

Given: Hebrews
Answer: sea people
I didn't see the question, but this is almost certainly not a bad neg. There are a lot of theories claiming the Hebrews were Sea Peoples, especially considering the presence of a group known as "Habiru" within the Sea Peoples.

This was a great neg if the sea people in question were, or at least partially were, from South Park, where their civilization is notably ended by religious wars and suicide bombings.

Gautam · Post by **Gautam** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 2:53 pm

I did this recently:

Given: eyes of drosophila
Answer: pancreas

naturalistic phallacy · Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:45 am

Sir Thopas wrote:AKHENATEN WAS MOSES SCREW ALL YALL

YES YES FREUD YES YES TOTEMS

Auroni · Post by **Auroni** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:53 am

when playing through MATTE on the IRC:

me: tirthankaras
answer: nazguls

The question went on to describe how kingsfoil could treat victims of them.

Cheynem · Post by **Cheynem** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:52 am

You hardly were alone in negging on that question, Auroni!

Nine-Tenths Ideas · Post by **Nine-Tenths Ideas** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 12:03 pm

I showed my father the quizbowl IRC, and he did alright, but he produced this:
Given: Mormons
Correct: Aborigines

Down and out in Quintana Roo · Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:00 pm

Same difference.

Sir Thopas · Post by **Sir Thopas** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:15 pm

Cheynem wrote:You hardly were alone in negging on that question, Auroni!

Yeah, I guessed Tuatha De Danaan.

rchschem · Post by **rchschem** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:22 pm

At Cave Spring:

Q:"....this European country..."
A: Canada.

The actual correct answer is irrelevant.

intothenegs · Post by **intothenegs** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 12:52 pm

At Cavalier Classic, from the HSAPQ ACF set #2:

"Process... begins with postulator and promoter"
Given: Transcription
Answer: Canonization

pretzeldude92 · Post by **pretzeldude92** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:23 pm

At Cave Spring yesterday:

"Blah blah... Tracy Morgan..."

Given: The Simpsons
Answer: 30 Rock

So I was thinking Tracy Ullman...

... and the chaos of Mexican modernity · Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:30 pm

Last night on the scobowl channel of IRC

Bot: "After he commited suicide his body could not be identified..." buzz

Answer Given: Virginia Woolf
Correct Answer: Adolf Hitler

Maxwell Sniffingwell · Sun Dec 14, 2008 4:42 pm

intothenegs wrote:At Cavalier Classic, from the HSAPQ ACF set #2:

"Process... begins with postulator and promoter"
Given: Transcription
Answer: Canonization

Nice neg, man. The great part was, I thought you were right until I reread the question.

Nine-Tenths Ideas · Post by **Nine-Tenths Ideas** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:16 pm

from Centennial

Given: Cask of Amontillado
Correct: Ratatouille
After something about getting the main character drunk on wine forcing him to...

Post by **Kouign Amann** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:26 pm

Also from Centennial

Given: Van Halen Belt
Answer: Van Allen Radiation Belt

scquizbowl · Post by **scquizbowl** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:07 pm

From a tournament at Raleigh Charter two seasons ago (vs. a North Carolina team, 35 miles from the road, no less)

What interstate runs between Barstow, CA, and Wilmington, NC, and is a major interstate of several major cities (something like that)

I-40
Answer given: I-70 (which runs nowhere near either of those states)

Joe
James Island '10

at your pleasure · Post by **at your pleasure** » Sun Dec 14, 2008 10:46 pm

On a old IS set in practice:
Given: Augie March
Correct: Maragret" Marmee" March

silverscreentest · Post by **silverscreentest** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 12:09 pm

From Maryland Fall Invitational:

Answer given: Adam West
Correct answer: Thomas Malthus

He was probably thinking of Adam Smith.

quizbowllee · Post by **quizbowllee** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:22 pm

Prof.Whoopie wrote:Also from Centennial

Given: Van Halen Belt
Answer: Van Allen Radiation Belt

Someone really did this?

Post by **Kouign Amann** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 3:36 pm

quizbowllee wrote:
Prof.Whoopie wrote:Also from Centennial

Given: Van Halen Belt
Answer: Van Allen Radiation Belt
Someone really did this?

It was hilarious.

warpoet · Post by **warpoet** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:11 am

From an old IS-A set:

"There were seven of them..." *BUZZ*
"Crusades"

TF?

dtaylor4 · Post by **dtaylor4** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:16 am

From a while back, from a set I don't remember:
Thought for Fire (common-link myth)

Down and out in Quintana Roo · Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:00 am

Yesterday:

Given: Temple of Solomon
Answer: Noah's Ark