Re: Quizbowl Song Contest

• From: shawn_pickrell
• Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:39:37 -0800
• Message-ID: <000S33QPP.000DGPDUV.12170551-quizbowl_at_...>

Well, I couldn't help it here. Apologies WAAY in
advance to those of the ACF persuasion ...

Bonus
points to whoever knows which song is being parodied.


"The man who never buzzed in"

(solo
cello)

<<SPOKEN: These are the tournaments that try men's sould.
In the course of quizbowl's history, the people of
the circuit have rallied bravely whenever the
questions have gotten too hard. Today, a new crisis has
arisen. The Academic Competitions Federation, better
known as the ACF, is attempting to levy a burdensome
tax on tournament attenders in the form of harder
questions. Citizens, hear me out. This could happen to
you!!>>

Well, let me tell you of the story of a man named
Charlie
Who was playing for Mason III
He put ten bucks in
his pocket, told his roommate goodbye
Went to play
on some ACF

Well, did he get a tossup, no he
got no tossups
On answers still unheard (what a
pity)
He may sit forever wondering 'bout the
answer
He's the man who didn't buzz in

Charlie thought
he knew the answer to some science question
And
he buzzed in with what he thought
But he was
wrong, the moderator told him "incorrect"
Charlie
didn't get the question right.

Well, did he get a
tossup, no he got no tossups
On answers still unheard
(poor old Charlie)
He may sit forever wondering
'bout the answer
He's the man who didn't buzz
in

Now all day long Charlie sat in the
classroom
Crying "I've not heard of these!"
"How can I buzz in
on Hindu mythology"
"Or love poems
Sumerian?"

Well, did he get a tossup, no he got no tossups
On
answers still unheard (shame and scandal)
He may sit
forever wondering 'bout the answer
He's the man who
didn't buzz in

The other team is equally
clueless, and don't buzz in
After three seconds have
passed
And the look of amazement falls on everyone's
eyes
As the moderator calls time

Well, did he get
a tossup, no he got no tossups
On answers still
unheard (he may never get one)
He may sit forever
wondering 'bout the answer
He's the man who didn't buzz
in (pick it, Davey)

<brief banjo
interlude>
SPOKEN <oh, that hurts my fingers>

Now you
denizens of quizbowl dontcha think it's a scandal
How
the people have to sit and sit
Fight harder
questions, vote for George O'Brien!!
Get poor Charlie off
of ACF!!

Or else he'll get no tossups, no
he'll get no tossups
And his fate is still unlearned
(just like always)
He may sit forever wondering
'bout the answer
He's the man who didn't buzz in

He's the man who didn't buzz in
He's the man who
didn't buzz in