Re: Dates for Tournaments...

• From: grapesmoker <no_reply_at_yahoogroups.com>
• Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 06:36:06 -0000
• Message-ID: <b82nsm+fhra_at_...>

--- In quizbowl_at_yahoogroups.com, voiceofreason_quizbowl 
<no_reply_at_y...> wrote:
> In regards to the individual who commented that no one on this 
board 
> would have a date for Valentine's Day: I realized that someone 
would 
> make this comment. But not all quiz bowlers are lonely dorks and I 
> feel that feeding this stereotype (as true as it often is) is 
> insulting to those of us who are in serious relationships.  Thanks.
> 
> -VOR
> 
> And again a desperate plea: NO NAQT or ACF events on VALENTINE'S 
> DAY!!! You will cost me a divorce!

Err... it might not be my place to point this out, but that never 
stopped me before: events will be scheduled as they are scheduled, 
and the dates of events depend almost entirely on the convenience of 
those dates for the majority of the circuit. NAQT SCT has to be held 
sometime in February to allow qualifying teams time to plan their 
ICT trips, and so on. Events won't be rescheduled for one person, or 
even for a small minority of people. I truly hope that you're not so 
desperate to play quizbowl that you would risk a divorce or a 
breakup in order to attend one tournament out of the year.

Plus, Valentine's day is a load of hoakum anyway, created and 
perpetuated by Hallmark and candy companies to cash in on your 
affection for your significant other. If you let them intimidate 
you, you become nothing more than a corporate tool. And lest you 
think sour grapes, I speak as someone who is in a long-term 
relationship. Fortunately, both of us agree with the above assesment 
of this fake holiday.

Jerry