The link should call up a Word file. Look for Bonus #18 or search for the words in the excerpt. You’ll find the answers there.

Sounds like a trap.

its kind of confusing, also how the hell would anyone other then us know these anwsers?

If I don't know the answers, am I the biggest idiot ever?

All of them have non-BBTF clues--protagonist from You Know Me Al, 1982 World Series Manager, A's GM. You should know them from that. The first one would be a doozy, but the last one is in a recent movie and anyone slightly versed in recent baseball history ought to get the middle one.

I'm disapointed that none of the questions was "Which Flemish renaissance composer promised a galaxy-wide apocalypse if Bengie Molina was signed by the Mets, and kept a list of such people promoting said apocalypse?"

If somebody asked me to identify the running jokes at BTF, those 3 wouldn't have come to mind.

Not surprised to see I didn't make it. But what about Frank Tanana?

Why can't this just be in sporcle instead?

I haven't posted here in aons (although I still lurk), but I wrote this tournament. I'm curious how it was found--surely the original poster must be somewhat interested in quizbowl.

I picked those running jokes because they amuse me and they were the easiest to write an easy/medium/hard part for a quizbowl bonus. There might be another BTF reference somewhere in the tournament, I don't remember.

No Shooty, no peace!

I'm disapointed that none of the questions was "Which Flemish renaissance composer promised a galaxy-wide apocalypse if Bengie Molina was signed by the Mets, and kept a list of such people promoting said apocalypse?"

And Mike Crudale.

Also, whenever Poochie Mahoney doesn't post, all the other posters should be asking "Where's Poochie?"

Is that even legal?

Is the Jack Keefe joke the most unfunny joke in the history of this site?

Now I remember--there's an Albert Belle tossup somewhere in the set that has a clue about Chris Truby/satanism being linked with this player. I also wrote a question on the TV show "Skin" for some tournament that used the line "His father is the district attorney!" As you can tell, all of my running joke interests are from what like almost 10 years ago.

Is the Jack Keefe joke the most unfunny joke in the history of this site?

No, that would be the ALL CAPS MURRAY CHASS HEADLINE REFERENCING THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.

However, it might be behind Never heard him... That one's a timeless classic.

Now I remember--there's an Albert Belle tossup somewhere in the set that has a clue about Chris Truby/satanism being linked with this player.

That joke originated on usenet, not on BTF. (Though I believe it was Tom Nawrocki's brainchild, and he does post here.)

Is the Jack Keefe joke the most unfunny joke in the history of this site?

must...resist...urge...

Jack Keefe is the funniest poster on this site.

I also wrote a question on the TV show "Skin" for some tournament that used the line "His father is the district attorney!"

Now that's just silly.

I kinda like the Jack Keefe posts. No one is funny all the time, but some of the posts are good and artful, and every once in a while Jack Keefe hits it out of the park. That's a better funny/unfunny ratio than most posters here, myself included (which is one reason I lurk a lot more than I post).

I don't like the Jack Keefe thing, the MURRAY CHASS THING works when it works, sucks when it doesn't.

[10] Posters frequently mock Joe Morgan for suggesting that this man, not Michael Lewis, wrote the book Moneyball. This man is noted for his sabermetric friendly policies during his time as GM of the Oakland Athletics.

Yeah, that second sentence is ... kind of a give-away.

We have people who don't like the Keefe posts?

Wow.

Just when I thought my opinion of humanity could sink no lower ...

Is the Jack Keefe joke the most unfunny joke in the history of this site?

I usually ski[m/p] his posts, but I think that honor belongs to "I'm shocked, shocked!" Or perhaps "So-and-so says hi"

Here is my BTF Quiz:

1. For 10 points, what Primate came up with the original allegation that Chris Truby was a Satan worshipper (on RSB, not BTF)?
1a. For 5 bonus points, what team was Truby playing for at the time of the allegation?
2. For 10 points each, name the first four inductees into the Hall of Merit.
3. For 10 points, name the owner of an MLB team whose sister allegedly posted on BTF in 2003, leading to a discussion of whether it was really her or not.
4. For 10 points, name the expression consisting of a word followed by a letter, which means "whip it out."
4a. For 5 bonus points, name a major leaguer that has gathered unwanted publicity for whipping it out.
5. For 10 points, name the major league catcher who was arrested for DUI with his kids in the car, leading to the expression "They should take his children away."
6. In 2006, BTF hosted a Diamond Mind Baseball tournament to determine the best team in baseball history, but it was never completed. For 10 points each, name the four teams that made the final four (both year and team name).
7. For 10 points, give the real name of former Primate and now MLB scout, "ChadBradfordWannabe."
8. For 10 points, name the stadium whose naming led to a protest from a well-known animal advocacy group, and therefore led to an epic BTF thread.
9. For 10 points, name the semi-aquatic rodent that Gagne_55 rhymed with a Hall of Fame Mets pitcher's name in the epic 2005 BTF rap thread.
10. For 10 points, name the alcohol that was associated with Primate (NTR) Larry Bowa.

EDIT: Well, question 1 was already answered in the thread, so free points for everyone!

We have people who don't like the Keefe posts?

It takes too much effort to read them. What payout there is isn't worth the trouble. And it got old somewhere around the second Keefe post.

3. For 10 points, name the owner of an MLB team whose sister allegedly posted on BTF in 2003, leading to a discussion of whether it was really her or not.

This one was before my time. I had no idea this happened.

This one was before my time. I had no idea this happened.

Well, you'd better hit the books then!

I think the smart money was it wasn't her, but there was at least a discussion.

No running gags in the last 5 years?

these questions are horrible. they take the most obscure detail from the actual question, go on for 3 more sentences, then ask you a really simple question.

It would be like listing the last 5 draft picks for a team, then asking, in 2004, which team, whose name is represented by a color and a nickname for an article of clothing, won their first world series in 86 years?

Weird. I'm with the mongoose. I was always under the impression that Jack Keefe posts were our last, best hope that comedy truly could be objectively funny for all audiences.

I suppose there's always Stephen Fry!

If you're referring to the non bonus questions, they're meant to be played with buzzers, so that if a person knows a clue he or she interrupts the question at that point, so you wouldn't be hearing all the clues unless you wait to the end.

I'll take the easy ones, Guapo:

4. Option J
7. Carlos Gomez
8. PETCO


It takes too much effort to read them. What payout there is isn't worth the trouble.

NEEDZ MOAR HAWAII FIVE-O

No running gags in the last 5 years?

Which coincides with when the Lounge was moved to the island.

10. Bushmills.

1a. KC Royals?

DNRTFA. I know hardly any of the answers to Guapo's quiz. I like the Jack Keefe posts.

That is all.

first of all jack keefe is on great poster look at you know me al and alibi ike and shut up he explained so in three books became on the a-list of characters and jack is in demand now, now he is pitching the white sox with aj pierogi and he also worked with ozzie guillen which was great by the way. and paul konerko at first base. so he worked with alot of great big players. and gordon beckham at second base. and jack was the best thing in the bullpen and the scouts agree. so jack is a way better poster than chris truby. im responding to the player that says the murray chass thing works and he doesnt like the jack keefe thing but keefe is funnier and more original and is getting a lot more laughs than murray. so please did you see murrays last post with PLEASE MR PRESIDENT. need i say more the post sucked as hell and even the posters said the worst running joke on the site. it only lasted a couple of months on the site now thats sad

No running gags in the last 5 years?

Let's see off the top of my head in the last 5 years...

there's the thankfully endangered "is that even legal?"

the unforgivably short-lived Shooty fanclub. I am still president, but the AGM turnout isn't what it used to be.

Andy's heroic efforts to plant the seeds of "it's over, it's always been over" runner.

How long has the "never seen him ____" one been going? It seems like 50 years, but that may be just because it's so stupid.

9. Oh, yeah -- I don't remember the post that's cited, but the answer has to be "beaver."

Is the Jack Keefe joke the most unfunny joke in the history of this site?

Behold! A man with no sense of humor!

How long has the "never seen him ____" one been going? It seems like 50 years, but that may be just because it's so stupid.

Since May 4, 2010 or thereabouts.

How long has the "never seen him ____" one been going? It seems like 50 years, but that may be just because it's so stupid.

Not quite a year & a half -- Ernie Harwell died 5/4/10.

RC Cola (the hell with Coke!) to JJ1986.

No running gags in the last 5 years?

1. What did Lazzeri promise to everyone if Bryce Harper ever made the big leagues?
2. What is the Canadian R. Jones' chief responsibility at BTF?
3. Who has Ray DiPerna never heard?
4. What airline does Jeff Francouer swear by?
Bonus: What practice in the friendly skies is among the most divisive issues facing Primates today?
5. Whose bigotry left Murray Chass no choice but to take the matter all the way to the top?
6. Who is the clutchest cockroach ever?
7. What is this thread an opportunity for?

And Guapo's 3 is Judith Reinsdorf.

The absence of any tina reference in his quiz was truly a stunner.

The ideal list would have had 6 points.

Hmmm. "Blowjobs" would work for #s 1, 2, (Bonus) & 7 in SoSH's list ...

Hmmm. "Blowjobs" would work for #s 1, 2, (Bonus) & 7 in SoSH's list ...

Who here is opposed to oral sex at 30,000 feet?

Yes, I played the tournament. I was expecting the bonus to be on Admiral Ackbar, Mike Piazza and Madeleine Albright.

And plim, the toss-ups are meant to be "pyramidal" with hard clues coming first, becoming progressively easier with a giveaway at the end. The theory is to reward players with deeper knowledge who buzz in earlier when they recognize the answer to the more difficult clues.

Who here is opposed to oral sex at 30,000 feet?

I think he was referring to Air Canada's controversial policy of passengers performing mandatory fellatio on Don Cherry on all domestic flights.