Buckminster is a weird name. What were Mr. and Mrs. Fuller thinking?

Maybe Buckminster Fuller's parents were visionaries, too. Though, not even a visionary could have foreseen the impact that Buckminster Fuller's best friend* Henry Ford would have on a little pub quiz taking place in mid-September, 2012. But, impacted it was.

The night began innocently enough. Dr. L, in her inaugural appearance as a quizmaster, transcended our usual sophomoric schlock with a Pint on Us question about transcendentally-raised author Louisa May Alcott.** After a round on Venus, The Goddess of the Gardenias, and the United States of Monopoly, things were looking good.

Which brings us to Henry Ford. Oh, Mr. Ford, we hardly knew you. We hardly knew you before this Wednesday that is. For round 3, Dr. L ran an assembly line of Henry Ford facts directly into our unsuspecting brains. Yet, the dedicated and loyal quizzers of the IRCPQ were up to the challenge. They cheerfully worked overtime, asking for nothing but cheap beer and maybe a t-shirt as compensation. Such good, hard-working people.

When we got to the second half, the scores were all over the place, but an indulgent round on one-liner identification, a pretty interesting audio round on musical instrument identification, and the usual common bond identification, brought the scores a little closer. Not close enough for IMSA to lose their lead, though. They ended the night in sole possession of the top score, winning the $25 gift certificate to our very own IRC.***

All in all, it was a heck of a night. Lots of teams, lots of beer, and the annual telling of my toothbrush joke. So, until we meet again, kick back and watch some Youtube. Here, I'll get you started...

* - BF's BF.
** - Yes, you may.
*** - As a fun exercise, go back and read this recap in the voice of an old-timey newsreel voiceover guy.