I was called upon to serve as a reader at a high school scholar's bowl competition tonight. Just six questions into the varsity team's first round was this query:
"In what Edgar Allan Poe story are the main characters named Montresor and Fortunato?"
Player four on the "east" team buzzed in quickly. His answer:
"The Cask of Armadillo!"
I kept a straight face. Honestly, it was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Poe would've loved it.
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