The history of Knee Deep in Theses is a long and storied one. The team is composed of many Cornell University Physics and Astronomy graduate students--both current and former-- as well as graduates of the Penn State meteorology graduate program. There is also a huge spattering of other members who have been exposed to trivia weekend one way or another. There are many friends of friends of friends that have entered the trivia fold!
Many of the current team members owe their introduction to trivia weekend to Carl Ferkinhoff, who was first exposed to trivia weekend back in the late 90's by helping out the fabled Rich Corinthan Leather. Over the next few years Carl and his high school friends had several teams including potIhbe' chugh yay qatIhpeeghlu', .---..-.-..-..---., and In 23rd Place With 9835 Points. One year the team name was written using symbols from Myst Exile (NERDS!!!). In the words of the KVSC website "This team used a cryptic code for their name that don't translate to the web. Silly team."
While in college, Carl brought the joy of trivia weekend to St. Peter, MN and formed Wee r ay grewp uv reelee smrt peepull. Finding himself in Baltimore, MD for two years Carl formed the teams "Crabs? We got'em!" and "Crabs? We got'em, again!" Most recently Carl found himself in Ithaca, NY the birth place of Knee Deep in Theses. Along the way they have been awarded at least once for Best Team Name, an horrible mention for worst team name, and an emphatic "Cut it out" for the year of the symbol team name.
Team Legacy
Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 | Team Name Rich Corinthian Leather Rich Corinthian Leather potIhbe' chugh yay qatIhpeeghlu'A .---..-.-..-..---. B aka. the symbol team C In 23rd Place With 9835 Points 85 No Talent Ass Clowns Wee r ay grewp uv reelee smrt peepull Crabs? We Got'em Crabs? We Got'em…Again! Carl Sagan Could Kick Chuck Norris' Butt Knee Deep in Theses Knee Deep in Theses Knee Deep in Theses Knee Deep in Theses Knee Deep In Theses Knee Deep in Theses Knee Deep In Theses Knee Deep In Theses Knee Deep In Theses Knee Deep In Theses Knee Deep In Theses | Place -- -- 51 out of 58 44 out of 69 23 out of 69 30 out of 75 37 out of 71 64 out of 72 66 out of 72 78 out of 80 66 out of 78 29 out of 76 26 out of 67 43 out of 71 21 out of 67 11 out of 62 15 out of 56 14 out of 64 18 out of 54 15 out of 57 18 out of 50 |
A Klingon for "Revenge is a dish best served cold"
B Morse code for Norwegian word for "Braindead"
DWon award for "Best Team Name"
