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by The Infanta
Mon Dec 21, 2015 5:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Podcast Recommendations
Replies: 36
Views: 3828

Re: Podcast Recommendations

I spent five whole minutes looking at this thread only to see that not one of you mentioned The Read?
by The Infanta
Wed Nov 05, 2014 10:09 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DEES at University of Maryland, 11/22
Replies: 16
Views: 11030

Re: DEES at University of Maryland, 11/22

Hey, can I moderate for this?
by The Infanta
Mon Jul 30, 2012 11:34 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 20
Views: 6277

Re: Hip-Hop Tournament

YES. In.
by The Infanta
Sat Sep 17, 2011 9:33 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY Discussion 2011-12
Replies: 11
Views: 4323

Re: NY Discussion 2011-12

I would like to point out that although losing Nik will definitely be a setback for Kellenberg, it wasn't as though he was a one man team for the past 5 years as someone here previously implied. He was the lead scorer on more balanced teams from '06 til about '10, and even in Nik's last year, John c...
by The Infanta
Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:20 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NJ Discussion 2011-2012
Replies: 62
Views: 17272

Re: NJ Discussion 2011-2012

High Tech A also played pretty well at Princeton last October, IIRC.
by The Infanta
Sat Feb 12, 2011 3:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl IV @ Hunter HS, NYC (3/5/2011)
Replies: 60
Views: 36692

Re: Prison Bowl IV @ Hunter HS, NYC (3/5/2011)

If you need help modding, I'm game.
by The Infanta
Wed Jan 26, 2011 12:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: KPAQT I: Long Island, March 19 2011
Replies: 34
Views: 12395

Re: KPAQT I: Long Island, March 19 2011

I can mod as well.
by The Infanta
Wed Nov 10, 2010 3:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Harvard Fall Tournament V (11/13/10)
Replies: 106
Views: 131917

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Harvard Fall Tournament V (11/13/10)

If I haven't already mentioned, I'm happy to help moderating if you need me.
by The Infanta
Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:03 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: DATE CHANGE: TERP (Maryland Fall Trash) 10/31/10
Replies: 44
Views: 10267

Re: DATE CHANGE: TERP (Maryland Fall Trash) 10/31/10

MicroEStudent wrote:
adosreme wrote:If you guys find yourself in need of a teammate, give me a shout as I'll be looking to play on some team for this event.
I'll definitely keep you in mind in case we can't get four.

Same here, count me as interested.
by The Infanta
Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Seton Hall Prep Pirate Open (September 25, 2010)
Replies: 53
Views: 12175

Re: Seton Hall Prep Pirate Open (September 25, 2010)

What's your email address, coach?
by The Infanta
Sun Sep 12, 2010 10:00 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Wastebin is down.
Replies: 2
Views: 997

Wastebin is down.

Can someone please fix this?
by The Infanta
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:23 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: PHSAT XVIII at Princeton (10/02/10)
Replies: 20
Views: 6310

Re: PHSAT XVIII at Princeton (10/02/10)

If you need a moderator, I'm game.
by The Infanta
Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:21 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Seton Hall Prep Pirate Open (September 25, 2010)
Replies: 53
Views: 12175

Re: Seton Hall Prep Pirate Open (September 25, 2010)

Mr. Z, do you need moderators? I'd be happy to help.
by The Infanta
Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: QuAC II at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/21/09)
Replies: 125
Views: 27772

Re: QuAC II at UPenn in Phila., PA (11/21/09?)

I'm nearby, so I'm happy to offer my services as a reader/scorekeeper.
by The Infanta
Mon Sep 07, 2009 5:47 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ 2009-2010
Replies: 52
Views: 9954

Re: NY/NJ 2009-2010

Edward Powers wrote:I believe James and possibly Nik & Hunter are back..
This year's A Team sees the return of James, Nik, and Kevin. Hunter graduated with me. A fourth person has yet to be found.
by The Infanta
Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BHSAT XVIII (3/28/2009) at Yale (New Haven, CT)
Replies: 45
Views: 24640

Re: BHSAT XVIII (3/28/2009) at Yale (New Haven, CT)

I have a paper to do, so this isn't going to be very long or in depth, but my team and I felt that the questions were rather poorly structured and transparent. For example, there was a tossup about Milton that mentioned Aeropagitica in the second sentence and James noticed quite a few bio questions ...
by The Infanta
Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl II (1/31/09)
Replies: 67
Views: 45664

Re: Prison Bowl II (1/31/09)

We'll be there with 2 teams, 3 buzzers, and a volunteer moderator.
by The Infanta
Tue Dec 02, 2008 9:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Prison Bowl II (1/31/09)
Replies: 67
Views: 45664

Re: Prison Bowl II (2/21/09)

Hopefully we can attend with 2-3 teams.
by The Infanta
Mon Nov 03, 2008 1:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSW Invitational (1/10/09) @ HS West (Dix Hills, NY)
Replies: 27
Views: 4190

Re: HSW Invitational (1/10/09) @ HS West (Dix Hills, NY)

We'll be there, as we have for the past thirteen years.
by The Infanta
Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:32 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIFT VIII (10/18/08)
Replies: 34
Views: 9659

Re: LIFT VIII (10/18/08)

I really wish Bergen and HHHW had their full A teams with them so we could get a true sense of what might happen as the year progresses. Still, both teams sans their captains did very well.

And yes, the set was ridiculous.
by The Infanta
Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Delaware Fall Open IX (12/20/08) Wilmington, DE
Replies: 59
Views: 7668

Re: Delaware Fall Open IX (12/20/08) Wilmington, DE

Pretty sure we're going. It's tentative 'cause it's the weekend of trimesters.
by The Infanta
Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ 2008-2009
Replies: 132
Views: 22181

Re: NY/NJ 2008-2009

We made the stupid mistake of chugging energy drinks right before playoffs My advice: get a good lunch, and try to spend the hour or so you have for lunch without talking about quizbowl. If you have to talk about quizbowl, talk about any funny negs you had in the prelims. We did that...in addition ...
by The Infanta
Sun Oct 05, 2008 12:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ 2008-2009
Replies: 132
Views: 22181

Re: NY/NJ 2008-2009

I know people's predictions on our team's performance will be made with our unexceptional finish at UMD in mind, but, really, it was a bad day. We made the stupid mistake of chugging energy drinks right before playoffs which inevitably made us crash. I was still a little burnt out from the Blake tou...
by The Infanta
Thu Aug 21, 2008 3:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIFT VIII (10/18/08)
Replies: 34
Views: 9659

Re: LIFT VIII (10/18/08)

I don't know. That's just what I've been told by my coach.
by The Infanta
Wed Aug 20, 2008 2:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIFT VIII (10/18/08)
Replies: 34
Views: 9659

Re: LIFT VIII (10/18/08)

We were only able to get an A-set, sorry for any confusion.
by The Infanta
Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ 2008-2009
Replies: 132
Views: 22181

Re: NY/NJ 2008-2009

As said before, our full A team is coming back. After our unexpectedly good performance at HSNCT, I think things are looking bright for us.
by The Infanta
Thu Jul 03, 2008 1:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ITT Your Favorite (Or Funniest) Movie Death
Replies: 21
Views: 3483

Re: ITT Your Favorite (Or Funniest) Movie Death

I cracked up for ten minutes watching Piggy getting crushed by the boulder in Lord of the Flies.
by The Infanta
Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Player name pronunciation
Replies: 52
Views: 15859

Re: Player name pronunciation

Marisol [rhymes with "parasol"]

Brady [BRAY-dee]


Both butchered at HSNCT this year.
by The Infanta
Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NYC Area Summer Practice?
Replies: 29
Views: 4227

Re: NYC Area Summer Practice?

At this point, I'm pretty sure Sundays are good for me.
by The Infanta
Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NYC Area Summer Practice?
Replies: 29
Views: 4227

Re: NYC Area Summer Practice?

This sounds like a good idea. When details have been finalized as to times and days, count me in.
by The Infanta
Fri May 30, 2008 10:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MANIAC (Moravian Academy)(Cancelled)
Replies: 36
Views: 6590

Re: Moravian Academy Fall Tournament (10/25/08)

I'm definitely interested.
by The Infanta
Wed May 21, 2008 12:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Potential Mizzou tournaments
Replies: 6
Views: 1837

Re: Potential Mizzou tournaments

Same as what Henry said.
by The Infanta
Tue May 13, 2008 11:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ 2007-08
Replies: 225
Views: 53956

Re: NY/NJ 2007-08

Seton Hall is off the list 'cause it conflicts with something important someone on their team can't miss, so they'll (very unfortunately) only make it to NAC. Oh, well.
by The Infanta
Mon May 05, 2008 3:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Bad Negs--we miss you!
Replies: 182
Views: 39368

Re: Bad Negs--we miss you!

Given: The Whole Nine Yards (bad movie with Matthew Perry and Bruce Willis)

Correct: Lazy Sunday (or, The Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia)
by The Infanta
Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: women in Quiz Bowl
Replies: 50
Views: 15013

Re: women in Quiz Bowl

This is Marisol Brady (17, female [Hispanic!], captain/only female on Kellenberg A), and I'm glad this has been brought up. I believe there was a thread like this last year where this topic was addressed and I remember these points being made: two of the reasons there is a disproportionate number of...
by The Infanta
Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What got you into Quizbowl?
Replies: 90
Views: 19016

Re: What got you into Quizbowl?

It was my second week of freshman year. I had Bro. Nigel for Earth Science first period and he began talking to our class about the two clubs he moderates, namely Science Olympiad and Academic Quiz Bowl. I tuned out his SO pitch, but when he started describing quizbowl, I was interested. Then he whi...
by The Infanta
Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Colonia Arch Academic Challenge (4/12/08) at Colonia HS
Replies: 46
Views: 8546

Re: Colonia Arch Academic Challenge (4/12/08) at Colonia HS

Although it was a Chip-style format, the questions weren't as bad as I was expecting them to be. Sure, you had a few misleading curveballs, but the 60 Second rounds made up for that. As for the tournament, it was well organized and the buzzers were all in working order. The rule about waiting to be ...
by The Infanta
Thu Apr 10, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ 2007-08
Replies: 225
Views: 53956

Re: NY/NJ 2007-08

Unrelated: where is Nate now? Just curious.
by The Infanta
Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ 2007-08
Replies: 225
Views: 53956

Re: NY/NJ 2007-08

by The Infanta
Sun Apr 06, 2008 12:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Seton Hall Preparatory School Pirate Open (4/5/08)
Replies: 32
Views: 6312

Re: Seton Hall Preparatory School Pirate Open (4/5/08)

This was an incredibly well run tournament and Byram Hills had a lot of fun. Everything was well organized and the competition was great. Expect to see us at many more NAQT events in the future! I personally prefer NAQT to :chip: and will definitely push for the hybridization of the Byram Hills tea...
by The Infanta
Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:47 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 500 things...
Replies: 87
Views: 13158

Re: 500 things...

77. Kant = categorical imperative.