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- Mon Dec 26, 2016 8:52 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 309245
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Brian Buzzfeed Hamilton Slack Stack will be reading a packet themed around episodes at 8:45 eastern tonight.
- Sun Dec 04, 2016 11:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DATE CHANGE: Terrapin Mirror at OSU: 12/4/16
- Replies: 17
- Views: 8771
Re: DATE CHANGE: Terrapin Mirror at OSU: 12/4/16
Chris Ray done did it
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 1:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: warning: limitless indalecio discussion
- Replies: 31
- Views: 12129
Re: warning: limitless indalecio discussion
I only had four words to make a joke.
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 7:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: warning: limitless indalecio discussion
- Replies: 31
- Views: 12129
- Mon Jan 18, 2016 12:03 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals - University of Michigan, 04.16-17.2016
- Replies: 104
- Views: 51885
Re: ACF Nationals - University of Michigan, 04.16-17.2016
As someone who had the misfortune to glance at a packet while keeping score last year, can we perchance have the opportunity to look at a different font that has been printed on paper? Because man, that font was hideous and the Jerry who picked it out should be ashamed of Jerryself. edit: ps i love ...
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 12:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IRC Festivus 2015: Rex Ryan's Revenge
- Replies: 37
- Views: 18803
Re: IRC Festivus 2015: Rex Ryan's Revenge
I'm already on board with thisVissi d'arte wrote:I will do my best to write a packet of 10-20 questions on things that pissed me off in video games. There may or may not (read: will) be bonus points available for identifying which questions describe things that made me break a controller.
- Sun Nov 22, 2015 7:32 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: On Dressing Well for Staffing High School Tournaments
- Replies: 22
- Views: 10019
Re: On Dressing Well for Staffing High School Tournaments
I think it's important not to have pizza stains on what should be one's freshly-washed, decent-smelling clothing, but beyond that, a person's demeanor and the way they interact with players/coaches/etc is vastly more important.
- Wed May 20, 2015 11:02 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Click Here to Become Sad
- Replies: 59
- Views: 27749
Re: your official Canadian cavalry regiment discussion threa
Why don't you go ruin someone's funding about it.kayli wrote: Boy you really missed the point.
- Thu May 14, 2015 2:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2016 (July 24, 2016)
- Replies: 131
- Views: 59618
Re: Chicago Open Trash 2016
People are free to band together for this tournament whenever, of course, but I probably won't start getting field updates together for several months. Let's say we'll start accepting registrations when the clock rolls over to 2016. Feel free to continue posting in this thread to form teams and wha...
- Thu May 14, 2015 10:14 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2016 (July 24, 2016)
- Replies: 131
- Views: 59618
Re: Chicago Open Trash 2016
This team is going to do things.Cheynem wrote:Team:
Me/Tejas Raje/Pat Freeburn/Brian McNamara
- Wed May 13, 2015 8:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Michigan Summer Practices!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3980
Re: Michigan Summer Practices!
Are these practices open to the point where random idiots like me can stumble in and offer to read and hang out?
- Mon May 04, 2015 11:10 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Player Poll 2015: LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS DUFUSES
- Replies: 86
- Views: 29126
Re: Player Poll 2015: LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS DUFUSES
Aside from potential PR or funding benefits, the polls are cool things that we do as a community that bring us together on these forums. Yeah, they're speculative and they often lead to spirited discussion about different philosophies of ranking skill, but in my book, that's the whole point! In my ...
- Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Tricon: The Next Generation
- Replies: 50
- Views: 26701
Re: Tricon: The Next Generation
Cody's clown packet all day. Seriously.Black Miao wrote:I'd gladly play more of Cody Voight's glorious questions
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACFNATIONALS - A JRPG tournament
- Replies: 99
- Views: 47939
Re: ACFNATIONALS - A JRPG tournament
Edit: Won't be at HSNCT, so frowny face.
- Fri Dec 19, 2014 6:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: IRC Festivus 2014: Quentin Tarantino Edition
- Replies: 74
- Views: 30955
Re: IRC Festivus 2014: Quentin Tarantino Edition
I may have missed this, but what time does Festivus usually start? Festivus is about as unofficial a thing as there can be, as it's really in the spirit of just hanging out and enjoying a mutual hobby, but I imagine people will be chatting about nonsense and getting ready to start if not quite read...
- Fri Dec 12, 2014 7:39 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2015: 4/18-19 at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 40963
Re: ACF Nationals 2015: 4/18-19 at the University of Michiga
To tag along with Joelle because I also don't know specifically where to inquire, I am offering my UNBELIEVABLE services as either moderator or scorekeeper.
Skills include: knowing what words are and how numbers work.
Skills include: knowing what words are and how numbers work.
- Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:34 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Tournaments/Being Competitive
- Replies: 18
- Views: 10636
Re: Tournaments/Being Competitive
If it's even slightly uncomfortable then you have done something wrong.Sun Devil Student wrote:
My impression has been that if it's even slightly uncomfortable, that is enough to drive away the vast majority of women unless they have some other reason to stay.
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 11:33 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HFT IX @ Harvard (11/15/14)
- Replies: 105
- Views: 57123
Re: HFT IX @ Harvard (11/15/14)
OK, Sorry about that. I did feel a little guilty when I posted that. I also feel that the Harvard QB folks have been beaten on enough. My Son told me this AM that he really wants to come back next year. The thing for him was how great the question set was. No problem! You should see some of the peo...
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:56 am
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 309245
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I have written a packet about things that I can't put in ACRONYM, Minnesota's high school pop culture event. I'm going to attempt to read it in the IRC in about an hour (8pm Central), pending interest. I just read this thing for the first time and it's definitely in the top tier of novelty packets ...
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 9:40 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: HFT IX @ Harvard (11/15/14)
- Replies: 105
- Views: 57123
Re: HFT IX @ Harvard (11/15/14)
Can we expect to see stats today. I'd really want to see how State College stacked up against Bethlehem minus the round where they were read questions W/O Bethlehem there. See all the above posts for why that situation happened. The TD and various staffers in charge of stats have probably and right...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 6:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Harvard (10/18/2014)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7033
Re: Penn Bowl at Harvard (10/18/2014)
I just want to say that the above post is probably the nicest way anyone has expressed grievances with an aspect of a tournament and that's something people should aim for.
- Mon Oct 13, 2014 8:11 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Staying Alert
- Replies: 46
- Views: 25456
Re: Staying Alert
Be interested in quizbowl and don't have some sort of endocrine disorder that prevents you from exerting effort when you want to.
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 10:55 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Somebody Should Do Something About All The Problems
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3495
Re: Somebody Should Do Something About All The Problems
The framing of things as rude and arrogant is problematic.
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Somebody Should Do Something About All The Problems
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3495
Re: PATHOGEN at Purdue, December 6
However, since I never quite had the clout as a player to win the right to speak incredibly freely on these boards, I'm sure most high-up mods will just slap a ban on me as a hope of silencing, especially as many of said mods were behind the original slandering. It's my hope that they don't, but at...
- Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:55 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Defending quizbowl
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4502
Re: Defending quizbowl
How do I defend the merits of quiz bowl against attacks? Today a student approached me during our school's club day and asked what quiz bowl was. I explained to him the basic structure and format of quiz bowl and showed him a quiz bowl packet. After I had done that he remarked that he "didn't need ...
- Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:35 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Secret Island of Dr. Auroni
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11541
Re: The Secret Island of Dr. Auroni
I need a teammate for this. I have semi-decent knowledge of everything from 16-bit and before, I'm okay at the generation after, and only really bad on modern stuff, with random deep pockets sparsely scattered everywhere. The main draw is that I'm awesome to be around. hay pat freeburn beard bros a...
- Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:28 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Secret Island of Dr. Auroni
- Replies: 23
- Views: 11541
Re: The Secret Island of Dr. Auroni
I need a teammate for this. I have semi-decent knowledge of everything from 16-bit and before, I'm okay at the generation after, and only really bad on modern stuff, with random deep pockets sparsely scattered everywhere. The main draw is that I'm awesome to be around.
- Mon Jun 30, 2014 4:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at Michigan (August 9)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 15845
Re: VCU Open mirror at Michigan (August 9)
I should be there for Sunday (and Saturday night idiocy) and would play any trashy stuff and help staff the other things.
- Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:22 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 309245
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Don't know if I'd call it my favorite packet ever, but I thoroughly enjoyed a lot of the hunter trash whatever that we're all talking about. It was cool.
- Sat Jun 21, 2014 4:24 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Open online mirror of NASAT -- June 21
- Replies: 91
- Views: 44106
Re: Open online mirror of NASAT -- June 21
Can we be sure Kurtis and co. aren't just caked with makeup for this whole thing?Ukonvasara wrote:I'm sure that "Rouge Squadron", despite their striking cheekbones and affinity for bats, would prefer to be "Rogue Squadron".
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 9:09 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACFNATIONALS - A JRPG tournament
- Replies: 99
- Views: 47939
Re: ACFNATIONALS - A JRPG tournament
I'd like to be involved in this in some way. Hopefully it'll be played at something I attend or playtested or whatever. What matters is that Squaresoft's Tom Saywer game gets the respect it is due.
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:59 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Player Poll 2014: WORD LIFE
- Replies: 58
- Views: 13890
Re: Player Poll 2014: WORD LIFE
I think we should have Yaphe and Bollinger stand at opposite sides of a room and run head first towards each other and see if they fuse into some kind of superbeing.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Lederberg 2: Daughter Cell (3/29/14)
- Replies: 155
- Views: 60791
Re: Lederberg 2: Daughter Cell (3/29/14)
Barbecue at my house, guys.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:56 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Is there a space between "quiz" and "bowl"?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 12486
Re: Is there a space between "quiz" and "bowl"?
As long as it isn't Aerith.
- Fri Apr 25, 2014 3:23 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Lederberg 2: Daughter Cell (3/29/14)
- Replies: 155
- Views: 60791
Re: Lederberg 2: Daughter Cell (3/29/14)
Fourth - I am not mad - if I were in your shoes I probably would have had the same thoughts - though I probably wouldn't have acted on them given my lack of knowledge of the person and my fear of confrontation. Sixth - Many of you want an apology, so I'm going to give you one here and now. I'm sorr...
- Thu Apr 24, 2014 9:48 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Lederberg 2: Daughter Cell (3/29/14)
- Replies: 155
- Views: 60791
Re: Lederberg 2: Daughter Cell (3/29/14)
The poetry of this is just fucking beautiful.Ndg wrote:True story: he powered the tossup on Andy Watkins.
- Mon Jul 30, 2012 6:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Slapdash Bayou a Drank at KABO
- Replies: 28
- Views: 6163
Re: Slapdash Bayou a Drank at KABO
Sara Garnett and I will be coming to this as free agents, thought we don't necessarily have to be on the same team.
- Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:58 am
- Forum: New High School Teams
- Topic: Merits of the KMO?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7236
Re: Merits of the KMO?
The main appeal of the KMO is the opportunity to take it during class hours.
- Thu Aug 18, 2011 2:16 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2011 PACE NSC
- Replies: 114
- Views: 164546
Re: 2011 PACE NSC
I've concluded the best way I can make up the frankly unacceptable errors in the history set and poor experience many teams had playing this tournament, I'll be donating the money owed to me for editing and question writing to Matt's Buzzers. I haven't been told what the final fee will be yet, but ...
- Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:24 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Announcement regarding the chief administrator
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7183
Re: Announcement regarding the chief administrator
Let me interject here to say that this incident (and the aftermath especially) is troubling for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that PACE and HSAPQ are having a very hard time communicating with each other, and are apparently at least close to (if not already) moving in differe...
- Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:30 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CULT BELFAST Mirror Results
- Replies: 2
- Views: 989
Re: CULT BELFAST Mirror Results
Bentley Like Beckham wrote:Chris Ray has the best stat line ever.
THIRTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN
- Tue May 25, 2010 9:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open: Michigan Location
- Replies: 105
- Views: 29301
Re: VCU Open: Michigan Location
Fantastic, this tournament just got a few minutes closer to me and there won't be any having to drive around and find parking in goddamn Ann Arbor. Looks like I'll be going to and playing horribly at this tournament.
- Sat May 15, 2010 5:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Midwest Championship May 15, 2010 at Culver (IN)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 12447
Re: Midwest Championship May 15, 2010 at Culver (IN)
So is pretending you don't know something when you do and can earn extra points because of it.Carangoides ciliarius wrote:It's just, like, it was the last tossup... completely unnecessary.
- Sat May 15, 2010 4:25 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Midwest Championship May 15, 2010 at Culver (IN)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 12447
Re: Midwest Championship May 15, 2010 at Culver (IN)
I have to be honest, I'm enjoying all the ctrl+v-ing I've been doing.
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- Sat May 15, 2010 4:20 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Midwest Championship May 15, 2010 at Culver (IN)
- Replies: 97
- Views: 12447
Re: Midwest Championship May 15, 2010 at Culver (IN)
I've been informed that another tournament may be using this set at the same time so I'll be doing some editing.
- Fri Apr 23, 2010 9:03 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Michigan '09-'10
- Replies: 186
- Views: 30069
Re: Michigan '09-'10
Does anyone know how Owosso did today? I was hoping to watch them tomorrow while my parents are at the Spring football game. I see they most likely played DCC in their first game and based on what I've seen of DCC, I'm forced to assume they lost. Can anyone confirm/deny this? The good news is that ...
- Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Buzzerfest discussion
- Replies: 41
- Views: 7103
Re: Buzzerfest discussion
Ukonvasara wrote:I should ban you all for empty-quoting.
- Tue Mar 16, 2010 10:09 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: February Poll
- Replies: 108
- Views: 16082
Re: February Poll
I always assumed that in his signature, "LPHS" was just a really improbable mistyping of "IMSA" since he has posted about IMSA a few times and posted once from an imsa.edu IP at like 3:30 in the afternoon. Other theories are that he's an LPHS student who just really likes IMSA quizbowl and sometimes...
- Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:33 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: February Poll
- Replies: 108
- Views: 16082
Re: February Poll
That makes sense then. Must have glossed over that post.whitesoxfan wrote:I believe this statement was the reason Dayo Dankole posted "impressed now?" when IMSA got out of their sectional.Edward Elric wrote: I will be more impressed if they can get out of their sectional alive when they play WWS and NC.
- Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:15 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: February Poll
- Replies: 108
- Views: 16082
Re: February Poll
Having glanced at the stats from all the Dunbar mirrors, it looks like IMSA's bonus conversion was around that of teams who should be sneaking into the playoffs at HSNCT. From the sadly small sample size of real tournaments I have to work with right now, it seems like they can acquit themselves wel...