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- Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: MIKE (Online, Asynchronous Audio Tournament)--February 8-13, 2021
- Replies: 15
- Views: 7257
Re: Announcement: MIKE (Online, Asynchronous Audio Tournament)--February 8-13, 2021
Exceptional. A remarkable addition to the audio tournament canon.
- Tue Dec 31, 2019 12:53 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: TEENick (all-Nickelodeon, Summer 2020)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1433
TEENick (all-Nickelodeon, Summer 2020)
This is an announcement for Tossups Exclusively Emphasizing Nickelodeon (TEENick), an upcoming trashy side event consisting of ten rounds of slime-soaked tossups about the basic cable channel. Any show created or produced for Nickelodeon or its sister networks is fair game. Tossups will ask about sp...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 10:48 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Birth of a Nation: Slapdash Michigan Shootout Day (July 6)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 11325
Re: Interest in Slapdash Michigan Shootout Day
I'd be in for July 13th. (My two family weddings this year are scheduled for the 6th and Super ACRONYM so it'd be nice to get some trash in!)
- Fri Dec 28, 2018 2:47 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: SNICK: Global Announcement (All 90s, Late Summer 2018)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 24796
Re: SNICK: Global Announcement (All 90s, Late Summer 2018)
This set was all that and hella dope.
- Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Michigan Side Event Weekend (August 19th-20th)
- Replies: 104
- Views: 56436
Re: Michigan Side Event Weekend (August 19th-20th)
Hey everyone! Steve Oppenheim and I are looking for a pair of teammates for Celebs and Stock Clues. Message if you want to team up!
- Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:06 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: TRICON 5: COMING SUMMER 2017
- Replies: 35
- Views: 18624
Re: TRICON 5: COMING SUMMER 2017
My packet will be ready in time for Michigan Side Event Weekend.
- Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Michigan Side Event Weekend (August 19th-20th)
- Replies: 104
- Views: 56436
Re: Michigan Side Event Weekend (August 19th-20th)
I'm definitely in for Sunday trash and quite possibly the other days as well. I'll probably drag along a group of Ohio trash all-stars for Super Acronym. That being said, I'm going free agent for Stock Clues and am planning to take home the Bocuse d'Or. If you're an Iron Chef-level food player looki...
- Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:00 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: TRICON 5: COMING SUMMER 2017
- Replies: 35
- Views: 18624
Re: TRICON 5: COMING SUMMER 2017
I'm going to have a packet ready for this.
- Fri May 26, 2017 9:33 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PACENSC ~ A Pokemon Side Event
- Replies: 53
- Views: 32314
Re: PACENSC ~ A Pokemon Side Event
I'm on my way to the hotel now. Anyway we could start this closer to 10?
Also, where should we meet?
Also, where should we meet?
- Fri May 26, 2017 11:46 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
- Replies: 80
- Views: 39613
Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
Any chance there could be some sort of smaller, informal gathering to read/play this set on Saturday night? I know a couple people interested that won't be arriving until late tonight.
- Tue May 23, 2017 5:36 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
- Replies: 80
- Views: 39613
Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
Very interested in playing this on Saturday night.
- Fri Apr 07, 2017 11:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Packet Sub: Things you liked in high school
- Replies: 41
- Views: 20895
Re: Packet Sub: Things you liked in high school
"20 Fun Tossups and a Tossup Of Despair" has officially been submitted.
- Tue Feb 28, 2017 5:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Packet Sub: Things you liked in high school
- Replies: 41
- Views: 20895
Re: Packet Sub: Things you liked in high school
I'm in.
As an added bonus, I plan to sort my tossups from least to most cringeworthy.
Drew, Class of '09
As an added bonus, I plan to sort my tossups from least to most cringeworthy.
Drew, Class of '09
- Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 CO Trash specific question discussion
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7362
Re: 2016 CO Trash specific question discussion
Could I see the Pet Shop Boys tossup? I thought I heard "boy band" at one point.
- Sat Jul 30, 2016 10:06 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2016 (July 24, 2016)
- Replies: 131
- Views: 72984
Re: Chicago Open Trash 2016 (July 24, 2016)
Just echoing the consensus that this tournament was muy excelente. Quality. And there were several questions in this set that made me want to cry tears of joy --including one that made my teammate cry literal tears.
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: DUST-bowl
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7406
Re: Announcement: DUST-bowl
First post is finally updated since it looks like my update last week never saved.
- Tue Jul 29, 2014 8:37 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: DUST-bowl
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7406
Re: Announcement: DUST-bowl
Yes. The first post is getting updated now.august wrote:Is this an active thread+ will this tournament happen at some point soon. I have a group that would be very interested in a tournament like this.
- Tue Apr 01, 2014 11:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: DUST-bowl
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7406
Announcement: DUST-bowl
Updated Announcement This set exists! In a playable form! Like that Ron Paul flashing strobe gif "it's happening!" The primary change from the original announcement is that there are now eight packets instead of ten. I'm taking the remaining questions and will roll them over to a future e...
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror @ Michigan (August 3, 2013)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7627
Re: VCU Open mirror @ Michigan (August 3, 2013)
I didn't include this in the original post, but we can do discounts for short-handed teams too, especially if that incentivizes the Case guys to be our sixth team. Regrettably there will be no Case team for the event proper. I'm having to bow out since I'm transportationless for tomorrow and strand...
- Fri Aug 02, 2013 10:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror @ Michigan (August 3, 2013)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7627
Re: VCU Open mirror @ Michigan (August 3, 2013)
If two teams could find room in their hearts, but preferably on their rosters, then Steve Oppenheim and I would love to play tomorrow. Are there any openings?
- Sat May 11, 2013 5:48 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3522
Re: Summer Practices at the University of Michigan
I would totally drive up with some other quizbowl peeps to play a CAHOOTS mirror if it isn't the June 1st weekend.
- Thu Apr 11, 2013 1:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Side Event: Schindler's Lit
- Replies: 143
- Views: 49388
Re: Side Event: Schindler's Lit
I would like to play this.
- Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:02 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Hip-hop Doubles Tournament
- Replies: 23
- Views: 12262
Re: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Hip-hop Doubles Tournament
I'm interested but a note to any potential teammate: it may take a nation of millions to hold us back but it will only take one Drew to keep you from winning.
- Thu Aug 02, 2012 2:50 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35799
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
As I hinted at in my last post, I am responsible for the unholy trinity of tossups from my team's packet including the spaghetti tossup. (I wrote the already dissected Interstellar Trade and I also get to claim Burchfield.) The spaghetti tossup was inspired by that Murakami bingo card that floated a...
- Tue Jul 31, 2012 3:34 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
- Replies: 85
- Views: 35799
Re: Chicago Open Discussion
Quizbowlers forgive me for I have sinned. I wrote the Interstellar Trade tossup. My original tossup idea was for just a general Krugman tossup using clues from some of his lesser known works but I thought that tossup sounded way too transparent for any player that could suss out trade, a reference t...
- Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:45 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Slapdash Bayou a Drank at KABO
- Replies: 28
- Views: 7490
Re: Slapdash Bayou a Drank at KABO
We'll be here with Team Fire Ferrets: Scheeler, Teevens, Hayes and Oppenheim(?)
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:03 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
- Replies: 131
- Views: 56430
Re: CO History Doubles: 7/22/2012
I can staff (or play if someone wants to team up with me.)
- Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PRELIM: WELD (Wildly Experimental Literature Doubles)
- Replies: 65
- Views: 22811
- Thu Jun 07, 2012 11:51 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
- Replies: 83
- Views: 30604
Re: KABO: Kurtis and Ashvin's Backyard Open (8/4)
I'm in for Ann Arbor. I know a little of everything that isn't physics and chemistry and a lot about American art, American history and other American things.
- Wed May 30, 2012 11:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Community: It's Streets Ahead!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2091
Community: It's Streets Ahead!
Here's a copy of the Community theme packet (38 tossups, no bonuses and a barrage of one liners) I wrote for HSNCT. Enjoy!
- Sat May 12, 2012 11:37 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2012 British Student Quiz Championships -- 12 May 2012
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3438
Re: 2012 British Student Quiz Championships -- 12 May 2012
Are you sure they just weren't watching the first episode of Skins?Kyle wrote:Across the street, a nude woman was fixing her hair. This took the entire game.
- Mon May 07, 2012 12:40 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: 2012 Natl. History Bee & Bowl Nationals - 4/28-29 in DC
- Replies: 145
- Views: 64601
Re: 2012 Natl. History Bee & Bowl Nationals - 4/28-29 in DC
Having been privy to most of the post-tournament discussion between Dave Madden and the high level NHBB staffers, I'll wait for Dave to make his megapost before replying with any specific criticisms I have of the 2012 Nationals. I anticipate that his post will address most of, if not all of, these i...
- Sat May 05, 2012 11:57 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Question Feedback Request
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2810
Re: Question Feedback Request
I felt that a Paul Simon tossup may not have been converted enough. The giveaway to that tossup was, essentially, "recorded with Art Garfunkel." This tossup led to perhaps my favorite neg in my history of reading quizbowl; a student buzzed after hearing "Bridge Over Troubled Water&qu...
- Sun Apr 22, 2012 2:05 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Pacific Northwest MUT Mirror - 4/21 - Taking place online
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3061
Re: Pacific Northwest MUT Mirror - 4/21 - Taking place online
Thanks again for hosting this mirror Boise/UW/Mike! It was a great chance to play the set, although Mike sums up most of the issues Case found with the format. As expected, Skype tournaments are better than nothing but shadow in comparison to the real thing. The Skype system led to a few problems: v...
- Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:53 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: GUERRILLA IV - Chicago, IL - Saturday, 3/31
- Replies: 57
- Views: 25530
Re: GUERRILLA IV - Chicago, IL - Saturday, 3/31
Yeah, I'll play with Matt Hayes and whoever else we can scrounge up, preferably someone who can write the science distribution.
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 2:18 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Region 7 SCT at Michigan (2/4/12)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6286
Re: Region 7 SCT at Michigan (2/4/12)
Case can field two teams of three for the TERP mirror.
- Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Forum Rules and Tournament Discussion
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4480
Re: Forum Rules and Tournament Discussion
And when Case announces the housewrite trash tournament we're planning for the fall will have a 1/1 Japanese animation/Pokemon distribution will our announcement be summarily dismissed as well?
- Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:00 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: EPCOTT (all Disney side event)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4389
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: EPCOTT (all Disney side event)
This set is chugging along splendidly. I'll be playtesting most of this by late next week. Would you say this tournament was kind of.... goofy? Yes, yes it is. I hope this sneaks in a sports question or two under the principle that Disney owns ESPN. There are at least ten ESPN/sports/fringe sports/s...
- Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl at Buffalo - 1/28/12
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6305
Re: Penn Bowl at Buffalo - 1/28/12
Great job to Zach and Matthew for a really well run tournament, especially considering the circumstances. The only way it could have possibly been better is if there were a karaoke challenge or a break-dance contest or free money raining from the sky or something else to do during those awkward hour...
- Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:43 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl Trash IV at Northwestern (2/12/12)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 20982
Re: Penn Bowl Trash IV at Northwestern (2/12/12)
Please place one Case team on the waitlist.
- Sun Jan 22, 2012 7:12 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: EPCOTT (all Disney side event)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4389
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: EPCOTT (all Disney side event)
Is this finished? Will it be finished by Penn Bowl? Currently, the only mirror request I have received is for Tulane to be played either the final week of March or first week in April. That being said, the answers have all been chosen and this set is 70% written. Rather than churn out the rest on s...
- Sun Jan 08, 2012 8:26 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: EPCOTT (all Disney side event)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4389
ANNOUNCEMENT: EPCOTT (all Disney side event)
Update as of April 9th: This set has ten packets. Future sites: Your place here Past sites: Tulane (April 1st) Minnesota (April 7th) Original Post: Hello all, This post is to formally announce an all Disney side event, EPCOTT (Experimental Powermarked Collection Of Trash Tossups) written by me, Dre...
- Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:50 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Jersey Shore Open - Mantoloking, NJ - August 8-9, 2011
- Replies: 93
- Views: 27383
Re: Jersey Shore Open - Mantoloking, NJ - August 8-9, 2011
I second everything that has been said about this tournament thus far. This tournament is/was the epitome of how entertaining quiz bowl can get.
- Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:16 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open and Trash 2011 @ DCC (Aug 6-7)
- Replies: 77
- Views: 19514
Re: VCU Open and Trash 2011 @ DCC (Aug 6-7)
The Wells/Scheeler team is actually full. I haven't heard from Joe in a few days but he sent me a (since-deleted) text with the names of two other players.
- Fri Jul 15, 2011 12:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Jersey Shore Open - Mantoloking, NJ - August 8-9, 2011
- Replies: 93
- Views: 27383
Re: Jersey Shore Open - Mantoloking, NJ - August 8-9, 2011
Since it's looking like a Jersey trip will be in my future, I've started working on a packet --well, completed a packet except for chemistry and physics tossups and bonuses -- and would be interested in any teammates who are interested in joining up. Then again, If the logistics are convenienced, I ...
- Wed Sep 22, 2010 7:15 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Michigan (9/25)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9565
Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Michigan (9/25)
Never mind; I have a teammate now.
- Wed Sep 22, 2010 11:47 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Michigan (9/25)
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9565
Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at Michigan (9/25)
After contacting our other members, it looks like it's going to be just me for the Case Western team. I'm fine with playing solo, but if the organizers want to add me to another team for easier logistics, that would also work.