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by Panayot Hitov
Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:38 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "secular" play-in round
Replies: 20
Views: 1298

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "secular" play-in round

Sotz' - bats! who needs 'em? not me

Mak- we should be less enclosed, let's not think of that anymore!

Kumk'u- they were out of flour at Consumers United for Buying, our modern-day granary. so much for that!
by Panayot Hitov
Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Reel Knowledge: A Fine Arts Film Set
Replies: 10
Views: 5385

Re: Reel Knowledge: A Fine Arts Film Set

awesome, i'm excited!!
by Panayot Hitov
Thu May 23, 2019 5:11 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Reel Knowledge: A Fine Arts Film Set
Replies: 10
Views: 5385

Re: Reel Knowledge: A Fine Arts Film Set

technical questions! :party: :party: :party: :party:

can't wait
by Panayot Hitov
Tue May 07, 2019 10:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Florida A Nats Submission
Replies: 3
Views: 4807

Re: Florida A Nats Submission

These are some cool :cool: questions, good job!
by Panayot Hitov
Mon Apr 01, 2019 1:22 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 PIANO/MO Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 50
Views: 9790

Re: 2019 PIANO/MO Thanks and General Discussion

I greatly enjoyed this tournament. Specifically, I found the religion to be really, really good. I'm guessing this was John Marvin, mostly, so thanks, John! Your world music was also very, very good. Super interesting questions, and a great job breaking out of the prison of the canon that the subjec...
by Panayot Hitov
Fri Mar 29, 2019 2:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PIANO / Minnesota Open @ UMN, 3/30
Replies: 27
Views: 12601

Re: PIANO / Minnesota Open @ UMN, 3/30

We lost our 4th - anyone in minnesota want to join us tomorrow, email me - pkirkdavidoff at gmail
by Panayot Hitov
Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:01 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket
Replies: 102
Views: 7921

Re: Best Albums of 2018 Bracket

Lush
Daytona
Golden Hour
Some Rap Songs
by Panayot Hitov
Sat Dec 22, 2018 1:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Why isn't Bollywood canon?
Replies: 20
Views: 12875

Re: Why isn't Bollywood canon?

Mira Nair is more Parallel Cinema than Bollywood. Bollywood really should be canon in quizbowl, but tbf it is really treated as separate from the "western canon" in most film studies classes, so it's not like quizbowl is a glaring outlier. In terms of important directors that should come u...
by Panayot Hitov
Thu Nov 08, 2018 4:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2018 - Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 28
Views: 13745

Re: ACF Fall 2018 - Thanks and General Discussion

In terms of thought, I felt that some of the questions were too difficult, like the tossup on Germany beginning with a clue about Kracauer, who (as far as I know) is still far from a canonical theorist outside of German departments (which is where I learned about him For what it's worth I've run in...
by Panayot Hitov
Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2018)
Replies: 27
Views: 20009

Re: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2018)

I will be remaining in Northfield next year and will hopefully have a car, so I should be good to staff various events.
by Panayot Hitov
Wed Jun 06, 2018 3:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Boston Summer Open I
Replies: 59
Views: 30489

Re: Boston Summer Open I

The Billiards Fool wrote:
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea wrote:
CPiGuy wrote:For what it's worth, I would strongly prefer that the tournament keep its original date.
Same
by Panayot Hitov
Sat Jun 02, 2018 11:43 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Boston Summer Open I
Replies: 59
Views: 30489

Re: Boston Summer Open I

The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I'm working in the White Mountains this summer, so I should be able to come down (perhaps with my better half as well :razz: ).
i'm not sure if he means me, but i'll be there as well
by Panayot Hitov
Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Steven Pinker's Font Size Fun Time Nationals Barrel
Replies: 16
Views: 2442

Re: Steven Pinker's Font Size Fun Time Nationals Barrel

in case you all didn't already know, i won't be at ict, so various fight plans will have to be postponed. as the saying goes, "card subject to change."
by Panayot Hitov
Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:17 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ UMN (3/3/18)
Replies: 49
Views: 19832

Re: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ UMN (3/3/18)

I have also not been emailed.
by Panayot Hitov
Wed Feb 28, 2018 11:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ UMN (3/3/18)
Replies: 49
Views: 19832

Re: Cal's Mid-Spring Tournament @ UMN (3/3/18)

Me, Kazuma, and Harris are looking for a fourth since Conner can't make it. Lit knowledge preferred, but really any fourth player would be good. Also, Jakob and I are staying at a hotel near the airport and need a ride Saturday morning. IF anyone could pick either of us on the way to UMN Saturday m...
by Panayot Hitov
Tue Feb 13, 2018 6:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: On the Role of the Discord
Replies: 9
Views: 6396

Re: On the Role of the Discord

As Ike has mentioned before, the problems that drew me away from Discord, as well as the problems described in these posts, seem to be concentrated in MW's behavior. He has been a nice guy in my limited real-world interactions with him, but he can be (and often is) really mean-spirited online, and i...
by Panayot Hitov
Thu Feb 08, 2018 4:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The 2018 Quizbowl Oscar Pool
Replies: 19
Views: 2161

Re: The 2018 Quizbowl Oscar Pool

I don't see how Lady Bird would relate especially well with the Academy, what's your reasoning?
by Panayot Hitov
Wed Feb 07, 2018 11:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152847

Re: IT IS THE FINALS: Best Song of the 2000s

Bride by Mistake wrote:
Wynaut wrote:
Sit Room Guy wrote:
Big Y wrote:
Granny Soberer wrote:
vengefulsweatermensch wrote:
vinteuil wrote:
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people
by Panayot Hitov
Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:33 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152847

Re: ELITE EIGHT: Best Song of the 2000s

Toxic - the only good song that routinely gets played at carleton's god-awful parties
Paper Planes - the best song of the 2000s
Hey Ya! - not a big fan of this one, but much better than take me out, which is lame and boring
Hurt - only for this
by Panayot Hitov
Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:16 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here
Replies: 65
Views: 5258

Re: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here

I picked up my gifts from the post office today. Thanks Rebecca!
by Panayot Hitov
Sat Dec 30, 2017 1:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here
Replies: 65
Views: 5258

Re: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here

Mike Bentley wrote:I received a copy of Game After: A Cultural Study of Video Game Afterlife today. Thanks!
You're welcome!
by Panayot Hitov
Wed Dec 20, 2017 7:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152847

Re: ROUND 0 PART 2 FIVE HOURS LEFT: Best Song of the 2000s

not gonna vote, but the definite best version of Machine Gun is the live performance with Chuck D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUhepK6dN4M
by Panayot Hitov
Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Movies of the year!
Replies: 18
Views: 1305

Re: Movies of the year!

I forgot about I Am Not Your Negro! I really loved that film, and I love raoul peck. What turned you off? It’s been about ten months since I’ve seen IANYN, but I remember thinking it was incredibly unfocused, possibly due to the scope of the subject vs. its 93 minute runtime. I did appreciate the a...
by Panayot Hitov
Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Movies of the year!
Replies: 18
Views: 1305

Re: Movies of the year!

Here’s my top 10, although it’s missing quite a few that I haven’t yet seen: Lady Bird Good Time Raw Get Out Three Billboards A Ghost Story Blade Runner 2049 Dunkirk The Meyerowitz Stories Mother! The most disappointing were I Am Not Your Negro and Okja. I had huge expectations for those and they t...
by Panayot Hitov
Fri Dec 15, 2017 9:13 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Movies of the year!
Replies: 18
Views: 1305

Movies of the year!

Let's start doing this! There are a lot of movies left on my list: Call Me By Your Name, Faces Places, Zama, Good Time, The Lost City of Z, Logan are all films I want to see soonish. (idk when Zama's coming out tho) That Being Said, I really liked a few movies this year. Nocturama, Lady Bird, Get Ou...
by Panayot Hitov
Tue Nov 28, 2017 6:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
Replies: 43
Views: 51669

Re: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)

Nero D'Avola wrote:Hey, Carleton's been waiting on its distro for a few days, can we get it?
Resolved!
by Panayot Hitov
Sat Nov 25, 2017 11:50 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here
Replies: 65
Views: 5258

Re: Secret Mount Vinokurov #11: Sign Up Here

Paul Kirk-Davidoff
kirkp AT carleton DOT edu
old VHS tapes, new dvds, old books, new books are all appreciated
by Panayot Hitov
Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:31 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Replies: 48
Views: 35957

Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)

peteh725 wrote:I am beginning work on P.R.O.B.S.T., a small Survivor based trivia packet that I should hopefully have ready for the event!

:party: :party: :party:
by Panayot Hitov
Sat Nov 25, 2017 1:29 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)
Replies: 43
Views: 51669

Re: 2018 ACF Regionals Global Announcement (1/20/18)

Hey, Carleton's been waiting on its distro for a few days, can we get it?
by Panayot Hitov
Mon Nov 20, 2017 6:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: I'm bored so let's suggest music
Replies: 43
Views: 4194

Re: I'm bored so let's suggest music

As long as we're going foreign, Yasmine Hamdan and Emel Mathlouthi are both really really great Arabic singers.
by Panayot Hitov
Mon Nov 06, 2017 1:30 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall 2017 Thanks and Discussion
Replies: 31
Views: 13230

Re: ACF Fall 2017 Thanks and Discussion

I liked this set a decent amount; it had some pretty fun questions, and was pretty fair in its difficulty. I did have an issue with the Alfred the Great tossup mentioning the "griddle cakes" story, which I thought had been thankfully removed from quizbowl long ago. I also wish that there w...
by Panayot Hitov
Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017
Replies: 35
Views: 32970

Re: ACF Fall - November 4th, 2017

Hey, is there going to be a discussion forum set up?
by Panayot Hitov
Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: I'm bored so let's suggest music
Replies: 43
Views: 4194

Re: I'm bored so let's suggest music

Gang Signs and Prayer is the new album by Stormzy, a British grime rapper. It's different from what I've heard a lot of recently, and I find it really refreshing and one of my favorite albums so far this year. I do really like some of the tracks on GSAP, but I don't really like "quiet stormzy&...
by Panayot Hitov
Wed Oct 18, 2017 8:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: I'm bored so let's suggest music
Replies: 43
Views: 4194

Re: I'm bored so let's suggest music

I've been listening to a lot of Wiki and Your Old Droog recently, they're both really good rappers that have released awesome albums this year. Both have a real New York sound.
by Panayot Hitov
Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:16 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories 2
Replies: 23
Views: 11516

Re: Scattergories 2

oh goodie
by Panayot Hitov
Wed Sep 27, 2017 2:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Quiz bowl documentaries
Replies: 5
Views: 4298

Re: Quiz bowl documentaries

I've been thinking about this for a while, and finally got around to writing about it. There's a few options: There are the long, multiple part ones, like the ones ken burns does. Some people really like those! I don't, but I did really like one done on New Zealand called Revolution . It's all about...
by Panayot Hitov
Thu Sep 07, 2017 2:12 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: EFT 2017 University of Minnesota (10/14/2017)
Replies: 4
Views: 3283

Re: EFT 2017 University of Minnesota (10/14/2017)

TADAmyusername wrote: Please note the date has changed from 10/7/2017 to 10/14/2017.
:sad: :sad:
by Panayot Hitov
Sun Aug 20, 2017 9:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Board Game Recommendations
Replies: 23
Views: 1848

Re: Board Game Recommendations

Play Strat-o-matic
by Panayot Hitov
Tue Jul 11, 2017 5:37 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: NASAT + Side Events at MIT (July 29, 2017)
Replies: 15
Views: 7670

Re: NASAT + Side Events at MIT (July 29, 2017)

looking for teammates, i know film and some other stuff
by Panayot Hitov
Thu May 25, 2017 2:21 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pre-Nats Poll
Replies: 14
Views: 14534

Re: Pre-Nats Poll

Remember, at the end of the day it's not about PPB, it's about PPL...PeoPLe
by Panayot Hitov
Mon May 08, 2017 10:55 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Scattergories (February 2017)
Replies: 20
Views: 12341

Re: Scattergories (February 2017)

Read through a couple of packets at practice today. Great film questions!
by Panayot Hitov
Mon May 08, 2017 7:58 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2017 Cooper Awards - Congratulations to Winners
Replies: 8
Views: 6876

Re: 2017 Cooper Awards - Congratulations to Winners

Fred Morlan was very nice, calm, and accomodating at NSC 2014 when my teammate had a health emergency and I am very grateful for that. Thank you so much Fred, for that and for everything else.
by Panayot Hitov
Fri May 05, 2017 1:18 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: VETO 2017 @ University Of Toronto (Aug. 12, 2017)
Replies: 13
Views: 9194

Re: VETO 2017 @ University Of Toronto (Aug. 12, 2017)

I think I might actually do this
by Panayot Hitov
Tue Apr 25, 2017 11:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Activities Outside of Quiz Bowl
Replies: 28
Views: 3038

Re: Activities Outside of Quiz Bowl

When I am not injured, I am a NCAA Varsity Athlete™ in the Sports of Cross-Country and Track, a small minority among quiz bowlers. I also like movies, pro wrestling, and radio shows.
by Panayot Hitov
Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:02 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals Thanks and Discussion
Replies: 70
Views: 42353

Re: ACF Nationals Thanks and Discussion

I thouroughly enjoyed myself! Also, *as a film major*, I thought the changes in the fine arts category were great! I had a great time with those questions, especially the one on theory in the UVA/WUSTL/Toronto/Florida/Amherst packet.
by Panayot Hitov
Thu Apr 13, 2017 2:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Documenting plagiarism
Replies: 20
Views: 11183

Re: Documenting plagiarism

I sometimes come across plagiarism in old sets and just brush it off since most were written a decent amount of time ago, but I feel like having a thread to document egregious examples would be fun. This is not meant to be witch-hunty since most of the offenders probably aren't even active anymore;...
by Panayot Hitov
Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals 2017 (4/22 - 4/23)
Replies: 44
Views: 37402

Re: ACF Nationals 2017 (4/22 - 4/23)

Hey, Carleton submitted a packet last night, but it's not listed. Was it received?
by Panayot Hitov
Sat Mar 25, 2017 8:19 pm
Forum: Trash
Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Replies: 577
Views: 455158

Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements

Demanding Supply wrote:I finished writing a packet of 20/0 on The Wire a couple of weeks ago. Would there be any interest in me reading it on the IRC?
Very interested