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by gerbilownage
Wed Apr 07, 2021 2:22 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Poetry Reading Invitation
Replies: 1
Views: 427

Re: Poetry Reading Invitation

Super excited for this.
by gerbilownage
Sun Apr 12, 2020 6:27 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146917

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

Ike wrote in the discord: Just wanted to post this here since it was brought up. The timing of Eric's post has nothing to do with Ottawa Hybrid's mirror. It had to do with me formulating the statistical evidence, double checking that I crossed all my ts and dotted my Is and showing it to Eric ourse...
by gerbilownage
Sat Feb 29, 2020 8:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion
Replies: 43
Views: 8054

Re: 2020 Terrapin Open: Thanks and General Discussion

This was a cool tournament. I appreciated the balance of canonical drama like Doctor Faustus and more experimental stuff like the Machine common link tossup. History seemed just about the right difficulty for a nats minus tournament as well. EDIT: I agree with what's been said below about the lack o...
by gerbilownage
Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Division I SCT: specific question discussion
Replies: 78
Views: 16698

Re: 2020 Division I SCT: specific question discussion

Could I see the tossups on Maggie the Cat and Lily Bart? I was wondering what the first clues were again.
by gerbilownage
Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:26 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 Division I SCT: specific question discussion
Replies: 78
Views: 16698

Re: 2020 Division I SCT: specific question discussion

I believe (maybe I'm misremembering?) that Claes Oldenburg was mentioned in both the Minnesota bonus part and tossed up later? If true, this was really confusing to me, but I'm not 100% sure this is what actually happened. I think his Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture in front of the Walker Art Cent...
by gerbilownage
Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 SCT general discussion
Replies: 38
Views: 6383

Re: 2020 SCT general discussion

I wanted to agree with Isaac and note the haphazard distribution of genres in the literature category. There seemed to be one, or often two, drama tossups per round (not necessarily a problem but it did come at the expense of long-form literature), and no poetry in some rounds and 3 poetry tossups i...
by gerbilownage
Mon Jan 27, 2020 6:05 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata
Replies: 66
Views: 25362

Re: 2020 ACF Regionals: Specific Questions and Errata

A few of the history bonus middle parts seemed on the hard side, particularly Francisco de Miranda and the Hongwu Emperor. Miranda was a hard part at 2016 ICT!
by gerbilownage
Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:34 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Notable Buzzers
Replies: 32
Views: 20578

Re: Notable Buzzers

In North County Academic League back in San Diego, "THE JUDGE" was always the gold standard. I think you had to push downwards to buzz. It did feel satisfying pressing down on the buzzer with all your might.
by gerbilownage
Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:36 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fall Open at NYU (Nov. 9, 2019)
Replies: 28
Views: 14421

Re: Fall Open at NYU (Nov. 9, 2019)

Under normal circumstances I’d want to play a final, but I had a bus at 9 and was meeting an old friend who I wanted to spend more time with. Moses had a train at 8 as well. Speaking for myself I can understand Will’s POV and can’t really add much besides what he already said about being tired and w...
by gerbilownage
Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Fall Open General Discussion
Replies: 20
Views: 2632

Re: 2019 Fall Open General Discussion

I enjoyed this tournament greatly and appreciated the conscientious clue selection, such as the high density of names and events and low number of vague clues. This was quite the formidable first tournament to come back to after two years away from quizbowl, but I think the editors did an excellent ...
by gerbilownage
Sun Nov 10, 2019 10:10 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Fall Open Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 66
Views: 14356

Re: 2019 Fall Open Specific Question Discussion

Maybe other lit players can provide a more expert opinion, but I thought that tossing up "New Orleans" with hellman clues was a bit rough since she's not usually known for being a new orleaner. The Little Foxes is set in Alabama and The Children's hour doesn't have a specific setting, whic...
by gerbilownage
Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:01 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Canadian Player Poll
Replies: 44
Views: 24074

Re: 2019 Canadian Player Poll

I understand the part about wanting to compare players of a similar circuit, but in general parlance, I think the vast majority of people would consider a “Canadian player poll” to encapsulate players from all Canadian universities. Even if comparing across sites causes inconvenience it’d still be n...
by gerbilownage
Thu Mar 28, 2019 12:08 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Where are you going next year? (Collegiate 2019)
Replies: 37
Views: 27859

Re: Where are you going next year? (Collegiate 2019)

after a 2-year hiatus, i'll be going to harvard in the fall to do a 1-year tech and education masters.
by gerbilownage
Fri Nov 30, 2018 8:12 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: [CANCELLED] Fight the Power Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
Replies: 8
Views: 10072

Re: Fight the Power Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life

I'm honored. Looking forward to this!
by gerbilownage
Thu May 10, 2018 5:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Your Favorite Question
Replies: 45
Views: 30780

Re: Your Favorite Question

I forgot the tournament it was in, but there was a great McDonald's Pantheon bonus once. I think it went Hamburgular/Grimace/Big Mac or something.
by gerbilownage
Sun Apr 08, 2018 11:21 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Re: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

Hi guys, sorry for the lack of updates. I'm working in China now so won't be able to make the 2018 HSNCT, but would encourage anyone interested to write a new hip-hop set! I'd be more than happy to add a few questions. Stats were presumed lost, but I recently found them in an old folder. I'll try to...
by gerbilownage
Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Re: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

I have the stat sheets in my backpack, and will be working my way though them the next two weeks or so. As for the packets, after some editing they should also be up ~1-2 Weeks. Thanks everybody for playing!
by gerbilownage
Sat May 27, 2017 12:04 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Re: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

This tournament will take place at 9, in the same 4 rooms that João is running in. I will update this post with the room #s when they are available. The format will be a prelim of 5 (possibly 6) rounds, with 4 teams in each room. After the prelims, the top 4 teams will advance into a final. EDIT: We...
by gerbilownage
Thu May 11, 2017 2:20 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Re: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

Leaving room for 1 free agent team, the field is now full. We are still looking for one or two more moderators to expand the field size!
by gerbilownage
Fri May 05, 2017 1:41 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Re: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

For those making plans on Saturday: This will run after Eddie Kim's João tournament, so it will probably start around 8:30 or 9, unless people can only make it earlier. The whole tournament will run ~2 hours.
by gerbilownage
Wed Apr 19, 2017 1:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 EMT Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 48
Views: 21341

Re: 2017 EMT Specific Question Discussion

For the "Viking" question, I feel like Danes should have also be accepted until Danelaw, considering the "Great Heathen Army" is also known as the "Great Danish Army".
by gerbilownage
Wed Mar 22, 2017 12:31 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Re: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

Apologies for making the sign-up doc read-only--it should be editable now.
by gerbilownage
Tue Mar 21, 2017 5:23 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Re: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

Hi all, Sorry for the late response--but now I am confirmed for HSNCT and this tournament is confirmed as well! The current plan is doubles with a cap of 8 teams, which may increase if the # of staffers allows. It will be ran on the night of the 27th, most likely. Sign-up sheet is here: https://docs...
by gerbilownage
Thu Dec 01, 2016 1:40 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 Terrapin Specific Question Discussion and Errata
Replies: 71
Views: 36494

Re: 2016 Terrapin Specific Question Discussion and Errata

Although I liked the drama in general, the Picnic tossup was exceedingly difficult. Everything up to "getting drunk on a man's whisky" could easily be lead-in lines, and were somewhat random lines from the play unconnected with the main plot. I appreciated the mention of Caryl Churchill, t...
by gerbilownage
Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:17 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 82
Views: 19438

Re: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion

Would "Italy defecting to the allies" be okay for the Italy entering WW1 tossup? When modding, I counted it as a neg because I wasn't sure if Italy necessarily "defected" or simply joined, but after reading the relevant history I think it's equivalent to "Italy declares for...
by gerbilownage
Wed Nov 02, 2016 3:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 82
Views: 19438

Re: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion

Would "Italy defecting to the allies" be okay for the Italy entering WW1 tossup? When modding, I counted it as a neg because I wasn't sure if Italy necessarily "defected" or simply joined, but after reading the relevant history I think it's equivalent to "Italy declares for ...
by gerbilownage
Sat Oct 29, 2016 11:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Re: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

An update: This set is now officially ready for mirroring! 3 rounds of it were played at the Yale mirror of Penn Bowl today, and stats will be posted shortly.
by gerbilownage
Sat Oct 29, 2016 2:16 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl at Yale (10/29/2016)
Replies: 6
Views: 5865

Re: Penn Bowl at Yale (10/29/2016)

Just a confirmation that 5 packets of the spicy hip-hop only set FIGHT THE POWER will be available tomorrow!
by gerbilownage
Wed Oct 19, 2016 1:52 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Civilization VI Discussion Thread
Replies: 5
Views: 630

Re: Civilization VI Discussion Thread

I am probably going to wait for that dank, dank 75% off steam sale before buying.
by gerbilownage
Sun Sep 04, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Penn Bowl at Yale (10/29/2016)
Replies: 6
Views: 5865

Re: Penn Bowl at Yale (10/29/2016)

My hip-hop side event tournament, FIGHT THE POWER, will likely run during lunch, in a shoot-out format. Message me at [email protected] if you are interested!

More details can be found at: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewto ... 19&t=18915
by gerbilownage
Thu Aug 18, 2016 10:06 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: HIT (Historically Intensive Tournament)
Replies: 67
Views: 31937

Re: HIT (Historically Intensive Tournament)

world history woooooooooo!
by gerbilownage
Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament
Replies: 32
Views: 19936

Fight the Power: A Hip-Hop Tournament

I am proud to announce FIGHT THE POWER! This tournament is inspired by Ryan Dillon's tournament from three years ago: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=14350&hilit=hip+hop+doubles The distribution will be as such: 5 2011-Present 5 2000-2010 5 1990-1999 3 pre-1990 (Sorry K...
by gerbilownage
Mon Aug 08, 2016 12:10 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Listory Online Mirror (Mid-Late August)
Replies: 6
Views: 6484

Re: Listory Online Mirror (Mid-Late August)

I can only make the 27th, for what its worth.
by gerbilownage
Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:41 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Podcast Recommendations
Replies: 36
Views: 3808

Re: Podcast Recommendations

This American Life. Then, now, and always.
by gerbilownage
Wed Jun 22, 2016 12:11 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MUT: Specific question discussion
Replies: 52
Views: 16445

Re: Specific question discussion

I'm glad the Argentina question used a dank Facundo clue. Literally the most important essay in Latin American history and also why gauchos were not given the same standing as American cowboys (because they were considered barbarians--only the city can be civilized!).
by gerbilownage
Tue Jun 14, 2016 2:42 am
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Odd Ways of Learning Things
Replies: 177
Views: 198091

Re: Odd Ways of Learning Things

I once got a DII SCT question on mangoes on a clue about their Tommy Atkins variety, because when I was on vacation in Hawaii in 5th grade, I was skimming a book that discussed mangoes. The only reason I remember the Tommy Atkins variety was because the author spent five pages just talking about how...
by gerbilownage
Thu Apr 07, 2016 2:24 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Nats Predictions
Replies: 9
Views: 5236

Re: Nats Predictions

1/1 Works of Drama...





I wish :sad:
by gerbilownage
Sun Apr 03, 2016 10:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 MYSTERIUM General Discussion
Replies: 20
Views: 7154

Re: 2016 MYSTERIUM General Discussion

This is my first time writing for a major college tournament, and I am soliciting feedback for the questions I wrote. I mostly wrote History, especially American, with a bit of Lit/trash/arts. I tried to control for difficulty, but looking at the conversion stats, some of the questions came out hard...
by gerbilownage
Sun Feb 14, 2016 12:14 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Question-specific discussion: 2016 Division I SCT
Replies: 58
Views: 24984

Re: Question-specific discussion: 2016 Division I SCT

yup haha, I think I confused "Giuseppe" with "Guell" in my memory somehow
by gerbilownage
Sat Feb 13, 2016 12:53 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Question-specific discussion: 2016 Division I SCT
Replies: 58
Views: 24984

Re: Question-specific discussion: 2016 Division I SCT

Could I see the Art Nouveau question? I remember it had some early Gaudi clues and don't recall learning about Gaudi as part of Art Nouveau.
by gerbilownage
Fri Feb 05, 2016 6:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Regionals 2016 General Discussion
Replies: 31
Views: 15143

Re: ACF Regionals 2016 General Discussion

Theater guy here. I enjoyed that this set had far more drama than any set in recent memory, and well distributed too! Some random uncollected thoughts: --The "Turning into a rhinoceros" and "seance" questions were good ideas and well-thought questions. --The "opposite of a s...
by gerbilownage
Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:06 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: (Missouri Open 2015) Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 51
Views: 15448

Re: (Missouri Open 2015) Specific Question Discussion

7. In a work inspired by this conflict, a fisherman earns money by showing tourists his “scar made by a rusted anchor.” A poem alluding to the aftermath of this conflict compares a “husband’s longing” to an adulterer hearing his lover’s name in “every gull’s outcry,” and laments: “The (*) classics ...
by gerbilownage
Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:26 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Adjusting to College Quizbowl
Replies: 6
Views: 5139

Re: Adjusting to College Quizbowl

Welcome, anonymous Yale player!
by gerbilownage
Tue Feb 24, 2015 3:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2015 Regionals: Specific question requests and discussion
Replies: 49
Views: 22258

Re: 2015 Regionals: Specific question requests and discussio

I think the Rommel question messed up the caliber of the anti-aircraft gun he used against tanks, saying he used 80mm instead of 88mm AA guns. I know it's a small mistake, but it threw me off and I thought they were talking about something else.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8.8_cm_Flak_18/36/37/41
by gerbilownage
Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Preseason Poll
Replies: 54
Views: 23593

Re: Preseason Poll

Grams's Go-Go Boots wrote:Entering freshman list is up.
Glad to see so many Yale players! How was the list formed by the way?
by gerbilownage
Thu Aug 15, 2013 2:36 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Studying History
Replies: 15
Views: 6802

Re: Studying History

Essentially all the points I got in my first two years of quizbowl were from reading this series of graphic novels: http://www.amazon.com/Cartoon-History-Universe-Volumes-1-7/dp/0385265204 . OMG Matt I thought I was the only one! Their Chinese history is especially good, although no high school and...
by gerbilownage
Fri Jun 07, 2013 4:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Studying for College History, Book recommendations?
Replies: 13
Views: 4197

Re: Studying for College History, Book recommendations?

Thanks for the great suggestions guys, I will be sure to add most if not all of the suggested books to my summer reading list. Also, Battles that Changed Warfare is another one of my favorite history books. Great overview of important battles/military innovations
by gerbilownage
Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Studying for College History, Book recommendations?
Replies: 13
Views: 4197

Studying for College History, Book recommendations?

I'm mostly a history player, and was looking for some good books to study college history for over the summer. Most of my history knowledge right now comes from The Cartoon History of the Universe Vol. 1/2/3/4/5, which has served me well as a source of survey knowledge.
by gerbilownage
Sun May 26, 2013 12:38 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Hip-hop Doubles Tournament
Replies: 23
Views: 12213

Re: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Hip-hop Doubles Tournament

great tournament, Aseem and I had a blast. I wish there was more old school hiphop though. Will you be releasing the sets?
by gerbilownage
Sat May 25, 2013 12:25 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Hip-hop Doubles Tournament
Replies: 23
Views: 12213

Re: OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Hip-hop Doubles Tournament

where in the hotel will it be?