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Censorship, thy name is moderator...

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Fun interrupt from an idiot:

Tossup: The first one occurred outside of a Macy's in *BUZZ!*
Answer given: Parade
Correct answer: Flash Mob

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Oh, I just thought it was a dumb mistake on my part

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I dunno, I think it was one of those "Do Not Accept..." things. I've always heard it as Seven Against Thebes

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During practice a while back on an old NAQT set, I said Seven Men Against Thebes

*facepalm*

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powerplant wrote:From ACF Fall

Wrong: Stonewall Jackson
Right: Moses

How did that happen?

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That's amazing

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Speaking as a non-fangirl, I disagree

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So who's got next?

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ANURAG WINS!

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PS: Isn't January actually the worst month to host a qb tourney? We usually skip ones then because everybody is cramming for finals. GPA>QB? [At least it is to parents.] :sad: We may have the same problem. I'm excited about the prospects of playing ACF Winter, but some of our people are worried abo...

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makes sense, I just knew that he didn't like PACE, I mistakenly assumed that applied to all non NAQT formats... Now that I think of it, he did seem genuinely confused

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we're tentatively going to ACF Winter. The only obstacle might be the date (Damn Finals)

Oh, and Gaida's excuse for not playing ACF? He didn't know what it was. Not sure if I buy that but whatever...

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In practice today on some old NAQT set:

"For ten points name this ballet written by Englebert Humperdinck in which-BUZZ!"
"The Nutcracker"
Answer: Hansel and Gretel
*facepalm*

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Actually, for anyone else wondering, it's $70 according to viewtopic.php?f=8&t=6634

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What discounts might a high school team who hasn't played in an ACF tournament before garner? I kinda doubt we'd be able to write a whole difficulty-appropriate packet. If your team does not have people on it who have been playing collegiate quizbowl for over 2 years, you don't have to write a pack...

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Thank you Dwight, for saving me from my lack of eloquence. I'll continue to talk with Gaida and the other members of our Quiz Bowl Teams to see what strings can be pulled. ACF Winter sounds enticing, especially at the first-timers entry fee of $20(?)

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By elitist I mean that SAMO only plays NAQT. Not meant sarcastically towards anyone who does actually think so.

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Ukonvasara wrote:
warpoet wrote:and apparently we're elitist (insert word that some people feel is inappropriate for the High School section of the site here)s...
What in the world are you talking about?

I dunno, I thought I read that we weren't allowed to swear in the high school section, my apologies for any confusion

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To Tracy: We have one senior, a slacker who doesn't have his license yet. And all our cute people play Oceans. To Dees: Brilliant idea, but that is money we don't have yet, and apparently we're elitist (insert word that some people feel is inappropriate for the High School section of the site here)s...

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FishyFreshman wrote:I remember the Halo question. I was also prompted on "Halo" but I got it right.

I think I power-vulched that...

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Well, it's kinda the SAMO custom, and our ride, and we're low on cash (insert even more lamenting here)...

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Just found out we can't go to Trojan Wars cause our coach, a UCLA alum, is going to the football game. :w-hat:TF?

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say what?

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On Tonight's Teen Jeopardy, it took Anurag five questions to score. But at the first break he's got $3000... Anurag wimps out by wagering $1200 on the daily double, gets it right, then names Eskimo as a breed of dog... And he gets Forever 21... hang your head in shame! Anurag leads at the end of the...

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Directed at anyone who ranked Santa Monica: Why? I mean, I appreciate it, but it's completely undeserved...

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At UCI last year during a tiebreaker round, somebody from Tustin gave, "Mahira Gandhi" for "Indira Gandhi"

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Hey, I just heard back from the USC people, and they're going to try to get Trojan Wars off the ground after all." Very excited to hear that. Since SAMO only does NAQT, it's a bummer to only attend 3 or 4 tournaments a year, counting nationals. And yes, I know there's an obvious solution (rhym...

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Hey, I just heard back from the USC people, and they're going to try to get Trojan Wars off the ground after all." Very excited to hear that. Since SAMO only does NAQT, it's a bummer to only attend 3 or 4 tournaments a year, counting nationals. And yes, I know there's an obvious solution (rhym...

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Hey, I just heard back from the USC people, and they're going to try to get Trojan Wars off the ground after all." Very excited to hear that. Since SAMO only does NAQT, it's a bummer to only attend 3 or 4 tournaments a year, counting nationals. And yes, I know there's an obvious solution (rhym...

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Dude, that sketch was terrible. Who really cares about spelling anyway? Well, they can't all be gems...

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This just in: World Series MVP Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies is an* alumnus of, for ten points, what high school known for its Quiz Bowl program? Two hours later: Wow... I guess I am the only person left who knows sports :sad: WTF, they have a spelling bee champ AND the World Series MVP?...

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The whole concept of PACE, ACF, AL, anything else not NAQT = completely foreign to me. Gaida hasn't ever mentioned it... But I think I understand all that stuff now based on your explanations of the different formats.

Also, when you say x/x, that means tossups/bonuses, correct?

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Honestly, I don't know why we don't do PACE. The decision was made before my time...

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This just in: World Series MVP Cole Hamels of the Philadelphia Phillies is an* alumnus of, for ten points, what high school known for its Quiz Bowl program?

Two hours later: Wow... I guess I am the only person left who knows sports

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SAMO at PACE would definitely be interesting, but I don't see it happening anytime soon...

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EPIPHANY! None of this matters to me because SAMO doesn't do PACE! I have a good reason for being oblivious! O HAPPY DAY!

And be real with me, when was the last time you saw Carlsbad or Scripps Ranch at an NAQT tourney?

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Incorrect, it's easier for people to qualify because we're not playing, it's more convenient for San Diego teams, LA teams deserve to experience the joy of the roundway 4-hour trip we have to take every tournament, and this set is going to be pretty much amazing. San Diego Teams, I only know of two...

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Tournaments held at Rancho go against all aspects of Utilitarian philosophy

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ihavenoidea wrote:
Kaisuopai wrote: . . . But I still need to see Zhao and Anurag at the same tournament for once . . .
Yes yes, I promise this will happen before HSNCT.

Better knock on wood

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That's the way CalTech always runs their tournaments, or sometimes without the second round robin... it is not the way that Caltech "always" runs their tournaments, as Jordan or Noah would tell you if they found this thread. My apologies, I misspeak. That's the way it's been at all the Ca...

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al3xWal3x wrote:And Edison was at TWAIN, and didn't do as well as you guys (SaMo and Rancho).

I know they were there, but we didn't play them. But I guess they must have lost to Arcadia, Rancho and La Jolla

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IMO, rankings for SoCal based on TWAIN and Technophobia (when all teams have all members) T1 .Arcadia T1. Rancho Bernardo 3. Santa Monica *EDIT* 3.5) Edison 4. La Jolla 5. San Dieguito 6. Torrey Pines although it looks like im biased for Arcadia, we got first place at TWAIN and went undefeated. Alt...

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Let's not make too big of a deal about this. It was a solid final match, and Santa Monica came out on top in that game (deservedly so). Though I also find the scheduling/winner decision somewhat confusing and nonsensical, whatever happened happened. Onward we go. I just wish you hadn't taken the Ar...

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ihavenoidea wrote:
warpoet wrote:That's the way CalTech always runs their tournaments, or sometimes without the second round robin...
That has nothing to do with the validity of the scheduling.

I know, man. I'm not complaining, but I know. But you guys have played at CalTech before, you know how it works as well as we do...

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So Caltech, when a team clears the field by at least two games, they win the tournament. What was the necessity of the single elimination play off? RB is undefeated through out prelims and playoff round robin, yet they get 2nd because they lost one game to a team that had lost 2 games to them earli...

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I've never seen Edison play, but they didn't make the top bracket at TWAIN. At this point it doesn't really matter, as they're already qualified for nationals (even if it was at a weak tournament)

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Standings from CalTech (that I know for sure, no offense meant to teams not posted):

1. Santa Monica A
2. Rancho Bernardo A
3. La Jolla A
4. Arcadia A

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ihavenoidea wrote:
warpoet wrote:
ak47 wrote:RB will do its best to put up a good fight against you guys.
Bring it on, Spelling Boy (joking, I swear)
Bring it on, Science Bowl kids.

Screw that, I only play Quiz

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ak47 wrote:RB will do its best to put up a good fight against you guys.

Bring it on, Spelling Boy

(joking, I swear)

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