Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
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Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Quizbowl Festivus will be held this year on actual Festivus, Saturday, December 23.
As in recent past years this will consist of an open reading of guerilla packets on various themes (or not). There will be no “airing of grievances.”
This year Festivus will move to quizbowl’s Discord server and begin at noon eastern to accommodate West Coast participants as well as give us maximum time to get done at a reasonable hour.
Packet authors will each have the option to use the voice feature to read packets out loud, or copy and paste text.
Generally speaking any kind of packet is fine, with the following suggestions to help with the reality of a long day and 50 or more people playing a packet at once:
*All-tossup packets or quick one-part bonuses are better than full bonuses. In addition to timeliness concerns, there is no reason to include “easy” or “medium” bonus parts as there will be experts in almost every category present.
*Theme which a large portion of the expected audience can enjoy are preferred. You can write that packet of your dreams on the 50 biggest events from this year’s freestyle mountain bike world championships but it may get shuttled to the end of the queue. Last year’s Festivus included broad themes such as “20th-century movies” and “biology” in addition to trash themes that a lot of people were interested in; try to go in this direction if possible.
*It’s OK to write as much as your theme will bear rather than forcing every packet to be 20 questions or some other round number by filling it out with uninspired questions.
*With all of the above in mind, this IS the time to write questions too hard or weird for any other tournament as people will answer them!
You can post your plans to write a packet here. Final ordering of packets will not close until the day of the event.
As in recent past years this will consist of an open reading of guerilla packets on various themes (or not). There will be no “airing of grievances.”
This year Festivus will move to quizbowl’s Discord server and begin at noon eastern to accommodate West Coast participants as well as give us maximum time to get done at a reasonable hour.
Packet authors will each have the option to use the voice feature to read packets out loud, or copy and paste text.
Generally speaking any kind of packet is fine, with the following suggestions to help with the reality of a long day and 50 or more people playing a packet at once:
*All-tossup packets or quick one-part bonuses are better than full bonuses. In addition to timeliness concerns, there is no reason to include “easy” or “medium” bonus parts as there will be experts in almost every category present.
*Theme which a large portion of the expected audience can enjoy are preferred. You can write that packet of your dreams on the 50 biggest events from this year’s freestyle mountain bike world championships but it may get shuttled to the end of the queue. Last year’s Festivus included broad themes such as “20th-century movies” and “biology” in addition to trash themes that a lot of people were interested in; try to go in this direction if possible.
*It’s OK to write as much as your theme will bear rather than forcing every packet to be 20 questions or some other round number by filling it out with uninspired questions.
*With all of the above in mind, this IS the time to write questions too hard or weird for any other tournament as people will answer them!
You can post your plans to write a packet here. Final ordering of packets will not close until the day of the event.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'll have a packet similar to my Iwata Asks packet last year on mostly old videogames using mostly clues that I find interesting (i.e. more on the technology end, less on the plot end). Will probably be around 40 tossups.
I may also have a packet on current events questions that are too old / bad to be used in any other context.
And who knows, maybe some other surprise packet.
I may also have a packet on current events questions that are too old / bad to be used in any other context.
And who knows, maybe some other surprise packet.
Mike Bentley
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I had so much fun last year reading my academic/trash mashups packet that I'm pleased to say I have another ~20 answer lines for "Trashups Packet 2: Electric Switcheroo." The trash will be mostly music and TV, the academics will roughly follow a standard ACF-ish distro (except maybe 2/0 math and 0/0 bio and/or 1/0 "my choice").
Alex D.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
If there is interest, I'm thinking of putting together a half metal music, half internet content packet. I believe my flight from Zurich to USA takes off while this is going on, so unless I plan on reading this in the airport, I would appreciate it if someone would volunteer to read my packet.
EDIT: Saul Hankin graciously offered to read my packet. It'll be a mix of classic metal acts from the 80s and before, alternative metal that people actually know, and a max of two questions on power metal and death metal that only I listen to in the QB community. See my avatar for an idea of what could appear from those genres. The internet content will be mostly on internet memes but will have tons of stuff from websites I've visited, internet history, and maybe a question on internet magazines.
EDIT: Saul Hankin graciously offered to read my packet. It'll be a mix of classic metal acts from the 80s and before, alternative metal that people actually know, and a max of two questions on power metal and death metal that only I listen to in the QB community. See my avatar for an idea of what could appear from those genres. The internet content will be mostly on internet memes but will have tons of stuff from websites I've visited, internet history, and maybe a question on internet magazines.
Harris Bunker
Grosse Pointe North High School '15
Michigan State University '19
UC San Diego Economics 2019 -
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Michigan State University '19
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I think I'm gonna finish my Viennese Classical pack for this.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I think I will submit a packet. First idea for a theme is all indie rock albums. Second idea is all Irish myth stories or works. Third idea is all Spanish philosophers. I'll probably do all of them.
Young Fenimore Lee (they/them)
Stevenson High School 2017
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Stanford 2021
The New School 2023
Ohio University 2028
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'll have some A Song of Ice and Fire questions for it.
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Loyola (inactive) '21
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
~10 questions on the Mountain Goats, assuming I'm available to read them
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'll have a half-packet of very difficult meme/world history/geo mashups prepared.
Jakob M. (they/them)
Michigan State '21, Indiana '2?
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Michigan State '21, Indiana '2?
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'm sure you'll all be crestfallen to learn that I will not be reading a new and improved F1 packet at this year's Festivus.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I will try to actually finish my third trash packet for this.
Alex Wallace
Washington-Lee High School Class of 2015
College of William & Mary Class of 2019
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I have a packet of ~50 TUs on trash music albums ready to read for this. Mostly on indie rock, classic rock, pop, and soundtracks. I also have a 30 TU + linked bonuses trash/film/lit/fine arts packet mostly consisting of common links I can read, though the bonuses can be forgone to save time.
Taylor Harvey (he/him)
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'm planning on writing a hard packet of at least 20 tossups on weird, esoteric Americana.
Edit: My packet is now done.
Edit: My packet is now done.
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Montgomery Blair HS '04, University of Maryland '08
Editor: ACF
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"noted difficulty controller"
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'll write a packet on "music I like". I might also write some questions on random things in my "I should write a quizbowl question on this" bookmarks folder.
Conor Thompson (he/it)
Bangor High School '16
University of Michigan '20
Iowa State University '25
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University of Michigan '20
Iowa State University '25
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
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!
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'll have at most 20 tossups such that tossup n will have a response with exactly n words. Topics will encompass anything I can find, but should be mostly pop culture.
Aakash
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'll have a packet of very hard lit, historiography, thought, and myth tossups for this. Like, really hard.
EDIT: This is now more or less all subjects, and Jason Cheng is writing it with me.
EDIT 2: Now featuring a lot of trash
EDIT: This is now more or less all subjects, and Jason Cheng is writing it with me.
EDIT 2: Now featuring a lot of trash
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Will Alston
Dartmouth College '16
Columbia Business School '21
Dartmouth College '16
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'm probably going to be in and out for this, but I'd suggest people try to post packets rather than read them if possible. I feel like there's less problems involving non-muted mics, not being able to hear people read clearly, etc. Also I tend to do multiple things at once when I'm IRC'ing, and it's easier for me to look at a screen every once in a while rather than to keep listening. Obviously YMMV.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I may have a musical theater packet for this that will be harder than last year's (though not abusively so, I just want to see if I can avoid having every question get powered this time).
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I wrote a 20-tossup anime packet called JAP last year but couldn't finish it in time for Festivus, so I read it to my teammates. For this Festivus, I'll read that and another 10-tossup packet called WEEB on recent anime (fall 2016 and later) and other otaku culture related topics that I wrote this last week.
Hidehiro Anto
Menlo School '14
UCLA '18
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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!
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Oakland Mills High School '14
Carleton College '18
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I might write a few questions on ad campaigns or something. I won’t be around to read them, though, but I’ll figure that part out when I actually get around to writing them.
Sam Brochin
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I don't usually post here, whatever, university in Japan has left me with lots of free time so I will attempt to throw together a packet (or most of one) on 2017 music. It'll probably be difficult, but I shall keep a festive demeanor.
Theo Howe
University of Cambridge '19
Self-proclaimed trash god, middling to bad on all other subjects
University of Cambridge '19
Self-proclaimed trash god, middling to bad on all other subjects
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'll have some song of ice and fire that will (I hope) be of a similar difficulty/somewhat harder than last year's.
Daniel Chiverton
University Of Cambridge '18
University Of Cambridge '18
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
My "music I like" packet has reached 20 questions, so it will definitely happen. The questions are mostly lyrics-based, and are in general very long (10-14 lines). Not sure I'll get to the second thing, though -- probably not.CPiGuy wrote:I'll write a packet on "music I like". I might also write some questions on random things in my "I should write a quizbowl question on this" bookmarks folder.
Conor Thompson (he/it)
Bangor High School '16
University of Michigan '20
Iowa State University '25
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University of Michigan '20
Iowa State University '25
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'm not gonna write anything new for this despite what I said upstream but if enough people haven't heard my Hockey-centric pack I wrote for Paul's Basement ICT mirror this past summer I'd love to read it for this.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
My videogame packet, ROM Check, is now done with 40 tossups. I'll save the other packets for next year.Mike Bentley wrote:I'll have a packet similar to my Iwata Asks packet last year on mostly old videogames using mostly clues that I find interesting (i.e. more on the technology end, less on the plot end). Will probably be around 40 tossups.
I may also have a packet on current events questions that are too old / bad to be used in any other context.
And who knows, maybe some other surprise packet.
Mike Bentley
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
As this is a week from today, I'm wondering if we can start a little schedule sign up? I, and I'm guessing others as well, would like to know what packets are in and when they will be read because some of us may have to do last minute Christmas shopping or whatever on December 23rd.
I'm just about done with my Internet and metal packet (18 tossups written out of 20), and I think I'll be able to read and play as my flight lands in Detroit next Friday night. Thanks to Saul Hankin for volunteering to read my packet though.
I'm just about done with my Internet and metal packet (18 tossups written out of 20), and I think I'll be able to read and play as my flight lands in Detroit next Friday night. Thanks to Saul Hankin for volunteering to read my packet though.
Harris Bunker
Grosse Pointe North High School '15
Michigan State University '19
UC San Diego Economics 2019 -
at least semi-retired
Grosse Pointe North High School '15
Michigan State University '19
UC San Diego Economics 2019 -
at least semi-retired
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I have 4 tossups left to write and then I'm also wondering if there's going to be some sort of submission or signup period.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Looks like there's a full slate of questions/packets.
Given that a.) My Mountain Goats questions probably have a fairly limited appeal and b.) my larger family is doing their Christmas on the 23rd, I'm gonna hold off on my reading my questions for a while. That said, I still might be able to drop by for playing, but I have no idea when.
Given that a.) My Mountain Goats questions probably have a fairly limited appeal and b.) my larger family is doing their Christmas on the 23rd, I'm gonna hold off on my reading my questions for a while. That said, I still might be able to drop by for playing, but I have no idea when.
Rachel
UChicago 09
UChicago 09
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
This is complete to 18 tossups, with the following description.avp wrote:I'll have at most 20 tossups such that tossup n will have a response with exactly n words. Topics will encompass anything I can find, but should be mostly pop culture.
For all n, tossup n in this packet has an answer line consisting of n words. Formally, a “word” is defined as a contiguous sequence of alphanumeric characters, hyphens and apostrophes; all other characters are considered separators. Exact answers containing n words are required in order to be ruled correct; note that this may include leading articles for titles. The difficulty variance is high, and tossups 18 and 19 don’t exist. The packet encompasses all topics, except the French New Wave, which has been explicitly banned with extreme prejudice.
Aakash
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I know this is last minute, but I wrote 20 Homestar Runner tossups.
Colin Puckett
UVA 2015
UVA 2015
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'll have another music packet similar to my packets the last two years (and with contributions from Diana Gerr this time). There will probably be around 15 tossups.
Anderson Wang
Wissahickon HS '12
MIT '16
Wissahickon HS '12
MIT '16
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Please and thank youCaleb Rentpayer wrote:I know this is last minute, but I wrote 20 Homestar Runner tossups.
Adam Sperber
Hickman '10
Northwestern B '14
Loyola (inactive) '21
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Hickman '10
Northwestern B '14
Loyola (inactive) '21
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
The Good: This is happening.Aaron's Rod wrote:I had so much fun last year reading my academic/trash mashups packet that I'm pleased to say I have another ~20 answer lines for "Trashups Packet 2: Electric Switcheroo." The trash will be mostly music and TV, the academics will roughly follow a standard ACF-ish distro (except maybe 2/0 math and 0/0 bio and/or 1/0 "my choice").
The Bad: "~20" really means "15+"
The Ugly: There is indeed no bio and 2 math.
Alex D.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I only wrote three of these. I guess I'll prob read what I have.Sit Room Guy wrote:I'll have a half-packet of very difficult meme/world history/geo mashups prepared.
Jakob M. (they/them)
Michigan State '21, Indiana '2?
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
jasongg17 wrote:I may have a musical theater packet for this that will be harder than last year's (though not abusively so, I just want to see if I can avoid having every question get powered this time).
We'll see exactly how much I get done after a family dinner tonight/tomorrow morning, but this will happen and will probably be closer to a half-packet.
Jason Golfinos
Trinity School '13 (inexplicably in charge, 2011-13)
Princeton '17 (inexplicably in charge, 2015-16)
Cambridge '18
HLS '22
Trinity School '13 (inexplicably in charge, 2011-13)
Princeton '17 (inexplicably in charge, 2015-16)
Cambridge '18
HLS '22
Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I have a packet of 24 6-line geography questions I intended to use in an aborted GEODUCK sequel.
Kenji Shimizu
University of Michigan '18
Summit Academy North High School '13
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Travel plans changed so I might not be at this, but the packet is ready 20/20. My understanding is that bonuses are frowned upon; I will consult whoever is listening as to whether I read them or not should I be there.
Alex Wallace
Washington-Lee High School Class of 2015
College of William & Mary Class of 2019
Washington-Lee High School Class of 2015
College of William & Mary Class of 2019
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I've got 15 tossups on the SCP Foundation, vocal music, and common links between the two.
Zhenglin Liu
University of Toronto BASc MechEng 1T9+PEY, Engineering Science dropout
University of Cambridge (Clare College) MPhil Environmental Policy 2T2
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
As I've already mentioned on the discord (but in case people don't see it there) my musicals packet will almost certainly not quite be a full packet, but it will have at least 15 tossups that range in answer-line difficulty from "harder than anything that comes up in SCT/IS packets but still reasonable" to "hard even for broadway fanatics." They are all 9 lines (though the 9th line isn't always full) and also have super-powers that for the most part cover score clues written by a dude who doesn't actually know music well enough to write score clues (i.e. me).
Jason Golfinos
Trinity School '13 (inexplicably in charge, 2011-13)
Princeton '17 (inexplicably in charge, 2015-16)
Cambridge '18
HLS '22
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Princeton '17 (inexplicably in charge, 2015-16)
Cambridge '18
HLS '22
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I took scores on my 19-tossup musicals packet for some reason, which came out as follows:
John Lawrence: 110
Greg Peterson: 100
Alston Boyd: 55
Dakota (?): 45
Alex Damisch: 10
Erik Christensen: -5
Adam Sperber: -10
John Lawrence: 110
Greg Peterson: 100
Alston Boyd: 55
Dakota (?): 45
Alex Damisch: 10
Erik Christensen: -5
Adam Sperber: -10
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Princeton '17 (inexplicably in charge, 2015-16)
Cambridge '18
HLS '22
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Princeton '17 (inexplicably in charge, 2015-16)
Cambridge '18
HLS '22
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'm Isabel.jasongg17 wrote:I took scores on my 19-tossup musicals packet for some reason, which came out as follows:
John Lawrence: 110
Greg Peterson: 100
Isabel Archery (?): 55
Dakota (?): 45
Alex Damisch: 10
Erik Christensen: -5
Adam Sperber: -10
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
I'm John Lawrenceheterodyne wrote:I'm Isabel.jasongg17 wrote:I took scores on my 19-tossup musicals packet for some reason, which came out as follows:
John Lawrence: 110
Greg Peterson: 100
Isabel Archery (?): 55
Dakota (?): 45
Alex Damisch: 10
Erik Christensen: -5
Adam Sperber: -10
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
even negging on the forums now, my goodnessmerv1618 wrote:I'm John Lawrenceheterodyne wrote:I'm Isabel.jasongg17 wrote:I took scores on my 19-tossup musicals packet for some reason, which came out as follows:
John Lawrence: 110
Greg Peterson: 100
Isabel Archery (?): 55
Dakota (?): 45
Alex Damisch: 10
Erik Christensen: -5
Adam Sperber: -10
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
If you've already read your packet, could you please email it to me at [email protected]? Rob, Carsten, and I are going to try to get into the Festivus spirit.
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Dakota is Dakota Williams.jasongg17 wrote:I took scores on my 19-tossup musicals packet for some reason, which came out as follows:
John Lawrence: 110
Greg Peterson: 100
Alston Boyd: 55
Dakota (?): 45
Alex Damisch: 10
Erik Christensen: -5
Adam Sperber: -10
After 17/0 the standings were as follows:Aaron's Rod wrote:The Good: This is happening.Aaron's Rod wrote:I had so much fun last year reading my academic/trash mashups packet that I'm pleased to say I have another ~20 answer lines for "Trashups Packet 2: Electric Switcheroo." The trash will be mostly music and TV, the academics will roughly follow a standard ACF-ish distro (except maybe 2/0 math and 0/0 bio and/or 1/0 "my choice").
The Bad: "~20" really means "15+"
The Ugly: There is indeed no bio and 2 math.
Aaron Dos Remedios 30
Kenji 20
Greg Peterson 15
Will Alston 10
Alston Boyd 10
Daniel Brezina 10
otsasonr 10
Eric 10
Erik Christensen -5
Chip Horton -5
Jack S -5
Harris Bunker -5
Sam Brrochin -5
Aakash -10
Jakob Myers -15
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Here were the scores for my 40 question packet. There were 20 point powers but no one got any.
I've attached the questions.
Code: Select all
Oliver Clarke / 0 / 3 / 3 / 0 / 75
Mik / 0 / 3 / 4 / 3 / 70
avp / 0 / 2 / 2 / 0 / 50
Matt Lafer / 0 / 2 / 1.5 / 3 / 30
Matt Weiner / 0 / 1 / 1 / 1 / 20
Christpoher Stern / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 20
Chip Horton / 0 / 2 / 0 / 3 / 15
Kevin Wang / 0 / 1 / 2 / 5 / 10
Kenji / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 10
Greg Peterson / 0 / 0 / 1 / 0 / 10
Aaron Dos Remedios / 0 / 2 / 1 / 7 / 5
Raynor / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 0
Wang Anshi / 0 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 0
Ben Salter / 0 / 1 / 0 / 4 / -5
Annie L / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / -5
Daniel Chiverton / 0 / 0 / 0 / 1 / -5
Jlasker / 0 / 0 / 1 / 4 / -10
Adam Sperber / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / -10
Jack S / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / -10
Will B / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3 / -15
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Re: Festivus (Dec 23rd, 2017)
Forgive me if this actually happened, but has someone combined all the Festivus packets and posted them to the archive in one entry? There are a couple I'd like to read that I didn't get a chance to. If someone volunteers to do this, let me know where to send my packet. Thanks!
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