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by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Oct 02, 2016 10:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
Replies: 15
Views: 10465

Re: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)

This tournament happened, Columbia Hamilton came back to win both games of an advantaged final against Yale A (who had the advantage). Stats are now up. What happened to the MATH bracket after prelims? I was told there was some screwup involving teams leaving Also when will stats be available? So wh...
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu Sep 29, 2016 10:10 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
Replies: 15
Views: 10465

Re: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)

We are going to go ahead and close the field at 22 teams. I will send out an email tonight with reminders for the day of the tournament.

Teams that are registered, please let me know ASAP if you are planning on dropping. We need to make sure that we can adjust the schedule accordingly.
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue Sep 13, 2016 1:57 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
Replies: 15
Views: 10465

Re: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)

The field is already more than half full so get your registrations in as soon as possible!
by Off To See The Lizard
Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:23 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
Replies: 15
Views: 10465

Re: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)

Current Field [Teams/Buzzers/Moderators] Brown University [1/0/0] University of Vermont [1/0/0] Harvard University [2/4/0] Princeton University [2/0/0] Yale University [3/1/0] Columbia University [9/3/0] Amherst University [1/0/0] Rutgers University [2/0/0] University of Pennsylvania [1/1/0] Total ...
by Off To See The Lizard
Mon Sep 12, 2016 4:22 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)
Replies: 15
Views: 10465

Early Fall Tournament @ NYU (October 1st, 2016)

The New York University Quizbowl team is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a mirror of the Early Fall Tournament on Saturday, October 1st . We apologize for the extremely late announcement. We ran into some unexpected difficulties while trying to secure the rooms with our administration, b...
by Off To See The Lizard
Mon Aug 08, 2016 1:03 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Bride of the Guerrilla Tournament (Film 2016)
Replies: 26
Views: 12635

Re: Bride of the Guerrilla Tournament (Film 2016)

We ran a shootout of this at the NYC mirror on the Bailey, Nediger, Grames, Cheyne, Casalaspi and Magin packets. Stats: Kevin Koai: 95 points John Lawrence: 415 points Max Schindler: 150 points Marianna Zhang: 25 points (left after three packets) Sasha Daich: 35 points Alec Vulfson: 175 points Thoma...
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Jun 05, 2016 8:45 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Summer Skype Practices
Replies: 16
Views: 6670

Re: Summer Skype Practices

Cheynem wrote:Would there be any interest in a Skype mirror of NASAT (for those who are not playing one of the in person mirrors)?
Is the only mirror in St Louis? If so, I'm interested in a Skype mirror
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun May 08, 2016 5:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: radiohead can't spell the word "full"
Replies: 5
Views: 640

Re: radiohead can't spell the word "full"

I thought Burn the Witch was a really odd opener and the transition to Daydreaming was slightly jarring.

Otherwise the album is great and a step better than TKOL. Favorite songs (so far) are Daydreaming, Present Tense, Identikit, The Numbers and True Love Waits. Least favorite is Ful Stop I guess.
by Off To See The Lizard
Mon Jan 11, 2016 3:28 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2015
Replies: 171
Views: 8228

Re: Best Albums of 2015

Carrie and Lowell
by Off To See The Lizard
Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:03 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2015
Replies: 171
Views: 8228

Re: Best Albums of 2015

TPAB
Carrie and Lowell
by Off To See The Lizard
Sat Jan 02, 2016 12:48 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2015
Replies: 171
Views: 8228

Re: Best Albums of 2015

MALIK SECTIONAL #1 To Pimp a Butterfly vs. #3 Summertime '06 Summertime '06 is a very very very worthy runner up in this category HORAN SECTIONAL #2 Hamilton vs. #4 In Colour Thank God In Colour prevailed over Adele. STYLES SECTIONAL #1 Currents vs. #3 Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just...
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Dec 27, 2015 3:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2015
Replies: 171
Views: 8228

Re: Best Albums of 2015

MALIK SECTIONAL #1 To Pimp a Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar) vs. #4 If You're Reading This, It's Too Late (Drake) #2 AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP (A$AP Rocky) vs. #3 Summertime '06 (Vince Staples) A$AP was good, but Vince killed it. Everything from "Lift Me Up" to "Señorita" to "Get Paid&qu...
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Dec 20, 2015 4:35 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2015
Replies: 171
Views: 8228

Re: Best Albums of 2015

MALIK SECTIONAL #1 To Pimp a Butterfly (Kendrick Lamar, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRK7PVJFbS8) vs. #8 Darkest Before Dawn (Pusha T, gotta look it up yourself) #2 AT.LONG.LAST.A$AP (A$AP Rocky, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEG2VTHS9yg) vs. #7 Compton (Dr. Dre, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue Jun 30, 2015 2:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: MD/VA/DC Area Discussion 2015-2016
Replies: 5
Views: 4331

Re: MD/VA/DC Area Discussion 2015-2016

Walter Johnson (HSNCT: 144; PACE: N/A) Although I think I heard that they might be having some trouble with their coach for next year. Last I talked to him, Mr. Safford said that he wanted to stop being the advisor for the Quizbowl club at WJ next year because of other duties, time commitments and ...
by Off To See The Lizard
Fri Apr 10, 2015 9:50 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Science Side Event 2015
Replies: 20
Views: 8674

Re: Science Side Event 2015

New writer, would love to help edit and write
by Off To See The Lizard
Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014
Replies: 16
Views: 11048

Re: Blair Spring Tournament – Silver Spring, MD, 03/21/2014

40th Day after death wrote:I will be in town and would love to help out with this
Ditto
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu Feb 05, 2015 12:36 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament (MUT) 2015 Announcement
Replies: 32
Views: 23275

Re: Minnesota Undergraduate Tournament (MUT) 2015 Announceme

Does the Penn State mirror have a date yet? Not sure; I'll follow up with them. I'll also have some more mirror info added to the OP shortly--there are plenty of regions left open though, so please contact me if you're interested in hosting! Any news on this? Also is there a possibility of another ...
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQB's Favorite Hit Songs of 2014
Replies: 48
Views: 3450

Re: HSQB's Favorite Hit Songs of 2014

Bottom 10: 1) Fancy by Iggy Azalea - I hate how much this song tarnished "Clueless" for me. Unforgivable. 2) Black Widow by Iggy Azalea ft. Rita Ora - I'll just continue being mad at Igloo 3) Bang Bang by Jesse J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj 4) Maps by Maroon 5 - They stopped being good ...
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu May 29, 2014 10:21 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Wodern Morld - A Real Replacement Side Event That is Real
Replies: 31
Views: 10281

Re: Wodern Morld - A Real Replacement Side Event That is Rea

If WTTE were to be run here, would high schoolers be allowed to play?
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue May 27, 2014 9:19 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2014 PACE NSC: May 24-25 in Washington, DC
Replies: 70
Views: 52697

Re: 2014 PACE NSC: May 24-25 in Washington, DC

The Laughing Cavalier wrote:
Einhard wrote:Were there any recorded games at NSC and will they be released somewhere soon?
Jerry Vinokurov videotaped the finals and perhaps the All Star Game; I'm not sure how long it will be before he has an opportunity to post those.
I think he also recorded the third place game.
by Off To See The Lizard
Mon May 26, 2014 1:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98913

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

Blair also placed in the top half by finishing 27th, just behind RM A, and ahead of GDS. The real impressive thing is that of these teams, as far as I'm aware, only WJ, OM, and Cave Spring graduate significant scoring, which bodes very well for a highly competitive 2014-15 season! Whoops! Yeah I co...
by Off To See The Lizard
Mon May 26, 2014 12:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98913

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

So the DC-Metro area was extremely successful this past weekend. Quick Rundown: I counted 22 DC-Metro area teams that attended NSC. Of those 22 teams that attended: - 11 teams placed in the top half of the field (WA, WC A, WJ, MW A, Centennial, RM A, Blair, GDS, OM, Cave Spring, WC B) - 2 teams in t...
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue May 06, 2014 7:27 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Question Specific Discussion (Maryland Spring 2014)
Replies: 35
Views: 8082

Re: Question Specific Discussion

Could I please see the following tossups:

Predation
Solvents
Hydrogen
Ravel (this may have been a bonus?)
Donizetti
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue May 06, 2014 7:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: General Discussion (Maryland Spring 2014)
Replies: 27
Views: 6539

Re: General Discussion

I enjoyed this set. I thought it was very well written and the answerlines were good and unique. I agree with Reese that the set may have overshot its targeted difficulty and that might be reflected by the PPB across the brackets, but i don't think that detracted too much from many people's experien...
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu May 01, 2014 8:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where Will You Be Going To College Next Year? 2013-14
Replies: 45
Views: 20786

Re: Where Will You Be Going To College Next Year? 2013-14

I'll be at NYU next year, hopefully continuing to play quizbowl.
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu May 01, 2014 5:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014
Replies: 25
Views: 13187

Re: Maryland Spring Tournament, 5/3/2014

Dan we'll have a buzzer
by Off To See The Lizard
Sat Apr 05, 2014 7:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: TJIAT at Longfellow MS, Falls Church VA (w/ TJHSST)-04/05/14
Replies: 21
Views: 10161

Re: TJIAT at Longfellow MS, Falls Church VA (w/ TJHSST)-04/0

B-Rob and Hemingway- showing the way wrote:Why is GDS credited with two consecutive wins over Gonzaga? You should fix that.
They played a tiebreaker on a half packet.

Charter A went undefeated and beat WJ in an advantaged final to take first place. GDS took third. Thanks TJ for running a fun tournament
by Off To See The Lizard
Sat Mar 29, 2014 11:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2014 BELLOCO Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 4108

Re: 2014 BELLOCO Specific Question Discussion

The Nathaniel Hawthorne bonus mentioned that he wrote Scarlet Letter in a clue for the second part and then asked about it as a third part answer. That's the most egregious error that comes to mind at the moment.
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Question-specific Discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 4337

Re: Question-specific Discussion

That first line seems way too easy. I think even Hugh Selwyn Mauberley is less read than Ars Poetica and the "palpable and mute" line is literally the first line of Ars Poetica so it's immediately recognizable. I can see an argument for moving the Hugh Selwyn Mauberley clue earlier, and i...
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:42 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Question-specific Discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 4337

Re: Question-specific Discussion

20. Archibald MacLeish wrote that these entities “should be palpable and mute,” and “should not mean, but be.” The speaker of Ezra Pound’s Hugh Selwyn Mauberley mentions how he “strove to resuscitate the dead art” of this practice for three years. Persian (*) ghazals by Hafiz and Rumi were one type...
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue Mar 04, 2014 2:23 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Question-specific Discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 4337

Re: Question-specific Discussion

Can I see the full tossup on "poems"?
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue Mar 04, 2014 12:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
Replies: 10
Views: 2941

Re: Maryland NASAT Team

How many people can attend NASAT? The maximum is 6, but I don't know if MD will take the max. If I recall correctly, tryouts were not played last year because so few people showed up. Tryouts last year were cancelled because some could not show up and few expressed interest. I don't think the same ...
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Mar 02, 2014 2:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Accidental Buzzes
Replies: 17
Views: 5041

Re: Accidental Buzzes

As I recall, the buzz occurred and was quickly stated to be an accident, the moderator cleared, several people on our side of the room looked quizzically at him and/or threw their hands in the air, and the moderator (who didn't appear to be very familiar with this particular rule) ruled the buzz to...
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:04 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Accidental Buzzes
Replies: 17
Views: 5041

Re: Accidental Buzzes

The ACF rule is: If the substantive portion of a tossup has not yet begun—for example, if the moderator has only said “Next tossup,” or “Next tossup. It was…” and not read anything that could possibly indicate what the answer is—and a player buzzes in and claims to have accidentally pressed the but...
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:27 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Accidental Buzzes
Replies: 17
Views: 5041

Accidental Buzzes

One of my teammates today was stretching his hands above his head while yawning when the reader started reading a tossup. He put his hands back down and while doing so accidentally pressed the buzzer. By the time he had pressed the buzzer the reader had barely gotten three words out, none of which i...
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Mar 02, 2014 12:08 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Question-specific Discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 4337

Re: Question-specific Discussion

13. Shoe-leather costs can be incurred by rises in this quantity, while these quantities can be “sticky” due to high menu costs. Perfectly competitive firms are “takers” of this quantity, and firms exit the industry in the short run if it is below the shutdown point. Monopolies can maximize profit ...
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:44 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: High School Quizbowl Podcast
Replies: 48
Views: 18350

Re: High School Quizbowl Podcast

I really enjoyed the discussion on theory. Some really good analyses there. I also enjoyed listening to the tips, some of which I want to implement now to my study routine. Well done, Eric and crew
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Feb 09, 2014 2:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98913

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

Einhard wrote:Blacksburg has gotten wins over GDS and Cave Spring this year, congratulations to them for that!
They beat us at GSAC too! I was very impressed by how well rounded they were
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:07 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Question Specific Discussion
Replies: 10
Views: 1825

Re: Question Specific Discussion

IIRC, the tossup on Garcia-Marquez seemed very hard. Could I see it again?
by Off To See The Lizard
Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]
Replies: 15
Views: 7706

Re: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]

I'm fairly sure our PPB against Centennial B is wrong, which would suck since that got us left out of the top bracket. By my account we won the game 550-35 and we had 20 PPB
by Off To See The Lizard
Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Maryland NASAT Team
Replies: 10
Views: 2941

Re: Maryland NASAT Team

Dan, I sent you an email regarding tryouts and such
by Off To See The Lizard
Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:48 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: High school preview for 2013-2014?
Replies: 33
Views: 7320

Re: High school preview for 2013-2014?

Which room would this discussion be held in?
by Off To See The Lizard
Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]
Replies: 15
Views: 7706

Re: Untitled Oakland Mills Tournament (2/2/14) [HFT]

I sent an email with registration for 2 teams, 1 buzzer and 1 moderator yesterday, so we should be on there
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Metro-Richmond Invitational 2 (1/11/14; New Kent, VA)
Replies: 9
Views: 4867

Re: Metro-Richmond Invitational 2 (1/11/14; New Kent, VA)

VishnuRachakonda wrote:Eleanor Roosevelt is interested in sending 2 teams, but will this tournament still be on? Registration seems a bit thin
It's more than a month away from the tournament and more teams will usually sign up as we get closer to the date. Don't worry about thin registration right now
by Off To See The Lizard
Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Replies: 30
Views: 14301

Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)

Yeah this tournament would probably attract a much greater field if it were using any other set. I understand that NAQT sets are not a viable option, but what about a non-NAQT set. I think IMSANITY is available (It's being mirrored on October 19th so it should also be ready for this date) and the c...
by Off To See The Lizard
Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:10 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Replies: 30
Views: 14301

Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)

Yeah this tournament would probably attract a much greater field if it were using any other set. I understand that NAQT sets are not a viable option, but what about a non-NAQT set. I think IMSANITY is available (It's being mirrored on October 19th so it should also be ready for this date) and the cl...
by Off To See The Lizard
Thu Oct 10, 2013 7:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?
Replies: 158
Views: 98913

Re: What Happens to DC-Area Quizbowl Next Year?

Lawrence Simon wrote:I seriously underestimated WA
I think you may have been the only person in the DC-Area to do this.
by Off To See The Lizard
Sun Sep 29, 2013 12:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)
Replies: 30
Views: 14301

Re: UD Fall Tournament - 10/26/13 (Newark, DE)

Has there been any additions to the field? Walter Johnson is interested in attending