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- Sun Nov 13, 2016 11:02 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 Terrapin Specific Question Discussion and Errata
- Replies: 71
- Views: 36526
Re: 2016 Terrapin Specific Question Discussion and Errata
I think the leadin to the Locke tossup about the locked room is pretty well known just as an anecdote outside of a purely philosophical context, so might be a bit early in the question. The Jane Jacobs bonus should accept "pavements" for "sidewalks" :wink: I didn't have a problem...
- Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Terrapin XXIX UK at Oxford Brookes - 12 November
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2499
Re: Terrapin XXIX UK at Oxford Brookes - 12 November
8 teams played so we have a full RR followed by a top 4/bottom 4 split. Oxford A went undefeated to clear the field. Aidan Mehigan top scored the prelims with 70.71ppg, followed by me with 60.00 and Ian Bayley with 55.00. Stats are here: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournaments/4068/stats/prelims/ a...
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:01 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
- Replies: 17
- Views: 10428
Re: Thought Monstrosity (Summer 2017)
So much hype.
- Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:22 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Brief Wondrous Tournament of WAO (January 21st-after)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 23725
Re: PACQUET Announcement (January 21st and later)
In what I hope to be the only instance of sub-editorial subversion in this tournament, I maintain that it should be called: The Brief Wondrous Tournament of WAO. WAO, of course, standing for "Will Alston Open".
- Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:49 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: PB 2016: General Discussion
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6657
Re: PB 2016: General Discussion
Before any more rumors go around, I would like to make it clear that this set was largely completed at the start of the tournament. It's not really acceptable for it to be "largely completed" on the day of the tournament, but disregarding that, isn't it just straight-up fact that this was...
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:28 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 455480
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I am writing a philosophical geography packet to be ready in a few weeks.
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2016 (10/22/16)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 36142
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2016 (10/22/16)
We eagerly anticipate the next iteration of Penn-ance.
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:38 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2016 (10/22/16)
- Replies: 54
- Views: 36142
Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Penn Bowl 2016 (10/22/16)
This tournament has many issues.
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:04 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Let's Predict Who Wins the 2016 Literature Nobel!!!!
- Replies: 64
- Views: 3638
- Mon Aug 29, 2016 8:07 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Preseason Poll 2016-2017
- Replies: 27
- Views: 16428
Re: Preseason Poll 2016-2017
Oxford keeps last year's A-team though I'll be in a slightly reduced capacity. We also gained Aidan Mehigan.
- Sat Aug 13, 2016 5:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open 2016 Set Discussion
- Replies: 110
- Views: 49499
Re: Chicago Open 2016 Set Discussion
I am very late to the game here, but I just wanted to thank John for picking super excellent hard parts for the philosophy bonuses. Things like "always already", "state of exception" and "virtue epistemology" show a commendable effort in getting the lay of the land on a...
- Thu Aug 11, 2016 5:34 pm
- Forum: Best of the Best
- Topic: The 70 Greatest Players of the Last Eight Years: A Ranking
- Replies: 56
- Views: 73605
Re: The 70 Greatest Players of the Last Eight Years: A Ranki
Alas John played for London. Had he been at Oxford I suspect my former teammate Ewan would be on this list (and probably ahead of me!). Heck, I reckon he deserves to be on this list somewhere anyway!Cheynem wrote:[John Lawrence] also proved his mettle by playing solo for Oxford in 2013 and having a fine finish.
- Thu Aug 04, 2016 12:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Podcast Recommendations
- Replies: 36
- Views: 3829
Re: Podcast Recommendations
KCRW's Bookworm is the best podcast/radio show I've ever listened to. The host is incredibly insightful--I have no doubt that he'd be one of the best lit players in qb if he ever picked up a buzzer--and its archive span 30 years and most of the culturally important American and world authors from t...
- Wed Jun 08, 2016 4:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14356
Re: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
ewVictor Prieto wrote:Speciality.Short-beaked echidna wrote:wait what do you guys call it?Auks Ran Ova wrote:What I've learned from this thread is that my new favorite non-American quizbowl term is "specialism".
I, too, am fascinated by this thread.
- Wed Jun 08, 2016 4:52 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14356
Re: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
wait what do you guys call it?Auks Ran Ova wrote:What I've learned from this thread is that my new favorite non-American quizbowl term is "specialism".
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 6:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14356
Re: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
b. And what was the furthest? (As above.) Whoever put me second. https://i.somethingawful.com/u/garbageday/2015/Avatars/taylorboom.gif Someone who doesn't have finals should do a quick explanation of this list - I imagine some non-UK players might want to know more about these players beyond their ...
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 3:39 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14356
Re: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
Whoever put me second.Everyman wrote: b. And what was the furthest? (As above.)
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 1:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 14356
Re: UK Player Poll 2016: We the East!
Eh, more on me this time unfortunately.Kyle wrote:Hmm, a second Oxford Varsity loss that Joey can blame on Ewan...
- Sun May 01, 2016 4:46 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 MUT: Specific question discussion
- Replies: 52
- Views: 16462
Re: Specific question discussion
I noticed more bonus variability in literature than in other categories: for instance, there were bonuses like Oates / Monroe / Foer, Rocinante / Cervantes / Dapple, and Babel / Gorky / jews next to bonuses with hard parts like My Struggle and Tsvetaeva. I think I kind of agree with this, though I ...
- Thu Apr 21, 2016 5:26 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2016)
- Replies: 46
- Views: 31028
Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2016)
Not sure how pertinent this is either, but I'll be at Oxford in the autumn. Hey, me too! British people: I wouldn't mind attending a few practices or staffing a tournament, if Americans are allowed to do such things in your country. The Cantabs are literally freaking out at the news in this thread ...
- Tue Apr 19, 2016 8:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2016 Discussion
- Replies: 74
- Views: 31571
Re: ACF Nationals 2016 Discussion
This tournament was a lot of fun and I can't immediately bring to mind many clunky questions beyond the unfortunate couillarde clue in the Cezanne still life tossup and putting Korsgaard in line one of a Kant tossup. Yeah, I'm a pretty big fan of asking about crusty old dudes like Lester Ward and Pa...
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 12:24 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Greatest Announcing Calls Bracket
- Replies: 93
- Views: 7943
Re: Greatest Announcing Calls Bracket
This bracket is missing this wonderful piece of commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o58stoJJ5No Nah, all about Neville's reaction here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpX_FyUdVo0 Even as a Chelsea fan and a non-northerner I have to say it's pretty clear-cut that the Castleford commentary is...
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:48 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Greatest Announcing Calls Bracket
- Replies: 93
- Views: 7943
Re: Greatest Announcing Calls Bracket
This bracket is missing this wonderful piece of commentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o58stoJJ5No
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 10:25 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "stanford housewrite" Question-Specific Discussion
- Replies: 41
- Views: 14381
Re: Question-Specific Discussion
Was that acousmetre bonus part even possible? There are like ~2,000 hits for that word in total on google and it seems to just be a word some pretty minor film critic invented. That bonus set also had two really easy parts and no middle part, so basically seemed constructed to ask about a random coo...
- Sun Mar 06, 2016 5:46 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Stanford Housewrite @ Oxford March 5th 2016
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4068
Re: Stanford Housewrite @ Oxford March 5th 2016
Oops, I forgot to link to stats in the previous post: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... /combined/
- Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Stanford Housewrite @ Oxford March 5th 2016
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4068
Re: Stanford Housewrite @ Oxford March 5th 2016
Oxford A went 9-1 and the open all-star team, Bayley's British Cream, was second with a record of 7-3, so no final was played. The top scorers were me, with 55.50ppg, Spence Weinreich with 38.00ppg and Mark Grant with 36.00ppg. Many thanks to everyone for coming and to Chris Stern and his moderator ...
- Wed Feb 17, 2016 4:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MLK UK Mirror @ Oxford Brookes (February 13th 2016)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1533
Re: MLK UK Mirror @ Oxford Brookes (February 13th 2016)
This tournament happened. Oxford A went undefeated in the round robin and the second placed team was Oxford B, who had two losses. As such Oxford A won without the need for a final. Many thanks to Brookes for running the event in fairly impressive fashion, especially given it was many moderators fir...
- Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:58 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2016 MLK: Errata
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1260
Re: Errata
I'm pretty sure Mary's not breastfeeding in Gerard Davi'ds Rest on the Flight into Egypt, at least not the one in DC (is there another one?).
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:44 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals 2016 at Warwick
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4078
Re: ACF Regionals 2016 at Warwick
Stats from this tournament have been published here:
Round robin: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... und_robin/
RR + finals between Oxford A & B: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... 2B_finals/
Round robin: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... und_robin/
RR + finals between Oxford A & B: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... 2B_finals/
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 4:36 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Regionals 2016 Corrections
- Replies: 38
- Views: 13753
Re: ACF Regionals 2016 Corrections
The first clue of the tossup on Berkeley (from the Michigan A packet) also applies to Descartes. "But, afterward, a wide experience by degrees sapped the faith I had reposed in my senses; for I frequently observed that towers, which at a distance seemed round, appeared square, when more closely...
- Sat Jan 09, 2016 9:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Midseason College Poll
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11801
Re: Midseason College Poll
If we're doing roster updates I suppose I should note that Spence Weinreich will probably be playing on Oxford A in future, likely in place of Charles/Zach, who were our fourth scorers at Penn Bowl and Missouri Open (on HSQB as Cambridge Open) respectively.
- Sat Jan 09, 2016 10:58 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Midseason College Poll
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11801
Re: Midseason College Poll
If we're updating lineups I'll note that Oxford A in future probably features Spence Weinreich in place of Charlie or Zach who fourth scored for us at Penn Bowl and Missouri Open (listed in HSQB as Cambridge Open) respectively.
- Tue Sep 01, 2015 12:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MKULTRA - Online Mirror?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 9976
Re: MKULTRA - Online Mirror?
How does this compare to those "British-ized ACF Fall" questions that have been read in the States at times by Marshall? Those are usually insanely hard for Americans. I think it would play fine for the most part. A quick glance through the tossups from half of the packets left me with on...
- Mon Aug 31, 2015 12:22 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Preseason Poll
- Replies: 43
- Views: 38654
Re: Preseason Poll
Oxford lost Henry Edwards and Ewan MacAulay from its ACF Nationals team. Despite losing our top scorer, though, I'm fairly confident our team this year will be stronger than it was last year. The expected A team comprises some proper subset of me, Charles Clegg, George Corfield, Oliver Clarke, Zacha...
- Thu Aug 13, 2015 3:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open ‘15: Question-specific discussion
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3310
Re: VCU Open ‘15: Question-specific discussion
I apparently can't remember plot details from plays I read two years ago, so there isn't an issue with the Ibsen bonus part. I'm not familiar with most of the stuff in the Housman tossup, but it seems like most teams would be buzzer-racing after "for 10 points." However, this is also (pro...
- Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: SHEIKH: Specific Question Discussion
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3892
Re: Specific Question Discussion
If I heard and understood the Hittites tossup properly then I remember going 'huh that sounds a lot like the Edict of Telepinu' but also feeling like buzzing would have been a bad idea because it wasn't very concrete. This is very probably because I was tired and had heard a lot of quizbowl already ...
- Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:01 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VICO Thanks and Discussion
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4704
Re: VICO Thanks and Discussion
This tournament was a load of fun and had a load of awesome answerlines and clues (Bernard Williams on a pornography committee! John Darnielle's book about Black Sabbath! A whole tossup written from "Odysseus' scar"! Those wacky squares from the PI ! John McPhee! The triangle offense! Waki...
- Fri Jun 26, 2015 8:10 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: San Diego Academic League
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12442
Re: San Diego Academic League
While Academic League tossups are necessarily easier relative to pyramidal ones due to their one-line nature, there is a tendency towards "swerving" in questions which does not reward blitzing For the record, these are called "hoses." A hose is a question in which the earlier pa...
- Sun May 24, 2015 4:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 2015 STIMPY: Errata
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1061
Re: 2015 STIMPY: Errata
I can't imagine there are any more mirrors, but the Annie Hall tossup claimed that the obnoxious Columbia lecturer in the line at the movie lived below the Thunderbolt rollercoaster when, in fact, that's Alvy.
- Sun May 24, 2015 10:13 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Deep Bench @ Oxford
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2058
Deep Bench @ Oxford
So this happened. Due to short handed teams we played a slightly modified version of the original deep bench format with squads of 6. This means in the morning there were 1st and 2nd singles and 1st and 2nd doubles, and in the afternoon teams split into A and B triples rather than quads. In the morn...
- Thu May 07, 2015 5:16 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Subject Rankings Thread
- Replies: 36
- Views: 12319
Re: Subject Rankings Thread
He hasn't played enough games against Americans in general for him to be recognised by most of the people voting in this, but Ewan MacAulay is really good at science, especially chemistry. He got *all* of the science in our game against Virginia at ACF Nats this year despite our never having practic...
- Tue May 05, 2015 6:57 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT 2015 Specific question discussion
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10179
Re: Specific question discussion
Muscovado should probably not be in the first clue of a tossup on sugar. Edit: Probably my second favourite question in quizbowl ever was the tossup on "Germany" that described Gursky's photo Rhein II - that was awesome. Eh, I don't know that the term is terribly famous. I only learned ab...
- Sun May 03, 2015 2:57 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT 2015 Specific question discussion
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10179
Re: Specific question discussion
Muscovado should probably not be in the first clue of a tossup on sugar.
Edit: Probably my second favourite question in quizbowl ever was the tossup on "Germany" that described Gursky's photo Rhein II - that was awesome.
Edit: Probably my second favourite question in quizbowl ever was the tossup on "Germany" that described Gursky's photo Rhein II - that was awesome.
- Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:15 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Becoming Part of the Community
- Replies: 43
- Views: 43379
Re: Becoming Part of the Community
While not a part of the American quizbowl community as such, I think that the way I got into quizbowl in the first place is sufficiently unique to warrant a post here. I had always liked quizzes and watched University Challenge (the British version of College Bowl) and thought that it was great that...
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:25 pm
- Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
- Topic: Becoming Part of the Community
- Replies: 43
- Views: 43379
Re: Becoming Part of the Community
The evening of February 29th, 2004 turned out to be a major turning point in my life. First of all, St. John's, Somerville, and Worcester all lost early to upstarts Brasenose, led by Yogesh, and Corpus Christi, led by an obnoxious, Shantanu-like savant named Stefano Mariani. (My career has also bee...
- Sat Feb 28, 2015 7:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DEES UK Mirror University of Warwick 28/02/2015
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4215
Re: DEES UK Mirror University of Warwick 28/02/2015
And here are the stats: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... nd_robin/2
Note: I think this marks the first time a UK student team has bettered 20ppb at a regular difficulty tournament!
Note: I think this marks the first time a UK student team has bettered 20ppb at a regular difficulty tournament!
- Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: DEES UK Mirror University of Warwick 28/02/2015
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4215
Re: DEES UK Mirror University of Warwick 28/02/2015
This happened and was a ton of fun. Oxford A cleared the field with 9-0, with Oxford C and Old London Town both finishing 7-2. Stats forthcoming.
Many thanks to the James and Ashley and the rest of Warwick for their organisational prowess and dealing well with a last minute/unannounced team drop!
Many thanks to the James and Ashley and the rest of Warwick for their organisational prowess and dealing well with a last minute/unannounced team drop!
- Mon Feb 23, 2015 10:46 am
- Forum: Databases and Quizbowl Software
- Topic: Quinterest: Hassle-free Database Search
- Replies: 131
- Views: 121865
Re: Quinterest: Hassle-free Database Search
First off, many thanks for the work that you've been doing on the site, Jacob. I have noticed, though, after looking at some bonuses that a significant proportion of them appear not to have the lead-in bit that comes prior to the "For 10 points each." Is there a reason for this?
- Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:59 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Oxford Open 2015
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4285
Re: Oxford Open 2015
Due to the coming mirrors the discussion is taking place on a private page and has thankfully been much more positive and pleasant.Periplus of the Erythraean Sea wrote:Has another amusing Facebook discussion begun already?
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 6:31 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Penn Bowl Mirror @ Oxford, 29/11
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2192
Penn Bowl Mirror @ Oxford, 29/11
Oxford is hosting a mirror of Penn Bowl on the 29th of November. Registration will begin in the New Seminar Room St. John's College at 9.30am, with a view to beginning games at 10am. The tournament will be played on a moderately Briticised version of Penn Bowl. For information about the set in its o...