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- Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:24 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Trash online mirror ANNOUNCEMENT (Sun., 9/23)
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11605
Re: CO Trash online mirror ANNOUNCEMENT (Sun., 9/23)
Hey folks -- I am still looking to play this, and will gladly be placed on a free agent team if necessary, but if anyone would like to team up, I co-wrote CO Trash in 2014, and am a (fairly) reliable scorer, especially in film and television. I can be reached at tuf93700@temple.edu if anyone is look...
- Sat May 27, 2017 6:27 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
- Replies: 80
- Views: 39807
Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
Hey, this was good goofy fun! Thanks to Josh and Fort Osage, as well as Emmett for wrangling us.
- Fri May 26, 2017 10:18 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
- Replies: 80
- Views: 39807
Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
Shan Hogan and I are teaming up for this.
- Wed May 24, 2017 11:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
- Replies: 80
- Views: 39807
Re: "YO, Pass the AUX Cord, You'd Better Not Read" TRASH Set
I put this in the spreadsheet, but would definitely be interested in playing this at HSNCT, depending on when it runs.
- Sat Sep 10, 2016 8:02 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Trash at Maryland (Sept. 10, 2016)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6150
Re: CO Trash at Maryland (Sept. 10, 2016)
Thanks to the writers for creating a stellar tournament, and to Maryland for being gracious hosts!
- Fri Sep 02, 2016 9:38 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Trash at Maryland (Sept. 10, 2016)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6150
Re: CO Trash at Maryland (Sept. 10, 2016)
So, what's the verdict?
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 10:54 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Trash at Maryland (Sept. 10, 2016)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6150
Re: CO Trash at Maryland (Sept. 10, 2016)
Logan Anbinder and I are looking for one, and potentially two teammates for this tournament. Please e-mail me ([email protected]) or send me a PM if you're interested.
- Sun Jul 31, 2016 9:20 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: CO Trash at Maryland (Sept. 10, 2016)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6150
Re: CO Trash at Maryland (Sept. 10, 2016)
Is this considered to be the east coast mirror of CO Trash?
- Mon Jul 18, 2016 2:42 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Chicago Open Trash 2016 (July 24, 2016)
- Replies: 131
- Views: 73020
Re: Chicago Open Trash 2016 (July 24, 2016)
Hey, it has reached my attention that David Seal, although apparently neck-deep in a legal quagmire of Gaddisian proportions, will be very sad if there isn't an East Coast mirror of CO trash for him to play. I assume there are other people, not all of whom are Marnold, who feel similarly. If you're...
- Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:27 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Corporate ACF Nationals
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1222
Re: Corporate ACF Nationals
The RAND Corporation would certainly place well, I suspect.
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 8:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MÖRE WEIGHT
- Replies: 41
- Views: 21192
Re: MÖRE WEIGHT
If this does not happen at the same time as trash, I would be happy to read for it.
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 2:04 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Trash Side Event at uWaterloo (27th June)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3976
Re: Trash Side Event at uWaterloo (27th June)
I will play this.
- Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Delta Burke mirror at uWaterloo (28th June)
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8239
Re: Delta Burke mirror at uWaterloo (28th June)
I would like to play this tournament, if there is a team with space.
Edit: apparently I am playing this with Aayush et al
Edit: apparently I am playing this with Aayush et al
- Thu Jun 04, 2015 6:47 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Discussion of press coverage of HSNCT/quizbowl events
- Replies: 19
- Views: 9964
Re: Discussion of press coverage of HSNCT/quizbowl events
I know this is college-related and not high school, but has nobody else seen this yet? I think this is great!
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/i-was- ... 1417053773
http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/i-was- ... 1417053773
- Sun May 24, 2015 11:15 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Click Here to Become Sad
- Replies: 59
- Views: 34239
Re: Click Here to Become Sad
For most Canadians (or at least for Ontario, where most Canadian quizbowlers are from), anything before the First World War is consigned to middle school classes taken nearly a decade before their collegiate careers. Unless someone went out of their way to learn more about topics like Louis Riel, J...
- Tue Apr 14, 2015 7:22 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (2015 College)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 30114
Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (2015 College)
I will be pursuing a PhD in history at Temple University. It does not seem to me that Temple has an active club, and it is not likely that I will have time to start one. I will, however, be happy to staff those events which are easily accessible by transit in the general area, and would be happy to ...
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:15 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: COTTAGE Bowl - Global Announcement
- Replies: 66
- Views: 42426
Re: COTTAGE Bowl - Global Announcement
Bonus 14 (pretty much just three incomprehensible [really, you had over two months to fix these typos!], tenuously-related hard parts ): For 10 points each, name some subreddits: [10] The title character cannot into space in this subreddit of user created images with country flags as round objects....
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:55 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ACF Nationals 2015: 4/18-19 at the University of Michigan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 46223
Re: ACF Nationals 2015: 4/18-19 at the University of Michiga
I have stayed at the Microtel, which is something like four or five miles away from campus, was less than $70 a night, and was clean, had wifi, and a free continental breakfast.
- Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:35 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Midwestern Spring Trash
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6435
Re: Midwestern Spring Trash
I don't think there necessarily is a 'cannon' of trash answers that needs to appear in every tournament, so long as you're writing accessible questions. Still, I'd argue there's room for both directors in a standard-issue trash packet. But then, just to play devil's advocate to myself, what happens...
- Sun Nov 30, 2014 12:41 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Midwestern Spring Trash
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6435
Re: Midwestern Spring Trash
Thanks for the replies about Ohio trash and COTTAGE Bowl. Those are now on our radar. I was looking at the COTTAGE Bowl global announcement and had a question I wanted to pose, though: The discussion of the distribution says the questions are roughly half from the 1990s and half from the 2000s. Is ...
- Wed Nov 26, 2014 8:11 pm
- Forum: Community Discussion
- Topic: Tournaments/Being Competitive
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14905
Re: Tournaments/Being Competitive
While I won't pretend to know much about the social dynamics of quiz bowl in the US, I think that Chris' post raises a pretty good point overall, which is that the best way to find out how someone feels is to ask them. This thought occurred to me when I read Kenneth's post as well, in that it made s...
- Thu Aug 21, 2014 2:14 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Mike Cheyne Memorial Battle Royal
- Replies: 47
- Views: 20132
Re: The Mike Cheyne Memorial Battle Royal
A reminder that if at all possible please get these packets into me by Sunday morning. I currently have three. I know that at least packets from Rob Carson et al, Joe Nutter et al, Will Nediger et al, Matt Weiner et al, and maybe a few others (Andrew Hart? Auroni Gupta?) are in some state of comple...
- Fri Aug 08, 2014 1:15 am
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Supergroup rankings
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2091
Re: Supergroup rankings
that is not true. the foo fighters are great. they aren't a supergroup. but they are great.NickConderWKU wrote:It's better than anything Foo Fighters have ever released!Dr. Loki Skylizard, Thoracic Surgeon wrote:Did you just cite a RHCP album as one of the best of the early 2000s?
- Thu Aug 07, 2014 8:43 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: Supergroup rankings
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2091
Re: Supergroup rankings
We wouldn't want to include an actual supergroup featuring Dave Grohl on the list!Goole by-election, 1971 wrote:No love for Them Crooked Vultures?
- Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
- Replies: 47
- Views: 21204
Re: VCU Open mirror at uWaterloo (9th August)
While I am staffing the main event on Saturday, I would prefer to play DUST and would also prefer that it run on Saturday, as I cannot attend Sunday.
- Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:34 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Mike Cheyne Memorial Battle Royal
- Replies: 47
- Views: 20132
Re: The Mike Cheyne Memorial Battle Royal
There will be at least two packets completed for this by the Michigan VCUO. If you are almost done with a packet, please complete it this week so we can run at least the initial version of this event then (future packets of course will be played elsewhere). I won't be done by then, but could probab...
- Thu Jul 31, 2014 3:49 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: World Leader All-Star Teams?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 2945
Re: World Leader All-Star Teams?
Are we to assume that these leaders also only have knowledge of world events up to the point at which we've 'plucked' them?
To use Kay's example above, for instance, Victoria only knows things until (at latest), 1901?
To use Kay's example above, for instance, Victoria only knows things until (at latest), 1901?
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:08 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: The Mike Cheyne Memorial Battle Royal
- Replies: 47
- Views: 20132
Re: The Mike Cheyne Memorial Battle Royal
I would write for and play this tournament.
- Mon Jul 07, 2014 3:40 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VETO 2014
- Replies: 52
- Views: 28958
Re: VETO 2014
3) The doublethink: I laud plans to make a new tournament. But why are you trying to destroy an old one at the same time? My own personal opinions (that VETO isn't fantastic and probably shouldn't exist any more) aside, I think I made it pretty clear that as long as people continue to enjoy VETO fo...
- Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VETO 2014 packet discussion
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6410
Re: VETO 2014
Here's an idea: stop playing this atrocious waste-of-time tournament. I mean, I don't really think Jay's out of line to do whatever the hell he wants in his VETO packet; as he points out, this is a tournament that once had a bonus asking people to pick up candy with chopsticks. But, the very fact th...
- Sat Jun 28, 2014 1:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: This year's sets missing from archive
- Replies: 27
- Views: 13147
Re: This year's sets missing from archive
Ottawa Hybrid is being played at the St. Louis Open today.
- Fri Jun 20, 2014 4:32 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: The Good Quizbowl Media Strategy (or lack thereof)
- Replies: 34
- Views: 25232
Re: The Good Quizbowl Media Strategy (or lack thereof)
The problem here is that local media won't cover the fact that Colonel By is the highest ever ranked Canadian team ever and has an outside but fair chance at top 25 next year but will go nuts about a championship. When Lisgar won Reach for the Top Nationals in 2008, there was an article about it it...
- Fri Jun 13, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: 3M: Chicago Open History Doubles, 7/20
- Replies: 47
- Views: 27857
Re: 3M: Chicago Open History Doubles, 7/20
Let's try and nail down registration by the beginning of July, so we can think of an appropriate format/schedule. More specific pricing info to come (can't be more than $10 a person, though, I would guess, if that). About two thirds of the American history tossups have been written, and I'd like to...
- Wed Jun 11, 2014 1:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: writer training-cum-tournament idea
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7626
Re: writer training-cum-tournament idea
Hey, I appreciate the various offers of freelance questions, but I think there are good reasons for continuing to target a bunch of side events as the ultimate product of this project... I didn't realize I was running counter to the spirit of the project by posting -- John's posts made it seem like...
- Wed Jun 11, 2014 10:04 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: writer training-cum-tournament idea
- Replies: 24
- Views: 7626
Re: writer training-cum-tournament idea
Along Nick's lines, I would be willing to write trash for this if there was interest in a) making it a full tournament and b) seeing that tournament include trash.
- Sun Jun 01, 2014 8:14 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 459396
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'd support this happening.Cheynem wrote:A lot of people missed my packet--I'm willing to read it later this week in IRC if anyone wants to hear it.
- Sun May 18, 2014 9:43 pm
- Forum: Trash
- Topic: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
- Replies: 577
- Views: 459396
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Is this still happening?Wasabi wrote:I've written a vanity packet of about 30 or so tossups, which is a mix of rock from 1960 to now and rap. I'll read it at 10p EST on Sunday, or after the online mirror of CHB ends if it runs that late.
EDIT: Clarifying that the rap does not stretch back until the 1960's.
- Sat May 17, 2014 6:58 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Online mirror of College History Bowl
- Replies: 49
- Views: 18681
Re: Online mirror of College History Bowl
For payment instructions, please send a check made out to "National History Bee and Bowl" for the amount owed (one check per team, please - if you need to pay $15 or whatever to someone on your team, that's fine, but I only want one check per team, so figure out who's sending the check in...
- Mon May 12, 2014 7:56 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Discussion of the purpose of Collegiate Novice
- Replies: 36
- Views: 10096
Re: Discussion of the purpose of Collegiate Novice
One of the nice things about this tournament is the amount of mirrors that are typically held. I think that the expansions that you've suggested are a good thing -- they allow for regions to use the set in whatever way is most constructive. In Florida, that might mean staying closer to the original ...
- Mon May 05, 2014 11:55 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: All videos of Quiz Bowl
- Replies: 206
- Views: 158148
Re: All videos of Quiz Bowl
Senegalese Quizbowl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GEn1ajKQBU Whoa. You know, this reminds me, there's got to be at least some members of this community who can write passably in French. If NAQT or HSAPQ opened up a French division, they could tap into a lot of the Francophone Canadian market, at...
- Mon May 05, 2014 11:08 pm
- Forum: High school area archives
- Topic: All videos of Quiz Bowl
- Replies: 206
- Views: 158148
Re: All videos of Quiz Bowl
Senegalese Quizbowl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GEn1ajKQBU Whoa. You know, this reminds me, there's got to be at least some members of this community who can write passably in French. If NAQT or HSAPQ opened up a French division, they could tap into a lot of the Francophone Canadian market, at...
- Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:19 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: VETO 2014
- Replies: 52
- Views: 28958
Re: VETO 2014
Also, please note that the above linked page is pretty much used every year. As far as I know, there isn't actually an application process for playing in VETO that involves an invitation system. If you want to play, then just find a team, write a packet, and play. Peter: see above. Emphasis mine.
- Mon Mar 31, 2014 5:50 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: ICT bracketing discussion
- Replies: 51
- Views: 14088
Re: ICT bracketing discussion
You don't need to be president, but if someone else registers the teams, I don't know if you have the ability to edit the teams. I once registered Minnesota's teams despite never holding any position with the club, but I think this freezes out the ability of other people to do the same (?) This is ...
- Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:49 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: Announcement: Mavis Gallant Memorial Tournament
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4318
Re: Announcement: Mavis Gallant Memorial Tournament
This is almost certainly due to my illegible handwriting, but "Shelly" is actually Shelby from UOttawa.
Thanks for writing this Huma -- it was a lot of fun!
Thanks for writing this Huma -- it was a lot of fun!
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:25 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10450
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
Ottawa defeated Waterloo A in the first game of an advantaged final.
Stats will be forthcoming within the next couple of days, as there are a few small fixes that I need to make.
Stats will be forthcoming within the next couple of days, as there are a few small fixes that I need to make.
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 3:13 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10450
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
We have finished our round robin. Ottawa remains atop the field with a 7-0 record, and Waterloo A, Toronto, and Carleton are the four teams in the championship bracket. The consolation bracket features Waterloo C, McMaster, Waterloo B, and Waterloo D.
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 1:54 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10450
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
Play has resumed from our lunch break, with Ottawa currently atop the field at 5-0.
I would post stats, but I don't seem to have authorization to alter the DB listing for this tournament.
I would post stats, but I don't seem to have authorization to alter the DB listing for this tournament.
- Sat Mar 15, 2014 9:25 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10450
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
Round One is now underway. I will post updates periodically.
- Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:56 am
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10450
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
Thanks Aaron. We are at a round eight teams, and the field for this tournament is now closed unless you can keep us at an even number of teams. A logistics email was sent around earlier this week, so I will keep this post brief, but please meet no later than 8:45AM in the Mathematics and Computers (...
- Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:37 pm
- Forum: College area archives
- Topic: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10450
Re: MUT at uWaterloo (15th March, 2014)
If I haven't received your registration by midnight tonight, I'm closing the field.