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by Dirty Water
Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:24 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Hit Songs Survey
Replies: 34
Views: 2864

Re: 2018 Hit Songs Survey

i'm not gonna be as snarky as years past WORST HM: Look Alive . turning Tay Keith into a superstar was the most annoying musical development of the year 91. Suicide Hotline - Logic ft. Alessia Cara, Khalid. I can't stand singing Logic 92. Marry Me - Thomas Rhett 93. Powerglide - Rae Sremmurd, Juicy ...
by Dirty Water
Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:53 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Division II ICT: specific question discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 1717

Re: 2018 Division II ICT: specific question discussion

I said "slaves in Egypt" for _pyramid builders_ and got negged; I understand not all of the builders may have been slaves per se, but what were the acceptable and promptable responses?
by Dirty Water
Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:50 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152847

Re: IT IS THE FINALS: Best Song of the 2000s

Who Cares About Nausinous wrote:In the spirit of trashy frat parties, I'll go with Mr. Brightside.
Cornell '21
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by Dirty Water
Wed Feb 07, 2018 12:11 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2018 Division II SCT: specific question discussion
Replies: 23
Views: 1996

Re: 2018 Division II SCT: specific question discussion

Could I see the tossup on greatest common factor?

Also it feels like Honshu came up twice pretty close to each other, and possibly both as geo bonuses.
by Dirty Water
Tue Feb 06, 2018 1:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152847

Re: IT IS THE FINALS: Best Song of the 2000s

Wynaut wrote:
Sit Room Guy wrote:
Big Y wrote:
Granny Soberer wrote:
vengefulsweatermensch wrote:
vinteuil wrote:
ProfessorIanDuncan wrote:
merv1618 wrote:Hey Ya! because good god people
by Dirty Water
Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:24 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152847

Re: FINAL FOUR: Best Song of the 2000s

Mr. Brightside

Hurt

I would definitely vote for Hey Ya! over most songs, some of which I would vote for over Hurt – but this is a 1-on-1 matchup and the weight of Hurt renders Hey Ya! completely ineffective.
by Dirty Water
Thu Jul 20, 2017 9:04 pm
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Odd Ways of Learning Things
Replies: 177
Views: 198099

Re: Odd Ways of Learning Things

So, K-pop. Underneath all the flashy music videos, ridiculous choreographies, cultural appropriation, and synthesizing like there’s no tomorrow, K-pop actually has a surprisingly large amount of culturally and academically relevant content hidden in its lyrics, visuals, and marketing. The casual lis...
by Dirty Water
Wed May 31, 2017 7:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2017 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 105
Views: 59536

Re: 2017 HSNCT discussion

D.5: In the case of questions that specifically ask for a shared first or last name by giving clues about different people who have borne it, the full name of any referenced person will be acceptable (even if the people are relatives). Note that this does not apply to questions asking for a specifi...
by Dirty Water
Mon May 29, 2017 11:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Set Writing Collaboration Thread-2017-2018 Season
Replies: 21
Views: 9873

Re: Set Writing Collaboration Thread-2017-2018 Season

1992 in spaceflight wrote: -BASQT-Are you guys planning on writing a third BASQT set?
I do not anticipate the production of a third BASQT for the upcoming year.
by Dirty Water
Sun Apr 02, 2017 12:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BASQT 2017 - Hackensack, NJ - April 8th
Replies: 4
Views: 4655

Re: BASQT 2017 - Hackensack, NJ - April 8th

The field is now full, and all teams should have received an email. Please email me at [email protected] if this is not the case.
by Dirty Water
Mon Mar 27, 2017 11:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: I guess I'll start?
Replies: 5
Views: 345

Re: I guess I'll start?

We're glad to hear you enjoyed the set. Lynn Margulis proposed the commonly accepted evolutionary history of this organelle. In sexual reproduction, the DNA for this organelle is transmitted only by the maternal parent. In addition to high concentrations of starch, the internal structure of this org...
by Dirty Water
Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:54 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: I guess I'll start?
Replies: 5
Views: 345

Re: I guess I'll start?

Hello Mr. Dennis, Thank you so much for your comments. We just had our second mirror this past weekend, and we did a bit of patching up, largely with the help of what you pointed out here. You’re right in that we did choose to include more “edge of the canon” answerlines, and we tried our best to ma...
by Dirty Water
Sun Mar 05, 2017 6:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BASQT 2017 - Hackensack, NJ - April 8th
Replies: 4
Views: 4655

Re: BASQT 2017 - Hackensack, NJ - April 8th

We are a little over a month away from the tournament, with the field half full. Please register!
by Dirty Water
Thu Feb 23, 2017 11:46 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
Replies: 45
Views: 31124

Re: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17

Dead Parrot wrote:The Rutgers Academic Team will host the Scarlet Knight Spring Tournament on April 15th on NAQT IS-165A. A full announcement will be posted shortly.
Would it be possible to switch this to IS-166 and designate it as the state championship, given none exists so far?
by Dirty Water
Sun Feb 05, 2017 6:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BASQT 2017 - Hackensack, NJ - April 8th
Replies: 4
Views: 4655

BASQT 2017 - Hackensack, NJ - April 8th

Bergen County Academies Quiz Bowl is pleased to announce the Bergen Academies Spring Quizbowl Tournament , a high school tournament on April 8th, 2017. We will be using our regular-difficulty housewritten set. More information is available here . We still have plenty of time and room for mirrors! Fo...
by Dirty Water
Thu Jan 19, 2017 9:09 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BASQT II Available for Spring 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 5478

Re: BASQT II Available for Spring 2017

TJHSST and the University of Kentucky will be using BASQT on March 25 and April 15, respectively.
by Dirty Water
Wed Jan 11, 2017 1:46 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2016
Replies: 105
Views: 5918

Re: Best Albums of 2016

Steeve Ho You Fat wrote:
Wynaut wrote:
The Hilarious House of Frightenstein wrote:We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your service by A Tribe Called Quest
by Dirty Water
Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:53 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2016 Hit Songs Survey
Replies: 25
Views: 2334

Re: 2016 Hit Songs Survey

Dishonorable Mention: Some of these songs have just really, really bland or just plain bad hip-hop songs to thank for being placed outside the bottom ten. Cut It ; All the Way Up ; Die A Happy Man ; H.O.L.Y. ; Me Too BOTTOM TEN 91. Pop Style . Bland. 92. Roses . Not hip-hop, but bland. 93. 2 Phones...
by Dirty Water
Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:43 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2016
Replies: 105
Views: 5918

Re: Best Albums of 2016

Malibu and We got it from Here...
by Dirty Water
Sun Jan 01, 2017 3:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2016
Replies: 105
Views: 5918

Re: Best Albums of 2016

Chicago Regional #1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper #6 Wildflower by The Avalanches Oxford Regional #1 A Moon Shaped Pool by Radiohead #3 Malibu by Anderson .Paak Los Angeles Regional #1 Blonde by Frank Ocean #2 Blackstar by David Bowie Queens Regional #1 We got it from Here... Thank You 4 Your ...
by Dirty Water
Thu Dec 29, 2016 7:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2016
Replies: 105
Views: 5918

Re: Best Albums of 2016

Chicago Regional #1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper #5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar [This is wholeheartedly a vote for Kendrick and certainly not one against Coloring Book, which I enjoyed but felt didn't meet the expectations I had following Acid Rap.] #2 22, A Million by Bon Iver #6 ...
by Dirty Water
Sun Dec 25, 2016 4:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2016
Replies: 105
Views: 5918

Re: Best Albums of 2016

Chicago Regional #1 Coloring Book by Chance the Rapper #9 HEAVN by Jamila Woods #4 A Seat At The Table by Solange #5 untitled unmastered. by Kendrick Lamar #3 You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen #6 Wildflower by The Avalanches #2 22, A Million by Bon Iver #7 Xiu Xiu Plays the Music of Twin Peaks by...
by Dirty Water
Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:29 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Pointless Predictions for 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature
Replies: 23
Views: 1671

Re: Pointless Predictions for 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature

theMoMA wrote:I don't know who Svetlana Alexievich is, but based on a short perusal of her biography, I'm assuming she will win. I will be rooting for noted lingerie salesman Bob Dylan.
Prophetic.
by Dirty Water
Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:46 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BASQT II Available for Spring 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 5478

Re: BASQT II Available for Spring 2017

We have two Missouri mirrors in Orchard Farm and Hallsville. Please contact us if you'd like to use this set in your region!
by Dirty Water
Sat Sep 17, 2016 6:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SCOP Novice at Hunter NY 10/29
Replies: 5
Views: 3511

Re: SCOP Novice at Hunter NY 10/29

(e.g. if you are a middle school quizbowl veteran, playing in this tournament may be unsportsmanlike, and we highly suggest that you volunteer to moderate instead). It seems odd to discourage people from playing in a tournament meant for those with little high school experience simply because they ...
by Dirty Water
Thu Aug 11, 2016 7:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Stimulants and Rituals for Quizbowl
Replies: 28
Views: 20156

Re: Stimulants and Rituals for Quizbowl

in eight nationals i think i've gone through around 20 altoids canisters
by Dirty Water
Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: BASQT II Available for Spring 2017
Replies: 2
Views: 5478

BASQT II Available for Spring 2017

I am pleased to announce the second iteration of the Bergen Academies Spring Quizbowl Tournament , or BASQT , available beginning in February of 2017. This will be a regular-difficulty high school set written by members of the Bergen County Academies Quizbowl Team. Zachary Stier of Princeton and Reb...
by Dirty Water
Sun Jun 05, 2016 9:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2016 PACE NSC: June 4-5, Chicago
Replies: 78
Views: 67658

Re: 2016 PACE NSC: June 4-5, Chicago

Something seems to be wrong on the Superplayoffs data for bonuses/bouncebacks heard, leading to errors for P/B and P/BB.
by Dirty Water
Fri Jun 03, 2016 12:25 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17
Replies: 45
Views: 31124

Re: NY/NJ Date Claims '16-'17

We will probably be hosting our Bergen Academies Spring Quizbowl Tournament on April 8th.
by Dirty Water
Tue May 31, 2016 7:35 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2016 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 133
Views: 76872

Re: 2016 HSNCT discussion

Do math contest people learn about the Galois theory stuff in this question? No, but it's a common topic of self-study for "math contest people". I wouldn't say common , but it's also certainly not unheard of. Nevertheless, I would be very surprised if anyone powered this unless it was a ...
by Dirty Water
Tue May 24, 2016 10:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Help with HSQBRank! (incl. HS teams at college tourneys)
Replies: 44
Views: 31254

Re: Help with HSQBRank! (incl. HS teams at college tourneys)

I believe East Brunswick's May Invitational on 151-A had a full team from Middlesex County Academy: http://neg5.org/t/NklrFBvJGb/stats/team?phase=EJHtSwJMb And EB's February tourney on SSNCT: http://www.hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17693&p=316033&hilit=east+brunswick#p313396
by Dirty Water
Tue Apr 26, 2016 2:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: RAVE at Ridgewood High School, NJ (CALI Set | 10 April 2016)
Replies: 6
Views: 5033

Re: RAVE at Ridgewood High School, NJ (CALI Set | 10 April 2

Great Bustard wrote:Is there a full list of teams who went to this / stats available somewhere?
http://neg5.org/t/E1ejtMSGyb/stats/team?phase=V1UjGHf1b

Six-team round robin followed by a one-game final.
by Dirty Water
Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:07 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here
Replies: 88
Views: 43755

Re: Discuss 2016 NHBB Nationals Here

Two immediate things: Content repetition. I'll hold off discussing the actual answerlines until that gets cleared, but there were clear instances in the bowl of the same answer appearing two, and possibly three, times. If the eligible pool of answers is "anything that has happened in the past&q...
by Dirty Water
Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: College Player v. World
Replies: 26
Views: 14928

Re: College Player v. World

Your Feline Genome wrote:This Friday's game against Eric Mukherjee at 9 PM CDT is still on. Please join us!
Getting wrecked on science before two days of history, history, history? Sounds refreshing. :party:
by Dirty Water
Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/DE/surrounding area discussion
Replies: 41
Views: 27624

Re: NY/NJ/DE/surrounding area discussion

Now that my team has played its last major tournament of the regular season, I figured I might as well start the Nats hypetrain. Here are my predictions of the teams I know (sorry Pennsylvania) who will be in Dallas for the Battle of San HSNCTo. For reference, the Bergen team will ostensibly consist...
by Dirty Water
Fri Jan 08, 2016 11:55 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2015
Replies: 171
Views: 8111

Re: Best Albums of 2015

To Pimp a Butterfly. One of the more popular arguments against TPAB seems to be that the lyrics are too of-the-moment, compared to C&L's timelessness. Lyrically this may be true, but I encourage those who haven't taken them into consideration to look at the pure vocal performance(regardless of l...
by Dirty Water
Tue Jan 05, 2016 10:39 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2015
Replies: 171
Views: 8111

Re: Best Albums of 2015

TPAB & Currents
by Dirty Water
Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:02 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: HSQB's Favorite Hit Songs of 2015
Replies: 28
Views: 2534

Re: HSQB's Favorite Hit Songs of 2015

1. Where Are Ü Now (Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber) - I was that guy who in middle school defended Bieber as a vocalist. This is a song I can use to back me up. Of course, he comes second to Skrillex and Diplo's production work: I think the two are able to negate each other's faults, with Di...
by Dirty Water
Sat Dec 19, 2015 1:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Albums of 2015
Replies: 171
Views: 8111

Re: Best Albums of 2015

Malik: To Pimp a Butterfly . The instrumentation! The poem! The interview! Bilal! Kendrick's flow was the least impressive element of this album – and even that was far above what most people have been able to put out recently. You really can't omit this guy from the GOAT conversation anymore. Compt...
by Dirty Water
Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:30 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Call for Writers -- International History Olympiad
Replies: 36
Views: 19971

Re: Call for Writers -- International History Olympiad

This first sentence is disingenuous at best. There's a reason you call this thing specifically the International History Olympiad and not the International History Championships, or the World History Bowl, or HistoryCon, and that reason is because of the cachet of the International Mathematical Oly...
by Dirty Water
Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2015 NHBB/USGO Discussion Thread
Replies: 122
Views: 58879

Re: 2015 NHBB/USGO Discussion Thread

The bee, where 8 players face off instead of just two teams, is not "traditional" quiz bowl. There should be a penalty, in my opinion, for winning a buzzer race and wildly guessing at the expense of a player who may actually legitimately know the answer. Quizbowl is an exercise in knowled...
by Dirty Water
Sun Apr 12, 2015 11:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/Surrounding Area, 2014-2015
Replies: 72
Views: 43119

Re: NY/NJ/Surrounding Area, 2014-2015

New Jersey still has its Championships to be played on April 18th, so I'll hold off on any Nationals predictions until then. This year has seen plenty of competition in the state, with everyone fighting for the coveted spot of 2nd place right behind High Tech A, unarguably the best team in the state...
by Dirty Water
Thu Apr 09, 2015 12:28 am
Forum: Quizbowl History Forum
Topic: Your Lowest Point
Replies: 64
Views: 54121

Re: Your Lowest Point

I might come back in two years after my high school career is over, but here are my low points so far, from bad to worse: Hunter Novice 2011: This was my first event at any level, and I was enjoying it very well until the tournament was cancelled midway through the playoffs due to the two inches of ...
by Dirty Water
Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:04 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/Surrounding Area, 2014-2015
Replies: 72
Views: 43119

Re: NY/NJ/Surrounding Area, 2014-2015

using the new Morlan rankings! I think this season truly showed how you can't just predict matches by looking at PPB- Bergen(#90) has two tournament victories(in the absence of High Tech/Bethlehem/Charter), while we and a few other teams have lost to Alex Schmidt and his Lehigh Valley Academy team(...
by Dirty Water
Sun Mar 08, 2015 1:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NHBB/USGO 2015 High School Nationals Prizes
Replies: 25
Views: 10727

Re: NHBB/USGO 2015 High School Nationals Prizes

If cash just isn't possible this year, then that's just the way it has to be, and it's more of a return to status quo than a massive deprivation. ... the credit could be transferred to discounts of equivalent value on next year's NHBB events? I would be very surprised if teams attending NHBB Nation...
by Dirty Water
Sat Mar 07, 2015 12:52 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: New Jersey NAQT states date discussion
Replies: 12
Views: 4488

Re: 2015 NAQT New Jersey State Championships

jasongg17 wrote:Hello all. In light of Bergen's Spring Tournament, we will be moving the state championship to a later date (to be determined, though we consider the 25th to be optimal). We apologize for this whole snafu.
That would be the Saturday of NHBB nationals.
by Dirty Water
Mon Jan 26, 2015 10:11 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: What to study for middle school quizbowl? Help
Replies: 13
Views: 9627

Re: What to study for middle school quizbowl? Help

super image heavy book meant to teach kids about minerals or dinosaurs or something These are important . Because questions are partially designed to reward information you should've learned in class, MS questions naturally require less understanding of a subject in order to get points. For example...
by Dirty Water
Tue Jan 20, 2015 11:41 am
Forum: Middle school area archives
Topic: 2015 NAQT MSNCT: Congratulations Kealing!
Replies: 40
Views: 27471

Re: 2015 NAQT MSNCT: May 9-10, Dallas

I think Middlesex Middle will make a superb run this year based on their stats so far... http://www.naqt.com/stats/team-performance.jsp?team_id=77864&playoffs=1 Look at that Round 8 game vs. Independence A. 30.00 PPB over 18 gets, 13 of them powers? That's absolutely insane. Phipps plays like a...
by Dirty Water
Sat Dec 13, 2014 8:22 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: NY/NJ/Surrounding Area, 2014-2015
Replies: 72
Views: 43119

Re: NY/NJ/Surrounding Area, 2014-2015

So assuming that the top teams at St. Joseph’s GSAC are seeded using Morlan rank, the top teams would be: Remember the Morlan rankings were before Millburn had played a tournament this season. They sure don't look like the #63 team that they were expected to be. And most excitingly, we’d get to see...
by Dirty Water
Thu Dec 11, 2014 11:04 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

Top Ten: 1. Disclosure ft. Sam Smith, Latch - Disclosure is good. This isn't even their best song from their album(the F for You remix ft. Mary J. Blige was my favorite, but it didn't have much of an impact on this side of the Atlantic). I loved the 6/8 and Disclosure's production style blends so w...