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The Fear – Lily Allen vs. Love Story – Taylor Swift : I'm willing to forgive the mixed literary metaphors for that key change at the end. The Lily Allen song is good, but forgettable. Dashboard – Modest Mouse vs. Bonkers – Dizzee Rascal and Armand Van Helden : It's catchy. What more can I say. Move ...

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Little Lion Man – Mumford and Sons vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue: Little Lion Man and The Cave are good songs, regardless of the rest of Mumford and Sons' discography. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson : I've gone back a...

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I’m automatically voting against Jay-Z, no matter the quality of the song, because he pulled all his music off Spotify and YouTube. The first one is understandable, but annoying. The second one is going too far.

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So Crazy, Seven Nation Army, Hey Ya!, and...what’s the fourth one?

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I’m pulling for Paper Planes

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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.

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I agree that the jury selection question was great, but quick question: Should “trial by jury” have been accepted/prompted? It was negged in my room and accepted in our B team’s match.

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Fountains of Wayne (yes, the "Stacy's Mom" band, shut up) is really underrated. Check out some of their other songs: "Radio Bar": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG6JDS3GE44 "Someone to Love": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw2UAwnj1UA "Bright Future in Sales"...

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Can I see the Hitchcock question? It seemed a little weird to drop the plot summary of Rear Window in the first line.

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And you can play Diplomacy online!

http://www.playdiplomacy.com

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You're too kind.

But seriously, what was with that MacGuffin tossup? And why was it basically the only film tossup in the whole set?

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HSNCT, 10 PM Saturday

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Sam Brochin Presents 3 will be read at 10 PM Saturday.

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I'd love to fit a reading of Sam Brochin Packet 3 in there, if there's enough time/interest.

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Yesterday, this math-based Youtube channel released a video that pretty heavily used Gaussian integers, so that was in the front of my mind. Great channel, everyone should check it out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaL_Cb42WyY

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jonah wrote:When is your Gaussian integers packet being played?

I guess you watched that 3Blue1Brown video too

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I can clear up the Prison Bowl pseudonyms, if that helps.

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This packet is done! And I read it! With no prior announcement!

Final score (roughly, because I wasn't paying close attention to the scoring):
Parth: 345
Jakob: 95 (left after 10)
Alistair: 50
Chloe: 45
Krishna: 10
Yared: 10

More readings will be held, this time with a specified date and time.

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Edited out because I'm an idiot

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I will totally play this.

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Can I see the trash questions on auctions, assassinations and Archer?

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Whoever wrote the SMBC bonus: Thank you. You have no idea how happy that made me feel. I really can't decide what I think about the "Grayson Allen tripping people" question. On the one hand, I do like creative answerlines, but on the other hand, it seemed more appropriate for a trash packe...

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I don't think the Revolutionary War question should've dropped that Boston Massacre woodcut clue so early. Same with search algorithms and breadth-first. The chiaroscuro bonus seems pretty easily 30'd for anyone who's taken a high school art course. I agree that Law of Large Numbers was a good idea ...

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I also loved the Kim Jong-Nam question. Yeah, the distance running one was crazy hard. I'm surprised I even 10'ed it. Both of your basketball tossups seemed like they were really obscure/specific things to toss up in an actual academic tournament. Also, the reader in my room didn't say "Player ...

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Might as well announce this now so people actually show up to the readings at nats. The Increasingly Inaccurately Named Third Annual Sam Brochin Presents™ Packet Revolutions: This Time It's Personal is on its way! The epic * conclusion ** to the Sam Brochin Presents™ Packet trilogy is 60% written, a...

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I'm pretty free whenever. What works for you?

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Will you be doing another reading of this? I had a paper to write, so I unfortunately couldn't make it on Sunday.

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I'm also on the "everloving crap" team.

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I can't do Saturday, but the rest of the days seem good.

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Can I submit a packet? This was one of my favorite sets of trash packets last year, and I'd love to send some questions in.

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You've gotten me hooked on these. Thanks for that.

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I assume you mean Razzie winner Donald Trump.

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Glad to hear it! I loved [REDACTED], by the way. I'd also like to announce, to anyone still reading this forum, that the epic * conclusion ** to the Sam Brochin Presents™ Packet trilogy is in development, and will arrive in time for nationals. It will be everything you expect it to be. *May not be t...

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connorkpierce wrote:Any update on this? I would love to play

Seconded.

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Now I'm sad I missed the Junta! question.

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I'd just like to mention that the phrase "Oscar nominee Suicide Squad" is now valid.

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This sounds glorious. I'm in.

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Kudos to the Aaron Sorkin fan on the writing staff. You might have me beat on absurdly long packet titles and subtitles.

I'd love to play a mirror of this.

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Is this happening tonight? I'll play it whenever.

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I also totally forgot The Nice Guys. Best scenes? The opening of La La Land, the ending of La La Land, the two big back-to-back flashback scenes in Manchester by the Sea (don't want to spoil them), the "Drive it Like You Stole It" scene from Sing Street, any scene with the brother from Sin...

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I haven't seen The Handmaiden, so I didn't list it. That slot will probably be filled by Moonlight.

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Adding this because I just thought of my #3: Ezra Edelman's sprawling, jaw-dropping, eight-hour documentary O.J.: Made in America . I don't know what prompted Hollywood to catch OJ fever again this year, but we're all the better off for it, with one of the best TV series of the year going along with...

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A preliminary list, because there's still a ton of stuff I haven't seen. #1 is definitely La La Land . Just...I adore everything about this movie. The songs, the cast, the characters, the score, the costumes, the cinematography, the editing, the setting, the colors...everything. The soundtrack has b...

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Screw it, I'll just post it all online.

http://trash.quizbowlpackets.com/1923/

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I think it would take too long. I will be there, though.

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Probably another day. I sincerely apologize.

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Sorry guys, this will have to be delayed due to exhaustion, the ending of Love Actually, the Philadelphia Eagles, and other assorted circumstances. I'll try to do a reading for you as soon as possible, but for now just stay tuned,

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Okay, final time: 10 PM (give or take a few minutes), Eastern Standard Time, tonight. I'll post a link here.

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I think those are going to be two separate ones, despite the similar times. That Northeast FB group will have the first one.

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I'm thinking Thursday at this point. It might get moved a bit, but that's where it's at for now. Around 9 PM EST.

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