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OctagonJoe

Ah, I can see how buzzing on the first clue of the question could lead you to be confused about whether "Cannonball Run" was the required answer; my apologies for not including a prompt. Carsten or Rob, could whichever of you has the set that will go out to mirrors please add a prompt for...

OctagonJoe

This group recorded a 2002 song about a teen boy who hooks up with a male rapper clearly intended to be Eminem, prompting a response in “Canibitch” in which Eminem and Dr. Dre hit this group with a car. Joss Ackland joins members of this group in a taxi in one of their music videos, which was actua...

OctagonJoe

In this film, the main character refuses to get on a plane and insists that his brother rent a specific blue Buick for their drive back to California, during which he explains that he bought a plot of land in the title place because he may have been conceived there. One scene of this film takes pla...

OctagonJoe

This character has a vision of hell that he describes as “the Emerald Piper . . . an Irish bar where it’s St. Patrick’s Day every day, forever.” In an early episode, this character is forced to wait for hours in a bakery, prompting him to shoot the clerk in the foot. Later in the series, he avenges...

OctagonJoe

This ten-syllable phrase was adapted from Cameroonian musician Manu Dibango’s 1972 song “Soul Makossa.” For 10 points each: [10] Give a reasonable approximation of this nonverbal ten-syllable phrase that is repeated many times at the end of Michael Jackson’s “Wanna Be Startin’ Something.” ANSWER: m...

OctagonJoe

I think, and the conversion data backs me up, that the tossup on "sign language" ended up being tragically transparent. Am I correct in that it did use a fun clue from Nashville, though? The clues were from Lake Windfall , Children of a Lesser God , The Tribe , and Mr. Holland's Opus . Th...

OctagonJoe

A wrecked ship in this game is home to roaming collections of souls called Covern. Audiences during speedruns of this game customarily spam the chat during the credits with the name of its development team, Deer Force. Stoke, an unused enemy from this game, resembles a miniature version of an eight...

OctagonJoe

In a 2015 film, parents with this profession force their children, played in later scenes by Maryann Plunkett and Jason Bateman, to sing a song with the lyric “kill all parents so you can keep living”; those parents conspire to disappear so that they can reemerge after they are declared legally dea...

OctagonJoe

If anyone playing heard any errors (or in reading, saw any errors or typos), you can e-mail me and I'll do what I can.

OctagonJoe

2015–16 Season in Review 2015–16 League Champion Maryland B In spite of its namesake (a quizbowl team famed throughout the land for never having won even a single game), Maryland B managed to just clinch a championship over Team Cheyne in the final week. Team Cheyne score more points over the cours...

OctagonJoe

theMoMA wrote:We'll provide . . . what Carsten promises to be a readable set!

If Rob ~~misplaces~~ places all the punctuation ~~around~~ and quotation marks in the most logical and aesthetically pleasing fashion again, I can make no such a promise.

fixed some obvious typos --mgmt

OctagonJoe

Week Twenty-One Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 9-6-4-2 600 Team Cheyne 7-9-5-0 614 Team Gehring 5-6-8-2 539 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-4-17 317 Team Gehring Cecily Strong -- 5 points Vanessa Bayer -- 12 points Bobby Moynihan -- 4 points Kyle Mooney -- 10 points 31 points Team Ch...

OctagonJoe

Week Twenty Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Cheyne 7-9-4-0 589 Maryland B 9-5-4-2 570 Team Gehring 4-6-8-2 508 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-4-16 304 Team Gehring Kate McKinnon -- 9 points Vanessa Bayer -- 5 points Bobby Moynihan -- 8 points Leslie Jones -- 5 points 27 points Team Cheyne ...

OctagonJoe

Week Nineteen Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 9-5-4-1 556 Team Cheyne 6-9-4-0 551 Team Gehring 4-5-8-2 481 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-3-16 288 Team Gehring Kate McKinnon -- 13 points Vanessa Bayer -- 8 points Aidy Bryant -- 8 points Leslie Jones -- 1 point 30 points Team Cheyne T...

OctagonJoe

Week Eighteen Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 9-5-3-1 527 Team Cheyne 5-9-4-0 519 Team Gehring 4-4-8-2 451 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-3-15 275 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 8 points Vanessa Bayer -- 9 points Bobby Moynihan -- 3 points Jay Pharoah -- 4 points 24 points Team Cheyne ...

OctagonJoe

The packet was played and an individual prevailed with 45 points. Stephen Liu finished second with 40; Tejas, Ryan B., and Kenji tied with 20; and Richard and Chris M. had 10. Who *IS* this mysterious "individual"? What *WAS* he doing winning this packet? These are just two of this thread...

OctagonJoe

Week Seventeen Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 8-5-3-1 497 Team Cheyne 5-9-3-0 497 Team Gehring 4-3-8-2 427 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-3-14 262 Team Gehring Cecily Strong -- 5 points Bobby Moynihan -- 3 points Vanessa Bayer -- 5 points Jay Pharoah -- 0 points 13 points Team Cheyn...

OctagonJoe

Does this tournament need staff?

OctagonJoe

Week Sixteen Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 8-4-3-1 468 Team Cheyne 4-9-3-0 454 Team Gehring 4-3-8-1 414 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-14 247 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 12 points Vanessa Bayer -- 6 points Beck Bennett -- 9 points Jon Rudnitsky -- 2 points 29 points Team Cheyne ...

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OctagonJoe

Week FIFTEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!! Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 8-4-2-1 441 Team Cheyne 3-9-3-0 424 Team Gehring 4-2-8-1 385 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-13 237 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 5 points Beck Bennett -- 8 points Aidy Bryant -- 2 points Leslie Jones -- ...

OctagonJoe

Week Fourteen Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 7-4-2-1 413 Team Cheyne 3-8-3-0 405 Team Gehring 4-2-7-1 369 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-12 227 Team Gehring Kate McKinnon -- 6 points Vanessa Bayer -- 6 points Kyle Mooney -- 9 points Pete Davidson -- 2 points 23 points Team Cheyne ...

OctagonJoe

Week Thirteen Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 7-3-2-1 389 Team Cheyne 2-8-3-0 375 Team Gehring 4-2-6-1 346 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-11 213 Team Gehring Kenan Thompson -- 7 points Vanessa Bayer -- 9 points Beck Bennett -- 7 points Jay Pharoah -- 2 points 25 points Team Cheyne ...

OctagonJoe

Week Twelve Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 6-3-2-1 348 Team Cheyne 2-8-2-0 355 Team Gehring 4-1-6-1 321 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-10 198 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 14 points Bobby Moynihan -- 4 points Aidy Bryant -- 2 points Leslie Jones -- 2 points 22 points Team Cheyne Ke...

OctagonJoe

Week Eleven Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Cheyne 2-8-1-0 334 Maryland B 5-3-2-1 318 Team Gehring 4-0-6-1 299 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-9 187 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 14 points Bobby Moynihan -- 12 points Kyle Mooney -- 11 points Sasheer Zamata -- 5 points 42 points Team Cheyne...

OctagonJoe

Week Ten Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 5-2-2-1 269 Team Cheyne 1-8-1-0 283 Team Gehring 4-0-5-1 257 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-8 163 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 8 points Vanessa Bayer -- 10 points Aidy Bryant -- 6 points Sasheer Zamata -- 0 points 24 points Team Cheyne Kate ...

OctagonJoe

Week Nine Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Cheyne 1-7-1-0 254 Maryland B 4-2-2-1 237 Team Gehring 4-0-4-1 233 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-7 147 Team Gehring Cecily Strong -- 2 points Vanessa Bayer -- 4 points Kyle Mooney -- 4 points Leslie Jones -- 1 point 11 points Team Cheyne Taran K...

OctagonJoe

Week Eight Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Cheyne 1-6-1-0 236 Team Gehring 4-0-3-1 222 Maryland B 3-2-2-1 212 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-6 137 Team Gehring Kenan Thompson -- 4 points Kate McKinnon -- 12 points Kyle Mooney -- 6 points Beck Bennett -- 8 point 30 points Team Cheyne Ceci...

OctagonJoe

Week Seven Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Cheyne 1-6-0-0 214 Maryland B 3-1-2-1 184 Team Gehring 3-0-3-1 192 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-4 121 Team Gehring Kenan Thompson -- 10 points Cecily Strong -- 18 points Bobby Moynihan -- 16 points Beck Bennett -- 3 point 47 points Team Cheyne...

OctagonJoe

Week Six Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Cheyne 1-5-0-0 187 Maryland B 3-1-1-1 158 Team Gehring 2-0-3-1 145 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-3 99 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 18 points Aidy Bryant -- 8 points Vanessa Bayer -- 14 points Sasheer Zamata -- 1 point 41 points Team Cheyne Cecily...

OctagonJoe

Auks Ran Ova wrote:
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that's racist

He helped you become Spider-Man.

OctagonJoe

Week Five Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Cheyne 1-4-0-0 146 Maryland B 3-1-0-1 139 Team Gehring 1-0-3-1 104 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-2-3 90 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 7 points Bobby Moynihan -- 6 points Aidy Bryant -- 10 points Jon Rudnitsky -- 2 points 25 points Team Cheyne Kate ...

OctagonJoe

I went 1/1/0 in the first round, not 3/6/1. Presumably Rob went 3/6/2 and the fiendish statskeeper done screwed up. On a related note, I find it questionable that we went 3/20/2 over the course of 24 questions in Round 6.

OctagonJoe

Week Four Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 3-0-0-1 105 Team Cheyne 0-4-0-0 101 Team Gehring 1-0-3-0 79 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-1-3 62 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 8 points Vanessa Bayer -- 6 points Kyle Mooney -- 2 points Pete Davidson -- 2 points 18 points Team Cheyne Kate McK...

OctagonJoe

Week Three Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Maryland B 2-0-0-1 75 Team Cheyne 0-3-0-0 72 Team Gehring 1-0-2-0 61 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-1-2 52 Team Gehring Leslie Jones -- 5 points Bobby Moynihan -- 2 points Jay Pharoah -- 3 points Sasheer Zamata -- 6 points 16 points Team Cheyne Taran K...

OctagonJoe

Week Two Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Gehring 1-0-1-0 45 Team Cheyne 0-2-0-0 55 Maryland B 1-0-0-1 50 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-1-1 37 Team Gehring Cecily Strong -- 6 points Beck Bennett -- 1 point Bobby Moynihan -- 10 points Jon Rudnitsky -- 0 points 17 points Team Cheyne Kate McK...

OctagonJoe

Week One Stats Standings Team Record Points scored Team Gehring 1-0-0-0 28 Team Cheyne 0-1-0-0 27 Robot Matt Bollinger 0-0-1-0 24 Maryland B 0-0-0-1 21 Team Gehring Taran Killam -- 14 points Beck Bennett -- 7 points Vanessa Bayer -- 5 points Sasheer Zamata -- 2 points 28 points Team Cheyne Kenan Th...

OctagonJoe

I wrote a packet with a secret. . . . I'll read it again Sunday night if enough new people are interested in hearing it. I'll read this tonight sometime shortly after the World Cup Final ends, so probably around 8 Central barring extra time. The channel will be #thatsrandom. This was played. A good...

OctagonJoe

OctagonJoe wrote:I wrote a packet with a secret. . . . I'll read it again Sunday night if enough new people are interested in hearing it.

I'll read this tonight sometime shortly after the World Cup Final ends, so probably around 8 Central barring extra time. The channel will be #thatsrandom.

OctagonJoe

I wrote a packet with a secret. I read it tonight on the IRC and Rob won, as is his wont. I'll read it again Sunday night if enough new people are interested in hearing it.

OctagonJoe

I'm probably going to this site unless I don't go to VCUO at all, so I am tentatively looking for a team.

OctagonJoe

If there are enough interested people who haven't played it and I remember that I said I would read it, I will use the channel #mikecheyneisafiend at roughly 9 Central (not quite 4 hours from now) to read the packet I wrote (and already read to a number of people) last week for the drive to ACF Nat...

OctagonJoe

If there are enough interested people who haven't played it and I remember that I said I would read it, I will use the channel #mikecheyneisafiend at roughly 9 Central (not quite 4 hours from now) to read the packet I wrote (and already read to a number of people) last week for the drive to ACF Nati...

OctagonJoe

Stats.

Thanks to Macalester for hosting.

OctagonJoe

I might play this tournament and I always get a packet in for the earliest deadline. I do not, however, answer questions or win games.

OctagonJoe

The stats still show my team lost to the Gehring team. We actually won this game after our protest was upheld and then scored points on the subsequent bonus. I think history is unclear on the real outcome of that whole protest. Other than the part where Kurtis tried to play a bonus he already heard.

OctagonJoe

I have a packet of easy-ish basketball questions that Frank Firke wrote. I can read it tonight in the IRC sometime around when the lottery is happening so as to avoid seeing the Wolves lose their pick to the Suns.

OctagonJoe

carsten.gehring is my Skype username.

OctagonJoe

I'll read my packet in about 15 minutes in the IRC.

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