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Mr. Brightside by The Killers vs. Paper Planes by M.I.A.
Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Hurt by Johnny Cash

I'm solidly "OK" at both history and literature. Hit me up if you want a fast buzzer/glue guy.

Mr. Brightside by The Killers vs. Toxic by Britney Spears
Paper Planes by M.I.A. vs. Chicago by Sufjan Stevens
Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand
American Boy by Estelle featuring Kanye West vs. Hurt by Johnny Cash

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley vs. Mr. Brightside by The Killers Jesus Walks by Kanye West vs. Toxic by Britney Spears 99 Problems by Jay-Z vs. Paper Planes by M.I.A. Ignition (Remix) by R. Kelly vs. Chicago by Sufjan Stevens Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand v...

I'm playing and seeking teammates. You know me, I do generalisty things. Will probably get >0 powers and >0 negs.

Benji Nguyen and I are seeking two rabblerousers to be our teammates. Contact either of us if you're interested, especially if you know science.

Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Time to Pretend by MGMT One More Time by Daft Punk vs. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand vs. Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine Lose Yourself by Eminem vs. Rehab by Amy Winehouse Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes vs. Feel Good Inc. by Goril...

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley vs. Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day Mr. Brightside by The Killers vs. Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson Jesus Walks by Kanye West vs. Wake Up by Arcade Fire Toxic by Britney Spears vs. Get Ur Freak On by Missy Elliott 99 Problems by Jay-z vs. Hips Don't Lie by ...

Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes vs. Fidelity by Regina Spektor I like The White Stripes, but sporting events had ruined "Seven Nation Army" for me a long time ago. It's also just not that good in the first place. Maps by Yeah Yeahs Yeahs vs. Feel Good Inc. by Gorillaz "Maps&quo...

Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, IL will be mirroring the Ohio Trash 2017 questions on Saturday, January 6th. The tournament will start at 9a, and expect to end around 4p. Entry fee is $15 a player, teams of maximum of 5 players, and can register individually and be placed on a team if ...

Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Blind by Hercules and Love Affair "Blind" has perhaps been my favorite song that I've discovered through this bracket so far, but it's not standing up to "Hey Ya!", which is one of the very few songs that I don't think anybody dislikes. Time to Pretend by ...

99 Problems by Jay-Z vs. Helicopter by Bloc Party I never got super into Jay-Z like I did Kanye, but "99 Problems" is pretty great, especially the iconic second verse. Hips Don't Lie by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean vs. One Armed Scissor by At the Drive-In I like At the Drive-In well enou...

Crazy - Gnarls Barkley vs. Machine Gun - Portishead "Crazy" is a really deserving one seed: I like it a whole lot even if I don't have too much to say about it. Wake Me Up When September - Green Day vs. Beautiful - Christina Aguilera "Beautiful" reminds me of Mean Girls , which ...

Mad your favorite tunes of the 2000s weren't considered for this bracket? Write a packet about it and read it to your friends instead!

Had this idea while chatting with a few friends and decided to open it up to the quizbowl public, so here goes. Write a packet of as few or as many tossups as you would like on songs from the 2000s that you enjoy. The only constraint is that they cannot have been entries in Fred's tournament (check ...

mr. brightside is good but is not deserving of its moniker of "every frat boy's favorite song" and is the 2nd best song on Hot Fuss at best.

the takes will continue until voting commences

II have to work off a lot more first impressions here than in last round! Here goes nothing... The Fear – Lily Allen vs. Love Story – Taylor Swift I much preferred the Lily Allen song I was most familiar with ("Smile") to this. But it's charming enough. "Love Story" is stupidly s...

I received Steam gifts of Cuphead and Oxenfree from Ian Drayer today. I've heard great things about both, and am looking forward to playing them. Thanks a bunch, Ian! On that note, I'm dropping my gift off at the post office tomorrow morning, so it should arrive by Christmas. I also received a packa...

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue Little Lion Man is one of the two or so Mumford and Sons songs I actually quite like, though I've always found the profanity in the chorus a bit jarring. But Can't Get You Out of My Head is a top-tier earworm and one...

The best movie that I saw in 2017 was Your Name , but I guess that was out last year so it doesn't count. I really liked Blade Runner 2049 , despite the fact that the soundtrack was very weak and misused. I missed out on a lot of the big award movies this year, but am looking into getting in on this...

This thread has been out of hand for a while. We're going to lock it for now while the staff have some more discussion on the matter.

Name: Dylan Minarik email: minarik15@gmail.com 1. A critically-acclaimed indie game on Steam (my steam ID is QBKOCF if you plan on going down that route). Something along the lines of Undertale or Cuphead (both which I have not played), but I'll play something of any genre. 2. An entry from the 33 1...

I made audio recordings of all my team's matches at the MSU site of this tournament. If you are for some reason interested in listening to them, let me know and I can get them uploaded. Note that they will probably be unedited, so expect lots of profanity and injokes.

The existence of this site is bad for the Spring Open, which has become a cornerstone of the schedule for the collegiate circuit. I would strongly advise the editors to cancel this mirror or the hosts to renege on hosting, or we're going to end up with two extremely diluted Midwest sites.

I'm probably going to this site and am currently a free agent. Shoot me a message if you want to team up. EDIT: Looks like I'm teaming up with Jakob Myers and Andrew Wang for this. We tentatively have a fourth as well but I'll wait for them to confirm that they can actually go before I let the cat o...

This is perhaps a small complaint more than anything, but can we stop using the stupid "you are a Laotian phrenologist" or whatever bonus leadin joke so much? In particular, it was used in THREE BONUSES in Editors 1, which got really grating. Wiener's First Law apparently belongs to the ag...

Having now played [TOEJAMANDEARL], I'm going to strongly recommend we just run it as a shootout. Sold. If the field grows some more, we'll break into two shootout rooms. We're at 13 signed up, and there are probably going to be a few people who sign up on site on Saturday. It wouldn't be hard to pu...

How many packets will this set have this weekend?

Periplus of the Erythraean Sea wrote:How many people are actually submitting packets for this?

I'm playing this with Greg Peterson, Adam Silverman, and Auroni Gupta. We're submitting a packet.

I wouldn't be super upset if people wanted to play this as tossups only and get on with their lives, but I think it's rather silly to offer a Skype mirror explicitly for the purposes of playtesting and decide to not playtest bonuses, which are a whole half of the tournament. So I prefer keeping toss...

Unless there's a big swathe of off-spreadsheet staffers, it's looking like Super ACRONYM will have a staffing problem, especially if all the free agents form teams. Is there a plan to handle this?

It's the year 2017, and more people than ever like to read packets on their cell phones. Unfortunately, when you upload your tournament to the archive as a single ZIP file, it prevents lots of people from doing so. So, it's optimal for everyone, when uploading sets, to upload both the individual doc...

I'd consider playing this on Skype if I have a free day/weekend.

Tejas and I are writing a packet for this.

Young, eligible bachelor seeking teammates for Thought Monstrosity and Modern Age. Can provide non-negligible points and buffoonery.

Andrew Wang and I are seeking teammates for a Midwest site of this.

Young Fenimore Lee and I will try our best not to lose every game at this.

I'll pay egregious sums of money to ensure I get a chance to play this set in the fall.

I am going to write a packet on Vine. It will probably be very niche/vanity, but if people want to hear it in the IRC i'd be more than pleased to do a reading at some point.

So, some specific details about the MSNCT edition of this: We will meet between 6:30 and 6:45, finalize team formation and scheduling, and then play the tournament. We'll use the Dennard, Matthews, and Wentzel rooms, which are apparently on the upper level. After the tournament has finished, I will...

Eh, why not, I'll play this and not get any questions. Will have a sick hat, of course.

women, fire and dangerous things wrote: though I can staff trash things if there's need.

Not if the Dream Team re-forms as I plan!

I'll play anything (almost). Top of my wishlist is Super ACRONYM, Thought Monstrosity, Tricon, Modern Age, and There Will Be Stock Clues in some ordering.

Adam Silverman got every single biology and chemistry tossup in the ICT playoffs. He also supplanted that with some pretty darn good generalism, managing to take a bunch of important questions from some of the game's best specialists in their categories. It's too bad you didn't get to see this in th...

Lots of people, at least the one's I'm in contact with, have some sort of plan for Saturday night. So, doing this on Friday night after scrimmages, etc. are over would probably be best. Someone should set up a team spreadsheet!

Seems like there's pretty good interest for this. With only 6 packets, we're a little limited in format, but it would be really easy to draw up a schedule for a 6-team round robin, and we can do either quads or teams of 5 depending on interest. In any case, I'm planning on playing this with Rob, Tej...

Rob and I have formed an unholy Board Staff Alliance to play this event. We will be in the top percentage of teams.

You know I'll be here for this. Seeking a teammate with interest in winning.

EDIT since it was unclear: Is this getting run as singles? doubles? or something else?

I like modern art and don't know much at all about modern lit. Play this with me!

I'll be around for this. I like architecture and am OK at painting, but don't play this with me if you want to win.

Count me in as another vote for Side Event-Palooza: I had a lot more fun getting a taste of a bunch of different sets than having to sit through another regular old academic tournament.

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