Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I will be reading a "music" packet at 10 CST tonight.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Is there likely to be a Festivus theme-and-trash-packet frenzy again this year? I'll be writing a theme packet sometime this month if time allows and would play it either then or at some other time around then.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Yes. I will post about it soon!jonpin wrote:Is there likely to be a Festivus theme-and-trash-packet frenzy again this year? I'll be writing a theme packet sometime this month if time allows and would play it either then or at some other time around then.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Will Holub-Moorman destroyed everyone, with Mik, then Kenji, following.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
On December 22nd, I am going to read Ryan Leaf on Skype to anyone who didn't get to play it at HSNCT. It's an NFL tournament. Message me your Skype name if you'd like to play.
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University of Michigan '18
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
For no particular reason, I am writing (almost done!) with a 20/20 incredibly (I know Byzantium from an academic perspective more than a quizbowl one, so I THINK what I'm writing isn't run of the mill Byzantine History) difficult Byzantine History packet. I plan on reading it at Michigan's quizbowl practice on Thursday night, so I can read it at any point after that.
Collin Parks
University of Michigan '18
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I wrote another film packet, which is 10 tossups on silent film and 10 assorted tossups. I'll read it tonight at 10:30 Eastern.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Matt Lafer handily won the packet, with Mike Cheyne coming in second.women, fire and dangerous things wrote:I wrote another film packet, which is 10 tossups on silent film and 10 assorted tossups. I'll read it tonight at 10:30 Eastern.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Has this happened yet?Kilroy Was Here wrote:For no particular reason, I am writing (almost done!) with a 20/20 incredibly (I know Byzantium from an academic perspective more than a quizbowl one, so I THINK what I'm writing isn't run of the mill Byzantine History) difficult Byzantine History packet. I plan on reading it at Michigan's quizbowl practice on Thursday night, so I can read it at any point after that.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
No. I plan on doing it either Monday or Thursday at 10pm easternJem Casey wrote:Has this happened yet?Kilroy Was Here wrote:For no particular reason, I am writing (almost done!) with a 20/20 incredibly (I know Byzantium from an academic perspective more than a quizbowl one, so I THINK what I'm writing isn't run of the mill Byzantine History) difficult Byzantine History packet. I plan on reading it at Michigan's quizbowl practice on Thursday night, so I can read it at any point after that.
Collin Parks
University of Michigan '18
"Aragorn was the famed king of Gondor, while the Iberian kingdom was Aragon. Both parties were aware of this coincidence: we have a journal entry from Aragorn that expresses his anger at receiving mail meant for King Peter IV of Aragon for the umpteenth time."~ CommodoreCoCo
University of Michigan '18
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
This will be happening tonight, although it's only 15/15 because I ran out of ideas that I wanted to write about.Kilroy Was Here wrote:No. I plan on doing it either Monday or Thursday at 10pm easternJem Casey wrote:Has this happened yet?Kilroy Was Here wrote:For no particular reason, I am writing (almost done!) with a 20/20 incredibly (I know Byzantium from an academic perspective more than a quizbowl one, so I THINK what I'm writing isn't run of the mill Byzantine History) difficult Byzantine History packet. I plan on reading it at Michigan's quizbowl practice on Thursday night, so I can read it at any point after that.
Collin Parks
University of Michigan '18
"Aragorn was the famed king of Gondor, while the Iberian kingdom was Aragon. Both parties were aware of this coincidence: we have a journal entry from Aragorn that expresses his anger at receiving mail meant for King Peter IV of Aragon for the umpteenth time."~ CommodoreCoCo
University of Michigan '18
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I've written a packet about various video games I have played, all released between 1993 and 2011. I'll read it tonight at 10p EST.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
This post is probably redundant, but packet reading for the seinfeld trash tourney is projected within the next two weeks. Concrete date TBA.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'll be reading the trash packet (mostly film with a theme, and some non film questions with a theme) I wrote for our ICT both at ICT itself (the night before, if there's enough people around) and in the IRC the week after. There are at least 50 questions, none of which are good (EDIT: there are 60 tossups--1 is good).
Mike Cheyne
Formerly U of Minnesota
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'll try and read my packet...tonight?...around 9 EST unless I fall asleep.
Mike Cheyne
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Matt Lafer defeated David Seal 115 to 100, with various other people scoring a lot too.
Mike Cheyne
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I will have a "mystery theme" packet to play Wednesday night at 9:30 CST in #mystery.
For those who I guess want to play it on their trips to ACF Nationals, I will give it to them, but I think the packet is more enjoyable in a large group and would probably suggest you should play it in the IRC if possible.
For those who I guess want to play it on their trips to ACF Nationals, I will give it to them, but I think the packet is more enjoyable in a large group and would probably suggest you should play it in the IRC if possible.
Mike Cheyne
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'm 100% done with LIMITLESS INDALECIO, a 20/20 JRPG packet intended to exceed the difficulty of ACFNATIONALS. I intend to use this packet as sort of a difficulty barometer for CULEX, a hypothetical JRPG tournament slated to take place in the next couple of years. I would like to run it at HSNCT first, but if people are interested in acquiring it afterwards, that's fine too.
The distribution for this packet will be as follows:
20 tossups + maybe a couple of additional questions, although I may save a few of those for CULEX.
20 or 21 bonuses
Each set of tossups/bonuses follows a distribution that doesn't deviate too much from the following (except for any common links, which may spread across time periods):
3 NES/GB
5 SNES/Genesis
4 PS1/Saturn
4 PS2/GCN
4 PS3/Wii/360/PS4/Wii U
This is shaping up to be a very challenging packet.
The distribution for this packet will be as follows:
20 tossups + maybe a couple of additional questions, although I may save a few of those for CULEX.
20 or 21 bonuses
Each set of tossups/bonuses follows a distribution that doesn't deviate too much from the following (except for any common links, which may spread across time periods):
3 NES/GB
5 SNES/Genesis
4 PS1/Saturn
4 PS2/GCN
4 PS3/Wii/360/PS4/Wii U
This is shaping up to be a very challenging packet.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'm as excited to play this packet as I am to write a CULEX-inspired JRPG tossup for Tricon 6.0.The Ununtiable Twine wrote:I'm about 35% done with LIMITLESS INDALECIO, a 20/20 JRPG packet intended to exceed the difficulty of ACFNATIONALS. I intend to use this packet as sort of a difficulty barometer for CULEX, a hypothetical JRPG tournament slated to take place in the next couple of years. I would like to run it at HSNCT first, but if people are interested in acquiring it afterwards, that's fine too.
Rob Carson
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
me : this packet :: Raine : ruinsThe Ununtiable Twine wrote:I'm about 35% done with LIMITLESS INDALECIO, a 20/20 JRPG packet intended to exceed the difficulty of ACFNATIONALS. I intend to use this packet as sort of a difficulty barometer for CULEX, a hypothetical JRPG tournament slated to take place in the next couple of years. I would like to run it at HSNCT first, but if people are interested in acquiring it afterwards, that's fine too.
Jason Thompson
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
sign me up, dawgThe Ununtiable Twine wrote:I'm about 35% done with LIMITLESS INDALECIO, a 20/20 JRPG packet intended to exceed the difficulty of ACFNATIONALS. I intend to use this packet as sort of a difficulty barometer for CULEX, a hypothetical JRPG tournament slated to take place in the next couple of years. I would like to run it at HSNCT first, but if people are interested in acquiring it afterwards, that's fine too.
Dylan Minarik
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Inspired by a wonderful old ICT question, I'm about halfway through a car packet of 15-20 questions on "art's vexing questions." I will read it tomorrow night in the IRC for those who are interested in such things and aren't driving to Nationals. Email me tomorrow if you want it for your trip.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
this packet just got that much harderAuks Ran Ova wrote:I'm as excited to play this packet as I am to write a CULEX-inspired JRPG tossup for Tricon 6.0.The Ununtiable Twine wrote:I'm about 35% done with LIMITLESS INDALECIO, a 20/20 JRPG packet intended to exceed the difficulty of ACFNATIONALS. I intend to use this packet as sort of a difficulty barometer for CULEX, a hypothetical JRPG tournament slated to take place in the next couple of years. I would like to run it at HSNCT first, but if people are interested in acquiring it afterwards, that's fine too.
Jake Sundberg
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'll read my packet sometime after 10:30pm central tonight in #vexingquestions.theMoMA wrote:Inspired by a wonderful old ICT question, I'm about halfway through a car packet of 15-20 questions on "art's vexing questions." I will read it tomorrow night in the IRC for those who are interested in such things and aren't driving to Nationals. Email me tomorrow if you want it for your trip.
Andrew Hart
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Starting in 5 minutes. #vexingquestions
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
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.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Who *IS* this mysterious "individual"? What *WAS* he doing winning this packet? These are just two of this thread's most vexing questions.theMoMA wrote: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.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
In case you didn't see the other thread, CAR RIDE will be read in the IRC at 9 PM CST. Cheaters will be prosecuted. The winner will receive the DVD of "Iron Jawed Angels," although you'd have to pick it up in Minnesota.
Mike Cheyne
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I have a packets' worth of unusual tossups across various categories I've written throughout this year. Some of them are very stupid. I'll read it in #quizbowl at 11 EST tonight to whoever's there.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
With Jake's blessing, I hereby also tentatively announce INSANITY PRELUDE(/POSTLUDE), a tossup-only packet of ca. 20 hard RPG tossups to be played before (or after) LIMITLESS INDALECIO.The Ununtiable Twine wrote:I'm 100% done with LIMITLESS INDALECIO, a 20/20 JRPG packet intended to exceed the difficulty of ACFNATIONALS. I intend to use this packet as sort of a difficulty barometer for CULEX, a hypothetical JRPG tournament slated to take place in the next couple of years. I would like to run it at HSNCT first, but if people are interested in acquiring it afterwards, that's fine too.
The distribution for this packet will be as follows:
20 tossups + maybe a couple of additional questions, although I may save a few of those for CULEX.
20 or 21 bonuses
Each set of tossups/bonuses follows a distribution that doesn't deviate too much from the following (except for any common links, which may spread across time periods):
3 NES/GB
5 SNES/Genesis
4 PS1/Saturn
4 PS2/GCN
4 PS3/Wii/360/PS4/Wii U
This is shaping up to be a very challenging packet.
Jason Thompson
aka "that one reader with the ponytail and the Transylvania sweatshirt"
NAQT member
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
When will people write a non-J RPG packet?
Mike Cheyne
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Tonight at 10:00 EST I'll copy Auroni and read a bunch of questions I wrote to study over the last year.
Will Nediger
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University of Western Ontario 2011, University of Michigan 2017
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Here is my "Art's Vexing Questions" packet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6tRw2 ... sp=sharing
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Tonight at 11:00 Eastern, I'll read a visual arts packet with a devilishly difficult to decipher theme.
Will Nediger
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Is it on Satan?
Mike Cheyne
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Before Sean beats me to making this joke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cku497rURF8Cheynem wrote:Is it on Satan?
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Probably about 25% of my packet will be on non-J RPGs.Cheynem wrote:When will people write a non-J RPG packet?
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Auroni wrote:I have a packets' worth of unusual tossups across various categories I've written throughout this year. Some of them are very stupid. I'll read it in #quizbowl at 11 EST tonight to whoever's there.
I’ll follow the lead of Auroni/Will and read a few dozen of my bad questions this Tuesday at 9:13 p.m. EST. (If you want to play but can’t make it, PM me.) I wrote most of them for practice over the last few weeks. There are approximately 30 music questions, plus handfuls of jazz, ling, CS, astro, and a couple math or history. Unless there are objections, I’ll just read them in the arbitrary order they were written. Whoever wins will receive a prize (next time I see them).women, fire and dangerous things wrote:Tonight at 10:00 EST I'll copy Auroni and read a bunch of questions I wrote to study over the last year.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'll be there.hftf wrote:Auroni wrote:I have a packets' worth of unusual tossups across various categories I've written throughout this year. Some of them are very stupid. I'll read it in #quizbowl at 11 EST tonight to whoever's there.I’ll follow the lead of Auroni/Will and read a few dozen of my bad questions this Tuesday at 9:13 p.m. EST. (If you want to play but can’t make it, PM me.) I wrote most of them for practice over the last few weeks. There are approximately 30 music questions, plus handfuls of jazz, ling, CS, astro, and a couple math or history. Unless there are objections, I’ll just read them in the arbitrary order they were written. Whoever wins will receive a prize (next time I see them).women, fire and dangerous things wrote:Tonight at 10:00 EST I'll copy Auroni and read a bunch of questions I wrote to study over the last year.
Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Here is the packet. It was really close, but Eddie managed to pull ahead of Will in the last 10 tossups. He will win a prize based on his favorite question (#13).hftf wrote:I’ll follow the lead of Auroni/Will and read a few dozen of my bad questions this Tuesday at 9:13 p.m. EST. (If you want to play but can’t make it, PM me.) I wrote most of them for practice over the last few weeks. There are approximately 30 music questions, plus handfuls of jazz, ling, CS, astro, and a couple math or history. Unless there are objections, I’ll just read them in the arbitrary order they were written. Whoever wins will receive a prize (next time I see them).
Thanks to everyone who came. Final scores (corrected): Eddie 115, Will 100, John 85, Julian 30, Victor 15, Auroni 10, Chris –5, Doug –5. Breakdown by category:
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# Player Category 10s –5s
1 Eddie Music 10 3
Ling 2 0
Jazz 1 0
TOTAL 13 3
2 Will Music 6 2
Ling 3 2
History 1 0
CS 1 0
Astro 1 0
TOTAL 12 4
3 John Music 8 2
Ling 0 1
Jazz 2 0
TOTAL 10 3
4 Auroni Music 4 5
Ling 0 1
TOTAL 4 6
5 Julian Music 1 0
CS 2 0
TOTAL 3 0
6 Victor Music 1 1
Astro 1 0
TOTAL 2 1
7 Chris Astro 0 1
TOTAL 0 1
7 Doug Ling 0 1
TOTAL 0 1
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exactly at my optimistic estimate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
between the two estimates ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
exactly at my pessimistic estimate ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
later than my pessimistic estimate ▇▇▇▇
- John “Heisenberg” Lawrence getting the first question on Mendelssohn’s Octet after mentioning he was giving a talk on Mendelssohn’s chamber pieces
- Eddie going afk on his favorite question because he had to Facebook message Auroni, who was already in the room and got the question instead
- Auroni guessing Finzi one question before the actual question on Finzi
- Will going 3/2 on ling, but getting the music question that had a ling leadin and trying to ling fraud the title of Symphonies of Wind Instruments
- Jokes about piano rolls being sushi and “Batter my Heart” being tempura, the haas-been composer Pavel Haas, answering true and k to those questions
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
With that being said, we actually do need a field, a time, and some rooms to make this work.Vissi d'arte wrote:With Jake's blessing, I hereby also tentatively announce INSANITY PRELUDE(/POSTLUDE), a tossup-only packet of ca. 20 hard RPG tossups to be played before (or after) LIMITLESS INDALECIO.The Ununtiable Twine wrote:I'm 100% done with LIMITLESS INDALECIO, a 20/20 JRPG packet intended to exceed the difficulty of ACFNATIONALS. I intend to use this packet as sort of a difficulty barometer for CULEX, a hypothetical JRPG tournament slated to take place in the next couple of years. I would like to run it at HSNCT first, but if people are interested in acquiring it afterwards, that's fine too.
The distribution for this packet will be as follows:
20 tossups + maybe a couple of additional questions, although I may save a few of those for CULEX.
20 or 21 bonuses
Each set of tossups/bonuses follows a distribution that doesn't deviate too much from the following (except for any common links, which may spread across time periods):
3 NES/GB
5 SNES/Genesis
4 PS1/Saturn
4 PS2/GCN
4 PS3/Wii/360/PS4/Wii U
This is shaping up to be a very challenging packet.
Jake Sundberg
Louisiana, Alabama
retired
Louisiana, Alabama
retired
- Mike Bentley
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I have a Pacific Northwest themed packet I wrote (and edited to be a bit more palatable for a nationwide audience) and an amusing primary-themed half-packet UW team member Jefferson van Wagenen wrote. May read it Thursday night around maybe 10 PM EDT.
Mike Bentley
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'll be reading our unused* Nats 2016 packet sometime soon, maybe tonight after Mike's PNW/Jefferson's primary packets are read if there's enough time. These questions are not great, especially the ones we wrote after we knew we weren't going to Nats, some of which were actually just random old Jeremy questions he donated.
*Except for the bio tossup, which was put in an extras packet
*Except for the bio tossup, which was put in an extras packet
Joelle Smart
Ellensburg High School, 2006–10
University of Washington, 2010–14
Rutgers University, 2015–20??
PACE
HSAPQ biology editor, 2014–2017
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
Ellensburg High School, 2006–10
University of Washington, 2010–14
Rutgers University, 2015–20??
PACE
HSAPQ biology editor, 2014–2017
It is a mistake to think you can solve any major problems just with potatoes.
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Ended up being busy last night. Will read this on the weekend at some point.Mike Bentley wrote:I have a Pacific Northwest themed packet I wrote (and edited to be a bit more palatable for a nationwide audience) and an amusing primary-themed half-packet UW team member Jefferson van Wagenen wrote. May read it Thursday night around maybe 10 PM EDT.
Mike Bentley
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
- Mike Bentley
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'll read this around 10:30 eastern tonight.Mike Bentley wrote:Ended up being busy last night. Will read this on the weekend at some point.Mike Bentley wrote:I have a Pacific Northwest themed packet I wrote (and edited to be a bit more palatable for a nationwide audience) and an amusing primary-themed half-packet UW team member Jefferson van Wagenen wrote. May read it Thursday night around maybe 10 PM EDT.
Mike Bentley
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
Treasurer, Partnership for Academic Competition Excellence
Adviser, Quizbowl Team at University of Washington
University of Maryland, Class of 2008
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
So will u post a link or something? Because i wanna play to. Also when u say primary themed so u mean like the presidential primaries?
Austin Foos
Detroit Catholic Central 2015
Michigan State University 2016
University of Michigan 2019
2015 Pace National Champion
2014-2015 Player of the Year
Detroit Catholic Central 2015
Michigan State University 2016
University of Michigan 2019
2015 Pace National Champion
2014-2015 Player of the Year
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I should probably read a packet of Seinfeld trash tossups sometime. I will probably read it Monday night at 9 PM CDT unless something comes up.
Young Fenimore Lee (they/them)
Stevenson High School 2017
Stanford 2021
The New School 2023
Ohio University 2028
Stevenson High School 2017
Stanford 2021
The New School 2023
Ohio University 2028
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
I'm definitely reading tomorrow, it's looking to be closer to 9:30 PM (CDT).
Young Fenimore Lee (they/them)
Stevenson High School 2017
Stanford 2021
The New School 2023
Ohio University 2028
Stevenson High School 2017
Stanford 2021
The New School 2023
Ohio University 2028
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
Sometime this week, probably Thursday or Friday night, I will read this year's iteration of my annual Before & After packet.
John Lawrence
Yale University '12
King's College London '13
University of Chicago '20
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Yale University '12
King's College London '13
University of Chicago '20
“I am not absentminded. It is the presence of mind that makes me unaware of everything else.” - G.K. Chesterton
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Re: Clearinghouse for Random Packet Announcements
For those who haven't noticed, I have posted the First Annual Sam Brochin Presents™ Packet Patent Pending on quizbowlpackets.com. It is easily found under trash. It's been described as "The best packet of all time" and "The worst packet of all time". Sequels and spinoffs exist. Go check it out!
Sam Brochin
Hunter College High School 2012—2018, Pitt 2019—who knows
2016/2017 HSNCT National Champion
"sam brochin take me the **** to waffle house" — Max Shatan
Hunter College High School 2012—2018, Pitt 2019—who knows
2016/2017 HSNCT National Champion
"sam brochin take me the **** to waffle house" — Max Shatan