Steven Pinker's Font Size Fun Time Nationals Barrel

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Steven Pinker's Font Size Fun Time Nationals Barrel

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Hello,

It's that time of year for a Nats prediction thread. I warn you though, NO SILLY BUSINESS or you will lose your rights.

That's right, I want SERIOUS, LOGICAL,RAtioAL predictions!

There is no mystery, do NOT pass GO, do NOT collect $200.
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Louis Menand, writing about Steven Pinker wrote:Jesus wept.
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feel free to use this thread for unparseable jokes about pop scientists or cracker barrels or whatever. no inscrutably ironic/unironic/ironic classism please
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My favorite insular quiz bowl joke is when Isaac keeps trying to make whatever this is happen.
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I predict that people will continue to not get my Mr. Show reference
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I have to condition for a trail crew job, so you better believe Quizbowl crunches are back.
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The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I have to condition for a trail crew job, so you better believe Quizbowl crunches are back.
If you do calisthenics on the floor of my game room I will scowl at you all round.
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The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I have to condition for a trail crew job, so you better believe Quizbowl crunches are back.
can you please do this on jacob reed's desk when we play you thanks
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I Predict! that I will bring some baked goods w/ me. I'm thinking muffins - brown bread, with some little golden raisins in them. Is anyone else bringing food?
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The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I Predict! that I will bring some baked goods w/ me. I'm thinking muffins - brown bread, with some little golden raisins in them. Is anyone else bringing food?
idk in middle school i'd chew/eat loose leaf paper so probably?
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I'm making cornbread!
I did that too Wang
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The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I'm making cornbread!
I did that too Wang
same
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An Economic Ignoramus wrote:
The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I'm making cornbread!
I did that too Wang
same
Y'all are uncultured swine. Construction paper or nothing :lol:
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in case you all didn't already know, i won't be at ict, so various fight plans will have to be postponed. as the saying goes, "card subject to change."
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the bus to the hotel was 15 minutes, in response the lady in front of me said "Holy Toledo!"
I choked on some cornbread, and she checked to see if I was ok.
Thank you.
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wcheng wrote:
The Stately Rhododendron wrote:I have to condition for a trail crew job, so you better believe Quizbowl crunches are back.
can you please do this on jacob reed's desk when we play you thanks
I did these before almost every round.

Also, I went for a run during lunch and saw so many deer. They were used to humans, so they didn't startle. 'Stead, I had to walk around them. I love it when beings demand respect!

To quote LA: "What do you do if you insist: "I have to love you, I have to love you because Christ asked me to"? You run away. But if you have respect for the other, then he will leave you to do whatever you want. If he wants you to love him, then it’s fine. But if he doesn’t, it’s also fine. If you love him, you try to explain to the other that you love him, but if you don’t love him do whatever you like."

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On the couch of my aunt, I'm thinking about the many mysteries of ACF Nationals this year:

WHO is responsible for the "mysterious" closure of the T and was Charlie still on?
WHAT FORCE gave Penn a flat right outside of WWE World Headquarters and Joe Nutter's old stomping grounds?
WHY was that Indian takeout my aunt got so good? Really flavorful Aloo Gobi!

Please add any mysteries of love and otherwise!
But please!
Let's keep things "rational" and "scientific."
Thank you.
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