You know what's terrifying? how fast this thread got derailed into a political discussion.
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- Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:51 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Things That Are Terrifying
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12559
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:30 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Sean's Quizbowl Bucket List
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7628
Re: Sean's Quizbowl Bucket List
My goal is to be able to translate an entire packet into Mandarin Chinese as i'm reading it.
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:29 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Things that don't suck
- Replies: 620
- Views: 695189
Re: Things that don't suck
Moderating, scoring, and doing stats at the same time while only screwing up once per game.
- Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:24 pm
- Forum: College Quizbowl
- Topic: BARGE at Mizzou - Sunday, January 15th
- Replies: 31
- Views: 23306
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:22 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Things that are overrated
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14313
Re: Things that are overrated
It's not like, bad. It's just not as good as everyone thinks. I'd take Imo's over Shakespeare's anyday.
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:21 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Things that don't suck
- Replies: 620
- Views: 695189
Re: Things that don't suck
Yeah but it was a star wars ending so it's all good.Mewto55555 wrote:The ending of season 2 episode 2 was a bit anti-climactic though...ZhangC1459 wrote:My Little pony: Friendship is Magic
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:56 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Things that are overrated
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14313
Re: Things that are overrated
Necro'ing thread to add "Shakespeare's pizza"
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:51 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Tiger Bowl IV at MU (12/03/2011)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9699
Re: Tiger Bowl IV at MU (12/03/2011)
Everyone loves the tiger bowl.
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:50 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: lalalalala
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 544690
Re: lalalalala
*USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST*
- Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:47 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Things that don't suck
- Replies: 620
- Views: 695189
Re: Things that don't suck
My Little pony: Friendship is Magic
- Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:42 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: hooray!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2347
Re: hooray!
Whooo
- Sun Sep 25, 2011 12:00 am
- Forum: College Quizbowl
- Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at WUSTL (9/24/11)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10672
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:42 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Missouri S&T Spring Tournament 2011
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10573
Re: Missouri S&T Spring Tournament 2011
Fair, but I'm still happy with the way everything turned out.ashkenaziCD wrote:Chris, that's not exactly a fair comparison since most tournaments you've been to have had more than 8 rounds guaranteed for all teams.
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:34 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 17136
Re: 2011 Pre-Nationals Tournament at MU (5/21/2011)
I may or may not staff this depending on when my internship starts.
- Sun Mar 20, 2011 10:23 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Missouri S&T Spring Tournament 2011
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10573
Re: Missouri S&T Spring Tournament 2011
I just want to say (and the Truman kids agreed with me) that this was probably the smoothest tournament I've ever been a part of; I don't think I've ever gotten out of a tournament before 4, ever (i didn't stay for the finals). And congratulations to all the placing teams as well
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:27 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: lalalalala
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 544690
Re: lalalalala
I went looking through PCH's old tournament stats yesterday. I'msoproud.
Then I look at Ladue's and feel glad that we're in college this year.
Then I look at Ladue's and feel glad that we're in college this year.
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:25 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: things that suck...
- Replies: 623
- Views: 443960
Re: things that suck...
More things that suck: Calc 2 and Organic chem are dominating me.
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:24 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Things that don't suck
- Replies: 620
- Views: 695189
Re: Things that don't suck
Haven't been here in a long time. Hot Box Cookies, and MINECRAFT
- Sun Mar 13, 2011 4:20 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Missouri S&T Spring Tournament 2011
- Replies: 40
- Views: 10573
Re: Missouri S&T Spring Tournament 2011
This will be fun. Looking forward to staffing this one
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:48 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: St. Louis University Academic Competition (10/30/2010)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10141
Re: St. Louis University Academic Competition (10/30/2010)
@Abdullah I have never posted such a terrible butchery of the English language on these boards, ever.
@Sean Yeah, you probably have. Please don't turn this into another Gibbs vs. Zahid case, though.
Veritable comedy of errors aside...
@Sean Yeah, you probably have. Please don't turn this into another Gibbs vs. Zahid case, though.
Veritable comedy of errors aside...
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:43 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Word Association
- Replies: 80
- Views: 74668
Re: Word Association
AlcoholL-Town Expatriate wrote:Winehouse
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:43 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: things that suck...
- Replies: 623
- Views: 443960
Re: things that suck...
dividebyzero wrote:Having company over when the person won't stop bragging about how amazing their daughter is.
that's what us Asians do, except we brag about how amazing THE OTHER PERSON'S DAUGHTER is. (or son)
- Mon Nov 15, 2010 10:39 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Bill Currie Memorial Tournament
- Replies: 43
- Views: 26063
Re: Bill Currie Memorial Tournament
I GOT TO MOD THE ADV. FINAL!
That having been said, this was a very well-run tournament, especially considering it was mostly set up by Sam.
That having been said, this was a very well-run tournament, especially considering it was mostly set up by Sam.
- Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:08 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Improving in science?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2307
Re: Improving in science?
Ohhh, science... Personally, I agree with Ammar, since that's definitely what I should've done. Most of my science quizbowl knowledge came from actual classes, reading random books and memorizing interesting things in them, or just remembering something from questions past... which honestly isn't th...
- Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:02 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: WUHSAC XIII (01/29/2011) at WUSTL (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Replies: 87
- Views: 26552
Re: WUHSAC XIII (01/29/2011) at WUSTL (St. Louis, Missouri)
Machina wrote:WilliamofOrange wrote:logic2718 wrote:octo wrote:We're definitely interested.
.. in staffing
- Sun Oct 17, 2010 11:02 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15297
Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)
Here are the statistics (sorry Alex, away from your email too long :D ) Prelims - http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=CharlieDees&id=1&page=standings Playoffs - http://results.scobo.net/SQBS.aspx?org=CharlieDees&id=2&page=standings Also, the bracket wasn't actually The Ghost Ride...
- Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:07 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: things that suck...
- Replies: 623
- Views: 443960
Re: things that suck...
Did you try flaming Jesus?dividebyzero wrote:Not quite sure what everyone was talking about way back when: both Death and Cthulhu got owned by this dragon I was trying to get past...
Oh wait, you don't have Scribble2.
- Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:06 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Missouri S&T Fall Tournament - December 11, 2010
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11608
Re: Missouri S&T Fall Tournament - December 11, 2010
MATCHING ISN'T ENOUGH. SURPASS IT.ChippytheSavage wrote:I guess I will miss another ACT test date. Oh well... if I want to match my brother's score (my life goal at the moment) I will need to go to more tests.
even if it's a 36.
- Sat Oct 09, 2010 12:22 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Students playing without chaperones
- Replies: 30
- Views: 5195
Re: Students playing without chaperones
ashkenaziCD wrote:... I expect you will find that this is all just another great example of you blowing something idiotic out of proportion, which is pretty much all you ever do.
... lulz owned.
- Sun Oct 03, 2010 6:46 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: St. Louis University Academic Competition (10/30/2010)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10141
Re: St. Louis University Academic Competition (10/30/2010)
Our team lost pretty much every active member after last year.AShoaib wrote:Why are there no Parkway schools on this team roster? I'm looking at you Central. I'll have to get Mohamed to nag his brother to make them go now...
- Sat Oct 02, 2010 8:44 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Missouri S&T Fall Tournament - December 11, 2010
- Replies: 30
- Views: 11608
Re: Missouri S&T Fall Tournament - December 11, 2010
I may staff depending on if i can get a ride down
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:11 am
- Forum: College Quizbowl
- Topic: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at WUSTL (9/25/10)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3920
Re: Early Autumn Collegiate Novice at WUSTL (9/25/10)
In the eighth game, I'm pretty sure you switched the scores for Joel and Kefu. Joel had 155, and Kefu had 5. Sounds about right, lol. Joel dominated in his game against us. Oh, and you misspelled Zach's last name, I'm pretty sure it's Goree and not "Gare". At the very least, the a should ...
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:09 am
- Forum: College Quizbowl
- Topic: GIT XV at WUSTL--November 13th, 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5203
Re: GIT XV at WUSTL--November 13th, 2010
The Geckos would be.
I'm personally interested, but obviously I need to talk to Charlie before saying anything since I don't have final decision in what we do and don't go to.
I'm personally interested, but obviously I need to talk to Charlie before saying anything since I don't have final decision in what we do and don't go to.
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:07 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: MSHSAA Rule Changes 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2579
Re: MSHSAA Rule Changes 2010
3. Wording was added to Rule I, regarding Scholar Bowl Officials, to further emphasize the requirement for neutrality in districts and the state series. I thought we determined that the name was being changed to make sure we're no longer the first activity listed on the MSHSAA homepage? :p I though...
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:04 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011
- Replies: 55
- Views: 15889
Re: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011
So in summary, everyone was *this* close to making the playoffs? Haha, thanks Charlie. Looking at the individual scores, you guys did great :D yeah, that's the same record PCH got the year before... i think we actually dropped a little in terms of overall national rankings but everyone did very wel...
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:59 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Two Saints?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2132
Re: Two Saints?
I'd personally like to see an incarnation of Two Saints that didn't suck.
- Thu Sep 30, 2010 5:58 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15297
Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)
I like how Parkway Central has essentially disappeared this year... I don't know why I said "I like" since it means "It makes me sad". I'm working on it [by proxy]. They're definitely aware of some of the tournaments, but I informed my little brother of all the tournaments he sh...
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:09 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)
- Replies: 56
- Views: 15297
Re: Missouri Fall Academic Tournament (10/16/2010)
I like how Parkway Central has essentially disappeared this year... I don't know why I said "I like" since it means "It makes me sad".
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:08 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: St. Louis University Academic Competition (10/30/2010)
- Replies: 32
- Views: 10141
Re: St. Louis University Academic Competition (10/30/2010)
You probably know this already but I'm staffing/willing to staff.
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: WUHSAC XIII (01/29/2011) at WUSTL (St. Louis, Missouri)
- Replies: 87
- Views: 26552
Re: WUHSAC XIII (01/29/2011) at WUSTL (St. Louis, Missouri)
I'm interested in helping with staffing, I bet me and Ammar would do a great job moderating/scoring as a team for a room.
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:06 pm
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: Two Saints?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2132
Re: Two Saints?
We had three once; our varsity C was actually our best team (it was like, Jason, Will, and those people), B was us, and A was a couple more of us.
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:04 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Random posts about food
- Replies: 177
- Views: 119917
Re: Random posts about food
By the way, GETSUM
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:04 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Random posts about music
- Replies: 28
- Views: 22139
Re: Random posts about music
Threw in some random Zelda: Ocarina of Time music (Gerudo Valley is excellent), Nightmare from Avenged Sevenfold (shut up Dees), and some british band.
- Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:01 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Things that don't suck
- Replies: 620
- Views: 695189
Re: Things that don't suck
once again.... Dwarf Fortress. What other game is there where you have the ability to inundate an elven caravan with lava, use water to solidify them in rock, and then chisel out that rock and make it into an obsidian sword IMBUED WITH THEIR SOUL?
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:08 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: lalalalala
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 544690
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:08 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: NAQT to host a middle school national championship in 2011
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1104
Re: NAQT to host a middle school national championship in 2011
Back when Cerutti was gifted teacher, we'd have an entire day each... Year? or was it each trimester? where we'd just take the day off and play quizbowl with teams formed from the gifted classes... I still have the bracket from the time the team i was on won. It's in my basement, lol
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:13 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: MSHSAA changes for the 2010-2011 season
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2509
Re: MSHSAA changes for the 2010-2011 season
And high fives and excessive cheering for powers.
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:13 am
- Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
- Topic: NAQT to host a middle school national championship in 2011
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1104
Re: NAQT to host a middle school national championship in 2011
We didn't do too badly at that Westminster tourney either.
- Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:12 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: lalalalala
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 544690
Re: lalalalala
Hahah I saw that today and thought of my experiences trying to find where to apply for admission on some sites...
- Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:18 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: MSHSAA changes for the 2010-2011 season
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2509
Re: MSHSAA changes for the 2010-2011 season
Please, I had to have someone to talk to in order to keep being loud. Call it the Central bylaw. Or the Bylaw of PCHA (to be pronounced "p'cha")
Edit: I call Bail Organa
Edit: I call Bail Organa