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actually solving some problems on the USAMO

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Mewto55555 wrote:actually solving some problems on the USAMO
Actually solving A problem on the USAMO. Holy crap, haha.

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MOQBA winning the Ben Cooper Young Ambassador Award.

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As awesome as the previous thing is...

Bin Laden confirmed dead.

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socalcaptain wrote:As awesome as the previous thing is...

Bin Laden confirmed dead.
No awesomer. Way way awesomer.

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socalcaptain wrote:As awesome as the previous thing is...

Bin Laden confirmed dead.
To paraphrase the guy I replaced as the clown on this board:

ROT IN HELL, BIN LADEN!

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socalcaptain wrote:As awesome as the previous thing is...

Bin Laden confirmed dead.
As cool as biting a head off of a snake is, nobody's death should be celebrated in that manner. Just sayin'.

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WilliamofOrange wrote:
socalcaptain wrote:As awesome as the previous thing is...

Bin Laden confirmed dead.
As cool as biting a head off of a snake is, nobody's death should be celebrated in that manner. Just sayin'.
No but the accomplishment of a long held goal should be. And if that happens to coincide with the death of a man who was technically a mass murderer and a serial killer so be it. He worked for nothing short of the degradation of the concept of human dignity not unlike Hitler. Therefore, his death lost the right to be treated in a dignified manner. The boogeyman of our generation is finally gone.

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I finally have Internet at my house :)

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Got two DVDs (District 9, 500 Days of Summer) and two books (collection of J. Swift satire, Too Late the Phalarope), aaaaall for a grand total of...$1.75!! I love libraries. :)

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Learned a new way to tie my shoes from a friend.

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Google Fiber coming to KCMO as well as KCK.

EAT THAT, (oh, crap, I'm still 200 miles south in Podunktopia. sooiee?)

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I'm finally about to head to a high school tournament in Missouri. Three prior attempts have failed, this one should work out OK.

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Going to staff my first national tournament (it's also going to be my first national tournament I'm going to ever).

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Jay Nixon's speech on Sunday.

Had plenty of goosebumps on my sunburned arms by the time he was done.

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Cicadas (come out every thirteen years in stl, the racket is incredible), one-way mirrors, and Silver Spoon (restaurant in Dallas, they have a ridiculous selection)

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My house has a new roof at almost no cost to me :)

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socalcaptain wrote:This new children's book.
As read by Samuel L. Jackson.

I'd link to it, but technically this is still a board that caters to high schoolers.

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FIREEEEEEWORKSSSSS!!! :wink:

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Getting mildly sick so that your parents stop you from watching Transformers 3.

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Sporting KC (née KC Wizards) maintaining their unbeaten streak against the EPL.

Sadly, it was 0-0 draw. Geordies can't handle being in the tandoori known as the epic Heartland Heat Wave of 2011.

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L-Town Expatriate wrote: Sadly, it was 0-0 draw. Geordies can't handle being in the tandoori known as the epic Heartland Heat Wave of 2011.
Not to nitpick, but tandoori is an adjective. Tandoor is the word for the clay oven.
(sorry, think of it as an educational opportunity)

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dividebyzero wrote:
L-Town Expatriate wrote: Sadly, it was 0-0 draw. Geordies can't handle being in the tandoori known as the epic Heartland Heat Wave of 2011.
Not to nitpick, but tandoori is an adjective. Tandoor is the word for the clay oven.
(sorry, think of it as an educational opportunity)
Learning something new everyday. ;)


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The dream Ben posted on HSQuizbowl. Still laughing uncontrollably...

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Machina wrote:The dream Ben posted on HSQuizbowl. Still laughing uncontrollably...
A link, for those who are interested in my apparent delinquency.

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Oh man, he just posted another one!

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Sporting KC having a 14-game unbeaten streak in MLS play.

Wish more of those were wins, but hey: a point's a point.

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Catching up with old friends
(admittedly it took fifty text messages over five hours...)

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Sony customer service.

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Sam at Team Fortress 2.

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My Little pony: Friendship is Magic

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ZhangC1459 wrote:My Little pony: Friendship is Magic
The ending of season 2 episode 2 was a bit anti-climactic though...

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http://anti-brony.blogspot.com/

Note: I found this to express my feelings about MLP, not the other way around.
Note: On second thought, this should be moved to "things that suck"
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Do you subscribe to that garbage, Ben?

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Mewto55555 wrote:
ZhangC1459 wrote:My Little pony: Friendship is Magic
The ending of season 2 episode 2 was a bit anti-climactic though...
Yeah but it was a star wars ending so it's all good.

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Christopher John Carpenter

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DeckardCain wrote:Christopher John Carpenter
AMEN.

Praise Be To The Squirrel.

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HAPPY FLIGHT!

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Mickey0R0urke wrote:HAPPY FLIGHT!
Time to pounce on the Brew Crew!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZgcBUx0Vwg

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In case you haven't seen any of these wonderful battles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj2Zf9tl ... ure=relmfu

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Mickey0R0urke wrote:In case you haven't seen any of these wonderful battles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zj2Zf9tl ... ure=relmfu
EPIC!!!! (Warning: not suitable for ridiculously sensitive ears.)

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The start of the quizbowl season.

I'll be reading on no sleep. Wish me luck.

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Image
(Except if you're a Chargers fan, in which case: :lol: :lol: :lol: )

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1. I finally moved all of my domains and web hosting stuff away from Go Daddy.

2. Somehow snagging a 4 disc box set that has been intermittently unavailable or otherwise priced anywhere from $45-$90 on Amazon for $23.80... it couldn't have been that price more than a day; guess I checked my wish list at just the right time. :D

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Moderating, scoring, and doing stats at the same time while only screwing up once per game.

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Getting a tossup against UChicago without them having to neg it first.

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Finishing writing LIST II.

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