Learned League

Yeah, but if it's any consolation, I've been on an inexplicable hot streak for the last couple weeks by getting 4 or 5 right answers nearly every match (of course I'm probably jinxing myself now).

I've stumbled again recently (1-3-0), but getting lucky on Estonia + my opponent giving 2 points for it got me the win and guarantees that I will avoid relegation (my one goal for this season).

i am squarely in the middle of my C rundle and i think that may be where i'm staying: average amongst the intelligentsia but not much more

No comment. Thinking of signing up for Stuff... or ELSE! ML, looks like fun. Did not do the precursor, Bird Nerds... or ELSE!

Finished 10th and right at 0.500 thanks to a gift of a 5(2)-4(3) win! Pleased as hell that I'm right in the middle after a horrific start and that I ended with a non-losing record.

I finished just below the promotion zone in my C rundle after hovering above that line for a little while. But the bloom has been off the rose for a while now so no biggie.

I managed to escape relegation, so I'm happy with that. I just checked, and my rundle had the highest QPct across all of LL (.797). Which means I had a bunch of matches where I thought I did pretty well, but my opponent did just a bit better.

best finish ever -- second, behind the fucker who won for the fourth time -- and finally made the tourney. fortunately our QPct was nowhere near that of jaymc's rundle

My QPct is one correct question from being division-average, so my actual performance mostly ended up matching my Pythagorean.

that's the guy who invented the steam engine, right?

With his nine pound hammer and anvil, yeah.

In other news: https://www.learnedleague.com/register.php?1960smusic

How did everyone do on Biblical Phrases in Common Usage?

I learned a lot of people paid more attention in Sunday school than I did

I've been doing pretty well in this current crop of One Days by finishing above the median on almost all of them, and the one where I wasn't I was in the 43rd %ile. My usual milieu has been in 20s-30s.

Kicking myself for forgetting to sign up for the Presidents in Pop Culture ML, which seems like it'd be in my wheelhouse.

it's pretty good, more challenging than I expected so far

Looks like my branch has been moved to a new league for next season: Sakura.

Cherry Blossom Time!

I do prefer the name Sakura (which I voted for along with Wakanda) over Keystone, so that's fun!

I actually find it interesting to track you guys once in a while since most of you are in the same division, hope that’s not crepey.

n/a has a match against KosmanJ tomorrow!

Maybe I shouldn't even say that, according to one of jaymc's earlier posts, sorry.

i didn't even know that was somebody. their pop music get rate is not great so maybe i can pull it out.

If anyone needs to send someone a referral, lmk - I have one to use.

He’s the classical music critic out of SF and namesake of the Kosman Koin.

A (the?) classical music critic for the SF Chronicle and SFGate

Partly worried that I breaking a rule saying even that, but even if in this case it is not too bad, I will tread carefully.

Did you guys receive the 60s Music ML notification on time on Thursday?

Faulkner 1DS looks intriguing.

my notification came too late for me to play actually

my notification came too late for me to play actually

i have notched two forfeit wins in the 60s music minileague

I have benefited from some generous scoring and a ton of luck in the STUFF ML, where I'm currently in fourth but which I expect to fall from very quickly.

I did the Faulkner ODS and finished at a VERY pedestrian 39th %ile.

Pee Wee Herman today

OMG at today's STUFF Or Else!

yeah it was shall we say a bit of a short putt

god thakn u thread for reminding me, i have been 100% spacing on this LL minileague, i forfeited twice last week :(

I did the Faulkner ODS and finished at a VERY pedestrian 39th %ile.

(Do you guys know how to check that?)

Yeah, just click on the ME tab under Results.

Yes. I noticed it a while back. Wondering when it first appeared.

I overthought and put IRON VALKYRIE instead of IRON MAIDEN but still won 8(5)-6(5)

Fuck me for stupidly writing “kick beats”, i know better. Otherwise, yeah 8 5

The only one I didn't get was Mountain King and I lost, apparently I was up against a metalhead.

Yes. I noticed it a while back. Wondering when it first appeared.

― Here Comes a Slightly Irregular (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, October 19, 2020 11:39 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

I think about a year ago, maybe? Someone had created a Chrome extension that showed it, and Thorsten must've thought it was worth incorporating into the site.

Somebody drank the beer.

got my ass handed to me in the finals of the 60s music minileague

Wait you were in the finals?

Oh, I see, I think. Not too bad really.