Learned League

I feel like I got more correct as the season went, terrible beginning better muddle/ending.

Getting promoted to C! One point away from first in my rundle.

I'm really pleased with how I did (as I expected, I solidified my standing and will move to C), especially considering that I stumbled out of the gate. I had the hardest schedule among the top 10 for much of the season (except at the end, where the combined winning percentage of my opponents was under 0.400), though I still had a winning record against players above 0.500 (7-5-3).

absolute belly flop, will pretend this season never happened.

beat the top two finishers, lost to the last-place person. so it goes

last four seasons i've finished 10th, 7th, 9th, 8th

I miss it :(

Same! At least some new ODSes start this weekend.

Anyway, I've submitted my member dues and eagerly await my flag becoming visible.

MUAHAHAHA: https://learnedleague.com/profiles.php?41687

So the 1DS (1DSes?) start up on the 4h?

Yup. I'm looking forward to the General Knowledge Book Club ML, too. Seems like a neat premise.

Not going to say anything more for a few hours, but there are still two hours left to do the 1DS Cryptic Clues 2.

Going up against A-rundlers is going to be a rude awakening!

Are you in A now?

Haha no way, but my opponent in the book club ML is. His lowest subject CA% is 72%.

I actually have come to find that situation somewhat relaxing, there’s nothing to lose.

Oh, no doubt. Why bother overthinking your defense when they're probably going to 9(6) the match?

I know everyone has different knowledge but the person I was against for day one of General Knowledge Book Club has a 76% get rate in Theater but didn’t get Six Degrees of Separation.

Which seemed easy to me, who has a 54% in Theater and was honestly surprised it was that high.

To be fair, movie trivia is my strongest category but I totally flubbed the Movie Pairs One Day.

That is weird about Six Degrees of Separation.

Turns out I am competing with a Type A today as well.

i am enjoying the GKBook Club stuff so far.

I am enjoying as well

You'd think an English degree would help in this ML but not really! Moby Dick aside, anyway.

After a total whiff on the first day of the MCU ML, I think I'm going to regret registering for that one.

Gave that one a wide berth, not in my wheelhouse.

How's everybody doing in the Book Club? I am in third, I think.

But I have a match coming up on Monday against jaymc's distant relative, so I am a little worried.

Four one days coming due tomorrow, I have yet to peep out
Florida Man (Mon)
Salmon (Mon)
The Art World (Mon)
The French Revolution (Mon)
Maybe I will have a look-see now

not-quite-jaymc has a knowledge profile similar to mine and is in A Rundle, so I will proceed with cation.

Caution, even

Also just registered for School of Rock.

not doing well but really enjoying book club! 3-4-1

Synchronicity continues as I too am 3-4-1.

Anyone need a referral? ‘Tis the off-season.

Instead of Fred Willard I put Bob Odenkirk.

I got my first 9(6) AND 12/12 yesterday!

Anyone need a referral? ‘Tis the off-season.

― Left Eye Frizzell (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 22 July 2020 00:39 (nineteen hours ago)

yes please!

Can you send me ILX robomail with your contact info?

i was doing really well on the general knowledge book club (bouncing between 2nd and 1st place until i got my first loss on the last day and dropped into third) but i totally bombed the final. it didn't really seem to match up with the rest of the minileague since it was all book excerpts and no general knowledge.

also apparently i forgot to register for school of rock. ugh.

I didn't look at the final yet. I finished 4th or something, can't remember. And I am in School of Rock no further comment. Oh yeah, I am helping smith a music mini-league which is due in October. I think my name is on the page over there so jaymc could have figured it out anyway.

I finished 1st in my group for Book Club but also didn't do very well in the championship. In a few cases I recognized the author/book but couldn't get to what the question was actually asking. Like, I knew Chuck Barris but not Gong Show, Phyllis Wheatley but not YWCA, and Fun Home but not "Ring of Keys."

Oh yeah, I am helping smith a music mini-league which is due in October. I think my name is on the page over there so jaymc could have figured it out anyway.

Is it '60s Music? It doesn't look like there's a dedicated page for that ML yet.

Yes, that’s it. If you click through to contributors I am there along with Tony Hightower and others. Do you know him?

extreme lol at the mountain goats controversy from school of rock day 1

Is it in the Message Board over there? Looked for a second and didn't find.

Oh, wait, never mind.

HAHA meanwhile, John Darnielle has no idea about the unexpected fruit of his songwriting labor. Somewhere in a private corner of the internet, big fuckin nerds are arguing about a trivia question that *references* a song he wrote 25 years ago.

Yes, that’s it. If you click through to contributors I am there along with Tony Hightower and others. Do you know him?

― Time Will Show Leo Weiser (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, July 24, 2020 10:52 AM (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink

Oh, I see it now. Tony's flag looks familiar, so perhaps I've seen him on the LL message board, but I don't otherwise know him.

my school of rock opponent today went 0-for-6 on friday; now gearing up to be 96ed