Yeah, I think if you co-smith one or both, he lets you do two (as was my case this year).
In other news, I've qualified for the general knowledge book club championship! First time ever in a mini, I have a feeling I'm going to her pummeled in the championship but I actually have a decent TCA.
― Leee Tigre (Leee), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 15:23 (three years ago) link
Wow, good for you!
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:00 (three years ago) link
Really though my 1ds was a winner, inordinately disappointed
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:53 (three years ago) link
So sorry. It's such a fun, unique opportunity, hard not to get wrapped up in the expectation and get disappointed
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 16:58 (three years ago) link
I had to talk myself down from the LLedge quite a few times in the past week whilst obsessing about this
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:02 (three years ago) link
Did I say last week? It was a bit longer than that tbh
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 18:09 (three years ago) link
Looks like I got scooped by someone else who's smithing an RPDR 1DS -- I'm not too fussed because now I can play it and, hopefully, do well in it.
― Leee Tigre (Leee), Tuesday, 26 October 2021 21:14 (three years ago) link
I’m looking forward to writing the 1DS that got accepted but can’t quite let go of the 1DS that got away. Not sure if I should just forget about it, try again next year, or write it anyway and submit to Alpaca Farm or somewhere else. Probably just the first option.
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 27 October 2021 02:36 (three years ago) link
Rejected: Velvet UndergroundAccepted: Burt Bacharach
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 28 October 2021 14:24 (three years ago) link
DO U SEE?
Take heart in that everyone who took part in the VU 1DS went on to create their own 1DS. I know that doesn't make real sense but bear with me.
― Leee Tigre (Leee), Thursday, 28 October 2021 18:17 (three years ago) link
The Commissioner should give other people just a little chance.
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 28 October 2021 18:26 (three years ago) link
Anyone who ever had a heart
― Through with “What’s the Buzz” (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 29 October 2021 18:25 (three years ago) link
Am I off-base for being annoyed that Lesbians with Guitars featured no riot grrrl?
― Leee Tigre (Leee), Tuesday, 2 November 2021 20:22 (three years ago) link
Probably not. I haven't looked at LL recently at all, don't know what I am missing.
― Exploding Plastic Bertrand (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 2 November 2021 20:49 (three years ago) link
I know it's early yet but I'm a little horrified by my current DE of 0.286.
― A Frome of One's Own (Leee), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 17:51 (three years ago) link
lol the friend who invited me long ago currently has an incalculable defense because he's been 9-6ed twice
if an opponent ever misses against him (god forbid), it'll work in his favor tho
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 November 2021 20:29 (three years ago) link
you think .286 is bad... i've started at .125. feel like i have completely lost my DE mojo, and i know people say it's luck but i have had consistently top-of-rundle DE for most of my LL career (im gonna chalk it up to writing a weekly pub quiz every week for the past 8 years)
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Wednesday, 10 November 2021 21:03 (three years ago) link
Got Q2 right yesterday thanks to this thread! Least evil of the top 50 American billionaires
― A Frome of One's Own (Leee), Thursday, 11 November 2021 17:26 (three years ago) link
Apparently the author of the Rolling Stone article referenced earlier this week plays in LL, and they were assigned 3 for said question.
― A Frome of One's Own (Leee), Friday, 12 November 2021 22:45 (three years ago) link
Heh, hadn’t noticed that, but yeah. I track him along with his friend who also writes for them. I studied their work on the 70s Music ML when I worked on the 60s one and recently playtested the other guy’s “You’re So Vain” 1DS.
― Exploding Plastic Bertrand (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 12 November 2021 22:58 (three years ago) link
Both of them seem to be pretty nice, at least in my dealings with them
― Exploding Plastic Bertrand (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 12 November 2021 23:03 (three years ago) link
I had a strong suspicion that the KMT question would play hard yesterday, but I had the bad luck of facing an opponent with an unambiguously Chinese name.
― A Frome of One's Own (Leee), Tuesday, 16 November 2021 16:44 (two years ago) link
Three straight matches getting 5 right and yet I went 1-2-0.
― Nelleee Hooper (Leee), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 16:54 (two years ago) link
i knew i was gonna get relegated from rundle a last season when i got 4 straight 9(6)s and 4 straight ties
― grove street (party) direction (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 17:00 (two years ago) link
That's the A life but I'm punting around in C!
― Nelleee Hooper (Leee), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 17:02 (two years ago) link
Lol, well put.
― Sporting with the Fbclid (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 18:39 (two years ago) link
barely staying alive seems my style
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:22 (two years ago) link
We can tryTo understand The Learned League’s Effect on man
― Sporting with the Fbclid (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:58 (two years ago) link
Whether you’re a LLamaOr a bad mama jamaBarely stayin’ aliveStayin’ alive
― Sporting with the Fbclid (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 20:59 (two years ago) link
ah ah ah ah
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 24 November 2021 21:14 (two years ago) link
Tough breaks, continued: my opponent and I both got 4 right, but though my defense cost me the match, it wasn't unreasonable or bad, just rotten luck: they had 50% in science but got the Meitner question right (to which I gave 3) but then they got ~olive branch~ wrong.
― Nelleee Hooper (Leee), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 18:18 (two years ago) link
Like, I'm on pace to smash my previous best TCA*, but here I am, 4-5-4, and sitting in 16th.
* Yeah, yeah, LL91 is probably due for a course correction sooner or later, but kvetching is part of the fun.
― Nelleee Hooper (Leee), Tuesday, 30 November 2021 19:45 (two years ago) link
fuckin 7(5)-8(4) losses
― mookieproof, Friday, 3 December 2021 22:23 (two years ago) link
Don’t know how I feel about the Midseason Classic.
― Goofy the Grifter (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 December 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link
In general, or this particular one?
― jaymc, Saturday, 4 December 2021 21:12 (two years ago) link
In general. I understand there is kind of civic duty to participate, but I don’t, not usually.
― Goofy the Grifter (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 4 December 2021 21:21 (two years ago) link
I don't really feel any civic duty. I suppose I just treat it as a general knowledge 1DS. I usually participate, but not always.
― jaymc, Sunday, 5 December 2021 02:33 (two years ago) link
Oh wow, I came in second in my Rundle for the Midseason Classic!
― Nelleee Hooper (Leee), Monday, 6 December 2021 19:26 (two years ago) link
I just found this interesting trivia blog. Hasn't been updated since lockdown initiation though.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:23 (two years ago) link
Also, I lost an answered due to one misspelled letter today, ERDLICH instead of ERDRICH. Should I protest or let it go?
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:24 (two years ago) link
you deserved that correct answer
but it's just a fun thing, no protesting
― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:31 (two years ago) link
THere now. Convenience link for Scoring Review: https://www.learnedleague.com/thorsten/review.php
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link
I'd let it go.
According to the rules, correct spelling isn't required but "a 'sounds-like' guideline will be used for misspelled answers." "Erdlich" does not sound like "Erdrich."
Granted, Thorsten is sometimes more lenient than the rules, so it wouldn't have surprised me if he *had* accepted "Erdlich." But unless you know that someone else got credit for that spelling, I don't think you have much of a defense.
― jaymc, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:32 (two years ago) link
I agree that it's a fun thing, but there is a protocol in place, so I am going to practice using it this one time.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:33 (two years ago) link
The number one hit if I Google ERDLICH is Louise ERDRICH! And they do sound alike! The R sound gets buried, and R and L are related letters, as we know from Japanese, if not otherwise.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:34 (two years ago) link
They are both liquids.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:37 (two years ago) link
If I were Thorsten, I think it would be difficult to decide what counts as a "sound-alike" spelling. The line isn't always easily drawn.
― jaymc, Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:40 (two years ago) link
Anyway, I have just submitted. We will see what he says.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:45 (two years ago) link
See also how how Algeria is Argelia in Spanish.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 20:52 (two years ago) link