the liquid consonant/"r and l sound the same" excuses are a total red herring. what it sounds like doesn't matter. the answer is in writing. all the matters is if he thinks the spelling is close enough. which it might be!
― na (NA), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:01 (three years ago) link
oh i see you're responding to the "sounds like" guideline. that's a silly guideline for a written quiz.
― na (NA), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:02 (three years ago) link
Yes. Hoping so, but I found the rule here: https://www.learnedleague.com/thorsten/therules.php#5a
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:02 (three years ago) link
But then there is also 5a 1.1.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:03 (three years ago) link
i worked in a minneapolis bookstore in 1995 and when she came in and browsed the 'divorce' section all of us were (very quietly) sad
little did we know
― mookieproof, Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:05 (three years ago) link
In any case, I also found this, from a certain reference workxp!
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:12 (three years ago) link
OMG mookie. I was thinking about that too, although I successfully refrained from putting that in my request for review as part of my bonafides.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:14 (three years ago) link
https://www.bainbridgereview.com/life/erdlich-novel-gets-a-look/
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:20 (three years ago) link
But it doesn't seem he has a rule about Common MIsspellings.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:21 (three years ago) link
That trivia site is by a well-known though now former-LLer.
― Shower Farts (Leee), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:28 (three years ago) link
Wait, did she finally leave? I guess maybe it’s dicey even talking about it here.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:29 (three years ago) link
I checked her player page and she's not playing in 91.
― Shower Farts (Leee), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:38 (three years ago) link
Her last post on Facepalm from a few months back is about retiring from LL.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:40 (three years ago) link
Anyway I really liked Love Medicine back in the day but never got around to reading anything else, maybe because of what mookie mentioned.
― tvod+ (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 21:49 (three years ago) link
Seems like the two biggest Louise Erdrich stans round here are aimurchie and mookieproof.
― Raw Like Siouxsie (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 23:09 (three years ago) link
Strongly disagree. The fact that the quiz is written should not invalidate knowledge gained from hearing rather than reading.
― anatol_merklich, Thursday, 9 December 2021 23:31 (three years ago) link
if an answer, when spoken aloud, is the correct answer, then the answer will likely be accepted as correct.
― Raw Like Siouxsie (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 9 December 2021 23:37 (three years ago) link
i'm definitely down to D this season. rehab has not been good for my average.
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Friday, 10 December 2021 05:55 (three years ago) link
*Phew* scraped by another season. Sorry, forks.
― Santa’s Got a Brand New Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 16 December 2021 12:06 (two years ago) link
A typically average season for me: 10th place with a 12-10-3 record. My long-term LL goal is to even out my career record, which is now 363-374-138.
― jaymc, Thursday, 16 December 2021 13:57 (two years ago) link
finished with 22 CAA in four straight losses, fell from 13th to 24th, just avoiding relegation
― mookieproof, Thursday, 16 December 2021 14:12 (two years ago) link
i did okay but drew the short straw. i think i can bump back up to c in a season or two.
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 December 2021 14:23 (two years ago) link
I smashed my previous personal record for TCA by 9 questions (why couldn't this season have happened when I was in B?) and nearly doubled my 9(6)s with two more this season.
But I also had a combination of rotten luck and my worst defense ever (though only by a handful of percentage points) and so I ended under 0.500 though thankfully above relegation. NA also swept me in our two matches.
― Shower Farts (Leee), Thursday, 16 December 2021 17:27 (two years ago) link
my tca was above the #9 in our rundle, which is a thing someone who gets relegated says
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 16 December 2021 17:41 (two years ago) link
What’s the etiquette about posting general stuff about other LLamas if you are friends with them on social media, like if I want to compliment someone on a good performance?
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 6 January 2022 20:47 (two years ago) link
Subtweet imo.
― Rabbit Pen Warren (Leee), Thursday, 6 January 2022 20:49 (two years ago) link
What about a sideways Subtweet approach, where I praise the person but don't spell out what it is for?
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 6 January 2022 21:47 (two years ago) link
you could stright up compliment them to their face(s) like a normal person
or you could make subtweets here and hope that we figure out which names you're dropping so we will be extra impressed with your slyness
― mookieproof, Friday, 7 January 2022 02:51 (two years ago) link
What is this "to their face" you speak of, Lieutenant Mookieproof?
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 7 January 2022 02:55 (two years ago) link
Is there anyone else who had never heard of the word "rundle" in their life before joining LL?
― J. Sam, Friday, 7 January 2022 04:17 (two years ago) link
only at the doctor's office
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Friday, 7 January 2022 07:04 (two years ago) link
Anyone doing the Italy ML? I forgot to sign up. Just submitted answers on two 1DSs though.
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 10 January 2022 15:16 (two years ago) link
I'm doing it. I have a weirdly hard time reintegrating the LL habit after a long break, though. Haven't really looked at any of the 1DSes from the past few days.
― jaymc, Monday, 10 January 2022 15:32 (two years ago) link
I hear you.
― The Door into Summerisle (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 10 January 2022 16:00 (two years ago) link
My first three Italy ML matches have all been ties, and my first Women's Sports ML match was a tie, too.
I guess the latter isn't surprising since the leaguewide get rates for that first set of questions was: 93%, 92%, 84%, 74%, 17%, 6%. I'm guessing a lot of people, like me and my opponent, went 4(4). We knew the easy questions and defended them appropriately.
― jaymc, Thursday, 13 January 2022 19:00 (two years ago) link
That's exactly what happened in my match too.
― Wordle Stephen Curry II (Leee), Thursday, 13 January 2022 19:09 (two years ago) link
Astronomy ML2 starts tomorrow. Ready, Silby? Ready, Greg?
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 24 January 2022 21:43 (two years ago) link
Also here to street team for my friend's Aimee Mann 1DS.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 24 January 2022 22:07 (two years ago) link
Astronomy's not a strength of mine, so I don't anticipate doing particularly well in that ML, but I view it as a learning experience.
― justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Tuesday, 25 January 2022 02:13 (two years ago) link
Same here.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 25 January 2022 02:46 (two years ago) link
Greg, you did the best of anyone I track in Just Audio Choral Music 2, just a hair out of Top 20%, kudos!Not sure how I feel about Astronomy 2 yet. So far it's been reasonably interesting but can only imagine what will happen with it actually starts to get difficult according to the Smiths. (Style question: should Smith be capitalized or not?)
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 26 January 2022 20:52 (two years ago) link
Been making unforced errors and now have two ties and a loss in Astronomy but still it’s an interesting topic and the ML seems okay.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 29 January 2022 22:57 (two years ago) link
Oh balls, I moneyed the wrong question in the Pynchon 1DS.
― Gowron Hubbard (Leee), Sunday, 30 January 2022 18:20 (two years ago) link
IHeh, sorry. I playtested that one so I avoided any situation like that.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 30 January 2022 19:14 (two years ago) link
Yup, exactly how I thought it'd play out: 72th %ile, could've gotten into the top 10% if I'd moneyed the Wittgenstein question (which I'd made a mental note to money).
― Gowron Hubbard (Leee), Monday, 31 January 2022 20:44 (two years ago) link
Sorry. Funny how that happens.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 31 January 2022 21:46 (two years ago) link
Wow, some people doing really well in Worldwide History. I see at least two familiar names at first place in their respective groups.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 3 February 2022 19:53 (two years ago) link
i'm pissed at myself for slipping on one name on the comics in the 80's poll... woulda been my first 100%!
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 3 February 2022 20:36 (two years ago) link
Wait, it's not due yet, so don't say too much.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 3 February 2022 20:39 (two years ago) link
Your comics finish was pretty respectable but yeah, I know how you feel, I think.
― Tapioca Tumbril (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 5 February 2022 23:43 (two years ago) link