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Yes, I do appreciate that defense is pretty much a crapshoot in my ML; my own projections of the get rates of the questions has been way off in a few instances.

justfanoe (Greg Fanoe), Tuesday, 24 October 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link

RTFQ, Leee.

Iguodalai Lama (Leee), Monday, 30 October 2023 17:22 (one year ago) link

two weeks pass...

It just gave me a bit of joy in the evening to look back and realize that silby and I tied in the Wodehouse 1DS.

Shifty Henry’s Swing Club (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 17 November 2023 02:36 (eleven months ago) link

Last place!

Rimbaud: First Blood (Leee), Thursday, 30 November 2023 18:32 (eleven months ago) link

I've stumbled out of the gate, too -- currently in 20th.

jaymc, Thursday, 30 November 2023 18:33 (eleven months ago) link

yesterday's presidents question was a+ trivia imo

mookieproof, Friday, 1 December 2023 01:48 (eleven months ago) link

also honestly every single answer today should have been 'henry kissinger' with the questions being 'who dated marlo thomas' 'who suborned the paris peace talks' 'who killed the most people' etc

mookieproof, Friday, 1 December 2023 05:44 (eleven months ago) link

i was just thinking that this season's questions seem easier than usual so far, or at least more in my wheelhouse - feels like a lot more pop culture stuff than usual

na (NA), Friday, 1 December 2023 14:08 (eleven months ago) link

though that probably means the rest of the season will be all classical music and ancient geography

na (NA), Friday, 1 December 2023 14:09 (eleven months ago) link

disappointed that the beastie boys, to my knowledge, never mentioned the great australian BIGHT

mookieproof, Saturday, 9 December 2023 03:58 (eleven months ago) link

also want to know who decides which vichyssoice ingredient is 'primary'

i'll take 'water'

mookieproof, Saturday, 9 December 2023 04:35 (eleven months ago) link

yeah as far as i can tell there are two primary ingredients. i apparently chose the wrong one

kissinger on my list (voodoo chili), Saturday, 9 December 2023 04:42 (eleven months ago) link

The ingredienthood (or otherwise) of water seems like one of those things that should be settled once and for all in some kind of Quiz Constitution. I didn't even consider it, but see how it might throw you. I thought the Parmentier hint would make this one OK-ish (wiki says "best remembered as a vocal promoter of the potato as a food source for humans in France and throughout Europe"), except it turns out leek was also accepted.

anatol_merklich, Saturday, 9 December 2023 15:45 (eleven months ago) link

I got bight right because it's part of my flash card set, which also led me to assign it 1 point on defense against someone with a 70% geography score (they got it wrong).

Anyway, I've dug myself out of relegation, with a miraculous win against someone whose worst category is still 50%.

Rimbaud: First Blood (Leee), Saturday, 9 December 2023 15:46 (eleven months ago) link

In a kind of reversal of the previous season, I'm lower half in correct answers, but only one point behind Championship qualification, having got a couple of ridiculous breaks with lucky matchups and strange opponent defence.

anatol_merklich, Saturday, 9 December 2023 16:13 (eleven months ago) link

I'd have known _____ of Biafra but didn't know about the Australian one and I guess wasn't really sure what the definition was.

jaymc, Saturday, 9 December 2023 19:25 (eleven months ago) link

I need to brag because this season has been frustrating, but I was one of 2 people who got Q2 right yesterday and it was what got me the tie against the player in first place; what's more, they answered more questions right in that match and have 22(!) more TCA than me.

Rimbaud: First Blood (Leee), Wednesday, 13 December 2023 16:18 (eleven months ago) link

I don't think I am in danger of relegation, but I'm going to end up with my lowest TCA in 20 seasons. Have the questions been harder this season or just not in my wheelhouse?

jaymc, Tuesday, 19 December 2023 13:59 (ten months ago) link

by TBA it's probably the worst i've done in about 3 years, so it isn't just you!

Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 15:07 (ten months ago) link

by TCA* hah although I suppose it is TBA

Ryan seaQuest (Will M.), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 15:07 (ten months ago) link

I too am threatening to set a personal worst in TCA this year.

Rimbaud: First Blood (Leee), Tuesday, 19 December 2023 17:45 (ten months ago) link

My latest 1DS is up in beta and there are still lots of testing slots if your are not going to play;)

The Glittering Worldbuilders (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 December 2023 23:16 (ten months ago) link

You even

The Glittering Worldbuilders (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 25 December 2023 23:16 (ten months ago) link

Wanted to plug the upcoming HEAVY METAL ML that I contributed to (my first ML!).

Beverly Step On Me Crusher (Leee), Friday, 29 December 2023 00:54 (ten months ago) link

Cool! I registered.

The Glittering Worldbuilders (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 29 December 2023 02:15 (ten months ago) link

Just submitted on Goth and Gothic and Music Theory.

The Glittering Worldbuilders (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 14:04 (ten months ago) link

Only missed one on Music Theory which means I wasn’t one of the umpteenth champs or perfect 12s. Just couldn’t come up with the words Secondary Dominant although of course I am very familiar with the concept.

The Glittering Worldbuilders (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 9 January 2024 23:27 (ten months ago) link

No one else here played Godard except me?

Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 11 January 2024 20:54 (ten months ago) link

In the run-up zone now.

Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 15 January 2024 16:16 (nine months ago) link

Into the top 50 of Music Subgenres and got all 12 questions! (And I was just two moneys from a higher percentile.) I expect that's the closest I'll ever come to winning one.

Ella Minnow Pea (Leee), Monday, 15 January 2024 20:44 (nine months ago) link

Cool. I just didn’t feel like playing that one.

Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 15 January 2024 21:31 (nine months ago) link

not sure why i signed up for the metal mini-league; i'm gonna get my ass kicked

mookieproof, Thursday, 18 January 2024 01:34 (nine months ago) link

Ha, me too, but I don’t think I mind that so much.

Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 18 January 2024 01:44 (nine months ago) link

It's because yall can't resist my wiles.

Ella Minnow Pea (Leee), Thursday, 18 January 2024 04:57 (nine months ago) link

Hah! Almost didn’t see your name!

Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 18 January 2024 11:55 (nine months ago) link

I created another difficult one. Play at your own risk!

Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 18 January 2024 13:15 (nine months ago) link

FWIW I would've gotten at most 2 questions in the metal MD1.

Ella Minnow Pea (Leee), Thursday, 18 January 2024 18:34 (nine months ago) link

Heh, been doing this for so long I have a pretty good idea of how many will play and who will do well.

Pictish in the Woods (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 19 January 2024 20:28 (nine months ago) link

Interesting story about the extinct Celtic language from yesterday’s Metal ML.

Al Green Explores Your Mind Gardens (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 2 February 2024 02:58 (nine months ago) link

Opened with a 9(6) and in first place, only one way to go from here.

Selune Gomez (Leee), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 15:50 (nine months ago) link

Up, up and away?

The Ginger Bakersfield Sound (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 20:37 (nine months ago) link

James, I dismissed that as a bit of cheek at the time and yet after the first week I'm still undefeated! It's been an incredible run of luck with both the questions (my QvH is currently 129, which is pretty unsustainable) and opponents (lowest CAA).

Selune Gomez (Leee), Saturday, 17 February 2024 15:10 (eight months ago) link

nice work, Leee!

jaymc, Saturday, 17 February 2024 15:17 (eight months ago) link

two weeks pass...

Well, I'm in the midst of my regression back to the mean!

Also, my OQL team played Greg's last week, but I wasn't in the lineup. Sorry to miss you!

Selune Gomez (Leee), Monday, 4 March 2024 18:48 (eight months ago) link

one month passes...

good job jaymc getting #1 in the "just audio produced by" one-day. i surprisingly got #11 despite missing a question.

na (NA), Thursday, 4 April 2024 12:30 (seven months ago) link

!!!

I forgot to check yesterday, but I had a good feeling about my chances.

jaymc, Thursday, 4 April 2024 12:57 (seven months ago) link

Meanwhile, I came in 93rd %ile in Butts.

(I forgot to submit the producers one!)

Andrew Marvell Cinematic Universe (Leee), Thursday, 4 April 2024 17:34 (seven months ago) link

three weeks pass...

Finished first on the Comedy Bang Bang 1DS, this time shared with 22 (!) others.

Feel like that quiz could've been much harder than it was. A question about a Red Hot Chili Peppers parody song included an audio clip and asked what band the song was parodying. A question about the character of Dabney Coleperson included a photo of Dabney Coleman and said the character's name was "very similar...but with a gender neutral surname." Both questions very gettable without any familiarity with the podcast/TV show, which was slightly annoying because I would've gotten those right even without the extra hints.

jaymc, Friday, 26 April 2024 15:05 (six months ago) link

i think one of my answers was misscored for that, it says i got andrew lloyd webber wrong but i'm pretty sure i would have gotten it. i'm not going to worry about it for a one-day though, i got another question wrong so i wouldn't have been at the top anyways.

na (NA), Friday, 26 April 2024 15:16 (six months ago) link

is there a way i can see my answers? i wonder if i had some kind of mental blip

na (NA), Friday, 26 April 2024 15:17 (six months ago) link


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