Learned League - Page 5

britrock88 · 10-22-2020, 09:04 AM

The "Remember Some Guys" 1DS seems like a good one for this crowd. Did anyone participate? I didn't submit my answers, but did surprisingly poorly.

cuervo72 · 10-22-2020, 09:12 AM

I looked at it but sadly remembered way too few guys (and gals).

Butter · 10-22-2020, 10:34 AM

Got 7 of 12.

Umbrella · 10-22-2020, 04:59 PM

I didn't do great on the guys one. I wish I could participate in the 60's music one. I've been doing better than average on those.

britrock88 · 10-23-2020, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Umbrella

I didn't do great on the guys one. I wish I could participate in the 60's music one. I've been doing better than average on those.

Having a grand ol' time in that mini-league. Could eke out a title if things go well.

ntndeacon · 10-27-2020, 10:34 AM

Forgot to sign up for that ML, I am doing the Stuff or Else one which is pretty fun. Annoyed I missed one of the baseball players. ( I know I've seen the picture of Curt Flood before!)

Meant to do the 80s cartoons but weekends had me forgetting.

ntndeacon · 10-27-2020, 04:33 PM

BTW the just audio fight scene 1ds was a lot of fun!

ntndeacon · 10-30-2020, 10:44 AM

Schedules are up for the new season!

Umbrella · 10-30-2020, 12:37 PM

Since my last name begins with B, I will enjoy being as high in the standings as I will probably ever be.

ntndeacon · 11-04-2020, 07:55 AM

Good luck to everyone today on opening day!

albionmoonlight · 11-04-2020, 08:28 AM

I think anyone who wasn't so distracted that they forgot to play should get a win today.

cuervo72 · 11-04-2020, 08:30 AM

It's a hell of a time to start a season, that's for sure.

(I've submitted though.)

Umbrella · 11-04-2020, 05:16 PM

I have a quick question. When looking at previous seasons, they always have the category listed before the question. Does this not happen during the season real time?

cuervo72 · 11-04-2020, 05:33 PM

Categories are not revealed until the next day. And even then, some of them are...blurry.

ntndeacon · 11-05-2020, 08:22 AM

There's a podcast that goes over the previous day's questions that is worth checking out, Umbrella. It is listed in the member podcast part of Learned League.

Learnedlag. Is the name of it. Husband and wife talk about the questions and their reasoning to get there.

Umbrella · 11-10-2020, 10:48 AM

Got my first 3 pointer today, surprisingly on the "panic" question. I assigned that one 0, thinking everyone would get it.

It's looking like this season's rookie class in division 2 is weaker than most seasons. I thought I would come out of in E, maybe barely sneaking into D. Right now I'm sitting low C. But I haven't played any of the top players yet.

cuervo72 · 11-13-2020, 06:31 PM

I have twelve players in my tracker, including myself. Five of us are 2-4-1. Four more are 3-3-1.

Umbrella · 11-14-2020, 07:47 AM

I just showed up on Hinterland's leaderboard for the Dawkins award. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing.

britrock88 · 11-17-2020, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Umbrella

I just showed up on Hinterland's leaderboard for the Dawkins award. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing.

I'm hot on your heels!

Butter · 11-21-2020, 09:45 AM

Just dealt top guy in Hinterland C:1 their first loss of the season.

Amazing what avoiding forfeits will do to your record

QuikSand · 11-21-2020, 04:50 PM

I'm on the relegation bubble from Hinterland B... some spotty play and some bad luck, it seems. The guy in 2nd place has gotten a pretty uninspiring 40 correct answers but stands at 8-3-2... I have 51 correct and am at 5-7-1.

My record in Rundle B is below .500 so this in keeping... just sort of frustrating. I am not dedicated like Mr cuervo, whom I admire for his dedication.

cuervo72 · 11-21-2020, 08:00 PM

Thank you. Though especially with both kids in college, it's not like I have a whole lot better to do.

Umbrella · 11-22-2020, 02:59 PM

5-5-3 record. 13th place out of 28 players. Point differential of 0.

I am the perfect example of average.

ntndeacon · 11-24-2020, 10:06 AM

5-6-2 for me.. with a -4 MPD rating and 12 pts 17th out of 30 in A . 3rd out of all of those with 12 points. ( The other two have MPD of 3, and -3)

britrock88 · 11-27-2020, 09:50 AM

Also on the relegation bubble in Hinterland B--only 42 correct answers and 4-7-2, but my defense has improved, at least.

ntndeacon · 12-03-2020, 07:25 AM

Good luck today Cuervo.

cuervo72 · 12-03-2020, 09:32 AM

Good luck to you as well!

ntndeacon · 12-04-2020, 09:00 AM

Some days you have to be perfect. Nicely done. I had zero clue on the Upanishads. The fact that I got a business question AND an art question in the same day, almost makes up for the loss.

cuervo72 · 12-04-2020, 09:29 AM

Thank you!

The BUS/ECON question wasn't even classified as such - it was AMER HIST! Which kind of rankles me because my BUS/ECON get rate stinks and could use the help!

But yeah, it was a good set for me. 'Upanishads' was part of a NAQT page that I'd turned into flashcards; w/o that I wouldn't have gotten it. Even then I fat-fingered typing in the answer - UPDANISHADS* - but got a favorable commish ruling on it (though I did sweat it).

* I need to be more careful with this Mac keyboard; guess it's pretty sensitive.

albionmoonlight · 12-04-2020, 09:58 AM

Once again fighting relegation from C to D.

Got 5/6 this morning, though, so that's nice.

It'll be a race to the finish.

Radii · 12-04-2020, 11:55 AM

I've been in D the entire time, I've also never really spent any time studying or trying to improve, and some days have to answer questions quickly/distracted/very tired due to the flow of my day, so my performance has been pretty erratic. I have had a few seasons where I finished top 10 and was reasonably close to promotion. I'm off to my best start ever and in 4th, playing good defense and near the top of my rundle in TCA... fingers crossed to keep it up, since most everyone I know has promoted to C.

Umbrella · 12-04-2020, 05:27 PM

I think, barring something unusual, I'm going to end up placed in D. Of the 8 matches remaining, 4 players are better than me, 2 are worse, and 2 are serial forfeiters. I was flirting with C for a while, but if I ended up there, I'd probably get slaughtered.

ntndeacon · 12-06-2020, 06:03 PM

If you haven't done the midseason classic yet. It is always fun!

britrock88 · 12-08-2020, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuikSand

I'm on the relegation bubble from Hinterland B... some spotty play and some bad luck, it seems. The guy in 2nd place has gotten a pretty uninspiring 40 correct answers but stands at 8-3-2... I have 51 correct and am at 5-7-1.

My record in Rundle B is below .500 so this in keeping... just sort of frustrating. I am not dedicated like Mr cuervo, whom I admire for his dedication.

Good luck today!

QuikSand · 12-08-2020, 10:00 AM

..and you as well

(this might have helped prevent a forfeit, forgot to do it early a.m.)

cuervo72 · 12-14-2020, 07:17 PM

Oh, damn. Watching the Dec 1 Jeopardy! and a guy from my rundle is on. (TallieT.)

britrock88 · 12-15-2020, 11:12 AM

QS is all but safe in Hinterland B (I helped out by going 6/6 against somebody on his heels).

My last point of interest for the rundle is seeing if ZickC hangs on to promotion in incredibly lucky fashion.

Radii · 12-15-2020, 02:34 PM

I'm 1 point behind for the last promotion slot to get out of D and into C. I got 4 right today, the #4 guy is playing the #2 guy so maybe he'll lose. Fingers Crossed.

Butter · 12-15-2020, 03:07 PM

I must be super easy to defend against, as I only have two 3-pointers all season long.

Umbrella · 12-16-2020, 08:28 AM

I ended up finishing the rookie season on a 4-0-1 run, which moved me up to C. My lack of geography knowledge paid off as I got assigned a high point value for the Black Sea question I actually knew (thanks Diplomacy!), giving me the win and moving up in the standings.

I'm not feeling great about how next season will go, as I think my high finish was more a product of a weak rookie class filled with a bunch of forfeits. I think my issue is that the categories I do well in, I do real well, and the categories I'm bad at, I'm horrible. I was third lowest in PCAA, so defending me is not a challenge.

albionmoonlight · 12-16-2020, 08:56 AM

Last place in C, baby! And it wasn't even close :-)

ntndeacon · 12-18-2020, 05:15 PM

I'm staying in A. But I'm a little sad that I didn't get 100 correct this season (This is a seaonal goal every season)

I'm excited about the offseason, especially since , I've helped in a minileague . gonna be fun!

ntndeacon · 02-12-2021, 02:26 PM

The schedule is up for the next season...My last two games of the season are FOFC folks!

ntndeacon · 02-12-2021, 02:27 PM

I got my first 12/12 on the 42 1DS !!! I ended up 12th overall!

cuervo72 · 02-12-2021, 04:15 PM

Well done!!

QuikSand · 03-15-2021, 06:35 AM

britrock and I are... not having our finest hour

i managed two forfeits in the first seven games... we're both in trouble in Hinterland B

britrock88 · 03-17-2021, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

britrock and I are... not having our finest hour

i managed two forfeits in the first seven games... we're both in trouble in Hinterland B

Sorry about your status... but that's not me! I'm cruising in Hinterland C1.

Umbrella · 03-19-2021, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by britrock88

Sorry about your status... but that's not me! I'm cruising in Hinterland C1.

Ah, we've played this season. I'm doing much better than I expected, but I think reality has come back to get me the last couple of days.

QuikSand · 03-26-2021, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by britrock88

Sorry about your status... but that's not me! I'm cruising in Hinterland C1.

oops, sorry, mis-remembered handles

i managed to rally to mid-table in B and will stay there another round, after an awful start

the player who won (?) Hinterland B had 3 forfeit losses and still was 17-4-3 with one match to go... yikes, go get 'em in A, fella

Young Drachma · 03-26-2021, 11:33 AM

So glad this season is over, lol. If someone needs a referral for the wait list, I'll have one.

10-22-2020, 09:12 AM	#202
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I looked at it but sadly remembered way too few guys (and gals). __________________ null

10-22-2020, 10:34 AM	#203
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Got 7 of 12. __________________ My listening habits

10-27-2020, 10:34 AM	#206
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Forgot to sign up for that ML, I am doing the Stuff or Else one which is pretty fun. Annoyed I missed one of the baseball players. ( I know I've seen the picture of Curt Flood before!) Meant to do the 80s cartoons but weekends had me forgetting. __________________ Up the Posh!

10-27-2020, 04:33 PM	#207
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	BTW the just audio fight scene 1ds was a lot of fun! __________________ Up the Posh!

10-30-2020, 10:44 AM	#208
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Schedules are up for the new season! __________________ Up the Posh!

10-22-2020, 09:04 AM	#201
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	The "Remember Some Guys" 1DS seems like a good one for this crowd. Did anyone participate? I didn't submit my answers, but did surprisingly poorly.

10-22-2020, 04:59 PM	#204
Umbrella High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Back in the desert	I didn't do great on the guys one. I wish I could participate in the 60's music one. I've been doing better than average on those.

10-30-2020, 12:37 PM	#209
Umbrella High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Back in the desert	Since my last name begins with B, I will enjoy being as high in the standings as I will probably ever be.

11-04-2020, 07:55 AM	#210
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Good luck to everyone today on opening day! __________________ Up the Posh!

11-04-2020, 08:28 AM	#211
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	I think anyone who wasn't so distracted that they forgot to play should get a win today.

11-04-2020, 08:30 AM	#212
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	It's a hell of a time to start a season, that's for sure. (I've submitted though.) __________________ null

11-04-2020, 05:16 PM	#213
Umbrella High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Back in the desert	I have a quick question. When looking at previous seasons, they always have the category listed before the question. Does this not happen during the season real time?

11-04-2020, 05:33 PM	#214
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Categories are not revealed until the next day. And even then, some of them are...blurry. __________________ null

11-05-2020, 08:22 AM	#215
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	There's a podcast that goes over the previous day's questions that is worth checking out, Umbrella. It is listed in the member podcast part of Learned League. Learnedlag. Is the name of it. Husband and wife talk about the questions and their reasoning to get there. __________________ Up the Posh!

11-10-2020, 10:48 AM	#216
Umbrella High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Back in the desert	Got my first 3 pointer today, surprisingly on the "panic" question. I assigned that one 0, thinking everyone would get it. It's looking like this season's rookie class in division 2 is weaker than most seasons. I thought I would come out of in E, maybe barely sneaking into D. Right now I'm sitting low C. But I haven't played any of the top players yet.

11-13-2020, 06:31 PM	#217
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I have twelve players in my tracker, including myself. Five of us are 2-4-1. Four more are 3-3-1. __________________ null

11-14-2020, 07:47 AM	#218
Umbrella High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Back in the desert	I just showed up on Hinterland's leaderboard for the Dawkins award. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or bad thing.

11-21-2020, 09:45 AM	#220
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Just dealt top guy in Hinterland C:1 their first loss of the season. Amazing what avoiding forfeits will do to your record __________________ My listening habits

11-21-2020, 04:50 PM	#221
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I'm on the relegation bubble from Hinterland B... some spotty play and some bad luck, it seems. The guy in 2nd place has gotten a pretty uninspiring 40 correct answers but stands at 8-3-2... I have 51 correct and am at 5-7-1. My record in Rundle B is below .500 so this in keeping... just sort of frustrating. I am not dedicated like Mr cuervo, whom I admire for his dedication.

11-21-2020, 08:00 PM	#222
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Thank you. Though especially with both kids in college, it's not like I have a whole lot better to do. __________________ null

11-22-2020, 02:59 PM	#223
Umbrella High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Back in the desert	5-5-3 record. 13th place out of 28 players. Point differential of 0. I am the perfect example of average.

11-24-2020, 10:06 AM	#224
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	5-6-2 for me.. with a -4 MPD rating and 12 pts 17th out of 30 in A . 3rd out of all of those with 12 points. ( The other two have MPD of 3, and -3) __________________ Up the Posh!

11-27-2020, 09:50 AM	#225
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	Also on the relegation bubble in Hinterland B--only 42 correct answers and 4-7-2, but my defense has improved, at least.

12-03-2020, 07:25 AM	#226
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Good luck today Cuervo. __________________ Up the Posh!

12-03-2020, 09:32 AM	#227
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Good luck to you as well! __________________ null

12-04-2020, 09:00 AM	#228
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	Some days you have to be perfect. Nicely done. I had zero clue on the Upanishads. The fact that I got a business question AND an art question in the same day, almost makes up for the loss. __________________ Up the Posh!

12-04-2020, 09:29 AM	#229
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Thank you! The BUS/ECON question wasn't even classified as such - it was AMER HIST! Which kind of rankles me because my BUS/ECON get rate stinks and could use the help! But yeah, it was a good set for me. 'Upanishads' was part of a NAQT page that I'd turned into flashcards; w/o that I wouldn't have gotten it. Even then I fat-fingered typing in the answer - UPDANISHADS* - but got a favorable commish ruling on it (though I did sweat it). * I need to be more careful with this Mac keyboard; guess it's pretty sensitive. __________________ null

12-04-2020, 09:58 AM	#230
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Once again fighting relegation from C to D. Got 5/6 this morning, though, so that's nice. It'll be a race to the finish.

12-04-2020, 11:55 AM	#231
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I've been in D the entire time, I've also never really spent any time studying or trying to improve, and some days have to answer questions quickly/distracted/very tired due to the flow of my day, so my performance has been pretty erratic. I have had a few seasons where I finished top 10 and was reasonably close to promotion. I'm off to my best start ever and in 4th, playing good defense and near the top of my rundle in TCA... fingers crossed to keep it up, since most everyone I know has promoted to C.

12-04-2020, 05:27 PM	#232
Umbrella High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Back in the desert	I think, barring something unusual, I'm going to end up placed in D. Of the 8 matches remaining, 4 players are better than me, 2 are worse, and 2 are serial forfeiters. I was flirting with C for a while, but if I ended up there, I'd probably get slaughtered.

12-06-2020, 06:03 PM	#233
ntndeacon Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Alabama	If you haven't done the midseason classic yet. It is always fun! __________________ Up the Posh!

12-08-2020, 10:00 AM	#235
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	..and you as well (this might have helped prevent a forfeit, forgot to do it early a.m.)

12-14-2020, 07:17 PM	#236
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	Oh, damn. Watching the Dec 1 Jeopardy! and a guy from my rundle is on. (TallieT.) __________________ null

12-15-2020, 11:12 AM	#237
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	QS is all but safe in Hinterland B (I helped out by going 6/6 against somebody on his heels). My last point of interest for the rundle is seeing if ZickC hangs on to promotion in incredibly lucky fashion.

12-15-2020, 02:34 PM	#238
Radii Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I'm 1 point behind for the last promotion slot to get out of D and into C. I got 4 right today, the #4 guy is playing the #2 guy so maybe he'll lose. Fingers Crossed.