twelvefootboy wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 11:20 pm
Looking forward to the experience, and just finished my flag which I will make my new avatar here.
Hunh...pole vaulting was not one of the things that came to mind when I thought "twelvefootboy" but it makes total sense.
Yeah, I just made that height in practice (20 years ago) the first time and then our company webmaster called and told me to pick a email handle for personal use. Who's ever ready for that question? Unfortunately it comes closer to describing my Long Jump these days . I'm calling it quits while I can still claim tfb for ten foot boy
On the LL81 note - I just submitted my first Spoiler
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badgerfellow wrote: ↑Tue May 21, 2019 3:32 pm
I got moved vertically (downward) and horizontally, as I move from Midland A to Outback B. Jury is still out if the winner of each Rundle gets a free Blooming Onion.
I'm a rookie now and know I'm supposed to stfu, but is there any significance to the "horizontal" placement? A through E, I understand. Weird rundle divisions, not so much. Does it just mean there was not enough openings (advancements or relegations) in Midland B? Do they use the designated hitter in Outback? Or aluminum bats?
This is half rhetorical, and I'll sort out all this soon enough. Looking forward to the experience, and just finished my flag which I will make my new avatar here.
The leagues are set up such that - at least in A and B rundles - there are 26 people so you can have a full round-robin in 25 days (most of the time). In the C, D, R and E leagues, there can be fewer or more people in each rundle. As more people are recruited new leagues are created, and people are shifted around to even out the leagues. The names sound vaguely regional, without being too specific - kind of like divisions in pro sports leagues or college conferences. There are no rule differences between leagues. Everyone gets their own aluminum bat to beat themselves with when you miss an easy question.
why do they have off on weekends? you would think that weekends would be the time that these professionals and academics would have the most time, since they are supposed to be busy during the week
CasketRomance wrote: ↑Wed May 22, 2019 3:51 pm
why do they have off on weekends? you would think that weekends would be the time that these professionals and academics would have the most time, since they are supposed to be busy during the week
Probably because LearnedLeague is pretty much a one man show and Shayne doesn't want to work his butt off on the weekend.
Played my opponent for the 4th time yesterday. Got my 3rd 8(5) in those 4 matches. Granted, the other two times I had gotten that score he had forfeited, but still, just a little statistical quirk.
Also, I laughed at the MCWA for Q5. Took me a sec to even realize there was one.
mrparadise wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 11:41 am
Was pleasantly surprised (shocked, actually) to win my first match (5(3) 4(4))as an A rundler. Hey, I'm undefeated!
I feel like I dodged a bullet, too, winning 5(3)-4(3) in an A Rundle after a couple of Kosman koin tosses. Not a recipe for success.
Couldn't get the rhyme and lost 8(5)-9(6). My opponent yesterday is someone who really has my number. I'm now 2-8 lifetime against him, despite being only slightly lower in lifetime QPct.
shambolic wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 1:26 pm
Argh, should have pieced "fishing" together. For some reason, I was oddly confident that the answer was "horseshoes."
That's the first thing that popped into my head, but I switched it to kite flying with zero confidence.
mrparadise wrote: ↑Thu May 23, 2019 11:41 am
Was pleasantly surprised (shocked, actually) to win my first match (5(3) 4(4))as an A rundler. Hey, I'm undefeated!
My first A rundle opponent actually forfeited.
My current one has a 0.900+ get rate. That winning streak was nice while it lasted.
After lucking into a forfeit win on day 1 with only 3 right, of course I drop the 0 on their only wrong answer on day 2 for a 9(6)-9(5) tie. My DE goes from --- to 0.000 as the clock strikes midnight.
Also, at some point between LL73 and last night, I forgot how to spell "Roth(s)child".
. I'm calling it quits while I can still claim tfb for ten foot boy 
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