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StevenH wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:15 am Another tough day yesterday, with Camp David Accords my only get. And I said Marie Callender for Maria Callas :oops:
It's so strange how wheelhouses work, after two tough days this was my best day ever with a five-pack, thanks to the only Opera diva I ever, ever, heard of. I will bask in the limelight until the next Opera question :lol:. Nunes and EPO were tip of the brain gets, like putts that lip in instead of lipping out :). I reasonably could have completed the six-pack, but hair bands is no help to me and it seemed un-guessable as a result so I just punted.
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StevenH wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:15 am Another tough day yesterday, with Camp David Accords my only get. And I said Marie Callender for Maria Callas :oops:
You may not take any solace in this, but I'd vote for that for the season's Very Best Wrong Answer.
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RandyG wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:21 pm
StevenH wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:15 am Another tough day yesterday, with Camp David Accords my only get. And I said Marie Callender for Maria Callas :oops:
You may not take any solace in this, but I'd vote for that for the season's Very Best Wrong Answer.
Totally. I hope Thorsten saw it. :lol:
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RandyG wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:21 pm
StevenH wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:15 am Another tough day yesterday, with Camp David Accords my only get. And I said Marie Callender for Maria Callas :oops:
You may not take any solace in this, but I'd vote for that for the season's Very Best Wrong Answer.
Oh I definitely thought about that and would consider it an honor! I just wasn't sure if it's as good as whatever other candidates there are.
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StevenH wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:51 pm I just wasn't sure if it's as good as whatever other candidates there are.
Generally speaking, anything we come up with is significantly better than what actually gets nominated.
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econgator wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:23 pm
StevenH wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:51 pm I just wasn't sure if it's as good as whatever other candidates there are.
Generally speaking, anything we come up with is significantly better than what actually gets nominated.
This.
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econgator wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 3:23 pm
StevenH wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:51 pm I just wasn't sure if it's as good as whatever other candidates there are.
Generally speaking, anything we come up with is significantly better than what actually gets nominated.
Well, Anything ±3σ
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Unsure if shameless self-promotion is frowned upon on this board, but I have begun a blogging project in which I attempt to write a "companion question" to each question that appears in LearnedLeague (not published until after a match day has concluded). It can be found here:

https://mercurialmisery.blogspot.com
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One of my best match days this season, and yet I lost 8(5)-9(5)

I thought very carefully about defense and assigned the zero to Vertigo - the only question my opponent missed - despite his respectable film score. He previously got both the Mildred Pierce and The Road to (xxx) questions correct, so I figured this one was a gimme, with multiple angles of attack. Oh well. Looks like I’ll be “C”ing you again next season
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I was pretty happy about getting 4 and still lost 4(4)-8(4). I know I really don't belong in C rundle, so I'm pretty much guaranteed to get relegated back to D, where I normally belong.
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First 9 games of the season: 5 wins, 3rd in the rundle.
11 games since: 1 win, 13th in the rundle.
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It's a good thing my opponent only got 2 right, because I couldn't have defended any worse if I'd known what their responses were. Played completely against their percentages, but I guess (just like me) there's only one German football club they've ever heard of.
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Oog. 5 games to go and only a 3 loss buffer...
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shambolic wrote: Fri Dec 13, 2019 8:38 pm Unsure if shameless self-promotion is frowned upon on this board, but I have begun a blogging project in which I attempt to write a "companion question" to each question that appears in LearnedLeague (not published until after a match day has concluded). It can be found here:

https://mercurialmisery.blogspot.com
Those are some good ones. And yes, that kind of self-promotion is perfectly fine.
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THREE six packs for me last week. Regression to the mean seems inevitable after that!
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Since the start of last season, I've had as many ties as wins. #ARundleLife
I'm having my best season ever- in terms of qpct- thanks to two 6-packs and six 5's, but everyone brings their A-game when they play me.
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This Is Kirk! wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2019 6:40 pm THREE six packs for me last week. Regression to the mean seems inevitable after that!
Dang! That's 3 more than me for the whole season (although one of my 2 5's this season was a 9(5).)
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I have no six packs this season, but still lead my C Rundle with a 12-4-4 record. I'm winning with defense because my total match points are far below those around me. :shock:

It did help that I had my first forfeit win of the season on Friday where I got what is my usual number right (three).

Boy, am I going to get killed next season if this keeps up. :oops:
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econgator wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:10 pm
This Is Kirk! wrote: Sat Dec 14, 2019 6:40 pm THREE six packs for me last week. Regression to the mean seems inevitable after that!
Dang! That's 3 more than me for the whole season (although one of my 2 5's this season was a 9(5).)
Those three are the sum total for this season for me.
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This one's been absolutely brutal for me. Qpct is usually around .660 for me, and I'm barely above .500. I blame winter.
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