Ha, yeah, I just saw that on the message board. As I posted there, I got it wrong, while my wife, who has no interest in trivia but has spent more time at the gym than I have, knew it right away when I asked her.
― jaymc, Friday, 12 March 2021 15:29 (three years ago) link
I've noticed over several years (not specifically in LL) that anything on body, health and fitness are great equalizers.
― anatol_merklich, Friday, 12 March 2021 15:34 (three years ago) link
that was a lucky 3pt gift for me, surprised at how few Llamas even lift broannoyed at myself for not being able to dig up the twinkie defense
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 12 March 2021 16:42 (three years ago) link
I think video game questions also tend to be more consistent across rundles.
― jaymc, Friday, 12 March 2021 17:00 (three years ago) link
surprised at how few Llamas even lift bro
no you're not
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 12 March 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK-0UbQxZTA
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 12 March 2021 18:33 (three years ago) link
I know I need to get better at keeping LL in perspective, but I'm kinda steamed that I lost 7(5) to 8(5) because I gave my opponent 3 for Gorilla Glue (which she, a European, got right), but missed the Bedlam question which I have 1 point to.
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Saturday, 13 March 2021 19:58 (three years ago) link
I hear you
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 13 March 2021 20:27 (three years ago) link
Oof, I did brutally in the Midseason -- just 2 right!
I guess relatedly, I've had one of the worst TCAs in my rundle (currently third worst), so it looks like my kvetching is misplaced whenever I'm above the relegation zone!
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Monday, 15 March 2021 21:48 (three years ago) link
thank you, sammy
https://ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2012/01/HagarTattooYou.jpg?w=625&q=75
― mookieproof, Friday, 19 March 2021 13:45 (three years ago) link
oh duh
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 13:47 (three years ago) link
i unintentionally created a movie mashup in answering the anime question earlier this week; my answer was "attack on titan AE" (which was still marked correct)
― na (NA), Friday, 19 March 2021 13:53 (three years ago) link
I *never* do joke answers because I would rather make a wild guess and hope for the best, but there was no way I was going to get that one right, so I answered "Horny on Main."
― jaymc, Friday, 19 March 2021 14:11 (three years ago) link
It's been an interesting season for me so far. I'm 6-5-8, which puts me in 9th place. That's the most ties I've ever had in a season.
― jaymc, Friday, 19 March 2021 14:15 (three years ago) link
lol at attack on titan being the easiest question this year for me
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 19 March 2021 15:13 (three years ago) link
Trouble on Trition was not accepted, I hear.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 19 March 2021 15:57 (three years ago) link
Or Triton even.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 19 March 2021 16:39 (three years ago) link
Weekend finally here so I can finally recommend the Great Works of Art Anki deck, which helped me get both of this week's art questions right (though I'll add that this week has been the first time that studying that deck has paid off, too).
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Saturday, 20 March 2021 14:58 (three years ago) link
Thanks! I haven't been consistent with that Geography deck but I really like the way it is done.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 March 2021 15:28 (three years ago) link
Are you using the recent update of that art deck from this year?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 March 2021 15:40 (three years ago) link
Wow, that deck is so nice.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 March 2021 15:58 (three years ago) link
The one I'm using was last updated in 2017, do you have the link to the newer one?
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Saturday, 20 March 2021 16:28 (three years ago) link
Ah! Found it: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/184436527
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Saturday, 20 March 2021 16:29 (three years ago) link
Cool. I just did a search of the LL Message Board and Anki was mentioned exactly once, in 2014, so either not used or a well-kept secret.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 March 2021 17:54 (three years ago) link
There's something wrong with the search, because I learned about it on the board, and not in the thread that shows up in the search results.
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Saturday, 20 March 2021 18:04 (three years ago) link
Yeah, the only reason I know about it is via the LL board. (I've never used it, personally.)
― jaymc, Saturday, 20 March 2021 18:07 (three years ago) link
From that one post? My search must not be working properly.
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 20 March 2021 18:10 (three years ago) link
No, from assorted references over the past couple of years. I think the search isn't working properly. I did a search just for "deck," which returns 30 results -- but they're all from 2015 or earlier. It doesn't seem very plausible that no one has used that word in 6 years.
― jaymc, Saturday, 20 March 2021 18:14 (three years ago) link
I've scratched my way to 11th, then noticed that I'm just 2 points away from promotion! Obviously a very packed field, and given my bad tiebreakers, I'm not going to worry too much about this; I'm just glad I've gotten a cushion between me and relegation.
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Saturday, 20 March 2021 18:54 (three years ago) link
OK I'm sharing this here instead of the LL board because I don't want to give my opponents an extra leg up on me (NA thankfully got promoted ahead of me): https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/445411558
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Monday, 22 March 2021 19:42 (three years ago) link
You'd think the State Attorney would be in a higher rundle
“It violates everything that should be honest and straightforward about our elections,” Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle (D) said on Thursday, noting that investigators are still probing the case as well as two other suspicious candidates in other state races.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/19/florida-fraud-artiles-rodriguez-election/
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Monday, 22 March 2021 20:26 (three years ago) link
argh tying 9(6)-9(5) is miserable
I gave them a 0 for gracenote because they had a .891 classical music
― Canon in Deez (silby), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 16:37 (three years ago) link
i had a week of 5 or 6 right and am on a week of 2 or 3, wheeeeeeee
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 16:40 (three years ago) link
are AnkiWeb and the Anki phone app somehow not compatible? Or am i doing this wrong?
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 16:43 (three years ago) link
They are compatible afaik
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 17:01 (three years ago) link
when i searched for that Great Works of Art one before, 2 other decks showed up but not that one
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 17:05 (three years ago) link
okay well the answer seems to be that the AnkiApp that I downloaded and have been using is like a rip-off of Anki and is not actually affiliated with it?
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 18:14 (three years ago) link
WT...?
― The Ballad of Mel Cooley (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 18:27 (three years ago) link
https://getpolarized.io/2020/02/03/anki-ripped-off.html
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 19:16 (three years ago) link
I almost didn't get Gracenote because while I knew it I thought "that can't be right because the word note is in the question" -- fortunately I couldn't think of any other answer
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 20:52 (three years ago) link
I'm in 5th place! I think this is the highest I've reached this late in the season, and I still have a reasonable chance at promotion!
I know that there's been talk about how this stretch of matches (going on 10-11) have been historically easy, but I don't care, I'll take it.
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Tuesday, 23 March 2021 22:18 (three years ago) link
Ok what the hell, I've secured promotion?!
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Friday, 26 March 2021 14:53 (three years ago) link
Congrats! I've had a pretty good season by my standards, going into the final day at 9-6-9. Most excitingly, I've set a personal record for TCA.
― jaymc, Friday, 26 March 2021 15:30 (three years ago) link
Yeah, me too! I was on a tear and have since lost my last 6 in a row (lol?) but should finish in the top eight in C.
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 March 2021 15:40 (three years ago) link
good season here too, i was expecting to get knocked back down to C but i've held my own
― na (NA), Friday, 26 March 2021 15:41 (three years ago) link
Pretty good season yes, was in promotion placing after MD 22, with all in my own hands really, but then went on a fair loss to the rundle leader followed by a none-too-flattering 2(3)-6(3) defeat. I seem to be guaranteed a 4th or 5th placing in Meridian B. (Promotion isn't totally off the table I guess, considering the occasional higher-rundle attrition, but I'm not too bothered; contending in the top of B certainly has its charmes vs struggling against relegation in A.)
― anatol_merklich, Friday, 26 March 2021 19:43 (three years ago) link
charmes even!
anyone have any very best wrong answers they wanna rep for? i can't even get thru them, so many of them wouldnt even be worthy of a temporary dn change on ilx which to me is the bar u have to pass for a VBWA
― Kompakt Total Landscaping (Will M.), Friday, 26 March 2021 19:44 (three years ago) link
i was serious about "IM Cute" which in retrospect was more clever than "Tweet Cute" imo
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 26 March 2021 19:47 (three years ago) link
Someone on the boards posted Meet ICQute, which is a great deep cut.
― Eleanor of Accutane (Leee), Friday, 26 March 2021 20:44 (three years ago) link