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by ZhangC1459
Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011
Replies: 55
Views: 15856

Re: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011

Yeah, there's definitely science stuff that we either got beaten to by the other team or just missed entirely. Granted, I don't think it was our only strong suit... hehe... but it certainly helped a lot. I want to see how this all turns out... means I'm gonna be staffing lots of tournaments this yea...
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: MSHSAA changes for the 2010-2011 season
Replies: 9
Views: 2507

Re: MSHSAA changes for the 2010-2011 season

If MSHSAA was the Empire, we'd be Alderaan's quiet pacifist insurrection.

Watch out for MSHSAA superlasers.
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011
Replies: 55
Views: 15856

Re: Missouri Quiz Bowl in 2010-2011

IMO, PCHA doesn't have much hope this year unless there's some ungodly Dees-like freshman we don't know about, because our recruitment has never been that successful and as Ammar said, we only have one or two active juniors at the moment. But we did have fun with an all-senior team and stuff at nats...
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:23 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU
Replies: 52
Views: 3985

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU

if it's pushed back a week I'll definitely be able to go staff seeing as I'll have moved in to Mizzou by then
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:58 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU
Replies: 52
Views: 3985

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU

And as for me, it turns out the hell with Pointfest again. I'll go next year.

I can staff.
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:09 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 HSNCT will be in Atlanta
Replies: 18
Views: 1459

Re: 2011 HSNCT will be in Atlanta

Approximately 3 and a half minutes. Less if it's you.

Btw, CLEAR
by ZhangC1459
Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:25 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: 2011 HSNCT will be in Atlanta
Replies: 18
Views: 1459

Re: 2011 HSNCT will be in Atlanta

I'd totally go to Atlanta to help staff HSNCT... driving or not.
by ZhangC1459
Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:24 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: *QUOTED USERS MAY BE BANNED IF THEY KEEP HIJACKING THREADS*
Replies: 1
Views: 6224

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU

L-Town Expatriate wrote:
ZhangC1459 wrote:Comic Sans MS is the best font, hurrr hurrr...

:lol:
*QUOTED USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST*
*QUOTED USER WAS BANNED FOR MISUNDERSTANDING SARCASM*

inb4"QUOTED USER WAS USING SARCASM"
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:39 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU
Replies: 52
Views: 3985

Re: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU

Comic Sans MS is the best font, hurrr hurrr...

:lol:
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:06 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

Too bad my Mizzou email is eternally screwed up.
by ZhangC1459
Sun Jul 11, 2010 8:49 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

L-Town Expatriate wrote:
dividebyzero wrote:Even more amusing is the number (and types) of events that have started banning the use of vuvuzelas.
Perhaps we should have a quiz bowl tournament where you buzz in by using a vuvuzela? :lol:
Dog forbid
by ZhangC1459
Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:53 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

Please do not bring vuvuzelas into the Combine-touching fair.
by ZhangC1459
Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:28 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

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by ZhangC1459
Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:43 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: lalalalala
Replies: 1030
Views: 543975

Re: lalalalala

And now, famed lyricists Chris Zhang and Sabrina Fritz present to you... a horror that is terribad beyond imagining. WAKE UP IN THE MORNING FEELIN LIKE GLAUCOMAS, GRAB MY HUGE PRESCRIPTION GLASSES IM LITERALLY GOING TO HIT THIS CITY, BEFORE I LEAVE BRUSH MY TEETH WITH A BOTTLE OF WAX, CAUSE I CAN'T ...
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:25 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU
Replies: 52
Views: 3985

Re: Missouri Open II?

Don't worry about it, if you want to go to a concert near your house nobody's going to judge you for not being hardcore enough or something (although now that I know Pointfest involves an Avenged Sevenfold concert, I may be making endless fun of your musical taste once you come to MU practices. Fai...
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:10 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

Sabrina is now a widow on facebook for a day. :lol:
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:14 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU
Replies: 52
Views: 3985

Re: Missouri Open II?

Don't worry about it, if you want to go to a concert near your house nobody's going to judge you for not being hardcore enough or something (although now that I know Pointfest involves an Avenged Sevenfold concert, I may be making endless fun of your musical taste once you come to MU practices. Fai...
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jun 23, 2010 7:14 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri's all-star team
Replies: 44
Views: 19855

Re: Missouri's all-star team

Thank you sir
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:09 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri's all-star team
Replies: 44
Views: 19855

Re: Missouri's all-star team

I was told by one of the livebloggers that the set would be made available online?
by ZhangC1459
Tue Jun 22, 2010 10:36 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU
Replies: 52
Views: 3985

Re: Missouri Open II?

Well, pointfest is in the evening, but it means I have to get back down here before like 6. Not sure if that can happen... so I'm not sure if I'll be going. I know it seems kinda stupid for me to skip this just because of Pointfest, but I didn't get to go to the one at the beginning of the summer an...
by ZhangC1459
Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:44 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: ANNOUNCEMENT: Missouri Open II (08/14/2010) at MU
Replies: 52
Views: 3985

Re: Missouri Open II?

I shall be... depends. I want to go to Pointfest 27 on the 14th but I'll be available to staff 15th
by ZhangC1459
Sun Jun 20, 2010 4:16 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: lalalalala
Replies: 1030
Views: 543975

Re: lalalalala

Image
by ZhangC1459
Sat Jun 19, 2010 12:00 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: things that suck...
Replies: 623
Views: 442531

Re: things that suck...

You'd think Green would be getting more boos than Rooney.

And on our side of the pond, that ref... that ref...

if he ever showed his face here... lol
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:49 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: PACE NSC
Replies: 79
Views: 8140

Re: PACE NSC

I wasn't able to see any of it, but I'm not quite sure I want to.
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:03 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: A Friendly Reminder From MSHSAA
Replies: 19
Views: 3088

Re: A Friendly Reminder From MSHSAA

Or we can all dress up and waltz into state singing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLsJyfN0ICU
by ZhangC1459
Mon Jun 14, 2010 10:00 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Announcement
Replies: 18
Views: 2888

Re: Announcement

And now Kyle has graduated from narcolepsy to turning failed resets into a drinking game.
by ZhangC1459
Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:59 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Bill Currie Memorial Tournament
Replies: 43
Views: 26044

Re: Inaugural tournament at JCHS

Just as a reminder, the second Spirit of St. Louis at Parkway Central might be the 20th; we need to figure that out. Yeah, I was wondering when that would be so I could plan around that. Oh good, because I have to say, if it was a toss-up between staffing at JCHS and staffing at PCHS... i'd staff a...
by ZhangC1459
Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:58 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: A Friendly Reminder From MSHSAA
Replies: 19
Views: 3088

Re: A Friendly Reminder From MSHSAA

In the real world, MSHSAA continues to screw things up and nothing changes.
by ZhangC1459
Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:28 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: A Friendly Reminder From MSHSAA
Replies: 19
Views: 3088

Re: A Friendly Reminder From MSHSAA

Posted yesterday here: http://www.mshsaa.org/default_News_Latest%20News_content.aspx?viewmode=story&storyid=26 Academic Competition Season Reminder 6/3/2010 The second Friday in October (Friday, October 8, 2010) is the first date on which academic competition events can be held. Schools partici...
by ZhangC1459
Mon Jun 14, 2010 5:27 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

It was my profile picture for a few days.
by ZhangC1459
Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:09 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

L-Town Expatriate wrote:Image

The nice part of this is that Robert Green was goalie for West Ham United this season and allowed 67 goals during their Premier League campaign. They finished one spot away from being relegated with a bankrupt Portsmouth.

This did not suck.
by ZhangC1459
Sun Jun 13, 2010 12:09 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri's all-star team
Replies: 44
Views: 19855

Re: Missouri's all-star team

if you interpret an incorrect policy incorrectly, does that make you right? XD

Anyways, glad to see we beat four teams... well done everyone :)
by ZhangC1459
Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:21 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri's all-star team
Replies: 44
Views: 19855

Re: Missouri's all-star team

Woot, we beat Oklahoma! Oklahoma wasn't very impressive based on the guys that showed at pre-nats, but that was one team so I can't say much. Nobody on the team at our Pre-Nationals tournament is on Oklahoma's all-star team. That criteria is thus meaningless. And as I said, "I can't say much&q...
by ZhangC1459
Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:23 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri's all-star team
Replies: 44
Views: 19855

Re: Missouri's all-star team

Oh, and I saw this on liveblog:

Jonah:
The only GIRL player in the room knows that estrogen is the female sex hormone. They get on 10 a Babylonian myth bonus. 225-35.

We're 35, but I'm guessing Sabrina got the estrogen one. Lol
by ZhangC1459
Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:16 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri's all-star team
Replies: 44
Views: 19855

Re: Missouri's all-star team

Woot, we beat Oklahoma!

Oklahoma wasn't very impressive based on the guys that showed at pre-nats, but that was one team so I can't say much.
by ZhangC1459
Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:13 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Bill Currie Memorial Tournament
Replies: 43
Views: 26044

Re: Inaugural tournament at JCHS

I can come help staff with the Mizzou crowd, since I plan to at least help out with stuff
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:07 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

If you're ice skating and you're going slower than 25 miles an hour you're not doin it rite.
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:26 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: lalalalala
Replies: 1030
Views: 543975

Re: lalalalala

dividebyzero wrote:Google needs to figure out that we're not all gonna all of a sudden switch over to bing because they have background pictures.
It is fun having inappropriate lineart as my google background though
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:37 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: PACE NSC
Replies: 79
Views: 8140

Re: PACE NSC

I think this whole conversation has pretty much drifted into irrelevance, given that everyone seems to be arguing the same essential point (that NSC is a great tournament and that teams should go if they can). I just have one question for Will--why do you keep on emphasizing how expensive NSC is, g...
by ZhangC1459
Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:02 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: PACE NSC
Replies: 79
Views: 8140

Re: PACE NSC

I'm tired of seeing flamewars here, this one wasn't nearly as entertaining as the one where Gibbs thought he knew what he was talking about regarding math and our ability to do it. As it is, I agree with the sentiment that most Missouri teams are on either Step 9, step 10, or somewhere in between. I...
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jun 09, 2010 11:40 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: HSNCT Predictions
Replies: 44
Views: 12556

Re: HSNCT Predictions

dividebyzero wrote:... (even with our slight sharing problemawesomeness this year...)
...
Fixed that for you.

Anyways, it is true that the Regency does work out well for NAQT... and I can't really think of a good place to hold it in STL, but that's because I'm never in the city anyways
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:03 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: PACE NSC
Replies: 79
Views: 8140

Re: PACE NSC

Hell, I'd've gone to the NSC to get slaughtered quite happily, because first, it's fun, second, it's a good experience, third, it's Washington DC and makes our team look good. As for HSNCT and funds, depending on how that survey they passed out goes, we might actually have it in STL this year, which...
by ZhangC1459
Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:00 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

You are so cool. I wish I was like you.
:lol: Grats
by ZhangC1459
Tue Jun 08, 2010 12:31 pm
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: Missouri's all-star team
Replies: 44
Views: 19855

Re: Missouri's all-star team

Winning more points helps you win games too, keep that in mind :)

Good luck and GO TEAM MISSOURIIIIIII
by ZhangC1459
Mon Jun 07, 2010 11:59 am
Forum: Tournament Announcements and Discussion
Topic: PACE NSC
Replies: 79
Views: 8140

Re: PACE NSC

Yeah, the one thing I regret is not being able to go to PACE either year we qualified because of the fact that we simply don't have the budget available.
by ZhangC1459
Mon Jun 07, 2010 9:49 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

ashkenaziCD wrote:That was the point I was making. There is no individual opera called The Ring of the Nibelungs.

Yeah, I know. I suppose I was just more pissed at not remembering the actual opera they were asking for (Das Rheingold)
by ZhangC1459
Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:35 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

Ugh, Ring of the Nibelung. Beautiful opera, but not specific enough for a certain tossup that might've cost us a certain game that let us not go to a certain playoffs.
by ZhangC1459
Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:54 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Random posts about food
Replies: 177
Views: 119556

Re: Random posts about food

I recently rediscovered the magic of peanut butter and jelly crackers.
by ZhangC1459
Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:53 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Things that don't suck
Replies: 620
Views: 693783

Re: Things that don't suck

Roller Coaster Tycoon the original.

God DAMN this makes me remember the good old days.
by ZhangC1459
Sat Jun 05, 2010 4:53 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: things that suck...
Replies: 623
Views: 442531

Re: things that suck...

Also, Youtube.

What sucks is not being able to sleep... at least it's summer