02-25-2008, 10:17 AM | #401 | |
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Correct. NoMyths is 4.5.
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Both. I guess this is why people are confused on History. Sorry I wasn't more specific. To me "Sport Related" means both fiction and non-fiction, but "History" is only non fiction. "History Related" would include fiction. However, I can see 100% that I was not clear.
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02-25-2008, 10:25 AM | #403 |
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On the Hitchhiker's pick, that is the last of the ones I was going to seriously consider for series. My top series were Lord of the Rings, Foundation, Cronicles of Narnia, and Hitchhiker's Guide. After those, I didn't care which one I got.
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02-25-2008, 10:28 AM | #404 |
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Thanks for making my picks, LS, who's up and when do I pick next?
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02-25-2008, 10:31 AM | #405 |
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I don't mind sticking with what I have. I was deciding between that and something else, and now with others knowing the pick, it's better to just stick with it instead of risking losing it before my next pick.
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02-25-2008, 10:31 AM | #406 | |
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NoMyths is up at 4.5 Your next pick is 4.8
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02-25-2008, 10:32 AM | #407 | |
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Thanks, Larry. I hope I didn't mess up your strategy too much, particularly since you arrived before a large number of other picks were made.
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02-25-2008, 10:33 AM | #408 |
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Oh, and I don't have anyone's lists until 4.10 and 5.9, so I hope everyone is around.
Headed to lunch.
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02-25-2008, 10:43 AM | #409 |
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Will pick shortly.
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02-25-2008, 10:47 AM | #410 |
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i'll be picking around 2pm EST, regardless of when nomyths picks
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02-25-2008, 10:48 AM | #411 |
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I just want to say I'm very bummed to miss out on Walden. I had that as a sleeper pick in the later rounds.
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02-25-2008, 10:50 AM | #412 |
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We need to do these drafts more often. At least one every 2 weeks. They are scary entertaining.
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02-25-2008, 10:54 AM | #413 |
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Single Short Story Poem: 2.5 - The Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri Fantasy/Science Fiction Series (A set of books continuing the same story and intended to be read sequentially) 3.6 - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams Sport Related: 4.5 - Friday Night Lights, H.G. Bissinger Children's Non-Fiction: 1.6 - On the Origin of Species, Charles Darwin Biography/Autobiography History Can't tell you how torn I am on this pick, but in the end my heart is winning out, and I doubt it will be around much longer. The best book written about amateur athletics in my opinion, in part because it encompases so much beyond the field: racial and class politics in a hard-luck Texas town, an examination of the psychology behind fandom, the glory and tragedy of being a superstar player one second and a forgotten name the next. It is epic, eminently readable, and has spawned numerous imitators and versions (including one of the best shows on television). |
02-25-2008, 11:24 AM | #414 |
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Just change the category to fiction then. No need for me to repick.
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02-25-2008, 11:36 AM | #415 |
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Still anyone's game for my vote. I think for now I favor st. cronin (all solid picks plus Dune bonus points), Warhammer (all solid picks so far) and Chief Rum (strong picks, but a slight docking of points from me as A Christmas Carol is not a short story. Then again, I also think A Christmas Carol was the steal of the draft so far.) Several others are just a hair behind those guys.
There are still some huge names/works up for grabs, though, so I'll be watching to see how it all plays out. |
02-25-2008, 11:40 AM | #416 | |
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Agreed. I have wanted to run one for a while, but I didn't want to step on Maple Leaf's toes. I also don't want to dilute it by doing it too often. I wonder if we should do it like IWS and have the winner create a new one?
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02-25-2008, 11:55 AM | #417 |
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I think this draft is still way too close to call and my hunch is that some late-round picks are really going to shift momentum.
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02-25-2008, 12:02 PM | #418 | |
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The way it typically goes is that people that pick big names in broad categories early start to struggle at the end when they try to fill in the niche categories that they ignored.
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02-25-2008, 12:08 PM | #419 | |
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I disagree with this. At absolute best, I could've gotten it at 2.2, as DT, I think it was, said he was planning on taking it for his second round pick, so snagging it at 1.9 was fine in my opinion.
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Personally, I think that's a freakin' cool idea.
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02-25-2008, 12:41 PM | #421 |
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okay...i'm up hmm
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02-25-2008, 12:49 PM | #422 |
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man i'm torn between two...
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02-25-2008, 12:53 PM | #423 |
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tick tick tick
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02-25-2008, 12:54 PM | #424 |
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i just can't decide...one's better "literature" than the other, but the other is stronger in the category (arguably)
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02-25-2008, 12:54 PM | #425 |
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As some voters have done in previous contests, they basically ignore the category and just voted on the list of picks. I am leaning that way since some of these categories can be interchangeable.
Any list that has Shogun and Sun Tzu will get serious considerations from me, not to mention a few of the earlier picks. |
02-25-2008, 12:54 PM | #426 |
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awww hell
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02-25-2008, 12:58 PM | #427 |
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should've gone with the other...
Not saying its a bad pick, but I'm not sure how it stands out compared to others. Then again, the one I'm going to go with in the category is probably going to get slagged some too. Last edited by Warhammer : 02-25-2008 at 12:59 PM. |
02-25-2008, 12:59 PM | #428 |
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hey...it's a timeless classic. didn't everyone have to read it in high school?
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02-25-2008, 12:59 PM | #429 |
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I'm probably in the minority, but I really prefer Bradbury's short stories over Fahrenheit 451. I still think it's a quality pick, though.
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02-25-2008, 01:03 PM | #430 |
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I think that category, more than any other, lends itself to esoteric choices. Ask 100 people for the top sci-fi/fantasy works, and you'll have very little consensus.
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02-25-2008, 01:06 PM | #431 |
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don't write me off either. the rest of my picks will be doozies (at least in my mind)
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02-25-2008, 01:09 PM | #432 |
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Are we allowed to change the category for our picks?
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02-25-2008, 01:10 PM | #433 |
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Fiction - 1.4 Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
Single Short Story Poem - 4.7 The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Fantasy/Science Fiction - 3.4 War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells Series Sport Related Children's Non-Fiction Biography/Autobiography History - 2.7 The Diary of a Young Girl, by Anne Frank
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It's usually not allowed unless it's immediately after a pick. In a draft where categorization is important, it makes it much easier if you can shift things around as you see what's still out there.
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MOTHERF*&%ING MAPLE LEAFS
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That's exactly what would push me away from voting for that pick. No. With the exception of the two that picked Historical Fiction based on my poor specifications.
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Wow, I'm very happy that my next pick was still available. I was sure that her work would have been picked by now. It is one of the great novels of the 20th century, leading people to rethink many ideas about economics, religion, liberty, and personal freedoms. My pick is:
Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand cartman's list: 1. Fiction - 4.9 Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand 2. Single Short Story - 3.2 The Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe 3. Poem 4. Fantasy/Science Fiction - 2.9 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll 5. Series (A set of books continuing the same story and intended to be read sequentially) - 1.2: The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King), J.R.R. Tolkein 6. Sport Related 7. Children's 8. Non-Fiction 9. Biography/Autobiography 10. History
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02-25-2008, 01:25 PM | #441 | |
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02-25-2008, 01:33 PM | #442 |
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I'm guessing Chief Rum didn't send lord scarlet a list.
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02-25-2008, 01:35 PM | #443 |
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He did. I just suck and didn't notice he was up. Give me a moment.
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Thanks! I was hoping that neither you nor st.c would take it. I PMed him to let him know he was up, in case he didn't send in a list. I also told him not to pick one of titles I was considering for the pick after his two.
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Chief Rum's selections are:
4.10 The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (Poem) 5.1 Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Children's) cartman is on the board!
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I have a pick for Poetry that if someone makes I may just give them the "W" regardless of the rest of their picks.
We'll see if anyone hits the jackpot.
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Yes, and that's why I fucking hate it! Other thoughts: Shogun is a great pick. One of my all-time favorite novels. I don't even recognize any of the sports picks, except Friday Night Lights which I never read. I don't read much sports related fiction. The Coleridge pick was good, but I would have picked Kubla Khan instead. There's still two poems out there that I'm a bit surprised have not gone yet. |
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02-25-2008, 01:48 PM | #449 |
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Well, I am pleasantly surprised to be able to make my pick again. I thought maybe CR would have had this choice as his Poem entry, based on some of his other picks. This choice has ties to a couple of other already selected entries. He was the first American to translate Dante's "Divine Comedy", and he also had a lifelong feud with Poe after an unflattering review Poe gave one of his works.
Although far from historically accurate, it did increase the renown of the subject. Just about everyone can complete the first stanza of this poem after hearing the first line, which not many other lyrical works can claim: "Listen my children and you shall hear..." Paul Revere's Ride, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow cartman's list: 1. Fiction - 4.9 Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand 2. Single Short Story - 3.2 The Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe 3. Poem - 5.2 Paul Revere's Ride, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 4. Fantasy/Science Fiction - 2.9 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll 5. Series (A set of books continuing the same story and intended to be read sequentially) - 1.2: The Lord of The Rings Trilogy (Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King), J.R.R. Tolkein 6. Sport Related 7. Children's 8. Non-Fiction 9. Biography/Autobiography 10. History
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