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LastRailway
28 Oct 2009, 12:42 AM
I'm thinking either Friday 5 pm GMT, or Saturday 9 pm GMT

(GMT time: http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/)

There's also a possibility for Sunday, Novermber 1st, at, basically, any time you people want (after 10 am GMT and before midnight, of course).

So, up to you (vote to the poll), but also depending on an obligation I might or might not have on Friday.

(EDIT:
I voted "Protest!" so that I can see the poll results when clicking on the thread)

(RE-EDIT: If you actually don't give a damn, or won't participate, then don't vote or vote "Protest!" - this will make my life seriously easier)
Randall
28 Oct 2009, 12:53 AM
are the second and third options for Sunday supposed to be pm?
LastRailway
28 Oct 2009, 12:54 AM
Yeah. If one of the mods would be so kind...
Randall
28 Oct 2009, 01:12 AM
Yeah. If one of the mods would be so kind...

In that case either the 3-7 or 9pm one on Sunday would probably work best for me, although it would be weird to have October's trivia in November.
LastRailway
28 Oct 2009, 01:18 AM
In that case either the 3-7 or 9pm one on Sunday would probably work best for me, although it would be weird to have October's trivia in November.

Yep, for me it'd be slightly better as well, but not that much better that I'd impose a date.

Since it'd be only November 1st, we can all pretend we live on the other side of the globe than bluebell (who lives one day in the future) and that it'd be still October on Sunday (which will not be Sunday, of course, in that case).
C.J.Woolf
28 Oct 2009, 05:45 AM
Yeah. If one of the mods would be so kind...
Done.

My preferences are Saturday @ 9 pm or Sunday @ 9 pm.


In that case either the 3-7 or 9pm one on Sunday would probably work best for me, although it would be weird to have October's trivia in November.
I think we'd slid into the next month before. It's a very INTP thing to do.
Randall
28 Oct 2009, 05:48 AM
I think we'd slid into the next month before. It's a very INTP thing to do.

Yeah, I think you're right. I'd check, but I'm too P lazy. So long as I get do some trivia roughly once a month, I'm a happy camper.
LastRailway
29 Oct 2009, 09:15 PM
Done.

My preferences are Saturday @ 9 pm or Sunday @ 9 pm.

Thanks!

So, everybody, it's gonna be on Sunday, or maybe on Saturday (it vaguely depends on the weather).

So, how much money? And if there are questions unanswered and casino cash unused, do I keep it myself?
C.J.Woolf
29 Oct 2009, 09:25 PM
So, how much money? And if there are questions unanswered and casino cash unused, do I keep it myself?
:lol: Greedhead. Nope; that's the downside of winning the contest. If you want to maximize your winnings, come in a close second every time.

You can award $25K casino cash total. The last three contests had 50 questions for $500 each, but earlier contest runners varied the amounts according to the difficulty of the question. Your choice. If you have any questions about the ins and outs of running a contest, post them here and I or another past champion can answer them.
Ferrus
29 Oct 2009, 09:27 PM
Well let's see if you can get revenge on me for the bream incident. ;)
LastRailway
29 Oct 2009, 09:30 PM
Yeah, I think I'll vary the amounts because I have two categories that I think are going to be quite hard (in fact, I don't really expect people to be able to answer them). I was also thinking to post two hints per question and decrease the amount after each hint has been posted (that was the money I hoped I could keep :p).

Oh well, maybe I'll try to make it a bit easier, or make a bonus round or something.
LastRailway
29 Oct 2009, 09:30 PM
Well let's see if you can get revenge on me for the bream incident. ;)

I have some history questions! I think of them as hard, but they might be easy for someone who actually knows history.
C.J.Woolf
29 Oct 2009, 09:31 PM
Well let's see if you can get revenge on me for the bream incident. ;)
"Spot the Fish" was an excellent category. It stumped me cold.

I'm surprised no one complained about the weaving and doll fiascos in my quiz.
Ferrus
29 Oct 2009, 10:06 PM
I'm surprised no one complained about the weaving and doll fiascos in my quiz.
The doll one was a fair question, I saw 'Bebe' come up quite regularly in my searches but failed to catch on that it was also a general term and not merely attached to certain makers of dolls.

Eh... the weaving one was immensely tricky, I looked through a book of weaving drafts but it wasn't there. Still a question or two of that difficulty is par for the course I think.
I have some history questions! I think of them as hard, but they might be easy for someone who actually knows history.
'Bring it on', as the colonial idiom goes.
C.J.Woolf
29 Oct 2009, 10:17 PM
Eh... the weaving one was immensely tricky, I looked through a book of weaving drafts but it wasn't there. Still a question or two of that difficulty is par for the course I think.
In retrospect, the term "shadow weave" goes beyond trivia into technical jargon. Mrs. Woolf is the weaving expert, not me, so I didn't know that at the time.
LastRailway
31 Oct 2009, 06:30 PM
Ok, so I think it'll be on Sunday, at about 8-9 pm GMT.
Ferrus
1 Nov 2009, 04:25 PM
Ok, so I think it'll be on Sunday, at about 8-9 pm GMT.
Fair enough. Will be around till 11:30.
aelan
1 Nov 2009, 04:28 PM
much as I <3 casino cash... waking up at 4am to do a trivia quiz isn't going to work for me... have to pass. :(
stopharian
1 Nov 2009, 04:31 PM
er...so 4.5 hours from now?
Hermione
1 Nov 2009, 06:01 PM
Fair enough. Will be around till 11:30.

Hey Ferrus. pssst, shhh, am I "8 or 9 GMT" ??

I can't remember what time that would be for me? Shit. I love being sleep deprived and being as retarded as everyone else. :happpy:

I think this might have also contributed to why I got late for that Trivia Contest you did. Meaning: I would've done better if I hadn't been so late. LOL Thanks. :smooch:
stopharian
1 Nov 2009, 06:03 PM
youre gmt-8
Hermione
1 Nov 2009, 06:05 PM
Never mind. I went back and read the 'directions' and the link Last Railway put in for us who are intellectually challenged by life. Yay LR! So I think that will be this afternoon, okay? Hope I did the Math right. It's been a challenging weekend. Sigh.
stopharian
1 Nov 2009, 06:06 PM
And that GMT-8 starts today.....Which reminds me that we should be careful with the trivia start time as the USA went off daylight saving and onto standard time last night at midnight meaning everyone is now 1 hour back.

spring forward fall back
Hermione
1 Nov 2009, 06:07 PM
youre gmt-8


Are you sure ? I don't live in California. I'm east coast. I thought I was -5.
stopharian
1 Nov 2009, 06:09 PM
Are you sure ? I don't live in California. I'm east coast. I thought I was -5.

Dont try and muggle me you grimlock we all know tht u r Californified.
Ferrus
1 Nov 2009, 07:40 PM
Are you sure ? I don't live in California. I'm east coast. I thought I was -5.
You are -5, if the clocks have gone back.
HoneyCyclical
1 Nov 2009, 07:44 PM
I suck at trivia but I can kill a pound cake in under 2 minutes. Does that count for anything?
Hermione
1 Nov 2009, 07:50 PM
I suck at trivia but I can kill a pound cake in under 2 minutes. Does that count for anything?

Damn. A whole pound cake? The whole thing? I'm jealous. That would take me an entire weekend or more. Shit. Anyone can do Trivia. ;)
LastRailway
1 Nov 2009, 07:54 PM
much as I <3 casino cash... waking up at 4am to do a trivia quiz isn't going to work for me... have to pass. :(

Oops, sorry aelan. You didn't vote or suggest a schedule either.


er...so 4.5 hours from now?

2 hours and 7 minutes from now, according to my watch.


Are you sure ? I don't live in California. I'm east coast. I thought I was -5.

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/
EST = GMT -5


I suck at trivia but I can kill a pound cake in under 2 minutes. Does that count for anything?

If it's chocolate cake, I need less than half a minute.
Ferrus
1 Nov 2009, 08:06 PM
2 hours and 7 minutes from now, according to my watch.
Oh good that means I have time to read my book.
Hermione
1 Nov 2009, 08:18 PM
Dont try and muggle me you grimlock we all know tht u r Californified.

Virginia, silly. We have old hippie type rebels even here. Never been out West my entire life. Only been South and North. Very lazy I know. I don't even want to see or visit California. Maybe Arizona or New Mexico or what not. Why would I leave the Nations' Capital area when we have Obama and California has politicians who are mostly actors who are very cute and all but hey, not Harry Potter cute. Anon is the only thing they got and he is here, right? :) Yay Anon. One californian I DO understand.
LastRailway
1 Nov 2009, 08:27 PM
Oh good that means I have time to read my book.

Sure and I've time to eat a freakin' soup :sick:
stopharian
1 Nov 2009, 09:33 PM
Virginia, silly. We have old hippie type rebels even here. Never been out West my entire life. Only been South and North. Very lazy I know. I don't even want to see or visit California. Maybe Arizona or New Mexico or what not. Why would I leave the Nations' Capital area when we have Obama and California has politicians who are mostly actors who are very cute and all but hey, not Harry Potter cute. Anon is the only thing they got and he is here, right? :) Yay Anon. One californian I DO understand.

you've neved lived.... I would have offed myself long ago, if I had to exist in Virginia.