Rest of U2 Survivor: Passengers - Round 11

[phillyfan26]

I was very pissed when I was a New Yorker as well. I'm Philadelphian. We hate everything New York.

 

[Varitek]

I will just have to double my post count, stat. I should go to OOC or something.

ETA: It's a crap song too.

 

[Axver]

I will just have to double my post count, stat. I should go to OOC or something.

Are you sure you want to lower yourself to that?

Let's see how long we can make this thread before cori gets home.

 

[Varitek]

lol I am going out in 20 minutes and I have to get ready. topic?

 

[Axver]

Social lives are for losers.

Topic: how much of a loser you are.

 

[Varitek]

Topic: how backwards Axver's last post was.

And hey, I'm going to a debate team meeting first, which in your backwards world should decrease my loserness and in the real world increase it.

 

[Axver]

... damn you.

Debating for the huge fucking WIN.

 

[Varitek]

I was the treasurer 3 semesters and the president last semester

But I mostly kept up with the team to get free trips to World tournaments - I got to Dublin because UCD hosted Worlds 06.

 

[Axver]

I really badly wanted to go to the overseas tournaments but I just don't have the money to afford it.

 

[Varitek]

There are tons of Aussies at them, and a few NZers. Especially this year, it was Bangkok so it was quite crowded with asians and aussies. Britain beat Australia in finals - I believe Oxford over Sydney. I was under the impression the institution paid - most American schools pay. Like I said I milk it for the free trips, I wouldn't spend my discresionary income on debate tournaments (though I know a few american grad students who did).

 

[Axver]

I didn't participate much in debating in 2006 or 2007 (due to shyness when not actually debating, funnily enough), but I got the impression we were going to have to fork out our own money to go. Could've been wrong though.

I'm hoping to get back into things properly this year.

 

[Varitek]

Cork is next year, those guys should throw a mean tournament - they threw a fabulous party on host's night in Bangkok. And 2010 is going to kick ass in Istanbul. But I won't be at either, as I'm graduating in a few months (hopefully).

 

[Axver]

Well, that just means you have to come to Melbourne so we can settle this Americanish vs Proper English debate once and for all. I will be third speaker for the affirmative on the topic "Proper English is superior to Americanish", plus the entire adjudication panel too.

 

[Varitek]

Oh yeah third speaker...you australians do weird style. american style is weird too, as in, not BP/worlds style, but I fully admit the superiority of worlds style. And if I could go to 1 more tournament it would be Irish, because they party the whole weekend, or euros in estonia.

 

[Axver]

I love our style. Mainly because being third speaker really, really suits me.

 

[Varitek]

Our style has 3 speeches a side, but the first speaker gives the first and last speech.

BP still kicks ass.

Also I am watching a bunch of freshmen give the lamest round ever that started with a tight case (we have open resolutions in the US and thus you can have tight or undebatable cases).

 

[Axver]

I was wondering what you were doing online.

Honestly, I'll do anything that's rebuttal-heavy just because I'm an arsehole who suits that. The most exciting thing that happened to me in debating was when the Point of Information rule was introduced. I actually once made a girl quit her speech just through offering Points of Information repeatedly. What can I say? Her speech was shithouse.

 

[Screwtape2]

Debating for the huge fucking WIN.

I debated in high school and loved it. Nothing is as priceless as leaving the class stunned by an unexpected argument. I think you would have liked my cases, Axver. Creativity is the key.

 

[phillyfan26]

Debating kicks copious amounts of ass. I loved intellectually owning people.

 

[No spoken words]

Debating kicks copious amounts of ass. I loved intellectually owning people.

How about when you get owned, Danimal?

"Mom, can I...."

"No"

"But you didn't even hear my request"

"No"

"I should have gone to THE EXCEPTION"

 

[Lila64]