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BYU Prediction contest final results: Parrot Head Loses
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Call them co-champions.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostSeconded!
Seriously, PH should NOT lose by picking BYU over Utah. That is messed up."You interns are like swallows. You shit all over my patients for six weeks and then fly off."
"Don't be sorry, it's not your fault. It's my fault for overestimating your competence."
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Haha. Touché.Originally posted by hostile View PostCall them co-champions."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Ok. Now post the more reliable sources (multiple) that say it is fine, and probably more common today.Originally posted by Topper View PostPrepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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You said it was "preferable." Whereas it is gaining ground except in formal situations. As one author noted, it is weird, as we don't use "luck" for leaked.Originally posted by Donuthole View PostOk. Now post the more reliable sources (multiple) that say it is fine, and probably more common today.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us..._english/sneak
http://daggle.com/sneaked-versus-snu...-participle-73The traditional standard past form of sneak is sneaked ( she sneaked around the corner). An alternative past form, snuck ( she snuck past me), arose in the US in the 19th century. Until very recently, snuck was confined to US dialect use and was regarded as nonstandard. However, in the last few decades, its use has spread in the US, where it is now regarded as a standard alternative to sneaked in all but the most formal contexts. In the Oxford English Corpus, there are now more US citations for snuck than there are for sneaked, and there is evidence of snuck gaining ground in British English as well.
More importantly, "snuck" sounds like shit."Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
Upon rejecting the Beatles, Dick Rowe told Brian Epstein of the January 1, 1962 audition for Decca, which signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead.
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Originally posted by Topper View PostYou said it was "preferable." Whereas it is gaining ground except in formal situations. As one author noted, it is weird, as we don't use "luck" for leaked.
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us..._english/sneak
http://daggle.com/sneaked-versus-snu...-participle-73
More importantly, "snuck" sounds like shit.
As I said, it is preferable. Also, snuck doesn't sound anything like shit.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Find me a source that says it is "preferable," instead of allowable.Originally posted by Donuthole View Post
As I said, it is preferable. Also, snuck doesn't sound anything like shit."Guitar groups are on their way out, Mr Epstein."
Upon rejecting the Beatles, Dick Rowe told Brian Epstein of the January 1, 1962 audition for Decca, which signed Brian Poole and the Tremeloes instead.
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A disappointing win, to say the least. Just kidding. It's always better to win!
I picked BYU to beat UCLA against my better judgement, so the only way I could win was to choose BYU to lose to Utah.
As usual, Bronco's gang disappointed, and now I am the winner.Will donate kidney for B12 membership.
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In all seriousness, isn't he the one who wins this every year? I think he's won it at least a couple times since I've been posting here.Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostGood news and bad news for The_Douger:
You beat parrothead. That is a remarkable accomplishment.
You beat him by picking Utah. Choke on it, buddy.Will donate kidney for B12 membership.
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Didn't PH pick BYU to lose to UCLA?Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There's three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who's got the same first name as a city; and never go near a lady's got a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Not that it would have any bearing on the winner, but am I reading that graph right that I scored zero on the Utah game? I nailed BYU's score and slightly underestimated Utah's:Originally posted by pelagius View PostA very big upset; The_Douger picks Utah to win and it pays off. He overtook Parrot Head.
Overall standings:

Results for the Utah game:

http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1234389
Did I screw up the pipe delimiters or something?"I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
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Nope, you got zero points. There are three components:Originally posted by Pelado View PostNot that it would have any bearing on the winner, but am I reading that graph right that I scored zero on the Utah game? I nailed BYU's score and slightly underestimated Utah's:
http://www.cougarstadium.com/showthr...=1#post1234389
Did I screw up the pipe delimiters or something?
Winner: 0 points, Utah Won but you picked BYU
MOV: 0 points, Your MOV = 11 but actual MOV = -7 so you were off by 18 (not close)
Distance: 0 points, the distance between 28,35 and 28,17 as if they were points on a Cartesian plane (once again, not close).
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Ouch. Can I withdraw the question?Originally posted by pelagius View PostNope, you got zero points. There are three components:
Winner: 0 points, Utah Won but you picked BYU
MOV: 0 points, Your MOV = 11 but actual MOV = -7 so you were off by 18 (not close)
Distance: 0 points, the distance between 28,35 and 28,17 as if they were points on a Cartesian plane (once again, not close)."I think it was King Benjamin who said 'you sorry ass shitbags who have no skills that the market values also have an obligation to have the attitude that if one day you do in fact win the PowerBall Lottery that you will then impart of your substance to those without.'"
- Goatnapper'96
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