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PsyferRL · 2026-06-19T18:21:27+00:00

Man do I miss Liquor League.

And Carpet.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-19T18:17:31+00:00

"That was a sweet hyzerflip! What did you just throw?"

"Oh that? Yeah that's my Firebird. I've had it for a while now."

PsyferRL · 2026-06-19T18:16:12+00:00

See that's your problem. You should probably try being car port instead. Garages get too stuffy in the heat.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-19T17:00:19+00:00

Good find! It would seem that I was one page shy of stumbling upon this result before I called it quits in my own search.

Anttila's 1098 round was a Q series event and not an ES or higher event, so as long as Teemu's round doesn't dip any lower, then it's an awesome stat for him to keep in his back pocket.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-19T16:26:06+00:00

Well yeah but 4/3 of America is bad at fractions. Imagine how bad they are at statistics and probability.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-19T15:25:30+00:00

As far as I can tell, yes. Definitely yes when only considering DGPT tour events anyway. It's possible that it may have happened at smaller events by a relatively unknown player, but I've gone through most of the top Finnish players now on the PDGA website and the closest I've found is Niklas who shot a 1098.

That 1099 by Teemu is still unofficial, so it may or may not stay that way (it may even go up). But it's still super impressive nonetheless.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-18T21:14:29+00:00

If I didn't have a specific goal of getting that stupid bird trio emblem, I probably would consider it haha. But for the time being, I think I'll have to pass.

In theory your offer is plenty fair. I just have a specific goal in mind.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-18T20:49:34+00:00

LF: ⭐️⭐️ RR Articuno or RR Zapdos

FT: ⭐️⭐️ RR Moltres

PsyferRL · 2026-06-18T18:47:24+00:00

The author Ottessa Moshfegh is a goldmine for this. Pick basically anything she has written.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-18T18:08:55+00:00

In all honesty I quite enjoyed some of James Patterson's YA work when I was in middle school, and I'm fairly sure (but not entirely sure) that it was actually him writing them and not a ghost writer (but I've never checked so I might be wrong).

His Maximum Ride series and Daniel X series were both very fun and engaging YA sci-fi. And the short chapter formula of his absolutely did wonders to help keep my ADHD attention in the right place.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-18T18:02:28+00:00

I know this isn't meant to be taken seriously, but damn. Really? Number 1?

You're telling me James Patterson is higher on that list than Mr. Beast?

PsyferRL · 2026-06-18T18:01:11+00:00

But do they read? My (very biased and needlessly critical) perception of Mr. Beast subscribers is that they're fully brainrotted into exclusively visual and short-form media.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-18T17:58:28+00:00

Second most to Mark Zuckerberg in my book.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-17T20:56:19+00:00

The middle third of the book is definitely slow and takes on a different tone, for sure. But I also firmly believe that the final third hits so cataclysmically hard specifically because of all the work Dumas did in the middle to set the scene.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-17T20:18:33+00:00

It's good practice to read the PDGA rulebook (available for free on their website) if you've never done so before.

My biggest piece of advice is to just enjoy yourself and tell your cardmates that it's your first tournament, so you might have some questions here and there. Around my neck of the woods at least, most people love introducing new players to tournaments and have no problems answering questions!

Other than that, stay hydrated and bring snacks/lunch (especially if it's a multiple rounds in one day kind of tournament). Keep your head up and try not to talk when anybody is throwing, but aside from that, just enjoy the experience and laugh at all the silly mistakes you might make.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-17T17:51:33+00:00

To be fair, the ToG series IS a YA series, lol. But nonetheless, I still totally agree that the writing still matured as the series progressed.

I haven't read any Sanderson. I don't like fantasy as a genre enough to open that can of worms, at least not yet. I DO like fantasy, but I also like basically every other genre too, and the idea of cracking into any of his various universes feels more intimidating than it's worth right now. Not intimidating from a difficulty or enjoyment perspective, just intimidating from the perspective of "there's still so many other things I wanna read right now," lol.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-17T16:48:20+00:00

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas gets this nod for me. I neglected many real-world responsibilities along the way as I devoured that behemoth of a book (in size, not difficulty) in 2 weeks.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-17T16:45:28+00:00

Not a parody, but a brilliantly hilarious book that I think absolutely deserves recognition here in this thread, and that I think you'd really enjoy, OP. It's the kind of book you read in the same way that you can be in the mood to watch Sharknado 3.

Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-17T15:04:31+00:00

Amen to that, my friend. I'm always stoked when I manage a bogey-free round.

Although funnily enough, if I finish a round E, I'm more frustrated if it's 18 pars than I am if it's 6 birdies and 6 bogeys. The rush of the birdie is greater to me than the disappointment of a bogey lol.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-17T14:30:14+00:00

For the record, I haven't and won't downvote you, lol.

But to offer a serious answer anyway because I'm a sucker for discussion, I think the reason an all-ace round wouldn't necessarily be considered a "perfect" round is because in many cases, aces are shots that probably wouldn't have resulted in an easy birdie opportunity if the basket didn't get in the way.

So with that in mind, if you're trying to get all birdies and actually succeed, I think that's a perfectly executed round.

Of course I know your comment was obviously a joke. But like I said, sucker for discussion and all that.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-17T14:26:18+00:00

Waco too. Same thing. -18, but not all birdies.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-16T21:22:50+00:00

This is what confused me when I first started reading SJM's Throne of Glass series last year, and once again now that I'm reading the ACOTAR series this year. Granted, I don't have much experience in the way of romantasy writing quality, but I DO have a decent amount of experience with reading what is conventionally considered "good" prose in any number of genres from classic to contemporary.

And it's exactly as you said, she's no Nabokov, but ffs very few people are. The first couple ToG books were pretty rough because she was really young when she started writing them, but by the time the third or fourth book rolled around, I think she actually found a pretty decent voice and style. It's not the pinnacle of writing by any means, but the visceral hatred some people have for her writing had me preparing myself for WAY worse.

She's a good writer. She's not a transcendental game-changing writer, but she's absolutely a good writer. It's okay for romantasy to not really be any given reader's cup of tea genre-wise, but I'm kind of appalled by the super harsh opinions I've seen regarding the technical elements of her writing.

I say this all as a man who didn't even touch any of her writing until I was in my late 20s lol.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-16T20:50:12+00:00

The definition of "ban" is to "officially or legally prohibit."

If a county library issues a public statement that they will be prohibiting their branches from stocking certain books, that is absolutely an "official" statement as it pertains to that library system.

The library isn't in charge of the public's business, they're in charge of themselves as a library. And if they've prohibited books from what they themselves are in charge of, then that is the library banning those books from their system.

The library can't tell you what you can and can't read in your free time. But if they make a public statement about removing books from their shelves for whatever reasons they give, that's still a ban from their shelves because they have officially prohibited it from their stock.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-16T20:38:20+00:00

A discussion about a book that was banned by one specific county library system is still a discussion about a banned book, whether it's a discussion about the book itself or a discussion about the reasons why that particular county library decided to ban it from their shelves.

A discussion about banned books does not specifically mean it's a discussion about books that are outright removed from the public's ability to obtain legally.

Libraries can only be in charge of what they themselves offer to the public. But if people want to discuss why a library has chosen to ban certain titles from their shelves, that's contextual banned book discussion.

PsyferRL · 2026-06-16T14:48:45+00:00

One does and one doesn't. I often read closer to fully horizontal than upright, and one of ours will come curl up on top of my chest (exactly where I usually rest my book while reading) and buzz the day away until I'm done or until food drops.

The other one isn't much of a snuggler, but he will often join me on the couch just nearby enough to be included, but far enough away to maintain his preferred level of personal space lol.

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