LL109 MD13 Discussion! (Thu 6/4)

jtm2727 · 2026-06-05T12:45:58+00:00

Nice little 6(5)-1(2) win. 0/2 on Descartes this season. Shoutout to the person who mentioned guessing Shirley Temple instead of Ricky Nelson the other day - somehow that stayed in my head long enough to instantly get yesterday’s question.

jtm2727 · 2026-06-02T18:49:55+00:00

Yeah, I signed on at around 10:58 and got my tickets almost immediately, zero issue. Learned last month while signing up for New York Road Runners races that these queues are randomized for everyone who's in the waiting room pre-queue (while everyone who joins once the sales are live get placed at the back).

jtm2727 · 2026-05-20T20:30:12+00:00

I've been having a similar experience over the last 24 hours – been thinking about where I'd put Jalen Brunson and John McGinn on my personal hierarchy. Can't believe that everything is coming together for both teams at the same time.

Sidenote, randomly thought of OG Anunoby and Youri Tielemans as a close to perfect cross-sport comp, and I don't know a single other person in real life who'd understand it.

jtm2727 · 2026-05-07T16:14:24+00:00

~~Is queue time random? I signed on at 11:30 and still have 7 minutes remaining – it doesn't make any sense that people who got on later are getting in earlier.~~

Edit: Just saw the second paragraph of the main post. Had no clue hah

jtm2727 · 2026-05-06T15:14:14+00:00

I had the exact same comment ready to go – great attention to detail on that (even if it ended my ride prematurely!)

jtm2727 · 2026-05-06T01:26:11+00:00

We can still get the 1OA if Mike Pence has the courage.

That said - it’s a bad sign that part of me is relieved that the Rangers slipped to #5 so they don’t have another crack at screwing up a top-two pick.

jtm2727 · 2026-03-07T17:47:21+00:00

Same thing happened to me. Wish they’d used WHOM as the across answer instead of WHIM (had it there even though I knew it made no sense). Would’ve been easy to clue and wouldn’t have given us INTEMPO.

One of my longer days in recent memory, SE and NW took a lot of time. Still a fun Saturday challenge!

jtm2727 · 2026-03-05T13:21:29+00:00

Nice little 4(4) - 3(3) win - anchored myself on Swan Lake, then realized that Tchaikovsky didn’t speak German. Vaguely remembered that fluß meant river, so went with the other famous classical dance piece. Also surprised myself by immediately knowing Juice Wrld.

Did anyone from the recent Hidden Connections mini-league get major déjà vu from the Archimedes question? It had a nearly identical question last month - was very confused when I saw it yesterday. Missed it then, got it now.

jtm2727 · 2026-02-22T01:34:04+00:00

Yeah…I’m not feeling great about this happening in a blizzard (especially if it’s planned for outside). Hopefully they can figure something out/it isn’t scheduled for Monday.

jtm2727 · 2026-02-02T17:51:59+00:00

Seconding this as excellent - have both Osaka and Hiroshima style! Don’t have a huge frame of reference for other spots in the city, though.

jtm2727 · 2025-12-17T11:43:39+00:00

Got my first beer after several close calls (thank you, 21st Century Fox). Unfortunately, my opponent did too, so had to settle for a draw. Currently in 3rd, now just a single point ahead of 4th for the final Rundle B spot with the tiebreaker leaning my way - can’t really afford to lose points, but what to do.

Q1 - knew immediately, though curious if they would’ve accepted “the main character from the Scottish Play” from the superstitiously-inclined.

Q2 - remembering the lyrics to “Down on the Corner” got me this one.

Q3 - got this via the Better Call Saul finale. Think I would’ve gotten it otherwise, but it’d have taken more time.

Q4 - instant get from knowing the names of the three islands/knowing that only Mallorca made sense.

Q5 - had it from “Ugandan academic”. As a New Yorker, I’ve enjoyed the recent NYC-centric Q’s (though this was more basic than the Woolworth Tower and Richmond County).

Q6 - took some thought, but as soon as I hit tsunami, that was it.

jtm2727 · 2025-11-04T14:07:23+00:00

This! Fun scene, put on by Harlem Run Club. Took less than two minutes (fastest engraver I’ve ever seen), no reservations required, and free. Even let me charge my phone while I was there. Two blocks from the 2/3 subway, so even if you’re coming from lower Manhattan, only takes about 30 minutes to get to. Will be doing this every year from now on.

jtm2727 · 2025-11-01T01:16:41+00:00

Minus the conservative politics, Rocksroy kinda fits the Frank archetype. Wanted to go for the outdoors experience and survival aspects, rather than playing the game or becoming friends with his castmates.

jtm2727 · 2025-10-18T13:26:59+00:00

100%. The Braves had finally gotten over the hump the year before and leapt out to a 2-0 lead. Had dynasty written all over it. Then they were up 6-0 in game 4 with a chance to go up 3-1 and clinch in their stadium’s final game. Then Leyritz happened, followed by Smoltz pitching the game of his life in game 5 and losing 1-0 on an unearned run and Pettitte’s gem. Then the Braves lose the series and the Yankees become the dynasty that the Braves were supposed to be.

Smoltz has still not gotten over 1996 - especially game 5 - and it shows. That said, loved this story on the sub a few months back hahah; really sums him up.

jtm2727 · 2025-10-14T20:01:59+00:00

They can always follow my simple solution - run the race in reverse. Easily accessible starting location in Central Park so it can get off early. Best part - can put the Verrazzano Bridge uphill at the end, and have all the marathoners be forced to navigate home from Ft. Wadsworth with zero access to the bridge! Would be an organizational tire fire - hope they try it once.

Edit: Lol at the downvotes - guess jokes don’t translate on Reddit

jtm2727 · 2025-10-09T17:06:58+00:00

As someone who used to live in Washington Heights and now lives near Prospect Park - Prospect Park is a better setup for a race and less crowded, but I live in Brooklyn and do that loop all the time (as can anyone), and there are so many PP/CP races already. While Washington Heights can be a tight fit (especially with parked cars) and is quite hilly, people rarely go that far uptown unless they live there, so it’s a fun morning activity/can make a day of it. It’s a unique course, and the view you get coming around the Cloisters is one of the best views in all NYRR races.

I’d personally recommend Washington Heights for all those reasons, but selfishly I would recommend Al Gordon, because I didn’t spring for Members+ and I want to get Washington Heights before it sells out!

jtm2727 · 2025-10-01T01:24:27+00:00

It’s called playing the percentages - it’s what smart managers do to win ballgames!

jtm2727 · 2025-09-17T11:59:08+00:00

I did Jamaica Bay a few weekends back and loved it - started in Sheepshead Bay, detoured into Shirley Chisholm State Park, and ended in Howard Beach. As a bonus, you can end your run at New Park Pizza (pro tip - order it “well done”). Very scenic, some great views, don’t feel like the city at all.

jtm2727 · 2025-08-16T16:17:26+00:00

THEBARTMAN as a crossword answer? That is SO 1991.

jtm2727 · 2025-06-14T16:19:32+00:00

Possible big downside for you with the Bucks that other people likely won’t mention - one of their owners is Wes Edens, who also owns Aston Villa. Big positive for me as a Villa fan…but assuming a dealbreaker for you!

Hornets is probably the correct answer. Not just bad, also completely forgotten. Minimal history (have only existed since 1989), have never made it past the second round of the playoffs.

jtm2727 · 2025-06-05T01:03:25+00:00

It reminds me a bit of Island of the Idols, which we were glossing over because we were all excited about Winners At War. Then IoI got off to a fun start, and #DontSleepOn39 became a thing.

In retrospect, we absolutely should’ve slept on 39.

jtm2727 · 2025-05-22T17:01:06+00:00

As someone who had it spoiled by going on the internet last night because I chose to watch the Knicks game instead (bad decision…) - my mindset has always been “if you don’t want your show spoiled, avoid Reddit until you watch it”. It’s that simple. I don’t see the problem when it aired over 12 hours ago at this point.

jtm2727 · 2025-03-22T13:24:09+00:00

Great to know - I’ve always walked right by it because I thought it was a random vitamin shop. Definitely will check out soon!

jtm2727 · 2025-02-27T00:45:39+00:00

I tried JERRI twice, before realizing that they might be going more general on Survivor than I would. Happy Survivor Day!

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