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With the exception of Garcia they're all fairly well-known to league history nerds smh

I don't actually need a .com article for this week, but I'd like to write one anyway because I had this idea and I don't need a media spot claim or anything. Trivia questions almost always require some research, as they should to some extent--the purpose, after all, is to make people explore our league's historical archives and discover things they didn't know before. But where's the actual "trivia" part of that? A good episode of Jeopardy! or a trivia night at a bar isn't something that involves research--it involves knowing things. That's where this comes in--I've decided to make a VHL trivia quiz made entirely up of questions I know the answers to off the top of my head. I'm either able to write the question and answer from memory, or I'm able to think of something I have a good general idea about and frame the question in such a way that I wouldn't have to look up the topic to answer it. I'll give you guys a fair warning--I only joined in S65 so there's a bit of recency bias. However, there should be some level of history involved here. Since I've stated the purpose of this quiz, I trust that you will follow it. I have only one rule: no looking up the answers! I made this without doing it; now it's your job to complete it the same way. Here's the quiz. Have fun!

Week 3!

...and I usually dominate fantasy. Such is life I guess.

I knew getting you in fantasy would be a good move Keep it up, everyone deserves a nice breakout season.

...meaning that I'd lose if you stay alive, right? Therefore, by basic common sense: VOTE NSG

That it is! @Domg5 hi

For the week ending 8/1: 1. Our first week or so of sims hasn't been remarkable, but it has brought us some wins, which is more than we've been used to lately. What are your first impressions for this season as a whole? 2. How do you feel about your individual production so far? 3. What's your best hot take for this season, unrelated to Davos? 4. Have you been watching the Olympics? If so, what have you seen? 5. What's an underrated YouTube channel you think everyone should know about? 6. What's the last thing you ate? @Grape @Berocka@Ricer13@efiug @weekz @KC15 @TheCHEESE @Ahma @PatrikLaine @FrostBeard@Midnite @JardyB10

Hi town...I know I've been quiet but my role is very much dependent upon me being trusted and with the first few days of this game being busier days for me the time to build that trust with a fake claim ran out. So, I'll say it straight-up even though I'm not a Town role. I am a LIBERTARIAN, sovereign citizen supreme, and I kindly ask that I not be tread upon until I can be elected. I do not expect to become Mayor tonight or anytime soon, but should we come to a point in the game where one side has established dominance over the other, I'd like to be made Mayor, please and thank you. Until then, I plan on selling out and doing what any proper Libertarian absolutely should not by supporting whatever happens to be the popular vote, as logic dictates that one side becoming dominant would be helped out by me supporting whichever votes are the dominant ones. I hereby VOTE FLEX for no reason other than that.

I'd say it's more stats-based than anything else, and how a player's career stacks up to other players who were around the league at the same time. There are actually a surprising number of Hall-of-Fame players who never won an individual award (something we'll probably see happening more often in the future with the amount of teams we have now). Realistically--I think Socks ends up in the Hall of Very Good. You're consistently up there in SB and points, and I think you've at least been nominated for some award in many recent seasons. The point about awards being somewhat lacking does come into play here, but I'd think of that more as a sort of "was this player ever super dominant" than "did they win any awards" (though I'll admit there's a pretty good correlation). Socks is more someone I'll remember as consistently a good player than someone I'll ever remember as being on top of the game. ...which is still great to me because it's a hell of a lot better than I ever did with Garcia. EDIT: I think you do have a chance if your numbers stay at the same pace for your last few seasons, now that I'm taking a second look. I knew your point totals + SB were impressive but I think I underestimated them a bit.

G - Artem Tretiak @Crstats23

I drafted Hornet earlier...so I'll put you back on the clock. Since you don't have room for another defenseman I'll pick one for my team because it won't interfere with your pick: D - Zeedayno Chara Tag Jubo when you've made your selection as he would be next on the clock.

DAVID

Last night my notification was "You were protected last night." I don't know if that means I was attacked and protected (waiting on confirmation there), but if I was, thanks to whoever the TP was.

I'm not surprised at all, honestly. There are a few classes where you might have been a bit lower down (S66 comes to mind but maybe that's just my own bias talking) but S69 wasn't a bad season at all. There will always be people who disappear early on or drop off in earning, so as someone who kept up a respectable earning pace for an entire career you were bound to move up for sure. As a reference point, consider that you went 13th last season, right about where you were in the redraft. This time around GMs know what they're getting and value that around a late 1st (which I'd agree with in general).

London...more like LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA Located in EVERYONE'S FAVORITE COUNTRY Thicc convention at my house tonight

D - Hard Markinson @Crstats23

I assume that rule is still in effect? If Dom can confirm that for us, the next two picks would be, based on last season's rankings: ...and you can consider yourself on the clock.

No, not the TV show otherwise known as Texas Anime. I'm speaking more in terms of the old, probably now-banned-in-school game where one kid gets up to the top of a pile of snow or something and everyone else tries to knock them over and get to the top. At the exact moment I'm writing this article, Taro is currently king of the VHL TPA hill, sitting here with 995 applied at the start of his 5th season. This isn't something I actually care about deeply, or really at all. It's not even something I think I'll hold onto for longer than a season or so, or even for much longer than a couple weeks (guys like Hornet and Vaakanainen--yes, I know how to spell that even though it took his whole career for me to learn--are S72 and don't have to worry about banking, while McJake, who's bought a lot of uncapped stuff from the player store to just about catch up, may be able to use his new big contract to pass me for at least a bit). It is, however, not something I ever did with Garcia, and it feels a little bit good to finally do it with someone. But that's not what matters! It's about doing well, and I hope that can happen. I've never been top of the league in anything, and don't expect to be--any good VHLer knows that being on top doesn't mean the stats go that way--but I'm going to wait and see how my first build-completed season goes and hope it goes well.

Week 2 time--claiming was interrupted by birthday week.

F - Addison McLaren @Jubo

Sad to hear your EFL experience wasn't much. It's a fun league, and if you earn steadily you can go places...I don't blame you for dropping out of it based on your experience with it though. I'm sure you would havel found that it's a cool community if you were actually given a fair shot (maybe people just don't like kickers).

You get two picks! I'll hold off on mine + give you some time to make your second one; just tag me when you've made it.

F - SS Hornet @Crstats23