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OfficerTom last won the day on November 12 2014
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Thomas Malthus?
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Eminent Domain, Coppa yes this is a joke
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Need moar trooools
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OfficerTom slowest moderator confirmed.
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Pfft I still read neolib against non profit weed affs
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[Article/Author Needed] Impact turn to academia / the university
OfficerTom replied to OfficerTom's topic in Help Me...
Which harney & moten articles have been used before? I wrote a 1AC based on the undercommons stuff but I didn't realize they had other works. Edit: I guess I'd also like to know if "stealing from the university" is equatable to a claim for the ballot (breaking the logic of the better debating team) or if it is simply a destruction of the things that produce knowledge in the academy (ex. not giving your speech, or stealing the other team's laptop) so that "knowledge" is not exchanged. Or am I perhaps misunderstanding the phrase entirely? -
[Article/Author Needed] Impact turn to academia / the university
OfficerTom replied to OfficerTom's topic in Help Me...
I feel like the uc berkley stuff is a double turn because deploying it in a round would be contributing to the legitimacy of the university as a site of resistance. Or does that ev assume resistance via the university? -
Seems like you just want to know if your school needs to budget laptops. If this is the case, your answer is likely not. Especially if you live in a bigger city, a lot of students probably have access to a laptop and those who don't should be just fine debating on paper. You just need to make sure that the debate class / meeting room either has a couple of student computers (to make files to be printed) or is very near to / in the library. From debating well over 100 rounds, maybe 3 or 4 teams had school owned laptops; it's not really a necessity for a beginning squad. I would also recommend trying to budget a coaching assistant such as a college debater who can come in once or twice a week, as they'll be able to help a lot more with more modern deployments of debate arguments (a lot has changed in 20 years).
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I am interested in the wipeout counterplan.
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To prevent everyone from copy and pasting Henry's name for every answer, I've decided to set up a few rules this year. Rules: - You cannot put Henry Walter for any "Best" titles. You can however refer to Ali Dastjerdi as his own team for best team titles. - Please wear pants when filling this out, this ain't omegle it's cross-x.com - No cop shaming - It's opposite day. 14/15 Template: Best all around team (Speed/Lay): Best Squid: Couch of the year: Best speed-style meat: Best lay[ing down] team: Best Affirmative Action Team: Best Negative Battery Terminal: Prettiest (attractive) Speaker: Fastest (at running) Debater: Most Annoying Debater: Best 2A: Best 3A: Best 4A: Best 5A: Best 6A: Most likely to do well next year in baking school: Best Judge: Officer Tom even though he voted for the other team. Most underrated pinball team: Best Special K debater: Best Politics Debater (in congress): Best Tea Debater: Most likely to be stranded in the arctic on an icebreaker because somebody didn't read the topic: Funniest debater to chat with inside rounds while the judge is trying to make a decision: Best evidence of a crime: Best argument between a police officer and a judge: Best Kite: Best [L]Aff: Best excuse for losing a round table: Best tournament for hiding from your coach for 3 hours: Best extraterrestrial being: Best police officer: Legacy Template: Best all around team (Speed/Lay): Best Squad: Coach of the year: Best speed-style team: Best lay team: Best Affirmative Team: Best Negative Team: Prettiest Speaker: Fastest Debater: Best 1A: Best 2A: Best 1N: Best 2N: Most likely to do well next year in high school: Best Judge(s): Most underrated team: Best K debater: Best Politics Debater: Best T Debater: Most likely to be NDT champion: Nicest debater to chat with outside of rounds: Best evidence: Best argument: Worst argument: Best aff: Best excuse for losing a round: Best tournament for between-rounds hanging out: Best human being: (Fill our whichever template you prefer)
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DELETE THIS THREAD OR BAN, CHRISTMAS IS ILLEGAL AS OF NOW.
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The other team was like "WE LIKE SPRINKLED DONUTS AND GLAZED DONUTS" ... and I was like wtf nobody likes sprinkled donuts, that doesn't even make sense.
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Use my name, I could use some advertising.
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Yeah you have to justify debating in a country that does not ban puns. Otherwise you lose because you're not in China!