2011 Threads of the Year
bababardwan
December 12, 2011, 10:52 AM posted in General DiscussionOnce again it's getting to that point in the year where we start reflecting on the year that was and I thought it would be worth getting everyone to nominate their threads of the year. It's hard to keep up with every lesson and every discussion thread and thus sometimes we miss some real gems. Of course we have just under 3 weeks to go, so upcoming bewdy's can still be added, but as some folk may be going away I thougth I'd start the ball rolling now. Please contribute and let us know which lessons and discussions you thought were the best. Seasons greetings to all ! Oh, and of course, thanks CPod for another awesome year. You guys are still the greatest, and each day I look forward to the days lesson with the same enthusiasm and excitement as ever. Jiayou!!
bababardwan
December 12, 2011, 11:11 AMMost useful lesson
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December 12, 2011, 10:56 AMMost culturally interesting thread of the year
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December 12, 2011, 10:57 AMNew category: best/most useful transcript [from the transcripts with tal group] of the year
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for me, definetly "awkward silence" was an absolute standout:
http://chinesepod.com/lessons/awkward-silence
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December 12, 2011, 11:00 AMBest ellie lesson of the year
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December 12, 2011, 11:01 AMBest Intermediate lesson of the year
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December 12, 2011, 11:01 AMBest Upper Intermediate lesson of the year
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December 12, 2011, 10:55 AMMost humourous thread of the year
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I guess this thread could be for non lesson threads. See below for funniest lesson thread.
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December 12, 2011, 11:02 AMBest Media lesson of the year
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December 12, 2011, 11:02 AMBest ah ha moment for you this year
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December 12, 2011, 11:03 AMBest QW of the year
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December 12, 2011, 11:03 AMBest series of the year
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Undoubtedly for me this was the Li tanzhang series. Awesome. Can't recommend enough. I would have these lessons winning every category if I could. I just wonder what can be done to induce Litanzhang to come back out of retirement. Maybe that is our final mystery for we poddies to solve this year...what clues were left that this was our mission. Where has he really headed? Supposedly to a small island but I don't recall there being a mention of him wearing his Hawaiian shirts we know he has..so what does that signify...maybe he's really off on another top secret case. I mean he's no wimp...just because he had a bit of a tough time and a guilt trip in the final episode, he's bigger than that right? This "retirement" is just a decoy, right?
bababardwan
December 12, 2011, 11:09 AMAny other threads that deserve special mention that don't fit into the above categories?
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December 12, 2011, 11:10 AMAny other categories anyone wants to add?
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December 12, 2011, 11:11 AMFunniest lesson thread
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December 12, 2011, 11:02 AMBest Advanced lesson of the year
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December 12, 2011, 10:55 AMMost interesting language related thread of the year