April 13, 2009
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Tournament of Randomocity Final Four
Ladies and Gentlemen, we are down to the final four contestants in my Tournament of Randomocity. It has been a long time since that one night when I dream up this tournament with the help of the Croatian Sensation. He planted the proverbial seed and I expanded it to a field of 64 random contestants. It has been quite eventful. Xanga has seen its fair share of drama since the conception of this tournament but I have persevered. On to the results and match-ups.
Joining me are my co-author for my Question column, Cocky, notorious Scandinavian gambling legend, Sven the Norwegian, and a prototype of all three of my stalkers.
Coming out of the Animal Bracket is the fuzzy-wuzzy but deadly Cat. I think my photo of my cat Lua with a gun helped scare people into voting for her. She really is mean and does carry that thing around the house...fully loaded.
Pink Floyd ran the gambit in the Band Bracket. I think for most of their match-ups they threw shut-outs. It's good to see that Floyd is still in the hearts and minds of rock fans.
Beatrix Kiddo decapitated Mark Borchardt in the finals of the Movie Badass Bracket. She had some near losses however just like in Kill Bill, she came out victorious.
The Random Bracket has the lowest seed in the Final Four. The #12 seeded Super Nintendo prevailed over Cadbury Mini Eggs. I didn't think that was possible given this is the time when Cadbury Mini Eggs are on the market but Super Nintendo ate them up and spit them out on the way to the Final Four.
Game 1 #7 Cat vs #1 Pink Floyd
Tournament of Randomocity Final Four Game 1 #7 vs #1
Me: This is a tough match-up. We have cats, gods on earth to the ancient Egyptians and cats haven't forgotten the worship so they feel that they deserve to be declared the winner. But Pink Floyd gave us Dark Side of the Moon and do you realize how many stoners have listened to that album while eating Cheetos and watching Wizard of OZ?
Cocky: I have to go with Pink Floyd here because cats are my natural enemy. I should swoop in and steal your cat's gun so that it is a fair fight.
Sven: I like to eat da lefsa und da lutefisk whilst watchin' dad Wizard of OZ mit Dark Side sose I gots to pick Pink Floyd.
Stalker: Even though I am in Iowa this weekend, I still know that you went to the casino and had bacon that you dipped in a chocolate fountain. I am going to leave chili on your back porch tomorrow.Game 2 #2 Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill vs #12 Super Nintendo
Tournament of Randomocity Final Four Game 2 #2 vs #12
Me: As a child and even now, Super Nintendo has given me countless hours of entertainment. However when Kill Bill came out Uma Thurman as Beatrix Kiddo gave me much entertainment in that tight yellow jumpsuit and those sword handling skills...I don't know how this one will go.
Cocky: Super Nintendo defeated the last constestant I was rooting for in this tournament. Being sexist as I am I am going to have to pick Beatrix Kiddo because....wait for it....she's a CHICK!
Sven: Dat Super Nintendo ist da best. Ise gots da fishin' game and Ise spends hours playin mit mine family and tries to catch dat biggun. Iffun day had a ice-fishin' game Ise be in da heaven.
Stalker: Reba McEntire....REBA McENTIRE....Jeff Dunham...JEFF DUNHAM...I love Twilight and a vampire is going to marry me or maybe it will be Prince Guko. I like pizza.
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There you have it. Vote once and vote often. As of now the polls will remain open until next Saturday and the finals will be announced next Sunday.
Oh and I want some feedback as to whether this was a good idea and if I did another with say, just bands, if you would be interested.
Comments (10)
Pink Floyd vs Super Nintendo for me...
Mmm...I love me some Beatrix Kiddo, so she always wins IMO.
I like randomocity as it is, but I'd still be interested if it was just bands.
You have stalkers? Wow, me too! Isn't it weird? Little old US. Who would've thought?
Lua vs. The Super Nintendo girl (my dream girlfriend)
No fair! I fear that the image you selected will skew the vote for Super Nintendo.
@kachino -
Excellent...thanks for voting!
@Another_Perfect_Wonder -
Thanks for the votes! I loved how you didn't learn her name until half-way through the second Kill Bill movie. It was sort of like how in the Clint Eastwood man with no name trilogy. You never learn his character's name but that makes you focus more on his actions.
A few years back I stumbled upon a website that during March Madness did a tournament of 1024 bands. The only down fall was that someone on a Nine Inch Nails forum posted about the tournament and that band just crushed everything in its way. I need to start thinking of the bands.
If you would have told me three years ago that I would have 3 stalkers I would have thought you were nuts. I should do a post about how insane it got. Thankfully for two of the three, I must have lost my appeal.
@UR_MUSE -
Thanks for voting! The SNES girl definitely is a dream girl. There was a girl at my college that was my dream girl but I wasn't her dream guy. She had a Dreamcast, SNES, and Playstation. It was amazing to learn that a girl was that devoted to video games.
@ThirtyAndLovingIt90210 -
I guess I am sort of using the Republican Party's tactics. At least their tactics in the 2000 election when it was reported that they were handing out cartons of cigarettes to the homeless to have them vote for Bush.
lol Looks like the cat has a real chance!
@nattata -
She holds her own. Although I think her performance in the tournament has gone to her head because she walks around the house like she owns it.