Cinoclav's Field of 32 Day 15
13Halfway home folks. I know, we still have two more days until we get to the Sweaty Sixteen, but the way it works there are a total of 29 matchups and we’ve made it to day 15. It looks like Headphones put a little dent into some brackets, taking out Earbuds with a 27 to 18 win. I’m a bit surprised considering how many crappy headphones have been sold but I guess in the end it was all about form over function.
Today we get to the other legendary item (that neoprene insanity was the first one) that has burrowed it’s way deep into the chronicles of meh - Candy Corn! We’ve had some strong opinions on products over the years, possibly none more so than Candy Corn. So much love and so much hatred, and a tiny bit of take it or leave it. Whether it arrived in its classic triangular shape or melted into an unsightly blob, this stuff has been one of the most discussed items ever sold here. What’s the most likely item to go up against Candy Corn? Probably those gummy bears we saw once. So yeah, I chose Drones! Big drones, little drones, camera drones, high end drones, low end drones, you name it, they’ve had it. Hell, drones have been such an integral piece of meh that they once created an entire website dedicated to them. RIP drone.horse - we hardly knew ya. And who could forget the epic quadcopter baseball video? So what’s it going to be, the quirky candy that we may talk about until our deaths or the cool gizmo that may one day be delivering that quirky item to your door?
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Drones!
Candy Corn!
I feel sad for the loser of this matchup already
@mfladd Then I’ve done my job well!
I feel like this one will be a landslide…#teamcandycorn
@tinamarie1974 Current evidence does not support your instincts. I hope it’s really, really close all day.
@cinoclav
/giphy shocked
@tinamarie1974 Sorry dear, it was 6-6 when I posted that. Drones have taken a slight lead at the moment.
@cinoclav well, it is not even lunch time yet. I am still confident candy corn will prevail!
/giphy come on people
@cinoclav I am starting to get concerned, it is not looking good for Candy Corn!
@tinamarie1974 Anything can happen!
@tinamarie1974
@cinoclav
@tinamarie1974 Surprise face or O face. Still unsure.
@cinoclav if you have to ask…
@tinamarie1974 I’m going with ‘same thing.’
@cinoclav as in, “I am suprised you gave me an “O”?”
@tinamarie1974 As in, “That O was so amazing I’m surprised I can stand up.”
@cinoclav
Drones are inherently defective.
For starters, they’re not candy.
And they don’t melt during shipment.
/giphy vote candy corn
@f00l oh, you think they melted during shipment? oh who’s gonna tell ya…
@thismyusername
Imagining them melting during shipment please me.
Imagining them melting (or being melted) pre-shipment also pleases me.
Why did you put the two best things together?
@sammydog01 Only in your opinion. Some hate them both!
@cinoclav Did you say we had to vote for something we liked?
@sammydog01 Not at all. But you said they’re the two best things. I’m just saying many would argue differently. Like @daveinwarsh below.
Drones for the win! Even though I have no idea how to work one.
/image Candy Corn sucks
@daveinwarsh
When you were a kid, no one ever gave you a drone when you went trick-or-treating.
@daveinwarsh @f00l No one ever gave me a fidget spinner. But that became a thing!
@cinoclav @daveinwarsh @f00l Are you giving out drones on Halloween? Can I stop by if I wear a costume?
@cinoclav @daveinwarsh @sammydog01
No drones. Guess I’m a Halloween Grinch.
https://shirt.woot.com/offers/other-uses-for-candy-corn
Uh-oh! Drones have gained some altitude!
Everyone is too wrapped up looking for Prime deals. There’s some more voting to be done!
@cinoclav shhhhh. Drones are winning.
@cinoclav @RiotDemon Us candy corn people need to start chucking bricks of it at those drones!
@cinoclav @riotdeamon @therealjrn. #candycornlove #votecandycorn #candycorn=halloweew #yeacandycorn!!
@tinamarie1974 I did my part…
Candy corn was all the hype for a period of time, but the drones were the original. Plus, drone.horse RIP. My vote is in.
@mfladd
/giphy boo!
@tinamarie1974 Hush…don’t make gag you.
@mfladd so you don’t want me to use my mouth?
Btw, you plug my mouth, I plug, well…
@tinamarie1974
/giphy so close
I’m loving the close competition. Going to let it run until morning. Good luck to both sides!
This is very tense. I voted for candy corn, but only for the dank meme-ness of it all. Drones don’t have a whole Meh backstory the way CC does, what with the hundreds and hundreds of pounds of it they kept selling an Xmas or two ago.
So…what better time than to ask the candy corn fans…do you acknowledge that there’s some nasty CC out there, or is it all magically delicious to you? Some friends were assuring me that fresh CC can be fluffy and delightful. I have no experience of such a thing. It’s always been waxy when I’ve tried it.
@UncleVinny Fluffy? No, I’ve never thought of it as fluffy.
@therealjrn @UncleVinny These look fluffy.
@mike808 they were the week after manufacture, but on the 8th day they turned stiff and stale.
@mike808 @therealjrn @UncleVinny I aways like 'em, even in their waxy state. I used to annoy siblings by biting the white part off all of them and leaving the rest behind - they’re just sugar and starch and dubious colorings - what’s not to like?
If candy corn goes down, so does my chance of a 50% win in the first round. Even if they do pull it out magically overnight, I’ll still need a win from bluetooth speakers.
I’m trying to remain calm …
@stolicat That’s a spectacular gif.
My bracket just exploded.
From here on I vote for cats.
/giphy kittens
@f00l d’awww My bracket was busted the first day.
/giphy no dog in this fight
@therealjrn
I had picked Candy Corn ftw.
/giphy sad puppy