@UncleVinny Funny thing, I actually considered doing it with meh characters. From the top octopus down to Hank Harland. In the end, I figured not only would products make more sense but it would be less insulting to the losers.
@UncleVinny I dunno - if I was @ChadP and lost what’s essentially a popularity contest to some dancing earthworms I’d feel awfully shitty. (Just to note, I’d totally vote for you @ChadP!)
@mike808 My gut said Bubba would take it. Any time they’ve sold other cups one of the first responses is usually, “it’s not a Bubba.” But I also use the Contigos for water several times a week and I bought a really nice new Contigo for traveling.
As you can see, my entire Northwest bracket is defuckingstroyed, so I hope that Flashlights will start a new and improved streak as we move into the Southwest conference!
I’ll expose the whole thing here for future ridicule/pity/blame, and update as we move through the four opening rounds. Then I’ll redo the sweet sixteen picks and try and salvage some pride …
Here’s a link to the pdf file. If you select the ‘Open With’ option on the top right, the drop down should provide the choice to download the file. Once you do so you can open it and fill in the selection boxes. https://www.dropbox.com/s/xm3uzl2fgly2exv/Meh_Field_of_32.pdf?dl=0
Thanks, that’s much easier than the C&P version I was working with. For now I decline to post the full bracket, but promise to be honest in the dailies (and you can check my s)
@stolicat Which you can change (snicker). I am planning to post mine after the fact and claim a time space discontinuity as to why it wasn’t seen at the beginning. That excuse might work for you too.
7: WiFi Cameras v Meh T-Shirts =>
? Meh T-Shirts
(That was easy.)
8: Sheet Sets v Pillows =>
? Pillows
(Pillows are either awesome or horrible)
Right Bracket (Day 9-16)
9: Bluetooth Speakers v Knives =>
? Bluetooth Speakers
(The toughest choice.
Went with speakers because some of them look funny and float. I would have preferred these two in the finals perhaps.)
10: Drones v Candy Corn =>
? Candy Corn
(Another difficult pick. But candy corn is irresistible.)
11: Earbuds v Headphones =>
? Headphones
(Meh doesn’t seem to offer the earbuds I want)
12: AA & AAA Batteries v Backpack/Laptop Bags =>
? Backpack/Laptop Bags
(Meh matchup for me this time)
13: Pop Sockets v Fidget Spinners =>
? Fidget Spinners
(Difficult again. But …
My pop sockets broke [after heavy use].
And … Spinners are toys. So … Cornucopia of fidget spinner FTW!)
14: Contigo Bottles v Bubba Bottles => ? Contigo Bottles
(Difficult choice. I use both constantly. But I prefer the vacuum stainless Bubbas from Walmart/Academy, not the ones Meh has offered.)
16: Comforters v Pearl Jewelry =>
? Pearl Jewelry
(Actually I have bought and used comforters. They’re ok.
And I dislike the Pearl Jewelry and will never buy it.
But … The jewelry is oddly weird and I always have to look at all the pix for some reason. So … Jewelry.)
Note:. I made all my choices while under the influence of total vacuity.
/Giphy vacuity
/giphy “empty brain”
/giphy duh
Thanks to @mike808 for the assist in my patriotic time wasting.
Further picks for the following rounds to be posted later. Unless I get busy blowing the day doing something else.
I have no idea what’s going on, yet I was tagged.
@BillLehecka Start here: https://meh.com/forum/topics/who-ya-gonna-blame--goatbusters-your-official-cinoclav-blame-thread-
@BillLehecka @cinoclav
Neoprene cases still call up your masterpiece of filmmaking.
@BillLehecka @cinoclav @f00l this got me curious (it was before my Meh-time), so I looked it up: https://meh.com/forum/topics/meh-nation-kisses-u
Ch-ch-check the hotttness in that vid! On the other hand, I never expected to see a Matthew-Glen makeout session, and TBH I wish I hadn’t.
I took a few liberties.
@UncleVinny
I lost to the write-ups?
Damn. Fuck that.
Write me up, I guess.
/giphy write-up
@f00l pretty fucked up, huh.
I tried to help you win, but the Laws of Nature forbade it.
Tough luck for @kdemo and @kidsandliz, too.
But hey…look on the bright side: when t-shirts inevitably win the “actual” contest, you’ll have secret knowledge about your true superiority.
@kdemo @Kidsandliz @UncleVinny
Aren’t I just
/giphy awesome
!!!
HIKING! VIKINGS! STRIKE KING [BRAND FISHING LURES]! AWESOME!
@UncleVinny Wait. What? How’d I get on yours?
. Oh wait. Maybe I don’t want to know…
@UncleVinny Funny thing, I actually considered doing it with meh characters. From the top octopus down to Hank Harland. In the end, I figured not only would products make more sense but it would be less insulting to the losers.
@cinoclav a little bird told me you’re doing so well as goat that you’ll be held over for a second month! So there’s always August…
@UncleVinny I had a lot to live up to. You should see me in thigh high boots…
@cinoclav @UncleVinny I didn’t know anyone saw THOSE pictures!!
@cinoclav btw, losers can’t possibly feel any worse than they already do… I mean, that’s based on my personal experience with losing and loserdom.
@UncleVinny I dunno - if I was @ChadP and lost what’s essentially a popularity contest to some dancing earthworms I’d feel awfully shitty. (Just to note, I’d totally vote for you @ChadP!)
Hey, @UncleVinny - what’s going on in here?
You know, if you invoke my name I’m entitled to a 30 second rebuttal?
I don’t get brackets though. I’m more than happy to yield my time to Hyram. Here you go:
Happy Fridy!!
@kdemo Hiram is soooooo good.
@UncleVinny - So many great tunes. I need to save them all in one place.
Yay Flashlights!
Here is my Sweet 16:
Left Bracket (Day 1-8)
1: Power Banks (W)
2: Vacuum Sealers (W)
3: Roombas (L)
4: Plasma Lighters
5: Smart Watches
6: Neoprene Cases
7: Meh T-Shirts
8: Pillows
Right Bracket (Day 9-16)
9: Knives
10: Candy Corn
11: Earbuds
12: AA & AAA Batteries
13: PopSockets (of course!)
14: Contigo Bottles
15: Funky Socks
16: Pearl Jewelry
I’ll post my Elite 8 once the dust settles.
Bump. Updating my bracket with W/L.
Get ready for the right-hand bracket.
@mike808 Like you have any interest in PopSockets. Pfft
Here is my Sweet 16 Left Bracket W/L
Left Bracket (Day 1-8)
1: Power Banks (W)
2: Vacuum Sealers (W)
3: Roombas (L)
4: Plasma Lighters (W)
5: Smart Watches (L)
6: Neoprene Cases (W)
7: Meh T-Shirts (W)
8: Pillows (W)
Right Bracket (Day 9-16) (Goat reversed the order)
9: Pearl Jewelry
10: Funky Socks
11: Contigo Bottles
12: PopSockets (of course!)
13: AA & AAA Batteries
14: Earbuds
15: Candy Corn
16: Knives
@mike808 Wouldn’t be a goat without throwing a wrench into the order of things! (And I can’t wait for the Bluetooth Speakers/Knives battle.)
Aw, crud. I should have went with Bubba upon later reflection, but what is done is done. Drat.
@mike808 My gut said Bubba would take it. Any time they’ve sold other cups one of the first responses is usually, “it’s not a Bubba.” But I also use the Contigos for water several times a week and I bought a really nice new Contigo for traveling.
Not doing well on this half. Go candy corn & knives!
Right Bracket (Day 9-16) (Goat reversed the order)
9: Pearl Jewelry (L)
10: Funky Socks (W)
11: Contigo Bottles (L)
12: PopSockets (of course!) (L)
13: AA & AAA Batteries (L)
14: Earbuds
15: Candy Corn
16: Knives
@mike808 Yeah, that’s definitely not winning any million dollar prize. (I didn’t mention the prize?)
Earbuds, candy corn for the loss, and knives for the win!
FYI Mehtizens, you can post full brackets or just the ones you like, or just a final four, or your pick for GOAT.
I’ll probably start a new thread for the Elite 8 when we know the Sweet 16.
So play often, and you can offer predictions on the remainders or start over in later rounds even if you didn’t pick a perfect bracket.
@Cinoclav I did find a site that would manage brackets for us, but it was $30 for a month. That’s half a year of VMP, so it was a pass.
@mike808 We need a mediocre sponsorship.
As you can see, my entire Northwest bracket is defuckingstroyed, so I hope that Flashlights will start a new and improved streak as we move into the Southwest conference!
I’ll expose the whole thing here for future ridicule/pity/blame, and update as we move through the four opening rounds. Then I’ll redo the sweet sixteen picks and try and salvage some pride …
@stolicat Look at it this way - What are the odds of getting all of them wrong?
@mike808 According this cheeky article from the ncaa,
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/bracketiq/2019-03-20/perfect-ncaa-bracket-absurd-odds-march-madness-dream
and this handy cheat sheet
http://www.tsm-resources.com/alists/pow2.html
the odds of getting all 16 in the first round, based on random guesses, are 1 in 65,536, and,
The odds of picking the entire 31 game bracket are 1 in 2,147,483,648.
Obviously you can improve (or worsen) those odds by personal knowledge of the players and conditions of each game.
@mike808 And it looks like @shahnm will have one perfect bracket and one totally wrong one.
@mike808 @stolicat Yin and yang, zig and zag, harmony and balance and all that kinda shit n stuff.
Here’s a link to the pdf file. If you select the ‘Open With’ option on the top right, the drop down should provide the choice to download the file. Once you do so you can open it and fill in the selection boxes.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xm3uzl2fgly2exv/Meh_Field_of_32.pdf?dl=0
Here’s a Cut 'n Paste text version to get you started:
Left Bracket (Day 1-8)
1: Speaker Docks v Power Banks => Power Banks
2: Vacuum Sealers v Electric Toothbrushes => Vacuum Sealers
3: Roombas v Dyson/Shark Vacs => Dyson/Shark Vacs
4: Plasma Lighters v Razor Blades => ?
5: Flashlights v Smart Watches => ?
6: Chromebooks v Neoprene Cases => ?
7: WiFi Cameras v Meh T-Shirts => ?
8: Sheet Sets v Pillows => ?
Right Bracket (Day 9-16)
9: Bluetooth Speakers v Knives => ?
10: Drones v Candy Corn => ?
11: Earbuds v Headphones => ?
12: AA & AAA Batteries v Backpack/Laptop Bags => ?
13: Pop Sockets v Fidget Spinners
14: Contigo Bottles v Bubba Bottles => ?
15: Hoverboards v Funky Socks => ?
16: Comforters v Pearl Jewelry => ?
SOCKET POPPIT STAHPIT
@mike808 I may surprise you. Thinking about going counter-clockwise so my final duo of the first round is the whopping knives vs. Bluetooth speakers.
@cinoclav Fixed up Right Bracket
Right Bracket (Day 9-16)
9: Comforters v Pearl Jewelry => ?
10: Hoverboards v Funky Socks => ?
11: Contigo Bottles v Bubba Bottles => ?
12: Pop Sockets v Fidget Spinners
13: AA & AAA Batteries v Backpack/Laptop Bags => ?
14: Earbuds v Headphones => ?
15: Drones v Candy Corn => ?
16: Bluetooth Speakers v Knives => ?
SOCK PUPPETS
Thanks, that’s much easier than the C&P version I was working with. For now I decline to post the full bracket, but promise to be honest in the dailies (and you can check my
s)
@stolicat Which you can change (snicker). I am planning to post mine after the fact and claim a time space discontinuity as to why it wasn’t seen at the beginning. That excuse might work for you too.
My bracket was blown right out of the gate.
My final four guess is power banks, flashlights, Bluetooth speakers and socks.
Left Bracket (Day 1-8)
1: Speaker Docks v Power Banks => Power Banks
Already completed
2: Vacuum Sealers v Electric Toothbrushes => Vacuum Sealers
Already completed
3: Roombas v Dyson/Shark Vacs => Dyson/Shark Vacs
Already completed
4: Plasma Lighters v Razor Blades => ?
Plasma Lighters
(They’re cooler)
5: Flashlights v Smart Watches => ?
Flashlights
(I use an excellent Garmin Fenix smartwatch currently. And more flashlights are always a plus.)
6: Chromebooks v Neoprene Cases => ?
Neoprene Cases
(Because @BillLehecka)
7: WiFi Cameras v Meh T-Shirts =>
?
Meh T-Shirts
(That was easy.)
8: Sheet Sets v Pillows =>
?
Pillows
(Pillows are either awesome or horrible)
Right Bracket (Day 9-16)
9: Bluetooth Speakers v Knives =>
?
Bluetooth Speakers
(The toughest choice.
Went with speakers because some of them look funny and float. I would have preferred these two in the finals perhaps.)
10: Drones v Candy Corn =>
?
Candy Corn
(Another difficult pick. But candy corn is irresistible.)
11: Earbuds v Headphones =>
?
Headphones
(Meh doesn’t seem to offer the earbuds I want)
12: AA & AAA Batteries v Backpack/Laptop Bags =>
?
Backpack/Laptop Bags
(Meh matchup for me this time)
13: Pop Sockets v Fidget Spinners =>
?
Fidget Spinners
(Difficult again. But …
My pop sockets broke [after heavy use].
And … Spinners are toys. So …
Cornucopia of fidget spinner FTW!)
14: Contigo Bottles v Bubba Bottles => ?
Contigo Bottles
(Difficult choice. I use both constantly. But I prefer the vacuum stainless Bubbas from Walmart/Academy, not the ones Meh has offered.)
15: Hoverboards v Funky Socks =>
?
Funky socks
(Because sock patterns)
16: Comforters v Pearl Jewelry =>
?
Pearl Jewelry
(Actually I have bought and used comforters. They’re ok.
And I dislike the Pearl Jewelry and will never buy it.
But … The jewelry is oddly weird and I always have to look at all the pix for some reason. So … Jewelry.)
Note:. I made all my choices while under the influence of total vacuity.
/Giphy vacuity
/giphy “empty brain”
/giphy duh
Thanks to @mike808 for the assist in my patriotic time wasting.
Further picks for the following rounds to be posted later. Unless I get busy blowing the day doing something else.
POPSOCKETS! COURT DOCKETS! FOLK ROCK HITS! AWESOME!
@mediocrebot
@ Mike808 bracket challenge round 2
ROUND 2
Left Bracket (Day 17-20)
1: Power Banks v Vacuum Sealers =>
?
Power Banks
(I guess. I’m not excited here)
2: Dyson/Shark Vacs v Plasma Lighters =>
?
Plasma Lighters
(Because “cool factor”.
Plus, the Roomba loss in round 1 is a total insult to all cats.)
3: Flashlights v Neoprene Cases =>
?
Neoprene Cases
(Again, @BillLehecka gets credit)
4: Meh T-Shirts v Pillows =>
?
Meh T-Shirts
(Is this even a choice?)
ROUND 2
Right Bracket (Day 21-24)
5: Bluetooth Speakers v Candy Corn =>
?
Candy Corn
(Because *absurdity)
6: Headphones v Backpack/Laptop Bags =>
?
Headphones
(I’m not into with this one)
7: Fidget Spinners v Contigo Bottles =>
?
Fidget Spinners
(Bubba and Contigo are great but … Toys.)
8: Funky Socks v Pearl Jewelry =>
?
Funky Socks
(Hmmmm. Difficult. I always have to look at all the pix. But I’ve bought the socks. Might buy more.
/giphy insult cat
/giphy absurd
@BillLehecka @mediocrebot
@ Mike808 bracket challenge round 3
ROUND 3
Left Bracket (Day 25-26)
1: Power Banks v Plasma Lighters =>
?
Plasma Lighters
(all the cats in the universe are still mad.)
2: Neoprene Cases v Meh T-Shirts =>
?
Meh T-Shirts
(Sorry, Bill L. Time ran out.)
ROUND 3
Right Bracket (Day 27-28)
3: Candy Corn v Headphones =>
?
Candy Corn
(No contest)
4: Fidget Spinners v Funky Socks =>
?
Fidget Spinners
(toys!!!)
/giphy annoyed cat
@BillLehecka @mediocrebot
@ Mike808 bracket challenge round 4
ROUND 4
Left Bracket (Day 29)
1: Plasma Lighters v Meh T-Shirts =>
?
Meh T-Shirts
(now cats have even more reasons to be angry.)
ROUND 4
Right Bracket (Day 30)
2: Candy Corn v Fidget Spinners =>
?
Candy Corn
(very tough. But … Candy corn is candy!)
/giphy candy corn
@BillLehecka @mediocrebot
@ Mike808 bracket challenge FINAL CONTEST!!!
FINALS!!!
(Day 31)
1: Meh T-Shirts v Candy Corn =>
?
Candy Corn
I want more meh t-shirts.
I will purchase more meh t-shirts. Please, more meh t-shirts!
But
Candy Corn is more likely to melt while in shipment.
/giphy candy corn FTW!
I totally protest this.
Cats should have won everything!
/giphy cats
So there. It’s decided.
/giphy moar cats
Here’s your current bracket gamblers!
@cinoclav You should turn it into a live link to the current state image. OTOH, we’ll be at the Sweet 16 soon enough and start over.
How did you fare?
Me: Left: 6W-2L, Right: 2W-6L, 50%
Post your Sweaty 16 Brackets