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July 2009 Round Robin

38%

62%

Obama Ninja-Chops Fly vs.
Chuck Norris vs. Bruce..

28%

72%

Tooth Fairy vs.
Gene Wilder's Willy Wo..

34%

66%

Pizzazz vs.
The Carrot Highway

28%

72%

Extent of the Universe vs.
MST3K

78%

22%

X-Ray Vision vs.
Praying Mantises

67%

33%

Converse All Stars vs.
Lawn Mower Racing

15%

85%

Hunter S. Thompson vs.
Caffeine

84%

16%

Lincoln Continental Co.. vs.
Pirate Parts

16%

84%

Disco Balls vs.
Vectrex

60%

40%

Marilyn Monroe vs.
The Recliner

80%

20%

Price is Right Wheel vs.
Vampires

68%

32%

Fireworks vs.
Congress Ave Bridge Ba..

33%

67%

Greenpeace vs.
ManBabies

67%

33%

Israel Kamakawiwo'ole vs.
Bonneville Salt Flats

- YOUR VOTES

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Ivan Awesomeoff commented ( about Pizzazz vs. The Carrot Highway ) at 8:13am cdt

Oh god. I need to check the rules. I wonder if there has to be a winner in every match? can we just give these both a loss? I would definitely vote none of the above if I could, but I'll go Pizzazz, simply because her song is less likely to get stuck in my head. reply

Under the Radar replied to Ivan Awesomeoff at 8:24am cdt

Remember, Ivan- when in doubt, breasts trump all. reply

Ivan Awesomeoff commented ( about Obama Ninja-Chops Fly vs. Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee ) at 8:04am cdt

I can't believe this match is happening so soon. So many 'versus' in this matchup, Obama vs. Fly vs. Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris reply

BirdManCometh commented at 7:54am cdt

I bet you could go faster on the carrot highway than on the Bonneville Salt Flats. reply

mrpancakes commented ( about Lawn Mower Racing vs. Praying Mantises ) at 7:42am cdt

Sweeeeeet,

Praying mantis is the embodyment of cool. The only insect I would vote as an equal would maybe be a walking stick. And thats not a solid maybe, more like a should I stick my finger in this electrical socket maybe. reply

Yorky commented ( about Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee ) at 6:53am cdt

Way of the Dragon was always my favourite Bruce Lee film. Not just because of Chuck, but I loved the way Lee fought against armed men with nothing more than shapened sticks, and that corny line at the line. I also liked the way the Chinese speak in Mardarin with subtitles, and all the "foreigners" (be they Italian, Japanese or American) speak English.

I second Rokne's prediction that Norris vs Lee will will this month, but I think the literal videos will also do well. reply

HGxPerry commented ( about Congress Ave Bridge Bats vs. Vampires ) at 6:48am cdt

If not for the specificness of the bats, I'd say this was a redundant matchup. I've seen a large group of bats take flight out of a cave before, and it is indeed very memorable and cool. Vampires, however, can hibernate. Checkmate. reply

Yorky commented ( about Caffeine ) at 6:24am cdt

Mountain Dew contains caffeine? reply

Ivan Awesomeoff replied to Yorky at 7:50am cdt

At least in the US it does, tons of it reply

BoxMan is Rippin replied to at 7:56am cdt

I personally love how the recession in America has made Mountain Dew cut down to Mtn Dew. reply

Thad B. Awesome commented ( about Israel Kamakawiwo'ole vs. Greenpeace ) at 4:16am cdt

Wow, that's a lot of ashes to dump into a bay. Enough to affect an ecosystem. I'm pretty sure Greenpeace had a couple of people chained to that Iz death boat. reply

Thad B. Awesome commented ( about Lawn Mower Racing ) at 3:59am cdt

I like that there's rebar stuck into the edge of the track every so often to impale racers who experience an unlucky topple. reply

BelowMe commented ( about Extent of the Universe vs. Pizzazz ) at 3:11am cdt

Isaac Brock said, in the form of the Modest Mouse song "3rd Planet" that "the universe is shaped exactly like the Earth. If you go straight long enough you'll end up where you were". Wowzers. Just think about that for a second. reply

TheEnd commented at 2:45am cdt

God, how I miss MST3K, it was my only reason to wake up in the morning, and now I have insomnia. reply

BoxMan is Rippin commented at 12:43am cdt

This group is very open. Other than Chuck vs Bruce (awesome in theory, the fight is actually a little anticlimactic, but pretty much a sure thing for the playoffs) anyone could make the playoffs. This will be a very interesting month. reply

BoxMan is Rippin commented ( about Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka ) at 12:36am cdt

Yes. Yes. More yes. Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka really has impacted my life. Not only is he a candy maker, he also is very philosophic and eccentric which is awesome. Plus, Gene Wilder is one of the greatest actors of all time. I love it so much, I named my dodgeball team "Wonka's Favorites" and made shirts with Gene's face on it. Great nominee. reply

BelowMe replied to BoxMan is Rippin at 3:02am cdt

Why thank you my good man. Gene Wilder has pretty much achieved God status in my book, and it all started with Willy Wonka.

"Who can take tomorrow, dip it in a dream, separate the sorrow and collect up all the cream? The candy man can 'cause he mixes it with love and makes the world taste good." reply

mrpancakes replied to at 7:47am cdt

I must concur with yoru sentiment.

Willy wonka is pure genius. But lets keep in mind this is the Wonka played by gene wilder, not that creepy I want to touch yrou kids when yoru not lookign wonka played by johnny depp.

Seriously. Does anyone else get creeped out by that guy. reply

BoxMan is Rippin replied to mrpancakes at 8:16am cdt

Oh yeah, I do. No one who works with candy can have teeth that brilliant. Plus his voice is tweaked up to sound like an eleven year old girl. reply

JS commented ( about MST3K vs. The Carrot Highway ) at 11:38am cdt

MST3K! Hells ya! reply

JS commented ( about Lawn Mower Racing vs. Praying Mantises ) at 11:28am cdt

Both are awesome. But I guess that mantises narrowly win because I found three tiny young ones at work yesterday. They can also live 16 years in captivity. That's ancient for insects. Also, to be fair to the male, the female only eats his head if she is hungry. reply

MediocreMarvel commented at 10:41am cdt

MST3K is my sleeper pick for this month. reply

Olav Rokne commented ( about Chuck Norris vs. Bruce Lee ) at 9:48am cdt

This is as awesome as it gets. reply

Olav Rokne replied to Olav Rokne at 10:07am cdt

Here are my early predictions and favourites:

1) Chuck Vs. Bruce
2) Marilyn Monroe
3) The Extent of the Universe

In that order.

As much as I love Pizzazz, I don't think that even the weight of all the 'z's in her name will get her very far. reply

Olav Rokne commented at 8:09am cdt

Hmmm this month there doesn't seem to be a clear favourite. reply

DorkPower commented ( about The Recliner vs. Vectrex ) at 7:25am cdt

I had a Vectrex back in the formative years. It made me instant-awesome with my friends. reply

Ivan Awesomeoff commented ( about The Recliner vs. Vectrex ) at 2:43am cdt

WHy should these two even fight? Playing vectrex on a recliner is awesome! reply

the_mad_nader commented on 7/2/2009

I gotta say that Teddy Roosevelt may be the first AwesomeOff winner that won me over as the most awesome candidate the minute I saw him as a nominee. I've agreed with a number of the winners, but most of them had to win me over throughout the month - not so with Teddy! In fact, I predicted he'd be the winner way back on June 7th. I'm also pretty pleased that my 1st nominee ever made it all the way to the playoffs. I can't wait to see the July nominees! reply

Olav Rokne replied to the_mad_nader on 7/2/2009

And Choose Your Own Adventure Novels was a pretty damned awesome nominee. reply

BoxMan is Rippin replied to on 7/2/2009

Congratulations on your first nominee! My first, Neil Peart's Drum Kit, was my first nominee as well and that made the playoffs too. It's a pretty good feeling that your idea of awesome fits with other people's awesome. Can you do it again though? Don't pull a Tiesto like I did. reply

BoxMan is Rippin replied to BoxMan is Rippin on 7/2/2009

It appears that i said first twice in the same place. I think my point gets across. reply

the_mad_nader replied to on 7/2/2009

Alright, so Tiesto scored a goose egg in the win department, so what. This may sound contrary to the whole point of AwesomeOff, but just because it isn't deemed awesome here, doesn't mean it's not awesome at all. If there was an Euro-AwesomeOff, I'll bet Tiesto would have KILLED! reply

BoxMan is Rippin replied to the_mad_nader on 7/2/2009

Indeed, I'm just saying keep nominating good stuff. As much as I would love to complain about Tiesto, that wasn't the point of my comment. :) reply

Thad B. Awesome commented on 7/1/2009

OK, I don't want to stir up any rancor over this, and I know I'm a day late and a dollar short for suggesting someone else as patron saint of lieutenants on Awesomeoff, but I'd like to point out one thing. I would assume there would be general agreement that the A-Team deserves representation in the Awesomeoff rank system. The most obvious choice would be Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus, but the Sergeant slot is already taken. There's Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock, but I have to imagine that the captain slot is being reserved for Kirk. Should we perhaps consider Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck for the Lieutenant slot? Clearly he's the least awesome of the A-team members, but that in itself is kind of awesome. If it's out of the question to switch the patron saints of Sergeants or Lieutenant, can I at least get some guarantee that the Colonel slot will go to Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith? I also suggest enacting this before the 2010 A-Team remake movie comes out and ruins everything. reply

The Dude replied to Thad B. Awesome on 7/2/2009

I was just thinking that Colonel needed to be Sanders. His secret blend of 11 herbs and spices is truly Awesome. And since you mentioned it, Maybe the rank above four-star General needs to be "Rancor". That would be pretty sweet. Although I shutter to think at the lack of occupying hobbies it would take to get above four-star General. reply

The Dude replied to The Dude on 7/2/2009

errr, I think that's actually supposed to be "Shudder", not "Shutter." That would be weird. reply

Olav Rokne replied to on 7/2/2009

Oddly, at one point I had considered a different Lieutenant that Dirk Benedict was cast as. reply

Olav Rokne commented on 7/1/2009

In honour of this month's winner, may I recommend the following books: The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmond Morris and Theodore Rex by Edmond Morris. The first two volumes of this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography are truely astounding, awesome, and they are what led me to nominate him. As I haven't read the third volume, I cannot endorse it (I'm not even certain if it is out yet.) reply

The Dude commented on 7/1/2009

Congratulations Teddy! Yo truly are 100% Awesome. The first Awesomeoff champion to go undefeated. And correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't this the largest margin of victory for any Awesomeoff champion? reply

Olav Rokne replied to The Dude on 7/1/2009

Didn't Little Superstar go undefeated? reply

The Dude replied to Olav Rokne on 7/1/2009

Yeah, I stand corrected. Both Little Superstar and Crop Circles went undefeated. But, Little Superstar only had 10 matches, and Crop Circles only had 14. So, Teddy went undefeated with a lot more exposure, and in my opinion, a lot tougher body of nominees. reply

Ivan Awesomeoff replied to The Dude on 7/1/2009

Yeah I fully agree. Teddy's 24-0 is not only more than twice the number of matches as L. Superstar, but more than twice the quality of opposition. But Supe did get past the Shaved Ballcap (twice)... reply

BoxMan is Rippin commented on 7/1/2009

Are you gonna start July off in a couple days or just right off the bat? reply

Ivan Awesomeoff replied to BoxMan is Rippin on 7/1/2009

Not immediately, but soon. Probably either tomorrow night or the following evening. reply

BoxMan is Rippin replied to Ivan Awesomeoff on 7/1/2009

Sweet, I'm leaving on the 4th and internet access is not guaranteed, so i'd like to be able to see the new nominees before I leave. reply

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It was not an easy or expected road for BT, yet another #1 seed, Captain Kirk had to falter before it could be crowned. That happened when BT beat Kick in the semis. The Man With No Name beat Sir Earnest Henry Shackleton as well, and The Man With No Name vs. The Brick Testament was our final match. All four final contenders were some of the most awesome of all time.

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April was called by many the most awesome month in AwesomeOff history. The top eight that made the playoffs were incredible, but even the next group before them could have been playoff contenders in previous months. I mean, if Lamborghinis & Delorians ended up with a .500 record, it must have been awesome.

The playoffs were hard fought, Brawndo, Rollerman, Space Invader Invasion and Paul Bunyan all defeated their lesser ranked opponents in the first round. In the second round both matches changed leaders multiple times, but in the end Brawndo and Bunyan fell to Rollerman and Space Invader Invasion. This set up the first time ever ALL FRENCH FINALS! Both Rollerman and Space Invader are Parisians, both are really awesome. Rollerman proved to be just a little more awesome and became the April 2009 champion.

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July is Unleashed

Well, here we go again. The 10th season of AwesomeOff is upon us! Many great nominations were logged this month, no worries if yours didn't make it. We can only do so much the reasons why one makes it over another are extremely varied.

What did make it looks to make up one of the more quirky months. From litteraly nominees like Hunter S. Thompson, to the science of things like non-Newtonian Liquid and the Extent of the Universe, so some just good old fashion awesome like Converse All Stars—It will be a pretty interesting month.

Will something this month make a run at the record Teddy Roosevelt just put up? Or instead, will Mock Apple Pie lose its title? We'll know for sure in 28 days.

Thank you very much to all that nominated and made the case for your awesome. You are the heart and soul of AwesomeOff.

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CURRENT LEADERBOARD
Entry	W	L	Pts
Bonneville Salt Flats	1	0	444
MST3K	1	0	426
Hunter S. Thompson	1	0	420
Obama Ninja-Chops Fly	1	0	402
Marilyn Monroe	1	0	396
Extent of the Universe	1	0	390
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	1	0	378
The Recliner	1	0	372
Congress Ave Bridge Ba..	1	0	366
Praying Mantises	1	0	354
Price is Right Wheel	1	0	348
Caffeine	1	0	342
Chuck Norris vs. Bruce..	1	0	312
Literal Video Versions	1	0	312
X-Ray Vision	1	0	300
Non-Newtonian Liquid	0	1	252
Converse All Stars	0	1	216
Fireworks	0	1	186
Pirate Parts	0	1	186
Gene Wilder's Willy Wo..	0	1	180
Lawn Mower Racing	0	1	174
Vampires	0	1	168
Greenpeace	0	1	156
Vectrex	0	1	156
Disco Balls	0	1	138
Pizzazz	0	1	126
Lincoln Continental Co..	0	1	114
ManBabies	0	1	108
Tooth Fairy	0	1	102
The Carrot Highway	0	1	90
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