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March 22, 2007
Second round, Miscellaneous region
I'm in a charitable (bored) mood tonight, so let's find out what happened in the second round of the Miscellaneous region. It was a bad day to be a high seed in this portion of the tournament.
#9 Oscar the Grouch 65, #1 Martha Stewart 62. The green furry guy bounces Martha, the only top seed to be eliminated so far. It was simply bound to happen. Oscar, as all Sesame Street characters are, is beloved. Martha is beloved by a certain segment too, but loathed by just as many. Popular sentiment for Oscar is too much for Martha to handle. She could probably redecorate Oscar's garbage can, though, in her spare time.
#7 Heidi Klum 88, #2 Bill O'Reilly 84. And now the top two seeds in this region are done. Much like Martha Stewart, Bill O'Reilly sparks a lot of controversy. Heidi Klum, however, only sparks controversy in that roommates must argue over who gets to look at her in the SI Swimsuit issue. In fact, the only thing keeping O'Reilly in it is his persistent attacks charging that a German like Klum shouldn't be allowed to win. But that is not enough.
#3 Frank Sinatra 65, #6 Oscar Wilde 64. Sinatra stays alive. Oscar Wilde, simply put, doesn't have fame on his side. Sure he's famous, but not as famous as Sinatra. And I get the feeling that if 70 year old Sinatra met a hopped-up Wilde in a bar fight, Oscar Wilde would leave on a stretcher.
#5 Will Ferrell 76, #13 Christina Aguilera 72. Tough times for Xtina. We all love Will Ferrell, and Ferrell's ability to make us laugh is far more useful than Christina's attempts to pierce every part of her body while somehow attempting to bring back the 40's. Too inconsistent of a message, for my tastes.
Thus, our Swell Sixteen matchups turn out like this:
#3 Frank Sinatra v. #7 Heidi Klum.
#5 Will Ferrell v. #9 Oscar the Grouch.
Click here for the updated bracket. [PDF]
entry no. 790
Posted by oz115 at March 22, 2007 07:54 PM