Where Anyone Can Win and the Point Doesn't Matter

Was the bracket from xkcd.com/1529 meant to ever actually be run? Probably not.

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Hi there! I’m the insane person who has decided to run the bracket from xkcd 1529 as a tumblr poll. The full bracket can be seen above, in this blog’s header, and through the link in the description. We’ll be tackling this monster in chunks, separated into Side A (the right side) and Side B (the left side). Have fun, be nice to each other in the notes, and feel free to spread this and/or other posts and/or to follow this blog to keep up with the bracket!

May the best woman/man/person/corporate entity win!

Round 1

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Got hit with real life engagements, will pick this back up within the next few weeks.

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Side B, Round 1, Matchup 10

Chris Pine (Actor)

Chris Pratt (Actor)

Voting ended onApr 14, 2023

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Side B, Round 1, Matchup 9

Chris Evans (Actor)

Chris Hemsworth (Actor)

Voting ended onApr 14, 2023

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Side B, Round 1, Matchup 8

Jenny Lewis (Singer, Songwriter, and Actress)

Xeni Jardin (Weblogger and Journalist)

Voting ended onApr 14, 2023

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Side B, Round 1, Matchup 7

Jerry Lee Lewis (Singer, Songwriter, and Pianist)

Jerry Lewis (Actor and Comedian)

Voting ended onApr 14, 2023

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The next wave of Side B has been queued up for tomorrow 👍

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Side A, Round 1, Matchup 9:

Gene Hackman (Actor and Novelist)

Hugh Jackman (Actor [Wolverine])

Alan Rickman (Actor and Director)

Voting ended onApr 7, 2023

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Side A, Round 1, Matchup 10:

Alan Parsons (Songwriter, Musician, and Record Producer)

Alan Partridge (Fictional British Television Personality)

Voting ended onApr 7, 2023

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Side A, Round 1, Matchup 8:

Richard Simmons (Fitness Personality)

Gene Simmons (Bassist and Co-Lead Singer of KISS)

Voting ended onApr 7, 2023

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Side A, Round 1, Matchup 7:

Kurt Russell (Actor)

Russell Brand (Actor and Comedian)

Russell Crowe (Actor)

Russell Simmons (Writer and Record Executive)

Voting ended onApr 7, 2023

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Next wave of round 1 is queued up for tomorrow @ 3 p.m.!

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Congratulations to the winners of our first two groups! The next Round 1 matchups will be posted later this week.

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Side B, Round 1, Matchup 3:

Ginger Rogers (Actress, Dancer, and Singer)

Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers (Dancer, Actor, Television Host, Amalgamation)

Voting ended onApr 3, 2023

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Hey, all! There's a slight ambiguity in the poll regarding Fred Astaire and Mister Rogers (Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers), who are set to go up against Ginger Rogers simultaneously. I've been trying to make a decision on whether to advance Ginger and have them duke it out in round one for the honor of competing with her or combine them into one unholy being so as to respect the bracket as written, but then I remembered that this is for a poll-based medium! So:

How should we handle Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers?

Split them up and advance Ginger

Advance them as a single entity named Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers

Voting ended onApr 1, 2023

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This is still looking pretty close, so I'm going to post the rest of this block tonight and will wait for the results of this poll before making the post for the Rogers/Astaire pairing.

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Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers has won! The poll will be posted shortly in accordance with this victory.

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And there's the first chunk of Side B! As promised, I will wait for the results of the supplementary poll before posting Matchup 3, so watch out for that tomorrow. Have fun voting!

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Side B, Round 1, Matchup 6:

Dr. No (James Bond)

The Doctor (Doctor Who)

Cory Doctorow (Blogger, Journalist, and Author)

Voting ended onApr 2, 2023