Here in Kentucky , there ’s a seasonal disease that causes people to go a chip sick every spring . Spring fever is rearing , but that ’s nothing compared to March Madness . The virus is spread out online as well . There ’s a bit of tournament fever in the melodic line even among those who do n’t care a bit about basketball . As the NCAA whittles down 65 teams to see who the booster team will be , there areothertournament brackets you’re able to fill in and follow ( and even vote on ) , from Muppets to food to shoes .
1. Muppet Madness
The2010 Muppet Madness Tournamentbegins today . you could vote in the first round to winnow out half of the 32 Muppet contenders . The four sectionalization correspond Sesame Street , The Muppet Show , Fraggle Rock , and everyone else . Some of the first round match-up will be hard to call , as Bert & Ernie go against The Count and Animal is up against Beaker . At least we wo n’t have to pick out between Kermit and Miss Piggy until the third bout . The achiever will be harbinger on April 5th .
2. Korean Food
The food blogZenKimcheeteamed up with the Korean civilization blogHiExpatto present the March MadnessKorean solid food tournament . cuisine from the regions of Seoul - Gyeonggi , Northern , Southern , and Central make up the four sectionalisation . There are no bracket to download -in fact , wildcard dishes may be tote up if there is enough demand . Regional playoff pit recipes against each other . you’re able to vote on contest in the sidebar , but you should n’t unless you are familiar with the dishes in contention .
3. Tournament of Books
TheMorning News Tournament of Booksis an annual event shop at by Powells Books . The tournament began with 16 whole works of literary fiction write in 2009 . Theopening roundis going on now . Unlike the other tournaments feature here , this one is determine by celebrity evaluator ( different Book of Judges for each tournament storey ) who individually decide various matchups .
4. Hulu’s Best in Show
Video service Hulu is running their own tourney to rankthis season ’s most interesting TV shows . Already in week # 3 , the brackets are down to eight contenders , House , Burn Notice , Lost , Parenthood , Community , Parks and Recreation , The Simpsons , and Castle . suffrage for your favorites now . The winners of each round are annunciate on Monday , with the concluding wizard to be announced on April 5th .
5. Name of the Year
Name of the Yearis an annual tournament of actual people with unbelievable names . Last year ’s winner was Barvkevious Mingo . Â After fifteen years online ( the contest has been go since the eighty ) , the direction was n’t sure if there would be enough suitable contenders for 2010 . They received over 400 nominations ! So far those have been winnow down to 278 name , but the tournament bracket of 64 is n’t yet finalized . Bookmark the site to see if Coke Wisdom O’Neal , Nohjay Nimpson , God ’s Power Offor , and Spontaneous Gordon make the cut . You will be asked to vote for the best .
6. Fug Madness 2010
fame blog Go Fug Yourself is winnow down 64 celebrities in their annualFug Madness tournament . Celebrities are divided into the Cher , Madonna , Bjork , and Charro region . rotund one starts Thursday , but the swordplay - in biz between Ashlee and Jessica Simpson will begin today . The # 1 semen this twelvemonth are Leighton Meester , Rihanna , Taylor Momsen , and Lady Gaga .
7. Whedonverse Character Tourney
Buffyfest demo theMarch Madness Whedonverse Character Tourneyto find out " the bad of the Lot , " signify part fromJoss Whedon ’s television appearance . The contender is presently intoround two . See the entirebracket of characters .
8. Sneaker Tournament
Nike blog Sneaker News is havinga tournament of brake shoe . Yes , there are enough current Nike sneaker modeling to fossa 32 of them against each other and coronate a winner according to your votes . Go figure of speech . assault one votingis going on now in the Air Jordan Region .
