Topic: Paul Pain's Stooge Short Tournament - Preliminary Round 2

[Paul Pain]

Here we go!  Pick your favorite short from each pair!  The ones with most votes advance to the third preliminary round.  For your benefit, I have linked the discussion to each respective short from metaldams' reviews.   These are seeded in order by ThreeStooges.net ratings.  The winner of of Bracket 1 goes onto be seed 127 in the big board, and the winner of Bracket 2 goes on to be 128.  If we have enough fun with this, maybe we can push these brackets long enough to achieve an order of 1-190 by these methods? 

After the week is up, I will lock the topic until after the tournament is done.

Edit: in case of a tie, both shorts advance, and there will be three shorts squaring off based on where the lower ranked short would have been.

=========================================Bracket 1===========================================================
127 HE COOKED HIS GOOSE vs. 177 FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
129 FLAT FOOT STOOGES vs. 167 RHYTHM AND WEEP
131 DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE vs. 159 A BIRD IN THE HEAD
133 EVEN AS IOU vs. 155 MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
135 BACK TO THE WOODS vs. 153 HALF-WITS HOLIDAY
137 A GEM OF A JAM vs. 151 MUTTS TO YOU
141 CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO vs. 147 MERRY MAVERICKS
143 SAVED BY THE BELLE vs. 145 GHOST TALKS, THE


=========================================Bracket 2===========================================================
128 UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE vs. 166 A MERRY MIX-UP
130 SOCK-A-BYE BABY vs. 158 OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL
132 BABY SITTERS JITTERS vs. 156 PALS AND GALS
134 BUSY BUDDIES vs. 154 THE YOKE'S ON ME
136 SHOT IN THE FRONTIER vs. 150 KNUTZY KNIGHTS
138 IF A BODY MEETS A BODY vs. 148 BOOTY AND THE BEAST
140 FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD vs. 146 RESTLESS KNIGHTS
142 SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND vs. 144 MUSTY MUSKETEERS

[Paul Pain]

Some of these choices are not easy... it's like asking "Which is better: cyanide or guillotine?"... particularly the bottom 3 pairs in Bracket 2
=========================================Bracket 1===========================================================
127 HE COOKED HIS GOOSE vs. 177 FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
129 FLAT FOOT STOOGES vs. 167 RHYTHM AND WEEP
131 DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE vs. 159 A BIRD IN THE HEAD
133 EVEN AS IOU vs. 155 MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
135 BACK TO THE WOODS vs. 153 HALF-WITS HOLIDAY
137 A GEM OF A JAM vs. 151 MUTTS TO YOU
141 CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO vs. 147 MERRY MAVERICKS
143 SAVED BY THE BELLE vs. 145 GHOST TALKS, THE

=========================================Bracket 2===========================================================
128 UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE vs. 166 A MERRY MIX-UP
130 SOCK-A-BYE BABY vs. 158 OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL (I will be on the losing end of this short pairing... oh, well)
132 BABY SITTERS JITTERS vs. 156 PALS AND GALS
134 BUSY BUDDIES vs. 154 THE YOKE'S ON ME
136 SHOT IN THE FRONTIER vs. 150 KNUTZY KNIGHTS
138 IF A BODY MEETS A BODY vs. 148 BOOTY AND THE BEAST
140 FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD vs. 146 RESTLESS KNIGHTS
142 SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND vs. 144 MUSTY MUSKETEERS

[Big Chief Apumtagribonitz]

I

127
129
159
155
135
151
147
143

II

128
130
132
154
136
138
140
142

[Lefty]

=========================================Bracket 1===========================================================
127 HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
167 RHYTHM AND WEEP
131 DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
133 EVEN AS IOU
135 BACK TO THE WOODS
137 A GEM OF A JAM
147 MERRY MAVERICKS
143 SAVED BY THE BELLE

=========================================Bracket 2===========================================================
166 A MERRY MIX-UP
130 SOCK-A-BYE BABY
132 BABY SITTERS JITTERS
154 THE YOKE'S ON ME
136 SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
138 IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
146 RESTLESS KNIGHTS
142 SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND

 
 
When I read "Some of these choices are not easy... it's like asking 'Which is better: cyanide or guillotine?'... particularly the bottom 3 pairs in Bracket 2"  I first saw it as "Which is better, cyanide or Ovaltine?"  I need a day off.   

[Paul Pain]

Some of these choices are not easy... it's like asking "Which is better: cyanide or guillotine?"... particularly the bottom 3 pairs in Bracket 2

I first saw it as "Which is better, cyanide or Ovaltine?"  I need a day off.   

Ralphie approves of this message.

[Umbrella Sam]

Bracket 1
HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
FLAT FOOT STOOGES
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
EVEN AS IOU
BACK TO THE WOODS
MUTTS TO YOU
MERRY MAVERICKS
THE GHOST TALKS

Bracket 2
UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
BABY SITTERS JITTERS
BUSY BUDDIES
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
RESTLESS KNIGHTS
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND

[Shemp_Diesel]

HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
RHYTHM AND WEEP
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
BACK TO THE WOODS
A GEM OF A JAM
CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO
GHOST TALKS, THE


UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
BABY SITTERS JITTERS
BUSY BUDDIES
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
RESTLESS KNIGHTS
MUSTY MUSKETEERS

[luke795]

Bracket 1
HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
FLAT FOOT STOOGES
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
EVEN AS IOU
BACK TO THE WOODS
A GEM OF A JAM
MERRY MAVERICKS
THE GHOST TALKS

Bracket 2
UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
PALS AND GALS
BUSY BUDDIES
KNUTZY KNIGHTS
BOOTY AND THE BEAST
FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND

[metaldams]

Flying Saucer Daffy
Rhythm and Weep
A Bird in the Head
Monkey Businessmen
Back to the Woods
A Gem of a Jam
Cuckoo on a Choo Choo
The Ghost Talks

Up in Daisy's Penthouse
Oil's Well That Ends Well
Baby Sitters Jitters
Busy Buddies
Shot in the Frontier
Booty and the Beast
For Crimin' Out Loud
Musty Musketeers

Thank God for my reviews.  All I have to do is look at my ratings and not think. 

[Paul Pain]

Thank God for my reviews.  All I have to do is look at my ratings and not think. 

I'm going to stick with my original choices, but I'm going to go back and see what changes if I did it this way.

[Percy Pomeroy]

Bracket 1

177 FLYING SAUCER DAFFY
167 RHYTHM AND WEEP
131 DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
155 MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
135 BACK TO THE WOODS
137 A GEM OF A JAM
141 CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO
145 GHOST TALKS, THE


Bracket 2

128 UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE
130 SOCK-A-BYE BABY
132 BABY SITTERS JITTERS
134 BUSY BUDDIES
136 SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
138 IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
146 RESTLESS KNIGHTS
142 SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND

[Squirrelbait]

ROUND 1
HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
FLAT FOOT STOOGES
DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
HALF-WIT'S HOLIDAY
MUTTS TO YOU
CUCKOO ON A CHOO-CHOO
THE GHOST TALKS

ROUND 2
A MERRY MIX UP
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
BABY SITTERS JITTERS
BUSY BUDDIES
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
RESTLESS KNIGHTS
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND

[CurlyFan1934]

Bracket 1

HE COOKED HIS GOOSE
FLAT-FOOT STOOGES
DONT THROW THAT KNIFE
MONKEY BUSINESSMEN
HALF-WITS HOLIDAY
MUTTS TO YOU
MERRY MAVERICKS(because Cookoo on a Choo Choo was the weirdest 16 minutes of my whole life)
THE GHOST TALKS (but Saved by The Belle comes quite close)

Bracket 2

UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE(A Merry Mix-Up is a bit too confusing for my taste)
SOCK-A-BYE BABY
PALS AND GALS
BUSY BUDDIES
SHOT IN THE FRONTIER
IF A BODY MEETS A BODY
FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD
SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND

[Paul Pain]

We have multiple ties at the time of this posting.  Please, folks, cast votes so that we have an odd number of votes.

Where's Dr. Hugo Gansamacher when you need him?

[metaldams]

Paul, just a suggestion.  What I did when ties happened is I allowed both shorts to advance to the next round and had three shorts (or four, if necessary); square off in a bracket.  You could either have a straight vote or have people rank the three, giving 3 points to first place, 2 points for second place, and 1 point for third place.  Maybe something to consider after the preliminaries, but it always worked for me.

[Paul Pain]

Paul, just a suggestion.  What I did when ties happened is I allowed both shorts to advance to the next round and had three shorts (or four, if necessary); square off in a bracket.  You could either have a straight vote or have people rank the three, giving 3 points to first place, 2 points for second place, and 1 point for third place.  Maybe something to consider after the preliminaries, but it always worked for me.

I like this solution better than discounting my own votes, especially since I am now closing the votes on this one.  Brackets go up tomorrow 

[Paul Pain]

Here are the results of Preliminary Round 2!

=========================================Bracket 1===========================================================
127 HE COOKED HIS GOOSE 8 defeats 177 FLYING SAUCER DAFFY 2
129 FLAT FOOT STOOGES 6 defeats 167 RHYTHM AND WEEP 4
131 DON'T THROW THAT KNIFE 7 defeats 159 A BIRD IN THE HEAD 3
155 MONKEY BUSINESSMEN 7 defeats 133 EVEN AS IOU 3
135 BACK TO THE WOODS 8 defeats 153 HALF-WITS HOLIDAY 2
137 A GEM OF A JAM 6 defeats 151 MUTTS TO YOU 4
147 MERRY MAVERICKS 5 and 141 CUCKOO ON A CHOO CHOO 5
145 THE GHOST TALKS 8 defeats 143 SAVED BY THE BELLE 2

=========================================Bracket 2===========================================================
128 UP IN DAISY'S PENTHOUSE 7 defeats 166 A MERRY MIX-UP 3
130 SOCK-A-BYE BABY 8 defeats 158 OIL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 2
132 BABY SITTERS JITTERS 8 defeats 156 PALS AND GALS 2
134 BUSY BUDDIES 8 defeats 154 THE YOKE'S ON ME 2
136 SHOT IN THE FRONTIER 9 defeats 150 KNUTZY KNIGHTS 1
138 IF A BODY MEETS A BODY 8 defeats 148 BOOTY AND THE BEAST 2
146 RESTLESS KNIGHTS 5 and 140 FOR CRIMIN' OUT LOUD 5
142 SCOTCHED IN SCOTLAND 6 defeats 144 MUSTY MUSKETEERS 4

[Percy Pomeroy]

Paul, glad you counted your vote to save one of my favs, Cuckoo On A Choo Choo. But it's definitely on the endangered list.