The Bracket Challenge of Everything: Round 2

And now it's really on! There were some thrilling, heated contests in round one. The survivors square off in round two of the Bracket Challenge of Everything:


Region #1

1. Back Rubs Because, who doesn't like a good back rub, hmmm?

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8. Billy Mays   By all rights, he should be extremely annoying, but instead he actually made you want to buy things. So he must have something going on.

5. New Car Smell Whether it's your car or not, always great.

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13. Good Parking Place photo by Zach K Wait, is that a handicapped spot? It's not! Woo-hoo!

3. The Microwave Oven photo by zoomar So common it's taken for granted, but goodness, how many inventions have been better than this? I would've starved to death in college.

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6. Broken-In Jeans photo by Zoë Campbell For those of us who remember  when you couldn't buy jeans that were already broken-in, this is especially sweet.

2. Naps photo by John-Morgan We fight them as kids, but part of maturity is learning that naps are totally sweet.

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7. Found Money photo by Pfau How awesome is it when you're going through your pockets and you find folding money?

Region #2

1. The Beach photo by rayced Where do people who live at the beach go on vacation? And why?

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8. Losing 10 Pounds When those pants start fitting again, it's like getting new pants!

4. Harry Potter Books   How many books to people line up at midnight to buy?

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5. Pandora / iTunes / Your Favorite Music Service   When you think of great 21st century innovations, freer access to lots of music has got to be close to the top.

3. facebook 400 million users can't be wrong.

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11. Denzel Washington   The only actor who makes me want to see his movies, no matter what they're about.

2. 21st Birthday photo by vissago The king of birthdays.

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7. Having a Good Comeback photo by Rennett Stowe When you think of it in time to use it, instead of three days later.

Region #3

1. Laughing photo by cindy47452  A strong #1 seed to say the least.

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9. Baseball Caps photo by Hendricks Photos Dress 'em up; dress 'em down.  Always in fashion.

4. Sleeping In photo by driki The best kind of sleep comes after you roll over and go back to sleep.

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5. Remote Controls   One of the great labor-saving devices of the last century.

11. Nerf Let's you throw things inside!  As hard as you can!

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14. Bikinis photo by Harvard Avenue Men like to look at them, and based on the absurd prices, I'm assuming that women like to buy them.

2. Sunshine photo by » Zitona « On my shoulder, makes me happy.

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10. A Good High-Five photo by Rrrrred A bad one can be tragic, but a good one can really make your day.

Region #4

1. Bacon  photo by shawnzam Mmmmm... bacon.

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9. Your Own Private Bathroom photo by Grumbler %-| Go without one of these for a while and it will take on a whole new meaning.

4.Candy photo by Amarand Agasi It's for more than just Halloween.

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5. Coffee I'm not as big a fan as most people, but I think 2/3 of the US economy is based on it now.

3. Compound Interest  photo by yomanimus Albert Einstein called it a miracle, so it's got that going for it.

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6. The Beatles   Broke up 40 years ago and still fairly influential.

2. Winning photo by Libby Marr As in, winning a game or contest of some kind (Not, like, winning at life or anything as grand as that. Keeping it simple here, folks.)

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7. Giving / Getting Flowers The only thing I know about women: they like flowers.