RULES & CONDITIONS

Here's a brand new time consumer from the ever fizzling, buoyant minds of eccentric sports enthusiast Connor Smith and pretentious hipster scum Chris Byrne. The CvsC List Challenge consists of new top 10 lists every few days or so concerning random topics of mass intrigue.

Each player makes a list of their personal ten favorite examples and then the rest is left to the visitors. A corresponding poll will be featured in the upper right column of the site giving options to vote upon whose list earns the $ (figuratively).

The winner of each post with have the advantage of choosing the next list topic thus parlaying into their own obscure knowledge. For example, Connor may choose a list of the top 10 Jewish baseball players of all-time while Chris picks the top 10 Elephant 6 offshoots.

As foreseen, this method may lead to an infinitesimal stretch of one sided advantages. The solution is in the case of one player winning three consecutive rounds, that player gets a 'super point' worth 3 total points rather than the 1 point per round. After said 'super point' is rewarded in grand fashion, a third party will choose a neutral topic challenge. (That means you).

Finally, possible future rounds of CvsC will feature guest challengers.

Monday, March 3, 2008

#1. Top 10 Wikipedia Articles

voting ends March 6th by midnight

The Interweb's go-to misinformation juggernaut is the subject of our maiden voyage list. Besides resulting in mass distraction while attempting to qualify it as a decent research source, it's also a good way to make sure that Skopje is the capitol of Macedonia, not Cyprus. Here are the best that Chris and Connor have stumbled upon, summoned voluntarily or linked past through the Wikigame.



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"Is Rose Taupe web-safe? Hell no!"

10 - PALINDROME
Mom, poop, racecar and Demetri Martin's peom "Dammit I'm Mad" arn't they only bananas in the bushel but they certainly don't compare to Georges Perec's 5,566 lettered anthem. Also, you'll find the key secrets to why Sigur Rós is so good.

09
- NEW WORLD ORDER
They're all out to get us, especially if you go to Denver.

08
- NICOLAS FLAMEL
Hey, it's real life Harry Potter. That's right, he really existed. As for the actual Sorcerer's Stone he allegedly owned, that'll cost you more than a few Galleons.

07
- NEOLOGISM
Also known as "made up words," neologism gives rise to new words due to commonality, so here you can finally find out what the hell 'snowclone,' Chindia,' 'corporatocracy,' 'fauxtography' and possibly most relating, 'thruthiness.' These are basically ammo to aim at spell check to get back at for consistently underlining your last name in red. Example: "Get a load of this, spell check!" then proceed to type 'metaverse.'

06
- LIST OF COLORS
Who knew visable light could be so fascinating and apparently alphabetical? But most importantly, is Rose Taupe web-safe? Hell no!

05
- LIST OF SESAME STREET CHARACTERS
Image what it would be like to be Jim Henson's child. I'd say terrifying and heartbreaking as you could easily stumble across 'Uncle' Frank (Oz) seemingly ejecting from the bottom of Telly Monster. But being any other American child left a foot away to learn from a television can thank their limited (thunder conjuring) counting ability to Count Van Count, their multiculturalism from Rosita, their restaurant etiquette from Fat Blue, their musical intrigue from the Honkers and their child obesity from Cookie Monster. Although nothing was comparable to the massiveness of Gordon's impressive mustache. Personal favs? Either Guy Smiley, Sherlock Hemlock, or the Miami Mice.

04
- NIGHT RIPPER
Unveiled and ready to be sued over. Here's your chance to get really really acquainted with the most popular 'art' by everyone's favorite biomedical engineer turned bastard pop DJ phenomenon.

03
- WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION
Screw Trump Tower, let's rebuild The White City!

02
- PAUL IS DEAD
Just play "Revolution 9" backwards look at Magical Mystery Tour in a mirror and don't wear shoes and hold your cigarette in your right hand when you cross Abbey Road and you'll sign the signs.

01
- LIST OF COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
Check your facts, World.



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"this is the emporium of sex-like enjoyment"

10 - TERRELL OWENS
Love him or hate him, we will remember all of his stunts when it’s all said and done. This page features every pom-pom waved, every football autographed, every suicide attempt (?), and all of
the other controversies from this loud-mouthed stud.

09
- JOHN BROWN (Abolitionist)
Everyone that wants to be a fake revolutionary and make a fashion statement with a Che Guevara shirt should read this article. This is the original American bad-ass that led a slave revolt in Kansas and West Virginia.


08
- BIG SUR
This 90 mile+ stretch of oceanic beauty along Highway One in California is perfectly portrayed on this page that features the history of the strip of land from Clint Eastwood’s reign as mayor of the area to a range of incredible pictures along the CA coast. Plus, The Thrills sing an incredible song about it.
[mp3]

07
- NFL PLAYOFFS, 2003-04
For all of us that remember 4th and 26, the double overtime game in St. Louis, and Adam Vinatieri’s inexplicable ability to do the impossible once again, this page features game summaries, quotes, original announcer listings, and everything else you’d want to know about the greatest NFL Playoffs of all-time.


06
- FRAT PACK
Easily the greatest group of actors to ever appear in numerous movies. The group that includes Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, Judd Apatow, Steve Carell, Luke Wilson, and Vince Vaughn among many others is put in to an unbelievably broad graph that includes every single movie these geniuses were grouped together in.


05
- NIXON'S ENEMIES LIST
The most paranoid President of all-time is revealed in this list of people he had the CIA and FBI watch during his presidency. Nixon was as afraid of Congressman John Conyer’s weakness for white females as he was afraid of the comedic stylings of Bill Cosby.


04
- 2005 WORLD SERIES
Oh c’mon I had to add this. But in all seriousness Wikipedia features an extensive amount of information regarding every MLB playoff series including an incredible quotes section. Some of my favorite include "And he rips one into left...Konerko, a Grand Slam!" and Podsednik hits one to deep right-center field, back at the wall, THIS BALL IS GONE!


03
- SAMUEL P. SMITH
An incredible Dig Man creation, this page features all you’d like to know about my father including his disdain for sandals.


02
- LIST OF SONGS DEEMED INAPPROPIATE BY CLEAR CHANNEL FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 ATTACKS
For everyone that was twelve this year and remembers how some of their favorite were taken off 92.5 Kiss FM. From the obvious Rage Against the Machine songs to “Love is a Battlefield” by Pat Benatar and “New York, New York” by Frank Sinatra this list is as confusing as it is intriguing.


01
- WIKIQUOTE: ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
For every Arrested fan who quotes the show in daily life, this is the emporium of sex-like enjoyment as far as the show is concerned. You can find gems like Tobias’ poorly worded “I’m afraid I just blue myself,” to Gob’s pleading for the police to stand down on the pier: “These are strippers! Look how hot they are!!”


NOW GO VOTE

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

D. Ig Mann article trumps all else. Cinderella story of the year.

jaymz said...

chris has gotta be the winner for two things:

reconnecting me with my friends from sesame street

&

Frech fries from Belgium!?!?!

but how could you both leave out list of colors

Chris said...

Jaymz, I don't understand. I do have List of Colors as my number 6 item.