The fall turned out to be a lot busier than I thought, but I do want to follow though on the promise, better late than never. Earlier in the week I caught some sort of bug, and spent most of the last two days sleeping. Now that I'm basically recovered and marooned on the couch, it's time to see how the pets came to their choices.
MPF this week, if he were a cat.
MR. Q. You've already read about the amazing success of Mr. Q. I don't think we need to say any more.
P.PUFF. Priscilla Pufferson, aka "P.Puff," is a formerly hirsute cat in Madison, Wisconsin. Her human translator sent along these notes:
I went over the teams with her. Here are her thoughts:
1. Boise State. Seriously. I tried to talk her out of it. She says she has a feeling.
2. Iowa, as a favor to me. Thanks, Kitty.
3. Wisconsin. She loves Wisconsin. She is the biggest Badger fan in this house.
4. Arkansas. Penn State will lose to Iowa, Florida State to Florida. She was once stung by a bee near the recycling bin and did not like it. She likes Arkansas' offense. But more than anything she loves ham.
5. LSU Tigers. All reason goes out the window when tigers are concerned.
6. Wildcard: Cincy BEARCATS. She is a bearcat too! And, also like her, they were abandoned and then adopted by someone much better.
Also, she says she thinks the grand prize should be Pounce Cat Treats. I disagree.
P.Puff was exhausted by this whole process.
Well, P.Puff, your gut was right on Boise and Arkansas. I guess you and Quigley were on the mark there. LSU was great too.
THE BOONSTER. Booni, aka the Boonster, lives in a high-rise building on the Chicago lakefront. I have a soft spot in my heart for him because I helped adopt him (in the role of driver). His picks weren't so great this year, but his thinking was solid.
Booni wrote:
Well, seeing how I am a tad lazy... and I have no thumbs, I have asked the human to type for me.
Well, P.Puff, your gut was right on Boise and Arkansas. I guess you and Quigley were on the mark there. LSU was great too.
THE BOONSTER. Booni, aka the Boonster, lives in a high-rise building on the Chicago lakefront. I have a soft spot in my heart for him because I helped adopt him (in the role of driver). His picks weren't so great this year, but his thinking was solid.
Booni wrote:
Well, seeing how I am a tad lazy... and I have no thumbs, I have asked the human to type for me.
Looks like he's reviewing the preseason Top 25 on espn.com ...
A - Texas. So this first one is a little challenging. There are no kitties in the mix so I had to go with what I would most like to eat (I didnt get this fine physique by eating nuts after all!). Cow = deliciousness.
B - Iowa. No kitties again! This one was a toss up between Iowa and VT. Both are tasty but in the end, the Hawkeyes are better fried. That and the Hokie is kinda scary.
C - Pittsburgh. Easy- why would I pick a badger when there is a ferocious kitty in the group.
D - Penn State. Again, kitties rule, doggies (and bumble bees) drool.
E - Louisiana State. Seeing how beavers are tasty, I almost went with Oregon State... but I cannot turn my back on my brethren. Go cats!
F-Cincinnati. At this point if you do not see trend that is your problem. I am tired... done esplaining. Time for nap.
A - Texas. So this first one is a little challenging. There are no kitties in the mix so I had to go with what I would most like to eat (I didnt get this fine physique by eating nuts after all!). Cow = deliciousness.
B - Iowa. No kitties again! This one was a toss up between Iowa and VT. Both are tasty but in the end, the Hawkeyes are better fried. That and the Hokie is kinda scary.
C - Pittsburgh. Easy- why would I pick a badger when there is a ferocious kitty in the group.
D - Penn State. Again, kitties rule, doggies (and bumble bees) drool.
E - Louisiana State. Seeing how beavers are tasty, I almost went with Oregon State... but I cannot turn my back on my brethren. Go cats!
F-Cincinnati. At this point if you do not see trend that is your problem. I am tired... done esplaining. Time for nap.
More tired kittehs.
TIPPY. Tippy lives in Wisconsin. I don't know much about Tippy, but I'm glad he played. His picks:
A - Texas
B - Virginia Tech
C - Oregon
D - Georgia Tech
E - LSU
Unranked - Arizona
Well, I'm not happy about that Arizona pick, but they are the Wildcats.
Tippy's human wrote:
Tippy's choices were more mascot based. He's a cat that likes interesting mascots. I'm guessing he'll do better than me.
Actually Sadandbritish, you did just fine. Be sure to let Tippy know who the top picker is in that household!
MITZU. Mitzu is a tiny, yippy dog who lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Her teams didn't perform so hot, but the logic was impeccable, focusing on what dogs do best (aside from humping my leg and sniffing my crotch).
Mitzu's human wrote:
A - Boise State - Wants to piss on a blue field.
B - Virginia Tech - Wants to piss on Michael Vick's alma mater
C - Pittsburgh - Wants to piss on Wannstedt
D - Penn State -Jo Pa has same type of incontinence problems.
E - Louisiana State - No one will notice the extra piss on Bourbon Street
Un-ranked - Mississippi - By using the same letters can make the words - I'm piss piss.
JOEY. Joey is a Australian sheepdog who lives in New Hampshire. He's pretty big but has yet to bite me, so I guess he's OK.
Joey sent in quite the elaborate picking scheme:
We hope the Commish finds it in his or her heart to allow this late entry. The picks were made shortly after dinner tonight in a very unscientific (trivial?) way. Then again if the Commish is the cat then we're screwed.
How the picks went down:
Five bowls were laid out in front of Joey with treats in each bowl. The bottom of the bowls were labeled A, B, C, D, and E. Each letter corresponds to the order of the teams listed on the TMMPF website (All "A" picks are Alabama, TCU, Oregon...) Upon telling Joey "Go make your pick!" he got up and went for the dishes. Whichever dish he ate out of first was his pick. To make it more random, we had Team Awesome Excavator mix up the bowls so they were never in the same place twice.
Without further ado (and BS), here is the picks from "Piece of Cheese"...
A- Ohio State
B- TCU
C- Oregon
D- Arkansas
E- Georgia
U- Mississippi State (Bulldogs)
And the photos:
TIPPY. Tippy lives in Wisconsin. I don't know much about Tippy, but I'm glad he played. His picks:
A - Texas
B - Virginia Tech
C - Oregon
D - Georgia Tech
E - LSU
Unranked - Arizona
Well, I'm not happy about that Arizona pick, but they are the Wildcats.
Tippy's human wrote:
Tippy's choices were more mascot based. He's a cat that likes interesting mascots. I'm guessing he'll do better than me.
Actually Sadandbritish, you did just fine. Be sure to let Tippy know who the top picker is in that household!
MITZU. Mitzu is a tiny, yippy dog who lives in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Her teams didn't perform so hot, but the logic was impeccable, focusing on what dogs do best (aside from humping my leg and sniffing my crotch).
Mitzu's human wrote:
A - Boise State - Wants to piss on a blue field.
B - Virginia Tech - Wants to piss on Michael Vick's alma mater
C - Pittsburgh - Wants to piss on Wannstedt
D - Penn State -Jo Pa has same type of incontinence problems.
E - Louisiana State - No one will notice the extra piss on Bourbon Street
Un-ranked - Mississippi - By using the same letters can make the words - I'm piss piss.
JOEY. Joey is a Australian sheepdog who lives in New Hampshire. He's pretty big but has yet to bite me, so I guess he's OK.
Joey sent in quite the elaborate picking scheme:
We hope the Commish finds it in his or her heart to allow this late entry. The picks were made shortly after dinner tonight in a very unscientific (trivial?) way. Then again if the Commish is the cat then we're screwed.
How the picks went down:
Five bowls were laid out in front of Joey with treats in each bowl. The bottom of the bowls were labeled A, B, C, D, and E. Each letter corresponds to the order of the teams listed on the TMMPF website (All "A" picks are Alabama, TCU, Oregon...) Upon telling Joey "Go make your pick!" he got up and went for the dishes. Whichever dish he ate out of first was his pick. To make it more random, we had Team Awesome Excavator mix up the bowls so they were never in the same place twice.
Without further ado (and BS), here is the picks from "Piece of Cheese"...
A- Ohio State
B- TCU
C- Oregon
D- Arkansas
E- Georgia
U- Mississippi State (Bulldogs)
And the photos:
The dishes are set. The dog awaits. (He's been to obedience school, so he's waiting for the signal.)
Examining the options.
A "b", or second pick. This would have been either Ohio State or Arkansas.
The fruits of his labor.
With only the final, post-bowl poll yet to come out, Mr. Q and Piece of Cheese have their respective specie-specific divisions all but wrapped up. Congrats to all the kitties and doggies who played this year. I hope you enjoyed the game, and Happy New Year from all of us at TMMPF.com!
With only the final, post-bowl poll yet to come out, Mr. Q and Piece of Cheese have their respective specie-specific divisions all but wrapped up. Congrats to all the kitties and doggies who played this year. I hope you enjoyed the game, and Happy New Year from all of us at TMMPF.com!
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