Burn motherfucker; TNF XLVII
Since we have been banished to the depths of McDowell, many people seem to have forgotten that The "Fites" exist, and demand your attention. Just when I thought voting totals couldn't get any worse, they did. Now, I'm not really complaining, just observing. Would the totals bounce back if we were back in Barr-Buchanan? But how does that account for the lowest absentee total ever (6)? That's okay. These four bouts were heavy as ever, as the War Room Council "slipped it in the 2-Hole" and delivered a "thick card." Without ado, here's take 47, Title in caps, winners in bold, scores in parenthesis.
The Tuesday Nite "Fites," Wk XLVII
MAGNETS vs. DEATH (11-15)
Medieval Times vs. Shenanigans (8-18)
Arson vs. Adultery (11-15)
History vs. Revolution (10-16)
Notables: J-Cop 2-2; Dalton 2-2; Margot 3-1; Clax 2-2; Abrille 3-1; Small Nick 1-3; Vec 3-1; Max 3-1; G-Hink 3-1; Bea 2-2; Toph 0-4; Throop 2-2; Erikk 2-2; Julia 1-3; Schuy 0-4; Kayla 3-1; D Vidal 1-3; Alanna 3-1; Jeanette 2-2; Jesse Miksic (R) 2-2. Congratulations to Willy Walford, Ben Hoffman, Jones, Sven, O'Keefe, and Christian Mansfield for their trip to 4-0. 26, 20 on-site. (wh--?)
Commentary: The Seminar bout was both inspired and tainted by Karl Marx, whose conception of the true Communist Revolution as the end of history skewed seniors' thinking a bit. Revolutions seemed to be contained within history, and some even claimed that History was simply a collection of revolutions. But we also speak of revolutions as changing or making history. These common phrases, along with "history repeating" were discussed at good length, but this Fite more than any seemed to rely on how you choose to slice history: whether it be the product of historians, or the undeniable collective events of the past. Also, revolution carries extreme significance in astronomy, and really all mechanics. The Brian Jones "Fite" was delightfully supplemented by R. Kelly's music video "In The Closet: Ch.1-5." A true gem of filmmaking, dealing with the prevalence and character of adultery, also included a casual arson reference by the film's beretta-toting protagonist, making it the true Arson vs. Adultery video. Because R.Kelly gave us the hit "I Believe I Can Fly" from the movie Spacejam, Chris Bea was able to use Michael Jordan's character in said cartoon-real people combo as another emblem of this "Fite." It ran something like: Spacejam showed how Michael Jordan's affair with baseball was wrong, and, in his return to his true love of basketball, he burned the house down. The 2-Hole is sort of a battle of theme restaurants, with Shenanigans being the hypothetical restaurant "with all the shit on the walls" from Super Troopers. (TNF: Now with more pop culture!) We had a tough time putting our finger on what actual shenanigans might be, but I postulated that Medieval Times, the restaurant at least, was really just shenanigans anyway. Is this a reflection of how the real age must've been? Some said no, and that the abject poverty and constant violence of the real Medieval Times held some real conceptual power, though nothing really went on.
Ah, the Title. Little Nick Steiner is so cute that it's hard to say no to him, and that's really why we took his idea for bringing in the forever-avoided concept of Death to combat Magnets. But, as "Fites" usually go, it soon became apparent that Magnets were a true match. Because their nature is one of eternal yearning and striving for wholeness, they are really always active. Death, confined to organic material (since everything else seems to be relating a cessation of internal motion by analogy, e.g. my computer is dead), might not be as far-reaching as magnets, though it is certainly inevitable. It is difficult to lock up a prior vote on this, since, as HST had suggested, "everything ebbs and flows in accordance with the great magnet." And, really, aren't the things we look for in life the immortal ones?
Erikk
The Tuesday Nite "Fites," Wk XLVII
MAGNETS vs. DEATH (11-15)
Medieval Times vs. Shenanigans (8-18)
Arson vs. Adultery (11-15)
History vs. Revolution (10-16)
Notables: J-Cop 2-2; Dalton 2-2; Margot 3-1; Clax 2-2; Abrille 3-1; Small Nick 1-3; Vec 3-1; Max 3-1; G-Hink 3-1; Bea 2-2; Toph 0-4; Throop 2-2; Erikk 2-2; Julia 1-3; Schuy 0-4; Kayla 3-1; D Vidal 1-3; Alanna 3-1; Jeanette 2-2; Jesse Miksic (R) 2-2. Congratulations to Willy Walford, Ben Hoffman, Jones, Sven, O'Keefe, and Christian Mansfield for their trip to 4-0. 26, 20 on-site. (wh--?)
Commentary: The Seminar bout was both inspired and tainted by Karl Marx, whose conception of the true Communist Revolution as the end of history skewed seniors' thinking a bit. Revolutions seemed to be contained within history, and some even claimed that History was simply a collection of revolutions. But we also speak of revolutions as changing or making history. These common phrases, along with "history repeating" were discussed at good length, but this Fite more than any seemed to rely on how you choose to slice history: whether it be the product of historians, or the undeniable collective events of the past. Also, revolution carries extreme significance in astronomy, and really all mechanics. The Brian Jones "Fite" was delightfully supplemented by R. Kelly's music video "In The Closet: Ch.1-5." A true gem of filmmaking, dealing with the prevalence and character of adultery, also included a casual arson reference by the film's beretta-toting protagonist, making it the true Arson vs. Adultery video. Because R.Kelly gave us the hit "I Believe I Can Fly" from the movie Spacejam, Chris Bea was able to use Michael Jordan's character in said cartoon-real people combo as another emblem of this "Fite." It ran something like: Spacejam showed how Michael Jordan's affair with baseball was wrong, and, in his return to his true love of basketball, he burned the house down. The 2-Hole is sort of a battle of theme restaurants, with Shenanigans being the hypothetical restaurant "with all the shit on the walls" from Super Troopers. (TNF: Now with more pop culture!) We had a tough time putting our finger on what actual shenanigans might be, but I postulated that Medieval Times, the restaurant at least, was really just shenanigans anyway. Is this a reflection of how the real age must've been? Some said no, and that the abject poverty and constant violence of the real Medieval Times held some real conceptual power, though nothing really went on.
Ah, the Title. Little Nick Steiner is so cute that it's hard to say no to him, and that's really why we took his idea for bringing in the forever-avoided concept of Death to combat Magnets. But, as "Fites" usually go, it soon became apparent that Magnets were a true match. Because their nature is one of eternal yearning and striving for wholeness, they are really always active. Death, confined to organic material (since everything else seems to be relating a cessation of internal motion by analogy, e.g. my computer is dead), might not be as far-reaching as magnets, though it is certainly inevitable. It is difficult to lock up a prior vote on this, since, as HST had suggested, "everything ebbs and flows in accordance with the great magnet." And, really, aren't the things we look for in life the immortal ones?
Erikk