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god bows to math's avatar

I knew this would be a rough tournament when four of my favorites got packed together in one section of the bracket, but even my backup picks keep crashing out.

Digging in to back the burrowing owls all the way!

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Jack Mirkinson's avatar

the bracket is brutal this year

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J_'s avatar

Owl gang unite! If it makes it through and is matched up against the peregrine falcon next round that’s gonna be a real Sophie’s choice for me.

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god bows to math's avatar

Yeah, I looked at the overall bracket and was like "OF COURSE, the burrow owl and peregrine are gonna end up facing off."

*sigh*

Owls it is.

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J_'s avatar

That’s where I’m at. I called my shot in round one that the burrowing owl would go all the way and I’m sticking with it.

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Jazzme's avatar

It's getting tougher as the list gets shorter. Plus this survey brings out the prejudice in me. So instead of feeling good about my participation it's bringing out my dark side.

*I love you all birdies*

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J_'s avatar

Nothing worse than killing your darlings (by voting for a different bird).

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Jazzme's avatar

Ya...that's it! By voting I'm illuminating a feathered friend. Thanks. Your comment explains a lot my feeling.

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J_'s avatar

Away with the freckled water fowl I say. My underground hooting king is an unstoppable runaway mine cart (because he’s underground).

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xDEADxCAPITALx's avatar

come on undecides, cock-of-the-rock needs your help! only one of these birds is a red and it’s not the peregrine falcon

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Nick Jorgensen's avatar

How the Cock-of-the-Rock is getting so savagely thrashed is an absolute mystery to me. I mean, sure, peregrine falcons are pretty cool, I love how they have adapted and even thrived in urban environments like San Francisco (where they have unleashed a reign of avian terror on a hapless pigeon population), but the world needs more goofy than ever, which the COTR brings in spades. Sigh.

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Jack Mirkinson's avatar

look again! the race is getting much closer.

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J_'s avatar

Speed kills.

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Paraphrasing Myself's avatar

The raptor bias in early voting is strong. Booooo!

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J_'s avatar

Yeah but raptors are cool! Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals alive!!! Can’t fault people for being dumb and going for it (it’s me, I’m dumb).

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