March Madness

It's a well-known fact in certain circles that of all the major professional sports currently available in the USofA, basketball is by far my least favorite. After all, golf at least puts me immediately to sleep - a wonderful gift for an insomniac. As such, all of this hoopla (if you will) about March Madness is a bit like tinnitus, only more far-reaching. What's a girl to do?

The Name of the Year Tournament, that's what.

All year long, the fearless NOTY Committee collects hilarious and downright astounding names of real people from all seven corners of the globe, narrowing them down in early March to a bracket of 64 tip-top contenders. From there, they let the public decide through voting on the blog. 64 become 32, 32 become 16, and so on and so forth until a winner is crowned. Last year's victor was the always-delightful Spaceman Africa, despite some controversy over whether legally-changed names such as his were acceptable or if they should not contend next to natural-born wonders like Destiny Frankenstein. Rules is rules, though, and Spaceman Africa has enjoyed his year in the sun. Who will be this year's winner? Dr. Shasta Kielbasa? Velvet Milkman? Iona Knipl? Only time (and the votes of the masses) will tell.

Voting has already begun in the first-round matchups, so get in there and let your voice be heard! Vote early and vote often (once per day until each round of voting closes).

You're welcome, interweb.