Week 12 rankings, chat and predictions
 

Hi, friends. Last week was good except that because of the lack of sign-ins and a few people no-showing and a couple others not voting, we didn't get enough votes overall. Let's be better about that this week, particularly with two fewer battles.

Here are the matchups, with the topics being famous paintings, most if not all with a dark tinge to their subject matter:

Championship
1. Zombie (4-0)
2. Split Eight (3-2) | Ashes by Edvard Munch

Contender match
3. Frank (8-3)
4. Mike Wrecka (5-5) | Office in a Small City by Edward Hopper

5. Cereal_Killa (2-1)
6. oats (9-2) | Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth

7. Johnathan Mercy (2-2)
8. Soulstice (1-2) | The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

9. zygote (8-3)
10. Vividlyvague (6-4) | Skull by Andy Warhol

11. King Ra. (4-6)*
12. timeless (6-5) | Still Life with Skull and Candlestick by Paul Cézanne

13. Perpendicular (1-1)
14. Adonis (4-7) | The Face of War by Salvador Dali

15. Certain (2-3)
16. Vulgar (4-3) | Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette by Vincent Van Gogh

* — King Ra. may have last week's loss turned into a win if he votes on three extra battles this week. Vividlyvague may not because he's already used that exception once this season.

Hi certain. Will you allow me to bend rules too? Or no a la jdub?

I mean Im glad you know he reads verses for sure or that would make this league a joke right?

Cool. I'm done arguing with anyone about anything.

I put more than enough effort into this league to make it worth participating in. Your thin skins are not my problem.

So just so we're clear. I can have a little bit of time after deadline as long as I'm logged in?

Great. I'll be sure to use those 9 minutes for sure. Thanks mate

1. Zombie (4-0)
2. Split Eight (3-2) | Ashes by Edvard Munch

Feel like zombie might be running out of steam now, split been dropping heat


3. Frank (8-3)
4. Mike Wrecka (5-5) | Office in a Small City by Edward Hopper

Going for the upset. I think mike wants it more

7. Johnathan Mercy (2-2)
8. Soulstice (1-2) | The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

potential BOTW

9. zygote (8-3)
10. Vividlyvague (6-4) | Skull by Andy Warhol

Could be good but vivid has been inconsistent and zyg rarely slips

11. King Ra. (4-6)*
12. timeless (6-5) | Still Life with Skull and Candlestick by Paul Cézanne

Could be BOTW if both come with their a game. Good test for both

13. Perpendicular (1-1)
14. Adonis (4-7) | The Face of War by Salvador Dali

Interesting style matchup. Adonis can win this if he goes more out of the box with his approach I feel

15. Certain (2-3)
16. Vulgar (4-3) | Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette by Vincent Van Gogh

Another potential BOTW.



Another dope week, stoked

As mother's day comes to a close, I can resume scheduled programming.

So many ppl on netcees who suffer from depression...i wonder if they know.

They say knowing helps you face up to it and eventually beat it...it doesn't tho, it just makes you aware of exactly who you are and always will be.

Maybe it's better not to know.

lmao MMLP dipped out?

@timeless I'm feeling really good. I may drop today or tomorrow, but I'd love to drop today. Dope match ups. I've been slacking on the voting heavy, been caught up, gonna buckle down and get shit done.

I'll drop some predictions later.

bout halfway already. will drop tonight or tomorrow sometime

Championship
1. Zombie (4-0)
2. Split Eight (3-2) | Ashes by Edvard Munch
>> GL Zombie. I'll be posting by Wednesday night or PMing to Certain

Contender match
3. Frank (8-3)
4. Mike Wrecka (5-5) | Office in a Small City by Edward Hopper
>>BOTW, though not on the scale of the moon-rope topic


5. Cereal_Killa (2-1)
6. oats (9-2) | Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth
>> oats in a close one. CK brings fire but it overwhelms the topic, as Zombie said


7. Johnathan Mercy (2-2)
8. Soulstice (1-2) | The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
>> BOTW contender as well.. JM is fresh af and Soulstice is starting to be seen as a regular in my eyes

9. zygote (8-3)
10. Vividlyvague (6-4) | Skull by Andy Warhol
>> tough call. Viv showed that he had great strength in areas most of the league didn't know about last week... wildcard factor could assist him. Neither write for opponents

11. King Ra. (4-6)*
12. timeless (6-5) | Still Life with Skull and Candlestick by Paul Cézanne
>> cool matchup, HOPEFULLY @King Ra. Shows.the homie.

13. Perpendicular (1-1)
14. Adonis (4-7) | The Face of War by Salvador Dali
>> perpendicular in a close one, Adonis has been too meta


15. Certain (2-3)
16. Vulgar (4-3) | Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette by Vincent Van Gogh
>> BOTW contender. Interested in seeing Vulgar's continued renaissance


Sorry for not voting on everything last week. Had to pick up a friend who was drunk and ended up taking care of him

@Certain if you wanna do some type of pre-playoffs writer profiles/ league summary, lemme know cause I like helping with that sort of thing/ com pairing contrasting writer styles

I can only write for 1 or 2 more weeks because of travel issues

lmao knew adonis was a female always complain! lmao u can get along with mustachia hahaha !

yo cert lil punk. i do audio predictions? but yu gotta promise nobody laff at my baby voice? it cute doe

Please do. You can put the audio on soundcloud, and I can turn it into a YouTube embed.

My bad for not voting! I tried psychedelic mushrooms for the first time last night and it threw me off.

How'd you like it...?


How was the come down ;)

@Vulgar how much did you eat?

Side note: it appears that my gf has edited my shortcuts so that when I type the word "do" it becomes scooby dooby do. Apologies if I didn't catch that on any posts.

last thread's rant was fucking legendary. No hard feelings, yeah?

Would anyone like to contribute power rankings this week?

if you supply the numbered rankings, yea

Isn't that the fun part?

Lol okay. I'll bite. When does it need to be done by? I was gonna step out til midnightish


EDIT: No i'm not. writing now lol

2xEDIT: Unless someone else wants to write them, thought thats what bb was doin so

i cant ghostwrite for zombie, write jokes in discussion and do audio predictions u fuck

good cause Im writing now

It was intense and I felt like a creature who was breaking out of his boundaries. I kind of wanted it to end... the come down was unsettling.

@oats, not sure but it was good stuff. 2 grams

Druggys with hoes. Whatchuknowaboutthat?

G/L guys..

That was a lineup last week..

Oat VOTW..

Cheaaaaaa

lol did you italicize predictions or did you just quote it and write that? cause everything quoted is automatically italicized and you did it last week too and i dont understand

I fixed it.

as do I buddy. I've made many decisions in my life and don't regret a single one, I can only build from them

Championship
1. Zombie (4-0)
2. Split Eight (3-2) | Ashes by Edvard Munch

This is a toss in my eyes, but I'll with the gut here

Contender match
3. Frank (8-3)
4. Mike Wrecka (5-5) | Office in a Small City by Edward Hopper

Much like myself, I don't think Mike has the ability to consistently beat the top tier dudes. He can in spurts, but we'll see.

5. Cereal_Killa (2-1)
6. oats (9-2) | Christina's World by Andrew Wyeth

Oats has been the Writer of the season thus far. CK has some dope verses, but seemed last week a bit off game.

7. Johnathan Mercy (2-2)
8. Soulstice (1-2) | The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Dope bout here, I'm sure you've danced before. If JM actually writes a full verse dude is a G, too bad he's a drunkard <3

9. zygote (8-3)
10. Vividlyvague (6-4) | Skull by Andy Warhol

Good diverse bout stylistically here. Ziggie can and has beat us all, Vivid flurts with elite then drops some that are just decent.

11. King Ra. (4-6)*
12. timeless (6-5) | Still Life with Skull and Candlestick by Paul Cézanne

This is a very even matchup. Maybe the hardest for me to pick. But my preference rests with King so it's hard to vote against that swash buckler.

13. Perpendicular (1-1)
14. Adonis (4-7) | The Face of War by Salvador Dali

Fuck this kid

15. Certain (2-3)
16. Vulgar (4-3) | Head of a Skeleton with a Burning Cigarette by
Vincent Van Gogh

Vulgar seems like he's rounded his rough edges off and rid himself of the kinks. I look forward to his climb

@Vulgar 2 grams is a good intro, but now that you have an idea what it's like, I'd recommend doing no less than an 8th per trip. I always have plenty of weed for after a trip, helps me sleep, and it's good to process shit conversationally. idk if you can cuz of military and all that.

If you do shrooms and haven't made shroom tea... you don't know what you're missing.

@Certain almost finished

skull week!

Vulg's in the military?

he's commander in chief, I believe.

I call bullshit. He's too smart for that.

So you're not doing audio predictions?

Just sent in Power Rankings