The Culture Cup round 5

First topic message reminder :

Right culture fans, after a short mid-season break we are back with round 5 of 606v2's bestest ever tournament.  Before we move on to the next round, lets wrap up the movers and shakers from round 4 which was the greatest TV comedy character since the year 2000.

TopHat was the big winner with Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory pulling in the most votes.  Possibly surprising given some of the competition but it gives TopHat his debut as a round winner and takes him soaring into, erm, mid-table.  Michaels picks up second place in round 4 with the ever popular David Brent whilst Hero grabs another fist full of points with one of my votes, Brian Potter.  This takes the ultra-consistent Hero to the top of the league table.  Adam is clinging on to a champions league spot in fourth which has got to hurt, seeing as his boyfriend is sitting top of the pile.  Poor round for The Womble whose pick of Jay Pritchett came in last.  Julius is still bringing up the rear, highlighting the old adage that 606v2 does indeed mirror life.

Hero (Brian Potter): (10) 36
compelling & rich (Tyrion Lannister): (5) 33
seanmichaels (David Brent): (11) 29
Adam (Barney Stinson): (8) 27
Galted (Mark Corrigan): (9) 23
Azzy (Gob Bluth): (5) 23
onlytreblewinners (Keith Lemon): (8) 22
TopHat (Sheldon Cooper): (12) 22
The Womble (Jay Pritchett): (3) 21
superflyweight (Big Keith): (4) 20
rowley (Larry David): (7) 19
Union (Papa Lazarou): (6) 19
bhb (Malcolm Tucker): (9) 18
Dolphin (Ron Swanson): (5) 17
The Boss (JD): (6) 16
ChequeredJersey ((Dr Percival Cox): (9) 16
jbeadlesbigrighthand (Tobias Funke): (4) 15
JuliusHMarx (Matt Le Blanc): (4) 10

Round 6 swings (see what I did there?) back to music, and the question is The best song ever with 3 or more words in the title.  Pretty simple, I'm sure even you lot don't need it explaining.  Please can you send more than one choice in case your first pick is taken.  I will always let you know if you don't get your number one pick.

Please see the poll for round 5 and remember, it is open for the whole forum to vote

JuliusHMarx wrote:

seanmichaels wrote:If I'd selected Moby Dick would I have got double points for having 2 names in the title?

What about Mac and Beth?

Macbeth = 1, Mac and Beth = 2.

Romeo, Rome, Juliet, Julie.

ChequeredJersey wrote:Hey, Mine has:

The A

Huckleberry

and Finn

Huckleberry was a town name wasn't it? ie decribing Finn from Huckleberry. Similar reason you couldn't have Purple Aki (if it was a book).

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:

Galted wrote:Shouldn't the Shakespeare efforts be classed as plays and disqualified?

Literature includes plays

Indeed.

Tino wrote: What I am looking for is the best piece of literature with a name in the title.  It can be a book, a play, a poem, a short story, whatever you want so long as it has a name in the title.

Yeah, but that was before my selection did poorly.

Do you want to change it?

I'd like to change it to Macbeth please.

If I hadn't already voted for your choice, then maybe I would consider it.

Is it not enough that I voted for it?

True, I have had a bit more swagger in my gait since I saw that.  If only other members of the forum had read anything apart from what they were forced to at school.

Huckleberry "Huck" Finn is the son of the town's vagrant drunkard, "Pap" Finn.

Huckleberry is his first name, and Glee tells me that Finn can be a first name too, albeit only marginally less ridiculous than Huckleberry

Frankentstein's got Frank, Ken, Kent & Stein

Galted wrote:Frankentstein's got Frank, Ken, Kent & Stein

Cheat.

Scottrf wrote:

Galted wrote:Frankentstein's got Frank, Ken, Kent & Stein

Cheat.

That's only got Che.

Galted wrote:

Scottrf wrote:

Galted wrote:Frankentstein's got Frank, Ken, Kent & Stein

Cheat.

That's only got Che.

Ace as well (ace ventura)

seanmichaels wrote:

ChequeredJersey wrote:Hey, Mine has:

The A

Huckleberry

and Finn

Huckleberry was a town name wasn't it? ie decribing Finn from Huckleberry. Similar reason you couldn't have Purple Aki (if it was a book).

I don't think so. It's American slang. A quick google tells me that, among other things, it can be used to refer to something inconsequential. Hence Huck Finn.

Off topic but not that there is one, good holiday Tino?

Il Gialloblu wrote:Off topic but not that there is one, good holiday Tino?

No. I was working but thanks for asking.

I have just finished laughing at your comment on the 'Women' thread, Gia.

Bull is going to be spitting blood.

It was a serious post!

I'd be surprised if anyone disagreed anyway.

Il Gialloblu wrote:It was a serious post!

I'd be surprised if anyone disagreed anyway.

I gathered it was serious, it still made me laugh. Especially in the context of Bull's post.

I've just checked back.

Galted has taken it to a whole new level.

Il Gialloblu wrote:I've just checked back.

Galted has taken it to a whole new level.

I've been crying tears of laughter at my desk. Manager not impressed

Il Gialloblu wrote:

Galted has taken it to a whole new level.

Yep, there are few folk around that reach Galted's level of depravity.

You should check out some of his film threads, hilarious and disturbing in equal measures.

Thanks for the kind words, Tino. Been battling for respect after my collapse in the Culture Cup, now I can finally look my Dad in the eye again when we're playing soggy biscuit.

Galted wrote:Thanks for the kind words, Tino. Been battling for respect after my collapse in the Culture Cup, now I can finally look my Dad in the eye again when we're playing soggy biscuit.

Who usually wins out of interest?

We're both winners because I enjoy eating them & he doesn't.

Galted wrote:Thanks for the kind words, Tino. Been battling for respect after my collapse in the Culture Cup, now I can finally look my Dad in the eye again when we're playing soggy biscuit.

 

The last music round was a bit of a failure for mr. I thought I'd went populist and failed. So the next round I've gone with one of my all time favourites.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Il Gialloblu wrote:It was a serious post!

I'd be surprised if anyone disagreed anyway.

I gathered it was serious, it still made me laugh.  Especially in the context of Bull's post.

That Bull is a right boobie. Presume he/she is the reason the thread was shut-down. Faux-fended menopausal naughty naughty boy.

TopHat24/7 wrote:

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Il Gialloblu wrote:It was a serious post!

I'd be surprised if anyone disagreed anyway.

I gathered it was serious, it still made me laugh.  Especially in the context of Bull's post.

That Bull is a right boobie. Presume he/she is the reason the thread was shut-down. Faux-fended menopausal naughty naughty boy.

He has probably just got a new girlfriend and thinks all women are to be revered still....

Still waiting for a few stragglers on the next round.

TopHat
Dolphin
jbeadle
Adam

Still need you good folk to PM me your choices.

Sent you my nominations - sorry they are late as I have been on holiday.

Hopefully 5,6,7,8 by Steps isnt taken yet   

In all seriousness, it may get my vote Adam. I love me some Steps

Still surprised to see Macbeth scoring so well, especially when the far-superior Hamlet is an option!

Adam D wrote:Hopefully 5,6,7,8 by Steps isnt taken yet   

Surely that doesn't fit the criteria?

Have no fear, One for Sorrow could be your back up nomination

Azzy Mahmood wrote:In all seriousness, it may get my vote Adam. I love me some Steps

Still surprised to see Macbeth scoring so well, especially when the far-superior Hamlet is an option!

Yes, unimpressed with that Shakespeare late entry stealing my Romeo & Juliet limelight…!!

Yeah, that's better too. Macbeth sucks.

Where did all my votes go?!

ChequeredJersey wrote:Where did all my votes go?!

There were 75 votes, now there's only 61. It's a conspiracy I tells ya.

Mine too. When I was actually doing slightly above average for once in my life. Cheers Tino that's just what I needed today.

This calls into question the entire process. I have a feeling I should actually be winning the whole thing

I'm starting to think that a few votes were taken off my Niall Quinn srlection

Well thats odd...how did 14 votes disappear?

That was me using one of my superpowers.

Galted wrote:That was me using one of my superpowers.

Is that power called the Galt? Have we all been Galted?

JuliusHMarx wrote:

Galted wrote:That was me using one of my superpowers.

Is that power called the Galt? Have we all been Galted?

Close but no cigar, The Galt is when I tap someone who's sitting on a bench on the shoulder then duck down behind them so they can't see me. The points removing one is called the Gogamus.

The Boss wrote:Mine too. When I was actually doing slightly above average for once in my life. Cheers Tino that's just what I needed today.

Whoa there, cowboy. Nowt to do with me.

What the hell is going on round here. It's like the twilight zone.

Adam, any ideas?

The best way to deal with this mess is to scrap the round and move on to the next one.

Galted wrote:The best way to deal with this mess is to scrap the round and move on to the next one.

What sort of attitude is that?

We need to get to the bottom of where the votes went. If we don't then the whole process is flawed. I have spent a considerable amount of time on this, Galted, and I won't have the integrity of the Culture Cup called into question without a fight. Irrespective of how appallingly bad your choice does (I voted for it...).

This is concerning me. I am on the verge of getting cross.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

Galted wrote:The best way to deal with this mess is to scrap the round and move on to the next one.

What sort of attitude is that?

We need to get to the bottom of where the votes went.  If we don't then the whole process is flawed.  I have spent a considerable amount of time on this, Galted, and I won't have the integrity of the Culture Cup called into question without a fight.  Irrespective of how appallingly bad your choice does (I voted for it...).

This is concerning me.  I am on the verge of getting cross.

And I've just seen half of the votes for my selection disappear.  It's a bitter pill to swallow but we've all just got to get on with it and allow it to make us better individuals for the experience.

To paraphrase Kipling:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
   And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
   And never breathe a word about your loss; ...
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
   And treat those two impostors just the same...
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,  
   And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son

Lovely.

To paraphrase me:

What the f*ck is going on. I want answers.

Adam, I'm looking at you.

Not that I'm admitting to anything but my selection has gained 2 votes!! Woooop! Up the revolution!

I had three votes now I have none.

"Foul", I cry.

The Womble wrote:Not that I'm admitting to anything but my selection has gained 2 votes!! Woooop! Up the revolution!

No offense, Womble, but that just makes it worse.

Only Adam or Hero have the power to play God like this....

Macbeth still way out in front - shows why he deserves to win - his mastery of computer hacking is far better than Hamlet's.
To byte or not to byte, that is the question.

Mind the windows Tino. wrote:

The Womble wrote:Not that I'm admitting to anything but my selection has gained 2 votes!! Woooop! Up the revolution!

No offense, Womble, but that just makes it worse.

Only Adam or Hero have the power to play God like this....

None taken Tino, us Wombles don't offend easily. Apologies though for making it worse, however I am going to sit here and bask in my 66% increase in votage.