I will certainly be conducting a re-count...but I don't think my initial calculations are that far off. I must tip my hat to my friend Blobby (the know-it-all blogger) for his victory in our first
annual primetime Emmy awards competition.
Let me just say that my first run-through of the results shows Blobby squeaking by me with a win: 14-6. If I have the strength, I will post more later.
AN UPDATE
My math was confirmed. Blobby has written a
thoughtful (kind of braggy) post about our contest, and even though he resorted to name-calling (who are you calling Clarice?), he does offer up an accurate description of our Emmy award competition.
It all leads me to wonder -- what has happened to me? As the reigning champion of the office Oscar pool for god knows how many years in a row (ok, that sounds kind of braggy, but it's true), I don't know what got into me as I filled out my Emmy's scorecard. Perhaps it's because I went with my sentimental favorites. C'mon, who doesn't think that Amy Poehler is the funniest woman on TV, and that the cast of Mad Men, in particular Jon Hamm, Elisabeth Moss, Christina Hendricks, and Jared Harris, as the pitiful Lane Pryce, weren't tops in their field this year? I guess I had an "off" day.
I give props and hearty congratulations to Blobby for his (braggy) win -- he's even allowing me to pick our next competition. I'm going to have to think long and hard about that one, and go with something he has NO chance of winning. Perhaps a contest about good manners? Haha - I jest (?)
Your addition was correct. Well played. My recap will be on-line by the time you wake up tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteOh, no....does Blobby's victory mean that you're going to sink into another deep depression like you did after the Academy Award debacle and that you're going to disappear from the blogging world for months and months? After all, Blobby barely won. With a score that close, it could almost be considered a tie.
ReplyDeleteWHAT??????????????
ReplyDeleteTake that back!!!
[Intended for Blobby's eyes only!] Blobby, I was only trying to make Mike feel a little bit better after his disgraceful and very public loss. You know how sensitive he is about these things! ;)
DeleteWhhhhhaaaat? Take that back Mary Kay!
DeleteMike / Blobby - I'm embarrassed to admit that I barely recognize half the shows by name and not sure I've seen more than 3-4 of these shows ever. I'm so friggin old. :-(
ReplyDeleteMary Kay: I'm trying to muddle through and get on with my life. But I agree: blobby's margin of victory was so slim, it's difficult to even measure.
ReplyDeleteBobGuy: You should have joined the competition then. Maybe I could have come in 2nd place!
Well technically, you did come in second place...
DeleteCondolences on a tough loss. There's ways next year.
You might want to retake your stats classes.
DeleteOne more note, since I saw you "expanded" your post: I was not braggy. I even mentioned how I didn't feel I could gloat as much as I thought I would. Sentiment is for losers - as you've found out. As where I like 'Mad Men' - I don't think Hendricks is that much of a powerful actress. Lane could have won had he been murdered, but suicide is weak - and mostly like not painless. Voters won't vote for a weakling. My choices were not based on who I liked, which is why I won. (NOW, I'm bragging!)
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