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Shannon
03-10-2013, 10:39 PM
128 short stories, one winner! Choose your favorite short story in each of the battles below. These short stories have made it through every story in their respective brackets, and they now fight to the death here! The short story in each of the battles that gets eight votes first wins, that's when voting for that battle will end.

Bracket One Champion vs. Bracket Two Champion
BATTLE OVER! 1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" (7) vs. "Quitter's, Inc." (8)

Bracket Three Champion vs. Bracket Four Champion
BATTLE OVER! 2. "Graveyard Shift" (2) vs. "The Raft" (8)

Jean
03-10-2013, 10:41 PM
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut
The Raft

Shannon
03-10-2013, 10:42 PM
My picks:

1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"
2. "The Raft"

P.S. I am quite disappointed in the Bracket Champions, to be honest. All of my favorite stories ("Last Rung On The Ladder", "Survivor Type", "A Very Tight Place", "The Monkey", etc etc) are gone, and I am sad. :(

P.P.S. Holy shit Jean, that was fast! lol

Jean
03-10-2013, 10:48 PM
bears are the fastest animals alive

and all my favorite stories are gone too. All That You Love; Lunch at the Gotham Cafe; Popsy; That Feeling; The Ballad; Crouch End; Suffer the Little Children... Can't remember if Boogeyman is still standing (lost track of the rounds somewhere)

biomieg
03-11-2013, 12:01 AM
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut & The Raft.

Coulrophobia
03-11-2013, 04:11 AM
1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"
2. "Graveyard Shift"

mae
03-11-2013, 05:02 AM
Quitter's Raft.

stkmw02
03-11-2013, 06:50 AM
1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut"
2. "The Raft"

ChristineB
03-11-2013, 07:11 AM
Shortcut and raft

Merlin1958
03-11-2013, 12:03 PM
Graveyard Shift & Quitter's, Inc.

BROWNINGS CHILDE
03-11-2013, 12:31 PM
Raft, and don't give a crap bout the other one. Don't know how we got here with these. Survivor type, suffer the little children, gramma. Many others. All better than these finalists with the exception of the raft. IMnotsoHO.

Jean
03-11-2013, 12:35 PM
Quite.

Jimimck
03-12-2013, 01:18 PM
Quitters inc and the raft

Stockerlone
03-12-2013, 03:15 PM
Quitters Inc
The Raft

Coulrophobia
03-15-2013, 12:59 PM
Bump

Shannon
03-15-2013, 05:00 PM
Thanks Coulro! Results updated.

Coulrophobia
03-15-2013, 05:07 PM
Thanks Coulro! Results updated.

Your welcome I figured you been busy with the weekends festivities. I am glad to help.

Ari_Racing
03-16-2013, 07:37 AM
Mrs. Todd's Shortcut

divemaster
03-16-2013, 01:31 PM
Huh, I thought I had voted in all these.

The Raft and Quitters, Inc.

Shannon
03-16-2013, 01:38 PM
One. More. Vote. Needed!

Jimimck
03-16-2013, 01:57 PM
Come on people. Some one vote for the raft!

Jean
03-16-2013, 02:01 PM
The Raft has already won

Jimimck
03-16-2013, 03:06 PM
Oops. Meant Quitters.

Merlin1958
03-16-2013, 07:55 PM
Hey Shannon, I know I was initially reluctant to participate, but you know what? This has been fun!!! Thanks for the effort!!!! You are "Da Man"!!!

BTW, FYI, In "Yankee Lore" you're my "Daddy" is appropriate!! LOL

Stebbins
03-16-2013, 08:24 PM
Quitters Inc

Jimimck
03-16-2013, 08:26 PM
Yes!

Jean
03-17-2013, 12:13 AM
Oh no...

Shannon
03-17-2013, 09:44 AM
Semi-Final Round over, Final round coming soon. Results are below:

Bracket One Champion vs. Bracket Two Champion
"Quitter's, Inc." (8) vs. 1. "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" (7)

Bracket Three Champion vs. Bracket Four Champion
"The Raft" (8) vs. 2. "Graveyard Shift" (2)

stkmw02
03-18-2013, 07:58 AM
I am patiently awaiting the final round... and check so frequently because I fear I might miss it! :lol:

Coulrophobia
03-18-2013, 01:30 PM
I am patiently awaiting the final round... and check so frequently because I fear I might miss it! :lol:

Exactly!!! Every time I see a post on this my heart skips a beat wondering if it is already over.

bmcmolo
03-22-2013, 09:15 AM
So sorry to have missed this! I did something very similar recently; I love this kind of stuff. Glad to see "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut" getting so far in the tourney, though! I look fwd to voting in the final round.

Jean
03-22-2013, 10:44 AM
don't worry, we have similar events rather often. Also, there always are lots of polls around. Just don't hesitate to bring back to life a thread that looks old. It's only that we've been here since time out of mind, like dinosaurs; but I am sure nobody would mind fresh voices in the discussion

Jimimck
03-22-2013, 11:24 AM
You'd think Shannon would be on to the final round by now. I mean its not like he has a new family and publishing business to keep him occupied :biggrin:

Jean
03-22-2013, 11:42 AM
final round is on

Shannon
03-22-2013, 11:56 AM
Yeah! I take time away from my family and publishing company and no one notices! Lol

Merlin1958
03-22-2013, 04:55 PM
final round is on

Where is the threads? I have not seen them!!! And I have been keeping a "weather eye" out for it!!

Shannon
03-22-2013, 05:29 PM
FINAL ROUND! (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?17222-Short-Story-Battle-Royale-FINAL-ROUND!)