STEPPENWOLF

Things have been awfully quiet on the competition front lately. It appears an unspoken armistice has been stuck in 2010. Inexplicably the hunger for greatness has been satiated. But I’ve got a feeling with Bay2Breakers right around the corner the silence will be broken. The beast will reemerge hungrier than ever. How could it not with all the costumes, alcohol, and shenanigans that typically accompanies Bay2Breakers. Until then…

DOMINATION COMETH

ROUND 6: THE VERDICT'S IN!

This is typically the section were I attempt to write something witty but I’ve got nothing.  Honestly I’m still shocked that 71 people voted in our poll.  That means 71 people have visited this blog and noticed that I have a rudimentary grasp of proper grammar.  So after the robust polling process you have chosen a winner… Holly Jolly Colonial takes first as the best ginger bread house.

How We Played
It was pretty straightforward we built ginger bread houses.  The winner was decided by an online poll.

The Results
First: Sarah with Holly Jolly Colonial
Second: Bryan with A-Frame Winter Wonderland
Third: Drew with a Very Merry Green House

WE NEED YOUR HELP

After a long hiatus we’ve finally returned with another event, gingerbread house construction.  The only hiccup in our quest for seasonally appropriate awesomeness is we can’t decide on a winner.  This is where you, the reader, come in (yes we realize there are only two of you but we still need your help).  Located to the right of this post is a poll.  Review the images below and vote on the gingerbread house that “decks the halls” the most.

A-Frame Winter Wonderland

Holly Jolly Colonial

Very Merry Green Home

LET'S GO BACK TO MO WITH THE LEADERBOARD

(post to come)

ROUND 5: PIE FACE

Fall is synonymous with the harvest. It marks the last ditched effort to reap the bounty of the land before the bleak brutal chill of winter settles in. During this period the pie makes the gastronomical parade in windowsills and upon tabletops across this country. Haunting smells of roasting pumpkin, crisp apples, and earthy cinnamon hang in kitchens. It’s the unequivocal vessel of autumn. The pie is familiar ground to the COBSE and it tread in its arena once again in the form of a pie eating competition, a staple of state fairs and Midwestern family reunions.

How We Played
First contestant to finish their pie won.

The Results
First: Bryan
Second: Sarah
Third: Drew

ROUND 4: JACKO MY LANTERN

If spring and summer are ripe with fruit then autumn is the time when humble roots and hearty gourds reign supreme. Their crooked noses, warts and stem make these gnarled vegetables seem empathetically homely. Forlorn, funny-looking, they want to be used which like the nerdy girl who sat two rows behind you in Mrs. Regan’s AP English class. The pumpkin rises above all else as the epitome of autumn’s splendor. Its seductive allure can inspire manic acts. Thus brings us to the next challenge… pumpkin carving.

How We Played
Each contestant was supplied with a pumpkin and a knife.  The rest basically explains itself.    

The Results
First: Bryan
Second: Drew
Third: Another Random Kid