Meme Madness: Capital Regional Final

by RPT on May 5, 2009 9:30 AM CDT in Meme Madness

In the vortex of large-scale athletic emptiness until football season begins again, we're passing the days here at Rock M Nation with Meme Madness, a 32-entry, bracket style blowout to determine the best theme/inside joke RMN has to offer. The full bracket can be found here.

Today, we feature the the Boulevard Regional Final.

No. 1 Mr. Coffee vs No. 2 DISRESPECT
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Big Meme Conf. (Misc.)		Big Meme Conf. (Misc.)
Remember 12 months ago when Mizzou basketball was in shambles, Mike Anderson wasn't sure if he'd have a job in mid-2009, and Zaire Taylor was an overlooked transfer from Delaware? You don't need a refresher on where we stand now. Zaire Taylor's Alec Baldwin-esque propensity for closing in big situations resulted in the highly exalted Mr. Coffee nickname. Everything you need to know about this meme was described in The Boy's "This Week in Zaire Taylor" post. As far as the meme is concerned, the question is whether or not Taylor's ability to close extends to his nickname. Will Mr. Coffee "always be closing" in Meme Madness? FIRST ROUND: def. No. 8 The Boy's Boxing Analogies SWEET 16: def. No. 5 Unholy Alliance		Yet another meme with which we must tip our caps to RMN's ghtd36, the DISRESPECT meme is one familiar to opponents of the Oklahoma Sooners. Yes, perhaps OU had the right to feel disrespected before the Big 12 Championship in 2007, but I'm not exactly what kind of propaganda machine it took for Bob Stoops to say Missouri was disrespecting the Sooners in 2008. Nonetheless, Sam Bradford somehow dropped the disrespect card after the annihilation of Mizzou in Kansas City, and a meme was about to be born. The definitive story of the DISRESPECT meme (and the Frank Alexander picture that accompanies it) goes back to ghtd36's "Sooner Disrespect Chronicles," linked here in three parts: -- The Sooners Have a Gift Exchange -- The Sooners Ride an Airplane -- The Sooners Have a Chat FIRST ROUND: def. No. 7 The Boy's cat on podcasts SWEET 16: def. No. 6 MotherRucker

No. 1 Mr. Coffee vs No. 2 DISRESPECT

Big Meme Conf. (Misc.)

Remember 12 months ago when Mizzou basketball was in shambles, Mike Anderson wasn't sure if he'd have a job in mid-2009, and Zaire Taylor was an overlooked transfer from Delaware? You don't need a refresher on where we stand now.

Zaire Taylor's Alec Baldwin-esque propensity for closing in big situations resulted in the highly exalted Mr. Coffee nickname.

Everything you need to know about this meme was described in The Boy's "This Week in Zaire Taylor" post.

As far as the meme is concerned, the question is whether or not Taylor's ability to close extends to his nickname. Will Mr. Coffee "always be closing" in Meme Madness?

FIRST ROUND: def. No. 8 The Boy's Boxing Analogies

SWEET 16: def. No. 5 Unholy Alliance

Yet another meme with which we must tip our caps to RMN's ghtd36, the DISRESPECT meme is one familiar to opponents of the Oklahoma Sooners.

Yes, perhaps OU had the right to feel disrespected before the Big 12 Championship in 2007, but I'm not exactly what kind of propaganda machine it took for Bob Stoops to say Missouri was disrespecting the Sooners in 2008. Nonetheless, Sam Bradford somehow dropped the disrespect card after the annihilation of Mizzou in Kansas City, and a meme was about to be born.

The definitive story of the DISRESPECT meme (and the Frank Alexander picture that accompanies it) goes back to ghtd36's "Sooner Disrespect Chronicles," linked here in three parts:

-- The Sooners Have a Gift Exchange

-- The Sooners Ride an Airplane

-- The Sooners Have a Chat

FIRST ROUND: def. No. 7 The Boy's cat on podcasts

SWEET 16: def. No. 6 MotherRucker

Poll

Meme Madness: Capital Regional Final... Who ya' got?

No. 1 Mr. Coffee

90 votes

No. 2 DISRESPECT

44 votes

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What a fantastic matchup...

A fantastic RMN-created nickname for a beloved figure around these parts against one of the fastest growing miscellaneous memes.

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by RPT on May 5, 2009 9:41 AM CDT reply actions

wow...

…once again, the Mizzou-specific meme starts out crushing the RMN-but-not-Mizzou-specific meme…

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by Bill C. on May 5, 2009 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Here's the thing though...

In a way, DISRESPECT is a Mizzou meme, given how it stemmed off of last year’s Big 12 Championship game. But since it isn’t an actual Mizzou athlete, I guess it loses out.

Does this not bode well for Asian Kid?

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by RPT on May 5, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions

I think Asian Kid still has (at least) a strong showing...

I actually just feel like Mr. Coffee is more important to the site right now (when Zaire graduates this meme is put away and the OK meme still might have legs). We only play Oklahoma once a year (or twice depending on either teams success). And while we discuss other Big XII’s here, what is more important to consistent discussion? OK’s babbling or a meme that tells you about a Mizzou player that played a big role on our basketball team THIS year.

If this was an all-time meme tourney (say this site is 10 years old) then you might have an argument that DISRESPECT is more important, but this year – Coffee is for Closers.

ABC. (regardless, love the DISRESPECT meme – poking fun at Oklahoma is ALWAYS a good thing)

by StoJo on May 5, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions

By the way:

1) I thought about that way too much
2) that was the exact thought process that went through my head (only the Asian kid title and first sentence was really meant to be a response RPT)

by StoJo on May 5, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions

I can't vote.

It would be like choosing a favorite child, except this is difficult.

Let's change the Constitution so that Elvis Andrus can be our supreme overlord.

by ghtd36 on May 5, 2009 9:58 AM CDT reply actions

Mr Coffee will win in a cake walk

Or, should I say, Coffee walk (nyuk nyuk nyuk)

"Wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai

by brik on May 5, 2009 10:13 AM CDT reply actions

or is it...

a coffee-cake walk?

by RoyalsFanInBillings on May 5, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions

oh you son of a bitch...

I LOVED those things growing up. Even found where I could order and have them shipped, but the shipping is ridiculous. Their Devil Dogs were the best too

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by The Beef on May 5, 2009 12:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Come on People

DISRESPECT is the most brilliant meme in the tournament, it deserves better.

/goes back to reading Malicious Personal Fouls Monthly

by Transmogrified Tiger on May 5, 2009 10:21 AM CDT reply actions

I'll be the first to say it this time...

…but DISRESPECT is getting massively DISRESPECT-ed right now. C’mon DISRESPECT fans, vote or Bob Stoops will be forced to unite the dark forces against you.

We'll carry the banner high!
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by TB on May 5, 2009 12:29 PM CDT reply actions

But that's EXACTLY why it's losing!

If we start RESPECTING DISRESPECT, it will lose ALL of it’s potency.

DISRESPECT MUST BE DISRESPECTED.

It is in the natural order of things.

The sleeper has awoken. . .awakened. . .he woke up.

by SleepyFloyd7 on May 5, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions

That made my head hurt

I thought I gave up on philosophy in college til I read that…now my head is spinning as if I watched a record play.

"Wherever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai

by brik on May 5, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions

Tough one to pick

For me, anyway, this was my most difficult choice of the tourney, ’cause I really like both of these. Voted Mr. Coffee just because I think it is a little bit funnier. But these are both powermemes.

by Professor Chaos on May 5, 2009 1:39 PM CDT reply actions