Obscure For a Penny Zero 8: Back & Lookin’ Like a Snacc
Twice a year, the bravest souls on Comedy Twitter gather in one place to do battle for the title of OFAPZ Champion. Seven have held it to date. This month, we will crown the 8th. Who’s it gonna be?
Before we find out, let’s set the table once again.
HOW IT WORKS
Our contest plays out under conventional bracket-style rules. Think the Karate Kid, not the one with Jackie Chan and America’s heartthrob Will Smith’s son Or NCAA Basketball, bowling, maybe Mortal Kombat.
Contestants are initially seeded based on follower count, to do battle over the course of several rounds, each with its own unique topic or theme. All tweet matchups are judged anonymously based on the text of the tweets alone, by a diverse panel of judges including accomplished writers, artists and humorists from primarily outside of the Twitterverse. They do not see race, gender, or what Pokemon you like to dress up at when you solicit people on Craig’s list.
http://pulsobeat.com/tag/voz/ Obscure For A Penny Zero: Se7en
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Championship Battle: Best of Three
We began this journey with 128 brave and hopeful souls. After many rounds of competition, excruciatingly funny and original tweets and a couple that were just plain excruciating, two contestants now stand on the precipice. For one, this final round will mean legendary status, bragging rights, and a few cool limited-edition Obscure Entertainment prizes. For the other…hey, making it to 2nd Place out of 128 people in the toughest Twitter joke competition on this entire website is still pretty damn inspiring and brag-worthy.
The winner of OFAPZ is determined by a best-of-three battle. Here are your themes.
Theme 1: Free Style
Write a new, original tweet on any topic and with any format you want.
Theme 2: Greatest Hits
Submit the best tweet you think you’ve ever written (must have been originally posted before the current competition began).
Theme 3: End a Friendship
Write a tweet that would end a friendship (real, hypothetical, historical, up to you).
Deadline: 2/22 11:34 a.m. PST
All three of your tweets must be submitted to @theobscuregents to lock in your final round. The Theme 3 battle will only take place in the event of a tie.
Good luck and god speed, POOZERS!