Forget March Madness. Ignore the World Series. Every so often, a tournament comes along that completely encapsulates the human condition and captivates the world. Enter – the Name of the Year bracket.
From the website: “Name of the Year was founded in 1983 on an Ivy League campus. Its mission has remained unchanged: to discover, verify, nominate, elect and disseminate great names. All names included here are, to the best of our knowledge, real. No malice is intended.”
In a nutshell, this esteemed website creates a bracket where people can vote on different names, ultimately ending up with a name of the year. In case this doesn’t sound hilarious yet, here are some of the names:
- Spartacus Bernstein
- Pamela Balls Organista
- Napoleon Einstein
- Hannukkah Wallace
- Lolita Respectnothing
Part of the wonder of this blog is the lengths they go to identify the names as being real through newspaper articles, magazines, etc. Knowing that Charity Beaver is actually out there somewhere makes the whole thing even better. Below is a link to the full bracket for the year. I highly recommend looking at past years as well because there are some real gems in there. When you’re done, go vote! (Thanks to Brett for the link)
