Editing 1529: Bracket

Jump to: navigation, search

Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision Your text
Line 6: Line 6:
 
| titletext = I'm staring at the "doctor" section, and I can't help but feel like I've forgotten someone.
 
| titletext = I'm staring at the "doctor" section, and I can't help but feel like I've forgotten someone.
 
}}
 
}}
 +
  
 
==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
−
A {{w|Bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket}} shows the planned series of matchups in a tournament. In this comic [[Randall]] has shown a plan for a tournament between a wide range of cultural icons, both real and fictional, based mostly on similarities in their names. Various Internet groups have speculated on who would win in a fight between characters from different films. It may be relevant that the film {{w|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} was soon to be released at the time the comic was made where the two eponymous {{w|superheroes}}, {{w|Batman}} and {{w|Superman}}, fight against each other.
+
{{incomplete|Explain the specific groupings.}}
 +
A {{w|Bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket}} shows the planned series of matchups in a tournament. In this comic Randall has shown a plan for a tournament between a wide range of cultural icons, both real and fictional, based mostly on similarities in their names. Various internet groups have speculated on who would win in a fight between characters from different films. It may be relevant that the film {{w|Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice}} is soon to be released where the two namesake {{w|superheros}}, {{w|Batman}} and {{w|Superman}}, fight against each other.
 +
 
 +
The individual starting pairings are generally based on common or similar given or surnames. Some adjacent brackets are "segued" by someone like Jeff Daniels who segues from a bracket of "Jeff"s into a bracket of "Daniels"es. The bracket itself is fairly arbitrary. Most initial matchups are pairs, although several are trios and there's a quadruplet in the Russels group, while a single entry, Beyoncé, is given a first- and second-round {{w|bye (sports)|bye}}. Most of the participants in the tournament are people with a few exceptions: {{w|Shallots}} (small onions), {{w|scallops}} (bivalve mollusks), and {{w|scallions}} (green onions) are similar sounding foods, therefore may be confusing for some individuals (perhaps including [[Randall]]). The final grouping on the lower right of the bracket features a several retail stores and a film.
 +
 
 +
The [[title text]] may be referring to {{w|Dr. Dre}}, particularly as a reference to his 2001 song "{{w|Forgot About Dre}}". Alternatively, the title text could simply be a reference to the large number of pop culture personas that include the word "Doctor", such as {{w|Doctor Who}}, {{w|Gregory House|Doctor House}}, {{w|Mehmet Oz|Dr. Oz}}, {{w|Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil}}, {{w|Dr. Watson}}, {{w|Emmett Brown|"Doc" Brown}}, {{w|Dr. Seuss}}, {{w|Dr Pepper}}, {{w|Doctor Doom}}, and {{w|List of fictional doctors|many others}} (or, in fact, [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/futurama-zoidberg-why-not-zoidberg why not Dr. Zoidberg]?). Another possibility is that the [[title text]] is supposed to make the readers ask themselves "{{w|Doctor who}}?" Though "The Doctor" is already listed, this could refer to either ''Doctor Who'' or {{w|Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)|the ''Star Trek: Voyager'' character}}. Notably, while the Doctor in "Doctor Who" is technically one character, the Doctor has currently been played by 13 different actors. The mythos of the Doctor Who even includes individual incarnations of the Doctor interacting with each other; knowing they are the same person, yet often expressing annoyance when grouped together. So perhaps Randall is implying that to just include the Doctor as one individual is not an accurate representation of this character.
 +
 
 +
The names and other entries in the bracket are:
 +
{| class="wikitable" style="background:transparent;border:none;width:100%;"
 +
| style="background:transparent;border:none;"|
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Armstrong:
 +
:{{w|Louis Armstrong}} (musician)
 +
:{{w|Neil Armstrong}} (first human on the moon)
 +
:{{w|Lance Armstrong}} (bicyclist)
 +
:{{w|Stretch Armstrong}} (action figure)
 +
 
 +
Jeff *:
 +
:{{w|Jeff Gordan}}
 +
:{{w|Jeff Bridges}} (Actor)
 +
 
 +
J* Daniels:
 +
:{{w|Jeff Daniels}}
 +
:{{w|Jack Daniels}} (Alcoholic beverage)
 +
 
 +
Mr. Well*s:
 +
:{{w|Orson Welles}}
 +
:{{w|H.G. Wells}} (Known for "The War of the Worlds" and "The Time Machine")
 +
 
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki>well*:
 +
:{{w|George Orwell}} (Author of "1984" and "Animal Farm")
 +
:{{w|Wells Fargo}} (Bank and stage coach company)
 +
 
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Russell *:
 +
:{{w|Kurt Russell}}
 +
:{{w|Russell Brand}}
 +
:{{w|Russell Crowe}}
 +
:{{w|Russell Simmons}}
 +
 
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Simmons:
 +
:{{w|Richard Simmons}}
 +
:{{w|Gene Simmons}}
 +
 
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki>ckman:
 +
:{{w|Gene Hackman}}
 +
:{{w|Hugh Jackman}}
 +
:{{w|Alan Rickman}}
 +
 
 +
Alan Par*:
 +
:{{w|Alan Parsons}}
 +
:{{w|Alan Partridge}}
 +
 
 +
McCarthy/Eugene:
 +
:{{w|Jenny McCarthy}}
 +
:{{w|Joseph McCarthy}} (Senator known for anti-communist witchhunt)
 +
:{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}
 +
:{{w|Eugene V. Debs}} (labor leader)
 +
 
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wilde*
 +
:{{w|Gene Wilder}}
 +
:{{w|Olivia Wilde}}
 +
:{{w|Oscar Wilde}}
 +
 
 +
Oscar De La *:
 +
:{{w|Oscar De La Renta}}
 +
:{{w|Oscar De La Hoya}}
 +
 
 +
Jack *:
 +
:{{w|Jack Nicklaus}} (Golf player)
 +
:{{w|Jack Nicholson}} (Actor)
 +
 
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki>ickle* / *ickel*:
 +
:{{w|Phil Mickelson}}
 +
:{{w|Nicholas Nickelby}}
 +
 
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki>ryan Adams:
 +
:{{w|Ryan Adams}}
 +
:{{w|Bryan Adams}}
 +
 
 +
Popular Games:
 +
:{{w|Chubby Checker}} (Checkers is a board game)
 +
:{{w|Fats Domino}} (Dominoes [or dominos] is a game.  Domino's is a pizza chain.)
 +
 
 +
Colin *:
 +
:{{w|Colin Firth}}
 +
:{{w|Colin Farrell}}
 +
 
 +
F*rell:
 +
:{{w|Will Ferrell}}
 +
:{{w|The Farrelly Brothers}}
  
−
The individual starting pairings are generally based on common or similar given names or surnames. Some adjacent brackets are "segued" by someone like Jeff Daniels, who segues from a bracket of "Jeff"s into a bracket of "Daniels"es. The bracket itself is fairly arbitrary. Most initial matchups are pairs, although several are trios and there's a quadruplet in the Russels group, while a single entry, {{w|Beyoncé}}, is given a first- and second-round {{w|bye (sports)|bye}}. Most of the participants in the tournament are people, with a few exceptions. {{w|Shallots}} (small onions), {{w|scallops}} (bivalve mollusks), and {{w|scallions}} (green onions) are similar sounding foods, therefore may be confusing for some individuals (perhaps including [[Randall]]). The final grouping on the lower right of the bracket features a several retail stores and a film.
+
<nowiki>*</nowiki>itt:
 +
:{{w|Joseph Gordon-Levitt}}
 +
:{{w|Jennifer Love Hewitt}}
  
−
The title text may be a reference to {{w|Dr. Dre}}'s 2001 song "{{w|Forgot About Dre}}" or could simply be a reference to the large number of pop culture personas that include the word "Doctor", such as {{w|Gregory House|Doctor House}}, {{w|Mehmet Oz|Dr. Oz}}, {{w|Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman}}, {{w|Phil McGraw|Dr. Phil}}, {{w|Dr. Watson}}, {{w|Emmett Brown|"Doc" Brown}}, {{w|Dr. Seuss}}, {{w|Dr Pepper}}, {{w|Doctor Doom}}, {{w|Zoidberg|Dr. Zoidberg}}, {{w|Dr. Horrible}}'s Sing-Along Blog and {{w|List of fictional doctors|many others}}. A simpler explanation is that it would cause the reader to question "Doctor Who?" answering their own question, although this answer would be incorrect because The Doctor is already present. It could also be a reference to the dual meaning of "The Doctor," either he meant to include Time Lord from Doctor Who and forgot about the EMH from Voyager, or he remembered the EMH and forgot the Time Lord.
+
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Glover:
 +
:{{w|Danny Glover}}
 +
:{{w|Donald Glover}}
  
−
The incentive for the comic may have been the {{w|2015 French Open|French Open 2015}}, which started on the day of the publication.
+
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wahlberg:
 +
:{{w|Donnie Wahlberg}}
 +
:{{w|Mark Wahlberg}}
  
−
The comic inspired several groups to play out versions of the bracket.  One user-voting based match-up on twitter, [https://twitter.com/xkcdbracket XKCD Bracket], was featured by Randall on the xkcd home page, with a link at the top of the website, although the account was not created by Randall. (The link was part of a "news" flash, the other was regarding his book based on [[1133: Up Goer Five]]. See more on this news in that comics explanation). In the final match on July 29, Neil Armstrong defeated Mister Spock (see the [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CLKJUpFWIAAlDnW.png:orig complete bracket]). The link was removed sometimes before Monday, 10 August 2015, within two weeks of the final result being revealed.
+
Mark *:
 +
:{{w|Mark Ruffalo}}
 +
:{{w|Mark Shuttleworth}}
  
−
Later Randall has made one smaller but similar bracket in [[1819: Sweet 16]], and then an interactive [[:Category:April fools' comics|April fools' comics]] in 2019, with an even larger bracket for determining the best emoji in [[2131: Emojidome]]. The bracket for this comic was shown with links from the comic during the matches.
+
| style="background:transparent;border:none;"|
 +
Bill */* Pullman:
 +
:{{w|Philip Pullman}}
 +
:{{w|Bill Pullman}}
 +
:{{w|Bill Paxton}}
  
−
===Table of the bracket===
+
Ghostbusters:
−
*The names and other entries in the bracket are given here below, sorted to explain why the individual entries have been grouped as they are.
+
:{{w|Bill Murray}}
−
*The first-round match-ups are grouped by shading.
+
:{{w|Dan Aykroyd}}
  
−
{| class="wikitable"
+
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Rogers:
−
!Grouping
+
:{{w|Ginger Rogers}} (Woman known for dancing with {{w|Fred Astaire}})
−
!Subgrouping
+
:Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers (Confusing reference to {{w|Fred Rogers}} (popularly known as "Mister Rogers") and to {{w|Fred Astaire}})
−
!Person/Entry
 
−
!Known as
 
−
!Winning probability
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Armstrong
 
−
|{{w|Louis Armstrong}}
 
−
|Jazz-musician
 
−
| rowspan="4" |1/32
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Neil Armstrong}}
 
−
|First human on the moon
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Lance Armstrong}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Cyclist
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Stretch Armstrong}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Action figure
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Jeff *
 
−
|Jeff Gordan (Probably {{w|Jeff Gordon}})
 
−
|Retired race car driver
 
−
| rowspan="9" |1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Jeff Bridges}}
 
−
|Actor in ''King Kong'', ''The Big Lebowski'', ''Iron Man'', ''Tron: Legacy''
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Jeff Daniels}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''Dumb and Dumber''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|J* Daniels
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Jack Daniel's|Jack Daniels}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Alcoholic beverages
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>Well<nowiki>*</nowiki>
 
−
|{{w|Orson Welles}}
 
−
|Director of ''{{w|Citizen Kane}}'' and known for his {{w|The War of the Worlds (radio drama)|radio-play}} of {{w|H. G. Wells}}' ''{{w|The War of the Worlds}}''
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|H.G. Wells}}
 
−
|Author, known for ''The War of the Worlds'' and ''{{w|The Time Machine}}''
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|George Orwell}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Author of ''{{w|Nineteen Eighty-Four}}'' and ''{{w|Animal Farm}}''
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Wells Fargo}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Bank and stage coach company
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="4"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Russell *
 
−
|{{w|Kurt Russell}}
 
−
|Actor in ''John Carpenter's Escape from L.A.'', ''The Thing'', ''Big Trouble in Little China'', ''Stargate'', ''Fast & Furious 7''
 
−
| rowspan="5" |1/128
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Russell Brand}}
 
−
|Comedian
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Russell Crowe}}
 
−
|Actor in ''Gladiator'', ''A Beautiful Mind'', ''Les Misérables'', ''Noah''
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Russell Simmons}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Rapper
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Simmons
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Richard Simmons}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Host of exercise programs
 
−
| rowspan="3" |1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Gene Simmons}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Musician, known from ''KISS''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Gene <nowiki>*</nowiki>
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Gene Hackman}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Actor in ''Superman''
 
−
|rowspan="5" |1/96
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ckman
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Hugh Jackman}}
 
−
|Actor in the ''{{w|X-Men}}'' franchise as {{w|Wolverine (character)|Wolverine}}
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Alan Rickman}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Actor in ''Die Hard'', ''Harry Potter'' franchise, ''The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy''
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="3"|Alan <nowiki>*</nowiki>
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Alan Par*
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Alan Parsons}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Musician
 
−
|rowspan="7" |1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Alan Partridge}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Fictional radio character
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> McCarthy
 
−
|{{w|Jenny McCarthy}}
 
−
|Anti-vaccination activist
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Joseph McCarthy}}
 
−
|American Senator known for anti-communist policies.
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Senator and Presidential candidate
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>gene<nowiki>*</nowiki>
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Eugene <nowiki>*</nowiki>
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Eugene V. Debs}}
 
−
|Labor leader
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wilde*
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Gene Wilder}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor in ''Young Frankenstein'', ''Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''
 
−
| rowspan="4" |1/96
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Olivia Wilde}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actress in ''Tron: Legacy'', ''Her'', ''House M.D.''
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Oscar Wilde}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Writer
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Oscar *
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Oscar De La Renta}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Fashion Designer
 
−
|rowspan="3"|1/32
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Oscar De La *
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Oscar De La Hoya}}
 
−
|Boxer
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Jack Nic*
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Jack Nicklaus}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Golf player
 
−
| rowspan="9" |1/32
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Jack Nicholson}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'', ''The Shining'', ''Batman'', ''Witches of Eastwick'', ''The Bucketlist''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ichol* / *ickel* / *ickle*
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Phil Mickelson}}
 
−
|Golf player
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Nicholas Nickleby}}
 
−
|Charles Dickens protagonist in the novel by the same name
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki>ryan Adams
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Ryan Adams}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Singer
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Bryan Adams}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Singer
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Singers with Stage Names Referencing Weight/Games
+
Doctor */* Spock:
−
|{{w|Chubby Checker}}
+
:{{w|Mister Spock}} (Character on Star Trek)
−
|Singer famous for "The Twist"
+
:{{w|Doctor Spock}} (Author of book on childcare)
−
|-
+
:{{w|Doctor Octopus}}
−
|{{w|Fats Domino}}
 
−
|Rock and Roll Singer
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Colin F*
+
Doctors:
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Colin Firth}}
+
:{{w|Doctor Manhattan}}
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor, ''Pride and Prejudice'', ''Love Actually''
+
:{{w|Doctor Strangelove}} (Character based on Henry Kissinger in movie about nuclear war)
−
| rowspan="5" |1/64
+
:{{w|Doctor Strange}}
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Colin Farrell}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''Daredevil'', ''In Bruges'', ''Total Recall''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|F*rell*
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Will Ferrell}}
 
−
|Comic actor, ''Anchorman'' and ''The Other Guys''
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|The Farrelly Brothers}}
 
−
|Comedy film-makers
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|J<nowiki>*</nowiki> * *evitt/*ewitt (three names)
+
More doctors:
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Joseph Gordon-Levitt}}
+
:{{w|Julius No|Dr. No}} (Main villain in the {{w|Dr. No (film)|first James Bond movie}})
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor in ''Third Rock from the Sun'', ''Dark Knight Rises''
+
:{{w|The Doctor (Doctor Who)|The Doctor}} (Main protagonist of the science fiction series {{w|Doctor Who}})
−
| rowspan="2" |1/32
+
:{{w|Cory Doctorow}} (Real person)
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Jennifer Love Hewitt}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actress in ''Garfield: The Movie'' <!-- Nothing else really -->
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|D* Glover
+
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Jerry Lewis:
−
|{{w|Danny Glover}}
+
:{{w|Jerry Lee Lewis}}
−
|Actor, ''Lethal Weapon'' series
+
:{{w|Jerry Lewis}}
−
| rowspan="7" |1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Donald Glover}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Actor, ''Community'', also a rapper, aka ''Childish Gambino''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Don*
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Donnie Wahlberg}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Singer, ''{{w|New Kids on the Block}}'', actor, ''Blue Bloods''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Wahlberg
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Mark Wahlberg}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''The Departed'', ''The Other Guys'', and former hip-hop singer for ''Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Mark *
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Mark Ruffalo}}
 
−
|Actor, known for his role as {{w|Hulk (comics)|the Hulk}} in the film ''{{w|The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers}}''
 
−
| rowspan="2" |1/32
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Mark Shuttleworth}}
 
−
|Entrepreneur, founder of {{w|Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu}}
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Pullman
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Philip Pullman}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Author, ''His Dark Materials'' and ''The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ''
 
−
|rowspan="4"|1/48
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Bill Pullman}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Actor in ''Spaceballs'', and ''Independence Day''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Bill *
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Bill Paxton}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor in ''Apollo 13'', ''Aliens''
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Bill Murray}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Actor in ''Ghostbusters'', ''Groundhog Day''
 
−
|rowspan="3"|1/32
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Ghostbusters/SNL alumni
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Dan Aykroyd}}
 
−
|Actor in ''Ghostbusters'', ''The Blues Brothers''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Rogers
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Ginger Rogers}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actress known for dancing with {{w|Fred Astaire}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Confusing reference to {{w|Fred Rogers}} (host of children's show, popularly known as "Mister Rogers") and to {{w|Fred Astaire}} (Dancer, actor, and singer)
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Spock
 
−
|{{w|Mister Spock}}
 
−
|Character on ''Star Trek'' portrayed by {{w|Leonard Nimoy}}
 
−
|rowspan="10"|1/96
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Doctor Spock}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Author of book on childcare
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="8"|Doctors
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Doctor Octopus}}
 
−
|Villain in Spider-Man comic books
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Doctor Manhattan}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Character in Alan Moore's Watchmen
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Doctor Strangelove}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Character in a movie about nuclear war by {{w|Stanley Kubrick}}
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Doctor Strange}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Sorceror Supreme in Marvel Comics
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Julius No|Dr. No}}
 
−
|Main villain in the {{w|Dr. No (film)|first James Bond movie}}
 
−
|-
 
−
|The Doctor
 
−
|Ambiguous reference to either the {{w|The Doctor (Doctor Who)|main protagonist}} of the science fiction series ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' or the {{w|Doctor (Star Trek: Voyager)|emergency medical hologram}} in ''{{w|Star Trek: Voyager}}''.
 
−
|-
 
−
|[[Cory Doctorow]]
 
−
|He is a real person and has been in [[:Category:Comics featuring Cory Doctorow|many xkcd comics]]
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|J* Lewis
+
Others with initial J:
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Jerry Lee Lewis}}
+
:{{w|Jenny Lewis}}
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Rock and Roll singer
+
:{{w|Xeni Jardin}}
−
|rowspan="9"|1/32
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Jerry Lewis}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Comedian and former chairman of charitable organization
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Jenny Lewis}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Indie singer-songwriter
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Sounds like *"enny"
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Xeni Jardin}}
 
−
|Digital commentator, Boing Boing co-editor
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="4"|Chris *
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Chris * (Avengers actors)
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Chris Evans (actor)|Chris Evans}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor, ''Captain America''
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Chris Hemsworth}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor, ''Thor''
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Chris P*
 
−
|{{w|Chris Pine}}
 
−
|Actor, ''Star Trek'', ''Wonder Woman''
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Chris Pratt}}
 
−
|Actor, ''Guardians of the Galaxy''
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|S*all*o*s Foods
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Shallots}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Small onions (although the word 'shallot' can also refer to green onions in some dialects)
 
−
|rowspan="3"|1/96
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Scallops}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Bivalve mollusks
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Scallions}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Green onions.
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Suz* (Similar phonetics)
+
Chris *:
−
|{{w|Siouxie Sioux}}
+
:{{w|Chris Evans}}
−
|Rock singer
+
:{{w|Chris Hemsworth}}
−
|rowspan="2"|1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Suzanne Vega}}
 
−
|Folk rock singer-songwriter
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|<nowiki>*</nowiki> Arnold *
+
Chris P*:
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold}}
+
:{{w|Chris Pine}}
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Actor; ex-husband of {{w|Roseanne Barr}}
+
:{{w|Chris Pratt}}
−
|rowspan="4"|1/48
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Arnold Palmer}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Golf player
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|A* Palmer
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Amanda Palmer}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Singer/songwriter
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Wes *
 
−
|{{w|Wes Craven}}
 
−
|Film maker
 
−
|rowspan="10"|1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Wes Anderson}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Movie Director
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|* Anderson
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Paul Thomas Anderson}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Film maker
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|P*ul Anderson
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Poul Anderson}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Science fiction author
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="3"|Sirs
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Sir Walter *
 
−
|{{w|Sir Walter Scott}}
 
−
|Scottish poet and writer
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Sir Walter Raleigh}}
 
−
|British explorer of Virginia
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|rowspan="2"|Fran* Drake
+
Homophones of Shallots:
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Sir Francis Drake}}
+
:{{w|Shallots}} (small onions)
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|British explorer, 2nd to circumnavigate the Earth
+
:{{w|Scallops}} (bivalve mollusks)
−
|-
+
:{{w|Scallions}} (green onions)
−
|
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Frank Drake}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Astrophysicist, SETI pioneer
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="5"|"Van"
 
−
|rowspan="3"|Van *
 
−
|{{w|Van Halen}}
 
−
|Rock band
 
−
|rowspan="3"|1/96
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Van Morrison}}
 
−
|Singer/songwriter
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Van Wilder}}
 
−
|Comedy film
 
−
|-
 
  
−
|rowspan="2"|R* Van Winkle
+
S* (Similar phonetics):
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Robert Van Winkle}}
+
:{{w|Siouxie Sioux}}
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|AKA Vanilla Ice, rapper
+
:{{w|Suzanne Vega}}
−
|rowspan="3"|1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Rip Van Winkle}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Fictional character
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Rip/Torn
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Rip Torn}}
 
−
|Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn, actor on ''Cross Creek'', ''Larry Sanders Show''
 
−
|rowspan="2"|1/32
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Natalie Imbruglia}}
 
−
|Singer of "Torn"
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Businesses with the word "Body" in their name
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|The Body Shop}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Shop
 
−
|rowspan="6"|1/64
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|{{w|Bath and Body Works}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6" rowspan="2"|Shop
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Businesses with the word "Bath" in their name
 
−
|-
 
−
|rowspan="2"|{{w|Bed Bath and Beyond}}
 
−
|rowspan="2"|Shop
 
−
|-
 
−
|colspan="2" rowspan="3"|Beyon*
 
−
|-
 
−
|{{w|Beyond Thunderdome}}
 
−
|Motion picture
 
−
|-
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|{{w|Beyoncé}}
 
−
|bgcolor="E6E6E6"|Singer
 
−
|1/16
 
  
 +
Arnold */* Palmer:
 +
:{{w|Tom Arnold}} (ex-husband of Roseanne Barr)
 +
:{{w|Arnold Palmer}}
 +
:{{w|Amanda Palmer}}
 +
 +
Wes *:
 +
:{{w|Wes Craven}}
 +
:{{w|Wes Anderson}}
 +
 +
P* Anderson:
 +
:{{w|Paul Thomas Anderson}}
 +
:{{w|Poul Anderson}}
 +
 +
Sir Walter *:
 +
:{{w|Sir Walter Scott}}
 +
:{{w|Sir Walter Raleigh}}
 +
 +
F* Drake:
 +
:{{w|Sir Francis Drake}}
 +
:{{w|Frank Drake}}
 +
 +
Van *:
 +
:{{w|Van Halen}}
 +
:{{w|Van Morrison}}
 +
:{{w|Van Wilder}}
 +
 +
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Van Winkle:
 +
:{{w|Robert Van Winkle}}
 +
:{{w|Rip Van Winkle}} (fictional character)
 +
 +
Connects the "Rip"s with Natalie Imbruglia - her most famous hit was the song "Torn":
 +
:{{w|Rip Torn}}
 +
:{{w|Natalie Imbruglia}}
 +
 +
Businesses with the word "Body" in their name:
 +
:{{w|The Body Shop}}
 +
:{{w|Bath and Body Works}}
 +
 +
Things with the word "Beyond" in their name:
 +
:{{w|Bed Bath and Beyond}}
 +
:{{w|Beyond Thunderdome}}
 +
 +
Beyoncé
 +
:{{w|Beyoncé}}
 
|}
 
|}
  
−
==Trivia==
+
==Transcript==
−
*The "Chris" group (Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Pine, Chris Pratt) was later referenced in Chris Pine's opening monologue for SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGurtL83zhY
+
{{incomplete transcript}}
−
*Shallots, scallops and scallions were mentioned together in [[2372: Dialect Quiz]].
+
 
−
*There is another comic that juxtaposed similar-looking names: [[1970]] (Name dominoes).
+
:[A tournament bracket with the following:]
  
−
==Transcript==
+
{| class="wikitable" style="background:transparent;border:none;width:100%;"
−
:[A tournament bracket. With the names listed in groups on the left-hand side and right-hand side as shown below. Within individual groups the names are ordered in match-ups, two, three or even four in the first match. The last name on the right, Beyoncé, is not even matched for first round. The winners goes on to the next match, but there are many that skips some of the matches up until the quarterfinals, so some need to win 5 matches to reach the quarterfinals, others only need to win 4 of 3, and Beyoncé only 2. After the first level, the match-ups are always between two names. The two sides join up in a final in the middle, where the winner of the left side has a place for the name below and the winner of the right a place for the name above a central rectangular frame with place for the winners name. Below the pairing in the first round matches are mentioned above each of the clear groupings of the bracket.]
 
−
:{| class="wikitable" style="background:transparent;border:none;width:100%;"
 
 
| style="background:transparent;border:none;"|
 
| style="background:transparent;border:none;"|
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Louis Armstrong}}
−
<br/>Louis Armstrong
+
:{{w|Neil Armstrong}}
−
<br/>Neil Armstrong
+
:{{w|Lance Armstrong}}
−
<br/>Lance Armstrong
+
:{{w|Stretch Armstrong}}
−
<br/>Stretch Armstrong
+
 
 +
:{{w|Jeff Gordan}}
 +
:{{w|Jeff Bridges}}
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Jeff Daniels}}
−
<br/>Jeff Gordan
+
:{{w|Jack Daniels}}
−
<br/>Jeff Bridges
 
−
<br/>Jeff Daniels
 
−
<br/>Jack Daniels
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Orson Welles}}
−
<br/>Orson Welles
+
:{{w|H.G. Wells}}
−
<br/>H.G. Wells
 
−
<br/>George Orwell
 
−
<br/>Wells Fargo
 
  
−
<br/>[The first four, two, three and two are paired.]
+
:{{w|George Orwell}}
−
<br/>Kurt Russell
+
:{{w|Wells Fargo}}
−
<br/>Russell Brand
 
−
<br/>Russell Crowe
 
−
<br/>Russell Simmons
 
−
<br/>Richard Simmons
 
−
<br/>Gene Simmons
 
−
<br/>Gene Hackman
 
−
<br/>Hugh Jackman
 
−
<br/>Alan Rickman
 
−
<br/>Alan Parsons
 
−
<br/>Alan Partridge
 
  
−
<br/>[The first four, three and two are paired.]
+
:{{w|Kurt Russell}}
−
<br/>Jenny McCarthy
+
:{{w|Russell Brand}}
−
<br/>Joseph McCarthy
+
:{{w|Russell Crowe}}
−
<br/>Eugene McCarthy
+
:{{w|Russell Simmons}}
−
<br/>Eugene V. Debs
 
−
<br/>Gene Wilder
 
−
<br/>Olivia Wilde
 
−
<br/>Oscar Wilde
 
−
<br/>Oscar De La Renta
 
−
<br/>Oscar De La Hoya
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Richard Simmons}}
−
<br/>Jack Nicklaus
+
:{{w|Gene Simmons}}
−
<br/>Jack Nicholson
 
−
<br/>Phil Mickelson
 
−
<br/>Nicholas Nickelby
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired.]
+
:{{w|Gene Hackman}}
−
<br/>Ryan Adams
+
:{{w|Hugh Jackman}}
−
<br/>Bryan Adams
+
:{{w|Alan Rickman}}
  
−
<br/>[These are paired.]
+
:{{w|Alan Parsons}}
−
<br/>Chubby Checker
+
:{{w|Alan Partridge}}
−
<br/>Fats Domino
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Jenny McCarthy}}
−
<br/>Colin Firth
+
:{{w|Joseph McCarthy}}
−
<br/>Colin Farrell
+
:{{w|Eugene McCarthy}}
−
<br/>Will Ferrell
+
:{{w|Eugene V. Debs}}
−
<br/>The Farrelly Brothers
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired.]
+
:{{w|Gene Wilder}}
−
<br/>Joseph Gordon-Levitt
+
:{{w|Olivia Wilde}}
−
<br/>Jennifer Love Hewitt
+
:{{w|Oscar Wilde}}
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Oscar De La Renta}}
−
<br/>Danny Glover
+
:{{w|Oscar De La Hoya}}
−
<br/>Donald Glover
+
 
−
<br/>Donnie Wahlberg
+
:{{w|Jack Nicklaus}}
−
<br/>Mark Wahlberg
+
:{{w|Jack Nicholson}}
−
<br/>Mark Ruffalo
+
 
−
<br/>Mark Shuttleworth
+
:{{w|Phil Mickelson}}
 +
:{{w|Nicholas Nickelby}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Ryan Adams}}
 +
:{{w|Bryan Adams}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Chubby Checker}}
 +
:{{w|Fats Domino}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Colin Firth}}
 +
:{{w|Colin Farrell}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Will Ferrell}}
 +
:{{w|The Farrelly Brothers}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Joseph Gordon-Levitt}}
 +
:{{w|Jennifer Love Hewitt}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Danny Glover}}
 +
:{{w|Donald Glover}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Donnie Wahlberg}}
 +
:{{w|Mark Wahlberg}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Mark Ruffalo}}
 +
:{{w|Mark Shuttleworth}}
  
 
| style="background:transparent;border:none;"|
 
| style="background:transparent;border:none;"|
−
<br/>[The first three and two are paired.]
+
:{{w|Philip Pullman}}
−
<br/>Philip Pullman
+
:{{w|Bill Pullman}}
−
<br/>Bill Pullman
+
:{{w|Bill Paxton}}
−
<br/>Bill Paxton
+
 
−
<br/>Bill Murray
+
:{{w|Bill Murray}}
−
<br/>Dan Aykroyd
+
:{{w|Dan Aykroyd}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Ginger Rogers}}
 +
:{{w|Fred Rogers|Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Mister Spock}}
 +
:{{w|Doctor Spock}}
 +
:{{w|Doctor Octopus}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Doctor Manhatten}}
 +
:{{w|Doctor Strangelove}}
 +
:{{w|Doctor Strange}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Dr. No}}
 +
:{{w|The Doctor}}
 +
:{{w|Cory Doctorow}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Jerry Lee Lewis}}
 +
:{{w|Jerry Lewis}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Jenny Lewis}}
 +
:{{w|Xeni Jardin}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Chris Evans}}
 +
:{{w|Chris Hemsworth}}
  
−
<br/>[The first two, and then three times three are paired.]
+
:{{w|Chris Pine}}
−
<br/>Ginger Rogers
+
:{{w|Chris Pratt}}
−
<br/>Fred Rogers|Mister/Fred Astaire/Rogers
 
−
<br/>Mister Spock
 
−
<br/>Doctor Spock
 
−
<br/>Doctor Octopus
 
−
<br/>Doctor Manhattan
 
−
<br/>Doctor Strangelove
 
−
<br/>Doctor Strange
 
−
<br/>Dr. No
 
−
<br/>The Doctor
 
−
<br/>Cory Doctorow
 
  
 +
:{{w|Shallots}}
 +
:{{w|Scallops}}
 +
:{{w|Scallions}}
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Siouxie Sioux}}
−
<br/>Jerry Lee Lewis
+
:{{w|Suzanne Vega}}
−
<br/>Jerry Lewis
 
−
<br/>Jenny Lewis
 
−
<br/>Xeni Jardin
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Tom Arnold}}
−
<br/>Chris Evans
+
:{{w|Arnold Palmer}}
−
<br/>Chris Hemsworth
+
:{{w|Amanda Palmer}}
−
<br/>Chris Pine
 
−
<br/>Chris Pratt
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired.]
+
:{{w|Wes Craven}}
−
<br/>Shallots
+
:{{w|Wes Anderson}}
−
<br/>Scallops
 
−
<br/>Scallions
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired.]
+
:{{w|Paul Thomas Anderson}}
−
<br/>Siouxie Sioux
+
:{{w|Poul Anderson}}
−
<br/>Suzanne Vega
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired.]
+
:{{w|Sir Walter Scott}}
−
<br/>Tom Arnold
+
:{{w|Sir Walter Raleigh}}
−
<br/>Arnold Palmer
 
−
<br/>Amanda Palmer
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Sir Francis Drake}}
−
<br/>Wes Craven
+
:{{w|Frank Drake}}
−
<br/>Wes Anderson
 
−
<br/>Paul Thomas Anderson
 
−
<br/>Poul Anderson
 
  
−
<br/>[These are paired two and two.]
+
:{{w|Van Halen}}
−
<br/>Sir Walter Scott
+
:{{w|Van Morrison}}
−
<br/>Sir Walter Raleigh
+
:{{w|Van Wilder}}
−
<br/>Sir Francis Drake
 
−
<br/>Frank Drake
 
  
−
<br/>[The first three, two and two are paired.]
+
:{{w|Robert Van Winkle}}
−
<br/>Van Halen
+
:{{w|Rip Van Winkle}}
−
<br/>Van Morrison
 
−
<br/>Van Wilder
 
−
<br/>Robert Van Winkle
 
−
<br/>Rip Van Winkle
 
−
<br/>Rip Torn
 
−
<br/>Natalie Imbruglia
 
  
−
<br/>[The first four are paired two and two the last is the only one not paired.]
+
:{{w|Rip Torn}}
−
<br/>The Body Shop
+
:{{w|Natalie Imbruglia}}
−
<br/>Bath and Body Works
+
 
−
<br/>Bed Bath and Beyond
+
:{{w|The Body Shop}}
−
<br/>Beyond Thunderdome
+
:{{w|Bath and Body Works}}
−
<br/>Beyoncé
+
 
 +
:{{w|Bed Bath and Beyond}}
 +
:{{w|Beyond Thunderdome}}
 +
 
 +
:{{w|Beyoncé}}
 
|}
 
|}
−
 
  
 
{{comic discussion}}
 
{{comic discussion}}
Line 626: Line 377:
 
[[Category:Charts]]
 
[[Category:Charts]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring real people]]
 
[[Category:Comics featuring real people]]
−
[[Category:Comics featuring Cory Doctorow]]
 
−
[[Category:Doctor Who]]
 
−
[[Category:Star Trek]]
 
−
[[Category:Tournament bracket]]
 

Please note that all contributions to explain xkcd may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here.
You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see explain xkcd:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

To protect the wiki against automated edit spam, we kindly ask you to solve the following CAPTCHA:

Cancel | Editing help (opens in new window)

Templates used on this page:

Retrieved from "https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1529:_Bracket"