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March Madness: Day 6

By Kevin Bracken

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Every weekday, Torontoist is facing off local memes and blog drama in a tournament-style ladder and you, the reader, decide the outcome.

March Madness Ladder Preview

View the full ladder here. Some highlights:

ROM Crystal’s sharp edges cut Miller’s Hair (104 – 101): In the closest and most depressing match of the tournament so far, a napkin sketch gone wild shears the mayor’s golden locks from atop his head. The late game upset may qualify for a recount on suspicions of steroid use, yes?

Toronto Islands sink The Beaches (95 – 91): The ultimate NIMBY showdown sees the neighbourhood with an identity crisis get denied like a cross-harbour bridge.

Today’s matches, Region III + IV, 3rd Round:

The Annex vs. Island Airport
Leafs Fans vs. Bike Lanes
Taste of the Danforth vs. Turnitin.com
Nuit Blanche vs. Kensington Market
Congestion Charge vs. The Environment
Dufferin Grove vs. IllegalSigns.ca
Lower Bay vs. IKEA North York
Spadina North Station vs. 501 Queen Streetcar

Polls after the jump.



If you’re wondering how you should vote, simply choose the answer that calls to you.

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Comments

  • Andy

    How did Parkdale lose to ice? And Miller’s hair to that hideous crystal? I’m having an existential crisis.

  • Chris

    I found Dufferin Grove vs Illegal Signs to be the toughest pick here… I think I’ve gotta side with the real world feeling of the Grove, but I’m betting IS takes it because of all the recent publicity

  • Tlönista

    Nuit Blanche vs. Kensington! Existential crisis!

  • james

    Yeah no kidding, Nuit Blanche vs. Kensington was the first one I actually found hard to choose between. In the end, Kensington won me over though, since it’s awesome all year round.
    That said….
    Taste of the Danforth will destroy turnitin.com!!

  • Jonathan

    I hope this doesn’t end with something stupid like anagram map vs. ikea

  • GH

    I must be missing something. Why is turnitin.com in the tourney? Is it because they are headquartered here (are they?)? I just don’t know what is so Toronto about it.

  • http://www.newmindspace.com lori*

    i vote for a recount! (miller’s hair > crystal)

  • james

    turnitin.com is in (i am assuming) as a shot at jane pitfield, who released a press release that was obviously plagiarized from spacing. turnitin is a site for catching plagiarism.

  • David Topping

    Here’s the link to that story: http://www.torontoist.com/archives/2006/10/pitfield_rips_o.php
    That was pretty nuts.

  • eli Singer

    Matt Blackett, I’m so sorry but I just couldn’t vote for Spadina North over the 501. It’s lure is just too powerful…

  • Gloria

    Hey, guys, how come your chart has the Leafs fans advancing? Bike lanes pwned them.

  • james

    because they are using diebold voting machines..