The Earnest Eight (Mo Madness Round IV)

We are now deep into the Mo Madness Tournament. (Mo Madness is similar to the NCAA brackets. But, rather than basketball teams, Mo Madness pits classic elements of Mormon culture against each other and allows you to vote and help choose which one will ultimately emerge victorious.) We started with sixty-four solid contestants, everyone of them able to set off the Mo-dar in their own right. We just finished the Sentimental Sixteen. In the last round, we had some strong contestants that found their way to the exit door--a few of which deserve our attention.

Donny Osmond is no longer with us. Many had speculated that his not too distant appearance in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat as well as his updated version of Onward Christian Soldier (i.e., Soldier of Love) would have secured him a spot in the next round. That did not happen, but he had a good run.

Next, to Napoleon Dynamite. Napoleon, it is reported that you have responded to the question, "What are you doing now that you have lost Mo Madness?" with, "Whatever I feel like I wanna. Gosh!" But even if you call me a "Freaking idiot" that will not be enough to get you into the Earnest Eight.

Star Wars Gospel Analogies, may the force be with you. And, yes, due to many references to you during church meetings, Mormons all know what that represents.

Seven-layered Dip, you might be surprised to be leaving the tournament, but with a bunch of Mormons around, I knew you would not be around forever. As lovely as you are, by the end of the tournament you were destined to be eaten--only a bean stain of your former self.

And Family Blog, you put up a good fight until the end. But rest assured, if you put up a pithy post about your challenges, you will get a lot of very supportive comments and you will be back to your old self and posting pictures of the kids in no time at all.

In the next round, you will see, among others, CTR take on Funeral Potatoes and Pioneer Trek versus Fiber of My Being.

To vote in Round IV, click here.

* As I have done in the past, I will post the results from the last round in the comments section. Feel free to give your take there too.