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N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 2: Vote!
October 15, 2013 – 9:30 AM | 24 Comments
N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 2: Vote!

Does anyone else remember that Premium Saltines commercial where a sleeve of the crackers is tossed into the ocean to demonstrate how watertight it is?

N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 1: Vote!
October 10, 2013 – 10:30 AM | 27 Comments
N Cracker AA Round 1 Flight 1: Vote!

This isn’t one of the tougher flights to predict; the randomizer gave us a couple of doozies, but I think it’s Goldfish cheddar’s to lose.

The N Cracker AA: Nominations
July 23, 2013 – 7:00 AM | 120 Comments
The N Cracker AA: Nominations

It’s time for the N Cracker AA — together, we’ll choose the best cracker of them all.

The Vine: May 3, 2013
May 3, 2013 – 8:12 AM | 28 Comments
The Vine: May 3, 2013

This isn’t so much a query for a lost book as it is a chance to hopefully wallow in childhood book nostalgia with a few (or more) of you.

The Nause-AA After Hours: Ralph for the Roses
November 8, 2012 – 11:28 AM | 23 Comments
The Nause-AA After Hours: Ralph for the Roses

Update, 11/13/12: We have a winner! Taking home the grand prize is Kim with “hhooaarff”! Con…gratulations? Kim is joined on the podium by Elyse with “(HRRRRAAAAALLLFFFF)” and Maria with “SpeeYACK.” Well done, readers. I’ll contact …

The Nause-AA: At Long Last Liver
September 28, 2012 – 4:31 PM | 5 Comments
The Nause-AA: At Long Last Liver

Ladies and gentlemen, our “winner”: organ meats/offal! Lima beans went down without much of a fight, surprisingly (they only scratched out 19% of the vote).
Huge thanks to Keckler, as always, and to you guys for …

The Nause-AA: Final Showdown
September 25, 2012 – 1:35 PM | 23 Comments
The Nause-AA: Final Showdown

Today’s write-ups by both of us, as marked. To vote, scroll down; to see the bracket, click here. We’ll leave these open a few days, so tell a friend (or queasy enemy).
One last time: vote for the …

The Nause-AA: Final Foarrff
September 19, 2012 – 3:40 PM | 29 Comments
The Nause-AA: Final Foarrff

Today’s write-ups by both of us, as marked. To vote, scroll down; to see the bracket, click here. We’ll leave these open a few days, so tell a friend (or queasy enemy).
You’ve probably got it knocked by …

The Nause-AA: Elite Hate
September 13, 2012 – 9:48 AM | 37 Comments
The Nause-AA: Elite Hate

Today’s write-ups by both of us, as marked. To vote, scroll down; to see the bracket, click here. We’ll leave these open a few days, so tell a friend (or queasy enemy).
You’ve probably got it knocked by …

The Nause-AA: Sweet Sicksteen
September 4, 2012 – 11:43 AM | 48 Comments
The Nause-AA: Sweet Sicksteen

Today’s write-ups by both of us, Keckler on the lefthand side of the draw and Buntsy on the right. To vote, scroll down; to see the bracket, click here. We’ll leave these open a few days, so …