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846 responses in Round 2 of the Snacket, and I kid you not, Brie and Cheddar Cheese w/ Crackers is currently tied.
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Two-time champ Reese’s Mini Peanut Butter Cups vs. the classic Oeros.
First-time visit to the snack dance Chips+Guac vs. guilty pleasure Movie Theater Popcorn.
Who will win?
The second round of the Third Annual Snack Bracket is here.
“I will personally end the tyranny of Samoas. Give me Tagalongs or give me death.”
“The 2016 Snacket is wonderfully-organized thus far, and I appreciate the layout. This really ought to go out to the masses, and by “masses,” I don’t mean those friends/acquaintances reached by grassroots, word-of-mouth, send-to-everyone-in-your-social-circle means. No. I mean every U.S. citizen. Get me a presidential nominee who will make the Snacket a mandatory annual test. It would be like the Census, except much more fun. (…At least until the sweet 16 and beyond, when things get wonderfully anarchic.)”
“Seriously issues with the underrating of delicious salty snacks. That low for a soft pretzel!? This is the season for upsets.”
“For a full year, I had forgotten how painful these choices were… until now. It’s only the first round, and you’re making me choose between buffalo chicken dip and ruffles and onion dip!? And Cheese Puffs as a 16 seed!? It already hurts.”
“I can’t believe veggies and hummus are a #2 seed. If only they’d been up against something less gross than jalapeño poppers…”
“Nutella is a 14 seed? Who made this bracket!?”
“I feel like the committee needs to take a hard look at seeding. Some products were grossly overseeded/underseeded.”
“How dare you make me choose between chips and guacamole and spinach artichoke dip. HOW DARE YOU.”
“I am disgusted that you would put Trader Joe’s bite-sized brownies with sea salt against Nutella. Have you no mercy?”
“Having to eliminate veggie straws or movie theater popcorn in the first round?! Brutal. That’s a choice you can’t feel okay about making until the sweet 16.”
“Also, fig Newtons are so good, but putting them next to Samoas never gave them a leg to stand on!”
“Reading that I had to choose between Chips and salsa vs tater tots made my heart stop. “Crappers, how will I choose!?” I thought. I really didn’t like that feeling of my heart stopping, and maybe tater tots are more likely to lead to that? Hmmm is the universe telling me to go with the chips?”
“The Snacket Selection Committee will rue the day that they somehow decided E.L. Fudge cookies were not worthy of a tournament bid. FOR SHAME. SHAME. Sleep with one eye open, committee, for I am hiding in your closet and am ready to pounce. Meowwwww”
“Also, where the hell are combos!?!? Those bitches are snackable as hell.”
“not enough reese style candy. seriously, there are dozens of other reese type candies that would win the whole bracket. nutrageous? fast break? puffs (the cereal)? dark chocolate? big cups? sticks? xmas tree shaped? pumpkin shaped? even sugar free reese’s would win”
VS.
To use one of my new favorite comments from you guys: “Valar snackghulis”
That’s right, Girl Scouts Samoas lost by 15.5% and White Cheddar Popcorn – which was NECK AND NECK for the past few days – lost only by 3.8%. Close races!
And heated emotions! Over snacks!!
You and your so-called “friends” and “loved ones” have until Sunday at midnight to vote for the winner (among other fun things) right here: http://goo.gl/forms/l8BYl2fkrm
The winner of the 2015 Snacket will be announced on Monday, along with the winners of who came closest to predicting the champion (remember, no one picked the Final Four correctly. Only 18 out of 77 people guessed the final match-up correctly.)
I am making up my own – homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies vs. vermont cabot extra sharp cheddar cheese because WHY were neither of these in the snacket!? BOO.
Lime-salted chips from Chipotle vs. McDonalds Fries
Cheetos v. Nutella OR Reese’s Pieces
Oh it’s already happened. Girl Scout Cookie on Girl Scout Cookie. Epic. And the best cookie won for sure.
M&Ms vs. Movie Theater Popcorn
As a person who religiously eats 2-3 snacks for every meal, my dream match-up would be two contenders that complement each other. Like cheese and crackers vs veggies and hummos. Or reese’s peanut butter cups vs pretzels with vanilla ice cream. Then again I am the kind of person who makes sure no one gets left out of huggy-bear.
Cheetos (crunchy) vs. Tates Bakeshop chocolate chip cookies
I say we think big. Would you rather have access to all Kraft Products or all TJ products?
Cheetos or Oreos vs anything Reese’s. HOW WOULD ONE CHOOSE!?
TJ’s Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds with Sea Salt vs. Nutella
Peanut butter stuffed Oreos vs. Reese’s peanut butter cups
Ooh, this is tough. I definitely feel for Nacho Doritos, who simply got a tough draw this year. A pretty great match-up would be Reese’s mini PB cups v. Nacho Doritos, because those strike me as serious heavyweights in the sweet and salty regions. (Wait, did that match-up actually happen last year!?)
As for the polar opposite: dates (?!?!?!?!) vs. ants on a log, or whatever that celery-raisin abomination is called. Both teams should be banished forever and ever.
All of them in a smoothie vs. never eating again.
Blueberries vs. almonds. But seriously, there are so many criteria for best snack: taste, source of sustaining energy, ethics, health factor, etc. How can one choose? Also, the quality and type of apple from which the slices come makes a HUGE difference.
OMG, this question is too hard.
KFC Double Down vs. Deep-fried Oreos (AJ’s note: ….wat?)
I was going to boycott this vote because none of my snacks made it through until I ate a peanut butter cup that had been sitting in my office fridge since Halloween and realized just how good they are. Also had to vote for white cheddar popcorn because no fucking way am I going to let apples through. Fuck. That.
As the happy chompy mouse gif reminds me, why weren’t Ritz Crackers in this?
If apple slices with peanut butter win, everyone needs to rethink the definition of the word snack. What is this? An episode of the Biggest Loser? What are you trying to prove? People eat a ton of apples and peanut butter because that is a snack that satisfies your need to eat the “good” fats and “good” sugars, yet will never satisfy your stomach’s true craving.
I am upset by the lack of a cracker section. Also, as a snack I thoroughly enjoy cheese and not one single cheese made it on here. The closest respected option would be Cheez-It’s Party Mix but they weren’t even involved. They are LITERALLY a party in a box. I don’t see how string cheese, brie, mozzarella, etc did not make it here. I think the next bracket needs to expand to think of others.
Can we do a grilled cheese bracket? I think that’s a wonderful idea if you ask me. But who asks me? If I was to be asked… we could include condiments (i.e. soup, ketchup) that go with GC, the cheeses, additions (i.e. bacon, tomato)… you see where I’m going here.
SAMOAS ARE BAE ❤
White cheddar popcorn is trashy. The rest of the final four are so wholesome. This tournament is making me a snob.
My life is a lie. I have just learned that Samoas and Carmel Delites have been co-existing for decades and I never had a clue! They are NOT, in fact, the same cookie! Why? Why Girl Scouts? I knew I made the right choice by not participating in your cult-ish shenanigans way back in the Daisy days. I refused to wear that horrid jumper! Brown? Really? Who looks good in brown? The answer is NO ONE! While I would like Samoas to come out the victor, I feel betrayed.
We have to defeat Reese’s peanut butter cups. They are in no way a superior enough snack to deserve this much honor.
THINK OF ALL THE PEOPLE WITH PEANUT ALLERGIES. Voting for Reese’s is voting for possible death and the Epi Pen. Just saying.
Consoling myself re: Cadbury mini eggs’s loss by eating Cadbury mini eggs at my desk at 9:58 a.m…
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Now, your comments:
First, my favorite comment:
Elizabeth Brinton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Brinton) was able to sell more than 10,000 boxes of girl scout cookies in the 1985 selling season. Why do you think that is? Her stupid uniform? Her Girl-Scouty good manners? Her good-ol’ American determination and sense of Manifest Destiny? Hell no. Samoas sell themselves. The combination of bright coconut, soft caramel, and rich chocolate make them something special, something magical. Dare I even say inspiring? Yes! I do dare! Samoas are inspiring! If PB Cups are a heavy favorite to win this tournament, all I can say is, so was Georgetown in 1985. And we all know how that story ended. In glory. For the Wildcats, and for Elizabeth Brinton, apparently. I submit that this year’s story shall not only end in glory, but in caramel and coconut as well.
Also, this hate toward Cadbury eggs comes in a close second (this was all from one person) :
Cadbury eggs are gross. No one EVER gets excited about cadbury eggs. The fact that they change the colors of the yolk to make it look real is an ever more offensive affront to mankind.
I will work for the overthrow of this monstrosity. Right here. Right now
I got your huevos right here!
“Hey man, have you ever seen deez before?”
“Deez what?”
“Deez Cadbury Balls!”
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of cadbury eggs.
Cadbury Eggs? More like Can-I-bury-these-nasty-eggs!!!
GO HOME, CADBURY EGGS!!!!!!
Get your gross chocolate mini-testes out of here!
F you, Lord Cadbury!
And the rest, which are gold…
Vote here for the 8 remaining players in the 2015 Snacket: http://goo.gl/forms/1H4hyZGxqa
Click on the photos for a look at how each region has played out so far. The regions are Sweet: Bite-sized, Sweet: Cookies & Other, Salty and then Healthy.
Read these pretty heated and often time hilarious comments from the voting page from the Sweet/Salty 16:
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Round 3! Lots of upsets and heart breaks. Interesting to see which snacks are advancing. Many tight races!
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Obedient Ingredients 