March MADness: Things that make us mad bracket
They call it March Madness but Florida State-Wisconsin gets us fired up, not mad. If you want true March Madness with an emphasis on mad, check out this bracket of things that turn our faces as red as Bob Knight's old sweater until steam comes out of our ears as if someone just asked Jim Calhoun a question about his salary.
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1 Alex Rodriguez 16 Jim Cramer |
1 Alex Rodriguez 8 Republicans |
1 Alex Rodriguez 5 Octomom |
5 Octomom 6 Bernie Madoff |
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8 Republicans 9 Democrats |
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5 Octomon 12 Hall of Fame voters |
5 Octomom 13 Manny Ramirez |
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4 Terrell Owens 13 Manny Ramirez |
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6 Bernie Madoff 11 Clay Bennett |
6 Bernie Madoff 3 Players who don't hustle |
6 Bernie Madoff 10 Wall Street executives |
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3 Players who don't hustle 14 Players who take steroids |
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7 Oil company executives 10 Wall Street executives |
10 Wall Street executives 15 People who text while driving |
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2 People who use cell phones while driving 15 People who text while driving |
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1 Freeway on-ramps 16 Child car seat requirements |
1 Freeway on-ramps 8 Traffic |
8 Traffic 13 Still nothing worth watching |
8 Traffic 2 Ticketmaster |
8 Traffic |
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8 Traffic 9 Taxes |
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5 Airport security 12 Airplane seats |
5 Airport security 13 Still nothing worth watching |
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4 Mandatory digital TV switchover 13 Still nothing worth watching |
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6 The BCS system 11 The subprime mess |
6 The BCS system 3 Gas-guzzling SUVs |
6 The BCS system 2 Ticketmaster |
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3 Gas-guzzling SUVs 14 Bottled water |
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7 Long, cold winter 10 Drought forecasts |
7 Long, cold winter 2 Ticketmaster |
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2 Ticketmaster 15 Cable companies |
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1 AIG bonuses 16 Player salaries |
1 AIG bonuses 8 Red Sox ticket prices |
1 AIG bonuses 5 Bailouts for the wealthy |
1 AIG bonuses 10 Stadium beer prices |
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8 Red Sox ticket prices 9 Yankees' new ticket policy |
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5 Bailouts for the wealthy 12 Welfare for the poor |
5 Bailouts for the wealthy 4 Wall Street |
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4 Wall Street 13 Your 401(k) |
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6 $4 cups of coffee 11 $9 glasses of wine |
6 $4 cups of coffee 3 Rising college tuition |
3 Rising college tuition 10 Stadium beer prices |
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3 Rising college tuition 14 Rising unemployment |
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7 Gas prices 10 Stadium beer prices |
10 Stadium beer prices 2 Mainstream media |
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2 Mainstream media 15 Bloggers |
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1 Telemarketers 16 Spammers |
1 Telemarketers 8 PEDs |
1 Telemarketers 5 Owners demanding new stadiums |
1 Telemarketers 14 Slow Internet connections |
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8 PEDs 9 PSLs |
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5 Owners demanding new stadiums 12 Long lines for stadium bathrooms |
5 Owners demanding new stadiums 4 NFL Sunday Ticket policy |
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4 NFL Sunday Ticket policy 13 NFL blackout policy |
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6 Guys who take softball way too seriously 11 Guys who don't take softball seriously enough |
6 Guys who take softball way too seriously 14 Slow Internet connections |
14 Slow Internet connections 7 Nonstop stadium noise |
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3 Twitter 14 Slow Internet connections |
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7 Nonstop stadium noise 10 Mascots |
7 Nonstop stadium noise 2 World Series games ending after midnight |
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2 World Series games ending after midnight 15 Monday Night Football games ending after midnight |
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5 Octomom 8 Traffic |
8 Traffic 10 Stadium beer prices |
8 Traffic |
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10 Stadium beer prices 1 Telemarketers |
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