Two LNP updates:
1) If you want #MascotBowl4 merch, time is running out on Threadless' Spring Sale—ends tomorrow at 11 AM! Take advantage of $13 T-shirts and up to 40% off other stuff.
You could have a shirt with a black-figure ceramic manatee on it!
lnpgaceta.threadless.com/collections/...
#MascotBowl4 fans:
You voted, in droves, and decided who our champion would be—and now you can get 🏛️ Zanganóplita, 🛁 Saunigozo, 🎣 Curricanoso, or ⚙️ Tandatómica on a high-quality T-shirt, sticker, magnet, or various other products!
Check out the collection:
lnpgaceta.threadless.com/collections/...
An ad showing that Zanganóplita, the clueless Greek manatee, has officially defeated Saunigozo, the comfy cat, in the Mascot Bowl IV finals, by the score of 30-24.
It was a close match—closer than any it had faced—but #MascotBowl4 could not have ended any other way.
We can truly say, the people's champion:
🏛️ Zanganóplita, of the Acropolitanos de Manatí!
#MascotBowl4 finals results, Day 3:
Now here's a story all about how a lead got flipped, turned upside down—
Zanganóplita (🏛️ #AcropolitanosMAN) 26 (+16)
Saunigozo (🛁 #TermalesCOA) 19 (+2)
Can Zanganóplita break the 50-vote barrier *three* times? Vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
Slide showing the Day Two results for the finals of Mascot Bowl IV: The Liga Betances champion—Saunigozo, the comfy cat—is currently leading the Liga Hostos champion, Zanganóplita, the clueless manatee, 17-10.
#MascotBowl4 finals results, Day 2:
Saunigozo (🛁 #TermalesCOA) 17
Zanganóplita (🏛️ #AcropolitanosMAN) 10
Was that what you expected? Yeah, us neither. The #Myrmanateedons haven't shown up in this round—but we know they're out there.
Are you one of them? Then vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
If you were one of the many #MascotBowl4 voters who wanted Tandatómica (who *did* manage to hold Zanganóplita under 50 votes) or Curricanoso on a T-shirt—well, all we're going to say is, put a little cash aside. The design team, headed by artistic director Louisa, might be cooking something up.
Slide showing the final two mascots for Mascot Bowl IV: For Liga Betances, it's Saunigozo, the comfy cat. For Liga Hostos, it's Zanganóplita, the clueless manatee.
So it's come to this.
You voted, you got your friends to vote, and the #MascotBowl4 finals are settled: it'll be the Round of the Roundies, as 🛁 Saunigozo of the Termales de Coamo and 🏛️ Zanganóplita of the Acropolitanos de Manatí face off for all the marbles.
Vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
A slide showing the Day Four results of the Mascot Bowl 4 Semifinals. In Betances, Saunigozo the cozy cat lost actual ground against Curricanoso, the grizzled otter, but still leads 43-35. In Hostos, Zanganóplita, the clueless vaporwave manatee, has also lost some votes against Tandatómica, the fun-loving lithium atom, but is still winning 42-36.
#MascotBowl4 semifinals, Day 4:
🔴 Betances
🛁 Saunigozo 43 (+3) vs.🎣 Curricanoso 35 (+12)
🔵 Hostos
🏛️ Zanganóplita 32 (+6) vs. ⚙️ Tandatómica 36 (+14)
Will either the otter or the atom make the comeback to end all comebacks? They've got seven hours to close distance!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
#MascotBowl4 is still going, and the matches are actually much closer now than a few hours ago.
Just over a day left to get those votes in and decide who wins the pennant for each league!
Details and link:
#MascotBowl4 semifinals, Day 3:
🔴 Betances
🛁 Saunigozo 40 (+5) vs.🎣 Curricanoso 23 (+6)
🔵 Hostos
🏛️ Zanganóplita 36 (+5) vs. ⚙️ Tandatómica 22 (+5)
30 hours left to have your voice heard!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
Look, we're not saying that the world's most comfortable cat and a manatee that is going to accidentally run you through with a hot pink dory don't *deserve* to win the #MascotBowl4 semifinals.
We're just saying it should be tougher for them. Will anyone stop either roundie from their triumph?
#MascotBowl4 semifinals, Day 2:
🔴 Betances
🛁 Saunigozo 35 (+6) vs.🎣 Curricanoso 17 (+1)
🔵 Hostos
🏛️ Zanganóplita 31 (+3) vs. ⚙️ Tandatómica 22 (+4)
We still think both matches could be determined by a concerted, strategic effort. So be the face of it! Vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
A slide showing the Day One results of the Mascot Bowl 4 Semifinals. In Betances, Saunigozo the cozy cat is hammering Curricanoso, the grizzled otter, 29-16. In Hostos, Zanganóplita, the clueless vaporwave manatee, is similarly owning Tandatómica, the fun-loving lithium atom, 28-18.
#MascotBowl4 semifinals, Day 1:
Well, it was a good run for 🎣 Curricanoso and ⚙️ Tandatómica.
🛁 Saunigozo, surprisingly, is winning by more, and with one more vote, than noted people's champion 🏛️ Zanganóplita.
Can either of the two stragglers make up ground? Vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
The #MascotBowl4 electorate whittled down the field from 12 mascots to 4—and here, at long last, things get especially real.
The winners of these two matches are *guaranteed* T-shirts, on top of all the other things you can get mascots on—stickers, magnets, etc.—so vote away, early, and often!
An ad for the Mascot Bowl Semifinals, which determine who wins the pennant for each league. In Betances, Curricanoso the grizzled otter faces Saunigozo, the cozy cat. In Hostos, Zanganóplita, the dominant-but-clueless vaporwave manatee, faces Tandatómica, the happy lithium atom.
#MascotBowl4 Semifinals are underway!
In the Quarterfinals, 🎣 Curricanoso of Salinas and 🏛️ Zanganóplita of Manatí broke 50 votes to romp over weaker opposition. Will they do the same against Coamo's 🛁 Saunigozo and Rincón's ⚙️ Tandatómica?
4.5 days to decide! Vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
A slide for the Day Two results from the Round of Eight: Liga Betances, Match #1: Curricanoso, the grizzled sea otter with a dead fish, has officially defeated Formotín, the liberatory woodpecker, 51-14. The poor bird has been crushed. Liga Betances, Match #2: We've called Saunigozo the cozy cat as defeating Dialborozo the bright-eyed sun, 37-28. Liga Hostos, Match #1: Tandatómica, the fun-loving lithium atom, has a razor-thin lead over Buhonrado, the stately owl, at 33-32. Liga Hostos, Match #2: Zanganóplita, the clueless manatee, picked up two more votes and is beating Guaplumetón, the romantic quill, 58-8.
#MascotBowl4 votes (8 hours left):
🔴 Betances
🎣 Curricanoso 51 (+2) vs. ⚖️ Formotín 14 (0)
🛁 Saunigozo 37 (+3) vs. ☀️ Dialborozo 28 (0)
🔵 Hostos
⚙️ Tandatómica 33 (+3) vs.🦉 Buhonrado 32 (0)
🏛️ Zanganóplita 58 (+2) vs. 📜 Guaplumetón 8 (0)
You can still decide one! Vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
A slide for the Day Two results from the Round of Eight: Liga Betances, Match #1: Curricanoso, the grizzled sea otter with a dead fish, has officially defeated Formotín, the liberatory woodpecker, 49-14. The poor bird has been crushed. Liga Betances, Match #2: Saunigozo the cozy cat is holding on to its lead against Dialborozo the bright-eyed sun, 34-28. Liga Hostos, Match #1: Buhonrado, the stately owl, is now leading Tandatómica, the fun-loving lithium atom, 32-30. Liga Hostos, Match #2: Zanganóplita, the clueless manatee, picked up another dozen votes and is beating Guaplumetón, the romantic quill, 56-6.
#MascotBowl4 Day 4 results:
🔴 Betances
🎣 Curricanoso 49 (+7) vs. ⚖️ Formotín 14 (+6)
🛁 Saunigozo 34 (+5) vs. ☀️ Dialborozo 28 (+6)
🔵 Hostos
🦉 Buhonrado 32 (+8) vs. ⚙️ Tandatómica 30 (+6)
🏛️ Zanganóplita 56 (+12—lol) vs. 📜 Guaplumetón 8 (+2)
30 hours left! Vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
A slide for the Day Two results from the Round of Eight: Liga Betances, Match #1: Curricanoso, the grizzled sea otter with a dead fish, has officially defeated Formotín, the liberatory woodpecker, 42-8. The poor bird has been crushed. Liga Betances, Match #2: Saunigozo the cozy cat is pulling away from Dialborozo the bright-eyed sun, 29-20. Liga Hostos, Match #1: Tandatómica, the fun-loving lithium atom, is tied with Buhonrado, the stately owl, at 24-24. Liga Hostos, Match #2: Zanganóplita, the clueless manatee, picked up another eight votes and is beating Guaplumetón, the romantic quill, 44-6.
#MascotBowl4 Day 3 results:
🔴 Betances
🎣 Curricanoso 42 (+8) vs. ⚖️ Formotín 8 (+2)
🛁 Saunigozo 29 (+8) vs. ☀️ Dialborozo 20 (+2)
🔵 Hostos
⚙️ Tandatómica 24 (+4) vs. 🦉 Buhonrado 24 (+6)
🏛️ Zanganóplita 44 (+8) vs. 📜 Guaplumetón 6 (+2)
55 hours left in the round—vote!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
Sad about the state of USian democracy? Wish your vote counted for something?
Well, guess what: #MascotBowl4 could use you.
With a few days left, two matches are extremely close and could be tipped either way by some well-timed vote-whipping! Help the LNP staff decide which T-shirts to design!
The #MascotBowl4 Round of Eight has officially seen its first defeat.
We do not consider any other race decided yet—so if your mascot is behind, and you want to make sure you get them on a @lnpgaceta.org T-shirt, whip those votes! Stuff those ballot boxes! Exercise your democratic rights!
Details:
#MascotBowl4 thought of the day:
Every time we do a Mascot Bowl we hope people will rise up and openly whip votes for their preferred candidates, but it basically never happens, which tells you why the problems of United States democracy in this world are intractable. In this essay we will
The #MascotBowl4 waits for no one—by the time this post came out, seven precious voting hours were already gone.
Make your voice heard! Decide which mascots become T-shirts! You can see the mascots and access the poll below:
An ad for the Round of Eight, showing the four matchups: In Liga Betances, the #1 seed, Curricanoso, the grizzled otter, is facing #3 seed Saunigozo, the cozy steam cat; meanwhile, #2 Dialborozo, the bright-eyed sun, faces #5 Formotín, the liberatory woodpecker. In Liga Hostos, #1 seed Guaplumetón, the living quill with verses written on a scroll, faces #5 Zanganóplita, the unstoppable and yet clueless manatee; and #2 Buhonrado, the illustrious stately owl, faces #6 Tandatómica, the happy lithium atom.
The wild cards have entered the tournament—so it's time for the #MascotBowl4 Round of Eight, when four more mascots go home . . . and four more mascots get closer to becoming T-shirts.
Polls are open until 12:00 AM, March 2nd.
Stuff those ballot boxes!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
A bracket ad showing where the different contestants stand for Mascot Bowl IV. In Liga Betances, #4 seed Potremura, the bold steed, has fallen to #5 Formotín, the liberatory woodpecker, which will now face #1 Curricanoso, the grizzled otter. #3 Saunigozo, the cozy cat, has beaten #6 Vueltáspide, the healing snake, and now faces #2 Dialborozo, the bright-eyed sun. In Liga Hostos, #5 Zanganóplita the clueless manatee absolutely romped on #4 Navatajón, the flaming knife, and now faces #1 Guaplumetón, the living quill, while #6 Tandatómica, the happy lithium atom, has defeated #3 Esferinata, the balloon cow, and now faces #2 Buhonrado, the illustrious owl.
After the Preliminary Round, here's the #MascotBowl4 bracket.
🔴 BETANCES:
#5 ⚖️ #LibertadoresGUY vs. #1 🎣 #PescadoresSAL
#3 🛁 #TermalesCOA vs.
#2 ☀️ #SolesLUQ.
🔷 HOSTOS:
#5 🏛️ #AcropolitanosMAN vs.
#1 📜 #PoetasTOA
#6 ⚙️ #IngenierosRIN vs.
#2 🦉 #IlustresBRR.
The first round of #MascotBowl4: determining which wildcards make it into the rest of the tournament.
Seven votes are in already, and all four matchups are within reach! Help us figure out which mascots should be T-shirts!
www.polltab.com/bracket-poll...
#MascotBowl4 is live!
Twelve teams are nominated to get mascots. Two of those mascots get T-shirts!
Help the @lnpgaceta.org crew decide which mascots should receive this high honor. Meet the contestants below—polls at the end!
A slide with a baseball on some grass, darkened, so the mascots stand out better against it: big white text in a golden glow tells you this is for "Mascot Bowl IV." On the left, Liga Betances' mascots sit or stand or otherwise pose under smaller, red-glowed white text that tells you it's Liga Betances. The mascots, clockwise from top left (we'll run out of characters trying to describe all of them here, but the individual posts for each mascot will have fuller descriptions): - Curricanoso, of the Pescadores de Salinas, an otter wearing a fisherman's hat and holding a fish it's about to chow down on. - Dialborozo, of the Soles de Luquillo, a bright-eyed smiley sun. - Potremura, of the Corceles de Santa Isabel, a colt rushing headlong forward. - Vueltáspide, of the Sanisalvos de Morovis, a snake coiled around a baseball bat topped with a baseball, rod-of-Asclepius style. - Formotín, of the Libertadores de Guaynabo, a woodpecker smirking at the camera as it rips apart a Spanish helmet. - Saunigozo, of the Termales de Coamo, a little gold-and-white cat sinking down in comfort with steam clouds. On the left, Liga Hostos' mascots sit or stand or otherwise pose under smaller, blue-glowed white text that tells you it's Liga Hostos. The mascots, clockwise from top left: - Guaplumetón, of the Poetas de Toa Alta, an animate quill with hair, eyes and beard crossed against a scroll bearing a couple verses of Lola Rodríguez de Tió. - Buhonrado, of the Ilustres de Barranquitas, a big white owl clearly just a Roman senator in bird form. - Navatajón, of the Tumbabrazos de Carolina, which is literally just a machete on fire. - Tandatómica, of the Ingenieros de Rincón, which is an orbital-model radioactive atom; - Zanganóplita, of the Acropolitanos de Manatí, a Greek-armored manatee with a spear; - Esferinata, of the Lecheros de Bayamón, a big round cow.
#MascotBowl4 update:
Our patrons nominated 12 LNP teams to get mascots, Louisa drew them, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social named them, and it's finally time for the public at large to vote:
Which two mascots deserve to end up on T-shirts?
Individual snapshots of each mascot—and the bracket poll—to follow!
#MascotBowl4 update:
All twelve contestants have been drawn, imaged, typed and named by LNP artistic director Louisa, and vectorized, named and carded by @nsmckinnon.bsky.social.
Votes begin on February 20th. Be ready.
An ad for Mascot Bowl IV in which the mascots have been pixelated into near-unrecognizability, though the team colors are mostly still obvious. In Betances, clockwise from the top left: a mess of light and dark blue, a lot of red and gold, some black and orange, a literal cigarette if the filter was the white part, a line of green against a whole mess of gray, and some stuff in navy, white, gray and Vegas gold. In Hostos, same: a bunch of purples and grays, a white/gray mix with some purple and gold, a small thing of white/gray/orange/brown, a green and white mess, a big honking expanse of sky blue with pink and gold accents, and a gold/navy block.
We know you've been waiting to see the #MascotBowl4 entrants. Well: they're here!
Feast your eyes on the very first look you'll get at these twelve incredible contestants. We're still hoping to start votes on Valentine's Day!
