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stackumbrellayamini · 1 year

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Orange Cap in IPL

Orange Cap in IPL: IPL 2023 has begun and the top scorers from around the world have already started smashing good runs from their bats. The top scorer from any IPL season becomes an Orange cap winner. The orange cap is dedicated to players that score the most runs in a single IPL season.

Orange cap winner prize money: Top scorer from a single IPL season (Orange cap winner) is awarded Rs 15 lakh at the end of the IPL season. Players with the most wickets in an IPL season are also rewarded with the “Purple Cap” title.

We will now discuss the orange cap winners in the history of IPL. Indian Premier League began in 2008 and in that season Shaun Marsh earned the title of Orange Cap winner by scoring 616 runs for his team Kings XI Punjab. IPL 2022 orange cap winner Jos Butler holds the title for top scorer in IPL history with 863 runs for Rajasthan Royals. However, Rajasthan didn’t win the IPL 2022 title as they faced defeat by Gujrat Titans.

Orange Cap in IPL List (2008-2013)

Orange Cap Winner 2008: Shaun Marsh- 616 Runs

Australian Batsman Shaun Marsh became the orange cap winner in IPL 2008 by scoring 616 runs in just 11 innings. He scored a total of 2477 runs in his IPL career but never managed to break his record for most runs in a single IPL season of 616 runs. Shaun Marsh smashed his highest score of 115 runs in just 69 balls against Rajasthan Royals in the 56th match of IPL 2008.Season2008TeamKings XI PunjabInnings11Runs616Highest115Average68.44Strike Rate139.6850 / 1005 / 14s / 6s59 / 26

Orange Cap Winner 2009: Matthew Hayden- 572 runs

Matthew Hayden became the second consecutive Australian Cricketer to win the title of the orange cap in IPL 2009 by scoring 572 runs in 12 innings. He scored 5 fifty’s but didn’t score any century in the IPL 2008. Hayden played in a total of 3 IPL seasons and scored 1107 runs during his IPL career.Season2009TeamChennai Super KingsInnings12Runs572Highest89Average52.00Strike Rate144.8150 / 1005 / 04s / 6s60 / 22

Orange Cap Winner 2010: Sachin Tendulkar- 618 Runs

Indian cricketer also known as the “God of Cricket” Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian to win an orange cap in IPL 2010 after scoring 618 runs for Mumbai Indians. Sachin’s good performance lead Mumbai Indians to the finals of IPL 2010 where Sachin scored the most runs for his team (48 runs). However, the team faced defeat and Chennai Super Kings lifted the IPL 2010 trophy.Season2010TeamMumbai IndiansInnings15Runs618Highest89*Average47.53Strike Rate132.6150 / 1005 / 04s / 6s86 / 3

Orange Cap Winner 2011: Chris Gayle- 608 Runs

Chris Gayle unexpectedly went unsold for the IPL 2011 season. Gayle later took part in the IPL tournament as a substitute for Dirk Nance and became the show-stealer as he scored the most runs in IPL 2011 (608 runs) and earned an orange cap in IPL 2011.

Chris Gayle was the star performer of this season as he also hooked two centuries in IPL 2011. Chris Gayle is known for his aggressive batting style and he secured his title by hitting the most sixes in IPL in 2011 (44 SIXES).Season2011TeamRoyal Challengers BangaloreInnings12Runs608Highest107Average67.55Strike Rate183.1350 / 1003 / 24s / 657 / 44

Orange Cap Winner 2012: Chris Gayle- 733 Runs

Chris Gayle scored 733 runs in the IPL 2012 to become the top scorer of the season. He is the only player in the IPL history to win the orange cap title consecutively. Gayle scored 733 runs this season with an astonishing average of 61.08. The Caribbean star was at his peak at this time as he scored more than 600 runs in three IPL seasons consecutively from 2011-2013.Season2012TeamRoyal Challengers BangaloreInnings14Runs733Highest128*Average61.08Strike Rate160.7450 / 1007 / 14s / 6s46 / 59

Also Read: Players with Most Sixes in the History of IPL!!

Orange Cap Winner 2013: Michael Hussey- 733 Runs

Michael Hussey became the third Australian player to achieve the orange cap title after scoring 733 runs for CSK. Orange Cap 2012 winner Mike Hussey also made six half-centuries in the IPL 2013 for his team.

Interesting fact: IPL comes with lots of unpredictability and here’s one more point to add to it Top IPL scorers from IPL 2012 and IPL 2013 scored the same number of runs (733 Runs).Season2013TeamChennai Super KingsInnings17Runs733Highest95Average52.35Strike Rate129.5050 / 1006 / 04s / 6s81 / 17

Orange Cap Winner 2014: Robin Uthappa- 660 Runs

Robin Uthappa scored 660 runs in 16 innings and attained the orange cap in IPL 2014. This was the only season when Uthappa managed to score more than 600 runs. Otherwise, his second-highest total in an IPL season was the 434 runs that he scored in IPL 2013.Season2014TeamKolkata Knight RidersInnings16Runs660Highest83*Average44.00Strike Rate137.7850 / 1005 / 04s / 6s74 / 18

Orange Cap Winner 2015: David Warner- 562 Runs

David Warner became the top scorer in IPL 2015 with 562 runs in 14 innings. Warner won the orange cap in IPL 2015 after becoming the top scorer of the season. He smashed 7 half-centuries during IPL 2015 including his highest score of 91 runs from that season.Season2015TeamSunrisers HyderabadInnings14Runs562Highest91Average43.23Strike Rate156.5450 / 1007 / 04s / 6s65 / 21

Orange Cap Winner 2016: Virat Kohli- 973 Runs

Virat Kohli scored 973 runs in IPL 2016 and earned the orange cap winner title in 2015. Kohli made several records this year including the most runs by an individual in a single IPL season. He also scored 4 centuries this year making him the first player to do so in IPL history. Virat Kohli also holds the record for maintaining the highest average of 81.08 in the IPL record.Season2016TeamRoyal Challengers BangaloreInnings16Runs973Highest113Average81.08Strike Rate152.0350 / 1007 / 44s / 6s83 / 38

Also Read: Check Out the List of IPL 2023 Most Expensive Players: Virat Kohli Out of the List!!

Orange Cap Winner 2017: David Warner- 641 Runs

David Warner earned the orange cap for the second time in IPL history after scoring 641 runs in IPL 2017. 2017 Orange Cap winner David Warner took his team Sunrisers Hyderabad to the eliminator round where the team got defeated by KKR and ended in the 4th position this season.

Interesting fact: SRH managed to take both the titles (orange cap and purple cap) in IPL 2017 as David Warner won the orange cap for scoring the most runs (641 runs) and Bhubaneshwar Kumar won the purple cap for taking the most wickets (26 wickets) in this season.Season2017TeamSunrisers HyderabadInnings14Runs641Highest126Average58.27Strike Rate141.8150 / 1004 / 14s / 6s63 / 26

Orange Cap Winner 2018: Kane Williamson- 735 Runs

Kane Williamson scored 735 runs in 17 innings in the IPL 2018 and became the highest run scorer this season. Kane Williamson became the orange cap winner in IPL 2018. Kane Williamson led his team Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2018 and took it to the finals where they lost to Chennai Super Kings.Season2018TeamSunrisers HyderabadInnings17Runs735Highest84Average52.50Strike Rate142.4450 / 1008 / 04s / 6s64 / 28

Orange Cap Winner 2019: David Warner- 692 Runs

Australian cricket star opener David Warner played excellently through the IPL 2018 and become the top run-scorer this season. David Warner scored 692 runs for SRH in IPL 2018 and became the most eligible player for the orange cap in IPL 2018. He scored 8 half-centuries and one century this season.

Interesting Fact: David Warner earned the orange cap title for the third time in IPL 2018 and became the player with the most orange cap titles (3).Season2019TeamSunrisers HyderabadInnings12Runs692Highest100*Average69.20Strike Rate143.8750 / 1008 / 14s / 6s57 / 21

Orange Cap Winner 2020: KL Rahul- 670 Runs

KL Rahul played his best knocks in the IPL 2020 and scored a total of 670 runs and became the top run scorer of the season. KL Rahul achieved the orange cap in IPL 2018 after scoring 670 runs in 14 innings for his team Kings XI Punjab.

KL Rahul smashed his highest score of 132 runs in IPL 2018 against RCB. With this score, he broke the record for the most runs by an Indian player in IPL. He also broke the record for most runs by a captain in an IPL match.Season2020TeamPunjab KingsInnings14Runs670Highest132*Average55.83Strike Rate129.3450 / 1005 / 14s / 6s58 / 23

Orange Cap Winner 2021: Ruturaj Gaikwad- 635 Runs

Indian Cricketer Rituraj Gaikwad became the youngest player to attain the title of orange cap winner in 2021 after scoring 635 runs in the IPL 2021 season. He also smashed his first IPL century (101*) in 2021 which counts as his highest score IPL until now. Ruturaj Gaikwad earned a great reputation in 2021 for which his team CSK retained him for Rs 6 crore ahead of IPL 2022.Season2021TeamChennai Super KingsInnings16Runs635Highest101*Average45.35Strike Rate136.2650 / 1004 / 14s / 6s64 / 23

Orange Cap Winner 2022: Jos Butler- 863 Runs

Jos Buttler is known for his explosive cricketing shots some of which helped him acquire an orange cap in 2022 after scoring 863 runs in 17 innings for Rajasthan Royals. In this season, he also scored four centuries paralleling Virat Kohli for hitting the most centuries in an IPL season. Jos Butler led Rajasthan Royals to the finals in IPL 2022 where they lost the title to Gujrat Titans. RR retained Jos Buttler for 10 crores in 2023.Season2022TeamRajasthan RoyalInnings17Runs863Highest116Average57.53Strike Rate149.0550 / 1004 / 44s / 6s83 / 45

Orange Cap 2023

The 16th edition of IPL 2023 began on March 31 and only a few matches have been played until now. Ruturaj Gaikwad holds the orange cap in IPL 2023 title after scoring 149 runs in two innings of which he scored 92 runs during the IPL 2023 inaugural match against Gujarat Lions. Ruturaj is followed by Kyle Mayers (126 runs) in 2nd position and David Warner (93 runs) in 3rd position. (This record is based on stats up to 5 April 2023).

Orange Cap in IPL List (2008-2013)

Orange Cap Winner 2008: Shaun Marsh- 616 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2009: Matthew Hayden- 572 runs

Orange Cap Winner 2010: Sachin Tendulkar- 618 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2011: Chris Gayle- 608 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2012: Chris Gayle- 733 Runs

Also Read: Players with Most Sixes in the History of IPL!!

Orange Cap Winner 2013: Michael Hussey- 733 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2014: Robin Uthappa- 660 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2015: David Warner- 562 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2016: Virat Kohli- 973 Runs

Also Read: Check Out the List of IPL 2023 Most Expensive Players: Virat Kohli Out of the List!!

Orange Cap Winner 2017: David Warner- 641 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2018: Kane Williamson- 735 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2019: David Warner- 692 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2020: KL Rahul- 670 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2021: Ruturaj Gaikwad- 635 Runs

Orange Cap Winner 2022: Jos Butler- 863 Runs

Orange Cap 2023

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3nn-express · 5 months

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IPL 2024 Orange Cap: Kohli keeps lead, Sai Sudharsan rises to 2nd

IPL 2024 Most Runs, Orange Cap Holder: Following their respective performances in Saturday’s encounter between the Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson and KL Rahul currently sit one spot lower in the Orange Cap standings, at third and fourth, respectively. Virat Kohli scores 500 runs to keep his lead, while Sai Sudharsan moves up to second following GT vs. RCB.

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ganga-times · 6 months

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IPL Orange Cap Winners From 2008 to 2024

IPL orange cap winners are announced by the Indian Premium League every year after the final match. IPL orange cap honoured to the highest scoring player of the tournament every year. List of IPL Orange Cap Winners From 2008 to 2024. The IPL orange cap winners list shows the top-scoring players in each season of the IPL. It was introduced on April 25, 2008, just a week after the first season of…

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amitgopal390 · 1 year

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आईपीएल 2023 का ये खास बातें, बन गए इतने रिकॉर्ड | IPl 2023

आईपीएल 2023 का ये खास बातें, बन गए इतने रिकॉर्ड | IPl 2023 इंडियन प्रीमियर लीग के रोमांच का आगाज चेन्नई और गुजरात के बीच धांसू मुकाबले के साथ हुआ। 31 मार्च से शुरू यह टूर्नामें 29 मई तक चला। दुनिया के सबसे बड़े क्रिकेट लीग के 16वें संस्करण में कई दिलचस्प मैच देखने को मिले। आईपीएल 2023 के सीजन में कई नए खिलाड़ी भी उभर कर सामने आए और उनकी जिंदगी बदलकर रख दी। आईपीएल 2023 अपने अंजाम तक पहुंच गया।…

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risestarkiss · 8 months

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Rise Ramblings #546

In the beginning of the mini-episode “Race,” April texts all the guys with an offer: free pizza to the one that can come by and watch Mayhem.

I can only describe what happens next as, the “Text Battle of all Text Battles.”

Based on the choice of pictures we can safely assume that we are indeed looking at Leo’s phone.

Well, let’s analyze the play-by-play, shall we?

ROUND ONE

Leo comes in clutch with perfect form and all caps. No extra frills, but with all the chills. Next, we have Raphael. Ooo, looks like he lost a bit of time there tripping up on capitalization. Nice try, Champ. Third is Mikey. It appears his spelling mistake cost him vital microseconds. No “dibss” for you, Mikey baby. Lastly, we have Donatello. Two explanation points? Too much time lost there, buddy.

Winner: Leonardo

ROUND TWO

Again, perfectly done by the boy in blue as he slides into first with all caps (plus an exclamation for effect.) Second, we have ol’ reliable, Big Red. By ditching the “I” he gained some speed but lost it all with the extra exclamation points. Maybe next time, Red, maybe next time. Third we have Orange. Typos? What’s a typo? Sadly, the time skipped in forgoing accuracy means nothing as he still took third place. Last is Purple, yet again. Maybe spend less time on correct capitalization and more time sending your message, Dondon.

Winner: Leonardo

ROUND THREE

And here we’ve emerged with the emojis. Swift, simple, and to the point, Leonardo is first place once more. His message is clear. Pizza? Absolutely. Get a clue, it’s all for Blue! Second is the big man himself, two slices for him please! Sadly, the extra slice equals no dice as he comes up thrice in the number two spot. Starry eyes, pizza surprise, but he’s not on a roll as Mikey is next to go. And dead last is Othello von Ryan. Yes Donnie, pizza is 100 percent fire, but with the knife and fork you’ve come up short!

Winner: Leonardo

FINAL RESULTS

WINNER: LEONARDO

I guess someone is a sore loser.

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splatsvilles-fashionista · 1 year

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Investing in T-shirts! The biggest beneficiaries of Gear Adjustments!

For fashion aficionados like myself, Gear Adjustment is the most exciting part of the upcoming Season. Being able to make small changes to the way your gear is worn is something that opens up a ton of customization while requiring less new stuff (though I'm sure it required a lot of work to add). With that said, for the moment, it is looking like they are limiting the feature to caps and t-shirts. I don't personally think caps are changed very much by the ability to flip them, they're all pretty good as they are, after all. But for t-shirts, being able to oversize them is actually really big. Pun unintended.

T-shirts have the tendency to be modeled in a way that makes them cling really tightly to your character's body, and it is has never looked right to me. Looking at the clothing choices I see in my multiplayer games, I get the impression that is the general sentiment, as well. Oversizing shirts solves their central problem, loosening them up and giving you a less constrained silhouette. In this post, I wanna highlight what I think are the biggest winners of this change are. Shirts I think you should pay attention to once the patch hits.

That said, I should highlight that since we don't have the patch yet I am only assuming these will be Adjustable. We cannot know for sure until the we get the update.

I've picked out ten T-shirts I think are the standouts, split into a couple of different categories, starting with the ones I think you all expected to see here:

Annaki Accessories!

I have to imagine that the Annaki Bracelet Tee and Annaki Choker Tee were some of the first shirts that came to mind when you think of noteworthy T-shirts in this game. They've got nice, dusty colors, the big Annaki A in slick silver, and of course their signature accessories. Oversizing these I think will amplify their punk aesthetic even more, because there's nothing punk about tight-fitting clothing.

Unless it's leather.

And leather these are not.

High-fives for Tie-Dyes!

Tie-Dyes are really fun with their bright, trippy patterns, so it's no surprise that the Takoroka Rainbow Tie Dye and the Takoroka Galactic Tie Dye are some of the better T-shirts in the game. We did see the Rainbow Tie Dye get Adjusted in the reveal trailer, and is it just me or does that just seem right for these kinds of shirts? Something about them screams "wear me at one size larger."

Ride the Wave!

Next up, we've got the Firewave Tee, Icewave Tee, and the Vaporwave Tee. There is also a Duskwave Tee, but I am personally not a big fan of the shade of orange they use for the bottom half of that shirt. That said, I think the gradient on these shirts them really make them stand out from the rest, and their color palettes are just very nice and evocative.

Assorted Graphic Tees!

These three don't have a common throughline aside from all being graphic tees, but I think they all have something to recommend them by. The Eelzebub Tee has a really gnarly, radiation-green design that is just really cool, giving an outfit something really eye-catching while still staying nice and simple.

The Green Tee is interesting because its big bold graphic lettering actually extend across the side and even a bit onto the back of your character, which gives it a really unique look I don't think any other clothes can replicate.

Finally, I just think the Mint Tee looks nice. Its color is pretty unique amongst shirts, and the white print design is decorative without being overbearing.

And these were my picks for the T-shirts to keep in mind come Drizzle Season 2023. Were there any others you feel I missed? If so, please tell me in the notes!

#splatoon 3 #drizzle season 2023 #splatoon 3 drizzle season 2023

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sweetnsour1 · 2 years

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Fluff, Bakugou x fem reader

Meet Riot🐾

"There’s no way I’m losing to you this year!"

"Ha! Shut up and prove it."

"Okay anddd go!" You both yanked the blankets off of your sections of the table, revealing pink and red piles of goods. Your annual Valentine’s clearance contest had started years ago. Whoever pulled the most savings without hitting the price cap was the winner. You had initially thought your pile looked biggest, but now you realized…

“God dammit! How did you even find that thing?”

You glared at the explosively dressed teddy bear he had sat in one of the chairs. You hadn’t realized the blanket draped over the table, hiding the proof of his victory.

“It was easy.” You didn't have to look at him to hear the smirk framing his words.

“Easy how?? The hero bears sold out before Valentine’s Day!”

“Doesn’t matter.” His red eyes shifted from you.

“You hid it, didn’t you? That’s cheating!”

“That's actually called a logical strategy. It’s not my fault those extras couldn’t find a bright orange Bakubear.”

“That’s definitely cheat-" You could barely hold in your laughter. "Wait...a what?”

“Huh?”

“Aw…Did you name him??”

“No. She did.”

"Uh huh..." You tilted around him to see the wagging tail and hungry eyes. He was already dangling bear paws in front of Riot’s face. “Oh so that one’s not for me? I thought you wanted to win?” He froze, eyes darting to you, the piles, and the dog.

“Now who’s cheating? You know we give her the animals anyway.”

“But I haven’t even cuddled him yet. Who am I gonna sleep with tonight now?”

“Howitzer impact.” Riot responded to the command immediately, launching herself at the bear's stomach before running off to one of her many beds.

“Hey!” His arms wrapped around your waist before you could move towards the kid and her prize.

“Hey, what? You can cuddle the real thing, brat.”

“It’s cute you got all jealous of Bakubear, but you still lose now.”

"Tsk. I didn’t lose shit."

Closest thing to v-day romance that I am willing to write.

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#katsuki bakugou #bakugou x reader #bakugou fluff #bakugou x y/n #bakugou imagine #bnha bakugou #bnha imagine #bnha fluff #bakugou x female reader

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trainofcommand · 9 months

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I'm going to call this post Major Lorne in Artistic Lighting and/or Poses. Because we all need a little art in our lives, right? It's important! For mental health! And the aesthetics! Thanks for helping out, Major! (And you know he appreciates artistry!)

Let's start with this one. Note the contrast of light and dark. The spare colour palette. The contemplative pose. The curve of shoulder to hand. The slightly messy hair, but like. Artistically messy. With lighting highlights. Beautiful. This should be painted in oil and hung in an art gallery or something.

Okay, next up: Another study in shadow and highlights, with a spare colour palette. But it's a different palette. Thanks for the variety, Major! You really are inspiring. Good work making that jumper look artistic!

This is legit one of my favourite Major Lorne pictures ever. Everything about it is perfect. Profile. Interesting framing. Hands. Also, hands. Looking serious but thoughtful. A great pose. Sure, the resolution isn't the greatest, but also, I think the softened edges makes it even better. Yeah. That's my position, and I'm sticking to it.

This one would make a nice mixed media piece. A combo of encaustic background, photo elements, ink, and oils, I think. Suitable for any home.

Orange-red in contrast to over-saturated blue? Yes please. Startled expression only adds to the whole thing.

This one is about the pose first, and the lighting second. I mean. Pose! Expression! He is working it! Add the nice blue shades in the background, and some cool lighting highlights along one side, and we definitely have another winner. Amazing! Very ah. Artistically enticing!

That's it for today's short art tour. I hope it was inspiring, relaxing, engaging, and so on.

(some of these caps come from @hero-in-waiting and @carsonsweebabyturtles)

#stargate atlantis #major evan lorne #picspam

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krakenbait · 5 months

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bragging rights bracket update #1

hello bracketeers!

it's the moment you've all been waiting for, i'm bringing you the first round of commentary & roasts for the 2024 bragging rights bracket challenge! apparently i'm coming into this one with high expectations, so here's hoping y'all still find me funny.

last night the rangers completed their sweep of the caps, which was quite unfortunate for all caps fans and rags haters. i know washington was awful this season, but i was really hoping they'd steal at least one game! oh well...

standings & jokes are under the cut. please let me know which bracket is yours if i don't know it and/or guessed incorrectly.

13 points

win for quinn - look what you've done! you've taken a perfectly good quinn hughes and given him the captaincy and more trauma!

amelidek's bracket 1 - i hope your bracket falls victim to the presidents trophy curse

please happen ( @builthebobder) - edit: i initially made a joke about AJ finally making it out of the league basement but i forgot he won in 2021 😂

10 points

Pizza Rats (aokayinspace) - i would genuinely hate to see a rangers vs vgk final. rancid vibes.

ABEJA-author-abz's bracket 1 - avs vs. panthers meanwhile would be hella fun

Rats! (aaaahwhoah) ( @circle--of--confusion) - "rats!" is what you'll be exclaiming when the avs eliminate the jets next game

Do It For JEdwards ( @patron-saint-of-boston-hockey) - i think the colorful commentator would have some choice words for your choices

t-birds for the win ( @shea-theodore) - i didn't need to work hard to guess whose bracket this was, cass.

Le $$ Beans ( @stromesquad) - i feel so bad for dylan strome, i was really pulling for him and the caps

eldest daughter w ( @puck--off) - rangers suck.

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Been Bragging ( @natashastarkk) - poor start for last year's winner

hellybracket ( @arsonandhockey) - i'm calling it now, corwin's bracket is going to be the first to bust.

homer like the iliad (me) - i just realized my conference final teams are all primarily warm colors (red, burgundy, orange)

brack that et ( @nastybastian) - that's what she said

@andreisvechnikov's bracket 1 - if the canes don't succeed this year i think a lot of folks are gonna have a lot of questions

kindanerdy's bracket 1 - i'm concerned about your choice of oilers-bolts for the finals, but the jersey match up would be epic

jt's kombucha tap ( @assistantcaptainmitchmarner) - preds for the cup? might've been drinking a bit too much kombucha

#bragging rights bracket challenge #brag-cket updates #scp24

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willowwind78 · 4 months

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Annabel Lee Chapter 1

Chapter 1 - On the Origin of Species - Charles Darwin

I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created parasitic wasps with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of Caterpillars.

Perching in darkness, peering through a broken window on the third floor of a long-abandoned hotel, his fingers deftly removed a spider from the webbing before him. Gently plucking it from its web where it was obscuring his line if sight, he carefully replaced the eight-legged arachnid onto the crumbling architecture. Rain drizzled through the gloom of the late afternoon sky creating a miserable feeling of dampness that soaked through skin into bone. His eyes focused in on a girl. She huddled within a small group that seemed to believe they were hidden from view amongst the tombstones of the old cemetery. Laughing and giggling they took turns at their game.

In the center of the group hunched a man buried within the fabric of a black hoodie. His black denims, far too big for his body, were held in place at the thighs by a thick leather belt. Red boxers puffed out between the gap of his hoodie and his pants, reminding the watcher of the back end of a Toco toucan he had once, long ago observed in Uraguay. The orange bill of a ball cap protruding from beneath his hood only enhanced his memory. Perhaps the youth of today were taking their mating rituals from exotic birds. His red bum obviously gave him prominence amongst the groupies as he was the center of attention, the leader of this game.

The players circled their addiction, eager to shove their cash into the Toco’s hand in exchange for whatever he had to offer. The first contestant was a man aged well beyond his thirty years. His skin was marred with open wounds and blotches of red, matching the veins coursing through his eyes. His nose bent at an unusual angle no doubt suffered at the hand of a player from a previous game. Hair dotted his head in strange tufts as if a drunkard had cut it with a pair of rusty garden shears. The frisson caused him to bounce in anticipatory delight as he shoved a handful of wadded paper into the outstretched fingers of the Toco. In exchange, he was handed a small package. The first contestant skittered away into the darkness: a winner.

Contestant number two eagerly took his place. She was the reason for the watcher’s stalking tonight. He had been following her for days. Not belonging here, she was new to this game, not quite sure of the rules. Long red hair tumbled in flames down her back. She shivered, poorly dressed for the cold damp weather of the evening. Her shoes, completely impractical, pink straps of leather attached to a high sharp pointed heel. Thin arms wrapped around her stylish designer jacket, her fashion sense prohibiting her from fastening the zipper to hold it in place. What brought her here manifested in her eyes. Streaked with red, slightly swollen, and marred by dark black rings they detracted from her natural beauty. She had not slept in over a week; the dreams were too much for her. The watcher trusted that in her sleep deprived state she would not notice any unusual behavior in the Toco.

The watcher smiled as her delicate, perfectly, manicured fingers slipped a roll of bills into the Toco’s hand. The Toco grabbed hold of her wrist. The bill of his hat rose causing the girl to let out a small shriek at the sight of his face. There was something wrong with the man’s eyes. Filled with darkness so black they emanated a violet light. It was too late; she had already made her decision. The Toco twisted his wrist, forcing the girl to her knees to prevent her arm from breaking. Using his opposite hand, he deftly produced a syringe filled with white creamy liquid. In one smooth movement, the needle pierced a vein and the plunger was expunged. A hollow sound vociferated from her lips the cold fluid moved up her arm into her shoulder. She pulled free and ran, stumbling as the heels of her impractical shoes plunged deep into the wet soil with each step.

She ran from the cemetery into the darkness as fast as her legs could carry, pausing not for a moment when her leggings tore as her shin made contact with a disheveled headstone. Collapsing at the base of an old knotted oak, she gripped her arm in anguish. She had never felt such pain. She had never felt so alive! Her eyes burned with ecstasy as if the world had suddenly taken on a new form. Everything seemed so clear. She reached out to touch the raindrops. They fell so slowly, as if she could count each one before they hit the ground.

Out of the darkness emerged a man, the watcher. A man more handsome than she had ever seen. He was tall and lean, dressed to kill. His suit perfectly tailored to his form. Her thoughts wandered to who could have tailored such an exquisite masterpiece. The white pin-striping expertly aligned in every seam. She lost herself in her own thoughts; lost in the artistry of the tailoring.

His voice drew her back from hems and inseams. “Would you like to stay here Christina? Live forever in this peace and harmony?” Lifting her head from his suit to his emerald green eyes took more effort than she had expected. The thought of speaking seemed entirely too strenuous an activity so rather than replying she let her head just wobble downward using gravity as its driving force.

Warmth filled her body, emanating from his fingertips, as he lifted her head by her chin. She felt relieved as she did not have the energy to do so herself. “Would you give me your soul freely and openly?” She tried to let her head drop again in a nod but his warm fingers held her chin in place preventing gravity from doing its job. His perfect lips formed a soft kind smile revealing magnificently white teeth. “I am afraid I need you to respond with a definitive answer here dear. A yes or no will suffice. Do you give yourself to me? Freely, without coercion?”

She pulled in a deep breath. The air was filled with the scent of him, musty and alluring, a masculinity that had been lost to centuries past. Bracing her diaphragm, using every ounce of energy left in her, she pushed forth a single word. “Yes.”

There was no pain when his sharp pointed teeth sank into her neck. She relaxed into him allowing the blood to flow from her body. The dreams were gone, she could tell, they would not haunt her nights again. She didn’t need proof, she just knew.

Christina reveled in the peace, her soul trying to cling to it, despite the strength of the pull, yanking her away. Something cold and dark gripped at her, tearing with razor sharp claws. Agony ripped through serenity with a voracious appetite, shredding her soul, until it was nothing but glittering pieces of confetti in the air around her. What had she done? The tiny bits of her spirit drifted to the ground; their light squelched in the damp earth. She had glimpsed heaven only to watch it dissipate before her eyes.

Welcome to my world. I wrote a book many years ago that I never finished. I had dreams that someday I would complete it. This is at least the 3rd or 4th time I rewrote the first chapter. It is nothing but the latest beginning, an invitation, into the life of a woman I have called Annabel Lee, a fictitious version of... me.

#Annabel Lee #Pastor Jen Writing #Book #struggling artist #religious imagery #religious art #religious themes

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nicolewoo · 11 months

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Super Earth Part 8

Pairing: Roman Reigns x female reader.

Warning: none

Part 8 The bet and Dodgeball

Roman and I were enjoying dinner when Dr. Zayne approached us. “Captain! Dr. Reigns!” He was overly enthusiastic.

“How can I help you Dr. Zayne?” I answered with a fraction of his enthusiasm.

Sammi sat at our table now, “I was wondering if you could settle a bet for us.”

“A bet?” I raised my eyebrow, causing Roman to chuckle. “Are you telling me you’re running an illegal gambling ring on my ship?”

Sammi went ghost white in surprise. “Illegal?”

Now Dr. Owens jumped in. “Illegal in space? Are there laws in space? I see no government to pass laws… no police to enforce those laws.”

Sammi continued “I…. Uh….Captain… it’s just a little fun. No reason to get upset…. Just a little side action during the mission.”

Roman chuckled next to me as he hid his smile by shoving a forkful of food in his mouth, but he couldn’t hide it well enough, and I almost busted out laughing; choosing to take a bite to hide my smile. “Well argued, Dr. Owens. Ok….. Let’s hear it. What bet can I settle for you?”

Sammi was flustered now, and his stammering got worse. “Well…. Now that this is public…” He motioned to Roman and I. “People… we’re just curious…. I mean…. When did you two get together?”

Ahhh I wasn’t surprised by the question, but it wasn’t one I wanted to answer. “So, not only are you gambling on my ship, but you’re betting on my love life?” I stared angrily at him, even though I wasn’t. It was too much fun getting Sammi flustered, and I’d gotten very good at it on our trip.

Sammi tried to answer, but all that came out were “Uh”s and “I mean….” And “But”

Dr. Owens took over for his tongue-tied friend. “It’s just a little bit of fun Captain.”

Roman squeezed my hand under the table, still stuffing food in his mouth to cover his laughing.

“Let me ask you this, Sammi. How much will the winner of this bet get?” I asked.

Dr. Owens was quick to answer. “$500, Cap.”

I thought for a second. “And what happens if nobody wins?”

Sammi answered, “We’ve got just about every day covered. Someone is gonna win.”

Roman had composed himself enough to jump in, “Answer the question. What happens if nobody is right?”

I added, “Can we get the pot if nobody else wins?”

Sammi and Kevin started looking at each other, having a full conversation with a few grunts and gestures. They came to a consensus and turned toward us at the same time. “Sounds fair, Cap.” Owens said.

I leaned back in my chair, folding my arms over my chest in a power move, “I’ll settle your bet…..” I paused to give them false hope. “once we are back on Earth.” A round of grunts and protests followed. Roman and I were having fun with this.

“Back on Earth?” Dr. Rhea Ripley whined from the table next to ours. “Tell us now Cap.”

“No.” Roman’s commanding tone settled some of the protests. “The Captain has made up her mind.”

When the now weaker protests continued, I added in, “It’s the day we land on Earth or not at all. Take it or leave it.”

Sammy rubbed his hand over his hair in frustration, “Ok. Ok. The day we get home.” Sammi stuck out his hand and we shook on it.

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Cap,” Orange was calling me.

“What’s up?” I had just showered and pulled my shirt on before I hit my video screen.

“We’ve got to adjust the relays in the gravity plating.” He paused to look at a clipboard ensign Trent “trick” Williams brought him. He nodded at Williams and handed the clipboard back. “Sorry about the interruption. As I was saying, we gotta turn the grav off for a while.” He smirked a little.

“We do, huh?” I smirked back at him.

“Before or after dinner?” He asked.

“Definitely before. We’ve got too many first timers on board. Some are bound to get nauseous.” I didn’t want a full dinner making a poorly timed reentry into the air.

Orange answered “1500 hours?”

I nodded, “perfect.”

“I’ll let doc know.” He nodded and cut the call.

I hit the ship’s intercom button. “Attention passengers and crew. I’m happy to report that we have to shut the gravity off for a couple of hours this afternoon.” Before I could continue, I heard people cheering from other rooms. “Crew, once you have secured your stations, please make yourself available to the our passengers. Ensure their projects are secure. Passengers, you are about to experience space as the first astronauts did…. Without gravity! Once your experiments are secured, we invite you to join us in the mess hall. We’re going to play space dodgeball!” I heard cheering again. “The gravity will be turned off at 1500 hours. Repairs are expected to take 2 hours.”

After turning off the intercom, I visited Carmello in the mess hall. “You gonna be ok with dinner?” I asked, knowing we were taking up his main cooking time.

He wiped his hands on a towel, “Don’t worry Cap. I’ll have time to get everything prepped before 3, come whoop your ass at dodgeball, then get the food cooking at 5. Dinner shouldn’t be late.”

“Whoop my ass?” I laughed. “Remind me again, who won last time?”

Mello interrupted me, “Hey, you had Orange and Doc on your side. You had me outnumbered.”

“You think anything will be different this time?” I challenged.

“I got Dr. Zayne and Dr. Owens on my side this time. You going down, Cap.” He taunted. My first thought was that Roman would be on my side, but I decided to keep that my secret until the game began.

@mindofasagitarius @lclb13 @serenityfiretrash @lustyromantic @reigns-5sos @bigpsychicbagelauthor @omg-im-such-a-masochist @marlananicole @wickedsunfire @starwithaheart @spookys-girl @pitlissa22 @snowpanda18 @thesamoanqueen @sassginaswanmills

#roman reigns #roman reigns fanfiction

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randomstufftournament · 2 years

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I was planning on going through the list and picking the top ones to make the bracket with, but I didn't want to deprive you of any of the list (106 items long!!)

So it's going to be a bigger tournament than I expected!

At the end, the three winners will go head-to-head and we'll be able to crown a first, second, and third place winner.

The (randomly generated) first round of matchups will be:

a raccoon standing on its hind legs and making too much eye contact vs. imagined dragons

<3 vs. backwards baseball cap

A single small pellet of cobalt-60 vs space heater

Necklace chain (no pendant) vs sweet potato maki

Jellycat Amore Dog vs Syzygy

Seagull with a whole chili dog vs Wojtek the bear

Tomorrow vs A leaf with a tiny bug-sized bite taken out of it

Roasted parsnips vs bread

Thursday the 12th vs the first email account you ever made

Those ergonomic mice that are sideways and tall vs A Geiger counter but for great pussy

LOL vs Batfish

Lightly sweetened whole grain cereal vs green gummy bear

Nikita Khrushchev's shoe vs The molasses flood

Noticing a new freckle vs Petrichor

Window that brings in a slight draft vs big fluffy bathrobes

Greeting cards vs the little fake hands you put on a finger

A rat holding a strawberry in its little hands vs the giant catfish in the Chornobyl reactor cooling pond

The Cuban missile crisis vs LipSmacker flavored lip gloss

Couch cover vs uquiz for what kind of kitchen utensil you'd be

Orange tic tacs vs Paw print set in concrete

Plastic animal figurines vs empty snail shell

Permian-Triassic Extinction Event vs single unmatched sock (its mate has been lost)

Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997) vs leggings with a run in them

Florida Man vs Funables Fruity Snacks, Mixed Berry Fruit Snacks, Family Size, 40 Count

Bath beads (shape of dolphin) vs wet log in the ground, home to moss and fungi

The shoes that Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw at George Bush vs Pi Day

The Chornobyl elephant's foot vs Matryoshka dolls

Pigeon vs candy necklaces from the 1990s

Swinging so high on a swing set that you become briefly weightless at the top of the arc vs ring pop

Sex dice that can only deliver confusing combinations vs the state of Florida

Queen Elizabeth's corpse vs sheet of cat stickers

SALE! 2/$2.99 Fresh Hass Avocado vs orange slime made by an 8-year-old and then left to dry out in the back of a closet for years

The color puce vs pill case

A nuclear-powered ramjet vs Chromodorus Willani

Red lava lamp vs glow in the dark stars to put on your bedroom ceiling

Ufo porno vs Lego three in ones

Disposable chopsticks vs garlic bread

Generic grocery store brand apple juice from concentrate vs skeleton

Three haunted porcelain dolls vs a duck with perfectly formed human hands instead of wings coming out of its shoulders

A bus pass with $7.33 on it vs The last of the gift wrap paper (not enough to wrap a present)

The SL-1 reactor in Idaho vs 1 yard of fleece

Glasses without lenses vs the rabies virus

There are a few byes that we'll come across in round 2:

Tapetum lucidum (will face the winner of matchup #1)

1 can of Goya brand black beans (will face the winner of matchup #4)

A dog who is normal in every way except that it can identify any plant by its scientific name (will face the winner of matchup #5)

Duke the Bush's Baked Beans mascot (will face the winner of matchup #6)

Jumbo binder clips (will face the winner of matchup #9)

Mead (will face the winner of matchup #12)

The smell of a Sears auto department (will face the winner of matchup #15)

The composer Fryderyk Chopin's heart, In case in a jar of booze in a church in the middle of Warsaw, Poland (will face the winner of matchup #16)

Sour cream (will face the winner of matchup #17)

A 2005 Honda Civic with a vinyl wrap of Sasuke on the side (will face the winner of matchup #20)

73 dachshunds (will face the winner of matchup #21)

$9.99 headphones from CVS (will face the winner of matchup #22)

The French language (will face the winner of matchup #25)

The number 11 (will face the winner of matchup #26)

The Weather Channel on August 28th 2005 (will face the winner of matchup #27)

World peace (will face the winner of matchup #30)

Glass swan sold at a gas station (will face the winner of matchup #33)

Discarded McDonald's toy found on the sidewalk (will face the winner of matchup #36)

Lube that just. too slippery to be useful (will face the winner of matchup #37)

@hillbilly---man's Archie comics phase World War II veteran who hates sharks (will face the winner of matchup #38) *I changed this one because quite a few of you don't know me and don't care about my Archie comics phase. Apologies to the submitter!

Roasted garlic (will face the winner of matchup #41)

White LEDs (will face the winner of matchup #42)

The placement of all of these was done randomly, but I'll try to seed future rounds based on performance.

The first polls will be published tomorrow

#i dont know who put in that thing about my archie comics hyperfixation from like six years ago but i feel very seen #anyway. i hope you have as much fun with these as I'm having #polls #brackets #tournament

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