We’re doubling up on the Ugly Tie action today — last week’s contest & today’s — since our photographer, Ana has been out of action last week. Congrats on the nuptuals, Ana! In her place, we’ve brought in Vin AKA Vinsanity. He has done a truly noble job of capturing the action. Last Friday (June 6th) was truly EPIC, & one of the toughest contests yet.
Pete rocked a Star Trek tie. Yes, there was a picture of the Starship Enterprise, & it said “Star Trek” on the bottom, even. He received comments throughout the day, was stopped on the street once, & even got a free cup of coffee because the barista couldn’t let a dude in a Star Trek tie pay on account of it being too awesome. Then she flashed him the Spock fingers thing, which is kinda like “The Shocker” for the space race (ie. nerd) generation. Pete was feeling a bit like a rock star (just look at that smug expression), & he strolled into the gaming arena like no man has done before. But perilous enemies awaited him in this final frontier.
Carson, scourge of the galaxy. Dude rocked a knit black tie with red hearts & a square bottom, & WON! Here is is pictured wearing Kris’ bike hat, for some reason. The tie was viewed as nasty by many of the judges, but some actually liked it. Pete couldn’t believe that he’d lost with a Star Trek tie, & started slinging allegations of scandal (what is this, the NBA?), but it was just sour grapes & he ultimately stepped back from these ludicrous claims. At the end of the day, the judges felt that a Start Trek tie was too “cool”. Carson seems to have a knack for pulling out close victories.
Ultimately, it was probably the best contest since the inagural bolo tie vs. midwestern feed salesman of Week 1.
