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The GIF Bracket: No. 1 ‘Mortified Michigan Punter’ Vs. No. 4 ‘Runaway Utility Cart’

After nearly three weeks, we’ve reached the Final Four of the Animated GIF Bracket. Will MICHIGAN PUNTER and RAPTORS MASCOT meet in the final? Or will a dark horse steal the glory? Vote, and help us decide.

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NATIONAL SEMIFINAL

(1) MORTIFIED MICHIGAN PUNTER
vs.
(4) RUNAWAY UTILITY CART

Click here to view and vote on the rest of the GIF Bracket’s Final Four.

(1) I am MORTIFIED MICHIGAN PUNTER.

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In what was by far the most controversial and hotly-contested match-ups of the entire tournament, I came from behind to defeat HOCKEY MASSACRE, 2,829 votes to 2,570. The result served as a referendum of what people want most of all in a GIF, perhaps even more than violence: gross ineptitude.

That face, man. Specifically, that mouth. It’s a perfect upside-down crescent, the sort you usually only see in cartoons. Does this dude even have any teeth?

(4) Hello again. I am RUNAWAY UTILITY CART.

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After defeating RANDY JOHNSON HITS BIRD on Wednesday, 897 to 594, the truth became more apparent: I was under-seeded in this tournament.

It might be because I’m relatively new, and therefore relatively unknown and unseen. The events I document here seem as though they should have been a news story. And, yes, they were in the news, but only briefly, and you probably missed it. And of course, a written account won’t tell you what I can. I am GIF as news delivery, as information you wouldn’t otherwise receive. And I am certainly one of the wildest, most unexpected GIFs you have ever seen.

This match-up is a true Kentucky vs. Louisville match-up. Perhaps you don’t think I have what I need to beat a GIF such as MORTIFIED MICHIGAN PUNTER. Perhaps you are wrong.

VOTE!

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