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GIF Tournament III: No. 4 ‘Courtney Kirkland/Kris Humphries’ vs. No. 13 ‘Ref hit in face’

It would be a shame to see a GIF once, only to forget it forever. In GIF Tournament III, we’ll vote on our favorite GIFs of the last five months, and crown a champion.

GIF TOURNAMENT III -- FIRST ROUND
(4) COURTNEY KIRKLAND/KRIS HUMPHRIES VS. (13) REF HIT IN FACE

COURTNEY KIRKLAND/KRIS HUMPHRIES.

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Automatic bid. Finished first in Week 30 of THIS WEEK IN GIFs with 389 votes.

Any of y’all who have played pool at a crappy dive bar know what’s up here. Once that ball goes through the hoop, it rolls into the table and you’ll never see it again. Gotta save it, man. Nah man, nah, it’s not stealing, it’s just gettin’ your money’s worth. [ashes GT-One into empty can of Schlitz]

REF HIT IN FACE.

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Special nomination. Finished second in Week 25 of THIS WEEK IN GIFs with 156 votes.

Yep, what we have here is a ref-off. I see a little bit of HOCKEY MASSACRE in this GIF. It’s not quite an epic, but the look of anguish is there.

VOTE!

GIF TOURNAMENT III -- WEST REGION -- FIRST ROUND

(1) TOMMY HUNTER vs.
(16) CARLOS GOMEZ
Voting is live!

(8) JOE MORGAN vs.
(9) KENTUCKY FAN
Voting is live!

(5) CLINT DEMPSEY vs.
(12) REGGIE BUSH
Voting is live!

(4) COURTNEY KIRKLAND/KRIS HUMPHRIES vs.
(13) REF HIT IN FACE
Voting is live!

(6) ACE SANDERS vs.
(11) WILLIE THE WILDCAT
Voting is live!

(3) DAMN IT, ASTROS vs.
(14) PHILIP RIVERS
Voting is live!

(7) SALUTE! vs.
(10) LAKERS FANS
Voting is live!

(2) CHIEFS SPECIAL TEAMS vs.
(15) CARLOS BOOZER
Voting is live!

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