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Thanks to everyone who entered our Coin-Your-Own -Ism contest. Now it’s up to you all to pick the winning –ism. Below are our 10 favorites, as coined by you, our loyal readers. Drop your vote in the comments below and we’ll name a winner. Remember, one vote per person. If we detect illegal favoritism, that particular –ism will be disqualified. (Wait, that didn’t sound right. Well you get my meaning.)
A) Skism (pronounced as “schism”): the popular Victorian sport of ski jumping over canyons created by family feuds. Fans will remember Reverend Marcus Hockengwesper, the only man to ever clear the I Think You’re Too Good for My Daughter Gulch in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
B) Buellerism, which is not believing in –isms
C) Fefifofumism – theory that the basketball team with the tallest players usually wins
D) Yabadabadooism - the bedrock of all beliefs
E) Recidivismism: The belief that history repeats itself
F) Perspicacityism-the unordained practice of worshipping practitioners of keen intellect
G) Memeism - characterized by people who follow every Internet meme in existence. People who suffer from this -ism are often found to speak lolcat language and dance strangely
H) Foshizzlism – The belief that You Got That Right.
I) First Impressionism: the belief that initial reactions to people are reliable. Maybe on a t-shirt, “Be careful, I believe in first impressionism.”
J) (And because we couldn’t resist) Flossism, the belief that mental_floss is the only true web site on the net
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B!
posted by Lindsay F on 4-1-2009 at 11:40 pm
B, great movie
posted by Michael B on 4-1-2009 at 11:48 pm
B
posted by adrienne on 4-1-2009 at 11:50 pm
B.
posted by AuntieDawn on 4-1-2009 at 11:59 pm
D
posted by Rebecca on 4-2-2009 at 12:26 am
G
posted by Doedina on 4-2-2009 at 12:51 am
gotta go with B =D
posted by Amy on 4-2-2009 at 1:11 am
G
And I think D is spelled wrong, Yabbadabbadooism, double Bs. But perhaps abbreviated for spac
posted by Jonny on 4-2-2009 at 1:36 am
D
posted by Lily on 4-2-2009 at 1:38 am
B!
posted by Sarah in CA on 4-2-2009 at 2:19 am
H, yo.
posted by T on 4-2-2009 at 4:17 am
B
posted by Emily on 4-2-2009 at 7:34 am
H) Foshizzlism – The belief that You Got That Right.
fo sho
posted by robb on 4-2-2009 at 7:49 am
I like D (with H as a close 2nd)
posted by Amanda on 4-2-2009 at 7:50 am
J. Definitely J.
posted by Dave on 4-2-2009 at 7:55 am
I gotta go with H
posted by Merinda on 4-2-2009 at 8:20 am
B
posted by adele on 4-2-2009 at 8:51 am
B, definitely.
posted by beth on 4-2-2009 at 9:09 am
B
and grammatical error – “Below are our 10 favorites, as coined by you, are loyal readers”
caught you, m_f!
posted by MamaBug on 4-2-2009 at 9:21 am
I vote for Memeism (G)
posted by Pink Coat on 4-2-2009 at 9:34 am
D
Tough choice, though. I’m with Amanda – H was a very close second.
posted by JD on 4-2-2009 at 9:35 am
B!
posted by Abby on 4-2-2009 at 9:38 am
I like I, but my final answer is B.
captcha: particularly Rooney (is this referring to Mickey or Andy?)
posted by Shelly on 4-2-2009 at 9:38 am
B
@Shelly I think Rooney is referring to Ed. Fitting that you chose B as your answer.
posted by Andrea on 4-2-2009 at 10:13 am
D – but I loved C also.
posted by Chris on 4-2-2009 at 10:19 am
D – ‘Bedrock’…classic
posted by TXCherokee on 4-2-2009 at 11:21 am
H
posted by Katie on 4-2-2009 at 11:27 am
I
posted by Danita on 4-2-2009 at 12:17 pm
D. Definitely. Beulerism will have trademark problems for a tshirt!
posted by johnnee on 4-2-2009 at 1:14 pm
foshizzlism :D
posted by Savanna on 4-2-2009 at 1:18 pm
Definitely D. The only one that truly made me laugh out loud.
posted by tpal on 4-2-2009 at 1:31 pm
I vote for C cause I’m a balla – Holla!
Which I guess means I’m also a believer in H
posted by NateJ on 4-2-2009 at 1:50 pm
B is for Bueller! Although H is a close 2nd. Fo-Shizzle!
posted by PepperReed on 4-2-2009 at 1:59 pm
um … is it even a contest?
gotta be ‘B’
posted by Jen B on 4-2-2009 at 2:01 pm
B for sure. Or I guess my belief in Foshizzlism leads me to like B.
posted by Colene on 4-2-2009 at 2:04 pm
H
posted by Jodi on 4-2-2009 at 2:51 pm
Definitely “First Impressionism”. I don’t really get most of the others.
posted by Elizabeth on 4-2-2009 at 3:16 pm
D. I like Beullerism, but that came right from the “Coin Your Own Ism” story–it must be discounted!!
posted by jimb on 4-2-2009 at 3:23 pm
D
posted by C-Mart on 4-2-2009 at 3:45 pm
B
posted by Meghan on 4-2-2009 at 3:50 pm
H. fo reals.
posted by Kate on 4-2-2009 at 3:58 pm
H. (E as a close second)
posted by Denise on 4-2-2009 at 4:13 pm
F!
posted by Flora on 4-2-2009 at 4:18 pm
D
posted by Danielle on 4-2-2009 at 6:22 pm
B
posted by Jenny on 4-2-2009 at 10:58 pm
d should be the winner.
posted by ferris on 4-2-2009 at 11:53 pm
I
posted by NYCGirl on 4-5-2009 at 3:52 am
D – absolutely
posted by Bozo on 4-8-2009 at 11:26 am