The tournament of vice.

[The Flayed One]

Ok. I thought about this a bit. I haven't done a tournament in a long time, and never for HDC.

This should be fun. It's short, it's ridiculous and it lights a fire under my ass to get going with projects again.

Ladies and gentlemen, hopefully this isn't overkill. If it is, I'm sorry.

I present to you the big tournament of vice. Vote for whatever you want based on however you feel. I make no judgement.

[The Flayed One]

Round 1, Match 1

Cocaine
http://legaldruginfo.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/image-of-cocaine.jpg

A designer drug which hit its height in the 70's/80's. Originally chewed by native South Americans, coca was introduced in the new world and embraced as a medical stimulant. After it was outlawed, many people who were addicted were forced to suffer through harsh post addiction laws that wound them up in prison. A stimulant, cocaine still remains one of the most profitable black market drugs today.

VS.

Fast Food
http://www.topnews.in/health/files/fast-food.jpg

Although mainly thought of as a creation of capitalist America, the idea of fast food has been around since ancient Roman times. Greasy, quick and cheap, the fast food franchise restaurant is possibly 60% or more responsible for obesity problems throughout the world. Made a villain by the movie Supersize Me, the fast food chain remains a staple of modern life and the whipping boy of nutritionalists throughout the world. As long as people are drunk or high at 1:00am, the fast food menu will always thrive.

[ferretchucker]

As of yet I've only tried one of the two, so...cocaine (JOKING!)

Fast Food.

[alkytrio666]

Fast food.

[Disease]

If I had to take or eat one or the other right now I would go with... Cocaine

[AUSTIN316426808]

Out of those lovely choices, I'll have to go with fast food.

[The Flayed One]

Fast food leads with three, while cocaine has one vote.

[Angra]

The juicy burger..rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p17/Kasper_76/homer.gif

[Roderick Usher]

fast food - but not much a fan of either

[GorePhobia]

I used to love fast food when I didn't care about my weight and stuff but since I changed the way I eat I like it less now then ever but I'd rather eat out then do coke so I will chose fast food.

[Elvis_Christ]

Cocaine because the industry has more moral ethics :D

[neverending]

Fast food... I'll have a western double bacon cheeseburger please.

[missmacabre]

Fast food. Harvey's has some delicious veggie burgers. I actually just ate one.

[The_Return]

I'll throw a vote to the coke.

Think about it: Would you rather watch Super-Size Me, or American Psycho? Exactly.

[The Flayed One]

Fast food wins. Next round in a moment.

[The Flayed One]

Round 1, Match 2

Clubbing
http://www.venuem.co.uk/gallery/clubbing-uk.jpg

Not to be confused with what we do to baby seals, clubbing is an activity that many involve themselves in. Regardless of the type of club, most are there for people to gather and participate in vicely activities. From getting laid to scoring drugs, clubs are a large part of most city night lives and continue to be a large force in young peoples minds.

VS.

Heroin
http://www.russianspy.org/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/heroin.jpg

As Lynyrd Skynyrd would introduce it, "It's the needle and the spoon, and a trip to the moon." One of, if not the most villianized drugs in history, heroin is a highly addictive opiate most commonly known for being shot into the veins via needle. It's been responsible for countless deaths, not only from overdose, but from blood transmuted diseases such as AIDS from people sharing dirty needles.

[Doc Faustus]

Clubbing has never led to a great book, so I'll say heroin.

[Disease]

Heroin at the moment, I'm a bit over clubbing....

[Roderick Usher]

Clubbing - it tends to lead to sex... I like sex

[La Chat Noire]

Clubbing always involves lots of alcohol which is my ultimate vice, so I'm going with that.

[neverending]

Clubbing..

[GorePhobia]

Clubbing sounds good.

[ChronoGrl]

Definitely clubbing.

[Freak]

I'll go with Heroin since I think clubbing is retarded.

[ChronoGrl]

I'll go with Heroin since I think clubbing is retarded.

I think YOU are retarded - OH! :eek:

[missmacabre]

I'll go with Heroin since I think clubbing is retarded.

I'm with you there. I would almost rather go do drugs than go to a club and listen to music I don't like while getting hit on by idiots with absolutely no tact.

[fortunato]

Certainly no heroin, thanks. At least if I'm clubbing I can drink.

Clubbing.

[illdojo]

Certainly no heroin, thanks. At least if I'm clubbing I can drink.

Clubbing.

I'm with you, bro.

[The Flayed One]

Clubbing wins the match. Next round coming right up.

[The Flayed One]

Sorry for the delay.

Shoes
http://www.exrx.net/Images/Weightlifting/WeightliftingShoes.jpg
I'll admit, I thought for a long time this was only a vice for women. Then, people started killing each other for Air Jordans in big cities. From New York to Los Angeles, shoes have become a staggeringly large part of society and continue to baffle me as to why they mean so much to us. Want to take a walk? Better have your peds properly dressed, lest you not be fit to stroll this sidewalk.

VS.

Tobacco
http://www.marvistavet.com/assets/images/tobacco_plant.gif
Whether you chew it, snort it or smoke it, tobacco is a huge part of everyones life. From those who spend millions campaigning to get rid of it to those who spend millions to taste its leafy green goodness, tobacco has formed one of the biggest love/hate relationships in modern culture. Smoke 'em if you've got 'em!

[neverending]

Shoes.


Smoking has got to be the most stupid habit ever.

[Elvis_Christ]

Sweet Tobacco!

Fuck all its haters I'll outlive you all.

[The Mothman]

I quit smoking about a year ago, and I skateboard a lot so i go through shoes really fast. guess ill vote for shoes then.

[GorePhobia]

I'll go with smoking.

[nightmare_of _death]

Shoes........

[bwind22]

tobacco...

[missmacabre]

shoes :)

...

[alkytrio666]

Shoes as an alternative to tobacco.

[Doc Faustus]

Shoes. For me, once I've walked holes into my favorites Oxfords it's always a sad occasion.

[_____V_____]

Don't smoke.

Have eight pairs of shoes.

Shoes.

[ChronoGrl]

Don't smoke.

Shoes. Definitely shoes.

[fortunato]

Shoes won't give me cancer (at least I'm pretty sure they won't), plus I need a new pair anyway.

Shoes.

[roshiq]

tobacco

while there were only 8 to 10 per day, but now I need almost a pack everyday. Anyway, I hope one day I'll quit eventually...:rolleyes:

[Disease]

Tobacco.....

[The Flayed One]

The folks at HDC have a love for the foot wear.

Next match in a moment.

[The Flayed One]

Beer
http://blogs.timesunion.com/saratogaseen/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/beer.jpg
According to statistics, beer is the third most popular drink in the world (next to water and tea) and the oldest of the alcoholic beverages. It comes in hundreds of different flavors and styles and to some, is considered a hobby unto itself.

VS.

LSD
http://homepages.wmich.edu/%7Ea4ujlaky/lsd_collage2.jpg
First synthesized by Albert Hofmann, LSD has been used as both a recreational drug and a tool of psychiatry. Hugely popular in the 60's, LSD became a hippie cultural statement as much as the music did.

[Angra]

Beer.

Because i'm not into techno. :p

[newb]

hmmmmm.....tough one:D

[neverending]

Well, I had some fun times back in the 70s with LSD.

I vote for it.

No fair putting it up against beer.

[ferretchucker]

Gonna say Beer

[fortunato]

Beer. Definitely beer.

[Despare]

Beer .

[The Flayed One]

Beer takes the match. Next round on its way.

[The Flayed One]

Round 1, Match 5

Sex
http://blogs.smh.com.au/lifestyle/asksam/pd_sex_070731_ms.jpg
The art of procreating the species, humans have also turned sex into a favorite past time full of all sorts of bizarrities.

Vs.

Guns
http://rl-team.net/uploads/posts/2008-01/1200491238_guns-german-ww2-01.jpg
Some would say that guns are the ultimate symbol of freedom and destruction simotaneously. Whether used for recreation or enforcement, guns continue to be a hotly debated subject world wide.

[Angra]

Ssssssssex..

[AUSTIN316426808]

Sex
.......

[neverending]

Sex.............

[fortunato]

Yeah, sex.

This tournament will probably come down to sex vs. beer.
It'll be interesting.

[Disease]

Sex, why do I need a gun if I've got sex?

[GorePhobia]

Sex FTW for sure.

[The Flayed One]

Sex makes an easy win over guns. Next match coming right up.

[The Flayed One]

Round 1, Match 6

Sweets
http://www.law.uga.edu/library/amicus/images/photo_CandyBars_large.jpg
Got a tooth for it? Most people have some kind of fondness for sweets, whether it be chocolate cake, ice cream or sour patch kids. In the long run, it's a tooth rotter but ever so delicious.

Vs.

Gambling
http://www.clevelandleader.com/files/gambling_0.jpg
From lottery tickets to friendly bets, most people gamble a bit in one way or another. The idea of making quick money through strategy or guessing is appealing, though many people take it too far.

[neverending]

Sweets.......

[Disease]

Sweets for me...

[Papillon Noir]

Gambling, easily.

[fortunato]

Sweets, I think.

[Roderick Usher]

sweets.....

[newb]

sweets.....for sure

[Angra]

Sweets.......

[La Chat Noire]

Sweets, definitely

[Elvis_Christ]

Sweets ...........................

[AUSTIN316426808]

Sweets
....

[nightmare_of _death]

I don't gamble....so Sweets

[bwind22]

gambling by far

[GorePhobia]

Gambling

Especially since I play Poker.

[Elvis_Christ]

Real poker or that online bullshit?

[bwind22]

Real poker or that online bullshit?

I play both.

[GorePhobia]

Real poker.

I play in tournaments and also play cash games in Atlantic City.

[Elvis_Christ]

Killer dude I dig a good poker game. Gonna have to start a regular one up over here when things aren't so tight with money.

[ChronoGrl]

DEFINITELY sweets.

[urgeok2]

have we done porn yet ?

[_____V_____]

Nope. I wait with anticipation for Flayed to use a hot blonde pornstar's pic when he does porn.

Sweets for this one.

[urgeok2]

i'm only voting for porn

[_____V_____]

and Paris Hilton.

Biggest vice of our world.

[urgeok2]

and Paris Hilton.

Biggest vice of our world.


paris hilton is my favorite porn !

[The Flayed One]

Sweets win! Next match coming up!

[The Flayed One]

Round 1, Match 7

Comics
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r49/mikew33/MarvelComics1.jpg
Grab 'em and bag 'em! Comics are generally a combination of good story telling and good art. To some, they are five special variant covers, all in mint condition that will never be opened. Ever!

Vs.

Masturbation
http://www.everythingweird.com/images/masturbation-kit_48.jpg
Self explanatory. (Exploratory?)

[missmacabre]

comics......

[Roderick Usher]

i may love comincs, but I don't LOVE them

Masturbation!!!!!

[neverending]

Comics....

[roshiq]

Comics....

[bwind22]

comic books

[urgeok2]

what about the guys who masterbate to comic books ?

[newb]

what about the guys who masterbate to comic books ?

I'm sure they are out there.

http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/eroticcomics.jpg

[cheebacheeba]

Comics.
I get sex.

[Disease]

Masturbation.......

[The Flayed One]

Comics oust wanking. Next match in a few.

[The Flayed One]

Round1, Match 8

INTERNETz
http://inventorspot.com/files/images/internet_0.img_assist_custom.jpg
Full of porn and identity theft, it's hard to remember what life was like without the world wide web. From dating to discounts, INTERNETz has become a huge staple in many people's lives. If you're voting in this tournament, you're probably one of them.

Vs.

Marijuana
http://cornerstork.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/marijuana-leaf.jpg
Pass that around. Marijuana has become the drug of choice for many, and rivals tobacco and alcohol in popularity. Known for its mellow high and "the munchies" although legalized in many countries marijuana still remains an outlawed drug in many industrialized nations.

[Roderick Usher]

Marijuana...

[AUSTIN316426808]

Weed
......

[Disease]

Internet.... Other wise I couldn't vote in the tournament of Vice...

[fortunato]

Internet...

[missmacabre]

internet... this is however without any enjoyable experience with marijuana. If I had some good brownies I may thing otherwise, but at present... Internet.

[UngodlyWarlock]

Definitely Internetz...
Can't live without it.

-D

[neverending]

I had a couple decades of fun with marijuana, but the internet is truly addictive. Internet.

[ChronoGrl]

Definitely the interweb.

Weed doesn't likee the ChronoGrl.

[The_Return]

Internet.

My one and only unhealthy addiction.

[milktoaste]

I've never been thrown in jail for owning a computer filled with internet resin.
Internet.

[cheebacheeba]

Weed.
Healthier.

[_____V_____]

Dont smoke.

Internet.

[bwind22]

im a big fan of both but i gotta go with the herb here.

[Papillon Noir]

Internet.....

[urgeok2]

internet porn

[alkytrio666]

Internet...

[newb]

yeah.....this shit is like a drug sometimes

Internet

[Doc Faustus]

Internet. Weed will not find you a job.

[urgeok2]

Internet. Weed will not find you a job.

unless you sell it

[neverending]

unless you sell it

And as Freewheelin' Franklin would say:

Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope.

[nightmare_of _death]

Internet......

[Zero]

internet - - -

[urgeok2]

And as Freewheelin' Franklin would say:

Dope will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no dope.

fabulous furry freak brothers ?

[neverending]

fabulous furry freak brothers ?

None other!

[GorePhobia]

Internet for the win.

[urgeok2]

None other!



i love Fat Freddies Cat ...

I still have a couple of those books..

[The Flayed One]

INTERNETz win! Next round in a moment.

[The Flayed One]

Round 1, Match 9

Mushrooms
http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii18/COOLBoy077/MagicMushroomsWorld.jpg
The hallucinogenic kind, doncha know?

Vs.

Movies
http://img.alibaba.com/photo/100648598/560_Dvds_Lot_Box_Sets_TV_Series_Shows_Movies.jpg
A couple of people on this board have mentioned they enjoy cinema. I figured I'd give it a spot in the tournament and see how it turns out.

[missmacabre]

Movies. I can't even stand regular cooking type mushrooms. The worst food texture ever.

[_____V_____]

Only a couple?

Movies, although DVDs would be more of a vice IMO.

[urgeok2]

Movies
[IMG]http://img.alibaba.com/photo/100648598/560.


Movies ? HAH - they're all TV DVD boxsets.

shit collection too :p

[neverending]

i love Fat Freddies Cat ...

I still have a couple of those books..

Hah- me too!

[neverending]

Movies.....

[newb]

Movies ? HAH - they're all TV DVD boxsets.

shit collection too :p

I noticed that as well


Movies

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

movies

I have had my share of mushrooms, I think I should watch more movies though.

[scouse mac]

movies

(watch Shrooms for that double hit of vice)

[Despare]

Movies, but we all know HDC will win this.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Movies
....

[Doc Faustus]

Movies. I couldn't do shrooms every day.

[Dante'sInferno]

Movies. .

[Disease]

Movies......

[GorePhobia]

Movies own everything.

[fortunato]

Movies......

[nightmare_of _death]

Movies!!!!!

[UngodlyWarlock]

Movied aren't a vice, they are a way of life...:p

MOVIES!

-D

[bwind22]

Mushrooms are my favorite narcotic and I can't stand to let them get shut out, even though I also enjoy movies.

Shrooms.

[hacelikewhoa]

I don't do drugs so, movies.

[ChronoGrl]

Definitely movies. Hands down.

[The Flayed One]

Movies takes the match! Next round coming up.

[The Flayed One]

Round 1, Match 9

Opium
http://aftermathnews.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/poppyfield_uk.jpg
"Poppies will put them to sleep."
Opium is the base for several drugs, and the source of horrible Chinese/British wars. It's also responsible for helping usher in the modern era of surgery as a painkiller.

Vs.

Video Games
http://www.dvdsourcelist.com/wholesale_video_games2.jpg
Level up? No need. All your base already belong to us, n00b!

[Doc Faustus]

Opium. I've had some good times playing videogames, but man...sorry, Soulcalibur.

[ChronoGrl]

Never had the opium... So it's the video games for me.

[_____V_____]

Vid games.

[missmacabre]

video games

[fortunato]

Eh, I don't take opium, but I don't play video games either (unless you count occasionally blowing the dust off of my Sega Genesis to play Sonic 2).

Video games, I guess.

[Angra]

Why keep on with this tournament?

Isn't it obvious that sex will win it all?




Unless LOVE comes into play that is..

[bwind22]

sex vs booze will be a good matchup in the finals.


Opiums okay but I'll go video games here.

[Freak]

Video Games

[Disease]

Video games........ I haven't tried Opium

[cheebacheeba]

Games.
They're like, affordable adventure...

[Elvis_Christ]

Opuim... don't really play video games.

[AUSTIN316426808]

Video games

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Opium.

.....

[Phalanx]

So what, it's like something to do with a simple flower right?

[nightmare_of _death]

Video Games

[scouse mac]

Video Games

[The Flayed One]

Video Games pulls it out. Next match momentarily.

[The Flayed One]

Round 1, Match 11

Cable TV
http://www.retireinmaconcountytn.com/iStock_000001861388XSmall.jpg
500 channels and still nothing on. Comedies, dramas, talk shows and reality TV consume hours of our lives. Now with on demand and the ability to stop live TV when we need to use the bathroom, cable TV is more of a staple than ever, yet there's still nothing to watch.

Vs.

Tattoos
http://infinitetattoos.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/gang_tattoos.jpg
From ancient tribal art to the heart that says Mom, many people have tattoos. They're sadistic addiction compels more and more people every day to go under the needle and spend thousands of dollars to decorate themselves.

[bwind22]

no tats so cable tv for me

[nightmare_of _death]

I don't have any tats,but we don't have cable right now,but my vote goes for cable.

[Angra]

Cable tv..........

[ChronoGrl]

Cable TV. Still looking for that perfect tat.

[fortunato]

Cable TV...

[La Chat Noire]

since I have one tat and no cable I guess I have to go with tats

[cheebacheeba]

Tats...don't have one yet, the girl's got one...I intend to have a pretty large peice across the shoulder, and a few smaller ones.
Cable tv is just like the stupid disease.

[The_Return]

I watch very, very little TV, but I really want a tattoo someday (though, now that Joker-mania is taking over the fucking planet, my original choice is getting a bit overdone)

Tattoos, I guess.

[missmacabre]

tattooos. They are not only nice to have but nice to stare at on other people.
edit: I'm thinking of getting a start trek tattoo.. yes? no?

[ChronoGrl]

tattooos. They are not only nice to have but nice to stare at on other people.
edit: I'm thinking of getting a start trek tattoo.. yes? no?

People noped me on my BSG Starbuck tattoo, but hey, I'm all about fangirship. :D

What are you thinking about getting?

[Disease]

Tattoo......................

[The Flayed One]

The only really competitive match so far is tied at 5-5!

[AUSTIN316426808]

Tattoos
..

[Elvis_Christ]

Tattoos .....

[missmacabre]

People noped me on my BSG Starbuck tattoo, but hey, I'm all about fangirship. :D

What are you thinking about getting?

i forgot to state my opinion on that... i would go with the bsg tattoo cause on day your hubby might get the other half.

Mine will be a small trek insignia behind my right ear. My right ear has been pointy since birth and people joke about me being half Vulcan. Explains my ability to put logic to everything I do.

[Elvis_Christ]

Don't get it to small. It'll just run together and look like shit after a few years.

[neverending]

"Cable TV"

I used to think my life was so empty
I used to think life was passin' me by
Well, I was just about ready
To curl up and die

But then one day I got a visit
From the cable company
Well, they hooked me up and plugged me right in
And now I got cable TV

And now I get to watch the stock report in Korean
Midget wrestling on channel three
It costs me fifty bucks a month just to see 'em
Yeah, but that's all right with me

I got cable TV (Cable TV)
Cable TV (Cable TV)
Oh, eighty-three channels of ecstasy
I love my cable TV, yeah
I love my cable TV

I got the Siamese Faith Healer's Network
The news and weather from Peru
I got celebrity hockey
The Racketball Channel too

Bugs Bunny direct from Atlanta
Mr. Wizard is on at five
I got a satellite dish on the trunk of my car
So I can watch MTV while I drive

I'm talkin' 'bout real quality programs
The kind you just can't get for free
Now I never wanna leave my apartment
'Cause there's just so much for me to see

On my cable TV (Cable TV)
Cable TV(Cable TV)
Well, if you need to find me
You know where I'll be
Watchin' my cable TV, yeah
Watchin' my cable TV

'Cause I love my cable TV, yeah
I love my cable TV

My friends are gettin' kinda worried
They think I'm turning into some kinda freak
Oh, but they're just jealous 'cause I've seen Porky's
Twenty-seven times this week

On my cable TV (Cable TV)
Cable TV (Cable TV)
Yeah, the greatest thing that's ever happened to me
I love my cable TV, yeah
I love my cable TV

Well, I got to have cable TV, yeah
I need my cable TV

Well, I love, I love my cable TV (TV)
Got to have cable TV (TV)
Well, I got to have my cable TV, yeah (TV)
Can't live without my cable TV

Well, I said, got to have some cable TV (TV)
I've got to have my cable TV
I said cable TV, yeah (TV)
Got to have cable TV


CABLE TV!

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

We've got nothing better to do
Than watch T.V. and have a couple of brews

Don't talk about anything else
We don't wanna know!
We're dedicated
To our favorite shows!

We sit glued to the T.V. set all night
And every night!
Why go into the outside world at all?
It's such a fright!

We've got nothing better to do
Than watch T.V. and have a couple of brews

T.V. news shows what it's really like out there
It's a scare!
You can go out if you want
We wouldn't dare!

[Elvis_Christ]

Wait a minute! My T.V. set doesn't work!
It's broken!
What are we gonna do tonight? This isn't fair!
We're hurtin'

We've got nothing left to do
With no T.V. and just a couple of brews

What are we gonna talk about?
I don't know!
We're gonna miss our favorite shows!
NO T.V. PARTY TONIGHT!

haha love that song :D