You’ve waited for it, and now it is here: your 2025 OotY lineup!
There look to be many competitive races right off the bat. There’s an amazing assortment of owl type from around the globe, and in the third year, we’ve really refined the list of owls down to some of the best. Both halves of the bracket seem balanced, and no owl has what I feel is an easy path forward. This may be our best tournament ever!
My goal is to start the games Monday Dec 1 with White Face / Buff Fronted and Spectacled / Black and White.
In the meanwhile, take a look at the bracket and tell me which matches have you excited/anxious. Which are going to be the toughest for you? Who has the best chance of winning? Do you see one who you think is going to come out of nowhere? Will Saw Whet or White Face win again, or are we going to see a new champ crowned? Whatever your thoughts, let’s hear them!
Oh that’s cool. I’m glad to see the Ruru getting some love.
I haven’t read Discworld, but I know a few people that have that enjoyed it, so maybe I should get around to it some time. There’s just so many its a bit intimidating!
I think there are 42 books, so it is a lot. I put it off forever, but started this year with Guards, Guards (#8) and loved that, then did Mort (#4), Equal Rites (#3), and then figured I better start at the beginning since I seemed to be invested.
Someone had told me The Hogfather live action movie was on YouTube, and I watched that last year before reading the books, and was a bit lost on what was going on, but still enjoyed it.
I’m on Pyramids (#7) now, and while they all seem rather self contained at this point where you could start anywhere, Guards, Guards is a good place to start if you prefer a crime story centered around dragons, or Mort to get a solid into to Death, who generally at least has a few pop-ins in each story.
Lore feels well established, but not deep, so it’s not intimidating to learn how this universe works, and if something seems unusual like an orangutan librarian, don’t expect much deeper of an intro than that, he’s cool with it, so people just leave him to his books, so why should the reader question it deeper than that? It’s just fun to read for the sarcasm, wit, and funny events, nothing to be taken seriously.
Yea, I’ve heard it’s quirky like that. And I know there are a lot of good quotes that have emerged from it. Maybe that will be my new years resolution. Read one book and see how I get on.
They make great audiobooks, since they’re pretty light reading. I switched from my normal doom and gloom news podcasts to Discworld on my commute and can knock them out fairly quickly as they’re in the 8-9 hour range. So far, they’ve all been on YouTube, though one got pulled part way through and I needed to find my place again.
Oh, on YouTube. Are they not copyright anymore?
I’ve been listening to audiobooks lately, so I might have a look on YouTube!
They don’t look to be officially sanctioned, but they don’t seem to be too aggressively monitored either. I watched the animated movie for The Wyrd Sisters the other week after finishing that, and that video says it’s been up for 12 years. If you’re just looking to see if you like the humor, it’s a quick way anyone can access.
Awesome, thanks, I’ll check it out
As a side note, I was randomly scrolling All when I came across this post.
I was slightly confused to see an owl match up in a super bowl community, but thought that’s cool though.
Having actually scrolled through some more posts, all about owls, I realised that the community is instead superb owls >. < feeling a little silly, but I subscribed hoping to see more owls <3
It is a carryover joke/pun/wordplay from Reddit. I wasn’t totally thrilled it carried over since non-sports people and those who aren’t Americans often don’t get it and skip/block us, confusing it with American football.
As you’ve seen, we’re all about owls here! A lot of it comes from me, mainly just because I think they’re neat, but after doing so many posts on them here, I started working at a wild animal rescue once a week, where I’m sometimes lucky enough to get to work with them in person. So I’m not expert, but I do spend a bit of time learning about them and have some hands on time with them.
I will make sure you see tons of great owls from around the globe, learn all the things that make them special, their unique anatomy, and the latest and greatest in owl news and research. Once a year, we also hold Owl of the Year, basically just for fun and to freshen up the community banner and icon, but it also lets me know what you all are into or not into.
If you ever have questions, just ask! I love replying to everyone and will teach you all you want to know about these great animals.
That’s cool, awesome you can give something back to what you love.
Owls are definitely pretty cool animals, I’ll look forward to seeing further posts!