recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Yugra

## Eulogy

*By Cam Cain*

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug-Yugra, known by us and seemingly only us as Yugra Okrug, is a federal subject in the Ural region of Russia

It is due north of recent loser Tyumen Oblast and is under its control. An Okrug is essentially an area of land that is controlled by an Oblast but has some form of self government

The name Khanty-Mansi comes from two Uralic languages spoken in the area. They come from the ultra-rare Ugric language tree, whose name comes from the word Yugra actually, which itself was a name for peoples east of the Ural Mountains in the mid second millennium. Khanty has about 14,000 native speakers and Mansi has about 2000, which is approximately the number of students in an Econ 101 lecture (yes greg I’m reusing this joke but not everyone was in this channel then)

The largest city in the Okrug is Surgut, whose bridge over the Ob River is the longest bridge in the world to be supported by a single tower

Apparently there’s a big issue in Surgut of Jehova’s Witnesses getting kidnapped and murdered. Probably not too different than other types of witnesses in Russia I suppose

## Tournament

As the 552 seed, Yugra was defeated by Zheleznogorsk in Round 2 Matchup 45 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Cyrus the Great.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (473) Cyrus the Great 6-3

**Round 2:** Loss to (40) Zheleznogorsk 7-3
Yucatan

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

The **Republic of Yucatán** was a sovereign state on the Yucatan peninsula

It comprised of the current-day Mexican states of Yucatan, Campeche, and Quintana Roo, none of which have interesting flags

Yucatan declared independence from Mexico in 1841

It granted individual rights far beyond those which were common at the time

   Yucatan rejoined Mexico in 1847 for aid in quelling a revolt of native Mayans

## Eulogy 2

*By Cam Cain*

This flag represents the Republic of Yucatán, a short-lived nation at the tip of the Yucatan peninsula

It existed on two separate occasions. It first declared itself an independent nation in May 1823 before joining newly-independent Mexico that December

The second republic was declared in 1841, inspired by Texas’ recent independence. Mexico refused to recognize this, and in 1842 they sent troops down to the peninsula to fight nationalists

For a 6 to 7-year period, Yucatan and Mexico had a will they won’t they relationship. Finally, with Yucatan in the midst of internal conflict between the Hispanics and Mayans, the nation requested military support in exchange for rejoining Mexico for the final time

The republic was divided into the Mexican states of Yucatán, Campeche, and Quintana Roo. Yucatán unfortunately has a much worse flag now, but this one is still used in a sort of unofficial way

## Tournament

As the 253 seed, Yucatan was defeated by the Pearson Pennant in Round 1 Matchup 127 of FlagVote 2. As the 543 seed, it was defeated by Yabucoa in Round 1 Matchup 138 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Loss to (260) Pearson Pennant 4-1
Weezer (Teal Album)

*"it's bad but it's honestly not as bad as I thought it would be"*

*--Max Brill*

**Weezer**, also known as The Teal Album, is a self-titled covers album by the band Weezer. It was released on 1-24-19 and reviewed by Cam later that day. It was the first of Cam's Weezer reviews, and the reviews were noticeably shorter than future installments.

## Cam's Review

### Songs

#### Track 1: Africa

Not much to say. This song has been out for months now. It’s fine.

#### Track 3: Sweet Dreams

The bridge is really really solid. The rest of the cover is not.

#### Track 5: Happy Together

They played this live last summer, except they cut in and out of Longview by Green Day, and it actually worked really well. This was fine, but I’d rather they put what they did live on the album.

#### Track 6: Paranoid

With a few rare exceptions, Weezer songs where someone besides Rivers does lead vocals suck. This is not one of those exceptions.

#### Track 7: Mr. Blue Sky

It’s pretty hard to screw this song up. They did fine.

#### Track 8: No Scrubs

Definitely a strange pick, and I think it works.

#### Track 10: Stand By Me

Alright closer for the album. Nothing special, but it’s fine

### Conclusion

I used the word ‘fine’ four times in this writeup, so that pretty much sums up my thoughts. Interested in seeing the legacy of this album, and how heavily the band promotes it, especially since the Black Album is supposedly imminent.

### Later comments

Alex: "What was the best song on the teal album?" Cam: "N/A"

"So I never listened to it a second time but I’m pretty sure the rosanna cover was pretty good"

"Yeah I remember their Billie Jean cover being unlistenable"

"you know what? i'm surprised weezer hasn't covered 99 luftballons yet... they could even throw the buddy holly riff in there after the synth breakdown"
Zambia

## Eulogy

*By Cam Cain*

Zambia is a landlocked nation in southern Africa

It had multiple names over the course of its history, most including the word ‘Rhodesia.’

After declaring independence from the United Kingdom in 1964, Zambia became a one-party state. In the 90s when the price of copper collapsed, Zambia fell into turmoil and eventually became a democracy after dictator Kenneth Kaunda was overthrown

Victoria Falls, the world’s largest by volume, is on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is known in the local Lozi language as Mosi-oa-Tunya, which means “The Smoke that Thunders.”

The bird on the flag is the African Fish Eagle, the national bird of Zambia. It is the same bird as the one on the Zimbabwe flag, and it is also the national bird of both Malawi and Namibia. It is very closely related to the North American bald eagle

## Tournament

Zambia was defeated by Vatican City in Round 1 Matchup 79 of FlagVote. As the 473 seed, it was defeated by Croatia in Round 1 Matchup 56 of FlagVote 2. As the 702 seed, it was cleanly swept by Lithuania in Round 1 Matchup 201 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Loss to (323) Lithuania 11-0
Zach Betron Flagpoll Statistics

*"BOAT BOAT BOAT"*

*--Zach Betron*

**Zach Betron** was one of eleven voters in Flagpoll 2, and one of four new voters. He was known for his stinginess in giving low scores and his strong support of Boatcantins during TocantinsVote.

## Statistics

**Emoji tag:** :zzz:

**Fun fact:** Zach only gave out five 1s throughout the entire voting process. All five of these flags finished in the bottom 8 overall.

**Average score:** 5.666

**Standard deviation:** 1.969

**Average error:** 1.171

**Model R^2:** 0.148

**Projected top flag:** Kazakhstan - 7.5 (9)

**Projected bottom flag:** Lofa County - 1.6 (2)

**Surprising high vote:** California - 4.7 (9)

**Surprising low vote:** Kosovo - 6.4 (2)

**Likes:** Stars, Eagles, Horizontal Stripes

**Dislikes:** Cantons, Text, Animals That Are Not Eagles

**Largest outlier votes (vote; average):**

1. eSwatini (10; 5.1)
2. Georgia (7; 2.7)
3. Milne Bay (8; 3.9)
4. Rio Negro (8; 4)
5. Seychelles (3; 6.9)
Sydney

## Eulogy

*By Cam Cain*

Sydney is the largest city in Australia and the capital of the state of New South Wales

Over 40% of the population of Sydney, or Sydneysiders as they are called, were born overseas.

It is one of the most visited cities in the world, as well as one of the most expensive. In 2000, the city hosted the Summer Olympics, which according to many columnists were so good that the IOC should just stop hosting Olympics altogether as it could only be downhill from Sydney

Sydney’s most popular sights are in Sydney Harbour, officially part of the larger Port Jackson. Located on the water are the Sydney Harbour Bridge and of course the world famous Sydney Opera House. The Opera House was opened in 1973 and somehow hosts over 1500 events per year

The flag features in the top left the arms of Thomas Townshend, Viscount Sydney and namesake of the city. The top middle is the flag of England overlaid with James Cook’s arms. The top right is the arms of Thomas Hughes, first Lord Mayor of Sydney. The bottom shows a boat because they have a lot of boats there

P. Sherman’s dentist office is at 42 Wallaby Way in Sydney

## Tournament

As the 730 seed, Sydney was defeated by Washington DC in Round 1 Matchup 175 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Loss to (295) Washington DC 8-1
Trinidad and Tobago

## Eulogy

*By Gregory Severin*

The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an island country in the South Caribbean

The islands, especially Tobago, have previously been under control by the British, Spanish, Dutch, French, and some place called Courland. I have no idea what Courland is

The Trinidadi economy is mainly industrial, and there are several oil and gas deposits on the islands

Based on purchasing power, the country is behind only Canada and the US in GDP per capita in the Americas

Inspired by the 1988 Jamaican bobsled team, Trinidad developed their own Winter Olympics delegation in time for the 1994 Lillehammer games. They finished 37th

## Tournament

Trinidad and Tobago was defeated by Ireland in Round 2 Matchup 4 of FlagVote after previously defeating St. Pierre and Miquelon. As the 34 seed, it was defeated by Kenya in Round 4 Matchup 31 of FlagVote 2.

## Results

### FlagVote

**Round 1:** Win over St. Pierre and Miquelon 6-1

**Round 2:** Loss to Ireland 4-3

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (479) Roraima 6-0

**Round 2:** Win over (223) Maryland in the Style of Croatia 5-1

**Round 3:** Win over (X) People's Flag 5-2

**Round 4:** Loss to (31) Kenya 4-2
Zenica-Doboj

*"oh i guess cam was just expecting me to do balkan eulogy"*

*--Gregory Severin*

## Eulogy

*By Gregory Severin*

Zenica-Doboj is a canton in central Bosnia

It is named after Zenica, its capital, and Doboj, which is in Republika Srpska but used to be a part of the canton

The city Zenica was a central location in Medieval Bosnia, and there are many Byzantine-era churches, castles, and monuments there from Bosnia's pre-Ottoman period

The Bosna River, for which the country is named, flows through much of the canton on its way from Sarajevo to Bosnia's northern border

In early 2014, there were mass protests across the Bosniak and Croat regions of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which caused the entire government of Zenica-Doboj canton to resign. Presumably they have since been replaced

## Tournament

As the 433 seed, Zenica-Doboj was defeated by North Korea in Round 2 Matchup 23 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating American Samoa.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (592) American Samoa 6-4

**Round 2:** Loss to (80) North Korea 7-3
Zaire

*"congo before becoming a doctor"*

*--Gregory Severin*

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Zaire was the name of Doctor Congo from 1971 to 1997

It was a dictatorship run by Mobutu Sese Seko

Tensions were raised in Zaire in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide, leading to the destabilisation and collapse

Now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is not much more stable

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

Zaire was a one-party military dictatorship that existed from 1971 to 1997

You may recognize it as DR Congo, which is what it was before and after this time periodIt was run by Mobutu Sese Seko, a guy who deposed a democratically elected government with help from the USA and pals, until his ouster and death of prostate cancer a few decades later

Mobutu also liked to promote an ideal of Authenticité, which is French for "Zairianisation", wherein he changed a lot of names from their Belgian/other colonial roots to more African-sounding names. Leopoldville became Kinshasa, Congo became Zaire, and Joseph-Desire Mobutu became Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga

He also promoted a cult of personality, which isn't nearly as fun as the Living Colour song makes it out to be, and led a kleptocracy that he convinced international leftists was very legal, very anti-capitalist, and very cool. Spoiler alert: it wasn't, and the Congolese people suffered as a result

Zaire ceased to exist after the First Congo War, which was a spillover effect from the nearby Rwandan Genocide that was going on in the late nineties. Rebel forces overran the capital after peace talks failed to make any progress, and Mobutu fled to Morocco and died in exile a few months later. Zaire became Dr. Congo once again, but continued to have many human rights issues

## Tournament

As the 94 seed, Zaire was defeated by Scotland in Round 3 Matchup 35 of FlagVote 2. As the 186 seed, it was defeated by Sutherland in Round 2 Matchup 168 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (419) Sardinia 7-0

**Round 2:** Win over (163) Ivory Coast 4-1

**Round 3:** Loss to (35) Scotland 4-0

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** BYE

**Round 2:** Loss to (327) Sutherland 6-5
Transcarpathian Oblast

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

**Transcarpathian Oblast** is one of 25 provinces (oblasts) of Ukraine.

It is also known as Zakarpattia Oblast or Zakarpatska Oblast; it is named after the Carpathian Mountains which run through the region.

It borders the countries of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania.

In 1991, a majority of Transcarpathians voted for autonomy. It was not granted.

   The largest city in the oblast is Uzhhorod with a population of 116,000: roughly the size of Ann Arbor.

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

Zakarpatska (Transcarpathian) Oblast is the westernmost oblast in Ukraine

It was established after Czechoslovakia renounced its claim on the Subcarpathian Ruthenia territory after World War II

The seal on the top right of the flag is the coat of arms for Carpathian Ruthenia created after the end of World War I, when the region declared independence from the First Hungarian Republic

The coat of arms is also featured on the flag of Rusyn ethnicity, a Catholic group (as opposed to the more common Ukrainian Orthodoxy) that originated in the Carpathian Mountains and is a recognized minority in many Slavic states... but not Ukraine

Speaking of minorities: there is also a sizeable Hungarian minority in the Oblast, as it shares a border with Hungary (as well as Slovakia, Romania, and Poland). The treatment of this minority has caused friction with the Hungarian government

## Tournament

As the 436 seed, Transcarpathian Oblast was eliminated by Algeria in Round 1 Matchup 101 of FlagVote 2. As the 560 seed, it was defeated by Vagharshapat in Round 1 Matchup 29 of FlagVote 3. As the 13 seed, it was defeated by Cross Bear in Round 1 Matchup 3 of BearFlagVote.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Loss to (465) Vagharshapat 6-5

## Trivia

It was the first eliminated flag whose eulogy featured a picture.
Sudbury

*“Are you AND your family looking for something to do on a Sudbury Saturday Night?”*

*--Zach Betron*

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Sudbury is a city in Ontario

It is the largest city in what is classified as “Northern Ontario” but frankly it’s not very far north

It was once one of the world’s top centres for nickel mining

There are over 300 lakes in Sudbury

Notable people from Sudbury include Alex Trebek, Art Ross, and Farhan Zaidi

## Eulogy 2

*By Cam Cain*

Sudbury, or Greater Sudbury, is the largest city in northern Ontario

It is also the fifth largest city in all of Canada by area and the largest outside of Quebec

Through much of its history it has been a huge nickel mining town. In the 1970s, 25% of the city was employed by the mining company Inco. Sudbury and Inco were immortalized by Canadian folk icon Stompin’ Tom Connors in his song Sudbury Saturday Night from his 1972 album Bud the Spud. Anyone who’s ever been to a game at Yost will know Stompin’ Tom’s song *The Hockey Song*, better known as The Good Ol’ Hockey Game

There are 330 lakes in Sudbury, Lake Wanapitei is the largest lake in the world to be located within the bounds of a single city

There’s a very big Francophone community in Sudbury. One source says 40% of the population is Franco-Ontarian

Sudbury is the hometown of longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek. There’s a big mural of him on the side of his former high school. Bruins forward Tyler Bertuzzi is also from there

## Tournament

As the 86 seed, Sudbury was defeated by Chernivtsi Oblast in Round 2 Matchup 86 of FlagVote 2 after previously defeating Malta. As the 164 seed, it was defeated by Kocani in Round 3 Matchup 40 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Papua New Guinea.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (427) Malta 6-0

**Round 2:** Loss to (171) Chernivtsi Oblast 4-3

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** BYE

**Round 2:** Win over (349) Papua New Guinea 7-3

**Round 3:** Loss to (93) Kocani 8-1
South Korea

## Eulogy

The Republic of Korea is a country occupying the southern half of the Korean peninsula

Historically, Korea has had to defend its borders against Mongol, Japanese, and Chinese dynasties. Special credit goes to the battle of Myeongnyang, where Admiral Yi Sun-sin routed the Japanese navy while outnumbered 10 times to 1 and didn't lose a single ship. Admiral Yi was a boss

After being occupied by Japan for a few decades, Korea split in two after the Second World War. For more about these Cold War shenanigans, see my North Korea eulogy

Since then, times have been tumultuous in South Korea. Numerous coups d'état and political assassinations have led to six different Republics of Korea being established since the 1950s, and the nation has gone back and forth from military dictatorship to liberal democracy

Since the turn of the century, Korea has become one of the most democratic countries in the world as its culture has recently become globally influential. Here is where most people would start talking about K-pop or something, but fuck that noise. A few months ago, Bong Joon-ho's Parasite became the first ever foreign movie to win the Oscar for Best Picture

In terms of sports, the country has hosted two Olympics, the 1988 Seoul Summer Games and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games. The KBO baseball league is the most popular sports league in the country, and the South Korean soccer team reached the semifinal at the 2002 World Cup and won the bronze medal in 2012.

Notable Korean baseball players include outfielder Shin-soo Choo and pitcher Hyun-jin Ryu. Special shoutout to pitcher Koo Dae-sung, whose lone MLB hit was a double off of Randy Johnson

## Tournament

South Korea was defeated by Barbados in Round 2 Matchup 33 of FlagVote after previously defeating Ivory Coast. As the 6 seed it was defeated by Kazakhstan in Round 6 Matchup 6 of FlagVote 2.

## Results

### FlagVote

**Round 1:** Win over Ivory Coast 7-0

**Round 2:** Loss to Barbados 6-0

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (507) Tompa 6-0

**Round 2:** Win over (251) Northern Cyprus 6-1

**Round 3:** Win over (134) Quebec 4-3

**Round 4:** Win over (59) Egypt 4-3

**Round 5:** Win over (35) Colorado 5-2

**Round 6:** Loss to (11) Kazakhstan 4-2
Ulster

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

The Ulster Banner is a flag that has been used at various times by Northern Ireland

It was adopted in 1924 and used as the official flag from ’53 to ’72

It has become the de facto symbol of Loyalists, and it is also occasionally used to represent Northern Ireland at sporting events

The hand dates back to at least the 13th century. It is rooted in Gaelic tradition, but the origins are unknown

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

This is the Ulster Banner, also known as the unofficial flag of Northern Ireland

Ulster is the northernmost of four traditional provinces on the island of Ireland, and six of its counties constitute the part of the island that stuck with the UK after Ireland's independence movement and subsequent partition in the 1920s, known today as Northern Ireland

Unlike their Catholic neighbors, Northern Ireland is Protestant-majority and mainly descended from British colonists. In the sixties, a movement to reconcile the differences between the two groups sparked the Troubles, a whole big thing that didn't end until 1998

After 1998 things have been looking up! It's probably not very likely we see one unified Ireland any time soon but at least you probably won't get jumped for wearing orange in the wrong neighborhood anymore

The subject of flags in Northern Ireland is pretty weighty, as are most subjects dealing with the Irish, nationalism, or Irish nationalism. Much like all the shenanigans in Bosnia-Herzegovina, there are some pretty convoluted laws and unspoken rules about what symbols get shown together, or at all. Every now and again Unionists will burn the Ivorian flag, mistaking it for the Irish tricolor

Notable people from Northern Ireland include actor/director Kenneth Branaugh, actor/Jedi Knight Liam Neeson, golfer/Caroline Wozniacki's ex Rory McIlroy, and singer/songwriter Van Morrison. Northern Ireland is also the setting for Netflix's Derry Girls, a Cam-approved sitcom that you should all watch

## Tournament

As the 201 seed, Ulster was defeated by Denmark in Round 2 Matchup 20 of FlagVote 2 after previously defeating Normandy. As the 683 seed, it was defeated by Angaur in Round 1 Matchup 257 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (312) Normandy 5-2

**Round 2:** Loss to (56) Denmark 5-1
Yabucoa

*"Wtf is this eggplant shit"*

*--Sahil Shah*

## Eulogy

*By Cam Cain*

Yabucoa is a town in the eastern part of Puerto Rico

It is nicknamed “Sugar City” because of the sugar in the city

In 2017, Category 4 Hurricane Maria made landfall in Yabucoa, leaving lots of buildings destroyed. Nine months later, 30% of homes in the city were still out of power

The tunnel between Yabucoa and the town of Maunabo is the longest on the island

Yabucoa sounds like barbacoa

## Tournament

As the 482 seed, Yabucoa was defeated by Tanzania in Round 2 Matchup 137 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Yucatan.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (543) Yucatan 9-2

**Round 2:** Loss to (31) Tanzania 9-1
West Flanders

*"ai ai ai, me wuf is vlag me wuf is vlag"*

*--Gregory Severin*

## Eulogy

*By Gregory Severin*

West Flanders is the westernmost province in Belgium

It is the only Belgian province not to be landlocked

As could be inferred from its name, it's a part of the country's Flemish Region, meaning they speak a very special variant of the Dutch language. The West Flemish dialect is considered an endangered language by UNESCO, and a quick jaunt over to West-Flemish Wikipedia should demonstrate just why it belongs in dangerT

he capital of West Flanders is Bruges, which is basically a fairytale town. It's got all these canals and bridges and cobbled streets and swans and churches with stairs so windy they could kill an American tourist. It's also the site of one of the funnier movies of the past 20 years, a film conveniently titled In Bruges, where they highlight all of the above features

The Battle of Ypres, a major early battle in World War I that would eventually dictate the trench-based attrition warfare of the following four years, took place in West Flanders

Notable West Flemish include painter Jan van Eyck and musician Camiel Demuynck, better known under his stage name Kamiel. Kamiel wrote what is quite possibly the best weird song of all time, a very catchy synthy number called Me wuf is weg. In it, Kamiel sings about his wuf, who is weg. Ai ai ai

## Tournament

As the 385 seed, West Flanders was defeated by Liechtenstein in Round 1 Matchup 4 of FlagVote 2. As the 671 seed, it was defeated by Cape Verde in Round 1 Matchup 141 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Loss to (128) Liechtenstein 6-0

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Loss to (354) Cape Verde 7-2
Uzbekistan

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia

It was a member of the Soviet Union, and its capital Tashkent was at a time the USSR’s 4th largest city

After being ransacked by Genghis Khan, the country was rebuilt and became important on the Silk Road

With its gorgeous ancient architecture, Uzbekistan is supposedly an incredible place to visit

   Uzbekistan is one of two doubly landlocked countries, Liechtenstein being the other

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

Uzbekistan is a Central Asian country sandwiched between Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan

It has historically been a part of Scythia, several Persian empires, Alexander's Macedonia, Genghis Khan's Mongol Empire, and the Russian Empire. All of these Uzbekistan with a really impressive and diverse cultural legacy. For further details, see my previous Bukhara eulogy

Much of Uzbekistan's territory was known as Transoxania, the region between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers, in antiquity. Today, the Amu Darya makes much of the country's southern border with Turkmenistan and Afghanistan

It is one of only two countries to not only be landlocked, but to only border other landlocked countries

The capital of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, was the political center of Russian Turkestan, which is basically what people called the region before the Soviets made it a bunch of nation-states. They didn't do it particularly well, though, and now we have the Central Asia of today

Uzbek athletes have been pretty successful at martial sports: aside from a couple weightlifting and gymnastics medals, all of their Summer Olympic medals have been in boxing, wrestling, taekwondo, or judo. Uzbekistan also has one gold medal at the Winter Olympics, won by freestyle skier Lina Cheryazova at the first time ever Uzbekistan represented itself at the Olympic Games in Lillehammer

## Tournament

Uzbekistan was defeated by Eswatini in Round 1 Matchup 24 of FlagVote. As the 291 seed it was defeated by Isle of Wight in Round 1 Matchup 138 of FlagVote 2. As the 448 seed, it was defeated by Gloucestershire in Round 2 Matchup 7 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Brockville.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Loss to (222) Isle of Wight 5-2

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (577) Brockville 6-5

**Round 2:** Loss to (65) Gloucestershire 11-0
Syria

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Syria is a Middle Eastern country on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean sea

It has been involved in a deadly Civil War since 2011 that has resulted in over 500,000 deaths and 5,000,000 refugees

The city of Aleppo, formerly the country’s largest and still the oldest, has been destroyed by the conflict

The first civilization in the region was the Ebla in 3500 BC

They were just two wins away from qualifying for the 2018 World Cup

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

Syria is a Mediterranean country south of Turkey

Its capital, Damascus, is supposedly the oldest capital in the world. It was settled over 4000 years ago, and was for a time the capital of the Umayyad Caliphate

Syria spent a long time as a part of the Ottoman Empire and a shorter time as a French mandate, and for three years it formed half of the United Arab Republic with Egypt. They would leave this union after a coup d'etat

Parts of Syria have been occupied by Israel for over fifty years. The United States is the only country to recognize Israeli sovereignty over these territories

Since the Arab Spring, Syria has been embroiled in a complex civil war. Several political entities have challenged the rule of President Assad, whose family has ruled the country since the aforementioned coup. Assad has remained in control, though, and the fighting continues on multiple sides

## Tournament

Syria was defeated by Colorado in Round 1 Matchup 58 of FlagVote. As the 250 seed it was defeated by Andorra in Round 1 Matchup 194 of FlagVote 2. As the 216 seed, it was defeated by Valois in Round 2 Matchup 62 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** BYE

**Round 2:** Loss to (297) Valois 6-4
Алетт и лунный мяч/Цитаты

В этой статье представлены известные цитаты из сезона 1 , эпизода 4B « **Аулетт и лунный шар** ».

* Кэтбой : « Алетт , что ты делаешь?»
* Аулетт: «Показываю вам, насколько я хорош в футболе».

* Гекко : «А теперь давай лопнем этот лунный шар . Супер мускулы Гекко!»
* ( *Гекко опускает флагшток* )
* Аулетт: «Давайте запустим эту штуку так быстро, как только сможем, команда».
* Кэтбой: "Ага!"
* Луна : «Что ты делаешь? Нет, нет, нет!»
* ( *Кэтбой катит лунный шар к флагштоку, и он лопается* )
* Аулетт: «Урааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааааа!»
* ( *Все украденные предметы падают на землю* )
* Кэтбой: «У-у-у, хорошо!»
* Гекко: "Ага! Давай!"
* Луна-Гёрл: ( *Вздох* ) "Мой лунный шар!"
* Алетт: «Размахивая перьями, мы сделали это!»
* Гекко: «Но игрушки разбросаны по всей городской площади».
* Кэтбой: «Нам нужно собрать их всех и вернуть на место».
* Лунная девочка: "Что? Нет, мои игрушки. Но они мои. Мои, мои, мои! Стоп! Я честно украла эти вещи, а ты разорвал мой *лунный шар* !"

* Алетт: " Герои в масках , все *шепчут* ура..."
* Герои в масках: «...Потому что ночью мы спасли день!»
Szekely Land

## Eulogy

*By Gregory Severin*

Szekely Land is an area in central Romania

It is predominantly inhabited by the Szekely people, ethnic Hungarians who moved there when Transylvania was still a part of Greater Hungary

Trianon kind of messed that up though, so now they're Romanian nationals

For a few years in the socialist period, most of the Szekely land was the Magyar Autonomous Region. There remain a few efforts at greater autonomy today

Szekelys are also notable for their use of the Old Hungarian script instead of the Latin alphabet

He isn't Szekely (he was born on the other side of the Carpathians: Timisoara in southwest Romania), but former Wolverines, Patriots, and Bengals punter Zoltan Mesko is also an ethnic Hungarian from Romania

## Tournament

As the 456 seed, Szekely Land was defeated by Gyeonggi in Round 2 Matchup 37 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Antwerp.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (569) Antwerp 6-2

**Round 2:** Loss to (57) Gyeonggi 9-2
Stats Are For Losers

*"shut up mel"*

*--Gregory Severin*

**Stats Are For Losers** was a short lived Slackbot command. It was created on 3-31-18, but it is unclear who created it. It took the inputs "stats" or "stat" and responded "'Stats are for losers' -Mel Kiper." It was a reference to NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper, who had declared that stats are for losers. On April 1st, a link to draftjoshallen.com was attached to the end of the response. It was removed by Cam Cain at 6:17 PM that day, after it was agreed that there were too many Slackbot commands.
St. Petersburg Florida

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

St. Petersburg is the fifth largest city in the US state of Florida

It once had a Guinness record 768 days of sunshine in the late 1960s

The city was named after St. Petersburg, Russia after a coin toss with the other option being Detroit

Seventeen major leaguers were born in St. Petersburg, most notably Casey Kotchman

St. Pete is incredibly difficult to get to, especially during rush hour, from the highly populated Tampa Bay centers of Tampa and Clearwater. Nevertheless, they decided to put the region’s MLB team in St. Petersburg and complain about the very predictable lack of attendance

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

St Petersburg is a city in Florida named after a much cooler city in Russia

It is located in Pinellas County. This is not to be confused with Lou Piniella, who resided there for quite some time

St Petersburg is often nicknamed the Sunshine City because it's sunny a lot there. Similar logic can be seen in the mottos for Florida, New Mexico, Queensland Australia, and for some reason South Dakota???

In the early 1910s the city's future mayor worked very hard to establish the Grapefruit League in the region, convincing the St. Louis Browns to hold their Spring Training there in 1914

Today, MLB's Tampa Bay Rays play in St Petersburg, but who knows how long that's gonna last?

Notable St. Petersburgites include actress Angela Bassett, the lead singer of Queensrÿche, beat writer Jack "That's Not Jack London" Kerouac, both Shaqs Griffin, a guy named Zac MacMath, and the inventor of Wikipedia

## Tournament

As the 379 seed, St. Petersburg was defeated by Quebec in Round 1 Matchup 190 of FlagVote 2. As the 430 seed it was defeated by Hamilton in Round 2 Matchup 223 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Harare.

## Results

### FlagPoll 2

**Round 1:** Win over (595) Harare 8-3

**Round 2:** Loss to (83) Hamilton 6-5

## Trivia

The flag of St. Petersburg was mistakenly included twice by Cam in Flagpoll 2, where the second version was supposed to be the flag of St. Petersburg, Russia. The mistake was quickly fixed and became known as St. Petersburgate.
Wild

*"@Parker Bock if puljujarvi ever goes to minnesota, please tell me you'll change your name to Jesse's Girls Gone Wild"*

*--Gregory Severin*

**Wild** is an emoji in the M-SABR Slack. It was created by Greg on 3-22-21. It was the second NHL team emoji created, following Bruins, and most others weren't created until two months later. Since its origin, it has been used as a reaction when someone says that something is 'wild,' or as an acknowledgement that something said is surprising or wild. At first, the Wild reaction would come as a surprise to the initial commenter, but soon enough people began to lean into it, purposely choosing the word 'wild' so they could react appropriately.

## Gallery

First usage of WildWild emoji replaces the word 'wild' in a sentenceAndrew makes a joke
Tyumen Oblast

*"tyuandahalfmen"*

*--Cam Cain*

## Eulogy

*By Cam Cain*

Tyumen Oblast is a district in the Ural region of Central Russia

It is the country’s largest producer of oil and natural gas, and as such the richest oblast in the country by far

The capital city of Tyumen is the first Siberian city, both in terms of geology and chronology

Elite goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy comes from Tyumen

The asteroid 2120 Tyumenia, discovered by Soviet astronomer Tamara Smirnova in 1967, is named after the oblast

## Tournament

As the 409 seed, Tyumen Oblast was defeated by Poltava Oblast in Round 1 Matchup 52 of FlagVote 2. As the 401 seed, it was defeated by Turkey in Round 2 Matchup 27 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Belarus (old).

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Loss to (104) Poltava Oblast 6-1

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (624) Belarus (old) 7-3

**Round 2:** Loss to (112) Turkey 9-2
Venice

*"sometimes a flag is so galaxy-brained it wraps around to being good again"*

*--Gregory Severin*

## Eulogy

Venice is an Italian city on the Adriatic Sea

It is built on an archipelago of over 100 islands in the Venetian Lagoon. As such, people get around in the city either by walking or on boats. Venice is Europe's largest car-free zone, hosting over 250,000 people who somehow make do without motor vehicles every day

Outside of being known for its canals and bridges, Venice is home to incredible rococo art and architecture, as well as intricate glasswork and its annual Carnival.

It was the capital of the SERENISSIMA REPUBBLICA DI VENEZIA, a maritime empire that controlled much of the Adriatic coast, for over 1000 years until Napoleon sort of made it not so serenissima anymore. It joined the Kingdom of Italy in 1857

Though historically it was a massive Mediterranean trade hub, today's Venetian economy is mostly centered around tourism and shipbuilding. In fact, so many tourists come to Venice each year that UNESCO an environmental threat

People born in Venice include composer Antonio Vivaldi and explorer Marco Polo

## Tournament

As the 602 seed, Venice was defeated by Labrador in Round 1 Matchup 176 of FlagVote 3.
Zulia

*"wonder how many people named julia are from zulia"*

*--Gregory Severin*

## Eulogy

*By Cam Cain*

Zulia is the westernmost state in Venezuela

It is Venezuela’s most populous state, owing to the fact that it is home to Maracaibo

Zulia is the only place in Venezuela that uses ‘vosotros’

Lake Maracaibo, the largest lake in Latin America, is in Zulia. Formed 36 million years ago, it is one of the oldest lakes on Earth

The Catatumbo lighnting at the mouth of the Catatumbo River is a famous phenomenon. It is the highest density of lightning in the world, and they even put it on the flag!

Zulia produces much of the nation’s oil, having large reserves under Lake Maracaibo

Lots of baseball players come from Zulia including Carlos Gonzalez, Luis Aparicio, Jhoulys Chacin, Yusmeiro Petit, Gerardo Parra, Rougned Odor, Rougned Odor, and former #69 overall prospect Miguel Yajure

## Tournament

As the 208 seed, Zulia was defeated by Åland in Round 3 Matchup 11 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Boyacá.

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** BYE

**Round 2:** Win over (305) Boyacá 8-3

**Round 3:** Loss to (49) Åland 7-2
St. Petersburg Russia

## Eulogy

*By Gregory Severin*

Saint Petersburg, not to be confused with St. Petersburg, is a Russian city on the Baltic Sea

It is the second-largest city in Russia, the fourth-largest in Europe, and the northernmost city of at least one million people

Originally Sweden owned the land on which the city was built, which was essentially just a swamp on the banks of the Neva River. Then they lost a war with Tsar Peter I of Russia (you may remember him as Peter the Great) and had to give up this land, along with Åland and Finland

Peter then conscripted several thousands of peasants and prisoners of war to build him a city on the Baltic Sea in order to replace Arkhangelsk as Russia's major port city. Conditions were brutal and many of the people who built the city died while doing so, but in the end Peter got his dream city: SAINT PETERSBURG, which he considered Russia's window into Europe. Peter would make the city the capital of the Russian Empire, and it would remain that way until Lenin moved the capital back to Moscow in 1918

Accordingly, Saint Petersburg has a much more European feel than, say, Moscow. In fact, there was a longstanding policy of not building anything taller than the Kremlin that Peter notably ignored while designing his city, whose architecture is modeled after Baroque and Greek-inspired neoclassical and romanticist designs rather than traditional Russian architecture

In the 100 or so years since World War I's outbreak, the city has changed its name three times. The first was from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd during World War I, which was done to remove the German words from the city's name while Russia was at war with Germany; the second was from Petrograd to Leningrad, which happened a week after Lenin's death; and the last one was in 1991 after the USSR collapsed and a referendum to revert the name to the original Saint Petersburg passed with 55% of the city's vote

During World War II, Saint Petersburg was besieged for nearly 2.5 years by Nazi forces. Over a million citizens starved, and the only way the city could be supplied was over the frozen Lake Ladoga. After the war was over Brezhnev declared it a "Hero City."

Today, the historical center of Saint Petersburg is a UNESCO World Heritage site, bringing in millions of tourists each year. Over two hundred museums are open in the city, most notably the Hermitage. Second only to the Louvre in size, this was the home of Catherine the Great's private art collection (and her Winter Palace) before opening to the public in the mid-19th century

There are, as you can imagine, a ton of famous people from Saint Petersburg. Here are a few: actor Anton Yelchin, libertarian "author" Ayn Rand, actually good author Vladimir Nabokov, and current Russian president Vladimir Putin

## Tournament

As the 370 seed, St. Petersburg was defeated by East Turkestan in Round 2 Matchup 148 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Earth (Futurama).

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (655) Earth (Futurama) 6-4

**Round 2:** Loss to (143) East Turkestan 8-3
Pyžamasky

Pyžamasky — это чешская версия PJ Masks . Он транслируется на канале Disney (чешский) и Disney+.

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Tiraspol

## Eulogy

*By Gregory Severin*

Tiraspol is the declared capital of Transnistria, the breakaway Moldovan state on the Ukrainian border

It was built on 1792 by the Russian Empire as a fortification to guard the border with the Ottoman Empire

Formerly a part of the Ukrainian SSR, Tiraspol was integrated into the section of Bessarabia, better known as today's Moldova, that the USSR annexed from Romania in 1940

In 1990 the citizens of Tiraspol passed a referendum declaring their independence from Moldova, and the city was named the capital of the newly established and still unrecognized Transnistria the following year

Amid recent escalating tensions in the region, Tiraspol was the victim of several bombings. Nobody was killed or injured, but it did bring about a new series of discussions about re-integrating the territory into Moldova

## Tournament

As the 401 seed, Tiraspol was defeated by Venezuela in Round 1 Matchup 20 of FlagVote 2. As the 441 seed, it was defeated by Newfoundland and Labrador in Round 1 Matchup 39 of FlagVote 3

## Results

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Loss to (584) Newfoundland 6-4
Tokelau

*"i'm a jokelau, i'm a smokelau, i'm a midnight tokelau"*

*--Gregory Severin*

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Tokelau is a territory of New Zealand located in the Pacific Ocean

It consists of three atolls

It has a population of just 1500

The name Tokelau means “north wind”

The country’s internet code .tk is the most used domain in the entire world. It is free to register a website under this domain, which has led to many sketchy websites using .tk

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

Tokelau is a bouquet of atolls in Polynesia

It is technically a territory of New Zealand, but most people (including the NZ government) refer to it as a nation and it mostly just does its own thing

Two referenda on Tokelauan independence were held in 2006 and 2007. The latter failed by a margin of only sixteen votes, making it one of the only political events in world history where my high school class could have effected a meaningful change if they got involved

All three of Tokelau's islands were claimed by the US under the authority of the Guano Islands Act, inarguably the most batshit law ever passed by Congress. A fourth island, Swains Island, is technically a part of American Samoa but is culturally similar to the other three and is mildly disputed in the international theater of today

In 2012, Tokelau became the first nation to be powered entirely through solar power

## Tournament

Tokelau was defeated by South Africa in Round 2 Matchup 13 of FlagVote after previously defeating Hawaii. As the 123 seed, it was defeated by Quebec in Round 2 Matchup 95 of FlagVote 2 after previously defeating Latvia. As the 265 seed, it was defeated by Mississippi in Round 2 Matchup 50 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Provo (old).

## Results

### FlagVote

**Round 1:** Win over Hawaii 4-2

**Round 2:** Loss to South Africa 7-0

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (390) Latvia 4-3

**Round 2:** Loss to (134) Quebec 4-2

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (760) Provo (old) 11-0

**Round 2:** Loss to (248) Mississippi 7-2
Yamaguchi

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Yamaguchi is a prefecture on the southern tip of the Japanese island of Honshu

The largest city is Shimonoseki, home to 260,00

0It has been known as the “Kyoto of the West” because the city planning was modeled after Kyoto

Several petrochemical companies are based in the prefecture

No MLB player has ever come from Yamaguchi Prefecture

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

Yamaguchi Prefecture is a prefecture on the southwest point of Honshu, the largest island in Japan

During the Sengoku Jidai period, when a ton of clans were fighting each other for control of Japan, Yamaguchi was ruled by the Mori clan.

Nobles from parts of the prefecture played a major role in the Meiji Restoration that made the emperor emperor again, and its legacy for statesmanship continues today: many of Japan's prominent politicians got their start in Yamaguchi, including former PM Shinzo Abe and his father Shintaro

Other notable people from the prefecture include Hideaki Anno, the creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion; Shinji Mikami, the creator of Resident Evil; and Kasumi Ishikawa, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in table tennis

## Tournament

As the 119 seed, Yamaguchi was defeated by Ghana in Round 2 Matchup 111 of FlagVote 2. As the 409 seed, it was defeated by Brazil in Round 2 Matchup 43 of FlagVote 3 after previously defeating Northern Mariana Islands.

## Results

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Win over (394) Poland 6-1

**Round 2:** Loss to (138) Ghana 4-3

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Win over (616) Northern Mariana Islands 7-2

**Round 2:** Loss to (104) Brazil 6-4
Vatican City

## Eulogy 1

*By Cam Cain*

Vatican City, otherwise known as Holy See is an enclave within the city of Rome

It is the smallest country in the world by both area and population

It has a density of 5.9 popes per square mile

Though the Vatican dates back to early Christianity, it wasn’t declared an independent state until the Lateran Treaty of 1929

It has several famous pieces of art, including Michelangelo’s Pieta and his paintings on the Sistine Chapel

## Eulogy 2

*By Gregory Severin*

Vatican City is the smallest country in the world

Its origins are in the Papal States, which existed back when Italy was less of a country and more of a peninsula with a bunch of different people who wanted to control it

For a while, the Papal States randomly controlled the city of Avignon in southeast France

One of the first things ever recorded about the Vatican in history, even before all the Catholicism and stuff, was the very low-quality wine it produced

Back in the day the Pope was the only person allowed to hire Swiss mercenaries, who were essentially the Madden '04 Michael Vick of mercenaries: so good that using them was cheating. Today the tradition lives on with the Swiss Guard, who can be seen wielding halberds and goofy pants all throughout Vatican City

There's a ton of cool art in Vatican City, and the Vatican museums are very cool and worth the price of admission. Just make sure to cover your shoulders and knees before entering

## Tournament

Vatican City was defeated by Alaska in Round 2 Matchup 40 of FlagVote after previously defeating Zambia. As the 314 seed it was defeated by Syrian Opposition in Round 1 Matchup 199 of FlagVote 2. As the 591 seed, it was defeated by Birmingham in Round 1 Matchup 152 of FlagVote 3.

## Results

### FlagVote

**Round 1:** Win over Zambia 6-1

**Round 2:** Loss to Alaska 7-0

### FlagVote 2

**Round 1:** Loss to (199) Syrian Opposition 4-3

### FlagVote 3

**Round 1:** Loss to (434) Birmingham 6-5