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NCAA MEN'S DIVISION I BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT POOLS

HAT POOL

BRACKET POOL

 

Donut rule not in effect

This is for the lunchroom vultures

By Brian Baldwin (NOT AP)

Updated 03/13/16

The "Donut Rule" is NOT in effect again for this season.  This really is for those of us in the Pottsville Office who love all forms of empty calories – especially when they are free ("free" in the financial sense, definitely not free from calories or saturated fat).  But in case you are wondering or need a refresher…

 

Some of you in the Pottsville office might be wondering if the winners are required to buy donuts or healthy treats (blah) for the office.

 

The answer is:  NO.

 

No winner is obligated to buy donuts for the losers.

 

These pools typically have a heavy outside-the-office participation, so it would not be fair to the "outsiders" to require them to provide donuts to us "insiders."  HOWEVER, I do remind whoever wins that it is the custom of the winner to buy DUNKIN’ DONUTS (NOT Walmart brand knockoffs) for the office participants of that respective pool.  It is ultimately up to the winners to decide what they do with their winnings.

 

And since there will be multiple hat pools this year, I would not expect the winner of one to buy donuts for the other pools.  Nor do I expect the winner of the bracket pool to buy donuts for the hat pool participants, and vice versa.  But, that again is up to the winner.

 

THEREFORE, if you want to increase your chance of donuts, I suggest you get in the hat pools and enter the bracket pool multiple times and hope that you win enough to buy your own!

 

Any non-participants who take donuts out of the mouths of those who did participate (participants do include women and children) risk tar-and-feathering or some other type of public humiliation, perhaps a posting of your mugshot on this website (nah).

 

And, of course, a large black coffee and Dutch Crumb donut for ME would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

contact info:

Brian Baldwin "PERSONAL"  |  400 One Norwegian Plaza  |  Pottsville, PA  17901

W 570-624-4280  |  C 570-294-3889  |  MarchMadMan@outlook.com  |  http://marchmadnan.net

 

Although VERY unlikely, any and all Rules for any NCAA pool may change at any time up to the tip-off of the first game of that pool.  Any changes will be posted on this and/or its respective website.

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