Stuff Smart People Like: Oscars Contest and Live-Tweet via #SmartyOscars

Ladies and gentlemen the time is almost upon us to sit in our favorite chairs and waste three hours of our lives watching self-important people celebrate how awesome they are. That's right, we are talking about the Oscars!

We know that Billy Crystal won't be enough to keep the average member of Smarty Nation glued to the TV, so we decided to "personalize" the experience.

To that end we are doing two things:

1. We are holding an "Oscar pick em'" contest. You can make your picks below. The person with most correct picks will win a $25 amazon gift code. You must make your picks by 11:59pm on February 25th to be eligible for the prize. Good luck!
2. We will also be live-tweeting during the Oscars via our own personal twitter accounts (@edomaniac, @mrbenalexander, @NeuroJay, Dean is a Luddite) and our main account @smartppllike. You can join in by following us and using the hashtag #SmartyOscars in your posts during the event.

Winner of the Bowl Pick'Em!

Alright folks, now that the bowl season is behind of with a yawner of a national championship game, we can announce who was the greatest of them all in picking the games.

1st - Paul with 25/35 picks
2nd - Ed with 24/35 picks
3rd - Dean with 23/35 picks
4th - Pat with 22/35 picks
5th - Jordan with 21/35 picks
6th Ayala with 20/35 picks

Congrats Paul! And stay tuned for more Pick'Em type contests. We'll have an Oscar Pick'Em contest coming up soon, and we're going to host a March Madness where we will award another Amazon gift certificate to the winner!

SSPPLL : Bowl Pick'Em

Alright folks, it's that time of year again, time to make your annual bowl picks. Show us how smart you are by picking who will win in such thrilling matchups as Florida International vs Marshall in the Who Gives a Fuck Bowl.

We want to see who can actually wade through the garbage that is 80% of bowl season and smartly pick the most correct games. The winner will be crowned the champion of the inaugural SSPPLL Bowl Challenge. To join go to Yahoo Sports Bowl Pick Em and join league # 23976 with the password 'smart'. Hope to see you there!