Lent Madness has been canceled, effective immediately. Even though fans will be disappointed, tensions grew too great within the Supreme Executive Committee. Known widely as archnemeses, it turned out that Tim and Scott just couldn't put aside their bitterness long enough to complete the season.
Expect legal action between them over the name Supreme Executive Committee. For now, Tim has formed a one-man Supreme Executive Council. He is planning to use connections to establish headquarters at 1 First Street NE,
Washington, DC, a facility that knows how to cater to supremes. Meanwhile, Scott is setting up the Supreme Executive Commission. He's going to take up residence in Avignon, within a palace that knows a thing or two about hosting supremes (or anti-supremes).
Newly unemployed Celebrity Bloggers will face a cruel return to the world of mere mortals, absent the crush of autograph-seeking bracketologists. Distinguished Celebrity Bloggers Laurie Brock, Megan Castellan, and David Sibley issued a joint statement on hearing the news, saying, "Now we know the true meaning of that ancient proverb, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. We wish Tim and Scott had never named us Distinguished." It's expected that a collection will be taken up for a therapy fund for bracket czar Adam Thomas, who won't know what to do each morning of Lent without the onerous burden of posting each day's results and updated bracket.
A passer-by in Hingham overheard Tim muttering to himself, "I knew Scott might not ever forgive me for shutting him out of the Toledo Blade in 2012 but I didn't think it would come to this." Meanwhile Scott was seen writing and then deleting the same Tweet over and over again without posting it, "Jesus said take up your cross and follow me, not take up your JERK and follow me. So long, @FatherTim." Go ahead and follow Scott and Tim on Twitter for what promises to be an epic Tweet-storm.
Fans will be disappointed, of course, that they'll never learn whether Amelia Bloomer or Fanny Crosby would earn a spot on Monday to fill 
out the Elate Eight.
Also, don't expect a new episode of Monday Madness this week. Tim and Scott could only agree on one thing to include in a joint statement, "The line down the middle of the split screen on Monday Madness isn't thick enough. I won't share a screen with that bozo."
While Lent Madness fans wail and gnash their teeth, at least they can look forward to a pleasant memory of the days of yore on Easter Sunday when Mary Magdalene (Golden Halo winner in 2012) gets a shout out during the Gospel reading.
255 comments on “Lent Madness is Canceled”
Well done, you characters! What a way to wake up on All Fools Day.
Happy Atheist's Day (Psalm 14:1)
Woe is us
Thank goodness it's April Fools Day, and LM will indeed resume on Monday. Perhaps the SEC was dismayed that Univ of Connecticut women's basketball team was beaten last night, breaking their 111-game winning streak, by Mississippi State.
As I was plotting my day over a cup of morning coffee I read this. Well done but still not as probable as the year NPR warned us of the dangerous condition in the Midwest - maple trees in danger of exploding because of unusual internal pressure caused by sap build up.
Oy! I fell for it! Still waiting for my heart rate to return to normal! I had to read all the way through - convinced all the way that there must have been another massive bot attackv. Saved only by going to the comments!
Me too. So glad I kept reading.
Me too, no matter how unlikely it seemed. 😉
Happy birthday to all our mad crew who are celebrating on such a historic day as today. Cheers to all.
We will all be back to our madness on Monday.
HAVE A NORMAL WEEKEND.
Enjoy April Fools' Day; see ya all on Monday!
Good April fool
April Fool!
April Fool - right?
I thought the invasion of the bot votes had caused this to implode!
I had forgotten the day.
That's madness, you fools!
WOW you two had me goin' there for awhile!!!
Happy April First!
April fool!
NASTY!
You didn't give us an opportunity to vote. Maybe
Scott or Tim should get the halo as a last hurray.
Well, you had me fooled until I read some of the comments. Then I too agree, that it is a good April fool's joke. I should have known this becuse it is my 80 the birthday today. I will have a good day and nobody to fool me again. I will be on the look out. Great job.
Happy Birthday, Ruby!
Birthday greetings, Ruby.
Hope your birthday is a very happy one, Ruby!
Happy Birthday, Ruby.
An April fool birthday? Well, bless your heart, Ruby! Have fun today!!
Happy Birthday! Celebrating you and Lent Madness together.
Ruby, what a fabulous day to have a birthday. Thank you for sharing it with us.
May it be joyous and filled with holy hilarity"
April Fool.
Just like the Beatles all great groups break up. There is always an Alpha and Omega.
I was shocked until I read the comments and 'woke up'. I get it. People are to serious! I am a born Episcopalian and this Lent Madness is a breath of fresh air! Those who are trying to affect the vote...stop it! So happy April 1st. Keep up the good work.
You have given me my new favorite quote: “Jesus said take up your cross and follow me, not take up your JERK and follow me. "
Thanks, guys.
April Fool joke, thank goodness! I am United Methodist, but so love Lent Madness and am happy that a great Episcopalian friend turned me on to it several years ago.
I'm UM, too - and grateful for Father Jim at St Bede's Episcopal in Mar Vista (LA) for getting me started. This is my third year - appreciate the contemplation, humor and sharing --- with saints past - present - and "under construction".
I love "saint under construction".
So happy to learn that Lent Madness has finally become WENT MADNESS. It was only a matter of time.
True --- I dreamt last night that I was blowing up rubber gloves into baloons! It must have been for you guys who are full of hot air! Happy day anyway.
April fools
If it is April 1st joke, not so funny for those who have bad memories of other April 1st days. As TS Elliott said" April is the cruelest month...."
This is too cute by half.....
Will have to consider what you are all are doing in the future.
Carole, it sounds like you've been hurt. I'm so sorry. If you need an ear, ask Tim or Scott to help us get in touch.
Had me going there for a few minutes....April Fools!
Good one!
Reading this while enjoying a bag of popcorn-flavored popcorn and a tall glass of water on the rocks.