Welcome to your Best Things Ever Tournament Round 2 Sunday! For those who have been sleeping all month, we’re narrowing down 64 good things in life to one eventual winner, the Best Thing Ever for 2026. We started with a full March Madness style bracket. 32 items have already gone by the wayside. This round we’ll take that down to a Sweet Sixteen.
All you do is look at a pair of posts each day then vote for your favorite among the choices offered in each. It’s not science. The items don’t relate to
each other. They’re just cool. You pick one that’s coolest! That’s it.
In this post you get to choose between Beer and Toothpaste.
Toothpaste is a modern hygiene wonder. Whether you’re into baking soda or Super Duper Whitening Cavity-Filling Ultra Protection Gel Swirl, it helps keep your teeth in working order and your breath minty fresh despite all the pre-processed junk you cram into your mouth.
But is it even worth having teeth if you can’t swirl a cold, frosty beer past them every once in a while? Or maybe every twice in a while? You can’t get together with friends over a pint of Colgate! Beer comes in endless varieties, provides a satisfying taste experience, and helps plenty of social situations become more palatable.
(On the other hand, I’ve never been over to a friend’s house and had to choke down a putrid glass of the stanky toothpaste he home-brewed in his basement, so…)
Which will advance, Beer or Toothpaste? Vote in the comments section below and give us your reasoning! Be sure to scroll down the main page of the site for other matchups and watch for the final battles of Round 2 coming over the next three days!
