Sociology Blog Battle Royal. What happens when one sociology group blog questions the sincerity of another? All hell breaks loose. It's bloodier than an East Coast vs. West Coast rap rivalry. More riveting than an episode of "Tilt" on ESPN. Snippier than a bingo game gone horribly wrong. Break out the brass knuckles, switchblades, and lead pipes. It's on! Starts here and continues here.

I'm not sure that some sort of ultimate fighting round-robin tournament at the annual sociological meetings would be the worst thing for the discipline's image. Most people think that sociology is some combination of psychology and social work anyway. You'd just have to watch out for the postmodernists. They fight dirty.