Gish-EGAD

An archive of Gish EGADs. Very much still in progress.

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EGAD #25 - GISH Interpersonal & Baking Tips (December 1, 2018)

Whether cooking up a relationship with your most demonic relatives or preparing a holiday meal, this GISH cooking tip stands the test of time.

Team: Unmentionables Year: 2012 Item #77: Your Advice to the World Item Description: If your team could give the entire world one piece of advice, what would it be? Have one team member hold a sign bearing the statement over their head in front of an internationally recognizable landmark.

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EGAD #24 - Set Your Own Trends! (November 29, 2018)

Every bride knows how the old saying goes, “Something old or whatever you wish. Do what you want! Have a life filled with GISH.”

Team: VeCanDoZat Year: 2013 Item #31: Kitchen Made Match Item Description: Get married. If you’re married, renew your vows. For this ceremony, the marital partners must be adorned in this season’s hottest, stunning and elegant kitchenware. Make sure your ceremony is well attended an set outside in a stunning location befitting such a momentous occasion. The officiant must be a ship’s captain.

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EGAD #23 - YOU CAN’T OUTRUN THE PAST... (November 28, 2018)

Congratulations to the Bad Idea Tour runners including our Chief Rabble-rouser, Misha Collins, on finishing the Seattle Marathon and all those who helped raise over$250,000 to fight childhood hunger.

Team: CharliesANGLES (Right, Misha?) Year: 2018 Item #53: Back in Time: Item Description: Are you fast enough to break the space-time continuum? It’s time to find out. Run down the clock and run out of time... literally. Go for a jog or move backward through the ages; as you run, your surroundings must reflect different historical eras. (You can use green screen for this if you wish).

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EGAD #22 - Yes You Camel (November 25, 2018)

If your mobile app says one thing but the camel says another, always listen to the camel.

Team: Impala Year: 2013 Item #67: iCamel Water App Item Description: Use a smartphone or tablet computer to find water. You must be riding a camel.

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EGAD #21 - Boogie On Down... (November 24, 2018)

It doesn’t take a deep thinker to know that in this busy life, it’s okay to be still for a moment before you keep on Rodin along. 

Team: Bicycle Touring Year: 2014 Item #175: Roller Boogie Item Description: Rollerblade through a museum - Steve Martin style - but wearing a sock monkey hat. 

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EGAD #20 - THANKS, FIRST RESPONDERS! (November 23, 2018)

Some people’s first response is to always have your back- even on a holiday. Don’t forget to thank them with the occasional spontaneous surprise party!

Teams: Misha’s Deviant Angels, Mishamigos, Defenestratesanity, Wayward Sunshines, Yes We Are Housebroken, Captain, Kale of the Lord, and Misha’s Wayward Angels Year: 2018 Item #132: Surprise Gratitude Party Item Description: We throw a lot of parties to celebrate anniversaries or birthdays, but we just don’t throw enough random gratitude surprise parties. This year, we’re changing that. Collaborate with other teams to meet up and throw a surprise “gratitude party” for someone in your community who deserves it: soldiers at your local VA hospital, first responders, hospital staff, or even just a particularly giving member of your community.

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EGAD #19 - Unicorn Advice (November 20, 2018)

Out of your depth? Take a tip from the unicorns: develop a horn to use as an emergency snorkel when you’re feeling underwater. 

Team: BrownCoatBanditsLovesBadAssLovesPurgatoryHugsLovesGishwheseans Year: 2012 Item #140: Stop Motion Noah’s Ark Item Description: A stop motion film depicting the two by two loading of Noah’s ark and the ensuing flood.

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EGAD #18 - Think Outside The Corporate Sandbox! (November 20, 2018)

Even at work, always search for weird ways to have fun.

Team: Vatican Cameos Year: 2016 Item #66: Corporate Sandbox Item Description: In corporate-speak, we often hear, “Thanks for jumping in the sandbox with us!” It means, “Thanks for embarking on this joint venture together.” At Gishwhes we take these types of comments literally. Let’s see people in business attire playing with sand toys, holding a corporate meeting in a sandbox in the middle of an indoor, upscale corporate lobby.

PS: We’re thankful for you.

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EGAD #17 - Make Today Noteworthy! (November 18, 2018)

Whatever you dream up, make every day an adventure worth writing home (on a Victorian dress on a flatbed railcar) about. 

Team: FreeWill Year: 2016 Item #2: Old School Instant Messaging Item Description: A freight train engine pulling a tiny flatcar (a utility flatcar, not a big cargo flatcar) with a woman dressed in Victorian attire, sitting at a writing desk with a vase of flowers on it, writing a letter to her beloved.

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EGAD #16 - Let’s Play Dress Up(cycle) (November 17, 2018)

It’s Saturday! Who’s ready to party? Remember your 5 Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, & Rebel Responsibly!

Team: UnbrielievablyGouda Year: 2018 Item #95: Sustainable Shine and Sparkle Item Description: This year’s Grand GISH Gala is all about celebrating your shine and sparkly - sustainably. Let’s see your most beautiful homemade gown or tuxedo made completely from things taken from your recycling bin- foil, tin cans, plastics, etc. Go for sparkle and shine, and show up on the red carpet of the gala.

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EGAD #15 - SPN Season 50 (November 17, 2018)

Congratulations to making it so far down on the road so far, Supernatural. Here’s to (at least) 36 seasons more...

Team: Unknown Year: 2015 Item #12: Supernatural Season 50 Item Description: Show us what Supenatural will look like at the start of Season 50.

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EGAD #14 - Come to our 1st Caption Party! (November 15, 2018)

**Caption Party results to be added when announced**

Team: Impala Year: 2015 Item #126: Lady & the Tramp Item Description: The setting is a candle-lit romantic dinner for two. Let’s see the spaghetti scene from Lady and the Tramp. Both of you must be dressed for the hot date. Super bonus points if it’s in an actual nice restaurant.

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EGAD #13 - Come On, Explore With Me (November 15, 2018)

Changing the world is our destiny! Come on, get weird with me. 

Team: Subtext Year: 2015 Item #172: Intergalactic Wake Up Song Item Description: Space exploration has a history of music; from the early days of human space fight to our most recent rovers on Mars and missions to Pluto, flight controllers play a wake-up song to signify the start of the day. If you had to write a space theme, what would it be? Parody or original music allowed. Bonus points if you record the song. Super bonus points if you make a music video. 

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EGAD #12 - Don’t Just Fly Your Freak Flag, Parade It Around! (November 14, 2018)

Be inclusive! It takes all kinds to make an outrageous, gishy parade.

Team: Minions Year: 2014 Item #172: gishwhes parade Item Description: One of my big pet peeves is that parades only seem to happen on certain designated holidays or for special events. Obvioudly, it is our God-given right to have a parade anytime we want. Build a Mardi Gras-style parade float and drive it down Main Street. We must see something related to GISHWHES on the float (a mascot, an item, etc.).

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EGAD #11- EXCELSIOR! (November 12, 2018)

Thank you for always adding a little spice to our lives. R.I.P. Stan Lee. EXCELSIOR!

Team: Shatner Year: 2015 Item #44: Iron Man Condiments Item Description: Let’s see a portrait of Robert Downey, Jr. or Ironman made entirely of salt and pepper. Tweet it to him (@robertdowneyjr) with @Gishwhes in the tweet. SUBMIT a link to the image to us, NOT a link to an image of the tweet - but you must tweet it it to him for your image to count. 

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EGAD #10- Payback Is A Wish (November 12, 2018)

Volunteers should be voluntold they need to voluntake some voluntime for themselves!

Team: Swashbunnies Year: 2015 Item #211: RAOK Payback Item Description: All Random Acts staffers volunteer long hours. They get no pay and often get too little praise. Do something nice for a Random Acts volunteer (or for the staff of another all-volunteer organization). 

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EGAD #9- Let’s Make Friends... (November 11, 2018)

Make new friends wherever you go. Ideally, out of recyclables.

Team: Shenanig8rs Year: 2016 Item #37: Children of the Future Item Description: I believe that children are our future. Show us your futuristic robot baby.