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CONGRATS!

Team Practically Canadian sends out a much deserved congratulations to Team Impala on winning GISHWHES 2014. 

Have fun in Croatia!

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'Supernatural' star sends 100 visitors to grandmother's Baltimore retirement home

Misha Collins organizes scavenger hunt that draws contestants worldwide

By Julie Scharper, The Baltimore Sun 5:50 p.m. EDT, August 12, 2014

When the first contestants arrived at Roland Park Place retirement home bearing cards and flowers, residents and staff weren’t sure what to make of them.

But then it became clear: they were participants in an international scavenger hunt, organized by the grandson of a resident, Mrs. Doris Tippens.

Tippens’ grandson, Misha Collins, plays the complex angel, Castiel, on the CW show “Supernatural.” 

He’s also a bit of a real-life angel, organizing the “Greatest International Scavenger Hunt the World Has Ever Seen” (AKA #GISHWHES) for the past four years.

The scavenger hunt draws thousands of contestants from around the world, who make art, stage performances and perform acts of charity in the week-long competition.  The scavenger hunt is a fundraiser for Collins’ charity, Random Acts. 

This year, Collins, 39, asked contestants to stop by Roland Park Place, or another retirement home, as part of the scavenger hunt, which wrapped up on Saturday.

More than 100 people — about 30 different groups of contestants — arrived at Roland Park Place bearing cards, flowers, candies and doughnuts, said the retirement home’s public relations director, Bridget Forney.

Several contestants brought along their children to meet the residents. The video above shows two young brothers passing out handmade cards and sharing hugs with the residents.  (Sniff! Must be some dust in my eyes.)

Tippens, an 89-year-old retired school administrator, said she doesn’t see her eldest grandson as a television star, but just a nice young man.

Tippens said she’s very proud of him for organizing the scavenger hunt, and knows her late husband would also be proud.

"They do good things. They have fun and they make a lot of money for charity," said Tippens. "I approve."

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2014 Recap.

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#195: Find a woman in front of Churchill High School (8900 Newburgh Rd, Livonia, MI 48150), on Friday from 8:00-8:30pm (Michigan time, of course). She'll be wearing a green Elopus shirt. Get a picture of her and you, with you holding up a piece of paper with your team name and "I found you in Michigan!" written on it. Be sure to have your hair styled in a unique way or she won't accommodate a picture.

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#188: Find a woman on the steps of the Post Office on 8th ave., between 33rd and 31st st. New York, NY. on Thursday, from 11:20 until 11:50am (NYC time, of course). She'll be wearing white overalls. All you need to do is get a picture with you holding up a piece of paper with your team name and "I found you in New York!" in the foreground and her in the background on the stairs (she can be far away and there can be other people in the image). Once you've taken your photo, move on to accomplish other items. We don't want a crowd to gather. This must be an incognito event. Please note, she does not speak English.

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#184: Design a sci-fi movie poster with the stars played by Misha Collins and the Queen of England. You may not use existing altered media images. It must be drawn or painted (digitally painted is acceptable).

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#181: The 1980s were great for break-dancing and neon clothing. Remember the “backspin?” Have a junker car do a "backspin" (upside down) on a piece of cardboard set to 1980s rap. The car must have some neon decoration.  (20 seconds)

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#180: This is an item, the outcome of which, will rear its head later and you may have an opportunity to participate in something very strange and wonderful: complete workable architectural drawings for a beautiful, 9 foot by 9 foot, post and beam, open-air teahouse of redwood construction. The teahouse is to be built on an existing 9'X9' concrete pad. The structure must be designed to be comfortable and accessible to humans, must require no plumbing or electrical, have no doors (just an open entrance), and instead of windows, just openings. Design must call for no nails or screws, only mortises, tenons and pegs (with steel bolts to tie it to the slab).

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#178: Birds have style too. Create an architecturally-significant GISHWHESESQUE birdhouse. Hang it on a tree in a public park. On the photo, write the name of the park and the city and country in which it is installed.

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#176: Try to make yourself look exactly like an iconic local statue (in every detail) and stand next to it.

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#173: You see people holding up signs from time to time that say “free hugs.” I have always been wary of those people. I don’t know what it is they’re after. Are they trying to cop a feel? Get me to buy a timeshare? I avoid them. But your “free hugs” sign won’t leave any doubt in the readers’ minds… Wearing a bathing suit, cover every inch of your exposed skin with honey, whipped cream, syrup or jam. Hold a sign on a busy public sidewalk that reads, “Free Hugs.” Enthusiastically attempt to recruit hug-victims.

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#172: One of my big pet peeves is that parades only seem to happen on certain designated holidays or for special events. Obviously, 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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#171: You know the expression, “spice up your sex life?” Let’s see how hot sauce can bring a little fire back into a relationship. P.S., the couple in question must be in their 80s or older.

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#170: Trolling for fish is when you drag your line slowly through the water hoping to fool a fish into snatching your bait. On your favorite social media site, create a new user. Your profile avatar will be a photo or drawing of Orlando Jones. Your user name will be evocative of "Orlando Jones." Now, masquerading as Orlando Jones, troll for--and hook--at least 400 followers.

Our link: http://twitter.com/PornlandoBones

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#169: Jared Padelecki does not love Excel Documents. Post one to him on twitter that might change his opinion of Excel.

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#166: Time-lapse: Re-enact the 1980’s “Pepsi Challenge” with a twist. Take two human molars and put each in a glass. Pour Pepsi into one glass and coke into the other and allow them to sit for 72 hours. Remove. Which is better for discoloring/dissolving teeth? Coke or Pepsi?

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#164: Your friend is in bed, not feeling well. Feed them a big bowl of warm (not hot) chicken noodle soup. One caveat: instead of feeding them with a spoon, use a leaf-blower.