#gish21

[gishwheshistorian]

How many teams participated in the 2021 hunt?

Gish doesn't make the number of teams public, so there's really no way of knowing! A few things we do know:

-Approximately 2/3 of all gishers are first-time gishers in any given hunt (Gish 101 video with Charlie)

-There were over 1,000 coconuts polished for item 88 this year- so that means at least 1,000 teams did that item, plus all the teams that didn't do it. (2021 winner's announcement video)

-This year had a 'historic turnout'- which is part of why the judging took as long as it did this year. (Official Gish account in a comment in the Gish Bunker)

[gishwheshistorian]

Wizards & Weirdos Zoom Panels

The Zoom panels have been announced and the schedule released! Everything’s been saved here for posterity’s sake, and video links will be added after this weekend’s hunt as well!

The Historian has a Twitter now!

[teamscrumtrulescent]

Very excited and honored to be named as both a Runner Up for the 2021 hunt and the Knights of the Pentadecagonal Table of Gishlandia for the Wizards and Weirdos hunt! Congrats to all the other teams, and we can’t wait to see what 2022 has in store!

[teamscrumtrulescent]

I decided I wanted to go old school for this item and do it with paper, paint and yarn, and I'm so thrilled with how it turned out! -Danalynn

130.  Gishers, I miss you all and can’t wait to reconnect and hug you. Meanwhile, check in: Have every member of your team take a picture of themselves somewhere or with something that symbolizes the region where they live and a sign that says “GISH YOU WERE HERE IN (YOUR STATE/REGION/PROVINCE & COUNTRY)!” Note: If you have already completed this item, you may photoshop the sign - and only the sign - and re-upload.

[teamscrumtrulescent]

This was my favorite item I did this hunt.  It was so much fun!  I created the bodice by turning some paper grocery bags into paper mache, which I molded on my dress form.  The skirt was also paper grocery bags, crumpled and flattened to get a nicer "drape."  The skirt was trimmed with junk mail.  My hat was an old soda box that I cut up and reconstructed.  Even the decorations on my vest were bottle caps, and the "rope" I made by twisting strips cut from plastic bags!  I went to a historic trainyard (where you can get on some of the trains) for the photos, and am so happy with how the entire thing came together. -Danalynn

203.  Everything old is new again! If there is one fashion trend that lends itself to repurposing the past for a more exciting future, it’s Steampunk. Make a Steampunk outfit completely out of household recyclables

[teamscrumtrulescent]

157.  Gen Padalecki recently launched “towwn,” which stands for “take only what we need.” She’s trying to find solutions that help both people and the planet to remind us that we are all connected because we are the world… literally. Prove it: Transform half of your head into planet Earth with as much detail as you can. Post it to Instagram with #GISH and tag @towwn.

[teamscrumtrulescent]

The theme for a lot of our items this year seemed to be that they turned out better than we expected, which is a rarity in Gish and definitely the case with this one! Had a blast filming. -Satu

I’m not usually comfy in front of the camera and/or don’t like watching myself, but this one actually made me laugh. So dumb.  -Tiia

6.  Explorer Belinda Kirk teaches people about self-reliance and connecting with nature, but COVID restrictions have left many of us unable to leave home, so we say “bring nature to you!” Create an authentic “nature” experience in your living room, complete with plants, beautiful vistas, and of course, Bigfoot or bears. Show us an “Alone” or “Survivor Man” style video of your ‘24-hour’ survival in these “woods.”

[teamscrumtrulescent]

Rachel didn’t just change the lyrics to an existing sea shanty for item 21- she wrote a fully original song! Here it is in its entirety-- verse 2 and the chorus (with slightly different words to fit the item) were what was recorded and submitted for the hunt.-Kaela

The only other acceptable way to sing this song is to speak-sing it like Colin Mochire on ‘Whose Line Is It Anyways?’ -Rachel