#item 205

[trashbrigade]

205. As tournaments go, Wimbledon's got nothing on Piladex. Show off your prowess at this 19th-century analog game of Pong, which is played by keeping inflated bag or balloon aloft by blowing on it. (For our tournament, you may not use your hands.) You may play one-on-one or a doubles match. Game, set, match!

[teamgoatsgoatsgoats]

Coffee table book link: https://www.gish.com/item-205-gish-piladex/

Item 205:  As tournaments go, Wimbledon's got nothing on Piladex. Show off your prowess at this 19th-century analog game of Pong, which is played by keeping inflated bag or balloon aloft by blowing on it. (For our tournament, you may not use your hands.) You may play one-on-one or a doubles match. Game, set, match!

[deus-ex-mishina]

#205 IMAGE (28 POINTS) We've received a bit of criticism that the hunt is "not really a scavenger hunt, it's just Misha getting people to help him with his chores." I'm honestly shocked anyone would say that! Also, people have been complaining that there are "too many geographically specific items" (items that require you to show up at a certain place). I want you to know that I'm listening and processing your feedback! So, I'm adding the following item: Help me help you help me help myself. Show up at 10 AM PDT sharp tomorrow at this location in Bellingham, WA. Wear long sleeves (pants and shirt) and bring a small bucket. Pick at least ONE quart of blackberries and DEPOSIT them into my big vessel so I can make lots of jam.

[trashbrigade]

205.  We've received a bit of criticism that the hunt is "not really a scavenger hunt, it's just Misha getting people to help him with his chores." I'm honestly shocked anyone would say that! Also, people have been complaining that there are "too many geographically specific items" (items that require you to show up at a certain place). I want you to know that I'm listening and processing your feedback! So, I'm adding the following item: Help me help you help me help myself. Show up at 10 AM PDT sharp tomorrow at this location in Bellingham, WA. Wear long sleeves (pants and shirt) and bring a small bucket. Pick at least ONE quart of blackberries and DEPOSIT them into my big vessel so I can make lots of jam. For the item submission you must do two things: 1) You must find the woman in the sock monkey hat with the sheet of paper who is taking down team names and 2) You must take a photo of yourself with your bucket of berries. We will cross-check our list with your submitted photo as your proof. No taking pictures with me, because last year we did that and it ended up taking forever. If no one one on your team lives nearby, you may assign a surrogate, but no surrogate may service more than one team.

[teamscrumtrulescent]

Each word features items found in a different room of my house! - Kaela

205. [IMAGE] (COLLAGE) You are audacious, kind, creative rebels who use your one and precious lives to make an indelible positive mark on the world – but every artist needs a bold vision statement. Spell yours out for the world: write “We create, therefore we live. #GISH” in the world’s most ostentatious amalgamation the world has ever seen in craft supplies, loose materials, or any kind of media or visual expression you choose! We encourage you to post it on social media precisely when the Hunt closes at 10:59pm PT, but that’s not a requirement for your Points. Submit your high-resolution image creation as early as possible!

[teamscrumtrulescent]

Once I found the largest area possible to lay out my design, I laid out a grid on my backing fabric using yarn, which helped keep everything scaled and lined up properly. Each word was made using items from a different room of my house- basement, craft room, kitchen, garage, living room, bedroom. It was photographed by standing on a chair, holding on to the fridge, and leaning verrry carefully out over the fabric laid out on my kitchen floor. - Kaela

[teamscrumtrulescent]

Gold dragon egg giving me the confidence to go without a wig! -Red

205.  My mom loves elephants and her favorite is Dumbo. As you might remember, Dumbo has a “magic feather,” which he uses as an external emblem of his own intrinsic powers. Create your own “magic” symbol or object to help remind you of your own superpowers or special skills and show us a picture of you with it in “use.”

[teamscrumtrulescent]

I can now make kiwi roses. I can still not carve a proper kiwi portrait. -Tiia.

205. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has led her nation to being one of the few to get COVID completely under control. Create a portrait of her, carved into the side of a kiwifruit, in honor of a job well done.