[shiftythrifting]

i'm so happy to find this blog. my family has a tradition: every year for my moms birthday my siblings and i compete to see who can find the absolute weirdest birthday present for her at a local flea & antique market (three floors of weird, weird junk). i will have to submit last year's winner. we call him the hungry screamer.

Oh god.

[teamerotemes]

Team Erotemes want you! We have five spots open our team for GISHWHES 2013. We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic humans to make and do awesome things with us! We are also willing to merge with a smaller team, if anybody is interested. 

We are looking for some extremely committed folks - we have already taken time off of work and are setting money aside for the hunt.  (But we also want it to be a great experience for everyone involved. (It is a very beautiful and transformative thing.))

If you are interested in joining our team, please email Alex [alexandra.bourget (at) gmail (dot) com] or Kaitlin [neverandalways (at) gmail (dot) com] with the following:

1) Who are you? 

Introduce yourself! Let us know who you are! 

2) What do you do?

If you are a GISHWHES Veteran, please include a couple of examples of past items.

If this is your first year, please include a couple examples of your artwork, photography, etc. 

If you don’t have anything to include, you will still be considered. 

3) What makes you awesome?

Let us know what you think you can bring to the team. Do you have any special skills or hobbies? Are you really good at being enthusiastic and helping to motivate your teammates? Do you have any community ties or special resources that others may not? 

4) Where are you?

Where do you live? We would like to have a far-reaching team all around the globe. 

Thanks and we hope to hear from you soon!

[definitelynotpie]

Due to scheduling conflicts, a number of spots have opened up on our team. We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic humans to make and do awesome things with us!

We are looking for some extremely committed folks - we have already taken time off of work and are setting money aside for...

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Item 145: Hurricane Item - Make a children's doll from items found in your refrigerator or pantry. Go ahead and really creep us out with this one. 24 points

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Item 4: Help someone who has been injured or whose home has been damaged by hurricane Sandy. 60 points

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Item 7: 3 adults and a dog sitting on chairs around a table in a public library. The humans are reading Dr. Seuss books. The dog is wearing prescription eyeglasses and reading Kant. 23 points

The man on the left is my boss, by the way. I hope all you gishwhesians out there are pleased.

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Item 15: Five parking tickets made out to the same license place on the same day in the same municipality. 66 points

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[VIDEO] A mechanical catapult that sends a pumpkin more than 100 feet across an open field. MUST be mechanical. 284 points

Item 112: A mechanical catapult that sends a pumpkin more than 100 feet across an open field. Must be mechanical. 284 points

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Item 117: Play "Duck Duck Goose" with real ducks and geese. 38 points

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#53. [IMAGE] Carve a Jill O'Lantern! Carve a pumpkin to look like a feminized Misha Collins. Bonus points for realism.

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129 [VIDEO] One of you pulling up to a fast food restaurant drive-thru to order a meal, but instead of ordering a meal, you are only allowed to make sheep noises into the intercom. Must clearly hear the person on the other end of the intercom.

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35 [IMAGE] Draw or paint a portrait of Misha Collins and the Queen of England, both dressed in Steampunk, riding on a single stallion.

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22 [IMAGE] We've all heard of a "flea circus". What do "flea strip clubs" look like? 

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8 [IMAGE] Ever seen the movie "The Hangover"? Let's see the aftermath of the most debaucherous party ever. Photo must be taken at the home of a team member's parents.

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110 [VIDEO] Let's see your family dress and pose and create the "Worst Family Holiday Card Ever". Note: everyone must be holding a cucumber.

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86 [IMAGE] A Bejeweled Bosom covered with nothing but jewels 

( Welp. Never thought I'd be voluntarily posting a photo of my boobs on the internet for all to see. :| ) 

edit: Though I know this probably won't help anything, I have retroactively gone back and added copyright information in the original file and put a copyright watermark on it.

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95 [IMAGE] Kilt made entirely of sliced cucumbers. Must be worn by a man.