#1 "GISHWHES Hugs the World!" We are going to break the Guinness World Record for the largest online photo album of people hugging. The current record is 69,004. Every hug image is worth 3 points and your team can earn up to 300 points. If everyone on your team submits 5 hugging images, that's an easy 225 points! 300 POINTS (credit: Maria Benjamin)
Beefcake
#4 You know the expression, “Beefcake?” As in, “He’s such a beefcake!” Have you ever really sstopped to think about it? What exactly is a beefcake? It sounds good, right? I think we should have beefcake for dinner. Serve frosted beefcake at a family dinner where at least 3 generations are represented. (Peggy Peters)
Dragon Attack
#10 Jennifer Kristiansen. While showing some sign of the dragon-attack on your clothing or body, panhandle on a sidewalk (NOT ON A MEDIAN IN TRAFFIC!) with a sign that reads: "A DRAGON BURNED MY CASTLE DOWN." Donate any money given to you to your local food bank. Bad karma if you don't. 47 POINTS (credit: Lindsey Dahlquist)
Rooster In A Tank Top
#17 A rooster wearing a Gishwhes tank top. 62 POINTS (credit: Peggy Peters)
Dog in a T-Shirt
#18 A dog that looks like a wolf wearing a Gishwhes t-shirt. Bonus points if it’s an actual wolf. 62 POINTS (credit: Peggy Peters)
Tea Bags
#22 Alicia Graham. Model this summer’s hottest fashion trend. Let’s see a swimsuit made entirely from tea bags. 68 POINTS (credit: Ariel Stelljes)
Prom Car
#23 Prom Night! Get dolled up or decked out in your most fabulous prom-wear and pose for an awkward prom photo next to your date holding their… side-view mirror. A car must be formally dressed as your prom date. 91 POINTS (credit: Lindsey Dahlquist)
Sunbathe with FireFighters
#31 Miriam Weiss. Have at least six men in military, police or fire uniforms holding you over their heads as you sunbathe on your beach chair. 48 POINTS (credit: Lindsey Dahlquist)
Highland Games
#32 The Scottish have their highland games that include an event where a man in a kilt throws a long wooden pole or trunk (caber) as far as he can. Let’s see this, but have the man in a full Scottish kilt throw a caber that is at least 10 feet long and is painted or adorned to look like a giant piece of asparagus or other vegetable. 59 POINTS (credit: Peggy Peters)
Get to Know the Homeless
#45 Strike up a conversation with a homeless person, talk to them until you know their first name, where they are from, and what their favorite food is. Bring them that food and, if they give you permission, take your picture with them and their meal. 38 POINTS (credit: Lindsey Dahlquist)
Office Trap
#54 Decorate your cubicle or office as GOTTWHES “Greatest Office Trap the World Has Ever Seen,” including an enticement to lure strangers in. Sit in it and wait. 27 POINTS (credit: Maria Benjamin)
#75 IMAGE: “You are what you eat.” Prove it. 21 POINTS (credit: Lindsey Dahlquist)
What You Love Most
#77 FOR CHILDREN UNDER 12 ONLY! Paint or draw a picture of what you love most in the world. Then write what it is under the picture. Parents may provide the description if the child chooses not to demonstrate their genius penmanship that day. 22 POINTS (credit: George Fox)
Tea Party
#87 Host a seated traditional Japanese tea ceremony in an elevator to make the passengers feel more at ease. 48 POINTS (credit: Maria Benjamin)
A Flattering Portrait
#108 Let’s see a flattering portrait painting of Star Trek’s George Takei or Felicia Day. Your materials will be sand. Your paintbrush will be your finger. 74 POINTS (Casey McKenna)
Twitter Compliments
#112 Tweet genuine compliments to 10 people on twitter. The compliments must all be personal, true and thoughtful. Tweet them consecutively with the hashtag #poweredbyGISHWHES. Submit a screencap showing the 10 tweets. 18 POINTS (credit: Maria Benjamin)
Kale Cult
#113 Run an ad in a local paper for the cult you are starting. Sell us on it. Make us want to join. Make grandiose promises. 41 POINTS (credit: Ariel Stelljes)
Death by Chocolate
#120 Jessica Mejia. Let’s see your most dramatic interpretation of “Death by Chocolate!” 34 POINTS (credit: Lindsey Dahlquist)
Shipping Company
#137 If Gishwhes were a moving or shipping company, what would its slogan be? Let’s see the slogan on the side of an 18-wheeler. Letters must be at least 3 feet in height. No illegal graffiti allowed! You must have permission from the owner of the truck and we must see the entire truck in the image. Feel free to decorate the rest of the truck as you deem appropriate. 82 POINTS (credit: Peggy Peters)