The Challenge Factory discussion

Team 9
Library - Captain
Robyn
Melissa (ladybug)
MSallyJ
Jane
Danielle Gypsy Soul

How to Play:
* Each team member will need to read one book each week.
* The book must match a task from that week's list.
* Books must be at least 140 pages. Audio book page length is determined by the first paper version that shows up.
*No graphic novels, poetry, or cookbooks.

You may not start reading your book before Monday morning (Pacific Daylight Time and
you must finish reading your book by Sunday night (midnight, Pacific Daylight Time).

sample Selection or Completion post:
Book and Author:
Date Read:
Pages:
GISH task: #?

Hey everyone! Anybody have a fun team name? :)

Week 1 Tasks!

1. Make an Assbutt of yourself in public. Literally. - read a book that has tagged 'Humor" or 'Humorous'

2. Nothing caps off a good, hot summer day like a foot-long s'mores eaten by two, Lady and the Tramp style. (No hands may be used in the creation or eating of the s'mores.) - read a book with 'lady' or 'tramp' in the text of the book

3. They say stepping on a LEGO is the greatest pain one can experience. We Gishers laugh in the face of pain. Make shoes entirely from LEGOs (no fluffy socks or insoles allowed) and demonstrate them in use. - read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')

4. Hula hooping is hard, and you're just not ready to go it alone yet. Create a hula-hoop with training wheels for beginners and show it in use. - read a book with only two people on the cover

5. At least 3 grownups working in an industrial mud-pie factory. They must be wearing hair nets. Supervising them is at least one tidy child under age 10 in a suit and carrying a clipboard. - read a book with a child under 10 as an important character

6. 7 out of 10 dentists and dental hygienists recommend flossing, and they practice what they preach. Show us 7 out of 10 real dentists and dental hygienists flossing (not tooth-flossing. Dance flossing.) - read a book with a person smiling on the cover

7. It's time for the most elegant and beautiful of all affairs: the paintball ballet! Five ballerinas playing paintball on pointe. They must all be pointe dancers; they can be wearing safety gear, but it must be pink and there must be tutus and pointe shoes. - read a book where the mc does ballet or watches ballet

8. It's summer, and that means it's time to do your civic duty. Take a swim in the jury pool, complete with flotation devices, snorkel, etc. - read a book set in the summertime

9. Bee-drinking poles are all the rage, but your neighborhood bees deserve to really unwind. Create a bee bar - a bee "saloon on a pole" using recycled bottle caps. Install it somewhere public. - read a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'B'

10. A real matador in a real bullfighting ring with any of our GISH "flapes" (these are flags some Gishers purchase during registration). The bull is a Gisher, convincingly dressed as a bull. - read a book set in Spain or with a Spanish character in it

11. Listerine Mouse Wash. - read a book on a device that you have to scroll

12. A child reading a bedtime story to the monster under their bed. The monster should be charmed and cozy and cuddled up. - read a cozy mystery

13. The machines are taking over, and now they're even infiltrating the dating sector. Your blind date tonight at a 4-star restaurant is a humanoid robot. - read a book that a Goodreads friend gave 4 stars to

14. Nothing can shake you up! Show us how you keep centered: meditating on a moving mechanical bull. Keep your chakras aligned! Fall off in less than 2 seconds and score 0 points. - read a book with the author's name in the middle of the cover

15. Create a "food truck" that sells something incongruous with food trucks. It could be delicious pesticides, microchips, shower caps or anything in between. Your truck must advertise its wares with flashy signage. - read a book with prepared food on the cover

Task #16 should be: Clowns were the original glad-iators. Prove it with Roman clowns fighting in an actual Colosseum or ancient amphitheater in a knock-down, drag-out pie fight. - read a book with all the letters 'G', 'L', 'A', 'D' in the title

17. Trip the light fantastic. Literally. - read a book with a source of light on the cover

18. You know that saying: "Christ on a paddle board!" Well, it's used for a reason - Jesus walked on water and was an innovator in the Stand-Up Paddle board world. Show Jesus on a stand-up paddle board, with at least 3 disciples following him in a rowboat, canoe, or scull. - read a book with a rowboat, canoe or scull (or similar) on the cover

19. The world is in desperate need of more Cheese Balls. Delivered as rapidly as possible. Build a functional Cheese Ball launching/delivery system and demonstrate it shooting cheese balls from a distance of least 30 feet away. You must be able to catch at least 1 in your mouth. - read a book set in Wisconsin, Switzerland, or the Netherlands

20. A house cat happily flaunting a stylish mustache. - read a book with a cat on the cover

21. You're a real dish. No, really. You and a friend, dressed as commemorative collector plates, donating platelets (that's what plates bleed :). - buddy-read a book with a teammate

22. People always say, "GISH lights up the night!" Prove it. Get a bunch of drones with lights on them to spell out the word "GISH" in the night sky. The drones must serve as pixels in the sky, so you will need a lot of them. Probably at least 40. - read a book where the main character is over 40

23. When baking, measurements are vital to the culinary success of your creation. Small missteps will ruin your souffle. Of course, measuring cups and spoons, over time, change size and volume due to humidity and aging. Let's use a measuring device that you trust and know intimately: your mouth. Grab whatever ingredients you use to make a cake and place them on your counter and then, without using your hands to measure or fill, fill your mouth with the appropriate amounts of each ingredient and then deposit in your cake dish. Once the ingredients are all safely in the mixing bowl, you are allowed to mix it with any device, as long as that device is a part of your face. Bake it and enjoy it with a loved one (without using your hands). - read a book with a recipe in it (but not a cookbook :)

24. Have a child under 8 years old create an original recipe. Record them inventing it, then executing their vision. It must be 100% child-led with an adult serving as sous chef. - read a book published in 1998

25. You've been bragging you can out-dunk a professional basketball player, and now it's time to prove it: go one-on-one for a 30-second milk-and-cookies dunk-off against a pro-baller. Your competitor must be a current or retired member of the NBA or WNBA. - read a book with a current or former professional athlete in it

26. Be a stand-in for me! Wearing a convincing Misha Collins mask, have a cup of tea with someone who still has a bonafide original Team 3 Rhino Hunt puzzle piece. The puzzle piece must be visible in the image. - read a book from Best Jane Austen FacFiction - https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

Week 1 task final picks! - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Checking in :)

Hey Robyn! :) D you have an idea what task you're wanting to read for?

Checking in. I’ll look at tasks later today at let you know what I’m reading for.

Checking in :)
11. Listerine Mouse Wash. - read a book on a device that you have to scroll-----UNTIL I DIE AGAIN-------TINA WAINSCOTT 7/06/20

Library wrote: "Hey Robyn! :) D you have an idea what task you're wanting to read for?"

I can read for any of the following tasks:

1. read a book that has tagged 'Humor" or 'Humorous'
3. read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O'
4. read a book with only two people on the cover
9. read a book whose author's first or last name starts with 'B'

(deleted #16 from my tasks due to the typo)

I found a typo :(

Task #16 should be: Clowns were the original glad-iators. Prove it with Roman clowns fighting in an actual Colosseum or ancient amphitheater in a knock-down, drag-out pie fight. - read a book with all the letters 'G', 'L', 'A', 'D' in the title

(Thanks, Robyn. I noticed the typo when I saw your post.)

I fixed the typo! Thanks for pointing that out Lanelle. :)

Ok, we need to have an official Designated Double Book Reader (DDBR :) in case someone can't read something that week for any reason. If no one else wants to do it, I have no problem with taking it on myself because I read very fast. :)

Hi Jane! Hi MSallyJ! Let me know sometime this weekend, I know it's a holiday in the USA so some things are crazy. :)

Library wrote: "Ok, we need to have an official Designated Double Book Reader (DDBR :) in case someone can't read something that week for any reason. If no one else wants to do it, I have no problem with taking it..."

I can probably take on another book a week if needed.

Robyn wrote: "Library wrote: "Ok, we need to have an official Designated Double Book Reader (DDBR :) in case someone can't read something that week for any reason. If no one else wants to do it, I have no proble..."

Ok, great! I think it's gonna be either you or me then. :)

Anybody have any good team names?

Hello !!! :)

Hi Melissa! Do you know what task you're wanting to maybe read for?

lorii posted this on her team's thread. She's given me permission to share it:

"...this [challenge] is first and foremost about having fun, especially during this crazy and unpredictable time. Therefore, I don't want anyone to slog through or feel obliged to read something they aren't enjoying even if it may have more points..."

Well said!

Hello, I was going to read Alice's Adventures in Wonderland for:

5. At least 3 grownups working in an industrial mud-pie factory. They must be wearing hair nets. Supervising them is at least one tidy child under age 10 in a suit and carrying a clipboard. - read a book with a child under 10 as an important character.

Alice is generally thought to be about 7 1/2 yrs old in the story, so will work perfectly for it. Or It would work for:

20. A house cat happily flaunting a stylish mustache. - read a book with a cat on the cover


as there is a cat on the cover at the top.

I'm reading

Blood Cross by Faith Hunter

It fits
# 1: Make an Assbutt of yourself in public. Literally. - read a book that has tagged 'Humor" or 'Humorous'
(4 people has tagged it humor)

2. Nothing caps off a good, hot summer day like a foot-long s'mores eaten by two, Lady and the Tramp style. (No hands may be used in the creation or eating of the s'mores.) - read a book with 'lady' or 'tramp' in the text of the book
(Page 86 “Actually, Mama was an impoverished English lady.”)

The challenge begins in less than 12 hours. Captains, if you have a team member who hasn't checked in, feel free to send them a message. You many want to have a DDBR in case they don't show up.

Also, I've added a detail to the rules that I forgot: No graphic novels, poetry, or cookbooks.

Alright everyone, I've messaged Danielle Gypsy Soul and hopefully she'll get back to me. :)

Jane wrote: "I'm reading

Blood Cross by Faith Hunter

It fits
# 1: Make an Assbutt of yourself in public. Literally. - read a book that has tagged 'Humor" or 'H..."

Jane, that's fine, but you're not allowed to start reading the book until after midnight tonight. :)

I will make a post late tonight with everyone's final choices. I'm letting you all pick which one you each want to do, and then I'll pick from what's left. :)

I will read:

3. read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O'

I will look when I get home in a couple hours. I’ve been on a trip - sorry for the late check in.

I can do any of the following:

3,5,8,9,16,17 if fire counts, 25

I can do any of the following

3,4 5,8,9, 16, 17, 25

Week 1 task final picks

Robyn - 3. read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O' - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Jane - #2: read a book with 'lady' or 'tramp' in the text of the book - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

MSallyJ - 17. read a book with a source of light on the cover - The Twelve Stones - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Danielle Gypsy Soul - 8. read a book set in the summertime - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Melissa (ladybug) - 20. read a book with a cat on the cover - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Library - 5. read a book with a child under 10 as an important character - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "I will look when I get home in a couple hours. I’ve been on a trip - sorry for the late check in."

That's fine. :) Hope you had a fun trip!

I am Melissa, not Michelle:)

Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I fixed it.

Library wrote: "Week 1 task final picks

Robyn - 3. read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O'

Jane -

MSallyJ - Already did #11 this morning. Do we need to arrange to get each quest done? I usually read about 5 books a week (I'm an old recluse what can I say)

Danielle Gypsy Soul

Melissa (ladybug) -

Library -"

Library wrote: "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry! I fixed it."

:) Thank you! :)

MSallyJ wrote: "Library wrote: "Week 1 task final picks

Robyn - 3. read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O'

Jane -

MSallyJ - Already did #11 this morning. Do we need to arrange to get each quest done? I..."

I also read a crazy amount each week, but the way I understand the rules, we each only read for 1 task per week.

Don't forget to do your completion posts when you're done everyone!

I'll read for #8

I will read for #20

I think I'm going to read for #5. :)

sample Selection or Completion post:
Book and Author:UNTIL I DIE AGAIN-------TINA WAINSCOTT
Date Read:07/06/20
Pages loc 4343
GISH task: #?11. Listerine Mouse Wash. - read a book on a device that you have to scroll

reply | edit | delete | flag *

Book and Author: Day Zero by Kelly deVos
Date Read: 7-8-20
Pages: 432
GISH task: #5. read a book with a child under 10 as an important character - Charles is 8 and is important to the story

sample Selection or Completion post:
Book and Author:--------The Twelve Stones---------R J Johnson
Date Read:----------------07/09/20
Pages:---------------------355
GISH task: #?-------------# 17--source of light

this one is worth more points than the first one I posted so you can delete the other
Sally

Completion Post:

Book and Author: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Date Read: 7/9/2020
Pages: 145
GISH task: #20. A house cat happily flaunting a stylish mustache. - read a book with a cat on the cover

MSallyJ wrote: "sample Selection or Completion post:
Book and Author:--------The Twelve Stones---------R J Johnson
Date Read:----------------07/09/20
Pages:---------------------355
GISH task: #?-------------# 17--..."

I changed it! Thanks Sally. :)

How's everyone doing? Does everyone think that they'll be done in time? Or has something came up and you need someone else to read for this week? Let me know! :)

I will be done tonight with my task

Author: Devney Perry
Date Read: July 10
Pages: 404
GISH task: #3 read a book that begins with 'L', 'E', 'G', 'O'

Captains/Scorekeepers, I have started a Reporting Thread for when it comes time to post your team's results.

And next week's tasks have been added to the GISH rules, info and tasks thread. (Hopefully there's no typos this time. I checked it twice so there probably is :)

Thanks Lanelle! :)

Guys, let's do a fun name. How about something like... Tome Treasure Hunters?

Here's the new tasks everyone! Everyone can go ahead and pick their next task, but you can't start reading for it til Monday morning! :)

Week 2 tasks (July 13 - 19)

27. Food waste is a real problem in many countries. At the same time, food deserts are a problem, making it difficult for some people to get fresh, nutritious food. We're helping both problems in one fell swoop with our GISH Mobile Free Grocers! Get a grocery store to donate the day's "ugly" produce, day-old bread, and any other still edible fresh foods to you, then go and distribute it. - read a book with fruit or vegetables on the cover

28. The tooth fairy is sick and tired of waiting around to collect the teeth under kids' pillows, so she's gone rogue and has started taking them right out of their mouths to meet her quota. Obviously, she needs to be stopped! Create an effective anti-tooth fairy nighttime mouth guard and show it in use, successfully stopping the thieving fairy. - read a book with all the letters of 'rogue' in the title

29. The big trend in experience-based restaurants has you eating in total darkness, but these gimmicky restaurants charge a fortune. We're bringing it to the masses: Take a dinner date to an upscale restaurant. Sit across from each other and feed each other dinner while both of you are blindfolded. You must be serving one another red wine or a similar dark beverage, too. - read a romance; the mc must eat at a restaurant

30. The recorder is an under appreciated instrument, with roots in ancient times. The depth of its mythical sirenic tones are magical and hypnotic. So what better place to play this divine woodwind than amongst the most beautiful sites in the world? Play the Kansas song "Carry on Wayward Son" on a recorder, overlooking one of the following: the Grand Canyon (Arizona, US), Angkor Wat (Cambodia), Machu Picchu (Peru), Great Wall of China, Taj Mahal (India), the Colosseum (Italy), Iguazu Falls (Brazil), Stonehenge (UK), Egyptian Pyramids or the Sphinx, Tikal (Guatemala), Angel Falls (Venezuela), Atacama Desert (Chile), Arashiyama Bamboo Grove (Japan), The Azores (Portugal), Boulders Beach (South Africa), Cappadocia (Turkey), Cliffs of Moher (Ireland), Disko Bay (Greenland), Lake Tekapo (New Zealand), Na Pali Coast (Hawaii, US), Sagrada Familia (Spain), Eiffel Tower (France), Reynisfjara (Iceland), Trolltunga (Norway), Ubud (Indonesia), Sydney Opera House (Australia), Banff National Park (Canada), Niagara Falls (New York or Ontario), Yellowstone (Wyoming), El Capitan (Yosemite), Statue of Liberty (Liberty Island), Eilean Donan Castle (Scotland), Neuschwanstein Castle (Germany), Matterhorn or Zermatt (Switzerland), or Chichen Itza (Mexico). - read a book where one of the 'beautiful sites' is mentioned

31. In the past, stained glass windows usually depicted flowers or devotional symbols like angels and saints. But modern culture venerates a different group. Create a stained glass window of a Kardashian or similar personality with more than 4 million followers. It must be someone who is worshiped simply for being worshiped, for being famous. You may not use anyone from the cast of Supernatural. - read a book written by famous person (other than for being a noted author)

32. We're putting you in charge of Supernatural canon for the day. Paint a cannon with an elaborate SPN mural showcasing something that you think should be canon, with a caption like, "It's #SPN Cannon!" - read a book with a supernatural main character (supernatural: of or relating to God or a god, demigod, spirit, ghost, or devil)

33. In the 2018 GISH Most Premiumerest Registration, we included a Misha Collins MishSqueezie stress ball. And though our concept artist did a great job, something got lost in translation and, well... Nailed it! But somewhere out there, there must be the guy that actually looks exactly like this stress ball. Find him and take a picture of him with the MishSqueezie. - read a book where the mc is under a lot of stress

34. The Federation of Stormtroopers has been officially sponsored by the X Games this year. Let's see a highlight from one of their competitions with a stormtrooper participating in an extreme sport. - read a book with a "x" in the title

35. A pop-up card that's for a blind child. Written in Braille, with pop-ups that can be understood completely by touch. Let's see it in action. - read a hardback or paperback book

36. Like many Americans, I've been trying to get supplies to the families and kids in detention centers along the US border, and despite my C-List celebrity status, it's been tough. But we found a way. Go to SPNFamilyValues.com and follow the instructions there, then screenshot it and send that in as proof. - read a book where the mc is in jail or prison for 50% of the story

37. I keep losing my stuff. Invent a Misha-proof AirPod finding solution that is NOT a cord, because that defeats the entire point of AirPods. Show it in use. - listen to an audio book

38. Ugly Holiday sweaters are great, but with the climate crisis heating up the planet, we've got to branch out. Model your best ugly Holiday bathing suit or bikini made of re-purposed ugly holiday sweaters. Model it at the beach with a caption touting the virtues of your "Global Warming Holiday Sweater." - read a book set during a holiday

39. There's regular golf, and mini-golf, but where are all the maxi-golf courses? We want to see it all, the giant putters, the huge balls, and of course, the windmill. - read a book where the mc plays golf, or there is a windmill on the cover

40. The world is heating up! Time for an old-fashioned kids game that we all know: Hot Planet. With at least 8 people in a public place, play a game of Hot Potato with a reddened globe of the planet Earth. - read a book published in 2008

41. A high-speed giant game of red rover played by at least 50 wedding guests. The bride must be the one flung across the field. The groom must be running after her holding her train. - read a book with a red cover (must be 50% according to Tineye's Color Extraction Lab

42. I always feel a lot of guilt about the tattoo items in GISH. The first time I added one, I thought it was funny until I saw the tatts and then I felt a little bad. Of course, it gives me a rush of power when I see them in person, and many of them are actually very cool. So I have an idea that allows me to keep feeling powerful, but takes away all of my guilt: Get a tattoo of the encouraging message to get you through the tough times. Because I know many of you already have inspiring tattoos, you must submit two images. The first is an image of you getting the tattoo when you are halfway done at the tattoo parlor, in the chair, holding a sign that reads, "GISH made me do it." The second image is of the finished tattoo. - read a book with a sign on the cover

43. Choose a sport you’ve never played before. Go do it with your coach: a child under the age of 10 who is an experienced participant. - read a book where the mc goes to see an athletic event

44. (95) Recreate a Civil War-era photograph with Captain America, Iron Man, and/or their respective sides using the Woodbury-type photography technique. - read a book set during a war or battle

45. Why have chain letters, when you can have chain mail? Create an intricate medieval knight's suit of armor entirely out of junk mail, with chain mail comprised of chain letters. - read an epistolary novel

46. Someone turned your local parking lot into your favorite childhood board game! Using sidewalk chalk or removable tempera, transform at least 5000 square feet of pavement into an enlarged version of your favorite childhood board game. - read a book from the Top 100 Children's Books on Goodreads list

47. Garfield phones keep washing up on beaches in France. As you know, that's because mermaids love cats, so there's a mermaid call center operation down there selling these phones on QVSea. Show us the QVSea commercial for these phones, as pitched by a mer-spokesperson. Oh, and it should go without saying, but all of this is taking place underwater. - read a book with a character in it that is a mermaid

48. A real barbershop quartet singing a passage from the Mueller Report in front of a federally elected political leader's office. - read the 4th book of a series

49. Talk to an elderly person over 80 and learn all about the best day of their life so far. Then, create a diorama of their best day in a small empty tin or box and give it to them. - read a book with a mc that is over 80 (can be paranormal)

50. Write a formal, one-page letter to Gina Haspel, the current Director of the CIA. In it you must outline a plausible, one-page decoding of the fourth Kryptos. The letter must frame the description as an urgent matter and must seamlessly deploy the term “wild unicorn training centers around the globe”. - read a book whose title begins with 'C', 'I', or 'A' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')

51. Conspiracy theorists need to get with the times! Update the tinfoil hat to reflect technological innovations. - read a book published in 2020

52. Create a MAILWHES (The Most Amazing, Intimidating Letterbox The World Has Ever Seen), a mailbox so amazing, so intimidating, so horrifying that your mail carrier will never dare leave you another piece of junk mail again. There must be teeth around the mail slot or opening. - read a book that has been tagged 'horror'