Polar Vortex
January 16-17, 2015
Action Trivia Submissions
Highest-scoring submissions are shown in boldface
Action #1: As Seen On TV
You are an inventor trying to peddle your new (but useless) invention. Film an infomercial for your product. You've got 90 seconds to convince us to buy it.
- Bite My Shiny Metal Ass
- Holy Cow
- Ice Cream Buffet: Mocha for Boserx
- Murder She Scrote
- Nachis
- swagged out
- The Dearly Departed Mr. Bett
- The Knights Who Say
- Trapped on the Fourth Floor
- Willy C(hampions)
Action #2: Poetry
For action-y bonus part two,
we pose this next challenge to you:
'bout the name of your team
write in limerick scheme
an epic for us to review.
- BOMO
- Freaky and the Fridays
- Holy Cow
- Ice Cream Buffet: Mocha for Boserx
- Mischievously Erotic
- Murder She Scrote
- Putting the B+ in AmB+erst since winter 2005
- Scott Sterling Fan Club!!!!!!
- swagged out
- The Dearly Departed Mr. Bett
- The Knights Who Say
- The Terrible Trivium
- Trapped on the Fourth Floor
- Trust Me, I'm a Stomach
- Tugboats and Arson
Action #3: Disaster Movies
The ANIMAL + NATURAL DISASTER movie genre has taken popular culture by storm. Blow us away by recording the trailer for the next cult classic.
- Holy Cow
- Ice Cream Buffet: Mocha for Boserx
- Murder She Scrote
- Nachis
- swagged out
- The Dearly Departed Mr. Bett
- The Knights Who Say
- Trapped on the Fourth Floor
Action #4: Public Speaking
You are an esteemed speaker at the 14th Annual Conference of Obscure and Unloved Sports. Give us your keynote address.
- Freaky and the Fridays
- Holy Cow
- Ice Cream Buffet: Mocha for Boserx
- Murder She Scrote
- Nachis
- The Dearly Departed Mr. Bett
- Trapped on the Fourth Floor
Action #5: Gotta Catch 'Em All
Lately Nintendo has modeled many Pokemon after inanimate objects, ranging from gears to chandeliers to ice cream cones. Design your own Pokemon based on an inanimate object. Your design should include a name, type, original artwork, and Pokedex entry (a brief description of your Pokemon, 25 words or less). We encourage you to specify any additional qualities, particularly the Pokemon's call or cry.
- Freaky and the Fridays
- Holy Cow
- Ice Cream Buffet: Mocha for Boserx
- Murder She Scrote
- Nachis
- Paul Blart: Mall Blart
- The Dearly Departed Mr. Bett
- Trapped on the Fourth Floor
Action #6: Puppet Show!
Let's be honest, many of us have not taken any history courses since high school. Remedy this by picking a well-known historical event and re-enacting it as a puppet show.