Re: The "Random Thoughts" Thread
One year to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ
Lol!
Btw, lets just say that theres not alot of people who go for the latter one
One year to this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ
Knots
The russ knot list was first introduced in the 1940s. The Russ knots, comparable to badges, is a common name for a wide variety of trophies symbolizing fulfilling a certain accomplishment during the festivities. There are a plethora of local knot rules for earning knots, as well as local variations for the same type of knot. The knot itself often consist of an item representing the accomplishment. For instance, passing through the back seat of a car stopping on a red light earns you a piece of wrapping from the sweet Menthos (based on a popular television advertisement). These knots are then knitted and strung along the line extending from the russ' hat, hence the name knot.
The knot rules are sometimes criticized because they can involve illegal acts, such as public nudity or public sexual intercourse, outright assault and possibly self-harming actions, such as consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time (earns a beer cap, or wine cork). Other more benign tasks exist, such as putting a for sale sign on a police car, kissing a person of the same sex (pink feather), or spending the night at a teacher's house and making him/her breakfast in the morning, all without being noticed. In total, there are about 101 different tasks that can be performed to receive knots, with huge varieties between districs and individual schools. (http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...cle1015772.ece)
Here are a few russ knot examples.
Having sex outdoors or in the forest (earns a pine cone or stick)
Spending a night in a tree (earns a stick from the tree)
Eating a Big Mac in four bites (earns a piece of the box it comes in)
Buying condoms or tampons using only sign language (earns a piece of the item bought)
Drinking a bottle of wine in 20 minutes (earns the wine cork)
Crawling through a super market while barking and biting customers' legs (earns a dog biscuit)
Spending a school day crawling on hands and knees (earns a toy shoe)
Spending the entire russ period sober (earns a fizzy drink cork)
The russ knot list was first introduced in the 1940s. The Russ knots, comparable to badges, is a common name for a wide variety of trophies symbolizing fulfilling a certain accomplishment during the festivities. There are a plethora of local knot rules for earning knots, as well as local variations for the same type of knot. The knot itself often consist of an item representing the accomplishment. For instance, passing through the back seat of a car stopping on a red light earns you a piece of wrapping from the sweet Menthos (based on a popular television advertisement). These knots are then knitted and strung along the line extending from the russ' hat, hence the name knot.
The knot rules are sometimes criticized because they can involve illegal acts, such as public nudity or public sexual intercourse, outright assault and possibly self-harming actions, such as consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time (earns a beer cap, or wine cork). Other more benign tasks exist, such as putting a for sale sign on a police car, kissing a person of the same sex (pink feather), or spending the night at a teacher's house and making him/her breakfast in the morning, all without being noticed. In total, there are about 101 different tasks that can be performed to receive knots, with huge varieties between districs and individual schools. (http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...cle1015772.ece)
Here are a few russ knot examples.
Having sex outdoors or in the forest (earns a pine cone or stick)
Spending a night in a tree (earns a stick from the tree)
Eating a Big Mac in four bites (earns a piece of the box it comes in)
Buying condoms or tampons using only sign language (earns a piece of the item bought)
Drinking a bottle of wine in 20 minutes (earns the wine cork)
Crawling through a super market while barking and biting customers' legs (earns a dog biscuit)
Spending a school day crawling on hands and knees (earns a toy shoe)
Spending the entire russ period sober (earns a fizzy drink cork)
Btw, lets just say that theres not alot of people who go for the latter one
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