5/30/2006: Brandon Accepts "Musically Declined"

I was at work all day, so just now get to accept this. I was going to quit until I heard Stephen's proposal, which you all will find out about towards the end of this week.

5/30/2006: Allison Assigns "Musically Declined" to Brandon

Brandon, I hope you were born with a music gene, because your task is to make a musical instrument using non-musical instruments. When I was in 8th grade I had to make a wash tub bass. You can make anything you want! Be creative! Once you have made the instrument, sing a song to go along with it. It would be great if you could make up a little song about Rutless. It could be our theme song!!
Requirements:
Take pictures of the instrument, and if possible, a video of you playing it and singing your song with it!! Good luck.

5/30/2006: Allison Has Completed "Yeast Infection"

Well, I made a doughboy.. He sure was a looker too! I thought it would be a lot harder. I also thought when he was done baking he'd blow up and fall apart. He DID fall apart a little, but I used toothpicks to hold him together. I only got to show him to a few friends though, since I didn't get the chance to bake him til 8 pm. But those who did meet him (Carmen, Cheddar, and Meatwad) found him to be very .. um.. greasy? He was greasy, smelly and hard to keep together, but he was fun.. until his untimely demise.

Here is his story (click on the picture for the set) :

5/29/2006: Allison Accepts "Yeast Infection"

Well some of you may not know this, but I love to cook, so I'm going to have fun with this one. It will be kind of weird carrying him around though... that's just.. weird.. but I'm sure it'll be okay. I'll show him off to everyone I meet.

5/29/2006 Brad Assigns: "Yeast Infection" To Allison

Allison, your task if you choose to accept it, is to form and bake a Pilsbury Dough Boy. You must take pictures of him prior to and post baking and carry him around with you all day. If you meet someone new throughout the day or run into a friend, then you must introduce your dough boy to them and take a pic of them together if possible.
Requirements: Post pictures as described above.

5/29/2006: Brad Has Completed "Commando Joe"

UNDERWEAR IS FOR SAFETY IF NOTHING ELSE! I must say, I've never gone commando with anything that zips and I never will again. If you have seen the movie, "Something About Mary" you are familiar with the Ben Stiller bathroom scene. Well yeah, it does hurt as bad as he portrays. Thankfully I have quick reflexes and was able to correct the situation without any major damage. However, after exercising caution during my other trips to the restroom, I must say that it makes for a much faster trip, only having to reach through one garment to take care of business. This is where another issue was noted. Even if you shake to the point that someone may think you're having fun, there is still that little bit that won't come off. I found that to avoid having that tiny wet spot on my pants, I had to wipe after going, which was very strange.
Going commando also made me think about sex way more than usual. I was much more aware of myself. So there we go. If you leave with nothing else, leave with the knowledge that if you must go commando, zip slowly, zip safely, and carry a band-aid just in case.

5/28/2006: Brad Accepts "Commando Joe"

I find this task to be a suitable initiation into Rutless.
Strangely enough I am very used to going commando for a day.
I used to work as a Scottsman for the Carolina Renaissance Festival.
What does a Scottsman wear under his kilt? Nothing, but on a good day, some lipstick.

Cast Order For The Week Of 5/29/2006

We'd like to thank Maggie for filling in last week and welcome the new cast member: Brad. His time at Rutless begins with a trial by fire on Monday.
Monday: Brad
Tuesday: Allison
Wednesday: Brandon
Thursday: Stephen
Friday: Tyson
Saturday: Seth

5/27/2006: Seth Assigns "Commando Joe" To ?

UrbanDictionary.com defines Commando as "free-balling, or going without underwear." You task...,if you chose to accept it is to go the entire day commando.
Requirements: Some sort of proof of this is needed. Also, tell what your day was like without wearing underwear.

5/27/2006: Seth Has Completed "It's My Burfday"

Well for my Burfday Stephen and I went to Fatz. Much to my disappointment the burfday celebration I received was a little sub par. Here is a video of me eating away at my burfday treat.
Burfday Task Video (Medium: 5.9 MB)

5/27/2006: Seth Accepts "It's My Burfday"

This is actually a funny coincidence...well to me it is. All night at work I was singing "Happy Birthday To Me" by The Vandals. I can't wait to get my free ice cream or cake, but this might have to wait till Sunday because of my work schedule. Anyone want to go with me during my lunch break???

5/26/2006: Allison Assigns "It's My Burfday" to Seth

Seth, I hope you're feeling celebratory! Your task is to go to a restaurant, any restaurant and tell them it's your birthday and see what kind of goodness ensues. Your best bet is to go to a family restaurant because they are more likely to make a big deal out of it. I know for a fact that Sagebrush takes your picture and puts it in a card and gives you an Oreo Brownie Blast. But there are also many other choices of restaurants in Morganton.
Requirements: Take a couple of pictures or video to show your goodies! Tell us what restaurant you chose to go to, and what kind of special treatment you received!
Have fun! It's your burfday!

5/26/2006: Allison Has Completed "Thomas Edison"

Okay, So, I made something kind of stupid. But seriously, I'm just not technilogically advanced. I thought about it all last night and today and all I could come up with was a StinkShield. Sure, it's not the "greatest thing since sliced bread" but it'll do. Since I am working both of my jobs today, I didn't have much time or resources to make something awesome. I thought about making an invisibility cloak like Harry Potter's.. but apparently I'm too late.
Anyways this StinkShield is made using ordinary swimming goggles and Eckerd's brand Chest Rub (like Vick's Vapo-Rub). It would probably cost around $6.00 to make. The manufacturer's (me) suggested retail price is $29.99. Might as well turn a little profit!
Enjoy the pictures:

5/25/2006: Allison Accepts "Thomas Edison"

Well this one may be a toughie since I'm about as inventive as a sock. Oh, and also I would have failed shop class. But I'll give it a whirl. Also, I'm working from 8 am to 11 pm tomorrow with only a one hour lunch break and a thirty minute break between my two jobs. So, it'll have to be something I can come up with at work. Wish me luck!

5/25/2006: Brandon Assigns "Thomas Edison" To Allison

Your task, if you so chose, is to make a product from what ever you can, that if on the market, would make everyday life easier.
Requirements: Please tell us what the product does and how much you think it would cost for one of them. Take pics and or video if you can. Also give a list of the materials used in the making of this item.

5/25/2006 : Brandon Has Completed "Indoor Putt Putt"

This task was fun. Tyson played the round with me. I don't know who had the best score at the end, but I had a shot of a life time . I banked a shot off the cabinet in the bathroom from behind the shitter. lol
Edit: The final score was a tie: 32-32.
Video Links:
Indoor Putt Putt (Medium: 32.3)
Indoor Putt Putt (Low: 14.2)

5/24/2006: Brandon Accepts "Indoor Putt Putt"

I will make the greatest indoor puut putt course that this old world has ever seen. Hope that anyone who can will come over and play a round with me. BYOB. Great task Steve O.

5/24/2006: Stephen Assigns "Indoor Putt Putt" To Brandon

This task is to be done in the solitude of your own home. You must create an entire 9 hole indoor putt course in your house. You should be creative and use everyday objects as barriers and to help make the design of the course interesting. It is up to you as to what you will use for the holes. I would recommend something like cups laid on their sides. You need to also set a par for each hole. You need to play the course, with at least one guest, and record the scores.
Requirements: First of all, describe the experience of making the course and post the scores from your match. After that, there are two options, you can choose one or both. The first option is to photograph each hole individually and put them in a flickr set. The other option is to film your match and post that.

5/24/2006: Stephen Has Completed "Lefty"

Well, if I had felt a bit better today, then maybe I would have done some sort of video or something for this, but I've got a full on head cold. Perhaps harder than doing stuff left-handed was to remember to do stuff left-handed. I started this morning doing my task. Brushing my teeth left handed was a bit odd, though the dentist says it's good to do that, as you will hit places you normally don't get to well. Anyways, I was constantly trying to focus on doing stuff left handed, though I actually realized most things I do, I do with both hands. So, I crossed things up. For example, I switched the items in my pockets. In one pocket, I usually keep my wallet, and my cell and keys in the other. Of course, I reached for the wrong pocket several times. Another thing I realized is when I unscrew the lid off of a bottled soda, I remove the lid with my right hand and then drink with my left. So I switched that up. It actually felt STRANGE drinking the Cheerwine with my right hand, proving how much I usually only drink them with my left. It also took probably twice as long to unscrew the lid using my left. Let's see, I opened doors left handed and I tried using my mouse left handed off and on when I had a chance to do so, but with it not being a left handed mouse, it really slowed me down. So, yeah, I did the task. It didn't even suck or anything, just made a few small things a bit harder. Thank God I didn't play golf or shoot basketball, well, at least before 7:00pm.

5/23/2006: Stephen Accepts "Lefty"

I always find myself thinking, I need to use my left hand/arm more, so this should be good for me. :)

5/23/2006: Tyson Assigns "Lefty" To Stephen

I thought of this one at the last minute, and i kinda like it. Stephen, your task should you choose to accept it, is to do your main daily functions left handed. This includes, combing you hair, brushing your teeth, eating you food, writing, or any other daily function that you always do right handed that is not listed here. If you realize you are doing something right handed and it's not included in that small list, then you must do it left handed. You do not have to type using only your left hand or write on any important pieces of information left handed. If you have to use you right hand for something like that, then feel free to do so. Just try to focus on your left hand for most of your daily functions.
Requirements: Provide a description of your experience using your left hand throughout the day and include any problems or incidents that you may have encountered. Pictures are not required nor will that prove much, but if you want to do something like that then you can. Have fun and don't work too hard.

5/23/2006: Tyson Has Completed "Friendly Test"

Well, i did the minimum. I had to alott some time for work too. The results were actually pretty positive. Out of 25 people i directly waved at, knowing that they saw me. I got 20 waves and 2 friendly nods. Which, were more than just a "what the hell is this guys problem?" type nods. So, i count it as 22 out of 25. I did this to a variety of people. Covering both genders, most all age groups, and 4 different races. The middle aged people as well as the 3 children that i waved at were the most friendly. Some of the older people were the most hesitant, but i still got a wave. There were still 3 people who totally ignored me, though. One was an elderly man around the age of 70. He just looked right at me and kept on walking as if i was just trying to be a smartass. Damn ungreatful elderly. Just because they're old they think they dont' have to be nice. Haha. The other was a black lady about 25 or so. She seemed she was in a bad mood, which is why i waved at her actually with a big smile on my face, she just looked right at me and kept standing in line with the same look of murder on her face that was there before i waved. The third and final person who ignored me was a teenager who looked to be about 14 years of age. He came off as a stuck up, rich boy type. The reason i say this was because HIS COLLAR WAS POPPED! I saw this as a prime target and went out of my way to make sure he got a look at me. I waved and once again i was ignored as if i was retarded or not good enough to be his friend. Haha. Oh, and the only door opening i did was for Seth during my lunch break at Chik-Fil-A......he didn't say thank you. I believe his words were, "That's right, bitch!"

5/23/2006: Tyson Accepts "Friendly Test"

Should be easy. I'm working tomorrow at Wal-Mart, so i will have plenty of opportunities.

5/22/2006: Maggie Assigns "Friendly Test" To Tyson

Tyson your task, should you choose to accept it, is to test how friendly people are these days. You are to wave at a minimum of 25 people throughout the day, and count the number of waves you get in return. Also, open the door for as many people as possible, and count the number of times you get a "thank you," or at least a smile and nod.
Requirements: Post the number of waves you gave and received, and the number of times you opened doors and received thank yous. Post any interesting events that might have occured while completing this task.

5/22/2006: Maggie Has Completed "Bed Head"

Well, all in all, this was a pretty easy first task for me. It certainly took away a normal daily routine. Which, I guess is the objective of this anyway. I didn't touch my hair throughout the entire day, excluding the natural putting my hair behind my ears. I did get a few comments throughout the day at school. A couple people asked if i was having a bad hair day and a couple people who i explained what i was doing to said it didn't really look that bad. At the end of the day when i brushed out my hair it hurt pretty damn bad.....and it itched. It pretty much just ended up being a bit frizzy and sloppy at the end of the day. Nothing too extreme. It was fun though. If you wanna check out the pictures throughout the day, then just click on the picture below:

5/21/2006: Maggie Accepts "Bed Head"

Eh, this won't be too bad I hope.

Cast Order For The Week Of 5/22/2006

With Stacey's departure this week, we are still in the process of determining the new cast member. For this week, Maggie will be filling in the empty spot, and she'll be tested right away, with a task not so well suited for a female with a nice head of hair.
Monday: Maggie
Tuesday: Tyson
Wednesday: Stephen
Thursday: Brandon
Friday: Allison
Saturday: Seth

5/20/2006: Brandon Assigns "Bed Head" To ?

Your task who ever you may be: Starting when you wake up in the morning, you must leave your hair the way it is. You cannot touch it with anything that would modify its appearance in any way, such as hair products, shampoo, a comb, hair pin, etc. You may not wear a hat or disguise your hair so that other people cannot see it.
Requirements: You must pictures of your head/hair taken at three or more different angles. Please describe the experience of going through the day with bed head.

5/20/2006: Brandon Has Completed "Lemonade Stand"

Well this one was cool after all. Even though I spelled Lemonade wrong, lol. I just left the sign up and watched from an open window because it was so hot today. I hope that's par for the task. I was thinking that the idea would push me over the top if it didn't. Here's a video of the sign: Lemonade Stand (Medium: 830 KB)

5/19/2006: Brandon Accepts "Lemonade Stand"

I thought I was going to get something hard. This one should be fun. I will have to do it sometime in the afternoon. I will set it up as best I can. Who likes Pink Lemon?

5/19/2006: Stephen Assigns "Lemonade Stand" To Brandon

For a half hour tomorrow, you must operate a lemonade stand. It doesn't matter where you do it or how bad it looks. The time does not begin during setup, you must actually have the stand open for business for a full thirty minutes.
Requirements: Post details of what happened and how much money you made, if any. You need to also post pictures and/or video of the lemonade stand.

5/19/2006: Stephen Has Completed "George Fakington"

Well, I think this ended up being about 4 pages double spaced. It reveals many little known details about George Washington that you really need to know. There are two versions, a Microsoft Word version and a plain text version. Here you go:
George Fakington (MS Word)
George Fakington (Plain Text)

5/18/2006: Stephen Has Chosen "George Fakington" From The Refusal Pool

I debated over 3 or 4 tasks in the pool, but my creative juices said that they wanted to have a go at this one. Since I'm not so happy about having to take a half refusal point, this is probably going to be vengefully over the top good.
8. "George Fakington"
Write a fake reasearch paper about George Washington. Nothing in it has to be true.
Requirements: The paper must written in Microsoft Word and be two pages long, double spaced, in Times New Roman, Size 12 font. You must be creative and as funny as possible. Post the paper and any additional things you would like to say about it.

5/18/2006: Stephen Refuses "Shhhh!!!!"

When I told Brandon the task, he said there's no way. And then Tyson said he would refuse it. Imo, it's by a mile the hardest task to date. It makes using my cellphone a non-option unless I get someone to call for me, so it's the virtually the same as "No Cell", but just so much harder. I gave a heck of a lot of thought to which words I would choose. If it had been last Friday, or next Friday, then maybe I would have done it, but I have some important stuff going on in the morning that really forces me to refuse it and I also expect to need my cell several times. I would show my man boobs to a bank teller before I did this, well maybe not... However, rather than posting nothing at all, I will be choosing a task from the refusal pool. I begrudgingly accept the half point penalty for refusal.

5/18/2006: Allison Assigns "Shhhh!!!!" To Stephen

Stephen, this one's going to be a toughie, but I know you can handle it. Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to choose 10 words. These 10 words are the only words you can speak from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Should there be an instance where you have some important meeting at work, then you are allowed to pause your task, but you must make up the time after 5:00 p.m. The reason I chose this task for you is because you're already so quiet. I wanted to get you to the point where you're just DYING to speak up!! You are allowed to write down anything at all to help you communicate, but you must only speak the 10 words you chose!
Requirements:
Post the ten words, and any proof that you can to prove your completion of task. Since I will be around you most of the day tomorrow, I can keep up with your progress. Good Luck!

5/18/2006: Allison Has Completed "Random Paint Pic"

Well, it took me about two hours, but I have completed the task and come up with a very awesome drawing. I am so superbly proud of the awesomeness of this elephant holding up traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Click on the picture to see a bigger version:


I did another version with no sign and no cars. I like it better, but it's not really holding up traffic, so the second one is the final version. I also had a version before these, but accidently erased it when someone came up behind me at work and scared the bejesus out of me.

Elephants Rights!

5/18/2006: Allison Has Chosen "Random Paint Pic" from the Refusal Pool

Um, I guess Stacey forgot to post, so I'm going to go ahead and pick something from the refusal pool. I hate to do it, because I'm pretty sure that this will be Stacey's 3rd refusal point, but I have to go, so I'm going to.

I've Chosen:
7. "Random Paint Pic"
Draw a picture of an elephant holding up traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge in Microsoft Paint. You may not use any outside pictures and it must be drawn from scratch.
Requirements: You must post the picture that you drew and describe how you did it and how long it took.

5/18/2006: Stacey Cannot Complete "Do It Yourself"

Stacey has failed to complete his task and is assigned a refusal point, his third. That means there is an open spot on the rutless cast. If you have a digital camera and reliable internet access and would like to join the cast, please contact me by this Saturday. We'd like to thank Stacey for being a charter member of Rutless.com and for his contributions to the site, including the first task ever performed and the very memorable debate with Jayson.

Here are the links to the videos he was invloved with:
5/1/2006: Stacey had to engage in a mock political debate against the verbally inept Jasyon Morgan.
Lopsided Political Debate (Medium: 61.9 MB)
Lopsided Political Debate (Low: 27.3 MB)
3/20/2006: Stacey had to pay for the order of the person behind him in a drive thru.
Drive Thru Samaritan (High: 9.5 MB)
Drive Thru Samaritan (Low: 6.4 MB)

Thanks for helping kick off this mammajamma.

5/16/2006: Stacey Accepts "Do It Yourself"

I have decided to do something I've been trying to do for quite a while now. I am going to finally beat Cyclops in the video game "X-Men Legends." I was talking to my friend Andy the other day about how hard Cyclops is and how we've never been able to beat him. This, my friends, will change.

5/16/2006: Seth Assigns "Do It Yourself" To Stacey

Stacey your task is to come up with you own task and do it. This shouldn't be too hard, but don't make it too easy. Just come up with a task that you will be able to finish.
Requirements: Provide pictures/videos of you task.

5/16/2006: Seth Has Completed "Test Drive"

Today I went to Hickory with hopes of test driving the new 2006 Subaru Sti. Unfortunately the car at the dealership was inside and they wouldn't take it out for me. Luckily the Honda dealership in Morganton just received an 04 model from some poor soul looking to start a family. Oh well, his lose. I was able to test drive the car but not able to take pictures while doing so. I drove the car about 3 or 4 miles down highway 64 and then back to the dealership. This baby is fast. I was doing 60 within a few seconds of taking off. I want this thing so badly. Here are some pictures of the car sitting outside the dealership before I drove it.

5/15/2006: Seth Accepts "Test Drive" From Tyson

Well it just so happens that I am going to Hickory tomorrow to check out a 2004 and 2006 Subaru Sti. I sure hope this will cover the whole "fast" part of the task, seeing as this puppy is packing 300 horsepower. I think it will do just fine.

5/15/2006: Tyson Assigns "Test Drive" To Seth

Seth, your task, should you choose to accept it, is to go to a car dealership and test drive an extremely fast car. It doesn't have to be a Lambo or anything like that. Although, if you can find one, that would be preferred. However, it does have to be an extremely fast car. Or, at least the fastest you can find that you would be allowed to take off of the lot.
Requirements: You will need to take a picture of the car and if you are able to, take a picture of the interior or get the dealer to take a picture of you driving. Try to pick up some speed while test driving it for the hell of it. Please include a discription of your experience as well. Maybe, we'll get a purchase out of this too. Instead of the "Geek Squad" we can be the "Rutless Squad". Ok, I'm done now. Good luck.

5/15/2006: Tyson Has Completed "Stuffing It"

Today was a huge sucess with my task. By that i mean, it went completely unnoticed and not talked about at all. Even by the task members. Also, as a side note: Brandon informed me today that the task was not intended to be an all day task. It was just for a public outing. So that's what I did. Brandon and I met Stephen and Seth at Ham's once again for lunch. To be quite honest, the sock that I put in my pants didn't necessarily make it bulge out that much it all. Maybe it was the shorts i was wearing. Anyway, we met them there and i think everyone pretty much forgot because Rutless wasn't even mentioned. So therefore, my task wasn't mentioned either. I managed to get out of this thing as clean as could be. Sorry for the disappointment. hehe. However, i did fail to meet one requirement. That being the picture. I took it out to play basketball in the gym with Seth and Brandon, because well, i just wasn't gonna run around with a tube sock in my pants. Not because i