ITEM 161: Culture Shock

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. INTRODUCTION 1
4. ITEM 256: Simon’s a Computer, Simon Has a Brain 7
5. ITEM 24: The Trainwash 13
6. ITEM 175: The First Hunt 18
7. 12 TRIVIA ITEMS THAT WERE CHALLENGING IN THE AGE BEFORE GOOGLE
8. Introduction 23
9. ITEM 277: The World’s Largest Scavenger Hunt 27
10. 23 OF THE HIGHEST-POINTED SCAV HUNT ITEMS OF ALL TIME
11. Introduction 38
12. ITEM 240: The Homemade Breeder Reactor 45
13. ITEM 289: The T-Shirt Cannon 54
14. ITEM 159: Daddy Issues 59
15. 6 ITEMS THAT MAYBE WEREN’T 100 PERCENT LEGAL
16. Introduction 65
17. ITEM 161: Culture Shock 69
18. 11 ITEMS WHOSE ANSWER WAS “COLESLAW”
19. Introduction 74
20. ITEM 42: The Forbidden Fruit 80
21. ITEM 32: We Tempt the Wrath of God 86
22. 19 ITEMS THAT WERE ONLY SLIGHTLY BLASPHEMOUS, HONEST
23. Introduction 92
24. ITEM 58: The Girl with the Infamous Tattoo 98
25. ITEM 133: Does Their Relationship Lack Trust? 103
26. 16 ITEMS DOCUMENTING AN INCREASINGLY ESOTERIC FEUD WITH PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST MIKE ROYKO
27. Introduction 110
28. ITEM 229: The Final Feast 115
29. ITEM 123: We Were Survivors 125
30. 18 ITEMS ABOUT FOOD
31. Introduction 133
32. ITEM 241: Graceland, Also 139
33. ITEM 20: ScavAir 148
34. 30 PUN ITEMS
35. Introduction 156
36. ITEM 293: Where There Is No Duct Tape 160
37. 14 ITEMS THAT ANIMALS COULD HAVE DONE WITHOUT
38. Introduction 166
39. ITEM 238: We Like to Party 171
40. ITEM 47: A Party at the End of Days 176
41. 10 ITEMS THAT REFERRED TO THE SIMPSONS AND ONE THAT DIDN’T
42. Introduction 182
43. ITEM 23: Relite Niteline 186
44. ITEMS 282—83: Do That 193
45. ITEM 0: Seriously, This Is a Real Wedding 200
46. 19 ITEMS DEDICATED TO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO FACULTY, LORE, AND CAMPUS LIFE
47. Introduction 206
48. ITEM 58: ShoreTrisLand 211
49. Acknowledgments 217
50. Appendix A. A LIST OF SCAV HUNT TEAMS 219
51. Appendix B. KEY LOCATIONS 221