 (0 comments) | Far AwayTake a picture of your octopus as far as possible from its registered addressFisher sitting on the Rock of Gibraltar
Rank: 22 out of 22 |
 (0 comments) | Famous FriendTake a picture of your octopus with a famous person. The more famous, the better.Fisher with "Yaz"
Additional references: Rank: 14 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | Master of EightDemonstrate your mastery of Eightness.Master Fisher giving batting instruction to one of the most famous Eights of all time, Yaz. He wore the number 8 for his entire 23 year Hall of Fame career, and the Red Sox have retired the number 8 in his honor.
Additional references: Rank: 4 out of 15 |
 (1 comment) | FriendsFit as many registered octopodes as possible into the same picture. (The more the better.)Please observe Clone IV and his three friends out for a lovely day of punting on the Thames.
Rank: 9 out of 18 |
 (0 comments) | PedigreeDocument your octopus' suitability to be king.Fisher hobnobbing with other royalty: Yaz, who wears the American League Triple Crown and has done so since 1967.
Additional references: Rank: 17 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | Hunting ProwessDemonstrate your octopus' hunting ability.The Hunting Prowess of Fisher While Fisher is quite competent to hunt sea creatures, land animals present no trouble to the mighty hunter. Here we see Fisher at the end of a successful hunting and trapping session. The peanut is well known to skilled hunters as excellent bait for a variety of prey, and everyone is familiar with the traditional octopus hunting lasso known as the riata. Once caught in the noose of the riata, an animal can be killed directly or (as in this hunt) dragged forcibly into a steel cage. In this expedition, Fisher has chosen to capture an animal alive, specifically an Eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). Now the prey can be kept for possible lean times ahead, or for release in a controlled environment for recreational hunting, or even for taming and breeding of a herd of domesticated squirrels.
Rank: 10 out of 17 |
 (0 comments) | AddressTake a picture of your octopus with the largest house/building street number available.Fisher at 23520 East 78th Avenue, Denver
Rank: 8 out of 15 |
 (0 comments) | AquaticDemonstrate that your octopus is at home in an aquatic environment.Fisher riding a starfish (the trusty aquatic steed) through a pass between two pieces of coral
Rank: 17 out of 20 |
 (0 comments) | Altitude II(Ground Split) Take a picture of your octopus at rest (on the ground or on top of a structure), at the highest possible altitude.Fisher on the summit of Mount Evans, 14258 feet above sea level (although Wikipedia claims 14264 ft)
Additional references: Rank: 1 out of 17 |
 (2 comments) | Scrabble I(Original Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest-Scrabble-scoring word of eight letters or less. (Proper names ok. Scoring site here.)Additional references: Rank: 12 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | QueposkivingSend a picture of your octopus with the best example of a queposkyFisher with Carl Yastrzemski, son of Polish immigrants Carl Yastrzemski, Sr. and Hattie Skonieczny, who called Yaz "Queposky" from an early age, the diminutive form of his Polish middle name, Poskovic.
Additional references: Rank: 9 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | Head SittingStatistically, it appears that sitting on the heads of people and other octopodes is part of the Octopus Nature. Keep your octopus on your head for the greatest length of time, without the aid of string, hats, fancy hair tricks, or other fasteners.Fisher sitting on the head of famous baseball player Carl Yastrzemski.
Additional references: Rank: 9 out of 9 |
(2 comments) | Scrabble II(Strict Split) Photograph your octopus with a commercial sign with the highest *valid* Scrabble scoring word. (Scoring site here)Additional references: Rank: 15 out of 19 |
 (0 comments) | EnteringDue to their squishability and flexibility, octopodes are very good at getting into small, hard-to-get-into places. Document your octopus in the best example of somewhere hard to get into.Fisher enters a miniature snifter. The unusually small size of the snifter can be seen in its comparison with the rules and the other wineglasses.
Rank: 1 out of 13 |
 (1 comment) | PagenumFind the word "octopus" printed on the highest-numbered page in a book.Page 11779
Rank: 1 out of 8 |
 (0 comments) | GoodOctopodes being Good, use their powers only for good and never for evil. Demonstrate your octopus using their powers for Good, to Oppose Evil.Fisher fighting alongside his comrade-in-arms Yaz, against the Evil Empire of the Hated Yankees
Additional references: Rank: 10 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | FunWhile the quest for Kingship is difficult, octopodes should enjoy themselves. Show off your octopus having the most fun.Fisher and a friend enjoy an afternoon of paleontology
Rank: 7 out of 10 |
 (0 comments) | Meta EssenceThe octopus with the most glamorous glamour photo.Rank: 18 out of 34 |
(0 comments) | Meta PowerThe octopus scoring zero in the most contests.Rank: 5 out of 34 |
 (1 comment) | Meta MiscellanySubmit your own contest name and description, and a picture of your octopus being the best in it.Fisher enters himself in "Octopurposed Octopictures", the meta-contest to enter eight contests with eight different pictures of fundamentally the same thing.
Additional references: Rank: 1 out of 9 |
(0 comments) | Meta FellowshipYour octopus's cultural diversity is measured with an arcane algorithm that rewards cooperation with octopodes who are less popular.Rank: 12 out of 34 |
 (0 comments) | ChandelierStatistically, in addition to sitting on heads, octopodes seem to like chandeliers. Send in a photo of your octopus with the Best Chandelier!Fisher enjoying the view from a crystal chandelier
Rank: 4 out of 9 |
 (0 comments) | RainbowWhy are there so many songs about rainbows? Demonstrate your octopus's rainbow connections.Fisher makes a connection to a rainbow projection
Rank: 2 out of 8 |
 (0 comments) | Egalitarian ThingySend in a photo of your octopus with the best thing. Bonus points for famous things.Fisher with a piece of volcanic lava from Mount Vesuvius
Additional references: Rank: 5 out of 8 |