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July 20, 2006
Great Hundred Dollar Idea Pictionary
Justin pointed me to Millions of Hundred Dollar Ideas the other day as my internet doppelganger. At first I felt threatened (they're on my turf, man! I OWN the "idea" word space!), then I was impressed (what an incredible representation of the idea process!), then I felt threatened again (MoHDI's Gizmodo finalist status makes me feel like my "American Inventor" appearance was a joke!), and now it turns out at least one of them really IS my doppelganger. He lives in Portland. He was born on 7/17/77 (I was born on 8/17/67 -- 28 more shopping days!!). My mind is reeling!! I must destroy these people!!! Or befriend them! Or both!
So, I was trying to think of the best way to "serve" (as the kids say) these newcomers to the idea game, and here's what I came up with:
I'm going to challenge them to a duel of wits in something I am calling "Great Hundred Dollar Idea Pictionary" for now. It needs some refinement, which maybe the MoHDI posse can provide, if they think they are so smart.
The concept is based on pictionary, only instead of drawing some word or something that you pull out of a hat or whatever, you draw some idea that you pull out of your ass. And people have to guess what the invention is just from your sketching it - you know, like pictionary.
The thing is, I don't know if maybe what you'd pull out of the hat might be a problem or something that the other team had identified? Or if you, as the player, have to come up with the problem and the solution all in one play? The thing is, the most important part of any idea is identifying (or inventing) the problem your idea solves, but that can be time consuming, chancy, or just plain hard. So, I'm slightly intimidated by my own terrifying challenge. But the Gods love hubris. So I'm going to go comment on their blog right now. Wish me luck!!!
Posted by mary at July 20, 2006 1:26 PM
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Bring it on!..
Your site is spectacular! We are very fortunate to have the opportunity to be challenged by you. I certainly think that you have some fantastic ideas and look forward to finding out what other things you have cooking upstairs.
I love the gormet lipstick idea. We looked into getting bacon sented soap made but the bacon fragrence only came in 25 pound sizes and would have cost about $650 but, that much bacon fragrance would last a lifetime!!!
I think we should all get together one of these days to work out the details of this little challenge.
I'm voting for using a hat.
I look forward to meeting you. I'm sure Khris does too.
Talk to yah soon...
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at July 20, 2006 3:28 PM
It is ON!!
I'm fascinated by the prospect of 25 pounds of bacon fragrance – I definitely could have used one for the Gourmet Lipstick, which only smelt a little meaty (but looked GREAT!!).
This reminds me of my long-standing plan to buy a gently killed pig collectively from the happy organic pig farm that only lets you buy whole pigs (everyone says they want in on the deal, but then when it’s slaughter time, where are they??).
Anyway, surely between us we could come up with enough pork-based products to utilize 25 pounds of bacon fragrance well before our deaths? Maybe you could post this challenge to your discussion board, and we could have a pork-based-idea off?!! I don’t know if it would be judged on quantity or quality, or both or neither?
This would be a good start to our rivalry.
Then, whoever looses that round will be the underdog and there will be a montage before the next competition (I'm kind of hoping I loose, so I can do a montage of my idea making kind of like your collage). You know, maybe it's true what they say about the competitive spirit of capitalism – well, you know, what the capitalists say -- that it spurs you on and makes you work harder and stuff.
Anyway, hope you're staying cool!
-- Mary
Posted by: maryherself at July 21, 2006 2:42 PM
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