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December 7, 2009

Hands on a Hard Body: The Documentary

Filed under: wtf — Tags: , , , — DarkAxi0m @ 10:14 AM

No, its not a porn movie…  a Documentary?  well maybe

Hands On a HardbodyHands on a Hard Body is a documentary about twenty-four contestants compete in an endurance/sleep deprivation contest in order to win a brand new Nissan Hardbody truck.The last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the truck wins.

Someone made an actually documentary about this??? WTF is happening to this world….

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116481/

How far would you go for a brand-new, fully loaded pickup truck? Would you go as far as the 23 contestants in Hands on a Hard Body, who entered a contest in which the last one standing with his or her hand on the car drove off with it?
S.R. Bindler documents the contest that takes place each year at a Nissan dealership in Longview, Texas. And what a contest it is. Twenty-three names are drawn at random and these lucky folks get the opportunity to participate. The rules are simple: one hand must remain on the truck at all times; no leaning or squatting allowed; if the hand is raised even momentarily, the contestant is out. One 5-minute break is permitted every hour, and one 15-minute break every 6 hours. The last three survivors–excuse us, contestants–must be tested for drugs. The results are hilarious. The gloves irritate hands (sweat could ruin the truck’s finish), legs go numb, people get on each other’s nerves.
Strategy is involved, cheaters are accused, competition is fierce. “It’s a contest, they say, of stamina, but it’s who can maintain their sanity the longest,” we’re told by 1992 winner Benny Perkins, who competes once again. This offbeat film shows the quirkier side of human nature while providing a thoroughly entertaining watch. Each contestant represents something, but which will win out: desperation (a woman tired of riding her bike everywhere but who can’t afford car payments), determination (a toothless woman who “tr[ies]
to finish everything I start”), God (a woman’s church holds a prayer chain for her as she communes with Jesus by the truck), endurance (a former Marine who once stayed awake for five days), or experience (Perkins is sure he knows all the tricks)? Who finally makes it through the 78-hour ordeal? You’ll have to watch this comical film to find out. –Jenny Brown

Its even one 3 awards (that ive never heard of or know what they where smoking at the ceremony)

AFI Fest
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Audience Award Best Documentary Film
S.R. Bindler

Boston Society of Film Critics Awards
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1999 Won BSFC Award Best Documentary

Florida Film Festival
Year Result Award Category/Recipient(s)
1997 Won Special Jury Award S.R. Bindler
For the editing.

September 2, 2009

High School answering machine message

Filed under: random — Tags: , , — DarkAxi0m @ 7:00 AM

This is the message that the Maroochydore High School Queensland, staff voted unanimously to record on their school telephone answering machine.

This is the actual answering machine message for the school.

This came about because they implemented a policy requiring students and parents to be responsible for their children’s absences and missing homework.

The school and teachers are being sued by parents who want their children’s failing grades changed to passing grades – even though those children were absent 15-30 times during the semester and did not complete enough school work to pass their classes.

The outgoing message:

  • To lie about why your child is absent – Press 1
  • To make excuses for why your child did not do his work – Press 2
  • To complain about what we do – Press 3
  • To swear at staff members – Press 4
  • To ask why you didn’t get information that was already enclosed in your newsletter and several flyers mailed to you – Press 5
  • If you want us to raise your child – Press 6
  • If you want to reach out and touch, slap or hit someone – Press 7
  • To request another teacher, for the third time this year – Press 8
  • To complain about bus transportation – Press 9
  • To complain about school lunches – Press 0

If you realize this is the real world and your child must be accountable and responsible for his/her own behaviour, class work, homework and that it’s not the teachers’ fault for your child’s lack of effort: Hang up and have a nice day!

If you want this in another language, move to a country that speaks it.

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