Red Zebra Labs

Well, it’s been a long time, but yes, another Underground City Scavenger Hunt will be happening!

Date: Saturday, February 5th 2011 at 14h30
Registration starts at 2:30, the game starts at 3pm and will end at 4:30 on my watch.
Place: Meeting up in the food court at Gare Central, (Ideally near the Tim Horton’s, actual spot will depend on how much space we can get away with taking up)

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Rules, slightly deviated and clarified from previous games:
* Sign in when you arrive at the checkpoint with your team name and members and receive your team card.
* Teams of 2-3 people. If you come by yourself don’t worry, we will pair you up with other solo people.
* Do not leave the underground city. You are using the honor system. Please avoid using the metro.
* You will need: a bag, a bit of money (max 5$ for bribes, tips, etc), something to take pictures with (a camera phone is ok), something to tell time with.
* Digital camera/photos – No limit on how many items can be photographed, however all photos much have either a team member or your team card in the photo.
* Time – You have until when we release you until 4:30pm on my watch. If your entire team is not back by then, there’s a one point per minute late penalty.
* The same object will not be accepted twice from the same team.
* You do not have to stay with your teammates the entire time. However, if you are not back by 4:30pm you lose one point per minute until everyone is back. BE ON TIME.
* Except where indicated, all items are worth 1 point.
* Don’t steal from stores.
* Don’t hide items from other teams
* If 2 teams have the same number of points, the team who came back first is the winner
* Judges’ decisions are final.

Check out some press the previous events had:

The Gazette
Green 514
Spacing MTL
Facebook

And some awesome photos from the first game here and here

This is a (relatively) free, all ages event.

What is Santacon?

SantaCon is for adults – where guys & girls of legal age dress up like Santa and go cavorting around town for no better reason than that it’s huge fun.

When and where is this happening?

December 12th, starting at 4pm
Starting point is McKibbins Irish Pub, 1426 Bishop street, then eating eatbound down St. Catherine.

What else do I need to know?

SANTA APPAREL IS MANDATORY. A Santa hat is not enough. Get a Santa suit. Make a Santa suit. Buy a Santa suit. If you don’t have any money, be creative. If you don’t have any creativity,slap yourself three times and ask your mom to help you. Glue cotton balls to red long johns. Make it purple. Make it pink. Already have a Santa suit? Make a spare so Santa can assimilate strangers. Past examples: pimp Santa/Santa garcia/Santa’s naughty little helper/misfit toy/Hanukkah Harry/elf/reindeer. Traditional suits can be bought at party stores, Zellers, Walmart, Cdn Tire, Loblaws. Prices start around $25 and up.

Santa Claus is friendly, respectful, and cooperative with cops, security guards, bar staff, secret service and store owners and doesn’t break any laws!!! Our Santas do not destroy property, steal merchandise, forget to pay their bill or do harm to others.

Santa is responsible for his own inebriation. Watching Santa get drunk and obnoxious is fun. Babysitting Santa while they vomit in an alley is not.

Bring gifts — naughty gifts to give grown ups, nice stuff to give kids.

Pay your own damn bar tab and tip bartenders well for putting up with Santa.

Santa doesn’t seek media attention. “Ho-ho-ho” is good. “Publicity ho”, no so much.

The answer to important questions that may arise:

Who’s in charge? “Santa”
What organization are you with? “Santa”
What are you protesting? “Shitty holiday parties”
How did you get here? “A sleigh and eight tiny reindeer”
Where are you going? “I’m only allowed to tell you if you dress like Santa”

Basically it boils down to this:

THE FOUR F**KS OF SANTACON:

1. Don’t f**k with kids. This time of year sucks enough for them as it is, no need to make it worse.
2. Don’t f**k with cops. You are dressed exactly like me, so fucking with the cops may get me in trouble. Get me thrown in jail and I guarantee I will make sure you get cornholed.
3. Don’t f**k with security. They will call the cops. And you will get cornholed.
4. Don’t f**k with Santa. He will cornhole you in a heartbeat. (it’s okay to f**k Santa)

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Santacon Main Page

HO HO HO!

(french translation coming soon)