Task ListEdit

No. Task

• 001 Rent or borrow a bicycle and use it for your travels around a city for a day.
• 004 Watch the Olympics closing ceremonies in a public place.
• 009 Dance for at least 5 minutes in a public square.
• 013 Go to a bar and chat with at least 5 people about the Vanish hunt.
• 016 Tell a stranger your life story.
• 028 Sit in on a class or lecture at a college or other school.
• 037 Order a “Runner’s Special” at 3 different bars.
• 038 Wear 3 political buttons on your shirt or jacket everywhere you go until dark.
• 045 Spend one hour in the evening sitting by a fire somewhere.
• 049 Workout at a gym for at least an hour.
• 051 Call a hunter and talk for at least 2 minutes. (We will give you their number.)
• 060 Slide down the largest slide you can find at least 3 times.
• 067 Ride a public bus till the end of its run, then ride it back to where you started.
• 088 Do Tai Chi (or as near as you can come) in a public park.
• 098 Leave runner cards sticking out of the largest dictionary at a library.
• 101 Do a 5-minute UStream in your current location.
• 111 Leave a runner card at 5 different locations.
• 113 Change a $100 bill for $1 bills at a bank.
• 118 Go see a PG-rated movie.
• 125 Have a drink at a bar on the top floor of a tall building.
• 126 Videotape a street performer.
• 127 Attend any kind of outdoor fair or festival.
• 137 Swim in an indoor pool.
• 148 Poll at least 20 people on whether they know what Parkour is.
• 155 Read a newspaper, upside-down in public, for at least 30 minutes.
• 173 Wear sunglasses for an entire day, indoors and out.
• 177 Skate at a skating rink.
• 182 Videotape an interview at least 2 minutes long with a stranger.
• 198 Eat from the same street vendor 3 times today.
• 199 Create a fake Facebook profile and friend 20 people.
• 202 Create a fake Flickr account and upload 10 pictures of yourself from today.
• 212 Leave at least 5 runner cards under coasters at a bar.
• 221 Meet a new person, ask for their email address, and send them a follow-up.
• 226 Leave 5 runner cards at an internet cafe.
• 235 Interview a cab driver about his or her job.
• 237 Spend at least a half hour at an airport.
• 244 Spend one hour in a hotel lobby.
• 254 Go to a restaurant and order by asking nearby patrons what they recommend.
• 263 Carry a stuffed animal with you for at least 8 hours.
• 285 Spend an hour walking by the water somewhere.
• 290 Leave runner cards in 10 mailboxes.
• 291 Watch an NBA basketball game, start to finish, in a bar.
• 294 Go on Twitter and tweet something with the hashtag #repomen.
• 299 Play an instrument in public.
• 301 Read your favorite comic book on a bus or subway for at least 30 minutes.
• 323 Leave runner cards sticking out of 10 books on the front tables at a bookstore.
• 340 Attend a book reading.
• 341 Ride a municipal train.
• 357 Check in somewhere on Foursquare.
• 366 Leave 2 runner cards in each of 5 public restrooms.
• 373 Volunteer at a soup kitchen.
• 377 Go to a civic event of some kind.
• 392 Take a 3-minute video from your perspective as you jog or walk in a city park.
• 399 Wash your clothes in a public bathroom sink.
• 411 Go see Repo Men on opening night.
• 417 Leave runner cards in 10 copies of Wired magazine in a public location.
• 425 Attend a sporting event of any kind.
• 434 Ride 3 different forms of public transportation today.
• 450 Buy and wear, for a day, a piece of apparel with the name of your current city.
• 454 High-five a police officer.
• 455 Run or jog a mile at night, wearing a light.
• 459 Wear one or more feathers visibly somewhere on you for the day.
• 463 Take a picture of a museum or monument at morning, noon, and night.
• 466 Wear an orange sweatshirt all day one day.
• 489 Watch a specific sports event at a bar. (We will tell you the event on the day.)
• 495 Buy a pineapple, and carry it “home,” not in a bag.
• 515 Do an interview with a media person we designate.
• 516 Go to local FedEx and pick up an envelope under the name Chris Carroll.
• 518 Take an aerial or overhead photo of your general location from a higher point.
• 519 Climb to the top of a building (using the stairs) that is at least 20 stories tall.
• 521 Spend an hour at an outdoor monument.
• 522 End all your conversations today with the words “I’m sorry, I’ve got to run.”
• 526 Eat lunch at a mall food court.
• 529 Acquire and wear a sports jersey from your favorite/hometown team all day.
• 535 Get coffee or tea at the same location 3 times today.
• 555 Attend an event at a high school.
• 564 Serve as a crossing guard at an intersection for at least 15 minutes.
• 597 Have a stranger photograph you at a well-known tourist spot.
• 601 Jog or walk with a towel around your neck outside for at least an hour.
• 609 Send an email to someone hunting you. (We will give you their email address.)
• 611 Send a photograph of 2 of your meals in the same day.
• 620 Participate in a protest.
• 623 Create a fake Twitter account and send 5 tweets related to your current city.
• 626 Skip for 5 minutes on a crowded street.
• 643 Take a picture with a homeless person.
• 663 See the movie that won Best Picture in this year’s Academy Awards. (3/7 note: The Hurt Locker won Best Picture.)
• 669 Buy a copy of a disappearance-related book.
• 671 Take out a classified ad in the local newspaper that gives a clue that it’s you.
• 677 Call in to a local or national radio show, using your real identity.
• 691 Attend a charity auction or similar charity event.
• 704 In public, eat the largest ice cream cone a local shop offers.
• 705 Take a 2-minute video of yourself in a public place and send it to us.
• 717 Take a photograph of any body of water.
• 719 Spend 2 hours at a zoo or aquarium.
• 722 Play the display video games in a Best Buy.
• 723 Poll at least 20 people on the street on whether they will fill out the Census.
• 724 Converse with a Repo Man by phone or Skype. (We will give you this info.)
• 726 Join a pickup sports game, such as soccer, basketball, or ultimate Frisbee.
• 727 Go to a support group.
• 734 Spend at least an hour reading a paperback in a café.
• 737 On St. Patrick’s Day, wear a green hat but no other green.
• 743 Go to a nightclub for at least one hour.
• 744 Get a fake tattoo in an obvious place, or prominently display a real one.
• 751 Go to an establishment twice today, changing your disguise the second time.
• 760 Buy a copy of Wired magazine off a newsstand and walk around with it all day.
• 794 Go to a pet store for at least an hour.
• 800 Read 75 pages of Tracy Kidder’s Strength in What Remains in a public park.
• 820 Do a street performance of some kind and earn at least a dollar doing so.
• 824 Vote 15 stories up or down on Reddit.
• 825 Spend an hour by a large public fountain.
• 826 Have a public artist paint or draw your caricature, and get it to us.
• 833 Leave runner cards in at least 3 coffee shops.
• 835 Sing at a karaoke bar.
• 837 Go to a concert or musical performance of any kind.
• 838 Give a runner card to a bouncer.
• 859 Go to 2 video stores and ask about the film Catch Me if You Can.
• 860 Browse the children’s section of a book store for at least one hour.
• 868 Apply in person for a job.
• 876 Post at least 3 times today to #repomen.
• 877 Go see the box office-leading movie from the previous weekend.
• 881 Buy mangoes, and only mangoes, at a grocery store.
• 882 Attend a free public lecture of any kind.
• 888 Wear a Repo Men temporary tattoo on your neck for a day.
• 901 Go to a local library and read a Neil Gaiman book there for at least one hour.
• 911 Go to a Gap store and try on at least 5 pairs of jeans.
• 917 Run backwards for an entire block.
• 920 Conduct all your online activity at an internet café one day.
• 922 Videotape 5 minutes of you walking around your current location.
• 925 Visit the headquarters of the local newspaper where you are.
• 927 Go to a car dealership and test-drive a car.
• 956 Have a meal at a pizzeria that sells gluten-free pizza.
• 974 Do a half day or more of volunteer work.
• 987 Ask 3 people for directions to a prominent site in your city.
• 988 Change your hair color.
• 999 Leave town. Don’t come back during the run.