In my last post, I discussed the effects of socialization and cited an example of a girl who I see hula hooping on the university campus where I’m completing my graduate work.  She hasn’t got a care in the world, and I found her to be so refreshing, that I’ve gone ahead and initiated a hula hoop video contest.  You can read the original post here.

Think you’ve got the guts?  Here’s the deal:

To enter the contest, you must videotape yourself hula hooping in a public place where hula hooping wouldn’t normally occur.  That’s it!  Once all submissions are in, I’ll post all entries to this site, and readers will vote on the video featuring the most creative public place. The first prize winner will receive $100 cash (we’re scraping the massage idea in favor of loot), the second prize $50 and the third prize $25.

The goal here is to stop taking ourselves so seriously, move outside of our comfort zones, and get out there and have a little fun, as a way to promote the broader themes of unconventionality & independent thought . . . and maybe make a little extra cash to go have a few beers afterward!  Whatdya say?  Can you put your pride on the line in order to make a statement?

Here, dear friends, are the official rules:

1.  The public location selected must contain people–ideally a crowd, but not necessarily as long as there are strangers witnessing your hoop action–and should be a location where hula hooping wouldn’t normally take place.  Be as creative as possible.  Some suggestions that have been thrown out already are:  In a supermarket, in the middle of a busy sidewalk, at the post office, in the bar, etc.

2.  Video submissions should be from 1-3 minutes in length.  (You don’t have to keep it in the air that long!)

3.  Send all submissions to ash [at] themiddlefingerproject [dot] org.  In the body of the email, please include your full name, location (city/state/country), and an email address where you can be reached.

4.  A Paypal account will be required to receive prize money.

5.  The deadline to submit your video is March 22nd, 2010 May 22, 2010.  Winners will be announced no later than June 15, 2010.

Feel free to contact me at the email address listed above with any questions.  Best of luck everyone!  Have fun!

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