So I know it's fun to see if your colleagues on the Street can eat an obscene amount of oysters in one hour, or the contents of a vending machine in one day, but we can't help but feeling it could be equally if not more entertaining to watch a guy starve himself for a week, especially if you stood to make some money off of it. Starting Monday, Anthony G, the "Hungry Barbarian," will attempt to "survive" in the wilderness of his backyard in the Hamptons. According to the rules of the 7-day challenge, he cannot buy or be given food; he can only ingest what he catches, be it fish from a neighboring bay, or, if he gets really desperate, and here's hoping he does, the neighbor's cat, which has a habit of wandering off its lawn. RE: making money off of the absurdity, betting boxes will be in 1 hour durations, with the hours of midnight-6am counting as one box (i.e. 19 boxes per day for 7 days). $10 gets you one randomly selected box, $100 gets you 10 randomly selected boxes plus one box of your choosing. Email him at hungbar at gmail dot com. As of now, the pool is only up to $400. I'm considering spending my annual take-home (X 2) on a box, but just out of a support. I don't really care what happens, I just want to see a guy in the Hamptons eat a squirrel.
Challenge [THB]
Posted by HAM05 , Jun 06, 2008 2:33PM
he should have no problem living off the flesh of the wealthy
Posted by guest , Jun 06, 2008 3:04PM
Did you see the things he is given? if he can't survive with all of this stuff, then he is one giant pussy
There are very distinct rules to this wager:
Hungry Barbarian is to live, east, sleep, and bathe outside. All facets of everyday life must be out side, with one exception: he is allowed to use the toilet inside, but is under no circumstance allowed to linger in the house.
Hungry Barbarian can not buy any food, he must catch fish, crab, squirrel, etc. to eat, or he can take food from neighboring farms but he cannot accept gifts of food from family or friends, and he cannot feast of the substantial stockpile that is sure to be in Casa de Barbarian, he is given use of the fire pit to cook, 1 pot, 1 pan, 2 knives, 1 plate, 1 cup, silverware.
We will provide him with unlimited fresh water, matches, shelter (tent and sleeping bag), flashlight (no change of batteries). He will be given a fishing pole.
As for clothes; 3 t-shirts, 1 pair shorts, 4 pair underwear, 4 pair socks, 1 pair pants, 1 bathing suit, (in general, clothes to last him the week, but he may have to wash them)
He is not allowed to shower inside, he can bathe in the bay, but so as not to risk his health he will be allowed to rinse the salt off with the hose as often as he needs to.
He will not be allowed spices, he will have to make his own salt or collect his own spices.
He will be given use of a bike and either a basket on the bike or a backpack to carry supplies.
He will be given a cell phone for emergencies only
He will blog every night about the day
He will put the lotion on it’s skin, or it gets the hose again
Posted by guest , Jun 06, 2008 3:10PM
I went to college (same place, same year) with all of these kids...I like the idea, but they are giving him waaaaay too much crap. And there is no way that this kid is making it 7 days without alcohol. He better start fermenting some fruit in a back as soon as he gets out into the "wilderness".
Posted by guest , Jun 06, 2008 3:11PM
this guy must be a real fancy pants if he requires all this stuff. hope he knows how to bbq
Posted by guest , Jun 06, 2008 3:11PM
I meant bag, sorry.
Posted by mrpink , Jun 06, 2008 3:19PM
Ahh... fun times....
-c
Posted by guest , Jun 06, 2008 3:24PM
gardener is going to be very upset with the lawn after this kids spends all week digging for bait worms
Posted by Anal_yst , Jun 06, 2008 4:05PM
Jessus christ i took less sh!t with me for a 2-week hike through the rockies when i was like 15!
Take away all of the nonsense, and throw in a case of Crown Rousse/vladdy/some other garbage vodka and this challenge'll get mighty interesting, mighty fast
Posted by guest , Jun 06, 2008 4:38PM
@ 3:04
I'm having a old friend for dinner....
Posted by guest , Jun 06, 2008 5:47PM
So basically he's got it easier than anyone who has ever done the master cleanse diet.
"He is not allowed to shower inside, he can bathe in the bay, but so as not to risk his health he will be allowed to rinse the salt off with the hose as often as he needs to."
I was assuming (until I read the quoted section) that the real challenge missing out on boozing with his friends. That part might actually be hard at times.
It's kind of creepy that a whole group of young men thinks this is actually physically threatening (or even difficult). It's a medium-level mental challenge, and only the lack of isolation makes it even moderately challenging.
A cell phone for "emergency use only." Because it's too risky for him to be in his backyard without a cell phone?
Posted by Anal_yst , Jun 06, 2008 6:00PM
@ 5:47
"emergency use only" = booty call
Posted by guest , Jun 09, 2008 1:51PM
"roughing it" at your daddy's place in the hamptons? kid probably quit his job and is living off an expense account
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2008 5:43PM
@anal
wow I'd love to see that booty call go down...
hungrydouche: hey come over to my moms house(gonna assume parents divorced and mom kept the hamptons pad and dad kept the 2nd family)
homelyskank: do you have any blow?
hungrydouche: uhh yeah I should be able to find some...just don't ring the doorbell come to the backyard
homelyskank: umm...OK why the backyard?
hungrydouche: well I'm living in a tent, not bathing, and eating squirrels for a week
homelyskank: thats gross....so you have coke though right?
hungrydouche: yup
homelyskank: sounds fun
Posted by guest , Jun 17, 2008 7:39PM
mobile phone audio of best bowel movements in bank bathrooms contest.