# Giraffe's challenge: What should he drop in a pool of urine? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 12, 2003, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417 "2003-06-12T19:40:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Meros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Meros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meros)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/101 "2003-06-24T18:16:17Z")
I’ve so far only been lurking in this thread but sign me up for a t-shirt too…this is just too good to miss. ---
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/102 "2003-06-24T18:25:10Z")
I’m just going to say…I want a **Giraffe** ’s challenge t-shirt. Now…we need a fancy slogan for the shirt. Something like…“Sticking your neck out for science”. Or maybe just “Goin’ fishin’”. Any other suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Mullinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/103 "2003-06-24T19:02:14Z")
As the originator of this thread, I am just pleased as punch at what a few people can accomplish when putting their heads together. Just imagine what we could accomplish by using our powers for the greater good of humanity. Although, I am pretty sure this experiment will benefit humanity. I’m just not quite sure how. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/104 "2003-06-24T19:44:49Z")
Widespread faith in our nation’s sandwich bagging systems. Aren’t you _Glad_? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/105 "2003-06-24T21:32:11Z")
“Dropping things in urine and then eating them since 2003. It took just about as long as we expected.” ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/106 "2003-06-24T21:39:54Z")
“Every day, Giraffe eats a sandwich. Today, he’s gone too far.” [Ripped off from here, in keeping with the spirit of the thread.](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0085995) ---
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/107 "2003-06-25T14:51:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gorgon Heap \* > **If this is really what we want to do, I can get a hold of this fella I know and try to work out a deal for cheap.** [HomerSimpson]Will you take an out-of-state two-party bad check?[/HomerSimpson] Hee hee hee. It should be illegal to have this much fun with one man’s urine. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/108 "2003-06-25T15:30:53Z")
> [@](#): > > It should be illegal to have this much fun with one man’s urine. OMG! You almost killed me! Ok. I’m better. Now, as for the shirt - what we need first off is is for **Giraffe’s** wife to take good photos. This will be important for the images to look good once they are blown up for printing. You have a digital camera, and that is good. Can you alter the resolution? The more megapixels the better. Once they are sent to me, I can edit them on the spot with Photoshop. Please note: I am a photographer, so I can pick the best ones and do the editing myself. Then, so I am not completely controlling the situation, I can send’em off to **Mullinator** and we can choose the best one and decide on any style changes. Lastly, we need some concensus - or at least a decision by the judges - on what we shall use for the wording on the shirt. I’ve heard a couple suggestions, but we need something definate. Also, don’t count on this being done quickly. While I can do all the photo stuff in a day, the guy who own’s the t-shirt company is in a different state, and I have no idea how long it might take to do the printing or if I would actually have to go to another party. ---
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/109 "2003-06-25T15:40:36Z")
Quality is the goal here, not speed. I want something that I can pass down to my children and say “Look…there’s somebody dumber than me AND he let his wife take pictures.” ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/110 "2003-06-25T15:42:54Z")
Ah, yes. Unine sandwitches: For every generation. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/111 "2003-06-25T15:58:23Z")
_Urine Nation, under Giraffe, with liberal evacuating for all._ ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/112 "2003-06-25T16:04:46Z")
[g]Gorgon Heap\*\*, we have a reasonably good digital camera (4 megapixel), so I don’t think quality will be an issue. However, the question remains as to what pictures themselves will best tell the story. Maybe we should storyboard this thing: picture 1: picture of **Giraffe** thoroughly cleaning the toilet (duh) picture 2: the making of the sandwiches picture 3: the bagging of the sandwiches, with Glad and Ziploc boxes prominently displayed picture 4: the dropping in the toilet (I’ll omit the peeing shot) picture 5: close-up of sandwiches floating in urine-filled toilet picture 6: removal/rinsing picture 7: taking a bite out of each one – yum! Is there a single image that will truly capture this whole thing, or should we do some sort of montage? There’s no way to put a star wipe on a t-shirt, is there? ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/113 "2003-06-25T16:15:31Z")
That’s the question, **Giraffe**. I think we should pool our creative juices (oh, the sweet, sweet puns!) to figure out what would be best. While a storyboard is possible, it makes a lot of work for those gawking at you. I suggest the best close-up of the baggied sammitches in the bowl. One pic is good to quickly see what awfulness is represented therein, and it pretty well encapsulates the grossitude of the whole event. ---
**Author:** ![carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrot)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/114 "2003-06-25T16:18:46Z")
Oh my… So, in searching for “giraffe” and “urine” on Google, I have discovered something which my be of considerable interest…It was to me, anyway. [From this page, in the “Fast facts” section:](http://www.geocities.com/mrp141/camel.html) > [@](#): > > During mating season, the male giraffe nudges the female’s behind to induce urination. He then tastes the urine to see if the female is in heat. This factoid was confirmed by [britannica.com](http://britannica.com). There _has_ to be a joke in there somewhere. As a shirt suggestion, how about a two-picture collage, the first being the bags in the bowl, and the second being the taste test? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/115 "2003-06-25T16:30:27Z")
Sandwiches floating in pre-coital urine?:eek: Come on, man, some of us are planning on wearing these t-shirts to work and/or church.😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/116 "2003-06-25T16:38:46Z")
[Mondale] Apparently giraffes want to get a nut in the worst way. [/Mondale] ---
**Author:** ![Master\_Brewer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@Master\_Brewer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Brewer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/117 "2003-06-25T16:45:37Z")
Now, i am mostly a spectator of this adventure which i call: “The Greatest Challenge Ever”… however let me just put a quick suggestion in: If the T-shirt guy that **Gorgon Heap** has falls through, there is always Cafe Press ([www.cafepress.com](http://www.cafepress.com)). You can open up a free account, upload any graphic you want to it, and then buy (and sell) a wide variety of t-shirts, etc… The shirts themselves are probably more expensive than your average t-shirt, but there is no cost to setup the graphic or anything of the sort. Just a thought. ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/118 "2003-06-25T16:56:39Z")
Do you think Chicago Reader would grant permission for us to use the SD logo? ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/119 "2003-06-25T17:06:47Z")
No. ANd I knew somebody would bring it up. That is why I didn’t originally add in anything about the SDMB when I made the suggestion. The Reader may night be the most reputable rag around, but I don’t know if they’d want one of their logos walking hand-in-hand with … whatever it is we’re doing here. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417/120 "2003-06-25T17:08:00Z")
“may night”? WTF? “may not” dangit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffes-challenge-what-should-he-drop-in-a-pool-of-urine/181417.md?page=7)