# Talent Competition for Hapless Contestant?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talent-competition-for-hapless-contestant/168745
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 14, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talent-competition-for-hapless-contestant/168745 "2003-04-14T22:49:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talent-competition-for-hapless-contestant/168745/21 "2003-04-15T18:42:57Z")
Hmmm.
I’d suggest lockpicking. Relatively simple to learn, rare enough that few know how easy it actually is (with the right locks, of course), and it should certainly raise a few eyebrows. Get 4 or 5 different simple-but-tough-looking padlocks and go through them - with music or a running commentary. You should be able to fix them in less than 30 seconds a piece.
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### Author:  [@Spiny\_Norman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiny_Norman)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2003, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talent-competition-for-hapless-contestant/168745/22 "2003-04-15T18:46:54Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Shayna \*
> \*\*Hmmm.
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> I’d suggest lockpicking. Relatively simple to learn, rare enough that few know how easy it actually is (with the right locks, of course), and it should certainly raise a few eyebrows. Get 4 or 5 different simple-but-tough-looking padlocks and go through them - with music or a running commentary. You should be able to fix them in less than 30 seconds a piece. \*\*
- this post was of course made by **Spiny Idiot Norman**. who didn’t think to login under his own name. I’m sure sweet **Shayna** does not know of shady skills like lockpicking.
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### Author:  [@Mr.Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Hand)
#### Post date: [May 7, 2003, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talent-competition-for-hapless-contestant/168745/23 "2003-05-07T03:56:13Z")
To give the requested update… the “beauty pageant” has not yet been held. Further updates will be posted.
Talent still undecided. But given that I think I have at least a week, my pants remain uncrapped-in. So far.
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