Poor Man's Weekend

Adult Downhill Sledding - Light Stick Races

2015-01-21T19:47:00.000-06:00

How to start your adult downhill sledding

Gather up some good friends. Send out a mass text message or email. Maybe send a Raven? But find some fun folks to head to the hill.
Gather up some sleds. These can be found at most Big Box Stores. I found mine at my parents house. Make a cardboard sled or use your brain to create a super sweet sled.
Purchase a pack of glow sticks. I'd say a glow stick per person.
Now you have what is needed for a good adult sledding session (maybe a drink too!)

Find a downhill sledding hill

Now you're required to find a good to adequate hill for some sledding. Use the internet, ask friends and family members. This is the most important part... YOU can't go sledding a nice hill and some SNOW.

Glow in the dark sledding

Here we go... the game begins. How do you play? Find a starting line and place the racers on the line. You'll want at least 4 racers for this to be a good time. Have a few people go down the hill to mark a finish line out.

They'll be the ones responsible for cracking the glow sticks and spreading them out at the bottom of the hill. You'll want a fewer glow sticks than racers. The idea is like musical chairs, one or more of the racers will be left WITHOUT a glow stick.

Once glow sticks are lit up and placed across the finish line the race is ready to start. Someone at the top of the hill needs to start the race.

READY... SET.... GO!!!!

The racers speed down the hill. It's a race and anything goes. Winners move on.... Losers get punished. What's the punishment? A shot.... a few push-ups..... walking up the hill with their pants down. This is your call and can change every time or make a tradition out of it.

Campout Afton State Park Bluffs

2012-05-03T14:19:00.000-05:00

Price: $5 (per group)

Location: http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/afton/index.html

Afton State park is just past Woodbury, Southeast of the twin cities. It costs $5 per car to park there or $25 for a year long pass. Camp along the bluffs of the St Croix River. They have firewood, water, toilets, everything else. The views are spectacular. Fall is a good time to go to see the treeline across in Wisconsin. You have to hike about 1/2 mile from the parking lot to get to the camp site. Bring a cooler with some beer and look for a triple rainbow.

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Poisonade Bum

2012-03-15T15:00:00.002-05:00

Price $8
Location: Public - any Central Business District

Buy Windex, Blue Gatorade & a ripped suit from the Salvation army...pour out the windex and replace it with the Blue Gatorade. Sit on a street corner in the suit and act like a bum for an hour or so. This way you can say the things you have always wanted to yell at people in public and they'll just think you're crazy and ignore it.

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One for the Narnians

2012-01-12T19:07:00.003-06:00

Price: Free
Location: IKEA

Go to IKEA, hide in a wardrobe, wait 10 min, then jump out yelling “for Narnia”

–taken from FreePostia.com

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Winter lawn games - shuffleboard

2012-01-05T16:49:00.003-06:00

Price: $4 (cheap spray paint)

Making your own shuffleboard alley or curling alley isn't that difficult. Of course, you won't have the ice perfectly flat, but it still works to make up your own games.

Things you will need:
warm water (hose or bucket)
shovel
spray paint
large rocks / bricks
shuffleboard-type sticks (optional)
All you do is find a pond or lake and shovel off a 30' x 3' area and spray paint some lines on each end (I usually do 2 black lines leaving a white space in between). Then pour the warm water over the whole thing to make it slick. Wait until the surface water is frozen then make up some type of game similar to shufflboard or curling. I usually play with 2 bricks each and assign 1,2,3 point values to each line. If you like playing lawn games in the summer, this is your best bet for continuing through the snowy winter.

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A Good Cry (not you though!)

2011-12-01T16:41:00.006-06:00

Price: $2 for some paper

Location: Not near your house / apt

Put signs up that says free Beagle puppy...if not adopted soon, will be put to sleep. Then set up voicemail on your phone to say "if you're calling about the puppy, we already put it down. If not, leave a message." -all in a heartless tone.

You will have people crying and saying ridiculous things on your machine to laugh about later.

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Punishments

2011-11-26T14:23:00.000-06:00

1 - Upside down body shot (out of the plumber butt-crack...only show an inch or so please) We don't want to punish everyone. Only the loser.

2 - Right side up body shot (for women)

3 - 1 piece of clothing

4 - Blindfolded for the next #X rounds

5 - Loser goes on their hands and knees and is the chair for the winner for the next #X rounds.

Ask out a Random

2011-11-24T16:07:00.000-06:00

Price: $0

Location: Coffee shop (preferred)

The key to asking out a random person is finding someone who is somewhat open-minded and will try new things. Here's the idea....Throw a party with some of your buddies or set this up when you are going to a party. Make a note / letter that says something like (Party at 1XXX West XXXX St, Bring ANYONE you want. We are thinking like 100 people or so. I will be on Peter's cell (555-XXX-XXXX...etc.) Go into a Coffee shop where you're likely to find someone a little more open-minded. If you are a guy, ask a girl and say "have you seen a guys, about 6' tall, really good looking, name is John etc.? Well I am supposed to meet him here, but I have to run and I don't have my phone on me. He will be here soon, can you give him this? After you give it to her (him) strike up menial conversation for a minute, and hopefully they will read the card and you can invite them to the party casually.

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Radio/TV Contests

2011-11-19T15:00:00.000-06:00

I never thought of myself as a lucky man but boy do these radio/tv contests pay off. Over my contest playing career I have won:

Chance to participate in a Deadpool (KQRS)
4 tickets to the Trail of Terror (K102)
The Bourne Trilogy on Blue Ray (KDWB
Preshowing of 21.(KDWB)
A sweatshirt and a Nerf Ball (KDWB).

All of the contests a very simple. Most of them you just have to enter your name phone number and email address. Some you have to call in and others you have to submit entries online. Either way it is a good way to find free things to do. KDWB has by far the biggest variety of things from Taylor Swift tickets to Lil Waynes new CD. Just go to the website of your favorite radio station or TV channel and look for "interactive" or "contests" and click around until you find something interesting. I would suggest staying local because your odds of winning a trip to the Final Four from CBS Sportsline are slim.

River Walk

2011-11-17T17:03:00.002-06:00

Walk along the river by the Minnesota Science Museum. If you go early enough you can grab a hot dog and soda from a street vendor.

Price: $0 ($4 if you grab some food)

Location: St Paul Downtown

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Hockey (Quarters)

2011-11-12T16:01:00.000-06:00

Everyone sets a beer in front of them. One person spins a quarter on its side and calls out someone's name at the table. That person is now the shooter. They hit the quarter with the back of their hand at someone's beer. Everyone else guards thier beer with their index finger and pinky (using the whole hand is illegal). If you're beer is hit, you were scored on. If you are scored on, the scorer spins the quarter again and you drink until the quarter falls off the table or falls on its side. Everyone at the table tries to keep the quarter spinning as long as possible.

One other part of the game is if someone decides to "pull their goalie." To do so, someone at the table whos name is not called may decide to yell "empty net" and take thier hand away from playing goalie. If they decide to do this and the shooter aims for thier beer and misses...it is the equivalent of the shooter getting scored on and they are the loser of that shot. Of course if they hit the beer of the "pulled goalie," which is quite easier with no protection, the one who pulled their goalie is the loser.

Price: $4 (just beer)
Location: Anywhere

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Beer Tasting

2011-11-10T16:05:00.000-06:00

Local Beer Stores
Everyone brings a different kind of local beer and does a blind taste test with each kind of beer. Pretty straight forward.

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Bridge Jumping!

2011-11-04T16:11:00.001-05:00

This might sound Crazy, but if you're safe and make sure to be careful it can be a very exciting event. Yes, there is a chance you can get hurt. And yes, there is a chance that you can get in trouble, but that is often requried if you are cheaper than $7.

When I speak of bridge jumping, I'm not speaking of jumping off bridges that are millions of feet high with a parachute to catch you. I'm speaking of finding a nice size bridge that isn't near a busy road where it's safe to jump off and land into a deep pool of water. You could get in trouble with the local police, but I'm not sure what the punishement is. Just go to a small enough town where this is commonplace.

Other ideas like this:
- cliff jumping, if you can find a cliff around.
- building a rope swing into the lake.
- building a zip line to the lake.

BE SAFE!!!

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Indoor Gardens

2011-11-02T22:43:00.003-05:00

Price: $5

During the winter... you can take a quick vacation by visiting local indoor gardens. You can use your extra $3 to buy a plant.

Minneapolis Metro suggestions:

http://www.linders.com/gardencenter

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Wagners/177563190391

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Home Run Derby

2011-10-20T18:32:00.016-05:00

America's pasttime doesn't have to mean "watching baseball." Why not get a tennis ball out and pretend you are actually a good hitter. Studies have shown that hitting a tennis ball with a bat correlates with reduced stress level....alongside dilusionary visions of athleticism.

Location: Parks

Price: $0

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Free Samples Lunch

2011-10-15T17:38:00.006-05:00

Price: 0$ (kind of)

Location: Multiple

This idea is kind of a cheat for PoorMan's weekend because it requires a membership. However, if you become a regular, you end up paying for the membership. Costco always has free samples and tons of them. Just come in during lunch time and walk up and down a few times and you should be set. If you are still hungry you can alway hit up the $2 pizza or $1.50 enormous hotdog. To make it a little more fun, try and figure out who the "regulars" are.

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COMO ZOO

2011-10-13T15:27:00.005-05:00

Hey now this is a cute idea for all you fellows out there that need a cheap date idea. It's called a ZOO and there's one in St. Paul, MN that you can go to for free!!! But if you're feeling a little to cheap they'll accept donations that keep the ZOO running. The Como Zoo offers many attractions such as Lions, Tigers and Bears and many other interesting animals. There is also tons of gardens to walk through and mini golf if you're looking for a little competition.

So take a drive out to the wonderful COMO PARK ZOO and enjoy yourself. The location of the zoo is show on this map.

And after your done witht he ZOO enjoy a Burrito and Drink at Burrito Loco which is only 5 miles away!

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Taco Eating Contest- Taco Tuesday

2011-10-08T14:48:00.002-05:00

This is an all time favorite.... Of course I enjoy eating and I eat fairly fast so it makes perfect sense. Gather up some of your best friends and challenge them to an eating contest. I enjoy going to Taco John's on a Tuesday and hitting up their .59 cent tacos. Grab 8 or so Tacos and start up the race. Now, the couple times I've done this the young ladies working at the store actually gave the winning some free potato Oles and some dipping cheese so feel free to flirt it up with the ladies behind the counter to add in a prize.

The only thing that was hard about this contest was dealing with the taco shells that were a tad big to go down the throat. But everything goes in LOVE and EATING CONTESTS.

Enjoy the meal and enjoy the competition.

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Wacko Bingo

2011-10-05T16:03:00.002-05:00

Make a bingo card of typical weirdos you would see in public places like a mall, the state fair, valley fair etc.

Examples:
1 - someone over 40 wearing overalls
2 - white person with dreads past the shoulders
3 - Someone wearing nails (the ones you hammer)
4 - a male with makeup
etc.

You and a friend bet your $7 on who wins at bingo.

Price: $7 Wager
Location: numerous
Example:

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Knee Hockey Tourney!

2011-09-29T16:11:00.001-05:00

Grab the Guys, Grab the Girls and tear a part one room in the house to make a fantastic Knee hockey rink. Build two nets out of whatever you can get your hands ON! If you have to, put marker on the wall go for it because it will be worth it! Play ONE on ONE or TWO on Two.... It doesn't matter, you'll love it and get a great work out.

General Rules:

Play up to 5, first to 5 wins the game. You can play series(best of 3,5,7, etc...) or straight up win and move on, loser take a seat in the crowd. It all depends on the time frame you're looking to fill! Draw up a bracket and draw names out to make the seedings. Give the Champion the right to something, possibly a free meal or something exciting?

Materials needed:

-ball of some sort

-2-4 mini sticks

-make two nets out of whatever you can find.(blankets, boxes, tape, etc... BE CREATIVE)

It's really quite simple and you can use your imagination to spice up the game.

Just make sure you stay on YOUR KNEES!

Let's Play Hockey

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Poor Man Fishing

2011-09-24T16:01:00.001-05:00

Take $5, use clear tape to tape it to a fishing line. Hide behind the corner of a relatively busy walking intersection and see who goes for it.

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Free Stuff

2011-09-22T16:01:00.001-05:00

Price: $.40 (one stamp)

This is a little sketchy, but kind of funny nonetheless. When I was younger, I wrote a letter to 3M and told them I was doing a science experiment and wanted to know if they could send me different kinds of tape they had. They immediately sent me tons of different tape with an understanding that I would send them the science experiment after I used it. I think this would be a funny, although somewhat unethical, thing to do if you're bored. Yes, I am saying pose as a kindergartner. Hopefully you can come up with something better than 3M tape though.

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Wikipedia Labyrinth

2011-09-17T16:00:00.001-05:00

It's a rainy day or you just feel like being inside on the computer. Here's a game you which requires TWO of more computers and a few creative thinkers.

Here's the game: WIKIPEDIA LABYRINTH

Start at wikipedia.com

Each team starts out on the same web page. For example: POOP

The next step is to think of another site that is completely un-related to the starting site.

For example: Christopher Columbus

Now the object of the game is to get from the POOP page, to the Christopher Columbus page with out typing on the keyboard and using only the linked words on the wikipedia page. It's a race to see who can get there first! It's an easy fun game to play when you're stuck inside or partying with a group. Make teams and have a blast crawling through the web.

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Punishments

2011-09-15T16:11:00.001-05:00

Punishments that have worked:
-15 Pushups on the table in your underwear
-Snow angel or Mud Angel outside
-Everyone at the table beat boxes & the loser dances
-Play the next game in a straight jacket
-Winners ducktape the loser to something/ someone for a given time
-shave someone's neck / leg above someone's face laying on the ground

more to come....

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Movie Maker

2011-09-10T16:01:00.000-05:00

Price: $0

Xtranormal.com

This site, you can make movies with animated characters by just typing in what you want them to say. They sound like robots, but that almost makes it funnier. The platform they have you create it in is very simple. You can create a free account, but you may have to pay to share it with others.