Appendix to the Article: “RUSStle Up the Gang. It’s Time to Graduate!”

For an object to be allowed to adorn your Russ hat, the achievement that is represented by the object must be witnessed by any one of the following:

1 member of the Russ board
2 other Russ
3 Parents

If you have 50 or more achievements, your tail is dipped in silver paint.
If you have 70 or more achievements, your tail is dipped in gold paint.
If you cheat with your knots, your tail will be cut off.
If you wash your pants between the 1st and the 17th of May, one of its legs will be cut off.

Some Highlights From the List of Achievements:

#01 – For a Single Knot: 24 hours without sleep
#02 – For a Bow: 72 hours without sleep
#05 – For a Ruler: Sit under your desk for an entire lecture
#06 – For a Safety Pin: Ask the mother of another Russ for sex advice
#08 – For a Popsicle Stick: Swim in the ocean before May 1st
#09 – For a Beer Bottle Cap: Drink a case of beer (24 x 0.33 L) in 24 hours
#11 – For a Smiley Button: Have a serious conversation with the statue of the angry boy in the stone park (an Oslo tourist attraction found in Vigeland Park)
#12 – For a Piece of Chalk: Kiss a teacher
#19 – For a Plastic Champagne Glass: Stand up every 5 minutes during a lecture and shout “Cheers!”
#22 – For a Red “L” on a White Background: Put an “L” sign on a police car
#25 – For a Porn Picture: Answer a question from a teacher by reading out loud from a porn magazine
#31 – For a Wunderbaum (car air freshener): Have 8 newly opened Wunderbaums around your neck for a full day
#35 – For a Tag from a Pair of Panties: Go an entire lecture in only your underwear
#38 – For a Plastic Cup: Serve a homeless person a Happy Meal
#39 – For a Toy Car: Take 10 full circles in a roundabout
#40 – For a Piece of a Burger Wrapper: Eat a whole burger in 2 bites
#44 – For a Cap from a Solo Bottle (similar product to Fanta): No alcohol from the 1st to the 17th
#47 – For a Medal: Sabotage the film set of Rocco (a guy that makes the Norwegian version of Girls Gone Wild but with Russ)
#53 – For a Birthday Cake Candle: Attend school every day from the 1st to the 17th
#57 – For a “Do Not Disturb” Sign: Have a BBQ in the garden of a teacher without his/her knowledge and clean up completely so he/she doesn’t know
#58 – For a Happy Meal Toy: Drive through the drive-thru at McDonalds in a shopping cart and order a Happy Meal
#60 – For a Parking Pass: Pay for 1 hour of parking and sit on a kid 3-wheeler for the duration
#65 – For a Box of Vaseline: Go hand in hand with another Russ to a store smiling broadly and buy a box of Vaseline
#66 – For a Hot Dog Wrapper: Go hand in hand with another Russ to a gas station, buy condoms, go to the bathroom together, stay in there for 20-30 minutes and come out with bigger smiles on your faces
#68 – For a Comb: Go to a hair dresser of the opposite sex and ask for a haircut down there
#70 – For a Thermometer: Swim in the sea before April 1st
#71 – For a Kebab Wrapper: Mix a whole Kebab in a blender and drink it
#76 – For a Piece of Reflective Tissue (like on a yellow vest so you are seen at night): Stand on the side of a road with a hair dryer and a reflective vest in a 30 zone pretending to be checking for speeders
#78 – For a Lock of Hair: Shave your head
#80 – For a Pizza Crust: Eat 2 frozen pizzas (heated) in 20 minutes
#81 – For a Small Bell: Answer every question in a lecture as if you were on Jeopardy
#83 – For a Bus Fare: Stop your car/bus at a bus stop, offer people a ride and take them to their destination
#84 – For a Tampon: Put 2 tampons in your mouth and drink half a litre of beer
#86 – For a Bread Crust: Wear bread as shoes for an hour in school
#88 – For a Plastic Fork: Eat a large kebab in 10 minutes without using your hands or receiving help
#93 – For a Paint Brush: Walk around a public place for an hour wearing nothing but body paint on your upper body
#95 – For a Small Branch: Sit in a tree one full hour before school
#98 – For a Plastic Apple: Report yourself to the police for stealing apples out of a neighbour’s yard
#100 – To Keep Your Suit for Another Year: Fail your exams!