The List: Hiptop Halloween Hunt

Trick or Treat:
  • 5 (or more) (real) pumpkins in a group photo [1]
  • 5 (or more) (plastic) jack o' lanterns in a group photo [1]
  • smashed pumpkin [2]
  • baby/toddler (2yrs old or less) dressed as a monkey [3]
  • Kid in Pikachu costume [2]
  • people bobbing for apples [1]
  • Group (3 or more) of costumed trick or treaters framed in doorway from inside [2]
  • someone in an E.T. costume [2]
  • someone dressed as a hula girl (including grass skirt) [1]
  • someone wrapped in bubble wrap [1]
  • Someone dressed as Saddam Hussein [2]
  • Halloween parade [2]
  • dog in costume [2]
  • cat in costume [3]
  • any halloween item for sale marked down 70% [2]
  • any Headless Horseman image/costume/etc. [1]
  • jack o'lantern/pumpkin pi Candy Corn [1]
  • Charleston bar [1]
  • Mike & Ikes [1]
  • Good & Plentys [1]
  • Tootsie Rolls [1]
  • Hershey's Bar [1]
  • Hershey's Kiss [1]
  • M&Ms [1]
  • Pop Rocks [1]
  • Bazooka gum [1]
  • pastel-colored M&Ms leftover from last Easter [2]

    Ghoulish:
  • Human skeleton [2]
  • Human skull [1]
  • Human brain [2]
  • human heart [3]
  • bag of blood (like in a blood bank, hospital, etc. no do-it-yourself jobs, any type except AB) [2]
  • bag of blood (as above) bloodtype AB [3]
  • bag of "Dried Blood" [2]
  • gravestone [1]
  • gravestone of famous person [2]
  • obituary from today's newspaper [1]
  • hearse [1]
  • Roadkill, any [2]
  • roadkill, moose [5]

    Places:
  • Any shot taken from (not of) a bridge [1]
  • Baseball field/diamond (*not* a pic of stadium exterior):
        - kids/park/little league, etc [1]
        - minor league/college [2]
        - Major League Baseball [3]
  • covered bridge [2]
  • barn [1]
  • fruit orchard [2]
  • Field of vegetables [2]
  • Entrance to any (US) National Park or National Monument [2]
  • jail/brig cell, from outside [1]
  • jail/brig cell, from inside [2]
  • nuclear power plant [2]
  • Any shot taken while on a "factory tour" of someplace (must be an actual factory, not "office tour" or "company tour") [3]
  • grain silo [2]
  • skateboard park [1]
  • bowling alley [1]
  • video arcade [2]
  • airport: exterior [1]
  • airport: interior [1]
  • TP-ed house [2]
  • cave entrance [2]
  • library building [1]
  • Department of Motor Vehicles building
  • waterfall [2]

    People:
  • Police officer in uniform [1]
  • someone being pulled over by police officer [3]
  • Firefighter in uniform [1]
  • Firefighter standing on back of firetruck [2]
  • Pizza palor pizzamaker tossing pizza dough into the air [2]
  • Chain Gang/Prison Road Crew working [2]
  • Bartender tossing bottle in air, "Cocktail" style [2]
  • doctor in an ER [1]
  • mail deliveryperson on rounds [1]
  • waitress [1]
  • airline attendant in uniform [1]
  • newspaper reporter [2]
  • television reporter [2]
  • Domino's pizza deliveryperson delivering pizza [1]
  • anyone with the name "Red" embroidered/sewn/patched onto their work uniform [3]
  • Someone in the trunk of a car [1]
  • someone sitting on someone else's shoulders [2]
  • a baby less than one month old [1]
  • A member of the opposing team visibly holding a Sidekick [3]
  • T-Mobile rep/salsesperson [1]
  • Elvis [2]
  • You, in a traditional wedding dress (if male) [2] (+1 if in a mall)
  • You, in a tuxedo (if female) [2] (+1 if in a mall)
  • someone streaking [3]
  • Famous person [? - score depends on famousity as determined by the judges]

    Fast Food Nation:
  • chinese food carton [1]
  • McDonald's [1]
  • Burger King [1]
  • Taco Bell [1]
  • Sonic [1]
  • In n' Out Burger [1]
  • Krispy Kreme [1]
  • Pizza Hut [1]
  • KFC sign [1]
  • Starbucks [1]
  • Dunkin' Donuts [1]
  • Happy Donut[s] [1]
  • Domino's Pizza [1]
  • Subway [1]
  • Wendy's [1]
  • Nathan's (hot dogs) [1]
  • Subway [1]
  • Arby's [1]
  • Baskin Robbins [1]
  • Dairy Queen [1]
  • Burger Island [3]
  • White Castle [2]
  • hamburger [1]
  • Any eatery named "Eat" or "Eat's" [2]
  • Any eatery with the name "Mom" or "Mom's" in the title [2]
  • Any eatery with a name in the form of "The (Adjective) (Noun)" [1]
     (example, "The Crusty Crab")
  • Any eatery with a name incorporating wordplay [2]
      (example: Maine-ly Seafood, Wok Inn)

    Politicos:
  • Local-level politician [1]
  • state senator or representative [2]
  • US Representative [3]
  • US Senator [4]
  • George W. Bush [8]
  • Dick Cheney [10]
  • Dick Cheney in hidden bunker [100]
  • Any living ex-presidnet [5]
  • Dennis Haysbert [3]
  • Martin Sheen [3]
  • Al Gore [0.5]

    ** If any of the above is holding a jack o' lantern or pumpkin score is increased: [+2]

    Media:
  • Movie theatre screen showing any movie [1]
  • IMAX movie theatre screen showing any movie [2]
  • Television screen showing "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" [2]
  • "Jumbotron" at any sports arena showing any sort of video. [2]
  • Cover of Casper the Friendly Ghost, Harvey Comics Hits #60 September 1952 [3]
  • Cover of Detective Comics #27 May 1939 [5]
  • Cover of Boy's Life Magazine, July 1940 [8]
  • TV showing "The Price Is Right" [1]
  • 8-track tape [1]
  • TV showing the movie "Halloween" [1]
  • Halloween-related newspaper story [1]

    Animal Planet:
  • cat [1]
  • dog [1]
  • parrot [1]
  • cat & dog in same pic [2]
  • cat & dog & parrot in same pic [3]
  • fishtank (w/fish visible) [1]
  • shark [2]
  • dolphin [2]
  • beluga whale [3]
  • seal [2]
  • jellyfish [2]
  • raven/crow [1]
  • snake [1]
  • hamster [1]
  • ferret [1]
  • lobster [1]
  • Live chicken [1]
  • llama [2]
  • ostrich [2]
  • emu [2]
  • bat [2]
  • kangaroo [2]
  • elephant [2]
  • snow leopard [3]
  • red panda [3]

    Grab Bag:
  • Moon rock [3]
  • dinosaur skeleton [2]
  • Alaska license plate [1]
  • A "Le Car" [2]
  • Neon "OPEN" sign (illuminated) [1]
  • Neon "OPEN" sign (off) [1]
  • tricycle [1]
  • sign reading "Exit 9" [1]
  • water tower [1]
  • lighthouse [1]
  • merry-go-round/carousel [1]
  • Millenium Falcon (3 dimensional model/replica OK) [1]
  • "13 colonies" style American flag (13 stars arranged in a circle) [2]
  • full free-standing phone booth [1]
  • periodic table [1]
  • Airstream trailer [1]
  • manual typewriter [1]
  • manual typewriter after paper has been inserted and the phrase "Happy Halloween from Hiptop Nation" typed: [3]
  • BeBox [2]
  • ruby [1]
  • windmill [1]
  • windmill farm [3]
  • Dr. Who (4th Doctor) style scarf [3]
  • biplane [2]
  • tractor in field [2]
  • sushi [1]
  • buddhist prayer flags [2]
  • an item with a "Made In Canada" label/imprint [2]
  • a tattoo (no rub/paint-on tattoos) [1]
  • you getting a tattoo (no rub/paint-on tattoos) [10]
  • durian [1]
  • basketball hoop/backboard attached to a garage [1]
  • geodesic dome house [2]
  • a car with "STUDENT DRIVER" markings [2]
  • a truck with "STUDENT DRIVER" markings [3]
  • Marriage license dated today [2]
  • Your marriage license dated today [12]
  • Birth certificate dated today [3]
  • Jolly Roger (flag) [2]
  • Block of dry ice [2]
  • Carton of eggs [1]
  • Edgar Allan Poe book [1]
  • cactus [1]
  • banana split [1]
  • Helicopter [2]
  • Pan of brownies [1]
  • City limit sign [1]
  • analog gas pump [2]
  • "Welcome to [any state]
  • " sign [2]
  • Cool Whip container on someone's head [1]
  • Destroyed hiptop [20]
  • Xmas store display [2]
  • carton of egg nog [1]
  • public clock at 1:56 [2]
  • ATM [1]
  • TV News Van [1]
  • truck carrying livestock [2]
  • radio station news or promo van/truck [1]
  • hovercraft [3]
  • fennel-flavored toothpase [1]
  • beach ball [1]
  • abacus [1]
  • Denny's [1]
  • any boat named "OBSESSION" [3]
  • globe, earth [1]
  • globe, moon [3]
  • bottle of nail polish [1]
  • Zamboni [2]
  • chopsticks [1]
  • bullwhip [1]
  • expired coupon [2]
  • rubber duckie [1]
  • "baby changing station" in public restroom [2]
  • lobster trap [2]
  • "Ghostbusters" tshirt [2]
  • solar panel [1]
  • pool table [1]
  • helium tank [1]
  • shower curtain [1]
  • "Brownie" 8mm movie camera [2]
  • postcard from the Ukraine [2]
  • rotary phone [1]
  • shot glass [1]
  • fried egg [1]
  • t-square [1]
  • scimitar [2]
  • chess board [1]
  • swimming pool [1]
  • harp [1]
  • pendulum [? - score will vary with size of pendulum]
  • jukebox [1]
  • public sculpture [1]
  • teepee/tipi/wigwam [2]