http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ
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Knots
The russ knot list was first introduced in the 1940s. The Russ knots, comparable to badges, is a common name for a wide variety of trophies symbolizing fulfilling a certain accomplishment during the festivities. There are a plethora of local knot rules for earning knots, as well as local variations for the same type of knot. The knot itself often consist of an item representing the accomplishment. For instance passing through the back seat of a car stopping on a red light, earns you a piece of menthos paper. These knots are then knitted and strung along the line extending from the russe hat, hence the name knot. The knot rules are sometimes criticized because it can involve illegal acts, such as public nudity, outright assault and possibly self-harming actions, such as consuming large amounts of alcohol in a short amount of time (earns a beer cap). Other, more benign tasks exist, such as putting a for sale sign on a police car, kissing a person of the same sex (pink feather), or spending the night at a teacher's house and making him/her breakfast in the morning, all without being noticed. In total, there are about 101 different tasks that can be performed to receive knots. (http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local .... 015772.ece)
Here are a couple of russ knot examples.
* Having sex outdoors
* Going swimming in an industrial river
* Eating your own russ card
* Having sex in school
* Dating a junior
* Showering a junior with yogurt
* Going through an entire school day with a sock puppet on the hand. All communication must happen through the sock puppet.