Russ knot list
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The russ cap is a part of the traditional russ outfit. It is a cap with a long string, to which a tassel is connected at the end. The purpose of the string is to tie knots and other strange objects to it. There are rules however, for what you are entitled to tie to the string, and each school has a list of 'demands' that are rewarded with either a knot or some other object. The knot lists varies from school to school, as this list is created by the russ board on each school each year. Still, some of the knots has become a tradition, and are the same for every year. There are usually four different types of 'demands' that are listed:
Enkeltknuter (simple knots): if you do one of these things, you get to tie a simple knot in the string of your russ cap.
Dobbeltknuter (double knots): these actions gives you the right to tie two knots in the string of your russ cap.
Trippelknuter (triple knots): these are the hardest (or most embarrassing) demands, and are rewarded by three knots.
Merker (marks/symbols): these are often very much alike the different types of knots, but are rewarded by things you can tie to the string of your cap (yes, the string of the cap is rather long - almost 50 cm.)
Following is a small list of some of the contents of the russ knot list that was used by Mosjøen Videregående Skole in 2004.
Simple Knots:
- Sleeping in the garden of a teacher one night.
- Kissing a police officer on the mouth.
- Running through the backseat of a random car that has stopped in front of a red light.
- Changing in the wardrobe of the opposite sex before and after PE.
- Rolling a tennisball with your nose through a shopping mall.
Double Knots:
- Having sex or masturbating in the school toilets.
- Having sex in a tree.
- Stripping in front of a public security camera.
Triple Knots:
- Being tied to another russ for 24 hours.
- Running nude through all rooms of the most popular dance bar in town on a Saturday night.
- Being awake for 72 hours without sleeping.
- Getting drunk seven days in a row.
- Spending a night in the drunk-cell on the local police station.
Symbols:
- Entertaining the people in a cinema before the movie starts. (gives a piece of the ticket to that movie)
- Cutting of the string panties of one of the younger students. (gives a piece of the panties)
- Giving sexual education to a stranger for at least 5 minutes. (gives a condom)
- Drinking five bottles of wine in 24 hours. (gives the bottle cap of one of the bottles)
- Drinking two bottles of beer during a class without being noticed by the teacher. (gives the bottle cap of one of the bottles)
If you get at least 75 different knots, you get to be an Elite-Russ. There are also two other ways of getting this honourable title:
- Running nude through the mainstreet of the city on a Saturday noon, when the streets are really crowded.
- Running 3000 metres which equals to 7 laps, on a running-stadium. You have to drink one beer before starting each lap, and you only have 20 minutes to run the 3000 metres (This one involves a lot of puking).
