Tuesday, July 15, 2008

FRENCH TASK

The hms will be taking part in a French task over the next couple of days (in honour of yesterday being Bastille Day). The details are as follows:

"TASK: VIVE LA FRANCE!

Hellish Housemates Cycle Le Tour De Grand Frere

Heavenly Housemates Indugle Senses With French Food, Wine & Mime

For this week's shopping task, housemates must celebrate cycling season and become au fait with all things French.

The task will take the form of four separate challenges.

Heavenly Housemates will be tested on the sensitivity of their palate, their appreciation of French food and their ability to mime.

Hellish Housemates will be required to cycle two bikes for 520 miles each as they take part in Le Tour De Grand Frère.

The challenges will be as follows:

LE TOUR DE GRAND FRÈRE
Hellish Housemates have 30 hours in which to cycle two racing bikes the 520 kilometres of Le Tour De Grand Frère, (a combined total of 1040 kilometres - the equivalent of cycling from Paris to Madrid). Luke is ill and will not take part

WINE TASTING
Two Heavenly housemates will be required to become wine connoisseurs. Housemates must learn to identify 15 different French red wines from their taste and bouquet.

BON APPETIT
Two Heavenly housemates will be required to become food gourmets and must demonstrate their love of French cuisine by taking part in the French Food Challenge - eating a 5 ft long brie, grape and salad baguette within 20 minutes (one Housemate each end).

THE ART OF MIME
Two Heavenly housemates will be required to master the discipline of mime. They must learn 15 separate mime actions which they must utilise in an improvised performance.

If housemates pass three or more challenges, then housemates will pass this week's shopping task and will receive a luxury shopping budget of five pounds per head per day.

If housemates fail two or more challenges then housemates will fail this week's shopping task and will receive a basic shopping budget of one pound per head per day."

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TUESDAY: 3pm

The hms doing the "LE TOUR DE GRAND FRÈRE" task are Lisa, Stuart, Bex, Luke (he is to take part), Mikey & Sara.



Lisa & Stuart are so far doing really well and will continue to do so in my opinion, and indeed probably carry the bulk of the task. Bex, although saying she would do the midnight to 3am stint, has just been on a bike and complained of the seat being too high - after about 2 seconds. Changed to the other bike (there are 2) and then moaned she couldn't do even 20 minutes. And it looks like they have already incurred one fail - none of them noticed, let alone himself, that Mikey was not wearing his helmet and gloves. Oh dear.

The hms doing "WINE TASTING" task are Dale and Mo. Task not yet started.

The hms doing the "BON APPETIT" task are: Rex and Kat. Task not yet started.

The hms doing the "THE ART OF MIME" task are: Maysoon and Rachel. Task not yet started.

Darnell, as Head of Household is a gendarme.

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