3rd World record attempt

Largest display of knitted mice.

Ok I think I better explain my self. The concept of using Guinness world record to generate work stemmed from the idea of personal endeavour to a useless extent. With Guinness WR being the biggest player in this game I felt a necessity to enter into it. I originally set out to set a new record (time spent pacing between two points) but with this being rejected I set out to break an existing one (longest marathon as a quiz master). Now thinking about it again I believe there is something more in setting a new one. It seams to me to be even more pointless and absurd as there is nothing there already existing to better yourself then.

The only criteria Guinness have for setting a new record is that it must me breakable and it must be of general interest to the public. I find it utterly bizarre that that the longest distance traveled with a milk bottle on your head could be of any interest to anyone so the idea of drumming up interest in my pointless endeavor really appeals to me.

I’d been struggling to think of something to do for a while until I flicked to the arts and sculpture page of my shiny new book of Guinness world records 2010. Within the gaudy page lay a red star (indicating new record) next to a picture of the largest papier-mâché panda display. This cracked me up. If I was to make pigs or bears instead would this be expectable as a new record?

The idea of knitted mice came to the other day when thinking about the things I’ve done from the start of the year. Playing with instruction on one of the first days I got here I set about doing a kit I had been given on how to knit mice. Although at the time this was about teaching my self something new which was seemingly pointless in order to better myself, I couldn’t think of anything else to do with my furry little creatures until now. I think learning through repetition is also relevant here with links to knowledge however pointless.

So there you have it my next record attempt – largest display of knitted mice.