Most unique request

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  1. aheismann

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    I'd like to hear everyone's story about the most unique request they've seen. The one I keep seeing that makes me laugh is this one:

    "Take a video pretending to be a ferocious dog.
    Upload a video of yourself visibly attacking a camera as if you were ferocious dog. Of course this requires you to have a recording device.

    No, the point isn't to make you do something embarrassing. No, the point isn't for the novelty value (okay, well maybe a little). The point is to make a video-to-video comparison with footage of a woman who was supposedly brought up by dogs her entire life. How well can a TURKer mimic the mannerisms of a dog?

    I am serious about this HIT. Only respond with legitimate videos."

    He goes on with more details. I was tempted to actually complete this one for shear ingenuity of the idea, if I had a video camera.

    So what's the most unique you have seen?
     
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  2. Andy

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    I also saw that hit and I think it is still active for participation.
     
  3. Kinguk

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    I want to know who accepts that hit, better yet, I want to see the video!
     
  4. desertsky

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    I loved the one that asked that people of mTurk send pictures of themselves doing work on mTurk. It was called the faces of mTurk I think. I seen the finished product, was neat to see some of the faces of people behind the scenes.

    I didn't feel comfortable participating in that hit though, so I passed on it.
     
  5. dhockney

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    I love this one. I think I'm going to do it. I mean, I have a camera and everything. Might as well. (So this is where all my acting experience is getting me...!)
     
  6. BourbonJohnson

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    Request

    I have not really had any odd requests, yet. I did have an experience recently that was a bit humorous. I had just finished a transcription that took quite some time, tried to cut and paste only to realize that I had not accepted the post yet. When I tried to accept, it was no longer available so I did all the work for nothing other than transcription practice. Take a lesson from me, be sure to accept if you want the task so it doesn't dissappear.
     
  7. ergo

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    I feel your pain. That happened to me once on a Casting Words HIT. After moping for a bit, I finally decided to email my transcript to Nathan and Rachel anyway, hoping that the person who had accepted the HIT would return it or something, so that a new HIT could be set up for me. No such luck.
     
  8. testing123

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    I really hate finding out that I forgot to accept an HIT! That's such a pain. I haven't had any really interesting HITs though, hoping for one. I saw the dog one, but I draw the line on anything that reveals my identity.
     
  9. Ashallond

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    I saw that one, laughed and moved on.
     
  10. spaceace018

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    I would say

    the oddest i'v seen was find a town in Canada and write a a few words about it , the catch was using b&b , bed and breakfast and some other that wasn't the odd part the odd part was i looked up the town and it seems they really didn't have any b&b's what so ever. So i really didn't know how to write it but i did.
     
  11. mightymaxx25

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    Weird

    The most strange one I have seen is asking a woman model to say some stuff about liking insurance you even have to get dressed up.
     
  12. britnyflatford@gmail.com

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    I did that hit, the take a video to be a ferocious dog. It was horribly embarrassing but it was a dollar. that is the most unique one i have seen
     
  13. ragulnaveen11

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    It's ask a question
     
  14. lshiru

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    I saw the dog one too and every time am searching for hits I come across it and just laugh my head off. How could you even start. i mean, i just try to figure myself on all fours barking and my tongue ...aaa it just can not work for me. The one I found funny though is the one for writing web descriptions. I log on and it is all adult content and they are quoting my town. I was like jeez! Kenya, Nairobi? How do they even do this? The government should look into this.
     
  15. akazoe

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    I saw the dog one, too and I just wondered what it could be for. Perhaps someone get a thrill out of seeing others bark?
     
  16. want2teach11

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    I saw this HIT just a few minutes ago. It seems as if no one has taken the initiative to complete this task. I also saw one that was similar, where you had to wish someone (I can't remember his name) a Happy Birthday. You had to use his name and talk to him as if he was your best friend, then you had to post it on YouTube. Crazy!
     
  17. pkmtx818

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    Commenting on some person's photos so that he could make up a title
     
  18. sonica

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    I had seen one hit where you were required to write a 500 word article on " strawberry pictures". I did not work on it, as I found the idea strange.
     
  19. ergo

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    Reminds me of things I see from time to time along the lines of...

    Err... what question? What does the asker want to know about them?
     
  20. apriljt

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    I think it is GREAT

    I have a boring desk job and as I get paid to sit here, I also do little HITS in order to get some extra cash and also to feel like I'm actually DOING something. I've made about $70 and I've been soing this for a few months now.
     

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