Cut Down By the System

REQUEST FOR START-UP FUNDING

APPLICANT’S NAME: Soren Narnia

FUNDING SOURCE APPLIED FOR: The 2007 Ford Foundation Grant for the Humanities

CONCEPT: www.RateMySpitTake.com

PURPOSE: To finally give America and the rest of the developing world a site to upload their own amateur spit take videos and vote democratically on which ones are the best and deserve praise and wider recognition

THOSE WHO MIGHT BENEFIT FROM PROJECT: All those who recognize the spit take as the ultimate symbolic expression of man’s futility of purpose on planet Earth and who can appreciate its artistic beauty while understanding the need for people with Internet access to rate thousands of them on a scale of 1 to 100, with 1 being “lame ‘n’ lousy” and 100 being “the spit take we were all born to witness”

SUBMITTED MATERIALS: Two eight-second amateur spit take videos, A Graduate Student at Penn State University Spews Lime-Aid on His Cat Upon Hearing His Mechanic’s Estimate for Fixing His Prius and An Adult Film Star Sprays Ginger Beer On Her Director Upon Learning Just Where He’d Like Her to Place the Crockpot

EXPERIENCE WITH PAST SIMILAR PROJECTS: I personally funded, designed, and hosted
www.RateMyHighWomanishScream.com (2002-2004), which attracted more than 700 hits and included an amateur video submitted by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Halberstam under an assumed name

PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES: I encourage you to contact Mr. Paul Strickler, teacher of science, Annapolis Junior High School, for anecdotal evidence of my dedication and professionalism regarding long-term projects and challenges

DATE OF PROPOSAL: 9/28/07

DUE DATE FOR FINAL BOARD DECISION: 1/14/08

DATE OF FINAL BOARD DECISION: 9/28/07

FINAL BOARD DECISION: No