As part of my commitment to giving you free stuff and doing as little work as possible, I jumped at the chance to help out with a giveaway for Total Badass, Bob Ray’s critically-acclaimed documentary which brought “I took a year off to raise guinea pigs and do cocaine” into the lexicon. (We also had Bob on the Frotcast, and he was a great guest).

Anyhooters, if you’re interested in winning a signed DVD, here’s the rundown:

1. YOU NEED TO PROVE YOU’RE A TOTAL BADASS
If you’d like to play, you need to send in a photo, video, or story– written by yourself, of course — proving that you’re a “Total Badass” to Total_Badass@yahoo.com. This might be a photo of you climbing Mt. Everest, beating up Mike Tyson, shotgunning an entire keg of beer, or roller-skating with Tony Danza — doesn’t matter, just as long as it’s badass. You might also send in a video (bonus points for videos, folks) or a story, but be forewarned that stories relating your badassedness which do not include proof (in the form of a video or photo) will be very, very hard for us to take seriously: anyone could write up an anecdote about the time they kicked Jean-Claude Van Damme’s ass. We want to see it. [from our contest Co-Sponsor Scott at Examiner]

I also consider naked pictures “badass”, but that’s just me. The short answer is that you’ve got until Friday and we’ll announce the winners Monday, but here’s the rest:

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