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  1. ...Hmmm.... and what is the reason the cans were not cleaned up 30-40 years ago (or even 25)??? ;)

     

    Back when it was litter it was remote or nobody cared enough to bother or they were too busy dumping themselves. By the time they find these things or have the ability to remove them in todays world some are historic.

     

    And you know this because?!?!?

    FYI - there is a desert road (for campgrounds) less than 100 ft from the cache and a bunch of railroad cars are parked on the tracks next to the road. The area is well traversed and has been so for years.

  2. "They really may be a Historical Site" The shock and horror of it all. ;)

     

    And do we suppose that there will be a lesson learned by the mindless ranters?

     

    I sure as heck tell you this, after having read this garbage, if I was the decider, the time period for historic preservation would not be 50 years, it would be 50 minutes.

    Good. Then they wouldn't be taking our historic caches.

     

    The geocache the previous post refers to, "It's in the can..." was placed within a railroad-related historic can scatter. A historic site, dating back 50+ years.

     

    Hmmm.... and what is the reason the cans were not cleaned up 30-40 years ago (or even 25)??? ;)

  3. OK - I received requests to post hints for the following caches:

     

    Unsolved:

     

    Teco #12 - Acronyms

    Teco #13 - Stuck

    Teco #14 - 10 Miles

    Teco #16 - Numbers

    Teco #18 - Memories

    Teco #19 - Riddles

     

    Solved:

     

    None

     

    -------------------------------------

     

    This is how it's going to work:

     

    Cachers in the top 3 scores get to vote if they want a hint or not at this time (Have they truly exhausted their brains?!?). :rolleyes:

    I need an unanimous vote (e-mail me directly) from LLOT, TT, FM and devhead before I post any hints for unsolved caches.

    Voting ends at 9 pm tomorrow Tuesday.

     

    Geez - Why so many hoops??? Why not just post some hints?

    Well, I wanted to try something new by letting the puzzle solvers decide. Some like hints, some don't... we'll see how it works out. :lol:

    Oh, for heaven's sake. Just post some hints... Or don't. Whatever. We all have plenty to do and I think we have all moved on from these puzzles and are unlikely to come back without some hints. So if you want people to solve them, post hints. If you don't want people to solve them, don't post hints...

     

    Whoa!!! Hold it for a second now...

    This "hint or no hint" goes back to posting #32 and on. Not to mention the e-mails I received immediately afterwards and the conversations I had with some of you... Put it this way, more than one person objected to hints!

    Well, I've decided not to have a vote, rather if one of you "top guys" object to hints, let me know. After reading FlagMan's response above I'm confident that he is not objecting. :)

  4. OK - I received requests to post hints for the following caches:

     

    Unsolved:

     

    Teco #12 - Acronyms

    Teco #13 - Stuck

    Teco #14 - 10 Miles

    Teco #16 - Numbers

    Teco #18 - Memories

    Teco #19 - Riddles

     

    Solved:

     

    None

     

    -------------------------------------

     

    This is how it's going to work:

     

    Cachers in the top 3 scores get to decide if they want a hint or not at this time (Have they truly exhausted their brains?!?). :rolleyes:

    If I hear no objection from LLOT, TT, FM and devhead I'll start posting hints.

    Let me know before 9 pm tomorrow Tuesday.

     

    Geez - Why so many hoops??? Why not just post some hints?

    Well, I wanted to try something new by letting the puzzle solvers decide. Some like hints, some don't... we'll see how it works out. :lol:

  5. OK - I've received 2 requests for adding hints so here we go:

     

    Please follow these instructions to avoid a "flame-war" in the forums.

    If you need a hint for a puzzle e-mail me directly and tell me which puzzle and where you're stuck. C'mon now - don't ask me to add hints to all of them. I need your request no later than 9 pm PST tomorrow Monday 1/28.

  6. New Stats!!!

    Nothing has changed in the top 3 scores:

    FM 13

    LLOT 13

    TT 12

    devhead 11

     

    Stats by Cache

     

    Found:

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube

     

    Solved but not found:

    None

     

    Unsolved:

    Teco #12 - Acronyms

    Teco #13 - Stuck!

    Teco #14 - 10 Miles

    Teco #16 - Numbers

    Teco #18 - Memories

    Teco #19 - Riddles

    Teco #20 - Finale!

     

    ---------------------------------------------

     

    Stats by Cacher

     

    lulu499

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

     

    mmcgr

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    devhead

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Co-FTF)

     

    The Dillon Gang

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

     

    Unknown_2_You

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    Beta Eagle 1

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi (FTF)

    Teco #3 - Odd! (FTF)

    Teco #5 - Say what?!? (FTF)

     

    QDman

    Teco #4 - The Wave (FTF)

     

    PQGeoTrekkers

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers (FTF)

     

    cache_kid

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Co-FTF)

     

    Duncan!

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    Let's Look Over Thayer

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking (FTF)

    Teco #8 - Dominoes (FTF)

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami (FTF)

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube (FTF)

     

    Thunder-4

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

     

    trapperjre

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    rjbloom & co

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ??? (FTF)

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube

     

    jklotch

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    Triple Crown

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

     

    jac20

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

     

    warmouse4000

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

     

    SlowWalker

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

     

    FlagMan

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube

     

    ----------------------------------------------------

     

    Virtual Finds

     

    This is for cachers that cannot get to the physical cache (out-of-town etc.) but like to solve puzzles. Just send me an e-mail with the correctly solved coordinates and you get a virtual find. Consider it an "honorary" find and you can get FTS.

     

    TucsonThompsen

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (FTS)

    Teco #10 - Origami (FTS)

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

     

    ZSandmann

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    HiDude_98

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ??? (FTS)

  7. I too received an invitaiton for the "Puzzle Breakfast" but since it seems like I'm on the menu I'm going to decline. :)

    Seriously though, I'm going to race go-carts at 11 am so I have to pass on it.

     

    However, I decided to "let you in" on something that might help you with your digestion. :)

    Read the following caches c-a-r-e-f-u-l-l-y and you will find some clues:

     

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #12 - Acronyms

    Teco #13 - Stuck (sort of)

    Teco #14 - 10 Miles (sort of)

    Teco #18 - Memories

    Teco #19 - Riddles - if you got to the last riddle. You'll also find it's related to one of the puzzles listed above.

  8. For everyones info:

     

    FATTBOY is going in tommorrow to get a pace maker installed he'll be in the hospital for two days

     

    Send him your best at FATTBOY if the link doesn't work his Email address is fatboystoy@hotmail.com

     

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    :D To whom it may Concern! :D

     

    Its been one week since I've gotten my Pacemaker, The Doc. says to start moving more, So I went geocaching today!

     

    I did 8 caches!

     

    My heart seems fine, I FEEL GREAT!!!!!

     

    Thanks for all the good wishes. Your'e all TRUE FRIENDS!!!!

    :D:D:ph34r::D:D:)

     

    :) FATTBOY :D

     

    Welcome back!!! :D

  9. Interesting thought process you have Mr. PB. :D

     

    TA

    Takes one to know one... :D
    :D Maybe we should have an event and call it "Stop the Tecolote Madness" and we could get all the brains in one room with a bunch of laptops and knock these puzzles out all at once. We could pitch in and fly TT here from AZ and conference call the Cowspot guy in ( TT's bro right?).

     

    Any takers? :D

    Wy don't we just kidnap PB and start the waterboarding. Dang it, that probably doesn't work on Polar Bears, either!! :)

    I'm thinking forced feeding of lutefisk and ABBA played at high volume levels...and if that doesn't work, repeated viewing of the 1995 World Hockey Championships (where Finland beat Sweden 4-1). :D

     

    Now that's mean! :D

    Would I be that mean to you?!?! Like, creating a puzzle with no solution... Wait a sec, I guess I already did :ph34r::):D

  10. My $0.02

     

    Just some food for thought: After our (Eric and Hill and myself) recent trip to ABDSP this past weekend "saving" a few caches from destruction we stopped by It's In The Can Man which has been removed per ABDSP policy.

    Now, the cache was hidden inside a rusted old can in a pile of dozens of other rusty old cans. The cache is gone but the rusty old cans are still there. Somebody please fill me in on how a cache can be litter and rusty old cans are not. Maybe there is some kind of historical significance with the cans...

    The inmates are running the asylum... At least now we know where to "recycle" our cans...

    I honestly think we should organize a CITO for the park and take as many truck loads of trash as we can and dump them on their door steps and let them know what litter really is......
    They want us to do that, so we justify what they are doing. It's like a fight in football, the guy that throws the last punch gets the flag. Anyhow, think how satisfying it will be if we play our cards right and are able overturn their stupidity.

    I thinks they eventually want the cans to be categorized as an example of primitive culture, and the cache throws the whole premise out of whack. :ph34r:

     

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    Those rangers are so funny!

    :D:D:) :D :D

    Oops. I guess I shouldn't do that. It's not nice to laugh at stupid people.

     

    This area must be what they call a sensitive area :D:) Do not disturb the cans please :D:D

     

    Indian artifacts??? or remnants from a camp by Juan Batista de Anza????

  11. My $0.02

     

    Just some food for thought: After our (Eric and Hill and myself) recent trip to ABDSP this past weekend "saving" a few caches from destruction we stopped by It's In The Can Man which has been removed per ABDSP policy.

    Now, the cache was hidden inside a rusted old can in a pile of dozens of other rusty old cans. The cache is gone but the rusty old cans are still there. Somebody please fill me in on how a cache can be litter and rusty old cans are not. Maybe there is some kind of historical significance with the cans...

  12. I just wanted to voice to PB -->>> These puzzles and this whole chaos is amazing!!!!

     

    It posted the day I went on vacation for 9 days. I had only time to look into a couple of them. Since I have been back, I spent some time looking a bit more. WOW!! Yet to solve even the basics, but still trying! Quite a race going on, with those who can actually solve some! :D

     

    Thanks for the incredible efforts it must have been and Happy Caching! :D:);)

     

    Marshall (aka RSCAENSD)

     

    Well, thank you!!!

    At least there is one cacher out there that does not associate my name with pitchforks and torches! :huh:

  13. Just wanted to follow up after LLOT's unfortunate encounter with the PO... Despite having lathered up with Technu several times throughout the day, I ended up with a nasty case of the stuff on my right bicep (above the shirt line -- I guess my lather didn't go high enough on the arm...). Mrs. FlagMan took me to the doctor and begged him to take away the itching but leave the swelling :huh: Just kidding -- hopefully a little TLC and a couple days will be all I need...

     

    PO is a very unfortunate hazard when caching - and it's growing in abundance in Tecolote Canyon. :D Avoid bushwacking as much as possible when traversing the canyon.

    I've used this PO treatment successfully in the past and I always have at least one wipe with me when I'm out and about. This treatment is so effective (for me) that it stopped the itching and swelling even 2 days after exposure i.e. it started to itch like crazy and I applied a wipe for an almost instant relief. :D You can buy it at Vons for sure and probably at many other stores too for about $10 - don't forget to print the on-line coupon. ;)

  14. Updated Stats!!!

    FM decided to join race and he is tied with LLOT with 13 caches bagged. Nibbling at their heels are TT (12 virtuals) and devhead (11 finds).

     

    Stats by Cache

     

    Found:

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube

     

    Solved but not found:

    None

     

    Unsolved:

    Teco #12 - Acronyms

    Teco #13 - Stuck!

    Teco #14 - 10 Miles

    Teco #16 - Numbers

    Teco #18 - Memories

    Teco #19 - Riddles

    Teco #20 - Finale!

     

    ---------------------------------------------

     

    Stats by Cacher

     

    lulu499

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

     

    mmcgr

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    devhead

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Co-FTF)

     

    The Dillon Gang

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

     

    Unknown_2_You

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    Beta Eagle 1

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi (FTF)

    Teco #3 - Odd! (FTF)

    Teco #5 - Say what?!? (FTF)

     

    QDman

    Teco #4 - The Wave (FTF)

     

    PQGeoTrekkers

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers (FTF)

     

    cache_kid

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Co-FTF)

     

    Duncan!

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    Let's Look Over Thayer

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking (FTF)

    Teco #8 - Dominoes (FTF)

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami (FTF)

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube (FTF)

     

    Thunder-4

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

     

    trapperjre

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    rjbloom & co

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ??? (FTF)

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube

     

    jklotch

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    Triple Crown

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

     

    jac20

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

     

    warmouse4000

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

     

    SlowWalker

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

     

    FlagMan

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube

     

    ----------------------------------------------------

     

    Virtual Finds

     

    This is for cachers that cannot get to the physical cache (out-of-town etc.) but like to solve puzzles. Just send me an e-mail with the correctly solved coordinates and you get a virtual find. Consider it an "honorary" find and you can get FTS.

     

    TucsonThompsen

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (FTS)

    Teco #10 - Origami (FTS)

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

     

    ZSandmann

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    HiDude_98

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ??? (FTS)

  15. This forum thread has turned into a monologue and the subject never seem to change. :D

    Yeah, pretty boring isn't it. You know, you have the power to make it more lively... :)

     

     

    I got the power!!! :):unsure::)

     

     

    things you may know (or not)

     

    The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

     

    "Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt".

     

    Almonds are members of the peach family.

     

    The symbol on the "pound" key (#) is called an octothorpe.

     

    The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle.

     

    Ingrown toenails are hereditary.

     

    The word "set" has more definitions than any other word in the English language.

     

    "Underground" is the only word in the English language that begins and ends with the letters "und."

     

    There are only four words in the English language which end in"-dous" tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous.

     

    The longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.

    The only other word with the same amount of letters is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconioses, its plural.

     

    The longest place-name still in use is

    Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimau

    ngahoronukupokaiwenuakitanatahu, a New Zealand hill.

     

    Los Angeles's full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula" and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size, "L.A."

     

    A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

     

    An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

     

    Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

     

    In most advertisments, including newspapers, the time displayed on a watch is 10:10.

     

    Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a belly button.It was eliminated when he was sewn up after surgery.

     

    Telly Savalas and Louis Armstrong died on their birthdays.

     

    Donald Duck's middle name is Fauntleroy.

     

    Al Capone's business card said he was a used furniture dealer.

     

    The muzzle of a lion is like a fingerprint - no two lions have the same pattern of whiskers.

     

    Steely Dan got their name from a sexual device depicted in the book 'The Naked Lunch'.

     

    A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.

     

    The Ramses brand condom is named after the great phaoroh Ramses II who fathered over 160 children.

     

    There is a seven letter word in the English language that contains ten words without rearranging any of its letters, "therein" the, there, he, in, rein, her, here, ere, therein, herein.

     

    Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

     

    John Larroquette of "Night Court" and "The John Larroquette Show" was the narrator of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."

     

    The characters Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra's "Its A Wonderful Life"

     

    A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

     

    It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

     

    It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up.The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of it's mouth.Then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.

     

    Cranberries are sorted for ripeness by bouncing them; a fully ripened cranberry can be dribbled like a basketball.

     

    The male gypsy moth can "smell" the virgin female gypsy moth from 1.8 miles away.

     

    The letters KGB stand for Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti.

     

    The name for Oz in the "Wizard of Oz" was thought up when the creator, Frank Baum, looked at his filing cabinet and saw A-N, and O-Z, hence "Oz."

     

    The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

     

    'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

     

    To "testify" was based on men in the Roman court swearing to a statement made by swearing on their testicles.

     

    The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways.The following sentence contains them all "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."

     

    The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

     

    Facetious and abstemious contain all the vowels in the correct order, as does arsenious, meaning "containing arsenic."

     

    Emus and kangaroos cannot walk backwards, and are on the Australian coat of arms for that reason.

     

    Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.

     

    The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means "the king is dead".

     

    The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of lore when the engines were pulled by horses.The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

  16. More stats...

    This forum thread has turned into a monologue and the subject never seem to change. :unsure: Therefore, I decided to update the stats only on Sundays unless there is a change in the top 3 scores.

     

    Stats by Cache

     

    Found:

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube

     

    Solved but not found:

    None

     

    Unsolved:

    Teco #12 - Acronyms

    Teco #13 - Stuck!

    Teco #14 - 10 Miles

    Teco #16 - Numbers

    Teco #18 - Memories

    Teco #19 - Riddles

    Teco #20 - Finale!

     

    ---------------------------------------------

     

    Stats by Cacher

     

    lulu499

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

     

    mmcgr

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    devhead

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Co-FTF)

     

    The Dillon Gang

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

     

    Unknown_2_You

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    Beta Eagle 1

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi (FTF)

    Teco #3 - Odd! (FTF)

    Teco #5 - Say what?!? (FTF)

     

    QDman

    Teco #4 - The Wave (FTF)

     

    PQGeoTrekkers

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers (FTF)

     

    cache_kid

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Co-FTF)

     

    Duncan!

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    Let's Look Over Thayer

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking (FTF)

    Teco #8 - Dominoes (FTF)

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami (FTF)

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube (FTF)

     

    Thunder-4

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

     

    trapperjre

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    rjbloom & co

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ??? (FTF)

     

    jklotch

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    Triple Crown

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

     

    jac20

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

     

    ----------------------------------------------------

     

    Virtual Finds

     

    This is for cachers that cannot get to the physical cache (out-of-town etc.) but like to solve puzzles. Just send me an e-mail with the correctly solved coordinates and you get a virtual find. Consider it an "honorary" find and you can get FTS.

     

    TucsonThompsen

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (FTS)

    Teco #10 - Origami (FTS)

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

     

    ZSandmann

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    HiDude_98

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ??? (FTS)

  17. Updated stats with new finder.

     

    Stats by Cache

     

    Found:

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube

     

    Solved but not found:

    None

     

    Unsolved:

    Teco #12 - Acronyms

    Teco #13 - Stuck!

    Teco #14 - 10 Miles

    Teco #16 - Numbers

    Teco #18 - Memories

    Teco #19 - Riddles

    Teco #20 - Finale!

     

    ---------------------------------------------

     

    Stats by Cacher

     

    lulu499

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

     

    mmcgr

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    devhead

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Co-FTF)

     

    The Dillon Gang

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

     

    Unknown_2_You

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    Beta Eagle 1

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi (FTF)

    Teco #3 - Odd! (FTF)

    Teco #5 - Say what?!? (FTF)

     

    QDman

    Teco #4 - The Wave (FTF)

     

    PQGeoTrekkers

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers (FTF)

     

    cache_kid

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe (Co-FTF)

     

    Duncan!

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    Let's Look Over Thayer

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking (FTF)

    Teco #8 - Dominoes (FTF)

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami (FTF)

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

    Teco #17 - Cubik's Rube (FTF)

     

    Thunder-4

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (Co-FTF)

     

    trapperjre

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

     

    rjbloom & co

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ??? (FTF)

     

    jklotch

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    Triple Crown

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #9 - Birthdays

    Teco #10 - Origami

     

    jac20

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #4 - The Wave

     

    ----------------------------------------------------

     

    Virtual Finds

     

    This is for cachers that cannot get to the physical cache (out-of-town etc.) but like to solve puzzles. Just send me an e-mail with the correctly solved coordinates and you get a virtual find. Consider it an "honorary" find and you can get FTS.

     

    TucsonThompsen

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #7 - Ranking

    Teco #8 - Dominoes

    Teco #9 - Birthdays (FTS)

    Teco #10 - Origami (FTS)

    Teco #11 - ???

    Teco #15 - Tic-Tac-Toe

     

    ZSandmann

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

     

    HiDude_98

    Teco #1 - Warm-Up

    Teco #2 - Sci-Fi

    Teco #3 - Odd!

    Teco #4 - The Wave

    Teco #5 - Say what?!?

    Teco #6 - Brain Teasers

    Teco #10 - Origami

    Teco #11 - ??? (FTS)

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