pgreene4 Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Hi, Newbie here i hope this is not a stupid question. on some of the cache listings i see "beware of muggles" What does this mean? thanks Quote
+StaticTank Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 In Harry Potter, Muggles are non-magical persons. In Geocaching Muggles are people who don't know what Geocaching is and might ask you what you are doing. Quote
pgreene4 Posted March 28, 2008 Author Posted March 28, 2008 ok got it thank you very much for the help Quote
+StarBrand Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 http://geolex.locusprime.net/ Here some more terms you might run across. Quote
+jwe4i Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 muggles is from the harry potter books & movies. a muggle irt geocahing is ordinary people you come across while geocaching. Quote
+Nachtraaf Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Muggles are weird creatures who don't know geocaching... Quote
+Pod-Cache Posted March 29, 2008 Posted March 29, 2008 muggles are the people that don't "get it" Quote
+...The Girl Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 It's a term that, if you have all your adult teeth, should never cross your lips. If it ever does, expect those around you to place their fingers in the shape of an "L" against their foreheads. Seriously. Quote
+Outspoken1 Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 Many times, a muggle is a future geocacher!! Quote
+Zac Young Posted March 30, 2008 Posted March 30, 2008 ^Like us, lol. We were once muggles, until we were born again, lol. Quote
+deeperrin Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 It's a term that, if you have all your adult teeth, should never cross your lips. If it ever does, expect those around you to place their fingers in the shape of an "L" against their foreheads. Seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank You! Finally someone who gets it. Does anyone have a better name to use for people who do not know what geocaching is? Thanks Lets Go Caching - A video podcast about geocaching Quote
+BlueDeuce Posted April 3, 2008 Posted April 3, 2008 It's a term that, if you have all your adult teeth, should never cross your lips. If it ever does, expect those around you to place their fingers in the shape of an "L" against their foreheads. Seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank You! Finally someone who gets it. Does anyone have a better name to use for people who do not know what geocaching is? Thanks Nope. Muggles works for me. Quote
+Gipsie Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 It's a term that, if you have all your adult teeth, should never cross your lips. If it ever does, expect those around you to place their fingers in the shape of an "L" against their foreheads. Seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank You! Finally someone who gets it. Does anyone have a better name to use for people who do not know what geocaching is? Thanks Nope. Muggles works for me. Those who shall not be named..... Quote
+KoosKoos Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 It's a term that, if you have all your adult teeth, should never cross your lips. If it ever does, expect those around you to place their fingers in the shape of an "L" against their foreheads. Seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank You! Finally someone who gets it. Does anyone have a better name to use for people who do not know what geocaching is? Thanks Lets Go Caching - A video podcast about geocaching Yep, I've always thought muggle fits pretty well. People not aware of the "magic" all around them. Not a term I'd use in general conversation, but amongst a group of adult geocachers? It's not sillier than any of the numerous other things we talk about when it comes to this hobby. Quote
+currykev Posted April 4, 2008 Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) I just cannot get myself to say or write the term mu**les.So I use the term "mugglers" to avoid this and any future legal problems! Edited April 4, 2008 by currykev Quote
geomusic Posted May 1, 2008 Posted May 1, 2008 Many times, a muggle is a future geocacher!! A friend of mine (and his friend), both muggles, stumbled across a geocache about a year ago. It didn't say it was a geocache, and they weren't able to figure it out on thier own. Luckily, it was well disguised in a muggle repellant way, but they still came back with curiosity to spare (a curse with muggles who find things), and they got inside. They still didn't know it was a geocache (with trinkets inside and everything ) but they decided that if it belonged to someone, they would come back for it... A couple months later, it was still there, and what happened to it, I can't seem to get the story clearly. The cache is still alive and well (this happened a year ago), but the funny part is that I, being new to geocacheing and absolutely wrapped up in the excitement, mentioned the sport (and the fact that I found that geocache) and my muggle friend is soon to be the newest geocacher, if not already. Quote
Lurch77 Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 I gotta say I find the word muggle kind of dumb sounding too. I go with "non-cachers", "people that don't geocache", or something like that. I have no formal word for them. The minute you say the word muggle to a non-cacher, they bust out laughing. Just sounds way too goofy. Not to mention the Harry Potter link. Quote
geomusic Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 When did the geocaching term "muggle" begin anyway? Somebody had to have been reading Harry Potter when they started using it. Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) It's a term that, if you have all your adult teeth, should never cross your lips. If it ever does, expect those around you to place their fingers in the shape of an "L" against their foreheads. Seriously. Thank you, thank you, thank You! Finally someone who gets it. Does anyone have a better name to use for people who do not know what geocaching is? Thanks... There is no better name. Adults who live in fear of words must of had their wisdom teeth removed before they could take effect. Also most people who "get it" realize that it's mostly written in logs and seldom spoke because it really doesn't come up in daily life. I dont work with muggles becasue work isnt' caching. Personally I'd rather replace the proper name for the lower anotomical bits of guys and gals with something cooler sounding. Those bits come up a lot more in conversation than muggle ever will. But alas because I am an adult I can say them in a converstion with a straight face, most of the time. (The Best word other than muggle I've encountered is squint which I blatantly stole from the series Bones. Squint, Muggle. It's sixes) Edited May 2, 2008 by Renegade Knight Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 (edited) I just cannot get myself to say or write the term mu**les.So I use the term "mugglers" to avoid this and any future legal problems! Muggler is a muggle who accidently finds the cache and wanders off with it. Then your cache has been muggled. As for Harry Potter, she didn't invent the word. It was around long before she wrote the book. Edited May 2, 2008 by Renegade Knight Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 ...The minute you say the word muggle to a non-cacher, they bust out laughing.... Why ever would you say muggle to a muggle? By the time they know enough about caching to understand the term, they arn't a muggle anymore. Quote
+KoosKoos Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 Personally I'd rather replace the proper name for the lower anotomical bits of guys and gals with something cooler sounding. Those bits come up a lot more in conversation than muggle ever will. But alas because I am an adult I can say them in a converstion with a straight face, most of the time. sheesh, what's so wrong with saying "toes"? or did you mean "phalanges"? Quote
+Renegade Knight Posted May 2, 2008 Posted May 2, 2008 Personally I'd rather replace the proper name for the lower anotomical bits of guys and gals with something cooler sounding. Those bits come up a lot more in conversation than muggle ever will. But alas because I am an adult I can say them in a converstion with a straight face, most of the time. sheesh, what's so wrong with saying "toes"?... You mean it's not, Little Piggies? I am so embarrased. Quote
Lurch77 Posted May 3, 2008 Posted May 3, 2008 ...The minute you say the word muggle to a non-cacher, they bust out laughing.... Why ever would you say muggle to a muggle? By the time they know enough about caching to understand the term, they arn't a muggle anymore. I don't think geocaching is a secret society. When I am sitting around with friends, and they start asking about it, various terms are bound to come up. Muggle is the only thing that ever made them laugh. I'm not afraid of the word. In fact I still have one of my wisdom teeth. I just think it sounds silly. Quote
Lurch77 Posted May 3, 2008 Posted May 3, 2008 And the problem with 'silly' is what?? Not a dang thing! You guys can use it all you want. Heck, I will probably let it slip now and then too. Quote
TopSgtLawrence Posted May 12, 2008 Posted May 12, 2008 Many Thanks, I was wondering the same, I am new to this just trying to learn how to use my GPS. Seems to me, you all have it going on. Quote
+Cub Pack 197 Posted May 13, 2008 Posted May 13, 2008 Hi, Newbie here i hope this is not a stupid question. on some of the cache listings i see "beware of muggles" What does this mean? thanks They are also generally assumed to be potential cache stealers / vandelizers. Use stealth when appropriate to keep muggles from spotting you taking or replacing a cache. Quote
wintermut.es Posted June 14, 2008 Posted June 14, 2008 "pubbies" (members of the public) much better than some stupid harry potter lingo. Quote
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