Mr.Yuck Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 When engaging in a battle of whits, do not dhistort the fhacts. It was a malapropism, not a Ms. Pelling. OK, from now on, whenever I speel something wrong, I'm just going to say it's a Malpropism. In the immortal words of Pee Wee Herman, "I meant to do that". Quote Link to comment
+NeecesandNephews Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Here's where the cache owner lost all credibility with me: Many people around my area felt that I brought fresh ideas to some stale caches and many wanted to buy them. I started my etsy shop and the grenade was one of the first listings. Two weeks after I opened the shop, I placed one of these in a cache and called it "Pineapple surprise". I described exactly what it was and it passed the review and I got RAVE reviews from those who found it. (Emphasis in bold is mine) Let me repeat what I posted before: If someone told me that they hid a fake hand grenade a short distance away from a fire hydrant, I'd decline publication under the "appears to be a bomb" clause of the listing guidelines. Many hiders, however, are not so forthcoming. This one described their container as a "4 inch oval plastic container painted camo." When engaging in a battle of whits, do not dhistort the fhacts. Yep... that's pretty much where I lost it. You neglected to point out this minor inconsistency- "I asked my reviewer if he would mind checking out my products on etsy. He e-mailed me back and said he liked all of them except this one and explained the whole bomb threat deal and sent me links to articles etc " The same Reviewer approved, then condemned the container in question?? I cannot say... let's just say I'm skeptical. Good to see a Reviewer note explaining the container has been changed. But... in the spirit of skepticism... It would be great if a finder would confirm that. Quote Link to comment
nonaeroterraqueous Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 OK, from now on, whenever I speel something wrong, I'm just going to say it's a Malpropism. In the immortal words of Pee Wee Herman, "I meant to do that". No, it's only a malapropism if your spell checker doesn't see anything wrong with it (because it's a real word), and you only think you know what the word means (but you're really confusing it with another word. "Your ambition - is that right - is to abseil across the English channel?" Cilla Black "It is beyond my apprehension." Danny Ozark, baseball team manager "Listen to the blabbing brook." Norm Crosby "This is unparalyzed in the state's history." Gib Lewis, Texas Speaker of the House "We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile." George W. Bush "He was a man of great statue." Thomas Menino, Boston mayor "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." Dan Quayle, Vice President "Well, that was a cliff-dweller." Wes Westrum, about a close baseball game "If Gower had stopped that [cricket ball] he would have decapitated his hand." Farokh Engineer "We seem to have unleased a hornet's nest." Valerie Singleton Source: Fun with Words Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Noun 1. whit - a tiny or scarcely detectable amount whit - a tiny or scarcely detectable amountiota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude Actually, he's implying that he has atomic weapons, but he's not going to use them. :ph34r: Quote Link to comment
+Torchwood Four Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) Fun with words? How about... "More seldom than not the movies gives us exquisite sex and wholesome violence, that underscores our values. Every two child did. I will." - George W. Bush, Economic Club of Detroit, September 22, 2000 Edited January 4, 2013 by Torchwood Four Quote Link to comment
Mr.Yuck Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) OK, from now on, whenever I speel something wrong, I'm just going to say it's a Malpropism. In the immortal words of Pee Wee Herman, "I meant to do that". No, it's only a malapropism if your spell checker doesn't see anything wrong with it (because it's a real word), and you only think you know what the word means (but you're really confusing it with another word. "Your ambition - is that right - is to abseil across the English channel?" Cilla Black "It is beyond my apprehension." Danny Ozark, baseball team manager "Listen to the blabbing brook." Norm Crosby "This is unparalyzed in the state's history." Gib Lewis, Texas Speaker of the House "We cannot let terrorists and rogue nations hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile." George W. Bush "He was a man of great statue." Thomas Menino, Boston mayor "Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and child." Dan Quayle, Vice President "Well, that was a cliff-dweller." Wes Westrum, about a close baseball game "If Gower had stopped that [cricket ball] he would have decapitated his hand." Farokh Engineer "We seem to have unleased a hornet's nest." Valerie Singleton Source: Fun with Words You speak with such certainty that "I made a hand grenade cache guy" is actually "I made a clever Malapropism guy", rather than "I don't know how to speel wit guy". I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you're one of the dozen's of people who emailed him personally, but one of the few he deems intelligent enough to respond to. Am I right? EDIT: For the record, I did not email "I made a hand grenade cache guy". Nor am I intelligent enough too. Hey, I used the wrong to. I meant to do that. Malapropism, you know. Edited January 5, 2013 by Mr.Yuck Quote Link to comment
+Oxford Stone Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Bomb scare in Oxford (that's Uxfurrdohomygardthat'swheretheyfilmedharrypaadurr) today: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10188278.Treasure_hunt_sparks_police_alert_and_closes_Oxford_park/ Quote Link to comment
+Timber_Wolf Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 If I found this, I would take it with me and toss it in the trash. Probably inside another container to prevent a bomb scare in the city dump. Shaun Better make sure that the other container doesn't open. Already saw ones in the news that a live one was found while unloading a dumb truck. Quote Link to comment
+JKMonkey Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I dont even know how that would get passed by a reviewer, I mean isnt it their job to kind of get rid of these potentially dangerous caches? Quote Link to comment
+kjwx Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Bomb scare in Oxford (that's Uxfurrdohomygardthat'swheretheyfilmedharrypaadurr) today: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10188278.Treasure_hunt_sparks_police_alert_and_closes_Oxford_park/ Do you know which cache is was, Oxford Stone? Quote Link to comment
+Moose Mob Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) I dont even know how that would get passed by a reviewer, I mean isnt it their job to kind of get rid of these potentially dangerous caches? Reviewers can only enforce what they know about. Most often, the CO doesn't describe the container. In this case, it was described as 'an oval plastic container' which gives folks these images. <= linky pooh Edited January 28, 2013 by Moose Mob Quote Link to comment
+Oxford Stone Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Bomb scare in Oxford today: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10188278.Treasure_hunt_sparks_police_alert_and_closes_Oxford_park/ Do you know which cache is was, Oxford Stone? I wish I did - what's intriguing is that there are no traditional caches in University Parks - just a couple on the far side of the river. What Oxford has plenty of is fiendish mystery / multis - so it must be part of one of those. Take a look at the map and you will see what I mean.I'd bet on one of the Lewis ones. Not the alchemy one which looks like it's going to be very close to the Uni chemistry department. There has been trouble in this area in recent years from the anti-vivisection lobby when a new research lab was built (don't get me started...) so if someone thought it was suspicious then fair enough. Quote Link to comment
+MartyBartfast Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Bomb scare in Oxford today: http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10188278.Treasure_hunt_sparks_police_alert_and_closes_Oxford_park/ Do you know which cache is was, Oxford Stone? I wish I did - what's intriguing is that there are no traditional caches in University Parks - just a couple on the far side of the river. What Oxford has plenty of is fiendish mystery / multis - so it must be part of one of those. Take a look at the map and you will see what I mean.I'd bet on one of the Lewis ones. Not the alchemy one which looks like it's going to be very close to the Uni chemistry department. There has been trouble in this area in recent years from the anti-vivisection lobby when a new research lab was built (don't get me started...) so if someone thought it was suspicious then fair enough. It could be an Open/Navi/Terra Cache. Quote Link to comment
+Don_J Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I dont even know how that would get passed by a reviewer, I mean isnt it their job to kind of get rid of these potentially dangerous caches? Reviewers can only enforce what they know about. Most often, the CO doesn't describe the container. In this case, it was described as 'an oval plastic container' which gives folks these images. <= linky pooh Google at it's best. Halfway down the page is an image of a guy that has a big oval stingray bite wound. Quote Link to comment
Clan Riffster Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I found out what a fake Bison tube looks like after a visit from EOD. http://coord.info/GC3DZM5 Quote Link to comment
+TheLegoFool&Missus Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Ultimately, when the police department decided not to charge the cache owner, it all blew over, and caches can still be placed, with explicit permission. No pun intended?!? Quote Link to comment
+TheLegoFool&Missus Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I was thinking-someone could easily earn Darwin Award. I can see it now- Cacher#1 "See, here's my cache. Hmm it feels heavier then I rememb-!!!BOOM!!! Cacher#2 "Frank is this it? This toy grenade? Frank? Why are you splattered all over the place Frank??" We lose more Franks that way!!!! And here I thought I lost all of mine on the BBQ Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted June 27, 2013 Share Posted June 27, 2013 (edited) The fake hand grenade cache in the OP was archived today. Although he had changed the container to something different, he never reenabled it and seems to have lost interest. Although as of today, his site still has 25 fake hand grenades available for sale as cache containers. Edited June 27, 2013 by 4wheelin_fool Quote Link to comment
+BCandMsKitty Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 If I found this, I would take it with me and toss it in the trash. Probably inside another container to prevent a bomb scare in the city dump. Shaun Better make sure that the other container doesn't open. Already saw ones in the news that a live one was found while unloading a dumb truck. Is this a malappropriation? Quote Link to comment
+Mudfrog Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 If I found this, I would take it with me and toss it in the trash. Probably inside another container to prevent a bomb scare in the city dump. Shaun Better make sure that the other container doesn't open. Already saw ones in the news that a live one was found while unloading a dumb truck. Is this a malappropriation? It was just a dump typographical error! Quote Link to comment
+Don_J Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 If I found this, I would take it with me and toss it in the trash. Probably inside another container to prevent a bomb scare in the city dump. Shaun Better make sure that the other container doesn't open. Already saw ones in the news that a live one was found while unloading a dumb truck. Is this a malappropriation? It was just a dump typographical error! There is actually a worse idea for a cache. Fortunately, it didn't last long. A newbie hid a pill bottle containing empty pill capsules. Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 If I found this, I would take it with me and toss it in the trash. Probably inside another container to prevent a bomb scare in the city dump. Shaun Better make sure that the other container doesn't open. Already saw ones in the news that a live one was found while unloading a dumb truck. Is this a malappropriation? It was just a dump typographical error! There is actually a worse idea for a cache. Fortunately, it didn't last long. A newbie hid a pill bottle containing empty pill capsules. That won't get the bomb squad called out to blow it up. Quote Link to comment
+Kacher82 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 (edited) There is actually a worse idea for a cache. Fortunately, it didn't last long. A newbie hid a pill bottle containing empty pill capsules. That won't get the bomb squad called out to blow it up. No, the police will just confiscate the "drug stash". Or stake the area out and wait for someone to retrieve it. Edited June 30, 2013 by Kacher82 Quote Link to comment
+UMainah Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) I came across this item on ebay and was reminded of this thread. http://www.ebay.com/...=item462f9eec8f It even makes noise... Sorry for bumping a dead thread. Edited December 24, 2014 by UMainah Quote Link to comment
+Manville Possum Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I came across this item on ebay and was reminded of this thread. http://www.ebay.com/...=item462f9eec8f It even makes noise... Sorry for bumping a dead thread. Common sense left this game a long time ago and power trails took over. Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I came across this item on ebay and was reminded of this thread. http://www.ebay.com/...=item462f9eec8f It even makes noise... Sorry for bumping a dead thread. Wow, someone else now thinks that fake hand grenades are good ideas for geocaches. From close up it looks fake, but have it spotted by a LEO some distance away in connection to a suspicious person report and there could be some problems... Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 It wasn't a commercial product, but GC10PZ1 appears to have intentionally been made to look like a pipe bomb: In a forest that wouldn't startle me as a cache, because I know of no sinister groups intent on blowing up trees. (However, maybe I should check by calling the Arbor Day Foundation.) On the other foot, a muggle might be alarmed if they went off trail and saw it. Quote Link to comment
+Mudfrog Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I came across this item on ebay and was reminded of this thread. http://www.ebay.com/...=item462f9eec8f It even makes noise... Sorry for bumping a dead thread. Wow, someone else now thinks that fake hand grenades are good ideas for geocaches. From close up it looks fake, but have it spotted by a LEO some distance away in connection to a suspicious person report and there could be some problems... Not a good idea for a cache but i did get a laugh out of the ebay description. Cachers will be searching for hours for this Sneaky Pete creation, some my never find it without a hint from others. Not quite sure why that thing would be so hard to spot. Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I came across this item on ebay and was reminded of this thread. http://www.ebay.com/...=item462f9eec8f It even makes noise... Sorry for bumping a dead thread. Common sense left this game a long time ago and power trails took over. Ah, but common sense can return. *Placement* of the grenade is the key. Don't put it in a pine tree as in the photo - some fruitcake is sure to be terrified. Instead, place it near a playground, where it will be obvious it's a toy. And while we chatter, "Sneaky Pete's" PayPal account grows! Quote Link to comment
+wmpastor Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I found out what a fake Bison tube looks like after a visit from EOD. http://coord.info/GC3DZM5 A bad omen for any cache: Went to find this one and there were 10-12 seminole county sheriffs at the GZ. I will stop back another day. Quote Link to comment
4wheelin_fool Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 I came across this item on ebay and was reminded of this thread. http://www.ebay.com/...=item462f9eec8f It even makes noise... Sorry for bumping a dead thread. Wow, someone else now thinks that fake hand grenades are good ideas for geocaches. From close up it looks fake, but have it spotted by a LEO some distance away in connection to a suspicious person report and there could be some problems... Not a good idea for a cache but i did get a laugh out of the ebay description. Cachers will be searching for hours for this Sneaky Pete creation, some my never find it without a hint from others. Not quite sure why that thing would be so hard to spot. Cachers will be searching for hours for this Sneaky Pete creation, some my never find it without a hint from others. And who's to say once they find it, they'll even want to touch it, in fear of being blown away. It's camo in color so it blends in well and it actually makes an explosion sound when you pull the pin out to retrieve the bison tube to sign the log. It's easy to hide, just find a good spot where muggles want see it, attach it with the ring that's on the bison tube or simply just lay it in some brush, or the fork of a tree, and your done. It doesn't sound like Sneaky Pete is a genius. Quote Link to comment
+WarNinjas Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 My link Sure the outer container is a bad idea but surprised no one has mentioned the inner cache container is also a bad idea as they leak! Quote Link to comment
+BBWolf+3Pigs Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 From the guidelines: Select an appropriate location and container. Think about how your container and the actions of geocachers seeking it will be perceived by the public. Although your cache will be hidden with landowner or land manager permission, concerned passersby who are unaware of geocaching, may view people searching the property as suspicious. Containers that could be perceived as a bomb or another dangerous item should not be placed. To reduce the risk of your cache being perceived as dangerous by non-geocachers, and being permanently archived by Groundspeak, use common sense when selecting hiding places and containers. So the three previous examples should not be hidden, regardless of location. Quote Link to comment
+L0ne.R Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 From the guidelines: Select an appropriate location and container. Think about how your container and the actions of geocachers seeking it will be perceived by the public. Although your cache will be hidden with landowner or land manager permission, concerned passersby who are unaware of geocaching, may view people searching the property as suspicious. Containers that could be perceived as a bomb or another dangerous item should not be placed. To reduce the risk of your cache being perceived as dangerous by non-geocachers, and being permanently archived by Groundspeak, use common sense when selecting hiding places and containers. So the three previous examples should not be hidden, regardless of location. I would take a grenade cache with me. I would post a note that I would be willing to drop the cache off at the nearest police station where the cache owner could pick it up and explain to them how a grenade replica is a fun cache idea. Quote Link to comment
+FunnyNose Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 I would take a grenade cache with me. I would post a note that I would be willing to drop the cache off at the nearest police station where the cache owner could pick it up and explain to them how a grenade replica is a fun cache idea. That is a common sense response to an inappropriate cache container. Yet once when a friend of mine removed a pipe bomb looking cache from a telephone pole they got reprimanded from the powers to be. Quote Link to comment
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