+flask Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 and in the outside world, you shall be able to identify each other by this sign: right hand in front of and below the chin, palm facing inward, thumb up, and index finger extended. this is the answer! i remember some threads about how to signal potential searchers that you come across without giving anything away. it's better than a secret handshake, and it can be augmented by the proper eyebrow alignment! it doesn't matter if you get to camp at one or at six. dinner is still at six. Quote Link to comment
+trippy1976 Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Haha. That rules I think that's a great idea. It's perfect -------- trippy1976 - Team KKF2A Saving geocaches - one golf ball at a time. Quote Link to comment
+CYBret Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 I always just wave with my GPS in my hand . . . oh, and in summer, just look for the angry people with briar thorn scratches all over them. Bret "The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again." Mt. 13:44 Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 I tried that while walking down the street. Suddenly a van pulled up and two guys with white jackets and restraints jumped out and took me to a nice soft room with no windows, and gave me a white jacket to wear. Quote Link to comment
+Roadster Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Aside from being funny, that is a GOOD ideal! I would use it. Now if someone would just post in here that would have a picture or maybe even have an avatar of him/her with that exact pose, that way others will know exactly what the pose looks like. I seen a little Fuzzy thing on the bottom of someone's post the other day that has that exact pose! Cache On! Quote Link to comment
+Cincinnati Bearcaches Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 is this what you were going for?? Quote Link to comment
+Roadster Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Well yes that is what I had pictured, that looks Just Like the way "flask" described it. I changed my avatar the way I thought it would look like. P.S. Who is that guy on that pic anyway? Does anyone know him around here? Is he a cacher? Cache On! Quote Link to comment
+Cincinnati Bearcaches Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 just noticed your Avitar. That is great. Might want to give Homer some eyebrows. Quote Link to comment
Cache Canucks Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Cincinnati Bearcaches:"...Might want to give Homer some eyebrows..." Don't you dare ...some things are sacred. Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Roadster:P.S. Who is that guy on that pic anyway? Does anyone know him around here? Is he a cacher? Thank you for giving me my belly laugh of the day. Very funny! --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" Quote Link to comment
+Roadster Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Cache Canucks: quote:Originally posted by Cincinnati Bearcaches:"...Might want to give Homer some eyebrows..." Don't you dare ...some things are sacred. I had them already on and was about to upload the new image then I refreshed....only if you didn't say "Don't you dare...." hhmmmm Yes Homer is sacred....but in good fun? ________________________________________ Thanks Marky! Coming from you, it makes my day! Cache On! [This message was edited by Roadster on April 04, 2003 at 09:05 AM.] Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 I don't know about you but that there hand sign is the universal hand gun sign as well. Used it all the time as a kid. This must tie in somehow to the should handguns be placed in caches thread. If a cacher has just pissed you off you could aways use the universil recognition with the thumb cocked forard to indicate your displeasure. It helps thoug to make sure your index finger is pointing directly at them. ============================== Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
martmann Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Renegade Knight:I don't know about you but that there hand sign is the universal hand gun sign as well. Used it all the time as a kid. This must tie in somehow to the should handguns be placed in caches thread. If a cacher has just pissed you off you could aways use the universil recognition with the thumb cocked forard to indicate your displeasure. It helps thoug to make sure your index finger is pointing directly at them. If you do point your finger at them, do you have to keep your hand on your chin? It would be hard to look threatening that way. Hard to aim too. _________________________________________________________ If trees could scream, would we still cut them down? Well, maybe if they screamed all the time, for no reason. Click here for my Geocaching pictures Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by CYBret:I always just wave with my GPS in my hand . . . While driving in the vicinity of a cache not long ago, I saw someone walking down the road with a GPS. I stopped the car and leaped out waving my GPS saying "Looking for something?". The guy looked at me funny and said "No." I mentioned geocaching. He hadn't heard of it. I slinked back to the car and drove off. So I'm all for a salute. "Winter's just the curtain. Spring will take the bow" -- Richard Shindell, Spring Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 The eyebrow thing, were you going for a constipated look? Do not extend your expectations unto others, you will not be disappointed by the stupid things they do. Mokita! Quote Link to comment
+nittany dave Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by leatherman:The eyebrow thing, were you going for a constipated look? LOL! Not constipated any more!! woody: how would a beer feel, mr. peterson? norm: pretty nervous if i was in the room. Quote Link to comment
+Night Hunter Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 One problem with making that the sign... I know you people in here will find this hard to beleive, but, there are quite a few people who don't read the forums. I have even ran into a few that didn't even know what they were. Night Hunter If Wyle E. Coyote could afford all that ACME stuff... Why didn't he just buy DINNER? Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Night Hunter:there are quite a few people who don't read the forums. I have even ran into a few that didn't even know what they were. No! Say it ain't so! Do not extend your expectations unto others, you will not be disappointed by the stupid things they do. Mokita! Quote Link to comment
+Confucius' Cat Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 The sign looks a lot like the yutes' sign for 'loser'. Anyway, I fixed my avatar Caint never did nothing. GDAE, Dave Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 Huh? http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote Link to comment
Cholo Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Cincinnati Bearcaches:is this what you were going for?? http://img.Groundspeak.com/user/avatar/2_700.jpg Almost, the lower three fingers should be hidden and the sign should be high on the forehead, just to make sure there's no mistaken identity. It means 'love', right? Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 I just can't get that eyebrow thing to work right.... DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote Link to comment
+Cincinnati Bearcaches Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Cholo said: quote:Almost, the lower three fingers should be hidden and the sign should be high on the forehead, just to make sure there's no mistaken identity. It means 'love', right? No, thats what non-geocachers do to us when we try to explain that "it isnt a cell phone" Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 quote:Originally posted by martmann:If you do point your finger at them, do you have to keep your hand on your chin? It would be hard to look threatening that way. Hard to aim too. For that you reall need your and in your pocket. The chin aim fire salute would just get you comitted. ============================== Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
+Roadster Posted April 7, 2003 Share Posted April 7, 2003 quote: For that you reall need your and in your pocket. RG...?care to rephrase that? Cache On! Quote Link to comment
+TJ-Tigger Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 I have changed my avatar to the new secret hand signal. . . Quote Link to comment
Radman Forever Posted April 8, 2003 Share Posted April 8, 2003 so did i "If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure." - Dan Quayle Quote Link to comment
AlphaOp Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by flask:and in the outside world, you shall be able to identify each other by this sign: right hand in front of and below the chin, palm facing inward, thumb up, and index finger extended. Wait, now that's... your right or my right... oh I'm so confused... wait, now it would be the OPPOSITE of all the pictures, right? Maybe we should have specific Geocaching colors, too, like wearing a certain color or sports team stuff. Plus we could "tag" our territories with some spray-painted symbols and stuff. And if someone messed with us, they'd get beat down! CODENAME: ALPHA OPERATOR daedalus://govlink/secure/majestic/12.12.12/ops/throne/AO MAJESTIC-12: THRONE G6 LEVEL AGENT http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 No. Cachers "tag" their terretory with ammo boxes, tupperware, and film cannisters. DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote Link to comment
AlphaOp Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by DustyJacket:No. Cachers "tag" their terretory with ammo boxes, tupperware, and film cannisters. I know, I know. Just joking there about starting a "Geocaching Gang." Yeah, uh, don't deface stuff, folks. Eh heh heh... oh man... CODENAME: ALPHA OPERATOR daedalus://govlink/secure/majestic/12.12.12/ops/throne/AO MAJESTIC-12: THRONE G6 LEVEL AGENT http://www.forumplanet.com/gamespy Quote Link to comment
CacheMonkeez Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 I just wear my geocaching hat. GCers recognize it immediately, while non-GCers don't. Buy a hat, support the site! Quote Link to comment
+Breaktrack Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 quote:Originally posted by hammack:I just wear my geocaching hat. GCers recognize it immediately, while non-GCers don't. Buy a hat, support the site! Now THAT is a good idea... and no eyebrow manipulation required.... "Trade up, trade even, or don't trade!!!" My philosophy of life. Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 Darn. And I just got my left eyebrow taped into the right position..... (Maybe I can get a hat band for my hat and add the GC patch to that.) DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 Wrong hand DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote Link to comment
+leatherman Posted April 9, 2003 Share Posted April 9, 2003 He's dyslexic. I am the result of genetic manipulation of superior Geocacher DNA. Faster, stronger with superior reasoning and logic. Mokita! Quote Link to comment
AlphaOp Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by leatherman:_He's dyslexic._ Mad straight I'm dyslexic! Actually, I realized that after taking the photo. I could'a flipped the image, but the problem is that there's no such thing as "ASAN." Quote Link to comment
mhdennis Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Is it right hand only? What's it mean if you do it with your left hand? Quote Link to comment
+Roadster Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 What happens if you carry your GPS in the right hand and then you see someone and change to the other hand to give the sign but in the process of trying to hurry you drop your GPS and it bounces down a cliff? I recommend the sign can be displayed by ether right or left hand. (Gun is optional, and only in Texas and other states that allow concealed guns) Does anyone have some cache on them? Quote Link to comment
Dinoprophet Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Roadster:(Gun is optional, and only in Texas and other states that allow concealed guns) You call that "concealed"? Your caches must get plundered a lot "Winter's just the curtain. Spring will take the bow" -- Richard Shindell, Spring Quote Link to comment
AlphaOp Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 quote:I recommend the sign can be displayed by ether right or left hand. (Gun is optional, and only in Texas and other states that allow concealed guns) I like the "either way" option. I mean, if you have the GPS/handgun in one hand, are you going to switch hands just to get the signal across? (Of course, I'd keep a handgun in the small of my back, and have a HK-MP5 slung over my shoulder... for... self-defence, of course. You never know when you'll be out caching, and some Al-Quaeda or Mujahadeem fighters will pop out of nowhere... or if you run into one of those forest-monsters like from the X-files and stuff...) That's why I propose that all Geocachers carry high-powered assault rifles or submachineguns with them at all times. But, that's an entierly different topic. Quote Link to comment
+lightnsound Posted April 11, 2003 Share Posted April 11, 2003 Tuber Cacher. 'nuff said. I am not addicted to geocaching, really. Quote Link to comment
Cholo Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by The Alpha Operator: (Of course, I'd keep a handgun in the small of my back Just make sure to keep the barrel pointed up, no need to cause further brain damage. Quote Link to comment
martmann Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by The Alpha Operator: quote:Originally posted by leatherman:_He's dyslexic._ Mad straight I'm dyslexic! Actually, I realized that after taking the photo. I could'a flipped the image, but the problem is that there's no such thing as "ASAN." well actually there is an 'ASAN' (do a google search) but I sure as heck wouldn't want to be associated with them. _________________________________________________________ If trees could scream, would we still cut them down? Well, maybe if they screamed all the time, for no reason. Click here for my Geocaching pictures Quote Link to comment
AlphaOp Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Craig and Missy:Tuber Cacher. 'nuff said. Heh. that's cute. Re: "ASAN" Really? I did a web search, didn't find anything that matched that acronym. Hmm... Quote Link to comment
+DustyJacket Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 One of the ASAN is the American Schoolastic AssociatioN web site. DustyJacket Not all those that wander are lost. But in my case... Quote Link to comment
+Huntnlady Posted April 12, 2003 Share Posted April 12, 2003 A secret sign? I think I've got it now. Hunting is not just a way of life- its much more serious than that. Quote Link to comment
+W8TVI Posted April 14, 2003 Share Posted April 14, 2003 My frog will do the sign! W8TVI's Geocaching Pictures GeoX Geocaching gear! That torpedo did not self-destruct. You heard it hit the hull. And I....was never here. Quote Link to comment
McKenna Family Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 Uhmm, not sure how to say this, don't want to tick anyone off. My sister is a teacher at a school for the deaf. I asked her about that sign to see if it matched anything in American Sign Language. Not sure if you want to know this or not, but here it goes. It is very close to the sign for ......Lesbian....... Don't think I am going to be walking around advertising that. no sir. McKenna Family Watsonville CA Quote Link to comment
Bender Posted April 21, 2003 Share Posted April 21, 2003 lesbian huh?? Well I am not one of those, but i do share a few of their interests, so what-the-hey?? Bender Quote Link to comment
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