+Dan-oh Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I'm sure this has come up before. How do you recognize another cacher when you see them on the trail? Yesterday I met 2 people on the trail within 40 ft of a cache on the 1st day it was listed. Convinced they were cachers, I dropped a few hints, mentioned a few things from the cache notes but they didn't bite. I walked away, potentially giving up a FTF, on the chance they were muggles. Turns out they were there just for the view and I was the first to log. Got any phrases or words to drop? Before you suggest "All that wander are not lost", try it in a conversation. "Great view, isn't it? Have you noticed all that wander are not lost and did you see that bobcat down by the lake?" Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Yeah, just make the secret handsignal. You know... the secret one that everyone here knows about. Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Yes, yell at the top of your lungs: "HEY, ARE YOU GEOCACHERS!?" Works every time Actually I just look for a GPS. One of these days I'll buy one of ElDiablo's hiking staffs too. Pretty safe to assume if someone is walking around with one of those they're a geocacher. Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 you mean the one similar to rubbing ones beard? Quote Link to comment
+RainbowCache Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 carleenp demonstrating the secret hand signal. (Hand slap to forehead in confused state) Or are you talking about the OTHER secret hand signal??? Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You walked away on an FTF? Muggles or not I think I would have jabbed them with a stick. This came up before somewhere. Someone (can't rememeber who) called it the Geodance: Look at GPSr, look at sky, look at GPSr, scratch head, walk around, look at GPSr, look at sky. We have yet to find any other geocachers on the trail. Of course, they probably recognize me from the forums and hide. Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) yes the hand signal that blatantly says to the world... World, I'm a lesbian! [edit] cause it just came out wrong the first time. Edited December 17, 2003 by JMBella Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Ok, can someone tell me the story behind that hand thing. Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 How about always wearing baggy pants with your underwear sticking out when you go geocaching. No wait, that's already a secret signal for gang members..... Sn gans Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I thought that was the signal for gast. by-pass survivors. Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Ok, can someone tell me the story behind that hand thing. Does someone have a markwell for Johnnie. I'm looking but can't find the thread where the Lesbian thing first came up. Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Found it. This should explain everything Johnnie. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) Ok, can someone tell me the story behind that hand thing. It started in this thread by Criminal, which now makes no sense at all (as many of the avatars have changed). Edited December 17, 2003 by Stunod Quote Link to comment
+shunra Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) [Man with beard in Picture:] "I wonder who will claim an FTF on that WMD cache" Edited December 17, 2003 by Shunra Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Thanks for the link. Still not real sure where this gesture originates from. Jeremy makes a comment about 'I'm workin on it' and then there is the lesbian thing. (Not sure if thats an insult or an invitation, afraid to test any theories in the real world) But whats the real source / meaning? did I just miss it? Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I know the secret hand signal... and yes, I'm a lesbian and proud of it! Quote Link to comment
+mr. bloodhound Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) It's not so much as a secret handshake, I look for the secret ring. No wait, we are talking about the Sacred Order of Stone Cutters, right? Edited December 17, 2003 by mr. bloodhound Quote Link to comment
+Johnnie Stalkers Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 How about mandatory car stickers...that way we can see if any fellow cachers are in the area before we begin the hike. Then if you happen to see one at the mall you can treat it like a locationless cache. Took: Your GPSr Left: Broken car window. Quote Link to comment
+Geofool Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 You can always pick up one of these, or you can get one of these. Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I think the term lesbian is generally applied to female homosexuals. I seriously doubt that anyone who understands that sign would assume that Jeremy, or any of the rest of us male cachers are lesbian. (Looking for a lesbian...maybe.) Secret societies are fun, though, and I think the best secret sign would be that very sign (extended index finger below the chin). I always have a hard time remembering which hand to use, though. Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I would like a secret milkshake is anyone is going to get one. Quote Link to comment
BassoonPilot Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 (edited) I think the term lesbian is generally applied to female homosexuals.I seriously doubt that anyone who understands that sign would assume that Jeremy, or any of the rest of us male cachers are lesbian. If you had read the recently updated guidelines, you would know that the proper procedure has been "adequately" set forth therein: "When approached by an individual you presume to be a geocacher, make 'the sign.' The other party should respond by raising one eyebrow and verbalizing the words 'tough nuts.'" Edited December 17, 2003 by BassoonPilot Quote Link to comment
+Donnacha Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 My geocaching hat and El Diablo's staff give me away for sure. So does the GPS antenna I have running up into my geocaching hat. Quote Link to comment
+Laserman Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Secret signal #1, I wear my hat almost all the time when caching, golfing, yard work, boys night out. I've been approached more than once by a fellow cacher and asked if I geocache. In fact, I have met more cachers in a non-caching environment than I have while hunting a cache because of the hat. Secret signal #2, the yellow etrex I carry is a dead give away. I've been approached by cachers and non-cachers while on the trail asked if I were a geocacher because of the etrex, this in a few rare times when caching and not wearing my hat. One time was in a small city park by a BLM wildlife specialist (my Dad knew her from work) it led to a rather interesting conversation about cache placement, eagle nests, and a thread in these forums she had started about her concerns. Secret signal #3, if I suspect the other person on the trail is a cacher I've been known to ask 'Did you find it?' or 'Which one are you looking for?'. This approach has drawn some strange looks from non-cachers and great conversations with cachers. Secret signal #4, the printout. I tend to stay away from the hand signals, for fear of inadvertently insulting the other person by not holding my hand just right. (Think of a former president holding two fingers up in a 'peace' signal but having his hand backward turning the simple sign into an insult as he got off a plane.) Quote Link to comment
+shunra Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 I always have a hard time remembering which hand to use, though. You have a point. I always use my left hand, but I guess that's because I practice in front of a mirror. Quote Link to comment
Captain Chaoss Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 I know the secret hand signal... and yes, I'm a lesbian and proud of it! That makes your avatar take on a whole new appearance, lol. Better get an ointment for that thing. Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 (edited) edit: even I'm speechless after that comment! Edited December 18, 2003 by mrkablooey Quote Link to comment
+shunra Posted December 18, 2003 Share Posted December 18, 2003 even I'm speechless after that comment! Why? Did you see something else? Quote Link to comment
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