So I don't suppose anyone has found one of his bags? It also seems like part of his game is to have someone find him - maybe his clues can be used by a genius cacher to track him down and "tag" him? Maybe that will end his game. At this point, though I don't like his game, it almost sounds like an interesting variant on our game..... Jim. On Mon, 5 May 2003, Brent Milner wrote: > I still think this is a good, harmless, and creative spin on the game. I > will keep my eye (the one without the patch) on the lookout for this pirate. > >From what I've read thus far, it doesn't look like Capt. Morty has done > anything wrong, especially if all the cache contents are individually bagged > and waiting in a different cache location. It sounds like the pirate is > leaving clues as to where they may be located. > > I think we're all just a little bit on edge and people are prematurely > jumping into a defensive stance bearing fangs just because someone has a new > idea. > > -FroBro Q-Tip > > > -----Original Message----- > From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Aus > Dem Kasten > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 4:45 PM > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Re: Cache Pirates > > > Here is what Morty has in his profile. This pretty much describes > exactly what the plan is: (NOTICE THAT HE IS A MEMBER) > > Profile for Capt Mad Mortey McVane |cache_pirate| > Member since May, 2003 > Email this user > Last visit: 5/5/2003 > > Caches Found/Hidden: 0/0 > Travel Bugs Owned/Found: 0/0 > Benchmarks Found: 0 > > > Background: > Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirates Life for Me, I pirate caches all over North > America, plundering your goods and taking > them back to hide them in another cache for you to find. ARRRGHH. > HAHAHAHAHA > > Read the Info below... > > > ARRGGGGHHHHHHH, SHIVER ME TIMBERS, you're all a violent lot, Matey's. > Captain Mad Morty McVane (Cache_Pirate) here to tell yous all that yee > neednt be worried about your caches. It's your job to recover the > contents and place them back whence they came from after I hide them > again. All of the cache's are bagged and will be placed within another > cache nearby, and ifn yee find it your jobn is to take it back to the > original location only if yee can replace it, if not leave it there for > another land lubber to find. Aye Matey there's only one of me, and your > job is to identify and tag Captain Mad Morty McVane. > So you don't like my twist on things ehhhh? Well if yee tag me or > identify me in the field you must say so to me at the time of the > sighting. Then Captain Mad Morty McVane will acknowledge the capture and > a prize rewarded to the person or Team responsible. > No emails saying you saw me or the likes. It must be a field capture > matey's. So many good idea's on how to catch me, but I sneer at yee > fruitless meanderings. On with the hunt! > Good Luck Land Lubbers... > > Other Hobbies: > Plundering your caches. Signs of me visiting your cache include an > emptied out cache and a time,dated, Skull and Crossbones mark in the > logbook by me your Cache Pirate Captain Mad Morty McVane. > > Capt Mad Mortey McVane here, as with all caches I have plundered and > will plunder in the future. I take and bag/tag only the contents to be > placed at another location for another cacher to find replaced at the > original cache by the finder. Capt Mad Mortey McVane does not EVER > remove the container or logbook. > > Latest News: > Captain Mad Morty McVane is always looking to Shanghai new recruits...so > beware > > -----Original Message----- > From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Bill > Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 4:32 PM > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Re: Cache Pirates > > If that were the plan, he would have plundered only a single cache from > each owner. Is that > the case? > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Terry Hernlund" > > > > Hmmm... Hadn't thought of that. It's not funny at the moment but > maybe > > we're missing the bigger picture because we haven't been given all the > info > > yet. Maybe it'll turn out to be an event cache where the cache owners > (and > > whoever else) all go to the spot where the hidden booty is. Too bad > that > > even if that was the plan it'll probably not happen now as it has not > been > > very well received thus far. Morty could have planned a little better > if > > this was his thinking. > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > ==== > This message and any attachments are confidential. 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