[Az-Geocaching] BUFPUT History Lesson

[Scott Nicol]

>From: Bob Renner <renner001@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
>Subject: [Az-Geocaching] BUFPUT History Lesson
>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:50:56 -0800 (PST)
>
>Since I'm the one who orginated the term BUFPUT, I
>guess I'll explain it to the newcomers.
>
>About a year ago, someone asked how some of us were
>able to find caches before they were officially listed
>on the geocaching web site.  It used to be that you
>could go call up the newest cache and then go to the
>top of your browser and increment the cache number to
>see the newer caches even before they were approved
>and listed (that feature has since been blocked).
>Several local cachers were using this feature to jump
>the gun and be the first to find the new caches.  Two
>of these unnamed cachers had yellow Jeeps, and another
>had a Ford truck.  I explained the method on the
>listserver and then mentioned that "All you have to do
>is look out for yellow Jeeps and Big Ugly Ford PickUp
>Trucks".  The acronym stuck.
>
>And another welcome to Team DaSH.
>
>Bob Renner
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AAHHH! I always wondered what that word BUFPUT meant! Now I know! Even guys 
like me that have over 400 finds can learn a thing or two from this list! :) 
LOL

Thanks for the history lesson Bob R and welcome to the list Team DaSH!

Scott
Team Ropingthewind

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