[Az-Geocaching] Cache_Pirate Re-Revisited

Sat, 10 May 2003 09:30:39 -0700

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<conspiracy theory>On a side note (and hopefully taken with humor in
mind), Jeremy identified is as an Earthlink customer who was playing the
role of the elusive cache_pirate. The only cacher posting to this
listserv from an earthlink.net e-mail address is Team Tierra
Buena.</conspiracy theory>

BUSTED! We confess!

We were on the grassy knoll, too. 

And we loaned our bulk tape eraser to Rose Mary Woods.

In case those references are too ancient for you, we also belong to the
secret cabal that sets retail gasoline prices in Arizona.

<Insert smiley, winking, just-kidding emoticon of choice here>

Seriously, all we can do is deny it. We've been too busy to do any
caching at all let alone pull this kind of crap. I've stayed out of the
discussion until now because of lack of time and the fact that others
have already made this point. Permit me to state our position now,
though, just in case someone missed Brian's parenthetic remark above
about taking his remark with humor in mind:

The following is from the geocaching.com FAQ page
(http://www.geocaching.com/faq.asp):

What are the rules in Geocaching? 
Geocaching is a relatively new phenomenon. Therefore, the rules are very
simple: 
1. Take something from the cache 
2. Leave something in the cache 
3. Write about it in the logbook 
Where you place a cache is up to you. 
According to the official web site then, there are only three rules. (To
my mind, they kind of rank up there with Newton's laws and Asimov's
Three Laws of Robotics.) If there are only three rules, and the pirate
is violating one of them, it ain't Geocaching.

And it ain't us.

No offense taken, Brian.

Steve
Team Tierra Buena

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1.5pt;
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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>&lt;<span =
class=3DGramE>conspiracy</span>
theory&gt;On a side note (and hopefully taken with humor in mind), =
Jeremy
identified is as an Earthlink customer who was playing the role of the =
elusive
cache_pirate.&nbsp; The only cacher posting to this listserv from an
earthlink.net e-mail address is Team Tierra Buena<span =
class=3DGramE>.&lt;</span>/conspiracy
theory&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

</div>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

BUSTED! =
We
confess!<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

We were =
on the
grassy knoll, too. <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>And we =
loaned
our bulk tape eraser to Rose Mary Woods.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>In case =
those
references are too ancient for you, we also belong to the secret cabal =
that
sets retail gasoline prices in </span></font><st1:State><st1:place><font
  color=3Dblue face=3D"Book Antiqua"><span style=3D'font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";
  color:blue'>Arizona</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font =
color=3Dblue
face=3D"Book Antiqua"><span style=3D'font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'>&lt;Insert
smiley, winking, <span class=3DGramE>just</span>-kidding emoticon of =
choice
here&gt;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

Seriously, all
we can do is deny it. We&#8217;ve been too busy to do any caching at all =
let
alone pull this kind of crap. I&#8217;ve stayed out of the discussion =
until now
because of lack of time and the fact that others have already made this =
point. Permit
me to state our position now, though, just in case someone missed =
Brian&#8217;s
parenthetic remark above about taking his remark with humor in =
mind:<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>The =
following is
from the geocaching.com FAQ page (<a =
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/faq.asp">http://www.geocaching.com/faq.=
asp</a>):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p><strong><b><font size=3D2 color=3Dblack face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>What are the rules in =
Geocaching?</span></font></b></strong><font
size=3D2 face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

Geocaching is a relatively new phenomenon. =
Therefore, the
rules are very simple: <o:p></o:p>

1. Take something from the cache =
<o:p></o:p>

2. Leave something in the cache =
<o:p></o:p>

3. Write about it in the logbook =
<o:p></o:p>

Where you place a cache is up to you. =
<o:p></o:p>

According to the
official web site then, there are only three rules.
(To my mind, they kind of rank up there with =
<st1:City><st1:place>Newton</st1:place></st1:City>&#8217;s
laws and Asimov&#8217;s Three Laws of Robotics.) If there are only three =
rules,
and the pirate is violating one of them, it ain&#8217;t =
Geocaching.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>And it =
ain&#8217;t
us.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3DGramE><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue =
face=3D"Book Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>No =
offense
taken, Brian.</span></font></span><font color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book =
Antiqua";color:blue'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 color=3Dblue face=3D"Book =
Antiqua"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>Team =
Tierra
Buena<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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