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Dr. Bunsen Honeydew
post Aug 20 2003, 12:38 PM
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I have been looking around the various threads at the different terms that seem to be used exclusively by geocachers. I decided to post a list of these terms which would obviously benefit from the input of others. I am certain there are hundreds of other excellent terms that can be added to the list and probably many correction that can be made as well. Is there a word for someone who is extremely skilled at geocaching?
The List:

Blair Witching: When GPSr readings appear to 'flip' over a desired coordinate (usually near the cache site), preventing the seeker from locating a cache.

Booty Nuggets: The treasure found in the cache for trading (see also McToys, Geoswag).

Chromes: "Crow Miles" describing linear distance without regarding elevation or terrain.

Drive & Dump: A cache placed with little thought, usually very close to a road or parking lot.

Force (The Force): The ability to instinctively know where a cache is hidden when you get within a certain proximity. The term alludes to supernatural force used by specially gifted characters in Star Wars.

FTF: First to Find

Garminites: Those that favor the Garmin line of GPSr units

Geobasher: A person (usually a geomuggle) who derides geocachers or the act of geocaching.

Geocasher: A geocacher who leaves valuable items in a cache.

Geodashing: Another GPS Game involving visiting randomly generated waypoints

Geomuggle: A person that is unaware of the existence of geocaching. The term alludes to Harry Potter where "muggles" refers to non-wizard humans. (see also In-Laws)

Geosnatcher: A person who steals the contents of a geocache or the entire geocache itself (see also Plundered)

GPSr Food: Batteries

Hedwigged: E-mailed. The term alludes to Harry Potter's messenger owl, Hedwig.

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named: The gentleman who placed the first Geocache in May 2000. The term alludes to Harry Potter's evil nemesis, a powerful wizard who must not be named.

In-Laws: Unwanted geomuggles who remain at a cache location for extended periods of time, preventing discrete access to that cache.

Letterboxing: Another stash-and-find game that started in the U.K. over 100 years ago. It is similar to Geocaching, but without the use of GPS and coordinates.

Log and Dump: A cache carelessly replaced in its original location, often left unhidden
and vulnerable to plundering.

Loose Bearings: The point at which the direction on your GPSr no longer points in the correct direction, mostly because you've slowed down to a point that it doesn't know in which direction you're moving.

Maggies: Those that favor the Magellan line of GPS units

Markwell: To create a link to a previous, or related forum discussion of a topic.

McToys: Cheap, dirty, or broken toys of little monetary value left in caches for trade.

Microcache: Much smaller than a regular cache.

Minicache: Between the size of a microcache and a regular cache.

Minute War: Another GPS Game involving playing a "capture the flag" related game on a global scale

Neocacher: An inexperienced Geocacher (see also newbie)

Newbie: An inexperienced Geocacher (see also Neocacher)

Plasma Bandits: Mosquitos

Plundered: A cache which has had its contents stolen or the theft of the cache itself. (see also Geosnatcher)

Signature Item: A specific item used and/or created by a geocacher to show that they've visited a cache.

Smurfs 292: Meeting another geocacher in the woods. The term alludes to Smurfs episode #292 where the Smurfs encounter "Wild Smurf", a 150 year old loincloth-wearing Smurf who was lost as an infant and raised by squirrels.

Sock Puppet: A person posting under a different handle in order to appear to have more than one person supporting the stated position.

Swag: The treasure found in the cache for trading (see also McToys, Booty Nuggets)

TFTC: Thanks for the Cache

The "Other" Site: Navicache.com. In competition with Geocaching.com

The Degree Confluence Project: Another GPS based hobby involving visiting points where the latitude and longitude are integers (e.g. N 42° 00.000 W 088° 00.000)

TNLN: Took Nothing, Left Nothing

TNLNSL: Took Nothing, Left Nothing, Signed Logbook

TPTB: The Powers That Be (Jeremy Irish and Elias - those that control Geocaching.com)

Troll: A person who posts inflammatory remarks specifically to elicit heated replies.

YAPIDKA: Yet another park I didn't know about

A C atom noticed that an H ion was looking depressed, "Why do you look so sad?" he asked. "I lost an electron" replied the H ion. The C atom asked "Are you sure?" To which the H ion replied, "I'm positive."

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