The turd umpire - TTT07 Queensland, Australia
By
RoddyC and 1muggle with QOGM2019 on 01-Sep-19. Waypoint GA14140
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Regular |
| Coordinates: | S24° 4.482' E145° 58.324' (WGS 84) |
| 55J 395504E 7337120N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 452 m |
| Local Government Area: | Blackall Tambo |
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Description
This cache is part of QOGM 2019's Turd Trail along the Neverfail Road. We trust you enjoy a caching experience with a little difference.
I read an article called Embarrassing English Errors Ep17 – Turd & Third, and thought - "could have a bit of fun with that!"
Hence the development of this series. It is just meant for a bit of fun.
All caches are actual cow pats which have been dried naturally, and coated with varnish for preservation. Please treat with care so others can enjoy the fun.
In Cricket, there are two on-field umpires, and an off-field umpire who has technology at his disposal to adjudicate on referred decisions. His is called the Third Umpire.
Once at a cricket match, a then famous cricketer on the "away" team scooped some dog-poo up from the outfield and put it in a glass during a drinks break, placing it on a tray being carried by the home club secretary.
The home club said they were grossly offended, claiming the cricketer performed his clean-up act without saying a word, but the cricketer is adamant he was doing nothing more than clearing the outfield so one of his players didn't dive into a whole heap of . . . trouble.
"I ran past a number two from a dog and thought, 'How bad is this?"' "It's dangerous. One of the blokes dives on it with an open wound, it might be a thousand to one chance but you never know, he might get it in his mouth, in his eye. You don't want that happening, you don't want it on you in the first place.
"I grabbed two of these 50 cent glasses. I said to the bloke, 'Mate, if there's a problem, I'll buy you a whole new set'.
"I put the turd in one glass and put the other glass on top of it. I did not give it a second thought.
"For the rest of the day I was at the ground and not one player from [the home team] said a thing about it. Now I've started World War III."
To resolve this situation, they could have called an off-field umpire to adjudicate. He would become "The Turd Umpire".
Hints
Tebhaq yriry |
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Decode |
Logs
Thanks for this cache RoodyC. We have enjoyed exploring this area.
Today we headed out to complete the Heartland and Mailbox series. 250km round trip out of Blackall. We saw several graders, water trucks and rollers out on the roads. Also lots of cattle, Emu's with chicks, Kangaroos.and a white faced Heron.
Thanks.
Albida
It's a perfect camouflage in that area, and we loved it.
Tftc
Found while attending QOGM 2019. A brilliant series of caches whose descriptions and names were obviously written by someone with a sharp, (or should that be warped?) mind/sense of humour. Very clever play on words at each cache. Thanks for these great caches RoddyC and 1Muggle (creating these caches must have been such fun for you!!!
Attending the QOGM event 2019 we teamed up with Cache Hunters to complete the Turd Trail.
No turd umpire needed here all above board.
Many thanks RoddyC,1muggle and QOGM2019 for publishing and creating this cache and adding to our geocaching experience. A memorable trail that we all enjoyed.
Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a
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had heaps of fun along the way. Thanks heaps RoddyC & Co for a great series and
a fantastic time.
Little Squirell
What a great, fun series of caches. So much mirth along the way.
Thank you Muggle1 and RoddyC for your fantastic efforts.
This was our seventh encounter and the thurd umpire has been over ruled as we cache our way towards a final solution using GCA. Found no information to help us find the TTT Mystery.
Great Camo. Very well done and a big thanks to those involved in the design, manufacture and placement.
This was our first geomuster, and I must say that I was quite overwhelmed initially, as designated data person, to be entering coords as we were driving along, so I didn't have time to relax and enjoy the journey until all coords were entered.
We participated with our friends Little Squirell. I hope they log these finds on GCA, as they are not avid Geocaching Australia members.
There was lots of fun and frivolity as Mrs Squirell read the e cache descriptions, and many funny escapades and photos ensued.
Thankyou RoddyC and the rest of the QOGM 2019 team for such a fun afternoon.
