Grammatically Incorrect Locationless (Reverse) Cache
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A locationless cache for fans of the English language and all its
intricacies. Misuse of the English language runs rampant throughout
the world, and the U.S. is certainly no exception!
photo: Hyper Cache
To claim a find:
- Find a sign (or poster, billboard, etc.) anywhere in the
world with BAD ENGLISH. It must have a fixed location (no bumper
stickers, skywriting, smoke signals, etc.).
- Take a picture of the sign with your GPSr clearly visible in
the picture.
- Post your picture(s) to the cache page at the same time you log
the cache.
- Include in your log the coordinates of the sign, ALONG WITH
THE CITY AND STATE(or city and country) where you found
it.
You're looking for signs with spelling mistakes, poor
punctuation, and/or grammar problems. The bad English should be
UNINTENTIONAL (Rite Aid and Shur Fine, for example, wouldn't
count). Alternatively, I will also take signs that are
grammatically correct but that are simply nonsensical (perhaps more
common outside of the U.S.). Remember, the funnier the
better!
Rules: Each sign may only be claimed once. Only one log per
geocacher. No Internet photos accepted. I"m shore your goin too
have an GRATE time!
--IntotheWoods
"Creative" English has been found in the following
locations:
U.S. STATES (49, plus D.C.):
- Alabama (10): Atwood, Bessemer, Birmingham, Clanton,
Eufaula, Florence, Hanceville, Huntsville (2), Warrior
- Alaska (4): Anchorage (2), Willow, Wassila
- Arizona (22): Apache Junction, Cameron, Camp Verde, Cave
Creek, Holbrook, Littlefield, Mesa, Meteor Crater, Phoenix (2),
Prescott, St. David, Scottsdale (2), Sierra Vista, Tombstone,
Tucson (3), Winslow, Yuma (2)
- Arkansas (8): Greenwood, Little Rock, Loanoke, Ozark,
Pottsville, Searcy (2), Welcome
- California (81): Andrade, Atherton, Belmont, Berkeley,
Bolinas, Castro Valley, Clayton, Cupertino (3), Cutten, Davis (2),
Doyle, El Dorado, Escondido, Fairfield, Fallbrook, Fremont, French
Gulch (2), Fresno, Fullerton, Gustine, Jackson, Kingsburg, Kramer,
Laguna Niguel, La Jolla, Lakeville, La Mesa, Leucadia, Los Angeles,
Los Osos, Modesto, Morro Bay, Mountain View (2), Napa, Needles,
Nevada City, Newark, Newcastle, North Hollywood (2), Oceanside,
Pasadena, Perris, Pinole, Placerville, Pomona, Red Bluff, Redding,
Redlands, Redwood City, Rohnert Park, Sacramento (3), Saint Helena,
San Diego (5), San Francisco (2), San Lorenzo, San Jose (4), Santa
Clarita, Sonora, South Gate, South Lake Tahoe, Tulare, Visalia,
Westminster, Woodland, Yuba City
- Colorado (12): Aurora, Denver (4), Englewood (2),
Grizzly, Loveland, Lyons, Parker, Salida
- Connecticut (4): Newtown, Weston, Shelton,
Naugatuck
- Delaware (1): New Castle
- Florida (43): Anthony, Bayshore, Cape Coral, Cocoa, Dade
City, Destin, Dunedin, Fernandina Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Geneva,
Homestead, Jacksonville (5), Keystone Heights, Kissimmee, Lakeland,
Land O' Lakes, Largo, Malabar, Ocala (2), Orlando (2), Oviedo,
Palakta (2), Palm Bay (2), Panasoffkee, Port Charlotte, Punta
Gorda, Saint Petersburg, Satellite Beach, Stuart, Tampa, Titusville
(2), Vero Beach, Williston, Zephyrhills
- Georgia (16): Athens, Atlanta, Calhoun, Decatur,
Doraville, McDonough (2), Marietta, Midway, Powder Springs,
Sharpsburg, Smyrna, Saint Simon's Island, Stone Mountain, Tifton,
Warner Robins
- Hawaii (5): Castle Junction, Iao Valley, Kailua,
Kaneohe, Maui
- Idaho (7): Boise (2), Caldwell, Juliaetta, Moyie
Springs, Nampa, Swan Valley
- Illinois (11): Belleville, Chicago, Creve Coeur,
Fairfield, Glen Ellyn, McLeansboro, Morris, Oswego, Petersburg,
Springfield, Waukegan
- Indiana (16): Arcola, English, Fort Wayne (3),
Georgetown, Indianapolis, Knightstown, Kokomo, La Porte, New
Albany, Noblesville, Riley, Wabash (2), Westville
- Iowa (8): Ames (2), Cedar Rapids, Clear Lake,
Coralville, Muscatine, Rowan, Storm Lake
- Kansas (3): Dearing, Ozawkie, Salina
- Kentucky (11): Bowling Green, Carter, Island Creek,
Lexington, Louisville (2), Madisonville, Marion, Munfordville,
Valley Station, Zebulon
- Louisiana (3): Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Rayville
- Maine (8): Cape Elizabeth, Dexter, Greene, Lincoln,
Orrington, Portland, Presque Isle, Saco
- Maryland (7): Cumberland, Hagerstown, Ocean City (2),
Owings Mills, Royal Oak, Solomons
- Massachusetts (15): Acton, Agawam, Bourne, Dedham, East
Brookfield, Hancock, Lenox, Leominster, Maynard, Medford, Sandwich,
Southbridge, Westport, Wilmington, Wrentham
- Michigan (27): Battle Creek, Capac, Chesaning, Dowagiac,
Eau Claire, Grand Rapids, Grayling (2), Indian River, Kalamazoo,
Lansing, Manistee, Manistique, Mayville, Mount Pleasant, Okemos,
Ossineke, Port Gibson, Saint Helen, Salem, Sault Ste. Marie,
Southfield, Sturgis, Temperance, Warren, Wheeler, Wyandotte
- Minnesota (4): Annandale, Breckenridge, Hopkins, Rock
Creek
- Mississippi (5): Canton, Gulfport (2), Ocean Springs,
Starkville
- Missouri (9): Diamond, Glendale, Houston, Ironton,
Kansas City, Kirkwood, Maryland Heights, St. Louis, St.
Peter's
- Montana (2): Hamilton, Lolo Hot Springs
- Nebraska (9): Albion, Chimney Rock, Grand Island,
Kearney (3), Lincoln (2), North Platte
- Nevada (9): Gerlach, Las Vegas (3), Laughlin, Reno,
Sparks (2), Wendover
- New Hampshire (9): Allenstown, Brookline, Gorham,
Jackson, Manchester (2), Penacook, Plaistow, Rochester
- New Jersey (17): Atlantic City, Clark, Edison, Estelle
Manor, Firesville, Garwood, Ho-Ho-Kus, Juliustown, Mays Landing,
Morristown, Oak Ridge, Palmyra, Pine Hill, Toms River, Union City,
Verona, Weymouth
- New Mexico (3): Albuquerque (2), Deming
- New York (21): Amherst, Auburn, Belfast, Busti,
Cobleskill, Essex, Falconer, Greene, Lenox, Maine, Mt. Vernon,
Natural Bridge, Newark Valley, Queens, Somerset, Spencerport,
Syracuse (2), Watertown, Watkins Glen, West Babylon
- North Carolina (19): Asheville, Blowing Rock, Cashiers,
Fayetteville, Granite Falls, Hendersonville (2), Hickory, Kittrell,
Nag's Head, Parkton, Raleigh, Statesville (2), Sylva, Walkertown,
Wilkesboro, Wilmington, Winston-Salem
- North Dakota (1): Grand Forks
- Ohio (13): Akron, Braceville, Brunswick, Brunswick
Hills, Bryan, Cincinnati, Conneaut, Columbus, Mansfield, Medina,
Norwalk, Portsmouth, Sharonville
- Oklahoma (8): Arcadia, Heavener, Kenton, Medicine Park,
Minco, Poteau, Tulsa, Yukon
- Oregon (17): Albany, Aurora, Bandon, Bonneville, Cottage
Grove, Eugene, Independence, Kerby, Klamath Falls, Mead, Newberg,
Portland, Redmond, Roseburg, Salem (2), West Salem
- Pennsylvania (41): Albion, Ambler, Appenzell, Bensalem,
Blue Ridge Summit, Boiling Springs, Bridgeport, Bristol Borough,
Carlton, Chester Heights, Coaldale, Coudersport, Edinboro,
Elysburg, Erie, Girard, Holiday Park, Horsham, Johnstown,
Lancastser, Liverpool, Meadville, Mohnton, New Holland, Noxen,
Penns Valley, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rexmont, Shenandoah,
Shermansdale, Shillington, South Tamaqua, Springfield,
Stroudsbourg, Tremont, Waymart, Waynesboro, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming,
Yoe
- Rhode Island (3): Cranston, Johnston, Providence
- South Carolina (5): Mt. Pleasant (2), Myrtle Beach,
Spartansburg (2), Startex, Surfside Beach
- South Dakota (4): Mitchell, Rapid City, Sioux Falls,
Yankton
- Tennessee (23): Alcoa, Atoka, Bean Station, Clinton,
Elizabethton, Franklin, Gatlinburg (3), Harrison Bay, Jasper,
Kingsport (2), La Follette, Lawrenceburg, Madison, Nashville (2),
Pikeville, Soddy-Daisy, Springfield, Tiftonia, Whitesburg
- Texas (39): Arlington, Austin, Bandera, Bedford,
Carrollton, Castroville, Corpus Christi (3), Dallas, Denton (2), El
Paso, Granjeno, Houston (4), Hurst, Lubbock, Luckenbach, Lufkin
(2), McAllen (2), Pasadena, Plano (2), Point, Rowlett, San Angelo,
San Antonio, Silsbee, Temple, Tomball, Tyler, Universal City,
Waxahachie (2)
- Utah (11): Delta, Helper, Hurricane (2), Ogden, Price,
Riverton, Salt Lake City, Tooele, West Jordan, West Valley
City
- Virginia (16): Arlington, Ashland, Boyce,
Charlottesville (3), Chesterfield, Fort Eustis, Gate City,
Portsmouth, Richmond (2), Roanoke, Vienna, Virginia Beach,
Williamsburg
- Washington (24): Anacortes, Bremerton, Chehalis, Cheney,
Conconully, Eatonville, Federal Way, Issaquah, Lakewood, Lynden,
Lynnwood, Mt. Vernon, Puget Sound, Robe, Seattle (2), Silverdale,
Spokane (4), Tacoma, Vancouver (2)
- Washington D.C. (1)
- West Virginia (1): Charleston
- Wisconsin (12): Caledonia, DePere, Eagle River,
Franksville, Milwaukee (2), Minnesota Junction, Potato Lake,
Racine, Stoddard, Wauwatosa (2)
- Wyoming (1): Gillette
create your own
personalized map of the USA
Red indicates states where
grammatically incorrect signs have been found.
States to go:Vermont. Keep the finds coming!
OTHER COUNTRIES (30):
- Australia (7): Adelaide, Batchelor, Bayswater, Eastern
Creek, Kulnura, Lake Victoria, Port Macquarie
- Austria (2): Lustenau, St. Leonhard
- Belgium (1): Mechelen
- Belize (1): Belize City
- Canada (72):
Alberta--Blairmore, Calgary (3), Edmonton, Kathyrn, Morely,
Silver Beach
British Columbia--Campbell River, Chilliwack, Cranbrook (2),
Creston, Nanaimo, Saanich, Vancouver (2), Victoria (2)
Manitoba--Winnipeg (3)
New Brunswick--Campbellton, Grand Falls, Lincoln, Magnetic
Hill, Moncton, Oromocto
Nova Scotia--Bayers Lake, Bucklaw, Cape Breton, Halifax
(2)
Ontario--Bluewater, Bobcaygeon, Bramalea, Brampton,
Caledon, Cochrane, Guelph, Halton Hills, Hamilton (2), Ingrisol,
Kenyon, Kincardine, Leamington, Manotick, Markham, Midland, Minden,
Ottawa (4), Penetanguishene, Peterborough, Port Elgin, St.
Catharines, Sarnia (2), Sioux Narrows, Stoney Creek, Sudbury,
Thorndale, Toronto (5), Whitby
Quebec--Matane
- Chile (1): Easter Island
- China (10): Beijing (3), Guangzhou, Harbin, Hong Kong,
Shanghai (2), Shenzhen, Simatai
- Costa Rica (1): La Fortuna
- Czech Republic (2): Prague (2)
- Dominican Republic (2): Bayhibe, Santo Domingo
- Finland (4): Lempaala, Nakkila, Tornea (2)
- France (2): Paris, St. Tropez
- Germany (9): Bad Segeburg, Berlin, Hamburg, Hannover
(2), Heikendorf, Lubeck, Munster, Wachernheim
- Greece (5): Cefallonia, Corfu, Sivota, Thassos,
Tolo
- Indonesia (1): Sanur
- Iraq (1): Balad
- Israel (1): Eliat
- Italy (1): Milan
- Japan (9): Ikemajima, Fukuoka, Kobe (2), Nara, Okinawa
City, Takasago, Yokohama (2)
- Luxembourg (1): Schifflange
- Malaysia (1): Rawang
- Mexico (1): San Felipe
- Netherlands (2): Scheveningen, Veeningen
- New Zealand (3): Auckland, Hokitika, Roxburgh
- Norway (1): Lindesnes
- Portugal (3): Albufeira, Cascais, Lisbon
- Singapore (3)
- Slovakia (1): Kosice
- South Africa (8): Alberton, Cape Town (3), Durban,
Nelspruit, Secunda, Simonstown
- Spain (6): Bermeo, Broves, Granada, Tenerife (3)
- Sweden (2): Goteborg, Lunedet
- United Kingdom (54): Barnham, Batley, Bedford, Bilston,
Bolderwood, Bradford, Bradwell-on-Sea, Calbourne, Canary Wharf,
Caunsall, Chesterfield, Cresswell, Crowfield, Cullingworth, Darley
Dale, Dinting Vale, Dudley, Edwinstowe, Eversley, Exmouth, Glossop,
Great Bowden, Hadley, Hampshire, Harpendon, High Wycombe, Holyhead,
Hullavington, Kinbane, Leicester, Littlehampton, Liverpool (2),
London, Loxley, Lyndhurst, Mansfield, Motherwell, Newport, New
Salem, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxfordshire, Rhyl, Saint Winnow,
Seamill, Shropshire, South Cumbria, South Shields, Tarvin, Taunton,
Torquay (2), Twistleton
create your own visited
country map or check our Venice travel
guide
Red indicates countries where
grammatically incorrect signs have been found.
Final Update: 1/2/06
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