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Memory Lane: "1986" Traditional Geocache

This cache has been archived.

Yoknapatawpha: Greetings from Geocaching.com,

It has come to my attention that this cache was placed in an area that is posted as "No Trespassing" and as such must be archived. In these cases, we must respect the wishes of property owners and managers. I am therefore, archiving this listing, please pick up this cache or any remaining bits as soon as possible. If there are extenuating circumstance or if there is more information that I should be aware of, I encourage you to contact me directly as archivals can easily be reversed if there is cause.

I want to thank you for the time that you have taken to contribute in the past and I am looking forward to your continued contributions to the sport of Geocaching.

Yoknapatawpha
Geocaching.com Volunteer Cache Reviewer for Tennessee
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Hidden : 7/23/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Please make sure to close the main container tightly!!!!!!

What are your memories from the 80's?

This is a series of completely useless, but fun trivia!!!

Now, get out there and play!! :)

"The Quote"

"With heart, faith and steel. In the end there can only be one"
- Sean Connery, in 'Highlander'

"I feel the need... the need for speed!"
- Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards, in 'Top Gun'

"Pork. The other white meat"
- National Pork Board

"Yeah... That's The Ticket"
- Jon Lovitz as Tommy Flangan ('Fla-Nay-Gan')

"I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV"
- Vick's commercial

The Tragedy:
Space Shuttle Challenger blew up 73 seconds after take-off, killing all 7 crew members. Tens of thousands of school-age children were watching the flight live, because teacher Christa McAuliffe was a member of the crew.

The Scandals:

The USSR's Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant reactor # 4 had a mishap, giving radiation poisoning to an estimated 500,000 to 6,000,000 people.

Tonight Show host Johnny Carson's good friend occasional guest Tonight Show host, Joan Rivers, started a late night talk show on FOX. He never spoke to her again.

The Disappointment:
Finding out that last year's Dallas TV show entire season was just Bobby Ewing's (Patrick Duffy) dream

Camcorders started to become a regular household item.

The Habit:
Participating with 'Hands Across America

1986's Most Popular Christmas gifts:
Real Ghostbusters action figures, My Pet Monster, Panini Football stickers, Outburst, Balderdash

Aerosmith and Run DMC mixed rock and hip hop with Walk This Way

Peter Gabriel's stop-motion music video for Sledgehammer raised the bar for video production.

Best Film Oscar Winner: Platoon

The Big Movies:
1. Top Gun
2. Crocodile Dundee
3. Platoon
4. The Karate Kid Part II
5. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
6. Back To School
7. Aliens
8. The Golden Child
9. Ruthless People
10. Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986 Most Popular TV shows:
1. The Cosby Show (NBC)
2. Family Ties (NBC)
3. Cheers (NBC)
4. Murder She Wrote (NBC)
5. The Golden Girls (NBC)
6. 60 Minutes (CBS)
7. Night Court (NBC)
8. Growing Pains (ABC)
9. Moonlighting (ABC)
10. Who's the Boss? ( ABC)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)