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Woggle #57. Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/8/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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The next stop on the second leg of the trail along the Yarra. This section is Scout themed: A-Z



Historically Scouts tied a knot in their scarf to fasten it around the neck, this used to get creased and stick out at the ends, occasionally they would plait up various stuffs to make a ring for theirs — they called it a boon-doggle.

A young Tasmanian Scout, Bill Shankley, is credited with the "Woggle" from the 1920s: I got some thin sewing machine leather belting, plaited it into a neat ring, submitted it, and had it accepted. I called it a Woggle and that’s the name it’s known by throughout the world.

The earliest known reference to a Woggle is the June 1923 edition of The Scout.
The term was quickly applied to other designs of fastener, of many shapes and sizes, and is today used around the world.
The word ring was used in editions of the Scouting handbook Scouting for Boys until 1929 when Baden-Powell changed it in the 14th edition.

The Woggle designed by Bill Shankley became known as the Gillwell Woggle, as it has been traditionally presented to leaders who have completed their Wood Badge training.
Trained leaders are admitted into 1st Gillwell Park Scout Troop, with the Gilwell Woggle as one of its symbols. Because of its association it is not worn by other scouts.
At the 1989 US National Scout Jamboree, William "Green Bar Bill" said: "Francis Gidney was the Camp Chief for the first two courses at Gilwell Park. Francis Gidney knew that most folks were not good wood carvers and asked them to make their own neckerchief slides by tying the Turk's-head knot."



New Zealand Scouts sometimes use a plastic Woggle in the shape of a traditional Maori carved head, more commonly though warranted leaders trained to Gilwell Woggle standard are allowed to wear the "traditional" leather Turk's head woggle. Keas, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and Rovers all wear either a "standard" woggle for their section, or home-made "special occasion" woggles such as the tiki mentioned above.

The cache: It isn't technically IN the power box, but you definitely DONT need to open the lid. I know you will anyway, so watch out for the huntsman. We call him Boris, in deference to the over amplified rock band.
BONUS caching karma if you know who wrote the song, Boris the spider.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Rccraqbes ghor

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)