Travel Bug Dog Tag Mitsuko

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Owner:
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Released:
Thursday, December 19, 2002
Origin:
Illinois, United States
Recently Spotted:
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Current Goal

  1. To find my creator, the Sock Puppet Master: Choberiba in California COMPLETED!
  2. To find the target of his joke, Mopar, in Connecticut (in New Jersey) and a picture next to the sign of Dunellen, NJ (Mitsuko's home town) COMPLETED!
  3. To return home.

  • About This Item

    Mitsuko Bug

    The best way to track down a cacher to look for the caches that he's visited or placed. Psychology would state that the earlier the find or placement, the more likely it is to be near their home.
    Most recent caches found by Eric O'Connor
    Caches placed by Eric O'Connor
    I found Choberiba! Here's a picture of the two of us together!

    I need to find Mopar.
    Most recent caches found by Mopar
    Caches placed by Mopar

    For those who don't read the Geocaching Discussion Forums, we can always count on our good friend Choberiba (alias Eric O'Connor) to keep things in perspective with a good sense of humor. Occassionally, though, it comes back to bite him. A while back, he created a login named Mitsuko to play a practical joke. Unfortunately, it kinda got a little out of hand and some people's feelings got hurt. Read Choberiba's Dissertation here. I've mellowed after the weeks that this occurred, so much that I felt the need to have a little fun myself. Mitsuko is alive and well, and has a new attitude. She has hiking boots and is trying to make her way to her creator, then to the target of the joke, and then back home.
    Mitsuko: Akane SoumaChoberiba used images of Akane Souma
    in Mitsuko's Geocaching profile,
    including the one to the left.


    Before sending this travel bug on
    its mission, I obtained permission
    from Choberiba and Mopar.

    Further Information
    Her posts were wiped from the boards, but some remnants remain. In this post, it shows that Mitsuko was clever enough to post thoughts in the Thailand thread to give credence to her Asian heritage

    Here is another reference (with picture!).

    Here's another reference by BrianSnat, and an entire thread about her. As far as I know, there was no real “joke” beyond baiting Mopar with a personality that was too good to be true: a very bright, gorgeous woman that was into Geocaching, and happened to live near Mopar.

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    Tracking History (7284.4mi) View Map

    Write note 6/19/2006 Markwell posted a note for it   Visit Log

    Crud.

    [size=1][b]April 9 by The Land Hawks (4 found)[/b]
    We really enjoyed our walk at Bye. Spring is the air! The cache was found by the youngest of our team. Suprising...his first try and Bingo..leave it to a six year old. Took the TB. Plannning to place it in a more frequented spot to help its journey.[/size]

    The Land Hawks have never logged a TB on their profile. They've logged in as recently as May, but they're not responding to my e-mails.

    I may have to mark this one missing.
    Dropped Off 1/29/2006 Lostboy1966 placed it in Bye Bye Love New York - 7.57 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 1/8/2006 Lostboy1966 retrieved it from TEN BY SEVEN Connecticut   Visit Log

    I'll move you along, little Anime lady!
    Dropped Off 10/29/2005 LisaS placed it in TEN BY SEVEN Connecticut - 19.95 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 10/29/2005 LisaS retrieved it from Wings & Beer Night Connecticut   Visit Log

    Mitsuko got to visit Mopar one more time at Wings and Beer, and can now begin her journey back home.

    Dropped Off 10/26/2005 LisaS placed it in Wings & Beer Night Connecticut - 44.08 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 10/22/2005 LisaS retrieved it from Rocky Neck Geo-Event Connecticut   Visit Log

    Mitsuko needs to visit Mopar one last time before heading west to Illinois to wish him well on his future with GeoHo.

    Dropped Off 10/18/2005 Katydid & Miles Stone placed it in Rocky Neck Geo-Event Connecticut - 46.4 miles  Visit Log

    Mitsuko has been hanging around the KD & MS home way too long. She's starting to get herself in trouble now. She's on the phone all the time, always looking in the mirror, and flirting with all of the boys in the neighborhood! Just how old is this Mitsuko anyway?! She leaves a mess everywhere, clothes on the floor, and how does she survive on chips and soda anyway? Must be a teenager. I want her out of the house, I tell you, she must go! Besides, she needs to travel and get educated anyway. Every sentence starts with "When I went to band camp..." The other day I heard her muttering something about Mopar...whew, I'm sure glad she won't be running into him while still in CT...she's not to be trusted, this one!

    We're bringing her to a geo-beach party this weekend, where she just might help us celebrate our 1000th cache. I sure hope she behaves herself. Then we want to set her free and say goodbye, good riddance! Who do I send the bill to for the nail polish stain on the carpet?

    [This entry was edited by Katydid & Miles Stone on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 6:06:36 PM.]
    Write note 10/14/2005 Katydid & Miles Stone posted a note for it   Visit Log

    Mitsuko was quite disappointed that she missed the MoHo wedding, as we had plans of taking her. However, the call of duty came, and katydid went down south with the Red Cross to help with Katrina, so at least there was a good reason for missing it anyway. Now poor Mitsuko is ready to venture out again, after being stuck for some time.

    On the other hand, maybe it's a good thing she didn't attend the wedding. I'm not so sure she wouldn't have "objected". We'll set her free again soon.

    [This entry was edited by Katydid & Miles Stone on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 6:08:14 PM.]
    Retrieve It from a Cache 8/1/2005 Katydid & Miles Stone retrieved it from Penwood State Park Connecticut   Visit Log

    Mitsuko was resting well at her temporary home in Penwood State Park. Katydid will take her on her trip to NE CT and find her a new home soon. We hope she finds her way to you in short order. As always, enjoy the adventure! 😁
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