Meet Miss Manners Mystery Cache

The cache is not at the above-listed coordinates! However, it is within one mile of that location.

GreenWoodTurner introduced me to this type of puzzle with this Corvallis cache. I was so impressed that I wanted to bring the idea to a larger audience. To determine the real cache coordinates, you will need to converse with an online robot... meet Miss Manners!

Miss Manners really enjoys talking with geocachers. If you are not careful, you may find yourself spending much more time talking with her than you spend searching for the cache. Miss Manners has an extensive vocabulary, and will respond intelligently to a wide variety of questions. If you find that over the course of the conversation you are not making any headway in learning the real cache coordinates, try asking different questions or try asking your question in a slightly different form.

To avoid ruining the fun for other members of the geocaching community, we ask that you please NOT share secrets about how you managed to get Miss Manners to divulge the real cache coordinates! Some people will find that they can get the real cache coordinates very quickly, while others may find the experience to be difficult and frustrating! But don't give up. If you are stuck, feel free to email me and I will give you a nudge without giving away the entire thing.

We have noticed that occasionally the site which hosts Miss Manners (Pandorabots) goes off-line, but don't worry... it always seems to recover quickly so just wait a few seconds and then refresh your browser window.

Click on the link below to begin your conversation with Miss Manners:

CAVEAT: Miss Manners can be a mischievous robot! She has been known to occasionally give out bogus cache coordinates, so you are strongly encouraged to verify them at this page before heading out to find the cache!

Here are some guidelines which may help you during your conversation with Miss Manners:

1. Punctuation is unimportant.
2. Word capitalization is unimportant.
3. Do not use word contractions -- for example, use "I would" instead of "I'd".
4. You do not need to use Miss Manners' name in your conversation.
5. You do not need to mention the cache name, waypoint, or GC code during your conversation.

TIP: Miss Manners keeps a log of all her conversations. If you identify yourself with your geocaching name at some point during your conversation, I will email you with a nudge if you have asked the correct question but not necessarily in a form which Miss Manners recognized.

The container is log-only, and please bring your own writing instrument. Please replace the log inside the plastic bag, make sure that the plastic bag is entirely within the container when you close it, then hide the container exactly where you found it. FTF prize is a geocaching pin and a dollar coin.

This should be a cache-and-dash for most folks. Terrain is rated 1.5 because it is not 100% wheelchair-accessible. There may be a lot of muggles during certain hours, so be stealthy!