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Thing 1 & Thing 2: A Tribute to Dr. Seuss Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 8/29/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Those numbers up there? Why, they’re not right at all!
They might lead to a lake or a road or a wall!
To get the right numbers, we have puzzles for you.
You’ll think, and you’ll solve them, that’s just what you’ll do!

To honor the doctor, we decided to stash
Some "fun-in-a-box" (our first geocache).

So go find Thing 1 — and after you do,
Use the numbers inside it to go find Thing 2.

To find them, you’ll have to to do much more than look.
You’ll have to know “things” from the good doctor’s books.

Each clue has a blank and each blank needs a word,
For instance: Horton’s lazy Mayzie is a _________.

A bird? Yes, indeed! Now letter-count that word…
One, two, three, four — that’s the value of “bird.”

And now put that number in the place where we say.
Just fill up each space, and you’re well on your way!

Program your unit, then follow your feet
(The route takes you nowhere near Mulberry Street!).

This was hidden by Seuss-loving Kate and her mother,
Who know that if it’s not one Thing, it’s another!

A= _____
His menu doesn’t include toast or jam,
But if you want a green breakfast, ask Seuss’s chef __________.

B = _____
He’s 100% faithful; he says what he means,
And his ears can hear even the smallest Seuss things: __________.

C = _____
He speaks for the trees: the __________ MINUS those who prefer their bread butter-side-down: the __________.

_____ - _____ = _____

D = _____
As you travel to Solla Sellew, beware the Perilous __________ of Pompelmoose Pass — MINUS that snoozing fluffy lightweight who’s still “sleeping aloft” (he weighs minus one pound!): __________.

_____ - _____ = _____

E = _____
Take the Seussian thing that might live in your sink __________, then SUBTRACT Cindy-Lou __________ (the Grinch gave her a drink).

_____ - _____ = _____

F = _____
It’s green and it’s gooey! It falls from the sky!
We know you know this one, just give it a try: __________.

G = _____
Think up some black water…then think a white sky…and finish by thinking some __________ blowing by — MINUS those “pale green __________ with nobody inside ‘em.”

_____ - _____ = _____

H = _____
He handed out the Bitsy Big-Boy Boomeroo: The Chief ________.

I = ____
It’s a shirt. It’s a sock. It’s a shoe. It’s a hat. But it has other uses, yes far beyond that: a __________ MINUS Mr. Gump’s seven-hump __________.

_____ - _____ = _____

J = _____
A big-hearted moose __________ MINUS the one whose heart was “two sizes too small” __________.

_____ - _____ = _____

K = _____
If you ever go caching on the Prairie of Prax, you might meet a North- or a South-going _________.

L = _____
Hard-shelled king of all he can see, he’s Yertle the _________ (oh, marvelous me!).

M = _____
The Fix-it-Up Chappie drove a very strange car;
He could give or erase this: a belly-based __________.

(This area is open 7am-10pm, but we really suggest going in daylight. High muggle area, so try not to alarm the locals and be very discreet while searching and trading.

Since Thing 1 was muggled several times, we've altered its hiding spot and type of container (it seems our Dr. Seuss tins were just too attractive to the local kids). Now Thing 1 is very "attractive," but in a different way (yes, that is a hint).

Thing 1 is a small container (not the one pictured in the gallery). Thing 2 is an ammo box. Please, as you go off-trail, be kind to the underbrush and re-cover your tracks so there's not a geotrail to the hide.

Congratulations on FTF by CrouchingTigers and velrahnkoon (sharing is nice!). In your honor, we dedicate a virtual copy of Dr. Seuss’s I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! and an imaginary Seuss quote “…think up a green sky…think a rainbow moon…think a cache-hunting wizard named velrahnkoon.”

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Vf gurer n jbpxrg va guvf cbpxrg cnex? [If you get stumped on the puzzles, here's list of the books that we used:] Qe. Frhff'f Fyrrc Obbx Terra Rttf naq Unz Gur Ybenk Lregyr gur Ghegyr naq Bgure Fgbevrf Gurer'f n Jbpxrg va zl Cbpxrg! V Unq Gebhoyr va Trggvat gb Fbyyn Fbyyrj Gur Farrgpurf naq Bgure Fgbevrf Ubj gur Tevapu Fgbyr Puevfgznf Onegubybzrj naq gur Bboyrpx Gur Ohggre Onggyr Obbx Ubegba Urnef n Jub Bu, gur Guvaxf Lbh Pna Guvax! Bar Svfu, Gjb Svfu, Erq Svfu, Oyhr Svfu Guvqjvpx gur Ovt-Urnegrq Zbbfr

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)