Ants in the Pantry is the 12th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges. The trio made a total of 190 shorts for Columbia Pictures between 1934 and 1959.
THE PLOT
The Stooges are pest exterminators who are forced to drum up business by planting mice, moths, and ants in an unsuspecting house under the threat of being fired if they cannot. They select a fancy mansion where a high society dinner party is being held. After successfully infesting the house with vermin, the trio are predictably hired to clean up their own mess, without interrupting the party, dressed as guests.
One highlight is the piano recital of Johann Strauss II's Blue Danube Waltz. A chorus of cats in the piano responds, bewildering both the audience and the pianist. (The felines were placed there by the Stooges!) The chaos is compounded when a mouse enters the upright piano, agitating the cats. The Stooges are forced to get the offending pest and the cats out of the piano, destroying it in the process. To prevent the hostess from being socially humiliated, the guests are told the boys are the entertainment and find their antics absolutely hilarious.
The short ends with the Stooges on a fox hunt. Curly, who has developed a cold, mistakes a skunk for a fox, the stench of which knocks out the other two Stooges and a horse.
TRIVIA
The title Ants in the Pantry is a pun on the phrase "ants in the pants." This seemed appropriate, as Moe Howard later recalled that a nest of ants actually worked their way in his pants:
There was a scene where we were having trouble selling our services, so we complain to our boss, who tells us, 'If they don't have ants, give them some. You dumbkopf!' We got the idea and went from house to house throwing moths in with minks, mice on the floor, and ants in the pantry. During the shooting, I hadn't noticed that a small container of red ants had broken apart in my pocket and the little devils were crawling down my back, in my hair, and into my pants. It was insane. All through the scene I was scratching and squirming and slapping myself on the neck and face and on the seat of my pants. Elated, director Preston Black shouted, 'Great Moe. Keep up that squirming!' It was very funny—to everyone but me.
Veteran voice actor Clarence Nash, most famous for doing Donald Duck, did the sounds of the cats in the piano.
THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES
To obtain the coordinates for the final location of this cache, just answer the two trivia questions obtained directly from this short and translate the answer into the coordinates for the final location. Finally, answer the bonus trivia question to get a clue for bonus cache GC6B619 Larry Fine:
North Coordinates: After the stooges are given riding outfits to wear in order to fit in better with the guests, they enter the parlor through the curtain, and Moe asks Larry: “Oh Boy, What does this room remind you of?”. Larry utters a three word response. Using that three word response and A=1, B=2, C=3, etc, the north coordinates for the final location are N41 46.(W2L3+W3L2)(W1L1-W3L6)(W2L6-W2L2)
West coordinates: When Curly goes into the street to steal a ladder, the truck he walks by has three words on it. Using those three words and A=1, B=2, C=3, etc, the west coordinates for the final location are W088 21.(W2L2)(W1L2-W3L10)(W3L1-W2L3).
(For example, W1L1 = the value of Word 1, Letter 1)
For those who solved it before 08/28/2018, subtract 2 from the formerly solved North coordinates, and subtract 31 from the formerly solved West coordinates
BONUS TRIVIA QUESTION: Record the number assigned to the letter below for usage in bonus cache GC6B619 Larry Fine.
As the Stooges begin the fox hunt after the party they attended as exterminators, one of them is on a bicycle. Which Stooge is on the bicycle?
Larry (B = 4)
Curly (B = 9)
To watch this short, use the following link :
Episode 12 Ants In The Pantry
For a checksumm value of the six missing coordinate digits, see the hint