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Euro 2016 Bonus – West Germany Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/22/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

A simple puzzle cache to commemorate 50 long years since our one and only footballing glory – England vs. West Germany on 30th July 1966 – and also to complete the Euro 2016 series.


The cache is NOT at the given coordinates.

Germany is, of course, rightly famous for many things. Its ruthless efficiency; lederhosen; Vorsprung durch Technik; and its madcap sense of humour.

To unpuzzle the coordinates for this cache, just work out die Pointe to the following German jokes and count the number of words in each Teutonic answer. What could possibly be more simple?

Northings
Was tun Sie, wenn Sie ein Schiffswrack Zeuge?
Was macht ein mexikanischer put unter seinen Teppichen?
Warum hatte der Bäcker braun Finger?
Was sagte Aschenputtel, wenn ihre Fotos nicht rechtzeitig eintraf?
Warum hat die Vogelscheuche einen Preis gewinnen?
Wie fangen Sie einen BH?
Was bekommen Sie, wenn Sie einen Witz mit einer rhetorischen Frage kreuzen?

Westings
Was isst Miley Cyrus zu Weihnachten?
Was ist E.T. kurz für?
Ich bin auf einem Whisky-Diät...
Heinz: Ich sage, ich sage, sage ich. Mein Hund hat keine Nase. Helga: Wie kommt er riechen?
Was sagen die beiden Ozeane miteinander?


I realise there might be some ambiguity over the answers; so to help, the checksum for the northings is 27 and the westings is 18. This puzzle isn't meant to be difficult, so please feel free to ask for a hint if you get stuck!
 
There may be water close by so please watch over your Jungen and Tiere. Happy hunting!



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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Chmmyr: Tbbtyr genafyngr vf lbhe sevraq! N gra lrne byq obl zvtug uryc gbb... Chmmyr Uvag 2: Gur jbeq "Orpnhfr" fgnegf guerr bs gur nafjref Pnpur: Va purpxre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)