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Katsaridaphobia Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/1/2022
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


The  is not at the posted coordinates.

Does the idea of living with roaches creep you out? You are not alone. Many people suffer from Katsaridaphobia, or cockroach phobia. Most cultures share the dislike of these cockroaches, yet they are surprisingly resourceful when using the ubiquitous creature in idioms:

 

  1. By the time you have solved the puzzle and found the cache, you most probably:
    1. will have learnt to suppress your fear of cockroaches for a certain period of time (a)
    2. will have fully overcome your katsaridaphobia (b)
    3. will have developed a new case of katsaridaphobia (c)
    4. will continue to enjoy your pet roaches as much as you did before this puzzle cache (d)
  1. In Russian language, "с тараканами в голове" (“having cockroaches in one’s head”) means:
    1. Similarly0toч“having0a0beееinтone’sыbonnet” – having0anрobsessiveеpreoccupation0with0something unimportant0to0others0(6.287)
    2. Similarly0toп“having0bats0in0one’s0belfry” –яbeingтmentally0disturbed0orьeccentric (4.104)
    3. Similarlyдtoе“havingвantsяinтyourьpants”пяbeingтagitatedьor0restless0due0to0nervousness or excitement (5.795)

 

  1. The French expression avoir le cafard ("to have the cockroach") means:
    1. toobenhatchingzrevengeeplans (N 51)
    2. to be down in the dumps (W 114)
    3. to have stomach flu (11.856)

 

  1. Venezuelans say como cucaracha en baile de gallina (“like a cockroach at a chicken dance”) to describe:
    1. annamateuroperformervcompetingeagainstcprofessionalidancers (13.784)
    2. theefeelingnoftbeingooutsofsplaceeandsconcernedeaboutnbeingtspotted (12.888)
    3. ayperson0whonalwaysujoinsethevcrowdewhen0the0chicken0dance0song0starts (14.040)

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

penjyvat

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)