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I'm a lumberjack. Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/29/2023
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I'm a lumberjack is a song written by the members of Monty Python; a group of Oxbridge Alumni who went on to create a style of irreverant comedy and satire, quite often bringing them into conflict with the British Establishment. The group consisted of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam. The lumberjack song first appeared in the ninth episode of Monty Pythons Flying Circus; "The Ant: An Introduction" on BBC1 on 14 December 1969. The song has since been performed in several forms, including film, stage and an LP, each time started from a different comedy sketch. At an interview in 2007, Palin stated that the scene and the whole song were created in about 15 minutes, concluding a day's work, when the Python crew was stuck and unable to come up with a conclusion to the barbershop sketch that preceded it.

On 14 November 1975, "The Lumberjack Song" was released as a single in the UK, on Charisma Records backed with the "Spam Song". The A-Side, produced by Python devotee George Harrison, was recorded at the Work House studio in London on 3 October 1975 and mixed at Harrison's Friar Park home the following day. A year later this single was reissued on 19 November 1976 as the first half of the double single release Python on Song. This version of the song has never been released on CD, although a remix containing alternate vocal takes from the session was included on the compilation album Monty Python Sings.

This is a mystery cache so it goes without saying that the cache is not at the listed coordinates, but there, we've said it anyway. In order to find the final location you will need to find the value of ABC DEF. In order to do that you will need to research the following questions. 

1. Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus was a programme written and acted almost entirely in the German Language. With the exception of Terry Jones, who delivered his lines phonetically, all the cast spoke fluent German. How many episodes aired? This will be A.

2. Before they formed Monty Pythons, all the members had previously worked in other projects for the BBC. These projects aired on radio and on television, and in many ways paved the way for the style of comedy  that would become the Python's trademark. One such project was "We Have Ways of Making You Laugh" which aire on London Weekend Television in 196B.

3. In total, Monty Pythons produced 4 series which contained a total of 45 shows. The sketch The Cheese Shop was in episode 33, this aired on 30th November 19C2. 

4. As well as developing the series for television, the Python's also worked collaboratively in creating several  memorable comedy films for the cinema. Their first one, And Now For Something Completely Different, featured compositions of sketches from the first two Series, whilst their second one, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, was a satirization of the Arthurian Legend. In the film King Arthur's servant is played by Terry Gilliam, how many letters make up the servant's name? This will be D.

5. The term lumberjack is of Canadian derivation. The first attested use of the word comes from an E831 letter to the Cobourg Star and General Advertiser in the following passage: "my misfortunes have been brought upon me chiefly by an incorrigible, though perhaps useful, race of mortals called lumberjacks, whom, however, I would name the Cossack's of Upper Canada, who, having been reared among the oaks and pines of the wild forest, have never been subjected to the salutary restraint of laws."

6. In 1979 the Python's released their third cinema release with The Life of Brian. The film tells the story of Brian Cohen (played by Chapman), a young Jewish-Roman man who is born on the same day as—and next door to Jesus, and is subsequently mistaken for the Messiah. It's fair to say that this was going to prove to be the most controversial project the Python's had ever worked on. As a consequence of this EMI Films withdrew funding for the project.

Following the withdrawal of funding just days before production was scheduled to begin, George Harrison, the former member of the Beatles, and a long-time Python fan, arranged financing for Life of Brian through the formation of his HandMade Films company.

The film's themes of religious satire were controversial at the time of its release, drawing accusations of blasphemy and protests from some religious groups. Thirty-nine local authorities in the United Kingdom imposed either an outright ban or an 18 years certificate. Some countries, including Ireland and Norway, banned its showing, and in a few of these, such as Italy, bans lasted over a decade.The filmmakers used the notoriety to promote the film, with posters in Sweden reading, "So funny, it was banned in Norway!"

The film was a box office success, the fourth-highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom in 1979, and highest grossing of any British film in the United States that year. It has remained popular and has been named as the greatest comedy film of all time by several magazines and television networks, and it later received a 96% "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus reading, "One of the more cutting-edge films of the 1970s, this religious farce from the classic comedy troupe is as poignant as it is funny and satirical." In a 2006 poll, Life of Brian was ranked first on their list of the F0 Greatest Comedy Films.

The cache can be found at N53 46.A(B-1)(C-4) W001 38.D(E-1)(F+1)

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)