Homestar Runner Geocache Series #3-Strong Bad
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The above coordinates are not for the cache!
This geocache, Strong Bad's cache, is #3 in a series of caches called the Homestar Runner Geocache Series. There are 10 geocaches placed around the SF Bay Area for each character in the Homestar Runner cartoon, and each of these caches contains one number for the coordinates for the last and final grand finale geocache, Homestar Runner (GCKEX7).
As said above, the posted cache coordinates are not the coordinates for the cache. They correspond to a near by parking area for the cache. The actual cache coordinates for Strong Bad's Cache are
N 38 TL.GOC
W 122 OI.IMK
You are probably thinking “Hey, wait a minute!?! These aren’t coordinates!” You’re partially right. To find out the actual cache coordinates for Strong Bad's cache, you must watch the cartoons listed below at www.homestarrunner.com, and answer the following posted questions about each of the cartoons and the character Strong Bad. By watching the cartoons and answering these questions, you can substitute the corresponding numbers with the letters in the answers into the above coordinates and find the cache! Once you have found the cache, remember to write down the single coordinate number that you find inside the log book for the grand finale Homestar Runner cache. By visiting all the Homestar Runner caches in the Bay Area and collecting the numbers inside the caches, you can put all the numbers together to find Homestar Runner.
In the Homestar Runner cartoons, Strong Bad is the cool bad guy that always picks on Homestar Runner. He and his friends, the Cheat and Strong Mad, are always getting into trouble and causing problems to arise. This cache is a multi-cache, in which you will visit two locations. The first cache is a virtual cache and the second cache is where you will log your find and trade items if you wish. The first location is where "Strong Badia" is located. When you find "Strong Badia", look around the area for coordinates for the second and final cache, which is few blocks away (best to drive your car to the second cache). The second cache is in a camoflaged container. You will need the answer to the final question on this page to aquire this cache. This will become evident once you have found the cache so please remember to write down the answer and bring it along with you while you are hunting for the cache. The cache is NOT on private property, so there is no need to be worried about searching for the cache. If you find yourself wandering into private property, you are in the wrong area. Once you have found Strong Bad's cache, inside you will find a log book with a number for the Homestar Runner cache and various items that Strong Bad feels are really cool trading items because the represent his personality. In the cache you will find a Game Boy Video candy box, a "Hi Loser" air freshner, Playboy mints, a Simpson kid picking his nose Antenna Topper, a Deftones patch, and an AOL e-mail program disk. Bring items to trade that you feel Strong Bad would like or items that demonstrate his personality.
Please be cautious when looking for this cache, as it can be a busy area and make sure it is closed up well. Now on to the questions!
Go to the main page at www.homestarrunner.com. On the left hand side of the page, you will see a variety of different icons. These are the icons that you will click on to get the the various cartoons/games. Follow the directions on how to get to each cartoon, watch the cartoon, and answer the following questions about Strong Bad.
Click on the “Characters” icon and then click on the “Strong Bad's Video”.
1. Strong bad serves as a multi-purpose ___________ element on the Homestar Runner cartoon series. (First letter of this word corresponds to number 7, the third letter corresponds to the number 3, the fourth letter corresponds to the number 5 and the last letter of this word corresponds to the number 6)
Click on the “Toons” icon, click on “Shorts”, and then click on the cartoon “Arcade game.”
2. What is the name of Strong Bad's video arcade game? _______. (The first letter corresponds to the number 0. The fourth letter corresponds to the number 4.)
Click on the “Toons” icon, select "Powered by the Cheat" and select “Everybody to the Limit”
3. What are John and Bobby Kennedy's names on Strong Bad's "Everybody to the Limit" Music Video? ________ and _______(There are two words. In the first word, the second letter in the word corresponds to the number 1. In the second word, the third letter in the word corresponds to the number 8).
And last but not definitly not least, here is the question to help you aquire Strong Bad's second cache.
Click on the "Toons" icon, click on "Strong Bad's E-Mail", scroll down the different e-mails and select "Monster Truck"
What kind of computer does Strong Bad use to answer his e-mail? ______ _____ ***For some extra fun, when the video is finished, click on the words Sunday, Sunday, Someday on Strong Bad's computer screen.
Look for the other Homestar Runner character caches in the series!
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #1-Pom Pom (GCK8KQ)
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #2-Marzipan (GCKJFY)
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #4-The Cheat (GCJNHD)
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #5-Strong Mad (GCJPK6)
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #6-Strong Sad (GCJXQ4)
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #7-Coach Z (GCJY4P)
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #8-Bubs'Cache (GCHK08)
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #9- The King of Town (GCHK0C)
Homestar Runner Geocache Series #10-The Poop Smith (GCKEPV)
Additional Hints
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