Okay, here goes.

I'll give you a Maine cache name that has been scrambled. Figure it out and then its your turn to post one. (No need to wait and see if you get it right....if all the letters are there then you are right!)

Here's the first one:

pardon, yup they Bar' Q

Good Luck!

Are these Maine cache names?

yup! yup! yup!

My guess is

Don't Quarry, Be Happy

GCM460

Right on Sabby! Well done!

Great, my own cache and I can't get it!

OK Here is mine
All capital letters removed

bunch her hats tune

How about Hunters Beach Hunt GCGPXG

OK, try this one

CHANT WHITED GUST

Yes Hunters Beach Hunt is the one!

thinking... brain... hurt... words, not making sense... need reeb...

thinking... brain... hurt... words, not making sense... need reeb...


LMAO.....:D

Finally!

The GUT Sandwitch GC6EB5

Okay, here we go again...

Yum! Snail path bytes ok

ARGH! I am awful at this. Think darn me!

The (something)............omg this is an awful game Cameo...........how did you think of it? You Can be evil - LOL!

Yum! Snail path bytes ok

You sank my battleship! GCB688

Try this one

GO TEST LIPS DEAR

The (something)............omg this is an awful game Cameo...........how did you think of it? You Can be evil - LOL!

Who me? :D

Yum! Snail path bytes ok

You sank my battleship! GCB688





Nice work Sabby! I'm working on that new one!

gilead rest stop?

gilead rest stop?

Wow, I worked on that one for way too long and wasn't even close!

gilead rest stop?

Becke - you are great with puzzles - good job!:D

okay, try this one:

a classier privet knot

How about
pontiac silverstreak

How about
pontiac silverstreakyou got it! your turn...

Now this one

I SIGNAL NOT LEAVE A CAT

How about
pontiac silverstreak

I kept getting distracted by the fact that "saco river" is in there too, couldn't find my way out!

I kept getting distracted by the fact that "saco river" is in there too, couldn't find my way out!

Better than I was getting! ;) I think this is tough unless you maybe have done the caches!!! Great idea though!!!!!! I will eventually get one....however I am leaning more towards Hiram and I need REEB...although I need mur & ekoc!

Now this one

I SIGNAL NOT LEAVE A CAT
Started to get excited thinking it was "low tide at glen cove". Got the 'at glen cove' then realized I had too many vowels left and no 'w'.:rolleyes:

Started to get excited thinking it was "low tide at glen cove". Got the 'at glen cove' then realized I had too many vowels left and no 'w'.:rolleyes:

"Pat, I would like to buy a "W" and trade in some vowels before solving the puzzle.":D

I think it is harder to make a clue than to solve a clue. ;)

I think it is harder to make a clue than to solve a clue. ;)
i agree! it took me forever to come up with mine. i wanted to use one of my favorite caches, but failed to realize that all those letters would make it harder!:D

Did I ever say I hate puzzle caches....:D I haven't even come close to figuring out any of the caches yet. I like my photo thread better....:D

I think it is harder to make a clue than to solve a clue. ;)

I agree too! I've come up with some interesting ones for sure...try to make it easier by putting in an interesting letter (like Q or that exclamation point, that narrowed it down quite a bit!)

I need a hint.

I need a hint.

You haven't found it but I have.

Is it Celestial Navigation??? GCGZEH If it is, you are missing an 'i' in the scrambled version.

Is it Celestial Navigation??? GCGZEH If it is, you are missing an 'i' in the scrambled version.

wow, everyone is missing an eye... these must be pirate word scrambles!! arrrg, I be missin me I !!!!! ;) :D

I guess I missed the i. Eye am sorry.

In thanks to the thread starter...

CAMEO CANOE SHOPPING, OK?

In thanks to the thread starter...

CAMEO CANOE SHOPPING, OK?

Umm....canoe shopping? Hmmm....too funny!

These are pretty hard....who in the world thought this up anyway! :D

I think we need a cache with that exact name....it's funny!

I thought I had it with....Anyone up for some Puck? But NO!

Thought I had found a way to expedite the process...back to the drawing board. :confused:

I thought I had a way to make it easier too!

I doesn't work on this one though.

I suspect that it may be an archived cache.

OK I have it.

That is I have all the letters to make a cache name but it does not have the punctuation.

Is the clue supposed to use all the letters and punctuation in the cache name (except spaces may be added or omitted)?

Nope, it's not archived, but has had a DNF this year. Two words.

I've been finding the scrambled Maine towns a lot easier than solving these! Maybe because we are more familiar with the town names, or the fact that there are less of them to choose from?

OK I have it.

That is I have all the letters to make a cache name but it does not have the punctuation.

Is the clue supposed to use all the letters and punctuation in the cache name (except spaces may be added or omitted)?
I didn't adhere to the punctuation, just the letters. I used punctuation to make the new sentence "flow" better, you can ignore the ? and '

OK My program to make it easier really works!

EXCEL rocks!!

I will leave it up to a Mainer to post the answer.

Okay, here I am figuring these out (well, TRYING to figure these out) the old fashioned way! You guys are a riot.

Okay, here I am figuring these out (well, TRYING to figure these out) the old fashioned way! You guys are a riot.

so how many pages of notebook paper have you filled up tryin to make words??? (I ran out of scrap and just started doing it in MS Word) :D

Quite a few actually! LOL

Okay, here I am figuring these out (well, TRYING to figure these out) the old fashioned way! You guys are a riot.

Yeah but just think about how hard it was trying how do do it in EXCEL!!!:D :D :D :D

Yeah but just think about how hard it was trying how do do it in EXCEL!!!:D :D :D :D
I'm sure it was easier for you. I've seen your Excel skills in action!

In thanks to the thread starter...

CAMEO CANOE SHOPPING, OK?

How about a cache up around the Old Town Canoe store by this name - come on Dave1957!

Okay, Sabby....you have it and we don't. Time for you to share!

OK a hint

It is 7.1 miles from the next nearest cache and 17.2 miles from the nearest Maine cache that I have found.

It is also 352.5 miles from my home

OK a hint

It is 7.1 miles from the next nearest cache and 17.2 miles from the nearest Maine cache that I have found.

It is also 352.5 miles from my home

first the excel skills... now math and orienteering!!! what's next solve the algorithims to figure out the cache name!?!?! :D :rolleyes:

OK a hint

It is 7.1 miles from the next nearest cache and 17.2 miles from the nearest Maine cache that I have found.

It is also 352.5 miles from my home

What are the letters we are looking for again?!

a, e, i, o, u...and sometimes 'y' :)

I think we are still stuck on
EXCEL ROCKS

I think we are still stuck on
EXCEL ROCKS

Hmm, well I gotta give up I guess...

I think that you are looking for:

CAMEO CANOE SHOPPING, OK?

I know the answer but have not posted it as I am waiting for a Mainer to solve it.

EXCEL rocks is not a clue to a cache name.

Do I need to apologize again??

I think that you are looking for:

CAMEO CANOE SHOPPING, OK?

I know the answer but have not posted it as I am waiting for a Mainer to solve it.

EXCEL rocks is not a clue to a cache name.

Do I need to apologize again??

If you really want your apology to mean something, you can show that you're truly sorry by sending some of us the answer.... :rolleyes:

I think that you are looking for:
EXCEL rocks is not a clue to a cache name.


Oh, well, in THAT case, I'm going to have to go with Pocomoonshine Package... ?

I was just about to post the answer when aaronpriest put it up there.

Well done!

I think it's almost harder to make one!

How about this: bongoes bellies

I think you are right.

It is harder to create one than solve one.

Let's go Mainers. Solve it!

I think that you are looking for:

CAMEO CANOE SHOPPING, OK?

I know the answer but have not posted it as I am waiting for a Mainer to solve it.

EXCEL rocks is not a clue to a cache name.

Do I need to apologize again??
Sabby,
You PM'ed me Tuesday with the right answer and I clarified that the punctuation wasn't the same as the cache. You then put 'Excel rocks' and I've been trying to find a cache with that all week:eek:
When you gave the clue about distance from your house, I was using mapquest and had it narrowed down to Thomaston-Augusta area but gave up:p

I guess that I do need to apologize again.

I did not intend that the PM was to be used as the answer in this thread only to confirm that it was in fact the correct answer.

Since I think I have an advantage it is only fair that I let others have a try at solving them before I post an answer.

"EXCEL rocks" was a statement that I use EXCEL to help me.

I am sorry everyone.

That's OK, trying to solve that puzzle gave me more practice, that's all :)
(And you do some really cool stuff with excel, I'm just a novice)

I think it's almost harder to make one!

How about this: bongoes bellies

Loose bling bees?
No?
OK, I'll keep trying:p

How many free Maine 2007 coins can I get for the spreadsheet?? :)

I figured that you'd have that one calculated out already ;)

I've got it but I am not tellin on this one. (not unless one of the next 3 posts doesn't solve it)

1.........

2..........

3..........

Hahaha! :D

And you know whether I have it or not!!! :)

I'll just wait a little longer to give others a chance.

Hey Sabby,

I just found your email in my junk folder, sorry I didn't reply faster. Yup, you had the correct answer and I haven't seen any recent attempts at it... Want to post away?

OK I believe this was the clue:


I think it's almost harder to make one!

How about this: bongoes bellies

My answer is:

NOBLESSE OBLIGE

and the next clue is:

EXCEL COUNTING FOR DIVA'S MOSSY COLT

I don't expect any problems with this one.

Good luck :)

Hehe, good one! I think I got it, but I'll give someone else a chance...

How are you mixing these words up so well?! What's your secret?! :D

I try to make a bunch of 3 letter words first and then use the extra letters to expand to 4's and 5's. Think SCRABBLE. :)

I try to make a bunch of 3 letter words first and then use the extra letters to expand to 4's and 5's. Think SCRABBLE. :)

TRIPLE WORD SCORE!!!! :D

(my favorite scrabble strategy is to block those in so nobody can use them...)

TRIPLE WORD SCORE!!!! :D

(my favorite scrabble strategy is to block those in so nobody can use them...)


OK Hiram.

Now how about the answer to:


EXCEL COUNTING FOR DIVA'S MOSSY COLT

Hey it is not that hard it has an " ' " (apostrophe) in it.

How about a few tries???

I dunno... i've spent a lot of time tryin to figure this one out... and I'm still comin up with nothin...

are you sure it's a cache??? I even went as far as to put just the apostrophe in the GSAK search filter... but i came up with no caches that have an apostrophe and an x...

Chandler's not so ordinary micro, "Experience" - GCTAXK

now that was a wild card if it is right!

Chandler's not so ordinary micro, "Experience" - GCTAXK

now that was a wild card if it is right!

sheesh.. that one's not even in my gsak... (and there's 1867 caches in it...) :confused: :confused: :confused:

but you have a few extra letter hollora...

Extra letters - hernordarrprience

Letters that were'nt there - ugfvsclt

EXCEL COUNTING FOR DIVA'S MOSSY COLT

ok - I missed it but that was in my GSAK LOL! You are right - there are letters missing - well - next............

Ok come on now.

30 letters and 1 ' .

That is if I have counted them right.

Get the GSAK up and going, use "Name Search" to find those with an '.

It should jump out of the screen at you.

Ok come on now.

30 letters and 1 ' .

That is if I have counted them right.

Get the GSAK up and going, use "Name Search" to find those with an '.

It should jump out of the screen at you.

cool! that narrowed it down to only 399 caches!! :rolleyes:

One more hint

It is in western Maine not far from the route I take from Niskayuna to Waterville

oxford county's most scenic village

Way to go Becket ! :)

it took a while! and this did, too!
proscribed louvre not a nook

oxford county's most scenic village

So what was the answer?

scrambled

EXCEL COUNTING FOR DIVA'S MOSSY COLT

Answer

oxford county's most scenic village


Beckets new scrambled

proscribed louvre not a nook

Ok I can't wait any longer

proscribed louvre not a nook

is

PENOBSCOT RIVER LOOK AROUND

Now

Ok I can't wait any longer

proscribed louvre not a nook


is


PENOBSCOT RIVER LOOK AROUND


Now for your next challenge


fireman spots full fork cpr saves map rally



Get your GSAK up and running and solve it

Sabby, you are going to be up to full paragraphs soon :)

Sabby, you are going to be up to full paragraphs soon :)

I can only do that if you start using longer cache names. :D