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3/13/21 – Black Cat, Ladder, or Umbrella
National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day – celebrated on March 13 since 2003 – was created in the hope to defy superstitions by having people doing just that and seeing that nothing bad will happen (hopefully!)
On your ride, find one of these three items/words that are associated with good/bad luck:
- Black cat – may have started during medieval times when animals with dark feathers or fur signaled death
- Ladder – walking under a ladder is considered bad luck because you are breaking up the holy Trinity (God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit)
- Umbrella – may have started in ancient Egypt because opening an umbrella where there is no sun would anger the sun god Ra because it was a defiance of natural order
Happy hunting!
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Painting above by Ryan Conners.3/12/21 – Flower (see breakdown in description)
On National Plant a Flower Day, which is celebrated on March 12 this year, hop on your bike, go outside, seek, then snap a flower.
A few fun facts about flowers:
- Flowers have only been around for 140 million years
- Several centuries ago, the tulip was worth more than gold in Holland
- The largest Flower in the world is the flower of the Puya raimondii, which has a flower stalk 35,000 feet tall and bears over 8,000 white flowers.
Points breakdown as below. No stacking; you’ll either get 1 or 2 points depending on your submission:
- For TWO points, post a pic of a flower that is still attached to the plant, and the plant is in soil (it can be either in a pot or in the ground)
- For ONE point, post one of the following:
- The name of a flower or the word “flower” on a sign
- A likeness of a flower, e.g., in a mural
- A flower that has been cut from its plant, e.g., a bouquet
As always, it shouldn’t be something from home (like a flower jersey). Go ride and find one in the wild!
Happy hunting!
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3/10/21 – Cell Phone Store OR Wired Phone OR Pay Phone (read details for breakdown)
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first successful phone call, which was to his assistant Thomas Watson, who was in the next room. According to his notebook entry, Bell recounts his utterance of the famous words:
“Mr. Watson – Come here – I want to see you“— as well as his reaction when his assistant arrived: “To my delight he came and declared that he had heard and understood what I said.”On your ride find one of the three below:
- For 1 point – find a cell phone store, or
- For 2 points – take a picture of a wired phone (caveat, it can’t be your own phone or at your own home), or
- For 3 points – take a picture of a wired pay phone. It must have a coin or credit card slot clearly visible.
Happy hunting!
Phone Photoshop by bikecentric, on Flickr3/7/21 – Cookie Selfie
March 7 marks the beginning of Girl Scout Week, so lets celebrate the cookie!
Fun fact: Thin Mints are the top-selling cookie, followed in descending sales order by Caramel deLites/Samoas, Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos/Peanut Butter Sandwiches, and Trefoils/Shortbread. What’s your favorite?
On your ride, take a selfie with a cookie that you bought during the ride (i.e., don’t bring it from home!) for 1 point. Also, let us know what kind of cookie it is. If it’s an official Girl Scout cookie, include the box in the pic for 2 points (total).
As an alternative, if you don’t want to go inside or buy a cookie, take a pic of a bakery where you’d buy a delicious cookie for yourself or a friend. This’ll net you a point.
Happy hunting!
Cookie Monster Crash Photoshop by bikecentric, on Flickr3/6/21 – Element Name
On March 6, 1869, Dmitri Mendeleev presented the first periodic table of the elements to the Russian Chemical Society.
On your ride, find the name of one of the elements that is in the periodic table. (Only the whole name of the element, e.g., Livermorium, not LV: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chemical_elements).
Happy hunting!
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PS – Unlike the picture, we don’t want the word “Element“, we want a specific one listed in the periodic table
3/4/21 – Bowling Alley
On March 4, 1930, Mrs. Charles Fahning of Buffalo N.Y. bowled a perfect 300 game. Believe it or not, people have figured out how to mix bowling with biking that go from cute to downright silly.
On your ride, hunt for a bowling alley, snap a pic, and post it here in the forum.
Happy hunting!
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3/2/21 – Little Free Library (with your bike in the pic!)
In 2009, President Obama proclaimed March 2 as Read Across America Day.
In celebration of the day, snap a picture of one of those happy little boxes of knowledge and intrigue known as a Little Free Library, and post it here on the forum. For this hunt, make sure your bike is also in the picture.
Happy hunting!
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P.S. – for those playing OUTSIDE of the U.S. that don’t have good access to a Little Free Library, take a pic of a cool looking library, but make sure that you have your bike in the pic
3/1/21 – Pig or BBQ Joint
National Pig Day has been celebrated on March 1 since 1972, when it was started by two sisters, one of who said the purpose of the day is “to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place” as one of the most intelligent domesticated animals: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Pig_Day
On your ride, find a pig, whether it be the word or a likeness …orrrr… you can go the opposite way and find a BBQ joint that serves pork (preferably one you’d recommend). This brings up one thing that I always thought was funny: why do some restaurants have a cheery icon of the animal you are about to eat (e.g. Hot N Juicy or Pollo Campero)? Have those animals not watched Soylent Green or Cloud Atlas? :confused:
Happy hunting!
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2/28/21 – the word “Mattress” on a sign
In 2011, someone (seriously?!!?) created National Public Sleeping Day, which is celebrated every February 28. Let’s celebrate by going for a ride and seeking the word “mattress”. (This one’s more goofy than usual, I know
)Happy hunting!
If you haven’t seen the supremely silly but extremely talented biker Sam Pilgrim, well, watch him get rad on a headboard bike:
