Laurie E.
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@drevil 209673 wrote:
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.3/13/21 Black Cat, Ladder or Umbrella
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@drevil 209463 wrote:
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 FlickrVerizon Cell Phone Store, Clinton, MD 3/10/21
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@bigredboiler 203913 wrote:
I would like to sponsor a new pointless prize for 2021. #Mailbox
How to Play
If you’re riding along and you see a very unique mailbox:
1. take a photo of it (with or without your bike in the pic)
2. include it in your Strava post with the #Mailbox hashtag
3. post it to this Mailbox Collection Pointless Prize Thread in the Forum as well (this is where I’ll officially track/count entries)
4. you can also post to a Google album, “FS2021 Mailbox Collection” I created to make it easy for everyone to see all the entries at once. [Photos sort new to old]
5. include where you found the mailbox
— if your Strava settings include sharing photo location on your route map, that’s fine
— otherwise include text in your forum posting with an address or roughly where on a street
— if your photo has location tagging enabled, the location will show up in the Google photo album under photo infoFor examples to get you thinking, check the Google album “FS2021 Mailbox Collection” I started.
- There are several from around the DMV (some from far away)
- All would count except the one of the plain mailbox just lying on the ground (I assume it was the victim of mailbox baseball; I found it funny at the time to be lying there all alone)
- The rainbow painted one is highly questionable, but I was feeling nice when I snapped the photo, and I’ll give it to you if you find; consider it a gift
Winners (Prize details to come…expect them to be mail and/or Easter egg related):
1. One subjective winner for most original / unique / creative (totally subjective and judged by a panel of me)
2. One for most mailboxes that qualify (Again, the jury of me makes the decision of whether mailbox meets the high hurdle of creative/unique enough to count)Here is a link to a Google Spreadsheet I will use to keep track of submissions
Why?????
- There are some unique mailboxes out there
- It’s like an Easter Egg hunt (you never know where you’ll find one)
- I want to know where some cool mailboxes are (that I haven’t already found )
More details:
- You can include multiple mailboxes per ride
- If you find one that I’ve already shared in the Google album, I’ll count it for prize #2 (most mailboxes), but don’t hold high expectations for winning prize #1 (creative)
- Don’t think a wrap over a mailbox will count (you can try, but 99% sure I’ll toss it)…it better be one funny/interesting/crazy wrap
- My tastes tend to be biased toward intricacy and humor (but you never know what might strike my fancy and take the win)
- For the creative prize, the winner will the first person to post/share the mailbox if multiple people post it
Good luck, keep your eyes peeled, and have fun!!! -Kris
3/9/21 Unique mailbox Clinton, MD on my ride today, I notice a mailbox painted like the US Flag
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3/7/21 – 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! 3/7/21 Cookie Selfie “Keebler’s Fudge Stripes”
Cookie Monster Crash Photoshop by bikecentric, on Flickr3/7/21 Cookie Selfie “Keebler’s Fudge Stripes”
@drevil 209198 wrote:
3/6/21 – 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
Element Name – Aluminum 3/6/21 Clinton, MD
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@drevil 208928 wrote:
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
Little Free Library 3/2/21 “Books Box” as I call them. This for your information on how far I will go to find a photo. Southern Prince George’s County literally only has ONE little free library books box. With Mary Ellsworth’s help, I was able to locate the vicinity of where the only one in Southern PGC was. So, I left out on my bike in daylight, hunting for it. After taking my life in hand, on private property, the owner came home and asked if he could help me. “YES”, was my response, I took him my phone to show him why I was there. He tells me where the library is. I response that I’m not looking for the library but The Little Free Library that is a “Books Box’, he says ‘You mean the ‘grab and go'”? I said “YES”, He directs me how to get to it, then tells me to be careful out here. Well, I finally found it, in the dark of night. I deserve extra points for putting my life at risk Ricky.
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@drevil 208872 wrote:
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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Pig or BBQ Joint 3/1/21 Clinton, MD
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@drevil 208744 wrote:
2/27/21 – the words “Black” and/or “White” (any language)
On February 27, 1981, Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder started recording Ebony and Ivory. Fun fact: while Billboard magazine ranked it #59 of the Hot 100 songs of all-time, Blender magazine named it the tenth worst song of all time.
On your ride, find the word “black” or “white” on a sign. If you capture both words in one snapshot, you’ll get 2 points.
Happy hunting!
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Find the words Black or White, more credit for both words 2/27/21
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