[GeoStL] Newbie Guide to Cache Lingo
- From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 19:42:33 -0500
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Newbie Guide to Caching Lingo
This is a quick reference to some of the words you will see in log entries,
forum chatter and logbook entries. This is designed for a new cacher.
FTF First to Find
FFD First Finder's Dance
MIA Missing in Action
OCW Out Caching With (As in OCW Brawny Bear)
T - or (T) Took (an item)
L - or (L) Left (an item)
TB Travel Bug
GC Geo Coin
TN Took Nothing (TNLN or TNL Froggie TB)
LN Left Nothing (TNLN)
SL Signed the Log
TFTC Thanks for the Cache
MOGA Midwest Open Geocaching Adventure (Huge Event each year)
GC.COM Short for Geocaching.com
Muggles Non cachers close to the area of the cache.
Muggled Non cacher seeing you hunt for the cache
LTF Last to Find
FTL First to Log (Meaning the first finder has not logged the
cache on GC.com)
BTHOM Beats the heck out of me. (Often heard while hunting the cache
in groups)
RGS Name often associated with hard caches. Verb and Noun (It's
a real RGS)
XITAQUA (She-TAH-kwa) as in "pulling a xitaqua." Caching in a group
without a GPS or not turning on your GPS. Following the group to a cache.
STO Searched the Obvious (As in "STO with no luck")
NF No Find or Not Found
DNF Did Not Find
BLNT Better Luck Next Time (Often a reply from RGS) J
WTC Where's the Cache?
IPS In Plain Sight (Cache is in the open)
FOC Found off coords (Meaning the cords were off - IE: FOC 75
feet)
This is just a few you might hear from the SLAGA group. There are others but, I
just wanted to share these with everyone. Please add others to this list..
Mike
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