4/29/05 | 1:59 pm | Say Hi To Your Mom
Well, as I stated earlier, we’ve chucked the “Difficulty” rating for clues for now. Way too subjective…
So, say hi to “Say Hi To Your Mom”. Yeah, yeah… I know it’s not exactly the letters HI in a row. It’s more of a diagonal “HI” and even then you’ve gotta twist your head a bit. But still I thought this clue sent in by Ben O. was interesting. Friendly buildings that want to say “Hi”!
By the way, I haven’t heard songs from Say Hi To Your Mom, the band. Are they any good?
I’ve been getting a lot of clue submissions that are actually famous places or places other google sightseeing sites have already listed. It’s actually easier to use completely unknown locations, because it levels the playing field a bit. Like, there’s less chance of someone living in the same city as a famous landmark and recognizing it right away. In fact, for the last clue more than one person who lived in Texas and even near the area had no idea where the flag was. Which is as it should be!
One of the best ways to come up with a clue is to search your hometown, which is what I believe Ben did here. (Note: if you know who Ben is, don’t play this one!)
Right. So you want the word clues. Gahh.. I am so bad at these. Please, please, if you submit a clue, try send in a clever word clue so my brain doesn’t fizzle trying to come up with one:
“Somerset Maugham enjoys St. Patty’s Day in a cemetery”
Sorry, it is long. Also watch your step, you almost squished a red herring…
This is the last clue till probably Sat night or Sunday Monday but you’ve only got until 6:00 p.m. PDT. That’s when I need to bail. Now, drop those work papers and get with the program!
[Edit: 2:56 PDT - Hm… silence. Er, how about remove the word “Maugham” from the clue? That be a red herring.]
[Edit: 3.29 PDT - Eeek. I’m sorry, y’all. This is proving tough. TGIF! Um. Maybe focus on “cemetery”?]
[Edit: 4.17 PDT - Someone wrote in that they wanted to “kick my ass sideways”, so I better drop another clue: Not in MD. ]
Clue Name :Say Hi To Your Mom
Submitted by: Ben O.
Status : Solved (8)
Duration: 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PDTSolved By: John F, Tony A, Scott L, Jason C, Angie S, Ian T, Tina, Max
Word Clues : “Somerset Maugham enjoys St. Patty’s Day in a cemetery”
Magnification Needed: 13/15
April 29th, 2005 at 2:39 pm
No Idea…
April 29th, 2005 at 2:41 pm
Are all these scavenger hunts places in North America?
April 29th, 2005 at 2:46 pm
Yes, perhaps I should have clarified that, especially for this clue. For now, I’ve been limiting to North America, because google doesn’t have closeup satellite maps right now in other countries (do they?)
April 29th, 2005 at 3:00 pm
Somewhat tangentially, I was searching Maugham and found that he lived in Yemassee South Carolina for a while, but when I try to zoom in on this town and other locations in SC, I can’t get beyond 9 or 10 magnification. Is this unique to South Carolina or are there large parts of the country with no imagery available?
April 29th, 2005 at 3:11 pm
There are huge areas that are not mapped above 10/15 or so. If you zoom out you can sort of tell where they are.. you’ll see like a different color rectangle and know that is where you’re able to zoom in. On a side note, this is an EXCELLENT technique to eliminate dead ends in Scavengeroogle. Go where the zoomed in squares are..
Sorry, this word clue is sort of sucking. I need to hire a real clue creator. =)
April 29th, 2005 at 3:53 pm
This one is particularly frustrating because I don’t even know if I’m on the right track. Usually, I’ll at least know what part of the country I should be in. But not this one…