I have read two definitions.

One, from the Letterboxer's Companion by Randy Hall, says that a cuckoo clue
travels from box to box like a hitch hiker.

The definition on Silent Doug's website says: A clue to a secret letterbox
that's only found inside another letterbox, usually in the same general
location. A cuckoo clue is not published on the Web, and is not to be
publicly discussed. Also known as a bonus box.

So.....the answer is???


Mama Stork
aka Pam in Cinci
F143


>
>
> OKay..we found our first Cuckoo Clue this past weekend. Of course we
> didn't have time to decipher it and hunt the box down. I need a
> clarification on cuckoo clues.
>
> Do they stay in the box that they are found in? Can a cuckoo clue be
> confined to staying in boxes within a set area?
>
> Thanks,
> MiniBullyMom
>>

Check out...
http://www.letterboxing.org/faq/faq.html#027

and

http://www.letterboxing.info/glossary/term.php?term=cuckoo%20clue

These are not usually discussed publically.

Hope this helps,
Mark

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "minibullymom"
wrote:
> OKay..we found our first Cuckoo Clue this past weekend. Of course we
> didn't have time to decipher it and hunt the box down. I need a
> clarification on cuckoo clues.
>
> Do they stay in the box that they are found in? Can a cuckoo clue be
> confined to staying in boxes within a set area?
>
> Thanks,
> MiniBullyMom

My understanding is that while both bonus boxes and cuckoos involve
a clue hidden in a letterbox (and not available anywhere else), the
bonus box clue stays put where planted, while the cuckoo moves to
another box, like a hitch-hiker.
Aud

Normally I don't take exception to replies but I am with this thread.

Several people have emailed me offlist..one was helpful and the rest
have pointedly told me that this is not to be discussed online!

Hello people...I haven't discussed where I was when I discovered this
Cuckoo Clue!! My weekend consists of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I
was boxing in three different areas this past weekend with a
geographical spread between them of over 150 miles!! I never
mentioned the area where I found it nor where it was leading to.

HEck...I"m assuming that it was a Cuckoo clue and it may really be a
bonus box clue since I've never seen one of them either. I had
already refered to the LEtterboxing.org website before posting my
question.

I'm just looking for clarification as to what constitues a cuckoo
clue and whether or not it can be limited to a specific area. If I
cannot ask a question (in general) online about cuckoo clues and how
they work or what constitutes a cuckoo clue then what is the point of
asking for help! I'm not quoting a cuckoo clue, I'm not revealing
where a cuckoo clue can be found and I'm not telling where the
resulting box could be found! Because ....GUESS WHAT!! I don't know
those things! I left the clue (whatever kind it may be) in the box
where I found it!!

I'M ASKING ABOUT THEM BECAUSE I'M CONSIDERING CREATING A CUCKOO CLUE!!

Oh and thanks to the two people who tried to help me without
reprimanding me for bringing up the subject in general!

Til next time,
(That is if I still have any head to lop off)
MiniBullyMom




In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "minibullymom"
wrote:
> OKay..we found our first Cuckoo Clue this past weekend. Of course
we
> didn't have time to decipher it and hunt the box down. I need a
> clarification on cuckoo clues.
>
> Do they stay in the box that they are found in? Can a cuckoo clue
be
> confined to staying in boxes within a set area?
>
> Thanks,
> MiniBullyMom

I'm sorry you were taken to task over your honest
request. If you can't ask the people who have the
same interests and might have more knowledge, then
who is left?

Just asking for basic information for your own
clarification is not spoiling anything or breaking
any rules. Neither is publicly mentioning the
words "Cuckoo clue" . . . something that the LbNA
site, the book "The Letterboxer's Companion", Silent
Doug's website and many others have done before you.

This is what I've discovered in addition to what
the others have posted:
In the Files section (on the left) can be found:
-"A Folder of Useful Information" by Spring Chick:
>terms > Cuckoo Clue - Clue to a letterbox that is
not posted to the web site, rather it is hidden
inside a letterbox and moved from one box to another
by the last person to find it.

catbead

Where good sportsmanship is not being selfish.


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "minibullymom"
wrote:
> Normally I don't take exception to replies but I am with this
thread.
>
> Several people have emailed me offlist..one was helpful and the
rest
> have pointedly told me that this is not to be discussed online!
>
> Hello people...I haven't discussed where I was when I discovered
this
> Cuckoo Clue!! My weekend consists of Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I
> was boxing in three different areas this past weekend with a
> geographical spread between them of over 150 miles!! I never
> mentioned the area where I found it nor where it was leading to.
>
> HEck...I"m assuming that it was a Cuckoo clue and it may really be
a
> bonus box clue since I've never seen one of them either. I had
> already refered to the LEtterboxing.org website before posting my
> question.
>
> I'm just looking for clarification as to what constitues a cuckoo
> clue and whether or not it can be limited to a specific area. If I
> cannot ask a question (in general) online about cuckoo clues and
how
> they work or what constitutes a cuckoo clue then what is the point
of
> asking for help! I'm not quoting a cuckoo clue, I'm not revealing
> where a cuckoo clue can be found and I'm not telling where the
> resulting box could be found! Because ....GUESS WHAT!! I don't know
> those things! I left the clue (whatever kind it may be) in the box
> where I found it!!
>
> I'M ASKING ABOUT THEM BECAUSE I'M CONSIDERING CREATING A CUCKOO
CLUE!!
>
> Oh and thanks to the two people who tried to help me without
> reprimanding me for bringing up the subject in general!
>
> Til next time,
> (That is if I still have any head to lop off)
> MiniBullyMom

Welcome to the wonderful world of Mailing Lists, where the most important
thing for most people is to jump to conclusions with little information. It
would appear, from time to tome, that there's a certain group of people who
would have no one else join this sport, or at least, that's the appearance
as they attempt to drive new comers off.

I can't count the numbers off private emaisl I've received from people over
the questions I've asked. I'm sorry that you too have been affected by this
negativity. Never let them see you sweat MiniBullyMom!


-----------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------
I consider myself a good judge of people's character, which is why I don't
like them.
-----------------------------------------------------------

On the Cuckoo Clue issue....

If the e-mail had been "help with a Cuckoo" or "Cuckoo
Question", then I'm sure the list would have been flooded with
helpful replies. But there was a potential spoiler in that someone
mentioned that they found a Cuckoo and mainly people
responed so that the clue wouldn't be spoiled.

I can't attest for off-site remarks though, and it might have been
nasty. I just wanted to point out that Cuckoo clues shouldn't be
discussed on the list, here are some sites to check out to
educate yourself on the process, and that's it.

People can be confrontational on the list, but that doesn't mean
everyone is out to get someone.

BTW, I sure wish I'd find a Cuckoo clue once in a while.

Have fun,
Mark


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Rayvenhaus"
wrote:
> Welcome to the wonderful world of Mailing Lists, where the
most important
> thing for most people is to jump to conclusions with little
information. It
> would appear, from time to tome, that there's a certain group of
people who
> would have no one else join this sport, or at least, that's the
appearance
> as they attempt to drive new comers off.
>
> I can't count the numbers off private emaisl I've received from
people over
> the questions I've asked. I'm sorry that you too have been
affected by this
> negativity. Never let them see you sweat MiniBullyMom!
>
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Steve of Team Rayvenhaus
> Visit the National Letterbox Consortium's website.
> "We leave nothing but an image to mark our passage."
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> Imagine a community driven by the community. Imagine a
> place where you choose what you read without reading a
> digest. Imagine a life free from Yahoo advertising. Imagine
> a database adaptable to your needs. Blog your travels,
> share your thoughts, be yourself! Now that you've
> imagined it, come and see it - http://www.myndworx.com
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> I consider myself a good judge of people's character, which is
why I don't
> like them.
> -----------------------------------------------------------

Just in case you never received a straight answer to your question
here is what I understand about Cuckoo Clues.

Someone hides a box and does not post the clues in a normal
fashion. Instead they write up a set of clues and hide them in
another box, somewhere on the web, anywhere where another
letterboxer could stumble upon the clue.

The idea is that the cuckoo clue travels from box to box or from
letterboxer to letterboxer but the cuckoo box remains planted in the
same place. We found it helpful to actually explain the rules about
Cuckoo Boxes on our Cuckoo Clue so that people would know what to
do.

I guess it is possible for a Cuckoo Box to move as well but each
person who moves it would need to release a new set of clues. I
would not pursue this course of action unless you receive permission
from the original placer. It is possible that this is the intent of
some Cuckoo Boxes but if those instructions are not explicitly
listed with the box then don't move it.

I am sorry that you had to go through so much crap to get this
answer. This list tends to over react sometimes. I find that being
extremely sarcastic, slightly off-kilter, and strange beyond belief
helps me cope with the rudeness that pervades this site at times.
My philosophy has always been to listen to the rules and then
completely ignore them. I encourage you to subvert and flout the
rules with mocking disdain.

So which one of you moderators will be contacting me first?

Though we die, La Resistance lives on!

Tammy
ADG #1
Dead Lemur Beater Extraordinaire


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "minibullymom"
wrote:
> Normally I don't take exception to replies but I am with this
thread.
>
> Several people have emailed me offlist..one was helpful and the
rest
> have pointedly told me that this is not to be discussed online!
>
> Hello people...I haven't discussed where I was when I discovered
this
> Cuckoo Clue!! My weekend consists of Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
I
> was boxing in three different areas this past weekend with a
> geographical spread between them of over 150 miles!! I never
> mentioned the area where I found it nor where it was leading to.
>
> HEck...I"m assuming that it was a Cuckoo clue and it may really be
a
> bonus box clue since I've never seen one of them either. I had
> already refered to the LEtterboxing.org website before posting my
> question.
>
> I'm just looking for clarification as to what constitues a cuckoo
> clue and whether or not it can be limited to a specific area. If I
> cannot ask a question (in general) online about cuckoo clues and
how
> they work or what constitutes a cuckoo clue then what is the point
of
> asking for help! I'm not quoting a cuckoo clue, I'm not revealing
> where a cuckoo clue can be found and I'm not telling where the
> resulting box could be found! Because ....GUESS WHAT!! I don't
know
> those things! I left the clue (whatever kind it may be) in the box
> where I found it!!
>
> I'M ASKING ABOUT THEM BECAUSE I'M CONSIDERING CREATING A CUCKOO
CLUE!!
>
> Oh and thanks to the two people who tried to help me without
> reprimanding me for bringing up the subject in general!
>
> Til next time,
> (That is if I still have any head to lop off)
> MiniBullyMom
>
>
>
>
> In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "minibullymom"
> wrote:
> > OKay..we found our first Cuckoo Clue this past weekend. Of
course
> we
> > didn't have time to decipher it and hunt the box down. I need a
> > clarification on cuckoo clues.
> >
> > Do they stay in the box that they are found in? Can a cuckoo
clue
> be
> > confined to staying in boxes within a set area?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > MiniBullyMom

> So which one of you moderators will be contacting me first?

Where's that wet noodle just when one needs it? =)

-- Ryan, not a moderator, but I play one in real life. ;o)

I am starting to wonder what I have to do to get kicked off of this
site. Apparently heavy sarcasm, mockery, and inciting rule breaking
is not enough. Perhaps beating the dead lemur again will help.

And now that someone has been kind enough to bring up dead lemurs
again, I have some dead lemur jokes.

Q: Why did the dead lemur cross the road?
A: Because it was stapled to the chicken.

Q: How many dead lemurs does it take to change a light bulb.
A: Depends on how well you can stack them.

Q: Why are you so obsessed with dead lemurs?
A: Because my mother was killed in a tragic dead lemur slicing
incident.

Tammy
ADG #1




--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen"
wrote:
> > So which one of you moderators will be contacting me first?
>
> Where's that wet noodle just when one needs it? =)
>
> -- Ryan, not a moderator, but I play one in real life. ;o)

Hi Tammy:

We already have a "Beating a Dead Horse" postal box as a result of a series of posts like this - maybe it's time for you to carve a "Beating a Dead Lemur" postal box.

Sign me up - after you have finished the job!!


Have fun and just get out there & box!!!


Mark Pepe

http://pepeanddavidow.blogspot.com/

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, mjpepe1@c... wrote:

> We already have a "Beating a Dead Horse" postal box as a result of
a series of posts like this

And the inspiration for my "The Great Flame War" letterbox series.

Warrior Woman

Bob Heasley wrote
>when searching, what animal might you find dead on the road?
>Heddy Lemur!

Heddy Lemur! Just lemur alone - and get out there and box!!!


Mark Pepe

http://pepeanddavidow.blogspot.com/



-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Heasley [mailto:bheasley@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:07 PM
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Re: Cuckoo Clue Clarification


when searching, what animal might you find dead on the road?
Heddy Lemur!

----- Original Message -----
From: "adglbna"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:59 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Cuckoo Clue Clarification


> I am starting to wonder what I have to do to get kicked off of this
> site. Apparently heavy sarcasm, mockery, and inciting rule breaking
> is not enough. Perhaps beating the dead lemur again will help.
>
> And now that someone has been kind enough to bring up dead lemurs
> again, I have some dead lemur jokes.
>
> Q: Why did the dead lemur cross the road?
> A: Because it was stapled to the chicken.
>
> Q: How many dead lemurs does it take to change a light bulb.
> A: Depends on how well you can stack them.
>
> Q: Why are you so obsessed with dead lemurs?
> A: Because my mother was killed in a tragic dead lemur slicing
> incident.
>
> Tammy
> ADG #1
>
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen"
> wrote:
> > > So which one of you moderators will be contacting me first?
> >
> > Where's that wet noodle just when one needs it? =)
> >
> > -- Ryan, not a moderator, but I play one in real life. ;o)
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>



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when searching, what animal might you find dead on the road?
Heddy Lemur!

----- Original Message -----
From: "adglbna"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:59 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Re: Cuckoo Clue Clarification


> I am starting to wonder what I have to do to get kicked off of this
> site. Apparently heavy sarcasm, mockery, and inciting rule breaking
> is not enough. Perhaps beating the dead lemur again will help.
>
> And now that someone has been kind enough to bring up dead lemurs
> again, I have some dead lemur jokes.
>
> Q: Why did the dead lemur cross the road?
> A: Because it was stapled to the chicken.
>
> Q: How many dead lemurs does it take to change a light bulb.
> A: Depends on how well you can stack them.
>
> Q: Why are you so obsessed with dead lemurs?
> A: Because my mother was killed in a tragic dead lemur slicing
> incident.
>
> Tammy
> ADG #1
>
>
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen"
> wrote:
> > > So which one of you moderators will be contacting me first?
> >
> > Where's that wet noodle just when one needs it? =)
> >
> > -- Ryan, not a moderator, but I play one in real life. ;o)
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>

So Ryan, does this mean you got a real job and we won't be able to
follow your footsteps this summer?
P-Mom


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen"
wrote:
> > So which one of you moderators will be contacting me first?
>
> Where's that wet noodle just when one needs it? =)
>
> -- Ryan, not a moderator, but I play one in real life. ;o)

Speaking of lemurs...

I planted a letterbox in Mississippi called "Lemuria."

http://www.letterboxing.org/BoxView.asp?boxnum=6927&boxname=Lemuria

:-)

Zed

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Heasley"
wrote:
> when searching, what animal might you find dead on the road?
> Heddy Lemur!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "adglbna"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 12:59 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Re: Cuckoo Clue Clarification
>
>
> > I am starting to wonder what I have to do to get kicked off of
this
> > site. Apparently heavy sarcasm, mockery, and inciting rule
breaking
> > is not enough. Perhaps beating the dead lemur again will help.
> >
> > And now that someone has been kind enough to bring up dead
lemurs
> > again, I have some dead lemur jokes.
> >
> > Q: Why did the dead lemur cross the road?
> > A: Because it was stapled to the chicken.
> >
> > Q: How many dead lemurs does it take to change a light bulb.
> > A: Depends on how well you can stack them.
> >
> > Q: Why are you so obsessed with dead lemurs?
> > A: Because my mother was killed in a tragic dead lemur slicing
> > incident.
> >
> > Tammy
> > ADG #1
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "rscarpen"
> > wrote:
> > > > So which one of you moderators will be contacting me first?
> > >
> > > Where's that wet noodle just when one needs it? =)
> > >
> > > -- Ryan, not a moderator, but I play one in real life. ;o)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >