Just when I thought you freaks couldn't get any stranger . . .

:)

Fishman


From: Investigator Francis Bacon
Reply-To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [LbNA] Response To An Urgent Plea
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 08:41:41 -0700 (PDT)

To Letterboxers Everywhere,

As you are aware I have been hired by Emily Post to
investigate what she thinks is a crime. I have to
agree with her, The Store of Good Manners is missing.
I believe that there just might be a goodly number of
letterboxers involved in a crime of this magnitude.
Have no doubt, I will find the guilty parties!

Der Mad Stamper, are you reading? You might have been
able to pull off your innocence in the PZKut caper,
but were you really innocent? While under the
influence of tequila you let slip a secret that is now
making sense to me. You were awfully quick to blame
others. Did another letterboxer get the short end of
the stick? Just what is your involvement in this
latest crime, I ask? You can make this easy: speak up
now and save us all a lot of time, not to mention the
fee that I will be charging Emily Post. Or you can
hide behind a plea of innocence that will eventually
be broken. Dont go for the not at home bit; I know
you are out there.

Sincerely,

Investigator Francis Bacon





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Hmmmm. Is this some kind of clue to a letterbox?

Lone R

Investigator Francis Bacon wrote:
To Letterboxers Everywhere,

As you are aware I have been hired by Emily Post to
investigate what she thinks is a crime. I have to
agree with her, The Store of Good Manners is missing.
I believe that there just might be a goodly number of
letterboxers involved in a crime of this magnitude.
Have no doubt, I will find the guilty parties!

Der Mad Stamper, are you reading? You might have been
able to pull off your innocence in the PZKut caper,
but were you really innocent? While under the
influence of tequila you let slip a secret that is now
making sense to me. You were awfully quick to blame
others. Did another letterboxer get the short end of
the stick? Just what is your involvement in this
latest crime, I ask? You can make this easy: speak up
now and save us all a lot of time, not to mention the
fee that I will be charging Emily Post. Or you can
hide behind a plea of innocence that will eventually
be broken. Dont go for the not at home bit; I know
you are out there.

Sincerely,

Investigator Francis Bacon

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to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel.
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My dear Investigator Bacon,

My, how soon you have turned on me now that you are no longer on my
payroll! But by pointing a finger at me, you've only hurt your own
reputation as a crime solver. Anyone with any brains at all will see
that your charges are unfounded and completely ridiculous.

For starters, everyone knows that no matter how much tequila you give
me, there isn't a chance that anything could slip from my lips that
would make any sense to you or anyone else! Can you honestly think of
even 1 single occasion where such an event has transpired? I think
not.

And you can inform that Post Toastie client of yours that I am the
living embodiment of good manners. Have you already forgotten how
willing I was to share the worm with you from the bottom of that
expensive bottle of Mescal on the morning after my precious PZ Kut
was stolen?

In fact, just today, I found your slanderous message on my computer
after returning from my neighbor lady's house where I performed an
act of pure civility and grace. I very politely returned a pair of
her shoes (bright red pumps with 3-inch spike heels and spaghetti
straps! ...drool) that had recently gone missing by sliding them
through an open window. I was even thoughtful enough to make sure
that they were completely dry before returning them!

Have you even determined exactly when the Store of Good Manners went
missing? I'm certain I can procure a strong alibi. But, it seems to
me it may have been missing for a long time. For instance, when I've
gone letterboxing, I have been finding various litter along the trail
for quite some time now. Candy wrappers, cigarette butts, tissues
sometimes even items that were carelessly not replaced in the
letterboxes!

But you won't find me committing such atrocities! I am a refined and
enlightened soul. In fact, I make a habit of carrying out more from
the trail than I take in with me. I often bring a large garbage bag
along just for that purpose. I will go out of my way to pick up
anything I find lying around on the main trail, side trails, and any
nearby vacant lots, back yards, and unlocked living rooms.

Before you go around suggesting that a gentleman such as myself would
perpetrate any such offense, I suggest that you do your job and
investigate a little bit first. Ask the people who know me. They will
stick up for my impeccable character. Ask my dear friend and
colleague Stealthboxxer. I'm sure he will tell you that there's no
way I could be involved in this horrible crime!

--Der Mad Stamper


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Investigator Francis Bacon
wrote:
>
> To Letterboxers Everywhere,
>
> As you are aware I have been hired by Emily Post to
> investigate what she thinks is a crime. I have to
> agree with her, The Store of Good Manners is missing.
> I believe that there just might be a goodly number of
> letterboxers involved in a crime of this magnitude.
> Have no doubt, I will find the guilty parties!
>
> Der Mad Stamper, are you reading? You might have been
> able to pull off your innocence in the PZKut caper,
> but were you really innocent? While under the
> influence of tequila you let slip a secret that is now
> making sense to me. You were awfully quick to blame
> others. Did another letterboxer get the short end of
> the stick? Just what is your involvement in this
> latest crime, I ask? You can make this easy: speak up
> now and save us all a lot of time, not to mention the
> fee that I will be charging Emily Post. Or you can
> hide behind a plea of innocence that will eventually
> be broken. Don't go for the not at home bit; I know
> you are out there.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Investigator Francis Bacon
>
>
>
>
>
>
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______________
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> to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel.
> http://travel.yahoo.com/
>

Seems to me someone named "Fishman" shouldn't be talkin' about freaks....
=D

Sheba

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Just when I thought you freaks couldn't get any stranger . . .

:)

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Hmmph! An attack on my good friend and co-conspirator Der Mad
Stamper's reputation must be answered!

Etiquette, schmetiquette, I say. In my experience in knowing him, Der
Mad One is one of the most courteous, kind, forgiving, gentle,
peaceful, warm, human, grateful, thoughtful, trustful, childlike,
witty, happy, wise, tasteless, rude, offensive, obsequious, purple,
and clairvoyant... wait, strike those last few.... people I have ever
met. He would never do anything in poor taste or without proper
etiquette. Now eating and drinking things that taste poor, that's
another story.

In fact, that reminds me of a story about him that I can share. You
see, I used to follow DMS around before he knew me to see if he could
lead me to any secret word of mouth letterboxes. He never knew that I
was tailing him so I got to witness some of his most candid behavior
on the letterboxing trail. One day, I was following him around in
Forest Park while he was chasing down a particularly perplexing series
of boxes. (I never did figure out those clues but, boy, I am sure
proud of those stamps in my log book) He was a ways ahead of me on the
trail and I saw him turn the corner and go out of sight. I ran up to
the bend in the trail just in time to see him emerge from the brush
zipping up the fly of his jeans. Then he looked up the trail and then
turned to look back so I ducked behind a tree. This particular tree
had a really nice hole that went all the way through and I could look
through and see him clearly. He apparently did not see me because he
then reached into his multi-pocketed vest and removed 2 bottles of
beer and a bottle opener. He had both bottles opened in less than
three seconds and had drunk down both bottles in less than half a
minute. That's not so unusual for him, most folks know about his
penchant for alcoholic refreshments and certainly a long hike on such
a challenging clue set can work up a good thirst. But what is truly
noteworthy is what he did next. He very carefully placed both bottles
into a deep stump on the side of the trail and expertly covered them
up with moss, duff, and sticks in formal letterboxer style. No one on
that trail would ever suspect that there were beer bottles hidden in
that stump...that is unless they had well trained letterboxer's eyes.

You see, there were probably some 196 odd hikers on that same trail
that early 5am morning and Der Mad Stamper made sure that none of them
would see any unsightly beer bottles lying along the trail. What is
that but etiquette excellence?

Mr. Bacon, I am truly offended by your rash attack on such an
upstanding letterboxing citizen and a close personal friend at that! I
am henceforth removing you from my e-newsletter list and I am sending
a recommendation to the Association of Letterboxing Private
Investigators (ALPI) that you be forthright banned from the group and
your annual dues be withheld for lack of niceness.

Hmmph!

Enigma Stealthboxxer, P.I.


--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Der Mad Stamper"
wrote:
>
> My dear Investigator Bacon,
>
> My, how soon you have turned on me now that you are no longer on my
> payroll! But by pointing a finger at me, you've only hurt your own
> reputation as a crime solver. Anyone with any brains at all will see
> that your charges are unfounded and completely ridiculous.
>
> For starters, everyone knows that no matter how much tequila you give
> me, there isn't a chance that anything could slip from my lips that
> would make any sense to you or anyone else! Can you honestly think of
> even 1 single occasion where such an event has transpired? I think
> not.
>
> And you can inform that Post Toastie client of yours that I am the
> living embodiment of good manners. Have you already forgotten how
> willing I was to share the worm with you from the bottom of that
> expensive bottle of Mescal on the morning after my precious PZ Kut
> was stolen?
>
> In fact, just today, I found your slanderous message on my computer
> after returning from my neighbor lady's house where I performed an
> act of pure civility and grace. I very politely returned a pair of
> her shoes (bright red pumps with 3-inch spike heels and spaghetti
> straps! ...drool) that had recently gone missing by sliding them
> through an open window. I was even thoughtful enough to make sure
> that they were completely dry before returning them!
>
> Have you even determined exactly when the Store of Good Manners went
> missing? I'm certain I can procure a strong alibi. But, it seems to
> me it may have been missing for a long time. For instance, when I've
> gone letterboxing, I have been finding various litter along the trail
> for quite some time now. Candy wrappers, cigarette butts, tissues
> sometimes even items that were carelessly not replaced in the
> letterboxes!
>
> But you won't find me committing such atrocities! I am a refined and
> enlightened soul. In fact, I make a habit of carrying out more from
> the trail than I take in with me. I often bring a large garbage bag
> along just for that purpose. I will go out of my way to pick up
> anything I find lying around on the main trail, side trails, and any
> nearby vacant lots, back yards, and unlocked living rooms.
>
> Before you go around suggesting that a gentleman such as myself would
> perpetrate any such offense, I suggest that you do your job and
> investigate a little bit first. Ask the people who know me. They will
> stick up for my impeccable character. Ask my dear friend and
> colleague Stealthboxxer. I'm sure he will tell you that there's no
> way I could be involved in this horrible crime!
>
> --Der Mad Stamper
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Investigator Francis Bacon
> wrote:
> >
> > To Letterboxers Everywhere,
> >
> > As you are aware I have been hired by Emily Post to
> > investigate what she thinks is a crime. I have to
> > agree with her, The Store of Good Manners is missing.
> > I believe that there just might be a goodly number of
> > letterboxers involved in a crime of this magnitude.
> > Have no doubt, I will find the guilty parties!
> >
> > Der Mad Stamper, are you reading? You might have been
> > able to pull off your innocence in the PZKut caper,
> > but were you really innocent? While under the
> > influence of tequila you let slip a secret that is now
> > making sense to me. You were awfully quick to blame
> > others. Did another letterboxer get the short end of
> > the stick? Just what is your involvement in this
> > latest crime, I ask? You can make this easy: speak up
> > now and save us all a lot of time, not to mention the
> > fee that I will be charging Emily Post. Or you can
> > hide behind a plea of innocence that will eventually
> > be broken. Don't go for the not at home bit; I know
> > you are out there.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Investigator Francis Bacon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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>

Hmmm, interesting story, stealthboxer.

And, you're also a Steve Martin fan from way back, I can tell.

KuKu

--- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Enigma Stealthboxxer"
wrote:
>
> Hmmph! An attack on my good friend and co-conspirator Der Mad
> Stamper's reputation must be answered!
>
> Etiquette, schmetiquette, I say. In my experience in knowing him,
Der
> Mad One is one of the most courteous, kind, forgiving, gentle,
> peaceful, warm, human, grateful, thoughtful, trustful, childlike,
> witty, happy, wise, tasteless, rude, offensive, obsequious, purple,
> and clairvoyant... wait, strike those last few.... people I have
ever
> met. He would never do anything in poor taste or without proper
> etiquette. Now eating and drinking things that taste poor, that's
> another story.
>
> In fact, that reminds me of a story about him that I can share. You
> see, I used to follow DMS around before he knew me to see if he
could
> lead me to any secret word of mouth letterboxes. He never knew that
I
> was tailing him so I got to witness some of his most candid behavior
> on the letterboxing trail. One day, I was following him around in
> Forest Park while he was chasing down a particularly perplexing
series
> of boxes. (I never did figure out those clues but, boy, I am sure
> proud of those stamps in my log book) He was a ways ahead of me on
the
> trail and I saw him turn the corner and go out of sight. I ran up to
> the bend in the trail just in time to see him emerge from the brush
> zipping up the fly of his jeans. Then he looked up the trail and
then
> turned to look back so I ducked behind a tree. This particular tree
> had a really nice hole that went all the way through and I could
look
> through and see him clearly. He apparently did not see me because he
> then reached into his multi-pocketed vest and removed 2 bottles of
> beer and a bottle opener. He had both bottles opened in less than
> three seconds and had drunk down both bottles in less than half a
> minute. That's not so unusual for him, most folks know about his
> penchant for alcoholic refreshments and certainly a long hike on
such
> a challenging clue set can work up a good thirst. But what is truly
> noteworthy is what he did next. He very carefully placed both
bottles
> into a deep stump on the side of the trail and expertly covered them
> up with moss, duff, and sticks in formal letterboxer style. No one
on
> that trail would ever suspect that there were beer bottles hidden in
> that stump...that is unless they had well trained letterboxer's
eyes.
>
> You see, there were probably some 196 odd hikers on that same trail
> that early 5am morning and Der Mad Stamper made sure that none of
them
> would see any unsightly beer bottles lying along the trail. What is
> that but etiquette excellence?
>
> Mr. Bacon, I am truly offended by your rash attack on such an
> upstanding letterboxing citizen and a close personal friend at
that! I
> am henceforth removing you from my e-newsletter list and I am
sending
> a recommendation to the Association of Letterboxing Private
> Investigators (ALPI) that you be forthright banned from the group
and
> your annual dues be withheld for lack of niceness.
>
> Hmmph!
>
> Enigma Stealthboxxer, P.I.
>
>
> --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, "Der Mad Stamper"
> wrote:
> >
> > My dear Investigator Bacon,
> >
> > My, how soon you have turned on me now that you are no longer on
my
> > payroll! But by pointing a finger at me, you've only hurt your
own
> > reputation as a crime solver. Anyone with any brains at all will
see
> > that your charges are unfounded and completely ridiculous.
> >
> > For starters, everyone knows that no matter how much tequila you
give
> > me, there isn't a chance that anything could slip from my lips
that
> > would make any sense to you or anyone else! Can you honestly
think of
> > even 1 single occasion where such an event has transpired? I
think
> > not.
> >
> > And you can inform that Post Toastie client of yours that I am
the
> > living embodiment of good manners. Have you already forgotten how
> > willing I was to share the worm with you from the bottom of that
> > expensive bottle of Mescal on the morning after my precious PZ
Kut
> > was stolen?
> >
> > In fact, just today, I found your slanderous message on my
computer
> > after returning from my neighbor lady's house where I performed
an
> > act of pure civility and grace. I very politely returned a pair
of
> > her shoes (bright red pumps with 3-inch spike heels and spaghetti
> > straps! ...drool) that had recently gone missing by sliding them
> > through an open window. I was even thoughtful enough to make sure
> > that they were completely dry before returning them!
> >
> > Have you even determined exactly when the Store of Good Manners
went
> > missing? I'm certain I can procure a strong alibi. But, it seems
to
> > me it may have been missing for a long time. For instance, when
I've
> > gone letterboxing, I have been finding various litter along the
trail
> > for quite some time now. Candy wrappers, cigarette butts,
tissues
> > sometimes even items that were carelessly not replaced in the
> > letterboxes!
> >
> > But you won't find me committing such atrocities! I am a refined
and
> > enlightened soul. In fact, I make a habit of carrying out more
from
> > the trail than I take in with me. I often bring a large garbage
bag
> > along just for that purpose. I will go out of my way to pick up
> > anything I find lying around on the main trail, side trails, and
any
> > nearby vacant lots, back yards, and unlocked living rooms.
> >
> > Before you go around suggesting that a gentleman such as myself
would
> > perpetrate any such offense, I suggest that you do your job and
> > investigate a little bit first. Ask the people who know me. They
will
> > stick up for my impeccable character. Ask my dear friend and
> > colleague Stealthboxxer. I'm sure he will tell you that there's
no
> > way I could be involved in this horrible crime!
> >
> > --Der Mad Stamper
> >
> >
> > --- In letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com, Investigator Francis Bacon
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > To Letterboxers Everywhere,
> > >
> > > As you are aware I have been hired by Emily Post to
> > > investigate what she thinks is a crime. I have to
> > > agree with her, The Store of Good Manners is missing.
> > > I believe that there just might be a goodly number of
> > > letterboxers involved in a crime of this magnitude.
> > > Have no doubt, I will find the guilty parties!
> > >
> > > Der Mad Stamper, are you reading? You might have been
> > > able to pull off your innocence in the PZKut caper,
> > > but were you really innocent? While under the
> > > influence of tequila you let slip a secret that is now
> > > making sense to me. You were awfully quick to blame
> > > others. Did another letterboxer get the short end of
> > > the stick? Just what is your involvement in this
> > > latest crime, I ask? You can make this easy: speak up
> > > now and save us all a lot of time, not to mention the
> > > fee that I will be charging Emily Post. Or you can
> > > hide behind a plea of innocence that will eventually
> > > be broken. Don't go for the not at home bit; I know
> > > you are out there.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Investigator Francis Bacon
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
______________________________________________________________________
> > ______________
> > > Need a vacation? Get great deals
> > > to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel.
> > > http://travel.yahoo.com/
> > >
> >
>