Oh, man, what a drag .... I think letterboxing is getting way too
much publicity. I think word of mouth is the way to go. I am
talking to a group of Girl Scouts in my town tomorrow night & am
showing them how to make rubber stamps...but Girls Scouts in the
woods are good .... hords of humanity in the woods is awful....
we have enough problems already with vandalism & I know some areas
are removing letterboxes from their lands .. they don't want them
there. I can't image what will happen if it gets on National TV.
Not to mention that hiking in the woods can be dangerous if you go
unprepared. So my message is to anyone contacted about
publicity ....
JUST SAY NO !!!
Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
22 messages in this thread |
Started on 2002-03-31
Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: leger de maine (legerdemaine@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-03-31 20:03:57 UTC-05:00
About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary. If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
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Re: Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: moonstone_baby (moonstone_baby@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 01:20:10 UTC
Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: BB (bburk@harbornet.com) |
Date: 2002-03-31 17:23:18 UTC-08:00
ME THINKS WE BE SCREWED
----- Original Message -----From: leger de maineSent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PMSubject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha StewartAbout a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
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Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Ginger Lang (gjourney@ma.ultranet.com) |
Date: 2002-03-31 20:27:53 UTC-05:00
Hi!
RE: MARTHA STEWART I couldn't
agree more!!!! Why does something that is such a great activity have to be
made into a commercial venture for Martha? She will exploit it by making
Martha Stewart letterboxing kits that will sell for a fancy price!
It is fun to figure out the clues and the
mystery boxes, and is not something that everyone would enjoy, just because it
is put on her Lifestyle Program.
Why don't we send her on the quest of
climbing all the 453 mountains in New England that are over 3,000 feet to find
the register jars on little known peaks by using map and compass?
After she gets scratched up and bruised, then will she commercialize that quest,
too?
Wildflower Lover
----- Original Message -----From: leger de maineSent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 8:03 PMSubject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha StewartAbout a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
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Re: Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: psorn (psorn@lightbridge.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 01:51:49 UTC
Martha, if you are reading this, please do not do a story on
letterboxing. It is spreading by itself, slowing and just right. It
will be ruined if it is suddenly thrown into the limelight. Just enjoy
yourself, and with friends and family. Please.
Pat and Wesley
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "leger de maine" wrote:
>
letterboxing. It is spreading by itself, slowing and just right. It
will be ruined if it is suddenly thrown into the limelight. Just enjoy
yourself, and with friends and family. Please.
Pat and Wesley
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "leger de maine"
>
[LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: elizabeth tripp (elizabeth.tripp@yale.edu) |
Date: 2002-03-31 20:53:32 UTC-05:00
(I am so huffy about this I forgot to put the subject line in!!)
I AGREE - WE ARE SCREWED!! I AM SURE MARTHA SEE'S A DEFINITE COMMERCIAL
VENTURE IN THIS SOMEWHERE (pre made letterboxing kits with exacto knife,
stamp pad, carving medium.....) Well, really, what did everyone expect to
happen when there was no secrecy involved anymore? We have not been covert
enough in our actions - too many people know about this game. Also, rather
than taking the time to have a nice walk in the woods, and eventually
getting to the "treasure box" - more often than not - newbies are racing to
find boxes to increase their found/placed count. Sort of defeating the
purpose of the whole experience I think. WHAT A CRYING SHAME!!!! This
game is spoiled for sure!! Too many people tromping through the woods as
it is now! Why does everyone feel the need to broadcast this hobby? My
son and I found out about letterboxing 3 or 4 years ago from a 4 line blurb
in Smithsonian magazine. We gleefully set off on our boxing adventures,
and have rarely shared our secret with people. That may sound selfish -
but at least the game was more contained then. Now, we can't even open a
local newspaper without running into an article on boxing. WE ARE DONE
FOR! Martha please, you have multi millions - do you really need to
increase your wealth yet again by commercializing a hundred year old
hobby? PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE!!! I am totally bummed by this whole deal.
And Leger de maine - WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Posting a recruitment poster
at the library? I am sorry - but did you not think maybe the information
might fall into the wrong hands? Let alone the local Audubon society that
lives for removing boxes from their property. YIPES - this is really a
sad state of affairs for sure.
I AGREE - WE ARE SCREWED!! I AM SURE MARTHA SEE'S A DEFINITE COMMERCIAL
VENTURE IN THIS SOMEWHERE (pre made letterboxing kits with exacto knife,
stamp pad, carving medium.....) Well, really, what did everyone expect to
happen when there was no secrecy involved anymore? We have not been covert
enough in our actions - too many people know about this game. Also, rather
than taking the time to have a nice walk in the woods, and eventually
getting to the "treasure box" - more often than not - newbies are racing to
find boxes to increase their found/placed count. Sort of defeating the
purpose of the whole experience I think. WHAT A CRYING SHAME!!!! This
game is spoiled for sure!! Too many people tromping through the woods as
it is now! Why does everyone feel the need to broadcast this hobby? My
son and I found out about letterboxing 3 or 4 years ago from a 4 line blurb
in Smithsonian magazine. We gleefully set off on our boxing adventures,
and have rarely shared our secret with people. That may sound selfish -
but at least the game was more contained then. Now, we can't even open a
local newspaper without running into an article on boxing. WE ARE DONE
FOR! Martha please, you have multi millions - do you really need to
increase your wealth yet again by commercializing a hundred year old
hobby? PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE!!! I am totally bummed by this whole deal.
And Leger de maine - WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Posting a recruitment poster
at the library? I am sorry - but did you not think maybe the information
might fall into the wrong hands? Let alone the local Audubon society that
lives for removing boxes from their property. YIPES - this is really a
sad state of affairs for sure.
Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Gwen & Don Jackson (foxsecurity@earthlink.net) |
Date: 2002-03-31 17:56:20 UTC-08:00
Martha Stewart should check out the really neat
sport of geocaching it's a lot better than letterboxing . Don
----- Original Message -----From: leger de maineSent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PMSubject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha StewartAbout a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary. If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
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Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: BB (bburk@harbornet.com) |
Date: 2002-03-31 17:57:43 UTC-08:00
I think "they" will probably market a DR Weed and Brush Mower specifically
for letterboxers!
Just think, color coordinated trim line for your weed eater with matching
support strap and line guard, available at Kmart!
ON SALE while supplies last, Blue light special $7.79
----- Original Message -----
From: "elizabeth tripp"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
> (I am so huffy about this I forgot to put the subject line in!!)
>
>
>
> I AGREE - WE ARE SCREWED!! I AM SURE MARTHA SEE'S A DEFINITE COMMERCIAL
> VENTURE IN THIS SOMEWHERE (pre made letterboxing kits with exacto knife,
> stamp pad, carving medium.....) Well, really, what did everyone expect to
> happen when there was no secrecy involved anymore? We have not been
covert
> enough in our actions - too many people know about this game. Also,
rather
> than taking the time to have a nice walk in the woods, and eventually
> getting to the "treasure box" - more often than not - newbies are racing
to
> find boxes to increase their found/placed count. Sort of defeating the
> purpose of the whole experience I think. WHAT A CRYING SHAME!!!! This
> game is spoiled for sure!! Too many people tromping through the woods as
> it is now! Why does everyone feel the need to broadcast this hobby? My
> son and I found out about letterboxing 3 or 4 years ago from a 4 line
blurb
> in Smithsonian magazine. We gleefully set off on our boxing adventures,
> and have rarely shared our secret with people. That may sound selfish -
> but at least the game was more contained then. Now, we can't even open a
> local newspaper without running into an article on boxing. WE ARE DONE
> FOR! Martha please, you have multi millions - do you really need to
> increase your wealth yet again by commercializing a hundred year old
> hobby? PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE!!! I am totally bummed by this whole deal.
> And Leger de maine - WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Posting a recruitment poster
> at the library? I am sorry - but did you not think maybe the information
> might fall into the wrong hands? Let alone the local Audubon society that
> lives for removing boxes from their property. YIPES - this is really a
> sad state of affairs for sure.
>
>
>
>
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>
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>
>
>
for letterboxers!
Just think, color coordinated trim line for your weed eater with matching
support strap and line guard, available at Kmart!
ON SALE while supplies last, Blue light special $7.79
----- Original Message -----
From: "elizabeth tripp"
To:
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:53 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
> (I am so huffy about this I forgot to put the subject line in!!)
>
>
>
> I AGREE - WE ARE SCREWED!! I AM SURE MARTHA SEE'S A DEFINITE COMMERCIAL
> VENTURE IN THIS SOMEWHERE (pre made letterboxing kits with exacto knife,
> stamp pad, carving medium.....) Well, really, what did everyone expect to
> happen when there was no secrecy involved anymore? We have not been
covert
> enough in our actions - too many people know about this game. Also,
rather
> than taking the time to have a nice walk in the woods, and eventually
> getting to the "treasure box" - more often than not - newbies are racing
to
> find boxes to increase their found/placed count. Sort of defeating the
> purpose of the whole experience I think. WHAT A CRYING SHAME!!!! This
> game is spoiled for sure!! Too many people tromping through the woods as
> it is now! Why does everyone feel the need to broadcast this hobby? My
> son and I found out about letterboxing 3 or 4 years ago from a 4 line
blurb
> in Smithsonian magazine. We gleefully set off on our boxing adventures,
> and have rarely shared our secret with people. That may sound selfish -
> but at least the game was more contained then. Now, we can't even open a
> local newspaper without running into an article on boxing. WE ARE DONE
> FOR! Martha please, you have multi millions - do you really need to
> increase your wealth yet again by commercializing a hundred year old
> hobby? PLEASE LEAVE US ALONE!!! I am totally bummed by this whole deal.
> And Leger de maine - WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? Posting a recruitment poster
> at the library? I am sorry - but did you not think maybe the information
> might fall into the wrong hands? Let alone the local Audubon society that
> lives for removing boxes from their property. YIPES - this is really a
> sad state of affairs for sure.
>
>
>
>
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>
>
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>
>
Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: BB (bburk@harbornet.com) |
Date: 2002-03-31 18:01:43 UTC-08:00
I'LL SECOND THAT!!
I think there's more money to be made
in that one too.
----- Original Message -----From: Gwen & Don JacksonSent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:56 PMSubject: Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha StewartMartha Stewart should check out the really neat sport of geocaching it's a lot better than letterboxing . Don----- Original Message -----From: leger de maineSent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PMSubject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha StewartAbout a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary. If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
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Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: elizabeth tripp (elizabeth.tripp@yale.edu) |
Date: 2002-03-31 21:10:08 UTC-05:00
Don,
PLEASE LEAVE GEOCACHING OUT OF THIS!!!!!!
YIPES!!
At 05:56 PM 3/31/02 -0800, you wrote:
Martha Stewart should check out the really neat sport of geocaching it's a lot better than letterboxing . Don
----- Original Message -----
From: leger de maine
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PM
Subject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
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- ----- Original Message -----
- From: leger de maine
- To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
- Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PM
- Subject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
- About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
- Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
- Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
- What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
- bon Jour des Poissons,
- legerdemaine
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Re: Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: az89a (ron@goldenpic.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 02:17:11 UTC
Dear Martha:
Your snickerdoodle recipe has made me a hero among my nieces &
nephews. And, might I add, you have very nice legs for a woman of
your years.
But please, won't you spare our quaint little hobby? It would be an
awful shame for you to go down in history as The Woman Who Destroyed
Letterboxing.
R.
Your snickerdoodle recipe has made me a hero among my nieces &
nephews. And, might I add, you have very nice legs for a woman of
your years.
But please, won't you spare our quaint little hobby? It would be an
awful shame for you to go down in history as The Woman Who Destroyed
Letterboxing.
R.
Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Mountain Scorpia (mountainscorpia@hotmail.com) |
Date: 2002-03-31 23:42:07 UTC-05:00
About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary. If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
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Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Lisa Sanderson (bikenutct@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 04:54:32 UTC-08:00
Please...tell me this is a joke. The only person that
would see this as a "Good Thing" is Martha Stewart.
I hate to see this sport spoiled to put more money in
her pocket. Next she'll be sellilng letterboxing kits
on her website and showing people how to make "pretty"
stamps.
Would someone please say "April Fools" quick!
Lisa
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would see this as a "Good Thing" is Martha Stewart.
I hate to see this sport spoiled to put more money in
her pocket. Next she'll be sellilng letterboxing kits
on her website and showing people how to make "pretty"
stamps.
Would someone please say "April Fools" quick!
Lisa
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Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Eric Mings (elmgator@bigfoot.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 08:09:32 UTC-05:00
About the time issue on the original. Unfortunately I already threw
away the original posting on this message, but as I recall the april
1 "time stamp" was in a portion of the mail called an X-header (I
think it was something like "X-actual arrival 4-1-2002" or something
like that. X headers are typically NOT put in by the mail delivery
system, they can be inserted by anyone who has an email client with
capability. So the point is that "time stamp" was completely bogus
and almost certainly meant the posting was a joke. The actual time
stamps on the message I received inserted by the yahoo system were
3-31-2002. Too bad, as Randy said it would probably be perversely
funnier to some of us very old timers if it were true.
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away the original posting on this message, but as I recall the april
1 "time stamp" was in a portion of the mail called an X-header (I
think it was something like "X-actual arrival 4-1-2002" or something
like that. X headers are typically NOT put in by the mail delivery
system, they can be inserted by anyone who has an email client with
capability. So the point is that "time stamp" was completely bogus
and almost certainly meant the posting was a joke. The actual time
stamps on the message I received inserted by the yahoo system were
3-31-2002. Too bad, as Randy said it would probably be perversely
funnier to some of us very old timers if it were true.
--
Regards,
Eric Mings
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RE: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: John De Wolf (jdewolf@mail.icrsurvey.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 08:33:19 UTC-05:00
Too bad, as Randy said it would probably be perversely
funnier to some of us very old timers if it were true.[JDW] Very funny indeed.Long live Boxing!JDWJust another old-timer...
Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Jurneez (journeys@snet.net) |
Date: 2002-04-01 07:45:53 UTC-08:00
We should remain a society of few words. Martha
is all mouth with many words. I'm afraid the twisted people will find our boxes
and destroy them. Let's stay off the air and away from all media.
Just my opinion.
jurneez and Vinnie the Dog.
Journey's End Digital Farm
----- Original Message -----From: leger de maineSent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PMSubject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha StewartAbout a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary. If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
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Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Pat Koss (patkoss06063@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 08:34:50 UTC-08:00
The signature line says it all. Bon jour des poissons comes from the French custom of pinning a fish on the back of "fools" who were April fish on April 1st. Joke's on us!
leger de maine <legerdemaine@hotmail.com> wrote:
About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.
Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
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Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Elizabeth Tripp (elizabeth.tripp@yale.edu) |
Date: 2002-04-01 11:40:27 UTC-05:00
Well, I am really relieved!! That was much to scary to contemplate for sure!! Sorry legerdemaine for the "flame out"!! You got me good! (I wonder when I will stop being so gullible?) hee hee! Happy Day!
Pat Koss wrote:
The signature line says it all. Bon jour des poissons comes from the French custom of pinning a fish on the back of "fools" who were April fish on April 1st. Joke's on us!
leger de maine <legerdemaine@hotmail.com> wrote:
About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing adventure.Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now. How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year. And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got 'em. They'll emerge ! here, too, once we're exposed, and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your disapproval.
bon Jour des Poissons,
legerdemaine
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Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: Lisa Sanderson (bikenutct@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 09:40:29 UTC-08:00
And a collective sigh of relief is heard from the
Letterboxing community. From one who doesn't speak
French...that wasn't funny.
(yes it was! :D )
Lisa
--- Pat Koss wrote:
>
> The signature line says it all. Bon jour des
> poissons comes from the French custom of pinning a
> fish on the back of "fools" who were April fish on
> April 1st. Joke's on us!
> leger de maine wrote:
> About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman
> named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd
> left on the bulletin board at the local library (see
> attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I
> explained the game to her, gave her a few of my
> clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn
> through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and
> Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two
> weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her
> day's 'boxing adventure.
>
> Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes,
> Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the
> time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's
> exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity
> in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how
> I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a
> show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants
> me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an
> uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret
> spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them
> as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's
> lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her
> exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players.
> After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her
> in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual
> growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold
> increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and
> erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that
> is, if you'll even be able to find them. The
> webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now.
> How will they cope with the surge? I tried to
> explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one
> for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed
> it to people to let them know about our fun game, so
> they could participate, too. (That's when I told her
> to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm
> thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least
> reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only.
> I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people
> going through them a year. And what about the
> 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got
> 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed,
> and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them.
> We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to
> worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
>
> What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that
> Martha's lurking in the background of these pages.
> She's probably read this message before most of you
> will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly
> enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post
> your disapproval.
>
> bon Jour des Poissons,
>
> legerdemaine
>
> Last I knew, she was feverishly working on
> Maturin's Diary. If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm
> gonna be really pissed.
>
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Letterboxing community. From one who doesn't speak
French...that wasn't funny.
(yes it was! :D )
Lisa
--- Pat Koss
>
> The signature line says it all. Bon jour des
> poissons comes from the French custom of pinning a
> fish on the back of "fools" who were April fish on
> April 1st. Joke's on us!
> leger de maine
> About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman
> named Martha in response to a recruitment teaser I'd
> left on the bulletin board at the local library (see
> attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I
> explained the game to her, gave her a few of my
> clues, and directed her here. Since then, she's torn
> through my boxes at a rate that would make Wanda and
> Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last two
> weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her
> day's 'boxing adventure.
>
> Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes,
> Martha Stewart. She lives here, at least part of the
> time. We all see her on occasion. So, that's
> exciting, right? It would be fun to have a celebrity
> in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how
> I found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a
> show on letterboxing. She loves my boxes, and wants
> me to appear. I was appalled. You see, Martha has an
> uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret
> spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them
> as fodder for her lifestyle show, and guess who's
> lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this place with her
> exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players.
> After all, it was my recruitment notice that led her
> in the door. But there's much to be said for gradual
> growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold
> increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and
> erasers will skyrocket due to the new demand... that
> is, if you'll even be able to find them. The
> webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now.
> How will they cope with the surge? I tried to
> explain this to her, and begged her to keep this one
> for herself. She got kind of huffy... said she owed
> it to people to let them know about our fun game, so
> they could participate, too. (That's when I told her
> to keep the hell out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm
> thinking of pulling my boxes, or at least
> reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only.
> I know I couldn't keep up with hundreds of people
> going through them a year. And what about the
> 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's got
> 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed,
> and no publicly listed clue will be safe from them.
> We'll pine for the days when the worst we had to
> worry about was the red-tongued hitchhikernapper.
>
> What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that
> Martha's lurking in the background of these pages.
> She's probably read this message before most of you
> will. Maybe, if we collectively scream STOP! loudly
> enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post
> your disapproval.
>
> bon Jour des Poissons,
>
> legerdemaine
>
> Last I knew, she was feverishly working on
> Maturin's Diary. If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm
> gonna be really pissed.
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Re: Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: wandaandpete (wandaandpete@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-04-01 17:49:51 UTC
Good one leger de maine!!!
Looks like there has been some out-of-season fishing going on up there
in Maine. We will have to come check it out sooner than we expected too!
Wanda and Pete
Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: woodschuckstraub (woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com) |
Date: 2002-04-02 04:50:39 UTC
I'll try to keep my mouth shut on the letterboxing subject and Molly
doesn't say much anyway.
Woodschuckstraub and Molly
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Jurneez" wrote:
> We should remain a society of few words. Martha is all mouth with
many words. I'm afraid the twisted people will find our boxes and
destroy them. Let's stay off the air and away from all media.
> Just my opinion.
> jurneez and Vinnie the Dog.
> Journey's End Digital Farm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: leger de maine
> To: letterbox-usa@y...
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
>
>
> About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha
in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at
the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I
explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed
her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that
would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last
two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing
adventure.
>
> Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart.
She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on
occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a
celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I
found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing.
She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see,
Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret
spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her
lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this
place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it
was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much
to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold
increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will
skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to
find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now.
How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her,
and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy...
said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so
they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell
out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at
least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I
couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year.
And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's
got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no
publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days
when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued
hitchhikernapper.
>
> What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's
lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this
message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream
STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your
disapproval.
>
> bon Jour des Poissons,
>
> legerdemaine
>
> Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary.
If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
>
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doesn't say much anyway.
Woodschuckstraub and Molly
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Jurneez"
> We should remain a society of few words. Martha is all mouth with
many words. I'm afraid the twisted people will find our boxes and
destroy them. Let's stay off the air and away from all media.
> Just my opinion.
> jurneez and Vinnie the Dog.
> Journey's End Digital Farm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: leger de maine
> To: letterbox-usa@y...
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
>
>
> About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha
in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at
the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I
explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed
her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that
would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last
two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing
adventure.
>
> Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart.
She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on
occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a
celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I
found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing.
She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see,
Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret
spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her
lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this
place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it
was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much
to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold
increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will
skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to
find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now.
How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her,
and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy...
said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so
they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell
out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at
least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I
couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year.
And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's
got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no
publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days
when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued
hitchhikernapper.
>
> What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's
lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this
message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream
STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your
disapproval.
>
> bon Jour des Poissons,
>
> legerdemaine
>
> Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary.
If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
>
>
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RE: Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
From: journeys@snet.net (journeys@snet.net) |
Date: 2002-04-02 08:53:50 UTC-05:00
Keeping quiet is a good thing but the day Molly starts talking to you is the day you're a rich man, seeing as Molly has four legs and a tail!!hahaha.
I know thw stamp of a dog bone dosn't mean she's a cat! Molly and Vinnie are our best friends!
p.s. Don't forget the Forgotten Woodpile needs cards.
jurn.
Original Message:
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From: woodschuckstraub woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 04:50:39 -0000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
I'll try to keep my mouth shut on the letterboxing subject and Molly
doesn't say much anyway.
Woodschuckstraub and Molly
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Jurneez" wrote:
> We should remain a society of few words. Martha is all mouth with
many words. I'm afraid the twisted people will find our boxes and
destroy them. Let's stay off the air and away from all media.
> Just my opinion.
> jurneez and Vinnie the Dog.
> Journey's End Digital Farm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: leger de maine
> To: letterbox-usa@y...
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
>
>
> About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha
in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at
the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I
explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed
her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that
would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last
two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing
adventure.
>
> Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart.
She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on
occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a
celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I
found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing.
She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see,
Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret
spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her
lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this
place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it
was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much
to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold
increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will
skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to
find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now.
How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her,
and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy...
said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so
they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell
out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at
least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I
couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year.
And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's
got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no
publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days
when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued
hitchhikernapper.
>
> What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's
lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this
message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream
STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your
disapproval.
>
> bon Jour des Poissons,
>
> legerdemaine
>
> Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary.
If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
>
>
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I know thw stamp of a dog bone dosn't mean she's a cat! Molly and Vinnie are our best friends!
p.s. Don't forget the Forgotten Woodpile needs cards.
jurn.
Original Message:
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From: woodschuckstraub woodschuckstraub@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2002 04:50:39 -0000
To: letterbox-usa@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
I'll try to keep my mouth shut on the letterboxing subject and Molly
doesn't say much anyway.
Woodschuckstraub and Molly
--- In letterbox-usa@y..., "Jurneez"
> We should remain a society of few words. Martha is all mouth with
many words. I'm afraid the twisted people will find our boxes and
destroy them. Let's stay off the air and away from all media.
> Just my opinion.
> jurneez and Vinnie the Dog.
> Journey's End Digital Farm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: leger de maine
> To: letterbox-usa@y...
> Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 5:03 PM
> Subject: [LbNA] Houston, we have a problem... Martha Stewart
>
>
> About a month ago, I was contacted by a woman named Martha
in response to a recruitment teaser I'd left on the bulletin board at
the local library (see attachment). She was pleasant enough, and I
explained the game to her, gave her a few of my clues, and directed
her here. Since then, she's torn through my boxes at a rate that
would make Wanda and Pete dizzy. Just about every night, for the last
two weeks, I've gotten a note from her, detailing her day's 'boxing
adventure.
>
> Little did I know, it was the Martha. Yes, Martha Stewart.
She lives here, at least part of the time. We all see her on
occasion. So, that's exciting, right? It would be fun to have a
celebrity in our midst. But there's one hitch, and this is how I
found out it was the Martha: She wants to do a show on letterboxing.
She loves my boxes, and wants me to appear. I was appalled. You see,
Martha has an uncanny way of finding all the good, local secret
spots. Places few tourists find. Then she uses them as fodder for her
lifestyle show, and guess who's lifestyle suffers? She's ruined this
place with her exposure. Now she's found letterboxing.
>
> Don't get me wrong. I'm all for new players. After all, it
was my recruitment notice that led her in the door. But there's much
to be said for gradual growth. We are not ready to see a thousandfold
increase in 'boxers! The price of Rubbermaid and erasers will
skyrocket due to the new demand... that is, if you'll even be able to
find them. The webmasters can barely keep up with the postings now.
How will they cope with the surge? I tried to explain this to her,
and begged her to keep this one for herself. She got kind of huffy...
said she owed it to people to let them know about our fun game, so
they could participate, too. (That's when I told her to keep the hell
out of my boxes). Anyway, I'm thinking of pulling my boxes, or at
least reconfiguring them to make them by invitation only. I know I
couldn't keep up with hundreds of people going through them a year.
And what about the 'boxing hooligans sure to follow? Dartmoor's
got 'em. They'll emerge here, too, once we're exposed, and no
publicly listed clue will be safe from them. We'll pine for the days
when the worst we had to worry about was the red-tongued
hitchhikernapper.
>
> What can we do? Well, I know for a fact that Martha's
lurking in the background of these pages. She's probably read this
message before most of you will. Maybe, if we collectively scream
STOP! loudly enough, we can avert this holocaust. Please, post your
disapproval.
>
> bon Jour des Poissons,
>
> legerdemaine
>
> Last I knew, she was feverishly working on Maturin's Diary.
If she beats me to the Beehive, I'm gonna be really pissed.
>
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