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(Today)   Man buries treasure worth two million, set to make ten million selling clue books. Tag is for the location of the treasure   ( todaynews.today.com) divider line
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gopher321 [TotalFark]
2013-02-27 05:10:47 PM  
FOUND IT !
 
Peter von Nostrand
2013-02-27 05:34:44 PM  
Yo ho mateys away

*ding* *ding*l

They'll be treasure and adventure today

*ding* *ding*

/i hate that I know that so well
 
BKITU [TotalFark]
2013-02-27 05:51:48 PM  
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♫  I'm on my waaaaaaaaay! ♫
 
JohnAnnArbor [TotalFark]
2013-02-27 06:02:43 PM  
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Bonanza Jellybean
2013-02-27 06:05:11 PM  
His codpiece?
 
Mog32Kupo
2013-02-27 06:05:17 PM  
New Mexico, eh?
What's going to stop 3 Methed out punks to go invade this guys house, hold him hostage, and demand the whereabouts.


/New Mexico, Meth, is there anything else but Desert out there?
 
bedtundy
2013-02-27 06:07:06 PM  
It's under a big giant X, isn't it?  Left turn at Albuquerque?
 
skinink
2013-02-27 06:08:05 PM  
It's buried under a big W. Say, what is a big W?

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WhippingBoy
2013-02-27 06:08:30 PM  
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sleeping martyr
2013-02-27 06:09:03 PM  
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sleeping martyr
2013-02-27 06:09:38 PM  
damn.. all in the time it took to find the right image!
 
BalugaJoe [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2013-02-27 06:09:58 PM  
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Inaditch
2013-02-27 06:10:37 PM  

JohnAnnArbor: [upload.wikimedia.org image 190x290]


Loved that book.  The artwork was beautiful.
 
Russ1642
2013-02-27 06:11:29 PM  
But he said we wouldn't find the treasure, on account of our obstacles.

/One million point two. Five hundred thousand each.
 
SpdrJay
2013-02-27 06:12:12 PM  
Got here too late to post the palm tree W....
 
Abox
2013-02-27 06:12:27 PM  
Maybe...the treasure is...inside all of us!

Whadiwin.
 
Rawhead Rex
2013-02-27 06:12:38 PM  

Mog32Kupo: New Mexico, eh?
What's going to stop 3 Methed out punks to go invade this guys house, hold him hostage, and demand the whereabouts.


/New Mexico, Meth, is there anything else but Desert out there?



He's an 80+ years old treasure hunter...there's nothing they can throw at him he hasn't already seen.
Besides, being 80+, I imagine his heart/body wouldn't last 3-4 punches before giving out.
shiat would sieze up with the first finger they sliced off.

He wins!
 
WhippingBoy
2013-02-27 06:12:53 PM  

skinink: It's buried under a big W. Say, what is a big W?

[emptybottle.org image 470x186]


Damn you.
 
you are a puppet
2013-02-27 06:14:28 PM  
No, no. Dig up, stupid!
 
eas81
2013-02-27 06:14:45 PM  
Give some geek a few hours to write some program to correlate the clues to google maps and this will probably be solved in a week..
 
Whack-a-Mole
2013-02-27 06:14:47 PM  
10 million points to Skinink!(Bonus for JW)
Points at Sleeping Martyr and nods

One of the best movies of all time, that one is...
 
Madame Ovary
2013-02-27 06:15:50 PM  
JohnAnnArbor:

Darn it! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masquerade_(book)
 
BrotherGilmore
2013-02-27 06:16:05 PM  
This is very bad. People will absolutely DESTROY whatever environment they have to if it means getting two million dollars. You'll have idiots out there digging with bulldozers, and that very well might not be an exaggeration.

No one is going to go fishing and say, "Well, later, we'll go for the treasure!"

What they'll say is... "fark FISHING... fark THESE TREES AND BUGS... fark EVERYTHING... WHERE IS MY farkING NAPALM AND MY farkING BULLDOZER?"

I'm not shiatting you... this will be very bad.
 
Iczer
2013-02-27 06:19:15 PM  

skinink: It's buried under a big W. Say, what is a big W?

[emptybottle.org image 470x186]


No no, everyone knows it's under the giant T!  
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IamAwake
2013-02-27 06:19:50 PM  

BrotherGilmore: This is very bad. People will absolutely DESTROY whatever environment they have to if it means getting two million dollars


The 80yo man describes it as something he carried 3 years ago, on a walk.  So, if you need a bulldozer to dig up something that a 77yo carried, someplace close enough to a road that he walked (not rode, flew, whatever) to the spot and back to his car, then...you're a big dummy.
 
TheShavingofOccam123
2013-02-27 06:19:59 PM  

BrotherGilmore: This is very bad. People will absolutely DESTROY whatever environment they have to if it means getting two million dollars. You'll have idiots out there digging with bulldozers, and that very well might not be an exaggeration.

No one is going to go fishing and say, "Well, later, we'll go for the treasure!"

What they'll say is... "fark FISHING... fark THESE TREES AND BUGS... fark EVERYTHING... WHERE IS MY farkING NAPALM AND MY farkING BULLDOZER?"

I'm not shiatting you... this will be very bad.


So much this. Those scenic trails he wants everyone to enjoy will be DESTROYED, forests cleared by intentional fires, and on and on and on.

He is 80 years old and living in a world that doesn't exist anymore. He's going to live long enough to find out what the fark he just did to his beloved outdoors.
 
Russ1642
2013-02-27 06:22:15 PM  

TheShavingofOccam123: BrotherGilmore: This is very bad. People will absolutely DESTROY whatever environment they have to if it means getting two million dollars. You'll have idiots out there digging with bulldozers, and that very well might not be an exaggeration.

No one is going to go fishing and say, "Well, later, we'll go for the treasure!"

What they'll say is... "fark FISHING... fark THESE TREES AND BUGS... fark EVERYTHING... WHERE IS MY farkING NAPALM AND MY farkING BULLDOZER?"

I'm not shiatting you... this will be very bad.

So much this. Those scenic trails he wants everyone to enjoy will be DESTROYED, forests cleared by intentional fires, and on and on and on.

He is 80 years old and living in a world that doesn't exist anymore. He's going to live long enough to find out what the fark he just did to his beloved outdoors.


I wonder how many fibre, power, gas, water, and power lines are going to be hit while searching?
 
desertfool [TotalFark]
2013-02-27 06:22:17 PM  
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jutm543
2013-02-27 06:22:45 PM  
I bet Reddit could figure it out in 3 hours.
 
C18H27NO3
2013-02-27 06:22:59 PM  
If I were the author I would have put it on Voyager 1 back in `77 because fark everybody.
 
Chafed Willi
2013-02-27 06:24:17 PM  
So he buried it three years ago? Hack his accounts and figure out where he spent extra time. 4chan should have him completely doxd in a week, and will have a nice little defense fund to boot.
 
Marcintosh
2013-02-27 06:26:30 PM  
decades ago Canadian Club Whiskey put cases of product in adventure prone places.  Kilimanjaro, 75' down off a reef in the Caribbean, that sort of thing.
 
ciberido
2013-02-27 06:26:47 PM  

IamAwake: BrotherGilmore: This is very bad. People will absolutely DESTROY whatever environment they have to if it means getting two million dollars

The 80yo man describes it as something he carried 3 years ago, on a walk.  So, if you need a bulldozer to dig up something that a 77yo carried, someplace close enough to a road that he walked (not rode, flew, whatever) to the spot and back to his car, then...you're a big dummy.


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Approves.
 
FizixJunkee
2013-02-27 06:29:00 PM  

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In-N-Out?
 
Primerpony
2013-02-27 06:29:48 PM  
It's in his arse!

/whadidawin?
 
FizixJunkee
2013-02-27 06:29:51 PM  
Brilliant idea!  I wish I had thought of it.

\DRTFA
\\didn't read the comments, either
\\\I'm one lazy scum
 
uncleacid [TotalFark]
2013-02-27 06:29:54 PM  
I'd just like to see a 40 pound chest.
 
kaykordeath
2013-02-27 06:30:19 PM  
The bridge of the Staue of Liberty's nose.

/nothing is obscure on Fark.
 
vudukungfu [TotalFark]
2013-02-27 06:31:16 PM  
UPstream from the brownsville dam?
too easy.
 
skinink
2013-02-27 06:32:19 PM  
Tyler Fitzgerald: Anybody can fly plane, now here: I'll check you out. Put your little hands on the wheel there. Now put your feet on the rudder. There. Who says this ol' boy can't fly this ol' plane? Now I'm gonna make us some Old Fashioneds the old-fashioned way - the way dear old Dad used to!

Benjy Benjamin: What if something happens?

Tyler Fitzgerald: What could happen to an Old Fashioned?

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Yogimus
2013-02-27 06:33:56 PM  

uncleacid: I'd just like to see a 40 pound chest.


Would a 40lb box do?
 
Skirl Hutsenreiter
2013-02-27 06:34:27 PM  

Mog32Kupo: New Mexico, eh?
What's going to stop 3 Methed out punks to go invade this guys house, hold him hostage, and demand the whereabouts.


/New Mexico, Meth, is there anything else but Desert out there?


It's actually supposed to be in the Jemez, some very pretty pine/aspen covered mountains.

Also, on his (down) blog, he apparently once said that two groups had once gotten within 200 feet of it, but never said which groups.

This guy is loving this.
 
Supes
2013-02-27 06:35:26 PM  
Just for people's reference, here's the poem:


As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
And hint of riches new and old.


Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.


From there it's no place for the meek,
The end is ever drawing nigh;
There'll be no paddle up your creek,
Just heavy loads and water high.


If you've been wise and found the blaze,
Look quickly down, your quest to cease,
But tarry scant with marvel gaze,
Just take the chest and go in peace.


So why is it that I must go
And leave my trove for all to seek?
The answers I already know,
I've done it tired, and now I'm weak.


So hear me all and listen good,
Your effort will be worth the cold.
If you are brave and in the wood
I give you title to the gold.
 
BarkingUnicorn
2013-02-27 06:39:16 PM  
1.  Sprain Junior's ankle looking for treasure.
2.  Sue Mexican for maintaining an attractive nuisance.
3.  Profit.
 
Lyllydd
2013-02-27 06:39:52 PM  

gopher321: FOUND IT !


Then how did you overlook the FTF prize?  And you forgot to sign the log, idiot!
 
Cybernetic [TotalFark]
2013-02-27 06:41:19 PM  
"The home of Brown".

Could be Harpers Ferry, WV.

Or it could be Cleveland.
 
Rreal
2013-02-27 06:41:49 PM  
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SeaMonkey311
2013-02-27 06:41:56 PM  
How would you even know where to start?
 
NostroZ
2013-02-27 06:42:38 PM  

Russ1642: He is 80 years old and living in a world that doesn't exist anymore. He's going to live long enough to find out what the fark he just did to his beloved outdoors.

I wonder how many fibre, power, gas, water, and power lines are going to be hit while searching?


Frak you and your pessimism!

Here is a story that brought hope and joy to my day and then I read the comments...

I applaud this old man and his desire to share his passion with the world, give back, and create a bit of mystery for us all.  His actions give me hope for the world.  Hope that positivity and creativity will overcome the dysfunctional paralysis of constantly criticizing and complaining, as you Mr. Russ1642 did.
 
brantgoose [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2013-02-27 06:43:56 PM  
What do you mean, Subby, "obvious"? Is it under the giant X in NEW MEXICO?

Could be. They've already done "W" and "T". Personally, I'd go with "M" because "X" is too obvious.

Just in case I looked at the Google map of New Mexico.

1. Take a left turn at Albaquerque (talk about obvous), if you're approaching Albaquerque from the East).
2. Head South towards Socorro.
3. When you get to the turnoff for the White Sands Monument, stop and turn around. You've gone too far.
4. Turn off into Route 380 and head towards Roswell. Don't go there.
5. Turn North on Country Road 54. Then turn into Country Road 55.
6. The middle of the "X" in New Mexico is too your West. Lots of luck, Philémon. There's no roads there and the territory involved is immense because Google Maps won't give you the latitude and longitude of a place that no more exists than the second "A" in Océan Atlantique.
 
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