Talk Like a Pirate Day Treasure Hunt - Pelican Edition
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1kjgormley
It's Talk like a Pirate Day, so we let some pelicans loose on the site!
To celebrate Talk Like Pirate Day, we let a bunch of pelicans loose on the site for you to find. 16, to be precise. Read and solve each clue in the treasure hunt, then find the page on LibraryThing that matches your answer. When you find the right solution, you’ll see a banner at the top of your screen announcing that you’ve found one of the pelicans. Remember: it's not necessarily a work page!
Go here for the hunt!
You have just over one week—until Monday, Sept 28th at 9am EDT—to find as many pelicans as you can.
Use this thread to brag, ask for and give hints, etc.
As in past hunts, we'll be awarding profile badges to anyone who finds at least one pelican, and anyone who finds all 16 will be entered into a drawing for a LibraryThing coaster set and sticker. Shirt stock is difficult to access while the office is still closed for social distancing, hence the coasters.
Important: When giving hints, please use the spoiler tag. To mark something as a spoiler, start your message like this:
<spoiler>
And end it like this:
</spoiler>
Troubleshooting
If you’re not seeing banners, or the hunt is otherwise not working for you, you may be using the old site design. Hunts don’t work on the old version of the site. You can switch to the new version by going here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and look under "Design." You can always switch back after the treasure hunt, if you like.
Happy hunting!
P.S. Thanks to conceptDawg for the pelican illustration! He's made our treasure hunt graphics in the last couple years. We like them, and hope you do, too!
To celebrate Talk Like Pirate Day, we let a bunch of pelicans loose on the site for you to find. 16, to be precise. Read and solve each clue in the treasure hunt, then find the page on LibraryThing that matches your answer. When you find the right solution, you’ll see a banner at the top of your screen announcing that you’ve found one of the pelicans. Remember: it's not necessarily a work page!
Go here for the hunt!
You have just over one week—until Monday, Sept 28th at 9am EDT—to find as many pelicans as you can.
Use this thread to brag, ask for and give hints, etc.
As in past hunts, we'll be awarding profile badges to anyone who finds at least one pelican, and anyone who finds all 16 will be entered into a drawing for a LibraryThing coaster set and sticker. Shirt stock is difficult to access while the office is still closed for social distancing, hence the coasters.
Important: When giving hints, please use the spoiler tag. To mark something as a spoiler, start your message like this:
<spoiler>
And end it like this:
</spoiler>
Troubleshooting
If you’re not seeing banners, or the hunt is otherwise not working for you, you may be using the old site design. Hunts don’t work on the old version of the site. You can switch to the new version by going here. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and look under "Design." You can always switch back after the treasure hunt, if you like.
Happy hunting!
P.S. Thanks to conceptDawg for the pelican illustration! He's made our treasure hunt graphics in the last couple years. We like them, and hope you do, too!
2amanda4242
bug?
The announcement banner is showing up on series pages.
The announcement banner is showing up on series pages.
3amanda4242
It's a tough one this year! Stuck on 2, 4, 11, and 16.
4Yamanekotei
Yay, I was going to post that I can’t wait for the pirate hunt, and found the hunt is on already. I was soooo happy! I will work on them right now :D
5Settings
Ooo this is a hard one for me. Only got 5.
>3 amanda4242:
I do have 11. Think you can definitely get it with enough thought.
Edit: 10/16, improving
Edit: 12/16... 13/16... 14/16... 15/16
It's 2 I can't get. :| No hints requested - got all week.
Last edit: 16/16. Success. :D
Other last edit: I have no idea which book was #1. Seem to have accidentally gotten it. Eh.
>3 amanda4242:
I do have 11. Think you can definitely get it with enough thought.
Edit: 10/16, improving
Edit: 12/16... 13/16... 14/16... 15/16
It's 2 I can't get. :| No hints requested - got all week.
Last edit: 16/16. Success. :D
Other last edit: I have no idea which book was #1. Seem to have accidentally gotten it. Eh.
8LibraryCin
This is a tough one! I'm not nearly as good as many others and always need hints to help me through, but this one is tougher than most. I'll have to pop back in for more hints, after I do a bit of Googling.
9amanda4242
>7 timspalding: It's showing on the home page and series pages, but not on any others. It's not on work pages, author pages, in talk, etc.
ETA: I just discovered it's also showing on More and Zeitgeist.
ETA: I've checked a bit more, and it appears that it's showing on all of the recently revamped pages.
ETA: I just discovered it's also showing on More and Zeitgeist.
ETA: I've checked a bit more, and it appears that it's showing on all of the recently revamped pages.
10tardis
Wow, this is the hardest one in quite a while! I am quite chuffed that I've got as many as I have, although still stuck on 1, 4, and 7. I'll keep plugging away at them, though! This is fun!
Edit: I got #1!
Edit: I got #1!
11Aquila
So you get to see a banner saying the hunt is on on those pages? I don't, I've never gotten banners for the hunts, no matter how much I select the new version (which I can't even find to try selecting again this time). I do get the banner at the top when I find a pelican, though.
12timspalding
Sorry this one is hard, people. We can't tell our own strength. I have to admit, I figured #16 would be hard.
15Aquila
And got the last two. It took me forever to realise what I was looking for for 8.
Thanks, that was a great challenge.
ETA: working out 16 was easy, the hard part wasnavigating through the login and cookbook capcha
Thanks, that was a great challenge.
ETA: working out 16 was easy, the hard part was
16amanda4242
I'm pretty sure I know what to look at for 16, but I don't know the language.
17tardis
>16 amanda4242: for #16 try googling "grup mes" - it will give you a line on the language
19amanda4242
>17 tardis: & >18 Aquila: I must be doing something wrong. Google translate gives me Spanish, but I don't get a pelican when I try the site.
ETA: Got it!Forgot to add the accent when translating.
ETA: Got it!
20rastaphrog
OK, seven found so far, including #16. (That one was fun grabbing!) Going to take a bit of a break before I do some more before I start looking at hints.
21parlerodermime
Down to #2 and #8. They are driving me crazy, so I'm sleeping on it.
22Caesia
Ooh the excitement of another hunt is still winning out over the dismay at how slowly I am working out the answers (although I too got 16), but it is close! I think I will have a break and hope my subconscious works on the answers overnight...
23EdwinKort
>12 timspalding: At least #12 isn't that hard.
24rastaphrog
>21 parlerodermime: For #2 It's a "How To" book
For #8All of us on the good ship LT follow this code.
For #8
25rastaphrog
OK, up to nine found. been going down a lot of dead ends on a couple I think I know. Especially #15, which I'm pretty sure refers to Helpers of all sorts here on LT but beats me the right page to look at.
27rastaphrog
>26 vancouverdeb: Thanks! That helped greatly. And, by going down numerous roads, I found another, so now I have eleven. I'm going to keep trying on the other five, and since we have over a week, am going to try to avoid looking at any more hints for awhile. (Not that there are any for what I need yet.)
29spiralsheep
I've only ever tried the Lobster hunt before but, with the help of three clues on this page, I'm only missing #4, #9, #13, and #16 (I'm assuming I know what this is but don't know where).
30Petroglyph
This one is trickier, which I think is a good thing. I've got 13 so far, and the three remaining (#1, #7, #13) are properly stumping me.
I'll keep trying. No hints needed just yet.
I'll keep trying. No hints needed just yet.
31DemetriosX
#4 is about a specific person. A beverage often associated with pirates is named for that person
For #6,One word in the first line points at the title, one word in the third line points at the author's best known work, which has been turned into a TV series .
#13,You're looking for one word that rhymes with one of the unrhymed lines .
Finding the right page for #16 was the hardest part.Preface the usual URL with the first 3 letters of the language .
1, 2 and 9 are beating me. 9 especially frustrates me, because I know I just need to think of the right -ology word and can't.
For #6,
#13,
Finding the right page for #16 was the hardest part.
1, 2 and 9 are beating me. 9 especially frustrates me, because I know I just need to think of the right -ology word and can't.
32Figgles
My first treasure hunt, it's been a fun way of spending a stormy afternoon - I've got 10 so far, still stuck on 3, 4, 7, 8, 13, and 16. Won't look at the hints yet...
Edit: got 16 thanks to a hint
Edit: got 16 thanks to a hint
33Petroglyph
>31 DemetriosX:
For #9, the -ology you're looking forhas as its first part a word that ends in a silent -e. Until I added that letter I didn't get anywhere, either.
For #2, see >24 rastaphrog:
For #9, the -ology you're looking for
For #2, see >24 rastaphrog:
34mnleona
When I click the "here" for the newer version, I get "Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day with a Pelican hunt!
Error"
I have tried two computers.
Error"
I have tried two computers.
35overthemoon
I can't find any because Search isn't working.
37overthemoon
It's OK now!
Oh no, it isn't.
Oh no, it isn't.
38amanda4242
I've managed to find everything except #11. Hints?
39lemontwist
For #16 my login apparently doesn't work? Help!
40calm
>38 amanda4242: You are looking for an author. Famous playwright
41amanda4242
>40 calm: Thanks!
43Bookmarque
OK, so for 16 I managed to sign in on the Spanish site, but I got nothing. I'm logged in, but zilch for recognition.
44calm
>43 Bookmarque: Try another language related to Spanish
>42 keeneam: for #7 a character from the original of #5
for #8 take a look at the links at the bottom of the page
>42 keeneam: for #7
for #8
46Bookmarque
I tried the Portugal site and nothing. It won't even load. Does Catalan have a site? Not that it's related to Spanish .
47amanda4242
>46 Bookmarque: It's Catalan.
48calm
>46 Bookmarque: catalan has a site. I thought it was related to Spanish
49Bookmarque
Nothing to see here.
51Bookmarque
Still can't get it to load.
Can get the French and German sites to come up though that doesn't help.
Is there another designation besides .cat ? That's the only one I can find a record of.
Can get the French and German sites to come up though that doesn't help.
Is there another designation besides
52DemetriosX
>51 Bookmarque: It's prefixed to the standard URL. cat.
I'm still stuck on 1 and 2. The only hint for 2 is no help at all.
I'm still stuck on 1 and 2. The only hint for 2 is no help at all.
53calm
>52 DemetriosX: #1 I tagmashed girl, pirate, series. You need the series page
#2 How to be (the theme) book; very few copies on LT
#2
54DemetriosX
>53 calm: Thanks. For #2 I just didn't go far enough down the list. The right book was like 10th or something.
56humouress
I've got three (1, 6 and 14) so far. Will be back when I give in and need more clues ...
Book 12: hilarious. Ha. Ha.
Book 9: make sure you spell it correctly; I didn't, the first time I searched.
Book 12: hilarious. Ha. Ha.
Book 9: make sure you spell it correctly; I didn't, the first time I searched.
57mnleona
I am getting a pelican but not showing I have found the answer. So, I clicked dismiss trying anything. How do I get that back? Appreciate any help.
59Petroglyph
>58 tina1969:
#9: An -ologyabout pirates? What could that book be called?
#13: You're looking fora tag. It's a single word, and the various hints (you can mark a physical one with an x, or a digital one with a pin, etc.) are about that word.
#15: This one is nota book, an author, a tag or a series. It's a page on LT where you can find information about people on LT who split, flag and translate things.
#9: An -ology
#13: You're looking for
#15: This one is not
60DeltaQueen50
Whew! Got them all - thanks to plenty of help from the clues offered above! :)
61al.vick
#12 are we looking for another book by the person listed as writing the script for the movie Cast Away? Cause I don't see any other book on that author's page.
62amanda4242
>61 al.vick: #12 It's a book by the author of Robinson Crusoe.
63al.vick
I need help on 4. Any suggestions? I can't find anything by an author that rhymes with -alty
64gilroy
Down to just three: 7, 10, and 11
For 7, I'm stuck on the crocodile for some reason. I blame Disney.
For 10, I know what the holiday is but everything I try for Jewish New Year is not getting it.
For 11, I'm just lost.
For 7, I'm stuck on
For 10, I know what the holiday is
For 11, I'm just lost.
65gilroy
>63 al.vick: The hint in >31 DemetriosX: actually helps a lot.
66al.vick
>65 gilroy: That doesn't help me at all.
67amanda4242
>63 al.vick: #4 Do a tagmash of nonfiction and pirates. The book's author's name rhymes with salty.
>64 gilroy: #7The crocodile ate his hand.
#10Not the holiday, just the religion.
#11A playwright. Not generally know for pirate tales; probably most famous for a play about a gloomy Danish prince.
ETA better clues.
>64 gilroy: #7
#10
#11
ETA better clues.
68al.vick
>67 amanda4242: yeah tried that. Finally found the right pirate to search for.
69parlerodermime
>24 rastaphrog:, thanks, got them. For #8, I clearly skipped over the we in the first line, and went down some weird rabbit holes about code of conduct and synonyms.... you'd really think a book entitled "Pirate's Apprentice Code of Conduct" would be the answer, but no! and the French drinking age used to be 16, so.....
I already had the how-to idea for #8, but it wasn't indexed by the publication date in ck, and there are so few copies, it hadn't been tagged to come up in tagmash, so it wasn't coming up for me. I definitely had tried a few of those books in >53 calm:, but I guess hadn't clicked on that particular work in the name search result. I did find an author who had several tattoo coloring books though. Not the right lead!
Anyway, 16/16.
Anyway, 16/16.
70gilroy
>66 al.vick: Look up types of rum, find a pirate, then search for what his real name was.
>67 amanda4242: Okay, that got me 11, but I tried your hint in 7 before posting, no dice. And 10 doesn't help me a bit.
>67 amanda4242: Okay, that got me 11, but I tried your hint in 7 before posting, no dice. And 10 doesn't help me a bit.
71amanda4242
>70 gilroy: #7 You want the character page without the first name.
#10If you enter the name of the religion and pirates in search, it will be the only book which shows up.
#10
74EdwinKort
>43 Bookmarque: Same here
76Yamanekotei
How do I go back to the English version? I can’t read the language.
77krazy4katz
I agree: this is the most difficult one yet. The last one was the easiest. I just started this morning and have 2. I will wait a few more days before looking for some hints, but I think I will need lots of them!
78Petroglyph
>76 Yamanekotei:
Click on "surt" in the top right corner (which is means "log out") and log back in again to the english version (librarything.com).
Click on "surt" in the top right corner (which is means "log out") and log back in again to the english version (librarything.com).
79TempleCat
Got ‘em all! #7 gave me a hard time because I put in the character’s full name, oh, about a half dozen times! Right character, too precise for the computer.
BTW, *excellent* pelican pic, conceptDawg! Kudos! I particularly like the ship in the distance. :-)
BTW, *excellent* pelican pic, conceptDawg! Kudos! I particularly like the ship in the distance. :-)
80Yamanekotei
>78 Petroglyph:
Thank you! Got back alright, and now looking for the last pelican #3. I think I know the answer, but not finding the right place.
Thank you! Got back alright, and now looking for the last pelican #3. I think I know the answer, but not finding the right place.
81amanda4242
>80 Yamanekotei: It's a tag.
82Yamanekotei
>81 amanda4242:
Thank you! No wonder I wasn’t able to finish. I now need to build an aviary for 16 pelicans. :D
ETA: Wait, the last pelican I have collected does not want to cooperate with me. It is still showing 15 instead of 16.Bug? It wasn’t the answer I was looking for.
Thank you! No wonder I wasn’t able to finish. I now need to build an aviary for 16 pelicans. :D
ETA: Wait, the last pelican I have collected does not want to cooperate with me. It is still showing 15 instead of 16.
84amanda4242
>83 ronincats: #8 What everyone agrees to abide by when they join the site.
85AHS-Wolfy
>83 ronincats: for #10 you might need to do a tagmash search of who's new year started on September 18th and the theme of this hunt.
And for #13you probably won't need one of these to navigate to a tag page
And for #13
87frogprof
>39 lemontwist: lemontwist I'm having the same problem on #16. I see the pelican banner but it tells me.to sign in and I just get the clouded banner again.
ETA: Finally figured it out -- I had been forgetting to do the "I'm not a robot" thing.
ETA: Finally figured it out -- I had been forgetting to do the "I'm not a robot" thing.
88frogprof
Thanks to everyone for the hints! I literally could not have finished without you geniuses.
XOXOXO
XOXOXO
89NorthernStar
Finally got them all, with some help from hints here for the last 4. Thanks for a fun hunt!
91AHS-Wolfy
>90 tina1969: #9 If you were looking for "ologies" on animals you'd probably search for zoology so search for the equivalent for buccaneers (or what this hunt is about).
92tina1969
Now got them all. 9 I don't think I would have got without the help or 16 so thanks all x
93mostbye
Thanks for another fantastic treasure hunt! This time realising what #16 was about made me laugh out loud. Great! The problem for me was finding my way back again, which made it even funnier. In all a lot harder than the ones lately, but since there's still plenty of time to go and I only had to look at hints for one, I've nothing to complain about. Thanks and thanks again!
94indeedox
*bug*?
I couldn't find any solution to umber 13, so I googled it, and somehow got on a page where all the clues are already answered. (It still says Pride Hunt, but has the Pirate Hunt clues)...
I couldn't find any solution to umber 13, so I googled it, and somehow got on a page where all the clues are already answered. (It still says Pride Hunt, but has the Pirate Hunt clues)...
96Bookmarque
I finally finished as well - thanks to everyone who provided clues.
Now...how do I get pelican poo out of the rug?
Now...how do I get pelican poo out of the rug?
97shadrach_anki
Thanks to hints, I have managed to get every pelican except for #6. I have a feeling I am probably missing something obvious, but it isn't currently obvious to me. Any further hints for tracking down this last, elusive pelican?
98Bookmarque
Google milk and time travel and you'll probably hit on it. One of the authors wrote a famous book about gods...the new world variety.
99.mau.
got just #16. The hardest thing was to find the correct site, since it's not www.librarything.{domain}...
100shadrach_anki
>98 Bookmarque: Ah, I was going in the right direction, just hadn't hit on the correct book! Thanks for the hint; my pelican flock is complete now!
101overthemoon
Would appreciate some help for #5 which everyone seems to have found but me. I think I know the series with Peter and the falling star but am going round in circles.
102Petroglyph
>101 overthemoon:
#5: You can try a tagmash forPeter Pan, retelling and look for titles that match other clues in the riddle.
#5: You can try a tagmash for
103mnleona
>101 overthemoon: I am with you.
105Ennas
Yay, a new hunt! And a really cool pelican, with an even cooler ship. :)
I need some more help with #13. Anyone?
I need some more help with #13. Anyone?
106Mp0int
I spot a critical bug about the event! Whom can I contact with?
Meanwhile, I collect all the pelicans (thanks to the bug :D )
Meanwhile, I collect all the pelicans (thanks to the bug :D )
108Aigos.DaVila
>105 Ennas: for #13 search in the tags: map
I got all of them except #3 and #7 even though I'm going down a rabbit hole for #7
Update.. i found them all
I got all of them except #3 and #7 even though I'm going down a rabbit hole for #7
Update.. i found them all
109Aigos.DaVila
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110overthemoon
>102 Petroglyph: thanks for the hint; I tried, still coming up with the same books I tried before, still can't catch that falling star... aaargh
111readingenvy
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112seeword
>1 kjgormley:
Help!
I got them all but #16 isn't registering as found.
When I came back from the site of #16, I seemed to have been switched to the old design. The link provided above under Troubleshooting doesn't work. I get a page that says: error
How do I switch back to the new design?
Help!
I got them all but #16 isn't registering as found.
When I came back from the site of #16, I seemed to have been switched to the old design. The link provided above under Troubleshooting doesn't work. I get a page that says: error
How do I switch back to the new design?
113fyrefly98
>75 EdwinKort: You calling the clue "evil" is what finally got me there. :)
114Ennas
>108 Aigos.DaVila: Thanks, that did the trick! I've got all the pelicans now.
Your post really needs a spoiler thingy, though.
Your post really needs a spoiler thingy, though.
115Ennas
>112 seeword: Did you actually LOG IN there? If not, it won't register.
116seeword
>115 Ennas: Yes, I did log in, did the captcha, and it told me I had the pelican. It looked fine. I've tried logging out of LT, clearing cache, but I still seem to be trapped in the old design.
117Ennas
>116 seeword: Weird. :( Maybe your pelican #16 is shy, and scared of your other pelicans?
118Bodagirl
>13 Meredy: Date is correct. It's a major plot point in the book they are referring to.
119humouress
>101 overthemoon: From the clue:
This series ponderswhat else Peter might do,
Were his adventures given more than a book or two.
Catch a falling Star and put it on your shelf:
This series ponders
Were his adventures given more than a book or two.
Catch a falling Star
121bujeya
>13 Meredy: The clue of 1968 is important - it isn't a mistake!
125miss_twilight
Oooh I'm glad I checked in to see there was a hunt. Done!
126overthemoon
I plucked up the courage to log into #16 so have them all now. That was fun!
127MissWatson
Much more difficult than the last one, but I finally gathered my flock. Thanks for the brain exercise! And the lovely image, too.
128Dilara86
Found them all eventually. I couldn't have done it without this thread, though. #5 almost defeated me.
129aethercowboy
WRT #16, good thing that was one of my minors in college.
130lorax
amanda4242 (#67):
That helps for #4, but in that case #31 is a total red herring.The beverage that is associated with pirates is not named for him! One *brand* of it is! And another beverage associated with pirates IS actually named for a specific individual, as I learned from Google, so that "hint" was very un-helpful.
That helps for #4, but in that case #31 is a total red herring.
131d_perlo
>15 Aquila: I got the cookbooks ok, but no pelican. What should we do after we are in?
132kristilabrie
>131 d_perlo: Go to the Hunt page to read the clues and poke around the site to find the right pages and collect your pelicans! https://www.librarything.com/hunt.php?y=2020&m=09
133BookConcierge
This one was HARD .... but thanks to the clues, I finally got them all.
Great hunt!
Great hunt!
134lorax
d_perlo (#131):
If you're on the correct site, you will be awarded the pelican immediately. You'll know that you're on the correct site if, when you arrive there not logged in, you get a message about having found a pelican, but not having it added to your total since you aren't logged in on that site.
If you're on the correct site, you will be awarded the pelican immediately. You'll know that you're on the correct site if, when you arrive there not logged in, you get a message about having found a pelican, but not having it added to your total since you aren't logged in on that site.
135EdwinKort
>81 amanda4242: I was looking for a book. So many showed up. Thanks for your hint I found it.
Just one more to find. #1 And i think it will be an 'Off course..' moment when i find it.
Just one more to find. #1 And i think it will be an 'Off course..' moment when i find it.
136toast_and_tea
Having trouble with 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 16.
137amanda4242
>136 toast_and_tea: #6 is a book by Neil Gaiman.
139amanda4242
>138 EdwinKort: It's the series page.
140PersephonesLibrary
Ooh, I love the hunts on LibraryThing a lot. Just finished it! :-)
141Petroglyph
>136 toast_and_tea:
You can search this page for the character # followed by the number you want clues for. Plenty have been listed already!
You can search this page for the character # followed by the number you want clues for. Plenty have been listed already!
142EdwinKort
>139 amanda4242: With that one I've finished the hunt
143toast_and_tea
Ok, I got #6, still stuck on the others.
145Macbeth
And I've done it :)
I struggled with #8 and then went through a series of synonyms for What everyone agrees to abide by when they join the site as stated above in >84 amanda4242:.
But I went through so fast that I didn't see the banner state I had found the bird
When I went back to the quest page to ponder once more I discovered I had found it.
I don't know which one but I am very glad to have found them all.
Cheers
I struggled with #8 and then went through a series of synonyms for
But I went through so fast that I didn't see the banner state I had found the bird
When I went back to the quest page to ponder once more I discovered I had found it.
I don't know which one but I am very glad to have found them all.
Cheers
146upstairsgirl
Thanks to folks who posted hints for #4! I think these were some of the hardest clues yet!
148humouress
For book 1, if you don't know about this children's series, it's a bit tough.
From the clue:
In thishoard of sequential tomes
A girl runs away to roam
The blue wine-dark (what would be that colour?) seas,
Blithe as you please
As a ship’s boy, now with a home.
From the clue:
In this
A girl runs away to roam
The blue wine-dark (what would be that colour?) seas,
Blithe as you please
As a ship’s boy, now with a home.
149humouress
>67 amanda4242: I was following your clue for book 4 and ended up finding book 10. Still looking for #4 though ...
:0)
>69 parlerodermime: #8: Ooooh. Sneaky! Got it now.
:0)
>69 parlerodermime: #8: Ooooh. Sneaky! Got it now.
150raidergirl3
>149 humouress: #4 not the most sleuthy way to find it, but I went to the Tag page for ‘pirate’ and looked for an author name that rhymed with ‘salty’. It was on the first page
151humouress
>150 raidergirl3: Oh; I tried that in Search, but no luck (obviously). I was starting to resort to searching just by names rhyming with 'salty'. Yeah. Don't bother.
ETA: found it, thank you. 10 down, 6 to go.
ETA: found it, thank you. 10 down, 6 to go.
153Nodecaf
Started the hunt this morning over coffee. Agreed, this one is a bit of a challenge, but so fun. So far just over half completed. #3 has me completely brain dead. Rrrrrrr. Any tips out there?
154Yuki_Onna
Aye, I looove the Treasure Hunts on LT! Thanks, LibraryThing!
I agree with the others, this one was very tough to complete. I needed clues on 2, 7, 8 and 11, but got them all, finally. Thank you all so much!!!
lorax - I find the pelican sketch veeery piraty... :) (Is piraty even a word?)
I agree with the others, this one was very tough to complete. I needed clues on 2, 7, 8 and 11, but got them all, finally. Thank you all so much!!!
lorax - I find the pelican sketch veeery piraty... :) (Is piraty even a word?)
155lorax
Nodecaf (#153):
First spoiler is for content, second is for type of page.
You're looking for something that might be included in a pirate's treasure chest. Think general, rather than specific, when considering the clue.
It's a tag page.
First spoiler is for content, second is for type of page.
156lowelibrary
I have them all except #16. I cannot find the right page.
157toast_and_tea
So I'm still having a hard time with #10. I tried researching previous hunts & researching religious holidays & stuff but I'm having a hard time.
158lorax
toast_and_tea:
The hunt started on September 18, 2020. Figure out what holiday that was that meets the criteria described in the clue. It's not obscure.
The hunt started on September 18, 2020. Figure out what holiday that was that meets the criteria described in the clue. It's not obscure.
159TsarinaTyna
I found this hunt last night and am going crazy trying to figure out #8, #9, #15, and #16. I just gave in and decided to come here to look at clues offered and I'm still confused. My brain is muddled! ARRRRRRRRRGH!!
*Finally figured out #8 thanks to clues!!
**Finally got #16!! I was out of order!
Still absolutely stumped on #9 and #15. I'm getting a headache!
I am finally DONE!! There is nothing more frustrating than over thinking things!!!
*Finally figured out #8 thanks to clues!!
**Finally got #16!! I was out of order!
Still absolutely stumped on #9 and #15. I'm getting a headache!
I am finally DONE!! There is nothing more frustrating than over thinking things!!!
160benitastrnad
I have been stumped for 3 days on #3. It seems obvious, but every thing I try associated with that and pirates comes up with a blank. Including earlier hints given at the top of this thread. At this point help would be appreciated.
I am also still working on #7 and #16, but #16 is probably beyond most of us - if the hints are anything to go on.
I am also still working on #7 and #16, but #16 is probably beyond most of us - if the hints are anything to go on.
161toast_and_tea
I got #10, finally!
#1 is making me lose my mind, and i still need #3, #8 & #16.
#1 is making me lose my mind, and i still need #3, #8 & #16.
162TempleCat
>160 benitastrnad: #3 What word comes to mind when you think of doubloons?
163.mau.
>160 benitastrnad: For a non-native English speaker like me, #16 was the only understandable clue :-)
164toast_and_tea
I got #16! so now I just need 1, 3, and 8
does anyone need help with #16?
does anyone need help with #16?
165toast_and_tea
Got all 16! Gee, this one was TOUGH.
166Marissa_Doyle
>152 lorax: It makes more sense as a Pelican edition than as a Penguin edition. ;)
167FemmeNoiresque
Stuck on #5 - I seemingly found the perfect answer as per the clues, but no!
Is it a book or a series?
Is it a book or a series?
168benitastrnad
Regarding clues to answering #3. Metallurgy is not helping. Neither are the pirates. Or combinations of the two. Looking in tags involves 40,000 titles. I must be missing something in the clue and can't figure out what it is I am missing. I keep looking for a book title, but is it an author? I hope it is not a tag because looking through 40,000 titles is a bit daunting.
As for the other #7 and #16 I'm giving up. Maybe later in the week somebody will give a clue that makes sense or a chip will fall into place, but it ain't happenin' right now.
As for the other #7 and #16 I'm giving up. Maybe later in the week somebody will give a clue that makes sense or a chip will fall into place, but it ain't happenin' right now.
169AHS-Wolfy
>167 FemmeNoiresque: It's a book. I found this one by searching for Peter's full character name and checking the list of books. There's one that stands out for the rest of the clue.
170amanda4242
>168 benitastrnad: #3 It's a tag page for a type of metal once commonly used as currency.
171benitastrnad
>170 amanda4242:
Didn't help any because I know the name of the metal. It is obvious what the word is, the problem is the combination. There are over 40,000 hits with that metal. It can't be that because the flag line doesn't show up. It must be a combination of something and I am missing the combination somehow.
Didn't help any because I know the name of the metal. It is obvious what the word is, the problem is the combination. There are over 40,000 hits with that metal. It can't be that because the flag line doesn't show up. It must be a combination of something and I am missing the combination somehow.
172amanda4242
>171 benitastrnad: It's not any sort of combination. Type the word into search, click tags on the left side of the results page, and it will be the first link listed.
173amanda4242
Spoilers for #16
First spoiler:To get the pelican, you must log in to a translated version of LT. This is especially tricky because you only have two words with which to identify the language; if you're using google translate, you must enter *both* words *exactly* as they are written to get the correct language. Once you have the language, you will have to find the correct domain.
Second spoiler:The language is Catalan.
Third spoiler:You need to enter cat. not .cat
First spoiler:
Second spoiler:
Third spoiler:
174Nodecaf
Well I officially have me a Squadron of Pelicans!
Wow, fun, hard hunt.
Thanks to all that came up with piratey goodness.
For me #3 & #7 were the hardest. I knew the answers, but it was a matter of slogging through the site to find the right LT page. Tricky bastards these pirates arrrrr.
Much enjoyed.
Thanks.
Wow, fun, hard hunt.
Thanks to all that came up with piratey goodness.
For me #3 & #7 were the hardest. I knew the answers, but it was a matter of slogging through the site to find the right LT page. Tricky bastards these pirates arrrrr.
Much enjoyed.
Thanks.
175BookConcierge
>168 benitastrnad:
Re # 7 ... You are looking fora character who is a pirate, whose last name rhymes with all those rhyming words in lines 4-5 Oh ... and be sure to look for the Character ... not a title or author
Re # 7 ... You are looking for
176TsarinaTyna
>173 amanda4242: I had everything, but was using the . in the wrong place! Thank you!!!!!
177Littlemissbashful
Really enjoyed the challenge (having nearly gotten off at the wrong stop at #16) but just wanted to say how wonderful conceptDawg's artwork is, as usual of course but I particularly love this Pelican...
178Maaly_Ahmed
Finally, I got them all, it seemed hard but I enjoyed it a lot. Thank you
179FemmeNoiresque
>169 AHS-Wolfy: Got it finally, thank you!
180lorax
#16 is not as hard as many people make it out to be, and you certainly don't need to resort to Google.
It's obvious from the clue that you're looking for a language site.
If you know even a few words of any Romance language, you can tell which family it's in. For me, it was also clear that it isn't Spanish or French. I started trying less-familiar Romance languages from the Languages Zeitgeist tab and got it on my first try.
All the language sites are helpfully linked from Zeitgeist. You don't need to worry about figuring out how to type anything in, just click.
It's obvious from the clue that you're looking for a language site.
If you know even a few words of any Romance language, you can tell which family it's in. For me, it was also clear that it isn't Spanish or French. I started trying less-familiar Romance languages from the Languages Zeitgeist tab and got it on my first try.
All the language sites are helpfully linked from Zeitgeist. You don't need to worry about figuring out how to type anything in, just click.
181AndrewHalloran
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183benitastrnad
>172 amanda4242:
Thank you for the explicit directions. I was using the correct word. I just wasn't looking at the right part of the clue. I kept going through the titles. Also, the word showed up as already highlighted on my computer making me think that it had searched that term when it hadn't. So I finally got that darn pelican!
Thank you for the explicit directions. I was using the correct word. I just wasn't looking at the right part of the clue. I kept going through the titles. Also, the word showed up as already highlighted on my computer making me think that it had searched that term when it hadn't. So I finally got that darn pelican!
184benitastrnad
>175 BookConcierge:
Thank you. Just as with clue #3 I had the right word and had looked at what I thought was all the right places. I still don't know what I clicked on that gave me the pelican, but I got it. I guess that is all that counts? It was very frustrating because I had the right clue and just wasn't getting the pelican. Maybe a case of forest and trees? Thanks for the hints.
Thank you. Just as with clue #3 I had the right word and had looked at what I thought was all the right places. I still don't know what I clicked on that gave me the pelican, but I got it. I guess that is all that counts? It was very frustrating because I had the right clue and just wasn't getting the pelican. Maybe a case of forest and trees? Thanks for the hints.
185TsarinaTyna
This was a great one! I should make myself walk the plank for way over thinking some of these! Thanks for another great treasure hunt! And the illustration this time is fabulous, as always!
186TsarinaTyna
>183 benitastrnad: I just said to my son that I couldn't see the forest for the trees!!
189mojobee
#11. I did know the answer...guess I just didn't click on the right page yesterday? Thanks for this clue that confirmed it. I have all 16 now.
Love the drawings, but especially this one conceptDawg. These treasure hunts are so much fun!
Love the drawings, but especially this one conceptDawg. These treasure hunts are so much fun!
190TempleCat
>188 mnleona: #7: Just to check - one part of the name rhymes with book, crook and look from the clue.
191lorax
mleona (#188):
I am sure I know what the word is but missing something.
The answer is not a single word.
Page type:
As implied by the last line of the clue, you are looking for a character page here.
More specifically:
This character is a famous example of the theme of the hunt. He is fictional. The name is {title} {word}, where the second word is given by the first half of the clue (descriptively in the first two lines, with rhyming words in the third and fourth. The title is suggested both by the theme of the hunt and by the sixth line which suggests it is military in nature.
I am sure I know what the word is but missing something.
The answer is not a single word.
Page type:
As implied by the last line of the clue, you are looking for a character page here.
More specifically:
This character is a famous example of the theme of the hunt. He is fictional. The name is {title} {word}, where the second word is given by the first half of the clue (descriptively in the first two lines, with rhyming words in the third and fourth. The title is suggested both by the theme of the hunt and by the sixth line which suggests it is military in nature.
192mnleona
> 191 I went into another area. I appreciate your help because it gave me some ideas. The right word but never found the right place. Feels good to find it.
193mnleona
I have all of them found. Thank you to all of you for the great clues. A hard hunt this time but also interesting.
Love the drawing.
Love the drawing.
194queen_ypolita
That was fun, but definitely felt harder than the last few hunts. I wouldn't have got #6, #8 or #9 without the hints on this thread. And the pelican sketch is lovely
195benitastrnad
>191 lorax:
I didn't know that there were Character pages. I still can't tell anybody how to get to them. But eventually I managed to click on the correct place, even if I am not sure where or how. So what are the Character pages and how do they work? If I want to enter Characters into them how do I do that? Maybe those aren't questions for this page?
Still trying to get #16 and don't understand the page system at all.
I didn't know that there were Character pages. I still can't tell anybody how to get to them. But eventually I managed to click on the correct place, even if I am not sure where or how. So what are the Character pages and how do they work? If I want to enter Characters into them how do I do that? Maybe those aren't questions for this page?
Still trying to get #16 and don't understand the page system at all.
196parlerodermime
>195 benitastrnad: Yeah, it's a better question to be discussed over in the common knowledge group. Briefly: Characters are entered in common knowledge for works. Once entered on a work somewhere, a character page results, and it's possible to add additional details (character description, etc) there. All works with the same character name will link to the same character page.
If you don't want to hunt out particular works where someone has happened to have taken the time and effort to type out the characters and judged a particular character to be important enough for entry, you can also just search a character name in the main search, and then look at the common knowledge results rather than work/author results.
197r.orrison
>195 benitastrnad:
There are two way to get to a character's page:
1) from a work with that character, click on the character's name
2) enter the name in the main site search box at the top right, then in the search results page click Common Knowledge in the left column, then Characters
There are two way to get to a character's page:
1) from a work with that character, click on the character's name
2) enter the name in the main site search box at the top right, then in the search results page click Common Knowledge in the left column, then Characters
198fdholt
#16 was a real challenge, even with the hints. I needed a few others to nudge me to the correct answer. The hunt was fun! Thanks.
199mnleona
>195 benitastrnad: See #78 and #180 That is what helped me finally get it.
201pith
For some reason I always find the pirate ones hard. Currently stuck on 8, 11, and 16, so I'll have to do some hunting.
EDIT: Finished it off with some clues. Thanks to everyone who left hints!
EDIT: Finished it off with some clues. Thanks to everyone who left hints!
202Cariola
>175 BookConcierge: You identified my problem for #7 exactly. I got the character name right from previous hints, and someone said to search for the last name only, but how do I find it as a character? Nothing I hit under tags or common knowledge or classification works; I just keep getting books.
Still stuck on #16. I got to the right page several times but the pelican wasn't added becauseI was not signed in, but it won't let me sign in on the page using my usual name and password. .
Edited to add: Yea! I got in and collected #16!You have to click all of the cookbooks to get in.
Still stuck on #16. I got to the right page several times but the pelican wasn't added because
Edited to add: Yea! I got in and collected #16!
203Cariola
>197 r.orrison: Thanks for the tips--found them all now!
205lowelibrary
Have all of them thanks to all the amazing clues for #16
206humouress
>195 benitastrnad: >196 parlerodermime: et al Oh, I see! Got it now, thanks. 5 to go.
207Stewartry
The Search function seems to be down today - anything entered just brings up "no results", including, say, an author who shows up when the url is manually typed in... - - Never mind, seems ok now
208EdwardMcLean
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209KellaCampbell
Got them all at last! Thanks for a great treasure hunt.
210bismarckfairy
I got #16 from your hints, so thank you all. But what does it have to do with pirates? It would have made more sense to have a clue whose answer was pir.librarything.com.
211SandraArdnas
>210 bismarckfairy: Yes, and I initially went there and logged in. To no avail :)
212Yamanekotei
>211 SandraArdnas:
Ha, I did the same and came here to read the tips. :))
Ha, I did the same and came here to read the tips. :))
213LadyUndomiel
Another fun one! Thanks LT.
214bookgeek117
>13 Meredy: It's a book turned into a tv show
215booksinbed
Super hard. I wouldn't have been able to finish without the generous people who left clues on this page!
216smlundberg
I found the first pelican, but it's not registering on the Treasure Hunt page, and I dismissed the banner and can't get it back. *cry* How do I get the system to recognize that I found a pelican?
218AHS-Wolfy
>216 smlundberg: Are you sure you found the Pelican? Go back to the page you think it is as it will still tell you that you've found it there.
219Heather19
Aaaaand I'm late to the hunt as usual! Thankfully still have a couple days left. The pelican sketch is, as usual, a wonderful work of art!
220Settings
>219 Heather19:
Go go go! :D
Go go go! :D
221Heather19
And finished! Omg I'm laughing at myself for #11, I completely dismissed the correct answer as being way too obvious! #16 was interesting to find.
222Lynsey2
Thanks! Finally got them all with help from multiple people kind enough to contribute hints. Fun stuff!
223krazy4katz
Wow! Finally got all of them with help from all of you. I did pretty well. Got ~12 on my own, but some of them came while I was looking for a different one. Then I couldn't remember how I got there. That happened with #8. The most difficult one for me was #7. I still don't understand the clue, but the hint was good enough for me to find it. For #16, I had the wrong language. I thought it was Portuguese but I couldn't find the site, which is strange. The real answer never occurred to me. Thank you everyone!
224sundance
I got off to a late start, and I am unable to solve # 5, 8, and 15. I thought I had 5, but apparently not! Any help would be appreciated.
225Aquila
The hint at #102 didn't help with #5?
#8You're not looking for a book or anything related to a book, but for another part of the site - something lots of websites have.
#8
227Maaly_Ahmed
>226 Knyvern:
#15
check zeitgeist for those who take medals for separating or combining works, etc...
#15
check zeitgeist for those who take medals for separating or combining works, etc...
229Auric79
>225 Aquila: #5 is the only one I have been able to solve so far and I did it quickly.
Study line 3 of the clue and then see what Wikipedia has to say.
230pluriebus
>224 sundance:
For #5
Hint 1Is a series with five books
Hint 2Is what you call a person who does the thing on the 5th line
For #8
Hint 1Something a lot of us never read
Hint 2librarything.com/(something that rhymes with piracy)
For #15
HintLook in zeitgeist
For #5
Hint 1
Hint 2
For #8
Hint 1
Hint 2
For #15
Hint
231Aquila
>229 Auric79: Thanks, but I finished the hunt last Saturday, I was replying to >224 sundance: with suggested hints that might work.
232VaniaJRoot
Thanks for all the clues, often I had the right word but wasn't looking in the correct place - finally finished the hunt. Love the pelican artwork!
233visi70
>34 mnleona: same for me. It's frustrating.
234NerdForHire
The other hints here helped me a lot with some of the riddles. Especially 16. Now I've been stuck on #4 for a while. Does anyone have a hint to make it a bit easier? The ones that have been posted haven't really helped me. Made me more confused tbh, because I had to look up on how to pronounce the word salty, in case I pronounced it wrong all the time.
235tammyhennig
Just saw the email about this hunt and went to it right away. Took me about 2 hours to get all 16 pelicans, whew!!!!
That was fun! Looking forward to the next one!
The sketch of pelican...gorgeous!
That was fun! Looking forward to the next one!
The sketch of pelican...gorgeous!
236Knyvern
>227 Maaly_Ahmed: Thanks! I have a full flock!
237tammyhennig
>234 NerdForHire:
This one really helped me:
Do a tagmash of nonfiction and pirates. The book's author's name rhymes with salty.
When I did this, I immediately saw the author's name.The title has the name brand of the beverage that is associated with the pirates.
This one really helped me:
When I did this, I immediately saw the author's name.
238tammyhennig
>221 Heather19:
#11, right!? I should have noticed "bard" and thought of the person immediately, duh!
#11, right!? I should have noticed "bard" and thought of the person immediately, duh!
239Auric79
>234 NerdForHire: Four clues to help crack #4 (Thanks to Amanda4242 for the first clue):
1. Do a tagmash of nonfiction and pirates. The book's author's name rhymes with salty.
2. Tagmash link: https://www.librarything.com/tag/non-fiction,+pirates
3. The answer is near the top of the list.
4. See the third entry.
1.
2.
3.
4.
240NerdForHire
Thank you ^^ i finally got all of them :D
241lkemeny1
>39 lemontwist: mine does the same thing! It says I got the pelican but then will not log me in so I can claim it
242krazy4katz
>241 lkemeny1: Did you have the correct password for logging in? Since I never log out of LT, I had forgotten it.
243wdwilson3
Over a couple of days I figured them all out without coming here, except for #8, where I needed a hint. Toughest one yet for me.
244Auric79
>241 lkemeny1: To get some pelicans you need to be logged into other LibraryThing domains than librarything.com . Using the language menu in Zeitgeist can help you with this .
245Auric79
>243 wdwilson3: To solve #8:
1.Where do you find instructions on how to conduct yourself as a pirate?
2.Not every clue points to a book.
3.#8 alludes to rules, regulations, and codes of conduct.
1.
2.
3.
246humouress
>238 tammyhennig: >221 Heather19: OHHH! I was looking through all his plays for pirates. Got it now, thanks.
One left to find.
ETA - and done.
Thanks for the hunt and for the hints. I keep forgetting that it's not just books we're supposed to look for.
One left to find.
ETA - and done.
Thanks for the hunt and for the hints. I keep forgetting that it's not just books we're supposed to look for.
248mmargironsidemcgean
Thank you all, as every clue helped! I've found them all, and even with the helpful clues here, it was not an easy hunt! I did thoroughly enjoy the challenge. Happy Sunday everyone, a well-earned day of rest.
249sundance
I am still (seems forever) stuck on #5 I think it is the Star Catcher series but nothing I enter or look for works.
251Auric79
>249 sundance: For #5: if you think it is "the Star catcher series" then remember that not everything is categorized under book . Also, you might refind your search to Starcatchers .
252sundance
Many thanks to all who helped me. I tried again and though no banner showed up, I got all 16.
253floremolla
Phew! That was a longer haul than usual, and I needed far more hints - for which many thanks to those who shared, or I'd still be down a rabbit hole.
Thank you LT and, as always, well done to conceptDawg for another cool illustration.
Thank you LT and, as always, well done to conceptDawg for another cool illustration.
254Morphidae
Well, this was the hardest one yet and it is my 12th (?) hunt. I needed help on FOUR clues. Usually I figure them out myself.
Though if I had listened to my gut, I would have had #8 (thought I had it but "stockinged part" threw me off(afterwards I figured it out - sock puppet!) ) and #11 (again, thought I had it, but naaah, too obvious.)
But #15 and #16 totally lost me and I don't understand what they have to do with pirates. #16 had me off looking for a new Spanish social networking site with a pirate-ish name and I wondered how LT would know I found it! Hmm, Taringa! means "ear" - that's not it.
Stop laughing!
ETA: GORGEOUS pelican.
Though if I had listened to my gut, I would have had #8 (thought I had it but "stockinged part" threw me off
But #15 and #16 totally lost me and I don't understand what they have to do with pirates. #16 had me off looking for a new Spanish social networking site with a pirate-ish name and I wondered how LT would know I found it! Hmm, Taringa! means "ear" - that's not it.
Stop laughing!
ETA: GORGEOUS pelican.
255shadowranch22
Thanks again, LT, for another super fun hunt. Arrgh. This one was a little tougher than the past few.
256marquis784
all but #8!!!
I'm still going over all hints!
I'm still going over all hints!
257krazy4katz
>256 marquis784: It is a page on LT. Look at the bottom of this page to find it . I somehow got it by mistake, then couldn't figure out what it was because the answers don't show up so I need help for a pelican that I had already found.
258Auric79
>256 marquis784: For #8 response >245 Auric79: might help you.
259marquis784
thanks!! krazy4katz and auric79
I got it! I was going crazy! I "knew" but didn't take it that next step! Click and I was done!! :)
230 pluribus hint was what helped me
I got it! I was going crazy! I "knew" but didn't take it that next step! Click and I was done!! :)
230 pluribus hint was what helped me
260Auric79
>256 marquis784: For #8:
1.Not all clues lead to books.
2.The first line states that, "We pirates have a pirate code of conduct".
3.On the bottom line of most pages is a link which outlines the "Piracy Policy"sic.
1.
2.
3.
262lkemeny1
>242 krazy4katz: yes it just keeps telling me to log back in :(
263marquis784
good luck everyone as the countdown begins!
lots of great hints...keep scrolling until you read one that "clicks" with you!
Thanks for all the great hints!!
lots of great hints...keep scrolling until you read one that "clicks" with you!
Thanks for all the great hints!!
264LucindaLibri
Didn't see the announcement until this morning, but got 11/16 (including #16) rather quickly. Checking above now for hints on #1, 4, 6, 8, and 15. My only disappointment is that none of the "finds" seems like something I want to read. Usually I find at least one new thing for the TBR list.
265lorsomething
This one was really tough. I had to seek out hints for 4, 6,7, and 8. Even so, it took forever to find 4 and 6. Thanks for the fun (?). My brain has turned to jello. Thanks to ConceptDawg for the art. Nice one!
266benitastrnad
I totally don't understand #16, so am going to be content to let it slide for this hunt. I have spent far too much time going down that rabbit hole, so time to say "See ya maties!" and quit. Maybe after it is done somebody will come back here and explain it to me and others who are looking for it.
267krazy4katz
>262 lkemeny1: For #16, Did you do the Captcha? I think they are cookbooks Not sure how to spell it.
268humouress
>266 benitastrnad: Did you try LibraryThing sites in other languages ?
The hints in >173 amanda4242: should get you there.
The hints in >173 amanda4242: should get you there.
269humouress
I haven't sighted any pelicans hovering around my badges yet :0)
I have a suggestion for the treasure-hunt-powers-that-be: since there are so many (wonderful) treasure hunts and if (hopefully) they are going to continue, maybe you could give them their own group so they're easy to find.
I have a suggestion for the treasure-hunt-powers-that-be: since there are so many (wonderful) treasure hunts and if (hopefully) they are going to continue, maybe you could give them their own group so they're easy to find.
270Nodecaf
I was kind of wandering about the lack of pelicans as well.
Good suggestion on the "hunts" group. I love the hunts and am hoping there will be one for Spring.
Good suggestion on the "hunts" group. I love the hunts and am hoping there will be one for Spring.
271humouress
>270 Nodecaf: paine38 thought it was a good idea, too, and has created a group.
LibraryThing Treasure Hunts
LibraryThing Treasure Hunts