Scooter Photo Scavenger Hunt: March Madness

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:43 am

At least two good things happen in March; Spring begins, and so does the NCAA basketball tournament. So let's play some ball!

1pt - Your scooter at some place to shoot some hoops.
+2pts - A hoop is visible.
+3pts - Your scooter is on the court.
+2pts - It is a full court.
+2pts - It is at a playground/neighborhood/city park.
+3pts - It is at a (non-college) School gym.
+4pts - It is at a college fieldhouse (any type college - local JC to Division 1 all count the same).
+5pts - It is a professional stadium.
+5pts - There is a basketball in the picture.
+5pts - There is a basketball jersey in the picture, not a T-shirt, a 'real' basketball jersey.
+5pts - There is a referee's whistle in the picture.
+2pts - You are in the picture.
+10pts - You are shooting a three, and the picture shows the ball tickling the net!
+1pt - As always, for the first picture.

This Hunt should run through March, or until the end of the Men's tournament. So let's go shoot some three's!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:28 pm

Cool! Most of that stuff shouldn't be too hard. But the person I normally get to take my scavenger hunt photo is not nearly coordinated enough to get the pic right as the ball is in the net! We'll be out there all day!

Orange Guy · Post by **Orange Guy** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:06 pm

Just for clarification ...

Syd wrote:+3pts - It is at a High School gym.
+4pts - It is at a college fieldhouse (any type college - local JC to Division 1 all count the same).
+5pts - It is a professional stadium.

What determines a professional stadium? We have a PBL team here.

wiki wrote:The Premier Basketball League (PBL) is a professional men's basketball league that began play in January 2008.

They don't have their own stadium, but use the a local high school fieldhouse and/or a local community college court. So it is a professional stadium because a professional team regularly plays there? Or is it a college stadium that just happens to have a professional team regularly play there?

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:32 pm

Orange Guy wrote:Just for clarification ...

Syd wrote:+3pts - It is at a High School gym.
+4pts - It is at a college fieldhouse (any type college - local JC to Division 1 all count the same).
+5pts - It is a professional stadium.

What determines a professional stadium? We have a PBL team here.

wiki wrote:The Premier Basketball League (PBL) is a professional men's basketball league that began play in January 2008.
They don't have their own stadium, but use the a local high school fieldhouse and/or a local community college court. So it is a professional stadium because a professional team regularly plays there? Or is it a college stadium that just happens to have a professional team regularly play there?

+5pts, just provide a link to show that. The Vermont Frost Heaves? Classic.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:17 pm

Oh, one other thing I thought of. Unless you're going for the 10 point - in the net - bonus, the basketball does not need to be a real basketball. A toy, or fake (but not a picture of a) basketball is acceptable.

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 1:55 am

any points for inside a grade school gym?

Orange Guy · Post by **Orange Guy** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:46 am

ScootLemont wrote:any points for inside a grade school gym?

-10?

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:59 pm

Orange Guy wrote:
ScootLemont wrote:any points for inside a grade school gym?
-10?

Ha!

How's this: +3pts - It is at a (non-college) School gym.

Rules edited.

Howardr · Post by **Howardr** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:00 pm

What if you're shooting a "2"

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:29 pm

Howardr wrote:What if you're shooting a "2"

Sorry, no extra points for that. Unless, of course, it's a 360 degree/windmill slam. Or the hardest shot in basketball, a freethrow.

Then, even though you don't get any extra Hunt points, you'll get lots of ooohs and ahhhs from the crowd.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:16 pm

No shots yet? (Bad pun intended).

Just in case people thought this was too hard, here's an example of a 10pt picture. Mind you, this is not my submission for this hunt, it is just an example of how easy it is to get 10 points:

1pt - Your scooter at some place to shoot some hoops.
+2pts - A hoop is visible.
+3pts - Your scooter is on the court.
+5pts - There is a basketball in the picture.

See, that wasn't so hard now, was it?

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:44 pm

What if you gave a Hunt and nobody came?

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:46 pm

Sorry, procrastination... I will try for tomorrow morning.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:27 pm

Is anyone listening? Do I have bad breath?

Last weekend, folks. Get those Keds on, pull the Brownies out and take some pictures!

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 4:24 pm

just a combination of busy at work (new job) and crapy weather on the weekends (again this weekend..... SNOW tonight?!)

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:24 am

Dang, I procrastinated and couldn't do it this weekend cuz I was at the BIG EASY WEEKENDER!!! I'll see what I can do in the morning (for real this time).

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:45 pm

Next hunt
Your scooter with an erupting volcano

brimstone can ya get this one for the rest of us?

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:54 am

I'm really sorry I made this so dificult.

But just so there is one entry, here's mine:
1pt - Your scooter at some place to shoot some hoops.
+2pts - A hoop is visible.
+3pts - Your scooter is on the court.
+2pts - It is a full court.
Total, 8 points.

:Sigh:

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:56 am

this wasnt that hard.... just a combination of new job & bad weather keeping me out of it
We had a few inches of snow saturday - Winter should be OVER
hopefully with the weather breaking for everyone, the hunts will get more players

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:32 am

It wasn't hard AT ALL!!!

I feel terrible, no time to get it. You see the only B-ball court I know of is pretty ghetto and I can only go there
in the morning or there will be a confrontation. I have been working a lot too so that didn't help. I don't see
why we can't keep doing this one for April, or you can change it... you are obviously the winner so you can
pick whatever you want!

Orange Guy · Post by **Orange Guy** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 12:56 pm

How about a 10 day extension? Weather (like ScootLemont said) and busy (like Krusty said) both have kept me down.

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:05 pm

Yeah, let's extend it through monday (the last day of the basketball tourney, go huskies!).

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 5:22 pm

I'm OK with next Friday (the 10th).

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:51 pm

Sorry it took so long, this is the best I could get. It's my neighbors goal, which is not
regulation height, but I am almost 30 feet away, so it should still count as a 3-pointer.

(the first two are pictures me ALMOST making it... CHECK OUT THAT FORM!!!

)

1pt - Your scooter at some place to shoot some hoops.
+2pts - A hoop is visible.
(maybe?)+3pts - Your scooter is on the court.
+5pts - There is a basketball in the picture.
+2pts - You are in the picture.
+10pts - You are shooting a three, and the picture shows the ball tickling the net!

That's 20 points for me and a possible 23 points if you count the culdesac as a "court"... BEAT THAT SUCKAAAAAS!

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 4:31 am

KRUSTYburger wrote:

1pt - Your scooter at some place to shoot some hoops.
+2pts - A hoop is visible.
(maybe?)+3pts - Your scooter is on the court.
+5pts - There is a basketball in the picture.
+2pts - You are in the picture.
+10pts - You are shooting a three, and the picture shows the ball tickling the net!

That's 20 points for me and a possible 23 points if you count the culdesac as a "court"... BEAT THAT SUCKAAAAAS!

I'm really sorry, Krusty, but since that's not a regulation court I have to say...

That's still 23 freakin' AWESOME points!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:19 pm

WOO HOO!!!

Orange Guy · Post by **Orange Guy** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:32 am

Awesome pic Krusty!

I hope the weather let's up (snowing right now) since I opened my big mouth and asked for an extension.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:27 am

Click Click. (About) 48 hours left!

ZQ8 Blazer · Post by **ZQ8 Blazer** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 6:48 am

Alright I hate sports so lets see what Aprils is gonna be.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:24 pm

11 hours, 41 minutes and 45 seconds left

I can't wait for this to be over.

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:32 pm

I am very disappointed.

I guess there aren't many basketball fans out there. I don't even watch basketball, but I
will shoot some hoops from time to time... this hunt was easy, what's the deal?

Orange Guy · Post by **Orange Guy** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:44 pm

KRUSTYburger wrote: this hunt was easy, what's the deal?

Some of us are geographically challenged and have had rain and snow right up until the last few days. Mix with that work, kids and other stuff ... and I just couldn't make it happen.

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:40 am

So I braved the rain to get this in on time, here you go!

1pt - Your scooter at some place to shoot some hoops.
+2pts - A hoop is visible.
+3pts - Your scooter is on the court.
+2pts - It is a full court.
+2pts - It is at a playground/neighborhood/city park.
+5pts - There is a basketball in the picture.
+5pts - There is a basketball jersey in the picture, not a T-shirt, a 'real' basketball jersey (Vince Carter #15 from when he played in Toronto)
+5pts - There is a referee's whistle in the picture. (It's hard to see, but it's on a black lanyard hanging from the handlebars).

Sorry it's such a lousy pic, my wife wouldn't let me take the real camera into the rain.

EDIT -- I posted this @ 7:30 pm on friday, but it's showing up as 1:30 am on Saturday, what gives?

25 Points!!

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:18 am

And laxer takes the lead for the first time with 3:15 left in the second half! Times running out and it's dark everywhere in the lower 48, so I hope you have your hunt idea ready to go, laxer.

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:21 am

Laxer, are you prepared to assume the responsibilities of Hunt Master? If so, go ahead and post the next hunt. If not we'll see if Krusty is willing.

sotied · Post by **sotied** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:55 pm

Hi guys, and gals!

It's finally warming up again and Scootle is back out of the basement. Have ridden a bunch already but now I need some scavenger hunt photos to add that special spark to my journeys.

When's the next hunt?

Are we switching between scavenger hunt moderators?

Are there options for special hunts?

Are we staying at once a month or back to every other week or every week?

I have questions!

Thanks!

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 11:57 pm

Yeah, where's Laxer? He's the winner, I'm ready for summore huntin' action too!

Orange Guy · Post by **Orange Guy** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:15 am

Do you all think the weather is getting there to have these run two weeks? A week?

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:44 am

Prolly every 2 weeks would be good, if we can get the new topic by the 15th then we can run it till the end of the month.

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 2:50 am

i am thinking every two weeks.... then maybe every week once we get to june... if we have the big group back...
just a suggestion

sotied · Post by **sotied** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:20 am

I'm back.

The 15th is Wednesday.

Let's do it!

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:05 am

Ok guys, sorry, I've been out of commish a little bit and have had to brainstorm a bit as well. I wanted to do something that would get a lot of people involved, and my mind is always on food, so here it goes:

Restaurant Scavenger Hunt

+2 pic of a restaurant
+3 it's not a fast food joint
+3 it's not a chain restaurant
+2 scooter in the pic
+1 you're in the pic
+5 you are wearing a clothing item from said restaurant
+5 entree from the restaurant
+10 server from the restaurant (in uniform, can't be yourself)
+5 server is on your scoot

Hope this isn't too lame, good hunting everyone!

sotied · Post by **sotied** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 12:21 pm

Love it. Food and scoots go perfectly well together. Will this be its own thread?

If it gets warmer than 40 today I might be able to get my photos.

KRUSTYburger · Post by **KRUSTYburger** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 3:59 pm

today=

Yeah, this should be a new thread.

sotied · Post by **sotied** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:27 pm

Warming up nicely. Looks like lunch will be my time to shine. Maybe I can eat outside and get the scoot real close to my table and have my waitress ride it.

Mmmmmmm, photo-ops!

laxer · Post by **laxer** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 4:48 pm

KRUSTYburger wrote:
Yeah, this should be a new thread.

My bad, can a mod switch it over or should I just repost as a new thread?

ScootLemont · Post by **ScootLemont** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 6:17 pm

Laxer
Just repost as a new thread & then throw a link from this thread to the new one -

laxer wrote:
KRUSTYburger wrote:
Yeah, this should be a new thread.
My bad, can a mod switch it over or should I just repost as a new thread?

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