In the 1930s, Dwight Latham was a member of a vocal group called the Jesters. Their specialties were bits of spoken humor and novelty songs. While reading a book of Mark Twain anecdotes, Latham once found a paragraph in which Twain proved it would be possible for a man to become his own grandfather. In 1947, he and Moe Jaffe expanded the idea into a song, which became a hit.
To enjoy a bit of this country humor, click here. (This is a Windows Media Player file. If you can't play it with any of the programs on your computer, you can go here and download a free player for Windows or Mac OS.)
Listen to the words and obtain the answers to the questions below. (You don't have to figure anything out, you just have to pay attention to the statements made by the singer.)
A. His life was changed when his dad became his ________.
B. His life was complicated when he became a ________ .
C. He became sad when his own child became his ________ .
X. He is blue because his wife is now his ________ .
Y. He is driven wild by the fact that if his wife is his grandmother then he is her ________ .
Z. It sounds funny that he is his own ________ .
The cache is located at 42° 16.ABC, 071° 13.XYZ
Choose the correct answers: (You will need 6 of them to get the correct coordinates)
Grandpa = 9
Stepdaughter = 4
Grandmother = 2
Son-in-law = 3
Father = 0
Uncle = 1
Cousin = 7
Grandchild = 3
Niece = 5
Daughter = 6
Stepson = 8
You can check your coordinates for stage #1 at Geochecker.com
This area is open in the winter but the cache will be difficult to find in the snow.
NOTE: Since we placed the cache, the Town of Needham has built a beautiful walkway around the reservoir, complete with benches, picnic tables, and docks to fish from.