GC34EFQ Traditional Cache November 8th ~ Dunce Day
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 1.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: Imusttravel2000 @ | Hide Date: 09/18/2011 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 38.165 W104° 09.265 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
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Dunce Day celebrates the the term "Dunce" and dunce caps. Today marks the death (November 8, 1308) of medieval scholar Duns Scotus of Duns, Scotland.


Dunce Day is all about learning. So, lets get right to it and learn about dunce caps and the creator of dunce caps.


Duns Scotus of Duns, Scotland was a medieval scholar. Perceptions of his views ranged from brilliant to less than complimentary. Duns Scotus believed that cone shaped hats increased learning potential. He believed knowledge would flow from the point of the cap, down and into the head of the wearer, making that person smarter. About all this accomplished over time, was the perception of a person wearing a dunce cap to be...... a dunce. There was a positive side to his use of dunce caps. It motivated the wearer to learn more, so he could be rid of the the cap. Scholar critics of his work derived the term "dunce" from his name and place of birth.


Put on a Dunce Cap today, and have a very smart and educational Dunce Day!!!

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8 Logs: Found it 7  Didn't find it 1  

Didn't find it 05/04/2019 By WalkingDuo
Looked but didn't find. Enjoyed Searching - Thanks

Found it 09/09/2018 By IowaGerd
Merci!

Found it 09/03/2018 By Mean Kitty
Find #48779

Its been a long hot summer in Texas, I've been trying to get out and do a caching trip a couple of times this summer, but it never worked out. Finally managed to get a week off, and am so happy to be out here in Colorado. The weather if perfect, and there is a load of caches that need my name on Smile Thanks so much for the hide imusttravel2000, I really enjoyed finiding this cache!

Found it 08/06/2018 By GanderGoose
Went on a geocaching adventure south of Byers today. Thanks for the placement, Imusttravel2000!

Found it 04/27/2018 By Brewman65
Had a nice visit to Colorado, and found a lot of caches

Found it 03/31/2018 By EJBHGV
Touring the plains east of Denver on a nice Spring day.
Found a lot af caches and enjoyed the fastness of the area.
All CO's thanks for making this game possible.

Found it 10/13/2017 By L O S T - S O U L
TFTC

Enjoying another day traversing the countryside, acquiring many miles and boosting cache numbers and others in between along the power trails!
Nothing better than caching along the back country roads of America! Thanks for placing these out here. Most were in good shape in these sections however i did replaced wet logs and broken containers as needed. Initialed logs

Found it 05/25/2017 By feelthebern
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