# The Straight Dope Easter Egg Hunt! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 13, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432 "2003-04-13T14:38:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/1 "2003-04-13T14:38:29Z")
Okay, these are the rules. You post clues about where your egg is hidden, and the Dopers have to guess where it is. If someone wants to keep track of how many eggs each poster finds, then you get a “prize.” (I don’t know, a virtual box of chocolates?) Anyway, I’ll start. My egg is hidden in the Central Florida area, at a landmark that is closing its doors today after 67 years. ---
**Author:** ![Bunnylady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Bunnylady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bunnylady)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/2 "2003-04-13T16:37:39Z")
Is “Cypress Gardens” close enough, or is it someplace specific therein? I’m Tampa(ish) - Plant City, if you want to get technical. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/3 "2003-04-13T17:26:35Z")
My egg is near a statue (of a film character) that the Philadelphia Museum of Art was uninterested in adding to its collection. ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/4 "2003-04-13T17:40:16Z")
I found **twickster’s** egg on the pedastal of the [Rocky Balboa sculpture](http://www.philart.net/images/large/rocky.jpg) in front of the Spectrum. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/5 "2003-04-13T17:56:54Z")
Dang. Shouldn’t’ve given the “of a film character” clue. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/6 "2003-04-13T20:02:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bunnylady \* > \*\*Is “Cypress Gardens” close enough, or is it someplace specific therein? > > \*\* Got it in one, **Bunnylady**. Your turn. PS: Isn’t it a bit sad about Cypress Gardens? I understand they only announced on Thursday they were closing. No more ladies in hoop skirts and parasols, no more water-skiing pyramids. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/7 "2003-04-13T20:15:00Z")
I hid my egg in a domed building that recently had a 20-foot statue of a Native American, pointing his bow and arrow at the North star, atop of it. One more hint, the dome is green weathered copper. _Dopers are smart. I knwo they won’t find this one too obscure…will they?_ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/8 "2003-04-13T20:59:37Z")
I hid my egg on top of a granite rock that’s only half there. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/9 "2003-04-13T21:12:13Z")
**runner pat** , is it on top of Mt. Rushmore? ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/10 "2003-04-13T21:23:33Z")
Probably Half Dome (Yosemite NP). [http://www.slapco.com/yosemite/half.dome.snow.jpg](http://www.slapco.com/yosemite/half.dome.snow.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/11 "2003-04-13T21:44:40Z")
Half Dome is correct! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/12 "2003-04-13T23:54:18Z")
Well darn **runner pat** , I was wrong. But it was a good guess. I was reasoning that Rushmore is granite and they blasted/carved half of it away to make the faces. _Pout, sniff_ Nobody has guessed mine yet. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/13 "2003-04-14T00:24:27Z")
I hid my egg on a large monolith, which is also a sacred site. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/14 "2003-04-14T00:28:54Z")
**Baker,** did I find an egg in the Kansas state capitol building ? ---
**Author:** ![j\_kat\_251](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@j\_kat\_251](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_kat_251)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/15 "2003-04-14T00:54:12Z")
It’s on Uluru. ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/16 "2003-04-14T01:25:41Z")
Let see if anyone can guess mine. I hid my egg in the oldest tree on the east coast, and here’s a hint…it’s not in D.C. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/17 "2003-04-14T01:57:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Baker \* > \*\*I hid my egg in a domed building that recently had a 20-foot statue of a Native American, pointing his bow and arrow at the North star, atop of it. One more hint, the dome is green weathered copper. > > _Dopers are smart. I knwo they won’t find this one too obscure…will they?_ \*\* Would that be the capitol building in Topeka, Kansas? ---
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/18 "2003-04-14T02:05:33Z")
I hid my egg by the longest snake in the U. S. ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/19 "2003-04-14T02:10:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Goo \* > \*\*I hid my egg on a large monolith, which is also a sacred site. \*\* Did you hide it on one of the faces on Stonehenge? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432/20 "2003-04-14T02:28:18Z")
**Goo** got there first **Zyada**! It is indeed in the Kansas Capitol Building. Now I gotta work on the egg **Tinkertoy** hid. Trying to decide if the clue is literal or figurative. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-easter-egg-hunt/168432.md?page=2)