Richard Horne - The Modern Day Spotters Guide

See things a little differently. Once you start to spot, you wont be able to stop.

• Spot an awkward date
• See a multiple rainbow
• Spot a pigeon with one foot
• See the face of Jesus in your soup

Life is in the details dont let them pass you by.

Richard Horne is a graphic designer, illustrator, author, screen and gocco printer. He has written, illustrated and designed six other books, five in the popular 101 Things To Do series and A is for Armageddon, an illustrated catalogue of disasters. He also illustrated the bestselling book, The Dangerous Book for Boys, winner of the 2007 book of the year at the British Book Awards.

He lives in Norwich, UK.

As you work through the list of spots, you will earn Modern Day Spotters Guide titles in honour of your achievements. The more you things you spot, the greater the title.

The points youve been accumulating will count here too. In recognition of the extra effort you may have put in to gain the rarest spots and to complete the tasks, you can add a Bronze, Silver or Gold merit, depending on your overall points total at that stage. For example, if you had seen 21 things on the list, and had a points total of 525, you would earn the title of See Farer Bronze.

As you work your way up the honours list, visit the Modern Day Spotters Guide website to enter your current status and to see how others are faring.

You have achieved the title of See Cadet.
Welcome to the world of modern-day spotting.
We hope youre enjoying the view.

See Cadet Bronze: 125189 points
See Cadet Silver: 190249 points
See Cadet Gold: 250500 points

You have earned the honour of See Farer.
Youve made a great start to your modern-day spotting career. Keep up the good work.

See Farer Bronze: 350674 points
See Farer Silver: 675999 points
See Farer Gold: 10001500 points

You are now a Sightseer.
Keep spying with your little eyes.
The only way is up.

Sight Seer Bronze: 575899 points
Sight Seer Silver: 9001299 points
Sight Seer Gold: 13002500 points

You have been awarded Spy Master.
Congratulations! Well over half the list has been completed.

Spy Master Bronze: 9001499 points
Spy Master Silver: 15002099 points
Spy Master Gold: 21004000 points

You have earned the title of Hawk Eye.
Youre well on your way to achieving legendary status in the Modern Day Spotters world.

Hawk Eye Bronze: 12501999 points
Hawk Eye Silver: 20002874 points
Hawk Eye Gold: 28755500 points

You have reached the top class of Eagle Eye.
Over 65 things spotted is an amazing achievement.
Long may you continue to spot such anecdotal incidents, everyday oddities and epic fails.

Eagle Eye Bronze: 14752399 points
Eagle Eye Silver: 24003399 points
Eagle Eye Gold: 34007000 points

Firstly, a huge thank you to Helen Szirtes for her time, patience, editing skills and for planting the seed of the idea in the first place. Thank you for transforming my clunky sentences and rearranging my errant words. This book wouldnt be the same without you.

Thank you to Rosemary Davidson for being so enthusiastic about my unusual projects and for spotting the potential in this idea.

Thanks to the following for their stories and input that have helped shape this book: Philippa Milnes Smith, Ele Fountain, Jane Horne, Ruby Harrison, Christine and Neville Horne, Clarissa Upchurch, George Szirtes, Tom Szirtes, Rob Ellis, Rob Hackett, Paramjit Virdee, The Norwich Evening News and the Eastern Daily Press, Jo Stafford, Vicki Johnson, Hayley, Neil and Daisy Gosling, Su Owen, David Drake, Joanna Millington, Paul Flack, Kim Haddock, Iain Young, Dom Bellingham, Henry Layte and the Book Hive, Simon Rhodes, Cian McCourt, The entertaining and inspirational tweets by @PresentCorrect, House cafe and the Window coffee shop for the enlightening coffee breaks.

An honoury mention to those that like to help out, namely: Ryan Watts, Caroline Sykes, Sammy Merry, Libby Ostle Bowker, Becky Webb, Stephen Laverick, Beck Illsley, Karly Ellis, Zoe Thomas, Sophia Colley, Paul Nash, Tim Moss, Jennie Walker, Isabella Pereira, Neil Tweddle, Nick Stone, Sarah Bays and Lee Smith of the Norwich Frame Workshop. Thank you. Thank you.

Finally, a big thank you to the cities of London and Norwich for providing much of the inspiration for the spots in this book. Theres nowt so funny as folk.

ALSO BY RICHARD HORNE

A is for Armageddon: An Illustrated Catalogue of Disasters

101 Things To Do Before You Die

101 Things To Do Before Youre Old and Boring

101 Things You Need To Know and Some You Dont

101 Things You Wish Youd Invented and Some You Wish No One Had

101 Things To Do to Become a Superhero or Evil Genius

Youve reached the final part of the book, where you can take stock of the things youve seen along your modern-day spotting journey.

Enter your scores for each spot in the YOUR TOTALS section on the following pages. Once youve added up the points for all your spots so far, find out which title and merit youve achieved.

If there are any other things youve spotted along the way that werent featured in the book, then you can enter them in the extra pages provided.

Youll also find links to the website, where you can upload the things youve spotted and share your stories.