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Neo
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 Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:06 am Post subject: 1 |
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Link to the Puzzle
http://xkcd.com
Hints and clues are scattered about the pages of the GL, but most of them are within the forum area. Some are in posts. Clues in posts are contained only in the posts of the contributors, and will be significantly public posts within the month of March.
You are encouraged to hunt for and discuss these clues. The solutions to some puzzles can't be found without clues.
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ralphmerridew
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:26 am Post subject: 2 |
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The first message appears to be ascii. It deciphers to
Ubj dhvpxyl pna lbh svaq bhg jung vf hahfhny nobhg guvf cnentencu? Vg ybbxf fb beqvanel gung lbh jbhyq guvax gung abguvat jnf jebat jvgu vg ng nyy naq, va snpg, abguvat vf. Ohg vg vf hahfhny. Jul? Vs lbh fghql vg naq guvax nobhg vg lbh znl svaq bhg, ohg V nz abg tbvat gb nffvfg lbh va nal jnl. Lbh zhfg qb vg jvgubhg pbnpuvat. Ab qbhog, vs lbh jbex ng vg sbe ybat, vg jvyy qnja ba lbh. Jub xabjf? Tb gb jbex naq gel lbhe fxvyy. Cne vf nobhg unys na ubhe. |
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groza528
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:43 am Post subject: 3 |
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| This message gives a chestnut via rot-13. |
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ralphmerridew
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 4:53 am Post subject: 4 |
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| Also, Neo's post has invisible text: http://xkcd.com |
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Neo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:16 am Post subject: 5 |
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Oops. Typo. Fixed, and reflected in ralphmerridew's post. 11/366 + 50, 2008
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MNOWAX
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:40 am Post subject: 6 |
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what does March 14th 2008 have anything to do with it?
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Neo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:12 am Post subject: 7 |
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| MNOWAX wrote: |
| what does March 14th 2008 have anything to do with it? |
That's for me to know, and you to find out.
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KradDrol
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:38 am Post subject: 8 |
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The letter E does not show up in the decoded paragraph
Though I'm not sure what that means... |
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KradDrol
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:45 am Post subject: 9 |
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Noticed Poll tournaments changed to Pole tournaments - the presence of an E hinted at in the previous clue. One thread in poll tournaments titled "Should this thread be closed" - with a post from Crepe'r on March 14, 2008 with a sig line of 5038
...and now I'm stuck. |
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Scurra
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:03 am Post subject: 10 |
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Well there's another obvious missing letter in the initial "Chestnut" posting that is across all the topics. Does that point to the renamed "Off-Topic" section?
...but I'm stuck now as well.
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lexprod
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:19 pm Post subject: 11 |
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Using other people's clues....
the comic for xkcd on the 14th is this
http://xkcd.com/396/
which is number 396 and features the number 7 and 363104.
also, the main site of XKCD is actually a different webcomic today for april fools |
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groza528
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:13 pm Post subject: 12 |
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On-Topic may be part of the April Fool's Day festivities. Whoever planned to start the hunt today is evil.
The Deep South XI game in the Mafia forum is not a real game. The first five posts (after post 0) each boldface one of the players; taking the number of that player from the sign-up list gives 7-14-9-15-15 (GNIOO, perhaps?) |
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Courk
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:21 pm Post subject: 13 |
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| 15 15? |
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groza528
No Place Like Home
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 3:29 pm Post subject: 14 |
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| My mistake! 7-14-9-15-9 |
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MNOWAX
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: 15 |
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| The Great Crep'er wrote: |
You are in my friend. 
Feh, I saw caran come in MG and wondered if he would see and come in my signup thread, which would surely attract people, since he seems to be so popular (I think, never can truly tell) and other GLers would want to play with him, but once again, I raised my hopes too high. 
Anyways, 5 now, 10 or so to come. *crosses fingers*. |
posted on march 23 at 3:33pm
this post was editted somehow creper is referring to someone else( i think it was mith or MattV ) Not Caran also this thread was crom culinary mafia, which has some other changes in it. check it out.
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Undercover Monk
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:31 pm Post subject: 16 |
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I just noticed in my pms the word mafia has been replaced with "legitimate business people" and more importantly night has been replaced with "time of extreme and total darkness". Also Amb seems to be referred to twinkle toes Amb don't know if this is important.
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1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning |
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Neo
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:34 pm Post subject: 17 |
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That looks like some sort of shenanigans there UM.
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Undercover Monk
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:45 pm Post subject: 18 |
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n i g h t m a f i a
Ha I cheated the rules HaHaHa professor Chaos strikes again! Come my Pets. we go to discover the mystery of the labyrinth.
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The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning
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Undercover Monk
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: 19 |
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| MNOWAX wrote: |
| The Great Crep'er wrote: |
You are in my friend.
Feh, I saw caran come in MG and wondered if he would see and come in my signup thread, which would surely attract people, since he seems to be so popular (I think, never can truly tell) and other GLers would want to play with him, but once again, I raised my hopes too high.
Anyways, 5 now, 10 or so to come. *crosses fingers*. |
posted on march 23 at 3:33pm
this post was editted somehow creper is referring to someone else( i think it was caran or MattV ) Not Caran also this thread was crom culinary Legitmate Businesspeople, which has some other changes in it. check it out. |
I remeber seeing that thread before the changes. He said he saw m-i-t-h not Caran
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The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning |
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groza528
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Scurra
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: 21 |
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Ah. The "Mafia" forum is the one I don't even scan, let alone check out regularly!
So I can't offer much help in spotting suspicious changes in there...
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MNOWAX
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| Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject: 22 |
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may 25, 2001...
what are all these dates mean?
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L'lanmal
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:20 am Post subject: 23 |
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| Two threads on the front page of "On-topic" (the only forum with no "e" in the title) have no "e' in their title. They are "Almost" and "Who's going to win". |
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Amb
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:07 am Post subject: 24 |
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The Deep SOuth XI mafia game was completely independent of this April Fool joke!
Unbelievably that probably gave away a place to look...
No wonder Neo censored my name... |
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MNOWAX
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 2:24 pm Post subject: 25 |
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lol good one!
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Neo
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| Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: 26 |
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The "solution" is now posted!
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mps1453
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:21 am Post subject: 27 |
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| I love scavenger hunts, so I really liked this one. Also, I found it funny when you said we could work in groups of 42. All my friends say 42 is the answer for everything. I never thought it could be, but I guess I believe them now. |
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Courk
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 4:27 am Post subject: 28 |
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| Not just everything -- it's the answer to life, and even the universe, too. "Not just everything"? Is that a valid phrase? |
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mps1453
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 6:24 pm Post subject: 29 |
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| Courk wrote: |
| Not just everything -- it's the answer to life, and even the universe, too. "Not just everything"? Is that a valid phrase? |
Lol, of course. |
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