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Post by npsbuilder on Mar 24, 2019 15:46:01 GMT -5
I was watching old interview with ff last night a started thinking deeper about the Chase. I am going to throw out all my solves with the exception of the first solve I had six hours after first reading the poem for the first time.
THE is the word that is key. The word that doesn't mean a thing is key to the solve.
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Post by npsbuilder on Mar 24, 2019 17:45:51 GMT -5
Oh well. Looks like there are no takers here. For a word that seems so simple and means nothing at all...it's quiet so complicated. Took me 20 minutes to read the Wikipedia page that has only 8 paragraphs and I still have no clue what the heck it says.
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Post by npsbuilder on Mar 24, 2019 18:08:06 GMT -5
So how are you using THE?
FF implies there are 5 keys; below is his quote from 2018 Q&Q. I believe I have found four keys. Hint, Torn, Older, Eyes. There are patterns also, but I don't consider them keywords. I have recently found how to use Torn and Older together, but they resulted in the same Key word that I found using the NININ pattern. Flathead. I am guessing Flathead has significant meaning. Sorry, cant figure out how to make the pics bigger.
I have picked every part of this poem apart and have so many different ways to approach each and every one of them. I had a list with almost 30 different solves. Most of them fit perfect with locations narrowed down to where I could search the area in 10 minutes. I have 2 others that I need to call the Real Estate Agent to view the property. I even have one location in the middle of nowhere that Google Earth gives an address 83 miles from that location. Just so happens after doing a Title Search of the address the owner of that property hasn't taken possession of it after purchase. Dig deeper into the word THE and it leads to Cyrillic Ef or Fe. Dig even deeper and see where you land. Curious to see if I made a wrong turn.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Mar 24, 2019 20:26:12 GMT -5
NPS: it's not THE. Way too few letters, and utterly useless geographically. The keyword us specific and EXTREMELY helpful.
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Post by npsbuilder on Mar 24, 2019 21:40:15 GMT -5
NPS: it's not THE. Way too few letters, and utterly useless geographically. The keyword us specific and EXTREMELY helpful. zaphod...If you will, please clue me in on how many letters the Key Word has. I haven't heard, read or seen anything about how many letters this word is to have. ff has asked the question in the past about how many is a FEW (I think is correct word used). He made the point that it is more than 2 but not much more or something to that effect. He asked that question for a reason and no one seems to know why. NOT say I'm correct here. Please clue me in if you will.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Mar 24, 2019 22:29:28 GMT -5
More than 6.
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Post by heidini on Mar 25, 2019 5:06:44 GMT -5
Treasures. Thesaurus. That’s a bent anagram in a way. And the meanings mean the other. Neat.
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Post by heidini on Mar 25, 2019 5:08:22 GMT -5
I have 100 key words. I still don’t know THE key word.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 8:34:07 GMT -5
I have 100 key words. I still don’t know THE key word. Maybe the "KEY." word is just "POEM."
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Post by LeonardoDecapitated on Mar 25, 2019 9:49:22 GMT -5
IMO, Most people are making this way too Hard...
Forrest says: --> Few are in tight focus with a word that is Key.. <-- This line is really nothing more than a riddle..
The "word that is key" by itself is really nothing, and won't solve a thing.. It's more of what you do with the word, that is the true key to unlocking the puzzle...
I bet ff sits at his computer and chuckles at all of this every day (you know he's watching), as he is just constantly playing with our heads.. Most of these little lines that Forrest says about the chase, are always well thought out, and always have some type of puzzle solving meaning to them, but most of the time it's hard to figure out, just what that meaning is...
BTW, the "word that is key" is used above.. >8^)
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Post by goldilocks on Mar 25, 2019 12:38:31 GMT -5
IMO, Most people are making this way too Hard... Forrest says: --> Few are in tight focus with a word that is Key.. <-- This line is really nothing more than a riddle.. The "word that is key" by itself is really nothing, and won't solve a thing.. It's more of what you do with the word, that is the true key to unlocking the puzzle... I bet ff sits at his computer and chuckles at all of this every day (you know he's watching), as he is just constantly playing with our heads.. Most of these little lines that Forrest says about the chase, are always well thought out, and always have some type of puzzle solving meaning to them, but most of the time it's hard to figure out, just what that meaning is... BTW, the "word that is key" is used above.. >8^) I agree with most of what you said, but how can you be sure we are making this too hard? The man took 15 years to craft a 166 word poem and there are probably layers of “decoding“ to do within the poem, much like Jenny's armchair treasure hunts. How are you sure that you have the correct keyword? In other words what confirmation do you have to know that you are correct? Yes Forrest has said simplify, get back in the box etc. but he has said a lot of things. I think until it found it is worth investigating all possibilities. When he says give the poem to a child it does not necessarily mean it’s easy to crack, there are double and triple meanings in everything he says.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2019 14:21:45 GMT -5
I think I am going to pass on some of the words y'all threw out and discussed above as possible keywords.
IMO, it is simple if and only if you happen on to the right pathway. It is a pretty slippery way to go but I do believe it is the best of all the possible alternatives.
If I should be correct, I be the happiest ever and m gonna plant me some yellow sunflowers on that special spot - hopefully they will take root!
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Post by heidini on Mar 25, 2019 15:03:51 GMT -5
I think I am going to pass on some of the words y'all threw out and discussed above as possible keywords. IMO, it is simple if and only if you happen on to the right pathway. It is a pretty slippery way to go but I do believe it is the best of all the possible alternatives. If I should be correct, I be the happiest ever and m gonna plant me some yellow sunflowers on that special spot - hopefully they will take root! Maybe you should plant some daffodils.
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Post by van on Mar 25, 2019 17:42:41 GMT -5
Maybe everyone could just share their keywords and how to use them; see my above example. IMO, its like sharing lottery numbers. In a strange way, I hope someone finds the chest using the information that I posted, then I can get back to going outside and spending time with my family.
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Post by heidini on Mar 25, 2019 18:38:35 GMT -5
Maybe everyone could just share their keywords and how to use them; see my above example. IMO, its like sharing lottery numbers. In a strange way, I hope someone finds the chest using the information that I posted, then I can get back to going outside and spending time with my family. Why can’t you get back to going outside and spending time with your family anyway? Forrest didn’t mean for you to stay inside. He wants people off their little texting machines and outside!😊
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