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Post by brambler on Apr 21, 2017 0:07:09 GMT -5
Yeah, not sure if that means where men and only men would go to do business back in the day or something a little more risque? Does remind me of the League of Uncommon Gentleman but only by word association.
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Post by astree on May 21, 2017 9:09:33 GMT -5
Few more I've noticed: 1) $701,500 (Sue's rubies), drop the last zero, and 70150 is a zip code for New Orleans. It's a P.O. zip code for 80 something businesses in the area of the Superdome.
"$701,500 real"
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real snowen earl snowen
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Post by toppop on May 21, 2017 12:42:44 GMT -5
There are 3 or 4 ways that the clues are presented and at least 3 different ways they are to be used. IMHO, the RV trip is all in Mn, but you don't need that, so like someone one once said, do not get confused by the fActs, lol. The tower and casket quarry are in Duluth Mn. Don't say I never gave you something,lol
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Post by toppop on May 31, 2017 23:01:06 GMT -5
Where did you get #6, Big Easy Globetrotter? Anybody.
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Post by astree on Jun 1, 2017 10:10:21 GMT -5
If four of the characters in the story (that live in the same area) have names that mean "New Orleans" (the anagrams), to me it means that's where they live. Thus, where they begin their trip.
I think it would be too great of a red herring, or reversal, for Pete to have New Orleans as the destination. Unless, he has them taking a circular route (which I haven't found to be the case).
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 1, 2017 12:38:50 GMT -5
While there are many unambiguous clues for New Orleans, there are even more for the correct city. I think a lot of people naturally assume that the quintet of characters travel ~roughly~ in the same direction from start to finish, but there is actually nothing in the story that would indicate such. For instance, which way does everyone think the group drove those 80 miles to their first stop? I'm guessing most think north, or at least in a direction with a northward component (anywhere from WNW to ENE), but there is no justification for that thought. It is an assumption borne from the notion that the group would "naturally" drive ever closer to their destination, and at one point later in their journey they do mention driving north on one of the legs. Of course for those who think the starting city is New Orleans, you can't very well drive 80 miles south. ;-)
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Post by toppop on Jun 1, 2017 14:01:33 GMT -5
If four of the characters in the story (that live in the same area) have names that mean "New Orleans" (the anagrams), to me it means that's where they live. Thus, where they begin their trip. I think it would be too great of a red herring, or reversal, for Pete to have New Orleans as the destination. Unless, he has them taking a circular route (which I haven't found to be the case). There is a whole another concept that does NOT use the actual RV trip as a way to BEGIN or to GET to the starting /ending point. Repeat over and over: The 1st 3/4 of the book get you the City the treasure IS IN!!! (Imho, by clues in the story, Regardless of where the RV is or was.) The 80 something miles starting trip ends at the tower and casket quarry in DuLuth Mn., and the Canoe park is NW of there, IMHO.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 1, 2017 14:41:46 GMT -5
Does Pete ever explicitly say the clues in the first 3/4 of the book will tell you the city the treasure is *in*? That was not my impression, but if you have a link to a video where he actually says this, please post it.
And while we're bringing up that first 3/4 comment, is Pete saying that the 15-odd clues to the city are ONLY in the first 3/4 of the book? If so, technically that would mean there are no clues to the city anywhere from page 146 on. So the %@&$$!*# title for chapter 23 (on page 149) either isn't a clue, or it isn't a clue to the city. Likewise the "Nadatrace, nadasoda, nadacurl, nadacocoa, beenbitt" on that same page -- which I suppose is consistent with the recent interview where he seems to confirm that "Hodaddy tsktsk prettify introfly South Georgia" is a clue, while Nadatrace, etc., is not so much.
Also, if the clues to the correct city are ~only~ in the first 3/4 of the book, then it would seem that New Orleans is eliminated since bartender Aaron Philress (anagram of ORLEANS PARISH) is on page 163, and Larson A. Herisp (also ORLEANS PARISH anagram) is on page 164.
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Post by toppop on Jun 2, 2017 10:02:44 GMT -5
Does Pete ever explicitly say the clues in the first 3/4 of the book will tell you the city the treasure is *in*? That was not my impression, but if you have a link to a video where he actually says this, please post it. And while we're bringing up that first 3/4 comment, is Pete saying that the 15-odd clues to the city are ONLY in the first 3/4 of the book? If so, technically that would mean there are no clues to the city anywhere from page 146 on. So the %@&$$!*# title for chapter 23 (on page 149) either isn't a clue, or it isn't a clue to the city. Likewise the "Nadatrace, nadasoda, nadacurl, nadacocoa, beenbitt" on that same page -- which I suppose is consistent with the recent interview where he seems to confirm that "Hodaddy tsktsk prettify introfly South Georgia" is a clue, while Nadatrace, etc., is not so much. Also, if the clues to the correct city are ~only~ in the first 3/4 of the book, then it would seem that New Orleans is eliminated since bartender Aaron Philress (anagram of ORLEANS PARISH) is on page 163, and Larson A. Herisp (also ORLEANS PARISH anagram) is on page 164. Your buts and ifs are all wrong. The 3/4 comment is in almost any video Pete has made
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Post by razorback on Jun 2, 2017 12:01:53 GMT -5
If four of the characters in the story (that live in the same area) have names that mean "New Orleans" (the anagrams), to me it means that's where they live. Thus, where they begin their trip. I think it would be too great of a red herring, or reversal, for Pete to have New Orleans as the destination. Unless, he has them taking a circular route (which I haven't found to be the case). There is a whole another concept that does NOT use the actual RV trip as a way to BEGIN or to GET to the starting /ending point. Repeat over and over: The 1st 3/4 of the book get you the City the treasure IS IN!!! (Imho, by clues in the story, Regardless of where the RV is or was.) The 80 something miles starting trip ends at the tower and casket quarry in DuLuth Mn., and the Canoe park is NW of there, IMHO. You may be correct. The tower and quarry could be in Duluth. But, the night before, Lane talks about, 'seeing rock formations that look like animals or people', and as 'we drove to a park, and it appeared we were driving our gentle giant directly to a sleeping giant'. Did you find any rock formations on the way to the park that look like a sleeping giant?
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jun 2, 2017 13:01:47 GMT -5
Does Pete ever explicitly say the clues in the first 3/4 of the book will tell you the city the treasure is *in*? That was not my impression, but if you have a link to a video where he actually says this, please post it. And while we're bringing up that first 3/4 comment, is Pete saying that the 15-odd clues to the city are ONLY in the first 3/4 of the book? If so, technically that would mean there are no clues to the city anywhere from page 146 on. So the %@&$$!*# title for chapter 23 (on page 149) either isn't a clue, or it isn't a clue to the city. Likewise the "Nadatrace, nadasoda, nadacurl, nadacocoa, beenbitt" on that same page -- which I suppose is consistent with the recent interview where he seems to confirm that "Hodaddy tsktsk prettify introfly South Georgia" is a clue, while Nadatrace, etc., is not so much. Also, if the clues to the correct city are ~only~ in the first 3/4 of the book, then it would seem that New Orleans is eliminated since bartender Aaron Philress (anagram of ORLEANS PARISH) is on page 163, and Larson A. Herisp (also ORLEANS PARISH anagram) is on page 164. Your buts and ifs are all wrong. The 3/4 comment is in almost any video Pete has made Alright, so my amended question is, if you go to the city that the first 3/4 of the book clues you into (and I certainly know which city that is), how can you "follow what the people are doing in the book" (Pete's words) and ~necessarily~ remain in that city? I have to assume that you *don't* include any of the driving in Winnie the Beast or the Butterscotch Clipper, but only the walking portion from where they finally park. But if that's the case, why all the searcher-focus on rock quarries and uninspired towers and hardware stores and barbecue joints and canoeing locations? All of that occurs before they park at that final park.
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Post by troye on Jun 2, 2017 13:45:43 GMT -5
There is a whole another concept that does NOT use the actual RV trip as a way to BEGIN or to GET to the starting /ending point. Repeat over and over: The 1st 3/4 of the book get you the City the treasure IS IN!!! (Imho, by clues in the story, Regardless of where the RV is or was.) The 80 something miles starting trip ends at the tower and casket quarry in DuLuth Mn., and the Canoe park is NW of there, IMHO. You may be correct. The tower and quarry could be in Duluth. But, the night before, Lane talks about, 'seeing rock formations that look like animals or people', and as 'we drove to a park, and it appeared we were driving our gentle giant directly to a sleeping giant'. Did you find any rock formations on the way to the park that look like a sleeping giant? astro.wsu.edu/worthey/html/landformfaces/Also, have looked at this before. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Giant_(Connecticut)
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Post by razorback on Jun 2, 2017 14:18:57 GMT -5
You may be correct. The tower and quarry could be in Duluth. But, the night before, Lane talks about, 'seeing rock formations that look like animals or people', and as 'we drove to a park, and it appeared we were driving our gentle giant directly to a sleeping giant'. Did you find any rock formations on the way to the park that look like a sleeping giant? astro.wsu.edu/worthey/html/landformfaces/Also, have looked at this before. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Giant_(Connecticut)Yes, I've looked at those, before. I was just asking Toppop if he found one at the park in Duluth. I couldn't find one. The way the paragraph is worded, I think there should be some kind of rock formation that looks like a sleeping man, as you drive toward the park with the tower and quarry. As far as I can tell, there is no such rock formation in the Duluth park.
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Post by razorback on Jun 2, 2017 14:21:33 GMT -5
You may be correct. The tower and quarry could be in Duluth. But, the night before, Lane talks about, 'seeing rock formations that look like animals or people', and as 'we drove to a park, and it appeared we were driving our gentle giant directly to a sleeping giant'. Did you find any rock formations on the way to the park that look like a sleeping giant? astro.wsu.edu/worthey/html/landformfaces/Also, have looked at this before. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Giant_(Connecticut)If you have studied these landforms, then you should have found the correct one. It has the tower, quarry, and fairy houses.
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Post by toppop on Jun 2, 2017 20:03:54 GMT -5
Yes, I've looked at those, before. I was just asking Toppop if he found one at the park in Duluth. I couldn't find one. The way the paragraph is worded, I think there should be some kind of rock formation that looks like a sleeping man, as you drive toward the park with the tower and quarry. As far as I can tell, there is no such rock formation in the Duluth park. I thought he waS seeing clouds. No I did t explore the route to the tower, I just googled and googled and found it. I don't think the RV trip itself has anything to do with the real treasure hunt. It's just a story with the clues to the real treasure being hidden jn the side stories
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