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Post by The Wolf on Dec 18, 2018 19:35:59 GMT -5
Forrest's famous saying "Imagination is more important than knowlege" and aberration marked by a misspelling of knowledge.
"You need a little imagination maybe"
"But if you have an imagination and you have a pretty good mind and you have a little resolve, you can find that treasure chest."
"Imagination isn’t a technique, it’s a key. f"
"Whoever finds the treasure will mostly earn it with their imagination"
Mr. Fenn is stating imagination is a requirement to find the treasure. So what is imagination? Ask anyone and they will come up with varying interpretations. When things vary, it is best to go to the dictionary and find the true definition.
Definition of imagination: the act or power of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses or never before wholly perceived in reality.
The word imagination contains the word image. So is it fair to say we need to see images? Before you answer then why did he bring us into his shower and point out the different images in the marble?
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Post by CJ on Dec 18, 2018 22:42:04 GMT -5
That makes a lot of sense Wolf. "Imagination" is the word that is key - the one we should be in tight focus with....this just reminds me that WWWH isn't water, the canyon isn't a canyon, etc... - just have to figure out what they are....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2018 11:00:54 GMT -5
That makes a lot of sense Wolf. "Imagination" is the word that is key - the one we should be in tight focus with....this just reminds me that WWWH isn't water, the canyon isn't a canyon, etc... - just have to figure out what they are.... The "what if." is the imagination working. |
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Post by ohm on Dec 19, 2018 21:47:14 GMT -5
Imagination within the poem is exactly like seeing the man on the moon.
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Post by npsbuilder on Dec 19, 2018 23:45:46 GMT -5
My focus for tonight's research has been on Ernest Hemingway and his style of writing. He has a style that is termed as "iceberg theory" that is very similar to ff's poem TTOTC. Basically, it is using as few words as possible to create an image in your mind or for you to fill in the blanks with what you think the meaning is. Filling in the blanks, for me, has landed me at the bottom of, who knows how many rabbit holes. May be another rabbit hole, but has been some interesting reading. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway This link will take you to the "iceberg theory" |
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Post by The Wolf on Dec 19, 2018 23:54:45 GMT -5
My focus for tonight's research has been on Ernest Hemingway and his style of writing. He has a style that is termed as "iceberg theory" that is very similar to ff's poem TTOTC. Basically, it is using as few words as possible to create an image in your mind or for you to fill in the blanks with what you think the meaning is. Filling in the blanks, for me, has landed me at the bottom of, who knows how many rabbit holes. May be another rabbit hole, but has been some interesting reading. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway This link will take you to the "iceberg theory" Iceberg theory, I have not heard that one in a while. That was an early topic in my book. I loved that one! |
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Post by heidini on Dec 20, 2018 0:29:28 GMT -5
Iceberg lake is in glacier National Park. Ice lake is in yellowstone.
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Post by npsbuilder on Dec 20, 2018 0:35:03 GMT -5
Is that good or bad news for me? Should I keep digging in this rabbit hole or hop into another one? I have an itch to learn about Old Style Fonts and how they were once used...;-)
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Post by npsbuilder on Dec 20, 2018 0:51:57 GMT -5
Iceberg lake is in glacier National Park. Ice lake is in yellowstone. For me, I am using the theory for the last line of the poem and figuring out what the Title to the gold is. I used Mark Twain's style of writing and use of Parody in the meanings of words in the poem. Twain helped me get to Hemingway. Old Style fonts, I hope, will get me to the tc. Still working on the fonts and their possible connections, if any. I hope any of this helps with your search. |
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Post by van on Dec 20, 2018 6:11:18 GMT -5
when/if we finally know the solution, it will be like wtFF. That is what imagination means.
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Post by astree on Dec 20, 2018 6:33:00 GMT -5
lol, the imagination engaged on that one. imagination is the Chases two-edged sword. Imagination could help one turn the poem into precise objective clues. However, by its unlimited nature, imagination can also produce myriad subjective dead ends. |
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Post by goldwatch on Dec 20, 2018 13:56:27 GMT -5
lol, the imagination engaged on that one. imagination is the Chases two-edged sword. Imagination could help one turn the poem into precise objective clues. However, by its unlimited nature, imagination can also produce myriad subjective dead ends. Wow. Well stated, Astree. |
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Post by npsbuilder on Dec 21, 2018 19:40:48 GMT -5
My focus for tonight's research has been on Ernest Hemingway and his style of writing. He has a style that is termed as "iceberg theory" that is very similar to ff's poem TTOTC. Basically, it is using as few words as possible to create an image in your mind or for you to fill in the blanks with what you think the meaning is. Filling in the blanks, for me, has landed me at the bottom of, who knows how many rabbit holes. May be another rabbit hole, but has been some interesting reading. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway This link will take you to the "iceberg theory" Iceberg theory, I have not heard that one in a while. That was an early topic in my book. I loved that one! In response to your saying that you have written about the theory in the past. I went to your website and saw what ff said about your book and his reference to Carl Smith. Digging deeper into Smith's history I noticed parallels to one of my current rabbit holes I'm in. His "orchid" (IMO) that was referenced to by ff was his second wife, Goldie Hill, wrote the song "I let the stars get in my eyes" that was followed up with 2 hits, that were duets, with Justin Tubb. Her song was followed up (an answer song according to Wikipedia) by another singer. Of course, Stars, Tubb, and Answer jumped out to me so deeper I went into the hole of research getting more knowledge (knowlege). Answer songs is the parallel referred to above. The last couple of nights of research has been focused on lines in the poem and their connections to equipment, instruments, music, jingles, singers and so on. The last sentence ff wrote in his praise of your book was "Wolf makes me feel good about my book and hiding the treasure. f" Do you suppose ff's reference using Carl Smith have any significance to part/parts of his poem/location? I hope you don't mind my attaching the link to your website for other readers to read ff's critique. www.findingfenn.com/ |
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Post by The Wolf on Dec 21, 2018 23:32:40 GMT -5
Iceberg theory, I have not heard that one in a while. That was an early topic in my book. I loved that one! In response to your saying that you have written about the theory in the past. I went to your website and saw what ff said about your book and his reference to Carl Smith. Digging deeper into Smith's history I noticed parallels to one of my current rabbit holes I'm in. His "orchid" (IMO) that was referenced to by ff was his second wife, Goldie Hill, wrote the song "I let the stars get in my eyes" that was followed up with 2 hits, that were duets, with Justin Tubb. Her song was followed up (an answer song according to Wikipedia) by another singer. Of course, Stars, Tubb, and Answer jumped out to me so deeper I went into the hole of research getting more knowledge (knowlege). Answer songs is the parallel referred to above. The last couple of nights of research has been focused on lines in the poem and their connections to equipment, instruments, music, jingles, singers and so on. The last sentence ff wrote in his praise of your book was "Wolf makes me feel good about my book and hiding the treasure. f" Do you suppose ff's reference using Carl Smith have any significance to part/parts of his poem/location? I hope you don't mind my attaching the link to your website for other readers to read ff's critique. https://www.findingfenn.com Ooh you bright little devil you! There is so much in what you say, I just don't know where to begin... or end. ;-) |
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Post by npsbuilder on Dec 22, 2018 0:35:20 GMT -5
In response to your saying that you have written about the theory in the past. I went to your website and saw what ff said about your book and his reference to Carl Smith. Digging deeper into Smith's history I noticed parallels to one of my current rabbit holes I'm in. His "orchid" (IMO) that was referenced to by ff was his second wife, Goldie Hill, wrote the song "I let the stars get in my eyes" that was followed up with 2 hits, that were duets, with Justin Tubb. Her song was followed up (an answer song according to Wikipedia) by another singer. Of course, Stars, Tubb, and Answer jumped out to me so deeper I went into the hole of research getting more knowledge (knowlege). Answer songs is the parallel referred to above. The last couple of nights of research has been focused on lines in the poem and their connections to equipment, instruments, music, jingles, singers and so on. The last sentence ff wrote in his praise of your book was "Wolf makes me feel good about my book and hiding the treasure. f" Do you suppose ff's reference using Carl Smith have any significance to part/parts of his poem/location? I hope you don't mind my attaching the link to your website for other readers to read ff's critique. https://www.findingfenn.com Ooh you bright little devil you! There is so much in what you say, I just don't know where to begin... or end. ;-) Now you have amp'd up. Since you don't know where to begin; start way out west out of the Rockies. Let's say at the Grand Coolie Dam. Everywhere seems to be possible places in the poem. |
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