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Post by kpro on Mar 21, 2017 18:58:50 GMT -5
Seems they can be cracked in the same logic or process.
Haven't finished the book yet, but find this interesting.
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Post by minotaurmoreno on Mar 21, 2017 21:41:59 GMT -5
Seems they can be cracked in the same logic or process. Haven't finished the book yet, but find this interesting. Triple-trailers. mm |
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Post by astree on Mar 22, 2017 6:21:32 GMT -5
re: Triple-trailer, great pick up. I don't see it for the nada series, but thinking about it.
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Post by astree on Mar 22, 2017 10:08:25 GMT -5
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Post by tpm on Apr 2, 2017 18:14:58 GMT -5
Hi everyone, just joining in here and I didn't quite get the reference to triple-trailers. I mean, I remember Lane mentioning it in the book, but what does it mean outside of that context, is it a reference to a a code or cipher method?
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Post by brambler on Apr 2, 2017 18:23:39 GMT -5
I thought it was interesting that he wrote Hodaddy etc.. in the shower where the answer came to him. Do we need to flip it? Mirror it?
I have a feeling that South Georgia might be a key of some sort or maybe a clue as to how to read the phrases before it since Lane, who figured out the clue, helped the team repeat the phrase but without South Georgia as part of it - as if using South Georgia as a different entity to solve the phrases is the way to go? Just a thought.
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Post by astree on Apr 3, 2017 6:06:12 GMT -5
Hi everyone, just joining in here and I didn't quite get the reference to triple-trailers. I mean, I remember Lane mentioning it in the book, but what does it mean outside of that context, is it a reference to a a code or cipher method?
There are all kinds of possibilities in the book. One of the problems with this hunt is that it is too wide open, the possibilities for clues are almost endless, and I haven't found a way to weed the red herrings from potentially useful information.
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Post by brambler on Apr 3, 2017 15:24:12 GMT -5
Hi everyone, just joining in here and I didn't quite get the reference to triple-trailers. I mean, I remember Lane mentioning it in the book, but what does it mean outside of that context, is it a reference to a a code or cipher method?
There are all kinds of possibilities in the book. One of the problems with this hunt is that it is too wide open, the possibilities for clues are almost endless, and I haven't found a way to weed the red herrings from potentially useful information.
For some reason, I think the weeding out we'll be able to do will only involve finding a phrase or cipher to apply to the number/letter code. Otherwise, I think we have the information and tools we need, without an outside source for Hodaddy and nadathings. Just the fact that Lane solved it by saying it over and over in his head, then writing it out to confirm makes me think it's not as complex as we think (at least, I've been trying all kinds of wacky things with it). I interpreted triple trailer/double wide as maybe a skip pattern but tried both and didn't come up with any coherent letters. I also tried a Viginere write out using South Georgia as the key to Hodaddy etc and also didn't find anything. I thought maybe South Georgia was a key since Lane dropped it off the phrase. Both codes seem to have a phrase that doesn't fit (South Georgia and beenbitt). The 'nada' throws me off too. |
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Post by tpm on Apr 3, 2017 16:36:26 GMT -5
I think an important thing we have to keep in mind is that Nelson's friends invented the entire hunt, so they came up with the clues. So Lane didn't "solve" it, he was just acting the part. Another aspect is that in the denouement chapter "wily crafty" the friends mention that they structured the clues based on Nelson's gigs as a freelance writer in order that they seem complicated on the surface but easy for him to solve. I found one chapter that referenced a laundry list of topics he was writing about including the globetrotters, horse racing, blackjack and a bunch of other stuff but so far haven't been able to connect them to either hodaddy or nada. But I feel like something's there.
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Post by tpm on Apr 3, 2017 16:38:19 GMT -5
Actually, one of the items on the list of things he wrote about is a gigolo, and that could be a hodaddy! Famous New Orleans pimps, anyone?
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Post by brambler on Apr 3, 2017 17:24:32 GMT -5
Actually, one of the items on the list of things he wrote about is a gigolo, and that could be a hodaddy! Famous New Orleans pimps, anyone? Hah! I love it. I'd be so happy if this is actually somehow connected to a clue. I like your logic about how the friends constructed the hunt. Will have to think more on this! |
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Post by brambler on Apr 4, 2017 15:01:47 GMT -5
Quick note. Orleans Parish can be gotten out of Hodaddy etc etc. Probably not significant as it can't be gotten from nadathings. I don't think this will end up being an anagram solve just thought I'd see what comes up. Harry Potter can also be in there :-)
Speaking of which - Harry Potter things are mentioned a few times in the book. Maybe I'll read into that.
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Post by astree on Apr 4, 2017 15:21:43 GMT -5
Quick note. Orleans Parish can be gotten out of Hodaddy etc etc.... Harry Potter can also be in there :-)
Can you explain this a bit more? I didn't get anything close to "Orleans Parish". Did you need to force it?
Thanks.
edit: I think you might be talking about pulling the letters for "Orleans Parish" out of the "Hodaddy ...." phrase ?
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Post by brambler on Apr 4, 2017 15:26:02 GMT -5
Quick note. Orleans Parish can be gotten out of Hodaddy etc etc.... Harry Potter can also be in there :-)
Can you explain this a bit more? I didn't get anything close to "Orleans Parish". Did you need to force it?
Thanks.
Just picking letters out of the phrase. I was thinking that since other anagrams involved Orleans Parish, I'd see if I could pull it out of the phrase and see what remained. It does have the letters for Orleans Parish but the left over letters didn't tell me much. |
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Post by qigongbaby on Apr 4, 2017 16:39:22 GMT -5
Actually, one of the items on the list of things he wrote about is a gigolo, and that could be a hodaddy! Famous New Orleans pimps, anyone? What page of the book is the gigolo reference? |
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