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Dec 21, 2019 1:48:29 GMT -5
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Post by zaphod73491 on Dec 21, 2019 1:48:29 GMT -5
I realize everyone approaches the problem with their own experiences and tool set. But focusing on what interests an individual searcher as opposed to what Forrest has suggested are "excellent resources" sounds like a recipe for "nice vacations and light backpacks."
Forrest rattled off a litany of arcane topics that he wrote had been offered as positive solutions but would not assist anyone to the treasure. If I had a solution that hinged on any of those "specialized knowledge" topics, I would dump it.
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Dec 21, 2019 10:29:11 GMT -5
Post by npsbuilder on Dec 21, 2019 10:29:11 GMT -5
I realize everyone approaches the problem with their own experiences and tool set. But focusing on what interests an individual searcher as opposed to what Forrest has suggested are "excellent resources" sounds like a recipe for "nice vacations and light backpacks." Forrest rattled off a litany of arcane topics that he wrote had been offered as positive solutions but would not assist anyone to the treasure. If I had a solution that hinged on any of those "specialized knowledge" topics, I would dump it. You are correct there. We all have different approaches to each solution 1 is working on. ff started this chase to encourage families to get back together and off the couch (something to that effect). I can say for myself he DEFINITELY succeeded. Since starting this chase I semi-retired, moved back home to see my grandchildren grow up, stopped drinking, took my son to the Rockies and had a great vacation and didn't even unpack the backpacks, reading the Bible and even started going back to church. We all can't find the tc that ff secreted away with the gold and jewels in it but we ALL can find the real treasures. I once heard ff say that his treasures are his memories and I agree with him. I have made posts in the past that I never started this chase for the gold. I wanted to challenge myself and prove that I still have what it takes to complete what others have not been able to do so far. If "specialized knowledge" gets me to end then so be it. I personally don't think that anything you can find on the internet or in a book that everyone has access to is not "specialized knowledge". It is plain ol knowledge.
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Post by heidini on Dec 23, 2019 23:50:06 GMT -5
How in the heck can you say the Bible with a capital B (Not the ABBERATION little b) is specialized knowledge? It is in every hotel room in the entire country. Even though it’s not politically correct for 2019 to say so, but this country was founded on Judeo-Christian values. Argue all you want. When he listed off that big long list a.k.a. litany, the word BIBLE was misspelled.
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Dec 23, 2019 23:52:46 GMT -5
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Post by heidini on Dec 23, 2019 23:52:46 GMT -5
And another thing... merry Christmas. Huh. I just typed that out and it auto corrected to be a Capital C.
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Post by zaphod73491 on Dec 24, 2019 1:23:14 GMT -5
How in the heck can you say the Bible with a capital B (Not the ABBERATION little b) is specialized knowledge? It is in every hotel room in the entire country. Even though it’s not politically correct for 2019 to say so, but this country was founded on Judeo-Christian values. Argue all you want. When he listed off that big long list a.k.a. litany, the word BIBLE was misspelled. True enough, Heidini. Grammatical rules say sacred texts such as the Bible, Quran, Torah and others should be capitalized because they are proper nouns -- not that Forrest, the Maverick, seems particularly prone to following such conventions. (Consider his disdain for comma rules.) But if there is something in the Bible (which one?) that is helpful in solving Forrest's poem, then I cannot benefit from that information because I refuse to utilize such a resource on general principles. I feel I'm safe on this score because Forrest has been very specific about the "excellent resources" that he recommends for solving the poem. It's a short list. :-)
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Dec 24, 2019 6:05:24 GMT -5
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Post by heidini on Dec 24, 2019 6:05:24 GMT -5
It’s ok- the man signs his own name a simple lowercase “f” and capitalizes “B” in Brown. I’m sure neither mean a thing. 🙄
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Jan 18, 2020 8:18:55 GMT -5
Post by astree on Jan 18, 2020 8:18:55 GMT -5
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Jan 18, 2020 8:29:08 GMT -5
Post by astree on Jan 18, 2020 8:29:08 GMT -5
It’s ok- the man signs his own name a simple lowercase “f” and capitalizes “B” in Brown. I’m sure neither mean a thing. 🙄 . ”Im stuck on (or at?) thirteen” quote from his first memoir could have several interpretations, I aM ends with M, and M is the 13th letter, so I’M is literally stuck on 13 ( If the quote includes the word on then literally NO are also stuck on the M in the alphabet) Now to your point The capital B of Brown looks like it could be composed of 13, and the small “f” comes before it
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Jan 18, 2020 11:31:51 GMT -5
Post by richard on Jan 18, 2020 11:31:51 GMT -5
The keyword, or as Forrest say's, a word that will help more than other's is most likely a noun. Forrest said he looked up every noun in the poem and found many that did not mean what he thought they did. Therefore I think I have the word Forrest was referring to. I seem to remember Forrest talking about not using capitol letters sometimes where he should. I will not say he said that for certain, because I cannot quote a source for certain. It is just a memory and maybe false at that. But I am going with I heard him say it in one interview. With that in mind I have found a word which links to his story My War For Me, his dream story, and few other's in TFTW, and OUAW. It also answers the hints of the 1st stanza, the 1st and second clue and leads you to the third. Forrest said it was important to the story and in it's self would not get you there to the TC, but that you needed the rest to solve the poem, and that the most important clue was the last clue. I will not give that word out, but I will say no one is using this word in what maybe IMHO the correct use Forrest intended it. Nor are they even discussing the word itself. They are IMHO taken for granted they already know it's definition. As Forrest said in his last interview with KTHOR, I was just having fun, for what good is knowledge without a little imagination.
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Jan 18, 2020 13:25:49 GMT -5
Post by rahrah on Jan 18, 2020 13:25:49 GMT -5
“Some searchers overrate the complexity of the search. Knowing about head pressures, foot pounds, acre feet, bible verses, Latin, cubic inches, icons, fonts, charts, graphs, formulas, curved lines, magnetic variation, codes, depth meters, riddles, drones or ciphers, will not assist anyone to the treasure location, although those things have been offered as positive solutions.”
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Jan 18, 2020 13:38:55 GMT -5
Post by richard on Jan 18, 2020 13:38:55 GMT -5
“Some searchers overrate the complexity of the search. Knowing about head pressures, foot pounds, acre feet, bible verses, Latin, cubic inches, icons, fonts, charts, graphs, formulas, curved lines, magnetic variation, codes, depth meters, riddles, drones or ciphers, will not assist anyone to the treasure location, although those things have been offered as positive solutions.” To your point , that is correct, but the reverse is also true don't oversimplify it either. As said Forrest said some of the nouns used had different meanings when he looked them up in the dictionary.
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Jan 18, 2020 15:39:14 GMT -5
Post by rahrah on Jan 18, 2020 15:39:14 GMT -5
“Some searchers overrate the complexity of the search. Knowing about head pressures, foot pounds, acre feet, bible verses, Latin, cubic inches, icons, fonts, charts, graphs, formulas, curved lines, magnetic variation, codes, depth meters, riddles, drones or ciphers, will not assist anyone to the treasure location, although those things have been offered as positive solutions.” To your point , that is correct, but the reverse is also true don't oversimplify it either. As said Forrest said some of the nouns used had different meanings when he looked them up in the dictionary. You're assuming I had a point other than providing the quote to the thread since no one had posted it yet.
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Jan 18, 2020 15:54:17 GMT -5
Post by richard on Jan 18, 2020 15:54:17 GMT -5
To your point , that is correct, but the reverse is also true don't oversimplify it either. As said Forrest said some of the nouns used had different meanings when he looked them up in the dictionary. You're assuming I had a point other than providing the quote to the thread since no one had posted it yet. That's alright, but you missed my point.
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Jan 18, 2020 15:56:12 GMT -5
Post by rahrah on Jan 18, 2020 15:56:12 GMT -5
You're assuming I had a point other than providing the quote to the thread since no one had posted it yet. That's alright, but you missed my point. Actually, I didn't.
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Jan 18, 2020 18:39:26 GMT -5
Post by richard on Jan 18, 2020 18:39:26 GMT -5
I think you may have. So tell me what my point is then.
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