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Post by edgewalker on Feb 13, 2020 8:20:50 GMT -5
I think the double omega may mean the end of the second world war. Omega meaning end, double omega perhaps meaning the end of two similar but significant events. Where warm water halts - halt is a military term, perhaps where world war halts is a possible meaning.
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Post by crm114 on Feb 13, 2020 11:39:15 GMT -5
I'm not aware, but that does not mean they could not have talked about it. In fact, I recall reading in the past year an account that Eric and Forrest at least joked about hiding a treasure together. Unfortunately, I can't recall where I read that. It could have just been speculation. This would have had to be before Forrest got cancer if true. They did joke about building a bridge together: dalneitzel.com/2019/12/08/scrapbook-two_hundred-forty-five/#comment-855800Nevertheless, it prompted me to think that Forrest contemplated burying a treasure for a long time. I'm pretty sure he's read Treasure Island. He certainly knows of it, and I'm sure he didn't discover it at Borders bookstore. Pirates! Maybe brave and in the wood means “walk the plank!” Hmmm, or maybe two planks that cross. |
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Post by brianu on Feb 13, 2020 12:38:35 GMT -5
It could be, and in my solve you can drive a boat ⛵ almost the whole way to the treasure (except for a few dams). No paddle up your Creek would only be the last few hundred yards (gets crazy in the mountains). Don't forget swords (for bears), and cannons (for celebrating)
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Post by Jenny on Apr 9, 2020 12:38:27 GMT -5
It's being asked in the Facebook Group, Why Two Omegas? Great question.....but then it must be asked 'Why only 1 in the Revised OUAW?'.....
In the SB 50 comments is this from Dal (mentioned by Zap previously)
As soon as I saw the DOs I knew there would be questions. I asked Forrest about them.
Here is his response-
“the relevance of the double omegas will go to the grave with the man who wrote the poem”
What if they represented 'two people'...... he used the doubles in 2013.... has someone passed since the Revised OUAW?
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Post by goldilocks on May 3, 2020 20:31:08 GMT -5
The Omega watch was the first watch on the moon...Apollo 11. I wonder if there’s a moon significance...”Fly me to the moon” SB 252 and other astronaut/moon references that have come up over the years.
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Post by ironwill on May 5, 2020 7:49:06 GMT -5
It's being asked in the Facebook Group, Why Two Omegas? Great question.....but then it must be asked 'Why only 1 in the Revised OUAW?'..... In the SB 50 comments is this from Dal (mentioned by Zap previously) As soon as I saw the DOs I knew there would be questions. I asked Forrest about them. Here is his response- “the relevance of the double omegas will go to the grave with the man who wrote the poem”What if they represented 'two people'...... he used the doubles in 2013.... has someone passed since the Revised OUAW? There is another answer to that Jenny. Read his response again and then remember Forrest's penchant for answers right in front of you but no
In SB 50, Forrest figured no one would figure out the poem for 500 years of more. The clues would remain unsolved save for the man who wrote them. Therefore the relevance of the double omegas could be associated......well....I should not say any more. |
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Post by Jenny on May 5, 2020 9:41:31 GMT -5
It's being asked in the Facebook Group, Why Two Omegas? Great question.....but then it must be asked 'Why only 1 in the Revised OUAW?'..... In the SB 50 comments is this from Dal (mentioned by Zap previously) As soon as I saw the DOs I knew there would be questions. I asked Forrest about them. Here is his response- “the relevance of the double omegas will go to the grave with the man who wrote the poem”What if they represented 'two people'...... he used the doubles in 2013.... has someone passed since the Revised OUAW? There is another answer to that Jenny. Read his response again and then remember Forrest's penchant for answers right in front of you but no
In SB 50, Forrest figured no one would figure out the poem for 500 years of more. The clues would remain unsolved save for the man who wrote them. Therefore the relevance of the double omegas could be associated......well....I should not say any more. Is the treasure chest location associated with a grave site? (I know Forrest said no cemetery..but one lone grave is still an option)... |
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Post by gnossos on May 5, 2020 13:38:38 GMT -5
What if it isn't because the are Omegas (although I think there is a simple 'splanation) but because there are two of them?
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Post by me9 on May 10, 2020 8:11:27 GMT -5
Forrest, Heading out on another search to a spot I think has a lot of merit. I was hoping to get your take on a couple of questions before I head out. 1) Can you give me the context in which you said the treasure was “in the mountains North of Santa Fe”? It seems a lot of people have taken that phrase and ran with it. My question is whether or not this was intended to be a clue. 2) Was there significance, beyond an anecdote for the book, of the Horseshoe in “Thrill of the Chase”? Forrest responds- The treasure chest certainly is in the mountains somewhere north of Santa Fe, and that is a clue. That is not to say it is exactly 360 degrees from Santa Fe, but generally. If you start chasing horseshoes you may go crazy, but it’s the thrill of the chase, remember? Other clues I have given but are not commonly known are: It’s not in Nevada and it is more than 300 miles west of Toledo, but those won’t help you much. Good luck. f dalneitzel.com/2012/10/02/forrest-gets-mail/ |
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Post by Jenny on May 13, 2020 6:06:18 GMT -5
They first appear in 17 Dollars a Square Inch (book of Eric Sloane)
Double used in The Thrill of the Chase
Double used in Too Far to Walk
None used in Once Upon A While
One used in Once Upon A While Revised
The None and then One, in OUAW editions are most suspicious.... because by that time Forrest knew we searchers would question them. Why did he want to bring attention to them? To have fun or because they are important in some way....possibly to the 'story'?
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Post by Bownarrow on May 17, 2020 10:17:22 GMT -5
It's being asked in the Facebook Group, Why Two Omegas? Great question.....but then it must be asked 'Why only 1 in the Revised OUAW?'..... In the SB 50 comments is this from Dal (mentioned by Zap previously) As soon as I saw the DOs I knew there would be questions. I asked Forrest about them. Here is his response- “the relevance of the double omegas will go to the grave with the man who wrote the poem”What if they represented 'two people'...... he used the doubles in 2013.... has someone passed since the Revised OUAW?
"In the strict sense colophon means that paragraph at the end of the book or manuscript that gives information about the production of the book or manuscript, the author, title , printer or scribe, date, and place, and often reveals much about the personality of the author and the life of the period."
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Post by Bownarrow on May 17, 2020 11:55:28 GMT -5
It's being asked in the Facebook Group, Why Two Omegas? Great question.....but then it must be asked 'Why only 1 in the Revised OUAW?'..... In the SB 50 comments is this from Dal (mentioned by Zap previously) As soon as I saw the DOs I knew there would be questions. I asked Forrest about them. Here is his response- “the relevance of the double omegas will go to the grave with the man who wrote the poem”What if they represented 'two people'...... he used the doubles in 2013.... has someone passed since the Revised OUAW?
"In the strict sense colophon means that paragraph at the end of the book or manuscript that gives information about the production of the book or manuscript, the author, title , printer or scribe, date, and place, and often reveals much about the personality of the author and the life of the period."
Two omegas = two os mage= two the(P.) magicician(synonym) = two the goes(Gr.) = the two egos(anagram)*
*i.e.the personality of the author is split. The author has an alter ego.
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Post by dejoka on May 17, 2020 12:41:20 GMT -5
No. It's confirmation.
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Post by Bownarrow on May 17, 2020 12:47:28 GMT -5
"In the strict sense colophon means that paragraph at the end of the book or manuscript that gives information about the production of the book or manuscript, the author, title , printer or scribe, date, and place, and often reveals much about the personality of the author and the life of the period."
Two omegas = two os mage= two the(P.) magicician(synonym) = two the goes(Gr.) = the two egos(anagram)*
*i.e.the personality of the author is split. The author has an alter ego.
"Elsewhere....he begins the long-lived practise of using the term goes disparagingly,to refer to anyone who deceived or deluded others,; for him, goeteia is quintessentially the art of making you believe in things that aren't really there." |
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Post by Bownarrow on May 17, 2020 12:50:00 GMT -5
Yes. I agree. It is confirmation. |
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