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Post by davebakedpotato on Mar 7, 2020 15:14:44 GMT -5
Hi searchers,
I wondered if there were some 'facts' or information stated in TTOTC that could be researched to find whether they were true or not (aside from the aberrations already flagged on this and other sites). Possibly, information that turned out to be false may be a hint (or it may not).
One good example - on the ID card on the inside cover of TTOTC it states the Fenn telephone number as 4303. Some may feel this is some sort of encrypted hint. However, Adam Osani on Facebook has found that this was indeed the number for Marvin Fenn. It still may be a hint, but the fact it's a..er, fact makes it less likely to also be a hint, in my view.
Are there any other things that could be checked to see if they turn out to be true? Would this help?
Kudos Adam!
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Post by davebakedpotato on Mar 7, 2020 15:33:13 GMT -5
ps - I'm a goldmember. Tee hee.
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Post by npsbuilder on Mar 7, 2020 15:40:01 GMT -5
Here's something that has me puzzled. Looking at the poem with map I have, the 14 degree magnetic declination is shown just west of Missuola cutting through the center of what looks like an eye. Historic NOAA maps has the 14 degree in this spot as shown on poem's map in the year of 2013. maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/historical_declination/ |
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Post by heidini on Mar 7, 2020 15:43:02 GMT -5
Here's something that has me puzzled. Looking at the poem with map I have, the 14 degree magnetic declination is shown just west of Missuola cutting through the center of what looks like an eye. Historic NOAA maps has the 14 degree in this spot as shown on poem's map in the year of 2013. maps.ngdc.noaa.gov/viewers/historical_declination/Benchmark maps/ too far to walk released in 2013 |
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Post by edgewalker on Mar 7, 2020 16:33:29 GMT -5
ps - I'm a goldmember. Tee hee. Goldmember!!!! You are one baked potato. |
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Post by heidini on Mar 7, 2020 16:49:31 GMT -5
ps - I'm a goldmember. Tee hee. I don’t think the person that created that saw Austin Powers! 😂 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2020 18:36:12 GMT -5
OUAW, Explosion on 3rd street. (talking about Skippy) The distance from French & 3rd to the cemetery is 1 mile and not 2.
When he was 17 years old, he started a New Year's firecracker
business at the corner of 3rd Street and French in Temple, Texas. It
was near the high school and next door to Smith's Drug Store. His
good friend Leroy Calhoun, who had a few bucks saved up, became
his partner.
School was out for the holidays, but all the kids were still hanging
around the social soda fountain at Smith's, and waving past the
firecracker stand.
On the second day, a couple of giggling girls walked up to flirt
with the two enterprising business men. One purchased a fuse bomb,
lit it, and tossed it over the counter at Leroy, thinking it would be a
fun joke. The dangerous apparatus landed on some Areal Bombettes,
and promptly detonated with a furious ricocheting blast that was
heard clear down to the cemetery - two miles distant.
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Post by davebakedpotato on Mar 7, 2020 19:24:44 GMT -5
OUAW, Explosion on 3rd street. (talking about Skippy) The distance from French & 3rd to the cemetery is 1 mile and not 2. When he was 17 years old, he started a New Year's firecracker business at the corner of 3rd Street and French in Temple, Texas. It was near the high school and next door to Smith's Drug Store. His good friend Leroy Calhoun, who had a few bucks saved up, became his partner. School was out for the holidays, but all the kids were still hanging around the social soda fountain at Smith's, and waving past the firecracker stand. On the second day, a couple of giggling girls walked up to flirt with the two enterprising business men. One purchased a fuse bomb, lit it, and tossed it over the counter at Leroy, thinking it would be a fun joke. The dangerous apparatus landed on some Areal Bombettes, and promptly detonated with a furious ricocheting blast that was heard clear down to the cemetery - two miles distant. So why does he do this? To see if people are paying attention? If so, how on Earth are you supposed to identify what a hint is? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2020 19:43:31 GMT -5
OUAW, Explosion on 3rd street. (talking about Skippy) The distance from French & 3rd to the cemetery is 1 mile and not 2. When he was 17 years old, he started a New Year's firecracker business at the corner of 3rd Street and French in Temple, Texas. It was near the high school and next door to Smith's Drug Store. His good friend Leroy Calhoun, who had a few bucks saved up, became his partner. School was out for the holidays, but all the kids were still hanging around the social soda fountain at Smith's, and waving past the firecracker stand. On the second day, a couple of giggling girls walked up to flirt with the two enterprising business men. One purchased a fuse bomb, lit it, and tossed it over the counter at Leroy, thinking it would be a fun joke. The dangerous apparatus landed on some Areal Bombettes, and promptly detonated with a furious ricocheting blast that was heard clear down to the cemetery - two miles distant. So why does he do this? To see if people are paying attention? If so, how on Earth are you supposed to identify what a hint is? You know he knows his hometown very well, so it's not a mistake. It's a hint. |
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Post by davebakedpotato on Mar 7, 2020 19:47:01 GMT -5
So why does he do this? To see if people are paying attention? If so, how on Earth are you supposed to identify what a hint is? You know he knows his hometown very well, so it's not a mistake. It's a hint. Do you think all the mistakes/aberrations are hints? There's a lot. |
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Post by npsbuilder on Mar 7, 2020 20:18:08 GMT -5
You know he knows his hometown very well, so it's not a mistake. It's a hint. Do you think all the mistakes/aberrations are hints? There's a lot. That's the million dollar question I would like the straight answer to. |
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Post by van on Mar 7, 2020 20:38:41 GMT -5
Any intentional mistake could not be a hint, because the hints were not intentionally placed in the book.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2020 20:49:52 GMT -5
Any intentional mistake could not be a hint, because the hints were not intentionally placed in the book. He has never said that about OUAW, only TTOTC. In my opinion OUAW is right up there with TTOTC. There are many hints. On the dust jacket of OUAW it reads this: Some of his words have calluses on them, although we really don't know what that means. You'll have to read the book and decide for yourself. Calluses
And this is in TTOTC that people miss.
There are also other subtle clues sprinkled in the stories. It was vital
that nobody share my knowledge about the location of the treasure. |
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Post by davebakedpotato on Mar 8, 2020 2:11:01 GMT -5
Any intentional mistake could not be a hint, because the hints were not intentionally placed in the book. Per the New Way of Thinking thread - I think it's dangerous to take that out of context. The question asked if there is a hint/clue in every chapter: Q. Dear Mr. Fenn, We are a group of avid elderly bridge players in San Diego who after reading your book hope to find your treasure. We are not into poetry as much as the memoir. We realize the clues are in the poem, but were wondering if there isn’t at least one clue in each chapter.Thank you for a great book. Sincerely, Emily A. Emily, All of the information you need to find the treasure is in the poem. The chapters in my book have very subtle hints but are not deliberately placed to aid the seeker. Good luck in the search. F |
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Post by goldilocks on Mar 8, 2020 7:06:42 GMT -5
"Deliberately placed" to me means in a particular order or sequence, so for example the first hint found corresponds with clue # 1 etc. I don't read it as placed in the book deliberately.
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