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Urban Smurf posted:Maybe the question now should be which brand of mental illness will actualize a real find? You won't.
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The OP of this thread is the best way to get started without having to go through dozens of links, so there's that draw.Vincent Van Goatse posted:They're never gonna find anything so they might as well. For me, this search is mainly a fun starting point for some mental exercises. For instance the other day, that crazy JoshCornell and I were talking about the Montreal puzzle, and it led to me taking a walk throught the golden mile via Google satellite, learning about the historical building's in the Golden Square Mile, then we got on about San Francisco and I learned about this crazy cross monument: https://imgur.com/yWXIsbQ  Then I went and read the enitre wiki biography about Mark Twain. We even found an alternate solution that starts on the other end of the park from the most popular SF solution, and ends up in the same location despite sharing none of the same solution. If I got all this from chatting with literally the craziest, most hostile person in the quest for this treasure hunt, imagine what I learn having normal conversations. It's a fun way to spend an afternoon using lean-forward modern media to exercise my mind. Drunk Nerds fucked around with this message at 19:29 on Jan 26, 2018 |
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Jan 26, 2018 19:26
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EconDad posted:... whoever "Goldengate" is on Q4T.... I'm getting some serious joy out of reading his JoshCornell take-downs. I wish they had redtext avs over there, because I would totally buy him a "I came here to solve puzzles and post horribly... and I'm all out of puzzles"
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Jan 26, 2018 19:58
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The treasure isn't in jewels, or crappy buried porcelain casks. The treasure is I get is from reading these posts. I hope none of these secrets gets solved. Thx
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Jan 26, 2018 22:07
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Urban Smurf posted:Maybe the question now should be which brand of mental illness will actualize a real find?
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Neutrino posted:The treasure isn't in jewels, or crappy buried porcelain casks. The treasure is I get is from reading these posts. I hope none of these secrets gets solved. Thx The Secret
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Jan 26, 2018 22:53
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I’m pretty sure Urban Smurf isn’t insane and might be the only one to turn puzzle solving into conceptual art.
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Jan 26, 2018 23:09
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Every time I see this post resurface, I get excited that something has been found. But it boils down to “no. Broken wrist, Boston “
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Jan 27, 2018 00:16
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 you oughta know better by nowSnowy posted:I’m pretty sure Urban Smurf isn’t insane and might be the only one to turn puzzle solving into conceptual art.
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Jan 27, 2018 00:57
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I believe a couple of the remaining casks will be located. But not all.
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Jan 27, 2018 03:25
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Waltzing Along posted:I believe a couple of the remaining casks will be located. But not all. which ones? LAy some Vegas-style odds on me
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Jan 27, 2018 03:35
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:There was a solution worked out in this thread several years ago for the Charleston cask that fits perfectly with every detail of the puzzle and would give a very precise dig location by triangulating between the arms of specific statues in White Point Gardens park at the tip of the Charleston peninsula. I doubt the guy who came up with this bullshit was terribly concerned about that when he did it, since otherwise it wouldn't be very hidden now would it? He did like you'd need to, which is go under the cover of darkness and find a quiet entry point, make a quick hole with a spade and be done with it. Security cameras might be far more common now than they were back whatever many years ago, but its still a park at night, its not going to be hard. Or they've all been chewed up by industrial graders but how many parks have the budget or need to extensively chew up the land to replant or reseed it? Sounds like a lazy argument by a quitter. If the theory is sound, go for it.
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Jan 27, 2018 04:22
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Fear is what has kept most of these from being solved. People are afraid they are going to spend 30 years in federal prison for digging a small hole in a park. The worst thing that will happen is someone will come along and ask you to stop.
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Jan 27, 2018 21:51
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They’re all in the coffins of dead celebrities.
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Jan 27, 2018 22:04
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Merlot Brougham posted:Can I ask one question about the last podcast though? The episode 2 discussion casually assumes the Juneau statue is the "iconic city marker" in Milwaukee in order to fit the "direction and turn" theory. Why isn't City Hall the iconic city marker for the Milwaukee image? Am I missing something with that one? I am a big fan of the work you guys are doing through, particularly your perspective. I feel simple is good. burnstyle posted:I think John might have misspoke. I'm not sure. I would have to listen to it again. Again, love the work you're doing *suckle, suckle*. For the most part, I think the podcast agrees with what would be considered "Consensus Theories" about the location of the remaining casks. I do think there's just a tad bit of smug assumption on certain clues your pals dangle out there but are only apparently accepted as fact within your sooper sekret group because I've been around for a bit and I don't see them on Q4T or here yet they're hinted at in the podcast with a wink and a nod to those in the club. I'm not sure what the goal is with that. Merlot Brougham fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Jan 29, 2018 |
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Merlot Brougham posted:Again, love the work you're doing *suckle, suckle*. For the most part, I think the podcast agrees with what would be considered "Consensus Theories" about the location of the remaining casks. Yeah, like wtf is the Roanoke rebus? I'm obsessive about this, but missed whereever that was discussed
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say no to bats posted:Or they've all been chewed up by industrial graders but how many parks have the budget or need to extensively chew up the land to replant or reseed it? Even if they stayed relatively undisturbed wouldn't the casks be mostly crushed to dust by now?
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And then the casket begins to leak And the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out The worms play pinochle on your snout They eat your eyes, they eat your nose They eat the jelly between your toes A big green worm with rolling eyes Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes Your stomach turns a slimy green And puss comes out like whipping cream ...holy poo poo there's one in Des Moines!!
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Merlot Brougham posted:I do think there's just a tad bit of smug assumption on certain clues your pals dangle out there but are only apparently accepted as fact within your sooper sekret group because I've been around for a bit and I don't see them on Q4T or here yet they're hinted at in the podcast with a wink and a nod to those in the club. I'm not sure what the goal is with that. I agree with you. Though I am not in John's facebook group. I was once but I left. I'll try and minimize that in the future. or at least explain what they are talking about if something comes up. If you have any questions about stuff in the last couple episodes let me know and I'll explain them too. Drunk Nerds posted:Yeah, like wtf is the Roanoke rebus? I'm obsessive about this, but missed whereever that was discussed John (and quite a few other people to be fair) thinks this is a rebus 
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burnstyle posted:John (and quite a few other people to be fair) thinks this is a rebus Ugh, I was in Belkwatch over Christamas. If I had known i would have dug.
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I thought the rebus was going to be that the suit of armor kind of looks like a Robot, and another name for a robot is an android, and the jokes on you for trying to find a rebus here.
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burnstyle posted:John (and quite a few other people to be fair) thinks this is a rebus Mm...the problem with this kind of thing is that we have plenty of cryptic clues already, from Preiss, and we know that if we solve those we solve the puzzle. Everyone likes to play puzzlemaster when they get involved in treasure hunts like this, and put out their own cryptic clues, but if they're ever explained, they usually turn out to be BS. Not a fan.
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BJG posted:Mm...the problem with this kind of thing is that we have plenty of cryptic clues already, from Preiss, and we know that if we solve those we solve the puzzle. I whole heartedly agree with you. I think the painting just gets you to a city And park. The verse gets you to the treasure. Imo once you have the city and park you don't need the painting. It may help... But it isn't needed.
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burnstyle, are you still taking GPR to Charleston, as you mentioned in the podcast? If so, I bet you find it. That Maine location seems like a winner, it's easy to dig, and I bet sand is better for scanning because it's less dense and packs more evenly. Best of luck! I think this is the best shot at a casque in a long while
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I did go back to charelston. That sand is actually the hardest thing to dig... Because while it's soft for the first few inches, after that It's a really hard mixture of sand and clay. It's like trying to dig through concrete. burnstyle fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Feb 2, 2018 |
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burnstyle posted:I did go back to charelston. ... aaaaand that made the reward all the more sweet when you finally got down to the casque GREAT JOB! We did it, everyone! World's best cup of coffee!
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burnstyle posted:John (and quite a few other people to be fair) thinks this is a rebus You will find nothing. Indeed, you will never leave your basement to visit wherever the gently caress this is supposed to be.
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:You will find nothing. Indeed, you will never leave your basement to visit wherever the gently caress this is supposed to be. When is your interview on the podcast? I'd love to hear that.
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Herv posted:New podcast in about 4 days? It's up now.
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burnstyle posted:It's up now. I like this one. Lively guests really round out the two hosta more by-the-books style. The Cleveland guys are really funny "He's not my boyfriend. We're uhhh." "WE'RE DIGGING UP TREASURE CHECK OUT THIS MAP AND-" "You know what, he is my boyfriend, lets just move on"
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Drunk Nerds posted:I like this one. Lively guests really round out the two hosta more by-the-books style. The Cleveland guys are really funny You would have loved the banter before we recorded. Andy couldn't figure out how to join a 4 way Skype call, and I wasn't in his a dress book. Brian kept asking him over and over "Andy do you know how to ask someone to be your friend"
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Whoops mistyped while pooping at work. I meant "I love this one." I like all of them, so far.
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This find on the door of the Golden Gate Park senior center has me pretty excited: I don't think there's ever been a closer match for, well, anything in this baffling image. Also, the post he's holding looks enough like the post under the tables, and the door itself resembles the door on the mountain in the SF image enough to convince me this is an unprecedented match
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Drunk Nerds posted:This find on the door of the Golden Gate Park senior center has me pretty excited: I think you may be reaching. The one on the right looks like a serpent and the wings are different.
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Piggy Smalls posted:I think you may be reaching. The one on the right looks like a serpent and the wings are different. I certainly wouldn't be the first, although lots of the images seem to have these chimera-like statue creations, where only parts of a statue were recreated in the image. I think this certainly has enough parts in common, plus the other similarities (the door and the post are not all exact matches, but they are close to the closest ones I've ever seen.) I emailed the art/museum director of the building. Maybe they'll say that sculpture wasn't there in 1982, in which case we'll know for sure. Still, it's a closer match than we've found in years Drunk Nerds fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Feb 8, 2018 |
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It's a testament to this thread that I can't tell serious solutions from someone taking the piss
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CrashCat posted:It's a testament to FTFT It's driving us crazy too. Buncha obvious references to a city, park, or even a street. So we get our baseline calibrated as "hey this puzzlemaker put a lot of effort and all solutions should be streamlined" but then the end game is "ehhh, I kinda had to rush to bury these clandestinely and so the discovered ones weren't quite where the clues led and/or time has wiped most final dig spot clues" Drunk Nerds fucked around with this message at 01:15 on Feb 8, 2018 |
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Okay, so now we have a saga. The JoshCornell account poster on Q4T who declared he had found every casque, asked to sleep on people's couches, then cursed constantly at anyone... has flown to Orlando from (I think) Canada. They are planning to dig Houston tomorrow. I should mention that another poster constantly showed him overheads of where he was going to dig, saying "IT'S A PARKING LOT, NOW!" over and over, to a resounding chorus of "nuh-uh" from JC Not an armchair Psych, but this really feels like a Muerte situation.
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