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[Trailhead] Odd letter post marked Long Island, NY.
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talusren
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[Trailhead] Odd letter post marked Long Island, NY.

Sorry about odd title, but was hard to be descriptive on this odd letter I received. Did a search and found nothing relating to my question in the last 6 hours.

Wondered if anyone knew or has a clue about this letter which I will describe. Sorry dont have a scanner.

Envelope was addressed to me, with no return address. Post marked Long Island, NY and dated 22 Aug, 05. Front part of envelope was cut out with a small 3" by 2" whole where a piece of paper inside displayed my address including the 9 digit zip code. This paper was taped in place both inside and out. Opening the letter, I see one piece of paper which had been 1/3 of an original 9x11 sheet of paper. On this sheet is 16 small pictures placed in different areas. Each is 1x1" in size with a number stamped on them. except one that just has a quarter moon shape.

Order as they appeared on the paper:
67
57/55
58
78/ /71/ /78/ /77/86/83/94/96
104 99/XX/104


/ = to seperation
/ / = space between picture
XX = Moon looking thing sort of like a red C

Right to Left / Top to bottom
67 = Led Zeppelin CD hindinburg blimp exploding
57 = Nirvana CD with baby in water
55 = ? Military people near a brain or rock
58 = Not sure, looks like 3 cans and 2 red flowers.
78 = Pile of Skulls
71 = looks like the titanic
78 = Car near some big sat dishes
77 = not sure
86 = Blue with what maybe a kiss out line in dark blue
83 = Buffalo nickel
94 = Bobby(police in GB) hat.
96 = food
104 = 2000 Olympic stamp?
99 = "RIFTS" spelled on top with some portal and a monster coming out
XX = Red Moon Like C
104 = Batteries

PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 10:55 pm
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Phaedra
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Re: [Question] Odd letter post marked Long Island, NY.

talusren wrote:
Sorry about odd title, but was hard to be descriptive on this odd letter I received. Did a search and found nothing relating to my question in the last 6 hours.

Wondered if anyone knew or has a clue about this letter which I will describe. Sorry dont have a scanner.


Have a camera?

talusren wrote:
Envelope was addressed to me, with no return address.


That in and of itself is odd. My local post office won't send mail with no return address.

Any idea why they'd send it to you?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 11:08 pm
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talusren
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Quote:
Have a camera?


Yep, in fact I just got finished taking the picture when I got your reply. Thanks though, sometimes I can be a bit slow and did not think about it till afterwards.

Quote:

That in and of itself is odd. My local post office won't send mail with no return address.


Not sure why, will have to talk to my mom next time I call home. She works for the post office. Is kinda odd.


Anyways here is a picture.

http://www.geocities.com/stormwarden101/A026.jpg

edit: Yikes! That's a big pic. Took out image tag but left url - Rowan

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Delusional
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weird, i'v seen this picture before. i think in connection with these forums. unfortunitly i can't quite remember where. :/

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Nos
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Heh...Those look like livejournal icons....*/random useless information*

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delusional696 wrote:
weird, i'v seen this picture before. i think in connection with these forums. unfortunitly i can't quite remember where. :/


I know I've seen that before. I can't seem to find it anywhere here though.
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Random, probably uninportant factoid:

#99 - The Rifts picture, is probably somehow related to the table-top roleplaying game called RIFTS.

How that relates to this, I have no idea. An actual CD based off an RPG is unusual, but not unknown.

L.

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ThaJinx
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I received the same letter today. I have a question for you.

The front of the envelope I received had a hole cut in it so that my address could be viewed on the paper within. The "a" in my last name has a single stroke of red through it with what is probably a sharpie marker. Any similar mark on yours?

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All right, so what do Thajinx and Talusren have in common? Shocked
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i am ashamed to report that I got an AIM message from a random stranger which linked to this image on a website. This was a few days ago, and I promptly complained about it in IRC. Give me a few minutes and I'll trace back thru the chat logs to find the URL...

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Session Start: Mon Aug 15 20:18:52 2005
Session Ident: #unfiction
[20:18] * Now talking in #unfiction

[20:28] <catherwood> gAIM alert, i just got an IM from a stranger...
[20:28] <Phaedra> Seriously, Cather?
[20:28] <Phaedra> I'm sorry
[20:29] <Phaedra> No gAIMs ever IM me.
[20:29] <Phaedra> I think they are afraid.
[20:29] <BrianEnigma> Did they want help rescuing a kidnapped lo
[20:29] <varin> cather: do they need our help?
[20:29] <Phaedra> Only WE can help them, yes?
[20:29] <catherwood> so far, he's just asked "red or blue?"
[20:29] <Ehsan> kidnapping!
[20:29] <varin> or is it an AI?
[20:29] <Phaedra> BLUE
[20:30] <Anaerin> Red Vs. Blue?
[20:30] <catherwood> and thanks to ILB, i know that could also be a Halo parody :)
[20:30] <varin> the political gAIM!
[20:30] <Phaedra> lol
[20:31] <Phaedra> Why don't they ever IM me?
[20:32] <Phaedra> I'm bored and snappish tonight.
[20:32] <catherwood> this might not be a gAIM, just a lonely soul
[20:32] <Ehsan> I'll IM you if you want
[20:33] <Phaedra> Eh, lonely souls are less fun than gAIMs
[20:34] <catherwood> aha!  he has a "Friend" who needs our help
[20:35] <catherwood> http://pictures.greatestjournal.com/userimg/4578208/1091169
[20:35] <Phaedra> Is he red or blue?
[20:36] <Phaedra> Ask him who Deanna is.
[20:36] <catherwood> he's ignored.
[20:36] <catherwood> you want him?
[20:36] <Phaedra> lol, no
[20:36] <Phaedra> I'm just playing backseat driver. :P
[20:36] <catherwood> AIM: ViolNnsns
[20:37] <catherwood> gang up on him
[20:37] * Phaedra considers
[20:37] <catherwood> that one is already a thread somewhere, right?


So, there you have it. http://pictures.greatestjournal.com/userimg/4578208/1091169 and
AIM: ViolNnsns

I blew him off, thinking i HAD seen this somewhere before, but i really don't remember where. It feels like an old puzzle trail or Timewaster to me. *shrug*

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are both the letters exactly the same or does Thajinx's letter have different pictures...that would make sense...like if Thajinx's had different numbers with different pictures...and a bunch of people get these letters...and we peice them all together..pictures 1 through....99 or whatever...and then we have a full puzzle...taking the first letter of the picture of something...i dunno....if they are the same then there must be something there...i find this interesting though,

*runs off to check mailbox*

:edit: well nothing in the mail for me...but i did get my orbicon brouchere..yay
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ThaJinx
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Righto, scan of the envelope as requested. My address has been blacked out, but you can see the red strike through the a letter of my name.
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[1:13:45 AM] <Addlepated> <catherwood> gAIM alert, i just got an IM from a stranger...
[1:13:53 AM] <Addlepated> [10:34:22 PM] <catherwood> aha! he has a "Friend" who needs our help
[1:13:53 AM] <Addlepated> [10:34:23 PM] <catherwood> http://pictures.greatestjournal.com/userimg/4578208/1091169

10:13:07<Addlepated> [10:36:22 PM] <catherwood> AIM: ViolNnsns
10:13:07<Addlepated> [10:36:25 PM] <catherwood> gang up on him

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Just a few thoughts. A quick Google showed that the RIFTS thing was just released a few days ago, possibly on the day it was sent (depending on how fast the post is). Second, the car is a Mercedes (looks kind of like the new Kompressor, but I can't be sure) and thirdly, the people standing by the rock have got some badge thing going on, making me think instantly of Star Trek. But I'm not a Trekkie, so I can't confirm if those are actual characters Wink . Anyways, there's alot of blank white space, so someone equipped with Photoshop want to fiddle around with it. Certainly feels like something could be lurking in all that space.
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ThaJinx
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Pauloulou wrote:
Just a few thoughts. A quick Google showed that the RIFTS thing was just released a few days ago, possibly on the day it was sent (depending on how fast the post is). Second, the car is a Mercedes (looks kind of like the new Kompressor, but I can't be sure) and thirdly, the people standing by the rock have got some badge thing going on, making me think instantly of Star Trek. But I'm not a Trekkie, so I can't confirm if those are actual characters Wink . Anyways, there's alot of blank white space, so someone equipped with Photoshop want to fiddle around with it. Certainly feels like something could be lurking in all that space.
Checked. The white is solid.

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