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Shawn David Struck · Boot Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 58

Emperor Norton's Ministry of Information

**Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 1:31 pm

krystyn

I'm not sure of the expiry/db construction of craigslist forums, but your link to the rant points to something else now.

Is there a screencap or transcription somewhere?

**Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:14 pm

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thebruce

for some reason "Ministry of Information" sounds extremely familiar, in an ARGish sense, but I can't for the life of me remember where I heard it before... Confused

**Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 2:55 pm

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understress · Boot Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 53

I have figured out 2 out of the four questions for the email puzzle. I can't find out who made the Norman's Icecream sign. I'm too chicken to call them Laughing

[Edit] nevermind I found it.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:14 pm

Phaedra

**Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:20 pm

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Emperor norton is an obscure reference to discordia. For more information read the principia discordia or consult your pineal gland. You may want to also look into a little program called operation mindf#@k(replace the symbols with their usual counterparts, I just changed the spelling due to forum rules.) In all likelyhood someones having more fun making this arg as you are playing it. Wink

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fnord

**Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:29 pm

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**Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 5:31 pm

ancalime

**Posted:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 10:28 pm

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makomk · Boot Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 56

**Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:07 am

Shawn David Struck · Boot Joined: 28 Sep 2004 Posts: 58

Aw, man!

**Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:07 pm

rowan · Unfictologist Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 1966

**Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:34 pm

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Woot! Good sleuthin', Rowan. Thanks!

**Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:26 pm

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Mudbrother

the name 'ricebaron' makes sense, as Norton lost his fortune during a 'rice boom' at the time. Apparently he bought tons and tons of rice being shipped in trying to corner the market when there was a severe shortage. See the wiki article on Norton for more (correct) info, I'm just going on memory, in case it helps.

**Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 1:57 pm

Hangman42

Latest posting at Nortons blog is in regards to the number of rice farms in the US - fits in with the info on him being into the rice trade. it also fits in with one of the pictures and note found at the drop in San Francisco (more info on that at http://discoveriesandintrigue.blogspot.com/).

According to the 1997 US census there were 9291 rice farms but I have not been able to come up with any more up to date info. The email address puzzle is still unsolved as well AFAIK with just the last clue (number of frogs at the mermaid statue still unknown) to be solved.

There is also a new post at the Protection initative (http://theprotectioninitiative.wordpress.com/).

**Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:04 pm