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Rorschach
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Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 97 Location: Utah
Rorschachs Journal Possible trail head for The Watchmen Reading http://www.aintitcool.com , I saw a mention of Rorschach, one of my obviously favorite comic characters. It appears Harry Knowles of AICN received an email from someone purporting to be Rorschach. Here is the link to their email conversation, (Warning, some NSFW language) http://www.aintitcool.com/node/33180 .
In the email there is a link to a site, http://www.rorschachsjournal.com/ . This site has Rorschach's emblem, which if you click brings up a mailto. I found something else
Doing a select all on the screen, found a hidden morse. ... - --- --- -.. / .. -. / ... - .-. . . - .-.-.- / .-- .- - -.-. .... . -.. / .. - / -... ..- .-. -. .-.-.-
I interpret the cleartext as
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STOOD IN STREET. WATCHED IT BURN.
_________________I'll drink to that.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:05 am
RandomJaz
Decorated
Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 195 Location: UK
Hope this is a trailhead for a watchmen ARG, that would be awesome.
I do love a good rabbithole, so I'm diving in headfirst, just e-mailed the mailto address, will update when I get a response.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:29 am
thegirlwho
Boot
Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Seattle.
Ooh, I'll take a shot at this one. I've been lurking for a while but sadly never manage to catch the beginning of a game.
Sent an e-mail to the addy, will update.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:37 am
Rorschach
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Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 97 Location: Utah
Odd, the morse has changed.
-.-- --- ..- / .-. . -- .. -. -.. / -- . / --- ..-. / .-- . .- - .... . .-. -... . . .-.-.- / .. / -.. --- -. .----. - / .-.. .. -.- . / -.-- --- ..-
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You remind me of Weatherbee. I don't like you.
[spec] I did send an email, I wonder if this is a reply to that? [/spec]
_________________I'll drink to that.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:35 pm
Perko
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Joined: 16 May 2003 Posts: 103 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
This is probably out-of-game, but viewing source on the image frame shows the Rorschach image being fed in from this web site: http://admin.type40marketing.com/.
There is a largely empty/boring directory tree there that can be explored, the only thing of interest I found was this:
http://admin.type40marketing.com/uploaded/mailing/logs/email_062707093006.html
_________________Perko
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:16 pm
Rogi Ocnorb
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 4266 Location: Where the cheese is free.
Not familliar with the Watchmen.
Are they talking about this Weatherbee?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Weatherbee
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I'm telling you now, so you can't say, "Oh, I didn't know...Nobody told me!"
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:18 pm
Rorschach
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Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 97 Location: Utah
Actually, been struggling to place the Weatherbee. It seems there has been alot of mashups between Watchmen, and Archie. Not sure what the sig/insignificance is.
_________________I'll drink to that.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:29 pm
skullpanda
Boot
Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 48 Location: Avalon
When I visited it was:
- .... .- -. -.- ... / ..-. --- .-. / . -- .- .. .-.. ... .-.-.- / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / .-. . .--. .-.. -.-- / ... --- --- -. .-.-.- / - .... . / ...- . .. -.. - / -- . - .... --- -.. / .. ... / .- / .-.. .. .
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THANKS FOR EMAILS. WILL REPLY SOON. THE VEIDT METHOD IS A LIE
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 2:09 pm
afrokaze
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Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 96 Location: Bay Area. CA
i'll try to be in on this one, but i can't understand that puzzle for the life of me
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:14 pm
Splosion
Guest
Weatherbee and Veidt Adrian Veidt was Ozymandias, the superintelligent "hero" that served to pull the story of the Watchmen together. The Veidt method, IIRC, was an exercise program designed by Veidt. Weatherbee, also IIRC, was Rorschach's psychiatrist while he was in prison.
Would have to check a wiki to find that out.
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 4:59 pm
Cowabella
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Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 107
Here's my morse code from my visit to the journal site:
- .... .- -. -.- ... / ..-. --- .-. / . -- .- .. .-.. ... .-.-.- / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / .-. . .--. .-.. -.-- / ... --- --- -. .-.-.- / - .... . / ...- . .. -.. - / -- . - ....
Going back to send email...can anyone interpret this or is there a tool here onsite to use to do the decode? I am soooo new...and green...
_________________Cow A Bella, Ya'll!
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Playing: Not cool enough to really play anything!
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:13 pm
Cowabella
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Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 107
DUH! OK trout by any other name:
my morse is the same as skullpanda's
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:24 pm
catherwood-offline
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Cowabella wrote:
Here's my morse code... can anyone interpret this or is there a tool here onsite to use to do the decode? I am soooo new...and green...
welcome. A long time ago I did a search for a morse code applet and found this one:
http://morsecode.scphillips.com/jtranslator.html
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:26 pm
Cowabella
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Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 107
Morse Decoded Thanks for the help. There is a Morse code tool onsite that worked great also if you're interested. Even has audio.
Found this site:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0409459/
The tagline on this site matches the question asked of Harry in the original email...
_________________Cow A Bella, Ya'll!
Lurking: TSO, SIC, The IHC ]
Playing: Not cool enough to really play anything!
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:03 pm
shatterwolf
Kilroy
Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 1
Hi im new here, but i have a little something to contribute. The morse code has changed again. It is now:
-- .- -.-- -... . / -.-- --- ..- .----. ...- . / ..-. --- .-. --. --- - - . -. / .... --- .-- / .-- . / -.. --- / - .... .. -. --. ... .-.-.- .-.-.- .-.-.-
And using the morse code applet above it translates to:
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MAYBE YOU'VE FORGOTTEN HOW WE DO THINGS...
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:18 am
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