Author
Message
FTTM
Veteran
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 78
Wierd Story from the UK [PRESS] Saw this story on the BBC website. It would be an impressive way to start an ARG.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7022091.stm
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 2:57 pm
e2c
Unfettered
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 338 Location: What is this for? Bob's got cancer - We'll miss you bob!
that is weird. thanks for posting this. havent heard bout it anything myself.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:46 pm
catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 4109 Location: Silicon Valley, CA
http://www.paradox-carving.co.uk/paradox/
comparing the images, it seems this artist might be at least creating the sculptures, if not the riddle itself.
_________________meh. whatever.
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:12 pm
FTTM
Veteran
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 78
Well spotted, catherwood. And he lives in Yorkshire, where the sculptures were found. Quite a marketing ploy though!
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:06 am
Mikeyj
Unfictologist
Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: London
catherwood wrote:
http://www.paradox-carving.co.uk/paradox/
comparing the images, it seems this artist might be at least creating the sculptures, if not the riddle itself.
The paradox website links to this blog which certainly seems to explore some CF-like aspects of art and new media, see this flash piece for example.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:41 am
aliendial
Unfictologist
Joined: 29 Sep 2002 Posts: 3438 Location: Far Far Away. Nowhere Near You. Really.
catherwood, how do you DO that?!
_________________aliendial
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:02 pm
myf
Entrenched
Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 917 Location: Hiding from squirrels
Question not the ways of the Catherwood, merely accept they are miraculous!
I love this kind of news story. Quirky things happening, with much humour, and without any sign of malice or spite. Hurrah for random acts of strangeness and kindness
_________________"I play the game for the game's own sake"
PSN ID & GamerTag: sleepymyf ~ Wii number: 5915 5999 6937 3087
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:00 pm
FTTM
Veteran
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 78
Hail Catherwood!
Paradox Carving just owned up on the London Times website.
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article2570451.ece
You heard it here first...
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:27 pm
Agent Lex
Entrenched
Joined: 11 May 2006 Posts: 1188 Location: No longer London, still in England
So wait, the whole of Yorkshire was baffled, and all it took was one ARGer to find it within 8 hours? Does that mean that cath is getting scarily good at investigation, or that the Yorkies are just dumb?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 5:09 pm
catherwood
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 25 Sep 2002 Posts: 4109 Location: Silicon Valley, CA
well, i do have my sources
I think the "Press" section is more for articles about the ARG genre, not for random riddles which happen to be published in the press.
Here's a final article revealing the answer:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=485046&in_page_id=1770
_________________meh. whatever.
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:42 pm
FTTM
Veteran
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 78
Sorry Catherwood. My fault for posting it here.
And with that let it settle to the bottom of the pond.
[EDIT] Moved it to News & Rumors where it's quite appropriate --Gisk
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 6:40 am
Display posts from previous: All Posts 1 Day 1 Week 2 Weeks 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months 1 Year Sort by: Post Time Post Subject Author Ascending Descending