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bmoney999
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 		My friend and I have been trying to figure out the 8 digit code in the upper left corner of the Dr. Abe's journal page, and we think it may be an ISSN code....see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Serial_Number

however, we are having trouble trying to find a search engine that will help us locate the periodical that the page stems from

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bmoney999 wrote:
My friend and I have been trying to figure out the 8 digit code in the upper left corner of the Dr. Abe's journal page, and we think it may be an ISSN code....see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Serial_Number

however, we are having trouble trying to find a search engine that will help us locate the periodical that the page stems from


Hmm, not sure, an ISSN code is two 4 digit numbers, this code is one 4 digit number and two 2 digit numbers.

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 		This all seems... well... odd.

It makes no sense for a few reasons:

1) As far as we can tell, they only posted it to ONE site. Vernon's postings appeared in multple sites, so it can be corraborted from multiple locations and multiple sources exist in case one disappears.

2) Why post to a public forum where users can respond and coment so freely? The post has already been removed because of the OOG responses.

3) Why not post to a forum where it applies more? Are there any conspiracy theory sites out there? Why post to a widely accepted, serious scientific website where you know that, it's it not real serious science, it will be removed?

4) Why post the only source of the image there, as an ATTACHMENT no less? ARG convention is to lead people to another site, where you have hosting control, and host the content there. If this is is the only place to get this information, a third party (in this case, the forum moderators) can't be allowed to remove it at will.


It all just... feels... wrong. We're missing something here.

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 		maybe its not a big piece of the puzzle so it didn't need to be posted around in numerous places. if we found it we found it, if we didn't we didn't

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My friend and I have been trying to figure out the 8 digit code in the upper left corner of the Dr. Abe's journal page, and we think it may be an ISSN code....see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Serial_Number

however, we are having trouble trying to find a search engine that will help us locate the periodical that the page stems from


I too have been searching, but with no luck. i found a site (as previously mentioned) containing the exact same vol number and pages numbers, but it was only about diabeties. as shown below:

http://tinyurl.com/3buyss

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maybe its not a big piece of the puzzle so it didn't need to be posted around in numerous places. if we found it we found it, if we didn't we didn't


Then why mention it on the Tagruato site at all? I don't think there are different sized pieces to the puzzle here; every "piece" is equally important. We just don't realize it yet.

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bmoney999
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Nighthawk wrote:
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maybe its not a big piece of the puzzle so it didn't need to be posted around in numerous places. if we found it we found it, if we didn't we didn't


Then why mention it on the Tagruato site at all? I don't think there are different sized pieces to the puzzle here; every "piece" is equally important. We just don't realize it yet.


i agree, JJ Abrams loves using numbers as codes and clues.

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bmoney999 wrote:
My friend and I have been trying to figure out the 8 digit code in the upper left corner of the Dr. Abe's journal page, and we think it may be an ISSN code....see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Serial_Number

however, we are having trouble trying to find a search engine that will help us locate the periodical that the page stems from


I originally had the same thoughts . . .

Here is a website to look up journals and such --> http://dx.doi.org

More info found here: http://www.doi.org/index.html and http://www.doi.org/factsheets/DOIIdentifiers.html

But of course . . . this didn't turn up any results for me . . .

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bmoney999 wrote:
i agree, JJ Abrams loved using numbers as codes and clues in the LOST ARG.


Fixed.

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 		This probably isn't incredibly helpful but did anyone else notice that the article by Dr. Abe used the phrase"The Blue whale". So once again we ahve a whale refrence....Why?

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TBILL wrote:
This probably isn't incredibly helpful but did anyone else notice that the article by Dr. Abe used the phrase"The Blue whale". So once again we ahve a whale refrence....Why?



Hmm, the blue whale is considered to be the largest animal to have ever lived. Maybe it's another subtle/reinforcing hint at the large scale nature of the monster in the movie, also might be continuing the theme of large sea dwelling creatures i.e. the monster's origins.

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bmoney999 wrote:
TBILL wrote:
This probably isn't incredibly helpful but did anyone else notice that the article by Dr. Abe used the phrase"The Blue whale". So once again we ahve a whale refrence....Why?



Hmm, the blue whale is considered to be the largest animal to have ever lived. Maybe it's another subtle/reinforcing hint at the large scale nature of the monster in the movie, also might be continuing the theme of large sea dwelling creatures i.e. the monster's origins.

It's meant to be a reference to Slusho!'s advertising campaign. Dr. Abe acknowledges that Slusho! uses a little blue whale as one of their mascots, originating from Noriku Yoshida's nickname, The Smallest Whale. You have to think in the mindset of a fictional character in this alternate reality universe. Slusho! is a very popular drink, and everything that we've noticed on Slusho!'s website- including the Happy Talk- the Slusho Seven, Dr. Abe, and 5Pancakes have noticed too. The difference is that they may have found the site through actually buying a Slusho! in a store. But the whale motif, through the history section, the happy talk (argueably) and the mascot, is directed at them. Dr. Abe just makes a clever word-replacement; instead of "the elephant in the room" (meaning the obvious issue that must be talked about but is avoided) he says "the blue whale in the room". Trying to be funny.
But yes, if you immerse yourself fully into the ARE, one could state that Rob Hawkins looked at Happy Talk one day and exclaimed, "What the fuck does 'on red crab 6 times' mean?!"

EDIT: On another topic, "alior" at CloverfieldClues found the Australian Aphynos: http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/agelatinosus.htm

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eliwein wrote:
bmoney999 wrote:
TBILL wrote:
This probably isn't incredibly helpful but did anyone else notice that the article by Dr. Abe used the phrase"The Blue whale". So once again we ahve a whale refrence....Why?



Hmm, the blue whale is considered to be the largest animal to have ever lived. Maybe it's another subtle/reinforcing hint at the large scale nature of the monster in the movie, also might be continuing the theme of large sea dwelling creatures i.e. the monster's origins.

It's meant to be a reference to Slusho!'s advertising campaign. Dr. Abe acknowledges that Slusho! uses a little blue whale as one of their mascots, originating from Noriku Yoshida's nickname, The Smallest Whale. You have to think in the mindset of a fictional character in this alternate reality universe. Slusho! is a very popular drink, and everything that we've noticed on Slusho!'s website- including the Happy Talk- the Slusho Seven, Dr. Abe, and 5Pancakes have noticed too. The difference is that they may have found the site through actually buying a Slusho! in a store. But the whale motif, through the history section, the happy talk (argueably) and the mascot, is directed at them. Dr. Abe just makes a clever word-replacement; instead of "the elephant in the room" (meaning the obvious issue that must be talked about but is avoided) he says "the blue whale in the room". Trying to be funny.
But yes, if you immerse yourself fully into the ARE, one could state that Rob Hawkins looked at Happy Talk one day and exclaimed, "What the fuck does 'on red crab 6 times' mean?!"

EDIT: On another topic, "alior" at CloverfieldClues found the Australian Aphynos: http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/agelatinosus.htm


That was mentioned on this forum earlier today and it's "Aphyonus" not "Aphynos".

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kosmopol wrote:
People, it isn't Aphynos,
this is Aphyonus = Blindfish!

Compare:
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/agelatinosus.htm


You are totally right!. Tagruato got the spelling of the fish wrong.
I found this on the net.



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 		From that article, the Aphyonus is a benthic species. From the wiki page on the Benthic Zone:
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Benthic's organisms are different from all the ones on the other parts of the ocean. They are called Benthos. They have a different body structures and different physical appearances than that of the other parts of the Ocean. ... These Benthos cannot live on the upper parts of the ocean and they cannot be brought up to the surface, because [if] they leave their territory and try to go somewhere else, they will just explode.


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MrToasty wrote:
From that article, the Aphyonus is a benthic species. From the wiki page on the Benthic Zone:
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Benthic's organisms are different from all the ones on the other parts of the ocean. They are called Benthos. They have a different body structures and different physical appearances than that of the other parts of the Ocean. ... These Benthos cannot live on the upper parts of the ocean and they cannot be brought up to the surface, because [if] they leave their territory and try to go somewhere else, they will just explode.


it sounds sort of like a ten year old wrote that article, it still may be true, but still... weird article.

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