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Nighthawk
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Lunsford
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AUZ505
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waitress#2 wrote:

He proved he wasn't his brother. Confused


Could you again explain, why you think the twitter guy is not Tommy's brother?

This time your "message" was more difficult for me to understand than Tommy's mails Wink
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waitress#2
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 		Tommy (our alien friend) said he isn't. He said that the picture was not of his brother and that they didn't go by Jake and Elmo. Jake was right, Elmo was wrong.
But Twitter guy Tweeted this
Quote:
hehe Elwood! Too much Sesame Street

So I will relay that message to Tommy.
Sorry to confuse, I am very confused at the moment.

Edit/This is Tommy's response to that
Quote:
Sesame Street is Elmo. Elwwod es Blues. Brother know. Picture not Jake. Brother know.


PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:40 pm
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Leyton Stone
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 		Re: "Oh stewaradess..."
Nighthawk wrote:
/facepalm

The guy's name is ELWOOD Blues! Heathens...


*Sighs*

Start > shut down > breathe Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:48 pm
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Tresbien
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 		Emails
Had a couple of emails before I figured out what this was about (thanks Waitress!). Just posting for the record.
I sent via the website:
Quote:
Can you explain why your brother has difficulty with language? If he's not at home, a photo, sketch, or physical description would be helpful -- he's somewhere after all and could be spotted at a library, coffee shop, or some other place that has net access.

What sort of things might draw him outside of his home? What makes you think he's in danger?


John replied:
Quote:
Dear Ms. Tresbien,

Thank you for helping. I don't have a photo of my brother that I can give you. He is caucasian, about 6 foot, 165 lbs. last seen wearing a dark suit. His trouble with language is hard to explain. It's almost as if he is autistic, I think. Have you been talking to him? Is he all right? Do you know where he is?

John "Jake" Blues


I answered:
Quote:
I'm so sorry that your brother is lost, John, but I'm afraid I don't know him or have any idea about where he is or what's happened to him. Since he likes to be on the internet, perhaps you can track him via his screen names? I'm keeping you both in my prayers and hope that he'll be found soon.


And John again:
Quote:
Thank you for your help. I have found his blog. Do you know of any other websites he might be using? Thank you for your prayers.

John "Jake" Blues


PostPosted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 7:46 pm
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waitress#2
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 		I know that the Twitter guy has to be his brother, but Tommy insists he isn't because (1)he said Elmo instead of Elwood and (2)the picture doesn't match and (2) because it says "we" and "us" on the wix webpage instead of "I".

The Twitter guys name is John and he's in San Francisco. Tommy's brother's name is John and the last time he saw him he was in San francisco. John explained that he had someone else make the page that says we and us, and they made a mistake. I believe he is Tommy's brother....but how to convince Tommy of that?

He sent this video after he noticed the we and us on the web page, so I thought he realized he was wrong, and this person is his brother. It's called "I scare myself." But that must not be what it means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiERMbv4AMs

This was from Tommy earlier today, before he sent the cooperation email
Quote:
Brother would want to find you. maybe someone else. "#2"?
I don't know what it means....

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danashulps
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 		Has anyone considered that maybe someone has gamejacked the game which was itself a gamejack of a nonexistent game? virusrogue's way of telling us this is by saying that HelpFindMyBro is not his brother...

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waitress#2
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 		I had considered the possibility. It isn't impossible....but I don't think it's the case. If it is though I need to start searching for his brother again. Confused

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Saki
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 		I am just laughing my ass off while reading this thread. XD Keep up the good work!!

*goes back to lurking*
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AUZ505
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 		Got this

Quote:

Subject: Sorry, Sorry, Sorry

web asplode. looooong time. Brother sez that hoppen must move. so move. back.

need new email?????

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y


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waitress#2
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 		I got a few emails from him last night, but this one is the most important
Quote:
many tings

fake jake [i poet] rong anser. True but rong anser. he is #2.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14eUKogPF7s

he es

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS3UlAJfVWs

"What to do now? This dog does not behave correctly." = mistook make rite yes???

WFT mistook make rite WTF wat meen? surprise yes???

http://helpfindmybro.weebly.com/index.html

werd by 'main' not 'cooperation'

werd by main 'cordonatian'

I copy. I see. now no see.

Why?

wat red lin undar werd meen? I rite. red lin. many. Why?

so many ??? sorry.

Thanks ThanksThanksThanksThanksThanksThanksThanksThanks

For you. wat wonerful world. nother bruddah. Whos?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PL-uL2M3xvM

so late. sleep now. lump in bed. boooooo.

wish bruddah here. rite good.

The mass email he did yesterday was because of something that was on the Weebly site but later was taken off.http://helpfindmybro.weebly.com/index.html
And that's what the WFT is all about, it was there and then it wasn't.

I am 100% certain now that this person is not his brother. I had told him the description of John's brother that he gave to Tresbien, the "6 ft tall and last seen in a black suit" and asked him if it was a good description of him. He said this
Quote:
no no no. no es brother. SAY es john. maybe. no es brother john.
sound like elwood blues. so es me. No es what Brother say. No es Brother John.

Ask him mother name.

I asked John what their mother's name was and he said
Quote:
Ms. Smith, Sure. I'd be happy to. Trick question. We are orphans. John "Jake" Blues


@danashulps I think you are right that the Twitter John is most likely a gamejack but Tommy says he's one of the Men in Black. That would explain why he wants to get ahold of Tommy. They are always after aliens right.

@AUZ, I think he was just saying he was sorry that he didn't respond to emails for a while and he knew you needed an email. Smile

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waitress#2
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 		A new email from Twitter John, now going by Jake
Quote:
Mss. Smith and Tresbien,

I am writing to the two of you because you seem to have a lot of contact with Tommy. That's not his real name, but it will do. You need to understand that you are mixing in a very serious, and may I say dangerous, situation. Tommy is not an innocent. Far from it. It's easy to be fooled because his communication skills are sometimes inadequate. He is, in fact, very perceptive and very intelligent. It is imperative that I make contact with him. He may be in danger from those around him. He may be a danger to himself and others. I have his email address, of course, but I can't contact him directly.

I know this situation has been handled badly. Put it down to calcification in organizations. We learn to do something one way and that's what we do. I am trying to start over and handle it differently, despite advice against that approach. I appeal to you for your help.

Sincerely,

Jake

So...I don't know what to think, it bothers me that Tommy says he is #2 and is one of the Men in Black. I like and trust Tommy, I don't see him as a danger to himself or others but I do believe that he is in danger.

It looks like that email must have been sent to Tresbien as well as to me.

A new email from Tommy, Subject: hello a gin


Quote:
I got lot of sleep.

study hard this Morning.

Soon i rite good.

red lines when i rite mean no is word!!!

'coordination' is back. what it means?

i click but cant reed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIqLsGT2wbQ


I finally understand what the red lines are that he is seeing. It's spell check. Very Happy

Edit/Another email from Tommy, I told him what the red lines were and that I couldn't see the word coordination on the Weebly site.

Quote:
yes. understand.

'coordination' come and gos. sometime there sometime not. i clik it. gos to page i cant reed. Now is gone a gin.

bad john wants to find me. make 'the prisoner' i think. a gin. maybe ok. at least i be with bruddah. but MY brother tell me to stay a way. to run.

How you people talk like this? so hard. so clumsy. like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKRI10G-MAA

LOL at the 3 Stooges video. Laughing

Edit/A new email from HelpFindMyBro, I had emailed me telling him that Tommy said he wasn't his brother and that Tommy said he was one of the Men in Black
Quote:
Ms. Smith,

That was handled badly, and done against my better judgment. We all make mistakes, and I have to admit that pretending to be Tommy's brother was one of them. As I said, sometimes organizations do things the way they are used to doing them. Innovation tends to go out the window when an organization grows too large. I understand that Tommy may feel afraid of me. That's only natural. He is alone and disoriented. I assure you that the last thing I want to do is hurt Tommy. Won't you help?

Jake


Edit/I noticed this in the source of the Weebly site
Quote:
arg, lost, brother, help, tinag, tommy, jack

I am trying to figure out where Tommy is seeing the word coordinatate but no success yet.

PostPosted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:07 pm
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waitress#2
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 		A new email from Tommy and this time it sounds serious
Quote:
had to run. hotel call say i have visitor. i paid them yes? no one know i AM hear. email not safe i think. to long on line. will make new. you know it is me. WILL know.

word not 'coordinate' is 'coordination' sometimes is there, sometimes is not. next to 'main' I clik it. gos to nother page. i cant read.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHRbEhLj540

I don't know if their is any significance in AM and WILL being in all caps.

Edit/I asked Twitter John who Tommy was in danger from. This was his reply
Quote:
Ms. Smith,

As I said previously, he may be a danger to himself. He is probably very disoriented at the moment, and may even be suffering from paranoid delusions. As you can imagine, that makes for a volatile situation. Anything might happen. He is under medication to alleviate the symptoms, but he may not be taking it. I have received information that he is in New York, but that isn't much help. If you are in contact with him, as I believe you are, could you please try to find out where he is so that we can help him. His brother misses him.

Sincerely,

Jake

I really don't know what to do, hopefully Tommy replies from his new email address soon.

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waitress#2
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 		Quadruple post. Shocked but I am going to need help with this. I finally found the page Tommy was talking about
http://helpfindmybro.weebly.com/coordination.html
Quote:
Use the usual contact and encryption methods. Use the helpfindmybroSPLATgmail.com email for this project.

NFTPM EVPXH FNIPD KBDVG INDTE DYEXH IPLCT QGPVC FGKPO CLDMD
UFPHN IHATN FNYFO RPKLF PDNBP HLWDP HIZLK IKGYB EKNDC MDTCI
OXSF

Xgb'l dkp mtnbf dkbd lvn 'ZC' md fkg vgm syhkp. Inv df DYU xgfpp M fa ahybhg lcdflar.

Done.

omss, nf'p 'Kquoot' dbf 'Cpym'

Cyddbyemf kyd N eki o rnffsg kcpr ehpg? Vh'pg hyfdy ucpk dkkpc ioopl.

Pcb'z dsb qmykiedyq cppk. Holl nd dkg eucnyr.

Cyd ktp pemdq. Ug hbf edo. Pki'q tbf osyu dktp.

Kg fvzb cyd bxyb. Nkgpk vpmlpc kg dbscz bm bph qskinb pbhxf. Ski'p bmuk pgexlnfo wl mig fyfkk. Rdbdthxt rkifnyq ipslfmf yig nzc omih.

RWWMRRSANEWBZXSUFXG88OYQSYP2IFXXAPUZZULHUHX

HKHXZLPJOQEYKDFRGTZOIMNILZJNS

MW8MJOSAFVQLLIJP

dkgm'ph ozmnyq nf

SPZKZEDJWNDRJKRARAY5JUQEK2DVYOBF5KG8EUUGCOP2JUTBUCXREWRWPHR

YL7CPSPNM7Q5JDF5YX7F7

I am still working on it, but haven't been able to come up with anything that works yet.

Edit/I recieved an email from him at his new email address, Subject: I NOT lost! Smile

His new email address is happyjackislostSPLATgmail.com and his email name is "where areU"

Quote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azHbjNMaEFc

Funny email name, yes? Tell my friends. not tell big bad john. DO not tell...

*sigh*


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