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vapor
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Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Dallas, TX ya'll
I just looked at some other sites created with Weebly and the list items (i.e.: li id='pg472012428997029') are present in the source. I think it's just a Weeebly artifact and not part of the puzzle. I think file:///Macintosh HD/Users/lacy/Desktop/2240117814bc5186b7ca52/contact.html is still in play, though.
I'm going to try to get my hands on one of those books.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:08 pm
xoNightshade
Boot
Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Posts: 24
I have that version of Animal Farm, if we need it.
Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:59 pm
vapor
Entrenched
Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Dallas, TX ya'll
I got my prize in the mail. I'll get some pictures up soon. Didn't get a chance to contact the bookstore like I wanted. Had RL to contend with today.
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:29 am
xoNightshade
Boot
Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Posts: 24
I sent an e-mail to sunshinebooks4lessSPLAT gmail.com asking them how I could order their books. No response yet.
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:49 am
vapor
Entrenched
Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Dallas, TX ya'll
So this is what I received in the mail as my "prize" today. It came in a regular cusioned mailer. The addressee is Frank E and it looks like a home addess ( I doubt he would want the address posted so I won't post any pictures of the envelope). Coincidentally the address is less than 2 miles from my house.
The "prize" itself is completely inconspicuous. There are no signs of tampering, no distinguishable marks. No hidden clues or messages that I can tell. It's about the size of my palm and it looks like something you would find for 25¢ in the 80% off bargain bin 2 weeks after Easter, stuffed into an envelope and sent off.
The front tag says "® HUGFUN INT'L INC." with an address in Los Angeles.
The back of the tag has the following:
All New Materials
Polyester Fiber Filled
Surface washable
Reg. No. PA-7627(RC) MA-1681
OH-20272
For Ages 3 and up 4J33L09
I'm fighting back the urge to pull it's stiching out to see if there is something inside but I think I'll at least wait until the other prizes arrive.
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:43 am
xoNightshade
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Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Posts: 24
Noooo don't kill it! It's cute. I doubt there is anything in there, but you can see if you can feel anything solid inside it though, or if there are any holes in the stitching.
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:13 am
vapor
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Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Dallas, TX ya'll
Yeah I squished it and looked all over for possible clues. There are no holes, no markings or loose threads. I think it's just a way of saying "follow the rabbit down the hole" but I'll withhold further speculation until I find out what the other prizes are.
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:35 am
VeritasK
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Joined: 19 Feb 2010 Posts: 98
I went through the web submit code for the contact page. Using that I formatted my email so it would be a carbon copy submission of what *should* have been submitted.
A part of that form is a telephone number. Will post of any weird phone stuffs.
A little deeper down I go.
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:15 am
MrToasty
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 03 Aug 2004 Posts: 4310 Location: Des Moines, IA
I've been bunny'd as well.
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:00 am
VeritasK
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got it also. Feeling around I found 1/2 of one of those plastic tag holders. It looked like the other half was cut off. So the tag was removed, that might have a clue?
Completely destroyed the "cushioned container" and found nothing except recycled paper... Which I assume is what makes up the "cushioning". Have since then thrown it away.
Black Light Bunny shows nothing either.
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 12:04 pm
xoNightshade
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I actually didn't get a rabbit, I got a duck instead. Exact same type of toy though.
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 5:05 pm
VeritasK
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Animal Farm?
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 9:28 pm
xoNightshade
Boot
Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Posts: 24
No, there are no ducks and rabbits. Though there are pigs, dogs, horses, etc.
Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:14 pm
Rogi Ocnorb
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 4266 Location: Where the cheese is free.
I have received my prize. A duck, exactly like the one xoNightshade got, down to the same plaid bow.
Blacklighted everything (even under the postage sticker) and found nothing Feels like there's nothing but poly fiberfill, inside.
@sylvia. PM me an address and I'll send it along.
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I'm telling you now, so you can't say, "Oh, I didn't know...Nobody told me!"
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 1:11 am
vapor
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Joined: 03 Jun 2008 Posts: 1188 Location: Dallas, TX ya'll
Email from Frank that cleared up a few questions I had:
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As for the "gift," I did say in my contest video the winners would receive one of the plush dolls I held up, and I'm a man of my word. I apologize if the whole thing came across as prankish, but I must maintain my anonymity in the eyes of The Booksellers. They are very dangerous, but if they don't sense a threat, they won't come near you, (no reason to raise an unnecessary ruckus) and that's why it's taking me so long to get more info to you guys. I need to step lightly.
There's a good chance any of the books in question won't actually appear on the site. The information The Booksellers are passing to each other will require the physical copy, so they don't want to take chances with accidental purchases. When I can spot some communication between them about ordering a specific book, I'll do what I can to catch it midway and direct the shipment to one of The Insiders. I think I'm close.
Like I said before, I wasn't privy to the inner-workings of this particular operation. For all we know, the boss could be using dozens of people without them even knowing what they're working toward. That being said, there are very few people who you're likely to interact with since most of the guys working for The Booksellers have nothing to do with managing the storefront. One guy you might keep an eye out for is Victor Rios, who acts as a kind of manager both in and out of the public eye. He's pretty close to Linnekar. I can't stand the bastard, myself.
It would be my guess that he's now in charge of running the new and improved Web site I'm sure you've had the pleasure of navigating. He's not the most computer savvy, though, so he's probably pretty pissed that he had to take it over in my absence. The old site, shall we say, went out of commission around the same time I left.
Never heard of this Lucy. Why?
So that's what he said at the end of the video? I played it again and still had a hard time making out the words but I think I heard plush toy. And he does clearly hold one up. I didn't know that's what it was originally but now...yeah.
So I guess sending prizes was just a way to get our addresses so that he can send books after intercepting them. There's probably no puzzle associated with the bunnies. And it looks like we've got a new character to look out for. Victor Rios. Oh and I spelled Lacy as Lucy in my last email to him so I cleared that up in my response.
Posted: Sun Apr 18, 2010 2:40 am
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