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jjmfdl · Decorated Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 179

[EVENT] Lost Ninja (Australian Channel 7 blog)

**Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 9:32 am

jamesi

I'm sorry, but what does this have to do with the game? Please label your post correctly so that people have an idea what you are talking about.

**Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 10:13 am

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catherwood

"Lost Ninja" is the official Australian Channel 7 blog for The Lost Experience.

I'll bet that the puzzle was done for the fun of his readers and not as an in-game clue. The blog itself is meta, external to the game, just as is Speaker's blog for ABC and the Channel 4 blog for the UK.

So, i'm going to change the topic tag to [META]. While it was a nice catch to have solved his little puzzle, it really was intended to be played out in the comments section of his blog.

Apparently he's having a little real-world event of his own -- fun for Down Under, but still not part of the game itself.

**Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 10:28 am

vector

**Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 12:21 pm

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Gus Raja

I doubt this is anything, but considering how the site is "lost ninja," might there be something to the fact that a "hanso" is also a ninja sword?

**Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 12:33 pm

PillarNumber7

**Posted:** Tue May 30, 2006 10:41 pm

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Justin R

AUSTRALIA - Physical location

**Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 2:07 pm

Astald

The book "Bad Twin" isn't available for purchase in Australia. So the Lost Ninja has set this up to give away copies of the book. But who knows, something else may happen there as well.

**Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 2:20 pm

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**Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 5:31 pm

Etymologician · Boot Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 59

Yeah, the so/zo difference could be a bastardization, but not likely. "Hanso" means a counterclaim or recrimination in Japanese. No entries for "hanzo" in my dictionary. Some entries for "hansou" include a sail, accompaniment, and partner or running mate. Not likely hansou would get corrupted to hanso, though. Also much more likely to be a European name than a Japanese one.

**Posted:** Wed May 31, 2006 9:08 pm

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**Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:43 pm

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If that's the case, did anyone go to Sydney to see what this was about?

**Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 12:58 pm

Justin R

Another board has the details to what the event was Smile

and what were the goodies!!!!

Why didit have to be in Australia!!!! How about the East Coast!!!!

http://www.4815162342.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21322

**Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 1:42 pm

PillarNumber7

Interesting, so does that mean that this is in-game? I've always been convinced that Ninja is OOG.

**Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:31 pm

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Jenna

Personally, I don't think so. I think it was just a promotion for the books

**Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2006 6:40 pm

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