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Thunderwolf
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Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 419 Location: The Sprawl
[MAIL][SOLVED] We love beef/timehole - Daisy the cow plushie with a message hidden where the sun don't shine I got a package delivered this morning addressed to "Mr. Thunderwolf". Inside was a plushie of a fresian cow (It's very nice). On closer inspection I discovered a rolled up piece of paper instered in a place familiar to vets.
Didn't have time to scan it when I left this morning for work, and I'm going to be working until christ knows what time tonight, but here's a description:
It's standard A4 side paper which reads:
Quote:
Somerset
County Council
County Library, Old Market Place, BA4 2NB
Mr. Patrick R Withers
Deletion of library card warning, over-due borrowing.
Titles
JKR Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
JKR Rowling - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Dear Mr. Withers,
Please consider this as your final warning to return the over-due books listed. After this your library card will be destroyed
The printed text on "will" above originally read "with", but "l" has been drawn over each of "t" and "h" in black biro.
Quote:
Whilst the successful author Ms Rowling is not effected by your actions, we are only a county library and out members rely on the small quantity but high quality literature we provide. This is particularly true of the school children from whose section you, a grown man have borrowed.
May I also remind you of our past leniency concerning the Erich Von Daniken title Chariots of the Gods which you returned covered in green gloop.
Yours sincerely,
[illegible signature]
Head Librarian.
The entirety of the message has been crossed out with a black biro.
on the back of the message, written in Black felt-tip is the following:
Anyone else get anything this morning?
_________________"OK, now what you gotta do is go down the road past the old Johnson place. You're gonna find two roads, one parallel and one perpendicular. Now keep going until you come to a highway that bisects it at a 45-degree angle. Solve for x."
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:15 am
Russell
Unfictologist
Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 1571 Location: London
nice =) wont know till i get home this evening, can have a proper look at the clues then.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:42 am
Cross_
Decorated
Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 283 Location: San Diego
Re: [MAIL] We love beef / timehole - Daisy the cow plushie with a message hidden where the sun don't shine
Vacate maybe?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:12 pm
mgelles
Decorated
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 210
Could the 'w' stand for watershed and the rest be a clue as to the further location? Does the place have numbered kiosks or something? I've no idea just throwing it out there. Forgive me if those of you familiar with the facility know I'm off base
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:15 pm
Chramey
Boot
Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Posts: 39
Drop? Is there such a library? If so, maybe someone should go there and ask about the letter. Maybe check those books to see if there is something in them. According to a quick google search the Chariot of God book is about UFOs.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:34 pm
Cross_
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Joined: 15 Jan 2006 Posts: 283 Location: San Diego
List of Somerset libraries is here, but I don't see that particular address :
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/somerset/culturecommunity/culturalservice/libraries/yourlibrary/directory/
And yes, anything by von Daeniken is UFO-related
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:07 pm
Giskard
Sassypants
Joined: 07 Oct 2003 Posts: 2066 Location: Chicago
Re: [MAIL] We love beef / timehole - Daisy the cow plushie with a message hidden where the sun don't shine
Friesian cows originally hail from Friesland, The Netherlands, a province well-known for it's outdoor iceskating tradition. "Wak" is Dutch for "hole in the ice". Probably nothing, but I found it funny enough to throw it out there
_________________"They never tell you truth is subjective, they only tell you not to lie." -- Gary Jules
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:42 pm
Thunderwolf
Unfettered
Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 419 Location: The Sprawl
I'm wondering if "Wak8" relates in some way to the "Apply the parable" message
_________________"OK, now what you gotta do is go down the road past the old Johnson place. You're gonna find two roads, one parallel and one perpendicular. Now keep going until you come to a highway that bisects it at a 45-degree angle. Solve for x."
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:21 pm
markzpot
Veteran
Joined: 27 Jul 2005 Posts: 75
I will envy you to death, Mr. Thunderwolf
That said, I tried doing a ROT-8 on it - nothing.
Tried it ( and the ROT ) as a new page at WLB - nothing.
Tried to talk to Yuki about it - as informative as ever.
Throwing the ball back to you people. What do you think? Can it be used as some kind of grid reference to apply a geometrical parable in the Daisy text, perhaps?
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:35 pm
Thunderwolf
Unfettered
Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 419 Location: The Sprawl
right, looks like I'm gonna have to work through the night till 8AM, so I'm afraid you're all gonna have to wait for that scan.
sorry guys
_________________"OK, now what you gotta do is go down the road past the old Johnson place. You're gonna find two roads, one parallel and one perpendicular. Now keep going until you come to a highway that bisects it at a 45-degree angle. Solve for x."
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:26 pm
mgelles
Decorated
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 210
i was leaning towards it referencing the specific meeting place for the live event
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:08 pm
TheWeasel
Greenhorn
Joined: 15 Jan 2007 Posts: 7
Well, this is certainly getting odd. First Yuki plushies and now a cow toy with a probe.
Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:27 pm
carmenmiranda
Decorated
Joined: 08 Feb 2007 Posts: 226
Do not hate the Thunderwolf...do not hate the Thunderwolf...do not hate the Thunderwolf....
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:12 am
daemon666
Boot
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 32
Well I'll do my stating the obvious thang - just so it's all here in one thread. Taken from the Time Hole forums :
Quote:
David - You've never read that book you've just pinched that idea from somewhere. That reminds me we've had another letter from the library about you're overdue Harry Potter books.
Note the past tense... "had another letter" which suggests this may have come from Pat or Dave.
Maybe backs up what mgelles was saying?
Quote:
i was leaning towards it referencing the specific meeting place for the live event
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 5:26 am
Thunderwolf
Unfettered
Joined: 18 Aug 2005 Posts: 419 Location: The Sprawl
Well it's clearly adressed to Pat. here's the scan anyway:
NB:The bands of discolouration are due to my scanner being pants.
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_________________"OK, now what you gotta do is go down the road past the old Johnson place. You're gonna find two roads, one parallel and one perpendicular. Now keep going until you come to a highway that bisects it at a 45-degree angle. Solve for x."
Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 9:50 am
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