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[TRAILHEAD?] A:LA:RM - THE END IS NEAR
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Nighthawk
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 		Email just received.

Quote:
From: noreplySPLATtheendisnear.co.uk
Subject: The End Is Near - 1st Message


The End Is Near

Dear friend,

You are one of thousands who have been curious and courageous enough to sign up here. Thank you. We need people like you. But you may have come too late.

For the past few months, millions have felt that something big is about to happen, an event that will change the world as we know it.

We are ruled by fear. But WHAT will it be and WHEN? Is there anything we can do to PREVENT it?

Perhaps we should just sit back, relax, and HOPE FOR THE BEST? (*)

Over the coming weeks, you will receive updates on Earth's final steps towards THE END.

The signs are clear and soon they will be getting louder, sounding like a universal ALARM. But what use is waking up in the middle of the night?

Who are we to tell you this? Why all these theatrics? In this world ruled by big money and shrewd politics, the true purpose of this site cannot be revealed. Not yet.

For your security, and for ours.

Rest assured, the source of these messages is NOT a product, nor a cult, nor do its creators seek fame or success.

Please be patient - the wait will be worth it - should we all live that day.

THE END IS NEAR.


The email has two dozen links in it, all going to multiple news sources and links (USA Today, Yahoo, LA Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, etc...), even some rather out of place links.

META:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
The unsubscribe link points to http://bcsarts.co.uk/, which is deHavilland Media. They're probably just the site designers


*EDIT*
Duh... online viewing link:

http://www.theendisnear.co.uk/newsletter/1/
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Soda
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 		YAY! Very Happy It started Smile, Going over all the link, Seem like they just link us to other sites.

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zazu
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 		Oh noes, global warming!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:33 pm
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Dionysus
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 		*jumps in* I NEED a game and waiting till ARGfest just aint cutting the penguin!
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:34 pm
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Soda
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 		people
too late
millions
something big
event
ruled by fear
PREVENT
relax
signs
big money
your security
fame
that day

Highlight links thought that Smile Could put to gather to make something in there, not to sure.

PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:44 pm
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JayCanuck
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Joined: 01 Jul 2008
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 		Here's the email with the links in tack Wink

Quote:
Dear friend,

You are one of thousands who have been curious and courageous enough to sign up here. Thank you. We need people like you. But you may have come too late.

For the past few months, millions have felt that something big is about to happen, an event that will change the world as we know it.

We are ruled by fear. But WHAT will it be and WHEN? Is there anything we can do to PREVENT it?

Perhaps we should just sit back, relax, and HOPE FOR THE BEST? (*)

Over the coming weeks, you will receive updates on Earth's final steps towards THE END.

The signs are clear and soon they will be getting louder, sounding like a universal ALARM. But what use is waking up in the middle of the night?

Who are we to tell you this? Why all these theatrics? In this world ruled by big money and shrewd politics, the true purpose of this site cannot be revealed. Not yet.

For your security, and for ours.

Rest assured, the source of these messages is NOT a product, nor a cult, nor do its creators seek fame or success.

Please be patient - the wait will be worth it - should we all live that day.

THE END IS NEAR.


The 2012 Paralympics Games link seemed almost random other than the fact it qualifies as an "event" and is in 2012...

EDIT: Forgot forgot to say, WOOT, my first post!

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Tobias Greenich
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 		Just a small thing I've noticed. In the newsletter, check out the URL near the top.

Quote:

« View This email onlinE
« wWw.thEendisnEar.co.uk


Some odd capitalization going on. Not sure if it's significant.

Also, why is there an asterisk after "HOPE FOR THE BEST"?

Quote:
HOPE FOR THE BEST? (*)

EDIT: Never mind, I had seen it on the HTML link above and only just got the email itself, the asterisk is just a little message giving the unsubscribe info.

EDIT: There are a few words and phrases that stand out (all caps) as well.

WHAT
WHEN
PREVENT
HOPE FOR THE BEST
THE END
ALARM
NOT
THE END IS NEAR

Am I looking too hard? Who knows!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:11 pm
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degravedi
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Joined: 17 Jan 2007
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 		I just had to say that I laughed so hard and long that I couldn't breathe when I read the one about Tom Cruise building a bunker because scientology told him that an "evil intergalactic ruler Xenu will attack Earth". Laughing

JayCanuck wrote:
EDIT: Forgot forgot to say, WOOT, my first post!

Hi there! Welcome!

Edit: And welcome Tobias Greenich too!

PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:18 pm
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abuaarib
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read the mail, everything into it, still looking for the game
Embarassed

PostPosted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:31 pm
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Dionysus
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abuaarib wrote:
read the mail, everything into it, still looking for the game
Embarassed


Heh. Watch this be another eon8 only with a pro-earth newsletter.

EDIT: We made a channel for this, in case it sticks, #alarm I doubt it'll be added to the #unfiction channel roll yet sicne we dont know much about how solid the foundations are, but we have a place
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Dionysus
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Tobias Greenich wrote:

Also, why is there an asterisk after "HOPE FOR THE BEST"?
Quote:
HOPE FOR THE BEST? (*)



Its because it was using steroids.

Sorry, I had to.
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Bacon Army
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 		Well, at least it's finally moving and we don't have to track the Puppetmasters like we were. Very Happy

I'll read the links later, but this all looks very professional. Very clever.

Have there been any changes to the website since this came out?
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Palm
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 		Oh, no; a global warming fear mongering e-mail.
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Tobias Greenich
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JayCanuck wrote:

The 2012 Paralympics Games link seemed almost random other than the fact it qualifies as an "event" and is in 2012...


Interesting...

I ran a search on the three numbers: 9, 11, 04

This is one of the results.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/3995925.stm

Article date is the Ninth of November, 2004. It's about London asking to host the 2012 games.

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kosmopol
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 		Cool about beginning. It seems, we will get some eschaologic newsletter before everything ends.

The capitalisations Tobias mentioned are VTE WEE, I can read out of this the word "EVE", if it is significant, we could read "wet eve" as anagramm. But it sounds a little bit ehm... out of the theme. Or not?
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