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UDbmas
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 		UALUEALUEALUEALE!!!
maybe too much aluminum (AL) in um
U writes:

"I wonder if there is any thing to be found by combining the "verbalized" esclamations given in the comix print:

UALUEALUEALUEALE!!! (mulligan)
BLLRAAPHAAR! (gorilla)
WAARRGGG! (gorilla) "

One brainstormed possibility: The vitamins, as I recall have too much aluminum in um.

So perhaps you delete the AL throughout before processing further.

For example, that would leave UAEUEUEEBRPHRWRRGGG as something possibly to anagram.

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tammyrichards43
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 		Aluminum
Aluminum is AL in the periodic table and has the Atomic number 13. Could we be looking for a letter or number here? It also happens to be right above GA or gallium on the periodic table of elements. GA is 31 which is backwards for 13! You can almost spell Mulligan with the letters in Gallium it is just lacking an N. Maybe that is why the gorilla likes Mulligan best. Smile It also explains why he just ate what was in the box instead of using anything in it to clean his teeth as it was a mineral maybe.
http://www.webelements.com/
Also from this site concerning GaN!!!!
High-purity gallium is attacked only slowly by mineral acids. Gallium arsenide is capable of converting electricity directly into coherent light and gallium arsenide is a key component of LEDs (light emitting diodes). In the 1990s gallium nitride (GaN) was discovered to emit blue light in light-emitting diodes (LEDs). As red and green LEDs were already known, this meant that red green, and blue LEDS could be used in full-colour LED displays while white LEDs and blue laser devices became possible as well.

He apparently wanted Mulligan for the N he didnt have????

The number 20 Ca is Calcium (blue)
The number 17 Cl is Chlorine (yellow)
The number 16 S is Sulfur (yellow)
The number 14 Si is Silicon (yellow)
The number 21 Sc is Scandium (red)
The number 12 Mg is Magnesium (blue)
The number 8 O is Oxygen (yellow) - the treasure number the Cap'n said.
Also a note on Oxygen from the website above is this:
Ozone (O3) is another allotrope of oxygen. It is formed from electrical discharges or ultraviolet light acting on O2. It is an important component of the atmosphere (in total amounting to the equivalent of a layer about 3 mm thick at ordinary pressures and temperatures) which is vital in preventing harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun from reaching the earth's surface.

It made me wonder why that Tom was tied up at the end of the episode. Well maybe it's because he can get rid of the light like he did the sun in another episode so that may be why he is being kept from affecting the light?

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 		Grave site..
Hey guys... I took Fellowtravelers advise and I went to the Green-Wood cemetery last night and found a few graves that looked like the holy cross image. I dug about 5 feet deep into 3 of them. I came up with nothing at all for the first 2 graves..but on the 3rd one, I hit something hard and got excited. After clearing the dirt...I opened up the chest..and it was just a casket. Sad
I dug for about 6 hours, and only got 5ft deep on the 3 graves.
I think we need more specific directions as to what grave to dig up before going any further.




Now that you are all sitting there with your jaws dropped... I am just joking. lol Isn't it scary that you wouldn't put it by someone to do that?? haha

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tammyrichards43
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 		tooth
if the crosses are represented by the T's in tooth and o is the gold, then could the gold be between two crosses.
t o o t h
t 8 8 t h
t 8+8 t h
t 16 t h ?
can someone play with this idea to help?
angel with cross? tooth fairy or ferry
we are at sand beach in last video. I was thinking it would be in sand which would be logical as it is easiest to dig in anyway.

why do they not say mouth in the episodes too? they say everything but. they call it gap in yer face. could it be mouth of the hudson river? also the cap'n says etted the ice cream. Instead of ATE -like the number eight 8. HMMM
and the shooting boarders in the face. and tutty's pitcher (picture) being on a board it looks like. billboard?

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jrc
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 		Treasure ball
"Treasure ball" is not the name of a special ball in any actual state lottery. It is used to describe the prize containers in those coin-operated gumball-machines. I note that Mulligan is "Chewing Mulligan" in the page on WLOG T-shirts, a very odd description. It is also a Chinese restaurant dish, a party favor, gift container, or a pinata. There was a very young childrens' game called Cariboo that had a ball termed a treasure ball, a Treasure Ball Island video game, and a bizarre-sounding Japanese traditional competition. It also is a term for the goal in some Prisoner's Base-type games and for some bonus items in video games.

I note the suggestion to "play the lottery" in episode 3, if you want more money than $10,000.

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jrc
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 		Angel with cross
Well, it is nice to look at, and it relates to poker, animals (though not a monkey or gorilla specifically), and an angel holding a cross. I suppose it is possible this PETA ad is what they were referring to with the angel. MAY NOT BE SAFE FOR WORK

I haven't found any other photos of angels with crosses that match the illustration either. This one certainly doesn't match it very well. Anyone have any better luck?

There is an angel something like it in Elgin, Illinois (Hendee-Brown memorial). Can't see how that would help.

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tammyrichards43
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 		snake angel cross symbols
I looked up medicine symbols and pharmacy symbols and found something interesting. I wondered why in the video Tom has his finger pointing to the Captain's cup on the table after the comic book scene is finished. Also in the comic book scene Tom is pointing to the rope where he climbing to the crow's nest which incidentally looks like a cup. I think this may be referring to the pharmacy symbol of the snake and cup or motar/pestle symbol. The angel and snakes cross is also the medical symbol. Google it and look at all the symbols you get in images. I think it may be a clue possibly. If not it is something to keep in mind.

Also read this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus

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 		monkeys gorillas
Just wanted to note that a gorilla is not a monkey. It is an ape and is higher on the evolutionary tree. Generally monkeys have tails and apes do not and apes are considered smarter. I added this as the Cap'n said he thought he was stupider after this video. I think that's what he said. Don't know if we need that or not but I put it here anyway.

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 		Since the whole idea of the treasure is for marketing their video talent and puppetry, I would think that the final location would be public so that they can film it and have it in the press. I would think the place will be staked out, otherwise someone could dig it up, and never report it to the irs.

As a side note, I ran the word tqpnulh
through one of my cipher tools and came up with these results (I very rarely get a good result) - but don't see how any of them apply:

Status: Finished (0.413 seconds)
Rank Score Solution
1 -1.018 HIMSELF
2 -1.307 COMPANY
3 -1.33 SUBJECT
4 -1.337 OURSELF
5 -1.341 ANXIOUS
6 -1.353 FOUNDER
7 -1.377 TOWARDS
8 -1.404 PRODUCE
9 -1.406 PROJECT
10 -1.407 FACTION


http://www.blisstonia.com/software/WebDecrypto/index.php
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 		My own thoughts on clues within the episode - although I don't necessarily have answers to any of them:

- The crabs at the beginning (Mr. Nigel and Mr. Gibson) are suspect for some reason. Their names? The fact that they are crabs? Their white and black derby hats?

- Mention of vitamins

- "There's too much aluminium in em!"

- There is already an elemental theme running in this episode - aluminum (AL), gold (AU), gallium (GA), etc. Possibly others?

- The first page of the comic book has a pirate pointing directly at a fleur-de-lis tattoo. Too much significance to even guess at with this.

- The WLOG Ts page is riddled with numbers and text. Of particular note are the different t-shirts for different puppets. Each has a NUMBER and a PRICE.
General Anesthetic: 32404 - $29.50
Crothers: 15462 - no price listed
Tutty: 76501 - no price listed (note: TUTTY = HAPPY)
Chewing Mulligan: 18232 - $19.50
Tom: no numbers visible
WLOG: no numbers visible

- The phrase: "Soon the crew was on deck, and the ship was underway.." is awkward. Possible anagram/reference?

- Fingers of each pirate and the siren on the boat pointing in very specific directions.

- "Knowing that together, not beast, nor weather, nor man could stop them."

- The 6 redcoats in the way of reaching their destination

- "I'll kiss Napoleon before I see pirates leave any zone armed with Britain's best fortifications!"

- The General Anesthetic office:
P.O. Box 294
Casper, WY 82602
307-275-1033
(and the resulting numbers gained by calling the phone number)

- The mailbox literally "raises a red flag" - I'm sure this has some sort of significance

- The phrase "Gorilla in the cabin" is repeated 5 times by Mulligan (3 written and 2 spoken). If that's not a hint I don't know what is.

- At the end of the episode, the Captain specifically says "shows us our clue." As far as I can tell only 2 things happen after that:
1) Crothers falls over to reveal 2 swords, each pointing towards the closed brown door behind the Captain
2) After the video goes black, the Captain says "I believe I am stupider on accounts o that video, I am."


I'd love any sort of interpretation of any of this. This is just what I noticed was odd/potential clues that no one else has been talking about.

Cheers.

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 		Re: Grave site..
BornTalent wrote:
Hey guys... I took Fellowtravelers advise and I went to the Green-Wood cemetery last night and found a few graves that looked like the holy cross image. I dug about 5 feet deep into 3 of them. I came up with nothing at all for the first 2 graves..but on the 3rd one, I hit something hard and got excited. After clearing the dirt...I opened up the chest..and it was just a casket. Sad
I dug for about 6 hours, and only got 5ft deep on the 3 graves.
I think we need more specific directions as to what grave to dig up before going any further.




Now that you are all sitting there with your jaws dropped... I am just joking. lol Isn't it scary that you wouldn't put it by someone to do that?? haha


AUNT GRACIE!!!!!!

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 		Re: Angel?
UDbmas wrote:
I don't think it's an angel. I think it's a male saint, very likely John the Baptist. I think he is frequently the one that gets a cross in depictions. I'll try to run this down though.

I'm not positive, but I don't think saints are usually depicted with wings. Does anyone know?

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