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booba
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Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 1433
Yeah, that was me. Thought Lady (or whoever it is) was being a little smug.
Reckon I don't see the harm in posting the scavenge hunt answer, it may be holding things up.
I thought I was on to something with washawayoursins from a song by tada....
Blood Sweat and Tears, but no cigar yet.
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:43 am
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Was hoping to bargain for info about R.Z. but Lady, abuser of the helpless, only provided the PW, 'purification'. EDIT: All the blogs carry the msg: OPEN YOUR EYES.
Dr. Beakman in the file of DEES, JAMES wrote:
Condition: Extreme mysophobia
History: Records indicate that Dees showed signs of mysophobia since childhood, though it was minor. He was fastidiously clean and refused to go outside during recess for fear of getting dirty. Over the years, his phobia progressively got worse. Before being admitted to Shady Lawn, he owned an apartment and spent all day cleaning it with bleach in an attempt to kill any bacteria. He was so intent on this work that he neglected everything else and nearly starved himself to death.
Beakman's Notes: Mysophobes have always held a special interest for me. I have decided to use the connections afforded to me by my Patron to study the effects of various diseases on Mr. Dees's psyche.
10 CHAI
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:35 pm
argatha
Boot
Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 51
Karen is awake now! http://clayliesstillbutbloodsarover.tumblr.com/post/26045036964/awakening
Lady writes in her blog Grata retro, Filia Reginae de Automata Facere. which is Latin and google translated it like this Welcome back, Princess of puppets .
The end of Karen text reminds me of a text adventure.. you know some directions where you can choose to go...
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:52 am
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Karen on the QOAAD blog wrote:
To the left: IZBA SMERTI.
To the right: BOLOTO PODKIDYS.
Wiki says IZBA SMERTI is the Hut of Death where Baba Yaga dwells. 'Right' (?????? foundling) language appears to be a Slavic one & *DANGER Will Robinson* almost caught a Trojan looking for it.
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:23 am
booba
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Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 1433
Quote:
*DANGER Will Robinson* almost caught a Trojan looking for it.
Me too Anti-viral got it.
Converted to Cyrillic (Baba Yaga is a Russian folktail) you get:
IZBA SMERTI - ИЗБА СМЕРТИ or hut death (Hut of Death) right on, amandel
BOLOTO PODKIDYS - БОЛОТО ПОДКИДЫШ or bog foundling or Foundling Bog or Foundling Marsh
To the right I suppose sounds the less ominous.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:33 am
argatha
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Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 51
good work.. I tried for anagrams...
hm, Hut of Death does not sound very nice and Baba Yaga is know to eat little children... on the other hand it is a hut at least and wiki also tells us that "she has been known on rare occasions to offer guidance to lost souls "
I have no idea which way would be best... but we should tell her, what both of them mean
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:53 am
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Can someone take point to tell Karen what they both mean? If she's such a ditz we must decide for her then I'll follow booba into the Bog unless we get EUREKA info.
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:57 am
argatha
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Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 51
ok, i'll write her
EDIT:
Quote:
Hello Karen, we tried to find out, what those signs mean. IZBA SMERTI is the name of Baba Yagas hut (also called Hut of Death). Baba Yaga is a kind of witch from Slavic folklore, who is known to eat children, but also sometimes help people who are lost (so it may be dangerous to go there). BOLOTO PODKIDYS seems to be russian and translates to bog foundling or foundling marsh.
Quote:
Woke up to find this in my in-box. Thanks, mysterious person. I think I'll go with the path that doesn't have "death" in the title.
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:15 am
booba
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Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 1433
So now it's:
To the right: MAGRO'S FOLLY.
To the left: CARNE VALE.
Anybody get Magro's Folly?
Here's some of the things I can recall
Quote:
annaz August 6, 2011 12:15 PM
Decodes to:
CHILDREN'S SHOW ANIMATOR DIES AT 54
Italian children's shown animator Ruggiero Magro was found dead at his home on January 8th, 2009. Magro was famous in his home country of Italy for writing and animating the children's show "Il Ballo di Fortuna", or "The Dance of Fortune". The children's show was about Arlecchino and Colombina, a couple of Punch and Judy operators who lived in the town of Carnival. Similar to later shows like "Latibaer" and "Kerzebucht", "Il Ballo di Fortuna" was a surreal children's comedy that was later imported to the United States. Unfortunately, the US version of the show saw almost no episodes aired, as executives stated that Magro's scripts and subject matter too "dark" for its audience of children. There have been persistence rumors that three episodes of the US version of "The Dance of Fortune" were made, but none were ever released by the studio or Magro himself. Magro is survived by his daughter.
- Leads to Candle Cove
http://debasethebeefcanoe.blogspot.com/ -Magro was the old man
And something else I'm forgetting.
CARNE VALE -NOT a good place, is Magro's folly better?
http://lookingforderek.blogspot.com/2011/08/karens-diary.html
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:19 pm
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Intriguing update on QOAAD ending with a Russian sentence that Google translates as: "Go there, I know not where, bring it, do not know what". Argatha or Booba, would you like to give Karen its meaning? Also, am super curious who 'Judith' is. Cyas...
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 4:22 am
argatha
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Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 51
I wrote Karen the translation.
A few days ago I also wrote R.Z. and asked if he is ok, but he hasn't answered so far...
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 3:21 pm
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
Karen got a *twisty* trifecta of updates incl. one with extra info. Argatha, we are usually so in sync I thought maybe you were on holiday. In future will leave these in yours and Booba's skilled hands & am also missing R.Z. whose blog has been usurped by the Jester *cough:: Fester*
Anonymous on the QOAAD blog wrote:
Phrase on the board is Russian for "Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What" the name of a fairy tale.Or could refer (with irony) to a poorly defined task.
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:46 pm
argatha
Boot
Joined: 10 May 2012 Posts: 51
hm, well the last info here was, that you wanted someone to write it to her... so everyone, let's just write a short note here when one has posted something to Karen.
Quote:
Once upon a time, there were three daughters. The youngest was named Grace. The next was named Karen. And the oldest was named Judith.
One day, they decided to play a game of hide-and-seek…
Judith links to http://thebookofjudith.tumblr.com , where you can find her patient file and a dream diary. Later she encodes her dream diary...
In her dream diary Judith wrote:
nhnskc hfapoukq fponsct
pob zcobfcbk xstmf
bmnnpe kgmgccb qlqkvpnec
gfmgcg epqicdxnfn uphmkdV
h bi umc roner m gh plc ronec h bl umc roner m gh plc
ronec h bl umc roner m gh plc ronec h bl umc roner m gh plc ronec
pln gqbtudroe kq gobf
gh k bcgk?O
I haven't been able to decode, so far
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:02 am
amandel
I Have 100 Cats and Smell of Wee
Joined: 15 Jan 2008 Posts: 4096 Location: Nederland
THX for copying all the code strings, Argatha, 'tho there's a tiny error in your 2nd code block It's all 'h bl' etc repeating. Important b/c that eliminates lotsa ciphers if it's something like I am the queen...I am the crone . Will work on it way later this evening if it's not cracked by then. Also, <3 Judith rejecting her meds.
_________________ "I could write a hell of a paper on a grown man who dresses like a flying rodent."
"Can you hook up with a Snow Person? Can't tell you or I'd have to marry you."
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:29 am
booba
Unfictologist
Joined: 09 Mar 2007 Posts: 1433
Got the second part
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Looks to be two separate playfairs, the second has the code word crone for
i am the crone i am the crone i am the crone i am the
crone i am the crone i am the crone i am the crone i am the crone
the firstborn is dead
am i dead?
So Judith is the oldest, the firstborn. Back to the Question Mark Room?
http://splendormirthgoodcheer.blogspot.com/2012/04/in-question-mark-room.html
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 7:41 am
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