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A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. Oh well, she's worth it.
Soon enough, of course, she peed on a plastic stick and it came back ＋. We were so excited!
One day, after she had had a visit to her "special" doctor, I came home from work to find her sitting at my poker table with a big smile on her face.
I said, "Do you have any news?"
She nodded convulsively.
"When are we due, honey?"
That's when things got hairy.
"Well," she said, "seeing as how you spend every waking moment that you can on that damn Puzzling website or playing cards with your buddies instead of spending time with me, I've decided to torture you."
My smile lost some of its intensity. Through gritted yet still-smiling teeth I managed to ask, "Whatever do you mean, my little buttercup?"
"Don't give me any of that crap, Buster! I'm not telling you the due date until you figure out my own little puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle I have made here, then I will tell you our due date. To reemphasize, this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
I gulped and nodded.
Then she handed me a piece of paper which had this information on it:
- March 12, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 25, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
What is the answer to her puzzle?
lateral-thinking story steganography
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ChowzenChowzen
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A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. Oh well, she's worth it.
Soon enough, of course, she peed on a plastic stick and it came back ＋. We were so excited!
One day, after she had had a visit to her "special" doctor, I came home from work to find her sitting at my poker table with a big smile on her face.
I said, "Do you have any news?"
She nodded convulsively.
"When are we due, honey?"
That's when things got hairy.
"Well," she said, "seeing as how you spend every waking moment that you can on that damn Puzzling website or playing cards with your buddies instead of spending time with me, I've decided to torture you."
My smile lost some of its intensity. Through gritted yet still-smiling teeth I managed to ask, "Whatever do you mean, my little buttercup?"
"Don't give me any of that crap, Buster! I'm not telling you the due date until you figure out my own little puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle I have made here, then I will tell you our due date. To reemphasize, this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
I gulped and nodded.
Then she handed me a piece of paper which had this information on it:
- March 12, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 25, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
What is the answer to her puzzle?
lateral-thinking story steganography
asked yesterday
ChowzenChowzen
13.8k245194
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14
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
yesterday
4
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
17 hours ago
4
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
8 hours ago
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A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. Oh well, she's worth it.
Soon enough, of course, she peed on a plastic stick and it came back ＋. We were so excited!
One day, after she had had a visit to her "special" doctor, I came home from work to find her sitting at my poker table with a big smile on her face.
I said, "Do you have any news?"
She nodded convulsively.
"When are we due, honey?"
That's when things got hairy.
"Well," she said, "seeing as how you spend every waking moment that you can on that damn Puzzling website or playing cards with your buddies instead of spending time with me, I've decided to torture you."
My smile lost some of its intensity. Through gritted yet still-smiling teeth I managed to ask, "Whatever do you mean, my little buttercup?"
"Don't give me any of that crap, Buster! I'm not telling you the due date until you figure out my own little puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle I have made here, then I will tell you our due date. To reemphasize, this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
I gulped and nodded.
Then she handed me a piece of paper which had this information on it:
- March 12, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 25, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
What is the answer to her puzzle?
lateral-thinking story steganography
asked yesterday
ChowzenChowzen
13.8k245194
$endgroup$
A love story:
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music.
Soon after we were madly in love!
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married.
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. Oh well, she's worth it.
Soon enough, of course, she peed on a plastic stick and it came back ＋. We were so excited!
One day, after she had had a visit to her "special" doctor, I came home from work to find her sitting at my poker table with a big smile on her face.
I said, "Do you have any news?"
She nodded convulsively.
"When are we due, honey?"
That's when things got hairy.
"Well," she said, "seeing as how you spend every waking moment that you can on that damn Puzzling website or playing cards with your buddies instead of spending time with me, I've decided to torture you."
My smile lost some of its intensity. Through gritted yet still-smiling teeth I managed to ask, "Whatever do you mean, my little buttercup?"
"Don't give me any of that crap, Buster! I'm not telling you the due date until you figure out my own little puzzle. Once you solve the puzzle I have made here, then I will tell you our due date. To reemphasize, this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
I gulped and nodded.
Then she handed me a piece of paper which had this information on it:
- March 12, 2019
- June 18, 2019
- June 25, 2019
- September 10, 2019
- December 10, 2019
What is the answer to her puzzle?
lateral-thinking story steganography
lateral-thinking story steganography
asked yesterday
ChowzenChowzen
13.8k245194
asked yesterday
ChowzenChowzen
13.8k245194
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Chowzen
asked yesterday
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
yesterday
4
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
17 hours ago
4
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
8 hours ago
add a comment |
14
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
yesterday
4
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
17 hours ago
4
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
8 hours ago
14
14
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
yesterday
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
yesterday
4
4
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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– user45266
17 hours ago
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
$endgroup$
– user45266
17 hours ago
4
4
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
8 hours ago
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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– Phylyp
8 hours ago
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The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered yesterday
user2390246user2390246
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
yesterday
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
yesterday
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The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered yesterday
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
17 hours ago
1
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
11 hours ago
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It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered yesterday
AeJeyAeJey
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
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Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
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– rockhopper72
yesterday
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Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
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Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
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– Brandon_J
yesterday
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I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
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– Dashamlav
yesterday
4
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Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
8
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I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
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– Chowzen
yesterday
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Possible starting point:
Given that one of the tags is:
Steganography, I'm guessing that the dates are an indicator of which characters to take from the sentences in the top part of the story. But none of the obvious things like 3/12, 6/18, etc result in anything meaningful.
answered yesterday
MohirlMohirl
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This would be more relevant as a comment. Plus, the piece of paper is probably self-contained, unrelated to the story.
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– Arnaud Mortier
yesterday
2
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This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
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– North
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The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered yesterday
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1,232514
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
yesterday
7
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered yesterday
user2390246user2390246
1,232514
$endgroup$
15
$begingroup$
If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
$endgroup$
– Erin B
yesterday
7
$begingroup$
Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered yesterday
user2390246user2390246
1,232514
$endgroup$
The introductory paragraph is a clue to
A pack of cards. The lines point towards CLUB, HEART, DIAMOND, SPADE. There are also a few other pointers (e.g. poker table)
As Arnaud has pointed out
The dates represent the 11th, 25th, 26th, 37th and 50th Tuesdays in 2019. Converting these numbers into cards (using the order of suits defined above) we get Jack of Clubs, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Jack of Diamonds, Jack of Spades. As a poker hand this is Three of a Kind, so perhaps our couple are expecting triplets. The hand could also be taken as a representation of the family: King = dad, Queen = mum, 3 Jacks = 3 sons.
answered yesterday
user2390246user2390246
1,232514
answered yesterday
user2390246user2390246
1,232514
answered yesterday
user2390246user2390246
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answered yesterday
user2390246user2390246
1,232514
1,232514
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
yesterday
7
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
yesterday
add a comment |
15
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
yesterday
7
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
yesterday
15
15
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
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– Erin B
yesterday
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If this isn't the answer I'm going to eat my hat
$endgroup$
– Erin B
yesterday
7
7
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Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
$begingroup$
Go big or go home, even in pregnancy. I'm very glad that you continued your thoughts after rot13(guerr bs n xvaq), your second, familiar supposition was my intention. I'm ordering your green checkmark from Amazon.com, so it may take a little while before it gets here. :)
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– Chowzen
yesterday
add a comment |
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The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered yesterday
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
1,684523
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
17 hours ago
1
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
11 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered yesterday
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
1,684523
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
1
$begingroup$
Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
17 hours ago
1
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
$endgroup$
– Arnaud Mortier
11 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered yesterday
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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The answer could be
ESTER
Which I believe would mean that
Your wife has chosen a name for the baby.
For the reason that
The first of these Tuesdays is the
11th tuesday of the year; the second is the25th, and so on resulting in the sequence: $$11, 25, 26, 37, 50$$
If you set $$1=A, 2=B,ldots, 26=Z,qquad 27=A, 28=B,ldots$$ this gives the word $$KYZKX$$
which after a $-6$ Caesar shift gives $ESTER$.
answered yesterday
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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answered yesterday
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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answered yesterday
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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answered yesterday
Arnaud MortierArnaud Mortier
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
17 hours ago
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
11 hours ago
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
17 hours ago
1
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
11 hours ago
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
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Wow! That would be a good puzzle in itself. +1. Unfortunately, it doesn't explain the beginning of the story.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
1
1
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
17 hours ago
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Jung vs gur onol jrer qhr ba Rnfgre?
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– user45266
17 hours ago
1
1
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
11 hours ago
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@user45266 Thought about that too :) but the puzzle is not supposed to have anything to do with the due date.
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– Arnaud Mortier
11 hours ago
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It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered yesterday
AeJeyAeJey
11.3k248111
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
2
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Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
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– rockhopper72
yesterday
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It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered yesterday
AeJeyAeJey
11.3k248111
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1
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
2
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Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
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– rockhopper72
yesterday
add a comment |
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It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered yesterday
AeJeyAeJey
11.3k248111
$endgroup$
It's a TWIN
as
All these days fall on Tuesdays.
Tuesday = 2's day.
So, she might me pointing that due date will be 2's day as she is having a twin.
answered yesterday
AeJeyAeJey
11.3k248111
edited yesterday
answered yesterday
AeJeyAeJey
11.3k248111
answered yesterday
AeJeyAeJey
11.3k248111
answered yesterday
AeJeyAeJey
11.3k248111
11.3k248111
1
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
2
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Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
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– rockhopper72
yesterday
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1
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A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
2
$begingroup$
Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
$endgroup$
– rockhopper72
yesterday
1
1
$begingroup$
A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
$begingroup$
A valiant attempt, but there's more to it than that. The opening love story (above the horizontal rules) is not mere fluff; it's part of the puzzle.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
2
2
$begingroup$
Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
$endgroup$
– rockhopper72
yesterday
$begingroup$
Everything before the horizontal rules is single spaced, but everything after is double spaced
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– rockhopper72
yesterday
add a comment |
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Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered yesterday
DashamlavDashamlav
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Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
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– Brandon_J
yesterday
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I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
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– Dashamlav
yesterday
4
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Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
8
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I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
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– Chowzen
yesterday
add a comment |
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Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered yesterday
DashamlavDashamlav
673
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3
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Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
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– Brandon_J
yesterday
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I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
yesterday
4
$begingroup$
Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
8
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered yesterday
DashamlavDashamlav
673
New contributor
Dashamlav is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
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$endgroup$
Looking back at the events that have been mentioned in the story-line:
There are 5 major events mentioned, and 5 dates given to him by his wife. So, I would think those are the dates to those 5 events.
So,
First, we met on the dance floor at this place playing loud music. => March 12, 2019
Then,
Soon after we were madly in love! => June 18, 2019
Then,
Before I knew it, we were engaged to be married. => June 25, 2019
Then,
Now, here I am in the backyard turning over soil for her garden instead of playing cards with my friends or enjoying the multitudes of brain-bending puzzles on my favorite website. => September 10, 2019
Then,
The 5th date, that is the only one remaining, December 10, 2019 is the due date.
answered yesterday
DashamlavDashamlav
673
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answered yesterday
DashamlavDashamlav
673
New contributor
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answered yesterday
DashamlavDashamlav
673
answered yesterday
DashamlavDashamlav
673
673
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New contributor
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Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
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– Brandon_J
yesterday
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I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
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– Dashamlav
yesterday
4
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Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
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– Chowzen
yesterday
8
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I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
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– Chowzen
yesterday
add a comment |
3
$begingroup$
Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
yesterday
$begingroup$
I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
yesterday
4
$begingroup$
Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
8
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
3
3
$begingroup$
Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
yesterday
$begingroup$
Hmm...I like the thinking, but If the due date is just under 9 months after they first met and about 8 months after they fell in love....what I'm trying to say is, the baby usually takes about 9 months to be born. How did they not know that she had been pregnant the whole time? Did they....um....do something the night they first met? Things seem to be moving along quite quickly!
$endgroup$
– Brandon_J
yesterday
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I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
yesterday
$begingroup$
I was prompted to think in the same way, but even with that logic, I was having the same answer.
$endgroup$
– Dashamlav
yesterday
4
4
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Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
$begingroup$
Maybe we should ask her mailman with upraised eyebrows? :) Great guess, but not quite on track.
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
8
8
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
$begingroup$
I just realized—This answer is invalid due to the (true) fact pointed out by the wife: "this puzzle has nothing to do with the due date, do you understand?"
$endgroup$
– Chowzen
yesterday
add a comment |
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Possible starting point:
Given that one of the tags is:
Steganography, I'm guessing that the dates are an indicator of which characters to take from the sentences in the top part of the story. But none of the obvious things like 3/12, 6/18, etc result in anything meaningful.
answered yesterday
MohirlMohirl
2,416719
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This would be more relevant as a comment. Plus, the piece of paper is probably self-contained, unrelated to the story.
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– Arnaud Mortier
yesterday
2
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This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
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– North
yesterday
add a comment |
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Possible starting point:
Given that one of the tags is:
Steganography, I'm guessing that the dates are an indicator of which characters to take from the sentences in the top part of the story. But none of the obvious things like 3/12, 6/18, etc result in anything meaningful.
answered yesterday
MohirlMohirl
2,416719
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5
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This would be more relevant as a comment. Plus, the piece of paper is probably self-contained, unrelated to the story.
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– Arnaud Mortier
yesterday
2
$begingroup$
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
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– North
yesterday
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Possible starting point:
Given that one of the tags is:
Steganography, I'm guessing that the dates are an indicator of which characters to take from the sentences in the top part of the story. But none of the obvious things like 3/12, 6/18, etc result in anything meaningful.
answered yesterday
MohirlMohirl
2,416719
$endgroup$
Possible starting point:
Given that one of the tags is:
Steganography, I'm guessing that the dates are an indicator of which characters to take from the sentences in the top part of the story. But none of the obvious things like 3/12, 6/18, etc result in anything meaningful.
answered yesterday
MohirlMohirl
2,416719
answered yesterday
MohirlMohirl
2,416719
answered yesterday
MohirlMohirl
2,416719
answered yesterday
MohirlMohirl
2,416719
2,416719
5
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This would be more relevant as a comment. Plus, the piece of paper is probably self-contained, unrelated to the story.
$endgroup$
– Arnaud Mortier
yesterday
2
$begingroup$
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
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– North
yesterday
add a comment |
5
$begingroup$
This would be more relevant as a comment. Plus, the piece of paper is probably self-contained, unrelated to the story.
$endgroup$
– Arnaud Mortier
yesterday
2
$begingroup$
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
$endgroup$
– North
yesterday
5
5
$begingroup$
This would be more relevant as a comment. Plus, the piece of paper is probably self-contained, unrelated to the story.
$endgroup$
– Arnaud Mortier
yesterday
$begingroup$
This would be more relevant as a comment. Plus, the piece of paper is probably self-contained, unrelated to the story.
$endgroup$
– Arnaud Mortier
yesterday
2
2
$begingroup$
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
$endgroup$
– North
yesterday
$begingroup$
This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post. - From Review
$endgroup$
– North
yesterday
add a comment |
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Sounds like homework help
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– Michael Fulton
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@MichaelFulton What kind of homework assignment could this possibly come from?! (Or is this r/woooosh?)
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Chowzen's a regular and active contributer here, I'd be incredibly surprised if this turned out to be homework. Unless I too am missing an inside joke.
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