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InsaneFox
Boot
Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 46
I got
Rich Young Adults from Greenland
...
It seems to me that the pattern here is that all of these people might not be minorities in their own right, but are minorities within the given population. Thinking more on it, I dont think thats it, but it is a place to start, perhaps.
Edit: Another idea occurs to me. These phrases might be a key for a cipher for the main text, a'la WWI phrasebooks. The idea is, you take the key or keys and remove all duplicate letters, then line it up with the alphabet, and the letter in the key replaces the letter below it, like this:
RICHYOUNGADLTSFOMGE
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRST...
And so on. The only two problems with this is that, one, we either have to do this with every key and translate the text and see if anything comes up, or the keys somehow interact, as in, you take only the captalized letters. Either way, I cant do anything right now with it due to laziness and other tasks getting in the way.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 7:31 am
myf
Entrenched
Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 873 Location: Hiding from squirrels
I can't see any obvious link between the locations so far. We've got continental (Asia), countries in Africa and Europe (I'm not sure if Greenland counts as Europe or North America), and US states.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 8:12 am
blainehoyt
Boot
Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 33
I've got "White executives from South Africa"
so far:
Homeless Women from Asia
Lower-Class Young Adults from Equatorial Guinea
Black Adults from Wyoming
Upper-Class Women from Slovenia
Jewish Men from Finland
White Couch Potatoes from Algeria
Rich Young Adults from Greenland
White executives from South Africa
Asian Teenagers from Ghana
Middle class men from Louisiana
Hispanic Women from Rhode Island
Buddhist Professionals from Tajikistan
Rich Professionals from Guam
Spiritual Women from Guatemala
Spiritual Men from Thailand
Hindu Professionals from Mauritius
Middle-Class Executives from Connecticut
Buddhist High School Students from Pitcairn Islands
Hindu College Students from Sudan
Asian High School Students from Arkansas
Poor Women from Antarctica
Buddhist professionals from Indonesia and China
White Young Adults from Oklahoma
Native American men from Kuwait
Upper-Class Executives from New Jersey
Native American Teenagers from Grenada
Native American Women from Albania
Christian Retirees from Georgia
Atheist Adults from San Marino
Native American College Students from Cape Verde
Spiritual Executives from Falkland Islands
Asian Women from Kentucky
rich high school students from new hampshire
Agnostic Women from Vermont
Buddhist professionals from New Hampshire
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:11 am
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skullpanda
Boot
Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 48 Location: Avalon
Asian Teenagers from Ghana
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 10:36 am
Twee
Decorated
Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 157 Location: sweden
blainehoyt wrote:
I've got "White executives from South Africa"
so far:
Homeless Asian Women
Lower-Class Young Adults from Equatorial Guinea
Black Adults from Wyoming
Upper-Class Women from Slovenia
Jewish Men from Finland
White Couch Potatoes from Algeria
Rich Young Adults from Greenland
White executives from South Africa
Asian Teenagers from Ghana
+ Middle class men from Louisiana
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:02 am
myf
Entrenched
Joined: 30 Dec 2005 Posts: 873 Location: Hiding from squirrels
In an attempt to find some kind of pattern or something from the locations, I've created a KML file which you can view using Google maps. You should be able to view it using this link .
I've titled them with the order they were posted in and the name of the poster. The description gives the key. I simply did it by typing each location in and marking where it showed me - I didn't zoom in or out for any of them.
I have no idea if it's going to be any use though!
You should also be able to download the KMZ file for use with Google Earth from here . I hope I've done these right
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 11:11 am
KermieD
Veteran
Joined: 16 Mar 2003 Posts: 70
Hispanic Women from Rhode Island
Also noticed the number 865 on the lower right of the signup screen prior to signup. It disappeared after I got my key.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 12:48 pm
Azador
Boot
Joined: 16 Sep 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Middletown, CT
+Buddhist Professionals from Tajikistan
It said 869 when I registered, now it says 871. Seems like its a registration counter.
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:28 pm
WolfHawk
Entrenched
Joined: 15 Nov 2006 Posts: 1164 Location: St. Louis
Couldn't help myself
Screen had the number 871 before I signed up.
My key is: Rich Professionals from Guam
And the clue at the page bottom is the same as earlier.
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:35 pm
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blainehoyt
Boot
Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 33
on the source code it says "this is not a hit counter" so I'd bet it is a registration counter
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 1:37 pm
EMTFIRE
Boot
Joined: 06 Jun 2007 Posts: 56 Location: Westminster, MD
I got
Spiritual Women from Guatemala
as well as "iowa couch potatoes..." for the clue
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:23 pm
Rogi Ocnorb
Pretty talky there aintcha, Talky?
Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 2993 Location: Where the cheese is free.
Re: [TRAIL/PUZZLE] Choose Your Revolution It's a simple puzzle, might be a trail for a bigger game
Visitor wrote:
It gives clues when you sign up. I got "Homeless Asian Women".
Just to clarify...
Was it as you state, above, or was it possibly more like "Homeless Women from Asia"?
Not that it will be a big issue.
These are probably just what they say: Unique "keys" generated pseudo-randomly from a three element array.
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:44 pm
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CWallaby55
Veteran
Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 106 Location: Michigan
Spiritual Men from Thailand
and I too had "iowa"
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 2:46 pm
Shyshdy
Boot
Joined: 12 Oct 2005 Posts: 33 Location: California, USA
I got "Hindu Professionals from Mauritius"
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:54 pm
kat51415
Greenhorn
Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 7 Location: The state of dirty feet in the Queen City
The counter at the top? There was a counter behind the the word "choose" in the header...anybody got a clue counting what? It was on 18, 417,650 when I tried to register.
Edit: Sorry, the counter is not behind the word choose. The page didn't load properly in firefox. Tried it in ie, it loaded and gave my key:
Middle-Class Executives from Connecticut
the link at the bottom of the 2nd column won't work in either browser
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 6:05 pm
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