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nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 2:15 pm Same here. I was going so well with my quote starting with We are, but it fell apart. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 5:17 pm "Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you." - Carl Sandburg I will post the code breakdown in few minutes, I need to type it up! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 5:22 pm Yes, it is Morse Code. Consonants are dashes. Vowels, numbers, and non-alphanumeric symbols are the dots. It was easy to convert into dots and dashes, but I was never able to determine an exact pattern to where the letter breaks should be. Every time I thought I had a rule, it broke, so I opted to just tackle it by trial and error, one word at a time. Once I had enough words to Google the quote, was able to back-fill the decoding process. My decoding to follow... Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 5:25 pm First Sentence Z %^ QT ? - .. -- . T I M E 3 @6? .. ... I S O &%$? @ - .... . T H E H2ME TYW ?E M? -.-. --- .. -. C O I N WRM E#M& --- ..-. O F F%TY GHD <X OZ7 -.-- --- ..- .-. Y O U R ZP? & 8!ME $ (Here I am Assuming Z is a 2) .-.. .. ..-. . L I F E. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Edited by jbuck 07/15/2009 5:44 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 5:27 pm Second Sentence 5? R .. - I T EO ?A^ .. ... I S Q 73?* 4 - .... . T H E JLN C7 9T$@ B?XF --- -. .-.. -.-- O N L Y R#GA DSF 7% 3K -.-. --- .. -. C O I N R#TR DSQ #AL -.-- --- ..- Y O U #?O* Q %&IH ? (Coding Breakdown?) .... - ...- . H T V E AM F7 V$C (Assumes C was meant to be something else?) .- -. -.. A N D HXC Z? !K@E J7RQ --- -. .-.. -.-- O N L Y N4DP GLK 76T -.-- --- ..- Y O U V&P* $K L* -.-. .- -. C A N J7* % K ? 3T9 FG 6# V3 * -.. . - . .-. -- .. -. - D E T E R M I N E ^96^ WQZ 4HZ .... --- .-- H O W 8? M .. - I T &WT U7 &D$ T2? (Coding Breakdown?) .-- .. .-. -... W I ? ? T&@# * ?!6 ^JPA ! P7 M -... . ... .--. . -. - B E S P E N T Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Edited by jbuck 07/15/2009 5:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 5:36 pm Third Sentence and Name X+%? O -... . B E F&M& AJ AME + ?M 7AP G6# -.-. .- .-. . ..-. ..- .-.. C A R E F U L T13 8 6&% Z .-.. . ... - L E S T T8RT FPW &7J -.-- --- ..- Y O U 7NE3 ? S .-.. . - L E T SPT M %^!6 ? 3G7 --- - .... . .-. O T H E R #TD@ ! RQT 6TF3 !S#9 $ .--. . --- .--. .-.. . P E O P L E 9? 7NR5 X %D E? (Coding Breakdown?) ... .--. . -. .. S P E N I #+ L .. - I T 5@P3 LPS 3H ..-. --- .-. F O R B1LL NNF A7T -.-- --- ..- Y O U CAT2 !M 6N8 3D? -.-. .- .-. .-.. C A R L U8 &T PE H92 K6#@ $3G 9G# BH! ... .- -. -.. -... ..- .-. --. S A N D B U R G Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 7:14 pm JBuck you are the MAN!! Nice Work!! (Obviously, I apologize for the coding errors. I only checked it about 6 times! That's one of the MAJOR problems doing this coding stuff!) WINNER!! PM me your address again and I'll get your cool Morgan in the mail! Thanks to all that played! Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 07/15/2009 11:30 pm Astonishing, that's all I can say.... and CONGRATS! Thanks for the contest too. Report this Post to the Staff
deadmunny Pillar of the Community United States 619 Posts	Posted 07/16/2009 02:26 am congratulations jbuck -- brilliant work. can someone explain how the hints fit in? Report this Post to the Staff
nod2003 Pillar of the Community United States 3294 Posts	Posted 07/16/2009 09:14 am Most impressive. I was trying the opposite, with the consonants as dots. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/16/2009 12:41 pm Thanks everyone. Moe, PM sent! Quote: can someone explain how the hints fit in? I will give you my take on the hints, I am sure Moe can fill in the actual intentions. Hint # 1: Ditsy = Crazy or unpredictable. Sometimes Dots and Dashes are called Di(t)s and Dahs. A Dit is for Dots located at the end of a character, while Di is for any other Dot. I did not get this until it was revealed that this was Morse Code. Hint # 2: Reiner. Carl Reiner, gave me Carl Sandburg Hint # 3: It is NOT a Rob Reiner quote Goes with Hint #2 Hint # 4: "Sweet V!" I have no idea, not even now! Hint # 5: Kardashian Hint at 'Dashes' not realized until Hint #8 Hint # 5: SFBM. Samuel Finley Breese Morse Hint # 6: Charlestown. Morse was born in Charlestown, MA. Hint # 7: "periods" and "hyphens" are your friends... 'Dots' and 'Dashes' of Morse Code. Hint # 7: "Moe-Twisted" form of Morse code?" Yes. Moe acknowledging it was Morse Code. Hint # 8: "Khloe has constant consonants" Led me to think that Consonants were 'Dashes' based on Hint #5. Khloe Kardashian is a reality TV star, among other things. Hint # 9: Everything else is rubbish! Led me to think that numbers, vowels, and non alphanumeric characters were 'Dots' Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Moe145 Pillar of the Community United States 8904 Posts	Posted 07/17/2009 10:39 am JBuck truly solved the puzzle including virtually all the clues! Totally well done! Obviously the code was based on Morse code, with the dashes being consonants and the dots/dits being anything else but consonants on the keyboard. The only clue JBuck didn't get is "Sweet V". It refers to Sandburg's description of Chicago as the "City of Broad Shoulders". (Seen from behind thus giving an V shape to one's body. Tough one, I know!) My original intention was to give more clues on the quoter/author of the quote. Then I realized I wanted to actually give more clues on SOLVING the puzzle, so I didn't give anymore quoter clues. SO, the clue was left by itself, making it very tough to catch. And, Carl Sandburg was mentioned pretty early in the game. (And since no one actually asked me if it was correct, I did not confirm or deny the author's name! See you for the next one! The Kardashian sisters have a clothes line called DASH, clues for the Morse code. Well done to all! A super props to JBuck! Edited by Moe145 07/19/2009 2:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/17/2009 2:59 pm Quote: The only clue JBuck didn't get is "Sweet V". It refers to Sandburg's description of Chicago as the "City of Broad Shoulders". (Seen from behind thus giving an V shape to one's body. Tough one, I know!) I never would have gotten that, and I am from Chicago! Quote: And, Carl Sandburg was mentioned pretty early in the game. (And since no one actually asked me if it was correct, I did not confirm or deny the author's name! True. I never asked, but I did make a statement. Quote: I think Carl Reiner is referring to Carl Sandburg. Flat Rock, North Carolina is a short drive from here. I took your silence as the answer I expected, since you were quick to say it was not Rob Reiner! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 07/19/2009 2:31 pm Congrats jbuck and thanks for the contest ... you guys are genius's I have a hard time with that word unscramble thing on the funny pages. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 07/23/2009 12:17 pm I got something special in the mail today! Thanks again, Moe! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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