dehteraew - "Hurry" [28/04/07]

silverblue · Post by **silverblue** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:08 am

Video is here

Description:
all the manner that I've been taught
have slowly died away
but if I held the door open for you
It would make your day

(The above is from the White Stripes song "I'm finding it harder to be a gentleman")

The video text is:
"On Ash Tree Lane
A doctor was in my space."

marlasinger · Post by **marlasinger** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:04 am

I'm really not sure what it means - but we've got "hurry" there which is the MA dropword.

This is so like him too, to post in the middle of the night.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves

"On Ash Tree Lane A doctor was in my space" could be a referene to this novel, House of Leaves.

on edit: just in case, Ash Tree Lane is in the following location:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q ... iwloc=addr

closer:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q ... iwloc=addr

edit2: also consider "my space" to possibly be "myspace"

chershaytoute · Post by **chershaytoute** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 11:11 am

Okay, I'm afraid I do NOT remember whichwhatwhere, but there was reference to House of Leaves before in...an ARG? Some wherewhichwhat? So that's a good possibility, Marla - excellent potential catch! Now if I could rid myself of the fastlyquickly impending migraine, Binky the Brain Cell might kick in and tell me what I need to know here... <HUGE sigh>

marlasinger · Post by **marlasinger** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:21 pm

so wearethed's profile has this:

131153040172155171161040165145 040126141164172040120141170155 172040110165172157161172146056 040125047171040165172040146164 161040142164141172161040156141
141167056040

which is difficult to decode, so far - nothing looks like it'll fit. But i did notice the repeating "0401" which might indicate spacing:

131153
0401
72155171161040165145
0401
26141164172
0401
20141170155172
0401
10165172157161172146056
0401
25047171
0401
65172
0401
46164161
0401
42164141172161
0401
56141141167056040

there's an "040" at the end but I don't know if that counts as well.

Any ideas? I'm reaching around in the dark here. Also, i call him wearethed - that's backwards - perhaps he uses backwards code as well, in some way?

here it is minus the 0401's, original on top and backwards below.

13 11 53
35 11 31

72 15 51 71 16 10 40 16 51 45
54 15 61 04 01 61 17 15 51 27

26 14 11 64 17 20 40 12 01 41 17 01 55 17 2
2 71 55 10 71 14 10 21 04 02 71 46 11 41 62

10 16 51 72 15 71 61 17 21 46 05 6
6 50 64 12 71 16 17 51 27 15 61 01

25 04 71 71
17 17 40 52

65 17 2
2 71 56

46 16 41 61
16 14 61 64

42 16 41 41 17 21 61
16 12 71 14 14 61 24

56 14 11 41 16 70 56 04 0
0 40 65 07 61 14 11 41 65

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:32 pm

I think it may be octal. If so, it decodes to

"Yk zmyq ue Vatz Paxmz Huzoqzf. U'y uz ftq btazq naaw. "

Which looks like it may be a cipher of some sort. If so, we will need a key, unless one of the really good codebreakers can force it.

Is there a Doctor referenced in the Maddy puzzle? If so, do you know what his name is?

marlasinger · Post by **marlasinger** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:33 pm

i could do what deagol started doing, but i'll use the obvious ones, references to house of leaves, first.

marlasinger · Post by **marlasinger** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:35 pm

I think I got it, hold on.

marlasinger · Post by **marlasinger** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:39 pm

My name is John xoxxn xinxxnx. I'm in the phone book.

working it out, using simple substitution. two more seconds.

crap, i thought i was editing, not posting. damnit. someone clean this up, i hate double/triple posting.

"My name is John xoxxn xinxent. I'm in the phone book."

I recognize this, hasn't it been done?

editedit: irc!
<rustybug> cause i remember looking it up and calling the number.. lol
<rustybug> it was a number in the bay area, ca
<rustybug> john dolan vincent

Deagol decoded it in http://www.lonelygirl15.com/forum/viewt ... ent#245127

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:42 pm

Wow. Good work Marla!

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:58 pm

I think we're supposed to find the Doctor's myspace - Would that be the Doctor from the Maddy puzzle? I seem to have a vague memory there was one referred to. Just can't remember his name.

marlasinger · Post by **marlasinger** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:00 pm

Well it's on his profile as opposed to on the vid - so maybe he's just referencing/bringing back from the graveyard another playing card and character.

theresascraps · Post by **theresascraps** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:09 pm

there is a doctor
dammit i cant remember either, but i know i heard it......

shit
theresa

marlasinger · Post by **marlasinger** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:27 pm

Are you thinking of Dr. Immant? There's no doctor that i recall in the Maddiverse.

Just Mr. Zipp.

Luminous · Post by **Luminous** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:50 pm

marlasinger wrote:Are you thinking of Dr. Immant? There's no doctor that i recall in the Maddiverse.

Just Mr. Zipp.

No, not Immant. I think it was Franken of Frantzen something like that. But I don't really follow Maddy, so I could be mistaken. I looked through the threads a bit, but couldn't find anything. Hopefully someone more familiar with this than I will know more.

marlasinger · Post by **marlasinger** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 5:02 pm

I'll look into it - I don't remember Maddison mentioning it at all, but then, I'm obsessed with Maddison, so I tend to just stare at her when she speak as opposed to listen to what she's saying. Maddison and Whiskey. And Adam. Okay I'll stop.