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QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."

#1 Post by mrkelley23 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:01 am

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Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."

#2 Post by Evil Squirrel » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:44 am

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mrkelley23 wrote:24-24-9-9-9 22-9-9-9 24-22 9-24 24-9-24 24-9-24 22 9-9-9 24-22 24-9-22 9-22 22-9 24-22-9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9-9 24-9-9 22 22-9 24-24 24-22 24-9-22 24-9-9-9 24-22 24-24-9 24-9-22 24-24 24-22-9-9-9 24-24-9 24-9-24 22-9-9-9 24-9-9-9 24-22 24-22-9-9-9 22?

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#3 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:09 am

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When in Rome, do as the Romans do...

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Uh... I don't get it.
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Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."

#4 Post by jarnon » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:49 am

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24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22
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Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."

#5 Post by Appa23 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:02 am

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24-24-9-9-9 = XXIII = 23 = W
22-9-9-9 =VII = 8 = H
24-22 = XV = 15 = O

9-24 = IX = 9 = I
24-9-24 = XIX = 19 = S

24-9-24 = XIX = 19 = S
22 = V = 5 = E
9-9-9 = III = 3= C
24-22 = XV = 15 = O
24-9-22 = XIV = 14 = N
9-22 = IV = 4 = D

22-9 = VI = 6 = F
24-22-9-9-9 = XVIII = 18 = R
24-22 = XV = 15 = O
24-9-9-9 = XIII = 13 = M

24-9-9 = XII = 12= L
22 = V= 5 = E
22-9 = VI = 6= F
24-24 = XX = 20 = T

24-22 = XV = 15 = O
24-9-22 = XIV = 14 = N

24-9-9-9 = XIII = 13 = M
24-22 = XV = 15 = O
24-24-9 = XXI = 21 = U
24-9-22 =XIV = 14 = N
24-24 = XX = 20 = T

24-22-9-9-9 = XVIII = 18 = R
24-24-9 = XXI = 21 = U
24-9-24 = XIX = 19 = S
22-9-9-9 =VIII = 8 = H
24-9-9-9 = XIII = 13 = M
24-22 = XV = 15= O
24-22-9-9-9 = XVIII = 18 = R
22 = V =5 =E?

Thomas Jefferson

24-24 22-9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9-9 9 24-9-24
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Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."

#6 Post by megaaddict » Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:12 am

mrkelley23 wrote:24-24-9-9-9 22-9-9-9 24-22 9-24 24-9-24 24-9-24 22 9-9-9 24-22 24-9-22 9-22 22-9 24-22-9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9-9 24-9-9 22 22-9 24-24 24-22 24-9-22 24-9-9-9 24-22 24-24-9 24-9-22 24-24 24-22-9-9-9 24-24-9 24-9-24 22-9-9-9 24-9-9-9 24-22 24-22-9-9-9 22?
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9 9-9 24-22-9-9-9 9 22-9-9-9 9 24-9-9-9 24-9-9 9-24 24-9-22 9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9 24-9-22,
24-24 22-9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9-9 9 24-9-24 24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22,
22-9-9 22 24-2224-22-9-9-9 22-9-9 22 24-24-9-9-9 9 24-9-24 22-9-9-9 9-24 24-9-22 22-9-9 24-24 24-22 24-9-22,
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24-24 22-9-9-9 22 24-22 9-22 24-22 24-22-9-9-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-22 24-22 24-9-24 22 24-24-9-9 9 24-9-9 24-24?
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#7 Post by VAdame » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:08 pm

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Who is second from left on Mount Rushmore? Jefferson
Or, if you prefer,
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Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."

#8 Post by tanstaafl2 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:17 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:24-24-9-9-9 22-9-9-9 24-22 9-24 24-9-24 24-9-24 22 9-9-9 24-22 24-9-22 9-22 22-9 24-22-9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9-9 24-9-9 22 22-9 24-24 24-22 24-9-22 24-9-9-9 24-22 24-24-9 24-9-22 24-24 24-22-9-9-9 24-24-9 24-9-24 22-9-9-9 24-9-9-9 24-22 24-22-9-9-9 22?

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24=X so given the title I presume this has to do with Roman numerals.

23 8 15 9 19 19 5 3 15 14 4 6 18 15 13 12 5 6 20 15 14 13 15 21 14
W H O I S S E C O N D F R O M L E F T O N M O U N

20 18 21 19 8 13 15 18 5
T R U S H M O R E

24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22 (Jefferson)
Forgot to spoilerize it and then when I did I forgot to note that I did!
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#9 Post by JBillyGirl » Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:17 pm

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24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22

(at least I hope that spells "Jefferson")
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Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."

#10 Post by AnnieCamaro » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:33 pm

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mrkelley23 wrote:24-24-9-9-9 22-9-9-9 24-22 9-24 24-9-24 24-9-24 22 9-9-9 24-22 24-9-22 9-22 22-9 24-22-9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9-9 24-9-9 22 22-9 24-24 24-22 24-9-22 24-9-9-9 24-22 24-24-9 24-9-22 24-24 24-22-9-9-9 24-24-9 24-9-24 22-9-9-9 24-9-9-9 24-22 24-22-9-9-9 22?
24-24-9-9-9 24-22-9-9-9 24-22-9 24-22-9-9-9 22 9-24-24 9-24 9-22 22 24-9-22 24-24 24-24 22-9-9-9 24-22 24-24-9-9-9 9 24-9-24 24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22
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Mr. President Thomas Jefferson
I'm glad I'm not a Roman.
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#11 Post by AnnieCamaro » Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:41 pm

Speaking of what it was we were talking about. . .
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I've always wondered if Mr. President Theodore Roosevelt was annoyed at being stuck way in the back, where he couldn't see much, or if that didn't make much difference to him, because he didn't have his glasses anyway.
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#12 Post by VAdame » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:01 pm

AnnieCamaro wrote:Speaking of what it was we were talking about. . .
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I've always wondered if Mr. President Theodore Roosevelt was annoyed at being stuck way in the back, where he couldn't see much, or if that didn't make much difference to him, because he didn't have his glasses anyway.
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#13 Post by KillerTomato » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:06 pm

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24-24 22-9-9-9 22 24-24 22-9-9-9 9-24 24-22-9-9-9 9-22 24-22-9 24-22-9-9-9 22 24-9-24 9-24 9-22 22 24-9-22 24-24 24-22 22-9 24-24 22-9-9-9 22 24-24-9 24-9-22 9-24 24-24 22 9-22 24-9-24 24-24 9 24-24 22 24-9-24 24-24 22-9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9-9 9 24-9-24 "9-9 9 9-9 24-24-22 22-9 9 9-9-9 22" 24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22-24-9-22.
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#14 Post by AnnieCamaro » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:08 pm

VAdame wrote:
Look closer:
Oh, thank you, Miss VAdame. That's a much clearer picture than the ones I had seen! Now I just wonder about half as much.

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#15 Post by frogman042 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:58 pm

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So it appears that the numbers correspond to the alphabet - doing the substitution shows that the letters are all roman numerals (which makes sense given the theme to the QoD). The value of those roman numerals are in the range of 1 - 26, clearly they correspond to the alphabet again - bold and non-bold sections represent word breaks, this yields the following:

23 8 15
9 19
19 5 3 15 14 4
6 18 15 13
12 5 6 20
15 14
13 15 21 14 20
18 21 19 8 13 15 18 5?

which is:
Who is second from left on Mount Rushmore?

Now is the from the perspective of looking at the mountain? If so the answer is Thomas Jefferson
If it is from the perspective of the presidents themselves it is Teddy Roosevelt.

If forced to pick only one I would have to go with Thomas Jefferson.
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#16 Post by frogman042 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:05 pm

frogman042 wrote:
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So it appears that the numbers correspond to the alphabet - doing the substitution shows that the letters are all roman numerals (which makes sense given the theme to the QoD). The value of those roman numerals are in the range of 1 - 26, clearly they correspond to the alphabet again - bold and non-bold sections represent word breaks, this yields the following:

23 8 15
9 19
19 5 3 15 14 4
6 18 15 13
12 5 6 20
15 14
13 15 21 14 20
18 21 19 8 13 15 18 5?

which is:
Who is second from left on Mount Rushmore?

Now is the from the perspective of looking at the mountain? If so the answer is Thomas Jefferson
If it is from the perspective of the presidents themselves it is Teddy Roosevelt.

If forced to pick only one I would have to go with Thomas Jefferson.
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Drat - I forget to convert it back to the numbers that represent the roman numerals of the correspending letters of the answer.... oh well - this was my first attempt at a QoD.
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#17 Post by fantine33 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:50 pm

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I couldn't bold my entire answer like usual, if I'm understanding the question.

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#18 Post by andrewjackson » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:04 am

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#19 Post by mrkelley23 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:25 pm

As most of you discovered, the code is a combination of a number substitution code, with roman numerals turned into arabic numerals. The question, decoded, reads "Who is second from left on Mount Rushmore?" The correct answer is Thomas Jefferson.

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