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QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:01 am
by mrkelley23
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?
Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:44 am
by Evil Squirrel
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 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
Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:09 am
by NellyLunatic1980
When in Rome, do as the Romans do...
XXIVXXIVIXIXIX XXIIIXIXIX XXIVXXII IXXXIV XXIVIXXXIV XXIVIXXXIV XXII IXIXIX XXIVXXII XXIVIXXXII IXXXII XXIIIX XXIVXXIIIXIXIX XXIVXXII XXIVIXIXIX XXIVIXIX XXII XXIIIX XXIVXXIV XXIVXXII XXIVIXXXII XXIVIXIXIX XXIVXXII XXIVXXIVIX XXIVIXXXII XXIVXXIV XXIVXXIIIXIXIX XXIVXXIVIX XXIVIXXXIV XXIIIXIXIX XXIVIXIXIX XXIVXXII XXIVXXIIIXIXIX XXII?
Uh... I don't get it.
Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:49 am
by jarnon
24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22
Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:02 am
by Appa23
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
24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22
Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 10:12 am
by megaaddict
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?
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,
9 24-9-22 9-22
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?
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:08 pm
by VAdame
Who is second from left on Mount Rushmore? Jefferson
Or, if you prefer,
24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22
Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:17 pm
by tanstaafl2
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=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!
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 1:17 pm
by JBillyGirl
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")
Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:33 pm
by AnnieCamaro
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
Mr. President Thomas Jefferson
I'm glad I'm not a Roman.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 2:41 pm
by AnnieCamaro
Speaking of what it was we were talking about. . .
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.
/:P\
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:01 pm
by VAdame
AnnieCamaro wrote:Speaking of what it was we were talking about. . .
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.
/:P\
Look closer:
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:06 pm
by KillerTomato
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.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:08 pm
by AnnieCamaro
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.
/:P\
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:58 pm
by frogman042
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.
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:05 pm
by frogman042
frogman042 wrote: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.
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.
Re: QoD 06/17/08 "When in Rome..."
Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 7:50 pm
by fantine33
I couldn't bold my entire answer like usual, if I'm understanding the question.
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?
Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:04 am
by andrewjackson
24-24 22-9-9-9 24-22 24-9-9-9 9 24-9-24 24-24 22 22-9 22-9 22 24-22-9-9-9 24-9-24 24-22 24-9-22
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:25 pm
by mrkelley23
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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EvilSquirrel 60
jarnon 60
Appa 60
megaaddict 60
VADame 60
tan 60
jbg 60
AnnieC 60
KT 60
frogman 50
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