[Maddison] SOLUTION FOUND! New Items! 4/22/2007

[lorien]

Chat consensus is leaning towards Boston.

Focus on the "holy swamp" reference so we can narrow it down.

[lorien]

LG15Panda:
Marsh Chapel, Boston University. http://www.bu.edu/chapel/

LyricallyInclined:
PU = Pew

Jenni_Powell:
The role of music in the Church and in Marsh Chapel is also evident in the two newel posts flanking the choir stalls, on which are carved the heads of Georg Friedrich Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach.

[Luminous]

It makes sense, but it seems like quite a stretch and a lot of guess work. Do you guys have anyway to confirm your drop locations?

[Ziola]

FYI-Boston is referred to as Beantown not Beanville...not sure if that effects anything, but I thought I'd throw it out there.

[lonelyelendi]

Thanks ziola, we know but we thought it could be a reference.

UPDATE: 4/22/2007 1:21PM PST

lg15panda is going to pick up the drop with Mintgurl as Operator.

[popsicle]

that was ridiculously fast. you all are absurd (in a really intelligent sort of way. )

[Ziola]

Thanks for the update Kenny. I figured you all knew but I thought I'd throw it out there. Give lg15panda all sorts of good luck wishes from me

[JenniPowell]

We're getting the hang of this clue solvin' stuff.

[lonelyelendi]

that was ridiculously fast. you all are absurd (in a really intelligent sort of way. )

lol how true! It was fast...and maddy still hasn't even gottent he clue vid up!

UPDATE: 4/22/2007 1:30PM

Panda has left to go pick up her friend before heading to the church.

[ElizKM86]

AHHHH! I'm so jealous! Im working on my final project and was off the forum for 5 or so hours.

In that time theres been a puzzle, a solution, and a drop
IN MY AREA!

Damn!

Good luck Panda!!!

[CRYISME]

this is awesome! ya'll are really quick.

[lyriclyinclined]

sorry guys, i got booted again, my computer is the devil, please tell everyone bye for me as i have to leave for work like... five minutes ago. ill come back on when i get home but it wont be until late. let me know if anything important goes down, call the cell if need be.

[ignatzmouse]

Trying Deagol's known plaintext attack on Vigenere autokey doesn't seem to bear fruit if the last word is (again) "hurry", we'd get a key of "eadpu", and it's difficult to see how that fits into the word breaks to form English text. Of course, Zipp may have learned not to make such easy-to-guess plaintext.

Or alternatively, "PU" could be a 2-letter acronym I've never heard of, so the previous word ends with "-ead". D'oh!

[deagol]

Trying Deagol's known plaintext attack on Vigenere autokey doesn't seem to bear fruit if the last word is (again) "hurry", we'd get a key of "eadpu", and it's difficult to see how that fits into the word breaks to form English text. Of course, Zipp may have learned not to make such easy-to-guess plaintext.

Or alternatively, "PU" could be a 2-letter acronym I've never heard of, so the previous word ends with "-ead". D'oh!

He even made it easier this time. By using a 5-letter keyword, with the 5-letter known plaintext in 'Hurry', the whole message gets decoded without guessing any letters (as opposed to guessing Bill*=Bills before).

[honeybee627]

AHHHH! I'm so jealous! Im working on my final project and was off the forum for 5 or so hours.

In that time theres been a puzzle, a solution, and a drop
IN MY AREA!

Damn!

Good luck Panda!!!

DITTO!!! (Literally - same story.) I can't believe this happened the one day I finally stopped lurking on the forum and buckled down to work on my final project. ARGH!