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Post by flightoffancy on Mar 9, 2016 17:43:50 GMT -5
After studying the curio Maison Du Columbie I found there are 22 historical composers, 12 pop singers and one entry that translates to "Duck, wait, we return to the house." I'm not sure what to make of it.
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Post by The Fixer on Mar 9, 2016 17:48:56 GMT -5
I spent some time with this last night but haven't gotten too far with it yet. Looking at the composers I was trying to see if something from another puzzle lined up with them
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Post by k80 on Mar 9, 2016 19:06:25 GMT -5
After studying the curio Maison Du Columbie I found there are 22 historical composers, 12 pop singers and one entry that translates to "Duck, wait, we return to the house." I'm not sure what to make of it. I think you mean Drake- Hold On, We're Going Home...
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Post by centaurofattn on Mar 10, 2016 18:44:41 GMT -5
After studying the curio Maison Du Columbie I found there are 22 historical composers, 12 pop singers and one entry that translates to "Duck, wait, we return to the house." I'm not sure what to make of it. I think you mean Drake- Hold On, We're Going Home... OMG I'm dying lol
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Post by emilybyrdstarr on Mar 10, 2016 21:45:35 GMT -5
This is one of the funnier things I've seen in a while. Canard/Drake. Ha! And "Meilleure Chanson de Tous le Temps" and "Ne va jamais vous abandonner" :-)
I used to love the Maison du Columbie offerings...Very, very clever.
Now, whether it's more than just clever remains to be seen...
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Post by badwolf on Mar 11, 2016 0:27:18 GMT -5
I am laughing my head off , lol
And I am reminded of old times. We used to word-by-word translate german sayings in english, which would make no sense to anybody but us.
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Post by mrsade11abea1e on Mar 28, 2016 15:13:21 GMT -5
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Post by amanda on Apr 7, 2016 12:20:54 GMT -5
I think there is something intriguing about how the selection list is displayed.
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Post by mrsade11abea1e on Apr 7, 2016 18:08:57 GMT -5
I translated the songs and got Alleluia, Gabriel, from the Heaven Descending, Spirit of Grace and Union. Hello. Most Incarnate Word, Most Beautiful of Women, Fear of Stylish Areas, Black horse, Roar.
Can anyone make sense of it?
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Post by amanda on Apr 7, 2016 18:53:06 GMT -5
I translated the songs and got Alleluia, Gabriel, from the Heaven Descending, Spirit of Grace and Union. Hello. Most Incarnate Word, Most Beautiful of Women, Fear of Stylish Areas, Black horse, Roar.
Can anyone make sense of it? For the list contents, Check the Curios thread. I meant something about the physical way the list is displayed is very suggestive, all things considered.
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Post by MrKairo on Apr 8, 2016 15:43:44 GMT -5
I noticed that the Maison du Columbie page has an order form in the lower left corner. On it there are a series of lines along the right side. Presumably, these are for "ordering songs". However, these lines are far too short to write almost any of these song listings. They are each only long enough to write, say, one word per line. Perhaps words starting with a certain letter? And then maybe we could send them in. Perhaps if we had some sort of addressed envelope? Or am I reaching?
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Post by amanda on Apr 8, 2016 21:20:32 GMT -5
I noticed that the Maison du Columbie page has an order form in the lower left corner. On it there are a series of lines along the right side. Presumably, these are for "ordering songs". However, these lines are far too short to write almost any of these song listings. They are each only long enough to write, say, one word per line. Perhaps words starting with a certain letter? And then maybe we could send them in. Perhaps if we had some sort of addressed envelope? Or am I reaching? I was exploring some old Columbia House ads, and they have those same lines. I do believe, if I remember them properly from my misspent youth, that the order form was on the other side. Which is not to suggest that they either are or are not meaningful puzzle-wise... Just that they are definitely part of the mise-en-scene. In looking at those lines, I do wonder about the number of them, tbough, especially in conjunction with the earlier observation I alluded to a few comments back. Hmm. I am frequently feeling as if I am finding solutions in search of problems and problems in search of solutions, with little overlap in the two categories.
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Post by oldpossum on Apr 9, 2016 10:56:25 GMT -5
Has anyone found any connection between the musical selections mentioned in the Curator's recent email and the music listed here?
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Post by draxxtarus on Apr 9, 2016 13:32:12 GMT -5
Has anyone found any connection between the musical selections mentioned in the Curator's recent email and the music listed here? Did not find a connection but, the translation of those two mentions is interesting
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Post by thebardess on Apr 9, 2016 13:46:08 GMT -5
I am frequently feeling as if I am finding solutions in search of problems and problems in search of solutions, with little overlap in the two categories. Well, to be perfectly honest, it's also possible that you're simply reading too much into things. Granted, this is a new volume with a new format and some new features, so things may have changed. However, in the past, not everything in C&C has been a puzzle, contained a secret message, been relevant to the overarching plot, etc. In fact, *most* of the articles and features in past issues have been there simply as interesting diversions, and have had no larger significance or underlying meaning. There is sometimes a theme to the issue (witchcraft, apocalyptic stories, extraterrestrials), but even then, there isn't really a larger meaning to it. One could almost say that part of the puzzles was figuring out which parts of the issue were "relevant," and which were there just for fun. While a few of the artifacts from past issues have been related to the overarching story or have been necessary to solve puzzles, most of the them have simply been tie-ins to various unrelated articles, and once again, have no larger significance, hidden puzzles, or secret messages- they're just there to be a fun, tactile part of the experience. Also, one of the pitfalls I've learned to be wary of with regards to C&C and the MPC is overthinking things. The puzzles and codes are often *difficult,* but they are seldom overly *complicated,* if you know what I mean, and they don't usually require huge amounts of research or knowledge of obscure facts. It also generally becomes pretty clear pretty quickly whether or not you're dealing with a puzzle/code, and if so, what kind of puzzle/code it is (not always- there have been one or two exceptions, but this is by and large the general rule). Basically, if you find yourself straining to make connections, having to make twenty leaps of logic, or relying on bits of arcance trivia discovered only after hours of research on obscure parts of the Internet, chances are very, very high that the puzzle you're dealing with is either a lot simpler than you're trying to make it, or simply isn't there. Now, again, this is a new volume and a sort of "fresh start," so it's possible that they've switched tactics, and have decided to make every single thing part of some complex puzzle or code. Frankly, though, I doubt it. Hopefully, this will become clearer with the second chapter, but my own gut instinct is that, despite the new features and puzzles, there are still certain articles and artifacts that are just there for amusement and have no larger meaning, and getting to hung up on trying to find connections, puzzles, and secret messages where there probably aren't any will just distract us from the actual mysteries that need solving.
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