Post by Todd on Jul 27, 2016 8:01:12 GMT -5
You can imagine my excitement when I got home from work today and noticed there was a mysterious package waiting for me on my door step!
The look of the package was not very suspicious at first sight, but as I opened it, I could sense the air of mystery surrounding the objects inside.
(My dear fellow member of Mysterious Package Company: In case you want to wait for your own package, I suggest you stop reading here, as I am about to reveal what I found inside.)
In my package I found: a newspaper, a half burned piece of wood with an evidence tag attached to it, a half burned membership card of Andrew---, a rock and ore sample physical analysis on a piece of paper, a piece of cloth with a suspicious symbol drawn on it (with blood?), a brass tag with digits (not similar to a tag somebody received earlier, new digits!!) on it, and an envelope with a M.P.C "survey"card in it.
I shall take a better look at the objects this evening, and try to photograph them. In the meanwhile, I am very eager to hear if anyone else has been receiving anything.
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
I am beside myself with anticipation! Thank you for sharing, Aura. This keeps getting better and better! I'm a little worried about receiving mine, though, since the reveal card from my recent experience should have arrived at least a week ago, but still has not.
Elim Horton
Posted over 1 year ago
I too have received the same items in this quarters package. It looks like the name on the card may be Andrew Moore, though most of the last name has been burnt away. I am looking forward to seeing the design on the piece of cloth so we can compare, it would be interesting if the rune were different.
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
I too returned home to a package this afternoon. I am most eager to begin the crossword, as that is already how I enjoy spending my evenings. My contents are the same as noted above.
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I have completed, and organized in numerical order, much of the crossword. I have also noted the captions of a few of the images in the newspaper. They are definitely clues:
page 2: image of The Pieta caption "Not the E". Pita?
page 4: image of what looks like bocce balls? caption "Not the game" Balls?
page 6: image of woman with stroller caption "Not the stroller or its contents" Woman?
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I have also received mine, Cant wait to compare the contents with others. My ID card def has an M after Andrew so could be Moore? The charred wood is very interesting as is the cloth with a Rune, Mine looks lil a child has drawn a tree, but only 3 branches on one side?
Alexei Lambley-Steel
Posted over 1 year ago
I believe the name to be Andrew McCabe? As in curios-and-conundrums.wikia.com/wiki/Andrew_McCabe
I am stumped on a few crossword answers, but I am making great headway!
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
Nice to hear I am not the only one receiving mysterious packages around here.
I uploaded some images to the Wikia few moments ago. Please take a look and let me know what you think of them. Please forgive me for the poor picture quality, I'll try to take better photos later.
And Pippa, I also noticed the captions on the newspaper and agree with you that they must be clues.
This is getting very interesting indeed.
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
imgur.com/xJkskCd
Here is a comparison between the two membership cards received from the Curator. The first has the date of 1931 while the second is dated 1967. They each share the same circular image but the first image is slightly different. Under ANDREW MCCABE the letters ARC(I?) are visible.
C. Macdonald
Posted over 1 year ago
Thank you Chris, the name is significantly more burnt on my card, it is definitely Andrew McCabe again. I wonder if it is the same person, or perhaps a son of the same name. It looks reasonable to assume the fabric with the red markings is from the bag mentioned in the article about the mine, as is the mineral sample. I wonder what the mysterious silver substance was...
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
My membership card is very burned in comparison as you can only make out the M in the surname and nothing else. I like that we are not all receiving completely identical puzzle pieces meaning that we have to work together on this to solve it. :-)
Alexei Lambley-Steel
Posted over 1 year ago
Has anyone else solved the adventure of the dancing men? It has led me to another clue, but I want others to feel the joy of solving the message.
C. Macdonald
Posted over 1 year ago
Adventure of the dancing men? Hmm.. interesting. Have I missed something?
Mr McCabe.. I wonder why is his membership card burned? Has somebody tried to destroy it?
What about your evidence tags? Do they all have the same dates on them?
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
I have been staring at the dancing men. I have a feeling their arm positions are like ruin shapes of some sort? I haven't quite found the right answer yet, but I think I am on the right track?
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
YES! The adventure of the dancing men! I accidentally received some help from a friend with this.. and now I see.. Very clever, Chris! Thanks for the hint!
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
Now that the dancing men have spoken, I suppose it might be time to go on a road trip. I wonder, where did I put my passport? And maybe some waterproof boots.
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
I have heard the dancing men as well and concur that a road trip is very much in order. That is, unless we happen to have a friend or two already in the area, in which case we could simply sit here in comfort with more drinks!
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I so want to open my Curios and Conundrums that arrived today, but as we are busy this evening I shall wait until tomorrow to savor the surprise inside!
Dan Luxenberg
Posted over 1 year ago
My Dearest Dan,
It is so lovely to have another set of eyes and ears and well...brains! I do hope you enjoy a good chat. It seems we need those around here.
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I hope one of our associates resides in the appropriate locale or is inclined to make the trip, I fear to get there from my country would be a lengthy endeavor worthy of Phileas Fogg. I suppose it is too much to hope that one such exercise will eventually be located in the antipodes. Isn't this interesting?
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
Due to an unsavory interaction with a customs agent, my border crossing has been declined. I have dispatched an associate to explore the target area, and have given them explicit instructions to document their findings and leave things just as they found them. I will, of course, share my findings with our fellow associates who are unable to make the journey themselves, and hopefully the destination will remain intact for any associates who have better social skills than I, and can tolerate grilling about what fruit they brought along for a snack. The nerve of these border agents astounds me. It's like they've never seen an Asian pear before.
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
Excellent, I wait with bated breath for the report. It is good to know there are people more able to undertake this journey, who are also willing to supply detailed reports. The rest of us shall simply have to wait here and sip some port in the interim.
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
I too have recently discovered the secrets of the recent Curios and Conundrums and I await a report from Digby as I an unable to make the trek to the location myself.
Dan Luxenberg
Posted over 1 year ago
Pippa,
Thank you for your kind words.
I forgot to add that I too received a burnt copy of what clearly is a membership card for Andrew McCabe bearing the same spherical logo as depicted on other cards that have been found and similar to the one mentioned in the Socialite's current article.
I also have a piece of charred wood, tagged as evidence and dated 10/05/69, which I believe is from the destroyed location mentioned in the Socialite's article. I have a piece of cloth, with a strange glyph painted in red ink, similar to the one described in the Chilliwack Progress article. Finally, I have a report from the Royal Geological Society that shows the test results from a sample of rock from the mine mentioned in the article.
For fear of spoiling the adventures of others, I will refrain from further discussion, but my investigations are beginning to piece together a cohesive story and disparate items are beginning to come together.
I am eager to learn more...
Dan Luxenberg
Posted over 1 year ago
I won't call your attention to particular clues I may have stumbled across, but instead choose to dance around the matter. Elementary school.
In an on-going attempt to stave off the march of entropy, I shall assist in aggregation on the wiki.
Sally forth.
R. David Clarke
Posted over 1 year ago
After a brief examination, it looks like I don't have anything beyond what everyone else has received in their package. (Although on an unrelated note, I did find my brass tag, though it had the same number as the other one posted. C'est la vie.)
I also think I figured out what the dancing men were trying to tell me, but I have a poor head for codes. I'd like confirmation, but I don't want to spoil it for anyone else, so I'll keep my lips sealed until later.
I'm sure there's more to it, but I can't yet wrap my brain around it. Only time will tell.
Dillon Sparks
Posted over 1 year ago
I think I too have done my dancing and understood what the men were trying to tell me, but perhaps due to my peculiar place of residence the men have yet remained silent. So, I can only guess. I am very eager to hear what Digby's associate will find out.
Also, my mind is buzzing with clues, and I am not sure what we should do next (apart from the trip we are about to take). I truly envy Dan who has been able to put together a cohesive story!
It would be great to hear what all of you have found out and see if we have understood things the same way. Would it be possible for us to converse about our findings without possible spoiling anything for anyone else?
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
Unfortunately, my initial envoy was thwarted by not having a vehicle and not having friends who are tolerant of traffic. I have reached out to a secondary envoy who is willing, but wary, based on the amount of mystery involved. Perhaps they had a bad experience with mysterious adventure in the past... that might explain the facial scar. I'll send updates as soon as they are available.
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
I have to say I'm starting to get confused by all of this. The dancing men did not lead me to a location, but a number. Was this location that is being talked about found from said number?
C. Macdonald
Posted over 1 year ago
Chris, it is obvious that some people were not 'geographically situated' to take advantage of what you are talking about.
No sense dancing around it anymore, hammer meet nail.
R. David Clarke
Posted over 1 year ago
Hey Chris,
The dancing men should have revealed a number. That number is the next step in finding the location we're all chattering about. Let me know if you need a nudge: sdccaesar@gmail.com
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
I have found what was right in front of me. The message changed from when I first found it, and now I seem to be on the right track. I will be talking to some of my contacts in the area to look for the location.
C. Macdonald
Posted over 1 year ago
If ever anyone wish to chat, about these curious curios and conundrums or any other such topic to pass the time, please feel free to drop me a note at pippambrighton@gmail.com.
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
My envoy is nearing the destination and will likely have a full report this weekend. I'm wondering how best to present the information... I was thinking a separate thread with the word "Dancing Man - spoilers" in the title, as well as adding the information to the Wiki...
What are everyone's thoughts on the matter?
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
That plan sounds lovely. It strikes me that a warning in the title should clearly indicate the contents, and anyone entering is well aware of what they could encounter.
I too have a proxy en route, as long as his attention does not wander as has been known to happen. He has been advised of other adventurers as well as that he should make a permanent record of anything found but leave everything in its original spot.
Such excitement!
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I think a separate thread for the report would be wise, perhaps labeling it as spoilers and redacting the contents as well so nobody views it by accident. I am very excited about the report of what is at that location, I hope your adventurer has little trouble finding the place.
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
We seem to have received some help from our Curator.
I think these dark blocks I see above will help us keep the discussion going. It would be nice to discuss our findings here and solve mysteries together without having to use these modern things such as electronic mail that are indeed handy at times, but spoil us the fun of working together as a team.
But, I also agree: perhaps it is good the label threads so that they indicate the contents clearly and warn about the possible spoilers.
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
Fellow explorers of the unusual - I have only recently received my first missive from our good friend, The Curator, and while I have solved the code and found the numbers I cannot for the life of me work out what they represent. Tell me friends, is it possible to solve this without the items that were included in your packages?
As you may or may not know, for those of us that came in late, The Curator has kindly included the previous newsletters but without all the accessories.
Michael Coombes
Posted over 1 year ago
Michael- I would suggest pondering what one normally does with a string of numbers. Once you have it, you can help me puzzle through the next part...
Chelsea, M.C.
Posted over 1 year ago
Yes, it should be possible to solve those puzzles without the other items. I am sure your compatriots will be able to assist you in your endeavours, the effort is well worth the satisfaction of success.
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
As I just received all of my C&C at once, I am still somewhat playing catch up. Has anything been discussed about the odd characters/glyphs on page 4? My brain can almost make something of them, but not quite...
Chelsea, M.C.
Posted about 1 year ago
The look of the package was not very suspicious at first sight, but as I opened it, I could sense the air of mystery surrounding the objects inside.
(My dear fellow member of Mysterious Package Company: In case you want to wait for your own package, I suggest you stop reading here, as I am about to reveal what I found inside.)
In my package I found: a newspaper, a half burned piece of wood with an evidence tag attached to it, a half burned membership card of Andrew---, a rock and ore sample physical analysis on a piece of paper, a piece of cloth with a suspicious symbol drawn on it (with blood?), a brass tag with digits (not similar to a tag somebody received earlier, new digits!!) on it, and an envelope with a M.P.C "survey"card in it.
I shall take a better look at the objects this evening, and try to photograph them. In the meanwhile, I am very eager to hear if anyone else has been receiving anything.
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
I am beside myself with anticipation! Thank you for sharing, Aura. This keeps getting better and better! I'm a little worried about receiving mine, though, since the reveal card from my recent experience should have arrived at least a week ago, but still has not.
Elim Horton
Posted over 1 year ago
I too have received the same items in this quarters package. It looks like the name on the card may be Andrew Moore, though most of the last name has been burnt away. I am looking forward to seeing the design on the piece of cloth so we can compare, it would be interesting if the rune were different.
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
I too returned home to a package this afternoon. I am most eager to begin the crossword, as that is already how I enjoy spending my evenings. My contents are the same as noted above.
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I have completed, and organized in numerical order, much of the crossword. I have also noted the captions of a few of the images in the newspaper. They are definitely clues:
page 2: image of The Pieta caption "Not the E". Pita?
page 4: image of what looks like bocce balls? caption "Not the game" Balls?
page 6: image of woman with stroller caption "Not the stroller or its contents" Woman?
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I have also received mine, Cant wait to compare the contents with others. My ID card def has an M after Andrew so could be Moore? The charred wood is very interesting as is the cloth with a Rune, Mine looks lil a child has drawn a tree, but only 3 branches on one side?
Alexei Lambley-Steel
Posted over 1 year ago
I believe the name to be Andrew McCabe? As in curios-and-conundrums.wikia.com/wiki/Andrew_McCabe
I am stumped on a few crossword answers, but I am making great headway!
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
Nice to hear I am not the only one receiving mysterious packages around here.
I uploaded some images to the Wikia few moments ago. Please take a look and let me know what you think of them. Please forgive me for the poor picture quality, I'll try to take better photos later.
And Pippa, I also noticed the captions on the newspaper and agree with you that they must be clues.
This is getting very interesting indeed.
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
imgur.com/xJkskCd
Here is a comparison between the two membership cards received from the Curator. The first has the date of 1931 while the second is dated 1967. They each share the same circular image but the first image is slightly different. Under ANDREW MCCABE the letters ARC(I?) are visible.
C. Macdonald
Posted over 1 year ago
Thank you Chris, the name is significantly more burnt on my card, it is definitely Andrew McCabe again. I wonder if it is the same person, or perhaps a son of the same name. It looks reasonable to assume the fabric with the red markings is from the bag mentioned in the article about the mine, as is the mineral sample. I wonder what the mysterious silver substance was...
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
My membership card is very burned in comparison as you can only make out the M in the surname and nothing else. I like that we are not all receiving completely identical puzzle pieces meaning that we have to work together on this to solve it. :-)
Alexei Lambley-Steel
Posted over 1 year ago
Has anyone else solved the adventure of the dancing men? It has led me to another clue, but I want others to feel the joy of solving the message.
C. Macdonald
Posted over 1 year ago
Adventure of the dancing men? Hmm.. interesting. Have I missed something?
Mr McCabe.. I wonder why is his membership card burned? Has somebody tried to destroy it?
What about your evidence tags? Do they all have the same dates on them?
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
I have been staring at the dancing men. I have a feeling their arm positions are like ruin shapes of some sort? I haven't quite found the right answer yet, but I think I am on the right track?
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
YES! The adventure of the dancing men! I accidentally received some help from a friend with this.. and now I see.. Very clever, Chris! Thanks for the hint!
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
Now that the dancing men have spoken, I suppose it might be time to go on a road trip. I wonder, where did I put my passport? And maybe some waterproof boots.
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
I have heard the dancing men as well and concur that a road trip is very much in order. That is, unless we happen to have a friend or two already in the area, in which case we could simply sit here in comfort with more drinks!
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I so want to open my Curios and Conundrums that arrived today, but as we are busy this evening I shall wait until tomorrow to savor the surprise inside!
Dan Luxenberg
Posted over 1 year ago
My Dearest Dan,
It is so lovely to have another set of eyes and ears and well...brains! I do hope you enjoy a good chat. It seems we need those around here.
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I hope one of our associates resides in the appropriate locale or is inclined to make the trip, I fear to get there from my country would be a lengthy endeavor worthy of Phileas Fogg. I suppose it is too much to hope that one such exercise will eventually be located in the antipodes. Isn't this interesting?
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
Due to an unsavory interaction with a customs agent, my border crossing has been declined. I have dispatched an associate to explore the target area, and have given them explicit instructions to document their findings and leave things just as they found them. I will, of course, share my findings with our fellow associates who are unable to make the journey themselves, and hopefully the destination will remain intact for any associates who have better social skills than I, and can tolerate grilling about what fruit they brought along for a snack. The nerve of these border agents astounds me. It's like they've never seen an Asian pear before.
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
Excellent, I wait with bated breath for the report. It is good to know there are people more able to undertake this journey, who are also willing to supply detailed reports. The rest of us shall simply have to wait here and sip some port in the interim.
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
I too have recently discovered the secrets of the recent Curios and Conundrums and I await a report from Digby as I an unable to make the trek to the location myself.
Dan Luxenberg
Posted over 1 year ago
Pippa,
Thank you for your kind words.
I forgot to add that I too received a burnt copy of what clearly is a membership card for Andrew McCabe bearing the same spherical logo as depicted on other cards that have been found and similar to the one mentioned in the Socialite's current article.
I also have a piece of charred wood, tagged as evidence and dated 10/05/69, which I believe is from the destroyed location mentioned in the Socialite's article. I have a piece of cloth, with a strange glyph painted in red ink, similar to the one described in the Chilliwack Progress article. Finally, I have a report from the Royal Geological Society that shows the test results from a sample of rock from the mine mentioned in the article.
For fear of spoiling the adventures of others, I will refrain from further discussion, but my investigations are beginning to piece together a cohesive story and disparate items are beginning to come together.
I am eager to learn more...
Dan Luxenberg
Posted over 1 year ago
I won't call your attention to particular clues I may have stumbled across, but instead choose to dance around the matter. Elementary school.
In an on-going attempt to stave off the march of entropy, I shall assist in aggregation on the wiki.
Sally forth.
R. David Clarke
Posted over 1 year ago
After a brief examination, it looks like I don't have anything beyond what everyone else has received in their package. (Although on an unrelated note, I did find my brass tag, though it had the same number as the other one posted. C'est la vie.)
I also think I figured out what the dancing men were trying to tell me, but I have a poor head for codes. I'd like confirmation, but I don't want to spoil it for anyone else, so I'll keep my lips sealed until later.
I'm sure there's more to it, but I can't yet wrap my brain around it. Only time will tell.
Dillon Sparks
Posted over 1 year ago
I think I too have done my dancing and understood what the men were trying to tell me, but perhaps due to my peculiar place of residence the men have yet remained silent. So, I can only guess. I am very eager to hear what Digby's associate will find out.
Also, my mind is buzzing with clues, and I am not sure what we should do next (apart from the trip we are about to take). I truly envy Dan who has been able to put together a cohesive story!
It would be great to hear what all of you have found out and see if we have understood things the same way. Would it be possible for us to converse about our findings without possible spoiling anything for anyone else?
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
Unfortunately, my initial envoy was thwarted by not having a vehicle and not having friends who are tolerant of traffic. I have reached out to a secondary envoy who is willing, but wary, based on the amount of mystery involved. Perhaps they had a bad experience with mysterious adventure in the past... that might explain the facial scar. I'll send updates as soon as they are available.
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
I have to say I'm starting to get confused by all of this. The dancing men did not lead me to a location, but a number. Was this location that is being talked about found from said number?
C. Macdonald
Posted over 1 year ago
Chris, it is obvious that some people were not 'geographically situated' to take advantage of what you are talking about.
No sense dancing around it anymore, hammer meet nail.
R. David Clarke
Posted over 1 year ago
Hey Chris,
The dancing men should have revealed a number. That number is the next step in finding the location we're all chattering about. Let me know if you need a nudge: sdccaesar@gmail.com
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
I have found what was right in front of me. The message changed from when I first found it, and now I seem to be on the right track. I will be talking to some of my contacts in the area to look for the location.
C. Macdonald
Posted over 1 year ago
If ever anyone wish to chat, about these curious curios and conundrums or any other such topic to pass the time, please feel free to drop me a note at pippambrighton@gmail.com.
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
My envoy is nearing the destination and will likely have a full report this weekend. I'm wondering how best to present the information... I was thinking a separate thread with the word "Dancing Man - spoilers" in the title, as well as adding the information to the Wiki...
What are everyone's thoughts on the matter?
Digby Caesar
Posted over 1 year ago
That plan sounds lovely. It strikes me that a warning in the title should clearly indicate the contents, and anyone entering is well aware of what they could encounter.
I too have a proxy en route, as long as his attention does not wander as has been known to happen. He has been advised of other adventurers as well as that he should make a permanent record of anything found but leave everything in its original spot.
Such excitement!
Pippa Brighton
Posted over 1 year ago
I think a separate thread for the report would be wise, perhaps labeling it as spoilers and redacting the contents as well so nobody views it by accident. I am very excited about the report of what is at that location, I hope your adventurer has little trouble finding the place.
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
We seem to have received some help from our Curator.
I think these dark blocks I see above will help us keep the discussion going. It would be nice to discuss our findings here and solve mysteries together without having to use these modern things such as electronic mail that are indeed handy at times, but spoil us the fun of working together as a team.
But, I also agree: perhaps it is good the label threads so that they indicate the contents clearly and warn about the possible spoilers.
Aurora Borealis
Posted over 1 year ago
Fellow explorers of the unusual - I have only recently received my first missive from our good friend, The Curator, and while I have solved the code and found the numbers I cannot for the life of me work out what they represent. Tell me friends, is it possible to solve this without the items that were included in your packages?
As you may or may not know, for those of us that came in late, The Curator has kindly included the previous newsletters but without all the accessories.
Michael Coombes
Posted over 1 year ago
Michael- I would suggest pondering what one normally does with a string of numbers. Once you have it, you can help me puzzle through the next part...
Chelsea, M.C.
Posted over 1 year ago
Yes, it should be possible to solve those puzzles without the other items. I am sure your compatriots will be able to assist you in your endeavours, the effort is well worth the satisfaction of success.
Ms. Nicole Landers
Posted over 1 year ago
As I just received all of my C&C at once, I am still somewhat playing catch up. Has anything been discussed about the odd characters/glyphs on page 4? My brain can almost make something of them, but not quite...
Chelsea, M.C.
Posted about 1 year ago
