Originally published at: People have been trying to crack the 6-digit code in a Joyce Carol Oates story since 1966 | Boing Boing
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“Drippy”?? i’ll say GOOD DAY to you, sir!
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"And when he raised his eyes, he saw the traveler in the open square of the city; and the old man said, “Where are you going, and where do you come from?”
Great, now I’ve got “Cotton-eyed Joe” rattling around in my head.
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Sounds like it’s been cracked?
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Simply add the numbers together to understand the reference.
Nice.
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Add the numbers together? I think you’ve cracked the code! Also, T-minus 30-some-odd hours before some hapless busybody jagoff in on a Tennessee school board gets Joyce Carol Oates banned…which will only up her sales.
Now do Linear A!
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If you subtract 16 from each number you get 17,3,1. If you convert those numbers to letters you get QCA. Using ROT-20 decryption you get the word WIG. He wanted to know if she clocked his unit. Simple!
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I found that if I applied “The Bible Code”, and I got absolute gibberish; as expected.
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