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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 3:47:34 GMT
... Dying to see the answer ! You and me both, buddy!
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 16, 2017 3:47:40 GMT
Is it perhaps related to a dotted line ?
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 3:50:23 GMT
Is it perhaps related to a dotted line ? I looked it up, and a double dotted line is used both in road markings (of course) and [once again] in musicology.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 3:56:26 GMT
BATouttaheckFor whatever reason, I truly feel that we're getting closer...
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 16, 2017 4:00:05 GMT
Nalkarj I keep thinking of the awful old joke: Why did the ants race across the top of the potato chip bag ? Because it said : Tear along dotted line !
Hey, I warned you it was awful.
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 16, 2017 4:04:55 GMT
Pete --- Could it be... ...a term, or music, written in Braille?
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 4:08:03 GMT
BATouttaheck As for the joke--ugh. Still, the joke reminded me of another awful joke, which I heard in a favorite movie of mine, the film adaptation of A Prairie Home Companion... Two penguins are standing on an iceberg. The one penguin says, "You know you look like you're wearing a tuxedo?" The second says, "How do you know I'm not?" Ditto!
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 4:13:16 GMT
Pete --- Could it be... ...a question in Braille? I thought of that too, but... ...the only symbol in Braille that it can be--as far as I can tell--is the letter g.
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 16, 2017 4:16:59 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 4:17:56 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 4:22:37 GMT
We keep returning to music--curious, eh?
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 16, 2017 4:23:29 GMT
Nalkarj This Note has been deleted. Upon reflecting it was totally wrong. I blame the hour !
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 16, 2017 4:24:25 GMT
Nalkarj Of course it may not be braille at all.
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 4:29:59 GMT
BATouttaheck Yes, it could be the b, the 2, the 7, and, as Tarathian pointed out, the f in music. Now, as for comin' up with an answer out of that... tarathian123 Yes, of course it may not be, but we're already down this rabbit hole, so we may as well investigate fully.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 16, 2017 4:35:47 GMT
NalkarjI already nuked that note to remove the evidence of my need-for-sleep induced twisted figuring. Have fun you two !
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Post by Nalkarj on Jun 16, 2017 4:45:19 GMT
Nalkarj I already nuked that note to remove the evidence of my need-for-sleep induced twisted figuring. Have fun you two ! No worries, Bat, I'll nuke my sentence too! Dormez bien, mon vieux!
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Post by Pete on Jun 16, 2017 4:47:58 GMT
Could it mean "average"? In mathematics, four of those dots mean to take the arithmetical mean. For example: 3 :: 11 = 7 Edit: A greater discussion about "double colons." Interesting idea. maybe you could find other meanings simillar to this. Guys, I've got to go to hospital. Very soon, probably today, maybe tomorrow. Nothing to worry about, just a routine procedure. I'll be back soon, but for a day or two I won't be able to answer any questions.
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 16, 2017 4:51:35 GMT
NalkarjThe puzzle uses only 2 ranks of dots, whereas braille mostly uses 3 ranks
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jun 16, 2017 4:53:42 GMT
PeteWe will miss your presence and await your swift return (with the answer !) .
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Post by tarathian123 on Jun 16, 2017 4:59:10 GMT
I'm not sure about what form the answer should take. Is it an answer to a question, or is a question the answer?
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