tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post1471150338765169746..comments2024-03-26T16:00:23.608-04:00Comments on The Typewriter Revolution blog: A mystery commissionRichard Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-62103574378154750972015-05-31T19:25:27.140-04:002015-05-31T19:25:27.140-04:00oh...
I don't think anyone was gonna guess tha...oh...<br />I don't think anyone was gonna guess that :DTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-41655911569128670362015-05-29T10:47:52.600-04:002015-05-29T10:47:52.600-04:00My own guess was that the typewriters were for wri...My own guess was that the typewriters were for writing lipograms, or for some art installation.<br /><br />But here is the answer. The typewriters will be used as clues in a real-life locked-room mystery. The missing letters (I won't name them here, they're not important) will serve as a code to unlock the next step in the mystery. These mystery games have been getting popular around the world. It sounds like fun!Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-11660518483834175482015-05-29T10:21:58.800-04:002015-05-29T10:21:58.800-04:00I P A D ?I P A D ?Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159288023048032948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-90635432167929937042015-05-29T03:35:24.871-04:002015-05-29T03:35:24.871-04:00Stumped.
Dislike for emoticons? Remove the ( ) an...Stumped.<br /><br />Dislike for emoticons? Remove the ( ) and ; : ?<br /><br />(Disabling 4 letters when the machine already is limited to ~42 characters it can print, even if it'd be only 2 keys disabled it seems deliberately 'making it hard'.)RobertGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841652527282627317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-61516056152964752972015-05-28T18:41:38.030-04:002015-05-28T18:41:38.030-04:00I agree with Ton - perhaps these typewriters will ...I agree with Ton - perhaps these typewriters will be set up in a public place (a coffee shop? a middle school?) and the customer wants to disable the letters of that most notorious of four letter words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-19594205428691558732015-05-28T18:29:26.373-04:002015-05-28T18:29:26.373-04:00backspace, space bar, margin release, and shift? P...backspace, space bar, margin release, and shift? Perhaps someone who wants to play the typewriter as a musical instrument?<br />Allen R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01006249194498027461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-45139544789306767942015-05-28T14:06:51.404-04:002015-05-28T14:06:51.404-04:00Hmmm. Maybe a Latin scholar doesn't need the U...Hmmm. Maybe a Latin scholar doesn't need the U, W or J but that's only three.Rob Bowkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12065940710708289511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-89683844155639296472015-05-28T09:17:07.924-04:002015-05-28T09:17:07.924-04:00It's a model D from 1941. Unusual.It's a model D from 1941. Unusual.Richard Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16232053429935587826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-57526527139514086772015-05-28T09:12:50.013-04:002015-05-28T09:12:50.013-04:00That's a cute little Varsity/Companion/Mercury...That's a cute little Varsity/Companion/Mercury on the rightNick Bodemerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298328355143940707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-42534724735737573302015-05-28T07:55:47.514-04:002015-05-28T07:55:47.514-04:00Dang, why can't this happen to me? I haven'...Dang, why can't this happen to me? I haven't a clue what letters he'd want disabled or why.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-12613516280518271532015-05-27T22:34:49.135-04:002015-05-27T22:34:49.135-04:00A, E, I & O. The customer only believes in ONE...A, E, I & O. The customer only believes in ONE VOWEL TO RULE THEM ALL!!!Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774432656602082311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-52935746439776848032015-05-27T22:28:25.971-04:002015-05-27T22:28:25.971-04:00Ha, that is quite intriguing. I can't help hel...Ha, that is quite intriguing. I can't help help but think that the four letter word is the "What the _ _ _ _?!" word. (:Ton S. https://www.blogger.com/profile/10691201724230891974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-53928143391634231122015-05-27T18:21:48.959-04:002015-05-27T18:21:48.959-04:00The letters are the first name of their ex. Just ...The letters are the first name of their ex. Just kidding. I cannot even begin to guess.Bill Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14649212489891769390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8655653784122131754.post-61275485106018555292015-05-27T17:47:09.598-04:002015-05-27T17:47:09.598-04:00Looks like he typed out his instructions. Based on...Looks like he typed out his instructions. Based on the letters used, the letters he did not use are J, Q, U, V, Z.<br />So that's not it.<br />Was this customer a linguist?<br />If that's so, maybe he doesnt like those letters that are deemed less useful.<br />C and K have the same sound so one of them is superfluous.<br />Q for the most part is rarely used and can be created using the tandem of CW or KW as in kwality (yeah it's ugly though).<br />X and Z are similar enough too so i suppose you can get rid of one of those letters as well.<br />Or maybe both since there arent many words with either letter and can be substituted with S or C.<br />So maybe those 4 letters are <br />C, Q, X, & Z.<br />Or maybe it has to do with fingers and how he types. <br />No real idea.<br />Can't wait to find out.michaelianyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02473989420991038113noreply@blogger.com