10/29/04 Update: I think I have all the guns identified:
Crossbow - ? very early
Matchlock - 1400s
Wheel Lock - 1510s
Snaphaunce - 1580
Flintlock - circa 1610s
Puckle Gun - 1718
Percussion Cap - 1805
Gatling Gun - 1862
Maxim Machine Gun - 1885
Villar Perosa Gun - 1915
Tommy Gun - 1920
M1 Carbine - 1938
AK-47 - 1947
FN-FAL - 1958
M16 - 1964
FAMAS - 1973
Stinger Missile - 1982
AN-94 - 1994
Does anyone have all the relationships done?
10/27/04 Update: I got the newspaper clipping today. Nice job cropping half the damn thing out, whatever intern sent it. Official cause of death not determined, my ass. It was homicide!
Also, I got some mail about the puzzle at Colasterion but ever since my site was hacked my mail's been so flaky that I can't answer anything to the address here, just to my Gmail address. Anyway, I thought maybe more than one person might be working on this so I will post my findings here.
There are 18 different types of guns, all of which with some sort of historical significance (like an M16, Gatling, flintlock, etc.). Each gun is aiming at two different points, which seem to be related to each other in some way (wheat germ and a bacteria germ, Herbie the Love Bug and a marijuana plant, a bull and a Ford Taurus, etc.). There's also what appears to be the beginning of The Sopranos theme in the background. I guess the task remains to identify what each duo is, and why they are being killed. And the order to kill them, if any. And why. That should keep me busy tonight, anyway.
Sorry, I'm a little grumpy. Or a lot. I keep imagining I'll be next to die in a tragic accident.
10/24/04 Update: I'm still working on the Cleithrophobia puzzle. I noticed on the bottom were Scatman Crothers and Jack Nicholson, who starred together in The Shining. As I am a closet Scatman Crothers fan (and and I even have the same birthday), I know he was also in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, which also had Jack Nicholson in it... I also noticed other actors from the movie - William Redfield, Michael Berryman, and Peter Brocco. Since it seems like some faces only have one eye showing, I used the left eye for everything and I connected the actors from the movie. It sure looks like a constellation to me, but it's been a long time since I did any study of the subject. I'm not even sure if I hooked them up the right way.
10/23/04 Update 2: So many things happening at once.
I think there's something going on with my ex-boss. I almost wonder if he's fallen prey to some sort of experiment using 40Hz tones. Looking back, it all makes sense - he was deeply troubled during my tenure there. He had all the symptoms. In fact sometimes we used to joke that he was pregnant because he was always nauseous, distracted, and headachy. To that end I'm going to see if I can help him; get through to him somehow. Maybe he can help us. In any event, I'm fearful that the phone call I overheard means that he's in mortal danger. Those guys certainly like to play with fire, and I don't want him to end up like poor Randall.
Ron and Jaimie called. They're going to the mental hospital one more time to see if they can find out anything else. There's a wall there that they want to take down. They hope to be there tomorrow afternoon sometime. I might need to provide some cover in a distraction, at that same place you and I worked on a few days ago. Be ready.
10/23/04 Update: Thanks for letting me know about the solve to that Worm puzzle. I've also been looking at this Cleithrophobia thing. I found another page that I think might go with it, but I'm not sure how.
10/22/04 Update: I've been working on this Conqueror Worm page and it looks like you order the code into a triangle with 169 elements and use ANTICHRIST as the key. You drop the code into the triangle columns following alphabetically along the repeated key until all the letters are used... but what on earth do you do with the decoded text?
10/9/04 Update: I hate websites that only let you access them at certain times. I feel like doing something about it. Perhaps I will. Anyone interested? (P.S. Still having problems with webmaster@urbanmythology. I'll probably stick with urbanmythology@gmail.com from now on.
10/4/04 Update: Has anyone been playing with the mp3 on this Unraveling page? It's driving me crazy! I don't even know if the actual notes mean anything. It seems like there are chords that are in pairs, varying between one and three notes. I can't trust my tin ear to tell how many notes are played at one time, but I get the feeling that the number of notes in each pairing is important somehow. Just a thought; maybe someone with a better ear can take it and run with it.
9/28/04 Update: I was just able to re-access this account, and hopefully this upload will work. I'm unable to upload anything new, just replace existing files, so I'm afraid any more weekly updates are going to be impossible because I can't upload any legends. Mail is also shot - if you have tried sending me mail, I probably haven't received it. Update your address books with my new address: urbanmythology@gmail.com. I am really unhappy about all this. It's not enough that they screwed up my life; now they have to screw up my hobby? Not cool.
I figured out that the second hacked message has a URL in it - www.theunraveling.com - but I can't figure out what the site is about. Could it be the one that's supposed to drive people crazy? Sure, I guess. I haven't been able to get past that weird hymn or whatever it is, though. I sure as hell wish I could since I would like to find the person responsible for messing with me. I'd like to mess with them some. More than just some.
9/23/04 Update #2: Still really weird stuff going on with this site. I'm unable to send e-mail, so my apologies if you mailed me and I didn't respond. Weird files keep popping up here and there, so I'm afraid whoever hacked me still has access. I realized that I had some stuff up on my server that was private.. hopefully it didn't get too far out there. I feel like I've walked through a large group of people with my zipper down!
9/23/04 Update: I'm sure many of you noticed that this site was inaccessible for a while after having been defaced. Although the purported hackers left a calling card, I have my suspicions that it was window dressing. I'll update if I get more information.
9/4/04 Update: Lots of e-mail lately. So many notes on such a large scale. Some of my notes are even yet unread. Please be gentle with me if I don't get back with you immediately.
8/26/04 Update: There's been a small update to the Haunted Hotels legend.
7/27/04 Update: The response to this site has been fantastic! I've received several very interesting urban legends and I plan on adding them to my updates. Thanks to all of you who have expressed interest in the site, and if you sent me a story, keep your eyes peeled for it.
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