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Old 08-18-2005   #11 (permalink)
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Ok, I will start replying to all posts I see with "yes, I totally agree".


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yeah thats one way to get your post count up...

so tormod what does it actually mean?


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yeah thats one way to get your post count up...

so tormod what does it actually mean?
It doesn't mean anything...but it represents something.


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It doesn't mean anything...but it represents something.
And a very important something at that! Very important! Famous and well known too!

MMpphmphhh <Tormod stuffs sock in Buffy's mouth/>,
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Okay, here's a hint: It is related to an important part of what some (sadly) believe to be perhaps the biggest hoax in human history.


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lol.. a sock.. lol.. wouldn't have been my first choice

anyways..

about the riddle, another hint?

i'd rather guess it than google it but without any context i don't think its possible to simply guess.


about the first hint...
anything to do with orwells broadcast way back when?


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Okay, here's a hint: It is related to an important part of what some (sadly) believe to be perhaps the biggest hoax in human history.
The moon, perhaps?


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is it the code name for one of the moon landings? like Apollo 11?


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is it the code name for one of the moon landings? like Apollo 11?
No.


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