humanodon aesthetikx codingvagrant lil insomniasexx Yossarian fishontheplate nowaypablo _refugee_
Starting a new thread for ease of information. We're still waiting on aesthetikx but so far he/she appears to be a no-show.
The letters spell Valentine, we can assume aesthetikx has the last E. Here they are in order, though Ns and Es are of course interchangeable.
L (no photo, it's from the same map as nowaypablo's N)
E - we can assume aesthetikx had the last E. I'd wager it was more music.
The V and the T are from the same source - Engineering and Mining Journal, Volume 36 published in 1883.
The A and I are from the same source.
The L and the N are from the same source:
- It is also part of a map of the Canadian north and seems to be from the same map as nowaypablo then glued onto lightweight cardboard. On this item are the letters BAFF - which is probably "Baffin Island."
lil's hypothesis seems to be correct:
V (Vagrant)
A (fishonaplate's actual first name)
L (Lil)
E (Enrico)
N (YossariaN)
T (Taylor - insomniasexx)
I (whIte)
N (Noway)
E (Æsthetikx?)
I'm in a bit of a rush, sorry if I missed anything. Here is the original threads. Let's see some theories.
Mining / Northwest Canada / Gift Wrap? / Music / Valentine
I say give us a couple more days. This is fun. It's in the back of my head all the time lately.
Can you tell us if/when we're severely overanalyzing?
Just for clarification, the mining was just one place I found that ad. It seems like all the ads on those page are from the late 1800s and other ads on that sheet include things like grocery and liquor. Stripes. Clovers. Music. Map. Advertisements. The ads and map and music seem really old. The patterns are new. A. N. I. E. Are new. V T I L N E are old. ??
Are the new group new users perhaps? I am relatively new as well though, and I got the old map. Is there a (canadian?) song that has something to do with mining and love? Maybe something that's been posted?
Nice, thanks for arranging them. Here's a thought. What if the letters actually make up a different word, or a phrase? If all the letters (assuming the missing one is an E) are used for the word, it could also be "LEVANTINE". If it's more than one word, plugging "VALENTINE" into this thing generates quite a few options.