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January 23, 2017 10:05 pm  #1


The Dancing Men

Has anyone deciphered the "dancing men" on the board in that fraction of a second shot at the end?  I meant to try, but have not had time.

I would be disappointed if it did not have some meaning to it, given all the other clue bits that are strewn throughout.

 

January 23, 2017 10:08 pm  #2


Re: The Dancing Men

I can't remember what thread it was in, but I know I saw it! Maybe First Impressions?? 


It apparently meant "Never gonna give you up" which made me chuckle. 


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Don't talk out loud, you lower the IQ of the whole street!"

"Oh Watson. Nothing made me... I made me"
"Luuuuurve Ginger Nuts"

Tumblr[/url] I [url=http://archiveofourown.org/users/This_is_The_Phantom_Lady/pseuds/This_is_The_Phantom_Lady]AO3
#IbelieveInSeries5
 

January 23, 2017 10:34 pm  #3


Re: The Dancing Men



Not enough letters ;]

 

January 23, 2017 10:41 pm  #4


Re: The Dancing Men

It was spelled in chat speak... give it a go:


https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-r1onWt_9BsA/VMT9wrfRsII/AAAAAAAAK1c/uJfxtwQzjlY/s800/2015-01-25%252007.57.30.png

Last edited by This Is The Phantom Lady (January 23, 2017 10:46 pm)


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Don't talk out loud, you lower the IQ of the whole street!"

"Oh Watson. Nothing made me... I made me"
"Luuuuurve Ginger Nuts"

Tumblr[/url] I [url=http://archiveofourown.org/users/This_is_The_Phantom_Lady/pseuds/This_is_The_Phantom_Lady]AO3
#IbelieveInSeries5
 

January 23, 2017 10:47 pm  #5


Re: The Dancing Men

Here´s the code:



I think it´s the sign from the original short story? (I) AM HERE - ABE SLANEY?


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I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for? Stand at the window there. Was there ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the dun-coloured houses. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material? What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them?

 

January 23, 2017 10:48 pm  #6


Re: The Dancing Men

A confirmation - it is definitely the same letter sequence:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Dancing_Men


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I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for? Stand at the window there. Was there ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the dun-coloured houses. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material? What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them?

 

January 23, 2017 10:57 pm  #7


Re: The Dancing Men

Awesome digging. I think I was much too tired!


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Don't talk out loud, you lower the IQ of the whole street!"

"Oh Watson. Nothing made me... I made me"
"Luuuuurve Ginger Nuts"

Tumblr[/url] I [url=http://archiveofourown.org/users/This_is_The_Phantom_Lady/pseuds/This_is_The_Phantom_Lady]AO3
#IbelieveInSeries5
 

January 24, 2017 12:48 am  #8


Re: The Dancing Men

Thanks to everyone for digging this out.  I can go to bed early rather than cryptoanalyzing (is that a word?)

     Thread Starter
 

January 24, 2017 5:42 pm  #9


Re: The Dancing Men

nakahara wrote:

A confirmation - it is definitely the same letter sequence:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Dancing_Men

What a pity! Actually, the simple quotation is a bit disappointing, isn't it?

 

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