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From repubgirl:
First line is a quote from Beowulf. 3) Gematria is the study of the symbolism of the scriptural numerals. Check out http://cust2.iamerica.net/scap/ and take a good look around this site. I haven't had a chance to make any comparisons, but I think there is a good change you will be able to decipher some of the code using the keys found on this website.
Repubgirl:
"silent leges inter arma" == the laws are silent in the midst of arms.
5/8/00 clue=Regarding Line 4: A Letter of Marque is a licence given by a king to a private vessel, allowing it to carry arms in order to use them against the nation's enemies. name=Thothmes
clue=The Grendel quote looks like it's a quote from John Gardner's book _Grendel_ (Beowulf from the monster's POV), but I don't have the text here to verify. I'm guessing that "The Charles" is the river Charles in Boston...dunno what "the direct route" would be. How many ways are there to cross The Charles...? "first time ever I saw your FACE"? Series 1969, Hotel California (the mint?), are all these referring to some specific coin, or money item of some sort? name=Jessica
michelle 06.26.01
clue: The quote about FIRST TIME is from the themesong of movie but its really old and can't remember the name. I think it dealt with obsessive stuff and had a young Eastwood in it.
Bob 07.27.01
clue: "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face": This was recorded by Roberta Flack and became a best-seller when it was used by Clint Eastwood in his 1972 movie "Play Misty For Me." In it, Eastwood is a jazz dj who is harrassed by an obsessed female fan. But I tend to agree with Jessica that the reference here is probably to the face of some object. The only other thing I can think of is that the album was originally released in 1971, and there seem to be a number of references in the ads to a pact or agreement that was made in 1971. 19 N. 72 E is in Haiti. Earlier ads reference Hispanola. "Er ruht im Feindesland" occurs elsewhere (11-12-97). Kipwa Condor translates it as German for "He is stuck in enemy territory"
Bob: 10.12.01
clue: In the category of no nit is too small to be picked, that's a semi-colon, not a colon, after "SR/CL". Has it been suggested that SR/CL might just mean Senior Class?
clue: The "seriatim via Bernoulli" appears to relate to the following:link
It seems to be some kind of calculation, but it's not something I'm familiar with. The "rose without a thorn..." line comes from Schopenhauer's "The World As Will And Idea", published in 1818. ----- The names "winthrop" and "arbella" are a reference to the Winthrop Fleet, in which one ship was named "arbella". More info on it can be found here:http://www.iigs.org/newsletter/9802news/winthrop.htm
----- The name "morgan" appears to reference an Edmund S. Morgan, who wrote an essay on the Winthrop fleet. I found the following info in a bibliography listed on a page I searched: Morgan, Edmund S. "John Winthrop's `Modell of Christian Charity' in a Wider Context." The Huntington Library Quarterly 50 (Winter 1987): 145-151. ----- A "brasher dabloon" is a gold coin which iis considered to be one of the rarest and most desired coins in the US. You can view one here:http://www.coinfacts.com/colonials/brasher_doubloons/brasher_doubloon.htm
----- I believe "fresh letters of marquee" are actually supposed to be *french* letters of marquee from whitehall. The answers should lie in one of the following:http://www.hillsdale.edu/dept/History/Documents/War/Navy2/1693-Marque.htm
http://www.hillsdale.edu/dept/History/Documents/War/LouisXIV/1695-FrenchDefeat.htm
cynic2: 02.01.02
clue: You probably got 10 or 12 people sending you the same clue but the recent stuff with the two coins taped at the bottom is a Brasher Doubloon. Look at the link at the bottom of this page.
somebody using pgp: 05.04.02
Bernoulli Numbers: ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext01/brnll10.txt clue: Confession Augustana is dated 1530 so the 459th anniversary is 1989
MrJingles: 11.06.02
I think you all are looking at coordinates incorrectly. They somehow must apply to RADIO FREQUENCIES since it says in this one to "abandon the current frequency, as The Pigs have obtained at least 1 coordinate."
Juls: 09.04.2003
The name of the song re. 'the first time ever I saw your face' is 'Evergreen'- probably just intended as a descriptive of the investment referred to following this quote.
Tobasco - 11.02.2003
Seems to be saying, "When you read this, stop using all previously used formulas for coding messages because "The Pigs" have figured part of the code out. Also, stop broadcasting on the current frequency. Start using the new frequency which can be deciphered by using 'consonantal metrics' on the handwritten foreign phrase." Consonantal metrics = describing the rhythmic structure of languages from acoustic-phonetic measurement - basically counting numbers of syllables or 'perceived beats' when speaking aloud. The key is to read aloud the Hebrew text (or whatever language that is) and count the distinct beats heard. This will give the new coordinates to "set the new focal apperture." If 'apperture' is to be taken literally, then we're talking about setting the focus of a lens - perhaps a telescope. My guess, however, is that they're basically talking about a broadcast frequency. Therefore, I assume because of the way the text is spaced, each group of words, when counting the syllables, will represent one digit of the frequency to tune into. There are three groups of symbols so the final result will be a three digit number which would be consistent with radio frequencies. If you want to throw in a conspiracy theory or an alien agenda, these guys could be "focusing" a radio telescope to monitor on a certain frequency for a transmission from space. This would be consistent with all of the references to equators, globes, stars, etc.
Eri 06.27.2004
RE: "Et ad haec quis tam idoneus?" is from Corinthians 2, 2:16. It means "And who is sufficient for these things?" Credit goes to an acquaintance of mine who teaches Latin.
Juls 04.13.2005
19 N 72.48 East is just south of Mumbai (Bombay), India - somewhere on the peninsula that juts down in front of the bay, a location in its form like some others in the announcments - but how to apply the Gematria? Maybe we only need the numbers, not the place itself.
Marcel B 09.05.2005
The Hebrew text is the same quote from Habbakuk I spotted on another text today. This time, it's with vowels, so easier to read.
Juls 09.19.2005
Re. the Hebrew - this is the end part of verse 4 from Habakkuk 2, "Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith." (KJV). In light of Tobasco's clue, here's the transliteration - it's minus the vowels, which I couldn't figure out, but might be of some help - "VTShDYQ B'aMVNThV YChYH"
Juls 10/01/2005Re. the 'consonantal metrics' to be applied to the Hebrew phrase. I imagine that the 'consonantal metrics' are exactly what it says - the metric of the consonants in the phrase. A metric, so far as I'm aware, usually means counting the syllables of each line - in this case I take it that we count the consonants, and all the Hebrew letters are consonants - so I figure we just count the letters. Taking each word of the phrase separately would give us a count of 5,7,4 reading right to left for the Hebrew - however, 475 is a number we're familiar with here from the address in Riverside Drive, New York, and it may relate to that.
Juls 02.11.2006
Re. item 3 - applying gematria to 459 gives tav (400), nun (50), tet (9), or TNT! - the 'conventional ordnance' ?? It seems possible that the coordinates following,19 N, 72.48 E, actually refer to a date - 1972 being the year of their 'Agenda' - the 48 could refer to a numbered item in that agenda which would indicate to those 'in the know' the correct interpretation of the corresponding gematria.
Eli G. 04.04.2007
The Hebrew geek submits another one... "V'tzarik be'emunato yihyeh" Note that the first hei in "yihyeh" has been written as though it were a chet. Frankly, this phrase doesn't make any sense. "V'tzarik" - Since it's got a v' and is almost undoubtedly Biblical Hebrew, it means "and [he/it] will need". In Modern it would mean "and [he/it] needs". "be'emunato" - "In his faithfullness." Note that "faithfullness" has a different meaning from "faith" (as in belief). "yihyeh" - "[he/it] will be" Put them in a row, and they don't make sense. However, notes on writing: 1) The tavs have no dots. 2) The quf has been drawn incorrectly -- again. 3) That tzadi is hideous. 4) The reish has a dot. Dotting a reish is done purely for ornimentation or out of sheer whim.
Anonymous in Germany 04.04.2007
#5 German for "he rests in enemy territory"
Perkins 06.29.2008
"The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face," by Robert Flack, was the #1 song in the land on 5/1/72, fwiw.
nonex 10.21.2008
"silent leges inter arma" is a latin phrase which means"the laws are silent in the midst of arms" (or "in times of war")
anonymous 06.20.09
Comments: "vetzadik be-emunato yihye" "and the saint will follow his belief" or perhaps "and a saint will follow his belief". The saint will follow his own belief. It's from the bible.
JM 06.03.2013
The first quote ("Ah, Grendel") is, indeed from Gardner's Beowulf. The context of the quote, which itself has been pieced together, is rather significant. Grendel is talking to the dragon about the apocalypse--"New laws for each new form, of course. New lines of potential. Complexity beyond complexity, accident on accident, until--...pick an apocalypse, any apocalypse...It has happened in the future. I [the dragon] am the witness." Further on in the passage, the dragon, speaking rather sarcastically of man's "complexity" says "Ah, Grendel! You improve them, my boy! Can't you see that yourself? You stimulate them! You make them think and scheme. You drive them to poetry, science, religion, all that makes them what they are for as long as they last. You are, so to speak, the brute existent by which they learn to define themselves." The dragon also tells Grendel that, should he stop frightening men, some other brute would replace him.
R.C. Christian 09/14/2020
G39050928E and D47862515B are serial numbers to bills , Each note of the same denomination has its own serial number. Up through Series 1995, all Federal Reserve notes had serial numbers consisting of one letter, eight digits, and one letter, such as A12345678B; now only the $1 and $2 notes still use this form. The first letter of such a serial number identifies the Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) which issued the note; since there are 12 FRBs, this letter is always between A and L. The last letter advances through the alphabet when all eight character serial numbers have been printed for a specific Federal Reserve Bank within the same series. At the time of a series change, the suffix letter returns to the letter A and repeats the cycle. The letter O is not used because of its similarity to the digit 0, and the letter Z is not used because it is reserved for test printings. On some notes, a star appears in place of the last letter. When an imperfect sheet is detected during the manufacturing process after the serial number has been overprinted, it must be replaced with a new sheet. A "star" sheet is used to replace the imperfect sheet. Reusing an exact serial number to replace an imperfect note is costly and time consuming. A "star" note has its own special serial number followed by a star in place of a suffix letter. Federal Reserve notes, beginning with Series 1996, have two letters rather than one at the beginning of the serial number. On these notes, the first letter corresponds to the series of the note and the second letter of each serial number now represents the issuing FRB and ranges from A through L. The last letter still can be anything but O or Z, and is still occasionally replaced by a star, with the same meaning as before. (G39050928E G=Chicago E=fifth cycle through numbers), (D47862515B D=Cleveland B=second cycle through numbers, seems as if serial numbers proved who couriers were. pier 9 is located on the embarcadero in san francisco down the street from the san francisco mint. there is a ship down that way called the san francisco belle not sure if that could be the ship. I think box #668 is a home address 668 s main ave. tucson, az 85701 . the coin fresh marque letters might be your ship ticket , the star theater in whitehall, mt has such a sigh to get letters from . not! sure if any of this helps but very interesting stuff. another thought is the old money that is supposed to be destroyed was maybe being sneaked out of the mint onto a ship, the would be very captian morgan like and knights Templar of them . these messages seem to have something to do with money, gold, silver, religion. one ad mentioned 1500mhz-1600mhz those frequencies are used for gps and cell phones most communication radios of the 80's wouldn't be on that high of a freqency I wouldn't think for example cb radio starts at about 26mhz even ham radio starts at 56mhz or 150mhz I want to say. what would they be doing on that high of a frequncy band. that all I have for now.