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e pluribus unum
« on: Jul 8th, 2003, 6:58pm » |
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A1141&14A11 In what country did this originate?
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Rhaokarr
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e pluribus unum... hmm.. my latin's a little rusty... pluribus... plural... many... group of... unum... single... solitary... Ahah! it means "We're #1!" Must have startedin the US - they have more foam hands than anyone else...
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Re: e pluribus unum
« Reply #2 on: Jul 9th, 2003, 1:09am » |
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e pluribus unum is not the riddle. It is just the title. The riddle is the text string above the country question. It means something, and that something comes from a particular country.
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Re: e pluribus unum
« Reply #3 on: Jul 9th, 2003, 2:26am » |
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:: Thinking Hex, A1141 & 14A11 = 00001 = 1 Now, '1' is the international access code of USA, so maybe it is the US? ::
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How about supercalifragilisticexpialidociouspuzzler [Towr, 2007]
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Re: e pluribus unum
« Reply #4 on: Jul 9th, 2003, 4:25am » |
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Thinking 1 = l = L (for certain ones): France.
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Re: e pluribus unum
« Reply #5 on: Jul 9th, 2003, 4:25pm » |
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Wowbagger c'est un mot juste
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