Thread: Random Fiver Option?
View Single Post
  #209  
Old 03-19-2008, 04:03 AM
mudshark's Avatar
mudshark mudshark is offline
Is he ever gonna hit Krazy Kat, or what?
Member
  
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: UMRK
Posts: 1,738
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by AKAArzosah View Post
Five Minute "Minefield"

There's way too many good quotes in that to put them all here, but I would be interested to know if the aliens language in the fiver actually translates in any way (I'm asking here before I spend three hours trying in vain or something).
There is. The discussion thread which followed the fiver's publication covered it fairly thoroughly but I don't think it's available any longer. In a nutshell, it's called a Caesar cipher. IIRC, more than one was used.
__________________
Methinks Ted Sturgeon was too kind.

'Yes, but I think some people should be offended.'
-- John Cleese (on whether he thought some might be offended by Monty Python)
Reply With Quote