ThunderIdeal Posted October 20, 2011 i found a bizarre, kinda mystical looking note hidden at an auspicious bush location. which happens to be exactly where i last saw my phone, but as i said it's an auspicious location. the kind of place you would stuff a secret note, although maybe it is a ransom note for my phone. i am not posting the scan publicly because i have no idea what it says. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted October 20, 2011 i work with an iranian. if you don't mind a stranger seeing it then i could ask her. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted October 20, 2011 sure mate, i just didn't want to plaster it over the net just yet. i will evict the little spider that lived in the folds and scan it. could you pm an email address for me to send the files to please? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bogfrog Posted October 20, 2011 some hard out secret agent business going on here. cool! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foo Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) Dont iranian's speak (and write) persian? Im no scholar but that was my understanding. Ive heard about an Iphone app or sim that translates pictures taken by the phone. You might be able to find a simular service on the net for free. Edited October 20, 2011 by eatfoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) i wouldn't know. edit: wikipedia says it's true, so it must be. Edited October 20, 2011 by qualia 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted October 20, 2011 hahahaha, it has some burn marks so i applied a lighter to the underside and more characters are appearing. kids these days eh? i think secret text revealed by heat from a flame is done with lemon juice?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
random Posted October 20, 2011 Is there an online dictionary with Arabic characters that you could possibly use to decipher it? Might just be someone's discarded shopping list though Not quite as scary as a certain gentleman I saw once in the carpark of Woolies sitting in a car wearing latex gloves and sticking stamps onto envelopes.. weird. Hopefully its nothing sinister!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheExplorer Posted October 20, 2011 This is exciting. :popcorn: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted October 20, 2011 probably paranoid about mailing some drugs and getting busted with his fingerprints all through the envelope. i'm not going to attempt to translate it. it's arabic! if the characters were familiar i'd give it a go and settle for whatever engrish the translator app would give me. "we phone you phone got, staircase, gentlemen. make currency fast. phone you die, otherwise." or maybe "we wants the money lebowski we fucking takes the money, yah lebowski we cut off your johnson" 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quill Posted October 20, 2011 I bet it's a love note Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Cady Posted October 20, 2011 a prayer to allah? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted October 20, 2011 (edited) yes that is a possibility, although i have no idea if muslims do that kind of thing. if it helps: page one, there is text arranged like a kite with cross beams, so four outer lines (each divided in half by a hash with a five pointed star at start and finish), a row of short lines making a vertical beam for the kite(three horizontal lines, the main horizontal beam, then three more short horizontal lines), and three lines making the horizontal beam. at each corner is a large five sided star, with a small associated text. note that i just set this page on fire inside my house and burnt the middle out, probably invoking the fury of allah, but i have already scanned it. on the back i know of two more star hash star lines, and between them what almost looks like a doodle of a doodle. page two, a small triangle points to a gride. if i take the triangle as bottom, then the gride has two (tall) rows and four collumns, the rightmost collumn is undivided. each box has three or four large characters and one or two small beneath the large. edit: even if the language of iran is persian, persian uses the arabic alphabet and many persian words, for all i know the note is persian. maybe qualia will have this sorted out tomorrow afternoon Edited October 20, 2011 by ThunderIdeal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted October 20, 2011 this is fun! very mysterious Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foo Posted October 20, 2011 i wouldn't know. edit: wikipedia says it's true, so it must be. all hail the great wikipedia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quixote Posted October 20, 2011 Try sending it to me, I'm not arabic but I know a bit of the language, incl. the alphabet and can probably put it through google translate.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted October 21, 2011 i didn't go in today. i don't think you'll find theres to much to it, the numbers must mean something, can you imagine someone writing down numbers at random into a table and shoving it in a tree in the middle of nowhere for no good reason? no. heres something i picked up: according to wikipedia it means "arabic" (although the dots are missing in wiki) i don't think my colleague will be able to translate it as her writing is specifically different to this, i'm almost a little embarrassed to ask, fearing the "you all think we're the same to you" type reaction, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted October 21, 2011 quixote has already begun to nut it out and it is likely some kind of, ummm, incantation, mostly numbers, so little to be gained from translating it anyway. doesn't say anything about my phone. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
El Presidente Hillbillios Posted October 21, 2011 co-ordinates to secret pirate treasure? Or maybe co-ordinates to the next clue about your phone? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foo Posted October 21, 2011 Thats why he isnt sharing! Damn treasure horder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psylo Posted October 22, 2011 Cmon, you have to post a scanned copy on this thread. !! Im fascinated, intrigued and, well, nosy. I'll bet its a birthday party invitation to a BBQ in the park. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psylo Posted October 22, 2011 Or a geocaching log sheet, in which case you should return it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderIdeal Posted October 22, 2011 i also have a shitty scan i took before i set it on fire Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psylo Posted October 22, 2011 (edited) Wow, i get it. I believe Page one is Hebrew BTW, not Arabic. edit, actually, arabic where you burned it out. There are I believe two languages Fucn weird, so interesting though. Edited October 22, 2011 by Psylo Dread Share this post Link to post Share on other sites