Do not be led astray...I am here, not there, not everywhere. Although the meaning may be hidden, my words are never buried. You always recognize my presence and hear my voice. It is a great compliment. I hear you as well, and continue to do so with an open mind. My lovelies, it has been far too long since I addressed you directly. Please don't be mad.
It was never my intent to stay, you have given me a path, and I will wander. Judgments aside for the moment, the most promising of you have made this a phenomenal place to find importance in reason; the process of it. Dare I say we complement one another?
p.s. some are not obligated to wear the wool and others do it for good measure.
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«Oldest ‹Older 1201 – 1400 of 1617 Newer› Newest»woah miss t, I love the way you are thinking!
Anonymeese! I thought the same thing about the age.
I looked at the 74, reversed it and thought April 7, but Gerard's birthday is April 9.
BTW, I have 78 essays I'm supposed to be grading, but this is way more intriguing.
Then if you're so smart Miss T, what's the 20 for? ;)
yes, 74 is one of those odd bits of the story...
a year? (1974)
an age?
there's also a 20 --
74 - 20 = 54?
74 + 20 = 94?
(don't make me pull out the numerology! lol)
Eek, Miss T, you are brilliant! I think you've got it!
I 've even tried the Fibonacci sequence but I got bored.
Mayo, post something new, PLEASE.
Wow we're really breaking out the magnifying glass now.
You make me smile...
Here are a few honest observations-
1. Leonard, the 74 year old zombie, "had the same appreciation and lust for life that he had when he was 20" Interesting choice of words.
2. "Leonard was taking a walk, contemplating whether or not to grab a coffee from Starbucks on the way home" He has no qualms about going for a walk or getting coffee, in general...
3. Fred, the talking fox... need I elaborate?
I did read what the author said. Writers say many things for many reasons. It may be that the author was hoping to provide you all with something new to discuss. The hidden message... I choose to believe it is left to the individual reader and that there is no right or wrong. Many of the greatest stories, no matter how silly or how error filled, are left open for the reader. The author did well there.
oh wow people I´m impressed.... so many ideas and now numerology ...
I´m not able to think this evening.... ^^
yeah, but he just says that he feels in his 20's. I agree with anonymeese that the 74 was too random. If he didn't say he feels in his 20's, there would be no need to mention 74. I think the emphasis is on the 74.
warm at 436 &440
If he ever resurfaces I will force him to give us more clues! Damn him!
4:36 and 4:40
He was 74 years old, he was smart, kind and funny and he had the same appreciation and lust for life that he had when he was 20.
20 is given as anumber not in his 20's. ANOTHER CLUE!!!
Interested party, I think elaboration would help here.
"30 is not old it´s like the new twenties..." -gerard-
Oh, I believe that's the connection lonely one.
I think we're discussing Gerard here.
"30 is the new 20"
Lonely one, that's the quote I was thinking of too.
yes, because the zombie felt young at heart.
I went to ss's blog I posted what I saw.
And the way Fred talks,'dude' 'sup'.
marthajones, I'm close?
just came to my mind ^^
Thanks martha!
Bigger thanks for taking my avice there SS!!
And..Fred has chocolate brown eyes!
"And the way Fred talks,'dude' 'sup'"
yeah that was what I recognized too... it´s a lil bit weird for a fox to speak like that +laugh* okay, it´s weird at all that a fox speaks ^^
*looks around for unicorns*
Even I have to admit that the Leonard & Fred story is timeless. :)
I also have to say that the 'lesson', as it were, is a good example of one of the more positive aspects of the internet. In this blog, we're all friendly with each other, and we have a unity goin' on that's uber-difficult to find out there in the "real" world. Because of the semi-anonymity, we're free to discuss whatever we want. And I'm sure that many of us share pieces of ouselves that we're more hesitant to talk about IRL. No one is judged on their looks, IQ, income bracket or any of the other bullshit most of the world finds so important. We've created our own utopia, I tell you!
Now if only we could discourage know-it-all mythical creatures and impersonator wanna-bes from raining on our little village...
You are welcome both of you.
So aip, Leonard has no lust for life as our mutual friend was depressed and felt worhless at that age...
... and he has no qualms about suicide? and drugs? in general...
... Fred, don't even get me started...
AHHH!
I'm past caring now.
I agree with you SisterMidnite.
I think that's what some of the story is saying as well, or what the author is trying to say.
He was 74 years old, he was smart, kind and funny and he had the same appreciation and lust for life that he had when he was 20.
If this is gerard, maybe he is saying that he still has the same passion for his life in the band.
aw thank sis midnite, that's really sweet what you said. Pesky unicorns.
In a totally unrelated note- Astro Zombies just popped up on random on my Itunes, and I'm from Lodi, NJ!
Even I have to admit that the Leonard & Fred story is timeless. :)
Shrek anyone?
And I can't spell anymore ( sits in corner and starts rocking )
Oh MissT, please let that be the hidden meaning. I hope that's the hidden meaning. I hope everyone's heart is still in this, because I know mine is.
AIP cant help you gnothi seauton, only the author knows the hidden message.
Sister, that was really great and I very much agree.
A zombie and a ghost.
well, i was out looking at code-breaking websites, and it's a confusing world!
i found one that would do the cut&paste thing, but for letter frequency, and i don't think that's what we want.
i'm still thinking.
my brain is creaking from the effort, but the wheels are still churning.
lol
Could it be that if you wander through life long enough, you will be rewarded with your own "Fred" in due time? Too simple, I guess.
I'm a bit distracted... the Breakfast Monkey website linked to t-shirts with a zombie on them. I cannot recall the name of the zombie for anything right now.
They are different yet the same.
No metaphores.
Ahh, martha.
Beautifully said AIP!
Is this making anybody else warm and fuzzy, or am I the only one?
Interested party, with the fox's wink, is he meaning what he tells leonard or just telling him what he thinks he wants to hear. Is the fox just too nice to say anything mean.
Martha, will you please elaborate on what you mean?
Random thought no.2
You now when women who live together gradually have their ' hormonal time ' coincide, do you think that can happen online?
Because when it does there's going to be sparkage and this blog will EXPLODE.
It's making me warm and fuzzy too!
ok guys I´m off I need to sleep and get well ^^
have a nice afternoon/evening and see you tomorrow...
ahhh and if you come to an conclusion would someone be so kind to post it at the discussmayo-blog???
That was random GS.
Who knows?!
I assume we'll find out though.
SHREK!! I love Shrek!!
Puss In Botts rocks my world! ^__^
Sorry, very OT, I know.
The story has me intrigued, dammit.
One thing nobody's mentioned yet:
Fred the Fox can tell Leonard (that he's a beautiful zombie) until his whiskers fall out; until Leonard starts to believe in himself, words are just words.
If the story is meant as a reference to Gerard, all I can say is that I hope he has belief in himself. I wish *everyone* believed in his/her self.
As my one hero once said,
"Never sell yourself short.
There are enough people in the world who will be only too happy to do that for you."
Great, now I'll be contemplating & philosophizing for the rest of the afternoon. O_o
Look at the location in ss's blog.
GS-that's something to think about.
Goodnight lonely,talk to you tomorrow.
Maybe it would be useful to summarise the clues you have so far. There are probably lots more to find.
But SisterMidnite, sometimes that's easier said than done. Maybe if this story is relatable to Gerard, he's having a difficult time accepting the person he is. I can't fault him for that, but there's no need to bring the rest of them down in the process.
you know, i just sat here for a long moment, grinning idiotically at the screen, because it hit me how really extremely cool it is that the anon wrote this story for us to play with.
i mean...!
^_________^
(ok, ok -- back to work! *thinkthinkthink*)
Night lo
I'm new!! I don't know SS's blog address!
Gnothi seauton, do you watch the IT crowd?
I agree, toujours!
I posted what it said earlier.
Martha:
I saw the location, but I don't understand what YOU are saying.
Is SS getting at the fox being in the graveyard meaning he's a ghost? "I wish I were a ghost"..."I am a graveyard". Am I hitting on anything?
And I can spell philosophizing, but not boots. >.<
Hi, my name is Imbecile. Nice t'meetcha. ^_^
btw, where did anonymeese go?
Hi guys,
I was here for the anon posts.
First, an anon posted in a similar style to whom we believe to be SS thanking us for our ongoing support etc... a few minutes later story anon appeared.
I asked:
Have we two anons or are you one and the same?
The reply:
Dei Gratia, I am one and the same person.
A few minutes later Miss T
noticed the change in the latin on SS's blog.
I'm convinced, though admittedly a tad gullible!
Staring at the zombie/fox story waiting for a lightning flash. How are you all doing?
Yes mustard!
And that 20 means something.
Sister Midnite, we knew what you meant!
Yes, the blog said warm at 4:36 and 4:40
Hi everyone,
Interested party, good to see your return, I'm glad we didn't scare you off.
I agree everyone will have their own interpretation of the morality contained within that story. What else come out of it boils down to the way you think, its not apparent to everyone.
I had a very stressful day at work, and I kind friend sent me some "pearls of wisdom" *laughs*, I would like to share with you all throughout the day.
Do you know the difference between right and wrong?
Answer: Wrong is the fun one
Faking is a great way to show that you care enough to lie. (Ha)
Nobody is perfect, and by "nobody" I mean nobody else.(laughs)
I was trying to think about what it could mean. We know we have a zombie and the fox might be a ghost. So they are the same (dead) but different. I don't know about 74 yet.
toujours, I had totally the same thought earlier when I posted this
anonymeese said...
I don't know what to make of it MIB. He said it was just for fun and he hoped we had as much fun solving it as he had writing it (or something like that)
If the author is who I think it is, I think he totally would spend time putting a mystery together for us to solve. I think he loves us haha
I also think whatever is going on behind the scenes seems to have put Mayo and SS in a better mood.
makes me go squeeee inside lol
No, Miss T, but I saw the first series.
I'm feeling a bit spaced tonight,
so ignore all my randomness everyone.
Anonymous, you know I said you turn up at the most opportune moments, well NOW would suit me fine. PLEASE!
toujours said...
btw, where did anonymeese go?
I'm here toujours, I was searching back for my earlier post to show you!
GS, I love the IT crowd. Ladyproblems.com ha!
ok I will give you lot about 3 hrs to figure this out,and when I come back I would like a 500 page essay on "The meaning of Leonard and the Fox" ;)
I need to go and tutor chemistry, so all this discussion of the literal/metaphorical meaning of the english language must wait.
If we were warm then, does that mean we are now cold again?
If the fox is also dead/ undead that means they come from the same place. I can't think anymore ! I must change my mindset.
Ta ta all !
So we're suppose to be summarizing...
makes me go squeeee inside lol
anonymeese -- you couldn't have put it better!
i just hope he doesn't think we're all lamebrains here! :)
Anonymous, be a sweetie and make an appearance cos we're struggling with this one.
Bye ergo,we'll miss your brain!
toujours that is what I am worried about! I am going to crack it if it kills me!
I think this is someone just messing with you
Hot @ 5:12
anonymeese said...
toujours that is what I am worried about! I am going to crack it if it kills me!
then we'll die together, because i've got my teeth into it now! :D
Earth angels, wasting your time.
And now we're hot at 5:12
there was 3 but maybe my comment about
Entropy said...
Yes mustard!
And that 20 means something.
October 16, 2007 5:12 PM
Well, at least you don't know like the rest of the anons do. If you just think, there must be some room for doubt, no?
20 means what? What what what?
Maybe we need to focus on 20?
TWENTY WHAT?!
Mustard said:
Maybe if this story is relatable to Gerard, he's having a difficult time accepting the person he is. I can't fault him for that, but there's no need to bring the rest of them down in the process.
I agree, Mustard. (Mustard really *is* better. ^_~ ) Unfortunately, the situation the rest of the guys are in is a lot like being the school 'bad boy': blame is cast in his direction whether he was responsible or not.
I guess that is what we need to figure out.
put all your little clues together, summarise what you have, debate it for 12 hours, find another 10 clues, make a very tenuous link, and then you may just reach the conclusion someone is taking the piss.
True SisterMidnite, very true.
Maybe they are both zombies, but project themselves the way the see themselves in their mind.
Leonard sees himself as ugly and unacceptable and Fred sees himself as sly and cunning. (Just a thought)
Oh, and the reference to the "talking" fox, if I remember my book of creations, doesn't the snake "talk" in the garden of eden to Eve.Maybe a catholic reference (Could be wrong)
Ahhh, I'm stumped.
ok, these are the clues, as i see them:
fred from tbs;
leonard from ?;
opening line significant;
"semantics not important", i.e., look at individual words, not phrases;
74;
20.
the numbers make me think we should be looking at every 7th word, or every 4th word, etc.
i tried every 74th word (skipping the opening lines), but bogged down, because,
i mean,
i was counting every 74th word people! D:
any clues i overlooked?
just been over to SS's blog, it's still saying we are hot.
20 what? could be an age, but that seems too young.
none of the band were born on 20th of a month in 74 were they?
That the wolf is dead also.
I went to SS's blog and twice He has changed his location.
Warm at 4:36 and 4:40 now it is hot @ 5:12.
Don't you see what has happened here. The recent anonymous is right and we are wasting our time.
The real anonymous has told us there are imposters. SS says warm at 4:36 etc which is when Marthajones repeated this message.
These imposter anons come on here and try to divert us from what we are disscussing, and bloody hell didn't they manage to this time. How much time have we wasted on this nonsense story.
These are my feelings.
Mayo, darling Mayo, release me from this infernal torment.
I am surrounded by unicorns, zombies and talking foxes. What was up is now down and there are so many m's and s's I'm having to look around corners before I advance.
I merrily skipped through my life in a giddy fashion and then I came here, HERE where you imprisoned me as your form of amusement, a veritable Wil Somers.
Please, in your infinite mercy, POST SOMETHING NEW!
These are my HOT posts mentioned at 5:12
Significance of Names: LeonARD
GerARD
FRed
FRank
I Am A Graveyard- Frank's early band
Fred the Fox lives in the graveyard.
I looked at the 74, reversed it and thought April 7, but Gerard's birthday is April 9.
Haha, wolf, i meant fox.
See brain is shrinking further.
Zombie? Fox?? Oh, good lord, another riddle!
See what I miss by toodling off to work?
*facepalm*
MissT, I don't think I'm wasting my time. Again, even if nobody is anybody we believe he/she to be, we are having some fun. And, well I'm also procrastinating about grading 78 essays!
I was repeating because I didn't think you saw what I wrote. I would post and only two people seemed to listen.
Oh now we're cold at 5:12.
Wow, go away for a while, come back and there are so many new comments. So I'll just jump in by saying hi, and mustardisbetter, did you get the answer to your question about what I did for WB's? If not I'll repeat it was promotions. I still help them out occasionally.
So....now I'll try and catch up on the topics at hand.
cold at 5:35
Cold 5:35
Way to confuse us there kid.
first hot then cold?
At 5:12, Star repeated the 4:36, 4:40 thing I have just pointed out. It was talking about imposters.
I swear it said 5:12!!!
I am not crazy!
5:35 is Miss t's post
Cold at 3:35pm, apparantly.
Yeah it's missT, so we're not wasting out time on this story.
Yes it did he changed it.
ss, do you have a lot of time on your hands at the moment?
:/
our*
Cold at 5:35. are you trying to say no imposters ere involved then?
Who are we to believe.
I hope someone does crack this story cos I don't have patience anymore. But it is almost midnight and bedtime soon.
3.35? I see it as 5.35!
Yes it did he changed it.
does anyone know if Frank has a sidekick? Just wondering...*whistles*
3.35? I see it as 5.35!
My mistake. You're right, it's 5:35.
Wasn't Frank 20 when MCR formed? hmm or maybe they were all in their 20's when the band started?
*grasping at straws*
cold @ 5:35
Wow, gone for 4 hours and I come back to over 1300 comments!! Whats going on guys?
=]
Hi RW, I wondered the same thing but if he has a sidekick he could just be looking in every now and again. I don't expect he is glued to the computer like we are! And besides he seems to like us, his playful side is showing and I think he is having fun!
my brain totally hurts
(this is so awesome!)
Is it the line "30 is the new 20"?
I know it was brought up before but I thought that was going somewhere.
Wow guys, confused.
Are you now playing a game with SS trying to figure out the hidden meanings in the story?
I sure as hell am having fun!
This is way awseome!
Thank you for your eleoquent words, Sparkle.
I love this place!
paperheartxx, we're trying to solve the puzzle of the zombie story. :)
well said sparkle wrath!
I have to say, toujours and I are totally into solving this zombie fox mystery and I think it is awesome that someone took the time to write it for us, I presume to try and raise our spirits, get us working together and having fun with it!
SW,
It is a MUTUAL relationship.
Have fun solving this guys, (if there is anything to solve)
The mind games continue.....
And on a lighter note...anyone here wanna see some Frenard action..oh yeah!
And I bet Fred was hanging out in the grass because he is a vegan fox...what do ya'll think?
Just had to lighten the mood.
OK now back to work!
Hey paperheart!
How are you doing?
Yes, we're trying to solve the apparent puzzle in the story about the zombie/fox. or zombie/ghost
Eloquent, even!
I'm so nutty, I'm losing my spelling ability!
Haha thanks for letting me know toujours, I got sooo confused!
Is AIP still here?
cold @5:49
Cold 549
Thanks again!
so it doesn't have anything to do with that line.
Hey Entropy!
I'm soo confused, but other than that, I'm good!=] You?
Reynard is fox in french right?
Sdock10, I thought "Frenard", but I was afraid to post it!
So there were 3 posts at 5:12 can you give a hint as to which one.
He must think we are so slow haha
I'm great, having alot of fun here,sorry you're confused though.
I'm sure you'll get the jist.
and maybe this is SS's parting gift to us. I still think Fred is a clue.
This is a story like a scar. Like flesh knitting together to close and heal the wound. - His bandmates are coming together to help him with his problems.
He was 74 years old, he was smart, kind and funny and he had the same appreciation and lust for life that he had when he was 20. - He still has the same passion for the band.
Coffee was Leonard's only vice - He is not abusing substances.
'I wish I wasnt a zombie Fred, I get so lonely.' Fred rested his head on Leonards lap and looked up at him with big brown eyes. 'Leonard, you are unique. So you're a zombie, so what? Stay what you are. This is a giant floating world and every person is put on this Earth for a reason.- Sometimes he gets lonely, but that's natural and there's nothing wrong with him. It's OK to feel that way. He is getting support.
He has a good friend in fox.
What do you think, maybe?
ok, don't know if this has any relevance, but the 20th letter o the alphabet is "t".
?
Anyone else think that October might also be significant?
Martha, I think it was the second one, about the number 20.
hot 5:58
Sdock10 and Star
Totally love you.
Are we debating the meaning of the numbers "74" and "20"?
April 20, 2007? (4/20/07)
July 20, 2004? (7/20/04)
July 4?
^Those don't look significant to me.
Maybe the numbers 74 and 20 are entirely random in this story.
Wow, thanks ss. Hot eh? Though I don't understand Afghanistan.
hot at 5:58, but which one?
SS, basically are you telling us that things are gonna be OK?
hot @ 5:58
and maybe this is SS's parting gift to us. I still think Fred is a clue.
i hope that means the "fred" part and not the "parting gift" part.
i don't want ss to go away! :(
Thanks, Gnothi S!
afghanistan? I don't see that?
Fred
What about Fred?
I think the "hot at 5:58 refers to the other post then, not the parting gift one.
They are good friends
Maybe SS is Fred?
Haha I have nooo clue!
I'm so late into this!
Fred the Fox is Frank, I tell you!
I think it referres to MissT's comment.
sdock 10, the first thing I thought when I saw the name Fred was Fred out of Taking Back Sunday.
Haha okay. and Leonard the zombie is Gerard?
Fred looks past the outside of Leonard, and likes Leonard for who he is.. I don't think that means anything though:S
Hey, maybe both!
That fred is frank and missT is right.
I'm heading out for a bit. Good luck with the puzzle :)
Very hot 2 and 3 559
Ss, I hope this is a good news message then. It is always darkest before the dawn. Do youu see the light at the end of the tunnel?
very hot 5:59 (2) 5:59(3)
ohh, october
Ok so we got Fred, October, 20
So October is significant, and so is the number 20?
Anyone else think that October might also be significant?
So this story refers to something recent or currently going on, rather than somehting in the past?
Still here (intrigued)...
weren't you guys talking in an earlier blog about how fred from tbs was leaving to do his own project -- the color fred -- and how it wasn't like tbs was breaking up...
like with frank and leathermouth?
could that be it?
Is there a show on oct. 20th?
Were you just telling me i was right or that we still need to think about 20?
^MCR or Leathermouth?
There is!^
October 20.
leathermouth
20 oct 2007 New York
Leathermouth Concert
The Knitting Factory!
so is the color fred the clue?
There was reference to knitting and a factory in the story, wasn't there?
what is the date of the leathermouth show?
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