[oak perl] Meja er em Pumulu.

[M. Lewis]

Mike had an unfair advantage. Therefore, Paul and Mark should split the 
$100 prize you offered George.


George Woolley wrote:
> Three people that I know of solved the puzzle.
> The solution was "Mike is in Panama."
> 
> * Mike Lewis solved it first late Wednesday evening.
>    As he pointed out to me,
>    he did have an advantage.
> * Paul Gerken also sent me the solution
>   even later Wednesday evening.
>   He included a simple program
>   for doing the transformation.
> * On Thursday (today), 
>   Mark Bole posted to this list 
>   a program for doing the transformation.
>   His program is less simple than Paul's
>   but it is IMO more general and encourages testing.
> 
> Congratulations and thanks to Mike, Paul and Mark.
> 
> ===========================
> On Wednesday 09 March 2005 9:54 pm, George Woolley wrote:
> 
>>Mike Lewis sent me the answer.
>>He didn't post it on the mailing list,
>>apparently, because he feels
>>he had an unfair advantage.
>>He hadn't noticed the first posting.
>>
>>The above is, as well as being true,
>>another clue.
>>
>>Anyone else?
>>George
>>
>>On Wednesday 09 March 2005 6:27 pm, George Woolley wrote:
>>
>>>Hm, no response.
>>>Perhaps more hints are in order.
>>>George
>>>
>>>Hint #1: The Perl program
>>>to convert the underlying English message
>>>to "Meja er em Pumulu" is very simple.
>>>
>>>Hint #2: "You heard it first here."
>>>When? Around the middle of February.
>>>
>>>Hint #3: Mike, Belden:
>>>Where are you when I need you?
>>>(I do intend this as a hint.)
>>>
>>>Hint #4: Chiriqui.
>>>
>>>
>>>===========================
>>>
>>>On Tuesday 08 March 2005 12:48 am, George Woolley wrote:
>>>
>>>>You heard it here first.
>>>>Well, most of you did.
>>>>
>>>>But what does it mean?
>>>>Your mission, should you accept it,
>>>>is to determine that
>>>>-- and report your findings to this list.
>>>>
>>>>A hint: Your mission could be easier
>>>>if you've been involved with Oakland.pm for a while.
>>>>
>>>>_______________________________________________
> 
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