abarbarian Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 He ain't got a clue !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Talk about loosing time !!!!!!!!!!! or should that be finding time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or alternate time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ha ha. Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Who? What? Where? What's this all about, you strange Englishman. Elaborate, please. Quote
Corrine Posted February 14, 2014 Posted February 14, 2014 Seeing as the thread is tagged "V.T.", the who has to be you, Eric. 2 Quote
abarbarian Posted February 14, 2014 Author Posted February 14, 2014 Seeing as the thread is tagged "V.T.", the who has to be you, Eric. I must be slipping I forgot about putting that in the tags. Oh well it will only be a tad smaller surprise is all. Blimey Eric. It is there in black and white. A = surprise. Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I didn't even notice the tags. I'm quite cat-like when it comes to surprises, you know... I don't like them. Unless, of course, they have something to do with receiving this: Then surprises are just fine and dandy. Quote
abarbarian Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 Ok I'll give you a clue.Or clues.Pick a clue any clue. Pieces of eight were legal tender in the USA until 1857 The expression 'as rich as Croesus' is used today to mean fabulously rich. These banknotes continued to be issued by the Board of Revenue throughout the Ming dynasty, but inflation quickly eroded their value. The Gupta dynasty gold coin was named the dinara after the Roman denarius aureus Shown here on the reverse of this coin, Athena (or Athene) was a virgin goddess of arts, crafts and war, and patroness of the city of Athens. The reform involved substituting any images on the coins for writing. It was principally done because of the unease felt by Muslim clerics against the portrayal of images. This coin – a perfectly ordinary penny minted in 1903 – was part of this civil disobedience. Stamped with the suffragette slogan “votes for women”, it circulated as small change, and spread the message of the campaigners. Islamic law forbids exchanging money for profit and this card is Shari'a compliant, meaning that interest cannot be received on savings, or charged on borrowings. Got it yet ! Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Well, let's see... coins, credit cards, fabulously rich. Umm... I'm going to become a Bitcoin miner? Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 I prefer Pieces of Nine by Eric! Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Does that PDF still work Eric? I downloaded it when you first posted it, but it doesn't seem to work there now. You might want to post it locally on your own blog instead? Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Does that PDF still work Eric? I downloaded it when you first posted it, but it doesn't seem to work there now. You might want to post it locally on your own blog instead? Thanks for alerting me to the fact that the link was dead. I fixed it now. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15753011/Pieces%20of%20Nine.pdf Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 By the way, now that I have my old LockerGnome blog being hosted as an archive by Wordpress.org, you can access the original of the story which still has the illustratiions, comments, etc. Pieces of Nine by V. T. Eric Layton Part I Part II Part III Part IV Part V Part VI Quote
abarbarian Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 Does that PDF still work Eric? I downloaded it when you first posted it, but it doesn't seem to work there now. You might want to post it locally on your own blog instead? The links work now. You will get rich. It all depends on your view of the cosmos. Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Currently, I have a pretty carpy view of just about everything. Quote
abarbarian Posted February 15, 2014 Author Posted February 15, 2014 Oh well if it cheers you up. Mine is bigger that Josh's and yours is bigger than mine. Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 15, 2014 Posted February 15, 2014 Hmm... interesting hint; genital innuendo aside. Thinking... Thinking... Still thinking... AH! No. Thinking... .............................................................................. Quote
abarbarian Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 Ok I'll give you a clue. Well really it is a double clue. It may or may not help. Will it really be that obvious. Quote
Guest LilBambi Posted February 16, 2014 Posted February 16, 2014 How about a Kickstarter campaign or Indiegogo campaign for a new book of short stories, including your Pieces of Nine, Eric? Quote
abarbarian Posted February 16, 2014 Author Posted February 16, 2014 How about a Kickstarter campaign or Indiegogo campaign for a new book of short stories, including your Pieces of Nine, Eric? Neato idea Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 17, 2014 Posted February 17, 2014 Nah... I think my pen is dry these days. I have a half-finished detective novel that I haven't gotten back to in over three years. ===== I'm thinking that Erik is referring to an SSD. Hmm... is there something winging its way to me from Amazon.uk or somewhere like that? If so, that would be wonderful, but undeserved. Quote
abarbarian Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 I'm thinking that Erik is referring to an SSD. Hmm... is there something winging its way to me from Amazon.uk or somewhere like that? If so, that would be wonderful, but undeserved. "Nah... I think my pen is dry these days." You could always nick a vein and dip your quill in. As to ssd's, hardly I'm busy saving up for one meeslf. Thinking outside the box was good though and is in itself is a partial clue.Perhaps it should be thinking inside the box. If you can find the connection between theses clues you will almost have the answer. Father's Day The Age of Steel Utopia Turn Left The End of Time Big Bang Closing Time Cold War The Snowmen Quote
abarbarian Posted February 17, 2014 Author Posted February 17, 2014 Dr. Who! Darn it Fran. This is supposed to be a teasing wind up. Your not meant to give him half the answer. Quote
abarbarian Posted February 19, 2014 Author Posted February 19, 2014 I have a headache now. Time travel has that effect on some folks even if they are just thinking about it. Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 what the flock, over? I'm not good with hints, so this has been pretty much my feelings about all this too. Quote
abarbarian Posted February 20, 2014 Author Posted February 20, 2014 Mutton de laine. There is always one odd ball in every crowd. Quote
abarbarian Posted February 20, 2014 Author Posted February 20, 2014 I feel a tad sheepish but it was not meant to be. However it makes a pretty good clue after all. Quote
V.T. Eric Layton Posted February 21, 2014 Posted February 21, 2014 Maybe they're citizens of the Ottoman Empire? Quote
rolanaj Posted February 22, 2014 Posted February 22, 2014 Wow this thread is totally confusing.. . Quote
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