tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post8307981289891958415..comments2024-02-10T03:22:49.303-05:00Comments on Potpourri for $500: WHERE IS CRH THE WORLD WONDERSDave S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-27843941105316824192007-01-05T12:27:00.000-05:002007-01-05T12:27:00.000-05:00John C,
Well done. On to the next round, which wi...John C,<br /><br />Well done. On to the next round, which will happen when you least expect it.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_world_wonders">Here</a> is the Wikipedia entry for the controversial message. I thought I had read somewhere that "the world wonders" was simply the next set of padding on the list (in the same way that Overlord was selected for the D-Day operation) but Wikipedia says the radioman did it. Not that Wikipedia is omniscient, but anyway.Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-89636411860229945112007-01-05T11:57:00.000-05:002007-01-05T11:57:00.000-05:00My recollection is that the "purpose" of the last ...My recollection is that the "purpose" of the last three words on the message that so enraged "Bull" Halsey was "communications padding" - random stuff to throw off codebreakers and not intended to be part of the substantive message at all. And that it was in fact added by some j.g. lieutenant completely thoughtlessly.<br /><br />John C.<br /><br />PS: R2D2 was not involved, although perhaps if they'd had a protocol 'droid like C3PO (fluent in millions of different forms of communication) then perhaps history would have been very different ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-13749100081334151192007-01-04T16:31:00.000-05:002007-01-04T16:31:00.000-05:00Was R2D2 involved?Was R2D2 involved?LAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810993597258012769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-57307261281425013512007-01-04T15:03:00.000-05:002007-01-04T15:03:00.000-05:00You are correct, sir. Thank you for playing our Hi...You are correct, sir. Thank you for playing our Hidden Trivia Game!<br /><br />Bonus round: What is the origin/purpose of the last three words in that message?Dave S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12642181505614685541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19078641.post-6843982512407084862007-01-04T11:57:00.000-05:002007-01-04T11:57:00.000-05:00Is the title of this post a reference to the Battl...Is the title of this post a reference to the Battle of Leyte Gulf? Just curious.<br /><br />John C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com