Find the Lost Ring
Posted by SpaceBass on March 1st, 2008 filed in tips, trailheads
We seriously need to quit our day jobs. This two posts-a-day pace is killing us. It’s that or the deep fried bacon burritos. But they’re sooo tempting!
On the other hand, when you receive a mysterious package in the mail, from a non-existent address on “Olympic Way” in San Francisco, from someone named “T. L. Ring,” you’ve just gotta open it and post about it. Who knows, it could be an invitation to attend filming of the upcoming “Hobbit” movie! We hear Dance Dance Revolution has paid big for product placements in that one.
Hrm, well now it’s just looking like a promotion for Lily’s wonderful Sugar ‘n Cream yarn, specifically number 00158, Pastel Delights Ombre. Now, we will not deny having crocheted a doiley or two (or zero) in our time but how did Lily know we loved their yarn products so? And that we wondered where we could purchase said exceptional items?*
* Note: we should so get paid for this.
The slip of paper, which was stuffed deep inside the ball, reads on the obverse:
You will soon discover an alternate reality.
The adventure begins when you meet Ariadne.
www.findthelostring.com
Except that it’s a piece of paper, so the website isn’t actually linked on it like it is on this super-sweet Web 1.5 website. Yet.
On the reverse, it resembles a fortune cookie…fortune:
You will soon take up a new sport.
And hang on, that’s not yarn! It turns out there was a lot more in the box than we first suspected, including some postcards and a poster with more useless words written on them! In other news, would you try on this scarf for size?*
* Note: possible foreshadowing.
Clearly it’s an advertisement for some sort of time traveling nudist, presumably on the verge of announcing his candidacy for the presidency. I’d vote for him and his frivolous game of ring toss or pie-eating or whatever the hell he’s doing, naked. I mean, he seems happy.
In related news, that flag sure is strategically placed (or is it a scarf?).* We’re guessing that’s where the secret is being kept and we’re not sure if we want to go looking for it. Maybe this Ariadne chick could find it for us.
Pics of other interesting previously-enboxenated items may be found after the jump. Discussion is already predictably underway at Unfiction.
* Note: Either way, thank god.
Yarn and Postcards
Postcard Numero Uno
Postcards Numeral Two
Postacarty Numma Tree
Fortune
Yarn*
* Note: Yarn.
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March 2nd, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Alright, I’m really curious how you identified the yarn by manufacturer.
March 2nd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Find the Lost Ring, A sports poster, either I’m dumb or this has something to do with the Olympic Games
March 3rd, 2008 at 3:55 pm
How can I get me one of these boxes?
March 3rd, 2008 at 6:43 pm
Ouroboros – anyone who has ever knitted knows about sugar n cream yarn!
March 11th, 2008 at 9:24 am
On http://www.argn.com (ARG net) says:
“Save the world at the 2008 Beijing Olympics”
The end date for the game is the the same as the Olympics ceremony.
The first clue for the game, was a tatoo on the arms
of several peple. The tatoo reads:
“trovu la ringon perditan” which is good Esperanto
for: “find the lost ring”
China has been embracing Esperanto during long
time. China Radio International, transmit in Esperanto every day:
http://esperanto.cri.cn
To listen to the programs, click the words for the week days under the word “Audu” on the right
hand side of the screen, or “Nia lasta programero”.
Several universities in China teach Esperanto.
It looks like China is trying to get together people
from the whole world, and maybe with the help of
Esperanto. I believe this is a beautiful goal.
I have used Esperanto for more than 40 years,
including in China.
The Esperanto grup for this game is
(tlrp = trovu la ringon perditan)
http://groups.google.com/group/tlrp
If anyone wants to learn Esperanto, I can help.
Read my web page and write to me, to the address
on this page: (Click on “Enrique”)
http://esperantofre.com/eroj/ilo01a.htm
http://www.esperantofre.com/uk89/uk89a01.html
Best wishes,
Enrique
Fremont, California, USA
March 15th, 2008 at 12:46 am
OK guys can you please help me, i have barely started theis adventure like 10 min ago lol i dont have a clue what all this is i just know its look sreally cool. anyways can you guys please fill me in on everything would really apprecaite it,
March 15th, 2008 at 4:14 am
HOLY CRAP THE WORLD IS GOING TO END AT THE 2008 OLYMPICS!!!!! :’S
March 17th, 2008 at 11:18 pm
do u know the tv serie ”heroes” ?? this is the promo of the 3rd season ‘’save the world” do u remember hiro ” find the cheerleader” ‘’save her” ‘’save the world” and do u remember the heroes’s intro with ring about the tittle
March 17th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
Maybe it has something to do with the ring toss. is this or real or is someone making it up??? its kinda freaky if you thin kabout it.
March 19th, 2008 at 12:45 am
Stop clownin’ me with your ad/game, Ronald McDonald! I found your lost rings of grease lining my stomach after I ate your disgusting junk food. McDonalds and health? No three ring circus of super-sized “athletes” can win the Olympics! “The Lost Ring – Terms of Use….Administration: The Lost Ring Website and the Game are administered by an agency on behalf of McDonald’s Corporation, the sponsor of the Game and owner of The Lost Ring Website.” At the lostring website in “terms of use.”
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