I wanted to make a thread about things that may be related to the intrests of fellow Spergologists but arent strictly lolcow materials but none the less interesting and weird
Note: this will be a work in progress opening post. Please feel free to suggest topics to go in the opening post
Duclod Man
The Duclod Man was the title given to a man, identified as Robert W. McEwen, who over two decades generated mystery and speculation by sending out dozens of unusual anonymous letters to college students and posting writings on internet pages. The letters, internet writings, and library bathroom graffiti, included the word "duclod" (ostensibly a portmanteau of dual and closeted, or a bisexual person who hides his or her sexuality from both gay and straight people.) The activity occurred over three decades, until his identity was discovered in 2007 by Sarah Aswell, a journalist writing for The Advocate.[1] In her investigative articles, she calls the duclod man "Richard".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duclod_Man
Toynbee Tiles
The Toynbee tiles (also called Toynbee plaques) are messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States and four South American cities.[1][2] Since the 1980s, several hundred tiles have been discovered. They are generally about the size of an American license plate (roughly 30 cm by 15 cm), but sometimes considerably larger. They contain some variation of the following inscription:
TOYNBEE IDEA
IN MOViE `2001
RESURRECT DEAD
ON PLANET JUPITER
Some of the more elaborate tiles also feature cryptic political statements or exhort readers to create and install similar tiles of their own. The material used for making the tiles was initially unknown, but evidence has emerged that they may be primarily made of layers of linoleum and asphalt crack-filling compound.[3] Articles about the tiles began appearing in the mid-1990s, though references may have started to appear in the mid-1980s.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toynbee_tiles
The Markovian Parallax Denigrate
Strange usenet spam messages that some think is the work of a crazy person or is a secret way to transmit sensitive messages via gibberish
https://www.dailydot.com/society/markovian-parallax-denigrate-spam-mystery/
https://theghostinmymachine.wordpre...-denigrate-attempting-to-find-order-in-chaos/
Note: this will be a work in progress opening post. Please feel free to suggest topics to go in the opening post
Duclod Man
The Duclod Man was the title given to a man, identified as Robert W. McEwen, who over two decades generated mystery and speculation by sending out dozens of unusual anonymous letters to college students and posting writings on internet pages. The letters, internet writings, and library bathroom graffiti, included the word "duclod" (ostensibly a portmanteau of dual and closeted, or a bisexual person who hides his or her sexuality from both gay and straight people.) The activity occurred over three decades, until his identity was discovered in 2007 by Sarah Aswell, a journalist writing for The Advocate.[1] In her investigative articles, she calls the duclod man "Richard".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duclod_Man
Toynbee Tiles
The Toynbee tiles (also called Toynbee plaques) are messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States and four South American cities.[1][2] Since the 1980s, several hundred tiles have been discovered. They are generally about the size of an American license plate (roughly 30 cm by 15 cm), but sometimes considerably larger. They contain some variation of the following inscription:
TOYNBEE IDEA
IN MOViE `2001
RESURRECT DEAD
ON PLANET JUPITER
Some of the more elaborate tiles also feature cryptic political statements or exhort readers to create and install similar tiles of their own. The material used for making the tiles was initially unknown, but evidence has emerged that they may be primarily made of layers of linoleum and asphalt crack-filling compound.[3] Articles about the tiles began appearing in the mid-1990s, though references may have started to appear in the mid-1980s.[4]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toynbee_tiles
The Markovian Parallax Denigrate
Strange usenet spam messages that some think is the work of a crazy person or is a secret way to transmit sensitive messages via gibberish
https://www.dailydot.com/society/markovian-parallax-denigrate-spam-mystery/
https://theghostinmymachine.wordpre...-denigrate-attempting-to-find-order-in-chaos/
