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WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« on: November 23, 2012, 09:56:40 PM »
If this has already been posted, no need to triumphantly point it out. I don't live here...

Carrier pigeon found. No luck decrypting the message; it was probably a one-time-pad transmission making cryptanalysis hopeless. It's interesting to ponder what message it may have been carrying.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20164591
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2012, 06:14:33 AM »
Never take shelter in a hole smaller than you are.

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It is thought the contents of the note, once decoded, could provide fresh information from World War II.


"Flash - from the front lines - there's lots of smoke and noise but no way of telling if any progress is being made.  Next report as scheduled."

That's the same message that has been/will be sent ever since the invention of gunpowder.

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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2012, 09:54:40 AM »
Damn, that is an old bird. I'm surprised pigeons live that long. He must be at least 65 years old.




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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2012, 10:15:02 AM »
Remembrance Day. Good timing. Their poppies look really weird, though.
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2012, 04:49:36 PM »
Quote from: fistful on November 24, 2012, 10:15:02 AM
Remembrance Day. Good timing. Their poppies look really weird, though.

The poppies look just like the ones KoC sells.

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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #5 on: November 24, 2012, 05:29:21 PM »
The only ones I've ever seen look like this:

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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2012, 09:31:45 AM »
It's British, there's only one thing it can say, "Running frightfully low on tea and crumpets. Please send more."

Piece of cake...  ;)
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2012, 10:16:12 AM »
So, do they want cake or crumpets with their tea? Which is it?
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2012, 03:57:42 PM »
To answer that question you have to ask yourself: Is the word cake in between the little quote marks thingies? Hmmmm?  ;)
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2012, 07:17:14 PM »
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It's interesting to ponder what message it may have been carrying.

Please hide this pigeon in a chimney.
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #10 on: November 27, 2012, 11:18:55 AM »
Quote from: Warren on November 25, 2012, 07:17:14 PM
Please hide this pigeon in a chimney.

"I say poppet, want to play a game of 'hide the pigeon in the chimney'?" /salacious wink
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #11 on: November 27, 2012, 02:37:48 PM »
Quote from: Balog on November 27, 2012, 11:18:55 AM
"I say poppet, want to play a game of 'hide the pigeon in the chimney'?" /salacious wink

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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #12 on: December 18, 2012, 05:05:06 PM »
They cracked it! Or most of it, anyway:

http://www.ksl.com/?sid=23437332&nid=1012&title=secret-code-from-d-day-pigeon-cracked&s_cid=queue-4

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AOAKN HVPKD FNFJW YIDDC
RQXSR DJHFP GOVFN MIAPX
PABUZ WYYNP CMPNW HJRZH
NLXKG MEMKK ONOIB AKEEQ
WAOTA RBQRH DJOFM TPZEH
LKXGH RGGHT JRZCQ FNKTQ
KLDTS FQIRW AOAKN 27 1525/6

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"Lt Knows extra guns are here. Know where local dispatch station is. Determined where Jerry's headquarters front posts. Right battery headquarters right here.

"Found headquarters infantry right here. Final note, confirming, found Jerry's whereabouts. Go over field notes. Counter measures against Panzers not working.

"Jerry's right battery central headquarters here. Artillery observer at 'K' sector Normandy. Mortar, infantry attack panzers.

"Hit Jerry's Right or Reserve Battery Here. Already know electrical engineers headquarters. Troops, panzers, batteries, engineers, here. Final note known to headquarters."
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2012, 06:49:42 PM »
Sounds like that Jerry guy is fighting half the war all by himself. Busy lad!
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2012, 01:51:08 PM »
yea, kind of a cool look back into history.  =)
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Re: WWII carrier pigeon found in chimney, carrying encrypted message
« Reply #15 on: December 19, 2012, 03:33:05 PM »
Man, I was WAY off.
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