David Martin with the remains of a WW2 carrier pigeon which he discovered behind his fireplace Photo: Lee Sanders/SWNS.com
The message reads:
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
To: Slings and Arrows; Revolting cat!; SunkenCiv
Lost history PING!
To: Red Badger
De rigeur translation attempt for this subject:
“Drink more Ovaltine.”
3 posted on
12/26/2012 10:50:58 AM PST by
T-Bird45
(It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
To: Red Badger
Someone has been trying to give ‘em the bird...
4 posted on
12/26/2012 11:00:09 AM PST by
illiac
(If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
To: Red Badger
The idea that a World War 1 code would have been used during the second world war is just silly.The idea that the last barrels of Civil War I hardtack would be used in the Spanish American War is just silly, too, except that it was.
/johnny
To: Red Badger
“Winston, Adolf is getting suspicious, we have to stop meeting. Eva.”
7 posted on
12/26/2012 11:12:16 AM PST by
Bringbackthedraft
(Who we elect is not as important as who they bring in with them.)
To: Red Badger
No doubt it's the key to Kryptos.
8 posted on
12/26/2012 11:22:38 AM PST by
Theoria
(Romney is a Pyrrhic victory.)
To: Red Badger
It wouldn't have been used because it would have been well known to the Gemans and insecure.
All the more reason to use it. I can hear the krauts now..."ha, ha, those yankees can't fool us. Who would be so dumb to use a code from the last war..."
9 posted on
12/26/2012 11:27:35 AM PST by
Hot Tabasco
(Jab her with a harpoon.....)
To: Red Badger
The message never arrived. Now we know why “Market Garden” failed. It wasn’t Montgomery’s fault after all.
10 posted on
12/26/2012 12:30:17 PM PST by
reg45
(Barack 0bama: Implementing class warfare by having no class.)
To: Red Badger; Clive; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ...
To all- please ping me to Canadian topics.
Canada Ping!
11 posted on
12/26/2012 1:40:33 PM PST by
Squawk 8888
(True North- Strong Leader, Strong Dollar, Strong and Free!)
To: Red Badger
Oh for goodness sakes. How important could a message from a pigeon be?
“I need more bird food. Cats are bad.”
12 posted on
12/26/2012 2:42:10 PM PST by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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