Marek Posted October 13, 2006 http://forum.vgcats.com/showthread.php?t=14075 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Posted October 13, 2006 Sad but funny but fictional (probably) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted October 13, 2006 Doing a bit of idiot sleuthing, I Google'd for both "trent boozle" (the article's author) and "felicia reven" (lead detective). Bet you can't guess how many results there were for each search term... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted October 13, 2006 Takes away a bit of the funny, but still... good story. Didn't think it that farfetched though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Duncan Posted October 13, 2006 Takes away a bit of the funny, but still... good story. Didn't think it that farfetched though. Really? We spent two weeks trying to figure it out, but it led us no where. This is one of the harder tasks that we've dealt with here, simply because the only person who knowswhat these letters, [kthxbai], mean has taken this knowledge to the grave Currently, the Miami P.D. has five Detectives from the Computer Crime Task Force utilizing the majority of their high-tech machines to track down and decipher the 'code', and they estimate that it could take up to six weeks before they see any results. For now, authorities are asking that anyone with any knowledge about the meaning or identity of "kthxbai" to please come forward. Not to mention the plethora of grammatical errors. This doesn't hold up in any court! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted October 13, 2006 [...] utilizing the majority of their high-tech machines to track down and decipher the 'code' Using my high-tech machines just now - all one of them - I did a bit more idiot sleuthing and got approximately 65,000 results for "kthxbai". Google also helpfully pointed out that this gimmick's more commonly/correctly phrased as "kthxbye" too, which in turn produces approximately 275,000 results. I would imagine that if you accounted for however many other disambiguations there are of this one phrase, the results would creep up again -- probably towards the half-million mark. So yeah, the code's about as uncrackable as the story is believable... :ponycrap: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Roderick Posted October 13, 2006 Jesus H. Christ partypoopers. Buncha grumpy old men here! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wrestlevania Posted October 13, 2006 Jesus H. Christ partypoopers.Buncha grumpy old men here! No -- I just refuse to shovel other people's shit, that's all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted October 13, 2006 Wow high tech machines. I only read the first paragraph. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Posted October 13, 2006 I know what Dominic sounds like. This is not Dominic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted October 14, 2006 Argh! /me slaps Metallus around a bit with a large trout (Does that still work?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moosferatu Posted October 14, 2006 geez, that's a throw back. Marek has to be the most picked on guy in the community what with that and the eye toy thing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted October 14, 2006 wow.. I'm smarter than 5 detectives with high tech computers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaff Posted October 14, 2006 Trent Boozle? Oh man thats an awesome name. I'd pay to have that name wait, i can! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
