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G&T Secret Santa 2014: Until next season....

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    Custom SpecialCustom Special I know I am, I'm sure I am, I'm Sounders 'til I die!Registered User regular
    Squinting really hard, the bottom left quarter of the stained glass makes me think of Shadow of the Colossus.
    Bottom right looks like some kind of meteor or object that impacted and made a crater with blue sky above.

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    shadowaneshadowane Registered User regular
    I thought bottom right looked like a glass. Hmm, not sure what that says about us.

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    shadowaneshadowane Registered User regular
    Okay so my Santa just seemingly outed himself as @Icemopper so not a picture of an avatar. Hmm.

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    Bear is DrivingBear is Driving Registered User regular
    edited December 2014
    Mosaic:
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    Stained Glass:
    You can sort of see why I think it's an avatar.

    I shrunk that one down in paint to like 5% the original size and it actually looks like 4 pictures or at the very least some sort of collage.

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    DyasAlureDyasAlure SeattleRegistered User regular
    shadowane wrote: »
    Icemopper wrote: »
    shadowane wrote: »
    Got another picture. Still doesn't look like anything to me.

    edit: I'm wondering if it will end up being my santa's avatar or something given the shape of it though. Would make the most sense.

    Are the colors all similar? It could be that you could do a few photoshop overlays or subtracting and some funny business, wave a magic wand, then you might have something noticeably recognizable?
    It's clearly an image, I just can't see anything. Here are two of the three versions since I've uploaded them already.
    Mosaic:
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    Stained Glass:
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    You can sort of see why I think it's an avatar.

    Those are a blury. . . something? I wish I could help, but I'm not good at puzzles. Has Santa made any mistakes to give him/her self away?

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    shadowaneshadowane Registered User regular
    Okay now I'm just super confused as to who is my santa! I'm assuming it'll be clear at some point.

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    MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    I shrunk that one down in paint to like 5% the original size and it actually looks like 4 pictures or at the very least some sort of collage.

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    Reminds me of Gunpoint sort of.

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    shadowaneshadowane Registered User regular
    Okay not @icemopper. My santa is just messing with me apparently.

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    ArcSynArcSyn Registered User regular
    Combined the two images but it doesn't seem to make anything in particular.

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    cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    I thought it was one of those pills from Smash Bros.

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    shadowaneshadowane Registered User regular
    Yeah it's the same image with two different photoshop filters applied to it. Mosaic and then Stained Glass. I was given the numbers used to create them but it doesn't actually help. I'm pretty sure at this point my santa is just having fun with me.

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    GroveGrove Los AngelesRegistered User regular
    edited December 2014
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    I am the worst Santee ever! I let two, count em TWO gifts sit in my email an entire day before redeeming them. I have committed a great Secret Santa Sin and now I must purify myself.
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    Love them both! The album is sick. I had never heard it before, but I listened to it a couple time last night.

    And Skyrim...time to revisit this beauty now with mods. Had on 360, now I have it on the master platform. Do I get to be Master Race now?

    Thanks @‌Elin

    P.S. There's more to come I'm told!

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    Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
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    HOLY SMOKES! I got my first gift and an ominous message!

    The parcel looking gorgeous!
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    A rather strange message.... More to come!?
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    OH MY GOD! I LOVED THE MOVIE AND EVERYONE TALKED THIS UP SO MUCH I CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED!!!!!!
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    Santa! You've nailed it! This is gorgeous and its something I would never have gotten myself, the best kind of gift! A new addiction to boot! <3

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    ElementWrathElementWrath Perplexingly Soft MichiganRegistered User regular
    This looks like a lot of fun, wish I wasn't too late to enter.

    Also Jewish so I can't be Santa. :(

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    IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    Not me @shadowane , but this is fun anyway! Post the photoshop numbers, maybe there's something there! I doubt we can bring the original back, but it could be interesting to see what they did.

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    cornellcornell Registered User regular
    ArcSyn wrote: »
    Now it looks even more like hex, but I hadn't gotten anything when I tried it before. On mobile, so I'll have to dig deeper later.

    When I put the code in google, this pops up, which matches a lot of the string. I've put it through a couple hex decoders and gotten nothing, but again, I am an idiot

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    Jam WarriorJam Warrior Registered User regular
    I can't believe it took me this long to break out the hatted avatar!

    Also the mystery picture looks like a four panel comic to me, with those distinct quarters and what could be speech bubbles at the top of each one.

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    Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    So this isn't exactly secret santa related, but maybe you all can help!
    I'm trying to find the gamecube adapter for the wii u for smash bros. Has anyone seen one near where they live? I can reimburse you and pay shipping if you pick it up for me!
    Please and thanks!

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    IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    OK @shadowane from what I can tell, you've got 4 images there. It looks like they're telling or showing you how to make some sort of blood colored drink in a one of those 5-gallon jugs of water for a watercooler. This is what I got out of quick photoshop overlaying and re-sizing. Does this look like something you've mentioned before? Bloodwine or something?

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    IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    edited December 2014
    After further analysis, I've got this for you, and in the top left, one of those bottles is almost definitely liquor of some type, possibly vodka.

    I put black lines in there to designate possible separations of images. Could be 6 images.

    No idea what it means, and I'm not your Santa, but it is fun!

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    cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited December 2014
    Oh wait, is it a Smash thing?

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    cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    Looks like Link and Tingle.

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    Erin The RedErin The Red The Name's Erin! Woman, Podcaster, Dungeon Master, IT nerd, Parent, Trans. AMA Baton Rouge, LARegistered User regular
    Gummi bear vodka?

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    HounHoun Registered User regular
    Pictures of your gifts, maybe?

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    Mr_GrinchMr_Grinch Registered User regular
    The thing that looks like a shot glass (bottom right) also looks like a creepy face if you turn it upside down.

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    initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    Suddenly that glass of red stuff at the end looks like a demon pig to me

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    noir_bloodnoir_blood Registered User regular
    I for one enjoy this thread's slow descent into SAW level of puzzles.

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    KirbithKirbith I appear to be made of delicious cake. Registered User regular
    While I'm having a lot of fun watching other people solve puzzle I am very glad it's not me who has to solve them.

    That Days of Future Past graphic novel looks awesome!

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    IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    I am quite certain it is one of these in at least the top left and bottom right picture:
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    cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    edited December 2014
    So is this Santa?

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    IcemopperIcemopper Registered User regular
    Actually, looking at it a few beers in, the center column seems to have two images a piece in it. You can almost see in the center top of the column there might be a smaller representation of a jug.

    Without more images, there's not much more we can do. There's really only one color information per 'pixel' or 'mosaic tile,' and I'm all out of beer anyway.

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    initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    what if we zoom and enhance?!

    I said ZOOM and ENHANCE!

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    ihaveachairihaveachair Registered User regular
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    It started last night, with a mysterious envelope courtesy of my husband @Farangu that I was advised not to open until I had the forthcoming gifts. I think the cat took the advice too seriously, as he guarded the letter after I got it:

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    Nestled amongst the hoard of boxes delivered today was something addressed to me, but heavier than anything I remember ordering as gifts. What could it be??!?!?!

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    Pre-emptive sorry to @Lost that my forum footprint is so tiny. And what do I see when I open it...

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    Now I can cook all of the things! I love cookbooks, a nice insertion into my growing collection. Many thanks! And the envelope that was guarded so well?

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    Now I can SPICE all the things too! Blah blah blah Dune reference blah blah. Thank you a million times over! Even if I'm hard to stalk, you got me some awesome gifts. So much better than a Jelly of the Month club! (blah blah blah Christmas Vacation reference blah blah).

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

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    AiouaAioua Ora Occidens Ora OptimaRegistered User regular
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    Part 2! Part 1.

    Another mysterious box arrives. Featuring: more kitty.
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    Well let's open 'er up, what's it say here... spaceship? Spaceship!
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    SPAAAACESHIIIIP! GONNA BUILD A SPACESHIP!
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    Seriously Santa--Nick Soapdish, if that is even your real name--I don't know what to say! This is incredible and generous.

    All I can do is pay it forward. Must find more gifts for santee.

    I'll be sure to post this when it's built, but this one might not be so quick!

    life's a game that you're bound to lose / like using a hammer to pound in screws
    fuck up once and you break your thumb / if you're happy at all then you're god damn dumb
    that's right we're on a fucked up cruise / God is dead but at least we have booze
    bad things happen, no one knows why / the sun burns out and everyone dies
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    FaranguFarangu I am a beardy man With a beardy planRegistered User regular
    @Lost YEAAAA DELICIOUSNESS

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    KirbithKirbith I appear to be made of delicious cake. Registered User regular
    Aioua wrote: »

    SPAAAACESHIIIIP! GONNA BUILD A SPACESHIP!

    The spaceship is such a fun build! Benny is the best. <3

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    ArcticLancerArcticLancer Best served chilled. Registered User regular
    The best part of that set has to be the space-suit unikitty. I would suggest I have no idea how I love unikitty so much, but that would be a lie; Allison Brie is just amazing.

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    initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    I just had to yell at my facebook feed for being racist asshats again... popping in here was wonderfully heartwarming and a bit calming. love you guys. stay merry.

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    SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    Gift away! At least, one part is!

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    KandenKanden Registered User regular
    I'm not gonna totally out the picture, but those 4 are suspiciously similar to pictures posted way earlier in this thread. Especially that last one.

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