Find the TFL Easter Egg!

Betty · August 28, 2002, 01:12 PM

On off-peak work hours, or when I'm really agitated and want sick revenge, I'll add "Easter Eggs" (hidden bonuses) into some of the graphics I use. So I had this huge full-page photo for an article on rollerblading, and I decided to pay homage to TFL. It's nationwide! Find it if you can!

Kaylee · August 28, 2002, 01:16 PM

banner over the barber pole. do I get a prize?

Jesse H · August 28, 2002, 01:20 PM

dang, that was the first thing that caught my attention too.

Kaylee · August 28, 2002, 01:22 PM

heh... my first guess was wondering if the green/yellow and red/white boxes in the second story window by the pole in the foreground were Remington and PMC cartridge boxes.

-K

Betty · August 28, 2002, 01:29 PM

I did have a FAL in that window, but I chickened out and edited it.

Now that I think about it, I probably could've gotten away with "Molon Labe" on his t-shirt.

There's always next time!

Tamara · August 28, 2002, 01:39 PM

I love well-executed guerrilla psywar...

Suddenly, rollerbladers nationwide are experiencing a subconscious desire to join the RKBA fight.

**Mal H** · August 28, 2002, 01:39 PM

Kaylee - that does look like a double stack of Rem .22 bricks. Nice catch.

ROTL - that was too easy, took about .75 seconds. In the immortal words of the baby on "Dinosaur" - "Again!"

pdmoderator · August 28, 2002, 01:40 PM

Always have wondered what those red lozenge-like things in the TFL logo were suposed to be...

- pdmoderator

CWL · August 28, 2002, 02:06 PM

Runt,

Where was that photo taken? Can't be Nashville!?
Taiwan? The Watsons store hints HK, but cars are parked on right side of street. Can't be Singapore, kid'd be caned for rollerblading...

Chuck Dye · August 28, 2002, 02:25 PM

Runt of the Litter: Only one? Too easy!

pdmoderator:

A ventilated rib? Maybe not: hard to explain the vertical striping on the left. While at it, what's with the "under the magnifier" effect? No reticle, red dot, nada...

Betty · August 28, 2002, 02:35 PM

CWL,
I have no idea where the photo was taken.

I didn't want to get too carried away with the photo - I want to "leave" my employment on *my* own terms!

I can picture my next prospective employer during an interview, "So why were you fired?"

"I added a sniper on a rooftop in a photo."

Dave P · August 28, 2002, 04:36 PM

Good on ya, Runt!

pdmoderator · August 28, 2002, 04:39 PM

Where? Where?

- pdmoderator

Zahnster · August 28, 2002, 05:12 PM

Quote:

"I added a sniper on a rooftop in a photo."

That would be soo cool. You'd probably have to do it on a distant building so it didn't stand out at all. To the point where it probably looked like something else.

**4V50 Gary** · August 28, 2002, 05:51 PM

I'm thinking it's Hong Kong.

BTW, isn't using a sniper a bit overkill for rollerbladers? Wouldn't a cite and sending them home in their socks work?

Monkeyleg · August 28, 2002, 06:13 PM

I was looking for something gun-related; took a few seconds to see the English on the banner.

FWIW, I used to do "Easter Eggs" too, when I worked for a catalog studio. Shooting something highly reflective? Stand close enough so that you're barely visible in the reflection and wave "hi." Gotta do something to cut through the boredom.

Jim March · August 28, 2002, 06:46 PM

Ya, but *I* edited my dang *underwear*

...

HKguy9 · August 29, 2002, 01:59 AM

Looks like Hot Kong to me...lots of one way streets there, so cars are parked on the right side of the street all the time

Lavan · August 29, 2002, 12:00 PM

that no one noticed the red and yellow sign that says:
"PLEASE HELP STAMP OUT GUNS....US Senator Feinstein" in Mandarin.

dZ · August 29, 2002, 03:15 PM

ahenry · August 29, 2002, 03:35 PM

That was too easy DZ.

Nevermind, I made up my own mind.

Lavan · August 29, 2002, 07:26 PM

show 20 replies and only 7 show?

**Mal H** · August 29, 2002, 07:32 PM

I love puzzles Lavan. Ok, I'll bite - how?

Wait! I know, you have all moderators and friends-of-moderators on your ignore list. (I guess if that's true, I won't see an answer.

)

Betty · August 29, 2002, 08:27 PM

Rollerblade Ninja!

Hiiiii-yah!

HKguy9 · August 29, 2002, 08:39 PM

("please do not carry unpurchased items into the restroom")

August 28, 2002, 01:12 PM	#1
Betty Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2000 Location: southern U.S. Posts: 1,807	Find the TFL Easter Egg! On off-peak work hours, or when I'm really agitated and want sick revenge, I'll add "Easter Eggs" (hidden bonuses) into some of the graphics I use. So I had this huge full-page photo for an article on rollerblading, and I decided to pay homage to TFL. It's nationwide! Find it if you can!

August 28, 2002, 01:39 PM	#6
Tamara Moderator Emeritus Join Date: March 11, 2000 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 16,002	Heh. I love well-executed guerrilla psywar... Suddenly, rollerbladers nationwide are experiencing a subconscious desire to join the RKBA fight. __________________ MOLON LABE! 2% Unobtainium, 98% Hypetanium. The Arms Room: An Online Museum.

August 28, 2002, 01:40 PM	#8
pdmoderator Registration in progress Join Date: November 6, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,202	Slightly OT question Always have wondered what those red lozenge-like things in the TFL logo were suposed to be... - pdmoderator __________________ Give up no state. Give up no ground.

August 28, 2002, 04:39 PM	#13
pdmoderator Registration in progress Join Date: November 6, 2001 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,202	Yes I'm bad, I'm nationwide! Where? Where? - pdmoderator __________________ Give up no state. Give up no ground.

August 28, 2002, 05:51 PM	#15
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 22,315	I'm thinking it's Hong Kong. BTW, isn't using a sniper a bit overkill for rollerbladers? Wouldn't a cite and sending them home in their socks work? __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

August 28, 2002, 01:16 PM	#2
Kaylee Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2000 Location: The Last Homely House Posts: 1,677	banner over the barber pole. do I get a prize?

August 28, 2002, 01:20 PM	#3
Jesse H Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2001 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 573	dang, that was the first thing that caught my attention too.

August 28, 2002, 01:22 PM	#4
Kaylee Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2000 Location: The Last Homely House Posts: 1,677	heh... my first guess was wondering if the green/yellow and red/white boxes in the second story window by the pole in the foreground were Remington and PMC cartridge boxes. -K

August 28, 2002, 01:29 PM	#5
Betty Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2000 Location: southern U.S. Posts: 1,807	I did have a FAL in that window, but I chickened out and edited it. Now that I think about it, I probably could've gotten away with "Molon Labe" on his t-shirt. There's always next time!

August 28, 2002, 01:39 PM	#7
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 17,067	Kaylee - that does look like a double stack of Rem .22 bricks. Nice catch. ROTL - that was too easy, took about .75 seconds. In the immortal words of the baby on "Dinosaur" - "Again!"

August 28, 2002, 02:06 PM	#9
CWL Senior Member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 1,576	Runt, Where was that photo taken? Can't be Nashville!? Taiwan? The Watsons store hints HK, but cars are parked on right side of street. Can't be Singapore, kid'd be caned for rollerblading...

August 28, 2002, 02:25 PM	#10
Chuck Dye Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2002 Location: Oregon-The wet side. Posts: 949	Runt of the Litter: Only one? Too easy! pdmoderator: A ventilated rib? Maybe not: hard to explain the vertical striping on the left. While at it, what's with the "under the magnifier" effect? No reticle, red dot, nada...

August 28, 2002, 02:35 PM	#11
Betty Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2000 Location: southern U.S. Posts: 1,807	CWL, I have no idea where the photo was taken. I didn't want to get too carried away with the photo - I want to "leave" my employment on my own terms! I can picture my next prospective employer during an interview, "So why were you fired?" "I added a sniper on a rooftop in a photo."

August 28, 2002, 04:36 PM	#12
Dave P Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 1999 Location: North Florida Posts: 1,351	Good on ya, Runt!

August 28, 2002, 06:13 PM	#16
Monkeyleg Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2000 Posts: 4,625	I was looking for something gun-related; took a few seconds to see the English on the banner. FWIW, I used to do "Easter Eggs" too, when I worked for a catalog studio. Shooting something highly reflective? Stand close enough so that you're barely visible in the reflection and wave "hi." Gotta do something to cut through the boredom.

August 28, 2002, 06:46 PM	#17
Jim March Senior Member Join Date: February 14, 1999 Location: Pittsburg, CA, USA Posts: 7,417	Ya, but I edited my dang underwear ... __________________ Jim March

August 29, 2002, 01:59 AM	#18
HKguy9 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Posts: 2,132	Looks like Hot Kong to me...lots of one way streets there, so cars are parked on the right side of the street all the time

August 29, 2002, 12:00 PM	#19
Lavan Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 1999 Location: California Posts: 2,740	I'm surprised that no one noticed the red and yellow sign that says: "PLEASE HELP STAMP OUT GUNS....US Senator Feinstein" in Mandarin.

August 29, 2002, 03:35 PM	#21
ahenry Senior Member Join Date: January 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 1,764	That was too easy DZ. Nevermind, I made up my own mind. __________________ Doing what you've done, gets you what you've got.

August 29, 2002, 07:26 PM	#22
Lavan Senior Member Join Date: December 10, 1999 Location: California Posts: 2,740	How can this thread show 20 replies and only 7 show?

August 29, 2002, 07:32 PM	#23
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 17,067	I love puzzles Lavan. Ok, I'll bite - how? Wait! I know, you have all moderators and friends-of-moderators on your ignore list. (I guess if that's true, I won't see an answer. )

August 29, 2002, 08:27 PM	#24
Betty Senior Member Join Date: March 22, 2000 Location: southern U.S. Posts: 1,807	Rollerblade Ninja! Hiiiii-yah!

August 29, 2002, 08:39 PM	#25
HKguy9 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Posts: 2,132	("please do not carry unpurchased items into the restroom")