By Terence Gallagher
Stan shot up in his chair, knocking over his beer. “Hey, I got a text from Jill!”
Arty laughed at his dripping brother. “No way! Weren’t you trying to get back with her?” He tossed Stan a towel.
“Yeah, kinda.”
Arty nudged him. “So, what did she say?”
Stan shook his head. “I’m not sure. It’s just a bunch of numbers.”
“Whoa, dude, number codes can suck. What are the digits?”
“1134 2 09.” Stan looked up and shrugged.
Arty handed Stan another beer. “Uh-oh, bro. Take this, you’ll need it. Rotate the text.”
His brother protested, “Why would that…oh, 1134!”
Sorry, I am confused.
What is 1134? Dying to know!
haha, the message says ‘go 2 hell’ in digital 🙂 Nice!
It’s not really in digital. However, it is from a crude digital device; it’s an old calculator trick. They had limited display segments, so when you type in those numbers and turn the calculator upside down it looks like a “go to hell.”
A puzzle and a story in one. Nicely done.
I love that it needs a bit of thought.
Love this but I would not have understand it without the insightful imput of the others.
It brings back memories of the old days.
Thanks for the explanations, folks.
Love this but I would not have understood it without the insightful imput of the others.
It brings back memories of the old days.
Thanks for the explanations, folks.