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[–] ThePantser 159 points 10 months ago (4 children)

George Bush Center for Intelligence, that's funny

[–] Plopp 104 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's next door to the Trump Center for Humility.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Up the road from the Biden youth centre

[–] RealFknNito 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Adjacent to the Raegan center for racial tolerance.

[–] MojoMcJojo 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Beside the Kennedy School of Driver's Education

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

John Quincy Adams Native American Museum.

[–] model_tar_gz 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Bill Clinton Marijuana Museum.

[–] BackOnMyBS 2 points 10 months ago

The Andrew Jackson Museum for the Appreciation of Native American Culture

[–] [email protected] 37 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It’s named after the elder George Bush, GHWB.

[–] HootinNHollerin 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Who was CIA Director before VP, President

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Yeah. Only for one year though. I had previously thought his CIA involvement was more extensive.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yes it is. If it was named after dubya it would be funnier. Still the worst levels of the old testament, but funny, in an ironic, we are all doomed way.

[–] Mr_Blott 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Damn, thats a callback

[–] [email protected] 29 points 10 months ago

When i was 14 i won a scholarship for school and was able to travel to Canberra and do some random crap.

Ontop of that we were able to put on a play for some high up generals and MP's.

I put in one joke that was basically "we have received intelligence from he USA... then someone intergects America has intelligence?"

Had the crowed in stitches.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's fun to think you're political opposites are dumb. But in reality the dude did exactly what he and his squad wanted, changing the course of history for decades to come. Yes rove and Cheney did lots but ultimately they all played their role and achieved (terrible) greatness

[–] Nurgle 4 points 10 months ago

Right, this is named after George H Bush.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Wired did a series of articles about this (before they turned into a shopping site) here is one from 2009. They're pretty fun to read, including how the NSA may have solved the first three before the CIA. I'm sure that went down well.

https://www.wired.com/2009/04/ff-kryptos/

[–] eek2121 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Wired isn’t a shopping site?

[–] TrickDacy 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sure aren't. This person's response to you is a string of weird lies.

[–] M137 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] TrickDacy 0 points 10 months ago

I just omitted the "they" of "they sure aren't [a shopping site]"

[–] ggppjj 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] eek2121 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

(OP implied it was for some reason)

[–] ggppjj 1 points 10 months ago
[–] TrickDacy -1 points 10 months ago

The reason is that they are a lying weirdo

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I just looked at their homepage for the first time in years. I only counted 8 'the best sex toys for every body' articles (that's an actual title). So, it seems they are better, not Chris Anderson better though.

[–] TheBat 7 points 10 months ago

Personalized ads...

[–] TrickDacy 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Why are you lying? The closest thing to what you are talking about is an article called "What Should Your Sex Toys Be Made of?".

Then toward the bottom there is a buying guide, something people want to know: What products are worth buying.

But sure, paint them as some piece of shit doing nothing but hocking products.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 10 months ago (3 children)

https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-sex-toys-and-tech/

The title on the homepage is 'The Best Sex Toys for Every Body' just like I said. Wired used to be much better.

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[–] BackOnMyBS 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Wired is a soft paywall, clear your cookies, or use a different browser and you should be ok

[–] BackOnMyBS 1 points 10 months ago

ah, I was on my phone. I can see it now on my desktop.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The 4th is the colonels secret recipe and a list of the 13 different herbs and spices.

[–] SupraMario 17 points 10 months ago

Chicken

Grease

Salt.

[–] JustZ 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's not secret anymore. The Colonel's great grand nephew or something posted the recipe online.

[–] Steveanonymous 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ooooo 2 extra herbs and or spices!?!?!

[–] ZapBeebz_ 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Not even the Colonel knows what those two bonus herbs and spices are.

I'm betting whimsy and wonder

[–] glitch1985 4 points 10 months ago

I belive one of them is shame.

[–] thesporkeffect 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The secret ingredient is Wuv

[–] flicker 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] thesporkeffect 1 points 10 months ago

Who's been screwing with this thing!!?

[–] 3ntranced 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The creator said at some point that there is a typo that makes the 4th unsolvable or something.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Source? There are typos in all 4 puzzles, but they're intentional and clues to a further riddle.

[–] Nobody 16 points 10 months ago

I've solved the fourth one. It says, "We killed JFK. There, I said it."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

Does it say what he was doing in Dallas November the 22nd 1963?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

It looks like they already have two plaintext samples, would they be able to try Vignere keys that result in both plain texts simultaneously? Every other panel was solved with Vignere

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