JDAW has demonstrated that he has fully solved the puzzle, if not (quite) by the requested method. For any still wishing to solve, I will clarify that Glenn noted that there were already ten letters used in the puzzle as stated - this should help identify the unknown port house.
JDAW's question.
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- 15:13 Wed 22 Jan 2014
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- 15:08 Wed 22 Jan 2014
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Being admittedly dim, and assuming you add the three values/names by aligning them to the right such that 0 - 9 are in the rightmost column, 10 - 99 in the column to the left of that, 100 to 999 to the left of that and so on, then i cant get past the issue of the letter L in Offley and Calem when a...
- 13:57 Wed 22 Jan 2014
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Question reminder, as we've moved on a page: A mathematical port fanatic keeps his port in a (temperature and humidity controlled) safe, the key to which is an electronic 6-digit PIN. As he cannot reliably remember this PIN, he has worked out that with each letter representing a different number, he...
- 13:53 Wed 22 Jan 2014
- Forum: Port Conversations
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Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny 1964
I could swear that I've seen a standard 1964 Krohn Colheita before. Not in the US, obviously, or I would have bought it. But I do also browse for 1964 Ports in Europe so that if I find something at a reasonable price I can have it shipped to London for eventual pickup, and that's where I think I've...
- 13:43 Wed 22 Jan 2014
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At which point I'll guess Croft and he'll guess Kopke. That should do for a while. As above - the required answer is the decoded number that TAYLOR represents, not the missing port house. I will NOT be confirming the correct port house - when you know why, you will know which one it is, even before...
- 13:39 Wed 22 Jan 2014
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Cryptographic nonsense. Attack codes at their weakest point. In this example, deducing the code is more work, and less reliable work, than guessing each possible answer. There aren’t many: Adams Avery Cálem Cedro Croft Dalva Dixon Feist Judeu Kopke Krohn Noval Poças Roriz Rozès Sibio Souza Warre An...
- 08:11 Wed 22 Jan 2014
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Good progress by Glenn; I wil confirm that base 10 is a correct assumption.
- 00:08 Wed 22 Jan 2014
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Eleven? Twelve? Are these six digit numbers? No, I thought not! If he knows the total, does it matter? He must remember what each letter stands for and therefore if the result is TAYLOR he knows the combination. My go. No. He cannot remember what numbers the letters stand for, however he used to be...
- 21:27 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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New question: A mathematical port fanatic keeps his port in a (temperature and humidity controlled) safe, the key to which is an electronic 6-digit PIN. As he cannot reliably remember this PIN, he has worked out that with each letter representing a different number, he can add three port houses with...
- 20:59 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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I have a question, and will post it in 15mins if LGTrotter does not post a question prior to that.
- 17:15 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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or perhaps more specifically, decanted two bottles into a single decanter?
- 16:02 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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PhilW wrote:You poured the port over your pudding?
- 15:37 Tue 21 Jan 2014
- Forum: Port Conversations
- Topic: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny 1964
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Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny 1964
Phil Krohn's has a huge amount of old Tawny's. My understanding is this was from the Krohn's stock. But I've not confirmed that yet. Given their recent acquisition, and the idea of doing this every year, it wouldn't be surprising if this was their plan for the Krohn stock. I wasn't saying it wasn't...
- 15:35 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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Oh - and the Lay & Wheeler email spiel (which i have to assume was drated by Lay & Wheeler rather than TFP) did amuse me: Would have been even more interesting if it has said "1964 Taylohn", but sadly given keyboard layouts I imagine this is just a simple typo. I really dislike th...
- 15:26 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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Re: Taylor Single Harvest Tawny 1964
50th Anniversary Release of Taylor's Very Old Single Harvest Port 1964 If this is from the Krohn's lot they bought, I think someone needs to point out them they are quite wrong in their description. And that price :shock: The only Krohn '64 colheita I can see around is a white colheita; since the T...
- 14:24 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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You poured the port over your pudding?
- 10:22 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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jdaw1 wrote:Use previously, multiple times.djewesbury wrote:Port tongs, use of?
- 10:22 Tue 21 Jan 2014
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You heated it up?
- 23:51 Mon 20 Jan 2014
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Underground stations?
- 23:31 Mon 20 Jan 2014
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Constellations?
- 21:37 Mon 20 Jan 2014
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Rode a bicycle?
- 14:43 Mon 20 Jan 2014
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Judenbüchel
- 11:19 Mon 20 Jan 2014
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Do we need to guess which cemetery in Cologne or are you after an item within the cemetery...AW77 wrote:You are very close. It's a cemetary, but not his one. It was actually closed in 1876.
In the meantime, I'll guess the Worringen cemetery?
- 23:09 Sun 19 Jan 2014
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is it Pizza Hut?
- 15:34 Sun 19 Jan 2014
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A (faith) school?