# I'm thinking of two geographic locations (puzzle) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 30, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499 "2009-11-30T18:07:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/21 "2009-12-04T14:05:06Z")
OK, I’m a little confused, and I’m sorry for confusing you guys. What exactly goes on in the 20414 zip code? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/22 "2009-12-04T14:11:11Z")
What goes on in 20414 stays in 20414. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/23 "2009-12-05T03:33:48Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > Good work, except that 18 != R. > > You need to find a different substitution code. Since there are three consecutive incidences of “18”, could that letter stand for _W_? As in “www” dot something? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/24 "2009-12-05T13:10:24Z")
That is entirely possible! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/25 "2012-02-22T14:27:34Z")
Yes, I know, I’m reanimating the dead here, but… Can we finally figure this thing out? Or barring that, can we get an answer from **tdn**? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/26 "2012-02-22T15:49:18Z")
As pairs of digits 18 18 18 3 8 14 4 8 19 12 0 2 7 18 3 10 10 4 18 9 ?? ?? ?0 (since apparently 20414 is not correct) Assuming 18 = W then it is not a caesar substitution or else we get wwwhmsimqeglwhooiwnc??? In fact, it’s not a caesar substitution for any starting value ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/27 "2012-02-22T16:00:10Z")
10=T 4=O 9=N gives “town” befort the “com” “org” “gov” or whatever ends the url. If so, then 3 represents a vowel that starts off the name of the town. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/28 "2012-02-23T18:00:02Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Yes, I know, I’m reanimating the dead here, but… > > Can we finally figure this thing out? Or barring that, can we get an answer from **tdn**? You most certainly cannot get an answer from me. Mostly because I forgot about this entirely. I don’t know what I was smoking when I made this up. Probably pot. 🆒 It is definitley a URL, but I don’t remember to what. Probably a picture of a kitty or something. 18 = W, but I don’t remember why. Let’s look at the most used letters of the alphabet. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/29 "2012-02-23T18:20:55Z")
I’m sure I didn’t get it from Yahoo Answers, but just now from there I got E 12.51% T 9.25 A 8.04 O 7.60 I 7.26 N 7.09 S 6.54 R 6.12 H 5.49 L 4.14 D 3.99 C 3.06 U 2.71 M 2.53 F 2.30 P 2.00 G 1.96 W 1.92 Y 1.73 B 1.54 V 0.99 K 0.67 X 0.19 J 0.16 Q 0.11 Z 0.09 And W is the 18th letter. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/30 "2012-02-23T18:27:09Z")
ARFORYC\_TSWALLOWH? I do remember that “swallow” was in it. Did it have to do with birds? ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/31 "2012-02-23T18:58:02Z")
I think I got it Africa and Europe Using a slightly different list I got wwwarmoryc-tswallowh which may mean [this](http://www.armory.com/swallow.html). ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/32 "2012-02-23T19:06:08Z")
I think you’re right! That sounds like something I would link to. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/33 "2012-02-23T19:24:59Z")
Is it 14 k of g in a fpd? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/34 "2012-02-23T19:26:16Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > Is it 14 k of g in a fpd? An African 14 k of g in a fpd or a European 14 k of g in a fpd? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/35 "2012-02-23T20:10:25Z")
Ok, glad we got this one cleared up. Hey, maybe if someone bumps the 14 k of g thread, the OP will finally come back an answer it now! ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/36 "2012-02-24T17:46:16Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Ok, glad we got this one cleared up. > > Hey, maybe if someone bumps the 14 k of g thread, the OP will finally come back an answer it now! Can’t Locked ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499/37 "2012-02-24T18:30:02Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Ok, glad we got this one cleared up. > > Hey, maybe if someone bumps the 14 k of g thread, the OP will finally come back an answer it now! For Pete’s sake, it’s “14 karats of gold in a [Florentine peitra dura](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietra_dura#History).” > [@](#): > > The Florentines, who most fully developed the form, however, regarded it as ‘painting in stone’. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-two-geographic-locations-puzzle/519499.md?page=1)