I bought a new purse today and commenced to clean out the old–a daunting task.
I found a note, handwritten by me, at the bottom. I have no idea when I wrote this note, but it had to be in the past 4 years. I find it obscure and nonsensical. Before I call the psychiatrist, I thought I’d pass it by Dopers to see if any of you can comprehend it. (If so, I will not call, but run stat to the shrink!)
Here is what I think it says–my [del]scribble[/del]cursive handwriting is not good.
the calculus offers(?) (could be affair) explores [del]f[/del]on the moon castafiore emerald the picasso(?) (could be pisaro)/ and of black gold.
I never took calculus and there is no moon castafiore that I know of.
Second the request for a picture. If you can’t even decipher your own handwriting well enough to be able to at least tell us what the actual words are, how do you expect us to make any headway? Post a pic and let us have at it.
I googled castafiore and got Tintin, too–but I am still re the black gold and the picasso/pisaro stuff. Also, I am not sure just where I would have run across Tintin in my everyday life. #2 son loves him, but I have never seen Tintin souvenirs etc; I haven’t been downtown for fun/shopping in about a year; anything online wouldn’t make it to my purse–that is, if I wanted the book, I would have just ordered it online…
It appears to me that you were involved with high end jewelry and art thieves. The note clearly reads…
The Calcilin (obviously a code name) offers lx (large?) platinum thermos(Why a thermos?), Castifiore emerald(Clever ploy, alluding to a book to hide the fact that it’s a real jewel!), the Picasso, and a block (of) gold.
You should probably figure out what your end of the deal was. Would hate to see you get whacked for forgetting.
According to Wiki, there was a supporting character in Tintin called Professor Calculus. There was a story called The Calculus Affair. there’s another called Destination Moon , which may be your second line. Then the Castafiore Emerald, which you already know about. The last line is Tintin and the Picaros and The Land of Black Gold
It IS a list of Tintin books! :eek: And now I remember that there was an interview of someone connected with the books on NPR around Christmas. He recommended the “best” titles and I wrote them down, in the parking lot before I went into work. Elementary!
I appreciate all of your mad deciphering skillz. I took it as a sentence and was confused.
And doesn’t my handwriting just suck? It’s getting worse as I age.
I like the glam life Antinor would have for me, though, so I’ll reserve final judgement until that fantasy wears thin.
If nothing else, it was an extremely interesting set of words to find scribbled on a red stained piece of paper at the bottom of your purse. Made me feel like a real detective for a minute there. hehe
re the black gold and the picasso/pisaro stuff. Also, I am not sure just where I would have run across Tintin in my everyday life. 
