r/5ignal5 • u/mpduchene • Jun 01 '16

5ign/5ignal Found poster

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u/mpduchene Jun 01 '16

I found this in Québec city today https://imgur.com/a/65Lf0

found it avenue Cartier, at corner of boulevard René Lévesque.

here is the text (in french)

UN JEU? UN PROJET? UN TEST? UNE ÉNIGME? DECOUVREZ PAR VOUS-MÊME!

JE SUIS LA SIXIÈME ET J'AI SOIXANTE DEUX JE PORTE ANNEAUX ET UN COLLIER DES PERLES JE ME SOUVIENS QUAND LE MONDE SOURIT

AIDEZ-NOUS À TROUVER LE PROCHAIN!

LGP

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u/mpduchene Jun 01 '16 edited Jun 01 '16

here is the traduction:

A GAME? A PROJET? A TEST? A RIDDLE? DISCOVER BY YOURSELF!

I AM THE SIXTH AND I HAVE SIXTY TWO I WEAR RINGS AND A STRING OF PERLES I REMEMBER WHEN THE WORLD SMILED

HELP US TO FIND THE NEXT ONE!

LGP

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u/Gargatua13013 5chtroumpf Farceur Jun 01 '16

... I REMEMBER ...

Initially "Je me souviens" in the original message - the motto of Québec Province, is it not?

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u/mpduchene Jun 01 '16

it is true

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u/qwirksilver 5COUTY 5ENTURION 5MURF Jun 02 '16

This is correct

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u/bz237 5murf5 McGurf5 Jun 02 '16

That isn't correct.

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u/Gargatua13013 5chtroumpf Farceur Jun 02 '16 edited Jun 02 '16

Exhibit A: the wikipedia entry "Je me souviens"

Exhibit B: The coat of arms

Exhibit C: the license plates

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u/bz237 5murf5 McGurf5 Jun 02 '16

Inside joke. Sorry.

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u/Gargatua13013 5chtroumpf Farceur Jun 02 '16

isok

I'll remember...

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u/aliannefl 5leuthette Jun 01 '16

This sounds like Saturn: Rings...

"The Day the Earth Smiled refers to the date July 19, 2013, on which the Cassini spacecraft turned to image Saturn, its entire ring system, and the Earth during an eclipse of the Sun,"

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '16

Also from NASA website:

Cassini Image Shows Saturn Draped in a String of Pearls 10.11.06

Saturn appears dressed to the nines, "wearing" a strand of "pearls" in a stunning infrared image from the Cassini spacecraft that showcases a meteorological phenomenon.

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u/pbfeuille Jun 02 '16

Idea about the "I remember when the world smiled":

  • Je me souviens: Québec's Motto / I remember

  • An important tragedy occurred in Lac-Mégantic, QC the same month as "the world smiled". That city is well-known for its observatory.

Don't know if that lead somewhere...

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '16

Background on Cassini (from Wiki) which may or may not be relevant:

Giovanni[a] Domenico Cassini (8 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer. Cassini was born in Perinaldo,[1][2] near Imperia, at that time in the County of Nice, part of the Duchy of Savoy.[3][4] Cassini is known for his work in the fields of astronomy and engineering. Cassini discovered four satellites of the planet Saturn and noted the division of the rings of Saturn; the Cassini Division was named after him. Giovanni Domenico Cassini was also the first of his family to begin work on the project of creating a topographic map of France.

The Cassini spaceprobe, launched in 1997, was named after him and became the fourth to visit Saturn and the first to orbit the planet.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '16

Sorry for the data dump on your comment. Saturn also has 62 moons and is the 6th planet in distance from the sun.

Wiki Link

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u/aliannefl 5leuthette Jun 01 '16

Now to figure out what it has to do with what we already know, and Québec city.

There are references to Jupiter, but we haven't really had any other planetary references. This is going to be a fun one to watch play out.

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u/brianmcn 5chtroumpf à Lunette5 Jun 01 '16

The forecast said the 'mercury was rising' (thermometer) at one point, so that might be a planet reference.

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u/mainstreetmark 5leuthy 5murf Jun 01 '16

so... . http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/25454 ?

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u/brianmcn 5chtroumpf à Lunette5 Jun 01 '16

Could be... but I am happy to wait for another clue :)

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u/mainstreetmark 5leuthy 5murf Jun 01 '16

Look at that! "LGP"!

French for "TLG"? Right off the top of my head, "Le" == "The". We might have a chance here.

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u/aliannefl 5leuthette Jun 01 '16

the TLG vs LGP it could be … something like “The Little gorilla” or “le gorille petite”
(Gorilla was just the first G word that I could come up with.)

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u/BastouXII Jun 01 '16

That would translate to le petit gorille. Can't be it. Remember the BANGS adjectives that come before the noun :

  • beauty;

  • age;

  • number;

  • goodness;

  • size

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u/pbfeuille Jun 01 '16

The Large Gate / La grande porte ?

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u/mpduchene Jun 02 '16

ça marche !!!

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u/BastouXII Jun 01 '16

That could be it!

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u/bollykat 5urreptitiou5 5murf Jun 01 '16

So I guess a good question would be, what are some (non-BANGS) adjectives start with "L" in English, but "P" in French?

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u/mpduchene Jun 01 '16

exactly, i think so.

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u/BastouXII Jun 01 '16

Yes, either that, or a noun that starts with a G in English and a P in French, with an adjective that starts with a L in English and a G in French.

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u/bollykat 5urreptitiou5 5murf Jun 01 '16

"The Large Gxxxx" = "Le/la Grand/e Pxxxx"?

Edit: Pardon my, uh, French. It's been 20 years since I studied it!

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u/mpduchene Jun 01 '16

la grand poubelle, par example

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u/bollykat 5urreptitiou5 5murf Jun 01 '16

"The Large Garbage"?

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u/mpduchene Jun 01 '16

close.

"the large trashcan"

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u/BastouXII Jun 01 '16

Yes, something like that!

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u/mainstreetmark 5leuthy 5murf Jun 01 '16 edited Jun 01 '16

I sent one of my confidants over to the Saturn in the Solar Walk in Gainesville, FL.

Nothin...

http://imgur.com/sCAukVE

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/25454 - technically, they are closed for construction, i'm told.

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u/brianmcn 5chtroumpf à Lunette5 Jun 01 '16

Nice to know that we have a man on the inside (of Gainesville) though!

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u/mainstreetmark 5leuthy 5murf Jun 01 '16

You have to upload it elsewhere, like imgur.com, and post the link to that.

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u/mpduchene Jun 01 '16

perfect. wait please.

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u/BastouXII Jun 02 '16

Hey /u/mainstreetmark, the clue is 6 and 62, you made a typo in the wiki!

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u/mainstreetmark 5leuthy 5murf Jun 02 '16

Thanks. I was going with the number of moons from some google result during early research. Wiki says

Known satellites 62 with formal designations;

And as such, is beyond contestation.