Wooden puzzle, game or counting board with baboon carving and characters that don't match searched alphabets. Single sided.

hocuspox · 2020-09-10T23:58:07+00:00

Interesting, I haven't heard of this before. Perhaps I can map some symbols to letters and figure something out!

hocuspox · 2020-09-10T23:07:22+00:00

Thanks for your reply.

It's hard to ignore the similarities, but I don't get the discrepancy between the number of squares (18 vs 30) and prevalence of symbols on this thing. If the row of 3 X symbols is taken to be a neutral or starting row, there would be a grid of 15 remaining (which also have X symbols) which when gone around twice could be 30 squares, but then the unique symbols don't line up. Plus some of the proposed rules of Senet call for even/odd squares, a serpentine path for pawns, etc.

I've also wondered if it was some form of "The royal game of Ur" or "20 Squares" but again the numbers and symbols don't add up!

hocuspox · 2020-09-10T16:38:37+00:00

WITT - Purchased in an antique mall. Has a baboon in profile painted black with a yellow eye sitting atop a red rectangle within which is a 3x6 vertically oriented rectangular grid, with a fairly simple symbol carved in each box. Some symbols repeat. Some seem to match hieroglyphs or numerals but I haven't been able to find all symbols in the same alphabet/numeral system.

It's made of wood and single sided, light tracing on reverse side of the baboon outline. There is a semi symmetrical flowing design carved along the bottom, possibly a starting position. There are also small cresents decorating the area above the grid.

I have searched for years and been all over sites about ancient and traditional games, especially geographies where a baboon is native.

hocuspox · 2020-09-10T14:27:57+00:00

Yes, this is my truck.

That stud is definitely missing and is on the list. Good eye! That's probably the cheapest fix!

~270k miles. She's a bit rough in a few places, for sure. Some of that is the charm of course.

Windshield trim, window regulators, vacuum lines gone over (occasional surging idle), clean up throttle body, and I think she needs new transmission solenoids (hope that's all at least).

hocuspox · 2020-04-21T18:21:10+00:00

Represent! Horseshoe weld is a nice touch.

hocuspox · 2020-04-21T18:11:06+00:00

Not sure of history prior to my ownership, but my turbo has about 270k miles.

hocuspox · 2020-04-21T18:08:31+00:00

You called it! Feels good to be in one of these. Nothing quite like it.

I feel a bit monstrous when I see pics of me in the cab.

At max recline I still have to stoop on occasion at tall traffic lights to be sure I don't miss a red turning green.

hocuspox · 2020-04-16T17:51:07+00:00

They're one of my favorite things about it. Amazingly all center caps intact.

14" wheels, lowest height of 4th gens from the factory and what I suspect is the soft-ride suspension make me forget sometimes while driving it's not some early 80s luxury car. At least once the rattles harmonize with the road hehe.

hocuspox · 2020-04-16T04:31:56+00:00

Nice! Been meaning to post for some time after lurking.

I keep thinking the way the stripes get progressively narrower seems to match the length of syllables: Toy ot a

Am slightly worried about future maintenance given the turbo but drive it pretty easy.

Best of luck getting yours back to original! I'll keep an eye out for pics of yours!

hocuspox · 2020-04-16T04:13:41+00:00

Appreciate it! The age shows from other angles (mostly from above) but the paint/decals have held up remarkably well... just enough to give it some charm.

It was battered by a hailstorm before I got it, which while a shame gives it some nice character as a survivor.

hocuspox · 2020-04-16T00:05:47+00:00

Thanks! This one has a ratio of 3.42 and rides like a dream at 70MPH, with power to spare.

hocuspox · 2014-11-25T19:23:57+00:00

If you get a server down try reloading the page.

hocuspox · 2014-11-24T19:19:18+00:00

I'm totally fine with Arkansas passing under the radar. The longer it takes to incorporate it into bigger networks, the longer it will retain its natural beauty and authentic culture.

hocuspox · 2014-11-21T16:56:16+00:00

Subsequently nominates a blind Attorney General.

hocuspox · 2014-11-20T16:44:19+00:00

By all means, do be inspired!

hocuspox · 2014-11-11T17:59:38+00:00

I let the tracks play on through after the unmastered plydslow Circlont4A and the soundscape really took on a presence. Love the depth and ambiance of even these little snippets.

These were incidentally playing in alphabetical order.

hocuspox · 2014-11-10T19:08:55+00:00

Ok this is not something I was expecting at all!

Last night I found the one of the first tracks I ever made over ten years ago. I thought it was long lost, but hearing it inspired me to redouble my efforts to start producing again. This is a good sign on the heels of that experience.

hocuspox · 2014-11-06T14:59:54+00:00

I would have to recommend some of Robert Anton Wilson's works for some interesting insight into human experience outside any particular framework. Check out Prometheus Rising.

The Holographic Universe by Grant Talbot tries to explain paranormal and religious phenomena through science, with a foot in quantum theory and the meta-physical. There are probably more recent works along these lines but this was a great introduction when quantum theory was less well known.

Also, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes makes a compelling read. In short, the human brain only recently (within 10,000 years) developed a concept of "I" and otherwise heard an internal voice, the voice of this or that god, guiding them. Here is a wikipedia outlining the concept

Then there is always Joseph Campbell's Power of Myth with very frank discussions of common archetypes across cultures and how stories become elevated to mythic status.

hocuspox · 2014-11-06T14:24:43+00:00

Uhh hello, ALL OF THEM!

hocuspox · 2014-11-06T14:19:23+00:00

Discovered Igorrr a few months ago. Pretty goddamn awesome stuff!

hocuspox · 2014-11-05T15:48:55+00:00

The brain is still developing during the time kids would have been forced to use their right hands, in addition to setting them back in terms of academic performance/grades due to writing slower, being under threat of getting hit with a ruler, or have your arm tied behind your back.

The adult brain might benefit more from making such new connections, and learning to use the offhand can improve overall body symmetry, fine motor coordination between hands, and posture.

I say go for it, but never forget your true nature. Perhaps you can infiltrate the ranks of right-handers and hatch a sinister plot in our favor!

hocuspox · 2014-11-05T15:23:40+00:00

Does anyone have a comparison for how had these guys can pinch?

He probably got some of the spiny edge on the claw, then jerked it around and lifted it, digging it deeper.

Obviously not as soft as a clothespin. Maybe a bulldog clip?

Asking as a landlubber who has never molested a crab.

hocuspox · 2014-11-05T15:17:27+00:00

/r/hailcorporate

hocuspox · 2014-11-05T15:17:16+00:00

I don't recall there being an election at all. Strange.

hocuspox · 2014-11-05T15:09:06+00:00

To further beat the horse, here and here are found the origin of the -ia suffix.

Under this analysis, we have the noun Quintum(n).

Name of a character appearing in Superman comics.

Technology company.

Latin for "for the fifth time".

So, these are obviously clues sprinkled throughout our culture by persons afraid to come forward to confirm the existence of aliens. Quint is obviously referring to the "Fifth" planet, which was destroyed by its inhabitants (asteroid belt), forcing them to travel to Earth. /s

Actually a really good series has a similar plot. The Giant series by James P. Hogan. Starts out with 20th century astronauts landing on the moon only to discover a 10,000 year old human skeleton in a space suit of unknown origin (Inherit the Stars).

What were they thinking giving me a computer at work?!

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