Re: [Palindrome] Postcard mailed to me

[Eric Albert <Eric ericalbert net>]

>That's some great detective work.

Yes.

>I have one other thing to add: I peeled 
>off the stamp, because it suddenly occurred to me there might be writing 
>underneath.

Hey, that was a good idea!

>Indeed, there is.  It says,
>
>"STAMP
>  HERE
>
>HOLBEIN"  (minus the quotes)
>
>Um... holbein has seven letters, and it translates to 465-2346.  So I 
>called it 
>(with 617 area code) and it gives a fast busy for a while and then 
>silence, but 
>it does not hang up.  Anyone else want to fool around with this?

Holbein was a real guy (guys, actually), too.  And there are probably a 
bunch
of things with that name.  Someone who's not about to head out the door
(like me) might wish to do a bit of research, in case the phone number 
doesn't
pan out.

>Also, if any MIT people are going to the party, feel free to stop by and 
>pick 
>up this card from me beforehand.  I won't be making it to the party, 
>because 
>I'm picking Mike Korn up from the airport.

Sounds good.  But note that folks from other teams will be at the party.  
Since
our team is NOT a cutthroat, competitive one, this doesn't bother me.  In 
any
case, it's hard to imagine that progress on this particular puzzle(s) is 
going to
make any difference.  So don't feel bad if you or someone else accidentally
mentions anything we've figured out so far.

Stay cheery and remember my observation:  No Hunt so far would have turned
out differently if we'd all showed up five hours late.

By the way, I never saw Joe's message to Carol.  Was it posted to the team
(in which case, I should check on why I didn't get it), or was it sent 
just to her
(in which case, I recommend that messages with cool ideas be sent to 
everyone)?

Good work, all!

-- Eric