"You will find no mildew in the treasure chest." -f

[Not4but242Walk]

source: https://mysteriouswritings.com/weekl...ber-18th-2016/

Why does f sound 100% certain of this?

Sure, copper bronze is anti-microbial on the surface, but there is a wooden inlay and I don't think there was pressure-treated lumber available in 1150 AD.

He knew the chest was wet, and surely spores could have blown into it early in the chase, before debris piled up on top. There was also some talk of the lid not being fully closed.

So how was he so sure? Was it in his vault the whole time?

[fallingrock]

it was under waters

[FennPoint]

I’ve studied Fenn’s writing enough to know that when he drops an attention-grabbing one liner such as this there is often an anagram message hidden inside waiting to be unpacked. Just because it makes no sense now does not make it nonsense.

https://www.FennPoint.com

[starwheel]

source: https://mysteriouswritings.com/weekl...ber-18th-2016/

Why does f sound 100% certain of this?

Sure, copper bronze is anti-microbial on the surface, but there is a wooden inlay and I don't think there was pressure-treated lumber available in 1150 AD.

He knew the chest was wet, and surely spores could have blown into it early in the chase, before debris piled up on top. There was also some talk of the lid not being fully closed.

So how was he so sure? Was it in his vault the whole time?

Not4but242Walk Cannot make sense of Mildew, however there is no way that this is 12th century chest, it is very poor as it shows no age or finesse compared to this lid of the chest which is in the Detroit Institute and even that is from the 1800's, but it does show patina of age.


The key to Fenn's chest is not bronze but would have been in the 12th century, look up early bronze lock box keys. The wood lining is fairly recent.
I dispute the chest being 12th century.

[jan_v60]

No mildew in the chest but Mildew can lead you to the chest.

[Suzy]

No mildew in the chest but Mildew can lead you to the chest.

Maybe the chest was in mildew, yet it was perfectly sealed in situ and in bubble wrap. Well, almost.

[jan_v60]

Who remembers where Forrest described how he received that Mildew hat? In which book?

[Rose Livingstone]

Who remembers where Forrest described how he received that Mildew hat? In which book?

SB 126

[jan_v60]

SB 126

Thank you, Rose. This was indeed published in SB126.
Further more, I think that the Mildew theme always has been underestimated. Remember that Forrest even organised a contest for coming up with your own version of that hat (galore).. But did he mention that hat elsewhere? Where is that other picture of the hat, that I posted coming from?

I also join a reference to an old posting from myself about this theme:

https://www.hintofriches.com/forum/the-hint-of-riches/324892-scrapbook-126-revisited#post324892

I also always got a little bit confused when Forrest used the word « galore ». In many cases he uses that word out of the correct context. Galore could be a word that is key, or worth to draw our attention.

[Spoon]

Why does f sound 100% certain of this?

Sure, copper bronze is anti-microbial on the surface, but there is a wooden inlay and I don't think there was pressure-treated lumber available in 1150 AD.

He knew the chest was wet, and surely spores could have blown into it early in the chase, before debris piled up on top. There was also some talk of the lid not being fully closed.

So how was he so sure? Was it in his vault the whole time?

It's a great question, and thank you for raising it. I would expand on it, though, to many of the Weekly, Surprise Random and Periodic Words that he wrote. Many of them are just bizarre.

Which begs certain questions: (1) Was the guy messing with us? (2) Was he using hallucinogenic drugs? (3) Can the meanings of these statements be understood on the surface level?

[Spallies]

Thank you, Rose. This was indeed published in SB126.
Further more, I think that the Mildew theme always has been underestimated. Remember that Forrest even organised a contest for coming up with your own version of that hat (galore).. But did he mention that hat elsewhere? Where is that other picture of the hat, that I posted coming from?

I also join a reference to an old posting from myself about this theme:

https://www.hintofriches.com/forum/the-hint-of-riches/324892-scrapbook-126-revisited#post324892

I also always got a little bit confused when Forrest used the word « galore ». In many cases he uses that word out of the correct context. Galore could be a word that is key, or worth to draw our attention.

Funny thing he said in the scrapbook he would never wear that hat... Yet, he wore Mildew to the Saturday picnic at Fennboree in I think 2018... I have a picture somewhere on an old phone...

[Not4but242Walk]

No mildew in the chest but Mildew can lead you to the chest.

That was Barb's thought with Rio Arriba County, NM.

[starwheel]

If the chest had been hermetically sealed in some way it would never have mildew in it.

[Suzy]

That was Barb's thought with Rio Arriba County, NM.

Perhaps that's what was implied when DanNun said: "That’s all I know! What else can I do now?", meaning it was on the honey do list, but ultimately led to De Nun.

[MobyDic12345]

Why does f sound 100% certain of this?

Because he's referring to the chest from stanza 5 (Just take the chest and go in peace.), which is not the same as the bronze chest.