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[xp_cypher]

so somebody claimed to have translated the voynich again

and it looks like it might be a hoax again

insert relevant xkcd strip here

and you know, i actually think at this point the mystery is more fun than whatever it'd turn out to be

Comments

[xp_tarot]

Was it the 'scholar' who insisted the author took all the vowels out, or the one making up false proto languages?

[xp_cypher]

the second

supposedly it was peer reviewed but that is starting to fall apart

[xp_darcy]

how upset are they going to be if it's decoded one day and it's porn? because it's probably porn.