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Title: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: bayonetbrant on October 17, 2013, 11:26:03 AM
http://the-dimka.livejournal.com/6645.html

Quotein the late 70s italian architect, illustrator and industrial designer luigi serafini made a book, an encyclopedia of unknown, parallel world. it's about 360-380 pages. it is written in an unknown language, using an unknown alphabet. it took him 30 month to complete that masterpiece that many might call "the strangest book on earth". codex seraphinianus is divided to 11 chapters and two parts - first one is about nature and the second one is about people.
btw five hundred years ago there was another book somewhat like that - voynich manuscript.

you gotta follow the link for more images...

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Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: Martok on October 17, 2013, 12:13:19 PM
Huh.  The writing looks like a cross between Arabic and Elvish. 

Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: BanzaiCat on October 17, 2013, 12:15:04 PM
Homeboy was in the tank with plenty of mind-altering chems, apparently.
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: Centurion40 on October 18, 2013, 09:33:34 AM
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on October 17, 2013, 12:15:04 PM
Homeboy was in the tank with plenty of mind-altering chems, apparently.

Yep.

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Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: W8taminute on October 18, 2013, 09:43:28 AM
Apparently no one has cracked the code yet, however someone did figure out how his page numbering system works.  I'm curious about this book...
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: LongBlade on October 18, 2013, 09:53:27 AM
Quote from: Centurion40 on October 18, 2013, 09:33:34 AM
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Looks like a typical night with Starfury.
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: Centurion40 on October 18, 2013, 11:54:12 AM
In a semi-related, TMI moment, apparently 50 Cent used to date Chelsea Handler.

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Apparently Fitty used to call Chandler "Gator", because he said that making love to her was like wrestling an alligator.
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: bayonetbrant on October 18, 2013, 12:34:45 PM
^^^ I was curious how you were tying that all together
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: Windigo on October 18, 2013, 03:34:29 PM
if you squint a little bit while looking at her, you'll see she really does have a gator face... and guy resemblance
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: bayonetbrant on January 26, 2016, 01:23:42 PM
download your own copy here
http://www.holybooks.com/voynich-manuscript-codex-serahinianus-pd/
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: Sir Slash on January 26, 2016, 01:46:05 PM
I slept with a girl that turned into a Leech once but after the sex not during.
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: Wes on January 26, 2016, 02:29:46 PM
Quote from: bayonetbrant on January 26, 2016, 01:23:42 PM
download your own copy here
http://www.holybooks.com/voynich-manuscript-codex-serahinianus-pd/

Thanks for the link on this...that site is excellent.
Title: Re: This is Weird even By Our Standards: Codex Seraphinianus
Post by: MetalDog on January 26, 2016, 07:41:02 PM
I'd heard of the Voynich Manuscript, but not the Codex.  And I agree with Martok.  The script does have an Elvish cast to it.