Here is the last official shirt (#365) of the year-long blog. This is the only blank shirt of the blog ... on the front that is. On the back of this shirt there is a description of the associated event that I did on this date back in 1995. The secret puzzle game ends with a question to which the back of this shirt has the answer. A prize awaits the first person who figures out the back of this shirt and the answer to the secret puzzle game.
On this date in 1996 I did the Cambridge, MD Biathlon. This is one of my favorite shirts just because the design is so crazy. I especially like the guy on the three-wheeler.
Not too many tie-die shirts have appeared so far -- here is the second (see May 12 shirt for the first). I got this shirt in Ohio Pyle, PA at a tie-die shop.
Here is the last double shirt (see also May 15 shirt). Today's shirt would appear to be from the 2008 Parks Half Marathon, which it is ... sort of. I got this second shirt as a race 'premium' at another MCRRC race also last fall so its technically from a different race.
Follow Dan's quest to wear a different t-shirt each day for an entire year!
The Secret Message Game
Each month a portion of a secret message will appear, revealed one letter at a time. Other than those letters, the only clues are (1) limericks and (2) doubles. September's letters did not appear clearly on all browsers, so here they are again:
G S V U R I H G K F A A O V
Here is an example:
If the letters appearing during a particular month are:
EBOJTDPPM
the trick is to figure out a mapping that reveals the message. In this case the mapping is B=A, C=B, D=C, E=D, etc. up to A=Z so that the message is
DAN IS COOL
The double P in the coded version of the message will be part of a bigger puzzle that will help answer a question at the end of the year.
Which color shirt besides white has appeared most frequently?
Where did Dan get the June 20 shirt?
Comments should be allowed on this blog.
The character Makoa on the January 31 shirt is carrying a fish. What kind of fish is it?
Where should the main design of the t-shirt be?
A new t-shirt should be washed before it is worn (TRUE or FALSE).
What type of animal has appeared most frequently on the t-shirts so far (as of Wednesday, November 26)? [To clarify, if a dog appears twice on the same shirt that counts as two dogs].
Under what conditions do you get rid of an old t-shirt? (you can select more than one answer)
What is required for a t-shirt to be a dress t-shirt? (you may select more than one answer)