bigscoop
Gold Member
- Jun 4, 2010
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- Older blue Excal with full mods, Equinox 800.
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
The Idiot Factor can best be explained here:
Intelligent men go through the trouble of screening everyone in their party, this even resulting in signed contracts that insures everyone's obedience and loyalties. Thomas J. Beale, the alleged leader of the party falls nothing short of a genius as the story plays out, unbreakable ciphers and even a secret third party is employed to insure the safe keeping of that secret and the deposits. Now comes that idiot factor that seems to slip right past a lot of people.
A cave. Not only a cave for hiding wealth in secret but also a cave that “everyone” in the party was familiar with, as were, no doubt, countless other people in the region. Remember, all of the individuals in the party were screened beforehand, their individual points of relevance being measured by their abilities and means and not necessarily to their geographical location. And so we eventually end up with 30 reasonably educated and capable men. And then suddenly, these 30 men all turn into complete idiots when it comes to selecting a secure location to stash their hard earned and life changing wealth. A well known cave? To this I have to say, “COMPLETE IDIOTIC BULL!” This well known cave, the one that was so well known that farmers were even storing their crops in it, was their first choice for “securely” hiding their precious wealth for an extended period of time? NOT A CHANCE! Not even a consideration unless all of these men suddenly became complete and utter idiots.
The only possible way that this location could have even been a consideration is if it was only a very short term proposition, say until that wealth could be transferred to it's original and final destination “by someone else” on the receiving end, a few days or so, at best. And if this is the case then what does this tell us about Thomas J. Beale and his alleged party? BINGO! The only reason you would need to include a third party such as Morriss is if you were concerned that circumstances might allow that you could be left out in the cold. The obvious conclusion, if this portion of the tale is true, is that Beale was not calling the shots and his party was simply acting as employed couriers for another unnamed party. Second conclusion, the two deposit locations were not the intended final destination points and that the entire affair had been prearranged. A cave? A well known cave, at that? Are you kidding. Not a chance!
Intelligent men go through the trouble of screening everyone in their party, this even resulting in signed contracts that insures everyone's obedience and loyalties. Thomas J. Beale, the alleged leader of the party falls nothing short of a genius as the story plays out, unbreakable ciphers and even a secret third party is employed to insure the safe keeping of that secret and the deposits. Now comes that idiot factor that seems to slip right past a lot of people.
A cave. Not only a cave for hiding wealth in secret but also a cave that “everyone” in the party was familiar with, as were, no doubt, countless other people in the region. Remember, all of the individuals in the party were screened beforehand, their individual points of relevance being measured by their abilities and means and not necessarily to their geographical location. And so we eventually end up with 30 reasonably educated and capable men. And then suddenly, these 30 men all turn into complete idiots when it comes to selecting a secure location to stash their hard earned and life changing wealth. A well known cave? To this I have to say, “COMPLETE IDIOTIC BULL!” This well known cave, the one that was so well known that farmers were even storing their crops in it, was their first choice for “securely” hiding their precious wealth for an extended period of time? NOT A CHANCE! Not even a consideration unless all of these men suddenly became complete and utter idiots.
The only possible way that this location could have even been a consideration is if it was only a very short term proposition, say until that wealth could be transferred to it's original and final destination “by someone else” on the receiving end, a few days or so, at best. And if this is the case then what does this tell us about Thomas J. Beale and his alleged party? BINGO! The only reason you would need to include a third party such as Morriss is if you were concerned that circumstances might allow that you could be left out in the cold. The obvious conclusion, if this portion of the tale is true, is that Beale was not calling the shots and his party was simply acting as employed couriers for another unnamed party. Second conclusion, the two deposit locations were not the intended final destination points and that the entire affair had been prearranged. A cave? A well known cave, at that? Are you kidding. Not a chance!
