Wonder what the secret message says?

[blueball]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20164591

Apparently the capsule on the pigeons leg is of the sort used by SOE!!!

[Biscuit]

Sounds pretty interesting but how much more information on top of what we already know could it really give?

Suppose we will only find out once they decode it but i cant see it being particularly earth shattering.

[Ferral]

Going to be interesting seeing what this says

Unless its something like I need to get away from Captain Blackadder

[Jake_UK]

Let's hope it's not the single surviving copy of the worlds funniest joke - that needs decoding by multiple parts by separate teams to avoid disaster!

In reality it's probably a request for a Branston or HP sauce replen.

[peterb]

Depenmds how it was encrypted. If it was a one-time pad and the original key is lost, it will be well nigh impossible to break. However, the name of the originator is known, so if the records are intact and it can be determined what mission he was on at the time, there is a possibility it could be decrypted.

[scaryjim]

It was written in 1940, and it's the exact details of Hilter's security arrangements that would've allowed an immediate, successful assassination attempt. It turns out that the bird was shot down by a German spy in Surrey and stuffed in the chimney pot in the hopes of foiling the attempt.

Dan Brown has already bought the novelisation rights...

[Biscuit]

It was written in 1940, and it's the exact details of Hilter's security arrangements that would've allowed an immediate, successful assassination attempt. It turns out that the bird was shot down by a German spy in Surrey and stuffed in the chimney pot in the hopes of foiling the attempt.

Dan Brown has already bought the novelisation rights...

'The Pigeon Code'

[santa claus]

"ACHTUNG! Ve haf captured zis pidgeon..STOP..Please find enclosed delayed action nerve gas vich ve haf developed..STOP..Happy Christmas Tommy..END MESSAGE."

[TheAnimus]

"Last intel report proved vital in preventing enemy intrusion. Please send more intel with equally fat juicy carrier pigions."

[Smudger]

'Apple Computer Inc hereby patent all methods of message encryption. '

[peterb]

It was a recipe for pigeon pie - this was a selfless suicide gesture by the pigeon for the good of pigeonkind.

[cptwhite_uk]

"Need moar tanks"

[Zak33]

Valiant.

if you've not watched it.... shame on you.. get it rented NOW!

[sammyc]

Has he cracked it? "Gord Young, from Peterborough, in Ontario, says it took him 17 minutes to decypher the message after realising a code book he inherited was the key."

GCHQ remain convinced the message is impossible to decrypt, but Mr Young believes "folks are trying to over-think the matter..".

[steve threlfall]

Going to be interesting seeing what this says

Unless its something like I need to get away from Captain Blackadder

Speckled Jim for sure

Loved that episode.