Toss-Up Tuesday for July 23, 2024 - Hades Sends Out an SOS
Send over your dead SMS messages.
Greetings, listeners! Today, Hades tells you all how happy he is sitting by the Lethe working on his podcast. All is not as it seems, however, for within his message lies another more dramatic one. Can you work it out? If so, feel free to send your answer to Zeus@firesidefolklorewithhades.com and you'll win a $20 gift card to a shop of your choice. Just don't tell Hades that we're capitalizing on his plight to give out prizes, okay?
[Morse code sending out an SOS throughout Hades's transmission.]
[Hades] (0:06 - 0:53)
Greetings, folklore fanatics. It is I, Hades, in the Underworld. I am enjoying my time quietly writing in peace.
It's more comfortable than Tartarus. Imagine Tantalus and Sisyphus, always being made to suffer in torment, held hostage in an eternal nightmare. By the Lethe, I am happily relaxing.
Pluto has been incredible. Friends who help keep burnout at bay definitely get brownie points. I'm fortunate that the Roman god is my confidant.
Others believe that I am crazy to jeopardize everything, even my own safety. But mistrusting Pluto is ridiculous. I'll be the last one to keep stereotypes alive.
Many people fear him unnecessarily. They see death, get distracted by media portrayals. They are quick to judge.
Ah, their loss.
[Zeus] (1:08 - 1:44)
What was that? Listeners, if you can solve the SOS message that Hades put out there, let me know. I'm at Zeus at firesidefolklorewithhades.com.
I'll give you a clue. His message starts at I and ends at quick. He used a system where every nth word is part of the message.
If you can work it out and send me the answer, not only will he be eternally grateful, but I'll also throw in a prize. Let's say a $20 gift card to a shop of your choice. $1 for each word you work out plus one more, because whoever heard of a $19 gift card anyway?
Good luck.