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Virtual Easter Egg Hunt: Magnum of Champagne prize

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  • DarkConvict
    DarkConvict Posts: 6,346 Forumite
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    Hey juno, have you spotted the one in the forums. Martin says it is easy, but i have been searching for an hour with no joy.
    Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.

    There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies
  • juno
    juno Posts: 6,553 Forumite
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    No, but I've found 3 others and the bunny
    Murphy's No More Pies Club #209

    Total debt [STRIKE]£4578.27[/STRIKE] £0.00 :j
    100% paid off :j
  • DarkConvict
    DarkConvict Posts: 6,346 Forumite
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    The forum one is really bugging me, i disagree with it been easy. Im sure it must be invisable (sticks on xray glasses)
    Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.

    There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies
  • DarkConvict
    DarkConvict Posts: 6,346 Forumite
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    edited 2 April 2010 at 5:21PM
    Okay, I have found them all :) I hope, I tried to hide them in a spoiler field but it didn't work :( The links still showed, if you don't want the answers do not look. I have just hidden the links to make it less obvious if you glance over.

    Hopefully I'm not in breach of rules for posting.

    Spoiler Alerter
    vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

    Originally i did not intend to do this scouring of the mse pages, but when you start hiding the eggs into source code, you get the attention of a software engineering student :)

    Bunny

    Link - Link Hidden (Click to view) (Any page on the main site will do, embedded into footer of page) - Bunny is drawn in ASCII source code
    bunny1p.th.jpg

    Site Eggs

    Link - Link Hidden (Click to view) - In section "Top for spending over £1,600: Capital One"
    egg1e.th.jpg

    Link - Link Hidden (Click to view) - Health Savings Tab, under the forum image.
    egg2.th.jpg

    Link - Link Hidden (Click to view) - In Section "The 'find a property' checklist"
    egg3.th.jpg

    Link - http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-theme-parks/oakwood-theme-park-vouchers - Next to "There are no current deals available for this theme park"
    egg4.th.jpg

    Link - Link Hidden (Click to view) - MSE News dated 17 June 2009, Next to "Further Reading / Key Links"
    egg5w.th.jpg

    Forum Egg

    Link - Link Hidden (Click to view) (any page on the forum (i guess, but i used this section)), it should appear above the clock / social networking links)
    This one shows up once an hour at a guess, which made it hard to find. It is at the bottom of the page. I was alerted to its presence partially by martins clue but checking the source code and reading.

    If the comment Easter egg hack was not there i would never have found it! The hint helped too.
    Do not let your eyes deceive
    The clue you hunt you cannot read
    For its pictures you seek and scour
    And the clock is ticking by the hour...
    <!-- easter egg hack -->

    <!-- easter egg hack -->

    Uploading final image shortly. - *silly* i was reading OFT guidelines. Ill sort it out tomorrow.
    I do wonder whether the words "Easter egg hack" are the easter egg :)

    Or as meerustar says maybe last years easter egg - http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1611629&highlight=easter

    :EasterBun:easter_ba:icotbaske:easter_os:easter:

    Edit - I removed the spoiler meher, i tried it but the image still showed, so no win either way.
    EGG 6 I found in (last part of link) /category/just-for-fun/ if you scroll to near the bottom of that page there is an Egg next to the Section 'All Boobs and toes......a modern holiday postcard.

    sharonxxsteve found the last one, - http://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/category/just-for-fun/ in section "All boobs and toes… a modern holiday postcard"
    So it wasn't on the forum or the main site :o
    eggblog.th.png
    Although no trees were harmed during the creation of this post, a large number of electrons were greatly inconvenienced.

    There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies
  • meher
    meher Posts: 15,910 Forumite
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    DarkConvict wrote: »
    I tried to hide them in a spoiler field but it didn't work :( The links still showed,
    you can hide them actually DarkConvict, if you use spoiler & #EFEFEF color tags
    hide me http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.html?f=50
    although it shouldn't matter I suppose
  • VoucherMan
    VoucherMan Posts: 2,798 Forumite
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    Congratulations DarkConvict.

    I'd never have got the one hidden in the source - I wouldn't have even thought to look there.

    Maybe if the prize had been a giant Easter egg I'd have tried harder
  • alwaysonthego_2
    alwaysonthego_2 Posts: 8,446 Forumite
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    well done DC xxxx
  • meher
    meher Posts: 15,910 Forumite
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    Some of you are seeing things :p that I definitely can't see. I haven't seen the bunny in DarkConvict's link, neither proof of the egg on the forum. So can't get myself to congratulate yet. Fifer has taught :cheesy: us to insist on evidence for claims.
  • alwaysonthego_2
    alwaysonthego_2 Posts: 8,446 Forumite
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    meher wrote: »
    Some of you are seeing things :p that I definitely can't see. I haven't seen the bunny in DarkConvict's link, neither proof of the egg on the forum. So can't get myself to congratulate yet. Fifer has taught :cheesy: us to insist on evidence for claims.
    Runs to find that fluffy bunny :)
  • meerustar
    meerustar Posts: 8,560 Forumite
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    edited 2 April 2010 at 9:51AM
    Well Done Dark Convict :beer:

    Here is where I found my bunny and 5 eggs. I would never have got the forum one I don't think. I spend hours on this yesterday and got up early today for another go, but not good at reading between the lines in source code so I could have been here for years, lol.

    I am going to be really sad now and wait for the gg to pop up in the forums just so I can see it and swear at it :rotfl::rotfl:

    Enjoy the champagne :T:T



    Easter Bunny - http://www.moneysavingexpert.com
    Click on View > Source > scroll down to line 1961 -1995


    Egg 1. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cards/cashback-credit-cards

    MoneySavingExpert.com » Credit Cards and Loans » Cashback Credit Cards: Earn £100s by spending on right card

    Next to the Non-Amex alternative section


    Egg 2.http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mortgages/house-buying-guide

    MoneySavingExpert.com » Mortgages & Houses » House-Buying MoneySaving: The "what I wish I'd known before buying" checklist

    Scroll down and click on 'Find a property checklist' and it’s next to the ‘Get a feel for the neighbourhood’ paragraph!


    Egg 3. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/?tab=36

    MoneySavingExpert.com » Families & Income

    Choose Health Saving tab and scroll down.


    Egg 4. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/deals/cheap-theme-parks/oakwood-theme-park-vouchers

    MoneySavingExpert.com » Deals » Oakwood Vouchers

    Scroll down to no deals


    Egg 5. http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/site/2009/06/moneysavingexpertcom-voted-most-tru

    MoneySavingExpert.com » News » MoneySavingExpert voted most trusted website

    Scroll down


    Possible Forum egg -
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1611629&highlight=easter

    :D




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