There Is a Hidden Message in This Article

Can you find it?

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In early 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California sent Assemblyman Tom Ammiano a memo. Some months prior, Ammiano had told the Governator to “kiss my gay ass.”

This was Schwarzenegger’s official response:

If you read the above as an acrostic, you’ll find a hidden message. Denying any ill-will, Arnold defended his message simply stating, “That was a total coincidence. It was one of those wild coincidences.”

I thought it would be fun to do something similar, albeit less vulgar.

My message is in this section.

This is for all amateur sleuths. Especially, all you cryptography buffs out there. It won’t be as plainly obvious as Arnold’s message. Hopefully, I hid it well enough. Here’s a hint — there’s two words.

I majored in Computer Science in college. However, I didn’t study cryptography at all. I wasn’t interested in it then. I’m still not that interested. Arnold’s letter piqued my interest a tiny bit. Just enough. So I thought I would make one. Every word here is very significant. Every sentence written counts for something. When coding, I like to listen to reggae music. You know, the music of the Jamaican islands. Something about it just puts me in the zone.

I had fun writing the message. I hope you have fun finding it.