Rent a Clown
July 31st, 2007, posted by FofR | Digg This
July 31st, 2007, posted by FofR | Digg This
Why So Serious has departed, and in its wake has left behind a cheesy grinned clown site, right out of the bygone era of Geocities. Quite annoyingly, the high resolution download links of the Dark Knight Teaser Trailer have been removed.
After the break we have some more on set images from Chicago, warning, Spoilers ahead… Firstly, from Simply Reprehensible we have some more of the burnt out Helicopter. Check out the site for a location report and another image.

Next up, Fighting the Suburbs have some interesting candid shots, see this flickr gallery for more Helicopter and Joker semi.


July 31st, 2007 at 10:47 am
Within the Source Code for the new ‘Rent-A-Clown’ site is a hidden message. It’s set up much like the hidden message on ibelieveinHarveydenttoo.com site. There are repeated ‘HA’s with random letters dispersed throughout. The combined letters spell out “Made You Look.”
I thought it was pretty funny.
July 31st, 2007 at 12:26 pm
It’s amazing what they are doing for this movie. The Whysoserious.com escapades were intricate. I’m pretty sure we can expect to see more in the future. And the clown music for rent-a-clown is getting really annoying right now.
July 31st, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Yeah, that’s what I found too!
There has to be something else from the site…
It just needs discovery…
July 31st, 2007 at 3:40 pm
For Katie how do you get into source code for the rent a clown website….is it hard????
July 31st, 2007 at 5:41 pm
From what I found, there is a large chunk of hidden info:
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×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
It would be safe to say there’s a message in there somwhere…
July 31st, 2007 at 8:52 pm
Hey guys. I run Fightingthesuburbs.com
thanks for the link.
It is so surreal going to work everyday passing set signs, burned out helicopters etc. I’m a huge fan of the first movie.
Then this weekend I go to see the Simpsons and they have the trailer playing. Hilarious. There have been no Bale, Ledger sightings at my starbucks though. Of course there are 4 in a 2 block radius.
August 1st, 2007 at 9:40 am
Hey.. Matt..
I couldn’t understand the info. Where did you get those random characters?
August 3rd, 2007 at 3:53 pm
Hey, “made you look” is an anagram for “you, me, old oak” and there is a street named old oak 20 min. away from where the comic-con was.
August 3rd, 2007 at 8:46 pm
Hey Matt I was looking through that code and thought I would point out that this little chunk of characters shows up multiple times: 2MzMyMTE1
August 4th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Hey Matt,
I don’t believe that particular list of characters is anything special.
It’s simply a server-side encryption for the ASP/SQL management of the page. It’s fairly common in forums and whathaveyous.
August 4th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
Thaipo is right, that is just part of the code. “made you look” though was not put in the source code by accident.
August 15th, 2007 at 8:20 pm
The large chunk of hidden code mentioned above can be found by right clicking the middle of the page and selcting “view source”. It must be some cipher to be de-crypted. Its obviously not there by accident. Similar techniques were used for Lost and other promos on the web.
September 5th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
It sure ain’t Base64. Although, maybe if we took a sliding scale to it. Any idea how many different symbols are in there?
September 30th, 2007 at 9:57 am
I SEE IN THE CLOWN OF THE bELLY jUMPER, A MAP AND NUMNERS, I LEAVE A LINK IN SPANISH WITH THE IMAGES, I SEE THTS NUMBERS 1484, AND IN THE SQUARSAT THE RIGTHOF THE MAT ARE MORE THINGS
September 30th, 2007 at 10:15 am
Its thits
http://batmancontinues.blogspot.com/2007/07/el-juego-del-joker-continua.html