OTOLYX OLYM

[Megalomania]

I JUST figured something out!!!!!

We've all been looking at the title wrong! It was never meant to be read FORWARDS, because then it has no meaning! BACKWARDS is the way to read it!!1!!! :D

Anyone want to help me crack this puzzle? :dazzled:

[The Mad Hatter]

GENIUS

[Megalomania]

I'm thinking that the "m" stands for mushrooms. Def.

Not sure about the 3rd "o" though.

[The Mad Hatter]

Oysters?

[Megalomania]

OH MY GOD THAT'S IT!

The "Olym" part is describing the relationship between mushrooms and oysters. :freak:

Oysters
Love
Yummy
Mushrooms

:freak: :freak: :freak:

[Violet]

OK, you guys are just trollin' now.

[Megalomania]

Wut no! This is what :chris: wanted us to figure out eventually!

And you pronounce it like

"Ott-oh-licks oh-lim"

:dazzled:

[TheSkittz]

trolololol! You guys are putting into words everything I have been thinking!

[icedude2010]

I SOLVED IT. It's an anagram. If you solve it, it says:

Mylo Xyloto
Toll my Ox yo

[chuck kottke]

Absolutely, that's gotta be it. Toll my Oxen yo' . Tax the Oxen you there, I knew it!!:laugh3: Ahh, finally the mystery is solved - it's all about taxing oxen. or taxi oxen?

[WS]

And "xoyl my tool"? Xoyl sounds like "soy" that means "I am" in spanish

[chuck kottke]

I am my toll. What's that supposed to mean?
I think it's Milo X(kiss) mY LOw TOe. So it's obviously referring to someone named Milo (phonetically MYLO) kissing someone's low toe. :P

[QuestionsOfScience]

The genius of this thread is just too much for me. Well done!

[carley]

:o it all makes sense now!!
hahah good one!

[WS]

I am my toll. What's that supposed to mean?
I think it's Milo X(kiss) mY LOw TOe. So it's obviously referring to someone named Milo (phonetically MYLO) kissing someone's low toe. :P

"I am my tool" A man is tired of begin the tool of a powerfull entity and wants to be is own...em...tool,because he doesnt like to kiss the low toe of his boss (that sound a bit strange).And his name is Milo,as you said xD

[chuck kottke]

"I am my tool" A man is tired of begin the tool of a powerfull entity and wants to be is own...em...tool,because he doesnt like to kiss the low toe of his boss (that sound a bit strange).And his name is Milo,as you said xD
That's gotta be it!! Bottom's up top, master!

[admnistramation]

LULZ MEGA LO MANIAC UR SO FANNY XDDDDDDD

+AKJDFGDEIWUE23`88782791243487R3R4GFR4E98P71R43R8U R4

xdddd SO RANDUM

[Twisted mind]

No no NO you people got it all wrong! It's obvious that OLYM stands for the OLYMpic Games that Coldplay plays next year! :smug:

[nancyk58]

Oto + lyx olym

Otologist is a specialist in ears. Lyx is close to luxury. And Olym is close to Olympic.

So I understand it as Coldplay's new album will be Luxury for the ears of Olympic dimensions. :thumbsup:

[Ronayne94]

I JUST figured something out!!!!!

We've all been looking at the title wrong! It was never meant to be read FORWARDS, because then it has no meaning! BACKWARDS is the way to read it!!1!!! :D

Anyone want to help me crack this puzzle? :dazzled:

Your theory kinda sucks ass :\

[chuck kottke]

Any good art fascinates endlessly, so it's probably all of those things wrapped into one!

[86Timewarp]

THEY'RE PERFORMING IN THE OLYMPICS!

[cackyy]

Maybe it's a easteregg at the classic song "my love open the door" because it sounds like "milo open the door"

[Skin&Bones]

this thread has OPENED MY EYES!! :shocked2:

[Crests]

Your theory kinda sucks ass :\

:|

[rafaelchampion]

What's the purpose of this thread? Just asking...

[Crests]

parody/satire?

[rafaelchampion]

Nice

[NumbersGirl]

I SOLVED IT. It's an anagram. If you solve it, it says:

Mylo Xyloto
Toll my Ox yo
:surprised: Dude that's awesome. I kinda wanna use that somewhere in my profile if you don't mind. :blush:

[Megalomania]

What's the purpose of this thread? Just asking...

this thread has OPENED MY EYES!! :shocked2:

There you go.

Your theory kinda sucks ass :\

not for the youngsters~your ass sucks theory ohohohoho

:lips:

[Skin&Bones]

your ass sucks theory ohohohoho

:lips:[/spoiler]

^You=hero

[86Timewarp]

There you go.



not for the youngsters~your ass sucks theory ohohohoho

:lips:

+1

Come on people, whats with the hate -_-

[prowlingfox]

lol comic relief while we wait for the tracklist

[Stv]

Cool. This thread should be named MYLO XYLOTrOll

[lndnsky]

This has to be nominated for "Thread of the year"
:laugh3:

[Samuel_94]

Hahaha you guys are mental!!!!

[Cobalt]

LULZ MEGA LO MANIAC UR SO FANNY XDDDDDDD

+AKJDFGDEIWUE23`88782791243487R3R4GFR4E98P71R43R8U R4

xdddd SO RANDUM

Hahaha, fanny means vagina.

(Why the hell did I even bother posting this?)

[The Mad Hatter]

it means butt here :wacko:

[Megalomania]

Hahaha, fanny means vagina.

(Why the hell did I even bother posting this?)

Because it's a quality post in a quality thread. :nod:

it means butt here :wacko:

Yeah. :awesome:

[rudy_o]

your ass sucks theory ohohohoho
:lips:
oh wow :surprised:

Hahaha, fanny means vagina.


it means butt here :wacko:

yay I learned something new today. :|

[Lore]

Christina is so smart :dazzled:

[Ronayne94]

There you go.



not for the youngsters~your ass sucks theory ohohohoho

:lips:

Here's why this thread's theory sucks ass, as I said. Quoted from another Coldplayer.... Read:

I think another possibility for the meaning of the title could be as people are saying is the way Coldplay chose to spell the two words on the cover - Instead of Mylo then Xyloto, it goes
MYL
OXYL
OTO

Now after thinking about it, and reading other theories, and googling a whole bunch - My theory is that it's pretty clever if this is what they are intending, god I love these guys - I'm in medicine and am familar with many latin and greek roots as most of western medicine's terms are from those two languages.

So here's the breakdown -
Myl - usually means molar, or grinding, and is associated with the mandibiles - So both for chewing food and perhaps speaking/singing as well.
For Coldplay perhaps it's a form of communication - speaking, singing - ideas communicated through words and song.

oxyl - as someone has suggested - is from chemistry, and refers to the hydroxyl group of compounds - and usually it is associated with radicals, or free radicals. This chemical compound can cause havoc within a system, e.g. human body, or for Coldplay's system, e.g. a radical in an oppressive world that Chris spoke about in the billboard interview. Interestingly enough, xylo is an anagram to this word - so it still is technically xylo per the anagram word rules.

Now xylo means wood, and usually is associated with xylophone - wood sound. Perhaps there intention is radical sound, in placing it as oxyl, almost like coded language or pig latin for that matter 2 words for the price of one - with graffiti, street art, underground movements need to convey subversive/revolutionary messages cryptically in order for a totalitarian/oppressive power not to be able to figure out what the movement is up to.

Taking a look at the cover of MX - there's a lot of disparate words, acronyms, etc. that to an ordinary viewer - doesn't make much sense but to people in the know or someone who understand the code - it makes sense. The whole point of the graffiti in the first place (at least graffiti from people trying to wake people up, not the vandalism kind).

now the last part - oto - which typically refers to the ear in medical terminology - otoscope, otosclerosis, etc. So the last word is ear, which we could then take it as to hear, or hearing. So the title means in the way they presented it on the cover -
Myl - Words or songs (a jump from the structure - mandible - used to produce sound/words/ideas
Oxyl/xylo (the anagram)- radical sounds/ideas through instrumentation (wood)
Oto - to be heard by the masses.

MYLO XYLOTO - Words/Ideas/Songs deemed to be radical, done through instruments (be it voice, wood instruments, electronics, etc.) and to be heard by the masses.

Now, it will be interesting to hear what they say eventually but I initally thought it was regarding the UK street artist - mylo, and his images/art/posters on the streets of London proposing "radical" ideas to the masses - and perhaps it still is, or at least they took their inspiration from him, hence the homage to mylo (who's website is xylo.me or something like that), and then using the words in such a way to convey Coldplay's intent with this record - like the graffiti artists involved in revolutions against tyrants and despotic governments.

Regardless, who knows - but I love just analyzing things, and these guys always make you think - thank god for coldplay. They are clever bastards if this indeed is partially true, even if not, I think art is up to the observer and whatever interpretation we take from it. A paraphrase on a zen saying, does art itruly exist if there is no one there to experience it. Coldplay truly does bring radical ideas/words through revolutionary music to be heard by the masses.

Now what was your theory again? Oh ya... "HURRRRR DURRRR, SPELL IT BACWURDS".... nice! :D

[MyFavouriteMemory]

No. It's an anagram.
Mylo Xyloto

Yo Tox My Lol

Someone took Coldplay's Lulz
And this album tells the story of it

[sirajlyons]

Brilliant! :D

[Empily]

Now what was your theory again? Oh ya... "HURRRRR DURRRR, SPELL IT BACWURDS".... nice! :D

sum1 cnt take a jk lulz

[Mr_Bond007]

Wow :P You guys just gotta be patient! They WILL let us know what it means soon!

[Megalomania]

Here's why this thread's theory sucks ass, as I said. Quoted from another Coldplayer.... Read:

I think another possibility for the meaning of the title could be as people are saying is the way Coldplay chose to spell the two words on the cover - Instead of Mylo then Xyloto, it goes
MYL
OXYL
OTO

Now after thinking about it, and reading other theories, and googling a whole bunch - My theory is that it's pretty clever if this is what they are intending, god I love these guys - I'm in medicine and am familar with many latin and greek roots as most of western medicine's terms are from those two languages.

So here's the breakdown -
Myl - usually means molar, or grinding, and is associated with the mandibiles - So both for chewing food and perhaps speaking/singing as well.
For Coldplay perhaps it's a form of communication - speaking, singing - ideas communicated through words and song.

oxyl - as someone has suggested - is from chemistry, and refers to the hydroxyl group of compounds - and usually it is associated with radicals, or free radicals. This chemical compound can cause havoc within a system, e.g. human body, or for Coldplay's system, e.g. a radical in an oppressive world that Chris spoke about in the billboard interview. Interestingly enough, xylo is an anagram to this word - so it still is technically xylo per the anagram word rules.

Now xylo means wood, and usually is associated with xylophone - wood sound. Perhaps there intention is radical sound, in placing it as oxyl, almost like coded language or pig latin for that matter 2 words for the price of one - with graffiti, street art, underground movements need to convey subversive/revolutionary messages cryptically in order for a totalitarian/oppressive power not to be able to figure out what the movement is up to.

Taking a look at the cover of MX - there's a lot of disparate words, acronyms, etc. that to an ordinary viewer - doesn't make much sense but to people in the know or someone who understand the code - it makes sense. The whole point of the graffiti in the first place (at least graffiti from people trying to wake people up, not the vandalism kind).

now the last part - oto - which typically refers to the ear in medical terminology - otoscope, otosclerosis, etc. So the last word is ear, which we could then take it as to hear, or hearing. So the title means in the way they presented it on the cover -
Myl - Words or songs (a jump from the structure - mandible - used to produce sound/words/ideas
Oxyl/xylo (the anagram)- radical sounds/ideas through instrumentation (wood)
Oto - to be heard by the masses.

MYLO XYLOTO - Words/Ideas/Songs deemed to be radical, done through instruments (be it voice, wood instruments, electronics, etc.) and to be heard by the masses.

Now, it will be interesting to hear what they say eventually but I initally thought it was regarding the UK street artist - mylo, and his images/art/posters on the streets of London proposing "radical" ideas to the masses - and perhaps it still is, or at least they took their inspiration from him, hence the homage to mylo (who's website is xylo.me or something like that), and then using the words in such a way to convey Coldplay's intent with this record - like the graffiti artists involved in revolutions against tyrants and despotic governments.

Regardless, who knows - but I love just analyzing things, and these guys always make you think - thank god for coldplay. They are clever bastards if this indeed is partially true, even if not, I think art is up to the observer and whatever interpretation we take from it. A paraphrase on a zen saying, does art itruly exist if there is no one there to experience it. Coldplay truly does bring radical ideas/words through revolutionary music to be heard by the masses.

Now what was your theory again? Oh ya... "HURRRRR DURRRR, SPELL IT BACWURDS".... nice! :D

Dudes! We have a most bodacious philosophizer! This dude's onto a most excellent theory!

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[Ronayne94]

Dudes! We have a most bodacious philosophizer! This dude's onto a most excellent theory!

http://i668.photobucket.com/albums/vv41/zeddscat/Emotions/Celebration/billandtedairguitar.gif

You're a right smart ass, haha :wink3::P