Blink-182's Morse Code Mystery Revealed By Mark Hoppus

Is Hoppus' blog message meaningful, or just messing with fans? By James Montgomery Blink-182 Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage If you're an obsessive Blink-182 fan (like some of us around here are), then you probably check out Mark Hoppus' blog on a daily basis. And if you're a Blink-182 fan who's obsessed with all things viral and mysterious (like some of us here ), well, then you probably lost your mind on Tuesday. That's when Hoppus posted a series of dots and dashes on his blog, Hi My Name Is Mark , setting off an online stampede that had fans pulling out their hair (and their pocket translators). Were the marks actually some form of MIDI notes? Did they contain hidden information about Blink's much-anticipated new album ? Was this some sort of throwback to Coldplay's X&Y; Baudot code thingamajig? Just what was Hoppus trying to tell us?!?! Well, as it turns out, he was mostly just messing with us. See, the dots and dashes were Morse code, and when fans ... (link)