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Post by Rikku on Dec 1, 2003 10:44:48 GMT -5
In TWW, the beginning pic, it shows the Baudes on the Dock. notice the sword hanging from underneith the sign. wht could that mean?
Sorry if this has been discussed already. I just noticed this now.
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Post by Efogoto on Dec 1, 2003 14:15:05 GMT -5
Very nice summation swans. Perhaps your title should be changed to Meticulous Maven.
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Post by DetectiveDupin on Dec 1, 2003 14:49:11 GMT -5
Very nice Idea, Efogoto. Maybe they should change you to Sly Suggestor.
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Post by jayK on Dec 5, 2003 12:34:59 GMT -5
Oh, don't even mention titles to me! I'm still upset that I was never made Murderous Marquesa or the Red Queen. Drat that kidney king! Your Gmod! can't you make a title?
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Post by jayK on Jan 4, 2004 9:52:53 GMT -5
You can afford diamond earings?
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Post by E on Jan 4, 2004 13:45:10 GMT -5
I think that may have just been a rhetorical example.
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Post by E on Jan 4, 2004 17:11:17 GMT -5
oooh... I like those.
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Post by Freshie on Jan 4, 2004 17:22:22 GMT -5
Swans- I would love to send you money.. but I have none and I dont like sending money, or anything, to strangers....I must be safe!
But heres some E-Money, it wont help but its..um, i dont know, but here. *hands swans $100 of E-Money*
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Post by JeromeSqualor on Jan 7, 2004 23:11:32 GMT -5
cool wow nice
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Post by Efogoto on Jan 28, 2004 15:10:54 GMT -5
Good golly swans, are you gonna stop at earrings? Where are the ring and pendant that go with those stellar loops?
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Post by DetectiveDupin on Jan 28, 2004 15:13:40 GMT -5
Woah..those earrings are expensive..
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Post by Pucca on Jan 28, 2004 15:19:58 GMT -5
yeah, they are, but i must say that they are really nice! but still, very expensive, i could not afford those
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Post by OlafFan77 on Mar 28, 2004 16:19:44 GMT -5
It must also be said that the sword is pointing straight down at Violet. Maybe hinting at her later demise in the series???
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Post by aikakone on Aug 16, 2004 21:30:56 GMT -5
I liked the sword in the illustration because I knew the literary reference anyway. My one beef is that in the movie, the sword on the dock has been changed to a traditional anchor. [It can be seen in various production stills.] That's so bogus.
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Post by kjlsnicket29 on Aug 18, 2004 21:43:49 GMT -5
I think it has been mentioned but never really discussed. It's the sword of Damocles. (http://www.ackland.org/tours/westall.html) Dionysius, who had seized power in the city of Syracuse, overheard the young man Damocles envying his good fortune. "Very well," said the ruler. "If you think my position is so enviable, you may change places with me for a day."
As Damocles sat feasting in the palace, he happened to glance upward and was horrified to see a sharp sword hanging above him by a single thread. "Are you surprised?" said Dionysius. "I came to power by violence, and I have many enemies. Every day that I rule this city, my life is in as much danger as yours is at this moment."
If you are familiar with allusions to the "sword of Damocles," you may know that to feel that the sword of Damocles is hanging over you is to have a sense of anxiety, of impending doom.
The reference is to a story recounted by the Roman writer Cicero in the first century B.C. Damocles was a courtier in Syracuse during the reign of a powerful tyrant named Dionysius. Tired of hearing his young courtier go on and on about how wonderful the life of a ruler must be, Dionysius decided to teach Damocles a lesson. Damocles was treated to a lavish banquet in which he was to experience what it really felt like to be a ruler. In the midst of the festivities, he noticed a sword suspended overhead by a single horsehair. Damocles' resulting anxiety was similar to the worries and responsibilities that go along with the pleasures of a ruler's position. With a better understanding of Dionysius' life, Damocles became more content with his own role as an attendant to the ruler.Exactly what I was going to say..!
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