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Post by PJ on Oct 27, 2004 3:15:56 GMT -5
We've been over this: It says SOMEWHERE in the calender when the baudelaire house burned down, and, according to the timeline (about 4 months) and the False Spring thingy in TSS it HAS to be in the southern hemisphere (otherwise the entire series would have to have been more than a year long, and that is impossible, cos we have not seen Sunny's birthday yet) So, southern hemisphere. THEN, we have the currency (last page in TBB shows cents sign) so we have an english speaking country in the southern hemisphere that uses cents and dollars and is big enough to have deserts and mountains with snow, as well as some sea. The logical answer is Australia (I don't think there are deserts in New Zealand... but then again, what do I know) So there u have it. (I know, Lemony uses the phrase Hurricane and Farenheit, but LEMONY himself is American, so he uses those terms, although down here in australia we don't
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Post by MikeT on Oct 28, 2004 6:39:38 GMT -5
Hmm..I think your evidence about Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones is really interesting... Maybe Lemony doesn't know about these..but surely as a literary author, he should?!
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Post by PJ on Oct 28, 2004 6:46:03 GMT -5
Hmm..I think your evidence about Hurricanes, Typhoons and Cyclones is really interesting... Maybe Lemony doesn't know about these..but surely as a literary author, he should?! Hey, i live in australia and I had no idea what the difference is. I doubt most people do too Also, just 'cos hes an author, doesn't make him all knowing (though he may seem so to us, the lowly mortal readers) Besides, most of the places they visit (lousy lane, mortmain mountains and hurricane Herman) don't actually exist, but the overall place it most likely Australia
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Post by MikeT on Oct 28, 2004 7:10:03 GMT -5
Well, I'm still resigned to the fact that it takes place everywhere and anywhere...Sure, all the evidence points to Australia...and I still think that I'm sure Mr Handler does know the difference between the three...
but yesh, if it had taken place in Australia..wouldn't he have told us?
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Post by Ace is Back! on Oct 28, 2004 15:33:42 GMT -5
What's that supposed to imply?
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Post by PJ on Oct 29, 2004 23:56:22 GMT -5
What's that supposed to imply? It means i've written down this info several times Well, just cos Handler doesn't tell us its in australia doens't mean it is so. I mean, he never says its in any other country, its not any sort of proof at all, if u know what I mean
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Post by no-one on Nov 1, 2004 23:27:39 GMT -5
Please, please, please don't flame me. I'm just a harmless newby. Anyway, I realize that in other threads, all the other continents have been eliminated as possible settings for the series, but I do have proof. Just grab your coby of The Wide Window. As I'm sure you know, the book contains Hurricane Herman (sp?). Well, this means that the setting must be somewhere in the Atlantic. In Australia, they're called cyclones. Also, in the Pacific, they're called typhoons. Therefore, I must conclude that it cannot take place on any of the continents. This just adds to the knowledge that the setting is no where based in reality. Oh, and also, the time has to be after 1969. This was when hurricanes began to get male names in addition to female names. I highly doubt that this is significant, but I was just pointing out an observation that I'd made. If I'm wrong, please feel free to point the fact out. Also, you may discuss where you think it could take place now that every continent has been eliminated from the list (except technically Antarctia, but it's common sense that it can't take place there). Again, please don't flame this harmless newby if this observation has been made before. Thank you for taking the time to read this. if that eliminates australia, then does that mean thatr the harry potter books can't take place in the UK because in the american versions of the books they call the world game Soccer, instead of Football?
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Post by Dante on Nov 2, 2004 12:19:03 GMT -5
if that eliminates australia, then does that mean thatr the harry potter books can't take place in the UK because in the american versions of the books they call the world game Soccer, instead of Football? Touché. And I think they changed some other stuff to fit America too, although I'm getting a little off-topic.
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Post by Salex_ on Nov 2, 2004 23:33:49 GMT -5
Although I know it isn't really set in any particular time I like to think that the series is set around 1950. There's not a lot of evidence that could prove that wrong really.
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Post by PJ on Nov 3, 2004 0:50:07 GMT -5
COUGHAdvancedcomputersandfibreopticcablesCOUGH I seem to have a cold
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Post by Dante on Nov 4, 2004 15:22:28 GMT -5
COUGHAdvancedcomputersandfibreopticcablesCOUGH I seem to have a cold *cough*horsedrawncarriagesandoldstylecars*cough* Evidently it's highly contagious.
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Post by Ennui on Nov 4, 2004 15:41:53 GMT -5
*coughclearlytheseriesisinatimeandplacebeyondcomprehensionorfeasabilitycough*
It seems to have hit me worst.
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Post by PJ on Nov 6, 2004 6:46:14 GMT -5
*cough*horsedrawncarriagesandoldstylecars*cough* Evidently it's highly contagious. FFWF, it is entirely possible that future times (with advanced computers and fibre optics) have old carriages and old cars, while it is completely impossible (well, assuming time travel DOESN'T exist) for there to be fibre optics cables in the time of old cars and carriages
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Post by Dante on Nov 6, 2004 7:29:36 GMT -5
FFWF, it is entirely possible that future times (with advanced computers and fibre optics) have old carriages and old cars, while it is completely impossible (well, assuming time travel DOESN'T exist) for there to be fibre optics cables in the time of old cars and carriages Zing. But would they have them side-by-side? Not that it matters, since it's plain to see that Ennui's right, as is everyone else who says that it doesn't happen in any real time.
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Post by SnicketFires on Nov 8, 2004 22:34:07 GMT -5
if that eliminates australia, then does that mean thatr the harry potter books can't take place in the UK because in the american versions of the books they call the world game Soccer, instead of Football? The American publishers changed it so it would be more appealing/understandable for the USA. They also changed "Philosopher's Stone" to "Sorcerer's Stone" because it was 'more exciting'. The cyclone/hurricane thing is a different version of this topic. Although I note that generally hurricanes are called hurricanes, not typhoons on the pacific. Not where I live anyway. ty·phoon n. A tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans. cy·clone n. 1. Meteorology. An atmospheric system characterized by the rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low-pressure center, usually accompanied by stormy, often destructive weather. Cyclones circulate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. 2.A violent tropical storm, especially one originating in the southwestern Pacific Ocean or Indian Ocean. 3.A violent rotating windstorm. 4.Any of various devices using centrifugal force to separate materials. hur·ri·cane n. 1.A severe tropical cyclone originating in the equatorial regions of the Atlantic Ocean or Caribbean Sea or eastern regions of the Pacific Ocean, traveling north, northwest, or northeast from its point of origin, and usually involving heavy rains. 2.A wind with a speed greater than 74 miles (119 kilometers) per hour, according to the Beaufort scale. 3.Something resembling a hurricane in force or speed.
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