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Post by Dante on Mar 11, 2012 3:55:35 GMT -5
I hadn't thought of the statue deliberately corresponding to a particular shape or letter; perhaps it's just one element of a bigger clue that somebody is attempting to assemble? The statues, plural, in and of themselves are worthless but have a greater value when combined. That's worth considering. Good idea, JTB.
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Post by JTB on Mar 12, 2012 10:11:49 GMT -5
Aha! I knew the image reminded me of something far more distinct than what I have already mentioned; I just couldn't put my finger on it. Look familiar? It's the Lachrymose Leech from TBL. Uncanny resemblance, I would say.
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Post by Strangely on Mar 13, 2012 16:48:57 GMT -5
I don't think the statue is a leech, there are just too many differences. Plus if I remember correctly the Lachrymose leeches are blind.
I think very possibly this statue could be the figurine mentioned in TCC. If for instance the statue was some small valueless trinket and it was stolen I would ask "Why would anyone want to steal this statue?"
My other reasoning for thinking this statue must be small is that it would be awfully hard to steal a full sized statue. I mean depending on size you could need machinery just to move it.
It is curious that it's graph paper, it seems there's a school theme to this book with both the materials used in the picture and style of it.
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Post by madisonscott on May 23, 2012 15:23:10 GMT -5
I did some research to see if any real seahorse statues were stolen. This is what I found: In Maryland in 2004, as part of Calvert County's 350th anniversary celebration, Annmarie Garden and Calvert County schools, both public and private, began a collaborative project whose main goal was to raise money for the art programs in the schools there. And so, the Seahorses By the Bay Public Art Project began: 25, six foot fiberglass seahorse statues were molded at Calvert Marine Museum and designed and decorated by students in Calvert County schools. Most of these original seahorse statues were to be auctioned off at Annmarie Garden’s annual Halloween event to benefit the schools. On June 25 of the same year, however, one of the statues, painted by Calvert Middle School students, was stolen in broad daylight from the front of a Prince Frederick Restaurant. (It was noted that the art bandits most likely used Route 2-4 for their getaway.) The statue, appropriately named “Starfish,” was painted in the style of Van Gogh’s “Starry, Starry Night.” In mid-August, two days after police offered an amnesty deal to the thieves, the statue was found, dumped in the hedges outside the Calvert Middle School cafeteria. Dadeland Mall, in Miami, FL, once displayed a seahorse fountain. In the late 70s, however, the mall was doing some cleaning and remodeling, and temporarily removed the statue by cutting it in half. Crooks broke in and stole the statue. Although the bottom half was found in a nearby canal, the head was never found. The locations of both halves are currently unknown. More information: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64125-2004Aug13.htmlbayweekly.com/old-site/year04/issuexii27/dockxii27.htmlwww.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-203602.htmlwiki.answers.com/Q/What_happened_to_seahorse_fountain_at_dadeland_mallI really love the Gem Heist idea! Did any of the other photo URLs have such coincidences?
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Post by Dante on May 23, 2012 15:54:20 GMT -5
I really love the Gem Heist idea! Did any of the other photo URLs have such coincidences? Since the first one, they've all been just LS[number of the promo]. So LS2.jpg, LS3.jpg and so on. So I suspect thre isn't much worth pursuing down that avenue of inquiry. Interesting research about seahorse statues; shame that there are no real results about anything inside them, which is what I'd expect from this. Come to think of it, those statues all seem to be full-sized - the seahorse fountain sounds more like something the Quagmires would be imprisoned in.
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Post by KlausBaudelaire833 on May 23, 2012 22:18:46 GMT -5
I haven't receive the e-mail containing that picture. That's odd...
Thoughts on the pic: I think it looks more like a dragon than a seahorse or a leech. Just my perception.
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Post by Dante on May 24, 2012 2:03:23 GMT -5
I haven't receive the e-mail containing that picture. That's odd... This is the first one they sent us, at the end of February. Are you sure you haven't just forgotten? Or maybe you hadn't signed up to LSATWQ.com at the time. There's no objective description of what it's meant to look like. Dragon is just as valid as seahorse or leech. In fact, the art for "When does the bell ring?", which is clearly based on the same source, looks a lot more draconic.
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Post by Christmas Chief on May 24, 2012 14:54:44 GMT -5
Interesting research about seahorse statues; shame that there are no real results about anything inside them, which is what I'd expect from this. Come to think of it, those statues all seem to be full-sized - the seahorse fountain sounds more like something the Quagmires would be imprisoned in. That would prove an interesting example of the ways in which V.F.D. codes and devices could be manipulated by both sides of the schism. In fact, I wonder if we can expect to find the origins of other V.F.D. workings in the prequel. Certainly the schism will have happened, if Lemony is 13.
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Post by KlausBaudelaire833 on May 24, 2012 21:34:56 GMT -5
This is the first one they sent us, at the end of February. Are you sure you haven't just forgotten? Or maybe you hadn't signed up to LSATWQ.com at the time. Oh... I hadn't singed up to the website at the time. If, in any way possible, the statue of a dragon, then does it have any suspicious connection to it?
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Post by Dante on May 25, 2012 2:36:18 GMT -5
I'm not quite sure what you mean, KlausBaudelaire833. Does the statue have a suspicious connection to what? As of right now we're not sure to think, but people have speculated that it may be modelled after a Lachrymose Leech or the Great Unknown (or rather, what the artist thinks the Great Unknown might look like).
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Post by Christmas Chief on May 25, 2012 15:34:03 GMT -5
The question "Why would anyone want to steal this statue?" does seem to indicate it is part of a larger plot, and indeed "When does the bell ring?" and it's place on the cover support this. In the same way the sugar bowl was stolen and became a major plot point, so too I might suspect the maybe-it's-a-seahorse statue to have some treasured role in our story.
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Post by B. on May 25, 2012 16:13:27 GMT -5
If "Why would anyone want to steal this statue?" is a wrong question, perhaps the right question is "What is inside this statue?" or "Why would anyone steal the contents of this statue?" I still stand by the theory that this all links back to the figurine references in TCC.
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Post by Kensicle on May 27, 2012 5:54:32 GMT -5
The speculation about it being a representation of the great unknown - do you think it looks like a giant question mark?
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Post by B. on May 27, 2012 6:28:21 GMT -5
If you look at it upside down it could be a question mark, but I don't think this is the Great Unknown's true form. If it is representing it in anyway, the statue would just have to be an artist's impression, I think.
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Post by Kensicle on May 27, 2012 6:48:27 GMT -5
It doesn't really look menacing enough to be a representation, I feel. Just look at how everyone reacts in the books when the GU is nearby.
I kinda reminds me of the Thorny Devil. I reckon the "there's something valueable in the statue" theory is more probable - it would tie in better.
So, to summarise we're going down several"speculation routes" here. 1. There is something hidden in the statue - possible link to figurine at Caligari Carnival. 2. The statue is a representation of the GU. 3. The statue corresponds with a certain letter, similiar to the pictures in TBL.
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