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Post by Kensicle on Apr 20, 2012 3:37:53 GMT -5
Thanks. Even though we've finished all the WH questions, I hope that the teasers won't stop. I've just come to the realisation that the shadow doesn't have to be two people. It could be an object, or a person in front of an object. The subject line is perplexing. What exactly is meant by "What?" What is meant by "What not?" (My head is spinning...)
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Post by Dante on Apr 20, 2012 3:50:21 GMT -5
"What?" is an exclamation anyone might make in response to something surprising or mysterious which they don't quite understand, so I think it's fitting here - it's a baffling response to a baffling image. This week's teaser is also, I think, the most detailed, fullest image we've had yet; it must be important. But I think the idea is also that the contrast between this shorter question and the previous longer questions should be funny, and it is.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Apr 20, 2012 14:42:59 GMT -5
There's a passage in TAA describing the two different "What"s, as a matter of fact (the first is to ask for clarification, and the second to express astonishment). This third "What" has humorous undertones because it's probably what onlookers would have asked if they had seen the image before the subject line, which, of course, we did.
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Post by Kensicle on Apr 22, 2012 0:11:23 GMT -5
Could we say that the "what" asked in the teaser is a wrong question, but the correct question is another "what?"
Reason for Editing: Clarification
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Post by Christmas Chief on Apr 22, 2012 8:44:29 GMT -5
I think the fact "What?" can be applied in so many different contexts and the fact we don't know "what" context is a joke in itself. So, yes, using the different Whats as right and wrong questions isn't a far-fetched theory.
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Post by Gregor Anwhistle on Apr 23, 2012 17:15:49 GMT -5
The lighthouse from TWW was called the Lavender Lighthouse.
TWW, pg. 150: She (Violet) picked up the spying glass and squinted into it, and she was just able to see the shore. "I think I can see the lighthouse over there. There's a dark hole in the cliff right next to it. It must be the mouth of Curdled Cave."
Not sure if the LL is the same as the lighthouse in the new book, but it would be neat if it was.
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Post by Kensicle on Apr 23, 2012 22:20:53 GMT -5
Well, we've got a theory that ATWQ, or the first book at least, is set at the "fading town" that is near Lake Lachrymose, and the lighthouse in the promo justifies it.
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Post by Dante on Apr 24, 2012 1:47:48 GMT -5
Yes, there are a few circumstances that suggest the town of Lake Lachrymose could be the fading town, with the evidence against being "Is Lake Lachrymose important enough?" - and it's a strong objection. There are other possible candidates among places we already know about - Tedia, for instance - but I think most of us probably expect it will be a new location. "It would be neat if it was" sums up my attitude to the Lake Lachrymose idea.
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