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Post by vfdguyami on Apr 17, 2003 15:04:45 GMT -5
I recently heard someone say Quagmire and I instantly thought of Duncan and Isadora so I looked it up in websters and I found that Quagmire means Prediciment! ;
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Post by ponygirl's vapor on Apr 17, 2003 15:08:12 GMT -5
yea the word "quagmire" is in Harry Potter 3 near the end. lots of the words Snicket uses are real words but we just dont no they are!
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Post by ponygirl's vapor on Apr 17, 2003 15:08:27 GMT -5
like Punctilio
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Post by tealeaf on Apr 19, 2003 21:10:08 GMT -5
A quagmire is also either a word for 'cloud of fog' or sinking quicksand'. I often say I'm in a 'Quagmire'.
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Post by Fife on Apr 20, 2003 14:09:03 GMT -5
what does punctilio mean?
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Post by ponygirl's vapor on Apr 21, 2003 20:54:51 GMT -5
1 : a minute detail of conduct in a ceremony or in observance of a code 2 : careful observance of forms (as in social conduct)
*straight off of Meriiam Websiterdotcom*
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Post by tealeaf on Apr 22, 2003 9:31:48 GMT -5
From Dictionary.com:
Quagmire-
1.Land with a soft muddy surface.
2. A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament
Once you have their last name just add their first names; Isadora and Duncan.
Isadora Duncan was a dancer near the begining of the twentieth century. She was responsible for bringing modern dance into popularity. Her trademark colorful scarves were what killed her in the end. She was driving in an automobile when one of her long scarves caught under the wheel. No one is sure whether she died from strangling or if she died after being pulled out of the car and dragged several yards.
(I'm a dancer, can you tell?)
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Post by Fife on Apr 22, 2003 15:21:53 GMT -5
wow, go figure. i still don't see how 'punctilio' has anything to do with the newspaper as it keeps making mistakes. maybe that's the joke.
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Post by RonWeasley on Apr 22, 2003 18:27:56 GMT -5
Yeah probably snicket is so funny
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Post by tealeaf on Apr 29, 2003 21:52:49 GMT -5
I remember reading something about Punctillio. Try Quidditch.com they might have something.
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Post by Luna on May 1, 2003 20:18:28 GMT -5
i remember reading something also....................cant remember what tho............
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Post by ponygirl's vapor on May 5, 2003 18:16:15 GMT -5
i didnt find anything about Punctilio on Quidditch.com but i did find this- rather interesting. It does mention the daily punctilio though... I forget which book Esme says this in, but she states that she "wish[ed] to steal from [the orphans' mother] the way she stole from me". We also know that Lemony Snicket was engaged to a Beatrice, and that this Beatrice married another man. My theory is this: "Beatrice" is in fact Mother Baudelaire; she broke off her engagement to Lemony to marry Mr. Baudelaire -- who was dating/engaged to Esme soon-to-be Squalor! Beatrice stole from Esme nothing less than Esme's ticket to wealth and in-ness! Esme desired revenge. Enter Count Olaf, with his charm and acting skills. (Hmm -- he's a ham, and her initials are EGGS....) She allowed him to build the ersatz elevator in her building, as well as the tunnel from 667 Dark Ave. to the Palazzo del Baudelaire, knowing that Olaf intended to snuff the parents, and take the children. If Esme was involved -- especially as Olaf's S.O. -- then she could, in time, get ahold of Mr. Baudelaire's money, thus stealing from Beatrice in the same way Beatrice stole from Esme. Lemony learned of this (probably from tracking Olaf), and tried to warn the Baudelaires. However, if he approached openly, he'd get Olafed. Hence, his attempt to warn Beatrice at a costume ball. (The warning was to the effect of "Count Olaf is coming to kill you".) Yes -- this means Olaf snuffed the Baudelaires. My guess is that the reason Lemony is hiding is two-fold: First, he can't get too close to Olaf without Olaf spotting him; and second, I suspect the fire that Ol-offed the Baudelaire parents was blamed on him by the ever-inaccurate _Daily Punctilio_! I'd provide citiations, but I'd have to re-read the books, and judging by the broken glass, puddled blood, and slit wrists in front of me, reading more than one of those book in succession is not good for one's mental health. BTW: Two other theories: -- Mr. Poe is in Olaf's employ. Once is a tragedy; twice is a coincidence, three times is enemy action, four times means you're a Baudelaire. -- "VFD" originally stood for "Volunteer Fire Dousers"; with Olaf, it became "Vicious Fire Dispensers". How else to explain all the references to fire in Lemony's life?
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