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Post by Dante on Oct 8, 2005 15:07:46 GMT -5
I'd accept Incendiary Inn, although at the moment I favour L----- Lobby titles.
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Antenora
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Post by Antenora on Oct 8, 2005 17:35:26 GMT -5
How about "The Inflammable Inn"? That would be confusing because a lot people think "inflammable" means "not able to be set on fire" but Lemony Snicket could explain that nicely in one of this usual digressions("I'm sorry to say that most people are incorrect about the meaning of the word "inflammable"...")
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Oct 8, 2005 18:34:21 GMT -5
It's really too bad a lot of the initials have already been used. For example, "the Gruesome Gathering" or "the Reckless Rendezvous" would make really great titles, but they're obviously not it. I'm leaning toward L- - - - Lobby, though Incendiary/Inflammable Inn both sound good too. Or maybe something with an O, such as the Obscure Origins, though that sounds more like a UA-type book.
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Post by whoopi on Oct 8, 2005 20:21:15 GMT -5
Lurid Lobby? I got this from Thesaurus.com
Main Entry: lurid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: shocking
Synonyms: ashen, bloody, blue, deep, dirty, disgusting, distinct, exaggerated, extreme, fiery, ghastly, gory, graphic, grim, grisly, gross, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, livid, low-down, macabre, melodramatic, obscene, off-color, offensive, purple, racy, raunchy, revolting, rough, salty, sanguine, savage, sensational, sinister, startling, terrible, terrifying, violent, vivid, yellow
Seems like everything Lemony Snicket loves!
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Post by Antenora on Oct 8, 2005 21:19:48 GMT -5
Some of the definitions of "lurid" aren't quite fitting for a children's book, though(although they could apply to some of Handler's other work). "The Low-Down Lobby" might be a good title, though; it implies a lobby full of villains, crawling with corruption.
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Post by callum on Oct 8, 2005 22:45:12 GMT -5
yeak i would put my money on LL if i had to geuss
L---- lobby or L----- laundry
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Post by Sugary Snicket on Oct 8, 2005 23:23:53 GMT -5
LL..... II..... FF..... DD...... it could be ANY of these.....
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Post by s on Oct 9, 2005 11:53:41 GMT -5
This is Dictionary.com's definition of lurid, and I think it's quite fitting -
lu·rid
adj.
1. Causing shock or horror; gruesome.
2. Marked by sensationalism: a lurid account of the crime. See Synonyms at ghastly.
3. Glowing or shining with the glare of fire through a haze: lurid flames.
4. Sallow or pallid in color.
Edit: And it could be a double-meaning sort of thing - like, referring to both definitions one and three.
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Post by Sugary Snicket on Oct 9, 2005 15:07:43 GMT -5
That's a good idea, setnick.
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Post by Jacques the Environmentalist on Oct 9, 2005 21:11:12 GMT -5
Interesting. I'm still thinking it could be II or LL. But those two seem the most likely at this point...
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Post by vksbaudelaire on Oct 10, 2005 1:11:35 GMT -5
Today I went on the Nameless Novel and there was a code you had to figure out that read" The Counterfeit Conceirge is in." And when you look at the artwork for the cover, you can see behind who I think is Esme's head, is the word 'Concier' from 'Concierge' I think that the Book title will be The Counterfeit Conceirge, and the code that said "Counterfeit Conseirge is in" is a phrase that Esme' will say in the 12th book. Also, Counterfeit means Fake and Conseirge means Hotel Worker. The only problem is, the letter 'C' has already been used on The Carnivorous Carnival.
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Post by callum on Oct 10, 2005 1:26:16 GMT -5
also it's not really fintting with the current patern of places
i think its a clue to the books content maybe olaf will be dressed as a concierge
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Post by lauren on Oct 10, 2005 1:40:11 GMT -5
Counterfeit Conseirge, C has been used and it is not fitting the adjective setting pattern which has been developing...it is another red herring like "The Theoretrical Truth" and "The Horrid Hotel"... I love the idea of the L...Lobby that would be suitable
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Post by Dante on Oct 10, 2005 2:53:14 GMT -5
I knew somebody would say that it's The Counterfeit Concierge. I also agree that it doesn't fit the current title pattern, and we've had C. It's just another red herring. Or rather, I think it's another message relating to the plot of the book.
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Post by PJ on Oct 10, 2005 3:00:27 GMT -5
Just because it's an alliteration, doesn't mean it's the title. Handler just likes using them. Then again, we're all jumpy about the title.
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