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Post by Vacuum Pot on Sept 6, 2004 13:32:26 GMT -5
This is my board for all four parts of The Dismal Dinner.
What is The Dismal Dinner, you ask? The Dismal Dinner is a four-part investigation by Lemony Snicket that investigates a dinner party the Baudelaire family hosted whilst the parents were alive. The four pieces of the investigation are currently each hidden in rather edible packages of lunches, called Lunchables, and I must say that you'd be better off eating some other kind of lunch.
Seeing as some might not be able to read The Dismal Dinner (not that anyone would want to, of course), I've decided to type them up.
Dear Eater,
If you are interested in something entertaining to accompany your meal, you would be better off paying a trusted friend to jump up and down on your desert. This letter contains evidence relating to Violet Baudelaire, whose life since her parents perished in a terrible fire has contained very few entertaining things, and almost no proper sweets whatsoever.
My discovery of a puddle of water suggests that Violet, the oldest Baudelaire child, invented something at the dinner party held at the Baudelaire mansion quite some time before it burnt to the ground. Crackers with meat and cheese were served, and at least two guests were disguised as desserts.
The festivities were interrupted when Sunny, an infant and the youngest Baudelaire sibling, began "teething" – a word which here means “screaming
nonstop for a long time.” Sunny would have been among the worst victims of teething in history, due to four teeth of unusual sharpness and size growing in her mouth.
Violet – tying her hair up to keep it out of her face, as she always did when she was concentrating – devised a very cold, very hard device made from a silver pie server and the ear of the snowman ice scupture. Violet’s invention appeared to lessen Sunny’s pain as soon as she stopped looking out the window and sucked on it.
Sunny may have stopped crying, but I am weeping uncontrollably. Please do not collect any of the other research on this topic hidden in these packages, unless you want to complete the secret message that begins with 1OLA.
With all due respect, Lemony Snicket
The lunch package is also host to three Terrible Tounge-Twisters, which I will list some time after I finish my cheese, ham, and crackers.
With all due respect,
S.W.
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Post by Vacuum Pot on Sept 6, 2004 14:03:28 GMT -5
The TERRIBLE TONGUE TWISTERS Prove your pronounciation prowess, a phrase which here means "say these twisters three times fast," but first swallow anything you are eating.
Twister the First Violet vowed very vocally to vanquish the vain, vaudevillian villian or verily vanish via vehicle, vessel, vacuum, or valley.
Twister the Second Klaus contimplated calculations concerning the cosmos and correctly conected clues by carefully counterbalancing a canoe with a crockpot.
Twister the Third Sunny sampled stones, sticks, salt licks, softballs, soap, snowshoes, shovels and sculptures, and subsequently shocked herself by savoring soup. These are found with The Dismal Dinner, Part 1 of 4.
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Post by MrBaudelaire on Sept 6, 2004 20:41:01 GMT -5
ok...
is it TASTY?
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Post by Vacuum Pot on Sept 7, 2004 15:15:16 GMT -5
They're Lunchables. The food is not Lemony-themed. Just the cardboard.
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Post by kjlsnicket29 on Sept 30, 2004 16:29:13 GMT -5
Those are soo cool! My friend got part 2 of 4 today, I think...I don't remember if it was part 1 or 2, but I got to see it, and it was so cool!
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Post by .:Hermione 2.2.4:. on Jan 19, 2005 17:24:39 GMT -5
what is "10LA" mean?TEXT
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Post by Flaneur on Jan 20, 2005 9:18:47 GMT -5
You're reviving an ancient thread. That's against the rules.
But since I know, I'll tell you: 1OLA is the first part (thus the 1) of the code you can "decipher" if you get all of the Dismal Dinner cards. I put decipher in quotation marks because it's not really deciphering, just putting them in order by the numbers, taking out the numbers, and reading it . Oh, I'll just tell you what it says. Concerning the fourth-to-last dinner party held at the Baudelaire mansion before it was burnt down: OLAF WAS THERE
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Post by Dante on Jan 20, 2005 13:07:06 GMT -5
But since I know, I'll tell you: 1OLA is the first part (thus the 1) of the code you can "decipher" if you get all of the Dastardly Dinner cards. I put decipher in quotation marks because it's not really deciphering, just putting them in order by the numbers, taking out the numbers, and reading it . Oh, I'll just tell you what it says. Concerning the fourth-to-last dinner party held at the Baudelaire mansion before it was burnt down: OLAF WAS THEREOhh... I didn't actually know of the connection between the whole code "Olaf was there" and the Lunchables thingum. Well. That is interesting. Most interesting and sinister. I wonder if we should count that as canon evidence.
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Post by Ennui on Jan 20, 2005 15:20:22 GMT -5
Support for my theory that the Baudelaires treated with Olaf?
Or Olaf scouting out the ground before a spate of arson? Casing the joint?
Or...an attempt to steal the sugar bowl?
And yes, I think that should be canonical, though probably not that important, as we'll hear about the whole affair in more detail later...
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Post by Flaneur on Jan 21, 2005 8:23:04 GMT -5
It's definitely canonical, because Daniel Handler wrote all of the Dismal Dinner stuff himself.
Other interesting things to be gleaned (should I just post the whole thing?): -At this dinner party, there were at least two guests were disguised as desserts, and one disguised as the ice sculpture which Violet used the ear of to make her teething-help device for Sunny (says to me that maybe there were important things, things worth eavesdropping on, being discussed at these parties, even though the Baudelaire children seem rather ignorant of them)
-A man with an exceptionally large and sharp nose was peering through the window (Olaf? Was he there only in the sense of watching from the outside? Not nearly as fun for us fans, I should say.)
-This fourth-to-last dinner part was held quite some time before the mansion was reduced to a smoking pile of rubble (not too frequent were the parties, then?)
-A number of guests were, at the point Sunny started crying (allegedly) because of her teeth issues, in the process of passing around the sugar bowl.
-Sunny did not have her four sharp and large teeth before this date
-Sunny was probably not crying because of teething, but was actually "freaking out like she was looking into the eyes of someone terrible," probably the face at the window, which might be Olaf, judging by the nose.
-Lemony seems to think that all Lunchables are those cracker-stacker things, even though mine came with pizza and chicken kickers.
Should I just post the whole thing?
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Post by Dante on Jan 21, 2005 11:50:20 GMT -5
Should I just post the whole thing? If you would.
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Post by Flaneur on Jan 22, 2005 10:22:27 GMT -5
part one: Dear Eater, If you are interested in something entertaining to accompany your meal, you would be better off paying a trusted friend to jump up and down on your dessert. This letter contains evidence relating to Violet Baudelaire, whose life since her parents perished in a terrible fire has contained very few entertaining things, and almost no proper sweets whatsoever. My discovery of a puddle of water suggests that Violet, the oldest Baudelaire child, invented something at the dinner party held at the Baudelaire mansion quite some time before it burnt to the ground. Crackers with meat and cheese were served, and at least two guests were disguised as desserts. The festivities were interrupted when Sunny, an infant and the youngest Baudelaire sibling, began "teething" - a word which here means "screaming nonstop for a long period of time." Sunny would have been among the worst victims of teething in history, due to four teeth of unusual sharpness and size growing into her mouth. Violet - tying her hair up to keep it out of her face, as she always did when she was concentrating - devised a very cold, very hard device made from a silver pie server and the ear of the snowman ice sculpture. Violet's invention appeared to lessed Sunny's pain as soon as she stopped looking out the window and sucked on it. Sunny may have stopped crying, but I am weeping uncontrollaby. Please do not collect any of teh other research on this topic hidden in these packages, unless you want to complete the secret message that begins 1OLA. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket
part two: Dear Eater, If you are reading this while eating your meal, you have made a terrible mistake. Reading and eating at the same time can be very dangerous, especially if you start weeping uncontrollably. This letter pertains to Klaus Baudelaire, whose parents perished in a terrible fire and who has not eaten a cracker with both meat and cheese since. My discovery of a singed page of "Taking the Teeth Out of Teething" confirms taht Klaus, the middle Baudelaire child, was in attendance at his parents' fourth-to-last dinner party. Like the guest disguised as the ice sculpture, Klaus wore a bowtie, which involves a very simple knot that is very complicated to create. Mr. Baudelaire was about to cut into one of two unusually delicious-looking desserts when Sunny, the youngest Baudelaire child, began to scream. Klaus had recently been reading books about his baby sister's developement - as you know, Klaus has read more books at twelve years old than most of your teachers - and was the first to suggest that Sunny must be "teething" - a word which here means "shrieking in misery, although nothing truly terrible would happen for quite some time." The four teeth cutting through baby Sunny's gums were exceptionally large and sharp, much like the nose of the man peering through the window. Sunny may have felt better, but I feel much worse. I've hidden additional research on this topic in in other packages, but collecting them all will only produce a dreadful and dreadfully secret message that includes 2FWA. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket
part three: Dear Eater, I'm sorry to tell you that what you are holding may make you feel unwell. This letter contains research about Sunny Baudelaire, who has not had a mouth-watering meal since her parents perished in a terrible fire, except for one soggy, half-eaten cracker found in the trunk of an automobile. My discovery of a torn pant leg shows that Sunny, an infant and the youngest Baudelaire child, played a key role in teh dinner party held at the Baudelaire mansion quite some time before it was reduced to a smoking pile of rubble. Third-hand reports suggest that just after the sugar bowl was placed on the table, Sunny shrieked, "Funcoot!", which either meant "My gums hurt!" or "I believe I may have seen someone lurking outside." She then started to cry furiously, not unlike a baby who is extremely uncomfortable. Her parents, brother, sister, and even the guest from out of town all believed Sunny was "teething" - a word which here means "in extreme pain, due to the emergence of four unusually large, sharp teeth." Teething is like a bad haircut, because it happens to nearly everyone, and when it does, causes much pain, suffering, and inconvenience, although it is very hard to remember, once it has grown out, what all the fuss was about. Violet, Sunny's fourteen-year-old sister and an accomplished inventor, built a teething device using the ear of the snowman ice sculpture and gave it to Sunny to sooth her gums. "Phew!" said Sunny, which probably meant, "He appears to be gone." The Baudelaires may have relaxed then and enjoyed dessert, but you shouldn't. Avoid further research concealed in other packages - or else you will be shocked by the vital secret message that icludes 3STH. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket
part four: Dear Eater, If you are reading this at a dinner party, you may be in danger. I hope you haven't eaten the dessery. This letter contains findings about Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire, whose parents perished in a terrible fire and who have not attended a dinner party since, except as poorly treated unpaid staff. Recent discoveries support my suspicions about the fateful event hosted by the Baudelaire parents before their death. Near the end of the meal, baby Sunny Baudelaire looked out the window and began to cry with a clarity and force that would soon characterize her ability to bite things. Her cries alarmed a number of guests who were in the process of passing around the sugar bowl. The Baudelaires discovered the tips of four sharp and large teeth breaking through Sunny's gums. Based on Klaus's research, they agreed she was "teething" - a word which here menas "freaking out like she was looking into the eyes of something terrible." Violet invented something cold and hard that Sunny could bite to comfort herself. That which had been upsetting Sunny disappeared, and the Baudelaire parents were very proud of the way Violet and Klaus had taken care of tehir sister. My hands are shaking too hard to stack meat and cheese on a cracker. I have hidden other research regarding this incident in other packages, in the hopes that you will not be able to find them and decode the secret message that concludes 4ERE. With all due respect, Lemony Snicket
Enjoy.
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Post by Ennui on Jan 22, 2005 10:28:28 GMT -5
Well, the lurker was clearly Olaf, as we can tell from "Funcoot". So he wasn't an actual guest. Shame.
Thanks for posting this...
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Post by Sugary Snicket on Jul 9, 2005 13:54:38 GMT -5
I think the code says "Olaf was there", but I'm not sure. Please don't say "Uh, DUHHH!" if I'm right; I don't like it when people do that.
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Post by Gigi on Aug 10, 2006 16:27:19 GMT -5
I have some I might be able to scan. Anyone else have pics?
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