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HitsHerMark
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Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 1521 Location: Austin, TX
Okay, I have two correct answers. For the answer, as well as instructions to put your name in for a drawing to get one of the remaining 5 cards, see the first post in this thread.
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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:20 pm
lotusflower
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Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 64
Hrm, I'm not sure why the answer is Cups. I translated the text and emailed you my answer as hearts, as the passage translates to:
"Know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art"
So the missing line is...
"But that's not the shape of my heart"
Why is it cups?
Techincially what is not is just 'the shape of my heart'.
Confused, butrealising I may just be being a bit thick...
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:04 am
Mikeyj
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Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Posts: 1847 Location: London
I think it's because in a Tarot pack Cups substitutes for Hearts...*supposition*
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:29 am
lotusflower
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Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 64
But the others aren't substituted... only swords make an appearnace...
No Wand / rod / stave
No pentacle / coin / disc
What am I missing!
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:05 am
tanner
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Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 875 Location: (x,y,z,t,i, ...)+
swords (spades), clubs(staves sticks etc), money(diamonds coins ect), cups(hearts) = spanish (tarot) deck
so lots of possible answers
BTW - i love the fact that the "standard" deck used in las vegas (and most of the world) is really the french deck
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:14 am
HitsHerMark
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Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 1521 Location: Austin, TX
The song says that spades are swords, and clubs are weapons, and that dimonds are money... But that his heart is not a cup.
It's also the only equivalent suit that is not mentioned by name.
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:57 pm
lotusflower
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Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 64
Ah, I didn't know that there was a suit called 'weapon'
Still thinking you should accept Heart though : (
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:32 pm
HitsHerMark
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Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 1521 Location: Austin, TX
Well, you can still send in an email between now and 6:19 PM Pacific 6/21/05 with your unfiction name for when I draw five lucky winners.
You have like 6 hours to go.
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GirlInFocus
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:13 pm
QBKooky
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Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 281
Yeah I was kinda frustrated, especially after I got the whole aAabBBb... part on my own (finally) and then guessed "the shape of my heart" because I didn't even know the song was referencing the other suits after scouring the lyrics. Oh well. I still entered the drawing!
HHM you puzzley fiend.
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:49 pm
lotusflower
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Joined: 21 Mar 2005 Posts: 64
Aye, i have already.
I'm still dead chuffed I figured out how to translate it, even if it wasn't your answer I came up with, as I'm usually quite rubbish at these puzzles!
It was great fun though, thanks! : )
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:51 pm
nynxer
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Joined: 15 May 2005 Posts: 24
bring it... hi hithermark,
cant wait for the next puzzle
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:19 pm
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