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[SPEC/WEIRD] Another Janet Brown Picture
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mapmaker
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 		[SPEC/WEIRD] Another Janet Brown Picture
So I thought I saw something in Janet Brown's picture, but when I typed in the pic location from the source, I accidentally used the wrong file extension.

The picture normally seen:
http://www.lastcallpoker.com/user/photos/photo_JanetBrown.gif

The one I found:
http://www.lastcallpoker.com/user/photos/photo_JanetBrown.jpg

As Addle pointed out on IRC, it is a tarot card. Any ideas?

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 		Re: [SPEC/WEIRD] Another Janet Brown Picture
mapmaker wrote:
As Addle pointed out on IRC, it is a tarot card. Any ideas?


Queen of Cups?

Hmm, has anyone tried this for the other pics?

EDIT: One-Eyed Queen seems to be the only picture that's a .gif, so far.
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 		try this...
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12400&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=225

and read MAtt Ruff's post.

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insectofloyalty wrote:
try this...
http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12400&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=225

and read MAtt Ruff's post.


And for the lazier of folk:

Matt Ruff: "Just a thought, regarding what this game may be related to/inspired by.

I just started reading Tim Powers' 1992 novel "Last Call," which is, among other things, about a poker game played with Tarot cards, for human souls..."

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 		thank you for doing that...
maybe hes not on to something... or maybe he is...

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 		Maybe they had both versions and decided on this one.

Or we look for more tarot cards?
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Ehsan
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 		The JPG version (tarot) actually looks like it would fit and has the proper border.

The gif version is just oversized, doesn't have a border, and looks messy.

Put they used the gif.. must mean something because if they just changed their mind they wouldn't keep both images on.

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konamouse wrote:
Maybe they had both versions and decided on this one.

Or we look for more tarot cards?


I think so... Spider had the marking X (like the wheel of fortune card in a Rider-Waite deck)http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=192919#192919

Per Addlepated, it is V bar- she did a screen cap and lightened it up. Apparently Vaquero brands his girls...

Or as Lucky said you have the archtypes...
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 		Just to put forth a little random...

Cups in tarot doesn't = spades, it ='s hearts...

So if there is a connection with this picture, it's kinda...off. Heh. Spades actually equal swords.

Just for future reference:

Spades=swords
Clubs=rods or spears
Diamonds=penticles
Hearts=Cups
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 		Maybe they just realized that Tarot has a whole lot of background to it, and they didn't want us to burn a lot of effort on what was a rabbit trail, or it might be a future puzzle (using the background of tarots) that they don't wanna break out yet.
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 		maybe its just a little Easter Egg
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