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Austin · Boot Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 53 Location: uk

If that's the symbol for the moon, you might like to know that there is a partial lunar eclipse tonight (midnight GMT 14/15th March) and a total solar eclipse on the 29th March (in Nigeria). Of course this might just be a coincidence.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:03 am

Ofiuco

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:09 am

jenni42ld

That site may be out of game, but it made me realize Shinkan was japanese. A quick lookup reveals Shinkan to mean Silence. (Or annex, fuse, new book or publication, or Shinto priest)

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:34 am

JimK

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 2:54 pm

audioslave · Unfettered Joined: 25 Sep 2005 Posts: 547 Location: Canada

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:24 pm

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Oops. Sorry about that. Missed your post. Smile

My Bad...

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:21 pm

zzz · Guest

Is it just me, or is this countdown going to last forever? Random quotes from non-related subjects?

Hopefully, I could be completely wrong.

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 4:24 pm

audioslave · Unfettered Joined: 25 Sep 2005 Posts: 547 Location: Canada

Apology not accepted, Jim. I am so insulted Cool

(I'm kidding, don't worry about it)

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:03 pm

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The interesting thing (to me anyway) is the mixing of the cultural ideograms/ideas so far (Chinese/Japanese/Korean, Norse, did I see Spanish referenced somewhere?)....

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:24 pm

Jaded

ok...back to shinkan.
This is only slightly troutish

But one of the definitions for Shinkan seems to Be "a Time Fuze"

and and and!

Regarding sairansu

this apears to be the written roomaji for the katakana word for silence
In Jpn. the R is pronounced more liek an L
Sooo:

Sailansu

Sailans

Silence...What is the silence?

All Katakana words are English words (usually), pronounced in Jpn...Atleast to my knowledge

Example: Stanford --> Sutanfado; Snackbar --> Sunakkubaaru

And, back to Shinkan...towards the begining didn't our stalker man mention several things about time travel?

Time fuze?

Hmm....connection?

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:53 pm

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medioxcore

completely off topic.

jaded-

i love your sig. Very Happy

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:03 pm

jenni42ld

I have a bit of background in Japanese but it has been a long while. I totally didn't get the sairansu but you are completely correct. On the other hand I'd like to know where you got time fuze for shinkan... I can't say I've seen that before, nor is it in any of my dictionaries, online or off. Just wondering...link please?

**Posted:** Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:56 pm

lurkette · Boot Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 14

hmm, our contact's lj has been updated
http://thesilences.livejournal.com/

he makes a swan-like end, fading in music.

not sure what to make of it. nothing important, i guess.

**Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:16 am

GoodChild

w00t w00t!!! i just got my first ever contact with anyone in the game!!!!!!

**Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 2:37 am

Austin · Boot Joined: 28 Feb 2006 Posts: 53 Location: uk

The quote on the livejournal comes from William Shakespeare :

Portia to Bassanio -

Let music sound while he doth make his choice;
Then, if he lose, he makes a swan-like end,
Fading in music: that the comparison
May stand more proper, my eye shall be the stream
And watery death-bed for him.

(The Merchant of Venice 3.2.46-50)

full act 3.2 on http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/merchant/14/

**Posted:** Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:30 am