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drizjr · Unfictologist Joined: 28 Nov 2003 Posts: 1700

[UPDATE] Quirky Acuity June 17th

**Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:47 pm

invfish · Veteran Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 144 Location: Sydney

I am beginning to think it was Violet and Kurt who stole the cube. They are in the perfect position to do so and they have the means and know how. She has just set up Aiko and no skin off her teeth for doing so. She is disgruntle towards Sente and would have access to anything Sente has access too. She is sneaky and manipulating and managed to get Kurt to steal the key from the compound with out getting noticed.

**Posted:** Thu Jun 16, 2005 10:23 pm

dusty2229 · Veteran Joined: 14 May 2005 Posts: 128 Location: London

"... a sharp in sheep's clothing?"
Are you trying to tell us something Violet?
All these animal references in your blog to sheep, cows etc
Think I'll take another look at WhipSmart
That use of the word "sharp" (?) is odd and the musical element of WhipSmart has always been a bit of a puzzle ( Confused

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**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 1:46 am

QBKooky · Decorated Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 281

Sharp makes me think of Ceretin.... hmm.

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:27 am

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eh.

sharp is a bit of jargon in Perplex City. nothing odd there. and it's a nice word, too Smile

I've used it more than once in refering to someone who is on top of a situation. I think i may use it more, even. Smile

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:38 am

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SteveC · Unfettered Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 381

sharp is in our lexicon too, card sharp - someone with card mechanic/deception skills (cheating usually). A suitable word for a poker player to use.

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:33 am

Scott

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:58 am

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kayellehear · Boot Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 27 Location: UK

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:26 am

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Equinox · Boot Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Posts: 16 Location: Norwich, UK

Well there Is that sheep on the whip smart page which says, in an irratingly squeaky voice, "look, a heard of cows." I thinking that there is an audible link here with words like 'heard' and 'sharp'

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:39 am

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**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:48 am

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**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:53 am

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Violet · Decorated Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 217

Yeah, the sheep does say "bloody clever cows", we know because a kind person slowed it down to hear the lady saying it at normal speed.

Sharp doers make me think of Whipsmart, although I expect it's just poker jargon. The sharps on Whipsmart are in the Milkmaids' song and the dingly tingly notes that both the ice cream flavours page and the rainbow on the pastures page play as you run the mouse pointer over them

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:22 am

SteveC · Unfettered Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 381

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:24 am

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**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:30 am

Violet · Decorated Joined: 08 Mar 2005 Posts: 217

I think the point is: people such as Violet shouldn't be mixing their metaphors. She's meant to be good with words and I teach eight year olds with more grasp of English than she's showing at the moment. She hardly seems composed and cool; with her blog entries full of elipses and half-sentences it seems she's not as together as before. Almost as though the same person's writing both Scarlett and Violet...

(btw I get the irony of finishing my post with three dots!)

**Posted:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:37 am