unforum

lazylaces · Boot Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 15 Location: London, UK

Correspondence From ISlington

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:56 pm

Rogi Ocnorb

Yann is a Scribe

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:59 pm

_________________
I'm telling you now, so you can't say, "Oh, I didn't know...Nobody told me!"

Infanta · Boot Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 23

im i (not) seeing thins? is there really nothing but a very hard to read picture on Yann's readme page?

btw that kind of looks like egyptian writing (i remember doing something like that in highschool)

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:15 pm

Mountain Girl · Unfettered Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 650

It does look like hieroglyphics.

There's also a new LJ post on orkid's site.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/orkid_quantum/

_________________
Bound Pages Not Webpages
[Waiting for The Mask of Man]

Withe Bartbi · Veteran Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 125

My first thought was "hiero/pictoglyphs" But my husband, who is the non-ARG'er, thinks Yann's "cover" pic looks like a boat, with someone cradled up in the hull on the left, and I have to admit, it does appear to look that way... The first book I thought of was "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. I might be going off on a wild tangent, but I'm looking for covers of first editions of the book. I've attached a brightened copy of the image in this message for those of us who haven't photoshopped it yet...

ETA: The reason I'm looking for first editions, is because in that time period, embossing was somewhat common on the covers. (And this appears to me, whatever it is, a copy of an emboss). We don't see this kind of embossing very often in today's modern books. I have a copy of an early sewing Laughing

book my great grandmother had with embossed thread and needle on the cover. It was published somewhere around the turn of the last century (circa 1900). I don't have the copy here with me, it is in storage at my parent's house.

Of course I could be totally wrong and off track by a couple of miles, but it is a plausible path to investigate.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:51 pm

_________________
╔═══~Scribe~═══╗
∞Triskabiblios||13books∞

Release the peace!

Mountain Girl · Unfettered Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 650

It kind of looks like someone in the fetal position.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 10:58 pm

_________________
Bound Pages Not Webpages
[Waiting for The Mask of Man]

kylegumby · Boot Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 65 Location: California

It does indeed look like someone in the fetal position; someone none to happy to be on that boat. And that black smudge in the stern? Well.. maybe I'm seeing what I want to see (which, now that I think about it, is a recurring theme in this thing - you get out what you put in; this entire game, if it is a game, is one big Rorschach test), but it reminds me a little of this image:

Which is, of course, Charon.

A stretch? Probably.

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:13 pm

_________________
Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

Incog Neato · Boot Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 66 Location: Virginia, USA

Life of Pi. He is stuck on a boat like that with a tiger.

Life of Pi was written by Yann Martel.

I do not think that our Yann is the author...I just think that 'I' is having fun with his name. Wink

Kinda like 'I' did with Withe's page(referring to that obscure oriental site that happened to use the name Withe).

Just my 2 cents(or less). Wink

Curiouser and curiouser.....

Yup....most def Life of Pi:

http://tinyurl.com/8mg44

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:27 pm

Withe Bartbi · Veteran Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 125

It's possible, Incog. In the meantime, MG and I have been brainstorming and throwing ideas out there. Very Happy

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:30 pm

_________________
╔═══~Scribe~═══╗
∞Triskabiblios||13books∞

Release the peace!

Mountain Girl · Unfettered Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 650

Yeah, Life of Pi

http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/1841952451.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:32 pm

_________________
Bound Pages Not Webpages
[Waiting for The Mask of Man]

Withe Bartbi · Veteran Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 125

Incog, You sly devil. Wink

Great job. =)

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:34 pm

_________________
╔═══~Scribe~═══╗
∞Triskabiblios||13books∞

Release the peace!

Incog Neato · Boot Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 66 Location: Virginia, USA

Did you look at the cover of Life of Pi that I linked to?

If you are trying to figure out where the picture you posted above (yannreadmecover.gif) is....it is most definitely from Life of Pi.

It is actually quite a nice little book. Falls into what I call the 'Light Philosophy' catagory of lit.

Wink

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:35 pm

Incog Neato · Boot Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 66 Location: Virginia, USA

oops....ya beat me. Wink

But, yes....I am rather sly. Razz

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:36 pm

Withe Bartbi · Veteran Joined: 30 Aug 2005 Posts: 125

You've got my kudos for the day, definitely. Very Happy

**Posted:** Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:39 pm

_________________
╔═══~Scribe~═══╗
∞Triskabiblios||13books∞

Release the peace!

Incog Neato · Boot Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 66 Location: Virginia, USA

I may not post that often....but you can be assured that I am paying attention and keeping my eyes(and mind) open. I have been watching this quest unfold since day one......and plan to see it through to whatever end(beginning?) may come. Wink

Curiouser and curiouser....

For all that has been; Thanks.
To all that is to come; Yes.

**Posted:** Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:09 am