Cordelia Blackburne
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1/26/2016
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Well, I feel very silly. I finally realized what the image on Touching Love Stories is supposed to be--a mushroom with a bow tied on it. Even though I knew it couldn't be right, I have been parsing this strange image for an embarrassingly long time as one of those Christmas-tree-shaped car air fresheners.
Please tell me of Fallen London images you have misinterpreted so that I do not feel alone in my silliness.
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Kukapetal
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1/26/2016
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I thought it was a rock with a bow tied around it :P
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Gonen
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1/26/2016
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Cordelia Blackburne wrote:
Well, I feel very silly. I finally realized what the image on Touching Love Stories is supposed to be--a mushroom with a bow tied on it. Even though I knew it couldn't be right, I have been parsing this strange image for an embarrassingly long time as one of those Christmas-tree-shaped car air fresheners.
Please tell me of Fallen London images you have misinterpreted so that I do not feel alone in my silliness.
Oh, I get it now!
The bow covers the stem. Mmm, not that obvious at all.
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 The Ashen Anesthesiologist - Paramount Londoner
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness.
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Catherine Raymond
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1/26/2016
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While a mushroom (or bouquet of mushrooms) is certainly plausible here in the Neath, the blue thing featured in the Touching Love Stories icon doesn't look much like a mushroom to me--it's too pointy in the wrong places.
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Cathy Raymond
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Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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Charlotte_de_Witte
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1/26/2016
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I can totally see it 
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"Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar."
Social actions welcome. Only, send me dupes if you need help with the Affluent Photographer please, I like the bats! [And boxed kitties, and extreme gardening]- Thank-you!
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Ridagoth
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1/26/2016
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Kukapetal wrote:
I thought it was a rock with a bow tied around it :P
My thoughts exactly, but now that I see the mushroom shape, it just won't go away! I think the coloration could be because it's a lacre solidified mushroom...
I had no idea the image for the A merry gentleman/Shroud of Little Midnights was until I took a closer look recently. I was just mystified by how shadowy it was. I noticed the briefcase object, but the humanoid look with a pointy hat didn't click for the longest time.
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GamerGallade
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1/26/2016
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I saw it as a wrinkled sheet of paper with a bow on it. Needless to say, I feel like a buffoon right now.
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I just noticed if you try to record "why is it so easy to get lost in Fallen London?" The title changes to "What are they trying to hide?"
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Mr Sables
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1/26/2016
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Charlotte_de_Witte wrote:
I can totally see it
There's something disturbingly phallic about that image . . . XD
I think I'll prefer to think of 'Touching Love Stories' as stones, especially now 
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Kukapetal
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1/26/2016
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Lol, this is the funniest thread XD
Another pic that always confused me was the Prim Baronet's. I always thought it looked like he didn't have any pupils. Seriously, is he supposed to be looking down? Back over his shoulder? Every time I see his artwork pop up I always spend a moment or two trying to figure it out and come up with a different answer each time.
It's kind of a shame since I think he's actually one of the cutest looking Fallen London characters (I always kinda want to leap into the screen and protect him :P ) but that dead fish stare disturbs me...
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Cordelia Blackburne
Posts: 36
1/26/2016
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Ridagoth wrote:
I had no idea the image for the A merry gentleman/Shroud of Little Midnights was until I took a closer look recently. I was just mystified by how shadowy it was. I noticed the briefcase object, but the humanoid look with a pointy hat didn't click for the longest time.
Uh oh… it it NOT supposed to be a person with a bottle-opener for a head, the universally recognized symbol for madness??
(I actually think it's supposed to be one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor_costume …but I still see the bottle-opener when I look at it)
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Charlotte_de_Witte
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1/26/2016
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Crikey! If it's turned that colour I think you should probably visit your doctor pretty sharpish!
Robin Mask wrote:
There's something disturbingly phallic about that image . . . XD
I think I'll prefer to think of 'Touching Love Stories' as stones, especially now
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"Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar."
Social actions welcome. Only, send me dupes if you need help with the Affluent Photographer please, I like the bats! [And boxed kitties, and extreme gardening]- Thank-you!
http://fallenlondon.storynexus.com/Profile/Charlotte%20de%20Witte
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Pyrodinium
Posts: 639
1/26/2016
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Charlotte_de_Witte wrote:
Crikey! If it's turned that colour I think you should probably visit your doctor pretty sharpish!
Doctor: Stop hanging out with the Drownies and you'll be fine. Oh, and a new Midnighter just opened a tanning salon. They could help you with your colour issue.
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(A Monster hunter on the hunt of his twin brother's killer. Overprotective dad of his twin's daughter)
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(an indeterminate person of potentially rubbery lineage)
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Catherine Raymond
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1/27/2016
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Robin Mask wrote:
Charlotte_de_Witte wrote:
I can totally see it
There's something disturbingly phallic about that image . . . XD
I think I'll prefer to think of 'Touching Love Stories' as stones, especially now
Well then! I didn't know any mushrooms came in that color or shape! I stand corrected.
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http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/cathyr19355
Catherine Raymond aka Mrs. Rykar Malkus http://fallenlondon.com/Profile/Catherine%20Raymond (Gone NORTH)
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Lady Sapho Byron
Posts: 770
1/27/2016
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Cordelia Blackburne wrote:
Please tell me of Fallen London images you have misinterpreted so that I do not feel alone in my silliness.
For years--yes, years--I thought the Midnight Matriarch was an owl sitting at the end of a branch.
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Ridagoth
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1/27/2016
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Cordelia Blackburne wrote:
Uh oh… it it NOT supposed to be a person with a bottle-opener for a head, the universally recognized symbol for madness??
(I actually think it's supposed to be one of these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_doctor_costume …but I still see the bottle-opener when I look at it)
He is totally a person with a bottle-opener for a head. I can just see him taking on such a title for lobotomies he performs for those with nightmares. Look out for the bottle-opener, that's one person you don't want messing with your head...but the suites at the hotel do look nice!
I agree the plague mask is most likely the case. Still, bottle-opener head leaves such an amusing thought for the character!
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Another pic that always confused me was the Prim Baronet's. I always thought it looked like he didn't have any pupils. Seriously, is he supposed to be looking down? Back over his shoulder? Every time I see his artwork pop up I always spend a moment or two trying to figure it out and come up with a different answer each time.
I get a similar vibe with Mrs Plenty's picture too. The wiki has a more detailed picture that helps, but the thumbnail in-game is a little disconcerting. There's only so much room, but still, the whites of her eyes (sclera) are all I see from time to time.
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AmouryDeDomremy
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1/27/2016
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Lady Sapho Byron wrote:
Cordelia Blackburne wrote:
For years--yes, years--I thought the Midnight Matriarch was an owl sitting at the end of a branch.
ME TOO! It wasn't until I finally got around to inviting the Duchess to a Salon and reading the text, which made me go "Wait, what? What cat??"
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phryne
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1/27/2016
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From the time I first unlocked the Forgotten Quarter, the strange shape on the banner's right side reminded me of the Alien creature from the Ridley Scott movie. I only recently realized it's meant to be the snout of a horse-statue.... 
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Valiant
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1/27/2016
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phryne wrote:
From the time I first unlocked the Forgotten Quarter, the strange shape on the banner's right side reminded me of the Alien creature from the Ridley Scott movie. I only recently realized it's meant to be the snout of a horse-statue....
Oookay, only now, looking at picture in your post, I understood that strange shape in the middle is apparently the Silver Fountain. I'm totally not slow at all.
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Mr Sables
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1/27/2016
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Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'blue balls'
Charlotte_de_Witte wrote:
Crikey! If it's turned that colour I think you should probably visit your doctor pretty sharpish!
Robin Mask wrote:
There's something disturbingly phallic about that image . . . XD
I think I'll prefer to think of 'Touching Love Stories' as stones, especially now
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Cordelia Blackburne
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1/27/2016
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Lady Sapho Byron wrote:
For years--yes, years--I thought the Midnight Matriarch was an owl sitting at the end of a branch.
I definitely also thought this.
phryne wrote:
From the time I first unlocked the Forgotten Quarter, the strange shape on the banner's right side reminded me of the Alien creature from the Ridley Scott movie. I only recently realized it's meant to be the snout of a horse-statue….
…and this.
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