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sscheer
06-15-2004, 08:40 PM
How do you interpret various lines or marks you make? What does a line that is scratchy mean verse a bold line?
Are there any books you know that could help me understand what different marks mean, or how to interpret them?
Magnus
06-16-2004, 03:18 AM
Most of the lines I make are of white powder on a mirror, and after I sniff them I have no idea what to think...but $hit it's good...
"The function of a warrior is to eliminate an exterior enemy presence. A warrior is an antitoxin, a protector. The warrior does combat where and when necessary and not otherwise. "
- Ambrose Hollingworth Redmoon
uncle carbunkle
06-16-2004, 03:27 AM
yeah!
cross hatching could mean you were hit on the bottom with a cat o' nine tails, dots could mean a wire hair brush, stripes could mean a wooden ruler....the possabilities are endless!
but seriously folks, seriously: what context are you talking about? are you writing an essay?
greetings, earthlings. take me to your dealer.
Keyare
06-16-2004, 03:46 AM
LOL!
Thin lines mean you were set out to clean the chicken coop with a toothpick far too many times as a child
Thick lines mean you're going to get gum cancer from eating mexican crayons.
Lines that go down and then up are telling you that you're good with your hands, that you have an artistic side, that your fortune is not great at the moment, but things are going to get better when you finally get that piano off your back.
Lines that go up and then down...well...you're gonna die.
I'm with Uncle - What are we talking about?
D-Zine
06-16-2004, 04:31 AM
I'm lost and I just got here.....
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PrintDriver
06-16-2004, 05:14 AM
My grandma once showed me a hobo mark on her curb.
It meant 'Nice lady. Good sandwiches'.
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D-Zine
06-16-2004, 05:21 AM
BWWAAHHHHHH HAAA HAA HA!!!!!
PD...you made me spit my drink out ;o) haha
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Ryan8720
06-16-2004, 08:45 AM
Bold marks on bathroom walls mean they really want you to call for a good time.
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C:\DOS
C:\DOS\RUN
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LMAO @ mexican crayons!
Ha, ha, ha ha, ha, ha, ha!
Magnus
06-16-2004, 09:01 PM
PD...is that for real? The hobo marks? I'm not up with my homeless food tactics...
"The function of a warrior is to eliminate an exterior enemy presence. A warrior is an antitoxin, a protector. The warrior does combat where and when necessary and not otherwise. "
- Ambrose Hollingworth Redmoon
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D-Zine
06-16-2004, 11:51 PM
Homeless food tactics?! ROFL!!!
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PrintDriver
06-17-2004, 02:19 AM
Yeah Mag it was for real. I was very young though and can't remember it being more'n a couple of scribbles. During the 40s and 50s she used to get a visitor at least once a week, always polite and always went round to the back door. They came up from the rail line down the street, said they saw the mark, and knocked. They would offer to do an odd job around the yard and she'd make em a sandwich. She had em coming to the door (very infrequently) up until the mid 80's when the sidewalks were torn out and updated for ADA compliance. Maybe once or twice a year. She died about 2 years ago.
Today people would just call the cops.
Sad.
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Magnus
06-17-2004, 06:33 AM
It kind of is. But I suppose with a bigger population you get a larger chance of some whacko knocking on your door, and asking to 'check your plumbing' for a butter sandwhich.
It's people like Vanilla Ice that ruined the whole homeless scene.
"The function of a warrior is to eliminate an exterior enemy presence. A warrior is an antitoxin, a protector. The warrior does combat where and when necessary and not otherwise. "
- Ambrose Hollingworth Redmoon