Sweetdevotchka09

That sounds really interesting...I know that in that same film there was a commercial for a movie called "Leave It To Cleaver"; which is just random

I'm not necessarily getting a Vegas vibe from the site; to me it seems more like a "Boardwalk Empire" feel with the music speaking to another decade. Vegas wasn't an official gambling hot spot until the 1950s. In addition, I think the notion of a female icon would be terrific...I am intrigued by the theme this year and can't wait to see how it plays out...

To my knowledge there is going to be a film adaption of this some time in the near future...

While reading through the thread, I just happened to notice that Twain was cited twice and it sparked my curiosity. I am aware (as I have followed the speculation thread previous to this year's event) and will agree with you that Emeric's clues in the past have emphasized on the context of a quote; whether it be obtained from a book, portion of a speech, poem (i.e. Don Marquis' "The Haunted" in reference to a post by Emeric this year) or any other work cited. Hence, I am in agreement that is not necessarily the source material which is of importance. Indeed, both of the quotes reference Death and I did elaborate on this recurring theme in my reply to a fellow member of the site. As I had stated beforehand it just happened to catch my eye. Furthermore, my posts never stated that Twain's works would concretely and literally influence or be present at this year's event due to Emeric quoting Twain a second time. It was purely an observation on my behalf.

I am aware that the first quote referenced "Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead" was included in the autobiographical account "Following The Equator" which he wrote shortly after the death of his daughter and this particular quote was in reference to her death; Twain was in bad mental and emotional place at the point in which this work was written. The second quote "The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated" was sparked from an obituary that was falsely circulated about Twain's death when in fact he was still among the earthly plane. What peaked my interest was that the author was used twice and in both references the origin of the quote correlates with death; when in the other quotations there is variety of authors; but as I had stated in my previous post this was probably just a stretch of the imagination...

Oh well, C'est la vie...I just found it interesting to be referencing Mark Twain once again; when most of the other quotes come from completely different authors.

I'm not sure if anybody realized that the second comment made by Emeric is actually a famous quote by Mark Twain. With that being said, this could just be pure coincidence; however this is the second Mark Twain quote that Emeric has referenced if I am not mistaken. I guess the question here would be why Mark Twain in specific? Perhaps, I am just allowing my anticipation to get the better of me...

Yes, you're absolutely right that the Devil is connected to gambling; in Puritan society as well as many other societies it was believed that God pre-determined one's destiny or fate and anyone that partook in activities that involved instances of free will (i.e. games of chance) was inciting the Devil.

I know this has nothing to do with your post...however everytime I see your sig it makes me think of Poveglia Island in Italy...which in turn makes me think that perhaps CBDR is loosely based off of the horrors that went on at this island during the Plague...I'll go back to my observation post now...

I guess it varies from carrier to carrier...with Verizon it's not case sensitive...

For my first post on this forum and normally I'd just keep to myself... I have to say I agree with Sinister...in that when I saw the lantern on the site I automatically thought of the ferryman which takes you across the River Styx...I'm pretty anxious to see what else may be in store for us...