Xorin
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Post by Xorin on Jan 24, 2018 17:24:05 GMT -5
I'm a bit late to the party. This was my post-Christmas present to myself. I haven't done a deep dig yet, just a cursory glance through things, and my traditional photo documentation as I open things, but I'm exceptionally pleased with this one, even if (especially because?) I had to do a bit of cleaning after opening it. I'm even more pleased that I jumped on the current sale of KiY.
As far as first mailings go, this is probably my second favorite (after the Demon Jar), though that may change after I have some time with it.
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Post by mindguerrilla on Apr 24, 2018 18:24:50 GMT -5
I'm becoming disappointed with the increasingly vanishing verisimilitude I am seeing with the newer experiences With this one "BBL," the quite obvious takeoff on DHL (with a hard to mistake similarity in logo font), makes it clear from the first mailing that this shouldn't be mistaken for anything real. I also kind of groaned when I visited the BBL web site and noticed a typo right off the bat |
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Post by scarletcarnival on Jun 20, 2018 8:04:16 GMT -5
Not to necessarily revive an old thread, per se, but I just received this first mailing. One thing of interest—to me—is the newspaper clippings. At least ... the large one is given the byline of J. Prevort. This corresponds with clippings from The King in Yellow. However .. there is a goof. The days don't match for the same dates on the clippings. (The large from Carcosa, the two smaller from The King in Yellow.)  July 3rd, 1895 can't be both Wednesday and Friday. They are from two different papers, though, even with the same bylines. Not really the end of the world or anything. Just an interesting—to me—observation. |
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Post by thegenii on Jun 20, 2018 10:58:09 GMT -5
It appears to be just a lazy mistake ... unless it's not.
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Post by scarletcarnival on Jun 20, 2018 12:40:33 GMT -5
It appears to be just a lazy mistake ... unless it's not. Given the older is the incorrect day for that date, I think you're probably correct. Just a lazy mistake. I was merely amused by it.  |
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Post by minamurray on Jan 24, 2019 17:56:44 GMT -5
I just received the first mailing. So far, it looks quite good.
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Post by RoseBlight on May 20, 2021 20:07:31 GMT -5
Sorry to necro but does anyone remember if this first mailing included a coded message? I'm a bit suspicious of the lined paper note but I haven't been able to get anything coherent out of the bolded letters.
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Post by 12jtmg on May 20, 2021 21:57:21 GMT -5
Sorry to necro but does anyone remember if this first mailing included a coded message? I'm a bit suspicious of the lined paper note but I haven't been able to get anything coherent out of the bolded letters. The line paper is not a puzzle. Though you may find a cool Easter egg of the shipping website if you look closely! |
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