Scarred for life: sometimes, a thought you have when you see a card...

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 31 Mar 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Pagan X	31 Mar 2004
makes the deck unusable after that because you just can't help laughing. If you tell somebody else about it, you scar it for them too, because it is just too funny! WARNING SPOILER WARNING SPOILER AHEAD do not read if you love the Feng Shui Tarot.... d o w n Temperance. Why is she standing in flowing yellow fluid? Tea is not the first thing that occurs to me.

Thea Lynx	31 Mar 2004
All toooooooo funny, Pagan X, I have never seen this deck yet - but since I 'm a deck junkie, I probably will some time soon. I haven't yet had any one card ruin a deck for me - usually the ones I don't like are more than compensated for by the rest of the deck. One deck I got rid of real fast was the Connolly - The entire deck and the book just rubbed me the wrong way from the get go, but if I have to pick a true bummer of a card from that deck it would be trump 15 - they call it transformation, but anyone who was raised catholic (as I was) will recognize the ascension. Hopefully, I will not lose any more decks. Thea Lynx

ros	31 Mar 2004
four of pentacles Someone told the story of loosing keys & they drew this card. The keys were in the outhouse. Something like this anyway. Every time this little guy comes up in RW I think of the toilet. Can't tell the story to any clients, they just wouldn't get it. Who has the four of pentacles story? It was good!

Cerulean	31 Mar 2004
I've told more than a few that there's Lurch from the Adam's family in the Archangel figure and a kind of Uncle Fester nose, which made me cover up that reoccuring figure with other festive or more significant motifs for me. And there are some female figures situated in a way that makes me think they are getting ready for a bath or symbology that just distracts me from the intent of learning new slants on the courts and Thoth. So I did some costume and decorative changes and it's a personal deck that I like quite a bit now. But no one has also seen Adam's family figures in the Via Tarot, so it's only my own silly mind. Mari H.

Pagan X	31 Mar 2004
GOLDEN TAROT You already have my pants! What more do you want?

Ilithiya	31 Mar 2004
I was soooo waiting for this thread... Morgan-Greer.... What's with the Fool's bag? Eh? That's just so... soo.... testicular!

ros	31 Mar 2004
testicular as in the Fool of The Tarot of Durer?

Imagemaker	31 Mar 2004
Quote: Someone told the story of loosing keys & they drew this card. The keys were in the outhouse. Who has the four of pentacles story? It was good! That was me. I asked where my friend had lost her keys and drew the 4 of Pentacles in the Robin Wood Deck. They were later found in a toilet stall. The picture *absolutely* depicts that--he's in a gray box, sitting facing the front . . . No other RWS deck shows it so plainly.

sunflowr	31 Mar 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Thea Lynx I haven't yet had any one card ruin a deck for me - usually the ones I don't like are more than compensated for by the rest of the deck. I've had 2 cards ruin a deck for me. ;) Both from "World Spirit". The Sun card looks like Baby Nixon, and the High Priestess looks like our 1st Lady!! ;p

Phoenyx*	01 Apr 2004
*laughs at some of these* this is hilarious, now I'm too scared to go look at any of my decks, in fear I'll find such a card.

Kiama	01 Apr 2004
Robin Wood: Check out Luke Skywalker in the 4 of Cups card (I swear it looks like him!) It's all I can do to stop myself from humming the Star Wars theme when I pull this card! And the Lovers from the same deck... Come on, y'all know what I'm talking about! (The questionable anatomical drawing...) 4 of Pentacles from same deck... "Memo to self: I will not play with superglue." (I think this came up in the Tarot Games and Fun forum, and it's just stuck in my head. Now whenever I pull it as an advice card, I have the overwhelming urge to tell my querent not to play with superglue.) Kiama

Imagemaker	01 Apr 2004
Quote: I have the overwhelming urge to tell my querent not to play with superglue.) Ah, good advice for all querents or their children--will note that one down :D

lunakasha	01 Apr 2004
Quote: Originally posted by Imagemaker They were later found in a toilet stall. The picture *absolutely* depicts that--he's in a gray box, sitting facing the front . . . No other RWS deck shows it so plainly. (running to check my Robin Wood deck.....) LMAO Imagemaker!!!! :laugh: He looks like he is.....focusing REAL HARD!!! :eek: Hey, isn't there an expression about people who are "tight with money" being a bit......"anal-retentive"???? :D Luna

Demonesse	01 Apr 2004
Robin Wood. I've said it before; the sausage on Lovers is bad, but Judgement is like a nude girl jumping out of a cake for a bachelor party. })

baba-prague	01 Apr 2004
Well, I have to blame Firemaiden for this one - her mention of the Thoth "Spermit" has changed that card forever in my eyes! If you don't want to giggle every time you look at that card, do NOT search out Firemaiden's description.

Ilithiya	01 Apr 2004
Quote: Originally posted by ros testicular as in the Fool of The Tarot of Durer? Testicular as in the biggest damned sack of balls I've seen. *muahahahaaaa* Sorry to be so obvious if it offended anyone. oh, and I forgot to add the Wheel of Fortune, also Morgan-Greer... that card is so Monty Pythonish, I don't think I'll ever be able to use the deck with a straight face. Illy

ros	01 Apr 2004
ROFLMAO!!! Last time I'll be using The Tarot of Durer. I'll have to do a trade. I won't even be able to look at the deck now. Thanks Ilithiya. *muahahahahaaaa*

purple_scorp	02 Apr 2004
I don't have any of these decks that you are all talking about but I still had a great chuckle over some of the descriptions. Thanks, a very entertaining thread. Cheers purple_scorp

Phoenyx*	02 Apr 2004
It happened just now! Medieval Scapini...I looked at the Fool, and thought...that animal thing is trying to stop him from leaving without his pants! But then he has pants...sorta...in places...while his...male anatomy is just hanging in that kangaroo pocket of his shirt.... The little deformed lion is trying to stop him fromleaving without protection for his parts! And what is up with that cudgel! Is that a water balloon I see? Is this the Medieval version of baseball? Now everytime I see that little deformed lion, I think of the Emporer's New Clothes.... *watches the deformed lion try to stop the man* "NO! Stop! The world isn't ready to see that much of you! It's a fashion faux pas!" Gah, now I see the lion as the fashion police....damnit anyways!

Imagemaker	02 Apr 2004
Maybe that's what the dog is saying to the guy in the standard Rider-Waite: "You're really going out in that cheerleader's skirt? Ooo-kaaay." A whole new meaning . . .

ScarabFlight	02 Apr 2004
Hahahaha Pagan X, that is exactly what I thought of when I first saw the Golden Tarot seven of wands!! Every time I look at the King of cups in the Rider-Waite deck all I can see is: cupcakes on his head! :D

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