Decks No One In Their Right Mind Would Buy...

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 30 Jul 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Artemis Sans	30 Jul 2003
But rather than funny captions, we choose a singular topic and try to find funny applicable card meanings were we to do a reading on that particular topic... Par Example- Clinton Presidency Tarot- Fool- American People Empress- Hillary Clinton Emperor- Hillary Clinton Heirophant- Jesse Jackson Hanged Man- Clinton (My little stab at satire....) It could be fun. Why don't we start out with... Freudian Thought? -Artemis the Fool

Kiama	31 Jul 2003
A Freudian Thought deck? My my, that would be repetitive! *Kiama puts on glasses and strokes chin in psycho-analyst kinda way.* "Let me zee now... Here vee haff zee Empress... Tell me about your Muzzer. Ah, but I zee the Devil. Something tells me you are currently battling wiz your inner monster... Ahhh! Zee Ace of Wands! Vot a beautiful card to get! You have penis-envy my child, and this explains everyzing!" ;) Kiama

Teranar	03 Aug 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Kiama Ah! Zee Ace of Wands! Vot a beautiful card to get! You have penis-envy my child, and this explains everyzing!" (FALLS OVER LAUGHING) If my intro to tarot had been THAT, I would have been tramatized! Hmmm... seems I had an idea rattiling around in my head, but I can't seem to get it out... A deck on movie stars, perhaps?

Kiama	03 Aug 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Teranar (Hmmm... seems I had an idea rattiling around in my head, but I can't seem to get it out... A deck on movie stars, perhaps? There is one. Somewhere. I can't remember the URL for it or the title of it, but I know there's one out there somewhere. There's also the infamous Rock N Roll Tarot with Rock and Roll stars in the cards. Now, we have forgotten to mention the Tarot of the Celtic Gypsy Atlantean Feminist Cat People! }) Kiama

Gerbear	03 Aug 2003
There is a Cinema Tarot by Solari, and one by Sesar. iOne of these might be the one you're thinking of.

Cerulean	03 Aug 2003
This based on an American-produced cartoon series done I think in the 1960s...I still see reruns here and there. Some suggestions when I forgot the names The Fool--Yosemite Sam? The Magician--Bugs Bunny and his carrot The High Priestess--Granny Chicken? Henrietta? The High Priest-Porky Pig The Lovers- Pepe LaPeu and the Cat The Chariot-The big rooster Strength-The Mountain Lion that says, "Exit, stage left..." (I may be thinking of the Yogi Bear/Deputy Dawg series...)

mrsjvan	05 Aug 2003
hmmm, let's see a Monty Python's Holy Grail deck the fool- king Arthur and Patsy the magician - Merlin the emperor - King Arthur the lovers - Lancelot and Prince Herbert the Chariot - the 3 headed knight strength - Brave Sir Robin the tower - the Castle of Aaauugghh Justice - Bedevere and "the witch" the hermit - Sir Not-appearing-in-this-film death - the black knight temperance - zoot the devil - the black beast of Aaauugghh Just to name a few. Feel free to add on :) hey wait! I might actually buy this deck. lol

truthsayer	05 Aug 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Kiama There is one. Somewhere. I can't remember the URL for it or the title of it, but I know there's one out there somewhere. There's also the infamous Rock N Roll Tarot with Rock and Roll stars in the cards. Now, we have forgotten to mention the Tarot of the Celtic Gypsy Atlantean Feminist Cat People! }) Kiama i think you are thinking of the cosmic tarot? it has cards that look like movie stars. don't we have a special committee working on the tarot of the ancient celtic gypsy atlantean feminist cat people? i thought umbrae was heading that one up or am i imagaining things? (yet again?) ;) :)

LaLa	07 Aug 2003
Being holy irreverent might I suggest The evangelistic holy baptist 7th latter day mormons tarot? and one for the aussies The Fred Nile guide to esoteric damnation tarot dodging the smite thee strumpet bolts of fiery vengeance Lala sniggers to herself .....

Molly	07 Aug 2003
Just realized that if it is "Teen Idols," then I guess it should have both movie stars and pop stars... but from what era? N'Sinc could be the princes, and Beatles would HAVE to decorate the King cards The minors could be illustrated with contestants from the American Idol TV show... As for the majors, just some ideas: Ashton Kutcher as the Fool? Beyonce Knowles as High Priestess? Britney Spears as ... Empress? Justin Timberlake as the Emperor? Leo DiCaprio at the Hermit? Simon Cowell as the Hierophant? Christina Aguilera as the Star? (yeeks, sorry about that one, lol)

catti	17 Aug 2003
jlo and ben as lovers of course you have to provide at least 10 blank cards to fill in later when whomever breaks up with whoever

VGimlet	20 Aug 2003
Hehe, I love this thread. How about theTarot of Food & Drink. The Minor Arcana - Vegetables, Meat/Dairy, Bread and Fruit. Meat would of course, be swords. The Ace of Meat would be an egg. Ace of bread would be rising dough. The Major Arcana - The Devil would have to be Chocolate

tabbycat	20 Aug 2003
mrsjvan said Quote: hmmm, let's see a Monty Python's Holy Grail deck the magician - Merlin Small quibble - the magician was called Tim, not Merlin. You could also have the old man at the bridge as the Hanged Man - 'Was that an African or European swallow...? Aaargh!' And we should get the Knights who say Ng in there somewhere, but I can't think of an appropriate card. As for the Tarot of Food and Drink, I have been considering using Chocolate Digestives as the suit of Pentacles! Jilly

Kiama	20 Aug 2003
Quote: Originally posted by tabbycat And we should get the Knights who say Ng in there somewhere, but I can't think of an appropriate card. Ah, but how about the Knights who say... Ickyickyickyfetangzabooingoingoing! ;) They've gotta be in there somewhere... The Knight of Pentacles? He seems kinda earthy, and they do have a thing for shrubberies! Kiama

nina	20 Oct 2003
Hello, And for The Tower on the Monty Python- "That rabbit is dynamite." -nina

Chronata	22 Oct 2003
Allright, I feel compelled to add another deck no one should ever ever buy (let alone create...) This came out of a conversation I had yesterday with my spouse. He was saying that with the Speed Pass credit system (which can be used here in America for charging things at Mobil Gas stations, AND McDonalds) That you can purchase pretty much anything... Well, I said, you can't use a speed pass to buy a tarot deck... And then both of us, at the same moment got that weird little light of inspiration...(which I will now prove isn't always a good thing...) So, may I serve you... The McTarot! Grimace is the Fool! Ronald Mcdonald is the Magician !(as he seems to be in recent commercials) Mayor McCheese is the Hierophant! Hamburgler is the Devil! The Early Birdie is the Star! The MacTonight Moon headed guy is the Moon...and the Happy Meal guys are the Sun! We went as far as envisioning all the little Chicken McNuggets rising from thier little sause containers for Judgement... And then we realized just how horrible this thought was, and went out and ordered a pizza.

MattDouglas	30 Oct 2003
Death could be the cart with the people dead....i'm not quite dead yet... of the plague. Michael Palin's hermit character("it's") who in holy grail is chained up in camelot would of course be the Hermit, which bumps the idea of Sir not-appearing-in-this-film to the Sun. or would the Sun be the animated sun with legs. Black Knight as the Knight of Swords The constitutional peasant as the Hierophant. Crowley called the 7 of Swords "futility", and thus it could show Arthur trying to cut down the largest tree in the forest with a herring. At the rate we're going with these Monty Python idea we'll have to move it to another thread, as the current title might not fit anymore. Lastly, Judgment could be the quick animated clip of the people lined, up bent over, and farting through the trumpets.

firemaiden	30 Oct 2003
oh yes, futility.... how bout the guy who wants to jump accross the english channel, sponsored by the brick company :D

Molly	30 Oct 2003
Quote: At the rate we're going with these Monty Python idea we'll have to move it to another thread, as the current title might not fit anymore. Now, see, that's just what I was going to say! There are plenty of whimsical and appropriate ways to create an interesting Monty Python deck, and I truly think people would buy it! However The McTarot? EEEEEwwwww! Quote: And then we realized just how horrible this thought was, and went out and ordered a pizza. ROTFLH! I should say so! :laugh:

Star Spirit	31 Oct 2003
Quote: Originally posted by Mari_Hoshizaki This based on an American-produced cartoon series done I think in the 1960s...I still see reruns here and there. Some suggestions when I forgot the names The Fool--Yosemite Sam? The Magician--Bugs Bunny and his carrot The High Priestess--Granny Chicken? Henrietta? The High Priest-Porky Pig The Lovers- Pepe LaPeu and the Cat The Chariot-The big rooster Strength-The Mountain Lion that says, "Exit, stage left..." (I may be thinking of the Yogi Bear/Deputy Dawg series...) For the Fool, I'd say Wily Coyote ;)

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