That painting with the dead dog

[goldwatch]

A black and white painting with a dead dog bleeding.
It's pretty symbolic, really, as the seeker must pass the hound to enter Hel to retrieve the treasure.
Because FF took it with him.
Symbolically speaking.
Across a rainbow bridge.


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Then Óðinn rose, | the enchanter old,
And the saddle he laid | on Sleipnir's back;
Thence rode he down | to Niflhel deep,
And the hound he met | that came from hell.

Bloody he was | on his breast before,
At the father of magic | he howled from afar;
Forward rode Óðinn, | the earth resounded
Till the house so high | of Hel he reached.
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"Although unnamed, this dog is normally assumed to be Garmr.[5] Alternatively, Garmr is sometimes assumed to be identical to Fenrir. Garmr is sometimes seen as a hellhound, comparable to Cerberus."

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garmr

Are you sure you're ready for this?

[robjohnson]

I'm following you. Per Forrest, "Occasionally it's wise for the fox to dress like the hound." Have you made that work for you?

[goldwatch]

Jun 29, 2017 8:43:16 GMT -5 robjohnson said:

I'm following you. Per Forrest, "Occasionally it's wise for the fox to dress like the hound." Have you made that work for you?

Ya know, I remember the FF quote where he said that his sister wore a fox fur coat. But I can't find anything on your quote.
Where's that come from?

[heidini]

I think it's from questions to forrest. I try to find it. Hi goldwatch! Missed you!

[heidini]

mysteriouswritings.com/featured-question-and-weekly-words-the-cunning-fox/

[goldwatch]

Hi Heidini.

Yeah, that's the one I remember, and I really never figured anything out from that either.

I've seen comments about Forrest saying "Occasionally it's wise for the fox to dress like the hound."
But I don't recall ever seeing where it came from. So I can't figure anything out from the quote because I'm lacking context.

[goldwatch]

The only relationship to my OP here that I can think of is that foxes "play dead" sometimes.
Playing dead like the hound in my OP?

[goldwatch]

Doh, I found the quote.
"Occasionally it's wise for the fox to dress like the hound."
The book TTOTC, page 7 right at the bottom.

[heidini]

I found this too- it's a quote from a book. Not the thrill of the chase.

www.goodreads.com/quotes/47912-i-realized-fear-one-morning-with-the-blare-of-the

[heidini]

"I realized fear one morning, with the blare of the fox hunter's sound. When they're all chasin' the poor bloody fox, 'tis safer to be dressed like the hound."
Jack Higgins

[heidini]

I think it means stealthiness.

[goldwatch]

Jun 29, 2017 11:47:30 GMT -5 heidini said:

I think it means stealthiness.

Yes, that makes sense.

[robjohnson]

I signed back on. I'm glad you found it - I should've referenced it earlier. I think you are on trail worth pursuing. I've been trying to solve the statement for maybe over 3 months now - just can't seem to adjust my numbers properly, in my mind.

[rahrah]

A fox dressed as a hound is a poser, a fake, a fraud....deceiver, decoy, pretender, put-on, cheat, actor, hook, double-crosser.

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In the book, Fenn describes the oil painting by Gilbert Gaul as black and white, depicting "a man standing on a wooden bridge holding a smoking pistol, with a dead dog at his feet bleeding all over the boards."

Bleeding = sad, depressed, mournful, heavy-hearted, weeping
Boards = timber, shelter, administration, bureau (chest), committee, bench (banco), lumber

[goldwatch]

Jun 29, 2017 13:33:08 GMT -5 robjohnson said:

I signed back on. I'm glad you found it - I should've referenced it earlier. I think you are on trail worth pursuing. I've been trying to solve the statement for maybe over 3 months now - just can't seem to adjust my numbers properly, in my mind.

Rob, I saw something right away that was confirmation of something I already had. Which is why I saw it right away. I really can't say more, it gives away too much of one piece of the puzzle. So I had another thing to puzzle over, what to say.