Barrow Downs Products

[Lalwendë]

In response to popular demand, i've started this hopefully mirthful thread. :)

Now, we have seen Boromir 88's thread on action figures you'd like to see. But what about Barrow-Downer action figures?

Mine would definitely be in a blue spangly box, and be called Space Cadet Lalwende. The accessories would include some vague text on cosmology, a pack of little tiny ciggies and a big spider. It would be like one of those Hobbit action figures, slightly smaller than the normal figures.

But what about other Barrow-Downs merchandise?

How about little packets of luminous green matchsticks to help keep our eyes open after endless hours online? Or Barrow-Downs damp cloths to soothe furrowed brows after reading something from the C thread?

[Nimrodel_9]

I would like to add "Giggle Calming Pills" for Middle-earth Mirth threads.
"Have you ever started laughing and not been able to stop? Try Giggle Calming Pills! Instantly stops laughter. Take 1 to stop laughing for 30 seconds so that you can take a breath. 2 will stop the laughter for 2 minutes. Just enough to move on to the next post! Giggle Calming Pills! Side effects include: drowsiness, hairy feet, hysteria, and strange coughing noises in throat. Gollum gollum!"

[Morai]

If I had an action figure, it would probably be a really cheesy one. (Hopefully it would look like me, unlike some action figures and there namesakes.) The toy would wear baggy cargo pants and a t-shirt. It would come with a computer, cd player and cds and some books. Interesting features would include:
~push a button and hear me say "Jello!"
~move arms and my fingers will type
~Head bobbles with music.

As for other Barrowdowns products, how about a t-shirt that reads "My other tombstone is my signature." (If that makes any sense at all.)

[The Saucepan Man]

Cutting and pasting from the original thread:


How about a HerenIstarion the Munificent™ figure with thread bumping action. He is programmed to recognise clever remarks, which cause him to wave his magic repping wand.

Or a Barrow-Wight™ figure with thread deleting action, programmed to make a wry comment when you say something stupid. Oh, and he glows green in the dark.And there's always the burrahobbit™ action figure - suitable for (very) short but effective periods of play.

But be careful with the obloquy™ figure. It tears new additions to your collection to shreds if they don't shape up.

[Lalwendë]

I have just put in a patent for The Barrow-Downer DVD Mate TM. This product is a little wraith shaped thingy which sits on top of the TV and by magic (i.e. infra-red) detects those times when a LotR DVD is watched. It is a labour saving device as it shouts random criticisms while any of the films is watched, thus saving us our breath. Selected phrases include: "But of course, it would be much better if they had kept Tom Bombadil", "That should be Glorfindel, not XenArwen rescuing Frodo", and "This portrayal of Denethor is incorrect".

I also want a Moderator action figure. It is a vague shaped thing, it looks different every time you look at it and is faintly scary, and it has a little button on the back you can press, making it say it's phrases "Let's get back on topic" and "This thread has been closed".

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Don't forget the cuddly skwerlz that accompany the moderator action figures - they can talk too! They are programmed to speak one of five different sentences:

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[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

How about the Lalwende/Mithalwen dolls twin set? It comes with a mini-game where both dolls rapidly collect little green blocks. ;)

And who could resist the Fordim/davem warrior set? Kids used to play battles with their Aragorn and Sauron figures, but no more....

[Sapphire_Flame]

'Downer/PPC Agent two-packs! Three different sets to collect:

Morgul Queen/Agent Darkling pack: Comes with a copy of "Braindead", a bottle of Bleeprin™, and two mini-balrogs! Push the buttons on their backs to hear dozens of random sayings and quotes! Set them to "Sneaky Mode" and watch them think up strange and unusual plots!

luthien_tinuviel/Agent Maly pack: Comes with an assortment of sporks, chords, and a mirror! Infrared sensors allow them to sense when the other is nearby, and instigate bizzare conversations! (Get the soon-to-be released Mippin/Agent Dagmar pack for even more insane fun!)

Sapphire_Flame/Agent Takua pack: Comes with a GBA SP, a panel of genuine xenomorph hive wall, and a mini-balrog! Agent Takua figure features Shapeshifting Action™; watch her transform from human to xenomorph and back in mere moments! (And watch for the new Special Edition set, featuring Agent Nazurk figure and the colth!)

:D :D :D

Abedithon le,

~ Saphy ~

[Boromir88]

I'm afraid my action figure, no one will get,. Sort of an inside joke with some friends. But, for one that everyone will understand (hopefully)....

B88 action figure- If you pull his tail he will spurt of random cheesy sayings like....make like a tree and leaf, or make like a bakery truck and haul buns. Either that, he'll go into a mindless ramble no one will understand :p .

The Lalwende doll, stick it in some jello and it will test the wellness, density, and if one could stand in a tub of jello without sinking ;) .

Edit: For an extra $2, on the B88 doll, you can get the added feature of programming it to say random lines from the Blue Collar Comedy tour comedians. Even the feature if someone asks a stupid question, he'll say "Here's your sign."

Ahhh, I love them Blue Collar guys :rolleyes:

[Morai]

Another useful product:
A chip that can be implanted into your brain, as long as you pay the hefty price. It automatically equips you with the photographic memory of the books and/or movies, depending on which version you purchase. Other bonuses include tidbits about J.R.R. Tolkien and more! Buy now and never have to worry about inaccuracy in your posts again!

[Oddwen]

New from Barrowdowns-products! The Oddwen/Nilpaurion Fegalund/Meneltarmacil pack! Get them near any of Tolkien's writings, and they will immediately start to parody it in wild and wacky ways!

As a bonus, Nilpaurion Fegalund comes pre-programmed with his alter ego, Adam! Participate as Oddwen and Meneltarmacil slowly go insane! :smokin: ;)

[Boromir88]

Get yourself a gil-galad action figure, he makes puns out of everything ;) . He gets to the point of making a pun at everything you just want to PUNch, him back :D .

[Gil-Galad]

its not dolls its action-figures!!!

Pun-fu action Gil-Galad figures...very interesting...plus i can come in a special burnination edition too...

[Maeggaladiel]

I want the Maeggaladiel action figure for Christmas. Place her in front of her miniature computer and she will sit and stare blankly at the screen for hours upon end! Oh, the excitement!

And who could forget the amazing Barrow Downs BARROWVISION GLASSES! Simply put them on when you feel like you've been away from the Downs for too long, and VIOLA! Everything turns black and green! You'll be feeling "all Wight" in no time at all!

Is your real life getting in the way of your "Downs Time?" Ever wish there was some way to be in two places at once? WELL NOW YOU CAN! Thanks to the Barrow Downs Holo-Wight, you can create a holographic you to go to work, sit in on classes, attend social functions, etc., while you can sit at home and talk on the Downs! Huzzah!

Lastly we have the AMAZING BOX O' SMILES! A boxed set of twelve cards containing copies of authentic Barrow Smiles. Let's face it: Why express emotion with your own face when you could do it with these faces? :rolleyes: :eek: Ever find yourself wishing you had that certain smiley dude when you're speaking to people in that strange realm known as the "Real World?" HA! Don't we all? Does it feel odd to be communicating and expressing emotion with your face instead of your fingers? Well, those days are over, fellow undeads! Just hold up your desired emotion mid-sentence and soon you'll feel right at home! Reserve those facial muscles for when you really need them.

[Lalwendë]

How about the Lalwende/Mithalwen dolls twin set? It comes with a mini-game where both dolls rapidly collect little green blocks.

:D And they would, of course, be able to talk. But the Mithalwen one would come with more outfits. :(

The Eomer of the Rohirrim action figure would have a wry smile and be programmed to come out with witty one-liners.

The Boromir88 action figure would come ready packed with a little box of fireworks - of course, it would be hard to find one in future years where the little fireworks were unused, so they would be most expensive in years to come.

[tar-ancalime]

Let's not forget the accessories!

Buy the Playsets of Glory for your Downer action figures (oh, come off it, they're dolls!) and watch them move from one to the next as their reputations grow!

The Road Goes Ever On and On Starter Kit: for those brand-new Downers starting the path to adventure. Comes with plenty of Scotch tape to hold together their piles o' bones and animated skeletons.

Great Smials Party Time Adventure: only the cleverest Tooks may live here (no fools allowed). Comes with real working bathtubs!

Watch My Garden Grow: plant the seeds in the pots provided and see the miracle of the mallorn. (Not for the faithless. Use only as directed. Actual results may vary.)

Rolling Stone Gift Set: Watch your Downers travel the world in this scale model of Middle-Earth. Comes with Narya AND poseable Shadowfax with brushable mane and tail!

Bag End Rescue Kit: Save Bag End from the ruffians and the Sackville-Bagginses! Comes with writing-desk, large red book, and special nine-fingered gloves. (Some experience required: this play set is not compatible with all Downer action figures; check your label before attempting play.)

Throne of Gondor Palace Playtime: Poseable Elessar and Arwen figures decked out in their finest can greet your Downer action figure in this newest Barrow-Downs playset. Throne of Gondor Palace Playtime sets are fast becoming the most popular accessories on your block! (Not compatible with most Downer action figures.)

[Morai]

I say we all need this at one time or another:
Friend Zapper 3000 : Ever get sick of your naive non-LOTR-fan pals asking you questions or making unintelligent comments while your reading the books or watching the movies? By the Friend Zapper 3000! Never have to worry again about missing your favorite scene or loosing your place in the tiny print and large paragraphs. When your companion cannot stop their tounge from forming endless blather, simply push a button and a electric shock will silence them momentarily. Comes equipped with duct tape for extreme circumstances and sedatives. (Warning sedatives may cause drowsiness, and side effects of Zapper include but are not limited to: pain, shocking sensations, numbness, and irrability. Manufacturers not responsible for angry friends.)

Meh, maybe they won't sell like hot-cakes. Moaning and screaming might actually be more annoying then the talking.

[Vuelve]

I want The Saucepan Man action figure complete with pots and pans that bang and clang.I also want an Estelyn Telcontar action figure that strangely looks like Princess Pheona.
sorry for any bad spelling please don't let the Skewrlz loose on me. :eek:

[Saraphim]

Personally, I'd like a Saraphim action figure, because it comes to haunt the Downs only on days that conspicously coincide with school holidays!

Also, I'd purchase the Barrow-Dictionary at-a-glance. For the times when you're on the go with nowhere to look up obscure LotR terms!

[Lhunardawen]

Want to invent your own ending of the Fordim-Mithalwen duel in this thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11058)? You can now buy the aptly-called Fordim-Mithalwen action figures set, complete with the infamous gauntlet, plus pistols and swords to choose from...and create an alternate dialogue! With a free gardening set, should your Mithalwen still decide to resort to gardening! (You can use the gauntlet for that purpose instead.) ;)

And since it is the holiday season, you get a free luke10_27...I mean mark12_30 doll to serve as overseer-slash-cheerer!

[Mithalwen]

:D And they would, of course, be able to talk. But the Mithalwen one would come with more outfits. :(

The Eomer of the Rohirrim action figure would have a wry smile and be programmed to come out with witty one-liners.

The Boromir88 action figure would come ready packed with a little box of fireworks - of course, it would be hard to find one in future years where the little fireworks were unused, so they would be most expensive in years to come.


? I don't have that many clothes...... And while the feminist streak revulses against being depicted as a DOLL even in jest ... I can promise that owners of a Mithalwen Doll would never be able to find its shoes :( In combination with Lalwende ? - flattering (save that I would be the big clumsy figure in comparison)and might just stop me being remaindered- but what a lot of wild red hair!!!!! Actually think I would have to be more of an inaction figure or a cuddly toy. And if Lal is accessorized with a packet of fags I would need a bottle of Merlot... Eat your hearts out Patsy and Edina... the Mithalwen figure would have a repertoire of flippant remarks and performance would be generally erratic...

The Eomer action figure would of course be accompanied by a suite of screaming fangirls.

[Mithalwen]

Want to invent your own ending of the Fordim-Mithalwen duel in this thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11058)? You can now buy the aptly-called Fordim-Mithalwen action figures set, complete with the infamous gauntlet, plus pistols and swords to choose from...and create an alternate dialogue! With a free gardening set, should your Mithalwen still decide to resort to gardening! (You can use the gauntlet for that purpose instead.) ;)




This one quite appeals (despite the feminist misgivings) Just 2 alternative outfits - I rather see myself in a duelling costume ala Onegin ..... black is so flattering and a nice long frock coat would be good :p ... the gardening clothes would be rather less elegant... so Mith might give up on the dedication to a life of non-violence...

[Lalwendë]

? I don't have that many clothes...... And while the feminist streak revulses against being depicted as a DOLL even in jest ... I can promise that owners of a Mithalwen Doll would never be able to find its shoes In combination with Lalwende ? - flattering (save that I would be the big clumsy figure in comparison)and might just stop me being remaindered- but what a lot of wild red hair!!!!! Actually think I would have to be more of an inaction figure or a cuddly toy. And if Lal is accessorized with a packet of fags I would need a bottle of Merlot... Eat your hearts out Patsy and Edina... the Mithalwen figure would have a repertoire of flippant remarks and performance would be generally erratic...

How do you know I wouldn't be the clumsy one? With all that red hair the dolls would have to be packaged with a hair brush, and some camomile tea to calm them down! ;) Or they could even come packaged with a Moderator figure to stop them talking off-topic too much...

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Because of my unimaginitive and confusing screenname, I think that most kids would be disappointed when purchasing the Eomer of the Rohirrim figure.

Something along the lines of; "But I wanted the hot blonde one..."

:D I do have the proper Eomer action figure. He stands on my desk looking lordly.

[Mithalwen]

Lal - I am a major league klutz - I ran myself over once, that is hard to beat! Andsomeone suggested that I needed Chrysanthemum tea to calm my fiery temper in line with the principles of Chinese medicine - it was righteous anger I swear :rolleyes:

Eomer - we all know you are completely irresistable ... and we know your doll would be dressed in a kilt..

I do have the Legolas doll - was going to fire his little arrows at people who annoyed me at work... oh the joys of an open plan office

[Lalwendë]

Lal - I am a major league klutz - I ran myself over once, that is hard to beat!

How?! Did you leave the handbrake off with the engine running? I call myself an 'oaf' because I'm so clumsy and messy. The Lalwende action figure would have to come complete with highly detailed dinner medals; only last week I sent half a plate of salad flying up the wall in a restaurant. This is why I mainly wear black. :(

[Mithalwen]

No the engine wasn't running at the time......

Black does mark though ... scarves are good..... I now never drink coffee at interviews having had to practically wash a shirt at Southampton station once. Fortunately it was silk and the interview was in Bath...on a rare hot day..

[Morai]

Lal - I am a major league klutz - I ran myself over once, that is hard to beat! How?! Did you leave the handbrake off with the engine running? I call myself an 'oaf' because I'm so clumsy and messy.

One time I was ran over by an overhead projector, though I won't go into it, unless someone asks.

Anywho, since both of you consider yourselves klutzes, would your dolls come with helmets, bandaids, headache medicine etc? Don't worry, I'm a clumsy one too, I run into walls on occasion.

[Elennar Starfire]

The Eomer of the Rohirrim action figure would have a wry smile and be programmed to come out with witty one-liners.
Stalkers sold seperately.

Eomer - we all know you are completely irresistable ... and we know your doll would be dressed in a kilt...

With teaspoon-conjuring action!

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

My action figure sounds quite good actually. Plus, all those add-ons would be quite expensive, resulting in many royalties for me. :)

I would definitely buy the Kransha action figure for my mother, because she enjoys poetry, and this figure would spout lovely poetry all day. There would be two buttons on his back, one for nice rhymes, and another for the more disturbing variety. Come to think of it, parental guidance would be necessary.

[Boromir88]

The Eomer of the Rohirrim action figure would have a wry smile and be programmed to come out with witty one-liners.
Stalkers sold seperately.

Plus, all those add-ons would be quite expensive, resulting in many royalties for me.
Ahh, but there is another add on, you can also get the dreaded Voice of Eomer. Who will never cease manipulating people until he has all living things under his rule ;) .

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Feanor of the Peredhil: sold complete with helmet and pads. Does not play well with teenage-girl dolls, and prefers the title "action figure". Hair magically changes colour every few months! Buy now, right at this moment, and your very own Fea doll will come complete with tiny IV pinpricks!

Buy an Elennar Starfire action figure and receive complementary guide to British slang! ;)

Fea

[Lalwendë]

The davem action figure is packaged within one of those little snow globes. Shake him up a bit and lots of little irridescent green rep points fall all around him in great drifts like intellectual snow. He comes ready made with lots of clever sayings but every now and then he likes to wind up the other action figures by winning at verbal chess and trying to scare them with threats of negative rep. If your new action figure malfunctions in this way just get a ruler out and brandish it at him, for he will soon fall quiet.

[Nimrodel_9]

Stalkers sold seperately.Heh heh...

Mithalwen Doll- Complete with car to run her over with. ;)

[Lhunardawen]

Feanor of the Peredhil: sold complete with helmet and pads. Does not play well with teenage-girl dolls, and prefers the title "action figure". Hair magically changes colour every few months! Buy now, right at this moment, and your very own Fea doll will come complete with tiny IV pinpricks!
Maybe this one could come complete with newbies... :p

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Maybe this one could come complete with newbies... Hehe. Mean. :D In that case:

Your Brand Spanking New Fea doll will also come complete
with complimentary big brother, the Keeper of Dol Guldur
Action Figure!


Keeper figures come with "No Side-Long Glance" laser-beams, with the sole purpose to *psheeeeew* out the eyes of those foolish enough to glance side-long at Little Sister Fea in his presence. And much like Big Brother Government, you may not see him, but he's always there. :D


*Keeper figures also come with lightsaber, charcoal pencils, sketchbook, and penchant for buggery. One should not purchase a Keeper for small children, as they do not mix well.*


Fea


PS: mwahahahahaha

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

As suggested by Boromir on the Reputation Thread, we could soon be able to purchase the BarrowDowns Dream Manipulator. While I am suspicious that 2 or 3 are already in existence and use (I mean, why else would davem, Saucepan and Fordim be at the top of the reputation list?) there could soon be an influx of the beasts, and you too could climb up the ladder.

Manipulate other Barrowdowners dreams, plant seeds into their minds and suggest, nay demand, that they rate your posts, even the terrible posts that even you consider to be worthless. Because the repuation system matters.

Don't listen to HerenIstarion, or even the HerenIstarion action figure that comes with these words of warning as well. The reputation system is competition. Only the strong survive. Those unwilling to lie and cheat their way to the top will be lost in the shuffle.

The Dream Manipulator, the new best accomplice for bloodlust and glory this Christmas.

[Gil-Galad]

i'm not getting mad at anyone, but how about making products on other members, not just yourself, it'll make the thread more interesting and fun!

[Mithalwen]

Mithalwen Doll- Complete with car to run her over with. ;)


Bit harsh .... It was just the once - I don't make a habit of it.....wish I had never mentioned it now....

[Morsul the Dark]

let's see....

Morsul the Dark/Gil-Galad battle pack: Now you at home can find out who is the strongest whether it be Morul the Dark wizard or Trodgor the Burninator.
Morsul comes with glowing staff and special Avvie switching action
Gil-Galad comes with simulated fire breath!.


SaucePanMan: The man with pan on his head hours of fun for the kids comes with three types of pans each with their own catch phrase!

Morsul/Perky Ent Power pack: Decide who will control the fate of Middle Earth whether it be the evil wizard Morsul or the Peaceful Perky ent. Only you can decide! look for my Good or Evil thread to understand this one

Estelyn GI Skewrls: Protect the Barrowdowns from the evils of bad grammer and repeat threads.

[mark12_30]

C7A action figure: A charming and matronly hobbit-lady with a firm voice and toes that dig in during deep debates (especially debates about Frodo.)

Squatter of Amon Rudh action figure: comes with wrought iron fence, glow-in-the-dark-flashlight accessory, and two tombstones labeled BEREN and LUTHIEN.

H-I action figure: one arm lights fireworks. The other arm gives jewels. However the best thing about this action figure is that it can enter ancient libraries (swirling impressive wizard's robe) dust off an old scroll, and bring it out to the front door. Has a very pleasant smile.

Mister Underhill action figure-- very limited edition. Nobody knows what it looks like.

[Mithalwen]

[b]H-I action figure: one arm lights fireworks. The other arm gives jewels. However the best thing about this action figure is that it can enter ancient libraries, dust off an old scroll, and bring it out to the front door. Has a very pleasant smile.

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Perhaps the HI figure could be in a set with the B88 one.... special edition for the discerning collector ... with LOTS of fireworks

[mark12_30]

Rimbaud action figure: left arm extend partway as figure says:
Darkling I listen; and, for many a time
I have been half in love with easeful Death,
Call’d him soft names in many a mused rhyme,
To take into the air my quiet breath

Comes packaged with complete works of Keats and a Kermit beanie-baby.

[Child of the 7th Age]

C7A action figure: A charming and matronly hobbit-lady with a firm voice and toes that dig in during deep debates (especially debates about Frodo.)

Thanks, Helen.

You must have been speaking with my family. They have another word for it: pig headed and stubborn! :p

[HerenIstarion]

Very funny, thanks Helen for directing me here :D

My add up:

mark 12_30™ action figure - is very amicable, tells jokes with a moral one probably would not understand without being widely read, and has very pointed silences - once it stops talking to you, the right guess would be you did say something not acceptable or were not a good boy/gel lately at all!

Saulotus™ action figure - sombre and a bit bulky one, knows all there is to know about Tolkien Canon and Uncanon, and utters exclamations curiosly resembling 'balderdash' and 'absolute rubbish' any time anyone starts speculating about anything vaguely reminiscent of Tolkien. If the 'speculator' insists on commiting the same crime again, kicks off prolix discourses referring to numerous sources and producing manuscripts out of his sleeve. We are awfully sorry, but Saulotus™ action figure is out of stock currently. Try searching under Bob Wehadababyitsaboy™ or similar keywords. But the latter is equally out of stock, we are grieved to inform you. Try again later

Balin999™ action figure comes with a bonus helicopter. Never says the same thing twice.

Sharkŭ™ action figure does a lot of work behind the stage, being, at the same time, constantly (and mysteriously) absent. You lose the chance of seeing the figure again as soon as you buy it - its stand will always be marked with a litle cardboard sign reading 'away' in a fine curly script

Who's Online™ digital chess set - requires great patience on behalf of the gamers, as they must catch their chance of starting the game exactly at the time when 64 members are online. And beware of the spiders - they tend to haunt same squares as pieces do use for the moves.

[Morai]

I think the only "set" my action figure would come in is the:
Maeggaladiel & Morai Set!
Set the two action figures within 6" of eachother, and hear them make strange punny jokes about the horrid, green, land they lovingly call "Oredor." (Yes the spelling is intentional.) Other features include:
~Mini trashcan and crumpled up pieces of paper
~Mini life-like version of Mt. St. Doom

NOTE: Tree Wraiths and Tree huggers not included, come seperately

[The Saucepan Man]

The Repping Game

Liven up dinner parties and family gatherings with this fun new game from Barrow Downs Inc™. Each player starts with one green jewel. Players take it in turn to ask Tolkien-related questions from cards. All the other players must answer and then vote on who has provided the wisest or wittiest answer. That player receives a green jewel from each player or, if a player has none, from the bank. The aim of the game is to amass eleven jewels before anyone else can.

To make things more interesting, the game comes with various joker cards. Play the HerenIstarion the Munificent card to instantly gain a jewel from every player. The Wisdom of Davem card requires every player to give you one jewel a turn for the rest of the game, while the Professor Hedgethistle's Canonicity card allows the current round to go on and on and on and ...

You can play the Burrahobbit's Soundbite card to restrict players to a one line answer to the current question. And, if you don't like the question, the Admin cards allow you to skip it and go to the next question. The Mod cards (Estelyn and Legolas) do the same thing - but only for certain questions.

Play the Child and Pio cards to take the game into a special RPG round, or the Saucepan Man card to start a Quiz or Quotes round (extra jewels here if you have the Quotes of Guinevere or Lindolirian's Six Degrees of Separation cards).

Fun for all the family. But if anyone starts taking it all seriously - remember it's just a game - it's the fun of taking part and the discussions that it engenders that count. ;)

Warning: Requires a dangerously obsessive level of Tolkien-related knowledge. :smokin:

Actually, that sounds like quite a fun game ...

[Meneltarmacil]

New from Barrowdowns-products! The Oddwen/Nilpaurion Fegalund/Meneltarmacil pack! Get them near any of Tolkien's writings, and they will immediately start to parody it in wild and wacky ways!

And don't forget the Meneltarmacil action figure's giant rock-throwing action every time Nilpaurion Felagund gets within five feet.

The Meela action figure comes complete with every single quote about Denethor in all of Tolkien's works and comes with matches and lighter fluid in case you get bored with it. :D

[Gil-Galad]

The Repping Game

Liven up dinner parties and family gatherings with this fun new game from Barrow Downs Inc™. Each player starts with one green jewel. Players take it in turn to ask Tolkien-related questions from cards. All the other players must answer and then vote on who has provided the wisest or wittiest answer. That player receives a green jewel from each player or, if a player has none, from the bank. The aim of the game is to amass eleven jewels before anyone else can.

To make things more interesting, the game comes with various joker cards.


Don't forget the limited edition Gil-Galad Pun cards, Gil-Galad Great Pun , you receive a jewel from every player, Gil-Galad pathetic puns, you lose a jewel to every player...its a game of chance for that!...well more 80/20 with my puns... 80 being good of course...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

New from Barrowdowns-products! The Oddwen/Nilpaurion Fegalund/Meneltarmacil pack! Get them near any of Tolkien's writings, and they will immediately start to parody it in wild and wacky ways! (Oddie)

And don't forget the Meneltarmacil action figure's giant rock-throwing action every time Nilpaurion Felagund gets within five feet. (Menel)
Plus the Nilpaurion Felagund's double action figure. Catches all rocks, thunderbolts, and angry birds thrown by Meneltarmacil action figure.

As a bonus, Nilpaurion Fegalund comes pre-programmed with his alter ego, Adam! Participate as Oddwen and Meneltarmacil slowly go insane! :smokin: ;) (Oddie)
Don't forget Alice the lesser-known alter-ego (much like Huor :p ).

~*~

Tired of your regular Barrow-downer action figure? Get the new Administrators™ action figure set! They're omnipotent, omnipresent, and ethereal! They can zap any Downer figure to the void or make sweeping changes to boards simply by thinking so! Sticky™ pins not included.

[Lhunardawen]

Mister Underhill action figure-- very limited edition. Nobody knows what it looks like.
Except you, Helen. You could always look at a mirror (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=334936&postcount=204).

Play the HerenIstarion the Munificent card to instantly gain a jewel from every player.
But beware...he can also end the game. Or at least convince players to do so. ;)

[elfearz1]

The Meela action figure comes complete with every single quote about Denethor in all of Tolkien's works and comes with matches and lighter fluid in case you get bored with it.
See I was thinking it could also come with a picture of Denethor.

Barrow Down's CD: if you call within the next 50 seconds you can also get "Boromir's greatest disco hits" for free! (plus shipping and handling) :D

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Want to invent your own ending of the Fordim-Mithalwen duel in this thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11058)? You can now buy the aptly-called Fordim-Mithalwen action figures set, complete with the infamous gauntlet, plus pistols and swords to choose from...and create an alternate dialogue! With a free gardening set, should your Mithalwen still decide to resort to gardening! (You can use the gauntlet for that purpose instead.) ;)

And since it is the holiday season, you get a free luke10_27...I mean mark12_30 doll to serve as overseer-slash-cheerer! (Lhuna)
There's a new addition to this set: the Gnomish Gauntlet (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11526&highlight=gauntlet#post368031). Scandalised by Fordim's revival of hot issues? Use the Gauntlet to force him to reveal his ulterior motive (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?p=368914#post368914).

This is stupid. There's no connexion between the gauntlet and the motive.

I know. But it's fun to fill in the blanks.

:rolleyes: Your life.

[Lalwendë]

Barrow-Downs Faction Badges - these will clearly indicate your loyalties in the Balrog Wings/Elven Ears debates. For those who are Pro-Wing, their badge will be like RAF Wings, except instead of being Albatross wings they will be blackened leathery Balrog wings; this is to be worn on the left shoulder. For those who are Anti-Wing they can actually get away without purchasing anything, because as in the debate, the badge will be purely metaphorical. The merest suggestion of a badge-pin hole in the lapel will suffice ;) The Ears Faction Badges will feature either a pointy or a non-pointy ear. Pro-Ear fanatics of course can buy an actual ear which they can wear proudly on their lapel; this will clearly indicate that not only are they Pro-Ear but they have also been driven quite mad with the debate and are under no circumstances to be approached.

[Morgul Queen]

Morgul Queen/Agent Darkling pack: Comes with a copy of "Braindead", a bottle of Bleeprin™, and two mini-balrogs! Push the buttons on their backs to hear dozens of random sayings and quotes! Set them to "Sneaky Mode" and watch them think up strange and unusual plots!

Accessories include: Silver One Ring, Flamethrower (not suitable for young children), a bow, arrows, a small supply of Curare (non-toxic...when ingested) and a ActionFigure!Towel...for those times when the twinset is left in the same room as either a Denethor!SonofEcthelion (TM) or a Celebrimbor!SonofCurufin (TM) Action Figure.

Collect the full set of Author/Agent packs to unlock a special feature: They will form a council called 'Athrabeth'. they will also give you a password which allows you to purchase a hidden Oracle/Ginger Pack, avaliable only with the aforementioned password.

Elennar Starfire/David Bowie Twinset (TM): The Elennar Starfire (TM) come complete with a Labyrinth (TM) DVD, a towel and a CD Player Radio. The David Bowie (TM) comes with tight leather pants and a pole - for keeping the Elennar Starfire (TM) at bay. The Elennar Starfire says several phrases, such as: "Squeeeeee!!!", "David Bowie! It's David BOWIEEEEE!!!!" The David Bowie is silent, perhaps with fear.

[Morai]

This was inspired by Eomer of the Rohirrim:
Special Offer!
When you buy the Morai Action Figure , you can send in the Proof of Purchase to recieve the X-Men Mutant Outfit when your dark action figure is tired of her usual personality and feels like saving the world...or not. Place the Morai Action Figure in the outfit and watch as she transforms into a whirlwind and scatters the all important papers on your desk, much too dizzy to do any heroic deeds.

[Elennar Starfire]

Morgy! I'm not that fangirlish...am I? :o

[Morgul Queen]

Morgy! I'm not that fangirlish...am I?

*nods slowly*

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Yeah, it's true. I should know....

*Eomer awaits slap in the face*

Now that that's over, I think it seems likely as if a new line of accessories is going to come out. To complement the existing action figures of the Downers which look like, well, they look like, we will now have accessories which transform that same action figure into the image of other Downers.

Get the Lalwende accessory, which turns your doll into a cloud of purple smoke! One hell of a party trick, let me tell you.

Get The Only Real Estel accessory which promptly causes your action figure to disappear into nothingness! ;)

Plus....many more!? :confused:

[Morgul Queen]

What about Legolas Hair Powder? One pinch of which changed his hair from Blond to Black to Brown to Red to Blond to Black to Brown to Red?

Of course, we need to invent a Legolas doll first...

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

What about Legolas Hair Powder?
But let us not forget Legolas Hare Powder! Never again shall the debate come to violence (not that it has before, but...)! For now, at the first signs of arguement, one can sprinkle Hare Powder over Elmerf's fur and VOILA!!! he is a new color.

[elronds_daughter]

Note: Legolas Hare Powder also work on any/all of Elmerf's myriad descendants.

[Elennar Starfire]

Ok, I guess I am that fangirlish sometimes. *blushes*

[yavanna II]

I would love to see a Yavanna action figure.... with a little touches:
1. The hair must be BLACK, and no other
2. The eyes must be Grey
3. Wears the slim black gown I wore on my JS, or any formal blue floor-length dress
4. Says "I hate Chemistry" or "I loathe Geometry" or "Trigonometry Stinks" everytime a person with a Chem or Geom or Trigo artifact goes near it

Hehe.... I wonder how I'd feel if my daddy will give me that.... :rolleyes:

Accessories that I'd love:
anti-chemistry posters and stuff
black-framed glasses
a black cloak
a nice long sword

Accessories that would not fit Yavanna II:
that Legolas Hare thing....her wavy hair may turn straight...or worse, BLONDE! :eek:

[Morgul Queen]

her wavy hair may turn straight...or worse, BLONDE!

*laughs* Sounds like me.

Warning: Do not use on Agent Darkling/Morgul/Yavanna II. May cause horrible, unreversable hair crimes.

They may end up looking more masculine than Orlando Bloom. O.o

[Oddwen]

Hey, what's the matter with wavy blonde hair?

(Here, I have a commercial. Imagine it's said in a really cheesy deep voice, you know, like all those action figure commercials are.)

DUN DUN DUN! BATTLE DOWNERS!

New from Hazbeen™, it's Battle-Downers!

Kid1: Oh boy! Battle-downers!

Participate as Hugely Muscular Nilpaurion™ and Hugely Muscular Meneltarmacil™ fight to the death!

Menel: Dodge this rock, Nilp!

Nilp: I shall, Menel!

*crash!*

Kid2: Oh boy! Battle-Downers!

DUN DUN DUN! BATTLE DOWNERS!

And also from Hazbeen™, the Intellectual line of toys: Fordim Hedgethistle, The Saucepan Man, and davem figures. Watch in awe as they get together on top of your toy chest and smoke. Fire extinguisher sold seperately.

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

Rimbaud action figure: left arm extend partway as figure says:
Quote:
Darkling I listen; and, for many a time
I have been half in love with easeful Death,
Call’d him soft names in many a mused rhyme,
To take into the air my quiet breath

Comes packaged with complete works of Keats and a Kermit beanie-baby.

Special Edition Rimbaud includes (of course) a copy of London Calling. ;)

[Lhunardawen]

Isn't the Rimbaud doll supposed to be a green, slimy, croaking amphibian?

[mark12_30]

Yes. Croaking Keat's complete works.

[Maeggaladiel]

I WANT A BATTLE-DOWNER!!

Of course, no BD set would be complete without the MEGABARROW! You'll need somewhere to store all these action figures, won't you? Well, the MEGABARROW is the only product on the market that can house all of your action figures and make them feel right at home. The barrow even has separate rooms to keep the action figures who don't get along well away from each other and has a master suite for the mightiest of all toys, the BW action figure. (With Super Moderating Action!)

And we cannot forget the amazing Barrow-Transfomers! Action Meela searches for open flames! Then just turn her head around and fold her body like so, and VIOLA! She becomes her true love, Denethor!

Then there's Super Saucepan Man! Armed with a variety of cooking utensils and cloaked in mystery, Super Saucy comes to the rescue with a clanging of pans and the glint of sunlight upon steel. All who do evil shall feel the wrath of his flying saucepan of doom.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Barrow Wight Action figure with talking action. including many favorate phrases like;

"If I hear 'Do Balrogs have wings' one more time I'll... I'll..."
"Lets get back on topic"
"Cold be hand and heart and bone, and cold be sleep under stone."
"Here, I'm waiting for you!"
"Blast you Bombadill"
"Hoo, Tom Babadill! Look what night has brought you! I'm here behind the door."

WARNING: Do not eat!

Also on offer;

"Make your own Wights" Best selling instruction booklet by "S.G. Necromancer". Surprise all your friends with your very own Barrow Wight and Nazgul.

[The Only Real Estel]

The BRAND NEW How do you imagine other BDers? Doll! It spouts off descriptions of BDers (true or untrue) that have been thrown around on the aforementioned thread!

[Oddwen]

Then there's Super Saucepan Man! Armed with a variety of cooking utensils and cloaked in mystery, Super Saucy comes to the rescue with a clanging of pans and the glint of sunlight upon steel. All who do evil shall feel the wrath of his flying saucepan of doom.
Oh, no no no...The Saucepan Man is strickly a younger child's toy. Have you not seen "The Saucepan Man's Happy Fun Cookset With Real Working Fireplace"? You can really cook, with the included hobbitish recipes!

• Appetizer: Sautéed Mushrooms and Onions
• Main Course: Charbroiled Mutton Roast with Mushroom Sauce
• Second Course: Stewed Vegetables and Mushrooms
• Third Course: Pan-fried Steak with Mushrooms and Onions
• Fourth Course: Toasted Bread and Cheese
• Dessert: Apple Pie, Cherry Pie, and Berry Pie

Plus, directions are included for home-brewed ale. Impress your friends at your next Party!
(Some assembly required.)

[Morai]

The BRAND NEW How do you imagine other BDers? Doll! It spouts off descriptions of BDers (true or untrue) that have been thrown around on the aforementioned thread!
It may require a slight cautionary warning: SOME USERS WILL HEAR DISCRIPTIONS THAT ARE HIGHLY ACCURATE! (Most cases are minor and rare, contact your fellow member if symptoms persist. )

Another slightly (or hopefully) brilliant idea:
Do you ever tire of relentess unintelligent comments about your adored books conjured up by Tolkien himself? Don't you ever wish you couldn't hear those fools poking fun at LOTR? Now you can! Purchase the "BD'ER SOUND CANCELATION REMOTE" Batteries not included.

[THE Ka]

Hey, what's the matter with wavy blonde hair?

(Here, I have a commercial. Imagine it's said in a really cheesy deep voice, you know, like all those action figure commercials are.)



And also from Hazbeen™, the Intellectual line of toys: Fordim Hedgethistle, The Saucepan Man, and davem figures. Watch in awe as they get together on top of your toy chest and smoke. Fire extinguisher sold seperately.

Oh, If those do come out, I need some for my workplace... Someone will finally replace those smoke alarms!

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

The Barrow Balrog comes with detachable wings that you can leave on or take off as you prefer. Better yet, buy two so you can have one of each. Invite your friends over and stage battles between the Winged and Non-Winged versions.

And, as a special gift, there is the Action Button Activator/Deactivator Key. Use it to turn the wing motion on or off, giving you total freedom to have a Balrog with wings that work, or wings that are simply for show.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The saucepan-man action figure, with permanent saucepan action. Frighten all your friends with his more than thee phrases including:

"Oh dear, my saucepan is stuck on my head!"
"Balrogs DEFINATLY are not not unwinged."
"Tom Bombadill is like this guy who is like this other guy who is kind 'a like the first guy but not."

Sorry saucepan, there are just random things that I found amusing. :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Sorry saucepan, there are just random things that I found amusing.Hmm, I can see substantive grounds for a defamation action here ... :p ;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Hmm, I can see substantive grounds for a defamation action here ...

Oh dear! :eek:

[Lalwendë]

Get the Lalwende accessory, which turns your doll into a cloud of purple smoke! One hell of a party trick, let me tell you.

That sounds a bit papal to me!

What about, in honour of Eomer of the Rohirrim, the Downs Action Figure Mullet Transformer? Place your 'Downs action figure into the box, press a button and it comes out with 'Hockey Hair'. ;)

The Barrow Balrog comes with detachable wings that you can leave on or take off as you prefer. Better yet, buy two so you can have one of each. Invite your friends over and stage battles between the Winged and Non-Winged versions.

And, as a special gift, there is the Action Button Activator/Deactivator Key. Use it to turn the wing motion on or off, giving you total freedom to have a Balrog with wings that work, or wings that are simply for show.

Ah, but can you get the Limited Edition Metaphorical Version? Remember, to take this out of the packaging will seriously devalue the item. Not least because, in the manner of the Emperor's New Clothes, this will simply be the regular version without the wings. But all of us collectors will snap it up, fools that we are. :(

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Warning: Barrow Balrog is highly flammable and swathed with shadow. You might be surprised to find out how big the tangible part really is.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Keep you Barrow clean with Mr Sheen.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Watch out! Here comes the Barrow Wight Action figure!:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/B-Wactionfigure.jpg

With Rotting action!


Batteries not included, styles and colours may vary :smokin:

[Rimbaud]

A spin-off series of books, newly available, based on the characters and conversations of the BarrowDowns website. Packaged in a well-presented three-book set, The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a wonderful homage to a much-loved treasure of t'interweb.

Planned additions to this new line of BarrowDowns memorabilia include motion pictures for the above mentioned trilogy, and a possible prequel!

Available from all reputable bookstores and online traders.

[Nirvana II]

i'm too tired to think up a good, sarcastic ad for myself,so i beseech someone else to do it for me.

[the phantom]

In the 60s and 70s, every good Tolkien fan had a "Frodo Lives!" bumper sticker.

Now, it is time for another faddish automobile decoration.

The "Crystal Heart Lives!" bumper sticker!

I'm sure that years from now everyone will remember where they were and what they were doing when news of the joyous "resurrection" reached them, so why not buy something to commemorate the event?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Hay, phantom, what about an ironic car sticker; "The Barrow Wight Lives"?

[Lalwendë]

You can buy Frodo Lives car sticker thingys nowadays, look here. (http://www.collecttolkien.com/images/MiscFrodoLivesNameplate2003.jpg)

Have a look at that site, you'll be amazed at what you can actually collect. :eek: Judging by some of the outlandish and possibly noxious things you actually can buy, e.g. empty popcorn buckets and pop cans with characters from the films on them, you could start up a whole new line of Barrow-Downs collectibles. You could have the empty can of Irn-Bru from which Fordim supped while concocting the Infamous C-Thread, or the scrapings of burned tobacco from the bottom of davem's pipe, smoked during his recent writings on 'dumbing it down'. And from the same thread you could collect the empty sandwich packets which SpM went through while composing his posts. You could even collect the corks from Mithalwen's wine bottles, all gathered while she was creating another RPG post, or empty cans of lager from Eomer of the Rohirrim's sessions on the mirth forum. I'd be quite happy to hand over the cigarette ends I gathered while musing on Light and custard. For a price of course. ;)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I may be a student but I don't drink beer all the time. :D

That's a fine idea you have Lal, people pay thousands for Tom Cruise's used toothbrushes, and it's ridiculous of course. But I would be honoured to give money for those things you mentioned. Especially the leftover leaf; maybe some of davem's wisdom can be gained by the inhalation...

[Morai]

That's a fine idea you have Lal, people pay thousands for Tom Cruise's used toothbrushes, and it's ridiculous of course. But I would be honoured to give money for those things you mentioned. Especially the leftover leaf; maybe some of davem's wisdom can be gained by the inhalation...

I would offer the empty boxes of Cheez-Nips/Cheeze-Its that I went through browsing through this forum, but some people would want them only for one reason:
There's a chance that a somewhat skilled detective could muster fingerprints from the outside of the box. In case that fails, the buyer would simply usher the boxes and bags inside them to a local Forensics lab and see if they could discover my identity using the remnants of my saliva from licking my fingers after eating one hand-full, and then digging in for more.

I'm not saying that I'm a wanted criminal or anything, well maybe for littering instead of recycling... :o

[Maeggaladiel]

I'll donate the half-empty (half-full?) can of Coca-Cola that I started drinking five minutes before I decided to give up soda for Lent. It's.. um.. pretty old now. But just think; people will pick up that can and say, "HEY! This once belonged to Maeggaladiel!" (insert blank stare from everyone else) "Y'know... that... weird person... who posts every now and then..." (blank stare) "Who... mainly hangs out in Mirth..." (cricket noises) "Oh, I give up." (throws away soda and goes to see if Eomer's beer can has been sold yet.)

Yeah, that's how it would probably happen. Man, I can't believe that hypothetical entity would just throw away my perfectly good coke for a can of beer! It's not like I've been a complete loser on this site! The nerve! I'm going to go put nasty messages on his hypothetical answering machine.


Wow. It's times like this when I feel horribly insignificant. Thank you, Lal. I'm off for my next counselling session. I'll send you the bill.

[Morai]

Yeah, that's how it would probably happen. Man, I can't believe that hypothetical entity would just throw away my perfectly good coke for a can of beer! It's not like I've been a complete loser on this site! The nerve! I'm going to go put nasty messages on his hypothetical answering machine.
Don't forget to write this hypothetical person some hypothetical hate mail. ;) And I don't think you're insignificant, and neither do the Tree Wraiths....RUN!!

Which brings me to my next product idea:
The Blinker 3000. Never let another person ignore your post again! When some entity passes over your post or the thread on which it is located, The Blinker 3000 will tap into their computer system causing the monitor to blink incessantly until they view your post. Or if that isn't enough, it will flood their inbox with emails notifying them of your oh-so-brilliant post.

Notice: The Blinker 3000 will probably never make it on the market due to Morai's fear of being sued by not so thrilled victims of the Blinker's wrath.

[Meneltarmacil]

More Barrowdowns action figures:

The HerenIstarion action figure comes with a broom and dustpan for all that sweeping, and has amazing thread-reviving action as well. But that's not all! He also transforms into his alter-ego, Roggie of Morgoth, at the push of a button.

The Eomer of the Rohirrim action figure transforms into a werewolf and comes with the gallows as well. When hung from the noose, the action figure will shout things like "No, no, no! I have NO wolves in mind! MIRTH MIRTH MIRTH!"

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The New line of Barrow Products from Broken-Toys inc. will include,

Of course, the Barrow Wight’s Book (See The Future of the Downs tread)

The Green Dragon Inn play set, complete with drunken Hobbit action.

Tol-in-Gaurhoth Play board game. Complete with working gallows.

Collectable Green boxes.

And of course, Gandalf the grey action figures with uncloaking action.

[Morsul the Dark]

Morsul the Dark' Chocalate Chip Cookie Mix :cool:

[The Only Real Estel]

Barrowdowns Peach Cobbler- Delicous dessert of peaches with ice cream over top. Comes in two flavors, Durelin Dark Chocolate & Estel (uh...) Even Darker Chocolate. :p More flavors coming soon!

[Lalwendë]

Collectable Green boxes.

Which come packaged in really fancy green boxes, and so three years down the line you will find them being sold on ebay at inflated prices because they are 'mint' and have not been played with.

A new product released earlier this week was the Error 403 Screensaver. This comes packaged with a utility that enables you to quickly click on it if parents are looming large over your shoulder trying to see what you're up to; the screensaver should swiftly cloak any untoward Mirth activity.

[Morai]

Collectable Green boxes.

That'll be a hit. I can already imagine the hefty prices associated with them. Though, with those purtty green boxes, consumers will want ways to protect them and keep them in their most valuable condition:

~Air tight boxes for the boxes
~Certificates of Authenticity (can you imagine all the counterfeits!)
~An "Fool of A Took's Guide to Collecting Green Boxes"
~And of course, a extravagant display case.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/GreenBoxes.jpg

I was going to make a proper box for it with a picture of a child holding one saying "I'm no fool of a Took!" but I just couldn't be bothered.

[Lalwendë]

Then there could be the Green Box Collectors' Models part-work. You can get issues 1 to 4 quite easily and at the knock-down price of just £1.99 per issue, so you of course start collecting them (Issue 2 has a free ring binder to store the magazines in, which are a surprisingly quick read). Then they revert to the normal price of £5.99 per issue. The newsagent complains that they are hard to get from the wholesaler and he eventually fails to order Issue number 19 for you. So you order them by subscription. Issues 25, 26 and 29 arrive late, and Issue 34 fails to come at all. By Issue 39 the series has been discontinued but you still get a direct debit taken out of your account every month for the next 6 years and you have to complete the collection by going on ebay....

Of course, being Barrow-Downs products it wouldn't be quite this bad. ;)

[Bêthberry]

Barrowdowns Peach Cobbler- Delicous dessert of peaches with ice cream over top. Comes in two flavors, Durelin Dark Chocolate & Estel (uh...) Even Darker Chocolate. :p More flavors coming soon!


Let's not overlook (Beth)berry Pie and Lhunarda Liquorice Twists and mormegil morsels. I think that we might be coming out soon with Pio Stiks too!

[Morsul the Dark]

Then there could be the Green Box Collectors' Models part-work. You can get issues 1 to 4 quite easily and at the knock-down price of just £1.99 per issue, so you of course start collecting them (Issue 2 has a free ring binder to store the magazines in, which are a surprisingly quick read). Then they revert to the normal price of £5.99 per issue. The newsagent complains that they are hard to get from the wholesaler and he eventually fails to order Issue number 19 for you. So you order them by subscription. Issues 25, 26 and 29 arrive late, and Issue 34 fails to come at all. By Issue 39 the series has been discontinued but you still get a direct debit taken out of your account every month for the next 6 years and you have to complete the collection by going on ebay....

Of course, being Barrow-Downs products it wouldn't be quite this bad. ;)

Ah but once this green box comes out the downs shall be flooded with "Tolkien's use of green boxes" and other green-box threads

[Hookbill the Goomba]

This took me a few minuets and I'm not completly happy with it, but its the best I could do in a rush...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/BarrowBoard.jpg

Now includes real gun.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/Shirt.jpg

Buy one NOW!

Special offer! Only £100,000! ($176,000, €146,000)! While stocks last.

[Farael]

Action figures are things of the past! In this era of computers and rapidly appearing-and-becoming-obsolete game platforms The B@rrow Company presents...

Simulated Werewolf!

Just plug in your computer and play!
-Choose the participants. Should you go with the smart loudmouths? Should you choose quiet yet reliable fellows? Should you mix n match?
-Assign roles. Who should be a werewolf? who will be the most shocking seer?
-Click on "Start" and watch them bite their heads off during the day, while the werewolfs silently eat them at night!.

(Batteries not included, side effects may include lack of sleep, headaches, incredible levels of confusion and a tendency to suspect everyone else but you)

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Kids, it's Winter time!! and you know what Winter is for, right?

Canadian Barrowdowners fun!!!
Come in ever increasing numbers. Have one build an Igloo for you! Get a bunch of them to pull you around in your dog-sled! Get them all together and watch them make plans for a chat night and possibly a convention somewhere in the middle of Canada (aka Winnipeg, but no one really knows where that may be)

If you call now a special "Prairies" edition will be mailed to you just as soon as we manage to thaw the storage-room door.
-These special barrowdowners will "Summer-nate" (Like hibernate but during summer)
-Watch them freeze their rear-ends off as they think they can walk to the bus stop... after all, -35 degrees is not THAT cold :rolleyes:

[Lalwendë]

Hookbill has inspired the boffins at Barrow-downs products to make a new addition to their fabulous line of products.

New! Barrow-downs Monopoly!

Now you too can join in the madness as you fight your way around the board earning rep and trying to avoid those thorny topics of contention. Buy out hot properties such as "Do Balrogs Have Wings" and watch with joy as your pals land on the square and have to hand all their points over to you!

Now with all-new playing pieces! No more single silver boot! This game comes complete with lovingly crafted playing pieces crafted from the finest plastic to resemble those renowned Barrow-downs icons - the pair of yellow boots, the little pipe, the mug of ale, the white hand, the green thumbs-aloft and of course, that eerie blue sword!

Barrow-downs products have even dealt with the thorny issue of obsolescence so common with special edition games. All the coloured squares come with wipe-clean, cling-film-stuff names, which can be moved and replaced as rep standings go up and down! The game even comes with little sticky-thingies of all members so all eventualities are covered.

*Disclaimer* Barrow-downs products reserves the right not to be sued if new members such as Zarg The Merciless appear and suddenly shoot up the ratings overnight. There is not a Zarg The Merciless sticker and there will not be.

[The Saucepan Man]

*** NEW FROM MOULDY BARROW GAMES!***

Barrow downs Guess Who?

The players each select one of the Barrow Downs characters featured on the board and then take it in turns to ask questions of their opponent in an effort to narrow down his or her selected character.

Ask questions such as:

Is your Downer female?
Does your Downer wear a hood?
Is your Downer an abstract symbol?
Does your Downer believe that Eru is God?

and the ever popular

Does your Downer believe that The Hobbit should be excluded from the Legendarium?

Be the first to guess your opponent's Barrow Downer and win!

Only $65 from Mouldy Barrow Games. Order now and receive Barrow Downs Top Trumps free!

[Formendacil]

Lalwende, that is HILARIOUS!!!

Seriously, that's the most awesome thing since Abercrombie's Periodic Table.

And I'm most flattered to be in the same set as Davem and the Saucepan Man. Although I suspect that the three of us together would be hard-pressed to find a topic we could agree on.

And what's with putting us on the cheap side of the board, by the way? ;)

[Lhunardawen]

With Nilp and Oddwen eh, Lal? Have I become that crazy? :eek:

[Gil-Galad]

Thos barcelets, you know how they have different colour, yellow for Lance Armstrong and Cancer, Purple for Terry Fox and so on, they could have barcelets for Perky's Downaholic Anonymus, which one do you support?

[Lalwendë]

And what's with putting us on the cheap side of the board, by the way?

I thought it made a nice twist on things. ;) Anyway, I think your place is equivalent to Euston Road - have you seen the prices of property in London? :eek: And it has the British Library on it...

I want to play Guess Who now! Could it be played online??? Hmmm...though someone's going to tell me you already do play it in the Quiz room now!

[Lalwendë]

Order now and receive Barrow Downs Top Trumps free!

Hmmm, I was sure I'd seen Barrow-downs Top Trumps on sale on e-bay...

Here they are... (http://mathombarrow.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/)

[Anguirel]

Tremendous! I think I was Leicester Square...film premieres for me...

[Bêthberry]

I thought it made a nice twist on things. Anyway, I think your place is equivalent to Euston Road - have you seen the prices of property in London? And it has the British Library on it...



Oohh, and I see I must be settling down on Pall Mall right in the heart of the power-tripping exclusive clubs, those gentlemen's refuge from the womenfolk. :p

Although, on the Canadian Monopoly Gameboard (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Monopoly) Lal has placed me on Fredericton, New Brunswick's University Avenue. (Actually, I suspect many Canadian towns have one of those.)

Hmm. Lally, did you know I once lived in New Brunswick? Hmmm. Not the capital, though. :cool:


As for SpM's Guess Who, well, I suppose now Downers will be less inclined to change their avatars! :D

[Bêthberry]

Order now and receive Barrow Downs Top Trumps free!


Hmmm, I was sure I'd seen Barrow-downs Top Trumps on sale on e-bay...

Here they are...

Okay, you two mirky pond lives, do tell us on 'tother side o' da pond what a Top Trump is. :p :)

[Lalwendë]

Top Trumps (http://www.toptrumps.com/) are little packs of cards based around a 'theme' - each card has a different 'thing' on it and a series of facts all broken down into categories - for example you may have a pack titled "Sports Cars" and your categories might be 'top speed', 'price' and 'engine size'. You play it by producing a card from the top of your 'hand' after dealing them all out and choosing a category, the aim being that your 'fact' beats your mate's 'fact' and hence you will then win or 'trump' that card.

Brilliant fun! I remember the days when Top Trumps packs were all about Fighter Planes, Warships, Tractors or Locomotives; of course, it was all jumpers for goalposts in those days...sigh. Nowadays you can get them based on just about anything, I even have some LotR ones. ;)

Retro Top Trumps (http://cgi.ebay.ie/VINTAGE-TOP-TRUMPS-BATTLESHIPS_W0QQitemZ8749475996QQcategoryZ56359QQt cZphotoQQcmdZViewItem)

Fabulous! :D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Top Trumps. . . Funny name.

I had alot of them once, but I decided that I did not use them anymore so I threw them out. This resulted in my mother beeing very mad at me, it seemed that the some of the "Top Trumps" was frome her childhood. (most were with cars, but I allso had a deck with pirate ships)

Anyways! Great job on these facinating items, I simply love them.

[the guy who be short]

The Top Trumps are great. :D I particularly like how the personal title flows across the bottow.

Alas, the monopoly board is a little small for me to see it properly.

[The Saucepan Man]

Hmmm, I was sure I'd seen Barrow-downs Top Trumps on sale on e-bay...

Here they are...Hehe. I was hoping that someone would follow that little comment up. Excellent job, Lal. :smokin:

Top Trumps (or Trump cards, as they were known then) were all the rage when I was at school. Here are some more examples:

Trump Cards (http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browser.php?gameid=7262&itemtype=image&sortby=game)

Now, about that Barrow Downs Risk game ... :D

[Elu Ancalime]

Barrow-Downer Action Figures: Werewolf Series!

Buy a Barrow-Downs Brand 'Villager' action figure. When exposed to light, he or she is a normal townsperson. When light waves fail to reach the titanium-387 core, it chemically melts into the form of a Warg! If your lucky, when the light waves from the sun activate the core the next morn, that your Acton Figure will not be a villager, but a stalwart Hunter, Ranger, or Seer. Or it will become a Cursed Villager, but you will not know it until you step on him and he breaks.
________
Glass Bong (http://glassbongs.org/)

[Morai]

The other night I was being entertained by "Clue FX." Too bad only four people can play, and they are seperate from the suspects. I've always imagined Colonel Mustard as SpM. And someone I find mysterious as Lush would end up being Miss Scarlet. Yep, Downer's Clue would be an excellent game. (The BD manor....) ;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Due to the explosion of Barrow Products, it would be unthinkable not to make a film of the Downs:
Staring Sean Bean as The Barrow Wight in

The Legend of the Balrogian Wings!

[Lalwendë]

Splendid!

I especially like the way the Balrog has NO wings. :p The film Balrog is my favourite ever Balrog but it was spoiled by them darn flappy things coming out of it's back, grrrrr.......

You realise, this will result in a new range of action figures having to be released?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Its supposed to look like the Balrog is exploding... Oh well.

The new products will be things like:

- (Sean Bean as) The Barrow Wight [With 9 1/2 phrases]
- (Mo Vistar as) The Saucepan Man [With egg cooking action]
- (Joke Name as) Davem [with cannon action]
- Barrow Downs play set (warning, may cause player to die)
- And of course, Balrog (with exploding action)

:D

Because I'm bored and not very imaginative, I thought I'd take a bash at the Top trumps. Sorry if I've ruined it for you, Lal. :(

[Morai]

You realise, this will result in a new range of action figures having to be released?
Why not 'solve' the issue with Barlog Action figures with removable wings? Of course, it could result in brawls among some of our 'younger' BDers.

Another idea:
Action figures based on Middle Earth Football Tournament (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=12380)
Including: Sleepy Ranger, SpM, Bill the Barlog, and more!!

[Lalwendë]

Because I'm bored and not very imaginative, I thought I'd take a bash at the Top trumps. Sorry if I've ruined it for you, Lal.


They're cool! You're much better at frames than me - I haven't got the patience, especially trying to do them on Photoshop! :(

Another idea:
Action figures based on Middle Earth Football Tournament
Including: Sleepy Ranger, SpM, Bill the Barlog, and more!!

We could have Barrow-Downs Subbuteo! (http://www.subbuteoworld.co.uk/) The teams for Northern Ireland or Burscough FC could be borrowed as they both play in green - I can't think of any other teams that do!

I think there will soon be need for Barrow-Downs self-help documentaries, to help us deal with the psychological problems which arise from our addiction to black screens with green writing. Following on from the recent Channel 4 success, a new documentary will soon be on our screens, trying to address relationship problems which arise due to Downs addiction - It's Me Or The Downs. Another new show will deal with trying to get people to read proper books like Lord of the Rings - You Are What You Read. Finally, with the decline in the housing market, Phil and Kirstie will seek a new direction and their new show will focus on how to get ahead on the Downs - Reputation, Reputation, Reputation.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

New from 'Notforgeries inc'

Barrow Downs Key rings!

[Kath]

Hookbill those are great. Now all we need is for someone to make them!

[Bêthberry]

We could have Barrow-Downs Subbuteo! (http://www.subbuteoworld.co.uk/) The teams for Northern Ireland or Burscough FC could be borrowed as they both play in green - I can't think of any other teams that do!




Oh, my, Royal Doulton subbuteo figures for the sports figures. :eek:

But in keeping with Tolkien's desire for a mythology for England, would we prefer Wedgewood Fine Bone China figures (http://www.wedgwood.com/portfolio/portfolio.asp?uid=47D6E468-90F5-415F-839C-01885B4178E9&rtn=N&Location=U&wp=1) or should we seek out the Spanish company Lladro, who has already cast a Lord of the Rings porcelain figure collection (http://www.lladro.com/)?

Lladro's style has often suggested to me elven proportions whereas Wedgewood seems to me to describe the hobbit rotundity. Where would we Barrow Downers stand in this contrast? Or perhaps "sit" is the more appropriate action, as most of us surely sit at our monitors. :D

[Formendacil]

Sweet!

I'm on a keychain!

Where can I get one of those? Like Kath, I think we need to find a manufacturer- and not just for these, but for all the great (read: zany) ideas people are coming up with...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Coming soon, to a shop near you:

Buy a segment of Barrow Downs grass. Only £300, buy now while grass lasts!

Also

Play Crazy captions at home, with fridge magnets, including scenes from the films as well as key phrases such as "Gandalf the grey uncloaked", "Mount Zoom" and many others to amuse all your friends.

[Morai]

Buy a segment of Barrow Downs grass. Only £300, buy now while grass lasts!
Hmm...I was thinking more along the lines of Barrow Downs Daisies. Then again, with all the people here pushing them up, the grass may be worth more due to supply and demand. ;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Segment of Barrow Downs grass:
Now in a commemorative Saucepan

[Gil-Galad]

Hookbill, you obviously have too much time on your hands... want to do my Biology Homework?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

To add to the Barrow Downs franchise, a new chain of foods is to come:

Available from Little Wight (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/1Shop.jpg), we have:

The Barrow Bottle (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/BarrowBottle.jpg)

and

Barrow Crisps (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/crisps.jpg)

More to follow!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

How can something be 10 % fat free?

Is 90% of the bag chips with fat and the 10% is without and how do you know wich is wich ?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

How can something be 10 % fat free?

Is 90% of the bag chips with fat and the 10% is without and how do you know wich is wich ?

It's a joke. :p
But I like the idea of it being basicaly a bag of fat. :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Some More Food for Thought:
I think they'll be big sellers! :D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

It's a joke. :p
But I like the idea of it being basicaly a bag of fat. :D

I kind of figured it was a joke, but it still pussled me a bit. . .

Shouldn't it be "eat and die" :p

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Hmm... I've got nothing to do... So...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/BarrowBo.jpg

WARNING: May not actually improve smell

[Morai]

WARNING: May not actually improve smell
Hilarious. Though I would add: Those still alive, who have respiratory problems (or lack there of for that matter) shouldn't use Barrow B-O as that it's odor is rather toxicating. Please talk with your mortician before use.

[Lalwendë]

Hmm... I've got nothing to do... So...

WARNING: May not actually improve smell

Environmental Warning! Overuse of CFCs may cause smog on the Barrow-downs!...

Ingredients: bile, venom and Dr Pepper. May cause allergic reaction in critics.

[Morai]

Ingredients: bile, venom and Dr Pepper. May cause allergic reaction in critics.
One must not forget the extra lethal dosage of caffine. Sometimes I wonder if people here actually sleep. ;)

[Gil-Galad]

The How to make Barrow-Products how to kit!


1st Step: be like this fellow

http://www.psy-strike.com/HookbilltheGoomba.jpg


and your all set!


i jsut had to Hookbill...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The How to make Barrow-Products how to kit!

1st Step: be like this fellow

Well, Gandalf is a pretty cool guy; I'd like to be like him. :p

A little known fact: That book is the same one you see in my signature, so now you know where I got it.
I’ll have to design a Barrow Downs Gandalf cloak… Hmm… Actually, that may not be a good idea…

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Cloaks? Gandalf has cloaks? Why bother with cloaks?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Well, when you've had a heated discussion on the Downs, sometimes you just need to sit down and have a nice cup of Tea. But wait! You dont' have an apropriate mug! Well, fear no more!

[Kath]

Hookbill I want that mug!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Actually, there used to be Barrow-Downs mugs for sale. Perhaps someone who has one can put up a picture...

[Bêthberry]

Actually, there used to be Barrow-Downs mugs for sale. Perhaps someone who has one can put up a picture...

I don't have one. Do I still qualify?


http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/MimsyBorogroves/IMG_0003.jpg

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Bêthberry, may I go around to your house and steal one of those? :p

[Bêthberry]

Bêthberry, may I go around to your house and steal one of those?

Hookbill, you may have one or even two if you arrive with an offer to negotiate an exchange for one or two of yours. ;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Yar, ye drive a hard barging, Bêthberry.

Anyway. By the request of Eomer, I have made this little beauty:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/Syrup.jpg

Looks tasty.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Well, I was sat here thinking to myself:
"With all these Barrow Downs products, one would need an awful lot of cash. How will everyone buy it?" Well, fear not, oh people of the Downs. For the time has come to unveil: Barrow Card!

200% interest back on all purchases, 90% interest to pay ever month or decomposition sets in. :D

[the guy who be short]

*Notes Hookbill's credit card details*

[Hookbill the Goomba]

*Notes Hookbill's credit card details*

:p They are actually my brother's.*



*Well... not really. I made them up. :D

[Morai]

Good thing that card account doesn't exist for a few years.... ;)

[Oddwen]

Shouldn't the "valid from" date be 12-31-1969, though? ;)

[Morsul the Dark]

not so mkuch a barrowdown product as a lotr product placement

"Gandalf?..."
"Yes that was my name....Gandalf the grey...I am Gandalf the White, Thanks to clorox bleach my old dirty clothes have never been clean i almost feel more powerful" :D

[THE Ka]

It was inevitable...


I had free time, photoshop, and a dream...


To make brushes that don't break off in the paint...


They are called...



Click here! (http://tinypic.com/view/?pic=rrnrlt)


Cheers Darlings...

~ Aesthete

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Having trouble telling the time? I know I did, that was until someone came up with this little beauty! :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/BarrowBen.jpg

Only £4.99! (Plus packing and postage of £100,000.01)

Big Ben sold separately.*



*The structure itself is called (as far as I know) St Stephen's Tower. The Bell that chimes the hours is called Big Ben. :)

[Lalwendë]

"Now All The Time Is Downs Time"

:D

But how would all the civil servants get to their meetings on time? The Downs will bring the country to its very knees! ....meh!.....

[Legolas in spandex]

I present SamWiser beer
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b244/jedichick101/beeer.jpg
All the taste, twice the carbs. :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I think someone suggested Barrow Downs Chess earlier. So I took it upon myself to design the pieces and board...
Well, it may not be perfect, but its a start.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Hmmm, Hookbill, I can only comment on that with Tolkien's words, spoken by a certain ruling Elf:

In place of the Dark Lord you will set up a Queen. And I shall not be dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Morning and the Night! Fair as the Sea and the Sun and the Snow upon the Mountain! Dreadful as the Storm and the Lightning! Stronger than the foundations of the earth. All shall love me and despair!
I didn't realize that my sinister side was showing!

Well done, and funny!


(psst - one of the Fordim figures is obviously meant to be Formendacil...)

[the guy who be short]

Does this mean one Hookbill is exchangable for a Lalwende?

[Lalwendë]

Can you play it like Wizard Chess in Harry Potter? :eek:

I like how Fordim is the Black Knight, I'll have Deep Purple riffs going through my head now when I think of him. :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Does this mean one Hookbill is exchangable for a Lalwende?

I never thought of it like that.
My main thought was "Well, I should be the least important piece." :p

I was thinking of adding Hills and Barrows to the board itself, but it was getting late and I... well... couldn't be bothered.

Oh, and the White Team should probably be the Wight Team.

[Bêthberry]

Sauce as the bishop though? Hmmm. I've never really envisioned him in Bishop's vestments (http://www.exquisitevestments.com/bishops.htm) but I guess it is true that loyers tend to cut angles rather than move in straight directions. :p :D

Great call on Lal and Esty though! I might have been tempted to name a few other Downers as the Queens but the gentlemen in question might not have approved. ;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Sauce as the bishop though? Hmmm. I've never really envisioned him in Bishop's vestments but I guess it is true that loyers tend to cut angles rather than move in straight directions

He'd probably be like this:

Note: Saucepan also available as part of the Barrow Downs' hat collection.

[Lalwendë]

He'd probably be like this:

Note: Saucepan also available as part of the Barrow Downs' hat collection.

That 'plot' he's holding? Is he about to lose it? :D

I might have been tempted to name a few other Downers as the Queens but the gentlemen in question might not have approved.

*hopes Bethberry will spill the beans* ;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

That 'plot' he's holding? Is he about to lose it? :D

I was originally going to put "Werewolf plot" but I didn't think that was funny enough, so I left it as simply "Plot" so you can fill in the gaps yourself. ;)

Anyway, this Barrow Downs Chess may be subject for a thread in itself! :eek:

Oh, and...

For all your DEATH metal and grave music and... well, I ran out of puns... but here is a format to play all your Barrow Music on (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v604/hukbillgoomba/DiePod.jpg). (http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i291/JoelCornah/see.jpg)

[Bêthberry]

*hopes Bethberry will spill the beans* ;)

Oh now Lal. All the fun's in how you imagine it. :D

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

I think someone suggested Barrow Downs Chess earlier. So I took it upon myself to design the pieces and board...
Well, it may not be perfect, but its a start.

How could you have possibly known how badly I've always wanted to be a black knight?

"Come back here! I'll bite both your legs off!"

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I'm a chess piece! :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

It was inevitable.

Now all we need is the rest of the Mount Zoom Challengers and you can race them!

[Celuien]

Ever wonder what your dreams had to say about your personality? Look no further than
Doctor Dream's (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=469451&postcount=356) Guide to the Subconscious, by littlemanpoet. As a special bonus, a chapter on Barrow-Downs dreams, complete with dreams and interpretations from this thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11918) is included in an appendix to the text.

Available for $19.95 at your local Barrrow Bookshop.

[Lalwendë]

It was inevitable.

Now all we need is the rest of the Mount Zoom Challengers and you can race them!

Mums across the world will soon be hopping mad and saying "Put that thing away! I don't want to have to clean up all that lava off my nice clean floor!"

:D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Well, it's better than it being powered by... erm... nuclear waste. Or something. :p

[Morai]

Mums across the world will soon be hopping mad and saying "Put that thing away! I don't want to have to clean up all that lava off my nice clean floor!"

I dunno, lava might clean the floor pretty well, except the poor Mum would have to replace several sections of the floor. ;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I was just wondering how we're suposed to pay for this stuff without a Barrow Card... then, it struck me! Monies!

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i291/JoelCornah/DownsMonies.jpg

Oh, and I'm sure the Saucepan man (or someone) posted about keeping your clothes as Wight as they can be. Well, now you can do the same for your teeth!

:D

[Formendacil]

Those are some sweet looking coins- and I don't say that just because I'm on one of them. :p

But I must ask... what's the other side look like? Do we get the professor's profile in all it's crownéd glory? :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I know Barrow Downs T-Shirts already exist... But I've not seen them for a while. Also, I wanted to try my hand at designing one or two...

Soon to be available from all good clothes shops and some rubbish ones as well.

[Lalwendë]

Cool t-shirts! And t-shirts are quite cheap to have printed up, you know, if you wanted to get yourself a unique design. ;)

Esty turned her Barrow Downs t-shirt into a bag and brought it to Birmingham last year, making sure lots of people saw it! I wonder if she has a picture???

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Cool t-shirts! And t-shirts are quite cheap to have printed up, you know, if you wanted to get yourself a unique design. ;)

I may just do that. :)

Also: have you ever been reading a book and suddenly lost your place? Terrible times! Fed up with using bits of paper and third-rate bookmarks? Look no further than:

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i291/JoelCornah/BarrowBookmark.jpg

[Kath]

One should not cross read threads. I caught Rune's post about bookmarks on the addicted thread and this one here, put them together, and thought Rune had made such bookmarks for all his friends! I was going to be so impressed.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Maybe I should start doing that . . .I would hate to disapoint Kath.

I once was a bookmark you know

[Kath]

Ooh yes please Rune! You can make me one as a christmas present. :D

[Morai]

Also: have you ever been reading a book and suddenly lost your place? Terrible times! Fed up with using bits of paper and third-rate bookmarks? Look no further than:

A nice upgrade, for those who are peculiar enough to have things in common with me: tassely-thingies made out of mithril. They'll come in handy when readers are so entranced by what they're reading that they'll unravel the tassel with their fingers. Then again, perhaps extra tassels with instructions are better. (Lawsuits for mithril-tassel related injuries could result in those annoying warning labels. "WARNING: Will cause more than bruises when in the hands of a content Downer."

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Just thought I'd resurect this topic a tad.

With the increasing lack of interest in The Phantom and Alien serise, the producers thought that, in order to stur up interest again, that some Phantom and Alien costumes were in order. So, here they are:

[the phantom]

HB, I just woke up when you took that pic. I told you not to use it.

And as far as Alien- the least you could've done is edit out the face of that half-digested child Alien had swallowed.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

http://i9.tinypic.com/53h9a49.jpg

It's Mandos approved.

[Lalwendë]

That has a sinister linguistic closeness to Quietil, the euthanasia/suicide drug as seen in Children Of Men... :eek:

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

This is probably one of the few BD-Products I don't feel needs to be produced, but it sertainly does have intertainment value.

[THE Ka]

Ugh, I'm in the market for some of that now. My head's inflated with a cold and I'm afraid I'll float up past the pelóri... :p

~ Ka Again...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

http://i20.tinypic.com/2ecqcz7.jpg

Buy it now at all good shops and some rubbish ones as well.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

http://i20.tinypic.com/2ecqcz7.jpg

Buy it now at all good shops and some rubbish ones as well.

What do you consider a rubbish shop?:eek:
I was telling my mom about the Remote control operated Mt. Zoom the other day, and my brother pipes up and says "Oooh I want one!!!!!!!"

I think we should have a Barrowdown food court... what would they serve I wonder?:D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

We can't be at the computer all the time. So, in order to make sure you never stop thinking about, interacting with and generally being a slave to the Barrow downs, here is the BarrowPhone 5790X9...

http://i1.tinypic.com/6ym1ppc.jpg

It really is as portable as it looks.

[Lalwendë]

Is it made by Amstrad? :D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

It really is as portable as it looks.
Really? Because that is almost bigger than my backpack! I would love that, but my lap top is smaller than that, well it's not exactly my lap top, it's really the family computer.

[Laurinquë]

Barrow-Downs candy! That I think would have been a good idea! Well, at least an interesting one!

[Volo]

BDer candy!

Umm... Do you mean that we catch Hookbill the Downer, cover him in sugar and sell him off to Japan? :rolleyes:


Great idea!

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Umm... Do you mean that we catch Hookbill the Downer, cover him in sugar and sell him off to Japan? :rolleyes:


Great idea!Mmmm... Yummy. Maybe they could just have the Barrow-Downs on the wrapper.

Does anybody actually make BD t-shirts to wear? I would love one of those!:D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Does anybody actually make BD t-shirts to wear? I would love one of those

Yes, they do exist. I have one. Check this thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11369). You'll have to ask Thenamir if he has any left.

Also, another one of my hastily cobbled together Barrow Products. For all you calling for Downer confectioneries...

http://i32.tinypic.com/2cg1uzp.jpg

Only in green flavour, obviously.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

How about this shirt, I worked hard on Paint to make this thing. Actually, it's the second thing that I have made on Paint with multiple images... I'm working on my skills.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

How about this shirt, I worked hard on Paint to make this thing. Actually, it's the second thing that I have made on Paint with multiple images... I'm working on my skills.

I'm impressed, for a first go. For further inspiration, you may want to check out some of the other designs proposed on this very thread:

Barrow Shirts (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=486700&postcount=183)

GTGU Shirt (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=442688&postcount=104)

The last one didn't sell too well. Anyone who HAS seen Gandalf the Grey uncloaked has usually suffered severe mental trauma as a result.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I'm impressed, for a first go. For further inspiration, you may want to check out some of the other designs proposed on this very thread:

Barrow Shirts (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=486700&postcount=183)

GTGU Shirt (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=442688&postcount=104)

The last one didn't sell too well. Anyone who HAS seen Gandalf the Grey uncloaked has usually suffered severe mental trauma as a result.
I like the Barrow Shirt one! It's very lovely. If I had one, I would show it off to all of my friends, and all of them excepting Laurinque would roll their eyes.

And the Uncloaked shirt is very well... funny.

I want to be able to use that program like Hookbill! Then I could make good images!
More candy.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Another one of my probably failed attempt at making a t-shirt...

[Eönwë]

We could probably use the many slogans from here (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=12692).

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

That indeed we could!;)

[Laurinquë]

Umm... Do you mean that we catch Hookbill the Downer, cover him in sugar and sell him off to Japan? :rolleyes:


Great idea!

Well obviously!

Also, I made a Barrow-Downs shirt on Zazzle.com, a place where you can design and sell T-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, and other stuff.

In order for other people to see it I had to put it up for sale. I hope I'm not breaking any rules...I used the domain name on it. Er...I hope I'm not sued...


http://www.zazzle.com/i_ve_seen_gandalf_the_grey_uncloaked_shirt-235921014813664137

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Hehe! Sorry Lauri, Hookbill beat you to the Gandalf Uncloaking shirt, but the property of the Barrow-Downs is pretty funny!;)

But unfortunately, my 'puter got broke (by me) by trying to resize pictures so I could put them on the Barrow-Downs... but instead of resizing pictures, I resized the virtual memory of the computer...:rolleyes: So no more shirts from me, for the present...:(

[Laurinquë]

Yeah, I know he beat me, that's where I got the idea for it. But I have a shirt you can actually buy. Tee hee.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I fixed my computer! The only problem is, Mozilla is not working... Must use Explorer...

But I made another mediocre shirt...:rolleyes: The front and back!


EDIT: I just noticed, this is my 600th post, lets shoot off fireworks! Oh, wait... that happens in a week...

[Morai]

EDIT: I just noticed, this is my 600th post, lets shoot off fireworks! Oh, wait... that happens in a week...

In my neighborhood that makes no difference.

In relation to being on topic: How 'bout special fireworks that shoot black shadowy sparks....in broad daylight? We'd make millions! :p

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

In my neighborhood that makes no difference.

In relation to being on topic: How 'bout special fireworks that shoot black shadowy sparks....in broad daylight? We'd make millions! :pOr a firework show that shoots off and makes the Barrow-Downs logo! I don't know how anybody would do it though... I don't think that even Hookbill could make fireworks...

[Eönwë]

Or a firework show that shoots off and makes the Barrow-Downs logo! I don't know how anybody would do it though... I don't think that even Hookbill could make fireworks...

We could always force Gandalf to do it.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

We could always force Gandalf to do it.
I suppose we could! I'm going to have to invite Gandalf over on Friday night!;)

I suggest Barrow-Downs flame throwers, we could burn all non-wights to a crisp!!!!


~GEW, in her plot to take over the world!!

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I had the perfect idea the other day, I was putting our movies away and I decided that to keep them up straight I needed bookends... So I came up with P and A bookends! The perfect thing for the rabid fan. And I think that we need to have BD thermoses, because mugs are great when in the house, but I need something I can take to school and drink my tea when I get there...

[Lalwendë]

Yes, they do exist. I have one. Check this thread (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=11369). You'll have to ask Thenamir if he has any left.

Also, another one of my hastily cobbled together Barrow Products. For all you calling for Downer confectioneries...

http://i32.tinypic.com/2cg1uzp.jpg

Only in green flavour, obviously.

Made in Sheffield like the regular ones? ;)

[Laurinquë]

I mentioned this on the newspaper thread, but how about a Phantom and Alien T-shirt? It would be awesome.

[Eönwë]

Especially the leftover leaf; maybe some of davem's wisdom can be gained by the inhalation...
One of the rare occasions when a movie quote is in order...
Your love of the halflings' leaf has clearly showed your mindor not. In fact, davem, are you Gandalf in disguise?

Hookbill, by the way, I think you need to re-issue us with new Barrow Downs cards (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=259&d=1141849010). Mine's just expired and I really wanted to get a Barrow-Downs Monopoly set.

here is the BarrowPhone 5790X9...
It really is as portable as it looks.
How about an inflatable one?

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

How about an inflatable one?How would that work? Inflatable electronics?

How about Barrow-Downs tea? I don't know how that would work, but it would be interesting to say the least. Besides, I'm sure there are lots of wights who like tea!

[Hakon]

Barrow Down's sheets for the extremely obsessed.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Barrow Down's sheets for the extremely obsessed.Yes! BD Bedding! And BD wall paper, for the bedroom. Perhaps, glow in the dark?

[Hakon]

What about Barrow Down's soda. Known as BD for short. We can actually make our own soda brand. What about a Barrow Down's styled chess set? Each piece is a different member. Problem is you could only do 12 members total. Six per each color of the chess pieces, unless you did different members for each pawn. Also Barrow Down's playing cards are another idea, or Barrow Down's monopoly each property is a popular thread.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

What about Barrow Down's soda. Known as BD for short. We can actually make our own soda brand. What about a Barrow Down's styled chess set? Each piece is a different member. Problem is you could only do 12 members total. Six per each color of the chess pieces, unless you did different members for each pawn. Also Barrow Down's playing cards are another idea, or Barrow Down's monopoly each property is a popular thread.
I believe there already was a chess set made and a Monopoly game, made by Hookbill, of course, like all good photoshopped things on the BD. Just look on this thread a few pages back.
I don't think that there's been BD cola before, though...


EDIT: HA! I'VE FOUND IT!!!!!BWAHAHAhaahahahaha!
Barrow-Downs Chess (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=465759&postcount=164)


AND, I've found Monopoly (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=442769&postcount=106) too!

[Hakon]

I saw it. Very well done. I have an idea, Barrow Down's styled cellphones or Barrow Down's checks. I saw we had credit cards but not checks.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I saw it. Very well done. I have an idea, Barrow Down's styled cellphones or Barrow Down's checks. I saw we had credit cards but not checks.We've already had the BarrowPhone (also one of Hookbill's gems) but not phones that are particularly mobile.
But, cheques! That is a wonderful idea. We have cards, monies, and now CHEQUES! For all of your Wightish needs!:D

[Hakon]

Barrow Down's styled wallets too. Customized to be all about a member of your choosing. The outside printed with actual quotes from that member.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Barrow Down's styled wallets too. Customized to be all about a member of your choosing. The outside printed with actual quotes from that member.
YES! That sound GREAT! My favourite BD quote is "Stop pointing out inaccuracies in my logic!" bet you can't guess where that one came from... or maybe you can...

[Eönwë]

What about Barrow Down's soda. Known as BD for short.

Yes... Green, glows in the dark and, erm... kills you (if you're not already dead, that is :p).

[Laurinquë]

Yes... Green, glows in the dark and, erm... kills you (if you're not already dead, that is :p).

Ah yes, delicious. Carrion flavour no doubt. An instant hit!

How about Barrow-Downs tea? I don't know how that would work, but it would be interesting to say the least. Besides, I'm sure there are lots of wights who like tea!

You're too predictable! How did you read my mind! Also to be carrion flavoured.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Ignore the poison sign. Blasted Health and Safety regulations...

http://i32.tinypic.com/30szig7.jpg

[Eönwë]

Ignore the poison sign. Blasted Health and Safety regulations...

Well, if you're already dead, then nothing can harm you...

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

You're too predictable! How did you read my mind! Also to be carrion flavoured.
Am not! I don't read your mind, we just think alike, that's why we can be thinking the same thing at the same time. One of us will say something that was exactly like what the other was thinking. It's strange how some things work...
Well, if you're already dead, then nothing can harm you...Exactly.

[Eönwë]

Ah yes, delicious. Carrion flavour no doubt. An instant hit!
Always gotta be carrion flavoured ;).

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Of course, Barrow-Downs tea and pop cannot only be carrion flavoured, you need others too.

Orc blood, hobbit feet, Bree-Lander brains, Gondorian Delight (made with real Gondorians), Elven Ears, and many more to come!

[Lalwendë]

Ignore the poison sign. Blasted Health and Safety regulations...

http://i32.tinypic.com/30szig7.jpg

Shouldn't that be...Elf 'n' Safety? ;)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I've come up with an idea in my ramblings. Since we've had lots of other Barrow-Downs beverages, we could have Barrow-Downs Tea!

Barrow-Downs Tea:
It's Worth Dying For!

You could have a whole range of flavours and aromas: Ent flavour for the more robust, Entwife flavour for a lighter brew, Old Man Willow flavour for the darker types, and our ever favourite carrion flavour! :p

I'll come up with more flavours later, and the colour of the brew.

[Pitchwife]

Barrow-Downs Tea:
It's Worth Dying For!

You could have a whole range of flavours and aromas: Ent flavour for the more robust, Entwife flavour for a lighter brew, Old Man Willow flavour for the darker types, and our ever favourite carrion flavour! :p
Twinings for Hookbill, and Yorkshire Tea for davem.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Twinings for Hookbill, and Yorkshire Tea for davem.
Personally, I'd have to agree with Hookbill's taste in tea. :p