Which Downer Am I!

[Kath]

The word 'umm' comes to mind. However, so does the name Sauce. The reasoning is just ... odd, so don't ask.

[Diamond18]

I won't. :) It's not Sauce, though.

[mormegil]

Is it Mark?

Harvey Danger has an album called King James Bible I believe.

[Diamond18]

Nope, not Mark.

[mormegil]

Harvey Danger, SC style with a kaboodle

SC = South Carolina

Does Kaboodle have anything to do with kaboodle.com?

[Diamond18]

The first part is right, but the second isn't.

[mormegil]

Nirvana II???

The only downer I can see is from SC and Nirvana is obviously a band...admittedly this is a stretch but at least I'm trying here :D

[Diamond18]

Good guess, but not the right one. This Downer isn't from South Carolina.

[Diamond18]

My capacity for stumping people seems to be exceeding even morm's, so here are some rather telling hints, much as it pains me. :p

For the first two clues, look in people's Locations. For the last, look at people's names.

[Valier]

How about THE ka? :D

[Diamond18]

Nope, sorry!

[Glirdan]

Hmmm, I know this is probably completely wrong, but my guess is Morm.

[mormegil]

I HAVE IT!!!

Kitanna

Kit (nickname) and Kaboodle

Doing the Charleston (SC) on the flagpole though I'm not sure how Harvey Danger applies but I'm sure it's either the danger of dancing on a flag pole or a reference to the band that alludes me.

[Valesse]

Hah! Flagpole Sitta is one of Harvey Danger's more famous songs, Morm. If that isn't it, I'm completely stumped.

[Diamond18]

Yay! It is indeed Kitanna and yes, Harvey Danger is in reference to Flagpole Sitta.

You may take a turn at torturing people now, morm. ;)

[mormegil]

This clue is a bit different than my normal or for that matter different than I've ever seen a clue but it still should be fun.

Find the Simpson's parody of the trampoline gag to find me

[Diamond18]

D'oh. Not being a Simpsons viewer I suspect I have very little chance of understanding this. But when you say Simpsons MLD-Groundskeeper-Willie leaps to mind.

[Valier]

Or perhaps Boromir88 with his Wyle. E. Coyote avatar?

[mormegil]

Or perhaps Boromir88 with his Wyle. E. Coyote avatar?

This is the credited response. Homer takes a trampoline to a Grand Canyon type area and dumps the trampoline over the canyon and the trampoline bounces back up and pummels Homer into the ground. The actually change the animation style too. It's a good parody.

Have at it Valier.

[Valier]

That episode is a classic!!! :D Ok here goes, I think it's fairly easy....

A present from beyond

[Diamond18]

I think you may need to throw us a bone. :confused:

[mormegil]

I'm thinking that the 'from beyond' part might be something to do with Heaven but I still cannot figure it out.

[Valier]

You guys really need a hint? It is really simple.... look at it again....there is no trick, it is straight forward. I'll wait a little long before I give you a hint....I may not even be able to give one without giving it away... :D

[Diamond18]

Sometimes simple and straight forward just isn't specific enough. :p

*whimpers* I've searched the memberlist for people with names and/or PTs having to do with presents or gifts. I got nothin'. */whimpers*

[Thinlómien]

Eruanna?

[Valier]

Thin......nope ;) and Diamond...you are so close....keep looking! :p

[Thinlómien]

and Diamond...you are so close....keep looking! :pIn that case, there's loads of possibilities. Fea?

[Valier]

In that case, there's loads of possibilities. Fea?

Nope :D


Diamond had the right idea.....

[mormegil]

Tigerlilly Gamgee

Hostess of Spirits.

[Valier]

Nope :D

[Valier]

Try using different words......Hmmmm it's hard to give a hint for this one. :)

[Thinlómien]

Child of the 7th Age?

[Valier]

Child of the 7th Age?

No.....Ok it is the title of a player I'm looking for.

Again the hint.... A present from beyond

another word for present is?...... ;)

[Diamond18]

Hilde Bracegirdle?

Relic of Wandering Days

*shrug*

[Valier]

Sorry Diamond...that's not it. :D

[Valesse]

I might be daft, but is it Suldaledhel "Eru's Gift"?
Could it be -that- straight foward?

[Valier]

YAY Valesse!!!!!!!!!! :D I wasn't lying when I said it was straightforward ;) The thread is yours Valesse

[Valesse]

Oh snap, and on my 400th post too! What luck.
Hmm... I'm not sure if this is cryptic or not. We'll see.

Like Dracula, but with an interest in eyebrows

Have at it!

[Gil-Galad]

i keep thinking Feanor... but i'm trying to remember who had that Groucho Marc Avatar...maybe it was The KA...

[Kath]

I thought that was Rune, or it might have been TGWBS.

[Valesse]

Nope! None of those.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

And it is Marx, Karl Marx! Not Groucho!

[Kath]

Haha! Sorry Rune, skim read that.

[Gil-Galad]

AbercrombieofRohan was a Pogonlosger something i remember... which means 'facial hair fancier"

[Valesse]

No, not Abercombie either.

[Valesse]

Need a hint?

[mormegil]

Is is Saucepan Man due to the old Werewolf avatar?

If not is it WW related?

[Valesse]

It's neither Saucy, nor WW related. :p

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I think we need more of a hint than that. . . .

[Gil-Galad]

I think we need more of a hint than that. . . .

i second that

[Valesse]

Like Dracula, but with an interest in eyebrows

Part of it has to do with a movie.

[Kitanna]

The eyebrow thing makes me think it has something to do with Elrond...it's the Dracula thing that has got me stumped.

[Gil-Galad]

Lindo perhaps??

[Valesse]

Nope and nope.

[Valesse]

Another hint:

This downer doesn't post much, but checks in on us here and there.

[Valier]

Could it be....Mhoram? Dead and loving it? That is a spoof Dracula movie.

[Valesse]

You got it, Valier! The thread is yours.

Also, Happy birthday Mhoram, even if I'm a few hours late now. :p

[Valier]

Yay!!!!!

Not unlike a certain green giant

[Valesse]

Does this have to do with Saucy's avatar?
Such a friendly looking guy.

[Valier]

Ha!!! you have it again Val...take it away :p

[Valesse]

Alright... this one ought to be fun:

A sunny, studdering theif.

[Valier]

Burrahobbit? Has a sun avatar and Hobbits are "theives"

[Valesse]

I sense a pattern here...

Way to go, Valier! The thread is once again yours. :D :D

[Valier]

Hee hee....Ok

an excited veggie

[Diamond18]

The Perky Ent?

[Valier]

The Perky Ent?

nope :D

[Valesse]

"The Mushroom" is an animated skeleton! Eh? Eh?
Thats all I've got... and mushrooms aren't really vegitables are they?

...What would an Ent be if you ate one?

[Valier]

Sorry Val....that's not it. :D

[Firefoot]

elrond's daughter was pretty big on VeggieTales... I'm not sure she really fits the 'excited' part, though.

[Valier]

Nice guess Firefoot, but that is not it..... Look for another word for excited....it's kinda slang ;)

[Glirdan]

You have me stumped. DOes it relate to avvie, screenname or PT?

[Valier]

Screen name :D

[Valesse]

Ah-ha! Is it "Randycarrot"?
What a kind of emotion for a carrot to have... yikes!

[Diamond18]

How naughty.

[Brinniel]

Alright, I'll take a whack at this. :)

Could it possibly be LePetitChoux (the little cabbage)?

[Valier]

Valesse has it!!!! The thread is yours :)

[Valesse]

Lets try a harder one now. Mwahaha!
Slighty cryptic: (or at least an attempt at it)

Gran'maa meter from the heart.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I have realised that I will never get it right by using logic. . . From now on my guesses will be random.

Grand Admiral Reese

[Valesse]

Yes! --- no, it's not. I'm sorry, Rune. :p

[Diamond18]

Gran'maa = Anagram

so, Meter from the Heart is an anagram of something....

[Valesse]

You're half right there, Diamond, though you did get what was cryptic about it. Bravo! :D

[Valesse]

The hint refers to both a person and a post they made.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Random Guess: Formendacil ?

[Valesse]

Noooo...

"Gran'maa" (anagram) meter are part of the same clue.

Gran'maa meter from the heart.

[Valier]

Could it be Meneltarmacil? :D

[Valesse]

No. :(

The downer I'm looking for is also fairly well... versed, though. So you're on the right track.

versed... meter... versed? Eh? Eh?

[mormegil]

Mithalwen?

[Valier]

Anguriel? :D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

lmp ?

[Gil-Galad]

Rimbaud?

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Inktomi Slurp Spider?


Seriously, I thought you had to explain your answer? :p

[Gil-Galad]

well, Rimbaud because of his Perilous Poet PT

[Valesse]

Gil-Galad, it is your thread!

Though I would like to hear Eomer's reasoning, I suppose that it is simply the legendary "un-reasoning". :D

[Gil-Galad]

Don't hate me cause i'm hip


a super easy one

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Not exactly. Inktomi Slurp Spider is, by definition, the answer to most problems.

Because you say it's super-easy, Gil, I'm thinking it might be the phantom, always slightly concerned that people will be jealous of his awesomeness.

[Glirdan]

Or perhaps it you Gil? :p

[Gil-Galad]

no its not the phantom or yours truly, keep guessing, it is easier then you think

[Valier]

Is it something someone said in a sig? I need a bit of a hint.... ;)

[Gil-Galad]

nothing with a sig, or PT. its more of a description of the person.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Feanor of the Peredhil, for the same reason I guessed the phantom. :D

[Gil-Galad]

nope keep guessing, i'll give another hint after a couple more hints

[Valier]

Well really Gil.......There a lot of members who could be considered hip. :D
Is this "hipness" assigned by you, or do others think they are hip too? :p

[mormegil]

I'm guessing you Gil. You might be cheeky enough to give that hint.

[Gil-Galad]

i've already been guessed and its not me

now i forgot the hint i was going to give...

oh yes!

look at the lesser-known members.

[Holbytlass]

Is it narfforc? He talked of being hippy on another thread.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Nilp?
He's pretty hip. Although, I know of few people who hate him for it... He did start the Mount Zoom Challenge, though... that's probably reason enough. :p

[Kath]

Hookbill, I just read that as 'Nilp is pretty'. Gave me pause for thought for a moment! :D

Hmm, what about old Roggie of Morgoth? He seems pretty hip, whether he's controlled by HI or Fea.

[Gil-Galad]

no no no, think of lesser-known downers, you will probably have to look this one up in the...i don't know, the members list! use its features! it will be staring right at you when you see it.

hint: look for red

[Laiudanama]

Alright....bigbrotherfan? She/He (I'm guessing a she) is certainly in the red, and she has Nikki from Big Brother as her avatar, so...?

[Diamond18]

Or fairychick101 perhaps?

My other guess would be **sparkle fairy**

[Gil-Galad]

Diamond has it, the most neg repped member of this forum...

[Diamond18]

Thank you, Gil.

I'm a million different people from one day to the next

[The Saucepan Man]

That is a line from Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve.

Encaitare's PT is Bittersweet Symphony.

So it must be Encaitare.

[Diamond18]

Correct you are, PanMan.

I was kind of hoping the numerical aspect would serve as a red herring to those not familiar with the song, but oh well. :p

[The Saucepan Man]

Well, since it is one of my all-time favourite songs (and, indeed, PTs), there was no chance of sneaking it past me ... :p :D

Next up:

Sounds like a chip off the old block.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Sounds like a chip off the old block.

I want to say: "The Saucepan Child" but since that member dosen't exist, I'm going to say...

Rune Son of Bjarne

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Potatothan. :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope. Neither of those, I am afraid. Hookbill is thinking along the right lines though.

Rune's name suggests that he is a "chip off the old block" in the sense that I am thinking. But you need to consider the relevance of the words "Sounds like ...".

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Rune's name suggests that he is a "chip off the old block" in the sense that I am thinking. But you need to consider the relevance of the words "Sounds like ...".

Hmmm... I'm going to say: Child of the 7th Age , as 'Of the' sounds a little like 'off the'... and being a 'child' and all that...

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope. "Sounds like ..." has its cryptic clue meaning.

[Boromir88]

I'm never good at these, but I'm just going to go for a stab...

Dancing spawn of Ungoliant?

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope. :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Running out of ideas....

Kitanna? Because of the title "Child of the West"?

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope.

BIG HINT:

This Downer sounds like he is a man's son ...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Mansun?

[The Saucepan Man]

I'm not surprised after that big hint ... ;)

The floor is yours, Hookbill. :)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Thank you Mr. Man.

Of The Days of Future Passed, this Wight is but the 7th.

If you get this, you have my eternal respect and admiration. :D

[Glirdan]

My guess is Meneltarmacil. But you have to ask me why! :p

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Nope.

What makes you say him? :p

[Gil-Galad]

Child of the 7th Age?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

No sir!

Work out what "The Days of Future passed" is a reference to and then you'll know.

[Mithalwen]

Is it anything to do with the Future of the Barrow Downs? The Barrow Wight was seventh in TP's original list.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Hmmm...

Well...

I don't know...

It was The Barrow Wight, but You technically have the right Wight, but for the wrong reason... Should I pass it over?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I think it is up to you. . . but don't pass it over with out an explanation.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Okay, I'm going to pass it on.

The Reason was thus;

The Days of Future Passed is an Album by the band 'The Moody Blues' (a band I happen to like). In this album, the 7th track is 'Nights in White Satin'. The Barrow Wight's Personal Title is 'Knight in Wight satin'.

There you go.

Take it away Mr. Mithalwen

[Glirdan]

Nope.

What makes you say him? :p

Well, your clue is

Of The Days of Future Passed, this Wight is but the 7th.

So, I thought it was referring to the person who had posted on the thread "Future of the Downs" seventh, which was Menel.

[Mithalwen]

Take it away Mr. Mithalwen

Mr. Mithalwen? NB that is my astonishment not your clue!

Your clue is

An action hero, unlikely as it sounds

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Even though Mithalwen might not know this. . .It is infact me, that is the correct answer.

Why? You ask.

Well, I am Paperman! I can turn into piece of paper whenever I want to.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

An action hero, unlikely as it sounds

Hmm. Gil-Gallad? Due to his picture on The Barrow Downs photo page where he is dressed as Superman with the cape over his head?

[mormegil]

Sleepy-Ranger

He's always been into the hero bit but the sleepy makes it not sound so.

[Mithalwen]

I may not be in the SpM league, or anywhere near it, for setting cryptic clues but the word sounds might suggest that you shouldn't be thinking of visuals :p

This is actually a very straight forward clue......

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I am going to guess as if you had not given the second clue. . .I don't think this one is correct, but it would kill me if it is and somebody else gets it.

the phantom ?

[Mithalwen]

Well not quite that straight forward! But you are perhaps warmer than the other guesses so far...

[Brinniel]

It's not likely a CaptainofDespair would be a hero...

[Lhunardawen]

Take it away Mr. Mithalwen My poor mum.

The Saucepan Man? It sounds strangely superhero-y, now that I think of it. :D

[Mithalwen]

Thank you sweetheart, but I am afraid it isn't the PanMan... maybe youare all a bit young for this to be obvious.....

[Holbytlass]

How about Maverick?
Sounds like a hero and I'm old enough to remember James Garner and more recently Mel Gibson in that role.

[Mithalwen]

Time wise somewhere between the two .... but you do need to take the whole clue into consideration...

[Valier]

How about THE Ka? It sounds like an action hero and her avatar is shushing....so.... :p

[Mithalwen]

It is more literal than that....

[Valier]

How about Farael? Mario is an action hero, unlikely as it sounds....

[Mithalwen]

No....... hmm don't really want ot give another clue yet.....

[Holbytlass]

NightKnight?

A knight certainly was an action hero in his day, also knightrider tv show. then night sounds like he might be asleep.

[Valesse]

Could it possibly be Kal-el?

Though thats really more a super hero than an action hero. Hmm.

[Gil-Galad]

Hmm. Gil-Gallad? Due to his picture on The Barrow Downs photo page where he is dressed as Superman with the cape over his head?

more due to my picture on the Photo Page which i orignally sent it too...always promoting your paper hookbill...


The Perky Ent?

His Hobbes character reminds me so for soem reason...

[Mithalwen]

Holby and Valesse are getting there b ut you should be thinking of sounds like .

Avatars still won't help....

[Kath]

It isn't Hookbill is it? Being called Hookbill the Goomba and all, with that being a computer character that does get involved in action.

[Mithalwen]

It isn't Hookbill is it? Being called Hookbill the Goomba and all, with that being a computer character that does get involved in action.


Close .. .there is a slight jump from the literal .. to the literary.....there that should help

[Valesse]

Heres a wild stab: Sophia the Thunder Mistress?

That sounds like an action hero name to me, though it makes me miss those days when she'd show up randomly in the chatroom.

[Boromir88]

When I'm completely lost, I go with my default guess...

++Dancing spawn of Ungoliant

[Mithalwen]

Heres a wild stab: Sophia the Thunder Mistress?

That sounds like an action hero name to me, though it makes me miss those days when she'd show up randomly in the chatroom.


But it also looks like one....
so no, and Boromir ..what are you doing...?

[Valier]

Could it be perhaps Ninja91? Reminds me slightly of Agent 99.... ;)

[Anguirel]

Literal to the literary...er...Rimbaud?

EDIT: Is there some action hero called Rambo? If so this may not be a flippant stab, but in fact the right answer. Which would be quite alarming.

EDIT: Lord above. There is. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambo)

[Holbytlass]

Literal to the literary...er...Rimbaud?

EDIT: Is there some action hero called Rambo? If so this may not be a flippant stab, but in fact the right answer. Which would be quite alarming.

EDIT: Lord above. There is. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rambo)
You may be right, Anguirel. The name sounds like Rambo, it was between Garner and Gibson and appearently you (being young) don't know about him!! I'm sorry but I am laughing hysterically right now.

[Lalaith]

I really wish I were young, and therefore didn't have to know about him.

[Mithalwen]

An action hero, unlikely as it sounds: Is indeed our Perilous Poet..... I would point out that I am not a Stallone fan but as Anguirel's Wikipedia article points out the name passed into the wider culture.... Nevertheless it seems that Baudelaire remains the preferred French Romantic poet of the downs.... :D

Over to you Maestro Fenriso....

[Anguirel]

Hmmm...the Apostolic Agent

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Is it, mark12_30?

His name is a Bible verse. ("Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, all thy mind, all thy soul and all thy strength")

And, who knows, he may work for MI-5 or some other secret agent place.
You're not a Spook are you, mark, if that is your real name...

[Anguirel]

Actually, mark is a she, called Helen...but she is not, alas, the answer.

[HerenIstarion]

007paul (http://69.51.5.41/member.php?u=5591)

Newly registered, never posted yet, but blimey, as Bill or Tom or Bert, whoever, used to say, if this is not, once we touch the ground, the very Apostolic Agent

[Anguirel]

Aye! Take it from the top, m'lud.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Actually, mark is a she, called Helen...but she is not, alas, the answer.

:eek:

I thought I finaly had gotten the genders of the more known members right, but I can see I was wrong.

[HerenIstarion]

Aye! Take it from the top, m'lud.

Thank you, my lady :)

Lemme see...next one will be

Dead dragon coming back to life the day dread horseman was born

[Celuien]

Smaug reborn (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/member.php?u=5513)

Who shares a birthday with the Dread Horseman, Mister Underhill. :)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Blast you, Celuien! I was just about to say that! :mad:

Oh well...

[Celuien]

Blast you, Celuien! I was just about to say that!
Sorry! :(

It's my dragon fandom at work. :D

[HerenIstarion]

Smaug reborn (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/member.php?u=5513)

Who shares a birthday with the Dread Horseman, Mister Underhill. :)

Spot on :) The floor is yours, my lady.

[Celuien]

Thank you, Sir Heren. :)

Hmm. Let's try something a little cryptic.

Sounds like a seer is going to be sick.

[Diamond18]

Aylwen Dreamsong, the Melody of Misery

[Celuien]

Aylwen Dreamsong, the Melody of Misery
I'm afraid not. :)

[Diamond18]

Inconceivable... Dream = Seer, Song/Melody = Sounds, Misery = Sick, how could it be wrong?!?

Oh well, it was my only idea anyway. :p

[Celuien]

Inconceivable... Dream = Seer, Song/Melody = Sounds, Misery = Sick, how could it be wrong?!?

Oh well, it was my only idea anyway. :p
The 'sounds like' is important.

I thought the Aylwen portion might have been on the right track. ;)

[Kath]

Farael? If you really slur your words it sounds like 'feeling ill'.

[Celuien]

It's not Farael, but 50% of the reasoning is correct. :D

[Celuien]

Hint:
Two of the three syllables in the solution have been revealed in Kath's and Di's answers. In fact, those replies are only one letter short of having all three syllables revealed. So close.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Formendacil? With the last syllable sounding like 'ill'...

I'm stumped otherwise.

[Celuien]

Sorry, it's not Formy.

You are correct that the last part is ill.

Hint: The seer is quite literally a seer. As in something that sees.

[Kath]

Aiwendil? Presumably Istari can see.

[Celuien]

Aiwendil
Correct!

Seer = eye (Ai)
Going = wend[ing]

All yours. :)

[Kath]

I so didn't get all that. :D But thanks!

A male from a southern state.

[Holbytlass]

Meneltarmacil

men=male
and he's from Virginia (me, too!)

[Kath]

No but nice try.

[Mithalwen]

It is not Heren Istarionis it ? George from Georgia? I know his is the Trans-caucasian state rather than the American one but ..... all I can think of..

[Kath]

Sorry no again.

[Mithalwen]

Boromir88? Man of Gondor, southernstateof Middle Earth?

[Kath]

No, it's much simpler than that!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

If there is a member called Man of the South, then I'll say him. :P

[mormegil]

The Perky Ent? Simply he live in New Orleans, LA. Is it that simple? :)

[Kath]

No to both. Though nice try Hookbill. :p

[Diamond18]

Uh, Mithadan? He's from Miami, Florida, I believe.

[Kath]

No, no, it's all in the name.

[Holbytlass]

Guilbo

A mix of Bilbo (who is male) and gumbo that is from the south


Texadan

Texas-a southwestern state
dan-male's name

[Mithalwen]

Could it be Hyarion, a very new downer. Hyar means south I think and -ion is a male suffix indicating belonging in various contexts....

[Kath]

Holby you got it! Texadan it was - and I thought it was so simple. :rolleyes:

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

garr I actually was considering Texadan, but I could not get it to fit with male

[Holbytlass]

Yea!! It took awhile to scroll through names.

a former chip




*I only looked at the past 7 pages so I hope this hasn't been done

[mormegil]

Any hints? I've looked a lot and cannot find anybody that seems to fit.

But to at least make a guess...

Sharku

[Holbytlass]

Not Sharku.
Hint: it's all in the name (not elvish, I can't pronounce those)

[Mithalwen]

excheeto?

Former is ex and I discover that cheeto is a type of crisp ("chip") ..

[Holbytlass]

Exactly, Mithalwen!
Ya know, I never thought about different countries using different names for things and not having cheetos. Well done.

[Mithalwen]

LOL it is okay - I'm multi-lingual ... though a proper Fish & Chip shop chip double fried and eaten for preferance by the sea in the open air, is a glorious thing to which "fries" didn't really compare.... :cool:

The one which freaks me out is you guys calling scone-y type things biscuits. When they were served smothered with butter and honey in the Green Dragon I kept imagining all those poor little hobbits having eating disorders....

[Mithalwen]

In short an inverted old implement.

[mormegil]

Probably not the correct response but a guess nonetheless.

Regin Hardhammer

Hammer is an implement other than that I don't know how it relates.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

In short an inverted old implement.

Erm... The Guy who be Short? :p

[Gil-Galad]

i'm thinking Squatter of Amon Rudh for somereason...he always comes first to mind

[Volo]

I'm scared of inventing a riddle myself, but with those the chance is small.

Somehow littlemanpoet or Meneltarmacil come into my head.

[Mithalwen]

Short means that you are not looking for the whole name.. If you struggle I will attempt to encrypt the other element of the name. Teh old implement you need looks a bit like a short solid machete

[Gil-Galad]

The Saucepanman perhaps?

[Valesse]

very very tricky hints, Mith, I've been having to research! (You know you're addicted to the barrowdowns when... :p )

Could it possibly be a tarpon and the downer be tar-ancalime?

...Of course I'm having to disregard the rest of the question for that to be true :rolleyes:

[Mithalwen]

Gil- Saucepans are a bit too distant from machete ..


And Val... oh dear .. that is too obscure for me.... no.... will think up a hint..

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

TheBladeThatWasBroken ?

[Mithalwen]

I have looked it up and it seems not to be an American thing at all - I guess becasue its primary use is for hedging (and you don't have hedgerow so much there do you?) - though it is used for coppicing, thatching and hurdle making.


hmm I need to think of a clue

[Mithalwen]

The answer was Hookbill - reversal of billhook.

Anyone who has an idea can take the thread. :cool:

[Holbytlass]

I learned new words today-I had to look up all the words except thatching. :D

I suppose I shall throw out a new clue...

a French hobbit

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Ho, Ho! A billhook sounds like some way to angle for cash, as for Hookbill though, I'm still trying to figure out what he's angling for. ;)

Hobytlass, all I can think of is LePetitChoux and I'd be seriously amazed if that's it!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Ho, Ho! A billhook sounds like some way to angle for cash, as for Hookbill though, I'm still trying to figure out what he's angling for. ;)

The only thing I'm 'angling for' are more ridiculous stories to put in the newspaper. :p

I'd add a guess, but LePetitChoux seems like the most obvious answer.

[Mithalwen]

Ho, Ho! A billhook sounds like some way to angle for cash, as for Hookbill though, I'm still trying to figure out what he's angling for. ;)

Hobytlass, all I can think of is LePetitChoux and I'd be seriously amazed if that's it!



Well to a British mind it could be the reverse ..a way of getting the bill(check? ) from the waiter first ... we call our paper money notes..... two countries divided by a common tongue ....

[Holbytlass]

Nope, not LePetitChoux.

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Yes, both terms 'bill' and 'check' I've heard used here, ( but I suppose I'm just stingy and would rather get money than give it), still one should never give notes to a waiter here unless one was fishing for something. A more generous slice of cake perhaps? ;)

But I nearly fell out of my chair yesterday when I went looking for the precise definition of 'biosphere' in the Webster's dictionary, there was 'billhook' right on the opposite page! I can't even say, "if only I had seen it a few days before"! I'm sure I would have passed by it, since they don't sell them at our hardware store. :D

Hookbill, I'd heap you with laurels if I could, both for your witty paper and for the time you spend on it, but writing an article might take a bit longer for me.

[Holbytlass]

a clue then,

it's a french way of spelling the name

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Merlilot?

[Holbytlass]

no, nice try though

[mormegil]

Lindolirian

Though I don't believe it matches your clue I can see how it may work.

[Holbytlass]

sorry, it doesn't work.

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Billbeaux?

[Boromir88]

I think Hilde's got it as beaux is the masculine, plural form of the french word meaning beautiful. Also, it's pronunciations sounds like 'bow.' So, it would sound like someone saying Bilbo.

Dratted Hilde, got to it before me...(I guess it would be smart though to wait for Holbytlass's confirmation...but I have a strong feeling this is it). Nice job...even if it's not.

[Holbytlass]

Billbeaux is the french hobbit! You're right, Hilde.

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Oh good! :)

Clue: This little known brother of Boromir and Faramir's, carries out Dad's program with an artificial intelligence.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Boromir88?
I think it was he who had a photo on the Barrow Downs Photo Page where it looked like he had a robotic eye.

???

[Gil-Galad]

i keep thinking MatthewM for his picture of Boromir Staring during the council

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Nope, neither Boromir88 or MathewM.

[Boromir88]

How about BeanamirOfGondor?

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Boromir, you're on the right track, it is in the name, but it is not BeanamirOfGondor .

[Holbytlass]

Robomir

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

100% correct, Holbytlass! The answer is Robomir.

[Holbytlass]

This member is running with nowhere to go.

[Volo]

Estelyn Telcontar?

[Holbytlass]

no, nice try.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

ninja91 ?

[Volo]

I'll eat my hand if it's ninja91. :rolleyes:

But then again, why could it not be ninja91...