Which Downer Am I!

[Gil-Galad]

ITs simply like Who Am I, except yo udescribe Downers, my apologies if there is already a thread like this, i have not located it



I'll start it off with an easy one


I can be seen glowing an eery green, maybe as a penguin, Who am I?

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

It's Shelob! Actually is the B-W, but he's absent... I actually have no idea why that's important....

[Gil-Galad]

Aye its the B-W, your turn!

[Gil-Galad]

its been more then ten days so anybodys turn

[the guy who be short]

Yay!

My gender often puzzles newcomers. I'm bonkers.

Any more and I'd be giving it away...

[Kitanna]

Is it mormegil?

[the guy who be short]

Nope! Though I'll be sure to tell him you think he's bonkers. ;)

[The Saucepan Man]

Feanor of the Peredhil
would appear to fit the bill.

[the guy who be short]

Correct! Over to you, PanMan.

[The Saucepan Man]

Cheers TGWBS. :)

I am the River-Woman's granddaughter.

[Kitanna]

Bêthberry?

[The Saucepan Man]

Quite so. Please continue. :)

[Kitanna]

I am a Marshal with an appreciation for the warg.

[Amanaduial the archer]

Eomer of the Rohirrim?

[Kitanna]

Aye, that it is, Amanaduil.

[Amanaduial the archer]

Alrighty then...

Think...fiery elf meets the little people.

[Alcarillo]

Feanor of the Peredhil?

[Amanaduial the archer]

Who else - your turn, Alcarillo. :)

[Alcarillo]

I've got one: illegal resident of the House of Ransom.

[Amanaduial the archer]

Oh lordy, out comes my fundamentally sketchy knowledge of all things pre-Third Age.... Mormegil?

[Gil-Galad]

Squatter of Amon Rudh? haven't heard from him in awhile...

[Alcarillo]

Nope. Here's a hint: there's an of in his/her name.

[Alcarillo]

Yes, Gil-Galad, your turn.

[Gil-Galad]

A cherpy little fellow, well not really little, more big, more of an Oxymoron

[Alcarillo]

Littlemanpoet?

[The Saucepan Man]

That'll be The Perky Ent, I believe.

[Gil-Galad]

Mr. Man is correct, it is indeed the OxyMoron of the Downs, The Perky Ent

[The Saucepan Man]

Thank you G-G. :)

Next up:

Drambui makes me confused :D

[HerenIstarion]

Eomer of the Rohirrim, on account of being resident of Aberdeen, Scotland?

[The Saucepan Man]

Nay, nay and thrice nay.

(That's not a clue).

[solarisa]

i know...or do i?
gee i see that pinguin avatared dude alot...arr cant remember his name! hes a gost of cardolan, i think! :mad:

[Bêthberry]

Hey there Mr. SaucepanMan, are you taking us along for a ride?

I humbly submit a wild guess, someone who is both sweet and intoxicating but with a bit of a bite, like Drambuie: our very own Lush.

[Mithalwen]

Anagram of Drambui +me?

[Formendacil]

Drambui makes me confused :D

D R A M B U I = R I M B A U D

Rimbaud?

[The Saucepan Man]

Rimbaud?Rimbaud it is. Congratulations master Formendacil. It's your turn. :)

[Formendacil]

But it was not, in fact, caused by a delinquent mind unable to think up a clue. So here we go:

Though this half-elven user goes by two names, it is, in fact, one person.

[Mithalwen]

Nilp?

[the guy who be short]

Feanor of the Peredhil comes to mind as being Half-Elven, though She only has the one name...

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Is it Helen? Or mark12_30?

*giggles in excitement at being in the Quiz Room*

[Estelyn Telcontar]

It's Elladan and Elrohir - twins in Tolkien's world, but united in one member on the Downs.

[Formendacil]

Estelyn is correct. Over to you, Ms. Telcontar.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I frequently cause spelling problems, though I rarely make mistakes of that kind myself. Who am I?

[HerenIstarion]

Marileangorifurnimaluim?

[Lhunardawen]

Through the bite of that nasty bug called egocentricism I am inclined to say Lhunardawen, but I'll settle for Orominuialwen instead. ;)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Nope, neither answer is correct - look around, you'll find it!

[Lhunardawen]

Fordhim Hedgethistle?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

If you mean Fordim Hedgethistle , you're right, Lhuna! (Not everyone has that extra "h" in their screen name! :p ) As he was used in the title of a thread exploring the misspellings of nicks, he's the one I thought of.

[Lhunardawen]

:D Thanks, Esty.

For lack of anything better to ask...

You swoon over the wrong guy...it should be me!

[Firefoot]

That sounds like Gil-Galad.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I dunno, Fire-non-Footie... the word swoon brings to mind Swashbuckling Eomer and his fan club. Or even tp.

[mark12_30]

Roggie of Morgoth. (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=358452&postcount=54)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

You beat me to it Helen. Should we keep score for this game?

[the guy who be short]

Sounds like the phantom to me. (Actually, it sounds a bit more like Eomer, but Fea said that already).

[Lhunardawen]

Not Gil-galad, nor Eomer, nor Roggie (I have forgotten about that though, Helen! :D) , nor the phantom. Need a hint? May be a book character. CbCers should get this. ;)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The Only Real Estel?

[Lhunardawen]

Go ahead.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

They all have ghastly beards.

[Formendacil]

They all have ghastly beards.

HerenIstarion, perchance?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Oh, who am I kidding. 'tis he.

Your thread, :)

[Formendacil]

Your thread, :)

That means I have to come up with something, right?

Lemme think...

This Brand Name may be found at the Gap of Rohan...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

AbercrombieOfRohan.

[Formendacil]

AbercrombieOfRohan.

Quite right.

Your serve, Master(s) Felagund.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

If Bombadil was singing "glory", this is how it would come out.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Tom Bombariffic? Perhaps?

[Orominuialwen]

Could it be GlingleglingleglingleFairy (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/member.php?u=1401)? Unlikely, but worth a try...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I'm looking for a more recent Downer.

[Gil-Galad]

Lily Bombadil?

[The Saucepan Man]

Alcarillo?

... to rhyme with ring-a-ding-dillo. :D

(No idea what it has to do with "glory" though.)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Alcar (Quenya) = glory.

Your turn. :)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I know I'm unfamiliar with the Quiz room but I must say these clues are fantastical. Especially that last one, Nilp. :)

[The Saucepan Man]

Your turn.I know.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

"I know"? Hmm.....must be the phantom. :p ;)

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope.

[the guy who be short]

Ah, that was a clue? I thought he was just being odd...

The Barrow Wight?

[The Saucepan Man]

Niet.

[HerenIstarion]

burra?

[the guy who be short]

Or, failing that, obloquy?

[The Saucepan Man]

burra?Da.

The thread is yours, HI. :)

[HerenIstarion]

Thank you

Next one, than:

about year ago i had highest per day posting rate. i could catch up if i was not that busy at my work

[Morsul the Dark]

Is it me? :p

[HerenIstarion]

You are :) The floor is yours :D

[Morsul the Dark]

Let me see....

ok here's one I like


"I make athletes foot seem good, if you don't know who i am."

I'm sure someone can guess it

[Amanaduial the archer]

Firefoot?

[Morsul the Dark]

yes indeedy

[Amanaduial the archer]

Nice clue ;)

Ok, a clue... How about a quote from Ephesians 16...

Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

[Morsul the Dark]

Gil-Galad...

if not him then I must search some more

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Either that or we're talking about mark.

[Amanaduial the archer]

A little puzzled about both guesses... Nope, not Gil-Galad or Mark12_30.

[Morsul the Dark]

Eowyn Skywalker

Gil-galad you know famous for shining..oh that was his shield i was way off

Eowyn because she is called dernhelm helmet clue
spirited sword lightsaber

the rest is just part of the quote i guess

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Raefindel?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Ephesians 16 -> mark12_30

Both biblical references.

[Amanaduial the archer]

Ah, I understand - good guess then, Feanor. But no, Estelyn gets it - Raefindel is the correct answer. Her personal title is 'Sword of the Spirit', and her signature certainly was for some time that quote - possibly still is, I haven't checked...

Your turn, Estelyn :)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

*pokes Estelyn with pointed stick*

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Oops, sorry! I didn't realize that I'd gotten the answer here, as I was away for over a week. I will post a new one very soon...

Edit: Here it is:

If I were a character in The Wind in the Willows, my name would be 'Mole'.

[Boromir88]

Perhaps...

Azaelia of Willowbottom?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

nope - sorry!

[The Saucepan Man]

HerenIstarion - for his spring cleaning of threads? :D

[HerenIstarion]

Mole is the faithful one, if my memory ain't playing tricks on me. May it be Samwise (http://69.51.5.41/member.php?u=238), Faithful Spirit?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

"spring cleaning", "faithful" - nice thoughts, but not what I'm looking for. Think location...

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Lalwendë springs to mind. Maybe it's just the Bilbo avatar and the countryside connection.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Nope - as I said above, think home location and find an appropriate nick...

[Mithalwen]

As in "I am a mole and I live in a hole"?
Burrahobbit

[Estelyn Telcontar]

You're getting closer, Mithalwen, but not quite there yet...

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Hmmm..... Lyta_Underhill?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Very close... (but Mole is not female)

[Mithalwen]

Mr Underhill then?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Mister, to be precise, but yes - you have it, Mithalwen!

[Mithalwen]

Ooo thanks .. Easy one now....
Hero followed by Misses Paterson & Dickson-Wright

[The Saucepan Man]

Hero = Boromir

Misses Paterson & Dickson-Wright = Two Fat Ladies, 88 in bingo terms.

Hence, Boromir88. :D

[Mithalwen]

Well I did say it was easy.... though I never pictured you as a bingo fan..... :p more high stakes poker....

[The Saucepan Man]

though I never pictured you as a bingo fan...Never played the game in my life. Just one of those useless pieces of trivia clogging up my brain (and thereby edging out things that may actually be of some use). As for Poker, nah - my risk profile is far too conservative. I'll stretch to Pontoon with matches as the stakes ... ;)

This one should be easy for anyone who has been following a certain thread:

I am Potassio.

[Meneltarmacil]

THE Ka, of course.

[The Saucepan Man]

Quite so. Your go. :)

[Meneltarmacil]

I die when I deserve to live, but then I live when I deserve to die. Who am I?

[Encaitare]

Maybe Eomer of the Rohirrim? Given how well he played his role as a Werewolf...

[Meneltarmacil]

Yes, Enca, that was it.

[Encaitare]

I was born under a lonely star, many years after the return of the king.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Child of the 7th Age? (Easy for those familiar with the Quiz Room, maybe. :p )

[Encaitare]

But of course. :)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

My first clue in the Quiz Room! :)

One vowel stands between me and more wings than a Balrog can shake a stick at.

[Durelin]

I feel like the answer I came up with is too *easy* to be correct, but, here goes...

TomBrady12?

I wouldn't dare shake a stick at 12 wings... *shrugs*

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

You're thinking along entirely wrong lines. Sorry! :p

[Durelin]

Thought that was too...well, dumb. :rolleyes: :p

[The Saucepan Man]

Wilwarin538?

1076 butterfly wings ...?

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Hmm. Slightly better, but still quite far off. There's no number in the name; it's entirely a word thing. This Downer doesn't really post too much.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Let's make it easy then.

Change one vowel in this name, and you get a plural of winged beings.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I don't suppose we have a Belrog anywhere.... :p

[Morsul the Dark]

well...balrogman

you could change the a to an e to make balrogmen :D

I don't think its that but its worth a shot

[wilwarin538]

Well we have a Ravenna, if you change the last a to an s you get Ravenns, its almost ravens just with an extra n. :D :rolleyes: ;)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Good ideas! However, 'Ravenns' is not a word. And Balrogs don't have wings. :p

[Bêthberry]

With the addition of one letter, davem's personal title sprouts wings (maybe?) but it isn't as if (NB,not 'like') he rarely posts. :p ;)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Think angels.

[Encaitare]

Saraphim.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

A big gold star for Enca! :)

And we now follow your lead, miss.

[Encaitare]

This son of Finwe is not the first of his kind.

[the guy who be short]

Fingolfin II d'accord.

[Encaitare]

Yessir. :)

[the guy who be short]

A shrunken anti-winger.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

TGWBS, what's your position on the balrog debate?

[the guy who be short]

Though it's not really relevant, it's the opposite of yours. :)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Shrunken -> short
anti-winger -> opposite my views which means balrogs are wingless

How is this not relevant? ;) :p

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

littlemanpoet

[the guy who be short]

Shrunken -> short
anti-winger -> opposite my views which means balrogs are wingless

How is this not relevant?Unlike some, good Feanor, I have not the cheek to set a quiz concerning myself. ;)

No luck, 'Mer.

[The Saucepan Man]

Kuruharan?

[Gil-Galad]

Squatter of Amon Rudh?

[the guy who be short]

Correct, Man of the Bathtub.

[The Saucepan Man]

I am said to be a southern cross.

[Mithalwen]

Osse the Aussie?

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope.

It's cryptic. :)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

burrahobbit.

Well, he can at least seem cross at times.

Terrible guess, I know. :rolleyes:

[Lyta_Underhill]

I am said to be a southern cross. Wild offhand guess, completely impulsive: Lyra, as in Lyra Greenleaf? (Is the southern cross in constellation of Lyra or is my memory really faulty?)

[The Saucepan Man]

No. Neither of those.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I am said to be a southern cross.

All I can think of is Firefoot. Since the southern cross used to be (still is?) considered part of Centaurus and the phantom accused Fire-non-Footie of being a centaur in his imaginings...

[The Saucepan Man]

No.

It's cryptic. :rolleyes:

[the guy who be short]

No fair, SpM - Cryptic Clues belong in... er, Cryptic Clues. :D

The only thing I can think of is that Crucifix thing in Brazil somewhere (hooray for my wonderful geographical and memory skills!). It's a cross, it's in the South. Do we have anybody named after it...?

[Formendacil]

It's cryptic. :)

A cryptic Southern Cross...

Well, I've never played Cryptic Clues, so I'm probably going in totally the wrong direction, but perhaps something I say will spark the imagination of a more knowledgeable 'Downer.

If it is something a'cross' from the "south", then it ought to have to do with the "north", in which case we need to find a 'Downer who's associated with the north...

Or else, it maybe some sort of southern cross-breed. Hmm. Yes, that seems a bit more likely...

So, the question is, do we have any australian hybrids lurking around the forum???

- Not looking for a reply from Mr. S P Man, just throwing out ideas for dead-ended BDers.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Continuing along Formendacil's line of thought...

doug*platypus?

[Firefoot]

Being that "formen" is Elvish for north...

Formendacil?

[Gil-Galad]

ArticStorm?

[The Saucepan Man]

None of the above. :p

It may be worth looking at the cryptic clue examples on the Cryptic Clue thread ...

[Amanaduial the archer]

I am! It's not helping! As LePetitChoux said on that same thread - this is what frustration feels like! :) I don't suppose it's Bethberry, for her Personal Title....? Ah well, worth a try...

Ok...

I am said to be a southern cross.

So I'm sitting here like an idiot staring at the members list and randomly trying to make names sound like 'southern cross', with some interesting results in trying to fit the whole phrase into about one syllable. Not having much more success with the anagram line either... I would guess it is a sound-alike, being as it is 'I am said to be', but I could be entirely wrong; besides, I can't think of anything that a 'southern cross' could possibly be. Giving off light = glowing = Gloin. Southern cross = ?!

I'm nowhere near, am I?

I would agree with Perky, that cryptic clues belong, indeed, in Cryptic Clues. However, I am intrigued - and also now really rather frustrated! ;)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

mark12_30

And the word 'said' is important, right?

[Amanaduial the archer]

"†…is?" indeed, Eomer ;) Why Mark12_30, out of interest?

[The Saucepan Man]

... I would guess it is a sound-alike, being as it is 'I am said to be', but I could be entirely wrongYou are not entirely wrong. In fact, you are entirely on the right track.

Hint:

If northern nought is negative, southern cross is ...?

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I thought it might have been something biblical, I don't know – leave me alone! :o ;)

[Amanaduial the archer]

Positive?! I have never heard that before...

Maybe The Perky Ent? Positive (?) -> Good natured -> Perky -> The Perky Ent?

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope.

Easier hint:

If northern nought is NO, southern cross is ...?

[Boromir88]

If northern nought is NO, southern cross is ...?
YES?

You seem to be making an alliteration with "n's" so my only guess is...

Nightknight?

Probably way off. I'm not good at these deeper meanings/headache thinking riddles.

[The Saucepan Man]

'Fraid not. :p

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I have no idea where this guess even comes from, but the half-ignored part of my brain keeps yelling "narfforc". I can't even remember what line of thought brought me there.

*mutters obscenities about cryptic clues*

[The Saucepan Man]

Nope.

*mutters condescendingly about people who can't solve the simplest of cryptic clues* :p ;)

[Gil-Galad]

hmmm... Lush? or has she been said...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

:rolleyes: *groan*

Salix?

Southern -> S
Cross -> X
I dunno where the rest figures in. :o

[piosenniel]

I have 2 Downers in mind . . .

The simple:

Esty ----- S-t - (S-outhern + cross = t)

OR

The more complicated:

Essex ----- ‘es’ (‘to be a’ in Spanish) + ‘s’ (Southern) + ‘ex’ = x (cross)

----

I'm ready - crush me with a resounding 'NO'! :cool:

[The Saucepan Man]

The more complicated:

Essex ----- ‘es’ (‘to be a’ in Spanish) + ‘s’ (Southern) + ‘ex’ = x (cross)Actually, it's less complicated than that.

Southern cross = SX which, when said, sounds like Essex.

Congratulation pio. The thread is yours. :)

[piosenniel]

Right, then . . .


Pass back through the portal; rake in the prize!

[Amanaduial the archer]

Please, please not another cryptic clue. Please.

[Gil-Galad]

Roggie Morgoth?

[Orominuialwen]

Eomer? It sounds quite pirate-y to me.

[piosenniel]

This is not cryptic - very straight forward!

NO - not Roggie or Eomer . . .

Think location and linked sigs . . .

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Durelin?

[piosenniel]

Well done!

Her location: 'back on this side of the door'
Her sig link: to her Xanaga site where she's know as 'Rakein'

Your turn . . .

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Hmmm . . .

A fruity word of the Grey-Elves.

[Firefoot]

Melonwen?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

:D

But sorry, no.

[the guy who be short]

I presume the name is derived from a Sindarin word for a fruit. Unfortunately, I am far too busy [read lazy] to research this at the moment.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I presume the name is derived from a Sindarin word for a fruit. (TGWBS--haven't used that in a long time! :D ) No, the name has two parts. You must determine in my clue where the first, then the second part of the name is described.

Oh, and I've edited my clue, just to remove the awkward word 'filled'.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Aww shucks... It's a two part clue? I was going to say Legolas. ;)

[the guy who be short]

Elwe Singollo? Singollo means "of the Sindar" I think. And Elwe could be a Filipino word for "mango," couldn't it? Maybe? Please? :p

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Aww shucks... It's a two part clue? I was going to say Legolas. ;) (Fea) *chuckles* What made you think that, Ms. Fea?

Elwe Singollo? Singollo means "of the Sindar" I think. And Elwe could be a Filipino word for "mango," couldn't it? Maybe? Please? :p the guy who start[sic] quenya lessons, I be shocked! Singollo is short for sinda + collo, grey cloak!

And no, the Filipino for mango is 'mangga'. :p

The fruit is English, vy ze vay.

[HerenIstarion]

yavanna II (http://69.51.5.41/member.php?u=2407)

(most active of the four deviations of the name among our members)

On account of it being translated as 'giver of fruits'

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

*chuckles* What made you think that, Ms. Fea?
T'was but a joke. I'd have snickered mightily if my sense of humor had, for once, gotten me a correct answer. :)

[Mithalwen]

Unless to trade of the melon idea it is Helen /Mark12-30. Who has a RPG Character Mellonin... melon is the fruit (of course ) and isn't "in" Sindarin for of?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

The fruit is English, vy ze vay. (me) So :p.

And it's a kind of fruit, not a word for 'fruit'. :p

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I only wish Bethberry was Elvish.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I'd have snickered mightily if my sense of humor had, for once, gotten me a correct answer. :) (Fea) If so, you can snicker mightily now!

bêth = word (Sindarin)
berry = a fruit!

Hence, Bethberry . . . I mean Bêthberry!

Your turn! :D

[Bêthberry]

Bêthberry feels her ears ringing and pokes in. Nice one, Nilp!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

How delightful. Here goes... this one might be tough due to accent, but maybe not...

Sounds to me like the bird's wasting time.

[Mithalwen]

Heren Istarion - Heron is tarrying?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Yes! It's all yours, m'dear.

[Mithalwen]

Thank you - I did affect my best "Noo yoik" accent as I read through the members list... ;)

My clue ideas seem to fall in to two categories - the glaringly obvious and those that indicate my warped and tortuous thought processes....

Ave! You were not singing 'in excelsis'.

[Formendacil]

Thank you - I did affect my best "Noo yoik" accent as I read through the members list... ;)

My clue ideas seem to fall in to two categories - the glaringly obvious and those that indicate my warped and tortuous thought processes....

Ave! You were not singing 'in excelsis'.

Alcarillo and his (her??) Latin sig....

Either that, or it's Firefoot... But Alcarillo is my official guess.

[Gil-Galad]

its probaly Firefoot

[Mithalwen]

It is neither and I can see little connection with your guesses ... but the Latin might be worth investigation ;) As might spanish...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Fea?

[Mithalwen]

I have decided that this is a hideous clue and to salve my conscience I will give you a couple of clues.

1, It refers to a downers personal title

2, if you translate Ave first from Latin then from Spanish you will have most of the context of the original source of the PT

If that isn't enough I will give you a very google-able clue but see how you do with those....

[the guy who be short]

Imladris?

[Mithalwen]

It is a bird reference but a literary not a mythological one....

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Is there any reason at all for Birdland to be running through my head so often right now?

PS: or Gwaihir the Windlord, though I doubt myself quite a lot on both.

[Mithalwen]

OK... Remember it is a personla title.

"singing 'in excelsis'" gives a clue to which bird you are looking for.

[Amanaduial the archer]

I have thought long and hard, and scoured the members list in all sorts of ways. But I must admit: I am...utterly at a loss.

[Mithalwen]

OK same answer but much simpler clue.


"Madame Arcati's contact"

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Oooooh. Gotcha. Lalaith.

[Mithalwen]

Thank goodness for that!

Lalaith's Personal Title is "Blithe Spirit" . To explain the second clue first. Blithe Spirit is the title of a play by Noel Coward featuring a medium called Madam Arcati. However the phrase originally comes from the first line of a Poem called "Ode to a Sky Lark" by P.B.Shelley

"Hail to thee Blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert,"

So

Ave! You were not singing 'in excelsis'.

Ave is Hail in latin and Bird in Spanish. Singing in Excelsis (on high) is what Skylarks are known for......

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

A lovely lass with a fond attachment to the lily of the valley.

[Glirdan]

This seems to easy to be true. Lily Bombadil?

[Gil-Galad]

This seems to easy to be true. Lily Bombadil?


i don't think thats her... Holbytlass?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

It is indeed to easy to be true. Neither answer is correct.

[mormegil]

I'm probably incorrect but I'm thinking of Sophia the Thunder Mistress

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

At least you're right in thinking that you're wrong...

Hint: Fea points lovingly to her cheek.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

A lovely lass with a fond attachment to the lily of the valley.Okay. I know when a hint is in store. It's a multi-part clue. Figure out the last part and then figure out the result of it.

Then remember that I already said it was a bit cheeky of me to do.

[Amanaduial the archer]

White bud! that in meek beauty dost lean
Thy cloistered cheek as pale as moonlight snow,
Thou seem'st, beneath thy huge, high leaf of green,
An Eremite beneath his mountain's brow.


Sorry, just thought I'd throw that in, it seemed appropriate at Fea's allusions to her cheek and to lilly of the valley - even if I really am not sure about what she means...:)

Ok, as for my guess...again, I would have said Sophia the Thunder Mistress, although I admit that I am puzzled by your apparent 'cheekiness'. Is it something to do with La Langue des Fleurs at all?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Is it something to do with La Langue des Fleurs at all?
If it is, it's unintentionally so. Aman, you'll kill me if I say that the clue is vaguely cryptic... so I'll just allude to it being that way. :)

[Amanaduial the archer]

If it is, it's unintentionally so. Aman, you'll kill me if I say that the clue is vaguely cryptic... so I'll just allude to it being that way. You...!

There are no words.

*sighs and resumes looking*

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

A lovely lass with a fond attachment to the lily of the valley.

Okay... I can see another hint is needed. The lily of the valley is, in flower lore, the flower of which month?

[Amanaduial the archer]

Well...May.

(Is this clue just cryptic, or actually...'Cryptic'? (oh, how that capital pains me, it hurts us so it does, precious...))

[wilwarin538]

I think I've got it. Tigerlily Gamgee, whose birthday is in May. :D

maybe there's more? attachment = tie Ti(in Tigerlily)
:p

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Not Tig. Aman's closer, what with her May-flower.

[Amanaduial the archer]

May-flower...maybe this is a bit far-fetched and I'm picking up the wrong thing entirely here, but would that be a hint at the Mayflower, the ship that took the Pilgrim fathers from England to Massachussets in the early 17th century? If so, then maybe Nuranar? She wrote rather eloquently on it as a subject, and does have a particular fondness for American history...(I would say Gurthang but, well, he ain't a she...)

Anywhere close, at all? I'm running dry on any ideas at all, and this is the thought that struck. Otherwise, if I'm near (which I doubt - far fetched would be a euphemism), maybe...Bethberry? I don't know, I'm hopeless! A downer from Massachussets?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Aman, you are so close that I want to cry in relief at the nearness and have hysterics at the wrongness.

Yes, Mayflower. Yes, pilgrims. No Nuranar.

[mormegil]

Mithalwen

Pligrim Soul

Plus cheeky because she was the host right before you.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Yes!

YES!!!!!

I'm so happy somebody got the cheeky part! Poor Aman... I swear (and this time I'll keep my word, promise) that I'll stop doing cryptic stuff.

[mormegil]

Okay this is my first ever so please be patient. I have a very difficult one but I will wait on that one and use one that should be a bit easier.

Dwarvish Despondent Director

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I want to say Kuru, but that feels way too easy. What about LMP? He started the Mordor thread, encouraging us to think about the stuff that bothers us...

[mormegil]

Nope, it's probably easier than that.

[the guy who be short]

*Points at self*

Well?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

*points at TGWBS*

What he said.

[mormegil]

Neither one is correct :p

[Kath]

I'm thinking Mr Underhill? Dwarvish, lives underground and director, he is a mod.

[mormegil]

Nope you're not correct there either Kath. I think you're putting to much weight on the dwarf part. Look at the other two a bit more.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I'm guessing Squatter only because I'm too stubborn to listen to you say "pay less attention to the Dwarven part". :D

[mormegil]

*sigh* Well I guess my clue wasn't as easy as I initially though...or Fea is too obstinant to listen :mad: . AGAIN don't pay as much attention to the dwarf part.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Fine, I'll loosen up my obstinance. But only for you. ;) ;)

Director makes me think we're talking about a mod or an admin here, the list of which is easily accessed, but I didn't see any that made sense to me. By Dwarvish, I'm thinking perhaps it's not actually dwarfish, but more "short", which could be concise, such as one Laconic Loreman (B88). But I'm missing out on the despondent. I'm still working on that part. Am I doing better now?

[mormegil]

Still off track...He's not a mod or admin

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Not Boromir either, then?

[mormegil]

Nope, sorry but it is a male :)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

...

[confused silence]

B88's not male? Wha!?! :eek:

[enlightened silence]

:p

[Gil-Galad]

Fordim maybe?

[mormegil]

Not Fordim, this downer is under 500 posts

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Considering latest Downs news, it could be alatar.