How do you imagine other BDers . . . speak

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

No, you are not seeing double.

We've been guessing how other wights look like. We may have even seen some of their pics. But how about their voices? How do they sound like in your head when you read their posts?

For me, our beloved Estelyn Telcontar has her voice provided by Cameron Diaz.

mormegil always goes "Ook! Ook! Eek!" in my head.

The Chief Wight and Hookbill the Goomba has the same deep voice inside my head. Weird.

Kath has two voices.

Eomer of the Rohirrim does not really speak. He communicates telepathically. Or, you read what's in his thought bubble.

Keeper of Dol Guldur goes around scaring people with his Nazgûian hiss.

And Lhunadë, now, she has a strange voice. It is like the voice of and old woman trying desperately to sound like a teenage one. :p

Those are how some of the Downers sound in my head. How about in yours?

[Formendacil]

Well, as a natural result of the fact that it is my head that must provide the voices, they all tend to sound the same...

However, that doesn't mean that there isn't some variation. To my mind, there are different "groupings" of voices- possibly (but by no means investigatively) because of their writing styles.

Eomer of the Rohirrim and The Saucepan Man are, oddly enough, in the same group- with the Phantom. These gentlemen have good speaking voices- very clear, masculine but not overly deep, and with a wide range of wit.

Lhunardawen, to add to my already strange perception of her, has a rather deep voice for a lady, rather Galadriel-esque in that matter. She doesn't speak too loudly- except maybe to Nilp.

Fordhim, Davem, Bethberry, Mark/Helen- all heavyweights of the great debate-ory threads have rather identical, rather clipped, non gender specific voices- at least in Books. Outside of there, Fordhim and Davem rather resemble the Eomer/Sauceman/Phantom voice.

Alatar and Mormegil have been singled out as having the most distinctive "American" accents.

Lalwende speaks in cultured, slightly eccentric, British tones. A female Bilbo, if you will.

[Lhunardawen]

Haha, Nilp. That was so funny. :rolleyes:

Eomer of the Rohirrim - although he says not so and, having already seen his pic and decided that it cannot be, still has a deep, mellow voice in my head. Argh! I can't replace that voice of him in my mind, no matter how hard I try.

mark12_30 and Lalwende have that distinct upbeat voice that seems to be always coupled with laughter. When serious, the voice resembles that of a kindly old preschool teacher.

Mithalwen sounds a little like Galadriel to me.

Formendacil has a voice too serious for his age.

HerenIstarion has a warm, soothing voice. Beats me why.

And that Nilpaurion Felagund guy...he has a screechy old man voice. :p

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

What an interesting idea.

Keeper... I have to admit that his voice sounds just like it is. Like a whiny little girl. ;) Just kiddin' big brother. He's actually got the mellow sort of voice (soft, well-spoken, medium-deep) that girls go crazy over. Except for when he hard-core screams, in which case, Nilp's dead on target with the Nazgul thing.

I imagine that Heren has the same sort of voice.

Eomer is, of course, Scottish. But since the only actual Scot I've heard up close and personal is a middle-aged female, it means that Eomer's voice had to be drawn from television, so on some days, he sounds vaguely like Sean Connery, and on others, he sounds more like Scotty from Star Trek.

Saucie says "aluminium".

Bethberry has the sort of calm and nice voice that could calm a frantic horse. Yes, that's a compliment. Frantic horses are nuts.

Thenamir doesn't talk so much as he booms. Anybody know Lord Beliquose from The Woad to Wuin? His speech (yes, his indoor voice) IS A LOT MORE LIKE THIS.

Kuru is John Rhys-Davies.

Sharku is Christopher Lee.

Everyone else (generally) is a pretty close rendition of my own voice.

[CaptainofDespair]

Indeed, an interesting idea.

Well, strange as it is, I imagine all of you sounding like Oompah Loompahs. However, B-W sounds like Willy Wonka, Gene Wilder style. :D

Though, Durelin is different. I will say she has a soft, pretty voice. Feminine, yet not high pitched like chalk screeching on a chalkboard. :)

[Beleg Cuthalion]

Wow! These imagine threads just don't stop coming do they. Unfortunately I have no thought what anyone here would sound like.

[Kath]

Saucie says "aluminium".
As should everyone - seriously!

Nilp - you have to take into account his alter-egos. So while he sounds reasonably normal Adam sounds like my old teacher because he puts Nilp down all the time and Alice, well Alice has quite a low and melodic voice to me.

Eomer - has never actually sounded Scottish though I've always known he is. He just always sounds like he's laughing.

TGWBS - sounds rather excitable and sometimes a little like Gollum.

[mormegil]

I imagine Guinevere is very soft spoken and has a distinct swedish accent. Her voice is very feminine to me.

Eomer All I can say is that I'm glad we communicate through text otherwise I picture your scottish accent so thick that I may have some difficulty understanding it. Mind you not as thick as some Irish accents get but difficult nevertheless.

Feanor is exhausting to listen to. She speaks so fast and with such energy you need to take a break after a 10 minute conversation with her.

others will be coming

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

I had been thinking about this recently. I was reading a post by Feanor of the Peredhil and suddenly realised that I have absolutely no clue as to how she might sound. And that is the same for pretty much everyone here. I'm sorry for the boring post but you're all mute in my head. Well, except Fea who can, at the very least, scream rather loudly.

As to my own voice, I can change accents at the drop of a hat. I often confuse market researchers and magazine sellers by adopting a foreign accent, usually Italian or Spanish. So Lhuna, if I ever meet you I'll have the 'deep and mellow' turned on. ;)

And will then terrify you by going high and screechy. :D

[Durelin]

Gil-galad sounds like Gir...

the phantom sounds like Zim...

Fordim sounds like an over-dramatic B-list Shakespearean actor when he's hyper...which is often... (yes, who knew there was a list...)

CaptainofDespair has a deep, sexy voice that often sounds like he's on the verge of entering into a fit of maniacal laughter...

[Kitanna]

Eomer has always and will always sound like Groundskeeper Willie in my head.

Gil-Galad sounds like my friend Tom. Often laughing but often times sounding like he's going through puberty nonstop.

[Nimrodel_9]

Most of you people don't have a voice. :p

Phantom has a sexy, but arrogant sounding voice.
Gil-Galad sounds a lot like Phantom.
Oddwen has a hyper, but pretty voice.
BW sounds like Arnold Shwarzenager (Just kidding, I don't think he has a voice.) ;)
Eomer and SpM have the same, kind voice, but Eomer has a Scottish accent, of course.
Mark12_30 has a deep voice, very much like my brother's.
Lhunardawen, Kitanna ,and Feanor all have soft, very feminine voices.

I could go on, but I think I'll stop now. I hope I didn't offend. :)

[Morai]

The only person on this forum who doesn't sound like a book comentator to me at the moment is The Barrow Wight himself. He has a rather booming/loud voice. The kind that makes me jump every time I hear it.

[Morsul the Dark]

The Barrow wight sounds like gandalf

Hookbill sorry you sound like luigi from mario :p

Enca To go along with her fair looks has liv tyler's voice

H-Iwould be Aragorn

Gil-Galad(in light of our sparring ways sounds like the mouth of Sauron from the bbc radio version of LOTR ;)


Edit: and to be so bold how do i sound to everyone? :rolleyes:

[mark12_30]

Mister Underhill has a very quiet voice that echoes like a whisper in an auditorium, or footsteps in an empty hall.
davem sounds professorish to me.
Bethberry has a clear, cold, golden and melodic voice that flows downhill like molten gold. That shouldn't surprise anybody.
Saucie has a voice like clattering pans. Well, what did you expect?
Fordie yaps like a pug. Well, what did you expect?
Phantom has a cold, foggy, errie voice, rather like a Mewlip.
Esty has a lilting mezzo-soprano voice, strong, clear, and very pleasant.
H-I would have once sounded like five raspy old wizards. However, now he definitely sounds like... (...avast...??)... a pirate.
C7A has a matronly hobbit-lady voice.
Nurumaiel sounds like Nimrodel: a voice of falling silver, as enchanting as the stream that bears her name.

[mark12_30]

Edit: and to be so bold how do i sound to everyone? :rolleyes:

Morsul the Dark sounds like a Chocolate Chip.

Come on, they must make SOME kind of noise.

[Kitanna]

The Barrow Wight sounds like James Earl Jones.

[Lhunardawen]

So Lhuna, if I ever meet you I'll have the 'deep and mellow' turned on. ;) Why, thank you!

And will then terrify you by going high and screechy. :D Which, I would suppose, is the sound of your real voice. :p

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

But what is a 'real voice'? Do we not talk differently to different people?

[CaptainofDespair]

But what is a 'real voice'? Do we not talk differently to different people?

I suppose the real voice would be the signature sound wavelengths that make each individual's voice unique to every other. Or, it could be the voice that you use when you speak to your inner person. Hmm...sounds like a lot of hooey. :D

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Well, except Fea who can, at the very least, scream rather loudly.
Feanor is exhausting to listen to. She speaks so fast and with such energy you need to take a break after a 10 minute conversation with her.
*Smile* A break perhaps, but doubtlessly for different reasons than the speed of my words.

TB12 has the voice of Greg Brady from The Brady Bunch. Sorry man.

Sophia has Galadriel's voice. A little deep, but in a way cool way. It works well with the thunder.

SamwiseGamgee's voice recently went from 30-year-old woman voice to 20-year-old man voice. Amazing how facts can destroy imagination.

[Orominuialwen]

Up until the other day, I thought of Hookbill as having a very strong American accent (perhaps slightly southern?) and a somewhat high-pitched pre-adlescent voice. This all changed the other day when I looked in his profile and found out that he is in fact not a 13- or 14-year-old from the Southern US, but in fact an almost-18-year-old from Britain. Now I just can't figure out what his voice sounds like!

[Encaitare]

Enca To go along with her fair looks has liv tyler's voice

Thanks, Morsul... but I entirely lack the sweetness of Ms. Tyler's voice. :rolleyes:

But what is a 'real voice'? Do we not talk differently to different people?

Okay, I know some of you talk to yourselves. Everyone does it. When you're talking to yourself, that's your "real voice".

I've never really imagined anyone's voice, actually...

[Oddwen]

Lalwendë has a voice that is deeper than woman's wont, though soft and mellow - she keeps her tone even.

Hookbílle dé Gôômbar tries not to speak too fast, but when he gets to talking, he speeds up rapidly. He's got a clear manner of speaking.

The Short Who Be Guy says "ohm" a lot, perhaps he tends to drone.

Meneltarmacil speaks slowly, and has a drawl. His voice is rather "yellow" in tone.

Davem sounds like Charlton Heston - deep, measured, gravelly and dangerous.

Morm doesn't speak all that too often, but when he does, his voice is noticeable and commanding. Only exception is when his daughter was very young(er), when he tended to say "Goobly-goo" a lot.

Nilp, belike his habits online, does not talk to himself all that much. He does, however, talk to his computer screen affectionately, as he would to an errant puppy. I could go farther with this analogy, but I won't.

The Barrow-Wight sounds like a valley girl. Except when he quotes Tolkien or Barrow-Down edicts, then he speaks with a voice as deep as the mountains and dark as the roots thereof.

One Ring to, like, rule them all
One Ring fer sure to find them,
One Ring to bring them, like, aaaaallll
And in the darkness to tooootally bind them

[Bêthberry]

Hmm. Curiouser and curiouser.



Fordhim, Davem, Bethberry, Mark/Helen- all heavyweights of the great debate-ory threads have rather identical, rather clipped, non gender specific voices- at least in Books.

If Formendacil suggests I use a different tone in different forums, well, he is right. :cool:

Bethberry has the sort of calm and nice voice that could calm a frantic horse. Yes, that's a compliment. Frantic horses are nuts.


Fascinating, Fea. Esty, who has heard me speak in person, claims you are right. :eek:



Bethberry has a clear, cold, golden and melodic voice that flows downhill like molten gold. That shouldn't surprise anybody.


Interesting. Helen, who has never heard my voice, seems to read much into my RPG persona. :)

To be truthful, whenever I have heard my voice recorded, I am astonished. I don't like it. It doesn't sound like the voice that filters through my ears. So I have no way of concurring objectively with any of these suggestions. It must be that there is a Hearer's Right to concur with Formendacil's idea of Reader's Rights. *insert big grin here as I have used up my allowance of smilies for this post*

My own hypotheses on voices must wait for another day. After all, I just recently concluded my sleuthing into the real names of Downers, and need some time to retune my ear, so to speak. *insert wink here*

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

To be truthful, whenever I have heard my voice recorded, I am astonished. I don't like it. It doesn't sound like the voice that filters through my ears. (Bêthberry--notice the proper "ê")
Now that you said it, I absolutely agree. I don't like what I sound like when it's recorded--like, totally different.

Of course, you also don't like what you look like when it's recorded, accounting for your dislike of any imagery recording device.

True, true.

This thread is in jeopardy. I must get out the carbons for my written apology.

[Lhunardawen]

But what is a 'real voice'? Do we not talk differently to different people? You mean you talk high and screechy to some people, and deep and mellow to others? :D

I think the real voice can be identified this way: You are in silence for a long time, and suddenly felt the urge to say something. The voice that first escapes your lips - without even thinking about it - is your real voice.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

You do not convince me. I posit that there is no such thing as a person's 'real voice'. So there. :p

I mean, just look at Saruman. He could do it all, yes?

[Encaitare]

"I'd like to answer this question in two ways: first in my regular voice, and then in a sort of high-pitched whine..." :p

I have no idea what Nilp sounds like, but the voices of his alter-egos reverberate very much so. Ie:

Of course-ourse-ourse, you also-o don't like what you-ou-ou look like when it's recorded-ded-ded, accounting for your dislike of any imagery-ry-ry recording device-ice-ice.

[Orominuialwen]

Originally posted by Encaitare
Okay, I know some of you talk to yourselves. Everyone does it. When you're talking to yourself, that's your "real voice". That doesn't really work for me, since I normally talk to myself in French as a way of practicing. My very weak, very Americanized French accent certainly isn't my true voice. (At least I hope so!)

I do agree with voices sounding very different for the speaker and the listener. I like how my voice sounds to me, but when I hear it recorded, I sound much younger. I've also been told that on the phone I sound almost exactly like my mom and brother.

[Morsul the Dark]

I am proud to say when i hear My recorded voice I sound kind of like Roan Atkinson! :D ...wait that's not cool... :confused: no Actually My voice is much deeper than I myself hear it

[Mithalwen]

I can do the Galadriel voice but my best "telephone" voice is more Radio 4 /BBC World Service, but I am liable to Minnie Mouse on helium moments and at times there are traces of the rural burr.

Fordim - still Indiana Jones...... once I get an idea in my head it stays.... yes I know Fordim is Canadian.

Lush sounds like Vivienne Leigh in "Gone with the wind"

Mormegil & Alatar sound like Todd Martin

Esty, against all logic has a slight French accent - simply because she reminds me a little of a French girl I knew at Oxford.

Lal and Davem now sound characters in Bugsy Malone.

[wilwarin538]

This is tough. I usually have a male voice and a female voice in my head. The males talk in the female voice and females talk in the male voice. :p ;)

When I talk to myself I talk differently then with people. When I talk to myself Im less French sounding, which is weird. My voice gets really high when I talk on the phone. :rolleyes:

[Lhunardawen]

You do not convince me. I posit that there is no such thing as a person's 'real voice'. So there. :p Yess there iss, preciouss!

You mean you speak in as many different ways as the people you talk to? Wow. How I envy you.

Speaking of which, though you still have that darned deep, mellow voice in my head, it now has a little addition: snarls and growls every now and then. :p

I think I'm beginning to sound like Fea does in my head.

[Lily Bombadil]

Well, to me, you all pretty much have voices, whether I can describe them or not. At least a handful of you have faces, borrowed from someone else.

Gil-Galad, you, in my mind, look like the young Michael Palin, but you don't sound like him. Of course this could be because the first thing I learned about you was your love for M.P. I hope you'r not displeased, but that's just what pops into my mind when I read you posts, etc. If you'd rather be Eric Idle or Graham Chapman, sorry...

Ka, please don't be offended if you don't like it, but I picture you looking like Sara Sidle from the TV show CSI.

Meela, you always looked like one of my friends whom I never see anymore.

Tinuviel of Denton looked like Arwen.

BW, I don't mean to offend, but I pictured you looking like Hitler. Just kidding, Barrow Wight! I'm sorry if my little joke offended! Actually, I don't have a face for you, BW, just a voice. It's commanding, and a little, um...mean-ish, but no hard feelings, OK? It's just from reading your posts.

[Boromir88]

People say I sound like Tony Blair but I'm not really convinced. My "r's" sound like him, but that's really about it. I can do Sean Connery's voice very well however.

Let's see if I can take a crack...

Hmmm...I'm trying to figure out who could sound like Cary Ewles in The Princess Bride...perhaps Eomer of the Rohirrim?

I imagine Gil-galad (and maybe it's just the Avatar) but I can definitely see him doing a good impression of Dark Helmet.


I can picture davem sounding more like Gandalf, atleast when he gets into his intellectual posts in the CbC.

More is probably to come...

[Gil-Galad]

i've been told i do a good Dark Helmet impression, as well as a Colonl Sandurz one too...though i've been told i talk like an englishman, even though i'm canadian

[Lily Bombadil]

I have it, BW! Snobby, you're-not-good-enough-for-me corporation owner! Sorry BW, but that's the vibe I'm getting. Don't worry, we all still love you in this love-hate relationship we have with you. The love is there. Never fear! And the respect is there too! because we know if we're bad, you'll knock us into shape again :D

Gil-Galad, my Secret Canadian Love, you don't know how much I'd love to hear your Dark Helmet impression!

[mark12_30]

*cough*.

I'm still trying to decide what Mithadan sounds like. Been wondering for a few days now.

littlemanpoet sounds like ... a redheaded brit living in Minas Tirith who can't quite remember who he is, but he DOES know what he believes. Of course, that's a bit odd, because ... well, then again, maybe not.

Aylwen Dreamsong: Scottish accent, lilting soprano voice.

[Mithalwen]

People say I sound like Tony Blair
.

Oh well never mind........ :p

[Hookbill the Goomba]

It’s amusing looking at how people have described my voice. :D
In fact I've been told I have a very 'posh' accent. Of this, I am proud! What, what?

Okay;

The Barrow Wight is like the Witch King on the BBC Dramatization of The Lord of the Rings!

The Saucepan man has a Brian Blessed like voice!

Nilp has the voice of a Scots man.

Gil-Gallad has the voice of Michel Moor. :p

Now I'm going to hide from the impending wroth of those who are about to attack me for this post!

[Amanaduial the archer]

Heren Istarion has an Italian accent. Yup. Aware he isn't Italian and so this is, at the very least, a little doubtful, but hey. See, I did a scuba diving course this week when I was on holiday, and on the second day he created the heavens and the...sorry, distracted. Ahem, sorry, on the second day, there was a scuba diver who looked so very, very like our dear H-I; so much so that I was actually tempted to sort of subtly mutter 'George' or 'Heren' when I passed him: that is just how convinced I was.

...and the I passed him a regulator and he replied with 'gratsia'. Ah. Not H-I then. But nevertheless, it is the voice H-I has now inherited - and a damn good voice it is as well. :)

[Orominuialwen]

The B-W sounds just like my uncle, who he looks uncannily like.

H-I sounds like one of the Beatles. I think I got this impression due to the fact that he has a very Beatle-esque haircut.

[mormegil]

SpM has neither a very deep voice nor a high voice. His british accent is very light which is appreciated by his American friends.

Mithalwen has a flowery smooth voice that is very soft and soothing.

Kuruharan and a deep and guttural voice that commands respect. He's essentially, in all aspects, a dwarf to me with the lack of facial hair.

[Lily Bombadil]

Oromin, if that is indeed your picture on your avatar......you look like a hobbit, my dear! A precious, cute, little hobbit lass! That's great! I just look like a stupid human... -_- *sadness* And not even a pretty stupid human! Just an ugly stupid human!

I always pictured The Saucepan Man looking like Sam with a crazy gleam in his eyes. (I'm sure you're all making the connection: Sam--saucepans? Nothing? He cooks, okay! Jeez...)

With Meneltarmacil, the mention of him sends his RotK Aragorn at the Black Gate avatar into my head. I think you lot know which one I mean.

[Morsul the Dark]

Saucepanman changes voices in my head

Let me see yes in the quizroom(most notaly cryptic clues) he has the voice of a pompous British person(only cuz he's intimidating), the rest of the time he's cheery willy wonka(gene wilder)

[Morai]

I sort of agree with Eomer in a sense. Perhaps each person hears voices in their own unique way. Just like what I see as red being red may look orange to you, if that made any sense at all. :o

Anyways....
Amanaduial the archer: has a classic feminine voice that is quite common on those American comercials.

Gil-Gallad: sounds pompous and jolly, and has a deep voice.

[Thinlómien]

Saucie has the voice of the singer of a finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica
Encaitare has a maniac laugh (like Snow-white's stepmother in the Disney movie)
Boromir88 sounds like Sean Bean in LotR

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Saucie has the voice of the singer of a finnish power metal band Sonata Arctica
Ha ha, that's great! :D I think that's a compliment, though. Sonata boys themselves claim to be a rock band so it's not anything too high-pitched.

None of you have a voice in my head when I read your posts but this is how I'd imagine you to speak in RL.

I think Esty has a warm and mellow voice but when she gets irritated, her voice becomes rather piercing and a little nasal.

Boromir's voice is very pleasant to listen to and if he sang in a choir, he'd be a Tenor.

Lhuna has a very clear articulation and a girlish laughter.

[Boromir88]

Boromir88 sounds like Sean Bean in LotR~Thinlomien
Woo, I sound like Sean Bean, my favorite actor (big surprise?). Some have said I do the "Not with 10,000 men could you even do this," very well and sound like him. But, I think anyone can do an English accent, it's one of the more easier accents in my mind.

Boromir's voice is very pleasant to listen to and if he sang in a choir, he'd be a Tenor.~Dancing
I assure you, you don't want to hear me sing. Though my voice isn't hideous just talking, it should be pleasant....? :rolleyes:

Let's see if I can do this....

Ummm....
Fordim and davem have the voice of one of those Hardvard Grads, you know the..."I'm a graduate of Harrrrrrrvard studying in the degree of lhhhhawww. Whilst driving down the street in my vollllvo...." anyway you get the idea.

Who do I imagine has that "Nu York" accent...I think, Bethberry.

Chekov's accent goes to Meneltarmacil.

And for some reason I think Estel would sound like Darth Vader.

More to come later hopefully.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

spawn has a creepy, film-Galadriel-in-green-and-black voice. Because she's a giant spider.

Shelob, too. Though she may have odd growls and snarls and howls at times, being wolf twice an all.

Gurthang and Formendacil has the same voice for me, kinda like how book-Gandalf sounds in my head. A very gruff voice who knows what he's talking about. Must be a testament to how smart--and old-sounding in the forum :p --these two are.

Nilp has the voice of a Scots man. (Hookbill) The voice of a man who had too much scotch would be closer, perhaps. :rolleyes: :D

[Boromir88]

The voice of a man who had too much scotch would be closer, perhaps.~Nilp
Ron White perhaps?

[Bêthberry]

Who do I imagine has that "Nu York" accent...I think, Bethberry.



Oh, he's done it! He's gone and uncloaked me. Yes, it's true. I'm Brenda Morgenstern.

And to return the favour, let me say that Boromir88 does not sound like Sean Bean. Not at all. He's Carlton the Doorman.

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

Fordim and davem have the voice of one of those Hardvard Grads, you know the..."I'm a graduate of Harrrrrrrvard studying in the degree of lhhhhawww. Whilst driving down the street in my vollllvo...." anyway you get the idea.

*Fordim spews bits of masticated salad all over his monitor in shock*

Ah, my dear dear B88, you could not be more wrong....

My accent is...well...perhaps this will give you a hint:

When I leev mie hoose, eye am oot and aboot the toon, doont yoo knouw?

[Boromir88]

Ah, my dear dear B88, you could not be more wrong....

My accent is...well...perhaps this will give you a hint:

When I leev mie hoose, eye am oot and aboot the toon, doont yoo knouw?

Any relation to the hill-billy..."Me and my bruther nub. We was feeshin' wun day. Feeshin' for feesh in the watar...."?

Oh, he's done it! He's gone and uncloaked me. Yes, it's true. I'm Brenda Morgenstern.~Bethberry
Well, my main reason for thinking the New York accent was because a few days ago I watched My Cousin Vinny. And the actress in that has a huge New York accent...Ya Know. Brenda Morgenstern works though. :)

Carlton the Doorman, I'm quite honored. :p

[Amanaduial the archer]

You're....scottish?! Well, either that or a born-again Geordie...

Good lord, Bethberry with a New York accent! Shockaroo! Now that I never imagined - you had a rather more...mellifluous voice, if that doesn't sound too predictable: rather like I would imagine an elf speaking, I'm afraid. Say Liv Tyler at her nobler Arwen moments. The song 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square' also comes to mind - just listen to it, it gives some sort of indication of the aura of The Bethberry. But 'Nu Yawk' - never! :D

[Amanaduial] has a classic feminine voice that is quite common on those American comercials.
...not American, so I'm not sure what that would sound like Morai, and for the same reason I find it a little unlikely that I would fit the criteria - but hey, the words 'class feminine' do rather appeal *preens* ;)

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

a born-again Geordie...

If this means Central (faintly rural) Canadian, then you are correct.

Eh.

[Amanaduial the archer]

If this means Central (faintly rural) Canadian, then you are correct.

Eh.
It...erm...keh. :D

[The Only Real Estel]

Posted by Boro88:

And for some reason I think Estel would sound like Darth Vader.

How, err...interesting. I'll make it a point never to let you hear my voice so I don't disappoint you. :p

[Boromir88]

How, err...interesting. I'll make it a point never to let you hear my voice so I don't disappoint you.~Estel

As you can see I'm horrible at predicting things. Why I made a good Seer, I don't know :p . Hence, why I don't participate in the "How do you imagine other downers" thread because I am just awful. :)

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

But I always thought getting it all wrong is half the fun. :cool:

For example, if I BDers had an animal sound:

Forthim would go 'Arf! Arf!'
Kath would go 'Meow!'
Lhuny-tunes would go 'Ngaw!' (Big difference from 'Meow!')
Nuranar would go 'Boing!'
Firefoot would go 'Neigh!'
morm would go 'Ook!' (As always. :D )
Menel and Gil-galad would go 'Roar!'

But that's just me!

[the phantom]

I can't believe I've never posted on this thread.

- Feanor of the Peredhil -

Fea's voice sounds pleasant for the most part, but has a slight grate to it that gives it an edge (which some consider to be annoying). She has just a twinge of a Northeastern accent.

There is also a vacant, ditzy, teeny-bopper tone that escapes when she gets excited or angry betraying the typical teenage girl that lies at her core- you know, the type that comes equipped with one of those special brains that is impervious to facts, logic, and comments of substance. Fea, however, is pretty good at keeping it a secret due to her time spent with her educated brothers. She has learned to imitate their intelligent sounding vocal mannerisms quite well.

Fea also tries her best to add a sexy, alluring component to her voice, but it completely falls flat. But rather than making her sound stupid, her failure is so pitiful it's actually cute, and so her tampering actually ends up generally having the desired result.

:p

(you know I'm just teasing, m'dear, I'm sure your real voice is so magnificent that just hearing it brings about a state of nirvana)

- Mithalwen -

Mith speaks with the generic Sexy Brit accent (think Kate Beckinsale).

- The Saucepan Man -

SPM is the owner of a generic Silly Brit accent (think Monty Python).

- Davem -

Davem has the generic Stuffy Brit accent (think Giles, on Buffy), though when he gets a bit passionate about something I sometimes hear him as Tony Blair.

- Amanaduial the archer -

Aman has the generic Sexy Brit accent, with a bit of the generic Irrational Teenage Girl mixed in.

(pretty much every teenage girl on the Downs has a bit of that mixed in, just like pretty much every young guy has either the generic Dumb Jerk, Weirdo Dweeb, or Boring Smart Guy mixed into his voice)

- The Only Real Estel -

Since he's from the same part of the country as me and also shares a couple of my interests, TORE sounds a lot like me, only with overdone inflection for some reason.

- Kuruharan -

Kuru also sounds a bit like me, only he speaks more slowly and intelligibly because of a dash of generic Boring Smart Guy.

- Gil-Galad -

Gil sounds a tiny bit like me with some generic Weirdo Dweeb mixed in (which the girls just love, I am told). He is very prone to stuttering due to the fact that he usually doesn't know clearly where he's trying to go with his words but attempts to get there anyway.

- Tigerlily Gamgee -

Tig's voice is wonderfully warm and magically melodious, and is currently in the process of applying for "angelic" status. ;)

(of course, I'm sort of cheating on her voice since I've actually heard it)

Ah yes, no need to tell me- I pegged every single one of you, didn't I?

[THE Ka]

I don't know about you, but:

Littlemanpoet has always reminded me of a sort of Robin Williams voice, especially from Dead Poets Society. Which by the way, is one of the best movies ever.

Encaitare... Ah, let's see. I've always heard her as a sort of refined Amanda Palmer, and I mean 'refined' by a sense of that she carries a unique and wonderfully adapt humor. Also, I find that Encaitare's voice carries a good quality of bold truth. Of course, I would have to take out some of the 'Bostonian' accent as well, I've never seen Encaitare as being one in this atmosphere. So, yes, something akeen to this.


Gil-Galad has, and for many years will sound like Woody Allen to me... For such reasons are too many and too confusing to chase down.

~Aesthete

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Phantom, you delight me. You are so very wrong that it makes me laugh. But don't worry... it's endearing. :D

PS: if my fact-ignoring, logic-less whims weren't always right, I wouldn't trust them so much. So :p .

[Kath]

Question for Nilp: why meow?

Thing is now, that everytime I try to imagine the voice of anyone who has been a werewolf in a game that I have played with always has a really deep, slightly evil sounding voice in my head, except for Oromin who I couldn't believe to be wolvish even when I was a fellow wolf with her! To me her voice is still light and happy sounding (unless I have just read a post in which she is rather depressed).

[Bêthberry]

why meow?



You are so very wrong that it makes me laugh


As you can see I'm horrible at predicting things.


I'll make it a point never to let you hear my voice so I don't disappoint you.



...not American, so I'm not sure what that would sound like....


Ah, my dear dear B88, you could not be more wrong....



After reading all these protestations, and recalling several memorable voice readings, I was going to suggest that we call tune into Yahoo voice chat or MSN voice clips to learn our real selves.

But then, after recently hearing someone, I came to the conclusion that Nilp is on to something.


But I always thought getting it all wrong is half the fun.

Rather than having real people to hear and see, I wonder if the other half of the fun is imagining them. ;)

Seriously, though,


Carlton the Doorman, I'm quite honored

I thought you might be. All that dark mystery and ominous authority.


Good lord, Bethberry with a New York accent! Shockaroo! Now that I never imagined - you had a rather more...mellifluous voice, if that doesn't sound too predictable: rather like I would imagine an elf speaking, I'm afraid. Say Liv Tyler at her nobler Arwen moments. The song 'A Nightingale Sang in Berkley Square' also comes to mind - just listen


Ohhh! You go, Girl! You told me once you wanted to be a writer Aman: just keep painting these beautiful pictures. :smokin: I have always imagined your voice as a cross between Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and Anna Paquin as Amy Alder in Fly Away Home (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116329/) , but maybe that's because so many of your RPG characters keep tugging at my ear lobe too. :)



When I leev mie hoose, eye am oot and aboot the toon, doont yoo knouw?
. . .
If this means Central (faintly rural) Canadian, then you are correct.

Eh.





You're....scottish?! Well, either that or a born-again Geordie...


Actually, we have to ask Fordim how he would pronounce Bethberry as then I will be able to place him closer to or farther away from the Ottawa Valley.

[Mithalwen]

Mith speaks with the generic Sexy Brit accent (think Kate Beckinsale).



I do? .. Oh yes I do ....well on a good day ... And this is now a good day:D... Some people did go a bit crazy over my voice when I was in the states the first time... which freaked me out a bit...but overseas visitors were a bit of a novelty in Great Bend, Kansas...


Well what about the rest of you.....

The Saucepan Man usually sounds like the exasperated teacher in an old Rowan Atkinson sketch involving the South Sea Bubble "Do you think we are stupid? ..Did you think we wouldn't notice...the same thing over and over again......" .

I have trouble imagining Lal, Davem and Aman as sounding northern but I guess they must, at least a bit..... strange hotchpotch of Sean Bean, Ted Hughes and Betty Boothroyd

Boromir88 sounds like James Stewart ....

The Phantom does not speak - he communicates by telepathy.

I don't imagine Fea with a New York accent - since she looks so much like one of my friends I imagine her sounding like her too .. so I am afraid that would be a Kansas accent...

Hmm ....

[Mithadan]

I sound like Miss Piggy.

[The Only Real Estel]

Nilp & Bethberry are right of course. More than half the fun is being wrong (sometimes purposely, as I should know ;))-I'd rather have you, Boro, imagine my voice as Darth Vader's than not imagine it at all. :p

Khuru: Khuru's voice is deep and a bit intimidating.

the phantom: Well, apparently he sounds like me. o_O

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

I sound like Miss Piggy.

And I bet you can drop-kick a talking frog through the uprights at 50 yards.... :smokin:

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

I don't imagine Fea with a New York accent - since she looks so much like one of my friends I imagine her sounding like her too .. so I am afraid that would be a Kansas accent...
I'm afraid I've never heard a Kansas accent... It's so odd to think of myself as sounding like anything but I do. I've looked all sorts of ways, mostly through hairstyle changes, so imagined appearances can be very close to the truth, but my voice is always the same, even if dialect changes. It makes me wonder the tone with which people imagine me.

I sound like Miss Piggy.
And Rimbaud is a frog... Kermit, actually. What does this say to everyone else?

[The Only Real Estel]

Eomer: Scottish accent, of course, but slightly slurred from visting his alcohol cellar over-muchly. ;)

Posted by Mithadan:
I sound like Miss Piggy

Posted by Fordim:
And I bet you can drop-kick a talking frog through the uprights at 50 yards.... :smokin:

Just ask Rimbaud. Isn't that right, Mithadan? ;)

[the phantom]

I'm afraid I've never heard a Kansas accent
In rural areas they have a countryish accent, but in most other places Kansans don't have much of an accent at all, but of course it sounds like they do to people from other countries.

If you are wondering what I sound like, keep in mind that I am from Omaha, Nebraska, where accents do not exist (unless transported by an individual from their previous location).

Here is a clip from an entry discussing "General American" speech-

The Telsur Project of William Labov and others examines a number of phonetic properties by which regional accents of the U.S. may be identified. The area that is most free of these regional properties is indicated on the map: eastern Nebraska (including Omaha and Lincoln), southern and central Iowa (including Des Moines), and northern Illinois (including Peoria and the Quad Cities but not the Chicago area). It may therefore be the case that the accents spoken in this region are deemed the most "neutral" by Americans. This is borne out in an article in the November, 1998, issue of National Geographic, in which the locals' "neutral accents" are cited as a reason why Omaha is home to a large number of telemarketing companies. Lincoln is home to several of these as well. Other notable media personalities from this region include longtime NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and CNN Headline News anchor Chuck Roberts, both of whom were local news anchors in Omaha.

So, I am accentless.

Though sometimes I fake an accent to get better service at stores, or to get the attention of young ladies. :p
The Phantom does not speak - he communicates by telepathy.
You're partly right.

I have the ability to send and receive telepathic messages. Unfortunately, no one else can do it, so my abilities are rather useless.

[Boromir88]

Boromir88 sounds like James Stewart ....~Mithalwen.

"Now, now, now...yo-u-u lissen here la-yd-y. I-I-I don't want no trouble you heere?" :D

While Sean Bean is my favorite current actor. I can't deny I was fond of Jimmy Stewart back in the days, still am.

[Encaitare]

Also, I find that Encaitare's voice carries a good quality of bold truth.

Awesome.

Of course, I would have to take out some of the 'Bostonian' accent as well, I've never seen Encaitare as being one in this atmosphere.

Not sure where you get Boston from, but I concede that I am more likely to say something like "Whaddayagonnado?" than "I'm gonna go paaaahk the caaaaah." I love Boston, though... so much history. And random statues of dead people. Those are always good.

I think that THE Ka has a low, soft voice, but when she's really excited, it goes higher pitched and she sounds like Tina Root of Switchblade Symphony.

[Morai]

But I always thought getting it all wrong is half the fun.
I agree 'Nip',, because when I'm right, it freaks me out. :p

Bethberry: has that authoritive voice, say of a teacher or perhaps a secretary as she states "Sir, your appointment has been changed to three." If she sang, it would be somewhere between a second-soprano or an alto.

[Kuruharan]

Kuru is John Rhys-Davies.

-and-

Kuruharan and a deep and guttural voice that commands respect.

-and-

Khuru's voice is deep and a bit intimidating.

Ha!! I love it, so I’m not going to tell you how wrong you all are.

He's essentially, in all aspects, a dwarf to me with the lack of facial hair.

Yup. That is basically it.:D

because of a dash of generic Boring Smart Guy.

I resemble that remark.

Anyway…

To me The Barrow Wight alternately sounds sort of like one of the Nazgul (when he is Barrow-Wighting people) or this Air Force captain I knew once when he’s not.

The Saucepan Man speaks with the voice of John Cleese (his real voice, not one of his silly voices)

davem speaks with something vaguely reminding me of Michael Palin.

Squatter sounds like Eric Idle.

Rimbaud sounds rather like Graham Chapman.

Unfortunately, nobody sounds like Terry Jones or Terry Gilliam.

There, I believe I have all my Python’s covered.

Oh, yes…Mithalwen sounds like Carol Cleveland.;)

Estelyn sounds like Fiona (for some odd reason).

Mithadan does not speak in words… I sound like Miss Piggy.…for which I am suddenly grateful.;)

Bêthberry also does not speak in words.

the phantom and The Only Real Estel don’t really have a distinctive tone in my brain.

Boromir88 sounds like an anchorman.

[Orominuialwen]

Question for Nilp: why meow?

Thing is now, that everytime I try to imagine the voice of anyone who has been a werewolf in a game that I have played with always has a really deep, slightly evil sounding voice in my head, except for Oromin who I couldn't believe to be wolvish even when I was a fellow wolf with her! To me her voice is still light and happy sounding (unless I have just read a post in which she is rather depressed).
My voice is actually rather light and happy sounding. I'm told that I sound very much like my mom and brother (but not my dad, who still has some of his Brooklyn accent left), and almost identical to them on the phone. I fortunately don't have much (if any) of a Wisconsin accent, which has an annoying nasal sound and a tendency to prononce i's as e's. If anybody's truly interested in how my voice sounds, PM me and I can send you a recording or something.

I think that Saucy sounds like my next-door neighbor. Said neighbor is British, although he's lived a lot in other parts of the world, and about the same age as Saucy. He has a sort of medium voice--neither particularly high or low.

The Phantom sounds like a friend of my family. He says everything in a sort of sarcastic and ironic manner, like he's laughing at everything, himself included.

[THE Ka]

Awesome.



Not sure where you get Boston from, but I concede that I am more likely to say something like "Whaddayagonnado?" than "I'm gonna go paaaahk the caaaaah." I love Boston, though... so much history. And random statues of dead people. Those are always good.

I think that THE Ka has a low, soft voice, but when she's really excited, it goes higher pitched and she sounds like Tina Root of Switchblade Symphony.


Amanda Palmer is a pure-bred Bostonian... caaaaah and all. So, I really can't imagine you with such a strong accent such as this, but somewhat of a low tone. It's confusing to try and write it out, but easy if I had a microphone or something.

Tina Root... Hmm. That's interesting. I'm going to try this out later on, it will be fun.

Something odd has happened to my laugh in the past two years. Now, when I laugh, it sounds like Mozart from Amadeus... :rolleyes: I have no clue why, and it's kind of embarassing when your friends start singing "amadeus, amadeus!" after you laugh.

~ Aesthete

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Question for Nilp: why meow? (Kath) Because you're a cat! :D

*groan* I'm not gonna start on how bad that one was . . . it's just bad.

[Mithalwen]

Oh, yes…Mithalwen sounds like Carol Cleveland.;)

.

Hmmm "Welcome gentle Sir knight, welcome to the Castle Anthrax.... oh, it's not a very good name is it? Oh! but we are nice and we shall attend to your every, every need!" :p

[Lalwendë]

I have trouble imagining Lal, Davem and Aman as sounding northern but I guess they must, at least a bit..... strange hotchpotch of Sean Bean, Ted Hughes and Betty Boothroyd

Steady...they are all Tykes. :eek: ;)

I always think Boromir88 sounds like a male version of Francis McDormand in Fargo - he says things like "You bet'cha!" and "Uh-hmm, yah!".

Saucepan Man sounds like Paul Bettany to me for some reason.

Mithalwen sounds like Ellen McArthur - must be the close proximity to all those yachties on the South coast coupled with a businesslike and 'capable' air. ;)

[Mithalwen]

I though Betty was from the red rose side.....

But you have your own back with Ellen ... she isn't a proper local and really whiny - keep thinking of dead ringers .... hate that crowd... yar yar....second homers ... bleating about Cowes week and spinnakers... or else barking mad sociopaths who think spending months alone in a satellite fitted bathtub is a sign of a superior personality ... the last time I would rather under go dentistry without novocaine than go to a yottie party again.... and business like and capable ..lol well I have a personlity change for work -the rest of the time I am in a daze.......

[Thinlómien]

- The Saucepan Man -

SPM is the owner of a generic Silly Brit accent (think Monty Python).
Haha, that's great :p

[Lily Bombadil]

Originally posted by THE Ka:
Gil-Galad has and for many years will sound like Woody Allen to me...

Oh, my beloved Ka, let me tell you: I have had the pride, the privilege--nay! the pleasure of hearing Gil-Galad's real voice. It is angelic. Better than one of Mozart's violin concerto pieces and I love those! Better than Aragorn singing the Lay of Luthien, and I love that too! But I love Gil, so....

[Thinlómien]

Woo, I sound like Sean Bean, my favorite actor
You should be happy you had the Boromir-avatar when I first came to the downs; otherwise you'd be having the voice of Bugs Bunny... :D

[Kath]

Now that Thinlómien has an avvie of Winnie the Pooh I'm afraid that his/her voice will turn into that of the Christopher Robin voice, and will continually be saying 'Silly old bear'.

[mormegil]

Kath kind of sounds like Scully but with a slightly higher voice.

Folwren has a little bit deeper voice for her age and has a slight southern accent (southern US that is) by which I mean Tennessee region not Mississippi.

TORE talks very excitedly. So much so that he seems to be catching his breath after each sentence. He has a very friendly voice.

[The Only Real Estel]

Morm said:
TORE talks very excitedly. So much so that he seems to be catching his breath after each sentence. He has a very friendly voice.

Boro88 said:
Estel would sound like Darth Vader.

This thread is awesome. :D

Phantom sounds a lot like a friend of mine that is a lot like him...that's all I can tell you. :p

SpM definitly owns the British accent!

The Barrow-Wight talks in a deep, somewhat computer-altered voice.

[Boromir88]

The "Please hold" secretary voice goes to...Mithalwen

and Eomer sounds like Willy Wonka.

Ya I'm bad at this.

[Pallando]

Lily Bombadil sounds an awful lot like Princess Peach.
Anguirel sounds like the announcer from the Wonder Twins.
Boromir88 sounds... very odd... Like Alvan and the Chipmunks after they have inhaled helium.
Oh, and Perky Ent sounds like Chris from Family Guy.

[THE Ka]

Originally posted by THE Ka:


Oh, my beloved Ka, let me tell you: I have had the pride, the privilege--nay! the pleasure of hearing Gil-Galad's real voice. It is angelic. Better than one of Mozart's violin concerto pieces and I love those! Better than Aragorn singing the Lay of Luthien, and I love that too! But I love Gil, so....

A much informed man on the mysteries of love once said:

The truth is rarely pure, and never simple...


I am sorry if our hearings are different, experience speaks in many tongues, but love is the better! :)

Good luck to you then, hope your love is an honest and pure one...

~ Aesthete

[The Saucepan Man]

SpM definitly owns the British accent!Actually, I share it with Rimbaud and Squatter, among others. I get full use of it on Wednesdays ... :p

The Saucepan Man speaks with the voice of John Cleese (his real voice, not one of his silly voices)Now this one I like. I was discussing with my brother last night what constitutes the English national identity and we both agreed that, as far as external perceptions are concerned, the reserved, stiff upper lip, John Cleese-type probably best suits the bill. Although it really only applies in any meaningful way to a small minority of the British population.

Having said that, I am fully licensed by the Ministry of Silly Walks and tend to be paranoid about (and unsuccessful at) not mentioning the war when in the company of Germans. ;)

[Anguirel]

Anguirel sounds like the announcer from the Wonder Twins.


I must admit, I've never heard of them...but I accept the, er, compliment...

I've led a sheltered life, evidently!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The Saucepan Man speaks with a strong and deep Yorkshire accent. I have no idea why, it just seems to fit, as well as being quite amusing to my minds ear.

[Anguirel]

No, Saucie isn't Yorkshire Boromir...he's cockney Gorbag!

[Boromir88]

No, Saucie isn't Yorkshire Boromir...he's cockney Gorbag!
Hate to burst your bubble Anguirel, but Master Hookbill said that, not myself. :p

[Anguirel]

I know. I was making a Sean Bean gag!

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Anguirel has the voice of This Guy I Know. Low and hesitating, but in a polite and considerate sort of way, as opposed to an unsure one. When he sees someone with whom he shares a bond, his voice picks up an excited note. In any case, he would make an excellent emo singer, crooning ballads that make a girl's heart break. His voice goes along not at all with my Antonio Bandares picture of him.

[The Saucepan Man]

No, Saucie isn't Yorkshire Boromir...he's cockney Gorbag!Ee ba gum and gor blimey, guv. By 'eck, if thou ain't both Isle of Wight. Would you Adam and Eve it? Put t'kettle on mother, bain't nowt as queer as folk. Kushti.

Actually, I don't have an accent. :p ;)

[Rimbaud]

Home Counties / Estuary then, SpM?

;)

[The Saucepan Man]

Home Counties / Estuary then, SpM?Pure Home Counties, old boy. Like I said, no accent. ;)

[Thinlómien]

Now that Thinlómien has an avvie of Winnie the Pooh I'm afraid that his/her voice will turn into that of the Christopher Robin voice, and will continually be saying 'Silly old bear'.
Oh no. :rolleyes:

[Folwren]

Originally posted by mormegil:
Folwren has a little bit deeper voice for her age and has a slight southern accent (southern US that is) by which I mean Tennessee region not Mississippi.

No! I hate the southern accent!! It drives me possitively insane! As the SpM says of himself, I have no accent. And by that, I mean true. I've no Northern accent, nor Southern...more likely to lean towards the Brittish accent if anything, but really, seriously, no accent, and definitely not southern.

-- Folwren

P.S. Okay, so maybe it's not the southern accent itself that bothers me, but just the uneducated people that tend to use it. I live in a place where it's often used, and they always get their 'was' and 'were's' mixed up and 'take' and 'bring', and goodness knows I can't stand such simple grammar mistakes.

[Amanaduial the archer]

A secret shame I have then: I love Southern American accents. Forrest Gump prejudice, I know, but it's lovely. And so is Jenny. :)

I have trouble imagining Lal, Davem and Aman as sounding northern but I guess they must, at least a bit..... strange hotchpotch of Sean Bean, Ted Hughes and Betty Boothroyd Good....lord. Betty Boothroyd? My dear Mithalwen, how old am I?! And the other two are a little too, well...male, for a start. :D No, for my accent...hmm, not sure, really - I don't suppose I sound that Northern, more often I'm accused of being Southern - and a student, actually, which is even more hilarious, bearing in mind I look about twelve - but the former is mainly just because of the area I live in, and the fact I go to a private school - around where I live is sort of...Little Surrey. Hence I only lapse into a Manchester accent when I'm speaking fast or getting angry, and generally when I do, the result is polite nods and blank expressions as my 'posher' friends try to work out what language I'm actually speaking...

[Thenamir]

I have been accused on page one of this thread of booming in my common indoor voice. I'll have you know that I don't boom. I am, for the sake of conversation, a medium-voice, and a 2nd tenor in the church choir.

Now when I walk I really do boom, weighing in at just over 300 pounds...

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

TOREstel : When he speakes it is with an enormes authority and no matter what he says you want to belive him. That plus the fact that he is not with out retorical abilletys, does that he could state; that the bible was a mix of LOTR and Harry Potter just much more freaky! and it would take a minute or two before people realises that it is nonsence!

I imagine it would sound like the speaker in Little Britten (and Hitchhiker's Guide). He to has some of the abiletys i mentioned before!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

dancing spawn of ungoliant's voice is full of warmth and cheerfulness. She could say 'Balrogs don't have wings' in a way to make even a pro-winger smile. :)

[Lhunardawen]

Curse your avatars, Glirdan, wilwa, and Sleepy!

Yes, even you Valesse! :eek:

[Farael]

Anyone wants to try me before I send a pic to the 'downs photo page, as I promised Spawn I'd do?

And talking about Spawn and given that I'm posting right after Lhuna.... does anyone else imagine Nilp as this innocent looking rather smallish guy with a BIG smile.... that can get a really viscious stare if you get too close to his little sister? :p

Doopy!! That's the cartoon character I'm thinking off..... all peaceful and innocent, but if someone crosses the line, Nilp will make sure he pays for it :D

Edit: Like Droopy but less lethargic

[Lhunardawen]

Hmm...I'm not really sure. I'll get some random guy to approach me while I'm with him and we'll see. :D

You have to hear how he says "Layuan mo kapatid ko! (Get away from my sister!)" though. It's been a long time since he last said that. Well, it did not sound scary or intimidating at all. Rather funny, actually. :p

[Diamond18]

Anyone wants to try me before I send a pic to the 'downs photo page, as I promised Spawn I'd do?

This is the voice thread, Farael. :p

Which I just saw for the first time and read over. It was entertaining, but I find I have nothing to add. I must be a very visual person because I don't really have any specific sound imagery for anyone. You all sound more or less like my inner voice. And I'm from southeast Wisconsin and have one of those very "neutral" American accents.

I feel so... boring....

[Farael]

Aye, cursed small sized resolutions.... I noticed the .... speak as I logged in now without having other things running at the same time and my heart skipped a beat. I was hoping I had never noticed the "speak" when I saw the how do you imagine other BDers and that it had somehow shifted from looks to sounds... yet nope, I messed up :D


HEY !!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING READING THIS??? GET BACK ON-TOPIC!!!

And try figure out how I speak while you are at it :D three stars to whoever gets my accent properly.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I think that its entirely plausible that this guy :smokin: speaks in an extremely high pitched voice. I don't know if he counts as a downer...

Since his WW avatar, the good old Saucepan man now, in my mind, sounds like a wolf on helium. Don't ask me why, but I think if it remained as a terrifying werewolf type voice, then I'd have nightmares for a thousand years. :p

[mormegil]

Hookbill's has a high voice and it's commonly puntuated with laughter. He would be fun to be around as he would also have a little chuckle to give you or himself.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Has a Latino accent (I know it's erroneous, but I imagine Antonio Banderas.)

Or perhaps an Italian accent (Mario! :p )

[Meela]

When I read a post, I take the voice of that person from the tone in which they write. So for instance, a lot of the captions posters have a comic lilt, ie. they speak very wittily and animatedly. This particularly applies to Hookbill.
Estelyn and Bethberry have calming and melodic tones, and are always very pleasant to hear.
I don't really hear any male voices. I'm a girl myself, so I usually imagine the females as having regional or tonal variations of my own voice. This actually gets very confusing sometimes, as my inner voice is Scottish and sometimes Irish for some unknown reason, but I've so far managed to not make you all sound like that. I think most females come across as a happier and more animated version of Arwen.


(I'm now wondering how many of you will forever hear me as Scottish or Irish... personally I'm more partial to the pleasant Irish lilt.)

[Oddwen]

Hookbill would be Matt Bellamy (Muse)
The Saucepan Man would be Ringo (The Beatles)
The Phantom would be Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age)
Gil-Galad is Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
Boro88 is Ben Burnley (Breaking Benjamin)
Orominuialwen is that girl from Flyleaf
Enca is Shirley Manson (Garbage)
Estelyn is Nancy Wilson (Heart)
The Barrow-Wight is the Knight of the Round Table who sings "I have to push the pram a lot"
Fea is Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)
Nilp is Freddie Mercury (Queen) :p
Meela is Cher
The Guy Who Be Short is Gerald/Gerard whatever Way (My Chemical Romance) except Guy can actually sing.
Mormegil is Maynard James Keenan (Tool, APC) except considerably less insidious.

[The Only Real Estel]

Gurthang is James Blunt. ;)

[Oddwen]

TorEstel is Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Audioslave)
Glirdan is Biff Rose
Nilp is totally emo
Gurthang is Aaron Lewis (Staind)
Formendacil is a younger John Lennon
Davem is a British Bill Withers
Thenamir is Burl Ives
Nilp is not Serj Tankian (SOAD)
littlemanpoet is John Fogarty (CCR)
Eomer of the Rohirrim is Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull)
HerenIstarion is Jimmy Page (Led Zep)
Nilp is Wierd Al :p
Anguriel is David Gilmore (Pink Floyd)
Kuruharan is Eddie Veder (Pearl Jam)
Nilp is Geddy Lee (Rush)
alatar is Mick Jagger (Rolling Stones)
Rimbaud is Steve Miller (Steve Miller Band)
Squatter is Roger Daltrey (The Who)
Meneltarmacil is David Dramian (Disturbed)
Mister Underhillis a Wings-eraPaul McCartneyThe Elf-warrior is Jon Anderson (Yes)
Nilpisthe guy from Hoobastank
HolbytlassisEnya
Rune son of BjarneisJonathan Davis (Korn)

And if I listened to more female artists, I could cast the rest of you. :/

[JennyHallu]

You listen to a total of five female artists, then. That's...um...

SEXIST! YOU ARE MUSICALLY SEXIST!

[Oddwen]

I actually don't even listen to those female artists. I guess I just like men a lot. :p;)

Uh, the one female artist I actually do listen to...

Firefoot is Amy Lee (Evanescence)

[JennyHallu]

I bet you only listen to Evanescence because the rest of the band members are male.

Hookbill is Tom T. Hall
Nilp is Harry Belefonte (I don't have any idea why. Completely wrong set of islands...but there it is...)
Fea is a cross between Pat Benatar and Linda Ronstadt
Saucey is Frank Sinatra

[Lalwendë]

Funnily enough, I sometimes think of particular singers when I think of some Downers!

Bethberry is Kim Deal
Saucepan Man is Ray Davies
Eomer of the Rohirrim is Marc Bolan
Rimbaud is Morrissey
Fordim is Jarvis Cocker

:D

[Diamond18]

Mormegil is Maynard James Keenan (Tool, APC) except considerably less insidious.

No no no noooo. MORE.

*sings in really sinister voice*

I’ll be the one to protect you from your enemies and all your demons
I'll be the one to protect you from a will to survive and a voice of reason
I'll be the one to protect you from your enemies and your choices son
They're one and the same, I must isolate you, isolate and save you from yourself.

Heh heh. I just think, from my experience, he makes a really creepy Seer. :p

Oh, and Eomer is totally that guy from Franz Ferdinand. :D

[The Saucepan Man]

Saucepan Man is Ray DaviesYou just made my day. :D

[Oddwen]

I know the profiles fit, 'cuz I made them up today
Typing and giggling
Fun with iTunes shuffling

The parody that comes from the pairing of between
The Barrowdowners is worth it
Find the humor in everything

Cold barrows have
A tendency to
Augment our crazy
Senses of humor

Saucie is Frank Sinatra
Saucie is Frank Sinatra

With apologies from Mormegil James Keenan.

[Diamond18]

Well I'm gonna try and do some female singers. Strangely it's easy for me to hear Downers as singers... even though as I said before I don't really consciously assign them voices when I read.

Anyway:

Lush is the chick from the Dresden Dolls or Gwen Stefani

Estelyn Telcontar is Loreena McKennitt

Fea is Anna Nalick

Bethberry is Mama Cass (think Dream a Little Dream)

Pio is Carole King

Child of the 7th Age is June Carter or Bonnie Raitt

JennyHallu is Kelly Clarkson

Kath is Charlotte Church

Valier is Hilary Duff

Meela is Amy Lee

Lalwende is Norah Jones

Thinlomien is Joss Stone

Wilwa is Paula Abduhl :p

Kitanna is Sheryl Crow

Celuian is Sarah McLaughlin

[Durelin]

Rimbaud is Morrissey

That is so easily imaginable. I will never be able to get it out of my head! :D

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Fea is Anna Nalick
I was completely lost until I googled her and then I was pretty chill with the choice.

Everyone else... you're picking artists I only know vaguely! Then again.... if I started "band"ing people, you'd be lost, I'm sure.

[Lhunardawen]

Oddwen, was that one for each of Nilp's alter-egos? If so, you didn't specify which is which. :D


Gurthang is James Blunt. Nope. Alcarillo is. :D

You, Estel, on the other hand, are Mike Shinoda. I wonder why.


Oh, and Eomer is totally that guy from Franz Ferdinand. Heh. Definitely.

[The Only Real Estel]

You, Estel...are Mike Shinoda. I wonder why

Awesome! :D

Some female artists from me to make Jenny happy: ;)

Fea is Avril Lavigne

Kitanna is Kelly Clarkson

Kath is Michelle Branch

Originally posted by Diamond18
Valier is Hilary Duff

I swear I was going to post that – I’m with you there!

Everyone else... you're picking artists I only know vaguely!
Ditto Fea. :eek: For the most part...

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Fea is Avril Lavigne
I.... am?

[Glirdan]

Glirdan is Biff Rose(Oddy)

I'm who??

[Lhunardawen]

I'm who??Randy Jackson. Didn't you know? :p

I was actually thinking Valier is Kellie Pickler...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The Saucepan Man = Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull)

Nilp = That lead singer from Blind Guardian

Gil-Gallad = Vivian Stanchel (of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band... Yes! I know them! :p )

The Only Real Estel = Neil Innes (Again, a Bonzo)

Davem = Peter Gabriel

:D

[Diamond18]

I was completely lost until I googled her and then I was pretty chill with the choice.

Good, beause it was a compliment, really. :) I love her music, and I've seen her live in concert and your personalities kind of... mesh. :)

Everyone else... you're picking artists I only know vaguely! Then again.... if I started "band"ing people, you'd be lost, I'm sure.

Oh I don't know 'bout that, try me!

Fea is Avril Lavigne

I.... am?

No. :p

[wilwarin538]

I think Glirdy would agree that I am more a Vanessa Carlton then a Paula Abdul. My singing voice is actually a bit like hers, and we have the same hair, and name for that matter. ;)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Oh I don't know 'bout that, try me!
Okay. I'm sure some will be recognized, and I'm sure a couple will be head scratchers.

TORE is Ben Folds... or perhaps the lead from Chevelle. You also bring to mind the leads from The Pax Cecilia, Phantom Planet, and Death Cab for Cutie.

Balin999 is Cory Heart.

Heren is Dave Matthews.

Lush is the lead from Eisley.

TGWBS is the lead from Florida Sessions.

Aimè is James Hetfield. Sometimes, though, he's the lead from The Fray.

Wilwa is Gwen Stefani.

Anguirel is, I suppose, Howie Day.

Diamond18 is Joss Stone.

the phantom is inexplicably tied to the band OK Go. Like as not, he doesn't even know why. :)

The Barrow-Wight is whoever was singing the part of The Phantom when I saw The Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. He speaks or sings and you betcha we listen. What, Sir Phantom? You have a lair? And you're singing Music of the Night? Sure I'll come with you, most especially if you give me a PT for it. :p

Mister Underhill came to mind for no apparent reason while I was listening to Jesse L. Martin sing. Now he's stuck there. Sorry, 'Hillo, but you're currently singing about opening up a restaurant in Sante Fe.

Formy is Umberto Tozzi.

And no, I'm not musically prejudiced... I just think of girls as having similar voices to me. Guys don't get that luxury, so I have to come up with something else. :D

[the phantom]

The Phantom would be Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age)
Not too shabby. :)
the phantom is inexplicably tied to the band OK Go. Like as not, he doesn't even know why.
Better find someone to blame. ;)

Fea sounds like Rilo Kiley.
Gil is Weezer for some reason.
SPM is Keane.
TORE is Rooney.
And I agree that Eomer is Franz Ferdinand.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Better find someone to blame. ;)
Will do. But first I must go to Omaha to work and exploit the booming music scene. :cool:

[Diamond18]

SPM is Keane.

Hahahahahaha! You're a bad bad phantom. :p (Er, you do know that he can't stand Keane, right?)

Diamond18 is Joss Stone.

Well... I don't really think so, but I'll not complain. :) *thinks of that time Joss did a duet with Rob Thomas and smiles enviously*

I've been to peg Lhuna and I think I finally got it: Meg White from the White Stripes. (Meg sings on a few of the album-only tracks)

I haven't done most of the guys yet ('sides Eomer) so:

Phantom: the guy from Muse.

Nilp: Jason Mraz

TORE: that guy from this season's American Idol... Will something or other. Sorry, I haven't watched it enough to really remember his name, but you look so alike.

Nogrod: the guy from the Shout Out Louds

B-W: Eminem. Sorry, I am forever scarred by the REB.

Rimbaud: the guy from The Clash

And others.... I'm drawing a blank, heh. Which is odd since 90% of my music collection is male singers. And most of the above singers aren't even in said music collection. Weird.

[The Only Real Estel]

TORE: that guy from this season's American Idol... Will something or other. Sorry, I haven't watched it enough to really remember his name, but you look so alike.

Well, I suppose I have no choice to forgive you because I haven't seen any of it yet. :p

So I have no idea who you're talking about. :D


edit: Found him on Google (where else?). Interesting...

[Diamond18]

edit: Found him on Google (where else?). Interesting...

How does one Google "Will something or other"? :p

Well I hope it's not insulting... I mean I know some people hate anything to do with AI.

More:

Sleepy: the guy from Snow Patrol

Farael: the guy from Three Eleven

Glirdan: Brandon Flowers from The Killers (yes, I know his name for a change!)

Squatter: Mick Jagger http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons7/24.gif

[Celuien]

Celuian is Sarah McLaughlin

It took a trip to Google, but I found out who Sarah McLaughlin is. I like it! :D

Mithalwen is Frederica von Stade. I think it's because of her warning to Gilrdan Magic Flute signature from the first Survivor thread, and I associate von Stade with Mozart operas. Even though I know the Queen of the Night isn't a mezzo-soprano role. :rolleyes:

LMP has a rolling baritone voice and a deep belly laugh.

The Phantom sounds like an eerie whisper most of the time, but every now and then, he's Boris Karloff. :eek: Must be those eyes in his avatar.

And Glirdy definitely has a high-pitched voice.

[Glirdan]

Glirdan: Brandon Flowers from The Killers (yes, I know his name for a change!)

I wish!!

You know Diamond, I kind of picture you with an Avril Lavigne or Celine Dion voice.

And Glirdy definitely has a high-pitched voice.

Well Celuien, you're actually not to far off the mark with that...

[Diamond18]

Glird, I'll take the Avril Lavigne part as a compliment and pretend the other one just didn't happen. ;)

(Not that her voice is bad, I just am not that fond of her songs.)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Franz Ferdinand? To step into my elitist shoes for a moment, I did see them before they were famous. £5 to get in. :smokin:

I am a good singer. ;)

I tend to imagine Barrowdowners as whistlers as opposed to singers.

[The Only Real Estel]

Fea is Avril Lavigne

I.... am?

No. :p

Yes, you are. :D Or at least the closest BDer to her in my imagination. ;)

TORE is Ben Folds... or perhaps the lead from Chevelle. You also bring to mind the leads from The Pax Cecilia, Phantom Planet, and Death Cab for Cutie.

Folds: Huh....

Lead From Chevelle: Interesting...

Lead from Pax: Couldn't find him on Google...

Lead from Phantom Planet: Hmmm

Lead From Death Cab for Cutie: I....am?

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Lead from Pax: Couldn't find him on Google...
For a short time the band was called Autumn Wind Thesis. I don't expect you'll find much on them either. They're rather unheard of. Now, if you e-mail them, they'll send you a free CD and then if you listen to the song A Denouement, you'll know what I'm talking about. :D

Lead From Death Cab for Cutie: I....am?
Yes.

[Mithalwen]

Mithalwen is Frederica von Stade. I think it's because of her warning to Gilrdan Magic Flute signature from the first Survivor thread, and I associate von Stade with Mozart operas. Even though I know the Queen of the Night isn't a mezzo-soprano role. :rolleyes:
.

wow ... I can't aspire to F " in alt " I used to have to be having a very good day to get above the stave at all but with age the voice has gone higher rather than bigger so I can manage mezzo - but not like F von S (I wish). If I could have chosen any career it would have been opera singer but alas I have all of the temperament (the Queen of the Night moments are genuine!) and none of the talent :( . I can sing a bit but to have "a voice" is such a gift. I sang in a concert with professional orchestra and soloists once at La Madeleine and it was just the most amazing buzz.

[Orominuialwen]

Fea is Lissa Schneckenburger (http://www.lissafiddle.com/).

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Cool.

[Balin999]

It's always rather nice to discover that you are mentioned in a thread.

Balin999 is Cory Heart.
ähm.... I found a pic of him, I guess.... but is that really me? I don't know....
Who is he?

I remember the good ol' times when some people said I looked like Ewan mcgregor or Elijah Wood. I'm rather curious what people will say if they see my new pic.


And Fea , you're definitely NOT Avril Lavigne.

Looking at your current pic at the gallery, I have to think of Winona Ryder for some reason. In her earlier days.... which is a big compliment, actually.


edit: I'm sorry, I was looking at both of the "how do you imagine..." threads and forgot that this was the one with the voices... silly me :rolleyes:
So I'll have to add that since Fea is looking like W.R., she maybe has a similar voice...

[The Only Real Estel]

Gurthang is a mix between Michael Moore and John Madden. :D

"Shame on you! Shame on you! If you have good football players, and then you take a good football and give it to those good football players, th-th-then you've got what's known as good football players with a good football. Even if it is nine hundred eleven degrees farenheit out."

[Morai]

Gurthang is a mix between Michael Moore and John Madden.

As for you, Estel , I think you're a mix between Johnny Depp and Viggo Mortensen (geeze, I think I just mutilated the spelling.....) You voice is deep enough to be mysterious, but still has that ruggish charm. No one would realize how sensitive you could be. ;)

[Amanaduial the archer]

Firefoot is scottish. And male, actually. I'm aware that makes no sense to describe the voice of a Midwest female, but due to Firefoot's tendency to play male RPG characters (sorry, but y'know - Siamak is one particularly who will always stick in my head); she has a kind of soft glaswegian accent - think Fran from Travis :) (It's a compliment. Really.)

Bethberry is another who has a rather distinct voice: Sarah McLaughlin, whose voice I love (When She Loved Me - aww...). However, I have no idea how Ms. Mclaughlin sounds when speaking, so imagine that singing voice speaking...

[Lhunardawen]

the phantom is Adam Levine. Yeah, go figure.

That said, maybe it makes sense that Fea is Avril Lavigne. Think about it: Levine - Lavigne. Get it? Haha. :rolleyes:

*collective groan and a barrage of accurately aimed projectiles*

[wilwarin538]

Wilwa is Gwen Stefani

Yes, that's much better then Paula Abdhul. :D

I totally agree with the Eomer = guy from Franz Ferdinand. I also agree with the Fea = Avril Lavigne.

I just listened to "It's more then a feeling" from Boston, and the lead singer's voice reminded me of TORE. Can't tell you why. :rolleyes:

I also am reminded of the phantom when I listen to "Teenage Wasteland" from the Who. Again, can't tell you why. :p

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

How in the world have I become, to the collective consciousness, a voice clone of Avril Lavigne?

[Morai]

How in the world have I become, to the collective consciousness, a voice clone of Avril Lavigne?

I'm refusing to conform by saying: forget about the music, Lavigne is too high pitched for your voice. You sound more like a Mark Twain or a John Steinbeck, except an octave or two higher.

[Kath]

I wouldn't have put you as Avril Lavigne either Fea, she's too unoriginal for you - but as to who you do sound like . . . no idea!

[The Only Real Estel]

How in the world have I become, to the collective consciousness, a voice clone of Avril Lavigne?

Collective Consciousness? Well if that's what my imagination & Lhuna joking around amounts to then...yeah I guess so.

Avril is the closest singer to you in my mind...but then again I don't know that many female artists so I have a good excuse.

Besides...my imagination is my own, you can't take it from me. :p

As for you, Estel , I think you're a mix between Johnny Depp and Viggo Mortensen (geeze, I think I just mutilated the spelling.....) You voice is deep enough to be mysterious, but still has that ruggish charm. No one would realize how sensitive you could be.

I don't think you can even measure what a voice like that would sound like on the Sexy-Meter to girls. :p

I'm glad I sound like that. ;)

[JennyHallu]

I think of Fea more as Fiona Apple. Does that make you feel better, hun?

[Morai]

I don't think you can even measure what a voice like that would sound like on the Sexy-Meter to girls.
I blame the avatar, and your online 'essence.' Whether or not it represents reality....Eru knows. And yes, I am fans of both actors, so you can take that as a compliment.

[Boromir88]

Let me see if I can get a few more tries in here...

If a cat could talk, I would imagine it would sound like Valier. (Hmm...coincidence?)

And if a butterfly could talk it would have the voice of Fea.

I think phantom is the guy that does the dramatic voice overs for all the movie trailers...'On a dark, dreary night in the middle of nowhere...'

[mormegil]

SpM is articulate and enuciates well but speaks rather quickly.

Boromir speaks just like Kirk Herbstreit and commentates on just about everything too. :p

Lalwende speaks quietly and with a mystic and enchanting tone to her voice.

[Boromir88]

Boromir speaks just like Kirk Herbstreit and commentates on just about everything too
College football fan too, eh? Kirk Herbstreit is closer than Lee Corso...definitely, what an annoying voice. But for me, you might want to think of Chris Fowler more...at least of the game day crew, he may be the closest. :D

Morm, I really can't pick out a specific person for...I'm thinking he's got a strong deep voice, that's actually so deep it's hard to understand him at times because he also like to mumble a bit...and everyone has to repeatedly say 'What did you say?' :p

[the phantom]

phantom is the guy that does the dramatic voice overs for all the movie trailers
Heh heh... what's funny is that I actually do talk like that quite often. My friend and I started using that voice in high school. We were always coming up with horrible sounding exaggerated names for things. Like this little hill on the path that we always ran- we referred to it as "The Flesh-Eating Mountain of Terror and Destruction!!", and we always said it with that movie-trailer-guy voice.

morm sounds like... Mike Golic.

Boro... Kevin Kugler.

[High King Fingolfin]

Originally posted by the phantom
morm sounds like... Mike Golic.

Now that puts a really wierd picture in my mind. Not sure I really want to think about that. Though I can't really picture him arguing with Mike Greenberg.

Back on topic, I've always thought of SpM and Mith as having homely, English voices.

[Boromir88]

Wow phantom, comparing my voice to a guy like Kevin Kugler...you just might explode my ego way out of proportion. :D Thank you.

Though I can't really picture him arguing with Mike Greenberg.
I think they wouldn't make too bad of a tandem. :cool:

[Mithalwen]

Back on topic, I've always thought of SpM and Mith as having homely, English voices.

Doesn't Homely mean plug ugly in American though?!!!? My mother (who lived at Princeton for a while) warned me not to use homely before I went to the states for the first time lest I cause grave offence - made me wonder what US reader thoughyt of Rivendell being the last Homely house....

On a good day I sound like a Radio 4 announcer (and I am thinking Charlotte Green rather than Brian Perkins - The Saucepan Man might very well sound like him though ;) ) on a bad day I am liable to start squeaking and sound like the Queen on helium......

[the phantom]

Wow phantom, comparing my voice to a guy like Kevin Kugler...you just might explode my ego way out of proportion. :D Thank you.
No problem. It's too bad you can't listen to Kevin every day like I can. The afternoon show he does here is awesome. As a matter of fact my buddy and I might be going to eat at the place Kevin's doing his show right now.

Heh heh... if I go I'll be sure to tell Kevin that Boro said "hi". I'm sure he'll know who I mean. :D
Doesn't Homely mean plug ugly in American though?!!!?
Yeah- and HKF meant it that way, too. :p

[Boromir88]

Doesn't Homely mean plug ugly in American though?!!!?
Don't know where ever you got that information from. :rolleyes:

Homely is exactly as it sounds like and creates a nice, lovely feeling (even in America)....pleasant, welcoming...etc.

So, if I would say 'this is a homely place' I would be saying it's pleasant/calm/tranquil...etc and it reminds me as if it were my home. ;)

[the phantom]

Homely is exactly as it sounds like and creates a nice, lovely feeling (even in America)....pleasant, welcoming...etc.
Perhaps in Ohio.

When we say "homely" we mean- def. lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive.

To mean what you are saying, we typically use "homey".

(of course in some circles "homey" is an endearing term for a trusted friend)

[Folwren]

When we say "homely" we mean- def. lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive.


I don't know why homely should mean lacking in attractiveness. It sounds as though it should mean home-like, or like home.

Elempi sounds like one of my neighbors (mostly because he looks like him, too...). He has a nice voice, that is not too deep, and he laughs a bunch. If he ever sang, he'd be a tenor.

Piosenniel has a nice, reassuring and somewhat firm voice, somewhat deep, but still definitely feminine.

Tevildo sounds like an 18 year old, his voice still somewhat boyish and merry most of the time. Listen to just about any 18 year old and you'll know what I mean.......

That's all I can think of right now.

-- Folwren

[Mithalwen]

Don't know where ever you got that information from. :rolleyes:




My mother, as I said, who was a reliable source of information ... unlike my sister who, one October, when I was about 6 told me the world was going to end in February ....

Homely is positive here but she told me that homey was the way to go..the other sort of homey would have been beyond her ken....

She also told me to refer to hitting practice balls rather than knocking up when talking about warming up for tennis..... :eek:

[the phantom]

She also told me to refer to hitting practice balls rather than knocking up when talking about warming up for tennis....
"Knocking up"?? What?! :eek:

Are you serious about that? I've never heard that definition before. So what you're saying is, if I was your coach or practice partner and I "warmed you up" before a match, you would say "tp knocked me up"? Or if I asked if you needed to warm up, I would say, "Say, Mith, would you like me to knock you up?"

Ha ha ha ha! :D *wipes eyes* That's hysterical.

[High King Fingolfin]

I actually meant "homely" exactly like Boro said, as a compliment. Though I suppose you could interpret it in all sorts of different ways.

[Boromir88]

It might be an Ohio thing...or maybe I'm just an out-dated old man. :p But the worst context I've heard it in has been saying something is 'original' or something like 'not spectactular just average.'

[High King Fingolfin]

I could hardly be described as an old man, nor do I live in Ohio. Though Oro does say I act like a grumpy old man sometimes. ;) Maybe I'm just old-fashioned.

[Mithalwen]

"Knocking up"?? What?! :eek:

Are you serious about that? I've never heard that definition before. So what you're saying is, if I was your coach or practice partner and I "warmed you up" before a match, you would say "tp knocked me up"? Or if I asked if you needed to warm up, I would say, "Say, Mith, would you like me to knock you up?"

Ha ha ha ha! :D *wipes eyes* That's hysterical.

LOL No if you use it transitively it means what you are thinking here to ... or that you have knocked on their door to alert them to something... with tennis it is only used intransitively so really if a commentator at Wimbledon said that Federer and Henman were knocking up on Centre Court .... that would be quite ok..

Now shall we get back on topic :p

[Lalwendë]

Lalwende speaks quietly and with a mystic and enchanting tone to her voice.

Right, I'm going to make davem look at this - he has made me come to dread the flamin' Iceland frozen food shop ads appearing on the TV as he has this 'joke' that I sound like Kerry Katona.
:mad:

Mithalwen speaks very nicely I'll have you know. Proper Radio 4, but not too far back. She does speak quickly though, as I sometimes do too!

;)

[Morai]

Quite simply, Hookibill sounds like an auctioneer. :D :p

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Quite simply, Hookibill sounds like an auctioneer. :D :p

It's true, you know.