Paper Telephone.

[wilwarin538]

Okay... because I'm nice, I won't cut this off at thirteen--

:p:p:p


April sounds about right, March if we get lucky. If you sent me a pic tonight I can have the sentence right back to you, if you send a sentence I can have the picture tomorrow. So I think we'll be off to a quick start!!!

[wilwarin538]

My pic has been sent in...so it's moving already!!! Cause Wilwa has no life, haha.

[Brinniel]

We still have room for one person
Ooh, is there still? I hope I didn't miss out on this because looking at the size of that list, the next PT probably won't even start until next summer... :p

EDIT: 2,500 posts. Go me. :D

[Formendacil]

Ooh, is there still? I hope I didn't miss out on this because looking at the size of that list, the next PT probably won't even start until next summer... :p

Yes, indeed. You're our round odd number, which puts us at a final list of:

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant (SPAWN!!!)
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel

Please note that Wilwa is already marked off because she's just that fast. Lady Brooke, expect a PM from me soon.

[The Might]

Wait, what's up with me? I wanted to play as well... but I signed in for this one at the beginning of the previous one. :D

[LadyBrooke]

Just sent my sentence into Form.:)

[Formendacil]

Yes, indeed. You're our round odd number, which puts us at a final list of:

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant (SPAWN!!!)
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might

[quote=The Might]Wait, what's up with me? I wanted to play as well... but I signed in for this one at the beginning of the previous one.

This is getting to be like the sign-up for Boromir's now-playing WW game... :rolleyes: Anyone else?

[The Might]

Theoretically with enough members this paper telephone could go on for ever... :eek:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Theoretically with enough members this paper telephone could go on for ever... :eek:

But when would we see the results?

[Thinlómien]

And tsk tsk, Form, for not updating the list! :p I believe we're up to Lauri's turn now. Just because it's nice to see how it progresses, you know. :)

[Thinlómien]

PS. We are doing doubles like normally, right? or not?

[Eönwë]

PS. We are doing doubles like normally, right? or not?
Or maybe even triples... :eek:

[wilwarin538]

Or maybe even triples... :eek:

Ahaha....so basically, it would last til next summer? :eek::p

[Formendacil]

PS. We are doing doubles like normally, right? or not?

Yes, Lommy--unless there's really strong demand to do Triples. :p

And tsk tsk, Form, for not updating the list! I believe we're up to Lauri's turn now. Just because it's nice to see how it progresses, you know.

Because, Lommy dear, as long as you're chatting with everyone, why should I need to update it? Also, I'm not making a new post every time someone gets back to me--at least not as long as it moves along nicely. So only when we have excuses for me to post again--like this.

*doesn't go back to edit posts regularly*

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might

[Thinlómien]

May I enquire how quickly we're proceeding? ;)

[Mnemosyne]

We're up to me; I promise I won't sit on it as long as I did last time.

[Thinlómien]

Ok, good, then it won't be my turn yet while I'm away for the weekend...

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

After Mnenmo it's my turn!:eek: It's never gone this fast before!

[Laurinquë]

It's never gone this fast before!

Woo! Let's keep it up!

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Woo! Let's keep it up!I concur!

[Formendacil]

I concur!

Yes, please, Mnemo--any time now would be nice.;)

[Formendacil]

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might

If I can make the Internets work properly, I'll have a picture for TGEW to sentence within the half hour... if not... well... you'll have to wait until I can browbeat them.

[Eönwë]

I'm sorry everybody. I'll be able to finish and send my picture tomorrow.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I'm sorry everybody. I'll be able to finish and send my picture tomorrow.Oh, you naughty child, not getting your picture in earlier.:p

[Eönwë]

Past the half-way mark now...

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Past the half-way mark now...
That is really exciting!:D I can't wait until it comes to me again. I want to see this.

[Thinlómien]

You mean, past the first quarter... :p

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

You mean, past the first quarter... :p
Wait, are we playing doubles this time?

[Formendacil]

Wait, are we playing doubles this time?

Don't we always? It's the only way to assure that everyone gets to both write and draw.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Don't we always? It's the only way to assure that everyone gets to both write and draw.Yes, we always do. It just wasn't listed like that this time, so I wasn't quite sure.

[Eönwë]

You mean, past the first quarter... :p

Good point.

[THE Ka]

Is lucky #19 open? I'd like to join, please.

As always, write or draw, I don't mind. I promise to always be obscure and never write a paragraph, only complex sentences. ;-)
~ Ka

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I'm not holding the game up, by the way. Formy has yet to update the list. :p
Probably stuck in all that soap.
Not sure who is playing right now...

[Formendacil]

I'm not holding the game up, by the way. Formy has yet to update the list. :p
Probably stuck in all that soap.
Not sure who is playing right now...

You say this almost as if I were to be faulted for confusing you all!

However... yes... Lommy is the guilty party hasn't sent me back a sentence.

*frowns over glasses*

And here's the updated list--including the return lap, since apparently its previous absence confuses people. And thanks to THE Ka for rounding us out to an odd number. I think--seriously--that we're about full up now.

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might
19.THE Ka

20.Wilwa
21.Lady Brooke
22.Oddwen
23.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
24.A Little Green
25.Laurinquë
26.Mnemosyne
27.TheGreatElvenWarrior
28.Eönwë
29.Nogrod
30.Hookbill
31.Isabelkya
32.Aganzir
33.Thinlómien
34.Legate of Amon Lanc
35.Rune
36.Brinniel
37.The Might
38.THE Ka

[THE Ka]

Actually the thanks should probably go to Aganzir, since she reminded me of paper telephone in the first place, but you're welcome of course too. :p

[Thinlómien]

My apologies for taking time (I forgot it on Thursday and was away for the weekend), but if it makes it any better, I'm seeing Legate today and I can pressure him to make his picture as quick as possible. :Merisu:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

My apologies for taking time (I forgot it on Thursday and was away for the weekend), but if it makes it any better, I'm seeing Legate today and I can pressure him to make his picture as quick as possible. :Merisu:

Note from Legate: She didn't even mention it :p

(I didn't get my sentence yet, but I promise I will do my picture soon and will be lot faster than some people around here are ;) Although I will probably have to do it with Paint, as I lack my scanner here. But I will try to reach the quality standards anyway.)

[THE Ka]

Note from Legate: She didn't even mention it :p


Och moje! Way to be a gentleman... :o

[Thinlómien]

That was just due to more forgetfulness because I forgot to take the sentence with me in case Form wouldn't have sent it! ;)

PS. Next time you can use Greenie's scanner if you wish. :)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

The picture I just recived is by no means the best ever made, but the geek-factor is immense and I love it!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

PS. Next time you can use Greenie's scanner if you wish. :)
The picture I just recived is by no means the best ever made, but the geek-factor is immense and I love it!

Good! :) At least that. Well, since I was left without scanner and got a stroke of inspiration, I just thought it's a good time to experiment. But I may as well return to the scanner next time, if there is this possibility :)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

And here's the updated list--including the return lap, since apparently its previous absence confuses people.

Hey! I'm not that thick! :p

[Eönwë]

Ok... where are we now?

[Formendacil]

Ok... where are we now?

I believe we're majorly stuck on Brinn...

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I believe we're majorly stuck on Brinn...
but Brinn is just after me and I send my contribution age ago. . . Maybe it is time to move it along?

[Formendacil]

As you can see below, we're moving ahead. Of course, being a secretive little mod, I wouldn't post this where Lommy could see it, but The Might's PM-box is full, and I need him to clear out at least one message...

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might
19.THE Ka

20.Wilwa
21.Lady Brooke
22.Oddwen
23.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
24.A Little Green
25.Laurinquë
26.Mnemosyne
27.TheGreatElvenWarrior
28.Eönwë
29.Nogrod
30.Hookbill
31.Isabelkya
32.Aganzir
33.Thinlómien
34.Legate of Amon Lanc
35.Rune
36.Brinniel
37.The Might
38.THE Ka

[Thinlómien]

Tee-hee :D *hugs Form*

But see! We're soon halfaway through! :)

[THE Ka]

Pretty please, The Might? Just oooone little message, hmm?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/images/2008/01/17/mrs_doyle_203_203x152.jpg

Though, it's actually going pretty steady for such a long list. :)

~ Ka

[Laurinquë]

How long do we usually wait for this? Maybe we should move on without The Might. Just one little message please sir? ;)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I can understand that people can get busy and that it is not something you can know when you sign up, but I really think this game is taking ridiculously long.

People need to say so if they don't have time to participate or Formy need to take action and move the game along.

[Formendacil]

Actually, children, we are on to THE Ka--past the Might--and will therefore be on to the second round of the game as soon as THE Ka gets her picture in--and as she's PMed me back and promised it soon, I imagine it will be.

Think not that because nothing is posted on the thread, that nothing is happening.:smokin:

[Thinlómien]

Actually, children, we are on to THE Ka--past the Might--and will therefore be on to the second round of the game as soon as THE Ka gets her picture in--and as she's PMed me back and promised it soon, I imagine it will be.

Think not that because nothing is posted on the thread, that nothing is happening.:smokin:Normal mods update the list. :p

[Formendacil]

Normal mods update the list. :p

You're trying to guilt me into being normal, of all things?

Shocking!

As an official update, though... we are now on to the return run--just as soon as I head over to my Private Messages and send out THE Ka's picture to Wilwa.

[Thinlómien]

You're trying to guilt me into being normal, of all things?

Shocking!

As an official update, though... we are now on to the return run--just as soon as I head over to my Private Messages and send out THE Ka's picture to Wilwa.
:p

Anyway, glad to know of the state of process, we're now over halfaway through! :D

[wilwarin538]

I'm done, so now definitely more then halfway there. Yay! :D

[THE Ka]

Sorry I took a long time. I'm kind of in-between homes right now until I can get some keys for my appartment.
So, sorry for the delay and putting everyone through a wait.

~ Hobo Ka

[The Might]

Sorry for that delay, I have startet mechanical engineering at the university of Karlsruhe and the first two semesters are all about getting rid of those not good enough, so I need to stay focused here.
This means that I have little, almost no time for BD. I will try to post here and there though and check the inbox more often. :)

[Aganzir]

If you don't have much time to visit the Downs, you can set an email notification for PM's (assuming, of course, you check your emails more often than you check the Downs :p). That way you don't miss anything important.

Good luck with uni! :)

[LadyBrooke]

I just tried to scan my picture to email Form and my scanner isn't working. :mad: Considering that I was supposed to be in bed 15 minutes ago since I have school tomorrow, it's going to be at least tomorrow evening and most likely Tuesday before I either get my scanner working again or draw something on the computer. I'm so sorry everyone.

[Formendacil]

I just tried to scan my picture to email Form and my scanner isn't working. :mad: Considering that I was supposed to be in bed 15 minutes ago since I have school tomorrow, it's going to be at least tomorrow evening and most likely Tuesday before I either get my scanner working again or draw something on the computer. I'm so sorry everyone.

Hey, you're doing better than some--you've finished the picture and it's ready to send. At least we know it's coming, eventually.

Don't worry too much.

~The Moderator :p

[The Might]

That's a good idea, Agan, will do. :)

[Eönwë]

So where are we now?

[Formendacil]

Still stuck on LadyBrooke--I confess that I'm as forgetful of this of late as anyone. November into December is a heavy time without reminders.

[Eönwë]

Still?

[Nogrod]

Last time LadyBrooke has been around was the 18th of November (checked that from the members list)... like a month ago...

Should we just skip her and if she reappears, then put her into another spot?

[wilwarin538]

Last time LadyBrooke has been around was the 18th of November (checked that from the members list)... like a month ago...

Should we just skip her and if she reappears, then put her into another spot?

I concur with this plan.

[Formendacil]

Last time LadyBrooke has been around was the 18th of November (checked that from the members list)... like a month ago...

Should we just skip her and if she reappears, then put her into another spot?

I'm moderately concerned that, if LadyBrooke's issue is school related, bumping her is only going to delay the problem till later--and we are on the verge of holidays for just about everyone now.

I'm going to send her another PM--she was pretty quick with working on the picture after the first one, so maybe she gets email notifications. If she gets back to me, and says she'll have it by Christmas, well and good. If she says move her to another part of the list, well and good. If I don't hear from her by Monday, I'll switch her for another even-number on the list.

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Boy, the lines have been down for a long time. :p

Where are we now? I was just thinking if it's really reasonable to go through the second round considering that this has already taken several months. I'm sorry to be such a pessimist, but it doesn't seem likely that we would pick up the pace... I wonder if this game will see its anniversary before we are done. :D Of course, it's the operator's call.

[Formendacil]

Boy, the lines have been down for a long time. :p

Where are we now? I was just thinking if it's really reasonable to go through the second round considering that this has already taken several months. I'm sorry to be such a pessimist, but it doesn't seem likely that we would pick up the pace... I wonder if this game will see its anniversary before we are done. :D Of course, it's the operator's call.

Weeeeeeeeelll...

Past experience suggests this things picks up once you get over sticky people.

I also realise that the Mod is very lax this time around. He's mildly repentant, but not very.

However, as he never heard from LadyBrooke--and really overdid it waiting for her, I'm ready to pass things on.

I'm just not actually sure I still have the sentence in my PM-box, and I'm not in Edmonton with my own computer, but in Olds with my parents'. I won't be back there until after Bostonmoot.

I'm really tempted to just let everything keep collecting snow until Jan. 5th ish, when I get back, but if I can, I'll move this along at least one more step.

[Formendacil]

Okay, so here's the updated list, and take note of the underlined names, which indicate those that have been moved around.

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might
19.THE Ka

20.Wilwa
21.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
22.Oddwen
23.Laurinquë
24.A Little Green
25.Lady Brooke
26.Mnemosyne
27.TheGreatElvenWarrior
28.Eönwë
29.Nogrod
30.Hookbill
31.Isabelkya
32.Aganzir
33.Thinlómien
34.Legate of Amon Lanc
35.Rune
36.Brinniel
37.The Might
38.THE Ka

With the exception of the odd people staying odd and the even people staying even--so that everybody gets a chance at drawing AND writing, the list can be fluid. But I don't like moving trouble people just because they're slow, because then we'll end with a backlog at the end.

Now, to see if I still have Wilwa's sentence...

EDIT: Sooooo.... yeah, I cleaned out my inbox a long time ago, and while Wilwa's sentence is safe in a document on *my* computer, it's nowhere near me now. If Wilwa wants, and gets it to me today, I can still send it on.

Actually--if Wilwa sees this and can pass on *both* my email address and the sentence to Dancing Spawn, it doesn't even matter if she gets it to me today.

[Oddwen]

With the exception of the odd people staying odd and the even people staying even--


Wayyyyyy ahead of you there. :D

[wilwarin538]

So I passed my sentence on to Spawn (you're lucky I hadn't deleted that sent message, haha), but I can't locate your e-mail anywhere Form so you'll have to inform her of what that is. :)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Whenever the sentence gets passed 'round to me again, can you ('you' being Formy) send it -to my email? Who knows when I'll be able to get back on the Downs again.:rolleyes:

[Eönwë]

I don't really want to hassle, but does anyone know where we are?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I don't really want to hassle, but does anyone know where we are?

Geographically or Philosophically?

Perhaps we should put our mental might together and try and guess where the PT is up to...

[Formendacil]

I don't really want to hassle, but does anyone know where we are?

Heh. I do. I think. Now that Bostonmoot is over, I'm finally catching up on some things. The picture is just about to be sent to Oddwen for sentencing.

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might
19.THE Ka

20.Wilwa
21.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
22.Oddwen
23.Laurinquë
24.A Little Green
25.Lady Brooke
26.Mnemosyne
27.TheGreatElvenWarrior
28.Eönwë
29.Nogrod
30.Hookbill
31.Isabelkya
32.Aganzir
33.Thinlómien
34.Legate of Amon Lanc
35.Rune
36.Brinniel
37.The Might
38.THE Ka

[Aganzir]

I can't believe this has been going on for over four months. :eek: *is impatient* I would probably have already forgotten what I drew if I didn't come across it practically every time I go through my sketchbook (a demonstration of how little I've drawn lately)... Crazy.

And here I was, planning to volunteer to mod the next round, but with this pace, it's summer and I'm (hopefully) on the other side of the world with no time on my hands before we're finished with this one... :p

[Laurinquë]

I can't believe this has been going on for over four months. :eek: *is impatient*

Indeed. I've sent mine in, where are we now?

*pokes Formy*

[Formendacil]

Indeed. I've sent mine in, where are we now?

*pokes Formy*

Heh--don't poke me. You should be poking A Little Green.

[Nogrod]

Heh--don't poke me. You should be poking A Little Green.I'll poke her at school tomorrow... :)

[Formendacil]

I've talked with LadyBrooke, and she's got school and other reasons to not draw right now, and has offered to withdraw or switch someone who's already drawn once for a writing spot, but for now we'll just trade her to a drawing spot at the bottom of the list, and we can deal with that when the time comes. Here's the updated list:

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might
19.THE Ka

20.Wilwa
21.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
22.Oddwen
23.Laurinquë
24.A Little Green
25.TheGreatElvenWarrior
26.Mnemosyne
27.Rune
28.Eönwë
29.Nogrod
30.Hookbill
31.Isabelkya
32.Aganzir
33.Thinlómien
34.Legate of Amon Lanc
35.LadyBrooke
36.Brinniel
37.The Might
38.THE Ka

The underscored names are the ones have been moved about this time.

That's means TGEW can expect me to PM her the next sentence--Lauri, I know she's had difficulty getting on the Downs of late, so can you let her know it's been bumped to her turn, and give me her email address to send the sentence--if she can't get on?

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I'm glad I got my picture out of the way! It was a bit of work.

[Mnemosyne]

Just so that those who are following the progress of this know, I've got my sentence done.

And Form, you may consider this a request to update the italicization of Ye Liste.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Just so that those who are following the progress of this know, I've got my sentence done.

And Form, you may consider this a request to update the italicization of Ye Liste.
Was my picture easy enough to translate into English?

[Mnemosyne]

Was my picture easy enough to translate into English?

Well, because I only have a rudimentary knowledge of that strange and esoteric tongue called [spoilers] I had to run it through a site that translated it into Quenya, then Klingon, then Basque, then Pig-Latin, back into Quenya, finally into English, and then back into Pig-Latin for good measure.

It should be fairly intelligible, Rune... Good luck... :p

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Well, because I only have a rudimentary knowledge of that strange and esoteric tongue called [spoilers] I had to run it through a site that translated it into Quenya, then Klingon, then Basque, then Pig-Latin, back into Quenya, finally into English, and then back into Pig-Latin for good measure.

It should be fairly intelligible, Rune... Good luck... :p

I was fairly annoyed with it, so I decided to ignore most of it.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Well, because I only have a rudimentary knowledge of that strange and esoteric tongue called [spoilers] I had to run it through a site that translated it into Quenya, then Klingon, then Basque, then Pig-Latin, back into Quenya, finally into English, and then back into Pig-Latin for good measure.

It should be fairly intelligible, Rune... Good luck... :p

Oh wonderful! Just the reaction that I wanted! :p

[wilwarin538]

So are we at Steve now?

yay, now we'll definitely be done by Christmas! :D :p

[Formendacil]

*deeeeeeeep sigh*

Okay, here's the updated list:

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might
19.THE Ka

20.Wilwa
21.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
22.Oddwen
23.Laurinquë
24.A Little Green
25.TheGreatElvenWarrior
26.Mnemosyne
27.Rune
28.Eönwë
29.Nogrod
30.Hookbill
31.Isabelkya
32.Aganzir
33.Thinlómien
34.Legate of Amon Lanc
35.LadyBrooke
36.Brinniel
37.The Might
38.THE Ka

I'm sending it on to Eönwë right now...

[Eönwë]

I think my brain may have just melted...

[Laurinquë]

I think my brain may have just melted...

So long as it melted into a sentence and the game continues!

[Eönwë]

So long as it melted into a sentence and the game continues!

I think it was actually my sentence that melted my brain.

[Nogrod]

It's melting mine as well... :)

Yeah, sorry. The sentence is with me and I'm having quite busy times (and my new mouse is oversensitive so working with Paint is just pain). I'll try to be as quick as I can... = it's not going to take weeks but a few days anyway.

[Thinlómien]

Yeah, sorry. The sentence is with me and I'm having quite busy times (and my new mouse is oversensitive so working with Paint is just pain). I'll try to be as quick as I can... = it's not going to take weeks but a few days anyway.Greenie and I told you to adjust the settings to make it less sensitive, didn't we? :p

[Hookbill the Goomba]

It's melting mine as well... :)

Yeah, sorry. The sentence is with me and I'm having quite busy times (and my new mouse is oversensitive so working with Paint is just pain). I'll try to be as quick as I can... = it's not going to take weeks but a few days anyway.

Come on you! I can't even remember what I drew anyway, so this should be interesting... :D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Come on you! I can't even remember what I drew anyway, so this should be interesting... :D

Exactly. I managed to remember what I made originally, but then just from the remarks on this thread I get the feeling that it's something totally different nowadays. And when I say totally, I mean totally.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Exactly. I managed to remember what I made originally, but then just from the remarks on this thread I get the feeling that it's something totally different nowadays. And when I say totally, I mean totally.

I don't know what happened to this game, but it was insane. I know that what I drew had nothing to do with the sentence that I wrote previously!

[Nogrod]

I said "no" to Paint the first time and actually drew it... I'll take a photo of it tomorrow when there is light and then it should be on it's way again...

Sorry for the delay...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Just sent off my sentence and golly gosh it's a very odd thing!
Nogrod! Did you have to use so many ultraviolet colours? :p

[Nogrod]

Nogrod! Did you have to use so many ultraviolet colours? :pHeh, I thought it was black! :D

[The Might]

Only 8 Downers away from finishing!!! :eek:
Maybe it can be an Easter gift if all goes well.

[Thinlómien]

I will do my best to be quick with my drawing when my turn comes. *jumps up and down in enthusiastic impatience* :D

[Isabellkya]

I could understand melting of brains... xD

[A Little Green]

I will do my best to be quick with my drawing when my turn comes. *jumps up and down in enthusiastic impatience**boing boing*

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Just to let you know, in the undying words of the X-Wing Gold Leader, we are "almost... there...!"

[Thinlómien]

IMPATIENCE GROWS.

PROTESTS ALL OVER THE WORLD (especially in Finland.)

WE DEMAND ENTERTAINMENT!

[Laurinquë]

IMPATIENCE GROWS.

PROTESTS ALL OVER THE WORLD (especially in Finland.)

WE DEMAND ENTERTAINMENT!

INDEED! Or there shall be vile retribution soon! The people are agitated! They demand a revolution! Or at least entertainment . . .

[Eönwë]

IMPATIENCE GROWS.

PROTESTS ALL OVER THE WORLD (especially in Finland.)

And the UK (Or is that just me?)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

This had better be the best darned Paper Telephone ever! :p

[Nogrod]

Let's set ourselves a target: a paper telephone that gets done in under a year... so how many months do we still have, a few? :(

[Eönwë]

This had better be the best darned Paper Telephone ever! :p

So it's not just me. Phew... :p

[Isabellkya]

Hehe. 08/08/2009 was about the start date, with a predicted end date in April.

It is April. We've got.. ~22 days left. xD

[Formendacil]

Okay, so now that we're on a new page, I guess I have to update the list. :p

1.Wilwa
2.Lady Brooke
3.Oddwen
4.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
5.A Little Green
6.Laurinquë
7.Mnemosyne
8.TheGreatElvenWarrior
9.Eönwë
10.Nogrod
11.Hookbill
12.Isabelkya
13.Aganzir
14.Thinlómien
15.Legate of Amon Lanc
16.Rune
17.Brinniel
18.The Might
19.THE Ka

20.Wilwa
21.dancing spawn of Ungoliant
22.Oddwen
23.Laurinquë
24.A Little Green
25.TheGreatElvenWarrior
26.Mnemosyne
27.Rune
28.Eönwë
29.Nogrod
30.Hookbill
31.Isabelkya
32.Aganzir
33.Thinlómien
34.Legate of Amon Lanc
35.LadyBrooke
36.Brinniel
37.The Might
38.THE Ka

Brinn, you can expect the picture for sentencing in your mailbox as soon as I get around to it.

[Eönwë]

Only 3 more. Good, good...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Just as I was about to start sharpening some pitch forks and lighting some torches. ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

And that actually looks like quite responsible people for whom we might not necessarily have to wait for more than the originally required three days... Is it too much to hope for seeing the PT in little more than a week? *gasp*

[Laurinquë]

And that actually looks like quite responsible people for whom we might not necessarily have to wait for more than the originally required three days... Is it too much to hope for seeing the PT in little more than a week? *gasp*

I think I did both of mine in less than two days. :p

[The Might]

Can't draw my picture today, but I'll do it tomorrow, so we're pretty close to finishing this round.

But I must say, after reading the sentence sent to me I really wonder what happened along the way. :eek:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I think I did both of mine in less than two days. :p

Pah, I did my last one in less than two hours ;)

And great way to go, Miggy! Well, everything has changed, as I saw also with my picture...

[Eönwë]

Pah, I did my last one in less than two hours ;)

That was a sentence though. Just to annoy you, I should mention that I did mine in under an hour of it being sent. :p

Can't draw my picture today, but I'll do it tomorrow, so we're pretty close to finishing this round.

Zis eez good... :)

[THE Ka]

Thanks to the people who were nice enough to poke me about my sentence coming up... you know me too much. :p For the record I have been checking my inbox religiously since december!! I swear... just not recently, is all. Ahem. >_>

I promise to finish this round up before May 1st.
Otherwise it'd make all of us look horribly like a professional group of flakers. The professional bit being only for appearances of course...

~ Sincere Ka

[Hookbill the Goomba]

...
Okay... because I'm nice, I won't cut this off at thirteen--even though that was a nice number. Instead, we'll just have a super-long game. We should wrap up about....

I dunno... April?

IT'S A CONSPIRACY! A CONSPIRACY, I SAY! :eek:

[Formendacil]

IT'S A CONSPIRACY! A CONSPIRACY, I SAY! :eek:

And now it's a "Conspiracy Unmasked"!!!

How terribly, suspiciously, Tolkien-referencingly sneaky!

Wheels within wheels.:p

[Nogrod]

We should wrap up about....

I dunno... April?

Form, you must promise us never to make that kind of jokes anymore! :eek::rolleyes::D

[THE Ka]

Form, you must promise us never to make that kind of jokes anymore! :eek::rolleyes::D


... I think my brain just collapsed.

It's just creepy.



~ Ka

[wilwarin538]

Are we for realsies on the last person!?!?!?!?!?

*is excited*

I was starting to think this day would never come. :D:p

[Oddwen]

Oh my goodness, I've been waiting on this for longer than I've lived in this house...

I have no remembrance of what I even did, so it will all be fresh and new!

[The Might]

Yes, I can confirm that I have indeed sent the last image to Form and so that all that we miss to end it all is one sentence.
Looking forward to seeing how this madness developed - what I wrote last year and what I drew now are two completely different things. :eek:

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Are we just about done?!?! Oh my Soap! I never thought that I would live to see the day!:D

[Nogrod]

Not trying to pressure or anything like that, but isn't it just a sentence THE Ka? :rolleyes:

[The Might]

Could be that my drawing was simply too awesome to be described in just one sentence. :eek:

[Formendacil]

...in a Galaxy far, far away...

J.R.R. Tolkien penned this line in what became The Silmarillion:

But the Noldoli overcame the Teleri and took their ships, and fared slowly north along the rocky coasts in great peril and hardship and amid dissensions.

That wasn't good enough for Wilwa however, and she drew it into this:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/01wilwa.jpg

LadyBrooke was said to be influenced by this drawing when she wrote the following:

In a race to see who gets to have hardship and dissension, the Noldoli are beating the Teleri.

This, in turn, was pictured by Oddwen:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/02oddwen.jpg

Dancing Spawn of Ungoliant issued her rebuttal in the now famous words:
Barely anything remained after a gang of bloodthirsty dwarf hoodlums (wearing Gandalf's hat collection) rampaged through Lothlórien - even Galadriel's yacht didn't survive.

The argument that ensued was summed up in this picture by A Little Green:

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/03greenie.jpg

Laurinquë is believed to have been referring to this, when she wrote:
Under the gaze of an apathetic Ilúvatar, a band of speciesist, anarchistic, Dwarves rampage through the Old Forrest to demonstrate their displeasure towards the current King. Meanwhile, the Swan of Doom awaits.

To be continued.... (no posting till the whole story is told--please)

[Formendacil]

Under the gaze of an apathetic Ilúvatar, a band of speciesist, anarchistic, Dwarves rampage through the Old Forrest to demonstrate their displeasure towards the current King. Meanwhile, the Swan of Doom awaits.--thus quoth Laurinquë, as has already been said.

In retort, Mnemosyne showed the following photographic evidence:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/04mnemosyne.jpg

...which, in turn, caused TheGreatElvenWarrior to declare wryly:
A viking scares a swan away over the Hedge into the Old Forest where the giant trees are waiting.

Eönwë took this much too seriously, coming up with this:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/05eonwe.jpg

Nogrod, however, did not take it serious at all, saying,
Rune gets a bit carried away with his Gylfaginning-phantasies while cutting the hedge, but without Ratatöskr to make sense of the situation some confusion of identities and missions are created.

...naturally, Hookbill could not stand for this, and had to express this somehow:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/06hookbill.jpg

Isabellkya scolded him severely for this, when she said,
The ever fashion forward Karl Marx (donning purple shoes,) hefted his scythe in the air as he urged Gylfi to join his troupe in seeking vengeance. Sadly(?) Gylfi ignored the troupe of nonchalant SPM, Alien, Squirrel the Hoarder, and a rogue bomb - in favor of the breaking news on the television about a monstrosity with green hair.

To be continued... (please do not post on this thread till the "story" is finished).

[Formendacil]

In our last episode, gentle reader, the brave Isabellkya has just stated the following: The ever fashion forward Karl Marx (donning purple shoes,) hefted his scythe in the air as he urged Gylfi to join his troupe in seeking vengeance. Sadly(?) Gylfi ignored the troupe of nonchalant SPM, Alien, Squirrel the Hoarder, and a rogue bomb - in favor of the breaking news on the television about a monstrosity with green hair.

Danger loomed, nonetheless, in the approach of Aganzir and her image of death: http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/07aganzir.jpg

...not that it daunted Thinlómien much:
Karl Marx and the mercenaries he managed to recruit attack the medusa-loving King Fréalaf of Sweden.

On the other hand, Legate was completely terrified, as this Graeco-Roman piece suggests:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/08legate.jpg

Not to give him too much credit, however, Rune managed to do this with nary a drop of fear:
Once again our hero (of might and magic) saves the day, by exposing that Sweden and Mordor are in fact the same place.

...a fact which outraged Brinniel, who was compelled to make things perfectly clear:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/09brinniel.jpg

...not that everyone understood. The Might, at least, seemed quite misguided:
Thinlómien becomes leader of the EU and wages war on Sweden which has been declared to be Mordor.

To be continued... (please, do not post until the "story" is finished)

[Formendacil]

To synopsize what has come before, according to The Might,
Thinlómien becomes leader of the EU and wages war on Sweden which has been declared to be Mordor.

What followed was quite predicable, really. THE Ka did an interpretive dance... and by "dance" I meaning "picture":
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/10theka.jpg

Not everyone interpreted it aright, however. Wilwa had had too much Slovenian to drink, and ended up saying this:
When Norway asks what *you* would send to Mordor and receives the response of "penguin" from Sweden, not even ABBA can protect them from the wrath of President Lommy and her Penguin Army of Awesomeness.

Naturally, dancing spawn could not such an egregious mistake remain uncorrected and issued what has been the definitive word on the subject (1000 wordsworth, actually):
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/11spawn.jpg

Oddwen agreed completely, and was compelled to chime in:
Orthodox penguins are leaving the Bathican in droves after the church elders permit Vikings into the fold. Their shadowy prophet decries the eudyptulaeian lack of faith from the very top of the holy spire.

Laurinquë misunderstood, however, and was most distressed, and had to express her displeasure:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/12laurinque.jpg

As A Little Green said when she saw it:
The penguins desert their bath-house in search of better fish as Vikings invade it for soap.

To be continued... (please do not post on this thread just yet... soon)

[Formendacil]

In case you have forgotten, we left off last "week" with the following, from A Little Green:
The penguins desert their bath-house in search of better fish as Vikings invade it for soap.

In a shocking turn of events, TheGreatElvenWarrior produced this drawing as a result:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/13tgew.jpg

...which sent Mnemosyne into a fit, during which she said,
An invasion of Sky Vikings precipitates a domestic crisis in Penguins' RePublic (of) Bath: is their motherland with its substandard fish population worth the inevitable tragedy that will result if they stay, or do they have a duty to stand and fight for the Love of Soap?

This prophecy was to inspire many artists, including the famous "Rune Piece":
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/14rune.jpg

Eönwë never understood the "Rune Piece," however, and was compelled to try and make sense of it in the following essay:
Sky Sports sends its deadliest agent, the giant banana-wielding Dread Norseman, to eliminate their arch-rivals? The Soap-Worshipping Penguin Ninja Bathing Squad.

Nogrod had to give him an "F" on this assignment, however, and explained why, visually:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/15nogrod.jpg

...which got him sent to principal Hookbill, who had this to say:
Failed Rock-n-Roll-star-turned-Banana-wielding-'Doo'-sayer, Stephan, was trying to explain the horrors of DEATH SPORTS to a bath-full of Blind Penguins. But said Penguins turned out to be members of the fabled 'Holy Soap' Brigade, making things doubly difficult for him.

[Formendacil]

Do you remember what Hookbill said, the last time we talked?
Failed Rock-n-Roll-star-turned-Banana-wielding-'Doo'-sayer, Stephan, was trying to explain the horrors of DEATH SPORTS to a bath-full of Blind Penguins. But said Penguins turned out to be members of the fabled 'Holy Soap' Brigade, making things doubly difficult for him.

Well, it came up again, in a picture by Isabellkya:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/16izzy.jpg

Remarkably similar--some think plagiarism was involved, Agan once said,
Faramir and his huge banana think it's exciting to watch bathing penguins argue about religion.

In order to teach the importance of citing sources, Lommy drew the following:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/17lommy.jpg

To emphasise the importance of the matter, Legate chimed in with a "me-too":
Thanks to both their infamous tracking and famous language skills, Faramir and his pet Chiquita were able to spread the notion of importance of inter-religious dialogue far from their Brazilian homeland.

At this, point, LadyBrooke ought to have issued a rejoinder...

To be continued...

[Formendacil]

However... LadyBrooke never reappeared, so the Paper Telephone mod was left in a quandary. He solved this dilemma, however, by means of a placeholder image, that he thought did justice to the situation (and who would argue with his authority?):

http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/18ladybrooke.jpg

The mod-god thought wrong, however, because Brinn had an immediate reply:
After many miles of enduring the ever persistent religions pressuring him to join their dialogue bubble, the very skilled Aragorn and his little dog Toto arrived at their sweet home in Brazil where they stood for many hours questioning their existence inside a placeholder image.

The Might thought everyone was being silly, and expressed this opinion:
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Formendacil/PaperTelephone/19-themight.jpg

To which THE Ka responded,
Aragorn always knew that when the philosophy of life got too quantum in his physics, there was always the warm furry comfort of Brazil and it's levitating terriers waiting for him...

...and thus, things ended.

Yay!

[Isabellkya]

Hahahaha.

Excellent. I was trying to remember the picture I had to write a sentence about.
Very funny.




(pssssst, I think you have Agan's and Hookbill's sentence's backwards. ;) )

[Mnemosyne]

Oh Valar.

[Oddwen]

I would call this epic, but that would be a severe understatement.

I love that we've started branching off into entirely different mediums...also, "stupid bird".

:D

[The Might]

Simply awesome! :D
Bur Brinn, how come you chose to draw a penguin as the hero of might and magic? :eek:

[wilwarin538]

That was amazing. :D I had completely forgot about drawing that picture! haha

Worth the wait? Yes. :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Oddwen, your picture was probably the freakiest thing I've seen in a long time! :D

Aganzir, your SPM was adorable! ;)

[Pitchwife]

Congratulations on completion, everyone! 'Awesome' doesn't begin to express the hitherto undreamt-of heights of insanity attained here.
And I'd like to throw my hat into the ring for the next round.

[Brinniel]

But Brinn, how come you chose to draw a penguin as the hero of might and magic?
Because penguins are mighty and magical creatures. Just ask Lommy. ;)

I mean, I could've drawn something obvious like say, Gandalf....but drawing a penguin was so much more fun. :D

[Aganzir]

Hahaha! I love how certain themes occurred almost through the entire round.

Thanks for modding Form (even if it did take eight months and you mixed up the order of Hook's & my sentences :p). It was a good idea to use a Tolkien quote as the original text, actually I had thought of doing it too if I ever modded a round.

Aganzir, your SPM was adorable!
Thanks! I've plenty of experience in drawing Saucie, you know. ;)

Things I loved especially:
-wilwa's boat with the speech bubble, it was a great way to carry across the meaning of the sentence
-LadyBrooke's sentence
-Oddwen's crazy grinning Noldor
-Greenie's anarchist dwarves (and one of them looks a little like me!)
-Mnemo's idea, it was quite original. Actually it'd be interesting to do an entire round with photos...
-TGEW's sentence
-Eönwë's viking & the swan's speech bubble
-Nog's "Rune gets carried away while cutting the hedge"
-Hook's squirrel. Cuteness!
-Legate's picture idea! It's hilarious. So did you actually play a whole game with those characters or just stage a fight?
-Rune's sentence
-Brinn's picture. It's simply funny.
-Might's sentence
-Ka's pic. I love it!
-spawn's picture. :D Especially the Helsinki Cathedral!
-Lauri's pic. The colours are great and penguins cute.
-Rune's Sky Viking
-Eönwë's "Dread Norseman"
-Nog's pic, absolutely hilarious
-Isabell's bathing penguins
-Lommy's picture. Faramir has a dirty expression!
-Might's pic

I'd like to sign up for the next round too... And I'd like to draw rather early because if the volcanic ash cloud dissolves by June, I might be more or less unavailable for drawing.

I'd offer to mod too but as I said, June-July will be a bit bad for me...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I'll take the mantle again, if no one else wants it. :)

Those who have signed up...

- Pitchwife

Anyone else. ;)

I have some ideas for this one that may or may not happen.

[Aganzir]

Anyone else. ;)
:(
I'd like to sign up for the next round too... And I'd like to draw rather early because if the volcanic ash cloud dissolves by June, I might be more or less unavailable for drawing.

[wilwarin538]

I'd like to sign up please! :D

[Thinlómien]

Me too, please. :D (And I'd prefer to draw early, too, because I'll be travelling from mid-June to mid-July too.)

And since I didn't say anything more yet - this was indeed such a hilarious round! I loved all of it, that was full of highlights... aww. My only complaint is that people write too long sentences but even it didn't ruin this (at all).

*loves paper telephone* :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

:(

So sorry, Agan! :( Brain not turned on today.

- Pitchwife
- Aganzir
- wilwarin538
- Thinlómien
- satansaloser2005
- Loslote
- Legate of Amon Lanc
- Oddwen (not tied up in a sack)
- Eönwë
- The Might


Any more of the usual suspects? :D

[satansaloser2005]

Pick me? Pick me?

[Loslote]

I'll play next round! The only thing is I can't be online the last week in June and the first week in July except on the weekends (:rolleyes:) so if that could be avoided, that would be great. I can still draw then, but I couldn't send it in for a while.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Hey people, didn't comment yet, but it was a hilarious round indeed. :) Great job, everybody, really!!!

And Hookbill, if you are organising a next one, sign me up for sure...

[Oddwen]

You'll have to tie me in a sack to stop me!

[Eönwë]

Wow, that was definitely one of the funniest rounds of Paper Telephone so far!

Also, sign me up for the next round, though if I'm drawing, I'd rather it was before mid-July-ish.

[The Might]

Another round sounds great.
Maybe if we'll have this next one as a Christmas present eight months from now... that would be a nice goal.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

This is what its looking like...

- Pitchwife (Draw)
- wilwarin538 (write)
- Aganzir (Draw)
- satansaloser2005 (Write)
- Thinlómien (Draw)
- Legate of Amon Lanc (Write)
- Loslote (Draw)
- Oddwen (Write)
- Eönwë (Draw)
- The Might (Write)
- Brinniel (Draw)
- Nogrod (Write)
- Urwen (Draw)

Three more?

[Brinniel]

I'll sign up.

Heh, that's exactly what I was thinking, Might. Having it done by Christmas would be just great.

[Nogrod]

Don't even think of playing without me... :D:rolleyes:

[Urwen]

And me.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Okay, we're ready for another round! Feel free to say if you still want to join. I'll keep a few places open. :)

- Pitchwife (Draw)
- wilwarin538 (write)
- Aganzir (Draw)
- satansaloser2005 (Write)
- Thinlómien (Draw)
- Legate of Amon Lanc (Write)
- Loslote (Draw)
- Oddwen (Write)
- Eönwë (Draw)
- The Might (Write)
- Brinniel (Draw)
- Nogrod (Write)
- Urwen (Draw)
- TheGreatElvenWarrior (Write)
- Laurinquë (Draw)
- Beregond (Write)
- A Little Green(Draw)
- Isabellkya (Write)
- Mnemosyne (Draw)

- Pitchwife (Write)
- wilwarin538 (Draw)
- Aganzir (Write)
- satansaloser2005 (Draw)
- Thinlómien (Write)
- Legate of Amon Lanc (Draw)
- Loslote (Write)
- Oddwen (Draw)
- Eönwë (Write)
- The Might (Draw)
- Brinniel (Write)
- Nogrod (Draw)
- Urwen (Write)
- TheGreatElvenWarrior (Draw)
- Laurinquë (Write)
- Beregond (Draw)
- A Little Green (Write)
- Isabellkya (Draw)
- Mnemosyne (Write)

Pitchwife, you'll be getting a sentence in the next few minutes.

[Thinlómien]

Psst people keep your sentences short. :) It's funnier for everybody if you leave the unnecessary details out - the person who draws has more freedom and the message changes more. An interpretation of a situation is always much better than a description of it, if you get my drift... ;)

[Pitchwife]

Picture sent.:cool:

[wilwarin538]

Picture sent.:cool:

Ha. First picture and it's already gotten rediculous. ;) My sentence is sent. :D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Too bad I missed the sign up. . . I'd like to play again. :D

[Laurinquë]

Ah! The next round already . . . wow.

May I join please? :p

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Too bad I missed the sign up. . . I'd like to play again. :D

Ah! The next round already . . . wow.

May I join please?

I'll add you both. :)

[Beregond]

*steps out of a time warp*

Got room for one more, pretty please? :)

I missed at least one round, to my shame. I could be travelling for a lot of July, if this goes that long. If that's a problem leave me out because I really don't want to delay the process, but I'd love to be involved otherwise.

EDIT: Woot! Thanks. :)

[Aganzir]

Ha. First picture and it's already gotten rediculous. ;) My sentence is sent. :D
Wholeheartedly seconded. :D

Just sent my pic.

[A Little Green]

Am I too late to sign up? If so, my bad. If not, hooray! :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Am I too late to sign up? If so, my bad. If not, hooray! :D

YOU HAVE BEEN ADDED! :)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I'll add you both. :)
Hey, thanks. :D

[A Little Green]

YOU HAVE BEEN ADDED! :)Yay! :D

[Aganzir]

Wow we're moving really quick! :eek: Four days and already six people have done their share.

I wonder if Greenie should be moved up the list too because the same regulations apply to her as well as Lommy and me (and Nog)?

[Isabellkya]

Wow, another one started already?

Room for one more? xD

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Room for one more? xD

Sure. We'll need another person as well. :)

[Mnemosyne]

*raises hand*

[Hookbill the Goomba]

*raises hand*

Huzzah! :D

[Nogrod]

I wonder if Greenie should be moved up the list too because the same regulations apply to her as well as Lommy and me (and Nog)?Agreed. Although it all depends on the pace of this one proceeding. If we are this fast there will be no problem whatsoever though. So maybe we'll just hold our thumbs up and hope for the record-time PT?

[Eönwë]

After a busy time, I've finally got 'round to posting it. This one's already crazy, and it's only been a week!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

We're about a quarter of the way there already! :cool:
I think this PT is going to shock you all! It started so innocently. Well, not really, but... um...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

We're about a quarter of the way there already! :cool:
I think this PT is going to shock you all! It started so innocently. Well, not really, but... um...

Yay!

Truly amazing speed! Halfway through the first half (I think this way it sounds even cooler ;) ) in a week and a few days... "Yoouuuu... keep on mooooviiiing..."

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Anyone know what's happened to Brinniel? I tried contacting her on Facebook and everything. :(

Don't make me move on!
But if there's no reply by, say, Thursday, I'll re-shuffle and move on.

[The Might]

No, it's just that Brinniel realised that with this speed we'll be done too soon. And then Paper Telephone takes place too often and each round loses some of its importance.

[Brinniel]

So sorry guys. I pretty much banned myself from the Barrow Downs after I got lynched in wilwa's game (two weeks ago) because I realised I was using precious schoolwork time for WW and I didn't have my priorities straight. Over the past one to two weeks, I've been working on my final project for over 12 hours a day almost non-stop. I'm hardly exaggerating here...not only haven't I had time to check the Downs after seeing Hookbill's message, but I pretty much abstained from eating and sleeping too. :eek: No worries, I'm okay now and my schoolwork is done. Just read the sentence and it looks like it should be fun to draw...just give me a few more days, I should have it done by the end of the weekend. Again sorry, I really wasn't expecting it to reach me so quickly! :o

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Don't worry, Brin! You have a full pardon. ;)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Hookbill, do you suppose that you could re-post the list further down on the thread? It would be much easier to find that way. :)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Hookbill, do you suppose that you could re-post the list further down on the thread? It would be much easier to find that way. :)

NO! NEVER...

- Pitchwife (Draw)
- wilwarin538 (write)
- Aganzir (Draw)
- satansaloser2005 (Write)
- Thinlómien (Draw)
- Legate of Amon Lanc (Write)
- Loslote (Draw)
- Oddwen (Write)
- Eönwë (Draw)
- The Might (Write)
- Brinniel (Draw)
- Nogrod (Write)
- Urwen (Draw)
- TheGreatElvenWarrior (Write)
- Laurinquë (Draw)
- Beregond (Write)
- A Little Green(Draw)
- Isabellkya (Write)
- Mnemosyne (Draw)

- Pitchwife (Write)
- wilwarin538 (Draw)
- Aganzir (Write)
- satansaloser2005 (Draw)
- Thinlómien (Write)
- Legate of Amon Lanc (Draw)
- Loslote (Write)
- Oddwen (Draw)
- Eönwë (Write)
- The Might (Draw)
- Brinniel (Write)
- Nogrod (Draw)
- Urwen (Write)
- TheGreatElvenWarrior (Draw)
- Laurinquë (Write)
- Beregond (Draw)
- A Little Green (Write)
- Isabellkya (Draw)
- Mnemosyne (Write)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Thank you, Hookbill. :)

[Eönwë]

Thank you, Hookbill. :)

But now we're on a new page, so that defeats the purpose of that list repost. :p

[Hookbill the Goomba]

But now we're on a new page, so that defeats the purpose of that list repost. :p

You guys are slave drivers! ;)

- Pitchwife (Draw)
- wilwarin538 (write)
- Aganzir (Draw)
- satansaloser2005 (Write)
- Thinlómien (Draw)
- Legate of Amon Lanc (Write)
- Loslote (Draw)
- Oddwen (Write)
- Eönwë (Draw)
- The Might (Write)
- Brinniel (Draw)
- Nogrod (Write)
- Urwen (Draw)
- TheGreatElvenWarrior (Write)
- Laurinquë (Draw)
- Beregond (Write)
- A Little Green(Draw)
- Isabellkya (Write)
- Mnemosyne (Draw)

- Pitchwife (Write)
- wilwarin538 (Draw)
- Aganzir (Write)
- satansaloser2005 (Draw)
- Thinlómien (Write)
- Legate of Amon Lanc (Draw)
- Loslote (Write)
- Oddwen (Draw)
- Eönwë (Write)
- Nogrod (Draw)
- Beregond (Write)
- TheGreatElvenWarrior (Draw)
- Urwen (Write)
- Isabellkya (Draw)
- Laurinquë (Write)
- Rune (draw)
- A Little Green (Write)
- Mystery guest (draw)
- Mnemosyne (Write)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Well, thank you again Hookbill. And in my defence: it's not like I knew that I would be posting on the next page! :p

[Urwen]

I've sent my picture.

[satansaloser2005]

I've sent my picture.

Yup, and he's already checked you off of the list. Thanks for the confirmation! :)

[The Might]

What would be interesting at the end would be two separate graphs of sentence and photo entries sent over time.
You could then see the speed at which people make their entries at different periods of the game.

[Beregond]

Sentence sent, along with a disclaimer holding me non liable for any injuries or mental breakdowns it may incur.

Actually it's not too bad. :D

[Laurinquë]

Sentence sent, along with a disclaimer holding me non liable for any injuries or mental breakdowns it may incur.

Actually it's not too bad. :D

It's defiantly going to take some explaining!

[Beregond]

It's defiantly going to take some explaining!

Not to spoil anything, but I loved the drawing! :)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Remember that old paper telephone that took forever? (the last one)

It turns out that I haven't been around since it got published, so I would just like to make a few comments.

I was disappointed with how quickly I was removed from the story, but on the other-hand I really liked all the stuff about vikings and how evil Sweden is.

I especially found Nogrod's drawing hilarious, but there where so many great drawings that I have lost count.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Remember that old paper telephone that took forever? (the last one)Was that really that long ago, Rune?

[Pitchwife]

Sentence sent.
And you people are stark raving mad!:D

[LadyBrooke]

My apologies, three months too late. I think I simply need to stay away from anything that requires me to be able to check frequently. Real life always interferes.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Sorry for taking long with the PT, folks, I have been away for a week and apparently got the sentence just the day after I left. Isn't it always like this - I have been here for a month with lots of time, but just when I leave, I get the sentence? Okay, now I am back and I will try to do it today, or if not today, then tomorrow at most.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The Might informs me that he's been kidnapped by the Dark Wizard Examinoth and is unable to draw for a while. So there's been a bit of a shuffling in the hopes that he'll be back in time for fun! :)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

The Might informs me that he's been kidnapped by the Dark Wizard Examinoth and is unable to draw for a while. So there's been a bit of a shuffling in the hopes that he'll be back in time for fun! :)
At least he didn't meet up with Artaxerxes and bite his trousers. :p

[Thinlómien]

Those of you who crave for a little PT snack might want to take a look at what we Finns achieved on our road trip in the States...

Scroll down this page. (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=4594&page=25)

And this round of PT seems to be going on quite well given that it's holiday season. :)

[Beregond]

I'm a bit nervous because I'll be gone for a month starting the second week of August. Not to put pressure on anyone, just to warn of my possible absense. :(

[Beregond]

Thanks, as much as I wanted to draw, I'm glad you switched me to writing. :)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

I sent in my rather bad looking picture yesterday. The game moves on! :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Anyone know where Brinniel is? :confused:

[Laurinquë]

Well, I hope Brinn replies soon. I'll be leaving for Canada on the 13th and I might not be able to find any wifi, just a warning. :(

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Well, I hope Brinn replies soon. I'll be leaving for Canada on the 13th and I might not be able to find any wifi, just a warning. :(
There's not many places you can on the Alcan. Sometimes there are nice hotels and such that have Wifi, but not many...

[Brinniel]

Sorry, I haven't been on the BD since July. But before I proceed, I think there's been a mistake because I drew in the last round. I was expecting to only write a sentence... :confused:

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Sorry, I haven't been on the BD since July. But before I proceed, I think there's been a mistake because I drew in the last round. I was expecting to only write a sentence... :confused:

Eeep! You're right! I think I made a mistake in the list!
Looks like I'll be needing some last minute volunteers to help put things right. Anyone up for it? I need two drawers.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I guess I could step in, even though I am not the biggest fan of the drawing part.

[Aganzir]

I suppose I could draw too if you can't find anyone else... But you could of course try to advertise it on Facebook? There are some pretty good drawers who haven't taken part in a while.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I think Brin must be on holiday. So I've shifted things around.

[Laurinquë]

You might have noticed that I PMed my sentence to you, Hookbill. You can stop holding me accountable for stopping the game now. :p

[Hookbill the Goomba]

You might have noticed that I PMed my sentence to you, Hookbill. You can stop holding me accountable for stopping the game now. :p

Stop pointing out my mistakes! ;)

[Thinlómien]

*bumps the thread to notify stalkers that we still need the mystery guest to draw a picture*

[Hookbill the Goomba]

So it began with an old legend that has haunted mankind for centuries. Written upon a stone tablet found in the Antarctic we had this…

"When Tolkien and C.S Lewis had an arm-wrestle grudge match, it was only a matter of time before the 'Owl Trauma' was brought up."

Pitchwife took the words to heart and studied them until late into the night. In the morning, drawn on the side of the British museum was this…

http://i42.tinypic.com/2vnrno9.jpg

When the news hit, Wilwarin wasted no time in contacting some top scientists about this revelation. She told them all…

Freud conducts a groundbreaking experiment, at midnight, to determine whether owls can accurately referee arm wrestling matches.

Our old friend Aganzir, a PHD in magical historical studies, was struck dumb by this news. All she could do was show us this, which was tattooed on her cat…


http://i42.tinypic.com/ngt7pw.jpg

It was up to satansaloser2005 to decipher the scrabbling. She presented her findings to a scientific journal under the title…

The Who watch on as sumo wrestlers try a little something new, and Freud has nothing to say for once on the subject.

It was then that Thinlomine, a specialist at the University of Barrowshire, realised that this was very similar to an old painting she’d done as a baby. She therefore sold it to the highest bidder. It looks like this…

http://i44.tinypic.com/1fcnlj.jpg

Inspired by this, Legate took to the streets to proclaim the news. This is what he was heard shouting…

Whereas Rikae and Mac enjoyed the family show "If Easterlings like war, let them have it", Gandalf wasn't sure if that was such a brilliant idea.

To be continued....

[Hookbill the Goomba]

But ace reporter Loslote gave us the big scoop. She took a photo of the scene which looked like this…

http://i933.photobucket.com/albums/ad173/LosloteSnowflower/002.jpg

When Oddwen saw it over her morning coffee, she almost choked. Indeed, so outraged was she that the only thing she could do was contact her local MP to complain like this…

Gandalf threatens to break Faramir and Eowyn's new expensive flatscreentir, while their banana-dressed child has leapt to its doom off the back of the couch.

The MP in question, Eonwe, decided a press conference was in order. All the official documents were sealed with his own drawing. This one, to be exact…

http://i44.tinypic.com/707yn6.jpg

It was The Might complained about this and wrote a note to his local newspaper, saying…

Gandalf is powerless as more and more signs of the apocalypse appear in Middle-earth.

Selling papers in the rush hour traffic, Brinniel came across this statement and decided to hire a child to do some graffiti. This is what she told the brat to draw…


http://i44.tinypic.com/200xnqu.jpg

An enraged Nogrod took issue with this and called up a spirit from the darkness. He used this incantation to do it…

Gandalf enters Resident Evil forest armed with snowballs and is totally flabbergasted.

To be continued...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The spirit was named Urwen the dreadfully evil. But it manifested as this strange image in the crystal ball…

http://i39.tinypic.com/31523hu.jpg

But because this was illegal, TheGreatElvenWarrior arrived on the scene to arrest them both. She told them…

The butter man yelps for help whilst attempting to crawl out of a snow mound.

With that in mind it was up to Laurinquë to sort the mess out at the police station. During the interrogations, she doodled on the prisoners’ faces…

http://i47.tinypic.com/23jnzpx.jpg

Which caused inmate Beregond to file a complaint to the prison guards. He said;

Butterman is eaten by a snow monster during a truly picturesque sunset.

This was to the surprise of the guard, A Little Green, who proceeded to leap from the tallest tower of the prison, leaving a mark on the ground that looked like this…

http://i46.tinypic.com/16lky6d.jpg

When the doctors showed up they were very distraught. One in particular, Isabellkya, told the surgeons that…

As the Creeper Sun set behind the hills it spied Reptile Zombie, who was watching the Abominable Worrr Crier munching on a rather resistant Butter Stick.

To be continued...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Which just confused Mnemosyne, who went on to describe the reaction of the head doctors with this picture…


http://i45.tinypic.com/2ufac9c.jpg

When all of this got back to Pitchwife, the confusion was evident. For the only thing they found left were these words on the walls…

Ratatösk the Green and the Earth Mother are dismayed by Lilac Alien's uncanonical appetite for Faramir's little grey cells.

Wilwarin, still dazed and confused from the last time, read this and threw up on a dog. The resultant pattern looked like this…

http://i48.tinypic.com/ip5kex.jpg

But Aganzir was not fooled by the crude shapes when she wandered by. Indeed, she laughed and told anyone who would listen that…

The Lime Wizard and Entwife are sorry the purple Alien ate the rotten Faramir potatoes.

Grieved by this message, satasaloser2005 decided to nail her colours to the mast. Much to the disgust of the captain who drew this on her face…

http://i46.tinypic.com/2qmqcsy.jpg

Lommy, faced with these horrors on her morning stroll of the coastline, rushed back to her Pengish home where she wrote an angry message to the national society for the protection of cruelty to boats. This is what she wrote…

When Father Christmas's elves started turning green and potatoes started eating their own children, Treebeard knew Alien had gone too far.

To be continued...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Working for the post office, Legate often stole letters and read them, so he could pretend to his family that he had friends. Upon reading this letter, however, he was so distressed that he painted the side of his house like so…

http://i30.tinypic.com/bf0484.jpg

Having just moved next door, Loslote was almost sick with shock at this sight. So, she grabbed her mop and banged on the groundskeeper’s shed and shouted…

Saruman genetically manipulates his genes so that he looks like Alien while The Phantom hides in the basement from Treebeard and his pet monkey-face-eating trash can.

When groundskeeper Oddwen came out to hear this, she threw a tantrum. In her rage, she drew this in the soil…

http://i31.tinypic.com/201n9w.jpg

The Great beast Eönwë came out of the forest and saw this. Then, in a fit of laughter, shouted this at passers by…

Saruman uses the potent and noxious "essence of Alien" in order to become the invincible Saruman the Green, while a coniferous Ent who came for the elusive "Phantom" looks in dismay, hypnotised by the green energy source.

When Nogrod was forced to hear this by the police, he was devastated. So, back in his cell, he drew this on his leg…

http://i35.tinypic.com/2n8t2dd.jpg

So it was Beregond who came to see this drawing while in his malicious tower of dreadful evil where he had a television showing him the prison cells. Amused and cackling with laughter, he fell from his tower, shouting…

Pine Tree is horrified as Saruman gives his best Austin Powers impersonation, exultant in the vapourization of a suspicious green substance that for some reason makes Phantom cry.

To be continued...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The Great Elven Warrior tried to save the situation by catching the falling man in a towel that looked like this…

http://i35.tinypic.com/bk4yw.jpg

Urwen witnessed this by use of magical television bearing squirrels. Outrage was the only reaction and it wasn’t long before Urwen shouted this to the press…

Saruman decided to reconcile with Ents

But the new editor, Isabellkya, took issue with this, but none the less decided to present the story as an advert that looked like this…

http://i36.tinypic.com/24o1w6w.jpg

Laurinque made inquiries about this craziness by calling the helpline. She told the operator that…

Saruman of the Stylish Cheekbones ponders giving into blackmail as two over-sized vegetables, celery and broccoli respectively, sneer at him over a jar of deadly Ent-draught.

It was Rune who made people’s heads explode with anger as he replied to this phone call by drawing this on his window.

http://i54.tinypic.com/254x62s.jpg

A Little Green was a window washer at the time. She almost died of laughter when she saw this picture. As she was taken to the hospital she shouted…

The trees disapprove of a geometry-obsessed Radagast's obscure toxic waste experiments

To be concluded...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Which all lead to a MYSTERY GUEST having a raging fit before leaving an angry drawing on the desk of a newspaper’s reception…

http://i55.tinypic.com/20rryp3.jpg

And finally, Mnemosyne went down to the British Museum and scrubbed off the graffiti while singing…

Five huorns misinterpret Radagast the Brown's warning them of environmental hazards in semaphore as a unique rendition of Salome's Dance of the Seven Veils.

And that was the end of it. Nobody ever found out what all the fuss about. It seemed to be a big hoo-hah over nothing.

Anyone up for another round?

[Pitchwife]

*dies*

[Mnemosyne]

...No words at the moment. Maybe when I'm back on this evening my brain will be un-broken by the awesome.

[wilwarin538]

I think this might be the best one ever. *needs time to process*

[Thinlómien]

Oh my... :D

That did change a lot, didn't it?


PS. Hooky dear, the picture you have attributed to The Might looks suspiciously like it was drawn by Nogrod and he's also on the list in that slot... ;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

PS. Hooky dear, the picture you have attributed to The Might looks suspiciously like it was drawn by Nogrod and he's also on the list in that slot... ;)

Agh! Fixed! :)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Ab-so-lu-te-ly BRILLIANT.

Absolutely brilliant.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I was really rather fond of the pictures drawn by Laurinque and Greenie. . . also the sentence of The Might was to my liking.

[Diamond18]

Jolly good show. :smokin:

I do believe that Aganzir's and Laurenique's drawings were my favorites!

Let me know when you are starting another round as I'll take a spot.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Indeed when the next game comes around I'm totally ready for another round!

As for this PT... I'm not quite sure what to say yet. :D

[Loslote]

I quake before the essense of awesome that is this PT.

Also, I'm totally up for another round. :D

[Blind Guardian]

*dies of laughter*

Can I try?

[Oddwen]

Awesome! Amazing! Astounding! Other alliterative interjections!

I too would like to sign up for the next round. :D

[Laurinquë]

I think this might be the best one ever. *needs time to process*

This was great, just great. Might indeed be the best one ever, though I do wish that the owls had lasted longer. ;)

And I have to admit, I'm in love with Pitchie and Greenie's drawings, not to speak of Eönwë and Oddwen's sentences! :D

What? Of course I want to sign up for the next round! What kind of question is that?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

This was great, just great. Might indeed be the best one ever, though I do wish that the owls had lasted longer. ;)

And I have to admit, I'm in love with Pitchie and Greenie's drawings, not to speak of Eönwë and Oddwen's sentences! :D


Best ever?

Hard to say, indeed there where a few moments of brilliance in this one and it was a good game of PT, but I think there have been other more to my liking. I thought the length was spot on though. . . I tend to loose focus when they are too long also I find it annoying when you have to wait half a year for it to be done with.

Maybe I would have liked it a bit better if had gotten to make a sentence. . .that is what I take great pride and joy in doing. (drawing is not my strong side)

I thought that Eonwe's sentence was funny, but too detailed to be truly hilarious.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Rune's critical analysis of this PT amused me. ;)

Okay, so here's the list of those who have signed up so far...

Lommy
TheGreatElvenWarrior
Oddwen
A Little Green
Laurinquë
Blind Guardian
Legate

Anyone else? :p

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Obviously, Lauri's contributions to this Paper Telephone were the best. They are quite discussion worthy.

THE BUTTER MAN!!! :D

[A Little Green]

I'm signing up for the next one, of course. Thanks guys for making my evening! I especially loved the Who-owls, Freud turning into Gandalf, and celery and broccoli. Not to mention Nog's Saruman. :D

[Thinlómien]

Signing up too but I'd prefer not to be placed next to Greenie (or Agan or Nogrod or Legate) because I think I always end up being either before or after them (or very often, between some two of these four) and although I love them all, I know them a bit too well and besides change would be refreshing. ;)

PS. Hookbill, I did enjoy Rune's criticism. :p I think this one was marvellous but it had too much un-tolkieny stuff...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I think it's almost counted as a sign-up if I post on this thread with some comment, of course I would like to joing the upcoming one :)

Although if there were really lots of people who wanted to participate, and there wasn't enough space, I could give them my place - 'really don't mind, if I sit this one out...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Signing up too but I'd prefer not to be placed next to Greenie (or Agan or Nogrod or Legate) because I think I always end up being either before or after them...

Your wish is Richard E Granted. :cool:

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Hookbill, are you modding this next round as well? :)