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MatthewM
01-02-2008, 11:23 PM
Happy birthday to the man who thought of it all! He is the reason why we are all on this forum, delighting in the never ending journey through Middle-earth.

How will you celebrate/acknowledge this grand day? I plan on reading a chapter or two from The Lord of the Rings, of course, and I have already watched The Fellowship. I also hope to raise a glass of champagne or wine in his honor!

Long live Middle-earth! Happy birthday Tolkien!
TheGreatElvenWarrior
01-03-2008, 01:15 PM
My friend is coming over today and maybe I can convince her to have a LotR marathon with me! We could have a tea party!
Estelyn Telcontar
01-03-2008, 01:22 PM
To those who aren't familiar with the custom - Tolkien fans all over the world pause at 9 pm (their own local time) to toast him. It is customary to lift one's glass (with a drink of your choice - alcohol is not necessary) and say "The Professor". You can read more about it here (http://www.tolkiensociety.info/toast/2008/).
Folwren
01-03-2008, 01:40 PM
Sweet. My sister and I will have to see about that...Maybe Mom'll let us open a bottle of sparkling apple cider for dinner and we'll save some for afterwards...

Otherwise, I don't think I'm doing anything special - except continuing to read the biography my brother gave me for Christmas about Tolkien. It's a good book. Tolkien was a very interesting chap.

-- Folwren
Legate of Amon Lanc
01-03-2008, 02:01 PM
To those who aren't familiar with the custom - Tolkien fans all over the world pause at 9 pm (their own local time) to toast him. It is customary to lift one's glass (with a drink of your choice - alcohol is not necessary) and say "The Professor". You can read more about it here (http://www.tolkiensociety.info/toast/2008/).

I guess this was posted about time (and that I read it about time). So, The Professor!
The Might
01-03-2008, 08:43 PM
Well, I just was over at a friends place and TTT was on TV and I of course starting yelling "For Theoden!" as the riders left the Hornburg.
Still, the others agreed. :D

That was I guess our way to celebrate it, I actually totally forgot, but still I'll try to remember next year...:)