New Members - Introduce Yourself Here

[Mnemosyne]

What about Nemi as a nickname?

Sad thing was, I'd actually thought of that... Though you could make it Mnemi or Mnemie or something like that and it'd still be pronounced the same, at least in English (no initial "mn" cluster like in Ancient Greek. :p).

Syne also has appeal, though, because in Scots it means something along the lines of "past time" as in "Auld Lang Syne," which ties in nicely with the whole Memory thing. But to pronounce it in English it'd be equivalent to Sine, and there's something really weird about being named after a trigonometric function*.

On the other hand, if it were pronounced Elvish style with the rounded u and extra "e" syllable (as I tend to pronounce all members' names that aren't recognizably English) it sounds rather pretty.

Look, I'm sure one will stick to me soon enow.

*...I'd better get off this tangent...

[Groin Redbeard]

Welcome to the Downs Memi!:) Gosh! why do screen names have to be so complicated?:rolleyes:

[Mnemosyne]

Gosh! why do screen names have to be so complicated?

1). Can't have already been taken.
2). Must be sufficiently distinguishable from everyone else's such that when it goes through the inevitable contortions of nicknamery no one's confused.
3). I have to like it.
4). Greek is cool.

[Groin Redbeard]

1). Can't have already been taken.
2). Must be sufficiently distinguishable from everyone else's such that when it goes through the inevitable contortions of nicknamery no one's confused.
3). I have to like it.
4). Greek is cool.

Point's taken, especially the last one!:D Although, I think Latin is better.:p

[Rikae]

I vote for Nemi.

Welcome to the 'downs (or should you be the one welcoming me, since I've only been here a measly 2 1/2 years)?

[Eönwë]

I'm only at 6 posts and I already need a nickname? Yeesh!
Nonetheless, you still have been on the 'Downs more than probably half the people here, Nemi/Synie (you choose!).

Anyway, since I've only been here for barely a year, I suppose you know how these things work better than I do. ;)

[Rikae]

From what I've seen, signing up for a WW game while sporting a name of more than 2 syllables generally entitles one to a nickname, which may or may not be related to one's username... Steve. ;)

[PrinceOfTheHalflings]

Just thought I'd better say "hello". Have read LOTR countless times (more than 20) and am now trying it in Dutch (and I'm not Dutch, in case you're wondering). I'm also extremely fond of "Leaf By Niggle" and "Smith of Wootton Major", but I have read all of JRRT's books, of course.

I'm a musician, amongst other things.

[Inziladun]

Welcome, PrinceOfTheHalflings!
May your time here be illuminating and enjoyable.

[Groin Redbeard]

Welcome PrinceoftheHalflings! Is it alright if I call you Halfling Prince?:D

Anyhow, welcome to the Barrow Downs!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Welcome PrinceoftheHalflings! Is it alright if I call you Halfling Prince?:D
I can't see what good that brings, Groin. It's still about as long. I think sooner or later, some better nickname will come up, like PotH, or PoH, or even Winnie the PooH.

Anyway, once again welcome to the Downs, HP! (Harry Potter?!?) Enjoy your stay! (And Leaf by Niggle and the Smith are good, indeed :) )

[Nienna]

... this being my first post and all... i don't really know what to say... *hi*... I am Fea's roomate... the one she keeps talking about but has yet to register... well here i am.

[Inziladun]

Well met, Nienna. Welcome to the Downs.

[Mirandir]

Yay Kelly! Er...Nienna. This is going to take some getting used to... :p

And just in case you missed the memo, Fea, Lari, Brinn, and I are all absolutely ecstatic you finally registered. And to think, you weren't going to tell us. Shame on you. :D

[Nienna]

And to think, you weren't going to tell us. Shame on you. :D

I was going to tell you... just not till i had a fabulous post for Sally's game and then you went on my computer and found out for yourself... FAIL.

[Lariren Shadow]

Yes, welcome Kelly! Cause you just told me to welcome you!:D

[Rikae]

Hi Fea's Nienna! ;) Enjoy your death!

[Lariren Shadow]

Hi Fea's Nienna! ;) Enjoy your death!

Bad wolf!

[Nerwen]

Welcome, Nienna!:)

[Aganzir]

You know, it's kind of scary that one of my best friends we've been persuading to join has Nienna as her online name, too...

Anyway welcome. :) So how many of you are in the same place now? Five? Huh, you equal us Finns. ;)

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

So how many of you are in the same place now? Five? Huh, you equal us Finns. ;)

That was the plan all along, you know. :p

Right now we have me, Nienna, Lari, and Mira all together, and Rikae (and Mac) are definitely within visiting distance.

[Thinlómien]

Welcome, Nienna. :) (Although Fea gets closer and closer to break my 'downer-converting record, which is scary. :eek:;))

[Gil-Galad]

i must be hitting a record for coming and leaving...

[Thinlómien]

But who cares if you always come back. ;):)

[Brinniel]

So how many of you are in the same place now? Five? Huh, you equal us Finns.
Indeed, which is why you Finns should now come visit us. :p

Anyway, welcome Nienna (yes I'm slow at posting this; don't judge me!). Like I said, everyone eventually succumbs to the Downs...especially when they live with a BDer. ;)

[PrinceOfTheHalflings]

I can't see what good that brings, Groin. It's still about as long. I think sooner or later, some better nickname will come up, like PotH, or PoH, or even Winnie the PooH.

Anyway, once again welcome to the Downs, HP! (Harry Potter?!?) Enjoy your stay! (And Leaf by Niggle and the Smith are good, indeed :) )

Thanks for the welcome, everyone!

Yes, I was called PotH once ... somewhere else. In my youth in the West that is forgotten, perhaps. ;)

[Kent2010]

Hi, name is Mike. I'm a junior at KSU and INSS major, thats just short for social studies education. I watched the movies first, loved em, decided to read the books, loved those too. This is the first forum I've joined .I guess that means I'm a newbie :)

[alatar]

Welcome to the Downs, Kent2010! Hope that you enjoy your stay. :)

[Kent2010]

Thanks alatar it looks like there's something for everyone here! :)

[Bandobras Tunnelly]

Things seem to have been very quiet around here the past few days. However that is neither here nor there. Allow me to introduce myself. I am the bright young lad they call Bandobras Tunnelly, far traveler and new wonderer in these parts. Though I've felt joined to this place by proxy for quite some time as my bride, the fare Alaklondewen has told many a good tale with some cracking good tale tellers. My wind is long this morning as most everyone's is after a long night spent awake. But there will be rest if no where else but the end of days; though I expect that I'll be seeing you well before then.

[Durelin]

alak's hubby? Welcome!! I expect you have many good tales to tell yourself. :)

[hugahobbit05]

I'm hugahobbit05, but you can call me Sarah.

~

I first got into Lord of the Rings at the end of 2003 (around December). I had seen the first movie when it was released in 2001, but found it frightening. So, after waiting two years, I decided to give it another chance, and I am glad I did! I have had tons of favorite characters throughout the five years I have been a fan, and they include: Frodo, Sam, Faramir, Legolas, and now Pippin. I think I have always liked Pippin, but never enough to actually admit to liking him. I think that is enough to get you started; feel free to contact me. :D

[Inziladun]

Welcome hugahobbit05, or Sarah. If you haven't yet read the books, you certainly should. The movies don't really do them justice.
Anyway, have fun here at the Downs!

[Rubicashrama]

This is my first post and I am dedicating this to the Introduction Forum as per the forum rules. Before introducing myself, I would just like to thank the Administrator of this forum for giving me opportunity to join this community.



I am Rubica form India

Thanks and nice to meet you!

[Nerwen]

Welcome to the Downs, Rubica and hugahobbit05-or-Sarah!:)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Welcome, Rubica! I think it's nice (because it's quite rare) to have a 'Downer from India among us. Hope you are going to enjoy your stay here and find the BD interesting and helpful - and that you contribute as well :)

[Erendis]

Or mae govannen suits better?:pAlthough I 've been a dedicated fan of the Downs since 2004,only now I have the proper Internet connection to loggin quickly.
Well,I firstly saw FOTR,then TTT AND in summer of 2003 I found the love of my life;the books.6 years after that,I 'm considered to be the Tolkien guru of my school,but I crave to discuss with people better than me other issues than the video-game!
Just for the record,I 've posted a fan-fiction in the "drama" sector.If it happened you 've read it,I 'm really sorry it is incomplete;I 'll continue it after the end of my exams in July.
Anyway,I 'm glad I'm one of you now!

Namarie,
Erendis


P.S.Also,call me Yuuko or Katherine.

[Inziladun]

Welcome, Erendis. You've chosen what I believe is the best forum out there.
Enjoy yourself!

[TheOrcWithNoName]

Hello, Forum,

My handle is "TheOrcWithNoName", or Sonny for short : don't ask!

Am a forty-something middle-aged git, living in Birmingham, UK. Have had a strong affinity for all things Tolkien since reading The Hobbit, 30 odd years ago.

Have read the LOTR books, listened to the BBC radio adaption, seen the PJ films. And yes, I probably have a t-shirt buried about this place somewheres.

What has drawn me to this particular forum over a number of lesser ones (IMHO), is its diverse subject matter, knowledge and intelligent discussions that not only centre around the LOTR universe but for what looks like the entire history of Middle Earth and beyond.

With this in mind I hope to share my own thoughts, but more importantly learn & expand my rather limited knowledge of the JRR Tolkien world!

Thank you.... and apologies for the rather long tedious intro... :D

[Inziladun]

Be assured your intro was neither long nor tedious.
Welcome to the Downs!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Welcome, TheOrcWithNoName - I like the nick!* If you're at home in Birmingham, did you come to the "Tolkien 2005" conference there? It was the most wonderful Tolkien event I've attended so far and launched my real life involvement with the German Tolkien Society as well as attendance at two Oxonmoots up to now.


*Great - now I'm humming "I've been to the desert..." :rolleyes:

[TheOrcWithNoName]

Welcome, TheOrcWithNoName - I like the nick!* If you're at home in Birmingham, did you come to the "Tolkien 2005" conference there? It was the most wonderful Tolkien event I've attended so far and launched my real life involvement with the German Tolkien Society as well as attendance at two Oxonmoots up to now.


*Great - now I'm humming "I've been to the desert..." :rolleyes:


Unfortunately I missed the event much to my regret, although I was aware of a civic reception in the city in January of this year by the Lord Mayor at the Central Library.

However, I did spend most of yesterday at the "Middle Earth Weekend 2009" just down the road at Sarehole Mill. It was very good and well attended, even though the weather was quite appalling for most of the day.

[Thinlómien]

Welcome, Sonny! :)

[Eönwë]

Welcome, Sonny!

Always nice to have another Downer from the same country! :D

[Hakon]

Hi everyone, I am Hakon. My real name is Alex. I live in the United States and I am a big fan of Lord of the Rings. I have read the trilogy as well as the Hobbit two times each. I found this forum through a link on someones blog that I found when looking for a map of middle earth. I have spent a few days browsing the forum and now I have joined.

[Inziladun]

Welcome, Hakon. I like your avatar.

[Gwathagor]

Welcome welcome welcome.

[Erendis]

It is beautiful,indeed!

Welcome to the Downs,Hakon!

[Hakon]

Thank you all for the welcome and thank you for the comment on my avatar.

[Ulumuri]

Hello everybody, I'm Ulumuri, and that is my real name, honest. I've been lurking here for quite a while, but I thought this would be the ideal time to step out of the shadows, since, due to recent events, everyone is likely to suspect me of being the alter ego of some established member. ;)
I first read LOTR and in 2000, which makes me pretty much the youngest person to read the books before seeing the movies (as far as I know). :cool: A little more about me... I'm female, a college student, and live somewhere in the US. Informative, eh? I also have green hair, which would go nicely with this website if I could figure out how to make an avvie, and major in psych, though I'm thinking of switching to classics. I hope that gives you enough of a mental image.

I'm especially looking forward to getting involved in the roleplaying games here. :)

[Hakon]

Welcome to the Barrow-Downs, I hope you enjoy it here.

[Ulumuri]

Thanks, Hack, and I return the sentiment. Enjoy your death!

It's a sorry situation, though, when newbies must greet each other. The hospitality of the 'downs is somewhat lessened of late, I'm afraid.

:(

[Thinlómien]

Everybody is just burdened with end of school stuff or exam terms or whatever, I tell you... ;)

Enjoy your deaths, Hakon and Ulumuri! Looking forward to reading more from you both! :)

[Nerwen]

Yes, welcome to the Downs, Hakon and Ulumuri... and stop making me feel guilty!

(Come to think of it, I already welcomed Ulumuri in... you know... that thread....)

[The Might]

Yes, incredibly enough after a long struggle - longer than Gandalf with the balrog during the Battle of the Peak - I have defeated school and am finished with my tests for finishing highschool, with very pleasing results. :D

So now I have time to do stuff I also wanted to do - sleep, do nothing and return to the BD.

I was actually just looking on YT and a video caught my eye, the famous "They're taking the hobbits to Isengard", so I thought it was a sign for me to return here... if you'll have me back that is. ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Heey, Miggy!!! Fantastic! Now that's some great news. Congratulations to your victory over the Balrog ;) It is great to see you here again :)

[Thinlómien]

Yes, incredibly enough after a long struggle - longer than Gandalf with the balrog during the Battle of the Peak - I have defeated school and am finished with my tests for finishing highschool, with very pleasing results. :DHaha sounds very similar to my situation (although I'm still studying for University entrance exams :(), but hey, congrats and welcome back! :)

[The Might]

Thanks for the warm welcomes, guys!

Yeah, Lommy, fortunately Germany only has this general test and usually universities don't have own tests except some cases usually medicine or biology. So I'm done with everything. :D

And Legate, I am considering calling you Leggy in retaliation. :p

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

And Legate, I am considering calling you Leggy in retaliation. :p

You won't be the first, Migster ;)

(Okay, that was a bit too much, I apologise... to everyone :D )

[Eönwë]

Hi Mighty Wighty! :p
Welcome back.



....You will never be rid of it [your addiction to the BDs].....

[Pitchwife]

Welcome back Might, and congrats on slaying the balrog! Does that mean you're now Might the White?

And now you're back, maybe I'll finally find out whether my answer to your last riddle was correct;)!

[The Might]

I have just checked the riddles' thread and I see that my last riddle was answered correctly by Eonwe. Shortly afterwards I left for my sabbatical. :D

Or perhaps you mean some other quiz thread, in that case I have no idea which one... have been away for too long.

[Elonve]

Welcome Newbies!

Everyone who remembers me I'm back!
________
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[Inziladun]

Everyone who remembers me I'm back!

I don't, but welcome back all the same! :p

[Lenwe Ancalime]

Hello all

My name is Jay nice to meet you all, i'm from Hull in England, i'm a LoTR mentalist and i do know quite alot, but i want to learn everything i can :D

[Inziladun]

Hello all

My name is Jay nice to meet you all, i'm from Hull in England, i'm a LoTR mentalist and i do know quite alot, but i want to learn everything i can :D

Hull, you say? I think that was the home town of a quite good band from the
1980's. :)
Welcome!

[Eönwë]

Welcome to the 'Downs, Lenwe!

[Nessa Telrunya]

Hello, I'm Nessa Telrunya. :) I hope to enjoy posting here.

[Boromir88]

Hi Nessa, welcome...and I hope you like posting here too. ;) I like your thread in Mirth, it was a clever idea, and hopefully I can get back to to it sometime. :)

[Nessa Telrunya]

Ah, thank you! :) And where does the "Do the wave for Boromir the Disco king" come from? I think it's hilarious, but have no idea what started it.

[Hakon]

Welcome to the forum, I hope you enjoy it here.

[Amras]

Hello :)

[narfforc]

Welcome Amras, looking forward to hearing your views.

[Nessa Telrunya]

Why hello, darling Amras! It's good to finally see you here! XD

[Hakon]

Nessa, do you know Amras from somewhere other than this forum?

[Nessa Telrunya]

Yes, he is my lurvely brother whom I invited to the 'Downs. :)

[Hakon]

I see. You are lucky to have family that you can invite to a site you are part of. If my sister ever joined the Downs that would be a nightmare.

[Nessa Telrunya]

Well, that's probably what Amras is thinking about me right now. :rolleyes:

[Hakon]

Maybe he is. I think the problems my sister and I have are worse than most siblings. Is Amras younger or older?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

We are always happy to welcome new members and even more so if they are friends and family. However, now that this fact has been established, please use the PM function for any further private conversations - thanks!

[miriena]

Hello. I've been reading the forums for a while (and quite enjoying it) so I decided to actually join instead of lurking.

I first stepped into Tolkien's world in 1994 when my parents gave me The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings, and The Silmarillion for my 9th birthday. They probably regretted it because they couldn't pry me away from the books for a while. The books were translations of the actual stories into Russian and I remember thinking that I would very much like to read them in Tolkien's native language. My family ended up moving to the US several years later and as one of the first things I did upon arrival to the new country was to go to a bookstore and buy the books to read them in English (although my English was horrible at that point...).

The world that Tolkien created became so much a part of my own that separating them doesn't even make sense, it truly has been one of the biggest influences for me. Something about it that caught me and hasn't let go all these years. And I'm always glad to meet people who understand my feelings toward it :-)

[alatar]

miriena, Welcome to the Downs! Hope that you enjoy you stay.

[Pitchwife]

Welcome, miriena, and enjoy being dead!
I first stepped into Tolkien's world in 1994 when my parents gave me The Hobbit, The Lord Of The Rings, and The Silmarillion for my 9th birthday. They probably regretted it because they couldn't pry me away from the books for a while.
That sounds familiar. I got LotR for Christmas and was lost to the world until past New Year's Day. I suppose most of our families could tell a similar story...:)

[Thinlómien]

Welcome, miriena! Looking forward to seeing your posts elsewhere. :)

[Hakon]

Welcome to the forums Miriena.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Welcome miriena! Your story sounds somewhat like mine, at least you seem to have started reading LotR at about the same time, and at about almost the same age as me. Well, hope you will also enjoy the 'Downs as much as I found them! :)

[Loslote]

Hi, I'm Loslote. I just joined. I heard about this site from a family friend who's on here, but going to college, so probably won't have much time. I'm on another lotr site, but the formatting is a little different, so it'll take a while to get used to. :D

[Nerwen]

Welcome, Loslote! Enjoy your death!

[Laurinquë]

Hi, I'm Loslote. I just joined. I heard about this site from a family friend who's on here, but going to college, so probably won't have much time. I'm on another lotr site, but the formatting is a little different, so it'll take a while to get used to. :D

Indeed! Welcome to The Barrow-Downs Loslote! I hope you find the time to join our madness because we DO need more Alaskans on here! You'll notice my location is the Chandalar Shelf; you may have heard of the area, it's up in the Brooks Range. Not that I live there, I live in Anchorage, I just thought it was an amazing place and a good location. Sounds like a part of the pantry! :D

[Loslote]

Thanks, Nerwen and Laurinque! I've never heard of that spot, but it sounds beautiful. :D I live in the Valley.

[The Might]

Welcome, Loslote! Hope you'll enjoy the Barrow-downs and that you'll find the time to stop in the Quiz Room from time to time. :)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Thanks, Nerwen and Laurinque! I've never heard of that spot, but it sounds beautiful. :D I live in the Valley.
Yes, welcome. I quite agree with Lauri, we do need more Alaskans on the forum. I'm in Anchorage too!

[THE Ka]

Not exactly new, but 're-animated'.

Just decided to stop by and say hello when I had the chance, after disappearing for entirely too long.
To put it short, work and saving up money, then school happened. I'll try to swing by as much as I can, or as my major will allow me. Architecture be a cruel mistress...:rolleyes:

~ I'm Back, Ka

[Thinlómien]

*hugs THE Ka*

[THE Ka]

Awwh, thanks. My insides are dancing right now, thanks for the hug. I really missed the Downs.:D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Yay! THE Ka is back on the Downs!

[Pervinca Took]

Hello, Pervinca Took here. :) I've really enjoyed reading through a lot of the discussion threads here, but never got round to registering before.

[Inziladun]

Hello, Pervinca Took here. :) I've really enjoyed reading through a lot of the discussion threads here, but never got round to registering before.

Welcome! Feel free to join whatever discussion interests you.

[Pervinca Took]

Thag you very buch! :)

[Pitchwife]

Welcome to the afterlife, Pervinca, hope you enjoy it!

[Pervinca Took]

Thanks for the welcome, Pitchwife. :)

I hadn't realised there was a "shades" theme to the rank names etc - excellent to have a more original theme for a board ... and also great to celebrate a beautifully-written chapter which is usually omitted from dramatisations.

I'm pretty sure Pervinca would have strayed both to Bree and the Barrow-Downs quite a few times.

[Mnemosyne]

'm pretty sure Pervinca would have strayed both to Bree and the Barrow-Downs quite a few times.

That depends how Tookish a Took you think she was!

Welcome to the 'Downs, Pervinca, and I hope you enjoy being dead!

(Just please no dramatic rescues that involve running naked on the grass afterwards. Some of us have very active imaginations.)

[Pervinca Took]

:eek

Perish the thought. And thank you for the welcome. :)

[narfforc]

Hello again Pervinca, and welcome.

[Gil-Galad]

I here this where we speak of Tolkien and werewolves and Hookbill.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I here this where we speak of Tolkien and werewolves and Hookbill.

Ha! Gil-Galad! Beyond all hope you return to us...? Hmm, interestingly enough, we've just been talking about you today with Lommy. Well, not really talking on any lenghts, but we remembered you. Welcome back!

[Gil-Galad]

Ha! Gil-Galad! Beyond all hope you return to us...? Hmm, interestingly enough, we've just been talking about you today with Lommy. Well, not really talking on any lenghts, but we remembered you. Welcome back!

Speak my name and I shall return. It is true, I am here to help.

That and I am intrigued at what was said about me.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Speak my name and I shall return. It is true, I am here to help.

That and I am intrigued at what was said about me.

Nothing much, but the mention that you are not around any more. And lo, here you are. So indeed it may be so as you say :)

[Thinlómien]

Welcome, Pervinca, and welcome back, Gil. :)

[The Might]

Although I'd probably be a Brandybuck, hello Pervinca and have fun haunting through the barrows!

[Gwathagor]

Greetings and salivations to all.

[Pervinca Took]

Thank you! ;)

[The Saucepan Man]

Back again! Evening all. :)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Welcome back, SPM!

You've been missed!

...

Please don't sue me for libel! :eek:

[Gwathagor]

The Saucepan Man himself! Welcome, indeed!

[The Saucepan Man]

Please don't sue me for libel!Hmm, I see that I have some reading to do ... :rolleyes:

Hello, Gwathagor. Nice to meet you. :)

[Gwathagor]

Hello, Gwathagor. Nice to meet you. :)

The pleasure is all mine!

[Formendacil]

I know I'm supposed to be on silent retreat--and I'm being a good boy, mostly, I promise!--but I can't let SPM's return go unmarked!

Welcome back, sir, very welcome back!

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Back again! Evening all. :)

Oh my. . . I never thought this day would come.

I guess we no longer need tor read about your adventures in "The Downer", we can just get the stories from you.

Anyways it is good to have you back.

[The Saucepan Man]

Well met, Formy and Rune. :)

I guess we no longer need tor read about your adventures in "The Downer", we can just get the stories from you.Good grief! What has that scurrilous rag been printing? Still, whatever it is, I am sure that it is far more interesting than anything that I might come up with ...

[Morsul the Dark]

SAUCEY!!!! does this mean I'll get to play more cryptic clues?:D

WELcome Back!

[Inziladun]

Well met, SPM. I'm afraid I was rather inactive when you were around a lot. Here's hoping to see more of you from now on.

[Mnemosyne]

Back again! Evening all. :)

Holy Elbereth! *swoons*

...Sorry.

Sauce, allow me to introduce myself as an inveterate lurker. I became addicted to reading the 'Downs right around your heyday (I think your WW game was the first I read) but only actually joined less than a year ago.

It is an honor to be in your presence, sir.

~Mnemosyne

[Hakon]

Welcome back. We have not yet met anyway nice to meet you.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

The Great Saucepan Man has returned! I am humbled in your presence!

~The(NotSoGreat)ElvenWarrior

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Whaaaaaat? Impossible! Well, I guess reactions like this will be all over the place now :D Yay! I was hoping for your return, sir SpM, but looks like my hope was still not "real" enough, I am surprised and amazed :) Welcome back! Well, and I hope you are planning to also stay around.

[Eönwë]

Back again! Evening all. :)

Wow. The return of SPM.


Just goes to show that you can never truly leave the 'Downs after you reach a certain point (and SPM has obviously reached that point further than most of us).

And yes, I joined just about when you were leaving, which at the time seemed a shame, but now you've returned so it doesn't matter.
Welcome back!




PS. It's great when the legendary 'Downers of old return.

[Pitchwife]

Delighted to meet you, SpM! I'm another former long-time lurker and have always enjoyed your posts. Great to have you around again!

[Mithalwen]

Back again! Evening all. :)

Splendid... you know after two posts in two year you are still miles ahead in the post count ...

[Eönwë]

Splendid... you know after two posts in two year you are still miles ahead in the post count ...

And still has quite a large number for posts per day.

[Hakon]

The Great Saucepan Man has returned! I am humbled in your presence!

~The(NotSoGreat)ElvenWarrior

What makes him so great?

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

What makes him so great?
Have you ever read SPM's old posts? He posted very wise, and very interesting things! I love to read old threads. SPM posted a lot before I came. Even after for a while...

[Pitchwife]

Apart from having the most posts of all Downers past and present, by a fair margin? I can't claim to have read more than a tiny fraction of them, but not one that was boring. There are a couple of people without whom this place wouldn't be what it is, and SpM's one of them.

EDIT: x-ed with TGEW. Exactly.

[Mithalwen]

What makes him so great?

Wit and intelligence - he used to be at the top of the rep as well before the world was changed.

He could get grumpy (pot..kettle) and while you might not agree with him - goodness knows I crossed swords a few times and had the odd full and frank exchange of views by PM - his posting was of the highest calibre.

Oh and he is a fiendishly good Werewolf player and mod (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=524596&postcount=447).

We were saying at Oxford how much we missed him . And now I bet he will spit his beer if he reads that I said that... :Merisu:

[The Saucepan Man]

Hush now, all of you. You are embarassing me. It will all go to my head and no good will come of it ... ;)

But thank you for the warm welcome, which makes me feel right back at home again, and greetings to old friends and to some new (to me) faces who I hope to get to know better.

I am afraid that my Tolkien is a bit rusty, so I have a bit of catching up to do. And as for that (frankly ludicrous) post count of mine, well I put it down to a rather obsessive approach to Werewolf and long hours spent in the Quiz Room with knowledgable souls who know much more about Tolkien's works than me. In fact, that may just be the best place to brush up on my Tolkien ...

[wilwarin538]

Yay!!!!

Quickly now everyone, chain him down before he can leave again! :p

Welcome back Saucey!!!! :D

[Nogrod]

Hush now, all of you. You are embarassing me. It will all go to my head and no good will come of it ... ;)Braving the open prohibiton... So nice to see you for a long time SPM!

And don't we all need some boost every once in a while? :D

[Mnemosyne]

And don't we all need some boost every once in a while? :D

No. (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/member.php?u=748)

[Mithalwen]

Hush now, all of you. You are embarassing me. It will all go to my head and no good will come of it ... ;)



Well as long as you don't start forging rings of power...

Oh no Mnemo... that is like getting people NOT to clap for Tinkerbell!

[Morsul the Dark]

almost Gandalf Like lol, Paraphrasing from Hobbit "Oh Gandalf if you have heard even a fraction of what I've heard and I have heard very little of what there is of him then you'd be ready for any great adventure!"

[alatar]

I am afraid that my Tolkien is a bit rusty, so I have a bit of catching up to do. And as for that (frankly ludicrous) post count of mine, well I put it down to a rather obsessive approach to Werewolf and long hours spent in the Quiz Room with knowledgable souls who know much more about Tolkien's works than me. In fact, that may just be the best place to brush up on my Tolkien ...
You know, you could just recycle a lot of those old posts as they're surely just as good today as they were back then. Good for us, good for you, and good for the environment of course...:)

Welcome back, by the way, and I look forward to reading your new posts as well.

alatar already starts to wonder what significance SpM's return portends... :D

[Morsul the Dark]

alatar already starts to wonder what significance SpM's return portends... :D

Well that Depends on where You're looking For example The quiz room shall be pushed into the dynasty of Legate And SPM making those of us not so clever riddlers mere toys :D

But if you look elsewhere It means another Admin to battle the Spammers:smokin:

[Mithalwen]

alatar already starts to wonder what significance SpM's return portends... :D

Are you suggesting you should fetch the casket of lebethron and silver from the Hallows? :p

[alatar]

Are you suggesting you should fetch the casket of lebethron and silver from the Hallows? :p
I'm just wondering what has brought the esteemed SpM back at this time. Random, or is some new movement afoot?

[Bêthberry]

I'm just wondering what has brought the esteemed SpM back at this time. Random, or is some new movement afoot?

It would be possible to infer that his appearance has something to do with the plethora of siggie spammers we've had recently. After all, 'twas I who endearingly nicknamed him SPaM because of the quality and quantity of his posts. Perhaps he's here to teach the taudry spammers a thing or two? :D :smokin:

[Pitchwife]

alatar already starts to wonder what significance SpM's return portends... :D
That sounds as if he was Halley's Comet!;):D

[Gwathagor]

A king is going to die?

[skip spence]

The rapture?

[Nogrod]

No. (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/member.php?u=748)Heh...You're right. :D

[Mnemosyne]

Oh no Mnemo... that is like getting people NOT to clap for Tinkerbell!

You know, I've always wondered what would happen if nobody clapped for Tink in a production...

*ducks out of thread before Skwerlz can devour her*

[Thinlómien]

I think it's only appropriate to welcome our mass-poster back with such a flood of posts. :D (Although, I must say the SPM-level quality is still missing. ;))

Anyway, glad to see you're back, Saucie. :)

[Mirkgirl]

I'm not really new... but I did use to be online on the chat more and for many years to count not even that... was wondering if there's anyone here still remember ol' me...

Otherwise I'm from Bulgaria, got my education in Germany. Nice to meet you.

[Morsul the Dark]

I'm not really new... but I did use to be online on the chat more and for many years to count not even that... was wondering if there's anyone here still remember ol' me...

Otherwise I'm from Bulgaria, got my education in Germany. Nice to meet you.

Sorry Yu may have been before me or My memory stinks but at any rate YAY Someone who isn't a spambot!!! YAY

[Mirkgirl]

If I only had the energy of a spambot...

happy to get a better welcome tho... I guess the whole tolkien business did die these days... not the best example myself I must admit

[Bêthberry]

Hi there Mirkgirl. I remember you from chat. There's still a few of us who carry the torch here.

Welcome back. :cool:

[Mirkgirl]

Hi there Mirkgirl. I remember you from chat. There's still a few of us who carry the torch here.

Welcome back. :cool:

Spiffy, hi Bethberry :) How've you been doing?

[Thinlómien]

Welcome back Mirkgirl. I remember you vaguely, if that helps. :D Hope to get to know you better now. :)

[Pitchwife]

YAY Someone who isn't a spambot!!! YAY
Really nice for a change, isn't it? Hi Mirkgirl, pleased to meet you!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Hi, Mirky! Oh my, it's been awhile! Nice to see you around again!

[cisnynix]

I am a newbie in this forum, so i would like to make a new member and contribute my ideas and improve my knowledge from the others.I was registered at your forum. I have printed the test message. Do not delete, please.Gee! this thread will attract many people to give more info

[Inziladun]

I am a newbie in this forum, so i would like to make a new member and contribute my ideas and improve my knowledge from the others.I was registered at your forum. I have printed the test message. Do not delete, please.Gee! this thread will attract many people to give more info

Please forgive my suspicion, if it is unwarranted. I have a few questions though, as your 'introduction' appears rather generic. Do you know what this forum is about? What we discuss? What do you think about the forum theme?

EDIT- Ah, banned already. It's so hard to be a spammer these days.

[Pitchwife]

They're getting more and more cunning these days. This one even introduced himself on the proper thread - and he almost sounded like "Nice Downerss, please don't ban poor Spamgol from their nice forum, we promises to be very nice, yes we doess, my precioussss!"
Kudos to the Security Forces for quick action!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

I was going to delete the spam post, but as it seems to be entertaining for the moment, I will leave it there for a short while.

[Inziladun]

I was going to delete the spam post, but as it seems to be entertaining for the moment, I will leave it there for a short while.

I wouldn't say it was entertaining, so much as pitiful. You'd think after being banned many times they'd get the message. Surely there are other fora out there where they could post things like that with impunity. As it is, our mods and members have precious little patience with such obvious huckstering.

[alatar]

As it is, our mods and members have precious little patience with such obvious huckstering.
Nah. I'm just trying to up my post count...:D

Giving infractions do count, don't they?

[mark12_30]

Back again! Evening all. :)

Saucie??? SAUCIE?????

And there was dancing on the riverbank!

Does it have something to do with Daylight Savings TIme...?

[mark12_30]

Okay, now for the silly question. Whatsa spambot?

[Mithalwen]

a flaming nuisance... though occasionally diverting. :cool:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spambot

[mark12_30]

Oh.

Eeew.

......................

Mith... Flanders Fields. I love your sig.
"....And in the sky,
the larks, still bravely singing, fly
scarce heard amod the guns below."

[Mugwump]

Hello, everyone. Some of you here may (or maybe not) know me by this name. My introduction to fantasy and the Tolkien world began in 1976 when I first started playing Dungeons & Dragons. Mugwump was the name of a Dwarven character from "Talwaithe," a PBM (play-by-mail) fantasy game I ran in the early 1980s, reviewed in Space Gamer magazine, issue 60 (February 1983). I met the player of this character at a gaming convention sometime later, and he looked exactly like Mugwump: short, stocky, with long red hair and beard--not actually a human dwarf, but a perfect fit for a fantasy dwarf. I lost track of him after that, but thereafter I appropriated "Mugwump" as a Dwarven character for playing FRP games.

I'm currently playing Mugwump in LotRO (Lord of the Rings Online) on the Nimrodel server. Since then, I've noticed other "Mugwumps" springing up on other servers.

But that's just a bit of trivia about the name. I've loved The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion for a long time.

[Inziladun]

Welcome, Mugwump!

I know very little about RPGing and whatnot, but I think you'll find that whatever interests you about Tolkien, this is an excellent spot for discussing it.

[Mnemosyne]

Welcome to the 'Downs, Mugwump! I hope you enjoy your death.

We do have a couple or three members here who have been on LOTRO, though I don't know if any of them are currently playing. There's a thread on it here (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=13618), back when it was still in beta, if you want to check it out.

[Morsul the Dark]

Mugwump welcome I give one simple warning once you're on the downs you can't get away... it's too addicting!

[Nogrod]

Hi Mugwump!

And welcome! It's always "fresh" to see older people join... :rolleyes:

I hope you enjoy your time here. Just try everything... even the stupid-looking things. They're mostly fun and at best addicting, as Morsul already witnessed.

[Mugwump]

Mugwump welcome I give one simple warning once you're on the downs you can't get away... it's too addicting!
Yeah, that almost happened to Frodo and his friends, didn't it? Except Bombadil helped them get away. ;)

[Mnemosyne]

Yeah, that almost happened to Frodo and his friends, didn't it? Except Bombadil helped them get away. ;)

But at. What. COST??? [/Shatner]

*tries and fails to scrub images of nekkid hobbits from her brain*

[Mugwump]

Hi Mugwump!
And welcome! It's always "fresh" to see older people join... :rolleyes:

Whom are you calling "older"? I'm quite young by Númenórean standards! ;)

[Nogrod]

Whom are you calling "older"?One of them older guys... :)

[Pitchwife]

Welcome among the ranks of the undead, Mugwump! Hope you like it here!
Just try everything... even the stupid-looking things. They're mostly fun and at best addicting, as Morsul already witnessed.
Indeed, it's a perfect place, whether you like discussions or games or role-playing or riddles best, or weird humour and good-natured banter, or just reading and thinking, or a pleasant mixture of them all.

[Bêthberry]

But that's just a bit of trivia about the name. I've loved The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion for a long time.


And now myself, I thought of the 60's rock band The_Mugwumps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mugwumps), which produced members of The Mamas and The Papas and Lovin Spoonful. Now I'll have to get their music out of my head and consciously think "dwarven" when I read your posts. :D

Welcome to the Downs, Mugwump!

Bethberry ~ otherwise known by her dwarven rpg name, Riverkindler

[skip spence]

Yeah, welcome Mugwump!

Did you ever read William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch by the way? You should because it's quite brilliant and also because there are Mugwumps in that novel, but since this is a family friendly site I will not link to any descriptions of these rather unsightly creatures.

[Bes]

Hey folks. I heard about this place from Roa, and it sounds like you guys have a lot of fun. I thought I'd come and give it a try.

[Mnemosyne]

Hooray, another fresh corpse!

Enjoy your death, Bes!

[Pitchwife]

Yay! Another new Downer! And another new Werewolf player as well!
Welcome to the black-and-green netherworld, Bes! You may find there's a lot of fun to be had here besides WW, too - so tuck in and enjoy!

[Mugwump]

Did you ever read William S. Burroughs Naked Lunch by the way? You should because it's quite brilliant and also because there are Mugwumps in that novel....
Yes, but the word's derivation is much earlier than that. Mugwump was an Americanism, an early 19th century revival of the Massachusett Indian word mugquomp, a syncopated form of muggumquomp, meaning war leader. About 50 years later mugwump was used to refer to any Republican who refused to support the party nominee, James Blaine, in the presidential campaign of 1884. Thereafter it was used to refer generally to a person unable to make up his mind, or who was neutral on a controversial political issue. The great cartoonist Walt Kelly used the word mugwump in this sense in his comic strip Pogo, to refer to the type of person who can never quite make up his mind, a fence-straddler.

Now is that more than you needed or ever wanted to know, or what? :D

[Gwathagor]

Welcome, one and all. I would like to wish you my customary greetings and salivations.

[Thinlómien]

Welcome, Mugwump and Bes. :)

[skip spence]

Now is that more than you needed or ever wanted to know, or what? :D
Not at all... Though I did not think that Burroughs invented the word I nevertheless feel enlightened by that very Tolkenian derivation of your username. Cheers!:)

[Mugwump]

I nevertheless feel enlightened by that very Tolkenian derivation of your username. Cheers!:)
Well... thanks, but I'd never claim that Mugwump was more Tolkienian than Skip. ;)

[Inziladun]

My name is Thomas and I'd just like to say hi to everyone. As everybody knows that nowadays forums are the best source of Knowledge, and through forums we can learn a lot. When I heard of the community I thought it would be wonderful to expand to a new community, meet like minded people and share thoughts and services with fellow members.I am sure there's a lot of interesting topics and discussions happening on this forum and wanted to check it out.I was looking for a new forum to join and the higher powers of Google has brought me here!
I look forward to meeting you all and wish you the best of success.

What's funny about this one is he tried to put a spam link in his sig and couldn't manage it. :rolleyes:

[tromkehra]

Hey I'm new here, Roa was telling me about this place and sounds like a lot of fun :D.

[Hakon]

Hey I'm new here, Roa was telling me about this place and sounds like a lot of fun :D.

This is making me start to think that Roa is leading spambots to this site. No offense to you if you are a real person.

[Loslote]

This is making me start to think that Roa is leading spambots to this site. No offense to you if you are a real person.

I'm pretty sure tromkehra is a real person. The other people Roa's brought here were. Plus, spambots usually don't sign up for Werewolves, do they? ;)

And, hi tromkehra. :)

[Pitchwife]

Welcome to the Downs, tromkehra, hope you'll enjoy the manifold pastimes of the undead!
Please forgive Hakon's somewhat less than enthusiastic welcome, it's just that this place has been inundated by a real wave of spambots lately, some of them looking almost genuine. And thanks to Roa for recruiting yet another proselyte!
Plus, spambots usually don't sign up for Werewolves, do they?
Hush! Don't give them ideas...:eek:

[tromkehra]

Thank you guys for the welcome, heh well I'm sure there's good reason for the worry then. I do promise that I'm an actual person. Thank you for the welcome, Lostote and Pitchwife. :)

[Boromir88]

Welcome tromkehra, I look forward to werwolfing with you. :D

And congrats to Roa for all her recruiting. One question though, please tell me these recruits aren't Roa's personal army of analyzers? :p

[micklejohn]

Hello everyone
I am new to the forum. I am very glad to found this site and to be a part of this community.I thought it might be a good idea to have a stickied thread where people can say a little bit about themselves if they choose.This site is really doing great work.My hobby is to make friends,Traveling,listing music,watching beautiful scenes and capturing them and to know about new stuffs.There are many interesting things I have seen in the site.I always look for informative things.So I hope this side will help me.Thanks.

[JoltFlame]

Hello, I am a newly registered member. I have mainly come to discuss the confrontation between The Black Captain and Gandalf.

[Mugwump]

Welcome, Joltflame! I'm new here too.

(I suppose you mean the movie confrontation between dino-riding super-Nazgul and wimpy-Gandalf?)

[JoltFlame]

I thank you for your hospitality, I too hope you'll enjoy your stay.

In regard to your following question, I cannot recall any of the attributes of the characters as depicted by you.

[The Might]

Welcome all new members! :)
Always nice to see some new faces around here.

[Gwathagor]

Welcome, one and all. Put the Barrow-Downs in your bookmarks toolbar. It is the second-best thing you can do with your life.

[Hakon]

Welcome, one and all. Put the Barrow-Downs in your bookmarks toolbar. It is the second-best thing you can do with your life.

What is the first?

[Loslote]

What is the first?

Making it your homepage, of course. :Merisu:

[Gwathagor]

What is the first?

I'm not allowed to say.

[raseellwillish]

Hello Everyone,
My name is Rasell, I am new to this forum. I am glad I found this site on Google and joined in without a further thought, as who would miss out an opportunity on being in t he Middle-Earth. Discussing about the Dragons, Mordor, Shire and other such interesting topics. I would be glad to share the information I have with the others and provide my contribution. I am sure that I will come to terms with a lot of things that I was not aware of earlier. Looking forward to have a good time posting here.

[Huscarl]

Hwæt, folks!

I'm Hus, an amateur historian (Anglo-Saxon and Viking Britain are my 'specialities'), film buff and keen artist!

I loved the Rings trilogy, and although my Tolkien knowledge is slim, I look forward to chatting!

[Inziladun]

Welcome, Huscarl.

Enjoy your stay!

[Pitchwife]

Welcome to the underworld, Huscarl, hope you like it!

[Thinlómien]

*echoes Zil and Pitch*

Enjoy being dead, Huscarl. ;)

[Dakêsîntrah]

Greetings. I am not really new to the forum, but yes, I am a new contributor. :D

[Bêthberry]

Welcome Huscarl and Dakêsîntrah. I hope you'll enjoy a long afterlife here.

After reading Lommie's comment about Zil and Pitch, I find now I can't rid myself thinking of them as the duo called Ziltch :D.

[Pitchwife]

Greetings too, Dakêsîntrah, and welcome to the Downs! Judging from your first post, you obviously have quite a lot to contribute. Enjoy being dead!

P.S.:After reading Lommie's comment about Zil and Pitch, I find now I can't rid myself thinking of them as the duo called Ziltch .
Thanks a lot! I'll have to suspect him more in the next Werewolf game, or there'll be no end of this... :D

[The Might]

Welcome, new members, hope you enjoy the Downs!

Huscarl, your name reminds me of Age of Empires II, I remember the Gothic hero unit was called that.
There was a pretty sweet mission in there where you started off in Normandy as William the Conqueror and had to fight your way to Harold the Saxon's castle, defended by a bunch of huscarls.
Luckily you got help from Harald Hardraade and the unique Viking units, the berserks quickly got rid of the huscarls. :D

Good times...

[Gwathagor]

Welcome, new members, hope you enjoy the Downs!

Huscarl, your name reminds me of Age of Empires II, I remember the Gothic hero unit was called that.
There was a pretty sweet mission in there where you started off in Normandy as William the Conqueror and had to fight your way to Harold the Saxon's castle, defended by a bunch of huscarls.
Luckily you got help from Harald Hardraade and the unique Viking units, the berserks quickly got rid of the huscarls. :D

Good times...

AOE II pour la victoire!

[Eönwë]

Huscarl, your name reminds me of Age of Empires II, I remember the Gothic hero unit was called that.
There was a pretty sweet mission in there where you started off in Normandy as William the Conqueror and had to fight your way to Harold the Saxon's castle, defended by a bunch of huscarls.
Luckily you got help from Harald Hardraade and the unique Viking units, the berserks quickly got rid of the huscarls. :D

Good times...

I loved that game... not to mention that fact that they were some of the best warriors in Northern Europe at the time!

And welcome Huscarl and Dakêsîntrah!

[Glirdan]

So...uhh...yeah...I'm not so new....actually, it's been about two years since I was last on and have finally decided to make a come back (in fear of having my life taken away by those fellow Downer's surrounding me!!!). So yes, don't really need give a self-explanation seeing as most of you have now met me and if you want to know more, well, message me!!

[The Might]

We've never had the opportunity to meet on the Downs so far, but I am happy to say hi now. :D
Always good to see long-time members return.

[Boromir88]

Glirdan!!! Welcome back, don't know why I'm saying this here, because you are next to me and I could have just told you.

[Dimturiel]

I've dropped out of this place a while ago and, to be honest, I thought I would never have the time or energy to return again. Well, seems this place has kind of the same effect as the Ring: Once it takes hold of you, it never lets go:D. Anyway, I am back and intend on staying and being as active as my last year in unniversity allows me. It's good to be here again:).

[Bêthberry]

PS. Thanks a lot! I'll have to suspect him more in the next Werewolf game, or there'll be no end of this... :D

Tee hee! Always glad to help improve a werewolf game even if I don't play. :D

I have a question for our new member Dakêsîntrah. Whence comes your nick? It looks a bit similar to the orcish tongue, but no words exactly fit, nor with the dwarven tongue either. There is a black metal band called Darkestrah as well, but . . . perhaps we should just let you provide an explanation? :)

[Dakêsîntrah]

Whence comes your nick? It looks a bit similar to the orcish tongue, but no words exactly fit, nor with the dwarven tongue either.

It's just a random name I pulled out of the Barrow Downs Name Generator.

Supposedly it is Adûnaic.

[Pitchwife]

Hi Glirdan and Dimturiel, pleased to meet you!

[Airaloske]

hello all, my name is Tracey Walker, formerly of Southern California, now a resident of Bluefield, West VA. Yay.

Tolkien is one of the biggest parts of my life. His work got me through some of my darkest hours waaaay back in the day. He made me believe that there is more to life than the obvious. He helped me realize that there is some good left in the world. If he was alive today I'd find a way to meet him and to learn everything I could from him.

I have been married for 1 1/3 years to my dedicated and devoted husband David, whom I sometimes refer to as Tas (Tasselhoff, NOT the stupid frigging Looney Toons character. ugh). I met him on a Tolkien fan site chat room, believe it or not. This past October we welcomed our son Roby (ROW-bee, like Toby with an R) and he eats like a little hobbit himself.

Though I am currently not working, I am a certified medical assistant and I enjoy my profession immensely. There is nothing quite like getting to know patients and getting to really relate to them on a personal level. I'd like to go back to school and do the RN program, but I don't know if I would really have the spine for it. After seeing how the nurses had to move and think on their feet during my 50-hour childbirth extravaganza I have been having second thoughts about that particular career path. It'll all work out in time.

I've never been a regular forum poster; my main form of internet communication is chat, particularly a Tolkien chat on a site that shall remain nameless because I'm not here to advertise. If you really want to know where it is I'd be happy to give you the URL, PM me.

I am on Facebook under Tracey J. Walker, or you can look me up via my e-mail. I enjoy meeting new people, whether in real life or not, and honestly have nothing better to do than to sit and talk, once the housework is done and the baby is put to bed.

[Inziladun]

That's quite an intro, Airaloske. Welcome to the Downs!
For Tolkien talk, I know of no better place than this. Make yourself at home, and jump right into whatever strikes your interest.

[Gwathagor]

hello all, my name is Tracey Walker, formerly of Southern California, now a resident of Bluefield, West VA. Yay.

Tolkien is one of the biggest parts of my life. His work got me through some of my darkest hours waaaay back in the day. He made me believe that there is more to life than the obvious. He helped me realize that there is some good left in the world. If he was alive today I'd find a way to meet him and to learn everything I could from him.

I have been married for 1 1/3 years to my dedicated and devoted husband David, whom I sometimes refer to as Tas (Tasselhoff, NOT the stupid frigging Looney Toons character. ugh). I met him on a Tolkien fan site chat room, believe it or not. This past October we welcomed our son Roby (ROW-bee, like Toby with an R) and he eats like a little hobbit himself.

Though I am currently not working, I am a certified medical assistant and I enjoy my profession immensely. There is nothing quite like getting to know patients and getting to really relate to them on a personal level. I'd like to go back to school and do the RN program, but I don't know if I would really have the spine for it. After seeing how the nurses had to move and think on their feet during my 50-hour childbirth extravaganza I have been having second thoughts about that particular career path. It'll all work out in time.

I've never been a regular forum poster; my main form of internet communication is chat, particularly a Tolkien chat on a site that shall remain nameless because I'm not here to advertise. If you really want to know where it is I'd be happy to give you the URL, PM me.

I am on Facebook under Tracey J. Walker, or you can look me up via my e-mail. I enjoy meeting new people, whether in real life or not, and honestly have nothing better to do than to sit and talk, once the housework is done and the baby is put to bed.

I know your dad.

[Airaloske]

I know your dad.

really? Hah, well a lot of people know my dad :)

[Gwathagor]

really? Hah, well a lot of people know my dad :)

Doesn't surprise me. He's a friendly guy.

[Airaloske]

Doesn't surprise me. He's a friendly guy.

he is. tell him hi for me sometime :)

[Gwathagor]

he is. tell him hi for me sometime :)

You bet. We're putting together an Irish band, so we usually hang out about once a week. He'll get a kick out of this.

Just yesterday he was mentioning he had a daughter who's a big Tolkien fan and is currently living in West Virginia, so it was a bit eerie to come on here today and see you posting.
:D

[Airaloske]

You bet. We're putting together an Irish band, so we usually hang out about once a week. He'll get a kick out of this.

Just yesterday he was mentioning he had a daughter who's a big Tolkien fan and is currently living in West Virginia, so it was a bit eerie to come on here today and see you posting.
:D


thats actually quite hilarious. glad my dad remembered :)

Irish band? if you ever need backup female vocals and have an extra plane ticket to CA i'm totally in :p

[Gwathagor]

thats actually quite hilarious. glad my dad remembered :)

Irish band? if you ever need backup female vocals and have an extra plane ticket to CA i'm totally in :p

Ha ha. Right on.

[Pitchwife]

Hi Airaloske! You sound like you were born to be a Downer. Welcome, and nice to have you with us!

[Airaloske]

lol "born to be a downer"

that made me laugh for some reason ;)

but in all honesty, thank you :)

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I know your dad
That's quite a coincidence. Welcome to the Downs, Airaloske!

[Airaloske]

this kind of thing happens to me quite often, actually :)

thanks!

[Airaloske]

That's quite an intro, Airaloske. Welcome to the Downs!
For Tolkien talk, I know of no better place than this. Make yourself at home, and jump right into whatever strikes your interest.

hah i thought i'd give you all something to read.

[Loslote]

lol "born to be a downer"

that made me laugh for some reason ;)

but in all honesty, thank you :)

Hehe, possibly because "being a Downer" means that you are "dead". And yet, "born to be dead" just doesn't have the same ring to it. ;)

Welcome, Aira!

[Airaloske]

:d

[Glirdan]

Welcome, Aira!

You have an official nickname!! It'll stick with you for the rest of your death. :rolleyes:

Anyways, welcome to the Down's!! :D

[Airaloske]

You have an official nickname!! It'll stick with you for the rest of your death. :rolleyes:

Anyways, welcome to the Down's!! :D


hah thats always the nickname

[Loslote]

hah thats always the nickname

Mm, glad you don't mind. I already get confused enough with Lottie, Lommy, and Lossie (admittedly both Lottie and Lossie are mine, but still...). Adding Loskie to the mix would make my head hurt. :p

[The Might]

Aira sounds nice, better than Miggy or similar creations :D

Hope you'll enjoy the Downs!

Does Airaloske mean anything in a M-e language?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Welcome, Airaloske! I deleted the e-mail address in your introductory post. Anyone who wants to contact you can do so by PM, and we encourage members not to give away too much personal information on the forum.

[Airaloske]

Aira sounds nice, better than Miggy or similar creations :D

Hope you'll enjoy the Downs!

Does Airaloske mean anything in a M-e language?

cant remember if its sindarin or quenya, but its a derivation of copper-haired. my hair used to be a red-brown. i've had this name for what seems like a million years.

[Thinlómien]

Welcome to 'downs, Aira and Dake! Hope you enjoy your stay. :)

And welcome back Glirdan and Dim! Lovely to see you back.

[Joseph]

Hi everyone my name is Joseph i`m a 23 year old male from North Wales in the uk
I`m very much into Tolkien after having read all of the lord of the rings books, the silmarillion (Gasp) and the hobbit. At the moment i`m trying to read the children of Hurin.
This is a great site for information about all of Tolkien`s work and I look forward to finding out all I can. I also find from what I have read that this forum is very warm and friendly and I hope to be able to get to know some fans of the lord of the rings.
hope this thread is ok
Thanks
Joseph:)

[Inziladun]

Welcome, Joseph!

You're spot on in thinking this thread was the place to introduce yourself, and also in your estimation of this forum's excellence.

Cheers!

[BHKoga127]

Hey all, BHKoga127 here to bring you all some fresh blood. :p

So a bit about myself and my history with the rings...hmm...well, I wont lie to you kind people, I'm not the biggest rings fan out there, but I do enjoy the story and Tolkien, plus I have some friends who are die-hard fanatics (they're actually the ones who brought me to this place and "convinced" me to join). I do remember years ago reading The Hobbit and loving it immensely, then realizing I has seen something similar several years prior to that on TV. This lead me to find the animated movies on VHS and watch all of the series on my tiny little bedroom TV. I still own the VHS tapes today and am taking them down to college with me as this new semester gets ready to begin, to share with my aforementioned friends.

Anyway, in more recent years, I tried reading Fellowship for school, but a combination of being forced to read it, the time constraints on me, just landing my first job, and of course an ever increasing love of video games, well...I didn't finish. Actually, I only made it up to wonderful ol' Tom Bombadil, but in retrospect, better to camp out there and be merry while Frodo and the gang risk life an' limb towards Mordor. Hell, if they fail, I'll be relatively safe for a while, now wouldn't I? Well, safer than I'd be elsewhere. Besides that though, I have seen the movies and knowing that books are always better, I do plan on getting to them soon...I hope. College makes finding free time a little difficult, but I'm trying.

Other than all that, I suppose my only other claim to the world of the rings is that I do have one prized possession, my precious if you will, that more or less ensures I will forever be somewhat connected to the lands from the Shire to Mt. Doom. My grandmother gave me, so many years ago that even my mother forgot we had it, a wonderful book, protected in a cardboard sheath, and engraved with a familiar golden symbol of letters. It is a fabulous collection of J.R.R. Tolkien's art works, not just those seen in the books, but even doodles he'd done on random newspapers. I love looking at the images and maps he's drawn, so in respect to that, I hope one day to increase my knowledge of the whole of Middle Earth.

Now. That's more than enough babbling from me. As you may be able to tell already, I talk...a lot! You've now been warned, get me started on a topic I'm interested and be ready for a loooong conversation that will probably stray from random topic to random topic. Anyway, nice to be here, I hope we work well together. *bows*

[Mnemosyne]

Mmm, fresh blood... *licks chops*

Welcome to the 'Downs, Koga, and I hope you enjoy your death!