Typos (or: Is it a Freudian slip?)

[Orominuialwen]

It is partly my fault for choosing such a crumby name. I think my names include, but are not limited to, the guy who be short, tgwbs, the guy, guy, short guy, shorty, shortie, and apparently the guy who be shot or sort. It's mindboggling. :D
Just be glad you've never gotten the guy who be snot! :p

[Garin]

My favorite 'Is the Guy Who Be Shot" I'll refrain from using though. We don't want streetgangs infiltrating the Downs.
I just discovered this thread and will be on the look-out for additions

[Bergil]

Now Morgoth's horde invested the city's landward side

boring financial talk? The Void's too good for him!

[Meneltarmacil]

unclockingHah! They'll never know what time it is now!

[the guy who be short]

Lhunawarden

All hail the Warden of the Moon!

[Lhunardawen]

Lhunawarden

All hail the Warden of the Moon!It seems like there's another competition between us, the guy who be sort. ;)

I thought Fea's Lhunartemis was good enough, but boy is this one better! :D

[Estelyn Telcontar]

...wearing jewelry?...

the Bears found peace after the Ring

[Anguirel]

boring financial talk? The Void's too good for him!

Perhaps it might seem rather eccentric to respond to this a month after it's posted but I've only just noticed it, and it gives me an opportunity to feel knowledgeable and superior for a few seconds.

I did mean to type that Morgoth invested the city on the landward side (this was from the closing stages of the Silmarillion Survivor, incidentally). Long before it had anything to do with finance, "investment" related to besieging. To invest a city is to blockade it, surround it with siege engines, that sort of thing.

It's no more a typo than Aragorn, Legolas and Eomer in the van, that famous moment in the Two Towers...

[Farael]

In the background, one Rohan soldier got his helmet stuck in a horse's tale.
Indeed, 'tis a dangerous deal to let a horse tell you his tale... much more so if he decides to borrow your helment :D Sorry, it's a weak one but I found it amusing

[The Saucepan Man]

Indeed, 'tis a dangerous deal to let a horse tell you his tale... much more so if he decides to borrow your helment ...Helment 1. n a dented helmet, 2. v the ironical act, when pointing out a typographical mistake, of making a similar mistake oneself.

:p ;)

[Farael]

Helment 1. n a dented helmet, 2. v the ironical act, when pointing out a typographical mistake, of making a similar mistake oneself.
Hahaha ouch... SPM, you are not making yourself any favours... I still want to lynch you :mad: No, you got me there... I blame it on English being my second language :D But you have to admit that Helment sounds good... remind me to use it as a name on the next RPG I play

[HerenIstarion]

Helment (composed n) 3 (Hale + mint) - medical grass used in herbivore treatment
Helment (composed n) 4 (Hell + mentor) - teacher unsuitable for his/her occupation

I suppose #3 is rather more appicable. Horse was not feeling well, and asked for treatment (since I don't suppose it asked to be badly educated). Logic, that is, s'arge!

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Why, my dear sirs, you are overlooking the most obvious definition of "Helment"! Just divide the word into its two parts, and its meaning is clear - Helm-Ent! No, we have no evidence that a member of the most botanical of the free peoples ever wore a helm, but you do remember those treeish creatures that came to Helm's Deep to assist the Rohirrim in their battle against the orcs, don't you? Their honorary title ever after was "Helm-Ent"!

I rest my case.

[JennyHallu]

But the village still one.

A failed attempt at inflationary language, perhaps?

[Diamond18]

Since I have been killed off in Valier's game I can defiantly play in this one.

...She gets knocked down, but she gets up again, you ain't never gonna keep her down...

:D

:p

[Thinlómien]

Glirdan in WWJ about me:
Says she's going to skin through the posts more carefully and change her vote if need be. Good heavens I hope I didn't really want to skin through the posts! :eek:

[Lhunardawen]

Mendel-zoomThe Genetics of Medel-zoom? Apparently this guy has had an overload of science (hint, hint). :p

[the guy who be short]

It even rivals my mothers for cheesy jokesMultiple mothers? Methinks this could be muddling!

[Kath]

Whoops! I'd go edit it but it could be fun to have more than one mother :D

[Nogrod]

Even though I have this as my sig now, I just can't leave it without a proper mentioning. So Sleepy in WW game about me (bolding mine):

"Don't get me wrong, Nogrod can put up a convincing arguement but when it comes to making friends of everyone in the village? Is that even plausible?"

I just love this - regarding all those Nogrod vs. the rest of the village cases in earlier WW-games... A classical typo, revealing the true thought behind? :p

[JennyHallu]

Everyone else- Sleepy, you're... well, I refer to my pervious post where I stated that only you could be a known innocent and still look like an orc.

Poor Sleepy...

[Thinlómien]

I'm not sure if someone has already mentioned this 'cos it's so old, but I think it needs a mention: On the lighter side of life... of course their is Estelyn and any newbie as well, Estylen always giving a helping hand... Estelyn? Is that a new substance?

[Thinlómien]

Estelyn? Is that a new substance? Estylen, I was intending to say. However, I can't correct it since it amuses I made such a typo on the typo thread. Yes, Esty, You're a substance.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Ahem! Estelyn is the correct spelling.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

How long do I spend on the Downs? ...probably the odd 15 minuets here and there. And I always thought the Springle-ring was the most popular dance in Middle-earth!

[Lalwendë]

Prompted by Mithalwen's keen eye for a funny line I have nominated my own post. (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=470253&postcount=5) And I quote:

I like how Boromir is holding his horn to his mouth while engaged in 'pulling a moonie'.

I need to wash my mouth out with soap. :D

[Firefoot]

Found this amusing - in a "last edited" line:Reason: speling Yes, that does seem to be a problem...

[Bergil]

an hand , and an aye, and lost of other body farts

What's to say?

[Mithalwen]

Q: Why did Saruman bewitch Theoden?

A: Because Saruman wanted Theoden's horde of Raisin Bran.

And all this time we thought that the huorns were the secret weapon when all the time there was a huge and lethal army of high fibre cereal ready to be deployed....

[Mithalwen]

I had to nominate this thread title typo "For girls and laides only" ... laides is French for "ugly women"...... and, oh dear, I have posted on that thread and am no longer a girl..... :( ;) perhaps this wasn't a good idea....

[Rikae]

"mst be a colorful strategy."

of course, MST is a colorful strategy for extracting maximum amusement from B-movies...

[The Elf-warrior]

I am not entirely sure that cocoanuts and mangoes should be growing in Far Harad...

Actually, cocoanuts grew in Florida during the land boom.

[littlemanpoet]

Who wants nuts in cocoa?

And, the mangoes where in Far Harad? We need to know these things before we can determine whether such a thing growing is good or bad.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

What a shame we don't have an avatar mumseum What, your mum has an avatar? Do display it in an appropriate exhibit!

[Bêthberry]

Perhaps it has something to do with the old mummer's plays, Esty, eh?

[littlemanpoet]

i had a dream i was taken by a barrow weight and it ate my face.

Good thing it was a dream, as carniverous exercise equipment in barrows have no right removing someone's identity.

[Lhunardawen]

Good thing it was a dream, as carniverous exercise equipment in barrows have no right removing someone's identity.

Good thing it wasn't a barrow wate that eight his/her face, or it would be more confusing.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Cirdan the Shipwight Talk about ancient forum members - I wonder what his nick is?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Top Ten Sings You Have Problems With A Werewolf ...
Buy your tickets now! Sure to be sold out soon.

[Thinlómien]

Haha, I had no idea I slipped so. I actually had to read the quote a few times to realise what was wrong with it. :D

edit: "Top Ten Signs You Have A Problem With A Werewolf" sounds quite crazy! :D :D

[The Elf-warrior]

Beren & Luthien tells a good deal about his feelings for Edith (& possibly even something about her fellings for him) - but we all know that stuff.

I wonder how many evil beings Edith killed for her dear J. R. R. Tolkien and why have I never read anything about it? Or maybe she was a lumberjack.

[Rikae]

<gins, ducks, and runs for his life...>Fear of Morm is enough to drive one to drink...

[Oddwen]

Cloin Firth certainly is...Clóin? Oh yes, he was the third brother of Óin and Glóin. :)

[Mithalwen]

That was the message the Eagles told the frightful villagers

I hope we won't be sooooooooooo bad?

[Thenamir]

<gins, ducks, and runs for his life...>Fear of Morm is enough to drive one to drink...Oh dear, I recognize that one...and I'm usually so careful about spelling and all...<hangs head in shame>

[Nogrod]

That was the message the Eagles told the frightful villagers

I hope we won't be sooooooooooo bad?Auch! :cool:

Oh My!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

That was the message the Eagles told the frightful villagers

I hope we won't be sooooooooooo bad?

Seems someone just unintentionally gave out the truth: in this game, actually everyone except the Hunters are werewolves :cool:

[Estelyn Telcontar]

how many arrows would the achers have
Ouch - those pointy things hurt!

[Thenamir]

Yet the stories are replete with whimsy, magic, trickery and Clarke's marvellous hand at names and one or two are stirling pieces He writes stories about central Scotland?

[Rikae]

Oh dear, I recognize that one...and I'm usually so careful about spelling and all...<hangs head in shame>
Don't worry, it was a pretty cool slip!! :D

[Thenamir]

I was re-reading an ancient RP thread in preparation for a possible sequel, and found this:

He reached up and adjusted a grey satan bow that perched attractively atop his head.
I always thought the devil perched on your shoulder, but I guess he has stooped to concocting evil barrettes...

[Mithalwen]

Maybe they wandered to the West and disappeared when all other legends did, possibly meeting the Entwines in the forests of the Blessed Realm...

Sounds like my kind of picnic..... wonder if they were more powerful than the dorwinion wines .. :p

[Thinlómien]

:o

Why, o why, do I keep doing that? :D

[Mithalwen]

Same reason I do..... and it is not your first language (though it is so hard to remember that!) Actually I rather liked the concept ...ent draughts..ent wines ... you could make a spoof RPG out of that...the endless grief of the ents for the lost vintages... :D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

the armies of the free lands of Middle Earth marching against the hoards of Mordor
:smokin:

[Bêthberry]

Dior was was a Man, and his mother already sheared the Doom of Man when he was recieved and born. So I assume he was a Man and sheared the Doom of Man.


Death is such a close shave.

Or,

Pulled the wool over readers' eyes, eh? :D

[Mithalwen]

"the Mithomaniac" :confused: ;)

[Lhunardawen]

"the Mithomaniac" :confused: ;)

Well, you did start the whole thing. :D

[the guy who be short]

the points Nogrod has against Durelin in their dialogue - partly good, pertly badNot very pert points? :D

[Thinlómien]

I wouldn't wonder if I soon provided 50% of the quotes here... :rolleyes: :D

[Thenamir]

I am close to clueless how these thigns work

You turn on the thign by pulling on the thwitch.

[Meneltarmacil]

I wonder if this thread might be part of the reason why people tend to spell better here than on many other websites...

[Mithalwen]

I disagree with this hole notion of Sauron being 'stupid.' - clearly there must have been gaps in the argument... :p

[Thenamir]

Can we take a character's opinion to be Cannon?

There are certainly some incendiery opinions being thrown about here on the Downs, why not in Middle Earth?

[the guy who be short]

Note meaning to imply that loyers are baddies, of course.I suppose you slinked away after writing it out to stop him catching you? Otherwise he'll take you to a court of law!

[Bêthberry]

Now that might just be almost a true Freudian slip--a contest between superego and id? ;)

[Thenamir]

the creation of frankenfora
Is that the progreny that arise from a cross between the Gondor RP forum and the Mirth forum? Or the Books forum with the Movies forum?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Is that the progreny that arise from a cross between the Gondor RP forum and the Mirth forum? Or the Books forum with the Movies forum?
Considering the original context, it could very well be something pro-greeny. I don't see the problem, actually, when Samwise became the Mayor, it was obvious that he was a candidate for the Green Party and the pro-green voters were those who got him elected.

[Thenamir]

Wow. This is like having a pubescent voice-change-squeak in the middle of asking the pretty cheerleader for a date. I am experiencing a deeply-debilitating moment of personal shame. :o

[Thinlómien]

Tsk-tsk, a typo in the typos threat? :D :D If that was a typo, it was a hilarious one...

[Thenamir]

<Thenamir tries to change the subject>
There seem to be several stores which are making available singed copies by Alan Lee
Those illustrations of Mount Doom are so realistic!

[Bêthberry]

the creation of frankenfora


Is that the progeny that arise from a cross between the Gondor RP forum and the Mirth forum? Or the Books forum with the Movies forum?

Seeing Thenamir's clever conjoining of fora here on the Downs, I was prompted to imagine what else frankenfora could be. Possibly an attempt to avoid implying a hobbit twin along the lines of LMP's Lefun and Ritun? Then I went and reread the nasty source. Anyone who can write that scurriously of dear Sam deserves to be tarred with spelling indignities, is all I can say.


There seem to be several stores which are making available singed copies by Alan Lee

He's such a hot property, Alan Lee, that I would never have suspected this of being a typo.

[Thinlómien]

Galadriel - She is hot/beautiful (I could do with Cate Blanchet as well) and cleaver and powerful and all that JazzIs she? :eek:

[piosenniel]

And now I assign the awareness of the Chat Swerl approaching at a monstrous speed!


Something like a tornado, eh?

;)

[littlemanpoet]

does anyone mind if I find out who he is and then write a scathing denuciation?

Wouldn't want a Tolkien critic to have nukes available to him, would we now! :p

[littlemanpoet]

They ran away from him and came to a river that, little did they know, marked the boarder into Faerie. A river was needed to indicate the presence of someone who ate Faerie food? (aka room & board)

[Nogrod]

I'll never be able to shake the inage of Noggie as OdinThat's psychologically quite an adept description. When men are young and cool they can easily feel themselves to be sky-Gods. Fortunately that age passes... :rolleyes:

[Rikae]

Hey! I made it into the Typo thread! Hooray for meeeee....

Nogrod, if I recall correctly (and I've already showed my tendency to mix up people's ages :rolleyes: ), you're not as old as you make yourself sound here...

[Nogrod]

Her arms around his waste pulled at him slightly and he shifted his weight to counter balance hers.As this is a family-friendly site I'm not sure if I dare to make any comments on this one... but the action surely looks interesting! :D


Nogrod, if I recall correctly (and I've already showed my tendency to mix up people's ages), you're not as old as you make yourself sound here...That depends on how old you think I sound... :rolleyes:

[Rikae]

That depends on how old you think I sound... :rolleyes:
*ahem*

When men are young and cool they can easily feel themselves to be sky-Gods. Fortunately that age passes... :rolleyes:
That's what I was referring to...

[Thenamir]

Even the valar experience the mistery of magic

Aha, I knew it! Even in Middle-Earth, "magic" is all smoke and mirrors.

[Thinlómien]

You're not looing good to me Rikae.What should I make of this? :eek:

[Lucy the human]

a dwarf that forgot to use coloan

A dwarf with a loan or one who can't properly punctuate? Yes, I know it would be a colon- maybe he has a loan of a colon?

[the guy who be short]

I had tried to follow the destructions but it never worked.
Violence is never the answer.

[Mithalwen]

Jay, that was deliberate .... :rolleyes: ..albeit a part of a corrupted family patois which includes "suggestive biscuits", "aertex Ceilings" and " feeling legarthic"

[the guy who be short]

In that case it can stand as testimony to your oddness. :p

[Mithalwen]

You mean in is not usual to cherish others' malapropisms and incorporate them into one's vocabulary? Oh well, odd is good..... I embrace my eccentricity... as you may have noticed :D

[Folwren]

As this is a family-friendly site I'm not sure if I dare to make any comments on this one... but the action surely looks interesting! :D

Hmph. In such a case, I think the original author would prefer being PMed instead of having it flaunted about here. :rolleyes:

[Mithalwen]

Foley, "to the pure, all things are pure". :)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

the gridle of Melian Ooooh, Maian pancakes?! I wonder of one of the Two Trees was a maple for syrup... :Merisu:

[the guy who be short]

[he] realised that he and the short guy had been seaking (http://www.happychild.org.uk/Webimage/seaking.jpg) on top of each otherPokémon, gotta catch 'em all! Apparently seaking weights 86lbs so you wouldn't want one on top of you.

[Nogrod]

Oh my... :o

:D

[Brinniel]

Ah, I see. I dont think I quite understood why he was sewing. *opinion of PJ goes right back up*
Peter Jackson sews? *attempts to picture this* Hmm...interesting... :rolleyes:

[Bêthberry]

another similarity is that Gringotts (the wizard bank) is guarded by goblins "So you'd be mad to rob it" and from what we know of tolkien dwarves they don't take kindly to robberry either.


I think I've just found a name for Bêthberry's evil doppelganger rpg character--or maybe a Robin Hood character version of her.

Or would that be a name for a Mr. Berry should Bethberry ever change her: :Merisu:

:D

[the guy who be short]

There was a real Rob Berry at my school.

[Mithalwen]

BAREBACK MOUNTING is one of the greatly overrated films of the last few years

[Thinlómien]

Errrrrrrrrrrrrr..... was that really somewhere, Mith? Or maybe it was an intentional joke....? Because that's quite ..... .....

[Mithalwen]

I didn't make it up I promise..:cool:

[Morwen]

BAREBACK MOUNTING is one of the greatly overrated films of the last few years

Hmm... ... when I read the post from which the above is taken I got the impression that "bareback mounting" was intentionally included by the poster.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

What if the souls of his slippers weren't as small as we tend to think?
Well, if swords can be sentient, why couldn't shoes have souls?!

[Rikae]

Now that might just explain the snow-walking! We've already discussed the spiritual properties of elves, but we completely overlooked the possibility that the mystical powers belonged, not to the elf himself, but rather to his footwear!

In which case, unless his jacket is similarly enlighted, elves can make snow angels.

[Oddwen]

Light Shoes of Snow Walking + 2?

[davem]

Dont know if we've had this one, & I'm not sure it exactly belongs here, but checking the Thornton's Bookshop site I find this curious fact regarding Bilbo's Last Song:

TOLKIEN, J.R.R., & DONALD SWANN Bilbo's Last Song
. Albert House Press, 1992, 4to sized paperback. 4 pages in black wrappers, page 5 is printed on the inside of the rear cover.
¶ Bilbo's Last Song is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien. It was originally entitled "Bilbo's Last Lay", but this was later changed due to the obvious difficulties over the last word. It was given by Tolkien as a gift to his secretary Joy Hill in 1966. After Tolkien's death in 1973 Hill showed the poem to Donald Swann, who liked the poem so much that he set it to music.
GBP 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 37 US$ 49.38 | JP¥ 5860] Book number: F0193

[Mithalwen]

Oh dear .. he was rather an innocent in some ways *cough* teleporno, shagrat *cough*

[Finduilas]

I'm confused... But maybe that's a good thing.

[Bêthberry]

Oh dear .. he was rather an innocent in some ways *cough* teleporno, shagrat *cough*

Well, he never gave us Lewdthien and Baren. Or Bear-in.

[Mithalwen]

Well, he never gave us Lewdthien and Baren. Or Bear-in.

My theory is that he was too involved with the languages to realise the absurdity of some names or dubious meanings . .. I mean I am sorry but Tuna as a place name?

I know too well the pitfalls of teaching beginners german, the words for "go" and "father" are liable to cause mass hysteria among the young - mind you I was in a very serious and grown up choir which also suffered bouts of mass hysteria while rehearsing the Haydn "Stabat Mater" :cool:

[davem]

My theory is that he was too involved with the languages to realise the absurdity of some names or dubious meanings . .. I mean I am sorry but Tuna as a place name?


Its probably more complicated. Tolkien was (overly??) serious about his language creation, & couldn't simply change a single word or name without changing the structure, grammar, syntax &, er.... stuff of the whole language. Quenya & Sindarin were interconnected, & he couldn't change 'Teleporno' without also changing 'Celeborn', & if he'd changed the names he'd have had to change the meaning of the roots (oo er missus!).

The main reason Tolkien's languages are so convincing is that they aren't just collections of random syllables, but 'actual' languages, with their own rules. CT points out that he wouldn't simply invent a new word for one of his languages, but would have to work out the changes that word would have undergone over, potentially, thousands of years.

I can't help feeling that he would have been fully aware of the 'double meanings' ......

[Mithalwen]

I agree to a point but I doubt that Orcish was so precious that Shagrat couldn't have had a different name. My sister, who sneered at Tolkien for years until she became possibly the world oldest Leggybopper nearly crashed her car when she caught that part of the BBC adaptation on the radio ..... even with the careful stress employed by the owners of Shih Tzu dogs... :p

When one of the disparaging reviewers of CoH said that Thingol was the silliest name among Tolkien's characters I knew he probably didn't have a good knowledge of the oeuvre...

[davem]

I agree to a point but I doubt that Orcish was so precious that Shagrat couldn't have had a different name.

When one of the disparaging reviewers of CoH said that Thingol was the silliest name among Tolkien's characters I knew he probably didn't have a good knowledge of the oeuvre...

I think sound outweighed primary world connotations - 'Shaggratt' & 'Gorrbagg' sound harsh & brutal (& ugly), while Thingol has a generally 'soft' sound, but with a hint of 'hardness'. I suppose its the 'cellar door' thing ('English & Welsh).

However, I'm starting to wonder whether I haven't dragged this thread away from Mirth towards Books .....

[Lalwendë]

I don't think that Shagrat would have been anything all that funny to Tolkien though? Given that there was a dance craze called The Shag in the early 60s, it must have been some time before teens started laughing at the 'other' meaning (given that teens are usually the first to pick up on rude words anyway).

[Mithalwen]

I did a bit of research and it has been used in the "rude sense" since the 17th century although not always widespread ...after all in Australia, even on my first visit "too feel like a shag on a rock" mean to feel very tired like a seabird who has reached land after a very long swim .....

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

For the next one we need a moderator firstly, and then all others sing up and once we have enough we can start.
I didn't know we are hosting a singing contest here.:eek:

...and then all the non-musical Downers sing and once we have enough, we can start beating them with something...

[Thinlómien]

Cross-posting may be marked and smelling corrected.
:D:D:D No further comments.
Except that ww really seems to be weird business...

[Volo]

:D:D:D No further comments.
Except that ww really seems to be weird business...

I just knew that something would go wrong with the sentence. Oh well... *hides*

[Mithalwen]

(and I know she has a children).

Must be siamese twins...

[Mithalwen]

a mithology for England

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

website i have ever been apart of

Poor one.

[Thinlómien]

I made that last year when I was a wolf with Kath and Lol (inspired by the wolf-avvie Lal switched to after her death.)I guess the only thing I can say is LOL. :D

[Rikae]

I guess the only thing I can say is: lol. :D
Ooops! :D

[Rikae]

Along the same lines as the "legative feelings" in the "Addicted" thread:

... rattled a small bell but I am rusty and not sure how mormal it is.

Do I see yet another werewolf-neologism on the horizon?
:D

[Thinlómien]

In my opinion Marry win the contest.What kind of contest is that? :eek: ;)

[Finduilas]

I feel sorry for new comers, particularly ones that have a non English first language. Considering that was his or hers first post (I beleive) you could have a little mercy. ;)

[Thinlómien]

I feel sorry for new comers, particularly ones that have a non English first language. Considering that was his or hers first post (I beleive) you could have a little mercy.I can understand your point, but I think I disagree. It was not meant to be nasty, and to be precise, it was not his/her first... okay, and seriously, and I do not have English as my first language and make about half of the typos of this thread (ok, that was exaggerating, but you get the picture ;)) so... I guess it's all about how seriously you take typos in general. I think they're harmless and amusing and I'm not ashamed of making them... they're just typos. :)

EDIT: Actually, I wish my birthday was toMorrow (it isn't, though)... then I'd be turning seven...I laughed so much when I saw this. Everybody always talks about making such typos but this is the first time I actually saw one. :D

[Rikae]

What typo? ToMorrow is leap year too (at least the beginning of it.)
:D

[Finduilas]

I can understand your point, but I think I disagree. It was not meant to be nasty, and to be precise, it was not his/her first... okay, and seriously, and I do not have English as my first language and make about half of the typos of this thread (ok, that was exaggerating, but you get the picture ;)) so... I guess it's all about how seriously you take typos in general. I think they're harmless and amusing and I'm not ashamed of making them... they're just typos.


Yes indeed, but that's why I almost think we shouldn't do it to newcomers. They might not know yet just how harmless and amusing everyone finds this thread. Of course, it might just have occured to me as such since I'm partially shy and am always worried about offending people. So, again, I just hope that newcomers realize that that is so(not the previous sentence, but the one before it. :rolleyes:), and I think that in case they don't pick up on that immediately, we might want to wait a few weeks before doing so.

This post isn't meant as a disagreeing post, but rather as I see your point and here's what I meant, so if you take it otherwise, I may have made a typo somewhere....:p

[Bêthberry]

These towers were only guarded by the Elves.


So I gather they were not defended as well?

[A Little Green]

Really you should feel honored that we were so scarred to see what would happen if you stayed longer. Don't know what to make of this... :D

[Bêthberry]

I'm with you Phantom! Cats are mean, selfish, and useless addition to any household!

How Dogs think
Wow, sir! You give a home, you give me a bed to sleep in, you feed me whenever I need it, and you love me. Youmust be God!

How Dogs think
Wow, sir! You give a home, you give me a bed to sleep in, you feed me whenever I need it, and you love me. I must be God!



For some it appears easy to confuse d-o-g and g-o-d. :D

[Mithalwen]

Ah Bethberry, it is like the story of the agnostic insomniac who lay awake at nights thinking about Dog....

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

How embarrassing !:o I'm sorry, the second line was suppose to How Cats Think, I desperately need to take a typing class.:rolleyes:That's OK, Groin. Typographical errors happen to everyone! And besides, you messed up on one of your most truthful posts!:D Something had to go wrong...

[Eönwë]

Very old, but...

But I find it very probable that Golum found the boot there, left by the Goblins that had once explored the lake before they decieded to stop the tunneling this way.

The boot? Hobbits (and Gollum) don't wear shoes!

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Whoever wrote that post also spelled Gollum incorrectly!

[Bêthberry]

Perhaps a few comments about this thread are in order. If I'm wrong, I'm sure Estelyn Telcontar, the thread starter, can correct me.

The point of this thread is not to finger publically the typo-ist. We don't put Downers in the stocks for public humiliation. Nor is it a public confessional where the previously anonymous Downer must contritely do a 'Hail Tolkien' and win absolution for the sin of a spelling mistake.

It's a place to enjoy with others the unexpected humour of twisted letters, the comedy of cursory, quick keyboarding. Leave sleuthing alleged offenders for the Werewolf games and just enjoy double entendres here. :)

[Estelyn Telcontar]

What Bb said...


(No naming and shaming, please, and preferably only those typos that have amusing connotations - at best, combined with your equally amusing comments and associations.)

[Bêthberry]

But to deny the anit-film bias among a large crowd here is simply a denial of reality.

So there's a fair bit of nit-picking going on?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Amy Whinehouse
A typo as comment? :D

[Thinlómien]

"I made a vein attempt to escape, but alas, Saruman proved mightier still."Some weird trick with blood circulation, or angsty Gandalf trying to cut open his wrists? :D:eek:

[A Little Green]

Many seers leave loud players aloud just because it's easier to read them or they might get killed and focus on the submarines...Well, undoubtedly... :p

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

we have the fire resistant masks that the dwarves whore into battle

Gosh, I hope not!

[Eönwë]

The third time that Aule helped, he crafted vassals that caught the nectar of light that flowed from the Trees.
What? More dwarves again?
Isn't that slavery?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

start creating a congratulations threat on The Barrow-Downs

I just thought of this psycho person, writing to people on their birthday: "I am going to congratulate you... fear me...!"

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I was earing a snack today

This is a modern era. One does not just taste, one does not even smell. Even the professional wine-tasters should learn to first listen to the liquid, as that's also one way to prove its quality.

[Thinlómien]

I was reading very old RPG posts today and I shouldn't have. My English really was pretty horrible back then. Or what do you think of this one:

Lingwë was the third child in the family. The eldest child, a daughter, had died right after her birth, so Lingwë had only one elder sibling to couple with.

*dies* :o

Okay, it is amusing, I know :D and I just hope it's just a typo, not bad English...

...or anything Freudian! :eek:

[Mithalwen]

then a few thoughs before going to bed

Seldom a chance of a simple answer from this downer.... :p

[Nogrod]

his fat was pretty sealedSo he had a nice-looking shirt on - or just vertical stripes? ;)

[Eönwë]

I bet a band of Orcs could play some good trash metal too
Is that like scrap metal?

[Loslote]

It's not exactly a typo, but when I was giving a children's church lesson a while ago, I said Aragorn instead of Abraham, and thorougly confused everyone - including myself. :o

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

It's not exactly a typo, but when I was giving a children's church lesson a while ago, I said Aragorn instead of Abraham, and thorougly confused everyone - including myself. :o

Haha, funny :D

This reminded me of an episode that happened about half a year ago, we were having a practice with our speech class, we went to a big historical church to practice how well we can speak in large areas. We have been given a piece of paper with a short biblical text which we were supposed to speak aloud; it was from the Revelation chapter 1, and at one moment when the text goes like this:

John to the seven churches which are in Asia:
Grace be unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come;
and from the seven Spirits which are before his throne;
And from Jesus Christ
I had the urge to automatically continue:
on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

The main reasons why the continuation popped automatically into my head was probably from part caused by the pace of the texts (it would fit quite well) and the mention of the throne, and also because in my native language, the biblical text says "And from Jesus Christ, who..." and the Ring poem says "One for the Dark Lord, who sits on his throne..." using the very same rather archaic pronoun for "who".

But it was interesting - and slightly tense, as I really almost said it, and it would have caused probably quite surprised expressions from the audience.

P.S. I guess these both could go to the "Top ten signs you are addicted to LotR", though. Maybe that would be better... well, but since it's already here...

[Pitchwife]

Beware of fanged geometry!
and the cube bit

[Nogrod]

Beware of fanged geometry!Or previous seasons' horror best-sellers...

[Pitchwife]

Or previous seasons' horror best-sellers...
?

[Nogrod]

?Weren't there like two horror movies called "The Cube"? And didn't they in a way bite? :eek:

[Pitchwife]

Shows how often I've been to the cinema lately... As Treebeard said, "They are falling rather behind the world in there, I guess".

[Galadriel55]

Here's my own... :o

Gandalf - geat or a joke of a wizard?

Is he from Germany, or is he the thing that they use to get molten metal into the mold? And he could still be a joke...

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Here's my own... :o



Is he from Germany, or is he the thing that they use to get molten metal into the mold? And he could still be a joke...

Aren't Geats supposed to be from Gotland?

[Galadriel55]

Aren't Geats supposed to be from Gotland?

Maybe. I'm no expert on this.

[Galadriel55]

Another one, this time from some old thread:

Well, Elbereth was most beloved of the Elves because it was she who took the heaviest labor of creating the stars and hollowing the Silmarils.

Yes, she hollowed them, she carved and carved them day and night, without rest, until they were holey.

[Bom Tombadillo]

I caught this one shortly after reading this thread (but I wasn't looking for one, honest! :Merisu:)

They could really sell OFF Bug Repellent,
With all of those bugs in the Marshes they needed it!
And the last thing they needed was Frodo killing over because of West Nile.

Who was Over? And why don't I remember him?

[Galadriel55]

Also he was aloud to use his full power...

Ah, so did he shout about it? Make public speeches? Mutter under his breath? Whatever it was, he couldn't keep his power silent!

[Galadriel55]

One of mine that I did today:

Yes, "head over hills" in all of its meanings.

How many meanings does "head over hills" have? And how big must the head be, if it goes over some hills???

[Bêthberry]

How many meanings does "head over hills" have? And how big must the head be, if it goes over some hills???

Probably about as big as the man in the moon who came down too soon. :D

[Galadriel55]

My own.

When that backdrop fades away, technology (and weapons...) grows stronger, and so does the physical power of the kingdom (perhaps), but it's not in fool bloom anymore.

[Mithalwen]

A little seasonal goodwill might be directed to a poster who I think is an ESL speaker...

[Estelyn Telcontar]

a heroine addict
A reader who is addicted to heroic female main characters would have a difficult time enjoying most of Tolkien's tales...

Pssst, wanna read about Lúthien?

[Estelyn Telcontar]

Naked names!!

...the names suggest that those who bare them...

[Bêthberry]

Naked names!!



Uncloaked, obviously!

[Galadriel55]

Uncloaked rings too:

...who used to bare The Ring..

[Galadriel55]

...he had a prince on his head...

Evidently, he and the prince were great acrobats. ;)