Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs

[Beren87]

as a sedative, next to coffee

...? coffee...isn't exactly a sedative.

You know you're addicted when you get more excited about the PT you just got than the date you have tonight.

[ June 07, 2003: Message edited by: Beren87 ]

[vanwalossien]

Your girlfriend begins to call herself a "Barrow-widow". Beren, that is really alarming! Though not having a boyfriend because your social life is Barrow-based is just as bad... smilies/rolleyes.gif And also, using the prefix barrow- on every possible word is a bit worrying. Like having a word file called Barrow-Quotes on your PC, full of BDers' sigs and other quotes from the Downs.

[VanimaEdhel]

The highlight of your day, even though you just took the SAT II's and think you did really well, was seeing that the X-Men-related locations are increasing, even though they are all ganging up on you. You also go around looking at people's Locations just for fun.

EDIT: Like having a word file called Barrow-Quotes on your PC, full of BDers' sigs and other quotes from the Downs.
I have one called "Barrow Downs Chat Quotes", so don't be alarmed. And now, for the record, with size 7 font, 1/2 inch margins on every side, and three columns, it is now nearly two full pages long.

[ June 07, 2003: Message edited by: VanimaEdhel ]

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

You know you're addicted when you get more excited about the PT you just got than the date you have tonight

I didn't have a date, but I did get pretty darn excited about the PT.

I also have a Barrow-Quotes file, and it is also very long. smilies/wink.gif

Sophia

[Lyra Greenleaf]

Yes! Jumping up and down and squealing when you get a PT is a bad sign. Especially when your sister is having all her friends around for her birthday party...

SOPHIA: coughcough CONGRATULATIONS! I thought I shouldn't make a post on the RTC discussion thread just for that.

[Sirithheruwen]

Hey, I can relate to most of these. Here's another one!:

When you freak out whenever it takes about 15 seconds to load.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

I get all depressed when no one is posting very much on the threads I frequent, or when someone hasn't responded to one of my PMs yet, or when I have a reslly good quiz question to ask, but my last answer han't been confirmed yet.

[Elennar Starfire]

Like having a word file called Barrow-Quotes on your PC, full of BDers' sigs and other quotes from the Downs.

I have a file for sigs I like, another one for locations I like, and another one for random quotes. They are long, and growing...

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

I have a file for sigs I like, another one for locations I like, and another one for random quotes. They are long, and growing...



I should do that! Starting with your sig and location (I've always liked your location). smilies/smile.gif

[Eglaladiel]

Ha ha ha! its really funny. not all of them are true for me though...so i guess i have a life....right???

[the guy who be short]

You tend to recomend the Barrow Downs to everyone that you meet.
True. I added somebody to my instant messenger, but got one character wrong. I asked them if they liked LotR, recommended BDs, and left!
I also bug my friends who aren't really obsessed to come here. And Teachers. And Librarians. And...

When you have dreams about the BD. (I dreamt we had a reunion)

[Lëowen]

When you have dreams about the BD. (I dreamt we had a reunion)



I dreamt almost the exact same thing! smilies/eek.gif

[GaladrieloftheOlden]

I've had plenty dreams about BD. Even one nightmare last night. That was disturbing.

Swan song,
-Menelien

[ August 01, 2003: Message edited by: GaladrieloftheOlden ]

[Elennar Starfire]

I should do that! Starting with your sig and location (I've always liked your location).

Thanks so much!

I also dream about the barrowdowns sometimes. My dreams are quite odd. I dreamed once I was reading a book, and all the characters were people from the 'downs.

[elfearz1]

you talk to the people on here more then your own family. smilies/wink.gif

when you are in a resteraunt and suddenly have a good idea for a post, you imediatly pull out a pen and start writing on a napkin... despite the odd looks you are given by your friends.

you've decided to skip showers to have more time on here (I'm not quite at that point!)

Although people (in real life)seem to think you are the most obsessed person on this planet, you feel ashamed that you are not as obsessed as your fellow BD'ers

you feel like you fit in more with people here then offline.

[Sirithheruwen]

you feel like you fit in more with people here then offline.

I completely agree! Just yesterday I was yelling at my sis telling her there WERE people like me! I was yelling off random BDer's and she just walked away while I was going on and on and on and on and on... smilies/biggrin.gif

[Brinniel]

When you personalize your license plate to your BD nickname (no, I have not done that...yet). smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Tinuviel of Denton]

when you are in a resteraunt and suddenly have a good idea for a post, you imediatly pull out a pen and start writing on a napkin... despite the odd looks you are given by your friends.

You're at a wedding, and you suddenly get an idea for your next RPG post, and start writing it all over the program.

Your home-page is NOT the Downs, to save bandwidth (I'm a good g.irl, amn't I?) but is your email, and you immediately go to the threads that you have posted on, via saved messages with the links to them.

Your dad has told you that you need to get a life because you spend so much time on the Downs.

[ August 05, 2003: Message edited by: Tinuviel of Denton ]

[Amarantha_Daisy]

Your dad has told you that you need to get a life because you spend so much time on the Downs.

-You spend an hour or two arguing with your dad that you *do* have a life, seeing as message boards are just another form of social interation smilies/wink.gif

Hmmm... I'll have to use that as my defence sometime... smilies/cool.gif

[Tinuviel of Denton]

Hey, thanks Amarantha! That might help...

When your mother limits your time on the computer, and you complain that she is curtailing your creative ability.

[elfearz1]

when you start getting blisters from the Walk to Rivendell. (serves me right for walking two miles in flip-flops)

[Sophia the Thunder Mistress]

When you personalize your license plate to your BD nickname (no, I have not done that...yet).

*Gasp* Brinniel, you have found me out... okay, so I haven't done it yet, but I thought rather seriously about it. smilies/rolleyes.gif When I get that car...

[Tinuviel of Denton]

When you have managed to get your little sister who has a love affair with Peter Benchley (his books anyway) interested enough in LotR to register on the Downs! (Go me!)

When you start getting BD withdrawal when you sister takes ten minutes more on the computer than she was supposed to.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

When you have managed to get your little sister who has a love affair with Peter Benchley (his books anyway) interested enough in LotR to register on the Downs! (Go me!)

What is her screen name, in case I see her around (so that I can think "Hey look! There's Tinuviel's little sister!")?

[Eressië Ailin]

*You now have a collection of BDers sigs and Avatars *ish very proud* smilies/biggrin.gif

*You see one of Beren87's posts and yell (very loudly, I might add), "YAYISHNESS!!! Beren's confetti-throwing wizard is back--even though he's not throwing confetti anymore! YAY!!"

I received some very, very odd looks after that particular comment ("What? I wasn't doing anything! Honest! Just... go about you buiseness everybody!").

[Amarantha_Daisy]

I received some very, very odd looks after that particular comment

Heh heh... I do that a lot... especially when on LotR humor sites... I'll start laughing aloud and get some weird looks. Or when I squee at a post... My family thinks I'm crazy smilies/rolleyes.gif

Any-woo, back to the topic...
-The number of posts you've written in one day is bigger than the number of words you speak in a week.

[Tinuviel of Denton]

My sister's screen name? Who in all Felturn is that? Actually, she used to be Who the Heck is That? but we made a leetle mistake about her birthday when we registered that one. She lost interest for a while, then decided to reregister, and Who in all Felturn is That? was born.

Oh, yes, and I have another sister who's registered. Her screen name is Durlossiel.

When you sit at the computer for hours, waiting for someone to reply to your latest post in the Dragon. When that post finally comes, you squeal, then reply.

[Who in all Felturn is that?]

I am going to kill you!!!!!!! smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif
Back to topic
When you spend all night on this web site
get grounded and then do it again

My sister Tinuvial did that

[Amarantha_Daisy]

I am going to kill you!!!!!!!

Awwww...sibling love. Sounds like my house... smilies/wink.gif

When you spend all night on this web site get grounded and then do it again

Yep. That's me. I spend more time talking on the Downs than I do talking in real life... It's nice to talk here though, because the people here are just like me smilies/biggrin.gif It's nice to have people to talk to, since none of my frineds are Tolkien fans. *sniffle* I love you guys!

Okay...I'll stop being sappy now. smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Pyroclastic]

The only reason you get off of BD, or stop reading the books, or watching the movies, or the extras, is to do The Walk To Rivendell! That's me.

[Tinuviel of Denton]

Welcome to the Downs, Who in all Felturn is That?, and enjoy being d.ead.

Muwahahaha! I've been waiting to say that...

When you sit in your living room with nothing to do waiting for your older sister to get off the computer so that you can get to the Downs.

When you see the word 'tinny' and immediately think of the name given you on chat.

[Finwe]

When the only exercise that you get is the Walk to Rivendell challenge.

[Tinuviel of Denton]

When your mother refuses to let you stay home because she says (correctly) that you will spend the entire time on the computer.

When you have decided that you are going to be like one of the Maikas (at least, I think it was one of the ones whose name starts with Maika) and Cuthalion and marry a Downer. (Haven't decided who yet smilies/evil.gif...)

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

When you get really bored when the Barrow-Downs were down for construction yesterday (I was so bored!). smilies/smile.gif

[Mariska Greenleaf]

When you get really bored when the Barrow-Downs were down for construction yesterday (I was so bored!).

Same here... smilies/wink.gif

[the guy who be short]

When you get really bored when the Barrow-Downs were down for construction yesterday (I was so bored!).

I went through several stages. First anger, then despair, the boredom, then near-death.

When you nearly die when the BD's crashes for a day.

[Amarantha_Daisy]

When you get really bored when the Barrow-Downs were down for construction yesterday (I was so bored!).

Yep, me too. I just can't live without you guys! smilies/wink.gif

I went through several stages. First anger, then despair, the boredom, then near-death

Yeah. Same here, except it was more like: Shock, frustration, anger, dispair, boredom, dead. Soon to be ressurected. Woo!

Of course, then my computer decided to play some mean little trick on me and kicked me off the internet EVERY time I went on... smilies/mad.gif But it seems fine now... smilies/cool.gif

-When you suffer from Barrow-Downs withdrawal.
Symptoms: talking excessively about the Downs when not on the computer, quoting random posts, Thinking of posts every 5 minutes, checking back at the Downs every 5 minutes... ect. *Not that I did any of that... smilies/rolleyes.gif *

[spirit_detective]

*falls out of chair laughing* hahahaha! *wipes tears from eyes* hehe...that's was hilarious...

sorry, I don't have any as of now, seeing as I'm kinda new here but...yeah

[Kaiserin]

When you get really bored when the Barrow-Downs were down for construction yesterday (I was so bored!).

You know you're obsessed when you tried to go to the Forum at least thirty times, hoping it was already up, even if the notice said it will be closed through 8/11/03

[Amarantha_Daisy]

You know you're obsessed when you tried to go to the Forum at least thirty times, hoping it was already up, even if the notice said it will be closed through 8/11/03

How did you know that?! Are you watching me? You people know me too well. I've done, like...everything here...

-When you're at a sleepover and you totally abandon your real-life friends for your friends at the Downs

-When you tell yourself you won't go on the computer...then you make yourself a sandwich, pour a glass of lemonade, say "Screw it" and go on the computer anyway...

-When you write ideas for posts on your arms because you had no paper at the time...

[ August 13, 2003: Message edited by: Amarantha_Daisy ]

[Tinuviel of Denton]

When you (shh, don't tell) get onto the chat just so that you can talk to BDers without going crazy from BD withdrawal. This was during the forum problems, btw.

When you're at an amusement park and all you can think of is what your RPG characters would think of the rides.

You can name more Downers than you can name people at your school.

[Lëowen]

You can name more Downers than you can name people at your school.



Guilty... smilies/biggrin.gif

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Shock, frustration, anger, dispair, boredom, dead.

That's almost exactly what I did! smilies/biggrin.gif

You know you're obsessed when you tried to go to the Forum at least thirty times, hoping it was already up, even if the notice said it will be closed through 8/11/03


Guilty! Guilty! Guilty! So the people on this thread follow me too... You guys seriously need to stop. I'm not that interesting. REally. Spend some more time on the Barrow-Downs or something.

When you're at a sleepover an you totally abandon your real-life friends for your friends at the Downs


Oh yeah! I was at a sleepover where I stayed up far past everyone else (was it three in the morning? Or was it five? I don't remember.) using your friend's computer, I think mostly on the Barrow-Downs. smilies/biggrin.gif

When you tell yourself you won't go on the computer...then you make yourself a sandwich, pour a glass of lemonade, say "Screw it" and go on the computer anyway...


Yes... I admit. I always try to practice will power and fail. ("I will not get online until this afternoon. Oh, forget it, I'm getting on NOW!").

You can name more Downers than you can name people at your school.


Well, considering that it's summer and I've conveniently forgotten about a lot of people at my school, I think I could.

[Tinuviel of Denton]

Well, considering that it's summer and I've conveniently forgotten about a lot of people at my school, I think I could.

So what if it's summer? I can name more Downers than school people during the school year too.

When you check your email six or seven times a day, just to see if someone's replied to your favorite threads on the Downs.

When you start to think in computer talk(You know *action* or "lol," that sort of thing) and before you discovered the Downs, you spent most of your computer time playing solitaire.

[Amarantha_Daisy]

-When you are sure you will die tomorrow because you won't be home all day, and that means *gasp* No Downs!

*sniffles* For a whole day! How will I live? I'll have to bug my friends by talking about it. Mua ha ha ha... And bring a notebook in case I have an idea for a post, which is sure to happen... smilies/wink.gif

When you start to think in computer talk(You know *action* or "lol," that sort of thing) and before you discovered the Downs, you spent most of your computer time playing solitaire.

Yep. That's me... I never was on the computer much before, but now I'm never bored! And sometimes I actually say stuff like "gasp" rather than actually doing it...

[ August 13, 2003: Message edited by: Amarantha_Daisy ]

[Brinniel]

You visit the airport and begin to daydream about the day you will be meeting a fellow Downer.

or

You intentionally help plan a family vacation in location where several Downers dwell. (I attempted to do this, but failed. smilies/frown.gif )

[Elennar Starfire]

When you start to think in computer talk(You know *action* or "lol," that sort of thing) and before you discovered the Downs, you spent most of your computer time playing solitaire.

Yep. That's me... I never was on the computer much before, but now I'm never bored! And sometimes I actually say stuff like "gasp" rather than actually doing it...


Yeah, I've started talking in asterisks, like when the 'downs wasn't working, I told my friend, and I said "*sniffles*" (And I think with smilies. smilies/wink.gif )

[elfearz1]

*looks around nervously* Ok, I know you guys are watching me! I do a lot of those things

You visit the airport and begin to daydream about the day you will be meeting a fellow Downer. guilty, guilty!

Also, I think real life really needs the BD's smilies. It's hard to communicate without them.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Well, the other day I was at Borders looking at their Tolkien selection. There was a woman there who was also looking at Tolkien books, and I thought "Could that be someone from the Downs?" smilies/smile.gif

[elfearz1]

Luthien_Tinuviel:I do that all the time.

...In all your oscar acceptance speeches you write, you mention the downs. (I don't do that... I swear...Ok, you dragged it out of me, I *do* do that smilies/tongue.gif )

[ August 17, 2003: Message edited by: elfearz1 ]

[the guy who be short]

When you proudly show this site to distant relatives and scare them. Then you shout at them for getting the website name wrong.
When you add somebody to MSN Instant Massenger. It's the wrong person. You recomend the Downs to them and leave.
Guilty, guilty.

[vanwalossien]

You visit the airport and begin to daydream about the day you will be meeting a fellow Downer. Guilty as charged smilies/biggrin.gif I suppose it counts as addiction to spend several hours almost every week where your mum works, because they've got broadband, so you can stay on the Downs as long as you like?

And printing out copies of the already mentioned Barrow-Quotes file, giving them to your friends who like Tolkien and saying "See? This is a great place, join!"

You've just started at a new school where you don't know anyone, and wish you'd had some friends there with you, half of the people you think of are Barrow-Downers.

You get more upset if you say something stupid here than in real life, and here you can just delete the post!

Printing out pics of Barrow-Downers and putting quotes from their posts under makes for good decorations by the way smilies/biggrin.gif

[One Axe to Rule them All]

You tried every twelve, ten, and five step program out there to simply cut back on your time spent on the downs.

[the guy who be short]

When getting 4 PM's for the first time ever is the most exciting thing that happened to you all day. And you had a very exciting day.

[Tinuviel of Denton]

When the majority of the people on your MSN messenger list are Downies.

When you go to the library, ostensibly to find a book for school, and find yourself on the Downs before you quite know what happened.

[elfearz1]

the first place you go when you're upset is the downs... (this should go under you know your obsessed when... to smilies/tongue.gif )

[the guy who be short]

You creep here when nobody is home.

[the guy who be short]

You see something in the newspaper about "One Account" and crack up.

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

You know your addicted when your brother has to teach your child to refer to the Barrow Downs as your "scholarly interest" instead of your "obsession".

[elfearz1]

when you are looking for a site on your computors history and you search by most visited sites and the barrow downs is on their 10 different times hehe.

[Tinuviel of Denton]

Only ten?

When you write your RPG posts in your English class. (Hey, it's writing, isn't it?)

When your siblings refuse to let you get on the computer before them because you'll get on the Downs and they won't ever get on.

[the guy who be short]

When you have nightmares about the BW shutting your account. When I woke up, I thanked God it was only a dream. I'm sure it's the worst nightmare I've ever had.

[Elennar Starfire]

When your typing speed improves by 10 WPM over the summer, due to all the typing you do on the 'downs.

[elfearz1]

When your typing speed improves by 10 WPM over the summer, due to all the typing you do on the 'downs. same here. I can find the 'q' a lot easier too form all the quoting I do.

[Lyta_Underhill]

When the only exercise that you get is the Walk to Rivendell challenge.
When you start as late as I have, its quite a lot of exercise! It feels more like a race than exercise...I've got that real pursued feeling, like the Ringwraiths will get me if I don't walk at least 4 miles today! smilies/wink.gif

Cheers,
Lyta

[elfearz1]

Only ten? yes, tis sad. Although, my own website is on their quite a bit as well, so that's probably why.

[Daewen]

You constantly watch spongebob in hopes that squidward will admit that he is secretly Boromir the disco squid!

[Maikadurwen]

when you run around the house going im a wight yah!!!!!!!!!!!! smilies/biggrin.gif

[elfearz1]

when you run around the house going im a wight yah!!!!!!!!!!!! I recently did that too! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Brinniel]

When you have nightmares about the BW shutting your account. When I woke up, I thanked God it was only a dream. I'm sure it's the worst nightmare I've ever had.
I've had a dream like that before, too. Actually, I posted about that nightmare early in this thread.

Here's part of the post:

I dreamt that the BW deleted my account. smilies/eek.gif Strange enough, the next day I found out that inactive accounts were being deleted. Luckily, my nightmare did not follow through because my account is way too active to be deleted. smilies/rolleyes.gif

[arianrod]

During marching band practice when my director wants us to go through the set we just learned, he says "do the move". I always hear it as 'Do the wave!', and the first few times I yelled out "for Boromir the Disco King!" And y'know what the funniest thing about it is? The song we're playing for halftime show is 'Disco Inferno'!

Burn Borri Burn! Disco inferno! Burn Borri Burn! Boromir the Disco King! I'm still Doing The WAVE!!

Thanks for that, Naurwen_of_Lothlorien, now I crack up every time we practice it in rehearsal. smilies/biggrin.gif

[elfearz1]

you squeel with delight everytime someone replies to your post or you get a PM

[Amarantha_Daisy]

you squeel with delight everytime someone replies to your post or you get a PM

Heh heh...yep. That's me...

This one goes out to Sapphire_Flame: I've been on here so much that I've been catching myself saying "snork" on several occations... smilies/wink.gif That gives me two points; one for quoting you, and another for doing the whole *asterick action* thing...

Heh heh heh... I love you guys *big hug*

[vanwalossien]

You know you're obsessed when you enter www.barrowdowns.com (http://www.barrowdowns.com) as your homepage in forms - not because it is your homepage, but because it's your home... Not that I do that of course... *whistles* smilies/rolleyes.gif

And you might also be slightly obsessed when you spend more time trying to solve mr. BW and Sharkú's crosswords than doing your homework... smilies/biggrin.gif

[elfearz1]

I love you guys *big hug*
*hugs!*

I am begining to frighten myself. (see "epitaphs" for my latest action of addiction.)

[Elennar Starfire]

When your mom is telling you to get off the 'downs, and says "stop acting like an addict or you'll be kicked off permanently"(scary thought) and you reply "I'm not acting like an addict" while thinking, "I am one, I don't have to act."

[Brinniel]

You know you are obsessed with the BD when you begin to write your homework using European spelling even though you are an American. There's just too many of you Europeans here! smilies/wink.gif

[Daewen]

You have a discussion about seafood with your friends and manage to say, 'whatever floats your oyster' and 'wave kings at boromir the disco squid'

[Finwe]

When you write "Do the Wave for Boromir the Disco King!" all over the book cover on your US History AP book, and your very Mexican teacher walks over, looks at it, and goes back to his desk looking confused. (No offense against Mexicans! I love those people!)

[elfearz1]

You know you are obsessed with the BD when you begin to write your homework using European spelling even though you are an American. hehehe I do that all the time! My teachers circle the words and write a bunch of question makrs near it. It is pretty funny.

[Tinuviel of Denton]

--When you daydream about being like Cuthalion and Maikadilwen or burrahobbit and obloquy and meeting your true love on the site.

--When you make a pair of earrings in black and green and plan to wear them everywhere, hoping that someone will recognize the BD colors.

--When you convince two people who had never heard of the Downs to join just on your say-so.

--When you revive this thread. smilies/biggrin.gif

[Finwe]

When you convince most of the 11th grade at your school to dress as Hobbits next Monday to celebrate Bilbo's and Frodo's birthday, bring a cake, and get your friend who is a DJ on the radio station to announce, "Do the
Wave for Boromir the Disco King! Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo!" on the radio station during lunch.

*rubs hands together and grins evilly* Ahhhh, connections, connections! What would we do without them?? smilies/evil.gif

[Brinniel]

When you convince two people who had never heard of the Downs to join just on your say-so.

I'm currently in the process of doing something similar to that.

I just met a girl in my Geometry class who's is just as obesessed as I. When she showed me her One Ring, her LOTR covered notebook, and the FOTR book she was rereading, and then told me she once attempted learning Elvish, I immediately wrote down the BD website on her notebook. She seemed interested in checking out this site, so now I just have to convince her to visit it and register.

When you convince most of the 11th grade at your school to dress as Hobbits next Monday to celebrate Bilbo's and Frodo's birthday
This week is homecoming week at my school and every day we have to dress up as something different. I should have convinced student council to make Monday Hobbit Day. Unfortunately, it's too late for that. Monday is Hawaiian Day. smilies/frown.gif

[Tinuviel of Denton]

Monday is Hawaiian Day.

So be a Hawaiian Hobbit. smilies/biggrin.gif

--When you literally can't stop talking about the Downs.

--When the week you were grounded from the computer was the worst week of your life.

[Finwe]

When you wake up at six in the morning today to celebrate the birthday of Bilbo and Frodo, by making French toast in the shape of rings, and writing "Do the Wave for Boromir the Disco King" on them with vanilla icing, and your dad walks by, steals one, and tells you that a better present for them would be to get a life.

(He actually liked them, I swear!)

[The Elusive Spirit]

When you see that your friend has finally posted on the downs you scream, drop the
keyboard and run around the house for the next ten minutes screaming. smilies/rolleyes.gif

[Tinuviel of Denton]

--When you sneak on to the downs in the middle of your economics class, while ostensibly looking up statistics on Belgium and Nigeria.

--When you write DO THE WAVE FOR BOROMIR THE DISCO KING in random places.

--When you plot to put in a reference to squid on one of the posters for sci-fi club, hoping that a BDer will get the reference to Boromir.

[Tinuviel of Denton]

When you shout "DO THE WAVE FOR BOROMIR THE DISCO KING!!!" as a result of a social command on a mud RPG that you occasionally frequent. You are 'noshouted' as a result, but you don't care.

When you recomment BD to any and every fantasy fan you meet.

[Elennar Starfire]

~ When you pretend to be taking notes in class, but you are actually writing posts. (I wrote four posts in class today, including this one.)

[Elwen_starmaiden]

-When you haven't even been here long and you already come here everyday smilies/biggrin.gif

-When you giggle at anything that says "flammable" because it reminds you of Meela and Denethor smilies/biggrin.gif

-When you stole a balloon from the pep rally and wrote all over it "Do the Wave for Boromir the Disco King!" and get funny looks from people who read it. smilies/biggrin.gif

I really like this smilie smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

[Amarantha_Daisy]

-When you kelebrate that last post, thankful of the converts smilies/wink.gif

Welcome to the Downs, Elwen_starmaiden, and enjoy being dead!

*That was my first time saying that, and boy did it feel good!*

[Finwe]

- When you write epic LotR-related poetry in your Spanish class instead of listening to the teacher and reviewing for your 1st Quarter Exam.

- When said teacher threatens to take away the notebook in which you are writing, and your face develops an expression remarkably similar to Gollum's when he sees the Ring around Frodo's neck for the first time.

(Needless to say, my Spanish teacher backed off!!!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/evil.gif)

- When you meet a fellow LotR fan at the beach because you're walking in the surf singing "To the Sea" and suddenly this voice joins in with yours, and you meet another fan.

- When you pretend to be studying for your 1st Quarter Exams, but instead are posting in this thread.

[vanwalossien]

Needless to say, my Spanish teacher backed offWe wants try try that, yesss... Not that I've got Spanish, but hopefully it works at French teachers as well smilies/evil.gif
I also think I counts as slightly obsessive when you actually walk all over Oslo to find a store that sells prostetic elf ears, even though you know you can't afford them, all the while thinking about how much this'll improve your RtR mileage...

[ October 08, 2003: Message edited by: vanwalossien ]

[vanwalossien]

I think I'm in trouble, I just re-read the first half of this thread just to find some comfort in the fact that I'm not the only one who's dangerously addicted. I think there might even be people who are more addicted than me.. But since page 2 I've also learnt how to spell Marileangorifurnimaluim, Eärendil smilies/smile.gif Your quotes still trouble me though... You do know we wanted to rename the thread, to name it after you?

[Arothir]

When your posts are just questions asking about in jokes. Speaking of that, where did the meela-denethor thing start? I feel really stupid right now. I just found out about Boromir the Disco King a week ago.

[Finwe]

When you giggle like a maniac whenever someone mentions "Denethor" or "fire."

When you tell your teachers you have a project to work on, just so you can get a pass to go to the school library to get on the Downs.

[Arwen1858]

I've only read this page on the thread, so if this one's been posted before, please don't shoot me!!

When you put as your signature in other LotR message boards, 'Do the wave for Boromir the disco king,' in hopes of finding another Downie there, or making some converts smilies/smile.gif

[vanwalossien]

The Boromir the Disco King-thing is really mad smilies/biggrin.gif I never read the thread where it came from, I don't really know what it's all about, but I picture Boromir dancing all the time. Yesterday a guy in my class pretended to do some disco dancing, and I started giggling hysterically.. He suddenly stopped dancing smilies/biggrin.gif

[elfearz1]

the only way I can do me homework is: do a problem, read a post, do a problem, read a post hehe

[Elennar Starfire]

When you are talking about the 'downs, and your guy-friend says "Is it a bad thing that I don't go to freaky obsessive websites?" and before he finishes the sentence you yell "YES!" Scared him pretty bad, I did, yes, preciousss... smilies/evil.gif

[Lëowen]

You see a lisence plate with 'PFC' on it, and you instantly think 'Purplefluffychainsaw!' smilies/biggrin.gif

[Alatariel Telemnar]

not sure if something like this has been done, but:

If ever the barrow downs is not working, you start freaking out, are really snappy, and bite your nails, possibly pulling out hair, because you are unable to visit one of the best forums ever!!!


yup something like that smilies/biggrin.gif

[Jack]

Wow that really describes me... Hehe

[Vuelve]

--When the week you were grounded from the computer was the worst week of your life.
Actually its the worst time of your life when your phone company sets your internet limit to 8 free hours a month.Then your computer's harddrive decides to crash preventing you to have no internet, no Downs', and no Middle Earth Mirth for a whole month.Yes people I just got through enduring this.I got my new computer yesterday, and this is my first offical post on the Downs' in over a month. smilies/eek.gif smilies/eek.gif


Black, Green, and a Computer Screen,
Vuelve

[ October 29, 2003: Message edited by: Vuelve ]

[Elennar Starfire]

-When you see 'PM' you think 'private message' rather than 'afternoon.'

[Naz]

You know you are obsessed with the BD when you begin to write your homework using European spelling even though you are an American.

I've done that.. & on English papers, too! I'm waiting to get me papers back.. I think I wrote something once when I used "me" like just did & it got marked on smilies/biggrin.gif

[Elennar Starfire]

Yeah... I got points off a lot of assignments in typing class for using European spelling. My stupid teacher doesn't know about it. smilies/mad.gif Or, I should say didn't know about it, as I informed her. smilies/tongue.gif

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I guess you're addicted to the 'Downs when you say, "I'll be a Ghost Prince before 2004!"

Later days! smilies/cool.gif
->Elenrod

P.S. Well what did you know...I am a Ghost Prince!

[Catlyn21]

This thread is hysterical!

Okay, my pitiful contribution:

*After just 1 day of being on this site, you're instantly hooked

*When you spend thousands of dollars buying a new computer so that Barrowdowns will load faster

*You wake up at 11am, go see ROTK for the fourth time, come home, log onto Barrowdowns, and at approx. 11pm you realize that all you've had to eat the entire day was 1/2 a bag of greasy, buttery popcorn. You then realize that food is no longer important, and stay on til about 12:30. **my life story**

*Sleep? What is this "sleep" you speak of? We of this age know nothing of "sleep." The only proper use for that word is when it is proceeded by "I'll catch up on my" and followed by "in study hall." And that's only if you can't get to the library to use the computers!

smilies/biggrin.gif

[Pyroclastic]

I read this thread when I first joined BD this summer, and thought, "This is gonna be me, isn't it?" I bet after these past four months I can come up with ten signs, no sweat. All of these are taken from real experience, except #2. When I get to #2, it's time to check myself into the loony bin. (Or dump my boyfriend. smilies/wink.gif )

1. Your friends limit you to one Barrowdowns related exclamation per day.

2. Barrowdowns takes precedence over calling your boyfriend.

3. You've redecorated your room in Black, Green, and Gold to make you feel more at home.

4. You need more school notebooks halfway through the semester, not because your classes have covered that much information, but because you've written that many posts in the back of your notebooks.

5. You're not only familiar with the terms "Legolover" and "Leggybopper", you've applied them in real life.

6. The only time you're not on the Barrows is when you're reading Tolkien's books, or Walking to Rivendell.

7. Your spell checker is filled with Elvish words.

8. You carry on a lengthily hypothetical discussion with your friends, never revealing to them that the hypothetocity is in fact your latest RPG situation.

9. Everything you see reminds you of someone on barrowdowns. (Pepsi Blue, Fire, Disco anything, the Wave, Enni Minne Minny Moe...)

10. You carry a notebook with you everywhere, in case you think of another top ten sign.

[Elennar Starfire]

I guess you're addicted to the 'Downs when you say, "I'll be a Ghost Prince before 2004!"

~When you are upset, because you are so close, but won't be a Ghost Prince by 2004. Oh well, I'll be a Ghost Prince by the time I've been a member for a year!

~When you plan to celebrate the day you joined the 'downs.

~When you care more about your "deathday" than your birthday.

[Everdawn]

When you realise youve been here for a year and you cant tell where the time has gone.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:56 PM December 31, 2003: Message edited by: Everdawn ]

[Tar-Alcarin]

Whwn youve only been here for month and your already a Mod cause you have so many posts.

[Elennar Starfire]

~When most of your New Years Resolutions involve the 'downs or LotR. For example: Read UT and HoME and post more often in Books. (Yes, that is one of mine.)

[Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1]

Oh golly, this thread has REALLY grown...

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You know you are obsessed with the BD when you begin to write your homework using European spelling even though you are an American.
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hehehe I do that all the time! My teachers circle the words and write a bunch of question makrs near it. It is pretty funny. European spelling? Is that English spelling? As in correct spelling? smilies/evil.gif

Hmmm...I don't know, it's more lotr than BD, but:
When you read 'me' as Middle Earth
When you write all your Christmas cards in Angerthas
When as a result of the above 7 people come up to you and ask you to teach it to them (well I go to a grammar school...I know someone who writes in greek script as a kind of code- like I use Angerthas).
When you hand in all your school work with your name as 'Elentári Silivriel'...not that they know that, as it's in Angerthas (I think my teachers have given up on me. Or they just love me too much lol, in fact I think they do, due to getting good marks and stuff. It is very scary...)

EDIT: Ahh an obvious one: when you come on BD several times a day...

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 3:09 PM January 02, 2004: Message edited by: Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1 ]

[Finwe]

~ When you've reached 1916 posts in 8 months. smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

~ When you begin to think of yourself as your BD alter-ego (I'm becoming more and more of a Finwë. It's rather scary. Especially because I don't want to get my head bashed in by a Dark Lord's mace. smilies/biggrin.gif)

[Galadel Vinorel]

~ When everytime you see a tree, you stop to talk to it, and ask if it's an ent.

~ When you send more time posting on Barrowdowns than talking with your friends on the phone or AIM (this one is especially for girls).

~ When you refer to your character's father as Aba (father), and talk to your friends about him like he's real.

[symestreem]

Do you mean ada, Galadel? smilies/smile.gif

[Elennar Starfire]

European spelling? Is that English spelling? As in correct spelling?

Yep! Americans are bad spellers, so we have to make excuses... smilies/wink.gif smilies/evil.gif

~You dream in colours-but only black, green, and gold!

[zb]

Here's mine:

---
You were a member of bd back when it was on ezboard, but finally managed to quit (in order to spend time actually studying). The other day, you recall a discussion about balrogs (not/) having wings. The discussion included a comment about a flying black shadow-thing mentioned in HoME which could possibly have been a balrog. What sticks in your mind is the reply, "no, that was Tom Bombadil on his hanglider".

You proceed to google 'bombadil hanglider' to try and find out who made this joke. Nothing turns up, and in desparation you enter barrowdowns.com into your browser.

Little do you know your peril...
---

And here I am again. Let this be a lesson to you all - never think you've truly quit the downs until you're dead. And probably not even then.

ps: do any long-time bd-ers know who made the bombadil hanglider joke? It will bug me forever, at this rate.

[Aiya]

*When you haven't done an essay that's really over-due, and then in frustration your english teacher suggests a slightly different interpretation of the question, so as to invite Silmarillion-based topics and comparisons. And then when you have the 3 week overdue essay in the day after.

*When you multi-task as follows:
-In one window of your computer you're doing a couple of hours of work for your father - and plan to use the money to buy a HoME.
-In another you're looking up pictures and maps to print-out and put on your walls. No need to ask what -type- of maps.
-And in your third window, you're writing a post on the signs of your obsession.

Aiya

[Estelyn Telcontar]

zb, welcome back to the Downs - here (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000383) is the thread with the hangglider reference - enjoy!

[Elennar Starfire]

When you see the word 'bolt' you think 'Book of Lost Tales,' and when you see the word 'home' you think 'History of Middle-Earth.'

When this also applies when you hear these words...

[Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1]

When you spend several hours trying to trace when your 'deathday' was on hearing that to someone (sorry- awful memory) their deathday is more important than their birthday. (I did a search of posts from my first account which I can't access because my password got blocked by my filter and I think it was on 28th June or something...)EDIT: Just corrected a stupid spelling mistake smilies/rolleyes.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 11:40 AM January 10, 2004: Message edited by: Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1 ]

[Finwe]

When you're more excited about getting a PM from Esty saying that you're qualified for a personal title, than you are about your boyfriend asking you to *coughcoughdoitcoughcough*.

*sheepish grin*

[The Saucepan Man]

When you spend several hours trying to trace when your 'deathday'

Elentári, you can find the day you first registered on your profile. I know as I checked recently to find out when my "deathday" is. Turns out it was 4 days ago. smilies/rolleyes.gif

Congrats, Finwe (on the PT, that is smilies/wink.gif ). smilies/smile.gif

[Goldberry]

I think it was on 28th June or something...

A lovely deathday, Elentari, as it is my birthday! smilies/biggrin.gif

I knew I was addicted to the downs when I went into a state of forgetfulness because I hadn't been on the downs for several days straight, so I was starting to go into a crazed sort of state. I completely forgot about all those confounded tests I had today! smilies/rolleyes.gif

And this doesn't really have to do with the downs themselves but...every time I see the name "Theodora" in social studies, I think Theoden, and then I start renaming every other name I come across in my textbook.

And Congratulations, Finwe, on your soon-to-be PT! (not that the other thing isn't important smilies/wink.gif) A PT is exciting news indeed! I was recently thinking it was about time you got a PT. You deserve it fully. smilies/smile.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 8:39 PM January 09, 2004: Message edited by: Goldberry ]

[Finwe]

Why thank you all! I nearly died laughing when I read your posts.

[Lhunardawen]

I think I'm totally addicted to the Downs because I ask my brother (Nilpaurion Felagund) to post for me while I am in school. Don't ask why I can't use the computer during the weekdays...I don't think you would understand. smilies/frown.gif

And I envy Finwë who is already getting a PT though I have been here before her... smilies/frown.gif

Congratulations, Finwë! You deserve it! smilies/smile.gif

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 1:11 AM January 10, 2004: Message edited by: Lhunardawen ]

[Everdawn]

You know your addicted when everytime you see or hear about John Noble or Denethor, you automatically think "Meela"

[Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1]

Ah, that's a good one, Everdawn!

And congrats, Finwe- but what's a personal title?

Um...when you start writing in Tengwar for practice...during your chemistry mock...but to be fair I had finished and it was only in pencil...but I didn't rub it out. I wonder what my teacher will think... smilies/evil.gif
But again, that was LOTR general...

Ooh, I checked my old profile, and I was right! Thanks for the tip! smilies/biggrin.gif

When you talk about BD topics with friends at school who don't even like LOTR to see what they think...but that's not really obsessive. Sorry, guys! I can't think of anything!

[Lyta_Underhill]

Congrats, Finwe, on the PT! I'm sure it will be something suitably Noldoran and grandiose! smilies/wink.gif I had always thought that the conferring of such a thing should be done by the Barrow-Wight leaving some sort of cryptic message that you had to interpret, follow the signs to a particular thread and then answer a question about the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow...turns out I was wrong (or WAS I?)! smilies/biggrin.gif And my deathday is yet to come, Feb. 24, later than I remembered, really. But I try not to pay attention to actual birthdays...

I suppose the real quantitative determination that one is addicted to the Barrowdowns is obtained by determining heart rate and brain wave activity when the subject is shown the particular black, gold and green color scheme of the Barrowdowns web site...just an odd experimental thought! smilies/wink.gif

Cheers!
Lyta

[Daewen]

When your mother wakes you up at nine o'clock in the morning announcing that "We'll be leaving in five minutes" the first thing out of your mouth (without even thinking about it) is "Great. So where are we going?" After she explains you're not going anywhere, and that she and your dad are leaving for your brother's basketball game, you realize that you said something from Lord of the Rings and can't wait to tell everyone on the Barrowdowns.

[Finwe]

Lyta dearest, no air speeds of an unladen swallow were involved. smilies/wink.gif

Elentari, a personal title is something that you come up with (for example, mine is going to be "Deathless Sun"), to take the place of Ghost Prince of Cardolan underneath your nickname.

[Lyta_Underhill]

Lyta dearest, no air speeds of an unladen swallow were involved. Heh heh, I knew that! I just thought it would be a nice touch...but the paperwork would be astounding! smilies/eek.gif Nice choice, BTW! I'll let the world wait in breathless anticipation to find out what mine is... smilies/tongue.gif (not that it will change the course of a great river nor bring down the Rock of Orthanc, nor reunite the Ents with the Entwives...)

Should be scrubbing the bathtub and doing laundry about now, but I'm not... (can we say "addicted?")--one always wonders about the Elves who did dishes and laundry and such. One doesn't think of them as scullery types (but then again, their clothes probably only smell strongly of flowers and their dishes probably clean themselves... smilies/wink.gif (I hesitate to suggest the idea of "House Elves!") smilies/eek.gif

Cheers!
Lyta (the spectacularly bad punctuator)

[Finwe]

Oh dear, not the House Elves! We don't need the Barrow Downs chapter of SPEW going up any time soon! (HP joke, BTW.)


I assume that the Elves had their own hierarchy, so there were probably Elven servants running about the place, making beds, cleaning rooms, washing dishes, and suchlike.


I had a hilarious Barrow-Downs moment today. One of my friends asked me what Beren's title was, and instead of saying "Erchamion" I said "Master of the Secret Fire."

*smacks herself*


EDIT: I just had another one. A friend of mine was talking about the Barrow Downs (from the Books) and she asked me where the wights came from, and I blurted out "Why, all over the world!" It was then that I realized that she didn't mean the forum.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 8:02 PM January 10, 2004: Message edited by: Finwe ]

[Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1]

Ah, thanks Finwe! But that's a good question. Where do the Wights come from?

And I read in one of Tolkien's letters that he said the Entwives were probably destroyed when their gardens became the Brown Lands- Sauron did a scorching the earth policy or something... smilies/frown.gif

Um...when you are very happy because your family is going out from 11:00am till about 5:00pm and instead of doing your revision for exams tomorrow (and the next week and a half) you come straight on here...

I assume your brain activity and heart rate would increase dramatically? Would there be some kind of a percentage increase that would be the threshold where 'interested in' becomes 'addicted to'?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

*coughcoughdoitcoughcough*

To cough?

...an odd experimental thought!

Wow...doctorate in Physics, here I come!!! Thanks, Lyta! Vy ze vay, vould you be my volunteer?

Anywhen...ten things I've actually done for the Matrix:

10. Because of lack of internet access at home(yes, I know...stupid country...), you enjoy going to school because your department provides free internet access. Yay! Gooooooooo CS!

9. Vacations kill you...well, melt you would be more appropriate...

8. You spend almost all your waking day on the Downs...done that a few times...

7. You spend the night creating an ann-thennath poem for your character in an RPG (which is quite not needed)

6. You use Downer endings in real life. Like Sapphire-Flame's, Aethelwine's, Yavanna228's, and many more. Much more.

5. You wilfully destroy your social life to post at the Downs.

4. You wilfully risk your life to post at the Downs.

3. You think one or another Downer is counterintel...wait this belong to "Top ten signs you're involved in espionage." Sorry.

2. You constantly fidget, thinking someone moght have gotten the answers to the quiz already.

and...

1. You actually spent time compiling this list.

Later days!
-&gt;Tino Tonitini, or Elenrod

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 10:26 PM January 11, 2004: Message edited by: Nilpaurion Felagund ]

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

When you actually scare your friends (and not just normal friends either, proper die-hard Lord of the Rings-mad friends) by telling them a joke that was made by another Downer and laughing uncontrollably while they sit there and raise their eyebrows at you.

It was Nilpaurion Felagund who did it. I called Faramir's second-in-command Bruce.

I was shunned for the rest of the day. smilies/wink.gif

Is it strange that I've been following this thread for a very long time, yet this is my first post on it?

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

It was Nilpaurion Felagund who did it. I called Faramir's second-in-command Bruce.


I'm touched...somehow I could affect your social life. Quite flattering...

And my little contribution to this forum lives on...*sniff*...*blows nose*...OK, I'll stop now.

Later days! smilies/cool.gif
-&gt;Elenrod

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

A new list!

Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Matrix...

10. You see a license plate, and the number reminds you of a Barrowdowner. I just saw one with the number "447" and Turambar just popped into my mind. Weird...

9. You've memorised quite a lot of the Downer's member numbers.

8. You compute the number of your posts. I posted 50 a week during the time between Shadiness and Princedom. If I did that rate during my newbie days, I would have been a Ghost Prince by mid-July, and now I would have 1700 posts!

7. You saw Lush many times! or at least a black cat that reminds you of her...in that case, you remember Barrowdowners when you see their avatars in real life.

6. The first question your sister ask when you pick her up from the dorm is, "So, what happened on the Downs?"

5. 1 in 5 sentences you hear reminds you of LotR...or Barrowdowns.

4. On your way home yesterday, you see the person beside you reading RotK. You were sorely tempted to tell him about the Downs. What kept you from it? You were writing this post!

3. You authorised a manhunt for your "friend" who still hasn't returned your Silm(actually, it's my sister's...) You can't make decent post about the First Age without it!

2. You convince your dad(who's currently reading TTT) to join the Downs, and hopefully become a mod! smilies/evil.gif

and...

1. You spent less time compiling this list than the first one.

*insert standard Paul Schaffer music*

Later days! smilies/cool.gif
-&gt;Elenrod Letterman

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 7:38 AM January 17, 2004: Message edited by: Nilpaurion Felagund ]

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

You spend so much time on the Downs that your very own fangirls follow you here.

[Lhunardawen]

10. Because of lack of internet access at home(yes, I know...stupid country...), you enjoy going to school because your department provides free internet access. Yay! Gooooooooo CS!



...when you totally envy your brother for this, and can't wait to go to college. Stupid dormitory...

Also, 6. The first question your sister ask when you pick her up from the dorm is, "So, what happened on the Downs?"



I do? I didn't notice that! Oh well, maybe I do. smilies/smile.gif

When you actually scare your friends (and not just normal friends either, proper die-hard Lord of the Rings-mad friends) by telling them a joke that was made by another Downer and laughing uncontrollably while they sit there and raise their eyebrows at you.

Oh, I tell BD jokes to my friends so much. Good thing one of them has read enough LotR to relate to the joke, but the others just roll their eyes at me. Poor fellows, they don't know what they're missing. smilies/cool.gif

[Lhunardawen]

You know your addicted when everytime you see or hear about John Noble or Denethor, you automatically think "Meela"

This may be a little late...

When you saw how Denethor died in the movie, you thought, "Meela would hate this." Or, "Meela would haunt PJ and kill him for this." smilies/biggrin.gif

You try to finish the lab activity in your computer science class early so that you can be allowed to use the Internet and go... where else? smilies/evil.gif

-The White Lady of Lindon-

[Hama Of The Riddermark]

I have to say that of all the numerous LotR forums I've been on this is far and away the best. I have never seen a forum so active, with so many people online at all times and replying. It makes my life at college (almost) bearable smilies/wink.gif ...

I got aobut five, including number one...

[Vuelve]

4. You need more school notebooks halfway through the semester, not because your classes have covered that much information, but because you've written that many posts in the back of your notebooks.
As a matter of fact I happen to be on my 2nd this school year, and its aptly named "My Book of Wisdom Vol. 3".(Vol. 1 was end of last year.)

5. You're not only familiar with the terms "Legolover" and "Leggybopper", you've applied them in real life.

*hangs head in shame* I know, I know,.....


1.You constantly preview your posts before posting them because of the typo forum.
2.You look for a new avatar while waiting for the Downs to load.
3.You end all your posts now with "Black and green on my computer screen." because it is so true. *see below*


***This is my 60th post.Go me!!!***

Black and green on my computer screen,
Vuelve

[Firefoot]

I'm not addicted. No, not at all. smilies/wink.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif You start mistaking words. I've done that. On a street sign I saw Legolas instead of Las Olas.
---
Some new ones:
~You see the avatar of someone on the Downs and know exactly who it is yet you can't remember the names of people you see and talk to at least once a week.
~When you see the font used in the Forum used somewhere else you think it should be in green and black.
~You have been here for less than a month and you are no longer scared of Downers. In fact, if you are scared, it is only because you realize you are exactly like them.
~This one is more LotR than BD. You have waken up in the morning somewhat surprised that you do not have hairy hobbit feet.
~You have (innumerable times) received strange looks from people who barely know you after finding out that you have read LotR several times. (From experience: they look at you even stranger if you happen to have the 1000+ page book of all three with you)
---
I have done many of the things listed on this thread and I'm not sure whether I should be scared or proud of myself. smilies/tongue.gif

[Elennar Starfire]

Be proud! (Feet!)

You have a small notebook that you use for writing posts when you can't get to a computer, and you carry it everywhere because of how often something will happen that makes you think of something you want to post, and you don't want to forget. When you are bored in class you dig through your brain for something to write, and get frustrated if you can't think of anything, and sometimes (OK, often) you are writing in this little notebook instead of paying attention. (Teachers think you're taking notes!) You have become very skilled at drawing smilies, because when writing posts you draw in the smilies you want to use.

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 5:23 PM January 25, 2004: Message edited by: Elennar Starfire ]

[Finwe]

- Your friends are amazed that you are signed on every day, and think that you actually have a life ( smilies/wink.gif), when in fact, you're reading or posting on the Downs.

- Your parents give you looks when they get their Internet bill. *looks around guiltily*

[zb]

[list=1]
You have learnt that even on your 33k-max modem connection, you can access the Downs quickly if you turn images and stylesheets off, and log on at weird times when fewer people are using the internet. Obviously, this approach makes image-based threads dificult to enjoy.
You read about people composing posts in the back of their lecture pads and think: that is genius.
You spend much time listening to the RotK soundtrack in order to make detailed analysis of "Into the West" in the movies forum.
You lie awake at night thinking about a post someone else has made, and how you can reply in a way which is both witty and includes detailed Tolkien reference.
Your post count fascinates you, as does speculation and calculation about how long it will take you to earn a PT.
You are moved almost to tears when you come across a thread which was started in 2000-ish about "what you want to see in the movies", and the original poster who wanted to see the Rohirrim cry death! with one voice and terrible posted again after the release of RotK to say "whoohoo!" (sorry, I can't remember who it was: burra, maybe? I'd look it up if I had a faster net connection)
Checking the Downs falls under the checking-email category of high-frequency net activity.
Instead of angsting about whether you're as good-looking as your friends, you angst about not being as amazingly clever and knowledgeable as your fellow BDers.
You don't write blog entries about current events, you write them about BD discussions.
You'd write more blog entries about the Downs, but you're too busy Downsing.
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[Finwe]

Instead of angsting about whether you're as good-looking as your friends, you angst about not being as amazingly clever and knowledgeable as your fellow BDers.

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! I collapsed with laughter after reading that one.

[Elennar Starfire]

The best thing that has happened to you all month was getting to introduce your BDer friends to each other, using their BD names. I got to do it twice in one day! Woohoo!

You are extremely proud of the fact that you have brought four people to the 'downs, and are trying to convince two more to come here. They'll be here eventually!

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Checking the Downs falls under the checking-email category of high-frequency net activity.

Instead of angsting about whether you're as good-looking as your friends, you angst about not being as amazingly clever and knowledgeable as your fellow BDers.


Classic.

-You are extremely unhappy with the fact that although you've recommended the Downs to just about all of your Tolkien-fan friends, they all have excuses not to come here (perhaps they're afraid they'll end up like me)!

-About half of your jokes originate from funny things people say here.

-You spend a whole day laughing about a funny post you read.

[Kransha]

-You'd rather be a Ghost Prince of Cardolan than the Emperor of a large and powerful country.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

You spend most of your time compiling a third original Top Ten list, but due to the fact that most of the things you do for the Downs are pilfered fropm fellow Downers, you are in deep guacamolé.

Later days! *sigh*
-&gt;Elenrod

[Miriel Undomiel]

You're addicted to the 'Downs when you post a meaningless post here while watching Friends.... smilies/rolleyes.gif

[The Elusive Spirit]

A friend says "... I basically waste my life away on this site," and you exciedly reply "Oh! You have one of those too!?" Then proceed to tell him about the great Barrow Downs! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Kaiserin]

When you're down, you Barrow-Down! smilies/biggrin.gif

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

When you get genuinely upset if someone ridicules your theories on the Downs. Way more upset than you get when you lose all your money or fail an exam!

[Lhunardawen]

Instead of angsting about whether you're as good-looking as your friends, you angst about not being as amazingly clever and knowledgeable as your fellow BDers.

Ouch. smilies/smile.gif

Forgive me, dear Nilpaurion, but I have to do this...correct me if you want to, though.

When you and your brother (a fellow BDer) did a paper-chat when you were bored, imagining that you were in Downs chat, and even included some forum mods in the conversation! smilies/biggrin.gif

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[zb]

You know you're addicted when your response to seeing a 'forum temporarily down for maintentance' notice is to:

1. Curse.
2. Hope that you are the first one to post a signs-you're-addicted message related to it.
3. Go and watch FotR on video to take your mind off the pain.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Hi, Lhunardawen! Care to reveal the contents of that said piece of paper.

Oh, wait. It's in my bag.

Details tomorrow. smilies/wink.gif

Oh, and by the way: The forum was temporarily down? How? When? Is that why I felt a sudden loss of vigour whilst I climbed a hellish slope yesterday?

No, you fool. You just forgot to bring water.

Right.

[Estelyn Telcontar]

You know you're addicted when your response to seeing a 'forum temporarily down for maintentance' notice is to: sigh with relief because that finally gives you time to do something else! smilies/wink.gif

[Vuelve]

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You know you're addicted when your response to seeing a 'forum temporarily down for maintentance' notice is to:
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sigh with relief because that finally gives you time to do something else!

You see the notice and realize you finally have a chance to do your homework; or you could go to the chat instead,or give those crosswords another try, or look for a new avatar/sig,........... smilies/eek.gif

[Saraphim]

You know when you're addicted to the Downs when the Forum is your homepage and you get shaky and nervous when it is closed for maintainence.

*twitch twich*
*looks at the screen, at all the nifty new buttons*
"This isn't my Barrow! Where is my Barrow, precious?"
*twitch twitch*

[Finwe]

When you start twitching when random posts of yours from the day that the admins were testing the Downs disappear.

Even though they weren't important, I still started hyperventilating. :D

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Indeed. When your post count is mercilessly halved when the site is reconstructed, and you stare at the screen in shock for about 10 minutes whilst muttering snatches of words such as "How could this happen?" and "So much time and effort erased!"

:(

[Elennar Starfire]

Your BD friend says at lunch "They killed the Barrowdowns!" meaning the change, and you immediately panic and yell "What? Who? No Barrowdowns?!?!!?" forgetting that you are in the library and should be quiet.

Scared me, she did, yesss, precioussss. :eek:

[Ashton]

Yes I did Elennar, It was actually quite fun doing too. I love scaring you, you are too much fun to tease :) :p :)

Anyway. you know you are addicted when you...

Spend three hours on the downs when you are supposed to be writing a reasearch project (right now in fact)

You go into utter panic mode when you miss getting on the downs for one day

You call their friends by their Downs name a lot instead of their real name (yes that means you Elennar!)

You spend your lunch time talking with your friends about your latest find on the BD's

You get grounded from the computer because you are on the downs too much

Your home page is the BD's and whenever someone tries to switch it you go into a towering rage and IMMEDIATELY switch it back

Your grades are suffering because instead of doing your homework you start posting on the BD's and writing PM's to all your friends

Your parents have considered throwing the computer away because you are on it too much

You are always on the lookout for an avatar, every time you get on the net (and start cussing out loud because the coolest picture is only a bit too big)

[Elennar Starfire]

(and start cussing out loud because the coolest picture is only a bit too big)

You, Ashton? Cussing?!?! I'm shocked! ;)

~You want to hurt your computer because you can't find a fractal picture that's not too big to use as an avatar. (My avatar has always been a fractal, here and on other forums.)

~When the only reason you'll stop looking for an avatar is to make a post about how you can't find one.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I am number 83 in the list of people with the most number of posts?

I guess you're addicted if you care to know such trivial facts.

[Vuelve]

You are a firm believer that the stuff people put in their sigs is more useful than the stuff you learn in school.

Peace,
Vuelve

[The Perky Ent]

You're absolutly addicted to the Barrow downs when...


your computer dies due to 20 hour posting
your in English and suddenly shout "Shoot! I'm still logged on"
you pester your friends saying "Do you know (user name here)? "
you coil up in a corner in the dark until a computer turns on, then you kill the person in the chair and shout 'percious! mhemhemhemhemhehe (maniacle laughter) mhemhemhemhe
you throw a party every time the theme changes
your eyes fry from getting too close to the screen
you can't remember your name, and start coughing up "(user name here),
(user name here)!
you have an excyclopedic memory of everything in Elvenhome
you twitch uncontrolably when someone beats you at a Fun and Games post.
you know everyone who ever registered on the site

[Oddwen]

You're quite obsessed when you write "Do the Wave for Boromir the Disco King!" and the address of the good ol' BD's on dollar bills.

[Finwe]

When your first words to your friend whom you haven't seen at all in three years are: "So have you heard about the Barrow Downs?" since she's an extremely Tolkienista as well.

[Bekah]

Spend three hours on the downs when you are supposed to be writing a reasearch project (right now in fact)

Yes, that sounds like me...

You call their friends by their Downs name a lot instead of their real name (yes that means you Elennar!)

And that...

You spend your lunch time talking with your friends about your latest find on the BD's

Forget about lunch - I talk about the Downs all the time....

You get grounded from the computer because you are on the downs too much

When have I not been grounded for being on BDs or fanfiction too often?

Your grades are suffering because instead of doing your homework you start posting on the BD's and writing PM's to all your friends

Yes, that's me....I kind of weaned myself off BDs at one point becuase of this, but then fanfiction.net claimed my attentions....

You are always on the lookout for an avatar, every time you get on the net (and start cussing out loud because the coolest picture is only a bit too big)

It took me the whole day (when I should have been doing my school-work) to get this picture small enough to be an avatar!!!

I find myself going "guilty...guilty...not really...guilty...I wish I could....guilty....guilty...have you been spying on me!?!?"

~ Elentari II

P.S. Wasn't the 'add reply' button on the right and 'new topic' on the left before? This is really starting to annoy me, because I keep clicking 'new topic'...and I found that about 200 of my posts are no longer attributed to me (I probably deleted most of them myself earlier)...I used to be a Ghost Prince!!!

[Sirithheruwen]

When you brave all odds to get here! (Sorry, I have none in mind, that just sounded cool in my head!)

When you save your 100th post for this thread...YAY! I'M A WIGHT!!!:D :D

EDIT: Oh...nevermind...*sighs* I guess it's the 101st post, huh...oh well...:(

[Nirvana II]

when your walls are covered with posters, your ICQ,AIM, and Yahoo!messengers names have something to do with Tolkien.....When you RPG 8 hours per day........

[warrenerd]

yes, that's it. i'm a barrow-holic. but that's okay, because now we can be one big support center. i liked number three, by the way. oh, and do you go to berry college?

[Everdawn]

When you are in hospital and you have your sister sneak in your mobile phone so your best friend can check all your RP threads on the net and read them to you so that you can *try!* to write your next post but for the fact you cant even see properly becuase of the drugs they are feeding you...

Phew!

[Sirithheruwen]

...When you print out all of the old versions of this thread and read them when you are not on this site!:D ;)

Everdawn, hon, why are you in the hospital? Did I miss something? Are you ok? :(

[Everdawn]

Spooked horse, long story and has nothing ot do with Tolkien. But I am ok.

YOu print out old versions of this text? That is obsessive!:D

[Elennar Starfire]

~When you are reading a book and imagine one of the characters as looking like Everdawn's new avatar.

(I wonder how curious I've made Everdawn as to which character and which book...?)

[Bekah]

I don't know how curious Evenstar is, but you've intrigued me...

~ Elentari II

[Finwe]

Ooh... spooked horse? Did you get thrown?

[Sirithheruwen]

Aww...poor Everdawn...:( *Hurries over to give her a chocolate chip cookie* Chocolate and cookies make everything feel better!:D

Anyways, back on topic...
...when you spend your spare time thinking up PT for people who don't have one yet.

Sapphire_Flame: Jewel of a Took

That's the only real good one I have so far...BTW, shouldn't you be getting your PT soon?:confused:

Taa for now,
Siri

[Bekah]

BTW, shouldn't you be getting your PT soon?

Who, Everdawn? Whether you get given a personal title is up to the mods...

I know there are other threads for signs of obsessive LOTRishness, but I just have to say I stayed up until midnight (I don't usually do this as late nights don't help me in the morning, and I guess I'm still catching up from my aforementioned antics) recording the 76th Academy Awards. ROTK won 11 out of 11. Yay!!!

On the other hand, POTC didn't win any, not even when they didn't share a category with LOTR. Grrr....

Okay, back to the real topic which is summarized by the title of this thread.

~ Elentari II

[Everdawn]

(I wonder how curious I've made Everdawn as to which character and which book...?)

Very! and it's killing me!


...DId I get thrown, yes...


Anyway.

YOu know you are obsessed when you are watching the Oscars and you dont see the actors all you see are the characters sitting there in costume. And when Liv get's up to present, all you see is Arwen in the last scene of ROTK talking about some musicians.

[Elennar Starfire]

Ok, ok, I'll tell you! (don't die! pleeze!)

The book was Polgara the Sorceress, by David Eddings. To understand this book you first have to read The Belgariad, beginning with Pawn of Prophecy. If you read the Mallorean after that it's best. Anyway, the character was Salmissra. (Everdawn, is there any chance you chose your avatar because you really look something like that? And if you did, can you act? Because I intend to direct a movie (actually several, no way it could be done as one) of the Belgariad someday, and I'm already trying to pick a first choice for all the characters.)

[Everdawn]

lol! If I was minus Blonde hair so in some pictures yes, and some no... It's Velma Kelly. And yes, I do act. My major is musical Theatre and drama as well as some other stuff, I have to take a little break at the moment though due to my little fiascoe.

However.... Sitting at home this very afternoon in my zombie-like state, I began to think which people I knew reminded me of people on the 'downs, strange huh?

[Eorl of Rohan]

I know I'm addicted....

Simply becuase I spend every second of my free time on the barrow-downs.

[Finwe]

Ooh... Elennar... I'd sell my soul to be part of a movie about the Belgariad!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

...wait, what's Belegaer? Belegost?

Belgariad, stupid.

Yeah, something like that. What's that?

[Elennar Starfire]

It's a series of books. The first is Pawn of Prophecy. After the Belgariad there's the Mallorean, a sequel-series. And after that there's Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress.
I have read them all.:smokin:

Anyway, you know you're addicted when you spend two hours on the incredibly slow school computers, which used to be fairly fast until yesterday, on the 'downs, despite the fact that due to the slowness of the computers you don't even have time to post anything. (I swear it took 5-10 minutes to load a page!)

[Vuelve]

When you get bored you start writing down all the names of fellow Downers you can remember for absolutely no reason.Then you can't wait to get home so you can post about your latest BD withdrawl.

Peace,
Vuelve

[elfearz1]

Is it just me or does anyone else associate a certain smell with the 'downs? I don't know how,but I do. (It's good luckily.)

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

A certain smell? How about pineapples? They have a nice smell.

[Lhundulinwen]

Pineapple? ok.

You know your addicted when you-


1. Sign your check accidentally using your user name

2. Can name at least five Bders but less than 4 cousins, other non-imediate relative

3. You cannot stand to get on a computer whose homepage is not the bd, so you of course change it (your doing them a favor!)

4. When in emotional distress, you grab a gallon of ice cream and read all 12 pages of Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow Downs

5. The last date you had, your side of the conversation revolved around the last chat you had with your friends on the bd

6. You have ditched at least three weeks worth of aerobic class because you were inbroiled in a heated debate in the chat room

7. Your last resolutions involved getting to bed earlier or sleeping in longer because you have had less than six hours of sleep repeatedly because you had to prove that you were right whether elves could dream or some other equally obscure topic

8. The last pen you bought had to write in green ink because your eyes will now only read green letters

9. The last time you HAD to leave the Bd was because of a bodily function, so you now are considering buying a hand-held computer (forget the cost, you'll sell all books except LOTR and all other editions-wait, you only own 4 other books) so as to never be seperated from the Bd

and last but not least

10. You own at least five Bd shirts so as to never have to wear something else (not that you don't, it's just easier to corrdinate green when that's all you own)

[Vuelve]

When you think about the Downs at the oddest times.

When your away somewhere your first thought is 'I can't wait to get home to see whats going on at the Downs!'

When you start to tell your friends something funny from the Downs then quit because they give you "that look".They just don't understand :( .

Peace,
Vuelve

[Elennar Starfire]

Is it just me or does anyone else associate a certain smell with the 'downs? I don't know how, but I do.

Yes, I do that! I don't think I could explain the smell, though.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

You know you're obsessed when you make unrealistic goals, like having a thousand posts before your D-Day (Death-Day) anniversary.

[Vuelve]

8. The last pen you bought had to write in green ink because your eyes will now only read green letters
I have a pen that writes in green and I use it more often now after reading this.

You know you're obsessed when you make unrealistic goals, like having a thousand posts before your D-Day (Death-Day) anniversary.

And there's something wrong with this??See my Sig..

Peace,
Vuelve

[Amariden Ravenhill]

I am not quite a serious addict yet.....but I probably will if I join an RPG :D


[edit: don't attach pointless stuff.- Sharkû]

[Miriel Undomiel]

~when you use your friends computer -to get to the 'Downs- in her birthday party.
My stupid computer's got a virus :( :( :(

[Firefoot]

- When you change the color of your cursor to match the green font.
- When you are constantly just "checking in" to see if there is anything new.

[Sirithheruwen]

My sisters were playing "Who am I describing?" and I cought "really bad eyesight" and immeadiately I said Maeggaladiel (sp?) and The Nearsighted Elves Foundation! Needless to say, they looked at me blankly. :rolleyes:

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

When you're chatting to your friend about the Downs, he mentions that doug*platypus had responded to his post and agreed with him, and you congratulate your friend like he's just got married or something.

[Lhunardawen]

When you're watching TV and suddenly saw this commercial of a cartoon, and one of its characters was named Starfire...and instantly one person pops into your mind...

Elennar Starfire!

Yep, you guessed it.

[slotff]

:rolleyes: I have hanged around the site for quite a while... but just joined yesterday... DOSNT MEAN IM NOT ADDICTED

[Maeggaladiel]

My sisters were playing "Who am I describing?" and I cought "really bad eyesight" and immeadiately I said Maeggaladiel (sp?) and The Nearsighted Elves Foundation!

You... you remembered ME?

I'm *sniff* so touched!!

And yes, you got the spelling right. Kudos for you!

[Maeggaladiel]

You weep because nobody on your campus is a Tolkien fan. *sniff sniff* I'M SO ISOLATED! HELP ME! HELP MEEE!

You get angry when you wait more than two hours for someone to answer your post in an Inn. (Green Dragon, White Horse, it doesn't matter.) *Maeggaladiel checks her watch.* "Come on, people, I'm WAITING!")

You cry because you drew a wonderful avatar on Paint and it was too big to use. CURSE YOU, PAINT! CURRRSSEE YOUUUU! Making it smaller warped Boromir's face.

You get envious of other people's avatars. *folds arms, pouts* Why can't I have nice things?!?!

Avatarless,
Maeg

[Lhundulinwen]

Oh, you poor thing, Maeggaladiel! the only other Tolkienite on campus is a Senior and is graduating in two weeks!!! Oh, the horror! I have three more years. Oh well. At least I've got the Downs. :)

[Lhunardawen]

It's equally tough when you know there are other Tolkienites in your campus other than you, but nobody's as open to discuss it as you are...you can't even speak Tolkien with anybody in your school... :(

[Maeggaladiel]

We should create a support group for isolated Tolkienites!

Anyway, You Know You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs When:
Your fingers type www.barrowdowns.com faster than anything else. Every time you get on the internet, your hands start into the two-second barrowdowns.com motions and you have to hold yourself back before your fingers click "ENTER." Why hold back? because you were supposed to be looking up research for homework!

Mwa ha haaaa!
MAEG

[Sirithheruwen]

You... you remembered ME?

I'm *sniff* so touched!!

And yes, you got the spelling right. Kudos for you!

Of course I remember you! Your Nearsighted Elves Foundation is a valuable contribution to society! Why, I too was once nearsighted, though I am, in fact, not the slightest bit elvish (Ent, I be). I have discovered a wonderful thing called by the name of "contacts" and now I never have to worry about glasses falling off again! (Yes, I read your post in the "Deaths" thread. Elvis impersonators on squirrels gave me nightmares. *shudder*).

Anyways, back on topic...

...When you constantly roll your eyes, stick your tongue out, wink, grin really big, and pretend you're smoking a pipe! :smokin:

[NightKnight]

You know you're obsessed when you make unrealistic goals, like having a thousand posts before your D-Day (Death-Day) anniversary.

What's unrealistic with that? I have over 900 posts, and I've only been here for less than six months. :rolleyes:

[Elennar Starfire]

When you're watching TV and suddenly saw this commercial of a cartoon, and one of its characters was named Starfire...and instantly one person pops into your mind...

*big grin* :D

[Everdawn]

What's unrealistic with that? I have over 900 posts, and I've only been here for less than six months. :rolleyes:


waves hands franticly** Its not about how many posts you have people! Its whats in them that counts! :)

[NightKnight]

Everdawn, they may not be the most intelligent posts on the forum, but I rule the Quiz Room. :D

[The Saucepan Man]

I rule the Quiz Room *ahem* ;)

'Tis indeed true, however, that active participation in the Quiz Room bumps up the post-count. After a year here, I had well over 2,000 posts, and many of those were courtesy of my extended and active participation in the Quiz Room shortly after I first arrived.

But Everdawn is right. It's not the size of your post-count that matters, but what you do with it. :D

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

You know you're addicted when you spend so much time here that the moderators let you off when you make ridiculous posts. Also, when you chuckle sadistically when some cruel Downer (not to name names :D ) refutes another's point without mercy.

[Maeggaladiel]

You know you're addicted to the Barrow-Downs when you find yourself writing "President, Society for Nearsighted Elves" on your scholarship applications and it feels so normal that it takes you five minutes before you realize what you've done and start looking for the white-out. Good times.

You also know you're addicted when you start hallucinating that you see your or your friends' screen names on street signs. I thought Maeggaladiel was written on a bilboard. Then I saw that it was actually "Megabucks." Hey, they both have a capital M, an e, and a g!! Close enough.

Another sign... You accidentally spelled 'billboard' like "bilbo" with "ard" on the end. (see above) :rolleyes:

~Maeggaladiel of the Four Eyes

[The Saucepan Man]

... you have been here for little over a year and you have only 5 fewer posts than the guy who started the place four years ago. :eek: :rolleyes:

[Saraphim]

You know you're addicted to the Barrow-Downs when your Tolkien-obsessed friends tell you to shut up about that stupid web site.

It's happened three times in the past month.

[Lyta_Underhill]

...all your free time is spent trying to catch up on the Canonicity thread and your entire evening is ruined when you realize that you're only on page 6 and the thread is now CLOSED! It's like running a marathon only to find the finish line roped off and barred! AAAAAGHHHH!!!!! :mad:

Sorry about that; I just had to vent when I refreshed page 6 and the whole thing was CLOSED!!!!!

OK, I'm better now; I'll just keep catching up in case it gets re-opened anytime soon...

Cheers,
Lyta the slow reader

[Sirithheruwen]

*hums to self* Happy Death Day to Me! Happy Death Day to Me! Yay! :D

...When you celebrate your Death Day! ;)

[Orcrist]

You make 14 posts on your first day
AND
On your second day, you have about 10 more posts than someone who has been their for almost a year.

[Maeggaladiel]

When you look at the list of the newest posts.... And they are all your own.

Guilty as charged.
~Maeg

[Sirithheruwen]

When the little white dots are hunting you all over the 'Downs. ;) :p

[THE Ka]

Hmm... i cannot really define if i am addicted... i think i'm addicted to Middle Earth Mirth...

No wait! I AM! everynight that "Canoncity" was on and before the Barrow wright closed it :mad: i spent 6 hours reading, discussing and dishing out some of my best wit and philiosphical fast pitched moves anyone who is lucky will ever read...(due to the fact i'm a devious scorpio.. :( )...


Here's another way to tell: If you are like me and have gotten into so much trouble with the barrow wright that you refer to him as : "BW" or "The Big B". I do it often in the chat room to avoid painful memories...

Still, i am not sure... I leave this choice in your hands, or i should say, fingers fellow members. Is the Ka Addicted to one more thing than Boromir or Isis?

[THE Ka]

When you get bored you start writing down all the names of fellow Downers you can remember for absolutely no reason.Then you can't wait to get home so you can post about your latest BD withdrawl.

Peace,
Vuelve

AH! how.how... HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT! :eek: I have not told anyone about what goes threw my scropionic mind! Ah !... I'M TELLING ON YOU!

[THE Ka]

:rolleyes: I have hanged around the site for quite a while... but just joined yesterday... DOSNT MEAN IM NOT ADDICTED

Ah, yes... i remember when i was just like you... Soon, soon you will be swepted in. And after that, there is NO return...

[THE Ka]

~when you use your friends computer -to get to the 'Downs- in her birthday party.
My stupid computer's got a virus :( :( :(


THE Ka loves its friend Megan the BOOGERBEANS too much to do that... wait let me check... yep. i've done that before too.

[THE Ka]

You weep because nobody on your campus is a Tolkien fan. *sniff sniff* I'M SO ISOLATED! HELP ME! HELP MEEE!

You get angry when you wait more than two hours for someone to answer your post in an Inn. (Green Dragon, White Horse, it doesn't matter.) *Maeggaladiel checks her watch.* "Come on, people, I'm WAITING!")

You cry because you drew a wonderful avatar on Paint and it was too big to use. CURSE YOU, PAINT! CURRRSSEE YOUUUU! Making it smaller warped Boromir's face.

You get envious of other people's avatars. *folds arms, pouts* Why can't I have nice things?!?!

Avatarless,
Maeg

BOROMIR?! WHERE! I'M COMING MY LOVE BOAT!

The ka jumps out to its computer screen, smacks face.

Ah, you poof of a computer.

[Sirithheruwen]

You get angry when you wait more than two hours for someone to answer your post in an Inn. (Green Dragon, White Horse, it doesn't matter.) *Maeggaladiel checks her watch.* "Come on, people, I'm WAITING!")

Ah, yes, I completely agree! (C'mon Alaksoron! I'm waiting!)

[Maeggaladiel]

Ah, yes, I completely agree! (C'mon Alaksoron! I'm waiting!) *sigh* I've been waiting for more than a week for my conversation partner in the Green Dragon to say something. It's terrible! I have to get used to the fact that some people have real lives. (Unlike me)

You know you're addicted to the Barrow Downs when you get exited that people actually join your Society for Nearsighted Elves. It started out as just a joke, and now we've got eight members. Eowyn Skywalker is thinking about adding a section on her proboard just for the society. And Siritheruwen, I read your sig and I feel for you. Maybe you could join the Society as an Ambassador to All Nearsighed Non-Elves. Tell me if you're interested.

BOROMIR?! WHERE! I'M COMING MY LOVE BOAT! I created an avatar on Paint of Boromir doing Disco, THE ka. He was too big, though. Sizing him down ruined his widdle faceywacy. So I settled for nearsighted Arwen.

~Maeg

[THE Ka]

aye, no worries maeg... it happens to all of us... bloody poof of a thing though, computers... they help and then they can ruin your creativity with one download... Personally, i just sketch then take a laser scanner hook it up to my computer and scan... works most of the time. Then you have to crop, cut, ect... :rolleyes: :)

Hope to see more art soon.

[Orcrist]

You know you're addicted to Barrowdowns when:

1.Your latest insult is "Stupid, fat hobbit"(THis pertains more to LOTR)
2.You consider rewriting your copy of LOTR in green just so it feels like you are on barrowdowns.
3.You refuse to tell your sister about the new chapter by chapter read through and discussion of LOTR because you are afraid she will cut into your time.

[Son of Númenor]

A Barrow-downs addiction can take the form of spending late nights pondering the havoc that could be wreaked by hybrid Downers.

Just think: Bêthburra and The Squatter of Amon Rimbaud...

*shudders*

[Sirithheruwen]

When you spend your spare time on the 'Downs trying to pronounce Marileangorifurnimaluim's name.

And Siritheruwen, I read your sig and I feel for you. Maybe you could join the Society as an Ambassador to All Nearsighed Non-Elves. Tell me if you're interested.

But of course! :D

[Duncariel]

Ah, yes... i remember when i was just like you... Soon, soon you will be swepted in. And after that, there is NO return...

*sigh* Would that it were so. But alas, for this is the first time in Two whole months that I have shown my, erm, face in the fair realm of the Downs. Now that I have completely bored myself with my own post, I shall continue.

Few, I feel old! I was here when this thread came around the first time! Checked it every three hours, too. That's obsession for ya. And another thing. I wouldn't be classified addicted if I didn't keep coming back. Drat. Now, if I disappear again, the shakes will come back. This truly is a nightmare...

[Bekah]

Exactly like me. I keep coming back, even though real life has prevented me from coming here for months. I'm not sure how many months, but I know it's plural. :D

*sigh* Does anybody remember me? Does anybody remember the original 'obsessed' thread? Or 'The Council of Elendili' that I posted in for twelve pages until a certain mod closed it......

If anyone does remember the latter thread, we have the same people as well as a few newcomers talking on our own messageboard 'Imladris' - http://elentari.proboards18.com

Anybody is more than welcome welcome to join.

Now I've finished promoting our website, I guess I'll catch up on the threads that have grown considerably since I last visited. *sigh*

Cheers,

~ Elentari II

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Ah! People who return to the Downs after months away. Is there anything else as powerful a statement of the addictiveness of the 'Downs?

[AbercrombieOfRohan]

When you are reading a local newspaper and come across this (http://photobucket.com/albums/a92/airetari/?action=view&current=SPM_1.jpg) and immediately decide that it is worth your time to take a picture and post it on BD. (From Abercrombie and Shelob.)

[Rimbaud]

A Barrow-downs addiction can take the form of spending late nights pondering the havoc that could be wreaked by hybrid Downers.

Just think: Bêthburra and The Squatter of Amon Rimbaud...

*shudders*


Excellent. Have you not considered the untramelled horror that could be wreaked by the conflicted Mister Undersaucepan, or the frankly disturbing Barrow-Sharkü?

However, anybody who isn't amused by dancing spawn of Squatter has had a humour-ectomy.

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

How terrible! I hope he recovers. ;)

Story about a similar double-take. When I was working at a recent Oil Exhibition there was a stand dedicated to a company called SPM. Made me stop and stare, anyway.

Exciting new ventures, Sauce? :)

[Mithalwen]

Excellent. Have you not considered the untramelled horror that could be wreaked by the conflicted Mister Undersaucepan, or the frankly disturbing Barrow-Sharkü?



And The Phantomer of the Rohirrim would cause more screaming fangirls than Beatlemania :eek:


My main symptom is I keep wanting to sign myself "Mith" elsewhere....and noone in my real life would have a clue...

[wilwarin538]

My main symptom is I keep wanting to sign myself "Mith" elsewhere....and noone in my real life would have a clue...

I was this ---><--- close to handing in a test I had signed Wilwarin "Insert my last name here". Luckily I noticed at the last second. :rolleyes:

I just watched a Charlie Brown movie. Whenever they would call Snoopy by his name I'd be thinking "But his name is Eomer." :p

900 posts!!!!! :D

[Orominuialwen]

I've found myself more than once wanting to sign e-mails to people I know in RL with Oromin. As well, every time AMP is mentioned in my AP Bio class, I think LMP. (It's first thing in the morning, you can't blame me for getting confused!)

[Cailín]

A very disturbing moment for me was when my brother tried to catch my attention by claiming to be the Saucepan Man. The most worrisome part being that I had no idea he knew anything about the Downs, except for my vague mutterings about werewolf games. My brother obviously stalks me. :eek:

I find, though, that threatening teachers and upcoming exams still have some influence on me and therefore I must conclude that I am not hopelessly addicted yet.