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

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

When you after spotting a street named "Volosvej" (Volo's Way) start to search the naighborhood for other streets with Downer related names.

[Thinlómien]

When you meet a fellow Tolkien fan, you automatically think of recommendating the BD to them.

Unfortunately, last time I met two I didn't have the chance to brainwash them. :(

[Thinlómien]

You use your time doing things like this (http://lommy.livejournal.com/6276.html).

:D

[Volo]

When you don't go to visit your family in Ukraine because they don't have a computer. :eek:

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

When you don't go to visit your family in Ukraine because they don't have a computer. :eek:Thats silly! I really hope there was another reason. . .

[Rikae]

When you skip class to lurk and watch a WW game unfold when you're not expected to post.

Um; not that I did that...um...well...

[Volo]

Thats silly! I really hope there was another reason. . .
Do you really think I can do such a thing? I would miss all the good salad and honey if didn't go to Ukraine. :p

...but it's close.

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

hehe I know the feeling where you actually consider not going to sertain things because there will be no internet acces. . . .but I end up convincing my self that I need a non online life as well.

[Thinlómien]

When the most exciting thing about turning eighteen next year is actually being allowed to join The Tolkien Middle Age Club....

:rolleyes:

Almost. :D

[Meneltarmacil]

When you actually build a model of Mount Zoom out of LEGO® bricks.

(pictures soon)

EDIT: Actually, I don't know if I'll ever get around to the pictures, so don't expect anything soon.

[Lalaith]

When you are fretting and mulling over some sticky WW point while driving, so much so that you fail to stop for a nice lady and her dog on a pedestrian crossing, even though she has already started to cross. *covers face in shame*

[The Perky Ent]

When you come back to post even after being gone for years ;)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Is it not more like 1 year thou Perky one ? ;)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I just thought I would mention that I located the road "Ryttermarken" yesterday. . .It means "The Riddermark"

[Mithalwen]

I discovered the surname "Gloin" on a headstone at the local cemetary.

What really surprised me was that I had never noticed it before since it it an older stone next to the footpath and although I only walk through that way nowadays if I am leaving the car at the garage for it's MOT or something, the graveyard is right next to my old school so I must have walked past it nearly every day for 5 years in the first height of my Tolkien addiction ...

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I realised how utterly beyond hope my Downs addiction is yesterday.

In one of my modules, we had to write about five people trying to cross a river. In complete lack of creativity, I decided to use some Downers as my characters:

I used; The Ka, The Barrow Wight, Lalwende, Davem and The Saucepan Man. If none of them mind, I may post this little story as soon as I get home. :D

The story was that the evil Mulkor, the Dragon from the pits of hell, was out to get them because The Saucepan Man had dropped one of his pans into his pit. They ran away from him and came to a river that, little did they know, marked the boarder into Faerie. They discuss for a time how to get across before finally walking across (it was shallow) and having many more adventures.

[Celegost]

My street is called "greenways" (a bit like the greenway in the shire)

[Thinlómien]

Your new hobbys is to click some user profile and when the address shows http://forum.barrowdowns.com/member.php?u=xxxx you just keep changing the four last numbers (the xxxx) and see what kind of people you come up with. It's interesting! :D



:rolleyes:

[Oddwen]

I just spent nearly eighty dollars on the Sims 2 and some expansion packs, almost exclusively to create a neighborhood filled with Barrow-Downers.

In case you don't know, The Sims is a program where you create little simulated people, buy or build them houses, give them jobs and manipulate relationships with other sims, and just generally run their lives.

If you are interested, I'm accepting applications here (http://memoryleaveme.livejournal.com/31572.html). No BDer will be added without their concent, except for I did do the BW, I will remove him if there is a problem.

[Thinlómien]

You've almost learned to type without looking at the keyboard.

(I wouldn't use the keyboard half this much if I wasn't here.)

[Thinlómien]

Ooh, I wonders, does having most posts on this thread mean that I'm the most addicted to BD? :D ;) :p

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Ooh, I wonders, does having most posts on this thread mean that I'm the most addicted to BD?

No, it means you want to be the most addicted to BD. Which is quite a big sign of addiction itself. :D

Another symptome is checking this thread too often. In some cases, it might also develop in something called "Down-chondria". It is like hypochondria, except it does not apply to RL illnesses, but shows itself in that you are searching through this thread and checking what of the signs you can observe on yourself. So this is actually what you have, Lommy. :cool: :p

[Thinlómien]

I'm debating whether I should accept that definition or whether I find in inacceptable... ;)

[Oddwen]

At work, I keep seeing this brand of clothes called "Gildan" - I keep reading it as "Glirdan". Or even thinking "Glirdan and Gil-Galad have a children's clothes business? Oh noooes!".

[Rikae]

After trying to keep track of other WW players' time zones, you find yourself saying, at one AM: "Oh no! I have class in three hours! ...hmm, why is it still dark?"
:rolleyes:

[Kath]

When you find yourself bored one day and start to wander the net looking for other forums you could join, and being so utterly terrified by the mass-posting, illegibillity of posts and sheer mess you find that you run right back to the 'Downs and post in a nice, well-ordered, happy Mead Hall.

I'm such a wuss. :D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

When you find yourself bored one day and start to wander the net looking for other forums you could join, Traitor, Traitor! ! !

She must be lynched. . . :p

[Kath]

Traitor, Traitor! ! !

She must be lynched. . .
Love you too, Rune. :p

[Meneltarmacil]

++Kath ;)

[Bêthberry]

When you come back to post even after being gone for years ;)

Perky? Perky! Good PT there. I don't think I've seen that before.

[Thinlómien]

Traitor, Traitor! ! !

She must be lynched. . . No, we must give her negative reputation... :eek: ;)

Or else,
BURN HER! BURN HER!

:p

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

That is more about addiction to Werewolf, actually, but I think addiction to Werewolf => addiction to the Downs. And the sign is...

Staying in invisible mode even though you are not currently playing. ;)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I do not belive that to be sign of addiction to ww. . .I have done it, but that was more lazyness and sometimes it is just nice that people cannot see what you are doing.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Sure, sure... but not always...

[Thinlómien]

Funny, everytime I die in ww I rejoice that I can turn myself to visible... I just love those green spots! :D

[Brinniel]

Staying in invisible mode even though you are not currently playing.
Guilty. :D

At first, I didn't like the idea of turning invisible. I remember ages ago, someone started up a stalker thread and I sort of enjoyed the idea of being stalked on the Downs. But once I switched to invisible mode, I can't get myself to change back. I don't know...I guess I like feeling sneaky. :cool:

More signs/symptoms:

-Whenever a ww game is over, you can't help but wiggle in your chair, anxiously waiting for the next one to start. At least when you're killed off, you still have a game to watch, but when it's all over, I just don't seem to know what to do with myself (even though really I have plenty to do...it's just all happens to be RL stuff I'd rather not do).

-When you're doing research for a paper, and whenever you come across an article about a particular country, you can't help but to think of a Downer. For some reason, I kept coming across Danish articles even though I was researching about the American family, and each time I was somehow easily reminded of Rune. And now I'm using an article that does a study about intercultural relationships in Finland by an author from the University of Jyväskylä for a frame text (you may wonder how this article relates to the American family, but I promise you...I'm making it work..). But each time I look at this source, I can't help but think, "Hmm...I know people from Finland. Maybe only online, but..."

-Lastly, I think I might've posted this one years before, but: You know you're addicted when you're an American who starts spelling the English way. It can be a nuisance whenever that nasty red underline appears on Word. Plus, I remember I was marked down in an essay a few years back because the teacher claimed I was spelling certain words wrong. Stupid U.S. spelling...it has never made sense to me. I mean, when do you ever pronounce the 'z' in realize? :rolleyes:

[Rikae]

That is more about addiction to Werewolf, actually, but I think addiction to Werewolf => addiction to the Downs. And the sign is...

Staying in invisible mode even though you are not currently playing. ;)I think I've been invisible for the last three months at least!
It would be embarrassing if people knew how much time I really spend here...:D

although that would mean they were here, too...

[Thinlómien]

you keep playing it even though it is at times as frustrating as it's fun since you don't have a net access home.

[littlemanpoet]

I mean, when do you ever pronounce the 'z' in realize? :rolleyes:Huh? :eek:

Do you mean that you, an American, pronounce realize as "reel - - - ice" .. ... and not as "reel - - - - eyes"?

Wow!

[Kath]

Though she still has someway to go ... putting the 'a' in the word for starters! :p

[Brinniel]

Do you mean that you, an American, pronounce realize as "reel - - - ice" .. ... and not as "reel - - - - eyes"?
Well, actually it's more like whenever I see the American spelling, I read it as "real-lyezz" (or something like that...I can never spell what I'm trying to pronounciate). When I say it aloud, I can't hear the "z," so it just looks misplaced to me.

Anyways, my spelling isn't always consistent one way or another (just in case you guys start reading my posts extra carefully from now on :rolleyes: ). Being around the Downs so much, I guess I start seeing certain words spelled one way and I after a while, I start spelling them that way myself out of habit...

[Thinlómien]

...almost every thread in the active topics has a white dot telling you've posted on the thread.

[Thinlómien]

You linger in the school library, hanging on the 'downs while you could be home, reading your newly achieved copy of CoH! :eek:

[Nogrod]

You linger in the school library, hanging on the 'downs while you could be homeDidn't you mean: You linger in the school library, hanging on the 'downs while you should be in the homeroom teacher's class! :p

[Volo]

Probably lame and old:

You can use all of the text editing commands off by heart without earlier practise.

EDIT: Though I've had them for several months, I just now noticed that 2/9 of my computer backgrounds are BD related. :D (I have a program that changes my background every time I login Windows.)

[littlemanpoet]

Sorry if this has been said before:

You type out the text editing cues not only on BD, but on your blog, and in your own writing. :rolleyes:

[Valesse]

You make puns like "Were-tirement" when thinking about coming out of "Were-tirement".

[The Might]

You use THIS (https://addons.mozilla.org/de/firefox/addon/3828) Firefox skin, just because it goes well with the Downs (same greenish colour) :D

[Thinlómien]

Didn't you mean: You linger in the school library, hanging on the 'downs while you should be in the homeroom teacher's class! :pNo, I did not mean that even though that's true as well! ;)

[Volo]

Your new hobbys is to click some user profile and when the address shows http://forum.barrowdowns.com/member.php?u=xxxx you just keep changing the four last numbers (the xxxx) and see what kind of people you come up with. It's interesting! :D
Gah, thanks to this, I can't fully consentrate on the riddle-writing... :rolleyes: ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

...when some sort of street band (rap? It's not even rap, it's some sort of... what's that? Whatever it is, it's terrible) starts to play in front of your house and you go to the window and shout: "Shut up! I can't hear the Downs!"

[Volo]

Haha! Legate, that sure is a sign that your are indeed addicted to the Downs. Your hearing has developed to hearing the Wight of the Downs' voice pretty quickly. I, at the moment, am practising smelling the Downs. :D

[Thinlómien]

You almost think you're not going to enjoy the mayday (no school) since you know you can't be around in the 'downs on its birthday... :( :rolleyes:

[Hookbill the Goomba]

When you should be doing an essay, you spend two or three hours going through old threads in Mirth.

Why won't this essay do itself? :(

[Volo]

You almost think you're not going to enjoy the mayday (no school) since you know you can't be around in the 'downs on its birthday... :( :rolleyes:
This is just an excuse... :rolleyes:

[Kath]

When you should be either writing up the information needed to gain an accreditation or revising and instead you spend your time reading through old werewolf threads, remembering the good old days when you actually had time to take part in them!

[littlemanpoet]

You check User CP three times as often as new posts to your threads. :rolleyes: C'mon guys, am I the only one without a life? :p

[Folwren]

You check User CP three times as often as new posts to your threads. :rolleyes: C'mon guys, am I the only one without a life? :p

Alright, so I do that, too.

--

You know other user's habits - what times they get on, how many times a day, and what threads they post on at what times of day...

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Alright, so I do that, too.

--

You know other user's habits - what times they get on, how many times a day, and what threads they post on at what times of day...
Out of nosyness (I am famed for it) which Downers habits do you know?

[The Sixth Wizard]

You log on at 7am, during class, at lunchtime, after school and before you go to bed, only to find there are only like four new posts because you live in Australia. This happens too darn often! :mad:

[Volo]

When you start writing "night" and "day" with capital letters outside WW games.

[Kath]

When you start writing "night" and "day" with capital letters outside WW games.
Yup! :D I have to proofread my work these days just in case I've accidentally done it in an essay. :rolleyes: And my PMs are always full of such mistakes.

[Thinlómien]

Too bad, Volo and Kath, I do that too...

Another similar sign is that when someone or somethign says "right, left" I instantly think of Ritun and Lefun.... (This even happened yesterday when I wanted to listen to music on my mp3-player and I saw the letters L and R on the earplugs!)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Another sign, when you are downloading something and there's written "Choose the download: for PC/for Mac"... (do I have to continue? :D )

[Rikae]

"Choose the download: for PC/for Mac"... (do I have to continue? :D )
Um...while I had the same thought...it's understandable in my case.
You're just a lost cause! :D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Um...while I had the same thought...it's understandable in my case.
You're just a lost cause! :D
Well, I actually thought it should be you to post it here... but since it just happened to me now, I had to mention it (and to explain, I'm not that lost - the main point was that on the page, there was black background and in the case of the downloadable links the letters were shiny yellow and underlined - it was obvious!)

[Volo]

When bored during class you fill your notebook with names of Downers in different fonts. Especially Rune, because we had one lesson of Danish during a Swedish lesson.

[Thinlómien]

When you realise that the Finnish national poet is called Runeberg and are amused by it the whole morning...

:rolleyes:

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I am glad that I am in the thoughts of the Finnish Downers. . . At least I hope it is a good thing.


btw I ran into two guys from the Finnish airforce the other day and one of them saw it as his finest task to inform me about the winter war, anyways they claimed they did not know you, but I don't belive them! :p

[The Might]

Nope lmp, I seem to be doing that far too often as well...
Every 5 minutes or so I feel the need to make sure that I haven't got any new reputation, and I still see the same messages...

[Lhunardawen]

You know that, very deep in your decayed but actively beating heart, you're still addicted to the Downs when you continue howling at the Full Moon for the sake of tradition.

Or maybe that's a sign of how much you miss playing Werewolf.

:(

[Volo]

There was a picture of Gandhi as the Superman in the newspaper, now I'll always see Gil-Galad as Gandhi... :rolleyes: :D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

You know you are addicted to BD when you see a Greek sentence transcribed into latin font and seeing the words: einai he kath... the picture of Mulder&Scully pops up in your head.

[Kath]

You know you are addicted to BD when you see a Greek sentence transcribed into latin font and seeing the words: einai he kath... the picture of Mulder&Scully pops up in your head.
Good to know I'm so wedged in your subconscious! :D

[Nogrod]

Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs are when you should read the exams of your students and you hang around the BD the whole evening and even start a LiveJournal -stuff just to avoid the papers... :rolleyes:

I mean this is pathetic.

Or is it a sign of not wishing to do your work? :D

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I have to ask, Nogrod. . .when you where in Turky, did you go online just to check The Downs?

[The Sixth Wizard]

When you start to consider yourself more intelligent, stronger at writing and generally better than your (poor mis-deluded, boring) peers because of the older, wittier more eloquent 'Downers you converse with.

[Brinniel]

You know you are addicted to the BD when:

-You are writing your opinions about the Harry Potter character Luna Lovegood, and misspell her name as Lhuna (I'm sure fellow LJers are quite aware of my mistake... :rolleyes:)

-You (once again) are reading Harry Potter and when you see the mention of a text called Advanced Rune Translation, you think to yourself, "Hmm...I could use one of those..." ;)

-Everytime you drive by a store called Jay's Pawn Shop, you can't help but think of tgwbs

-You explain to your manager of the movie theatre you work at the entire Hobbit film situation and rumours you've heard, all based on what you've read in the BD movie forum..

[the guy who be short]

Hmm... A pawn shop, eh? Cursed homophones!

[Lhunardawen]

I love you, Brinn! :D

[Morthoron]

I am not addicted to the Barrow Downs. I know when enough is enough. No one can ever say I don't know when to stop. I can quit anytime I want to. Like now. See? I stopped. I told you. It's easy. I merely make a mental note and quit. It's just like when I quit smoking cigarettes. Wait...there's a pack and an ashtray on my desk. Hmmm...isn't that strange?

*The Dark Elf taps his fingers nervously*

Yes...stopped. Completely.

*The Dark Elf breaks into a sweat*

No problem. No problem at all. Never was a problem.

*The Dark Elf faints*

[Lalwendë]

-You (once again) are reading Harry Potter and when you see the mention of a text called Advanced Rune Translation, you think to yourself, "Hmm...I could use one of those..." ;)

..

I always think of our own Rune, one Son of Bjarne! ;) Not only when reading Harry Potter, either!

How does a guy come by such a cool name? :cool:

[The Sixth Wizard]

When you make it, over Google, your homepage!

I'm sure this will come back to bite me somehow...

[Thinlómien]

Me: *does dry runs for ww-game*
Little sister: "WHAT are you doing? Playing ww alone with cards? Hanni, that is quite serious. It seems someone's quite addicted to werewolf, oh god."

But I swear it was just for the sake of my game that will take place sometime relatively soon in future! :D

(Yet one can maybe draw one's own conclusions from the fact that I had to do at least seven dry-runs and lived them like a real ww-game: "Nooooooo! The seer can't be killed now!" "How wicked!" "Why can't you villagers lynch a wolf?" "Hahaha, wolves killed the cobbler!" "Quite stupid of you, ranger, to protect a wolf...")

[Thinlómien]

I was taking a bus to my friend's summer place and on the way I saw a sign which said

LOMMILA
GLOMS

Evidently there is a place in Finland that is called Lommila (-la or -lä is a very common ending for a name of a place) and its Swedish name is Gloms. This, of course, doesn't mean an addicton, but instantly thinking of the name "Lommy" when seeing this probably does...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I was taking a bus to my friend's summer place and on the way I saw a sign which said

LOMMILA
GLOMS

Evidently there is a place in Finland that is called Lommila (-la or -lä is a very common ending for a name of a place) and its Swedish name is Gloms. This, of course, doesn't mean an addicton, but instantly thinking of the name "Lommy" when seeing this probably does...

Well, I don't think there is anything surprising on thinking of the name "Lommy" when seeing that... unless for a Finlander it should on first sight signify something else... but if I saw something like that, I think that's clear...

Wait... it is a sign of addiction... (Terrible. The worst sign of addiction is if you think - or convince yourself to think - that something is NOT a sign of addiction.)

And Gloms, well, I don't know how about you, but when I saw it here I thought immediately of Gollum... is THAT a sign?

[Thinlómien]

Well, I don't think there is anything surprising on thinking of the name "Lommy" when seeing that... unless for a Finlander it should on first sight signify something else... but if I saw something like that, I think that's clear...As far as I know, lommi or anything close to it doesn't mean anything in Finnish.

Wait... it is a sign of addiction... (Terrible. The worst sign of addiction is if you think - or convince yourself to think - that something is NOT a sign of addiction.)Haha, just see the post above the Lommila-post... :D

And Gloms, well, I don't know how about you, but when I saw it here I thought immediately of Gollum... is THAT a sign?Well, it definitely sounds Gollum-ish or goblin-like... Hopefully that is not supposed to be some sort of description of my character or nature.... :D

[Mithalwen]

When you get slightly peeved when a client reference code is B088 because you know that it should be the Laconic Loreman.....

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

wow- 100% on brinniel's and about 80% on manardariel's!

on the other hand a lot of you are much worse (or better!) and i'm not sure if i'm happy or not. i'm kind of used to being known as a lotr freak, and here i'm nothing! not even a ghost prince!

here's probably a unique one:
#you look through your desktop calender and write a quote matching the picture in your diary everyday!#

#you lie in bed at night planning scenarios/future posts for RPGs or trying to get the tricky quiz question#

#the day before your mock exams start you sit in front of your computer with a growing realisation that, yes, you really ARE addicted to the BD!#

#you know that the day before your actual exam you will still be checking whats going on, even though you know you need the grades to get to uni. why can't they do lotr studies, thats what i want to know?#

[ March 09, 2003: Message edited by: Lyra Greenleaf ]
MY GOSH! YOURE LIKE ME! ...and people call me an LOTR freak.

[Thinlómien]

When your English homework is to write a letter to the editor, the place you go to check how it is done is The Barrow-Downs Newspaper -thread... :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Lommy, I'm not sure that's the best place to get your-

Actually, no, it is. Yes, base all you're school work on the endless truth you'll find there in that impressive Newspaper. ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

You know there's something wrong when you read a guitarist's name "Tony Iommi" as "Tony Lommi" (although you knew the name before!), considering it an interesting discovery. Do I need to add anything else?

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I think it is a good enough sign that you show up at 5:26am in a time where you have both University, work, family and friends to think about.

[Mithalwen]

When you see a clip of penguins on TV and think "ooh lommies" :rolleyes:

[Thinlómien]

Lommy, I'm not sure that's the best place to get your-
Actually, no, it is. Yes, base all you're school work on the endless truth you'll find there in that impressive Newspaper. Well, in the end I used my English book as the main source, but looking for letters to the editor in the BD Newspaper surely provided me much-needed amusement so that my work wasn't too hard... ;)


You know there's something wrong when you read a guitarist's name "Tony Iommi" as "Tony Lommi" (although you knew the name before!), considering it an interesting discovery. Do I need to add anything else?

When you see a clip of penguins on TV and think "ooh lommies"

I think I should be flattered... :D Anyway, I'm amused at least. :p

[Volo]

When you find a picture with penguins on a school forum and start wondering if Lommy is also there on the forum. (Lommy is in the same school with me, but she sure shouldn't be on that forum.) :D

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

When you find it much easier to type your pseudonym than your real name!

[Volo]

When you sit in front of a computer in school for 75min after classes end, to 6PM and press CTRL + R every half-a-second in the WW-thread.

[Thinlómien]

When you rejoice when you realise you can write about BD in a school essay... :D

[Volo]

When you sit in front of a computer in school for 75min after classes end, to 6PM and press CTRL + R every half-a-second in the WW-thread.
More to it: When you do have a porfectly working computer at home, but don't want to waste the 30 minutes it takes to get home and at school.

When you rejoice when you realise you can write about BD in a school essay... :D
Gotta hear more!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

When you rejoice when you realise you can write about BD in a school essay... :D

Your school must be the coolest EVER! :D

[Volo]

Your school must be the coolest EVER! :D

Oh it is! At least if would have asked me, I don't know about Lommy... :D

[Thinlómien]

Oh it is! At least if would have asked me, I don't know about Lommy... :D
The answer would be the same, don't worry... :D

I have a course in a subject called "media" and we had to write an essay about why we use media and which media we use and the teacher told us to include internet in that, so... :smokin:

[Lhunardawen]

When, even when you're no longer as often in the Downs as you used to, you mark your calendar with significant dates such as your deathday, some fellow BDers' birthdays, the day you overcame your fear and entered the RPGs through the Green Dragon Inn, the day you started PMing a BDer with whom you're still corresponding after two years (the 'anniversary' was a few days ago)...

...and it didn't even occur to you as a sign of your addiction because you thought it was completely normal.

Oh, thanks for reminding me, Lommy! Last year I took a Comm class, and one of our requirements was to make a speech. At that time I was addicted enough to talk about what I gained from joining the Downs.

Another thing - some songs remind you of the happy times when you had plenty of time to spare for the Downs. I can't enumerate any, but when I hear them, I get that eerie nostalgic feeling.

Lastly, when you come across good lines while reading books, you automatically think, Hmm, this would make a good siggy.

[Mithalwen]

on holiday in remote parts ...you send postcards to every downer you have a real postal address for.... :cool:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

When you are having two Downish dreams in a row. Hooray!

[Lhunardawen]

When you think it's a lamentable loss that you've ceased (temporarily, hopefully) having BD dreams, or being a subject of one. :(

And you've finally caught yourself automatically thinking "Lommy" when you see a group of penguins in a photo. Yay!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

And you've finally caught yourself automatically thinking "Lommy" when you see a group of penguins in a photo. Yay!
Oh! I thought that's normal...:p

[Lhunardawen]

Oh! I thought that's normal...:p
It is! But whoever said I'm normal? :p

Speaking of whom...

When you find yourself wondering if Legate has three syllables, or two syllables and rhymes with date.

[Thinlómien]

And you've finally caught yourself automatically thinking "Lommy" when you see a group of penguins in a photo. Yay!Finally? Is that some thing people should wait for? Like "Oooh, now I think of Lommy when I see penguins, now I must have seen the light!" or something like that? :p

When you are having two Downish dreams in a row. Hooray!Well, when you've had five BD dreams in a row, come back here and post it and I can consider taking it as a serious sign of addiction... :Merisu: ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

When you find yourself wondering if Legate has three syllables, or two syllables and rhymes with date.
? :D *slaps himself to the forehead* What madness is that?

Two.

But as far as I know, it does not rhyme with date. In fact, I think it's very hard to find something that it would rhyme with. Hmm... I don't know.

Well, when you've had five BD dreams in a row, come back here and post it and I can consider taking it as a serious sign of addiction...
Hey, what, you had five? :rolleyes:

Well let's wait for the three following days. But I don't give much hope to it.

[Lhunardawen]

Finally? Is that some thing people should wait for? Like "Oooh, now I think of Lommy when I see penguins, now I must have seen the light!" or something like that? :p
Of course, Lommy. It doesn't say much about me as a Downer if I'm not easily able to make that association.


I guess I'm entitled to appear self-confessedly stupid occasionally... but just how is "Legate" supposed to be pronounced anyway, Legate? :o

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I guess I'm entitled to appear self-confessedly stupid occasionally... but just how is "Legate" supposed to be pronounced anyway, Legate? :o

Don't worry, I had to look it up also when I used it (so that I knew it later if someone asked). English pronounciation is simply terrible, why can't they pronounce letters as they are written :p Simply, the pronounciation is something like "lae-get" (as in "lay" and "to get something"). Well, more or less.

[Mithalwen]

I would say it leg-ut or legget may be - definitely not as in lay..

And there are good diachronic linguisic reasons for our spelling (as well as some random reasons) and in my opinion Mr Webster only confused the situation... why change plough to plow when it still is said differently to snow? :confused:

The Saucepan Man had a splendid sig that illustrated the many pronunciations of Eglish words ending in -ough (7 or 8 I think...). :D

Edit
Of course I am speaking as a speaker of more or less "Oxford English" .... the inhabitants of the erstwhile colonies may have a different opinion....

[The Might]

Well my dictionary has this explanation:

legate = ambassador, envoy [leg-it]

http://www.yourdictionary.com/legate (with pronunciation, but the voice sounds liek Microsoft Sam)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I would say it leg-ut or legget may be - definitely not as in lay...
Yes, leg, good one, how come I did not think of that.:rolleyes: "Legget" is probably the closest. But isn't lay, without the y, sounding the same? I mean, the vowel? Maybe a little bit longer... I just could not remember any words where the English people pronounce "e" as I wanted.

Well my dictionary has this explanation:

legate = ambassador, envoy [leg-it]

http://www.yourdictionary.com/legate (with pronunciation, but the voice sounds liek Microsoft Sam)
Good, that should serve this purpose. Thanks.

Okay, I hope this matter is solved and we don't get any chat skwerl to be sent against us...

[Mithalwen]

[QUOTE=Legate of Amon Lanc;535520]Yes, leg, good one, how come I did not think of that.:rolleyes: "Legget" is probably the closest. But isn't lay, without the y, sounding the same? I mean, the vowel? Maybe a little bit longer..QUOTE]



http://www.thefreedictionary.com/legate

No in British English it is quite a different sound - lay has a long pure vowel, leg has a short vowel so far in the back of the mouth that it is practically a gentle clearing of the throat. The mouth is in a completely different shape. If I say Legate with the lay sound I feel like I am auditioning for Minnie Driver's role in "The Riches":p

[Brinniel]

Simply, the pronounciation is something like "lae-get" (as in "lay" and "to get something"). Well, more or less.
Yeesh...apparently I just can't pronounce anything right..

I've been pronounciating your name horribly wrong for a whole year. Now I must go re-teach myself. :rolleyes:

You know you're addicted to the Barrow Downs when you spend twenty minutes trying to pronounce Legate, ha. :p

[Kath]

So ... it's like ... leggit? :D

[Thinlómien]

When, as a ww-mod, you're annoyed by the invisble mode -rule because it makes you unable to stalk your players... especially at Nights...

:rolleyes:

[The Might]

When although you're dead you keep refreshing the WW thread every 5 minutes. :D

[Thinlómien]

A few more examples of the "seeing 'downers -phenomenon":

My little sister was studying geography and reading her geography textbook aloud. I really wasn't listening to her, but one word did catch my attention.
Me: "What?! Did you say "runemuodostelma"?
Sister: "Silly. I said "reunamuodostuma"."
Good for me. Even though I must say I'm a master of mishearing words. Maybe that I managed to hear "muodostuma" as "muodostelma" gives some idea of it. (Muodostuma and muodostelma both mean "formation" in Finnish, "muodostuma" is just something that has formed by itself and "muodostelma" is something shaped/formed by humans. And the proper English translation of the term "reunamuodostelma" is "ice marginal formation" or something like that, in case anyone was wondering. :D)

Also, my sister read that her toothbrush said "Legate" when it really said "Colgate". When I laughed at her and told her she seems to be addicted to the BD she replied something like: "No, I'm not. That was all your fault, because you always speak of the Barrow-Downs and Barrow-Downs people." I leave it for you to judge which one of us is to blame.

Lastly, I couldn't help laughing when studying irregular Swedish and found "to burn": brinna, brinner, brann, brunnit. Sounded all too much like Brinn(iel) to me... :rolleyes: :p

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Also, my sister read that her toothbrush said "Legate" when it really said "Colgate". When I laughed at her and told her she seems to be addicted to the BD she replied something like: "No, I'm not. That was all your fault, because you always speak of the Barrow-Downs and Barrow-Downs people." I leave it for you to judge which one of us is to blame.
You, of course:p But still it seems to me that your sister could write to this thread herself. And whatever the case, I am very amused by this. :D (Actually, I happen to have a Colgate toothpaste...)

Lastly, I couldn't help laughing when studying irregular Swedish and found "to burn": brinna, brinner, brann, brunnit. Sounded all too much like Brinn(iel) to me... :rolleyes:

That's the only thing from all you named that I would consider "normal", because I would also read it like that. In fact, for already a very long time I have similar problem with the latin verb "volo". But that's even more obvious, I believe.

[A Little Green]

But still it seems to me that your sister could write to this thread herself.
Fine. Though I don't (yet) consider myself as addicted to the Barrow-Downs..

When I laughed at her and told her she seems to be addicted to the BD she replied something like: "No, I'm not. That was all your fault, because you always speak of the Barrow-Downs and Barrow-Downs people."
No, no, no. It was more about her talking about Legate all the time... :D

EDIT: Wow, 10th post!!!

[Thinlómien]

No, no, no. It was more about her talking about Legate all the time...
Hahaha. :D

I really can't say if it's fun or horrible to have someone in your life that can analyse to you about which BD-related topics and which BDers you talk the most about. Maybe I should ask Little Green to make me some sort of a report or diagram and post it here... :eek: :D

[Lhunardawen]

*envious cringe*

Nilpaurion Felagund, where in the real world are you!!!

:D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Fine. Though I don't (yet) consider myself as addicted to the Barrow-Downs..

If not yet, then you have at least good start for it.:p

No, no, no. It was more about her talking about Legate all the time... :D

I just hope it was all in good ;)

[Thinlómien]

I just hope it was all in good ;)One can always hope. ;)

I wonder if it's a sign of addiction that it really bothers me more that I haven't written the final narration for my late ww-game yet than that I have several unwritten texts for my creative writing lessons... :rolleyes:

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

I think that we are talking of an addiction to WW, which I would argue is not the same as an addiciotn to The Downs.

[Thinlómien]

Well, Rune, if that's not good enough for you, how about making 107 posts in the past 15 days...? :eek: ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Well, Rune, if that's not good enough for you, how about making 107 posts in the past 15 days...?

Hey, and what about 117 posts? ;) :p

*serious face* I should really do something about it. The more that only about 10% of that were in the Books thread.

*more serious face* See it? Now this is indeed a grave case.

*even more serious face* I should delete this post.

[satansaloser2005]

I keep refreshing the main page to see if anyone has posted in the werewolf topics. and there's not even a game going yet. if that's not sad, i don't know what is ;)

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I have one interesting contribution, maybe I would not even call it a sign of addiction. But today on one lesson I had to make notes from what the lecturer was saying very fast. And once it came handy to me that I am a Downer: the lecturer was saying some quotation, and I did not have to write it all, I simply noted: "Kitanna's avatar" and moved on. :)

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Well, Rune, if that's not good enough for you, how about making 107 posts in the past 15 days...? :eek: ;)

That depends. . .how many was in ww?

I would like a tally where you tell me exactly how many post in which thread. . . . :p

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Hmmmm... The First day on the Downs, I think I made forty-some posts or something.:eek:
You know... my family thinks I am crazy and you should see my friends, I hadn't been on the Downs for like a week or two and they were mad at me for mentioning it at lunch.:(

Anyway, how do you say Volo... I've always pronounced it like Volvo, just without the v.
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or you check the newspaper thread every time you're on, even though it only comes out weekly. Because you like it so much.

[Volo]

Anyway, how do you say Volo... I've always pronounced it like Volvo, just without the L.
:D How do you pronounce Volvo? I pronounce it with o's like in "odd". Funny thing is that I was teased by being called Volvo in primary school. :S

[Lhunardawen]

When, after waking up and not knowing the time because your phone's battery died, worrying it might already be 6 AM when you needed to wake up at 5, and your panic subsided when you found out it was not even 4, the first thing you thought of, and ended up, doing was logging on to the Downs and posting about your BD dream before you forgot it.

[Thinlómien]

I'm not sure if a BD addiction or having slept only a few hours is to blame, but there's certainly something wrong with you if you can't help laughing hysterically at a BigMac advertisement... :rolleyes: :D :p

[Macalaure]

Hmmmm..... laughter is not the effect I desired with that campaign. :rolleyes:

:D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

This happened about thirty seconds ago.

I took a pack of chocolate and read: Edel Nogrod.

Then I realised it was Nougat.

*slaps his hand to his forehead*

[Hookbill the Goomba]

When, even in your own work, you cannot help but mention the Downs, even if *cough* subtly. This is one of three Downs references I've put into my pseudo mythology which includes Penguins as a race:

http://i19.tinypic.com/66o03ma.jpg

There is also a Bear called Legate and a Dinosaur called Rune in the legends... :D

[Lhunardawen]

Hahaha! Nice, Hookbill. :D

When my Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy prof told us one lecture class that she likes penguins, I almost blurted out, "Pareho kayo ni Lommy!" I caught myself just when the words were at the tip of my tongue..

(Pareho means same, kayo is you (plural). Do the math. :p)

[Thinlómien]

When you try to log in to a school computer with your BD user name and wonder why it's not working. :rolleyes: :D

When you realise that you can mostly blame BD for having read so little lately. I used to spend more time with books and less with the computer. *sigh*

[Lhunardawen]

When you try to log in to a school computer with your BD user name and wonder why it's not working. :rolleyes: :D
Am I just having a deja vu, or is it a sign of addiction that I think I remember someone saying something like this before? ;)

[Kath]

You see penguins on the tv and immediately wonder if you should tell Lommy. :D

[The Might]

You look at Fight Club and as Edward Norton discovers his power animal is a penguing you think of Thinlómien.

[Mithalwen]

You see penguins on the tv and immediately wonder if you should tell Lommy. :D

And with the Christmas Idents there are a lot of Lommies..Imean penguins on TV..


I assign getting Christmas cards addressed to Mith and not finding it strange at all... :D

[Lalaith]

Buying this for a friend´s kid:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/365-Penguins-1-Jean-Luc-Fromental/dp/081094460X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198498416&sr=8-1s
but thinking I should really have bought it for Lommy instead.

[The Might]

Well, when you get as a gift a parfume called "Gran Valor" and you first think of Valinor and Valier. :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

When, upon receiving an iPod touch for Christmas, you immediately us its Internet capabilities to visit the Downs. :D

Also, upon receiving a t-shirt with a Goomba on it, you automatically think of making a new photo for the Downs photo page. ;)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

:D How do you pronounce Volvo? I pronounce it with o's like in "odd". Funny thing is that I was teased by being called Volvo in primary school. :SNo, it's a long o..... hmmm, maybe I'm pronouncing it wrong.:eek:

Or when you get Scrabble, you immediately, before you play the actual game, make your Barrow-downs name with the letters because it would be a good avatar(it didn't work out very well, because you can't see it), not to mention the Barrow-downs(which doesn't work, I already tried)

[Eönwë]

When one of your parents comes into the room when you are on the downs and you've just told them yesterday that you'll try to go without for a day. (well, I don't know if I'm addicted yet, I've only been on for a week.. but 33 posts?)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

When one of your parents comes into the room when you are on the downs and you've just told them yesterday that you'll try to go without for a day. (well, I don't know if I'm addicted yet, I've only been on for a week.. but 33 posts?)I posted I think 40 post in the first day! Don't quote me on that one though...

[Thinlómien]

When you say "private message" when you should say "sms"... :rolleyes:

[Thinlómien]

When upon first hearing about Blackle (http://www.blackle.com/), a Google version that saves energy because of its black background, your immediate thought is: "Hey, Barrow-Downs is eco-friendly!" :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

When you have an amazing dream but are disappointed that it didn't have any downers in it so you can't post it on the relevant thread. :(

[Bêthberry]

when you use Middle-earth words/Tolkien languages on Text/Twist and take umbrage when they aren't accepted.

Really--orcs is part of the English vocabulary now, itsn't it? And ent? and hobbit surely is.

[Kath]

When you're watching a clip from 'Britain's most interesting trees' (or whatever it was actually called) and you can't help but think the man being interviewed is actually an ent, so when you see Bethberry's post on here you can't help but mention it!

[Gwathagor]

When you can't wait for the email updates, and have to personally check all threads for new replies every fifteen minutes. :(

[Hookbill the Goomba]

In my univercity course (Creative Writing) we have a Fantasy Fiction module. As part of our coursework we have to make a biography of a new character for our imaginary world, and this is the one I did:

Lómmi was the daughter of Philip who was the son of Philipip, the emperor of the Penguins. She was born in Edarnia in the year that the great darkness of Fácen was driven away. For fifteen years she dwelt among the hills of Pengover and explored the barrows there in. There were many Penguins who came there and soon they grew in number to one hundred. They took Lómmi as their leader, wandering through the Pengish lands and making mischief. But when the Lizard King left for the land of Norán, they became worried, for the barrows were disturbed.
After one year of wandering, they took a boat to Bunchnoic, the Penguin settlement on the main land, and there explored the wide forests. When the Wolf clan began to rise and war broke out in Lizarn Major, the Penguins of Lómmi wandered into Fellin, a Bearish settlement. there they found a small town besieged by the wolf followers. Lómmi lead the Penguins in battle and they rescued the town from destruction. So, when they returned they had great renown among the Penguins and their number was made much greater. Seeing that they were strong and the Pengish folk willing, Lómmi lead them into the forest to attempt an assault upon Helzar, but they were driven back by a new evil. For some Penguins had been corrupted to the Wolf followers and they were red of feathers and green of eyes. The Blood-Penguins they were named.
For the next year they battled and were driven back over the sea to Edarnia until the Blood Penguins came after them. More of that great battle in Emporia is told in the Book of Diyn. But once all was won, though at great loss, Lómmi was distressed. For many of her friends had fallen in the battle and she took what remained of her folk and went to Penguve, the south Pole, and remained there until the final assault on Helzar began. Then she arose with ten thousand Penguins she had gathered in that time and won renown, yet lost many more things.
And when her father, Philip, announced that Wybren the Dragon would be made a Thain of Edarnia, she grew wrathful and asked him "Why have you done this thing? The Dragons are our foes and ever shall be."
"Wybren is a friend," said Philip, "and he has saved my feathers more times than I care to mention. Besides which, I say that the Dragons should be our friends." But Lómmi was reluctant.
She lived then in Emporia before sailing the sea to visit King Diyn by request. And he told her the tale of Philip and Wybren and so she understood. Yet she did not return to her father's house, but stayed in Lizarn until she died, aged 97. Wybren himself buried her next to her father in the barrows she had loved and so the peace between Penguins and Dragons begun.


But this is an abridged version. :D

Next week, I'll write about Rune the Bear who was the first to sail to the Drago Lands. ;)

[Thinlómien]

I don't want to seem conceited, but sometimes when I'm reading this thread, it crosses my mind that we should perhaps have a separate thread called "Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to Thinlómien"... ;) :p

Seriously though, that was just awesome, Hookbill. I quite like the fact that my alter ego is a warrior princess (hopefully not any kind of Xena II though). Actually, Lómmi reminds me very much of Haleth, who is one of my all-time favourite Tolkien characters. It is a great honour to be part of your mythology, Sir Hookbill, and I was more than amused by the references to a certain forum... :D


P.S. Next week, I'll write about Rune the Bear who was the first to sail to the Drago Lands. I'll be looking forward to that...

[Finduilas]

I don't want to seem conceited, but sometimes when I'm reading this thread, it crosses my mind that we should perhaps have a separate thread called "Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to Thinlómien"... ;) :p



You're just a sign of addiction.

[Bêthberry]

When you're watching a clip from 'Britain's most interesting trees' (or whatever it was actually called) and you can't help but think the man being interviewed is actually an ent, so when you see Bethberry's post on here you can't help but mention it!


I think my post here was not precisely on topic. Such a post should more properly be in a thread on Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to Tolkien Incunabula.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Today I saw some interesting graffiti on an old derelict building. It simply said 'Squatters!' in bold red paint. I almost went to it and put an apostrophe before the second 's'. I also wanted to draw a trilby next to it. :D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

An obvious sign is when you see the sentence: "Volo filium meum bene discere" and on first sight you think it means something like "Volo is teaching my son well". :D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

First, a double-post on the Addiction thread is definitely a sign of addiction in itself :rolleyes:

Second, a serious sign of addiction is when you are carrying along with your identity card, student card, traffic season-ticket etc., also an I.C.E. Middle-Earth playing card "Barrow-Wight". And yes, I've been doing that for almost two weeks now.

Third, a sign of not overall-Downs, but Werewolf addiction is when you can't help to laugh when seeing this on your faculty's home page:
Deadline pro přihlášky je čtvrtek 21.2.2008 do 15:00 na zahraničním oddělení.

Noo, it does not concern what you think it concerns :D But very interesting anyway, as "deadline" is definitely not a word used in Czech talk even as adopted word, and only several weird people use it because they are used to it from elsewhere... Hmm... I wonder what they are doing at the faculty administration while they're having a pause from work? ;)

[The Might]

When every time you start Mozilla (I hope you don't use IE :mad:) you open a tab for BD right at the start even though you were actually intentding to look at something else.

[Thinlómien]

When every time you start Mozilla (I hope you don't use IE :mad:) you open a tab for BD right at the start even though you were actually intentding to look at something else.Familiar feeling. :D Also, related to that, when you are supposed to click your google/ wikipedia / e-mail / else link when you open Mozilla, you accidentally click your BD link...

[Volo]

Also, related to that, when you are supposed to click your google/ wikipedia / e-mail / else link when you open Mozilla, you accidentally click your BD link...
When you agonize over forgetting what you were supposed to write here, but find exactly that in the preveous post.

[The Might]

Yes, "accidentally". :D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

When every time you start Mozilla (I hope you don't use IE :mad:) you open a tab for BD right at the start even though you were actually intentding to look at something else.Well my internet homepage is the Barrow Downs! (and yes I do use Mozilla Firefox!)

[Finduilas]

Um.... What's Mozilla?

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

It's an internet browser! Better than Internet Explorer! Better! Anyway it's a Lenux program!

[Thinlómien]

Yes, "accidentally".:D :D Subconsciously, then.

Also, when your English lesson amuses you because
- when the teacher says "fizzy" you think she said "fishy" and think about werewolf
- the teacher talks about phrasal verbs and stresses the word "down"
- you can't help laughing when someone says that superheroes "protect the innocent"
- you have to translate the sentence "no one is going to get away with destroying my reputation"

:rolleyes:

[Aganzir]

While reading a book, you catch yourself thinking "This would make a good quote for Palantir of Fortune."

You misread Gwindor as Gwathagor and it takes you some time to find anything odd in it.

While studying Swedish irregular verbs, words like brinna and legat cheer you up. Also, the first thing to occur to you when hearing the name Runeberg is not the national poet of Finland, as it probably ought to be.

You chuckle when seeing an enterprise called MacMaintenance Ltd.

This amusement park ride called Hurja Kuru (hurja is ferocious in English and an appropriate transalation for kuru is gully, I think) never fails to make you laugh.

Every time you play werewolf, your father threatens to go and post "I'm a werewolf, lynch me!" if you leave the Downs open when going away for a while. Not that he'd actually do that, though.
Nevertheless, that leads you to remind him that he has promised to buy you a laptop about two years ago. And this time you keep reminding him until he fulfills his promise. A major reason is that you want to play werewolf in the peace of your room.

[Nogrod]

I saw a car with a registerplate ANG-xxx (numbers I don't remember anymore) and immediately thought of werewolfing and elves...

Funnily I had the same feeling a few days ago when there was a car with registerplate's letters FEA-... :eek:

[Volo]

...and I have Thinsulate gloves and an Agadir III Wolfskin backpack. There's actually even a story about the backpack.

Agadir the Third was the King of the Dwarves and the ancestor of Aganzir. But not only was Agadir a king, he was also a Werewolf, who slaughtered a lot of his kin at night. On one stormy night he tried to murder a prince, but a glorious princess came out of nowhere and killed the mad king. Together with the prince, they made a magical sack out of Agadir's wolfskin. The legend says that whatever you put into the magical sack, will look harmless to the security guards at airports.

[Aganzir]

Surely you don't happen to be speaking about my performance in Saucie's WW, Volo?

And also Lommy had a Thinsulate hat when she was small. ;)

I just remembered something more.
Today, some girl in my English class told about a book she had read. The author was Mary Higgins Clark, and somehow my mind kept twisting it into Mary Noggins Clark.

[Volo]

I edited my previous post adding the part in italic.


Hmm... I wonder if it's a sign of addiction that already after you've switched off your computer, you remember a minor detail like that, turn on the computer, edit your post and switch it off again. And it's 00:30 here... Or is it just a sign of personal perfectionism or something?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Today, some girl in my English class told about a book she had read. The author was Mary Higgins Clark, and somehow my mind kept twisting it into Mary Noggins Clark.

Oh, you just reminded me of something - I did not consciously realise it, but since the first time I saw Nogrod's name written as "Noggins" (which must be a long time ago), I started to think of the lyrics to one of the songs in the musical "My Fair Lady" as "Just you wait, Mr. Noggins, just you wait!" This song generally sounds in my head (with these lyrics) from time to time when I play WW... :D

[Nogrod]

I started to think of the lyrics to one of the songs in the musical "My Fair Lady" as "Just you wait, Mr. Noggins, just you wait!" This song generally sounds in my head (with these lyrics) from time to time when I play WW... :DYou must have terrible werewolf-sessions Legate! :D

Or is that the reason I always get suspected in werewolf... because everyone is humming that song? :rolleyes:

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

You must have terrible werewolf-sessions Legate! :D

It's not that bad. It's sort of a stimulant, you know. And quite often I don't even have many reasons to suspect you, either.

[A Little Green]

Oh no, it's happening to me as well!!! :eek:

When you start chuckling helplessly in a choir practise where the conductor tells you to sing in legato.

When you read a book and where it says morn you automatically read it as morm.

Or this one, rather old actually, from November I think? I had a Swedish lesson where we were given an oral exercise. The instructions were to form small groups and sort of roleplay a family discussing what to do on holiday. One of the roles was "pappan Rune" (pappan means father in Swedish) Do I need to say more?
Actually, yes. I was doing the role of Rune's wife. :D Also, if my memory doesn't fail me, Volo was Rune. I seem to remember that the discussion ended up in a divorce... :rolleyes:

[Volo]

:D Yes, indeed! And our two children didn't have a say in anything...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Oh no, it's happening to me as well!!! :eek:
"Then they'll march you Mr. Noggins to the wall, and the Mod will tell me: 'Lily, sound the call'" ? :D

When you start chuckling helplessly in a choir practise where the conductor tells you to sing in legato.

I just can't help to wonder how popular I am :D

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

When there is a building in town that has a sign that says "Rilke", but you can't help but think every time you see it of Rikae...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

When you are writing a paper for school and when you want to use italics, you have itching to write [ I ] before the text...

EDIT: I just realised that on Downs, one mostly uses the button that can do it automatically, which means I don't have it from writing normal posts... oh my, okay, I just caught myself. So it's a result of myself writing this way sometimes in Word (someone who reads will understand...) :p ;)

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

*she giggles* I just press ctrl and then I!

Or when you and you're friend (Lauri) start talking about things on the Downs like "Did you know what Hookbill said?!?!" and another one of your friends that eats lunch with you says to the person walking by (also one of your friends) "I have no idea what they're talking about!"

[A Little Green]

When you are reading a text you've written and the sentence "It might be true" makes you think about The Might... :eek:

[Folwren]

When you are writing a paper for school and when you want to use italics, you have itching to write [ I ] before the text...

I'm doing that all the time.

[Boromir88]

When 10+ people are online, and you click to view "Currently active members" to only find out that you are subscribed to every thread that is being viewed. :rolleyes:

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

When you are supposed to be doing homework (enough homework so that it will probably take like an hour to finish) and you are posting on the Downs because you got bored!:o

[Hookbill the Goomba]

When you see one of those Internet quizzes that go around and one of the questions said, "What was the subject of your last telephone call" you are tempted to say 'Do Paper Telephones count?' :D

[A Little Green]

When you are supposed to be doing homework (enough homework so that it will probably take like an hour to finish) and you are posting on the Downs because you got bored! Why, I thought that was normal :D I have an exam week going and I really should be studying (I should read, what, 140 pages for tomorrow :p), but instead I'm here... The worst part is, I never considered it a sign of addiction :D

[Thinlómien]

Why, I thought that was normal I have an exam week going and I really should be studying (I should read, what, 140 pages for tomorrow ), but instead I'm here... The worst part is, I never considered it a sign of addictionHeehee. ;) As for other signs, what about becoming very happy when you realise you've managed to make someone take the path to BD addiction? :D

[Aganzir]

I have an exam week going and I really should be studying (I should read, what, 140 pages for tomorrow :p), but instead I'm here...
Since I have only a Math test tomorrow, I can happily spend my day here instead of studying for the other tests or writing essays that are due to... soon. I know I will be regretting this tomorrow evening.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Why, I thought that was normal :D I have an exam week going and I really should be studying (I should read, what, 140 pages for tomorrow :p), but instead I'm here... The worst part is, I never considered it a sign of addiction

Yes, why are you all discussing it? It IS normal. :ROLL EYES: I should be writing two papers... but I still have time... :) (and yes, I must also finish several books, but that has also time... oh my)

[Kath]

When you accidentally mention Werewolf at the end of a lecture and thus spend the entire 20 minute walk home trying to explain the game. I'm not sure they ever quite understood.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Well, I was doing homework on the computer, so really the only reason I hadn't finished it yet is because I wanted to go on the Downs, and if I was "doing" my homework, then I would get to go on the Downs!

[Thinlómien]

I think this is somewhat related to the topic of the current heated debate ;):

When you come home and the first thing you do is that you go to check BD even though you have more than a lot of other "more important" (:rolleyes: :p) things to do...

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

Or when the first thing you do when you get up in the morning is go on the Barrow-Downs even though you have to do many more things to do before you go to school.

[Volo]

Or when you sit the whole day in the Downs doing nothing, even though you have the basic "a lot of important things to do". I can always blame the floo I'm having, but still... I never remember my hand aching in a way that indicates that I have held it on a mouse for too long.

[Brinniel]

When you just have to take a picture of a penguin, whether it's real (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii60/Brinniel/AquariumandRandomStuff036.jpg) or a snowglobe (http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii60/Brinniel/KasteelWellandBelgium083.jpg) because it makes you think of Lommy.

Of course, it helps that I already love penguins myself...but whenever I see something penguin related, I can't help but point at it and say, "Lommy would love that!" :rolleyes:

[Volo]

When you think of the year 2002 as very very very long ago.

[Aganzir]

In the place where I attend art classes, there's a wall some children have painted to. One of the paintings is a crippled Superman who, I think, looks exactly like littlemanpoet. It amuses me very much every time I see it, and lately (unless I misheard) Lommy has also agreed that it looks like him.

[satansaloser2005]

I just read the last couple pages of this thread and I was in stitches! So much of it is stuff that I do too. :P



This one's already been done, sort of, but still....

When you're talking with a couple friends (one who knows of WW and one who doesn't) and you completely leave the other person out of the conversation because they have no idea what's going on.

Also, when you're talking to friends and you talk about nothing but WW. You know you should shut up and ask them how their day went, especially since they've never heard of WW, but....I mean, come on! It's WW!

[Finduilas]

When you get into a computer game, and they ask you to type in your nickname, and you enter Findy...

[satansaloser2005]

When you get into a computer game, and they ask you to type in your nickname, and you enter Findy...


*chuckles* Sadly, I can't claim that as obsession. I use Sally as a nickname on all my boards for games and stuff. Mostly because no one seems to be able to spell my real name. Seriously, how hard can it be to spell Kayla? It's exactly like it sounds. Kay. La. That's all. :p




Anyway....to stay on topic and all that snazz....

I'm in a playwriting class and I just realized that the author of our book....his last name is Downs. It just made me laugh, because of course we all know where my mind went. :)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

This paragraph in a piece of homework I did for my Fantasy Fiction Module at University...

"When Ahâziah brought his people out of Lizarn, the Bears were troubled greatly. There was a leader among them named Rune the son of Bjarne, the son of Mære, and he sought to bring the Dinosaurs back to their homeland. But Ahâziah would not listen to him and wandered away East. Rune was saddened by their going, for the Bears were great friends to the Dinosaurs. So he took council with his friends and they journeyed through the wild lands of Lizarn, seeking the Stone of Tsuwriy'el, for it was greatly desired by the King of the Dinosaurs. But they found it not. They heard a rumour that the Dragons of the Drago Lands had taken it. So Rune set sail and went thither. After twelve Years, he returned, alone and did not speak of what had passed in the Drago Lands, except that he had seen the stone and he could not take it."

I do like these Downs references. :D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

OH, MY!!!

A sign of addiction: When you have a folder in your computer, called "Barrow-downs", and it has 195 MB!!! And don't ask me what's inside it so that it's so big - I don't know even myself! The biggest files I can think of and I know they are there are Paper Telephone concepts. But still. :eek:

[A Little Green]

When you see a costume rental called Lavem and you find it amusing because it makes you think about Lalwendë and davem... :rolleyes:

[HerenIstarion]

I'm still around.


Even if less frequently so :rolleyes:

[Volo]

In the place where I attend art classes, there's a wall some children have painted to. One of the paintings is a crippled Superman who, I think, looks exactly like littlemanpoet. It amuses me very much every time I see it, and lately (unless I misheard) Lommy has also agreed that it looks like him.Haha! And I have a Latvian friend who looks exactly like Elempi.

OH, MY!!!

A sign of addiction: When you have a folder in your computer, called "Barrow-downs", and it has 195 MB!!! And don't ask me what's inside it so that it's so big - I don't know even myself! The biggest files I can think of and I know they are there are Paper Telephone concepts. But still. :eek:
:eek: indeed! I have 44MB and I regard that a lot.

My own addiction that I noticed about a week ago but couldn't post here (I was afraid I would forget it - another addiction?) is that when having to make a collective desicion I "vote". I've been doing that for a longer period of time, but never before WW.

[A Little Green]

When you (and Nogrod, mind you) are quite convinced that Lommy is talking about legative feelings instead of negative... :rolleyes:

[Nogrod]

When you (and Nogrod, mind you) are quite convinced that Lommy is talking about legative feelings instead of negative... :rolleyes:That's actually true... :)

[A Little Green]

That's actually true... Yeah right, what did you expect?

:p

[Thinlómien]

When you (and Nogrod, mind you) are quite convinced that Lommy is talking about legative feelings instead of negative...
Yes, I often make ex tempore aphorisms like "legative feelings are like warts; they must be frozen"... :rolleyes: :D (Not that it was a good ex tempore aphorism in any case... :rolleyes: ) I only wonder what does the word legative mean? Does it have something to do with legislation?

[Rikae]

This was on the assigned to Mordor thread, but I think Kath was right in suggesting it belongs here as well:

When you feel the need to clarify "WWII" by adding "the war, not the werewolf game."

(Hey, at least Mac and I are on the same side in some werewolf games...)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

When you (and Nogrod, mind you) are quite convinced that Lommy is talking about legative feelings instead of negative... :rolleyes:

Just one typo away from 'Legotive' feelings. I'm sure Formendacil would identify.

[Thinlómien]

Just one typo away from 'Legotive' feelings. I'm sure Formendacil would identify.Haha, but actually legotive reminds me more of Legolas-tive than actual legos... I guess this belongs to the You Know You're Obsessed with LotR when... -thread. :D

[THE Ka]

When you, for one of the first times, become so absorbed in WW that you contemplate the method of brushing your teeth and tying your shoes at the same time.

Or, (as what happened in Volo's last WW):

Your friends eventually start reading WW with you, and play backseat WW player to the point of giggling... :rolleyes:

~ Ka

[Thinlómien]

When you spend your Swedish lesson by studying the US map on the classroom wall and try to find as many 'downer locations you can instead of studying the chapter that you know will be in the exam...

Or alternatively, what I'm doing now: when during a media lesson you should be looking for information on a designer you're going to interview, you go to 'downs instead.

:rolleyes:

[satansaloser2005]

When you spend your Swedish lesson by studying the US map on the classroom wall and try to find as many 'downer locations you can instead of studying the chapter that you know will be in the exam...



You'll never find me! NEVER!!!! :p

When you know you're running late for class, but you just HAVE to check the Downs anyway. *sigh* Ah, addiction.

[Rikae]

Just south of the middle of Lake Ontario. :)

And for me:
...when your understanding of European geography is dramatically improved because of your interest in downers' locations. Not only wasn't I paying much attention in 4th grade "social studies", but the map looked very different then!
(perhaps this belongs in "Thanks Downers"?)

[Thinlómien]

Just south of the middle of Lake Ontario. :)

And for me:
...when your understanding of European geography is dramatically improved because of your interest in downers' locations. Not only wasn't I paying much attention in 4th grade "social studies", but the map looked very different then!
(perhaps this belongs in "Thanks Downers"?)Now, you know, I had to find Lake Ontario this time. ;) Funny, I could say my knowledge of US geography has improved lately because of BD, but it's still mostly limited to "Texas and Florida are in south, California in west, Alaska in north-west and New York in the east". :D

Also, this BD-addiction is ruining my French studies: the French word for comics is BD (short for bande dessinée) and you can guess what kept springing to my mind when we were reading a chapter about Asterix and comics in general.... *sigh*

[satansaloser2005]

Now, you know, I had to find Lake Ontario this time. ;) Funny, I could say my knowledge of US geography has improved lately because of BD, but it's still mostly limited to "Texas and Florida are in south, California in west, Alaska in north-west and New York in the east". :D


Hey, I can help you out with that one. All that above too, and Nebraska's right in the middle....of nowhere.... :p


I'm in a WW game, I'm dead, and I STILL am constantly checking the thread.

[Groin Redbeard]

Now, you know, I had to find Lake Ontario this time. ;) Funny, I could say my knowledge of US geography has improved lately because of BD, but it's still mostly limited to "Texas and Florida are in south, California in west, Alaska in north-west and New York in the east". :D


All you need to know is that South= good & North= bad!;)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

All you need to know is that South= good & North= bad!;)

You know, its statements like that that start wars. :p

Being addicted to the Downs often manifests itself in scary ways... Especially when several of your notebooks for University are full of sketches of possible cartoon versions of Downers for The Phantom and Alien. :D

[Finduilas]

All you need to know is that South= good & North= bad!;)

So your one of them, eh?

[satansaloser2005]

I was at work today (I work the phones at a....well, let's just say it's generalized customer service because it's difficult to explain) and I spoke to a gentleman named Mr. McCabe. I just couldn't get his name out; kept trying to call him "Mister McCobbler." I almost had to hang up on the poor guy because I was laughing so hard.

[A Little Green]

I was at work today (I work the phones at a....well, let's just say it's generalized customer service because it's difficult to explain) and I spoke to a gentleman named Mr. McCabe. I just couldn't get his name out; kept trying to call him "Mister McCobbler." I almost had to hang up on the poor guy because I was laughing so hard. haha, you just made my day :D:D:D

[satansaloser2005]

Hehe, you're welcome. By the way, congrats on the 100th post! :)

[Volo]

Hih! "The fate of the innocent(s) is in your hands." -my English book. Nah, no more WW today.

[Rikae]

All you need to know is that South= good & North= bad!;)

Who won the %$^# war, anyway? :p

[Folwren]

Who won the %$^# war, anyway? :p

The North. And thank God they did, too. We would have likely been Brittish again if they hadn't.

You know you're addicted to the Barrow Downs when you read this thread and nod at almost every post posted.

[satansaloser2005]

The North. And thank God they did, too. We would have likely been Brittish again if they hadn't.

You know you're addicted to the Barrow Downs when you read this thread and nod at almost every post posted.

Fowlren, you totally just made me giggle. Half because I'd had the same thought about the war, and half because I can scroll through the thread and pretty much be "That's me!" to almost any post. Okay, 3/4 about the war. *envisions herself and her friends sitting around, drinking little cups of tea and watching Andy Griffith* Why lie about it? ;)

[McCaber]

You know you're addicted to the Barrow Downs when you read this thread and nod at almost every post posted.

I just nodded in agreement at that post without even thinking about my actions.

[A Little Green]

Hih! "The fate of the innocent(s) is in your hands." -my English book. Nah, no more WW today. I had a similar feeling when listening to the song "Temptation Waits" by Garbage where the lyrics start with "I'll tell you something, I am a wolf but I like to wear sheep's clothing" :rolleyes:

[Thinlómien]

I had a similar feeling when listening to the song "Temptation Waits" by Garbage where the lyrics start with "I'll tell you something, I am a wolf but I like to wear sheep's clothing":D In fact I had that as a signature after some ww game in which I was a wolf....

I had the similar association when listening to Johnny Cash's The Mercy Seat
It began when they come took me from my home
And put me in Dead Row,
Of which I am nearly wholly innocent, you know.
And I'll say it again
I..am..not..afraid..to..die. It must just have been the word "innocent"... :D

Secondly, I found an old issue of National Geographic and one of the headings was "Death Valley" and it made me instantly think of WWJIII - Nan Qualinmérë, Death Wish Valley - which was played more than two years ago. :rolleyes: But maybe I have to take into account that I have been doing grimoire researchs lately...

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

I had a similar feeling when listening to the song "Temptation Waits" by Garbage where the lyrics start with "I'll tell you something, I am a wolf but I like to wear sheep's clothing" :rolleyes:

Actually, I got similar feeling last year when listening to Roger Waters' song "The Powers That Be":
They like a tough game, no rules, some you win, some you lose (...)
They like fear and loathing, they like sheep's clothing

They are of course the Werewolves. In fact, I spent some time playing with the lyrics back then and wanted to make it a song about WW. Not that hard, I think.

[Volo]

When you have to use a forum for a school project, the first thing you do is go and complain to the admin about the flood of "hi"-titled threads. :rolleyes:

Quite a pathetic forum that one :D, so just to be nasty I put this one as my homepage.

[Rikae]

Hm... similar to Lommy and Legate's points -- a couple games ago I started hearing the lyric "I am aware now" in Head Over Feet by Alanis Morissette as "I am a werewolf..."
It really sounds like it, I swear. :D

[Macalaure]

When you think that creating a new thread about songs that remind you of Werewolf might actually be a good idea. :D

I'll add Placebo's Haemoglobin

As they drag me to my feet
I was filled with incoherence
Theories of conspiracy
The whole world wants my disappearance
I'll go fighting nail and teeth
You've never seen such perseverance
Gonna make you scared of me

[Volo]

I don't have a specific WW song, but I noticed that I stopped to think if the singer is bluffing and truly a Wolf.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/ih8mcdonalds/Wolfbite2.gif
Don't you think we need a Wolf-smiley by now?

[Rikae]

I stopped to think if the singer is bluffing and truly a Wolf.

The "nail and teeth" line could be a slip... ;)

Another sign:
You study for your philosophy midterm using a WW-analysis format.

Aristotle – Probably innocent, at least because of his interations with Platowolf...

[Thinlómien]

What about the following?

1) Your friend tells you a hilarious dream of hers and you almost tell her to post in BD dreams, even though she's not a 'downer and the dream is not 'downs-related.

2) You leaf through a manual for some gadget and when you first accidently come across with the Czech version you decide to look for more funny languages and you happen to open the page in Danish and when you try again you hit the German instructions and this all makes you think: "really creepy... this must be magic: 'downer languages...." :D

3) Probably if someone counted how many times per day I think about BD or ww or anything related to them, the result would be quite alarming... :rolleyes: :D

[Hookbill the Goomba]

2) You leaf through a manual for some gadget and when you first accidently come across with the Czech version you decide to look for more funny languages and you happen to open the page in Danish and when you try again you hit the German instructions and this all makes you think: "really creepy... this must be magic: 'downer languages...." :D

As long as you didn't find Fungoltch and Shcmurt's language. :p

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

3) Probably if someone counted how many times per day I think about BD or ww or anything related to them, the result would be quite alarming...

I think how many hours per day will be more appropriate. Because some two weeks ago, I was traveling to the other side of the city, which took about an hour; and because of too many people in the traffic I was not able to open and read a book as I am used to, I was thinking all the way - and thinking about Downs-related things. :rolleyes: :) :cool: It felt really strange to concentrate for an hour, without interruption, on thinking just about the Downs.

[Thinlómien]

I think how many hours per day will be more appropriate. Because some two weeks ago, I was traveling to the other side of the city, which took about an hour; and because of too many people in the traffic I was not able to open and read a book as I am used to, I was thinking all the way - and thinking about Downs-related things.It felt really strange to concentrate for an hour, without interruption, on thinking just about the Downs.:D :D That's a bit crazy. Although I must admit having thought about the 'downs for long times at nights when trying to sleep, but admittedly it has mostly been werewolf those times. And not being able to sleep because of werewolf is something really bad... :D

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

That's a bit crazy. Although I must admit having thought about the 'downs for long times at nights when trying to sleep, but admittedly it has mostly been werewolf those times. And not being able to sleep because of werewolf is something really bad...

Well I didn't have such problems with Werewolf, fortunately... although recently, I had problems to fall asleep when I suddenly got an idea for a WW setting after I went to bed. One cannot simply fall asleep with a sudden inspiration and interesting ideas unfolding in his mind.

But what are you saying, a bit? That's an euphemism, to be sure. :D