anti- lotr people [Archive] - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Orofaniel

07-06-2003, 11:28 AM

When I talk about LOTR and Tolkien stuff, I often get funny looks. But I don't really care because they don't know what their missing, and that is what I'm telling them.(yeah right! I will not lie.........Okey, sometimes I tell them to shut up. Other times I just keep on talking and they get really annoyed.)

Námarië

Orofâniel smilies/rolleyes.gif

EDIT:
I did that in a grocery store once, and got weird looks. I like getting weird looks. Another thing that's fun to do is to do your hair like an elf, and when people call you a weirdo, say "There is a foul foice on the air!"

LOL, Love it!! I'll do that sometime... smilies/tongue.gif

[ July 06, 2003: Message edited by: Orofaniel ]

dancing spawn of ungoliant

07-06-2003, 12:43 PM

i like keeping my hair in the same way as the elves does...therefore one boy keeps calling me legolas. actually i don't take that as insult(though i'm a girl) smilies/biggrin.gif
he's interested in lotr(or m-e) and roleplaying but two of my best friends don't understand the enchantment of lotr.i feel sorry for them smilies/frown.gif

ElenCala Isil

07-06-2003, 01:50 PM

oooh I sung the drinking song with one of my friends at this shop....plaza....thing! heh.. yelling "Mellon" at a door gets strange looks too though..

Lady_Galadriel

07-06-2003, 06:14 PM

my boyfriend thinks LOTR is stupid, how wrong he is, and whenever I am wearing my one ring he won't come near me. Yesterday I insulted him in elvish, and now he thinks I'm nuts too... Maybe I am! smilies/tongue.gif

Neferchoirwen

07-06-2003, 08:19 PM

I was carrying the Deluxe DVD all around school when I forst got it. Apparently, the huge thing was in a box that could carry about 4 or 5 Lotr box sets. My political science professor asked me what was in the thing, and when I let her take a peep, there was the green box, with the book ends, and the green dvd case.

She thought I was crazy.

[ July 06, 2003: Message edited by: Neferchoirwen ]

Morai

07-06-2003, 08:30 PM

Not mumbly, more outright "you freak!!!".
Something similar happened to me, I was sitting in Language Arts, and this one idiot said something like "It's so stupid when those freaks wear those rings."
At the time I gave him a huge death glare. (If looks could kill, he'd die 30 times)
But now I'm over it, in fact, I laugh at his stupidity.
I did that in a grocery store once, and got weird looks. I like getting weird looks. Another thing that's fun to do is to do your hair like an elf, and when people call you a weirdo, say "There is a foul foice on the air!"
Man, I have to try that! Now all I need is a straight jacket and a padded room! smilies/biggrin.gif

Neferchoirwen

07-07-2003, 01:16 AM

Looking back at my last post, I ralize that I coudln't blame my professor...I was carrying the darn thing around the university!

Later that same day, I had to meet my mom at the mall, and so I had to carry the box inside. All malls in Manila have routine security checks and so the security guard at the mall looked surprised to see someone come inside with a huge box (wide as my lap, can cover a half pregnant stomach, if I were pregnant).

Everdawn

07-07-2003, 01:19 AM

The worst ive ever had is my best friend Todd say to me, "You are not an elf, so stop acting like one."

To that i replied, "well, lets just see you go to the undying lands then..."

But this whole tolerance thing is something i love to rant about, isnt it. So i wont start myself.

Mariska Greenleaf

07-07-2003, 02:16 AM

my god, everybody I know thinks I'm crazy!
There is no one among my friends or family or collegues, that understand me. They call me a freak.
I don't really care, but it would be nice to have someone around that feels the same way about lotr.
Therefor, I'm really happy to have this forum smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

Maylin

07-07-2003, 10:17 AM

people thought i was crazy long before i read Lotr smilies/biggrin.gif

purplefluffychainsaw

07-08-2003, 06:52 AM

Yeah, people have just re-padded my cell ince I found Tolkien. Hmmm... there was something I was going to say... **Thinks** Argh! Pain! Hmmm... Oh yeah! I get called a freak for carrying my "pocket sized LotR" round in my pocket of my jeans... It does fit... just! Sow henever it's none school uni, out comes the jeans and the precious and I can take it with me all day! That gets me a few strange stares. Hmmm... What else... Grr... Mind's gone blank...

Aredhel Idril Telcontar

07-08-2003, 10:09 AM

Everyone in my class think LotR is stupid. Horrible, isn't it? Once, when I told this friend of mine there's a language called Sindarin and Quenya she just laughed at me and said I'm lying. Eru, was I angry! smilies/mad.gif
Whenever people say something nasty at me I just swear at them in Elvish.

There's a guy who thinks I think I'm Aredhel reborn.

Well, I always thought I was special. smilies/biggrin.gif

-Aredhel

Morai

07-08-2003, 10:36 AM

Yeah, people have just re-padded my cell ince I found Tolkien.
Would have been the same for me, but I had just started showing my insanity to the outside world right around when I started reading LOTR. (Though, I do think Tolkien is partly responible. THANK YOU J.R.R. TOLKIEN)

. Hmmm... What else... Grr... Mind's gone blank...
Was that the Evil Rubber Duckies? smilies/wink.gif

the phantom

07-08-2003, 11:45 AM

Most of my friends view my obsession as only slightly odd, mainly because they all have things that they're obsessed with.

When someone mentions LOTR around me, I talk non stop until someone shuts me up or somehow gets me off the subject. Surprisingly, many members of the opposite sex have told me they enjoy hearing me talk about Tolkien's literature, because they love to see such extreme passion and obsession from a guy about something other than his car (and it gives them hope that if a guy can be so passionate and obsessive about a book, perhaps he could be that way about a girl).

Everdawn

07-09-2003, 05:32 AM

many members of the opposite sex have told me they enjoy hearing me talk about Tolkien's literature, because they love to see such extreme passion and obsession from a guy about something other than his car (and it gives them hope that if a guy can be so passionate and obsessive about a book, perhaps he could be that way about a girl).

Well i can agree with what they are saying!!! None of the guys are interested in stories! of ANY kind! its all Rugby this or V8's that, or Sorry Eve, footie is on this arvo so i cant take you out today! AHHH! it dirves me MAD!... Ok now ive had my rant, i will resume my placid nature. In summary; It is great when guys show intrest in Tolkien.

Orofaniel

07-09-2003, 05:51 AM

It is great when guys show intrest in Tolkien

I agree, I also think it's cool when they show interest for other books too. smilies/smile.gif

[ July 09, 2003: Message edited by: Orofaniel ]

TealDude4

07-09-2003, 05:30 PM

I usually draw a line around LotR and whatever shread of a social life I have, not because I'm a closet-geek and ashamed of it. Its just how it goes with me.

But sometimes my geekiness come out and it wont stop until it causes alot of damage.

One time at school, my friend mentioned LotR just to get me started, and they started asking me loads of LotR questions. Up to this day, I haven't missed a single one. Okay, a few times I was fooled by a few trick questions, but I was on a roll. smilies/biggrin.gif

many members of the opposite sex have told me they enjoy hearing me talk about Tolkien's literature, because they love to see such extreme passion and obsession from a guy about something other than his car (and it gives them hope that if a guy can be so passionate and obsessive about a book, perhaps he could be that way about a girl).

I'll admit, a lot of guys will tell you that the "guy talk" thing is a stereotype, but it isn't. If I found a girl that liked LotR I would be interested in her, but every girl in my school hates LotR.

Ask any girl in school something about LotR, and they will say, "I don't know, but Legolas is sssooooooooo hot!" IT'S NOT RIGHT, I TELL YOU!!!! smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif smilies/rolleyes.gif

But, being a Tolkien-ubergeek has more positives than negatives, so its okay with me when people call me a freak, but I just laugh at it and forget about it.

You know what. We need a t-shirt just for us that says, "My name is [name here]. I'm a Lord of the Rings-Freak, and I'm proud of it."

Silmiel of Imladris

07-09-2003, 10:06 PM

I guess I am lucky then. Everyone I hang out with loves LOTR. I never get any weird looks from people when we constantly talk about it. Though one of the times I saw TTT there were two girls there dressed as elves both wearing very pretty cloaks. If I would have been next to them in line then I would complemented them on their costumes. But unfortunatly I heard one smart a$$ girl say, "Hee hee, Oh my god look! They are wearing capes. What dorks!!! Hee hee!!" First of all they are just major fanatics not dorks and second the word is cloaks not capes. Collo get it! Capes are what Superman and Batman wear duh! Dear Eru, mortals are stupid.

Gorwingel

07-10-2003, 01:13 AM

The only time that I ever got kind of made fun of about my love of LOTR and the works of Tolkien was when I was wearing my pin of Lorien, and some stupid jocks came over and said "Oh, that is from Lord of the Rings, are you some fan or something like that?", and me being the sort of shy person I am said "yeah". But it was okay.

I have not had much trouble with anti-lotr people because I have ran into so many people who saw my pin and were like "that is from LOTR, that is so cool, where did you get it? I should get one". There is an amazing number of people at my school who are closet geeks.

ElenCala Isil

07-10-2003, 10:37 AM

Everyone in my class think LotR is stupid. Horrible, isn't it?
Ugh, I know exactly how that is... I can't have a decent conversation on anything important with anyone! It's always about the automatic change machines at McDonalds or stuff like...SHOES! smilies/eek.gif Don't they know shoes are e-vile? So I can't discuss the important issues such as balrog wings and so on. But at least I can go around cursing people in Quenya... smilies/evil.gif I don't mind strange looks, it's tons of fun, and I've always been brandished as a bit "weird" fun fun ^^

Annalaliath

07-10-2003, 11:41 AM

Try living with my step dad. He is not anti LOTR but he is anti LOTR obsessive.

And yes at Hastings a few weeks ago these kids were making fun of the LOTR elves, so I looked at them and told them in Elvish that they were troll daughter, of course they were boys. I walked away laughing. I get those kind of things flung at me all the time but not just because of LOTR.

But it is still funny when two LOTR fanatics at the LLHS prom come out screaming Frodo lives all the way to the parking complex. My date was really embarrassed, But I continued with the do the wave thing and frodo lives all the way out of the complex( I was driving) on then onto Martin Luther King Drive. I think that given the circumstances Noah could have killed me. My friend Tim was red to the ears because of me and his date. that was fun.

But still when me and an old friend at the HP midnight release party started "an Elvish fight"( as another called it) people stared.

Oh and I can't forget the time I lost my floppy with all my school work on it. My antiLOTR friend was there and I started to do the whole " where is it my precious," routine. After a few " Thief Bagins," it was apparent that i had scared her. You see I had named it My Precious, and so it was called for. But then freaking the whole library out is another thing. My newest discs are called Lord of the Floppies...and Annalaliath, but in elf runes. I dare say that I can get those back from the Techs any time I loose them. Anna has my animations on it.......

[ July 10, 2003: Message edited by: Annalaliath ]

Olorin

07-10-2003, 05:40 PM

Nothing like that haas ever happened to me, but that's really disgusting that some one would say that to you. smilies/frown.gif

Mithril

07-10-2003, 07:14 PM

I don't get called a freak or anything, except by a just a few people, who I then proceed to ignore. But everyone at my school looks at my book (I have the one volume edition) and asks how I can possibly read such a long book. No one at my school would even think of reading a book they weren't assigned to read, most of them don't even read the assigned books. So my problem is people who don't read at all

Maylin

07-10-2003, 08:42 PM

Hmm, people thought i was weird long before i read LOTR. BUt some people at school claim they hate it, and they havent even read it. One boy ( who has never read Tolkien) even said Robert Jorden was a better writer smilies/eek.gif that idea is just scary beyond reason

Everdawn

07-10-2003, 11:46 PM

Capes are what Superman and Batman wear duh! Dear Eru, mortals are stupid.

Woah! dont play on Batman, man! Batman is my hero!...lol... smilies/biggrin.gif No seriously, all my friends and i did was follow Batman around at Movie World.. well half of the day anyway.

Yeah, Meela, of course people dont like lotr, most of my friends arent totally wrapped in it, but do i care.. nah. But thats what makes people unique, their ability to choose.

Now that ive read what i just wrote, i sound like some sort of strange person telling a moral of a story. Which scares me a great deal! so i will once again shut up.

Roccotari Eldandil

07-19-2003, 07:59 PM

My friends/people at my school are mixed in their opinions. Some of them like it (a lot), some of them are neutral, and some hate it. Although even the ppl who like LotR fairly well gave me some weird looks when I was carrying Silm and Lost Tales around. "What's this?" "Oh, it's the history of Middle-earth! It's pretty awesome." [insert rolled eyes and "Holy COW you're obsessed!!!" here.] It's pretty nice though, one of my friends hasn't even finished reading the trilogy yet but is learning Quenya with me and has a map of Beleriand in her room.

elfearz1

07-19-2003, 10:26 PM

I know how you feel. No one at my school likes lotr and my friends all think I'm a freak, but they love me for it! Most people are ok with it though, even when I run around with the ring on yelling "I'm invisible!" That's just the way my school is you could do whatever you want and no one will care as long as your not being fake and you are being you, so it's good. There are a few people who are actively against lotr. Like this one girl was all "I hate Lotr" and I replied "Lotrs hates you too!" kinda lame smilies/rolleyes.gif oh well.

it would be nice to have someone around that feels the same way about lotr.
Therefor, I'm really happy to have this forum Same here! I love you guys!

[ July 20, 2003: Message edited by: elfearz1 ]

Morai

07-20-2003, 02:18 PM

Most people are ok with it though, even when I run around with the ring on yelling "I'm invisible!"
I've done similar. One time I placed my "one ring" on my thumb (that's the only place it fits) and I asked my nearby friend if she could see me. The cool thing was that she played along (or she really couldn't see me smilies/eek.gif ).
Another time I said, "Man, I need a refund, I'm wearing this ring, and I can still see my reflection! Dumb thing!"

Eressië Ailin

07-20-2003, 03:10 PM

I've worn an opera cloak, my One Ring, a French flag tied around my waist, my 'SAVE THE ENTS!!!" shirt, and my white mask that covers half of my face to school many times (interesting combination, no?). You think I'm not used to getting weird looks (I, like Elanna Starfire, like them a bit smilies/biggrin.gif)?

Heh. I do that all the time with my friends, Morai.

HAPPY 6ooth POST TO ME!!! WOOO!! 6oo POSTS!!

[ July 20, 2003: Message edited by: Eressië Ailin ]

Lily Bombadil

07-20-2003, 08:05 PM

My sister likes LotR, but she still hits me when I talk about it.
When I was on vacation, my sister bought a bow and was acting all Lame-olas (Lame Legolas attempt). I leaned over to my guy-friend and said, "She thinks she's an Archer of Mirkwood." He said, "An archer of Mirk-what?"
(He likes LotR, but he's not obsessed like all of us here.)

Duncariel

07-21-2003, 09:48 PM

You know what. We need a t-shirt just for us that says, "My name is [name here]. I'm a Lord of the Rings-Freak, and I'm proud of it."

Ahhh, brilliant plan. I'm gonna get out my extra t-shirts and permanent markers and have some fun! No, we should seriously do that. I've been called a Freak so many times that it would be nice to not have to explain myself.

About the Ring thing. I was sitting in me science class innocently playing with my ring. This short kid next to me kept giving me these looks. You know, the look that says "Get a life" and "If-you-don't-stop-taking-that-stupid-ring-on-and-off-your-finger-I-think-I'm-going-to-kick-you." I looked at him and said "Auta miqula orqu" (go kiss and orc) I think I got him with that one. smilies/biggrin.gif

Galenfea of Mirkwood.

07-27-2003, 02:24 PM

On LJ recently a friend of mine was ritually slagging off litrature. As part of this lengthly rant she made the comment "Even crapper than LOTR and that’s saying something". When I queried her and asked her to justify this statement she replied "isn't it already justified enough? that their emotions, relationships, lives are totally unreal. totally too reserved. too untrue?"
Unfortunately I have been cursed with good manners from an early age and couldn't bring myself to type down some of the statements that sprang to mind. I simply explained in polite terms that of course LotR seemed strange whe you aren't used to it. However if she does it again I am going to drop the 'everyone is entitled to their own opinion' attitude and let her have it! smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif smilies/mad.gif

Sirithheruwen

07-28-2003, 01:34 PM

I've worn an opera cloak, my One Ring, a French flag tied around my waist, my 'SAVE THE ENTS!!!" shirt, and my white mask that covers half of my face to school many times (interesting combination, no?). You think I'm not used to getting weird looks

Very interesting!!! I do have a "Save the Ents!" t-shirt, but it's actually a plain white t-shirt written with a black permanent marker. ( smilies/rolleyes.gif )
I have a story that might amuse some of you, but most of you will probably think it's normal.
Me and one of my LOTr obsessed friend went and walked a mile to a big hill in her neighborhood, climbed to the top, and threw my One Ring off the side. Sadly, I never found it, and now I have to get a new one. But I destryed the One Ring!!!! smilies/tongue.gif GO ME!!!!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/biggrin.gif

Sword Maiden Of The Shire

07-29-2003, 08:59 AM

A couple of people in my class give me a hard time about LOTR, but they just do it good heartedly. Anyway, some of the things they say are funny *ducks flying objects*. Like, one of my friends, she's LOTR obssesed too, said if she were Frodo, she'd walk right up to the Eye Of Sauron and cut an onion in front of it smilies/tongue.gif Can you imagine?

SAURON: *Sniffle* OK OK I give *sniff* just stop, please!

Duncariel

07-29-2003, 11:02 AM

*giggles* I love it! Most of the immature guys in my class think it's hillarious to run around doing Legolas impressions just to tick my friend off. So I shot them with my bow. (consisting of a pen and a stick that I found outside) I gave one of them a welt. smilies/evil.gif It was soooo fun.

Luthien_ Tinuviel

07-29-2003, 11:11 AM

I once had a kid tell me that some dumb series of books or other was soooooooo much better than LOTR- and he hadn't even read LOTR! Then when he and this other classmate of mine started to read it, they quit around the part where Merry and Pippin meet Treebeard, because it was "boring"! That made me mad! Grrrr...... smilies/mad.gif Anyway, this was two or three years ago and I'm still talking about it... go me. smilies/rolleyes.gif

Sirithheruwen

07-29-2003, 11:54 AM

People think they are boring bacause they don't have the brain capacity to handle it!

Whenever someone says it's boring or calls me a freak, I just shriek like a Nazgul. Everyone in my class is so used to it, they don't even notice enymore. There is only one LOTR freak in my class, but there are a few older kids who like it! I feel so alone. smilies/frown.gif

...t-shirts that say "I'm a LOTR Freak-And Proud of it!"

I actually made a shirt that says that! I used those iron-on letters, it's really cool. I usually wear that shirt with my "Frodo Lives" shorts (more iron-on letters) or my "Save the Ents" t-shirt (MORE iron-on letters).

IRON-ON LETTERS RULE!!!!!

Duncariel

07-29-2003, 08:31 PM

Say, where do you get those iron-on letters? Sounds interesting.

Elen Ilúvitauri

07-31-2003, 02:47 AM

I dont have a problem with people who dont like Lotr, as much as i like it. People are obsessed with other things. For instance, my best friend is a goth, and she is really inot underground music, while she does read, she is obsessed with Marlowe. I know people who are obsessed with politics and world Misdemeanours. I have friends who spend all their time smoking pot and playing guitar. My other best friend is obsessed with LOTR and surfing.

At the same time i have friends who are very passionate about music and drama, and of course literature. I know that as much as we would like to, we cannot force people to like Tolkien's works, that would be a form of fascism.

But, i love the amount of loyalty that people show towards their "weapon of choice" if you will.

Keep up the great work guys! smilies/cool.gif

Eowyn_Wildfire

07-31-2003, 09:08 PM

he he i would love to sing the drinking song but i don't kno the begining, some one wanna email it to me? eowynwildfire@aol.com

i had this relly sad experienc once i have a ring and i wear it on a chin and this guy who i have a locker next to is all " you have one of thoes rings thats so dumb
' and then this guy who is nomally relly nice and also loves lotr and had allready said he like my ring was like "yeah i kno isn't it dumb" IT WAS SO MEAN smilies/frown.gif smilies/frown.gif

Amarantha_Daisy

07-31-2003, 10:00 PM

Sirithheruwen:
Heh heh heh... I had an experiance like that... My friend has this balcony-thing over her staircase that reminds me so much of Mount Doom (really! You should see it!) So I take my precious...I mean my ring, over her house whenever I visit and make a scene of climbing the staircase and throwing the Ring off. smilies/tongue.gif She isn't a fan and just rolls her eyes at me...Like all my friends do. *sniffles*

None of my friends are fans...I'm all alone... I take comfort in message boards. My friends always have to pry me away from the RotK teaser poster at the theatre and stuff like that. They're pretty sick of hearing my movie vs. book rantings and my constant conversations with myself over various Tolkien topics... heh heh heh... But I love being obsessed. It's so much fun! smilies/biggrin.gif

[ August 03, 2003: Message edited by: Amarantha_Daisy ]

Lily Bombadil

07-31-2003, 10:31 PM

Three of my friends like LotR, but they're not obsessed. There's the one guy who follows my friends & I around & he calls me weird. What a LOSER!!! (Hee, hee... I stole my sister's precioussss... I hid it- Wait! How do I know one of you won't steal my preciousss?! Argh! I'm totally overtaken by the Ring and too blind to see it! wait...)

Arwen Evenstar

08-01-2003, 07:41 PM

People at school often make fun of LotR when I`m around and I don`t know how to insult them in elvish. Any suggestions?

Tarien Ithil

08-02-2003, 12:13 PM

This might heLP:

Elvish Insults (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=17&t=000036)

TaliesinWest

08-02-2003, 12:27 PM

In the days when I /did/ strut around in full Tolkien regalia I'd get a few looks (and thinly veiled insults), but I value my social status far too much to do that these days. I can't have my popularity going down the tubes like it did when people found out I liked a *gasp* book in sixth grade. (Good thing most of them didn't know what a book was, or I'd be totally ruined. smilies/wink.gif ) I find that life is easier when people don't ostracize you.

Orominuialwen

08-02-2003, 07:47 PM

There is this one immensely evil girl in my school who is very anti-Tolkien. She's always bothering me about being Tolkien-obsessed. One day, she came up to me and said that LotR was a waste of a life smilies/mad.gif. I then proceded to tell her that Harry Potter, which she loves, was a waste of a life smilies/biggrin.gif. I have since written many poems about just how evil she is.

Also, I have the Verse of the Rings and A! Elbereth Gilthoniel written out on my binder and I get a lot of people asking me what they are. I tell them that they are poetry, and the people look at my binder again and tell me that they make no sense(ah, poor unenlightened souls!)

One more story. One day in Language Arts class the topic of LotR came up. I raised my hand and said that smart people like Tolkien. A bunch of people got very offended.I didn't mean to say that they were dumb, but now I see that they are, for not seeing all the beauty that Tolkien's works have to offer.

Everdawn

08-03-2003, 01:01 AM

Orominuialwen, I think youll find people like that arent worth your time. Im actually wondering if she ever read any of Tolkien? Its not very mature of people to say what is cool and what is not, so its Water under the bridge. There are more important things in life. smilies/smile.gif

Amarantha_Daisy

08-03-2003, 08:39 PM

Im actually wondering if she ever read any of Tolkien?

That's a good point. I hate it when people insult Tolkien's works and have never even read anything by him. You can't hate something if you've never experianced it for what it truely is. ...Yep. I'll stop being all philosophic now...

Brinniel

08-04-2003, 09:24 AM

To be perfectly honest, I have yet to meet an anti-LOTR person. Many students (and teachers) at my school seem to be quite supportive of LOTR, in fact. Here's a few examples:

When FOTR came out, my English teacher posted a map of ME on the wall and had the class listen to the tape recording of Riddles in the Dark from The Hobbit. Then for nearly a week, she went on a rampage about how much Ian Holm does not look like the Bilbo she imagined. smilies/rolleyes.gif

Two months after FOTR was released, I remember walking into my different classrooms and seeing copies of LOTR and The Hobbit strewn about on differents desks (most of them belonging to students who don't regularly enjoy reading).

The day after TTT came to theaters, there was excitement throughout the entire school about how awesome the movie was. One guy in my classes had a huge obsession with Helm's Deep. Throughout the day he kept summarizing to me the best stunts in the battle, even though I had already seen the movie (of course). I recall that a teacher had to quiet us because we were talking so loud in our excitement. I believe that guy ended up seeing TTT again that night.

And then, of course, there's the multiplying fangirls who post pictures of Legolas in their binder and scream whenever they hear his or Frodo's name. I swear, there was a time after FOTR came out that girls where writing on desks and folders, "I love Legolas" or "I love Frodo." smilies/rolleyes.gif

Geez, I really must be lucky or something. Is my old school the only one existing that has that amount of LOTR support (aside from rabid fangirls)?

Still, I have heard negative things about LOTR before. My obsession with LOTR has become so extreme that my family and some friends act like they hate LOTR, though I know they really don't. My friends officially know me as the LOTR fanatic and tease me gently about it (even though some of them are LOTR fans themselves).
"Can't you stop talking about LOTR for just one day?" they ask. "Nope," I answer.

Orominuialwen

08-04-2003, 02:16 PM

The girl who told me LotR was a waste of a life said she'd tried to read it, but she thought it had "nice description, but no plot," or some other nonsense like that. No wonder I've hated her since 1st grade. Thanks Everdawn and Amarantha_Daisy for being so supportive! smilies/cool.gif

Everdawn

08-05-2003, 01:48 AM

Well, there arent any anit lotr people here either Brin, i just hate hearing people dissing it.

Morai

08-05-2003, 09:13 AM

And then, of course, there's the multiplying fangirls who post pictures of Legolas in their binder and scream whenever they hear his or Frodo's name. I swear, there was a time after FOTR came out that girls where writing on desks and folders, "I love Legolas" or "I love Frodo."

I think it's sad that someone likes LOTR just because they think any character is hot. Though, on occasion, some people will actually read the books and enjoy Tolkien for more than pretty faces.

Amarantha_Daisy

08-06-2003, 05:55 PM

I think it's sad that someone likes LOTR just because they think any character is hot.

Yeah, I agree. I just feel like saying "Hello? There's a storyline these character are in! They're not just pretty faces!" But then, of course, there are people who appriciate the books, movies, and think that the actors are attractive, so that's okay smilies/smile.gif

A lot of people also forget the books and watch the movies, thinking that they're Tolkien experts just because they saw FotR and TTT in theatres a couple times. smilies/mad.gif That makes me angry. Any know-it-all is aggrivating, but when someone hasn't read the books tries to rub their knowledge in your face... smilies/mad.gif Grrr...

Morai

08-07-2003, 09:17 AM

But then, of course, there are people who appriciate the books, movies, and think that the actors are attractive, so that's okay
I agree, because I'm one of them. smilies/biggrin.gif Don't worry, the only reason I saw the FOTR movie in the first place; is because I'd already read the book and I wanted to see how PJ interpered it. Then my obsession of Elijah Wood started.... smilies/wink.gif

Arwen Evenstar

08-07-2003, 03:04 PM

I am over obsessed with LotR, and hate when people insult it. Can you tell me a good way to insult people in elvish? Thanks!

Luthien_ Tinuviel

08-07-2003, 04:56 PM

But then, of course, there are people who appriciate the books, movies, and think that the actors are attractive, so that's okay.

Should we form some sort of a club or something? My answer is much the same as Morai's: I had been reading the books for several years before the movies ever came out, and I will continue to do so afterwards. You could say I like it all around. smilies/biggrin.gif

ElenCala Isil

08-07-2003, 06:22 PM

I have a friend who is rather obsessed with Elijah Wood... sometimes I wonder if she watched the movie just for him, as she hadn't read the books... but I've cracked her and by now she knows just about every line in the movie and considering she still hasn't read the books... she can tell everything PJ left out or changed. She now appreciates the movies, and she's not anti-lotr...she's just very pro-elwood smilies/rolleyes.gif I'm forcing her to read the books though... bwahahahaha smilies/evil.gif smilies/evil.gif

Pyroclastic

08-07-2003, 10:17 PM

What astounds me is that my schoolmates can stand around and talk about their hair for hours, but the moment I mention the hairstyles from LOTR they shout at me. 'Nerd Alert' is the most popular. I sweep out grandly in my green and grey. We've just got to remember that if we don't liven up the world, nobody will! Keep up the good work! It's us against the orks, and we refuse to be defeated!

Morai

08-08-2003, 08:49 AM

. We've just got to remember that if we don't liven up the world, nobody will!
I couldn't agree more. By the way, Welcome to the Downs! Enjoy being dead!

Tarien Ithil

08-10-2003, 09:58 AM

Arwen Evenstar, welcome to the Downs!

To find soem good insults, go to the Elvish Insults! board. I gave you the link above. smilies/smile.gif

Best,
Tarien

Lily Bombadil

08-10-2003, 11:25 AM

My mother is mean! Every time I'm watching FotR, my mother starts calling Frodo, Farto or Fordo to be spiteful. She just doesn't understand. *shakes head*

Aethelwine

08-10-2003, 01:28 PM

Ey everybody!

You know, I just hate it when people talk about how they hate LOTR, even thought they never ever read the books! It's completely stupid, because all they know about LOTR is movie-based. Then they go around acting like they know all about it, and there always saying how stupid it is!! smilies/mad.gif
I have alot of those at my school. And you should here what they say when I take my LOTR-books with me... I'm seriously going to learn those insults by heart... That'll teach them!!! smilies/biggrin.gif smilies/wink.gif

See ya!

Aethelwine.

Aethelwine

08-10-2003, 01:29 PM

Oops, my fist post and I'm already screwing it up. Please excuse me!

[ August 10, 2003: Message edited by: Aethelwine ]

Pyroclastic

08-10-2003, 09:59 PM

I picked up the book after it was mentioned in another book I was reading and learned about the movie because there was a sticker on the front advertising for it. I deem that being a fan before the movie. I've found that the people who aren't LOTR fans have all been lousy friends, I guess because we didn't have the really important things in common. I wonder if there are message boards out there complaining about us LOTR people?

Amarantha_Daisy

08-10-2003, 10:51 PM

I wonder if there are message boards out there complaining about us LOTR people?

I bet there are...I know some people who would start one. smilies/frown.gif I annoy people a lot with all my quoteing and all... Everything in my head had to do with LotR, and it sometimes bugs people...

Of course, I can always insult them in elvish smilies/wink.gif I once told my sister's boyfriend auta miqula orqu (go kiss an orc) and he said, quite cluelessly, "Yeah, me too" Needless to say, I cracked up. He had no clue why, though. Heh heh heh...

Lucinda

08-12-2003, 08:54 AM

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And then, of course, there's the multiplying fangirls who post pictures of Legolas in their binder and scream whenever they hear his or Frodo's name. I swear, there was a time after FOTR came out that girls where writing on desks and folders, "I love Legolas" or "I love Frodo."
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Eek! Sorry to say I was one of those people! And I was also one of those people who say LotR is boring without reading it! But I'm converted now!!! Thankfully! Life would not be as interesting without LotR!

Amarantha_Daisy

08-13-2003, 01:05 AM

Hey! Guess what?! I'm a dork! Yep. Every time I do anything LotR related, (in other words, every day,) my sister calls me a "dork" ...Wow...

Now how am I a dork for being a LotR fan? It's a work of literature, garshdarnit! And a brilliant one, at that!

I just don't get it. She hasn't read the books, but she "hated" the movies. But she's not the reading type anyway. She's the stereotypical "dumb blonde" smilies/rolleyes.gif And I am now a dork... for liking a work of art. Wow. The world we live in...

Elennar Starfire

08-13-2003, 10:45 AM

Hey! Guess what?! I'm a dork! Yep. Every time I do anything LotR related, (in other words, every day,) my sister calls me a "dork" ...Wow...

when people call you a dork, or an idiot, or whatever, just say something like "Nay, lady, thou art grieveous mistaken. I am of the Noldorim."
That's what I do! (I love wierd looks!!!)

Amarantha_Daisy

08-13-2003, 03:09 PM

when people call you a dork, or an idiot, or whatever, just say something like "Nay, lady, thou art grieveous mistaken. I am of the Noldorim."
That's what I do! (I love wierd looks!!!)

Heh heh... Thanks! I'll do that smilies/biggrin.gif I love getting weird looks, too. Whenever I quote or recite or something I get a weird look and it makes me feel special...

The only problem I have is coming up with something to say when you're being looked at funny or being called names... I feel like saying something to scare them... But, Elennar, thanks for that. smilies/wink.gif I'll most certainly use it.

Now I have to go check out the "Elvish Insults" thread...

Maikadurwen

08-14-2003, 04:37 AM

Morai

08-14-2003, 12:05 PM

yesterday my obssesed friiend and iwere at school and we were in 7th period and this that was sitting next to us goes why r u so obssesed with lotr? cause its awesome my friend says to fim then he goes toliken freaks we reply PROUD OF IT .
That reminds me of my friend's and my "hijinks" in science class last spring. Every time we were bored, we'd pet the Frodo pictures on my binder and whisper "precioussss" I think we recieved several weird looks. One time this guy came over and spit on my pictures. Of course I chased him off. (while barring my teeth) Now pity him for his underprivligedness (my is that a word?) of not loving LOTR as much as me.

Himaran

08-14-2003, 05:48 PM

I have found that a large majority of "anti lotr" people are fans of fads such as Harry Potter. But that is to be expected...

Himaran

Sleepy Ranger

08-15-2003, 02:22 PM

couldnt help joining in 'cause where I live very few have heard of lotr so nobody knows what im obsessed with. This place is like Rivendell for me away from all those uggh Harry Potter fans(who have no idea what lotr is). Though there are few other than me who are actually obsessed most of my friends read the book.Though it is fun running around yelling Little baby Fingolfin got squashed like a bug by Morgoth.I get loads of wierd looks because of that but its fun.

Nehani

08-15-2003, 03:06 PM

I am not one for getting wierd looks. I am the one with the few, selected LotR fan friends in the corner. I have the One Ring, but I must keep it safe, I must keep it secret. Yes, I have gotten "you're wierd/a freak!" now and then, but who doesn't?

I too am fed up with the fan girls, but being I have good friends that are fans, I must stop myself from saying more.

Oh how fun it is to be sitting in Home room singing our songs that we made. People just ignore us.

I am not as daring as some of you are, but I hope that I will be some day!

Nehani of the VERY stormy forest

PS
wow! what a wierd post I just wrote.creepy!