You know you're obsessed with LOTR when ...

[Aredhel Ar-Feiniel]

When you go shopping and you and your friend start deciding what would look best on the LOTR characters.

Sad but true...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

:)

[Ashton]

When you spend hours and hours on end every day on the computer looking up LotR things to read.

When you have about 100 LotR pictures downloaded on your computer.

When you spend every minute you can with your LotR obsessed friends, Arguing over who is better, Legolas or Aragorn.

When your other non obsessed LotR friends avoid you when they see your LotR book in hand.

When your non obsessed LotR friends (even with no book in hand) try and avoid even mentioning LotR because they know they will get at least a twenty minute talk on your latest findings.

When you admit you are obsessed and veryone you know will agree with you.l

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Your know you're obssessed when your daughter has gotten a new hamster, called Ham-ham and put's his cage near her door, and you start to refer to him as Háma and find yourself getting disgusted with him because he sleeps of the job. :p

[Maethorien]

It's back! The wonderful thread is back! Anyway:

You know you're obsessed when....

You're bored, so you make little Nazgul out of bright blue silly putty.

The happiest day since the 17th of December was when you convinced your best friend to read LotR.

She has now become almost as obsessed as you, and routinely writes, "Go kiss an orc! Bob2 has spoken!" On post-its and sticking them to people. (Bob2 is the name of her calculator- don't ask.)

All of your folder and binders for all of your classes have the hymn to Elbereth sung in Elrond's house in FotR written on them- in the Tengwar. Your science one also has your entire Sindarin vocabulary written on it.

When bored in Social Studies class, you write random sentances in Sindarin, in the Tengwar on bits of paper. They're all very strange. One was, "The tower is golden-brown."

In school, you carry around: FotR, RotK, the Silmarillion, and the Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth (Even though it's out of date.) You would also have TTT, was it not missing.

[Failivrin]

when nobody understands what you are saying.

i have this problem quite regularly. Someone asked me if I liked swords and i launched into a big long explanation about how 'yes i did like swords, but I preferred bows and arrows because i thought they looked more elegant. I am however, in awe of people wh ocan use a sword with skill'. Etc, i finished off with how if i had a sword i would name it Ringil, after Fingolfin's sword which glittered like ice. The only problem was that the person thought i was crazy and had never read LOTR, let alone The Silm. and had no idea who Fingolfin or Ringil were.


Shame on them.

[Finwe]

Hilde, shame on Hama!

I had a mental picture of a hamster standing in the doorway of Meduseld, complete with armor and weapons, getting constantly trodden on as uninvited people march right in over him! :D

[Elennar Starfire]

When the way you remember how to say 'ring' in French is:

Frodo is the ringbearer. Frodo lives in Bag End. French for ring is bague.

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Yes Finwe, even as a type this Háma is frollicking with my daughter and her friend. (Again neglecting his post!) Hmmm.... I really have to adjust my thinking here. It is too jarring! :D

[Kransha]

You know you're obsessed with LotR when...

-You have reenacted the events of LotR and the Silmarillion miniaturized with hamsters as humans, elves, dwarves, and hobbits, rats as goblins, rabbits as trolls with carrot-cudgels (Bill Ferny-cottontail), red and black painted cats as Balrogs (Mr. Gothmogsworth), and iguanas as dragons (Smaugzilla, Glaurungosaurus).

[Iaurhirwen]

You know you're obsessed with LOTR when:

You go all the way to Spain for two weeks and your favorite soveneir that you purchased is a Lord of the Rings poster.

I love my poster. It has these really creepy eyes at the top that are sometimes seen and sometimes not. It's hanging in my room so that when laying in my bed I can see it's reflextion in my mirror. Those eyes have really freaked me out on some mornings when I wake up.

[Sirithheruwen]

...when you name all of the fish in your Science Lab after LOTR characters. There is:
1) Galadriel - large, silvery fishie
2) Arwen/ Celeborn - havn't decided yet. small silvery fishie.
3) Merry and Pippin - two small goldfish
4) Shelob - large catfish; always lurking at the bottom.
5) Gollum and Smeagol OR Frodo and Sam - havn't decided yet. two very large goldfish in their own tank.

P.S. These fish arn't even mine...Oops!:D ;) :D

[Vuelve]

When you go shopping and you and your friend start deciding what would look best on the LOTR characters.

I do this all the time.Especially when I buy jewlery.I always think"Would an elf wear this?"


When you spend every minute you can with your LotR obsessed friends, Arguing over who is better, Legolas or Aragorn.


Been there, done that.I've also heard alot of "Thats my baby's daddy." from other girls who overhear us when we talk about them.Scary huh?:eek:


Vuelve

[Evisse the Blue]

...when you name all of the fish in your Science Lab after LOTR characters. Too cute!:p

...when during an exam period you complain that 'There are too many! I cannot possibly pass them all!' and you're only comforted by the reply: "All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you".

...when you stick a bumper sticker on your flashlight: 'May it be a light for you in dark places when all other lights go out'. (that happened a few times, actually -- the lights to go out, that is)

...when, after watching the entire movie, plus the credits, including the 'any similarity to actual persons...' bit, you wail: 'don't I wish'. Well, maybe this is a bit stupid, but this didn't stop me from laughing out loud when my sister said it once.

[Angry Brandybuck]

hmmm...

When for your GCSE music composition you set some of the songs from LOtR to music for lute, flute and tabor, actually trying to do research into the type of music that elves would have (that was too hard and I gave up)

And then, despite getting a rubbish mark for that composition, for your AS level one you do a Led Zeppelin style song called Mithrandir about Gandalf. (it was supposed to sound like The Battle of Evermore but it ended up being rubbish), and get just as bad a mark for that.

Anyone? No? Guess that was just me then...

[Eldar14]

... when you start throwing random elven words into your conversation.

... when your friends finally accept the fact that you throw random elven words into conversation.

... when you spend over an hour telling the story of Beren and Luthien to a relative. With actual quotes. From memory.

... when most people complain about not getting enough toys for christmas, you complain about not getting enough Tokien books.

... when you turn invisible whenever you wear a ring.

[galadriel'smaiden]

You know your'e obsessed with LOTR when:

A severe insult to you is- " I just dont like the books, that all!"

You spend your school time drawing certain characters... *cough* Faramir *cough*

You insult others by telling them to kiss an orc.

[Finwe]

... when you turn invisible whenever you wear a ring.


:eek: :eek: :eek:

*backs away slowly*

[Firefoot]

when you turn invisible whenever you wear a ring. Can you tell me how to do that?:D

-When you know Frodo's family tree much better than your own.

-When you are seriously considering naming your kids after LotR characters.

-The doodles in your history notebook amazingly enough become detailed drawings of Hobbits, Dwarves, Rings, and complex maps of Middle Earth.

-If someone so much as mentions LotR your concentration is completely lost in daydreams of Middle Earth.

-When someone asks you if you could live anywhere you wanted, where would you? and you reply The Shire.

[Finwe]

When you can keep track of Finwë's house and Elwë's house much better than you can keep track of your own family. *blushes*


When your alter-ego is a male Elf incredibly obsessed with his quasi-royal, extremely dubious, lineage.


Just what in Angband do you mean, quasi-royal and extremely dubious???? I'll have you know that I am Fionwë, son of Nolwë, son of Fingon, son of Fingolfin, who was the son of Finwë! Why I ought to draw a sword on you! See here, Elf, this sword is sharper than thy tongue! Fall back thou foul buffoon!

*sighs* This happens every time... might I remind you that I'm your great-great grandfather, Fionwë, and as such, I can command you, not the other way round.

*mutter mutter* Fine... but this isn't the last you'll hear of me, grandfather!

[Gilwen]

You know you're obsessed with LOTR when...

...you can't sleep, and instead of counting sheep you start reciting the entire lineage of Elrond & Co. and trying to figure out exactly what fraction elf, Maia, and human everyone is.

...you go into "LOTR withdrawal" every time you read the books.

...you start adding "esssesss" to the ends of words, or randomly adressing people as "preciousssss."

tell Hama the hampster hello for me :)

[Enorëiel]

It's about time this thread came back! I was all set to post and they shut it down! Anyways...

You know you're obsessed when...

...You're at church and the hymn your singing has the words "precious, precious" in it and you start to snort and laugh.

.... On a survey for the school newspaper a friend over hears someone saying that their favorite romantic movie is LOTR and they tell you that they thought of you


.... When in pottery class you start to sculpt the tower of Barad - dur

.... When you talk with friends and without realizing it start quoting the movie (no one seems to notice however....)

[Kath]

When you find yourself singing the words to the LoTR songs rarther than the actual song playing.

[Evisse the Blue]

When you can keep track of Finwë's house and Elwë's house much better than you can keep track of your own family. *blushes* Finwe, I have yet to reach your level of obsession! Still having trouble with those pesky genealogy trees...
...you start adding "esssesss" to the ends of words I do that too! Most often with 'fishesss'. I do it so often that I forget what the correct form of the word is.

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

...When your geography teacher asks if anybody knows what is the bay near to India (can't remember exactly) and you answer: the bay of Belfalas (and actually thought that it was correct...*blush* )

[Finwe]

When instead of counting sheep, you go over the names of the thirteen members of Thorin's Company, the Fellowship, and the House of Finwë (the last one in chronological order).


*blushes deeply*

[Elianna]

-when your mother says "greyhound" and you hear "Greyhame".
-when you carry around name tags and label yourself as Aragorn, Legolas, Sam, the Spleen of Sauron, etc.
-when you name all of your cats' kittens LotR names: Merry, Pippin, Aredhel (the grey and white girl), Morwen (the black girl), Mel (short for mellryn), and Morag (well, that one wasn't LotR, my mommy named that one.)
-when you have two sets of elf ears.
-when you feel the need to pet any copy of LotR you see in Wal-Mart.
-when you wonder about the genetic probably of Arwen having ebony hair with a grandmother who is blonde.
-when you understand this:
Why did the Balrog cross the road?
Why?
We don't know if there really was a road. It might have been metaphorical, Tolkien wasn't really clear.
-when you can do this:
Gilwen:
He's 9/16ths elf, 6/16ths man, and 1/16th Maia.

[Sirithheruwen]

...When you call the fish you named in the Science Lab by their LOTR names instead of their real ones, and your teacher gets really confuzzled.:)
...When you write a compare and contrast paper on the differances between Frodo and Gollum/Smeagol.
...When you frined proofreads said paper, she says I know too much about LOTR. (You can never know too much! :D The paper wasn't exactly a work of art either. Someone who had only seen the movies could probably understand some, accept for some mentions of Mandos's halls)

EDIT: 10 more posts and I'm a wight! Yay!

[Failivrin]

Originally posted by Finwe
the House of Finwë (the last one in chronological order).



HA! this is highly inappropriate, but when i am waiting for conditioner to sink into my hair i recite the family tree of the House of Finwe;)

[Gilwen]

Thought of a few more :D :
-every time you see the stars you start singing "A Elbereth Gilthoniel..."
-you pick up a book at the library(which happens to be an audio recording of Tolkien reading Tolkien-oh, what a marvelous sound :D ) and the librarian makes a casual comment about the number of Tolkien books that he's never even heard of that have come through lately, and you just smile, because it's all you
-you start saying words like circus with a hard c
-your youth group leader says " fill in the blank. I would be much wiser if I ___________." and you answer "was an elf"
-if you lost sleep before AND after seeing the movies
-when you start answering telemarketers in Sindarin(okay, so I haven't done that........yet)

[Vuelve]

-when you start answering telemarketers in Sindarin(okay, so I haven't done that........yet)

Thats not a bad idea.;)

Peace,
Vuelve :smokin:

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[Orominuialwen]

~When you tape your own hair to your feet for your hobbit lass costume that you wore when going to see a play of The Hobbit (I was a random Hobbit lass, my brother was Frodo, and my friend was the Witchking)

~When you recognize on your second guess that two girls in the audience at The Hobbit are dressed as Alatar and Pallando -- they were very surprised that I'd heard of them.

More to follow later, I've got homework now.:(

Oh BTW, this is actually part 5. We had a part 4, but that got shut down. I'm so happy it's back!:)

[Sirithheruwen]

When you relate anything whatsoever to LOTR. You name it, I can relate it. (Kinda like the round=about game.)

When you can locate someone talking about LOTR from accross the room, even if you are out of hearing distance. I seriously freaked some fourth graders doing this.:D ;) :rolleyes:

[Ellwyn]

^ hehe happened the other day. It was in Welsh class and these dudes were talking about this LOTR game they'd made up. I sped over and started gabbling away. Hehehehehe.

- When you start randomly associating things with LOTR.
Random person: "Do you want a hotdog?"
You: "Hot dogs! That's what I ate at ROTK! I had just finished it when Aragorn etc etc"

[Arwen Evenstar]

When you spend every minute you can with your LotR obsessed friends, Arguing over who is better, Legolas or Aragorn.
Ha! My friends and I do that too! (Aragorn ofcourse)

You know you`re obsessed with LotR when:

You have an LotR t-shirt (I have 2! yay!)
You have about 100 LotR pictures on your wall.
You have atleast 3 LotR posters.
You have a One Ring.
You randomly say things like: Elbereth Githoniel!, Go to Mordor!, Holy Eru!, Holy Harry Hobbit Feet!, Yeah right, when balrogs fly (who here was the one who started that anyway? I love it!), and losto la laith nin! hahahaha! Al though that only names a few.
Your non-obsessed friends never say anything to do with LotR, or you might start rambling off about it and never stop.
You`re reading this.
You bonk your older brother (who I like to call Saruman) over the head with your plastic Sting sword while yelling, "ELENDIL!"

I could keep going, but I`ll leave the rest to you guys/girls.

Namarie! :p ;) :D

[Orominuialwen]

~When your family was given a gift certificate to have a portrait-thingy taken, you all decide that you should dress up as Hobbits for the photo.

[NightKnight]

...you can't sleep, and instead of counting sheep you start reciting the entire lineage of Elrond & Co. and trying to figure out exactly what fraction elf, Maia, and human everyone is.
I did this for Arwen. She is:
40.625% sindarin
17.1875% noldor
12.5% teleri
7.8125% vanyar
12.5% Beor's house
3.125% Hador's house
3.125% Haleth's house
3.125% maia

Of course this also applies to Elladan and Elrohir.

[Finwe]

Failivrin, I'm flattered, you think of me in the shower. ;)

- When you hum the War-Chants of the Rohirrim to yourself while you're taking your mile test for PE (We hatesss it... yessss..... we hatessss it precious..... evil.... trickssy.... falsssse....)

- When you lead your English class in a rousing rendition of "Hey ho to the bottle I go!" while you're all sitting outside under a palm tree with nothing better to do (it was after a fire drill and none of us wanted to go inside :D)

- When you're tempted to tell your Principles of Engineering teacher that his new project about hydraulics is going to turn everyone into a mini-Saruman and if all the trees on the school grounds are suddenly cut down, he knows why.

[ElenCala Isil]

-when the employees at Winn Dixie stop worrying about your mental health when you call your favourite bottle of ale your 'preciouss'

-when you've somehow become Merry's niece (don't ask)

-when you're mentioned in the local newspaper for being a 'self-proclaimed Tolkien nut'

-The others have found out [more than once] that Frodo really does live.

-You become suspicious that anything shiny could be a silmaril, and the phone is a palantír.

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Yes, I think you all are obsessed.

Hàma report: No longer upset with the hamster for his sleeping on the job. He is now acting like a proper door warden should! :)
We are well pleased.

[Finwe]

- When you get home late and your dad tells you, "You're late," you cheekily reply, "A Wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. He arrives precisely when he means to!"

(Actually, that one isn't mine, it's my friend Evan's. He's the one who does the excellent Gimli and Gollum imitations. :D)

[Evisse the Blue]

- When you hum the War-Chants of the Rohirrim to yourself while you're taking your mile test for PE
This reminded me of another one:
... before taking an exam you hate, point the pen at the teacher and yell 'Death!' Well, the mood is the same...(I did that, except I did not yell, but whispered fiercely).

[Genevieve]

Here are some things me and my friends have done

-start coughing and hacking like gollum whenever a test is mentioned

-whisper "my precious" into the person in front of you's ear

-turn suddenly to people and start blabbing about some jokes you heard about lotr

-write 'tricksy' and 'false' all over math worksheets (can you tell i don't like that subject?)

-whole bunch more but I am suffering from withdrawal from our school play, closing night was saturday (im still sad) so I'm kind of brain dead. Maybe more later.

[Finwe]

When you try to remember the Viking Prayer that the warriors say at the end of The Thirteenth Warrior, and end up saying:

"Lo, there do I see my father,
Lo, there do I see my mother and my sisters and my brothers,
Lo, there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning,
Lo, they do call to me, they bid me take my place among them,
In the Halls of Mandos, where the brave may live... forever."

My friend Evan started chortling immediately.

I said "Halls of Mandos" when it's supposed to be "Halls of Valhalla"

*blushes furiously*

Anyone else think that would make a good chant/prayer for the Dunedain? Especially those of the Line of Isildur?

[Elennar Starfire]

~In Geography class, you have seen Gondor and Alqualonde on maps. Both were word hallucinations though.:(

~You actually know what Alqualonde is.

~When you are writing those vowels with the two dots over them (can't remember what that's called) you always write three dots like a tengwar A and have to erase one.

~You wish there was a 'Geography of Middle-Earth' class you could take instead of boring regular geography.

~You get extremely upset when you read a quote of someone saying that "Tolkien is about as interesting to read as the tax code" and to make yourself feel better you think, "You just think that because you're too stupid to understand it, fool of an orc!"
You then rant about it with your LotR obsessed friend.
(Hah, Ashton, I beat you to posting about it! :p )

[Nehani]

Finwe I totally agree with you on the Thirteenth Warrior chant thingy. I like the change

Anyways....

You cross-over anybook you are reading and compare them

You obsess over your one friend with semi-pointy ears and your one semi-pointy ear (it's true! My right ear is pointy! Ask Genevieve!)

You make your non-obsessed friends start making jokes and crossovers (she confused Thayet *Tamora Pierce if anyone doesnt know* and Theoden. It was soooo funny!)

Your math teacher gets mad at you for writting "tricksy math quizzes" at the top of all your pop quizes.

You end all of your sentenceses with precious, when you are and aren't talking to yourself (if you havent tried this, it's great fun!)

And ya....... must go find a blanket before I freeze to death. It's almost March and it's still below freezing up here!

Nehani of the hafly-thawed forest.

[Finwe]

*dies laughing*


How could anyone confuse Thayet and Theoden?!?!?!

I nearly fell off my chair laughing!

[Nehani]

Yah, but you should have seen me. This girl...she loaths it when we talk about LOTR around her...and when we were talking about The Immortals out of no where she says "Yah, it was kinda like when Thoeden married Jonathan." I gave her a blank stare and then we all cracked up. I had to lean against a wall to stop from falling over. Priceless!

Nehani
Watashi no mori desu!

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Originally posted by Finwe
When you try to remember the Viking Prayer that the warriors say at the end of The Thirteenth Warrior, and end up saying:

"Lo, there do I see my father,
Lo, there do I see my mother and my sisters and my brothers,
Lo, there do I see the line of my people, back to the beginning,
Lo, they do call to me, they bid me take my place among them,
In the Halls of Mandos, where the brave may live... forever."


Yay! Another Thirteenth Warrior fan! I actually did that once with a friend of mine, complete with doing Aragorn's battle cry at the end......We were high on doughnuts (yes young padawans...it IS possible!) :D

[Nehani]

We only get high off them at midnight!

Nehani
watashi no mori desu!

[Iaurhirwen]

High on donuts . . . . . . . see my sig:D

This just happened when writing a speech, when typing the word lot you automatically type lotr without even thinking.

Not very good, but it's 1:30 in the morning here and I need sleep.

[Finwe]

Oh dear... and I thought I was strange for getting high on black cherry soda. :D

The other night, I was at a restaurant with some friends, and we were all smoking clove cigarettes. The manager came up to us, and was like, "You kids 18? I know Hobbits indulged in pipeweed, but unfortunately, I can't let you do the same." We all started cracking up, and I shot back, "Yeah,we're 18. We're Elves, that's why we look younger." The manager chuckled a bit and then walked off.


I managed to get out of a lot of trouble that way! Goes to show... LotR is great!!!!

[Meneltarmacil]

I seriously hope that hamster never goes through all those painful deaths we've come up with for Hama.

Oh and I've actually come up with secret LOTR names for everybody I know. I have never told a soul about them, though.

And I've always suspected that my Algebra teacher was Morgoth due to the fact that the insanely hard problems on his tests could only have been written by the Dark Lord of Angband.
(he recently moved up to become the dean, and left his teaching assistant in charge of the class. I can tell she is only Sauron in disguise though)

[The Elusive Spirit]

You know you're obsessed with LOTR when...
... your friend pays you the highest complement you have ever received when she says "You think I'm obsessed?! You should talk to my friend the Elusive Spirit." I now brag about this to everyone who even shows a hint of interest! (Or even if they don't, and oddly they usually don't) :D

... possibly the best birthday present next to the silver looking arrows from dad, is the promise of a black cloak to go RPGing in from your boyfriend.

... when the front of you’re birthday card says “I love Lurtz”.

[Sirithheruwen]

...When, on Sunday, you write "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King for Best Picture - Oscars '04!!!" on your driveway, and while you are playing basketball, someone walking their dog reads it and says, "Oh yeah, I totally agree!" I was ecstatic!

...When you dress up in your "Frodo Lives!" t-shirt and elf ears for the Oscars. I also wore my hair in an elvish style.:rolleyes:

...When you cry bacause you can't find your elf ears.:(

...When you do the extreme version of the Happy Dance when you find them. :D Yay!

Well, I think that's enough for now! Bye-bye!

[Firefoot]

...When you dress up in your "Frodo Lives!" t-shirt Where do you get those? I want one of them.

You know you're obsessed with LotR when...

-You find yourself quoting LotR in ordinary conversations without even realizing it.

-You would much rather learn Elvish than any other language.

-You greet your friends in Elvish.

-When you are hungry you decide Lembas sounds much beter than any thing else in your pantry.

-You pretend you are eating Lembas when you can't find any in your pantry.

[Elennar Starfire]

~When you are home sick but are feeling much better, and are bored so you: listen to your RotK soundtrack; sing May it Be, In Dreams, Gollum's Song, and Into the West in proper order; sing them out of order, randomly; learn to play In Dreams and Gollum's song on the recorder; play the tricky parts repeatedly to make sure you can remember them; play all four songs in proper order; play them randomly; work on memorising the Lay of Leithian-the long one; memorise other LotR poetry; and then get on the 'downs to tell everyone about it.

[Sirithheruwen]

Firefoot: I made my shirt myself. Just take a normal t-shirt and use iron-on letters and, well, iron them on. You can find the letters at your local craft store. I've also heard permanent marker works, but I havn't tried it as of yet.

At my sister's school, there is a little kid in Kindergarten who looks just like a mini-Frodo! He's adorable!:p

[The Elusive Spirit]

I was sitting in the car yesterday singing song about LOTR to the tune of "These are a Few of My Favorite Things" (from the Sound of Music). My sister, who was sitting in the front seat, turned around and said "You’re really weird. The worst part is that you
were really serious when you were singing. It was like Julie Andrews in Fanghorn Forest." I laughed so hard when she said this! Julie Andrews in Fanghorn Forest. :rolleyes: walks off humming, Rain drops on Ent beards and wiskers on wizards

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Alright......

You know i'm obsessed with LOTR because:

1) You have a tendency to correct my friends when they speak elvish:
No no no......you pronounce it "Numenore" not "Numenorey" :D

2) You start collecting every recipe that sounds perfect for a Hobbit's kitchen (CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE! w00t!)

3) You get so many bullseyes in summer camp that your cabinmates start calling you 'Legolas' although you have a hobbit-like physique :D

(Note: All of the above actually happened to me! :D)

[Finwe]

When your archery teammates start calling you "Legolas" because you can nock, draw, aim, and fire under three seconds, and still hit the yellow.

[Lalaithwen]

-Your friend has to explain Physics and Biology to you using LOTR
-You are sure that the trees you see on the way to school are Ents
-You can hear if anyone is talking about LOTR from a mile away

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Originally posted by Lalaithwen
--You can hear if anyone is talking about LOTR from a mile away


:eek: I've actually done that once..........:eek:

[Firefoot]

-Your friend has to explain Physics and Biology to you using LOTR and you can also explain Physics and Biology to someone using LotR.

Thanks, Sirithheruwen. I thought I would probably need to make one but I was wondering if you could get them somewhere.

[Miriel Undomiel]

I've got a plain white sweater with LotR-slogans written all over it: Frodo Lives, Got Lembas?, Do the Wave and so on...

[Elennar Starfire]

I thought I would probably need to make one but I was wondering if you could get them somewhere.

I saw one on the internet once. Don't remember where though.

[Aredhel Ar-Feiniel]

When you are informed there is a Cyclone heading your way and in your fits of laughter, (becuase something like that is so far-fetched that people laugh when it actually happens) you sit bolt upright thinking... "What would Fodo do?"

[Everdawn]

Drove past a little toy shop today, called Pippins. Actually took the time to drive slowly and wonder if Pippin was actually inside it.

[elfearz1]

this page is back!!!!!!!!! *jumps up and down*

must do more obsessive things.


I was sitting in the car yesterday singing song about LOTR to the tune of "These are a Few of My Favorite Things"
I took the time to write a song about Lotr to the tune of "part of this world" from the little mermaid.

[Elennar Starfire]

~You go to Hidalgo, and during all the race scenes think: "Noro lim, Hidalgo, noro lim!" You barely supress the urge to yell it out, not wishing to invoke the wrath of fellow theatregoers. You do, however, whisper it to your friend.

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Haha! I thought I was the only one who did that when I saw 'Hidalgo' on Saturday! :eek:

[Elennar Starfire]

You saw it Saturday too? Oh my! We were on the same brainwave or something!

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Originally posted by Elennar Starfire
You saw it Saturday too? Oh my! We were on the same brainwave or something!


:eek: Hmmm....that seems to happen to me a great many times.....eerie, is it not? :eek:

[The Elusive Spirit]

Beanimer introduced me to on of her teachers the other day. Normal people would say something like this is "my friend..." ect., but no! She said "This the Elusive Spirit, she's just as obsessed with LOTR as I am." He replied that he was sorry. I told him not to be, then bowed in propper hobbit fashion and said "At your service."

Beanimer and I then proceded to sing the hobbit drinking song (approprate for any occasion), much to the disgust of my sister. It's just fun to bother her that way!

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Ah, the good old Hobbit drinking song! :D Hmmm.....I wonder how it would sound if someone translated it into Sindarin and posted it here on the Downs!!!! Unfortunately I only know a few words, small greetings and farewells.....:(

[Vuelve]

You know your obsessed when watching a movie in class you proceed to make fun of it.Your teacher tells you you can't make fun of it, but a little later he makes fun of it.When you ask him why he can make fun of it and you can't he replies with 'I have a degree, so I can make fun of it.You don't.' and then you reply 'I do too have a degree...in Tolkienology!'

Peace,
Vuelve

[Catlyn21]

This thread cracks me up every time...

When you brag about knowing the names of all the actors and actresses who play the main characters in the movies, from Haldir (Craig Parker) to Denethor (John Noble).

^It annoys people, too.

When any story you write ends up having a character in it who is oddly similar to one of the characters in LOTR, and people notice ("Isn't this guy a lot like Aragorn?" "Um.....no.")

If the characters aren't similar, then it has fanfiction-like qualities (you know what I mean)

When you couldn't find your hardcover copy of LOTR and declared it a "state emergency" and demanded your entire family help you search.


Not that I've done any of those things.........;)

[Firefoot]

I'd say this is a sign of obsession. Amariden - I was really bored and I translated the Hobbit drinking song into Elvish (mostly Sindarin with Quenya fillers). The only word I had trouble with was the first word "hey." (I hope the one you were talking about was the one Merry and Pippin sing in FotR.) My Elvish grammar is not in all places correct, and some of the words I substituted for similar words or the wrong tense of a verb, but it is very close.

___ hyn! 'Nin yulma im bad,
nestaguren a quorin naeth nîn!
Ross nasië danna a sûl nasië hwesta,
mal ennas er na... limbë daur bedi!
Lend ëa i rû en talt ross,
a oll ta danna o amon 'nin talath.
Mal alta ross egor falma nellë,
ëa yulma en miru nedh-Took sen!

[Nehani]

It's great. My friend who doesnt like LOTR (odd that I have one like that) is finally making jokes of it! It's great. Her birthday is coming up, and Genevieve has this awesome folding siccors. Anyways, my friend says "You could give it to me for my birthday present." and said "my birthday present" whenever we tried to take them away from her. We were laughing so hard when she finally realized what she was saying, and then proceeded to make more jokes. Good fun.

Oh! Hidalgo! Everytime Viggo got a close-up we were whispering "Carmax! Carmax!". I must be a looser. I saw it opening night! We were first in line. We let Genevieve go in first because it was her B-Day.

Nehani
watashi no mori desu!

[Elennar Starfire]

I was really bored and I translated the Hobbit drinking song into Elvish

~You sing Firefoot's elvish translation, scaring your family.

~You quote other movies in a Gollum voice.

~You speak in your Gollum voice at completely random moments, scaring your friends.

[Sirithheruwen]

Wonderful song, Firefoot! Now if only I could pronounce it...

...When you are out walking around the block, you pull several pine needles off a nearby tree, crush them, and smell them, whispering "Athelas!"

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

You know you're obsessed with LotR when...

~ when you were bored on a stupid fieldwork involving half a dozen miles of bloody rocks, you recite the entire FotR movie: not the EE, though.

~ You write the Ring insription on any blackboard or whiteboard you find.

~ Your signature is the first line of the ring inscription. You then bask in other people's attention.

->Elenrod

[Everdawn]

~ when you were bored on a stupid fieldwork involving half a dozen miles of bloody rocks, you recite the entire FotR movie: not the EE, though.

I did that on a 3hour train ride back from the godforsaken bush. I hopped on the train and im like, "hey it goes as long as FOTR" and then it started. Thank goodness i was in a carriage by myself, methinks people would have took me for a madwoman.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

~ when you were bored on a stupid fieldwork involving half a dozen miles of bloody rocks, you recite the entire FotR movie: not the EE, though.
I did that on a 3hour train ride back from the godforsaken bush. I hopped on the train and im like, "hey it goes as long as FOTR" and then it started. Thank goodness i was in a carriage by myself, methinks people would have took me for a madwoman.

You were alone? Good for you. My companions - two of them - ended up doing most of the work while listening to my latest bout of LotR-obsession.

Should try doing all three movies...now where to find the time...hmmm...

Anyway...more signs of obsession:

~You confuse Hidalgo's poster for that of TTT...weird... :rolleyes:

->Elenrod

[Nehani]

Well, I know when you would have time; riding the ferry from random SE Alaska towns. From here to the colsest town is 8 hours. I love living in "the largest gated community in the world".

-when you try to descibe an online discussion on the Downs to a random person

-when you want to send threat notes to your symphony conductor stating "play LOTR music in the summer pop's concert or else...."

-When you memorize 'The Return of the King' off the soundtrack, measure for measure (That took a loooooong time)

Nehani of the Forest of Odd Weather
Iiotenki desu ne?

[Maeggaladiel]

You cried "Noro Lim, Hidalgo, Noro Lim!" when you saw the final race at the end of HIDALGO.

You're not afraid of the monster under the bed... It's the balrog in the closet that you're worried about!

You know that:
CROWS= BAD
RAVENS= GOOD

You've ever tried to look up the Gray Havens on a map.

You've ever tried to make Lembas or Cram.

You get angry when someone pronounces "Gandalf" as "GAN-doff."

You cry whenever you see Haldir die.

You've seen Haldir die about six thousand times, and it STILL brings tears to your eyes.

You yell at the screen, telling Aragorn to duck, etc.

You've been kicked out of the theatre more than seven times for the aforementioned yelling and crying.

The theatre has a restraining order put on you for repeated disturbances.

When the LOTR cardboard cuttouts dissapear from the video store window, everyone knows where to look for them.


Hmm. I had a whole bunch... but my brain is dead today. Can't remember any more of them. I probably have finals week to blame. CURSE YOU, FINALS WEEK! CURRRRSE YOOOOOOU!

Maeggaladiel!
Real women slay witch kings.
CUUUURRRRRSSSEEE YOOOOOOOU FINAAAAALLLLS WEEEEEEEK!

[Sirithheruwen]

When the LOTR cardboard cuttouts dissapear from the video store window, everyone knows where to look for them.

You! You stole my cardboard Aragorn cutout! :mad: I saw one at the store and when I came back, it was gone! Luckily, I found another one somewhere else. I'm on to you! BEWARE! ;)

Anyways, when you are walking around the block (again) you do the following: You stop and sniff the air expiramentaly (sp?). You bend down and pick up a pebble, leaf, etc. and smell it. All of a sudden, you whirl around, whip an "arrow" from your "quiver" nock it, and procede to shoot down the orc trying to ambush you. I did this several times, scaring the few neighbors who were out. And then the following happened on the way home: I found another orc sneaking up on me, and felt in my "quiver" for an arrow. Sadly, there were none. It rushed me, and we proceeded to hold a bloody battle. Finally, he knocked my blade away and stabbed me in the shoulder just as I reached for the blade hidden in my boot. I hurled it at his head and it went through his eye and peirced his brain. I then limped home, nursing my injured arm. Methinks I live in my own fantasy a little to vividly, not to mention obsessively.:rolleyes: Ah, well, that's all for now! Keep up the obsessing!

[Elennar Starfire]

You cried "Noro Lim, Hidalgo, Noro Lim!" when you saw the final race at the end of HIDALGO.
I wanted to, but I didn't want my friends to kill me, so I contented myself with muttering it.

You know that:
CROWS= BAD
RAVENS= GOOD
~You start getting scared when crows keep flying over your bus stop, all going the same direction.

You've ever tried to make Lembas or Cram.
I have actually made Lembas, or something much like it. It's so yummy! I've been eating it for breakfast, but the problem with that is then I don't want lunch.

Methinks I live in my own fantasy a little to vividly, not to mention obsessively.
Oh, but that's so fun!

[Finwe]

- When your idea of babysitting your brothers is watching The Two Towers with them, which results in your baby brother (who's a very impressionable and adorable 2 years old) walking around yelling "Gollum! Gollum!" to all passersby.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

You know you're obsessed with LotR when you talk to yourself, using a Gollum voice, in a crowded subway. Who cares what they think? It's a free country, is it not?

[Vuelve]

When you couldn't find your hardcover copy of LOTR and declared it a "state emergency" and demanded your entire family help you search.

Once I was in a bad mood and crying over something (I can't remember what now), so I decided to watch TTT. I couldn't find it. I freaked out and started searching the house crying even more cause it was lost.I had everybody looking for it.I was like " I *sniff* can't *Hiccup* find TTT.*sob*" I finally found it, I had overlooked it.

I think I need a LOTR support group,
Vuelve

[The half-elven]

...When you accually read and reply to stuff like this.

...When you get sick you automatically grab you LotR audio taps and head for your room.
...When you try to compete with Aragorn by getting more niknames.
...When a really big spider makes its web right outside your kitchen window, you name it Morwen (dark maden) and claim it is a distant cousin of Shelob.

[Lhundulinwen]

When one of your good friends, (throughly American friend), starts yelling at people in a mixture of Japanese and elvish tongues. (And you understood most of it.... and it wasn't good either :eek: )
You save up all your money to go on a LOTR fantasy shopping trip- all the posters in the store, box-set (hardbound editions) all other Tolkien books, audio version (CD) all 3 sound tracks, etc. Only $300 more dollars to go... :D (donations are excepted!!)
When ask to do a book report.... well, let's just say you have multiple versions of each book ready. :p

Um, that's all I can think of... Oh, and one more- you're a member of the BD.

[Enorëiel]

- When you use Lord of the Rings characters to help you remember things for an American History test.

- When you burn yourself in arts class and instead of screaming "ow" or "ouch" like a normal person you shout "It burns! It burns us!" (lol, the girl next to me leaned over and said "alright precious" :D )

- When you're at work and you hear the faint sound of the LOTR soundtrack and must stop whatever you're doing and search for the source of the music.

- When you see a large spider at work and keep calling it Shelob (The stupid spider wouldn't die! Curses! I eventually had to find someone else to kill it *shudders* Curse Shelob and her followers!)

- When you're at a Barenaked Ladies concert and you think one of the people on the screen before the show looks like Andy Serkis and during the show you swear one of the lead singers looks a bit like Sam (not completely! Just a bit...) :rolleyes:

[Lhunardawen]

~You confuse Hidalgo's poster for that of TTT...weird...

Doesn't everyone? :)

-You watched "50 First Dates" and said "Mr. Frodo" after everything Sean Astin says. (Remember Elrond's "Mr. Anderson?")

-You are actually freaked out by this guy who likes you when he begins saying simple Quenya lines to you...and even gives you your favorite RotK pillow as a gift! :eek:

-You liken your life's love story to Eowyn's...before she said the line "I stand in Minas Anor..." :(
-You spend boring elective class outside the classroom, in the adjacent classroom, and writing your Elven family line on the chalkboard.

I'm sure there's more, but right now this is all I can think of.

-The White Lady of Lindon-

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

and even gives you your favorite RotK pillow as a gift!
Needless to say, she keeled over like Númenor.

Anywhen...

~ During the same geology fieldwork mentioned, while exploring a particularly familiar cave, you see a model of Minas Tirith. Like a big hill with seven wall-like structures, one on top of the other. The only thing missing was the ship-like bit.

Then there's Orthanc! And Helm's Deep! And Angband even!

Wait...no Angband.

[Sirithheruwen]

I was at the movie theatre yesterday, about to see Hidalgo (I'm sorry, but it was a horrible movie :( ) When you hear someone asking who Viggo Mortenson is. It gets worse. THe guy explains that he is (and I quote) "the guy in the Lord of the Rings who gets killed by all of the orcs." :eek: Needless to say, I was outraged! That never happened! Grrrrr..... :mad:

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

"the guy in the Lord of the Rings who gets killed by all of the orcs."
Wait wait wait - so who was the King? :confused: Legolas, perchance?

[Finwe]

Of course not! How could you ever think that?!?! The King was most definitely... GIMLI!!!!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Oh, yeah! Dang!

Elenrod slaps self hard in the head.

How could I have missed that?

So now:

~ you were watching "Will and Grace" - reruns! blasted country! - and you saw this part where Karen and Jack constrained Will to sing "Twelve Days of Christmas" using the voice of the Count from Sesame Street.

"Hmmm. That's a good idea..."

And now your idea of bothering people is chanting the Ring verse in the same voice.

Three! Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky! Hahahahaha!
Seven! Seven for the...

[Lalaithwen]

-You translated all of the people in your forms names into quenya
-Whenever you see Lord of the Rings anywhere, you shout out loudly, LOOK!!! IT SAYS LOTR!!!! (This is extremely embarrasing, especially when the LOTR is actually about saturn)

[Vuelve]

(This is extremely embarrasing, especially when the LOTR is actually about saturn)

There's LOTR on Saturn???!!! ;) ;) ;)


Peace,
Vuelve

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Yes. Sauron is green and has three eyes. Frodo, I think, was a purple blob. Aragorn still stinks. :)

[Finwe]

Ummm... all right... if you say so. :confused:

[Lalaithwen]

There's LOTR on Saturn???!!! ;) ;) ;)
We were looking at this thing about the planets and when you clicked on saturn it came up with the title 'Lord of the Rings' I was really excited until i realised what it was really about

[Gilwen]

I have actually made Lembas, or something much like it. It's so yummy! I've been eating it for breakfast, but the problem with that is then I don't want lunch.

...must...have...recipie..

[Elennar Starfire]

...must...have...recipie..

Search on Google for "lembas". You should find it. It's the one with ground almonds and lots of honey, and it's sooo yummy!

~You know you are obsessed when you see a city called Turin on a map in Geography class, and you squeak in surprise, then start squealing madly, scaring your whole class.

[Rilwen Gamgee]

You cried "Noro Lim, Hidalgo, Noro Lim!" when you saw the final race at the end of HIDALGO.

Hehe! I did that... ;) Well, almost. It was more muttering to myself, so I wouldn't scare everyone around me and I didn't want to be rude.

~ When your... family's mini DVD player is and has been sitting in your room for the past few weeks with the "FotR" and "TTT" movies. :D

[Miriel Undomiel]

~When you tell your friends at school to have one minute in silence in memory of Gollum...

~When your 2 year old little brother is terrified of Gollum. If I say 'he's coming' or 'he bites your finger', he looks like somebody just died. And when he have done something wrong, he says 'Gommul is coming :eek: '.
Have I scarred him for life??? :rolleyes:

[Nimrothiel]

Yes, yes you have.

You know you're obessed with LotR when:

1. You sketch Frodo and Gandalf as part of an art scholarship requiring twenty works of art.

2. You look forward to visiting Niagra Falls on your Senior class trip in hopes of comparing it to your idea of "Rauros, golden Rauros falls!"

3. You immediatly decide to locate the recipe for lembas after finding out that such a thing exists.

4. You can't wait to go to college because the town that your new school is located in contains a sword shop; and there is a fencing club.

5. You curse the bell signalling the end of class because you're not done typing up indications of LotR obsession.

(All of these have happened to me.)

[Nimrothiel]

6. After being rudely interrrupted in posting your indicators for LotR obessesion; you spend your Chemistry class finishing your top ten indicators for LotR obsession and searching for the recipe for lembas.

7. You admit to your friends that you have an obsession with LotR and they reply "So what else is new?"

8. You fill out a diet journal for your health doctor and write that you miss caffine and chocolate in Anglo-Saxon runes on the bottom of the last entry.

9. You are convinced that your health doctor is Sauron in disguise because he has taken away so many foods that you find tasty and scrumptiously crunchable.

10. You constantly speak like Gollum and quote lines from the books and the movies. ("That still only counts as one!")

[Lhunardawen]

Needless to say, she keeled over like Númenor.

This was because of the pillow, not the person. The guy is like Faramir to my Eowyn, only I'm still in my winter. Get it? :rolleyes: And needless to say, I don't think spring will ever come again... :rolleyes:

7. You admit to your friends that you have an obsession with LotR and they reply "So what else is new?"

My friends actually think there's something wrong with me when I don't say just one thing related to LotR for a day. And I would think the same when Elenrod (Nilpaurion Felagund) does the same. As if he would ever do that...right, toronya ? ;)

[Iaurhirwen]

1. When you realize you forgot to bring a Tolkein book to school with you, you begin to cry at the prospect of NO TOLKIEN for 6 hrs :(

2. After you find out that LOTR is being made into a musical, you immediately start composing your own and practice them with your other LOTR obssesed friends at play practice . . . . . when you are actually supposed to be practicing for the real musical you'll be performing in 3 weeks!

3. On a trip to Toledo, you're very excited to visit the sword factory and are extremely depressed that you can't buy a sword because it won't fit into your bag and the airplane people don't like people having swords on the airplanes . . . . and the Spanish airplane people are scary - they have big guns :eek:

4. You're determinded to find a ring tone for your cell phone that is one of Howard Shore's compositions.

[Vuelve]

Your playing the Sims in school and you decide to recreate the Fellowship.You scrap that idea and create Elrond's family instead.
I made grownup Elrond and Celebrain.Then I made Little Arwen, Elladan, and Elrohir.Now I can't wait to get back to school on Monday to finish "The Last Homely House" and start sending them to school, their jobs, Ect...

Peace,
Vuelve

[elfearz1]

you argue with a girl in the middle of class over all the typical things people think about Lotr. "i.e. it was about WW2" "Frodo and Sam were gay" etc. :rolleyes: :mad:


you're so obsessed that your friends actually start calling it your movie. hehehe


3. You immediatly decide to locate the recipe for lembas after finding out that such a thing exists.
oooh Lembas are yummy, I have made them a few times before. Did you find the recipe already? I would be glad to give it to you if you would like.

[Sirithheruwen]

Lembas: http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art15732.asp
Before I found this, my typical lembas meal was a grahmn...grahnm...gram...oh dang my spelling! You know what I mean! :p ;)

[Enorëiel]

Your playing the Sims in school and you decide to recreate the Fellowship.You scrap that idea and create Elrond's family instead.

Lol, I've done something like that only I just do random characters. The only thing is I don't follow it by the book I have them marry ah, different people :D :rolleyes:

Obssessed...

- When you discover you can do your hair somewhat like Legolas's and wear it to school to see if anyone notices (of course no one did.... until I pointed it out (someone thought I was trying to be a Jedi! :rolleyes: ))

[Vuelve]

Your know you're obssessed when your daughter has gotten a new hamster, called Ham-ham and put's his cage near her door, and you start to refer to him as Háma and find yourself getting disgusted with him because he sleeps of the job. :p
My brother just got a hamster and I tried to convince him to call him Hama, but he wouldn't.He named him Sammy, but I call him Samwise instead. ;)

[Sirithheruwen]

Originally Posted Me (Earlier):...when you name all of the fish in your Science Lab after LOTR characters. There is:
1) Galadriel - large, silvery fishie
2) Arwen/ Celeborn - havn't decided yet. small silvery fishie.
3) Merry and Pippin - two small goldfish
4) Shelob - large catfish; always lurking at the bottom.
5) Gollum and Smeagol OR Frodo and Sam - havn't decided yet. two very large goldfish in their own tank.

*sob* Oh no! *sob* Tradgedy has struck the Science Lab! Merry and Pippin *gasp**sob* have *shudder* gone to a happier hunting ground *sniff*I need consolation... :( I feel horrible...I blame myself...wait...I don't. But I'm still sad though...I think I need some time alone. :(

[Rilwen Gamgee]

~ When you are walking to your room and you bump your toe on the doorframe, you glare at it and yell:

"Now come, you filth! You've hurt my toe, you stupid door, and you'll pay for it! I'm going to keep walking, but I'll settle with you first! Come on and taste it again!" :rolleyes: ;)

[Elennar Starfire]

Sirithheruwen, that's it! That's the lembas recipie I used! :D

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

~You know you are obsessed when you see a city called Turin on a map in Geography class, and you squeak in surprise, then start squealing madly, scaring your whole class.
Angband, theres even a city in Uruguay called "Minas." Tirith or Morgul? Hmmm...

~ Despite the fact that your other - school-related - things don't fit in the bag, you still squeeze every Tolkien book you - and your sister - have. Now there's The Hobbit, LotR, Silm, UT, and both BoLT.

~ You drew a scene from the War of the Last Alliance in the topographical map that was included in your Geology finals. Sauron was humongous!

~ You wonder if Aragorn would win against Kenshin Himura...hmmm...

That's it, I guess.
->Elenrod

[Elennar Starfire]

~You have a completely serious discussion with two friends about whether Hidalgo or Brego is faster.

[Lhunardawen]

- When you discover you can do your hair somewhat like Legolas's and wear it to school to see if anyone notices (of course no one did.... until I pointed it out (someone thought I was trying to be a Jedi! ))

I tried doing my hair Galadriel-style one special night, and it didn't look so at all because: 1)my hair's not blonde and 2)my hair is short. :rolleyes:

~ Despite the fact that your other - school-related - things don't fit in the bag, you still squeeze every Tolkien book you - and your sister - have. Now there's The Hobbit, LotR, Silm, UT, and both BoLT.

And you hate your brother for it because it's already your vacation from school and you want to read one of the books...and remember that the books are with him. You could just kill him with your RotK pillow. :D

[Iaurhirwen]

When your assigned in Spanish class to write an advertisement - In Spanish of course - you write about Beleriand and all its wondrous aspects.

[Maeggaladiel]

*You don't think that having hairy feet is a bad thing.
*You wonder if the so-called Keebler "elves" are really hobbits that didn't make it into the film.
*You believe that the Grim Reaper is a Nasgul that got promoted.
*Someone says "Bloom" and you think "Orlando." And you're not talking about Florida.
*Someone says "Wood" and you think "Elijah."
*Someone says "Bag" and you think "End."
*Someone says "cram" and instead of thinking about the test they're studying for, you think "yummy!"
*You think that your nosey neighbor is really a spy for Sauron.
*You have a fake Christmas tree so you won't offend the ents.
*You associate disco with Boromir. (I guess that should go in the 'Addicted to BD' list.)
*You associate something completely un-lotr related with lotr. (I do that. I associate the Rolling Stones with LOTR because I used to listen to Fourty Licks while playing the video game.)
*You have the movies memorized word-for-word. (I haven't yet, but I've memorized a whole bunch of "THE HOBBIT.")
*Your boots are yellow.
*You try to see the future in your mirror.
*Your mirror is a birdbath.

More later
MAEG!

[Elennar Starfire]

The thought of losing your obsession causes you to panic. I word hallucinated...But not non-LotR to LotR! It was the other way around! HELP ME! I wouldn't know what to do without my obsession! (I read Beleriand as Belgariad! Is a new obsession taking over? I'm scared! (Not that Belgariad is a bad thing!))

[Lhunardawen]

Oh, Elennar, that is indeed a sad situation. I've almost experienced that during the days of my imprisonment in school. Here are some remedies I can suggest, but I haven't proved their efficiency:

-Surround yourself with all the LotR paraphernalia you have and take a look at each, or do what an addict would likely do with them. For example, if you have an Arwen and Asfaloth action figure, dismount Arwen and have her kicked by Asfaloth, saying "What did you do with my master Glorfie!"

-Read all, and I mean all obsession-related threads in the forum.

-Look for the BDer nearest you and have him or her spew out things that would show his or her obsession. (I guess another Tolkien addict would do.)

Have fun! :D

[astarielle]

You most deffinately know you're obsessed when you are planning a route on a map and plot it so that you walk through as many woods as possible and past as many Lotr resembling places eg. Underhill Farm

[Miriel Undomiel]

~when you have some extra time while your waiting for your bus, and spend the time in the library. I guess it's needless to say what I read, but I'll say it anyway: Lord of the Rings!!!!! yay :smokin:

[Maeggaladiel]

*While doing something completely Un-LOTR related (yes, surprisingly there ARE things in this world that have nothing to do with LOTR. Shocking, I know.) you start relating the Little Mermaid to LOTR. I was doing geology homework when my mind started wandering and I wondered that if -iel and -wen were both elven feminine suffixes for words, does Ariel mean the same thing as Arwen? Ar-wen, Ar-iel? THE LITTLE MERMAID IS AN ELF?!?!?!! Needless to say, the geology never got done.
*You just realized that geology homework IS related to LOTR because volcanoes are part of geology and Mt.Doom is a volcano.
*Okay, you agree that everything on earth, from applesauce to strawberry pudding to zebras, is related somehow to LOTR. (See "The Round-About Game" in the middle earth mirth archives.) :D
*You spend your lunch hour at school on the BD. (Hey, whaddaya know? It's lunch time right now!)
*You dream in black and green.

Ar-wen? Ar-iel? Ar-agorn? (shudder)
MAEG!
Ar-kansas? Ar-changel? Ar-snic? Ar-chenemy? Ar-gon?
:cool:

[Mad Baggins]

You know you're obsessed when your math teacher for the new semester, whom you have never had any classes with before, writes a problem on the board in which you invest $500 in LotR stock.

You know you're obsessed when you see a company called "Silmaril" and you promptly go berserko, pointing and yelling, until your mother quietly shows you that it is not "Silmaril" but in fact "Simaril".

[Maeggaladiel]

You know that you're obsessed with LOTR when you see a map of the history of time and you mistake the "Silurian Period" with "Sindarian Period." Elves lived before dinosaurs?!?!

Who knew?

Maeg!

[Lhundulinwen]

I often study to LOTR soundtracks, and had to remember the Louve in Paris by associating it with Legolas. I'm glad other people do that! It's all that works sometimes, but hey, I do have all A's!! :D

[Kitanna]

You know you're obsessed with LOTR when...
~You call your best friend Mr. Frodo and they call you "My Sam" in return
~You speak Elvish in your sleep.
~You threaten to go Tolkien on people.
~You recognize the day Return of the King came out as a holiday and try to stay home from school to celebrate.
~You actually try to play Tig (game mentioned in commentary for FOTR)
~Every time you kill a spider you scream "For my old Gaffer!" or "For Mr. Frodo!"
~You want to find Tom Bombadil so he can be your friend.
~You turn the bird bath in your backyard into the Mirror of Galadriel.
~Your most hated teacher is known as Sauron the Deceiver.
~You try to make Lembas bread to go with your Entish Draft.
~You play musical chairs with the LOTR soundtracks.

[Vilyon]

~Your School project is a scale model of Minas Tirith
~you shout A Elbereth Gilthoniel in a fight
~you buy every bit of merchandise you can find anywhere

[Everdawn]

You seriously consider doing LOTR for your English Literature assignment.

[Elennar Starfire]

Ar-kansas? Ar-changel? Ar-snic? Ar-chenemy? Ar-gon?

Well, Ar-gon works! Ar=noble, Gon=stone so, Argon=noble stone. ;)

~You actually try to play Tig (game mentioned in commentary for FOTR)

I play that with my two friends. We're still trying to figure out all the rules though. No tigging on a tog, no tagging on a tig, and no double tigging on a tag? is that right? or is it no tigging on a tag and no togging on a tig? Oh well, my friend remembers. We play it on the bus, and get strange looks.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

~ You play "look for the actor who was in LotR" game in every non-LotR movie you watch.

There was this old movie on the telly about a samurai that I watched out of boredom, then the names "Christopher Lee" and John Rhys-Davies" perked my ears up. I tried looking for them. CL was a disappointment - he never lost the voice, despite being King of Spain - but JRD was a leedle challenge. A leedle only.

~ You think if you shout "Daro!" loud enough, that lorry about to hit you will stop.

Lo and behold! it did. :)

~ You shout "Daro, gaur!" at a dog that won't stop barking.

Lo and behold! he stopped.

~ Need I say more about "Daro"?

[Nimrothiel]

You know you're obsessed with LotR when:

~you go into transports of joy when your classmates decide to watch FotR and TTT on your class trip to Canada
~someone brings the movie "Rudy" on the trip and you get strange looks when you scream "Hey, Sean Astin's in this! Cool!"
~you demand that your mother take a picture of a map of medieval Spain when you spot the name "Aragon" ("Mom, look! It's spelled almost like "Aragorn! Quick, take a picture!")
~you start reciting "The Lament of the Winds" at Niagara Falls
~you are psyched to find out on your campus visit that there is a guy at Ripon College who looks exactly like Gimli; which happens to be his nickname
~you are thrilled to discover that nearly the entire campus are fans of LotR
~for your Religion IV semester report on a religion or something related to religion in general project you choose LotR as your topic

I should mention that "noble stone" thing to my Chemistry instructor.

[Iaurhirwen]

Two more Today :D

1. During Spanish class - when talking about the giant heads on Easter Island - you immediately start thinking about / imagining the Pukel men.

2. During Drama rehersal, when your fellow cast member mentions the word "flame thrower" your thoughts immediately jump to Denethor. You then start laughing hysterically and everybody stares at you.

[Meneltarmacil]

~You know you are obsessed when you see a city called Turin on a map in Geography class, and you squeak in surprise, then start squealing madly, scaring your whole class.

There used to be a city in Mesopotamia called either Erech or Uruk, depending on what your textbook says. Either way, that's LOTR again.

By the way, Morgoth is coming back to teach my Algebra class again. Goodness knows how he escaped from the Void this time, but.....

[Lhunardawen]

You are totally amazed when at the same time your brother is watching a samurai movie and trtying to look for Christopher Lee and John Rhys-Davies, you watch another movie that has Cate Blanchett in it. Unfortunately it's so easy to find her so the "look for the actor who was in LotR" game is a breeze.

You know you are obsessed with bugging your friends obsessing about LotR when you terribly miss them during the summer break. Now you have no one to bug with your obsession. Say...what if I bug you people? :D

[Miriel Undomiel]

~ You play "look for the actor who was in LotR" game in every non-LotR movie you watch.
I do that too :D

I actually found out that I'm connected with all of the LotR-actors!
A bit complicated, but I'll try to explain anyway...

My mum used to be classmate with Michelle Pfeiffers cousin. Michelle Pfeiffer was in 'I Am Sam' with Sean Penn. Sean Penn had a guest appearance in Friends as Phoebes' boyfriend. Brad Pitt also had a small part in one episode, and now he's in Troy with Orlando Bloom!!! See?

I have such influated friends... :rolleyes:

[Saraphim]

For exra credit in my Chemistry class, we had to make a mole (as in the animal. If you don't know how that relates to chemistry, don't ask, I couldn't explain it.) and we got more points if it was super cool (yes, my teacher actually said 'super cool').

I made Gimli, my best friend made Legolas, and our other friend made Aragorn. We wanted to make the whole Fellowship, but there wasn't time or enough LotR fans.

Here's some more:

~You name your nuerotic cat Turin
~You call your car a Winged Beast and curse it to 'the darkness from whence it came' when it breaks down.
~You purposefully go to movies with LotR actors in them (I can't wait for Troy and Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind !)
~Your Creative Writing teacher is tired of reading about LotR and LotR-related subjects
~You and all your friends have Elvish nicknames which other people actually call you by (mine is Feanen. Some others are Anar and Vana. We got our Chemistry teacher to call us by that)
~You tell people you don't like to 'go back to the Void, spawn of Morgoth'
~You're planning a trip to the U.K just to see The Eagle and the Child.

Yes, I do all of this.

[Elennar Starfire]

~ Need I say more about "Daro"?

'Edro' works for unjamming stuck doors, lockers, whatever.

[Maeggaladiel]

You have potatoes with your dinner and you and your sister suddenly go into Sam and Gollum's "What...Taters.... Precious?" speech.

I was Sam.

[Sirithheruwen]

...when you try to go all day without eating anything, just drinking water. I failed. Oops.

...when you try to sleep standing up, and your family gets annoyed because you had fallen over twice that day.

...when you call the rock in your front yard your ent-house. Then you remember that all ent-houses have water nearby, so you take one of your sister's beach pails, fill it with water, and set it beside the rock. I then proceeded to sing (badly) and sway side to side.

[Gilwen]

You have potatoes with your dinner and you and your sister suddenly go into Sam and Gollum's "What...Taters.... Precious?" speech.
and when you have fish..... Did you just say fish? "Fish, fish, so jucy sweet.."

You're planning a trip to the U.K just to see The Eagle and the Child.
Me too(someday) :D

~when you name all your rabbits after hobbits because rabbits are "hoppits."
one exeption-a little fellow named Flufflestiltskin.

~when you occasionally blow on puddles and try to see unusual things in them

[Maeggaladiel]

When you have a big geology test and as soon as you see the essay questions the little Eomer in your head screams:

"Write, Write! To Death... (Etc.)"

The Theoden in your head cries,

"A grim morn, a foul test, and a glorious lunch hour at the Barrow Downs!"

What? Don't you have little Rohirrim in YOUR head? You don't know what you're missing!

Mwa ha haaa!
MAEG!
(With Theoden and Eomer)

[Sirithheruwen]

When you have a big geology test and as soon as you see the essay questions the little Eomer in your head screams:

"Write, Write! To Death... (Etc.)"

The Theoden in your head cries,

"A grim morn, a foul test, and a glorious lunch hour at the Barrow Downs!"

What? Don't you have little Rohirrim in YOUR head? You don't know what you're missing!


Hmmm...little Rohirrim...that is an interesting thought. However, I do have little people in my head (namely certain hobbits by the names of "Sam" and "Pippen"). THough all that they say, usually, is, "When's lunch?" Not much help, really. :rolleyes:

[Alexus Varus]

When you imagine Hamlet characters to be LOTR characters.

[Miriel Undomiel]

'Edro' works for unjamming stuck doors, lockers, whatever.

Same goes for 'alohamora', but that's not very LotR-ish...

[Kitanna]

You have come up with the parrells between Star Wars and LOTR.
example: Gandalf = Yoda
Sam = R2-D2 and C-3PO
Boromir = Lando
Gimli = Han Solo
Legolas = Princess Leia
Cave Troll = Jaba the Hut
and so on

[Gothmog]

When you´re spending too much time on this site, checking the "active topics" every minute to look for some new, interesting discussion :)

Or when you starts discussing the elven language with your brother, trying to find out what a word or name is in english (or in my case swedish)

[Nimrothiel]

*Legolas = Princess Leia* Roflmao!!! :D

*Sam = R2-D2 and C3-PO* Actually, I always thought of Merry and Pippen in those roles...

You know you're obsessed with LotR when..

~You discover that the middle name of one of the poets in the "Fireside Poets" unit in your American Literature class is "Greenleaf," and proceed to point this out to everyone saying, "Look, look, his name's Greenleaf! You know, like Legolas from LotR? What, don't you remember?!"

~Anytime a teacher assigns an open topic report, you choose something that has to do with LotR

~When your teacher decides to assign a short story/poem reading, you pick a poem from LotR ("The Lament of the Winds," to be precise.) ;)

[Miriel Undomiel]

~When you think everything is related to LotR. When I make a PotC or HP reference, I think: ''Woah, LotR-reference!!! Wait a sec... :confused: ''

[Maeggaladiel]

Your psychology teacher starts talking about Bloom's Taxonomy, and you start thinking about Orlando.

You get excited because you think a guy on your campus is dressed as a hobbit, but it's his real clothes. (Seriously! He had dark curly hair, a brown jacket, a dark wool scarf like Pippin's, a white shirt, and short pants! I thought that he had hobbit feet [gross] but he was just wearing sandals that had a dark panel on topl)

TTFN!
MAEG!~

[Kitanna]

Merry and Pippin = Chewie and the Ewoks

[Sirithheruwen]

I thought that he had hobbit feet [gross] but he was just wearing sandals that had a dark panel on topl)


*covers up feet hastily* :p

...when you stick tape to your feet, and then pull it off really fast, so when your hair grows back next time, it's darker and thicker. (It worked!) :rolleyes: Oh brother. Now that really *is* going too far! :rolleyes:

[Sirithheruwen]

This is what my horoscope for today said:
Be on the lookout for tall and dark to stroll by. Today could well be the day that you meet that exotic foreigner you've been fantasizing about.
*snort* That one really made me laugh out loud! :D ;) :p

EDIT: I just found the "white tree" post icon...was that there before? Wel, there before or not, I like it!

[Maeggaladiel]

...when you stick tape to your feet, and then pull it off really fast, so when your hair grows back next time, it's darker and thicker. (It worked!) Oh brother. Now that really *is* going too far!

Agreed.


Today is my birthday, and I was looking for a shirt to wear this morning and I caught myself cackling, "Where iss it, Precious? My birthday present!!" to myself. Weird!

*gollum gollum*
Mae*gollum*iel

[Orominuialwen]

~When you tape your own hair to your feet to make them look like Hobbit feet -- it works really well, too! ;)

[Maeggaladiel]

Every time you see watermelon, you smile at it and say "Mae govannen, Mellon!" You get strange looks, which is nothing new. (I did this at a restaraunt today.)

[Maeggaladiel]

You're looking at your little sister's kiddie menu at a restaurant, and you see an activity that says, "How many words can you make from WONDERFUL?" You start writing: Elrond, Elf, Eru.... Everyone gives you strange looks.

[Miriel Undomiel]

~When you compare people with ME-...err...things ... :rolleyes:
Today on the buss, I saw a girl that looked like a cave troll! And I don't even know if it was a girl...

And I also saw a huge poster of Orlando in Troy!!! I wanted to take it, but it was inside a glass frame thingy... Proboably to prevent rabid fangirls from taking it... :p

[Iaurhirwen]

Just the other day I was involved in a Drama competition in this cool town in Pennsylvania, New Hope. Anyway, they had this one really cool sword shop where there were replicas of every sword used in the movie. I promptly displayed my obsession by naming every sword, even without looking at the lables, along with Gandalf's staffs, Saruman's staff, Gimli's helmet, a helmet from the people of Harad, Barahir's ring, and numerous other objects they had for sale.

Regretfully, being 7 months away from my 18th birthday I was unable to buy any of the swords :( I don't know how my Drama instructor would have taken that though, bringing a sharp sword onto the bus *evil smily* But I was able to get this great Elvin pendant with a "diamond" in it. And by "diamond" I mean fake jewel.

[Maeggaladiel]

The other night I watched the Johnny Depp (*drool*) movie From Hell (good plot, but really disturbing!!) and I found out that Ian Holm was JACK THE RIPPER!!! I was shouting, "BILBO!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?!?!!" Now that movie is known around my household as Hobbit From Hell. Sniff sniff, I'll never look at Fellowship the same way! Now I see why Bilbo flipped out when Frodo showed him the ring!! His killer instincts were returning!!

Disturbed for life (or death)
~Maeg

[Miriel Undomiel]

I was shouting, "BILBO!! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?!?!!" Now that movie is known around my household as Hobbit From Hell.

I know *high squely monica-from-friends voice*
That's exactly how I reacted when I saw Johnny Depp in before night falls (He was dressed like a woman (not like in 'ed wood') and had a book script shoved up his rectum :eek: ).

[Lhundulinwen]

Iaurhirwen, my best friend gave me a sword necklace with a "diamond" in it to rememeber her by when she was going to college. Its probably one of my most prized possesions. In the card she gave with it, she said she hoped it'll "be a light in dark places".

[Kitanna]

Ok for those upset over Ian Holm playing Jack the Ripper in From Hell , he has played worse. He played a high Nazi officer in a movie about the Holocaust. So there have been crueler roles little Bilbo has played. He's such a tainted Hobbit. First getting angry at Frodo from with holding the Ring from him and now this? He's gone to the Dark Side ladies and gentlemen.

[Maeggaladiel]

That's exactly how I reacted when I saw Johnny Depp in before night falls (He was dressed like a woman (not like in 'ed wood') and had a book script shoved up his rectum ). Yeecchhh... Yet, why am I not suprised? Mr. Depp always finds such... "interesting" roles to play. Ed Wood ruined angora sweaters for me. Now I can't wear them.

He played a high Nazi officer in a movie about the Holocaust. So there have been crueler roles little Bilbo has played. He's such a tainted Hobbit. Oh Bilbo, why? WHY!?!?! Bad, baaaaad hobbit! It's the ring, I tell you. That's what corrupted our poor hobbit friend into becoming a Nazi and a psychotic murderer.

At least Gollum didn't go Nazi on us.

~Maeg

[Miriel Undomiel]

Yeecchhh... Yet, why am I not suprised? Mr. Depp always finds such... "interesting" roles to play. Ed Wood ruined angora sweaters for me. Now I can't wear them.

Interesting roles indeed! Have anyone seen The Man Who Cried ? Galadriel with a Russian accent...

[Quicksilver_Sprite]

- You can read the Silmarillion all the way through, no stopping

- You can understand the Silmarillion

- Questions about the Sil in the Quiz room don't stump you

- Family trees are quite obvious

- You read the Sil for fun

- Your hair is grown out past your waist, is permanately waved and has eleborate braids in it

- Or, your hair is a tangled, curly mess

- You insist that "obey your elders" applies to you, as you are obviously an elf

- It's not wine and cheese, it's ale and mutton!

That's all I can think of for now... :D

[Maeggaladiel]

Interesting roles indeed! Have anyone seen The Man Who Cried ? Galadriel with a Russian accent... Yep! Johnny of the Gypsies and Russian Galadirel...

Has anyone seen the movie "Crybaby"? I think that is the title.. I can't remember exactly. Johnny was a 1950's bad boy rocker nicknamed "Crybaby." How about the movie "Dead Man?"

Okay, back to the regular topic before I anger the mods and am forced to make a blood sacrifice to appease them. Heh heh.

-You can quote entire pages from "The Hobbit," which you haven't read in full since seventh grade. (I'm in college now, so that was five years ago for me. I know, shame on me for not reading it for five years.)

-You know more about the armies involved in the Battle of Five Armies than you do for World War II. Same thing goes for the Battle at Helm's Deep, Battle at Pellenor Fields, etc.

-You know the names of every dwarf in Thorin's company, every member of the Fellowship AND their families, all of Aragorn's nicknames, and the names of every person mentioned in Rohan and Gondor combined, but you can't remember the names of the people in your school psychology class. (Well, I'm not that bad. I only know the names of Thorin's company and the Fellowship, and most of Aragorn's names.)

-You've written stories and poems in dwarf runes to keep people from reading them. (Guilty.)

-You teach your sister how to read dwarf runes. At first you feel really knowledgeable and cool, but then you realize that she can now access the above mentioned writings. D'oh!!

[Saraphim]

-you are willing to argue with complete strangers over obscure points in the books on the slightest provocation, when you can barely ask your teacher how to solve the midpoint formula. (Guilty, today, actually)

-you don't know your friend's real name, just her elvish nickname. (guilty)

-you sign yearbooks with "Tenn' enumentielva" (until we meet again)

Just a couple more. Like I have anything better to do...

[Miriel Undomiel]

I was outside in the garden working, and my step-dad was carrying this big log while he was singing: Yo ho, and a bottle of rum!
And then he threw the log down a steep slope.
I ran down some stone steps while I was yelling: No! Not good! Not the rum!
My step-dad just looked at me like I was a loon, and my 7 year old brother said I looked like a Uruk-Hai when I ran down the stone steps.
I didn't know if I wanted to take it as a compliment or an insult...

[Sirithheruwen]

my 7 year old brother said I looked like a Uruk-Hai when I ran down the stone steps. I didn't know if I wanted to take it as a compliment or an insult...

Compliment. Definitely a compliment.

[Sparticus]

Awhile back i was a Xmen 2 and when Ian Mckellen came on i said Gandalf out loud. there was alot of laughter :o

[Hama Of The Riddermark]

You know you're addicted to LotR when...

When your history teacher asks you about great battles of our time you blurt out 'Pelennor Fields' without even thinking, and then go very red when everyone starts laughing, including your teacher...

[Sirithheruwen]

When you were convinced up until a very short time ago that the Bay of Belfalas really existed. I wrote it down on a geography quiz and my teacher put many question marks by it. :o

[Kitanna]

You're obsessed when your history teacher says you can write a journal about anything you want and you write about Hobbits being drunken frat boys and elves being tree huggers

[Lhundulinwen]

Lol! When you went into Wendy's today, you saw a kid that looked exactly like a tallish hobbit! He had curly dark hair, and his ears stuck out. But he was wearing shoes... so not too sure about that.

[Elianna]

Movie related:

You know you're obsessed when...

when you first hear that Norwegian fiddle in RotK playing the Rohan theme, you feel like you've just meet an old friend again......such a gorgeous song.......

[skaterhobbit13]

my cousin ephram looks like a hobbit curly blonde hair short you know.well he was skateboarding one day and he couldnt get his trick right and yells for the love of eru! i didnt even know he new what lotr was. :eek:

[Iaurhirwen]

Ok, I've been collecting these from the past few days so here we go . . . . . .

1. When planting flowers in your garden, you sit and stare at the little lable stick for ten minutes because it has the word "Elfin" on it.

2. When watching a movie in Drama class, you look at the one actor and remark: "Hey that guy looks like Peter Jackson!" - everyone laughs.

3. When in math class, you hear music floating through the door and remark: "Hey that's Lord of the Ring's Music, the second film, when Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are chasing the orcs. Once again everybody laughs

4. When driving along the road you see a plastic elephant as an advertisement for this one shop - you exclaim "Mumakil!!!"

There's more, but I can't remember them. I'm sure I will . . . sometime . . . :rolleyes:

[Morsul the Dark]

u play the trivial puirsuit game and no1 else even gets 1 turn

every school project u do even if its chemistry is based on LOTR

you sing "the road goes ever on and on" at work

every time some1 bad mouths lotr u freak out

some1 says sam and u search wildly for a hobbit

...you come to this website lol

just a few
and ive done all of em

[Kitanna]

The song Concerning Hobbits is your driving music and you end up driving only about 20 mph

You call your friend whose name is Natalie Natagorn daughter of Johnagorn and in return she calls you Katamir daughter of Mikethor. (kinda sad and strange isn't it?)

[Lathriel]

You are obessessed when ...

You are talking about LOTR to a friend and she has to remind you it isn't real.
You see therre is this girl at school who thinks she is a ringwraith incarnate... So me and my friend were saying how stupid it was and I was saying that first of all wraiths can't reproduce and they are like ghosts!!!!!!
Then my friend added and they aren't real but that sentence took 5 minutes to be processed by my brain.

LOTR is just like another reality to me now!

[elfearz1]

your uncle hides when he finally admits to you that he's never seen any of the movies. :eek:

but I let him borrow them. :D

[Lathriel]

I am amzed that this threat has gone on for so long that it has reached a part 4!! :D

Keep it up, cause I think it is very funny.

Sometimes I wish I could be as obsessed as some of you guys and sometimes I am happy I am not as obssessed!

[elfearz1]

when you first hear that Norwegian fiddle in RotK playing the Rohan theme, you feel like you've just meet an old friend again......such a gorgeous song.......
Oh, I know what you mean. I think it really gives me chills.

[Iaurhirwen]

I had my last day of school today and was planning on spending the day in the Drama classroom - the best class in the world. Anyway, when I got there, what do I find but the plan was to watch ROTK!!!!!!!!!!!

I started jumping up and down and squealing. I was also constantly yelling at people to be quiet because THEY WHERE SPEAKING DURING ROTK!!!!! :mad:

Anywhoo, great day, awsome movie.

[Morsul the Dark]

you spend 11 and a half hours watching the entire trilogy

you spend 11 and a half hours watching the entire trilogy with actor commentary

you carve your own "gandalf" staff from a stick in your back yard

you make up new charactors to put in middle earth

you say you just "like" LOTR just to relieze as you say that your petting your book

you count how many times you see each movie in theatre

whenever a question arises about LOTR you always answer even if your not included in the conversation.

LOTr is merely mentioned and you recite nearly every line from the movie

[Vuelve]

-You know more about the armies involved in the Battle of Five Armies than you do for World War II. Same thing goes for the Battle at Helm's Deep, Battle at Pellenor Fields, etc. Now that I think of it, I do.

You are talking about LOTR to a friend and she has to remind you it isn't real. I FORGET, I honostly do sometimes!! Funny ole' world in'it?


"I'm Back",
Vuelve

[hobbitswordmaiden]

you just now realized that you have been on the downs all night long :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Morsul the Dark]

your watching the lotr and you hear the phone and you get confused because there are no phones in ME then you relize your in your living room :rolleyes:

your room has all lotr things and scream when something has been touched :mad:

when you listen to the hobbit bbc radio version while playing GTA :eek:

[elfearz1]

your room has all lotr things and scream when something has been touched
Oh, I put a stern warning on my door, so most people are too afraid to go into my room let alone touch anything. :p On the rare occasion that it does happen though, there are always consequences. :mad:

-You know more about the armies involved in the Battle of Five Armies than you do for World War II. Same thing goes for the Battle at Helm's Deep, Battle at Pellenor Fields, etc.
haha, yeah I probably do too.

[Kitanna]

There's a place called Gimli Canada, I thought you'd like to know that.

[Orcrist]

You know you're obsessed when you have finals the next day that you haven't studied for yet and you are debating an answer in the Quiz Room.

[Morsul the Dark]

when you could break both your arms and your legs but if you see a lotr picture youre instantly cured

[elfearz1]

after you finish your final you take out your Lotr book and sketch some of the characters. :D

edit: I thought of more
I was at my sister's graduation and three people each had a sign with a letter: "f" "a" and "r" and my first thought was "I wonder if someones name is Faramir." :rolleyes:

Then we were driving home and my sister commented on the trees in the area looking like they are reaching out at cars and I replied "they are probably Ents."

[Maeggaladiel]

*You see "Prisoner of Azkaban" and you start linking it to LOTR. Loudly. In the theatre.

"Dementors?!? So THAT'S what happened to the Nasgul after the fall of Sauron!"

"Boy, that willow tree is pretty angry. Where's Tom Bombadil when you need him?"

"Hey, Sirius kinda looks like Boromir when the light hits him a certain way and his head is tilted like that and you take off your glasses and kind of squint!"

"Look, a warg!"

"Wizard school! Great! What's Gandalf teaching this term?"

*You've named the Balrog. (I call him Reggie!!)
*You see movies with LOTR actors and you call them by their LOTR names. EX- Hey, TROY's got Legolas and Boromir in it! XMen has Gandalf as an evildoer! Frodo is the Artful Dodger in Oliver Twist! Look, it's Arwenageddon! That last one might make a good movie, actually...

~Maeg

[Hama Of The Riddermark]

Hm...

When you write something along the lines of this:

"That really depends what forest its in. If its in Fangorn its most likely to move because of an orc hacking at it with an axe, but if its in Lothlorien it would be because of the elves singing to it"

On an AS Level biology practice paper to the question:

"Explain, in detail, why and how plants can move and change their shape to fit their environment."

Oh dear...I realised what I'd done just after he'd collected my paper, and he read it out...I'm never going to live that down...

[Feared Half-Elf]

- When somebody asks you what you're doing, you look around, pull a face, and say, in a croaky voice...

"sneaking."

- When you're in the bug house in a zoo, see a tarantuala, and start thinking that you have the light of Earendil. And saying the charm...

- When you start thinking that you're branch for the biology project looks like a mini Ent.

- When you accept a half-dead spider plant from another biology project, wondering if singing to it will bring it back to life.

- When you're friends get so fed up of your obsession, they 'borrow' your Lotr pencil tin, and threaten to search your room for other Lotr stuff. They'd need a truck just for the posters in my room...

[Lathriel]

Oh my Maeggaladiel !!!

I don't think the Harry Potter fans liked that too much. you probably had to run out of the theatre and hide when the movie was finished.

Though I must admit I was actually thinking of LOTR as well when I watched the movie. Luckily I was able to keep it to myself. For example I thought Gandalf was a worthier wizard than the new Dumbledore. (Why did the other guy have to die :( )

They even considered Ian Mckellen playing the new Dumbledore but then he would have been to Gandalfy especially for us LOTR fans. We would pick out the differences immediatly. But I'm rambling now so I guess I should stop.

[elfearz1]

- - When you start thinking that you're branch for the biology project looks like a mini Ent.
hehhe that sounds cute, I want a mini ent. :p

[Kath]

Back on the Harry Potter subject you know you're obsessed with LotR when you actually start to have a serious argument with a Potter fanatic over how much copying Rowling did of Tolkiens work.
I watched the film with my friends boyfriend and spent the whole thing pointing out all the copies (demetors - balck riders, whomping willow - ents, and so on) until he finally threatened to gag me if I didnt let him watch the film. Of course the second we got outside I was back onto it again, and he hasnt talked to me since!
So if you really want to annoy one of these Potter people just do that!

[Lhundulinwen]

During the whole scene with Harry and Lupin in the woods (the third movie), you can't stop thinking Daniel looks just like a younger Elijah, and yes the Nazgul-dementor thing is rather annoying. Personally, I think Harry Potter is okay, but I LOVE LOTR, so don't worry. :D I am a life-long LOTR nut!! :D

[Saraphim]

When watching Harry Potter with ten of your friends (no, not joking, we took up a whole row), you and the two other LotR fans (convieniently placed next to you) whisper about the correlations between the two. And when the Dementors come on the screen, you yell: "But there are only supposed to be nine!"

You need a hat. You buy a plain, tan baseball hat. Then you write "Frodo Lives!" on it.

You get a new cat, name it Turin. It won't respond to any commands. So, as a joke, you talk to it in Elvish. It begins to obey, but still doesn't know any English.

[Firefoot]

-You argue with your brother for 15 minutes that Link in "Zelda" is not really an Elf and in addition to that, all Elves that aren't Quendi aren't real Elves.

-Your LotR book (as well as the Hobbit, the Sil, UT...) never leaves your computer desk except to read them as a referance while you are on the computer.

[Agent Evenstar]

When you are reading your history book and you come upon the words "Middle East" you mistake them for Middle Earth. Believe me, it happens...

[Saraphim]

All of your books are falling apart.

No joke, my Fellowship really is breaking up!

[Lathriel]

Talking about falling apart books...
My mom has a copy of LOTR, all the books into one,it has been read by me, my mom and my brother although I read that version several times and I am amazed that it hasn't fallen apart yet. However the spine is very cracked you can't even read the title:The Lord of the Rings anymore.

I confess I was also reminded of the black riders when I saw the dementors.

[Kitanna]

Of books falling apart my dad owns a 50th anniversarry book of The Hobbit and even though it's a hardcover there's a huge break in the middle of the book where the binding is exposed and the poor old book looks like it's on its last legs.

[elfearz1]

When you are reading your history book and you come upon the words "Middle East" you mistake them for Middle Earth. Believe me, it happens...
lol, I do that ALL the time. it's quite annoying.

[Iaurhirwen]

This weekend, while visiting Gettysburg - I was reading the name Luthern Seminary and saw the name Luthien instead.

Also, this one Street is called LOHR street and I saw, of course LOTR.

When listening to the song "American Pie" I began thinking about how, at the end, when "the father, son, and holy ghost, they took the last train for the coast" it is remarkebly similar to Galadriel, Elrond and Gandalf leaving for the Blessed Realm.

I had a dream that I was touring the battlefield at Gettysburg, and part of the tour was the Dead Marshes.

Who knew Gettysburg was condusive to LOTR memories??

[Lathriel]

Whe you are listening to commentary on a CFL game (Canadian football league) because your brother is watching the game and you hear The Hobbits...
Sadly I couldn't catch what the commentator had truely said.

[Saraphim]

You watch an incredibly boring Celebrity Poker match just because Sean Astin was on and Matthew Perry kept making Lord of the Rings references. I now know more about poker than I ever cared to.

[Iaurhirwen]

Awww! I missed the one that Sean was on?????? I now feel the need to wallow in grief and despair!!!!!! :( :( :(

[hobbitswordmaiden]

you know when your obsessed when you know exactly how many times sam says mr.frodo throughout the entire trilogy.

when everyone in your family leaves the room when they see anything lotr related because they are tired of hearing about the lord of the rings. :rolleyes:

[AngalotWen]

You know you're obsessed when:

1. You say mellon every time you walk through a door
2. You're going to name your children after lotr-characters
3. You're going to move to middle earth
4. You have a round door.
5. You get surprised when you put on a ring and don't get invisible

[Lathriel]

I always thought of doing that. It would be cool to have a ME name. Though I wouldn't try to make it too obvious cause that would just make the poor kid a target for bullying.

[Witch_Queen]

Why does this remind me of my life? Its bad when the only way I will go to sleep is if I have Merry and Pippin singing about the green dragon. I don't remember how long ago it was but my family told me that I had said, "Oh Samwise you know Frodo isn't dead," in my sleep. To think I had just finished TTT that night too. LOTR runs my life. I don't go into the woods without double checking myself. Wouldn't want to be caught with an axe or something. I named my cat Gandalf only because I couldn't name it Precious. Why couldn't it have been a female. Oh well no one likes it because I call it Mithrandir all the time. Seriously I hate it when they can't pronounce the name but I can. Darn language barriers! Gotta love Tolkien.

I sleep, eat, and breath LOTR.

[Iaurhirwen]

This summer for five weeks I am attending a governor's school. My mother would not allow me to bring ANY of my Tolkien books. :mad: After we got everything packed the night before I was supposed to leave, I waited for her to go to bed and then smuggled all 13 of them into my suitcases. :D I just couldn't bear to be away from my books for 5 weeks straight! So now, they have a nice spot by my desk where they can be hidden quickly when my parents come to visit on parents weekend. ;)

Additionally, since we are not allowed to have TVs or VCRs, I smuggled my portable DVD player in without the admins knowing, complete with the extended edition of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers

[Kath]

Obsessed? I'm not obssessed, I'm freaked out! I haven't been able to find my copy of The Two Towers for two wekks now! Huh, surprisingly apt. But anyway I've looked everywhere and it won't turn up. Problem is I was halfway through it and now I'm having to phone my friend to read a chapter to me every night just so I can remember what happened next because I haven't read TTT for a few months. Why did I ever let myself get hooked on the films, I thought they could compare but losing the book is like losing a limb! I find myself reaching for it when its not there! Ok, maybe a leeeetle obssessed.

[Iaurhirwen]

At my same program - we had to to a project and part of the project was to list who you're idol/hero is. Mine, of course was the great Professor Tolkien. I LOVE THE LORD OF THE RINGS!!!!!!

[Vuelve]

Obsessed? I'm not obssessed, I'm freaked out! I haven't been able to find my copy of The Two Towers for two wekks now! Huh, surprisingly apt.
IT'S A CONSPIRACY!!!!!! I've been missing disc 2 of TTT EE for about a month now. I tore the house apart looking for it and I can't find it :( . I think there is a TTT thief out there somewhere waiting to steal your beloved TTT when you least expect it.So let this be a warning to everyone else, whether it be in book or movie form, TTT is not safe!!



:eek: Look out for the TTT Thief!!

[Araréiel]

Well, I'm developing a line of clothing inspired by ME for everyday wear. Does that count? :)

[Fingolfin II]

- you do better in a test than the 'favourite' of the teacher and say, 'Do you wish then that our places had been exchanged- that I had failed and he had passed?'

- you see a parakeet in a store and become overwhelm with desire to call it Feanor (weird, I know, don't ask me why).

[Elennar Starfire]

TTT thief...interesting theory. But for me it was the TTT mangler, in the form of my younger sister...I recently gave it a new duct tape cover, and put the pages that fell out in their proper places.

[yavanna II]

ya know it if ur dad says:
HEY! PUT THAT BOOK DOWN THIS INSTANT OR I'LL CUT OFF YOUR ALLOWANCE
then you'll put it down
then you lock your door
then you say ur reviewing for a chem/trigo quiz :smokin:
then you'll read the book again. :)
or: instead of book, the DVDs.

oh. also in history, if you write CATHERINE OF ARAGORN. :eek:

[ninlaith]

when you wonder how long it will take you to walk to your neighboring town and if your rations will hold.

Never above you, never below you, always beside you
Dominic Monaghan

[wilwarin538]

At my same program - we had to to a project and part of the project was to list who you're idol/hero is. Mine, of course was the great Professor Tolkien. I LOVE THE LORD OF THE RINGS!!!!!!

It was the same for me, but it was a favorite person thing and it was in french. We had to do an oral presentation and when I unrold my poster for the project everyone in my class got a look on there face like "I should of known". It was great. :p

Yeah Arariel, a ME clothes line, that would be the greatest. :D

[Maikadurwen]

:rolleyes: when your dad so used to hearing nazgul screeches coming from your room around three in the morning comes upstair and says if he hears one more nazgul hes going to throw my ps2 into mt.doom. when you see dom on a commercial for a new tv show you jump and yell look merrys on tv ! :rolleyes:

[Sandro]

When you make up music to songs from the books because it's a 3-hour car ride to El Paso.

When you come up with an idea for a Clear-Eye commercial involving Mordor. And then consider selling it.

"Pan from bottom of Barad-Dur to Sauron. Ben Stein is on one spire.

Ben: 'For red eye, use Clear-Eye.'

Ben drops a bit of Clear-Eye on Sauron. Barad-Dur collapses and Sauron dissapears. Dust clears to show Ben in a pile of rubble, glasses askew

Ben: 'Wow.'" :cool:

[Morsul the Dark]

how about and orbit commercial

"gives you that nice clean feeling"
Aragorn fighting lots of folk
Smiles *ting*
"Fabulous"

[Sandro]

Actually, I think Aragorn has acute Hydrophobia (he finally takes a bath after the Pellenor). Legolas would be better. Or any elf, for that matter. :cool:

[airetari]

the day i got my rotk dvd i watched it immediately after i got home, acting everything out and reciting the lines. when it got to the part where eowyn fights the witch king i took my cheesy fake wannabe eowyn sword and said" I am no man! AAAAA!" and stabbed my sword right thru the wall. my parents got pretty mad at me but i just laughed. im destroying my house for the sake of lotr... how sad. ;)

other things ive been known to do-
-when you eat lunch you call it your "second breakfast" (pronounced w/ a scottish accent) or you purposely make a second breakfast so you can call it such.
-you pass notes to kids in class in elvish and then when they ask you what the heck you're doing you just laugh evily
-on halloween you dress up as an elf and ask for your candy in elvish
-your parents get a new car and you say "may these horses serve you to better fortune than their last masters"
-someone asks you for directions and you say "buckleberry ferry- follow me"
-your only nightmares are about nazgul and orcs
-you call your dog huan
- you want to move to new zealand and build your house to look like lanthir lamath
im so glad that there are other people out there. im not alone!

[Elennar Starfire]

What was your sword made out of? What are your walls made out of? I don't think I could stab my real sword (dirk actually, but ye know, it's pointy and made of metal...perfect size for a hobbit sword...) through my walls...not that I'm going to try...

[Sandro]

I really want to build a nice little (or big) cottage on Mount Sunday in New Zealand. I'll ride throughout the country on my trusty steed crying "The Uruk-Hai are coming! The Uruk-Hai are coming!" And then get arrested.

[yavanna II]

1. Write in Quenya all you wanna write on ur kodigo.
2. Put it on ur desk, use the alibi "it's a design"
3. Make sure u memorized em all
4. Have fun cheating!!!!


NOTE

IF you have a teacher who can read Quenya it's not advisable. In my school I swear I'm the only one who can distinguish Tolkien from Rowling..... so I can do this technique....

[Sirithheruwen]

1. Write in Quenya all you wanna write on ur kodigo.
2. Put it on ur desk, use the alibi "it's a design"
3. Make sure u memorized em all
4. Have fun cheating!!!!


NOTE

IF you have a teacher who can read Quenya it's not advisable. In my school I swear I'm the only one who can distinguish Tolkien from Rowling..... so I can do this technique....

Yavanna, you do this? I'm shocked! :eek:

...When you read "token" as "Tolkein" in the middle of class and you don't notice. My friends told me later. :cool:

[Elennar Starfire]

I was so surprised when my Math teacher saw me writing in Tengwar and knew what it was...Don't think he could read it though...hope not, it was rather personal...

[Sandro]

Yeah, a couple of friend of mine pass notes to eachother in Darvish Runes. Don't know how they do it....

[Morsul the Dark]

Tried all the runes cant do them

I do however know the Anglo-Saxon runes...and since me and my chemistry teacher hated eachother I would push her buttons by writing my notes in AS shed go "Andrew! you cant even read that!" "Yes I can it says solutions with postitive ions minus yadayada....(translated into my thoughts) I hate Chem I hate Chem I really ate chem)"

Then I really bugged her we had to do a project relating something we like to chemistry I did LOTR sadly the book has little to know info on chemicals so I did the movies and how they used certain chemicals to paint this or burn that... got an A- highest grade all year and the report I did for Italian about Sam Gamgee(we had to write about our hero) got an A+

See LOTR=Good Grades Yahoo

[elfearz1]

In english today we were talking about old riddles and the teacher let us tell some of our own so I told one of the ones from The Hobbit. The one about the fish and apparently no one knew what fishe's mail was. That's not surprising but they all gave me this blank stare and I felt like such a nerd. :o

[Encaitare]

Today in Spanish class we had to make up questions and ask them to each other, and my friend Courtney asked me who I thought should be president. (She also asked me if I like small trees, but that's beside the point.) So, I said Aragorn. What we did not know was that the teacher wanted us to share our answers with the class, so she was really confused when Courtney gave that answer. Very few people knew who Aragorn was, except for our little group of dorks in the back corner. :D

[Witch_Queen]

In my Biology 2 class we were asked to bring in spiders. Luckily I did. The only problem was I got attached to them. Ended up I named all four of them after LOTR characters. Don't ask me why. The bad thing is when one of them died I ended up saying that it was Sauron's evil army that killed it. Their names were Merry, Pippin, Frodo, and everyone's favorite Sam. Its bad when come to find out that Frodo and Sam were females. Scarey really! Oh well then we had to write a story about insects so I chose Ants. The king was Aragorn, the queen Arwen, and the kingdom... You guessed it Gondor! Its bad when people are telling me I need to go to Tolkies Anonymus.

[lothlorien]

You know your obsessed with lord of the rings when
1) Your asked to choose a music style to study so you deliberately choose music in the media and focus on films just so you can use and study the music from the lord of the rings movies ;).

2) While doing that same music topic your friend wants to put the info on a powerpoint presentation and instantly goes for lord of the rings music and pictures for the whole thing :D :D I was so proud.