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TWA

"--t/--/t----/a--/-a--/--/t----/-----a--,/(...)/-t/w---/---ta----/--a-/----t---./---/w--'t/------/--t--,/--/t--/-----,/---t/--/-----/-------/a--/-a-,/--/--a-/-----."

Firefoot

12-14-2005 03:11 PM

L's?

Guinevere

12-14-2005 03:45 PM

N please

mormegil

12-14-2005 05:15 PM

WANT L's? ;)

"--t/--/t----/a--/-an-/--/t----/-----an-,/(...)/-t/w-ll/---ta-nl-/--an/----t-n-./---/w-n't/------/l-t--,/--/t--/-----,/---t/--/---n-/-------/an-/-a-,/--/--a-/-----."

Rune Son of Bjarne

12-14-2005 05:17 PM

I would prefer O's if you don't mind?

luthien-elvenprincess

12-14-2005 07:33 PM

And I would like H, please.

Firefoot

12-14-2005 08:17 PM

And R's, please.

mormegil

12-15-2005 12:08 AM

HOWL RANT

"--t/--/th-r-/ar-/-an-/o-/th---/r----an-,/(...)/-t/w-ll/--rta-nl-/--an/---ht-n-./-o-/won't/r-----/lotho,/o-/t--/-h-r-,/---t/--/---n-/-ho----/an-/-a-,/--/--ar/-ro-o."

Guinevere

12-15-2005 04:22 AM

not difficult anymore now:

"But if there are many of these ruffians," said Merry, "it will certainly mean fighting. You won't rescue Lotho, or the Shire, just by being shocked and sad, my dear Frodo."

mormegil

12-15-2005 07:57 AM

Correct. A rather hilarious line from Merry.

Guinevere

12-16-2005 01:05 PM

Sorry for the delay!

"----/ -------/! ---/ ---/ ---/! -------/ --------/ ---/ ------/ --/ ---/ ----/, ---------/ -------/ ----/ ------/ ---/ -------/ ---/ -------/! ---/ ------/ -------/ ---/ --/ ----/ ----/ ---------/, ---/ ------/ ---/ --------/ ----/ ---/ -----/ ---/ ----------/ ----/ -------/."

mormegil

12-16-2005 01:15 PM

It's okay your quote is a promising one that will more than make up for the delay.

Let's start with a good old "A" please

I had a question for all, how do you feel about capitilization in the quotes? Should we capitalize all proper names? Or does that make it too easty at times?

Guinevere

12-16-2005 02:13 PM

Funny you should ask this, Mormegil, I have been thinking about this right now ! When you look at the very start of this game (in 2002) you see that we used to write the whole quotes in Capital letters up until page 10, then suddenly people started writing "normal", and from the end of 2003, it was suddenly no more possible to write whole words in capital letters. (they turned into small letters when you posted) But apparently it can be done now again, (as I see in the "anagrams")
There are many good quotes I haven't used because there were proper names in them.... ;)

"----/ --A----/! -A-/ ---/ A--/! -------/ --------/ A--/ ------/ --/ ---/ -A--/, ---------/ -A-----/ ----/ ------/ A--/ -------/ ---/ A------/! ---/ --A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --A-/ ----/ --A------/, A--/ ------/ -A-/ --A-----/ ----/ ---/ -----/ A--/ ----------/ ----/ -------/."

mormegil

12-16-2005 02:24 PM

I would propose that you capitilize the start of a scentence but leave proper names in lower case to add a degree of difficulty. Otherwise some words become too obvious.

Any thoughts?

"D" please

Guinevere

12-16-2005 02:50 PM

DA

"---D/ --A----/! -A-/ ---/ A--/! -------/ --------/ A-D/ ------/ --/ ---/ DA--/, ---------/ -A-----/ ----/ --D---/ A-D/ -------/ ---/ A------/! ---/ --A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --AD/ ----/ --A-D----/, A-D/ ------/ -A-/ --A-----/ ----/ A-D/ -----/ A-D/ ----------/ ----/ -------/."

Firefoot

12-16-2005 02:52 PM

If you want to put it in all caps inside quotes, I realized that you just have to make the [QUOTE] lowercase: [quote]. I would say that whether we do it this way or just leaving proper names lowercase is up to the individual, but I agree that one of the two ways whould probably be used.

N's?

Guinevere

12-16-2005 03:07 PM

DAN

Quote:

"---D/ --A--N-/! -AN/ ---/ A--/! -----N-/ ------N-/ AND/ ----N-/ -N/ ---/ DA--/, ---------/ -A---N-/ ----/ --D---/ AND/ -----N-/ -N-/ AN-----/! ---/ N-A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --AD/ ----/ --A-D--N-/, AND/ -----N/ -A-/ --A---N-/ ----/ AND/ -----/ AND/ ----------/ ----/ -------/."

Thanks for the hint, Firefoot! Frankly, I am puzzled by this system... :eek: sometimes it allows me to use caps, and sometimes it doesn't.

mormegil

12-16-2005 03:11 PM

"T" would be helpful.

Glad to know that people don't get miffed by me not capitalizing words. :)

Guinevere

12-16-2005 03:42 PM

TAND

Quote:

"---D/ --A--N-/! -AN/ ---/ A--/! -----N-/ ----T-N-/ AND/ --T-N-/ -N/ T--/ DA--/, ---------/ -A---N-/ ----/ --D---/ AND/ --TT-N-/ -N-/ AN-T---/! ---/ N-A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --AD/ --T-/ --A-D--N-/, AND/ T----N/ -A-/ --A---N-/ ----/ AND/ T----/ AND/ ----------/ --T-/ ------T/."

mormegil

12-16-2005 03:52 PM

"E" please

Firefoot

12-16-2005 03:55 PM

R's?

I think the caps/no caps has something to do with the system trying to prevent regular posts accidentally posted in all caps lock. It's really weird though.

Guinevere

12-16-2005 04:48 PM

ARDENT

Quote:

"---D/ -EA-EN-/! -AN/ ---/ A--/! -----N-/ ----T-N-/ AND/ --T-N-/ -N/ T-E/ DAR-/, E-E------/ -A---N-/ --ER/ --D-E-/ AND/ --TT-N-/ -NE/ AN-T-ER/! ---/ NEAR--/ -----E-/ ---/ --/ -EAD/ --T-/ --A-DR-N-/, AND/ T--R-N/ -A-/ -TA---N-/ -ERE/ AND/ T-ERE/ AND/ E-ER---ERE/ --T-/ -R-R--T/."

mormegil

12-16-2005 05:14 PM

I should be able to but I can't yet :mad:

"O" please

Guinevere

12-16-2005 05:26 PM

DARE NOT !

Quote:

"-OOD/ -EA-EN-/! -AN/ -O-/ A--/! -O---N-/ ----T-N-/ AND/ --T-N-/ -N/ T-E/ DAR-/, E-ER--OD-/ -A---N-/ O-ER/ -OD-E-/ AND/ --TT-N-/ ONE/ ANOT-ER/! -O-/ NEAR--/ --O--ED/ O--/ --/ -EAD/ --T-/ --A-DR-N-/, AND/ T-OR-N/ -A-/ -TA---N-/ -ERE/ AND/ T-ERE/ AND/ E-ER---ERE/ --T-/ OR-R--T/."

and I added some hitherto overlooked D's and R's ! ( :( Sorry!!)

Rune Son of Bjarne

12-16-2005 05:44 PM

Why can't I figure this out! :mad:

Y's please :(

Firefoot

12-16-2005 05:56 PM

Finally found it! For the longest time I was looking in "Flies and Spiders"...

Quote:

"Good heavens! Can you ask! Goblins fighting and biting in the dark, everybody falling over bodies and hitting one another! You nearly chopped off my head with Glamdring, and Thorin was stabbing here there and everywhere with Orcrist."

Dori to the others.

Guinevere

12-16-2005 06:04 PM

Yep, that's it! :)

Firefoot

12-17-2005 01:17 PM

Thanks.

Quote:

"--/-----/---/---/----./------/--/----/--/-----,/---/---/---/----/------/-------./----/----/----/----/-----/--/-------,/---/--/-------./------/---/--/--------/-----/---/--/---/----------."

mormegil

12-17-2005 01:21 PM

"D" please

Guinevere

12-17-2005 01:47 PM

are there any O's ?

Firefoot

12-17-2005 01:56 PM

Quote:

"-O/-----/---/---/----./---O--/--/----/--/-O---,/--D/-O-/---/----/-O-O--/-------./----/--O-/-O--/-O-D/-----/--/-------,/--D/--/-O-----./--DD--/-O-/--/-O------/-----/-O-/DO/-O-/--D------D."

mormegil

12-17-2005 02:08 PM

"T" please

Guinevere

12-17-2005 02:18 PM

N please

Firefoot

12-17-2005 03:35 PM

DON'T

Quote:

"TO/-----/--N/---/---T./---O--/-N/----/--/-O---,/-ND/-O-/--N/----/-ONO--/T------./----/--O-/-O--/-O-D/N----/--/-N-----,/-ND/--/-ONT-NT./--DD--/NOT/-N/-O------/-----/-O-/DO/NOT/-ND---T-ND."

mormegil

12-17-2005 03:43 PM

I've got some but not all

"A" please

Firefoot

12-17-2005 04:10 PM

Donat

Quote:

"to/-----/-an/---/-a-t./-a-o--/-n/a---/--/-o---,/and/-o-/--n/----/-ono--/t------./--a-/--o-/-o--/-o-d/na---/a-/-n-----,/and/--/-ont-nt./--dd--/not/-n/-o------/-----/-o-/do/not/-nd---tand."

mormegil

12-17-2005 04:15 PM

Quote:

To every man his part. Valour in arms is yours, and you win high honour thereby. Slay whom your lord names as enemies, and be content. Meddle not in policies which you do not understand.

Saruman to Eomer

Firefoot

12-17-2005 04:17 PM

Yep. A fondly remembered quote - the first one I ever got. :)

mormegil

12-17-2005 04:34 PM

"---,/----------,/(...)/---/----/----/----/--/----/----,/-----/---/-------./---/---/----/----/----/-------,/---/--/--/--/----/--/-----."

Rune Son of Bjarne

12-17-2005 04:40 PM

I's please

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