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Folwren 05-28-2011 04:03 PM

No B's, sorry.

ABELNORSTY

"Yo-/ -ant/ to/ slee-/, -/ e--e-t/. -/ -annot/ -et/ a/ --n-/, so/ -/ -ay/ as/ -ell/ -o/ t--/ -at---n-."

Galadriel55 05-28-2011 08:10 PM

No B's either?

I feel really stupid.

I's, then?

Folwren 05-28-2011 08:40 PM

I can do I's...

ABEILNORSTY

"Yo-/ -ant/ to/ slee-/, I/ e--e-t/. I/ -annot/ -et/ a/ -in-/, so/ I/ -ay/ as/ -ell/ -o/ t--/ -at--in-."

Folwren 05-29-2011 12:44 PM

I left a letter out of one of the words....the second to last word. Check it out now.

ABEILNORSTY

"Yo-/ -ant/ to/ slee-/, I/ e--e-t/. I/ -annot/ -et/ a/ -in-/, so/ I/ -ay/ as/ -ell/ -o/ t-e/ -at--in-."

Galadriel55 05-29-2011 12:59 PM

Finally! :D
 
"You want to sleep, I expect. I cannot get a wink, so I may as well do the watching."

Gandalf to Pippin in Moria


I was looking in every possible wrong spot. :o

Folwren 05-29-2011 01:27 PM

lol...yeah, I know how that is.

Good job. Your go.

Galadriel55 05-29-2011 01:33 PM

Thank you!

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

The underscore is really a dash.

Folwren 05-29-2011 02:03 PM

E's, please!

Galadriel55 05-29-2011 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Folwren (Post 655553)
E's, please!

Have you caught my disease? ;)

"---ee- /, --- / ---ee / ------e- /! ----- / -- / --- /, -- / -e-- / --- / ---- / - / -- / ---e--e-- / ---- / -- / --- / --- /, --- / ---- / e-e-e---_--e / -e--- / -- / --- / ----- / - / ---e / -- / ---e / ----- / ---- / e--e--e-- / --- / --------e / ------- /."

Folwren 05-30-2011 09:13 AM

Yes, apparently I have. But E's were a good guess...

So how 'bout S's, now?

Tuor in Gondolin 05-30-2011 12:26 PM

"w"s?

Galadriel55 05-30-2011 03:25 PM

SEW (No Ws)

"---ee- /, --- / ---ee / -----ses /! ---s- / -- / --- /, -- / -e-- / --- / ---- / - / -- / ---e-se-- / ---- / -- / --- / --- /, --- / ---- / e-e-e---_--e / -e--s / -s / --- / s---- / - / ---e / -- / ---e / ----- / s--- / e--e--e-- / --- / --------e / ------- /."

Folwren 05-30-2011 03:27 PM

Holy smokes, there are a lot of E's.

Okay...T's, now, please.

Galadriel55 05-30-2011 03:43 PM

Good guess!

STEW (No Ws)

"---ee- /, --- / T--ee / -----ses /! ---st / -- / --- /, t- / te-- / --- / t--- / - / -- / ---e-se-- / ---- / -- / --- / --- /, --- / t--- / e-e-e-t-_--e / -e--s / -s / t-- / s---t / - / t--e / t- / ---e / ----- / s--- / e--e--e-t / --- / --------e / ------- /."

Tuor in Gondolin 05-30-2011 04:16 PM

"v"s?

Galadriel55 05-30-2011 04:54 PM

W VEST (No Ws)

"---ee- /, --- / T--ee / -----ses /! ---st / -- / --- /, t- / te-- / --- / t--- / - / -- / ---e-se-- / ---- / -- / --- / --- /, --- / t--- / e-eve-t-_--e / -e--s / -s / t-- / s---t / - / t--e / t- / --ve / ----- / s--- / e--e--e-t / --- / --------e / ------- /."

Tuor in Gondolin 05-31-2011 07:11 AM

"O"s, please.

Galadriel55 05-31-2011 03:18 PM

Very good guess!

OW VEST (No Ws)

"---ee- /, -o- / T--ee / ----oses /! ---st / o- / --- /, to / te-- / -o- / t--- / - / -- / ---e-se-- / -o-- / o- / -o- / --- /, --- / t--- / e-eve-t-_o-e / -e--s / -s / too / s-o-t / - / t--e / to / --ve / --o-- / s--- / e--e--e-t / --- / --------e / -o----- /."

Guinevere 06-03-2011 03:20 PM

How about some H's ?

Tuor in Gondolin 06-03-2011 04:40 PM

"r"s, please.

Galadriel55 06-03-2011 07:16 PM

For some reason I missed a few letters all over the place. I think I fixed all of them.

HOW V REST (No Ws)

"---ee- /, -or / Th-ee / --r-oses /! --rst / o- / --- /, to / te-- / -o- / th-t / - / -- / ---e-se-- / -o-- / o- / -o- / --- /, --- / th-- / e-eve-t-_o-e / -e-rs / -s / too / short / - / t--e / to / --ve / --o-- / s--h / e--e--e-t / --- / ----r---e / ho---ts /."

Guinevere 06-04-2011 09:32 AM

Aha! :)
Quote:

"Indeed, for Three Purposes! First of all, to tell you that I am immensely fond of you all, and that eleventy-one years is too short a time to live among such excellent and admirable hobbits."
part of Bilbo's party speech


(btw, I seem to be the only one who understood Tuor in Gondolin's joke from 05-27-2011:

The letter E was already there. Tuor wrote:
Quote:

"t"s, please. And be sure to phone home.
= ET phone home ;)

Galadriel55 06-04-2011 09:36 AM

That's absolutely correct, Guinevere!


Quote:

Originally Posted by Guinevere
= ET phone home

Ohhhhhh! I get it now! :D

Guinevere 06-04-2011 03:43 PM

:) Here's the next one:

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

Galadriel55 06-04-2011 06:28 PM

E's please!

Guinevere 06-04-2011 06:39 PM

E

"----/! --/ --/ ---/ --/ ----/ --/ --/ ------/! ---/ ---/ -/ -ee-/ ---/? ---/ ---/ ---/ --e/ ----e/, -/ ----e-/ --/ ----/, --/ ---/ ------/ ---e/ -----/ --/ ----/ -e/. ---/ -----e-/ ----e/!"

Galadriel55 06-04-2011 06:41 PM

Wow, so few E's?

What about A's, then?

Guinevere 06-05-2011 03:26 AM

EA !

"A-a-/! --/ --/ ---/ --/ -a--/ --/ --/ --a---/! ---/ ---/ -/ -ee-/ a--/? ---/ ---/ ---/ a-e/ a---e/, -/ -a--e-/ --/ ----/, a-/ ---/ ------/ -a-e/ -----/ --/ ----/ -e/. ---/ -----e-/ a---e/!"

Galadriel55 06-05-2011 07:18 AM

Any N's?

Tuor in Gondolin 06-05-2011 12:34 PM

"t"s, please.

Guinevere 06-05-2011 03:00 PM

NEAT

"A-a-/! -t/ --/ ---/ t-/ -a--/ -n/ --/ --a---/! ---/ ---/ -/ -ee-/ a--/? ---/ n--/ ---/ a-e/ a--ne/, -/ -a-te-/ --/ ----/, a-/ ---/ ------/ -a-e/ -n--n/ -t/ ---t/ -e/. N--/ --n--e-/ a--ne/!"

Galadriel55 06-05-2011 03:03 PM

R's please

Guinevere 06-05-2011 03:28 PM

A RENT

"A-a-/! -t/ --/ ---/ t-/ -a--/ -n/ --/ --a---/! ---/ ---/ -/ -ee-/ a--/? --r/ n--/ ---/ are/ a--ne/, -/ -a-ter/ --/ ----/, a-/ ---/ ------/ -a-e/ -n--n/ -t/ ---t/ -e/. N--/ --n--er/ a--ne/!"

Folwren 06-05-2011 04:34 PM

s's, pleases.

Galadriel55 06-05-2011 05:36 PM

Ps, please!

LadyBrooke 06-05-2011 09:02 PM

Is please.

Nolwë_Namiel 06-05-2011 10:17 PM

M - please

Tuor in Gondolin 06-06-2011 07:28 AM

"O"s, please.

Guinevere 06-08-2011 08:46 AM

NOT ARMIES (no P)


"A-as/! It/ is/ i--/ to/ -a--/ in/ m-/ s-a-o-/! ---/ -i-/ I/ see-/ ai-/? -or/ no-/ -o-/ are/ a-one/ , o/ Master/ o-/ -oom/, as/ -o-/ s-o---/ -a-e/ -no-n/ it/ m-st/ -e/. No-/ -on--er/ a-one/!"

Sorry for not replying sooner, for some reason I didn't get any notification on my e-mail account. :o But with all these new letters it won't be difficult to guess anymore!;)

And welcome to the game, Nolwë-Namiel!

Galadriel55 06-08-2011 08:51 AM

"Alas! It is ill to walk in my shadow! Why did I seek aid? For now you are alone, O Master of Doom, as you should have known it must be. Now conquer alone!"

Turin to himself after Hunthor's death. That's one of my favourite COH passages. :)


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