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Lalwendë 12-20-2006 07:37 AM

The Tolkien Birthday Toast
 
9pm, 3rd January. Don't forget.

You are kindly requested to grab a glass of your favourite tipple and raise a toast to "The Professor!".

And you may see more on the Tolkien Society page - maybe even add what you'll be drinking here.

:smokin:

Thinlómien 12-20-2006 07:50 AM

Are we supposed to raise it 9 pm GMT or 9 pm the current british time or 9 pm our own time? ;)

Lalwendë 12-20-2006 07:57 AM

At your local time, I believe!

Thus avoiding the risk of people raising a glass of porter at 11am during a business meeting or a class in Chemistry. Of course, this means the Prof could get 24 lots of toasts in one day...

Estelyn Telcontar 01-03-2007 01:51 AM

Today's the day - Tolkien's birthday! Happy Birthday to our favourite author!

Will you be joining in the toast? I plan to raise a glass of champagne at 9pm CET this evening. As Lal says, the toast is meant to take place at your local time; the drink is your choice and need not be alcoholic.

Parmastahir 01-03-2007 07:34 PM

Happy Eleventy-fifth, Professor Tolkien!
 
It is precisely 9 PM here! Cheers, Professor!

The Might 01-03-2007 07:37 PM

I didn't have any champagne but I make a toast for Tolkien with some beer...guess that's ok too, even though it's not really my favourite

An interesting fact- if the Professor had still been alive today, he would have been 115, that's as long as Erendis was Queen of Numenor

Nogrod 01-03-2007 07:47 PM

It was a nice site you linked Lalwendë!

Cheers! or "kippis"...

Naria 01-03-2007 08:33 PM

Exactly 9pm my time!!
 
To the professor! Cheers :)

Brinniel 01-03-2007 09:35 PM

Well, it's 9pm here, so... Happy Birthday Mr. Tolkien! :D

Cheers! *sips imaginary champagne*

MatthewM 01-04-2007 09:51 PM

Happy Birthday, Professor Tolkien!

Hookbill the Goomba 01-05-2007 03:53 AM

Due to my busy (read: Not very busy) schedule, all I had to hand at 9:00 yesterday was a glass of coke. It was a really nice glass though, and that's what counts. :smokin:
Now, when is Christopher Tolkien's birthday? :p

Mänwe 01-05-2007 05:40 AM

To the Master, I raised a pint of "Fursty Ferret", a superb ale.

Estelyn Telcontar 01-03-2009 06:43 AM

Once again it's Tolkien's birthday - I hope many members will join me and Tolkien fans all over the world in toasting the man who brought us here!

At 9 pm this evening, I will raise my glass of bubbly to the Professor.

Lhunardawen 01-03-2009 08:54 AM

Oh, I missed it by almost a couple of hours, but better late than never!

*raises a glass of water to the Professor*

Lalwendë 01-03-2009 01:04 PM

You could ignore official advice and do it at 9pm GMT anyway - as I think this is much nicer and then everyone globally will be doing it at the same time, and not just little groups of folk at verious 9pms :(

In which case everyone can join in, though they may have missed the official time :p

Bêthberry 01-03-2009 02:31 PM

To the Professor!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar (Post 579439)
Once again it's Tolkien's birthday - I hope many members will join me and Tolkien fans all over the world in toasting the man who brought us here!

At 9 pm this evening, I will raise my glass of bubbly to the Professor.

Well, I'm a wee bit late as 'tis 3:28 here and we've been all a-gog over the announcement of the new Doctor Who.

Pity we didn't plan a chat to celebrate. We should, one of these years.

Beregond 01-03-2009 11:21 PM

The Professor! http://www.landofrohan.com/forum/ima...ies/cheers.gif

Better late than never, though I toasted on The Tolkien Society site earlier. :)

Formendacil 01-03-2009 11:34 PM

Bah! The professor would have loathed a Mordorian contraption such as universal timezone synchronisation! Might as well live under the black cloud of Mordor as toast him at 9:00 Greenwich time!

At least, that's my excuse... at 9:00 Greenwich time I was in nothing resembling a toasting mood or time of day.

But at 9:00 more locally, I was drinking an English beer and reading aloud "The Grey Company" and "The Muster of Rohan" and having a grand time.

Here's to the Professor's 117th! (1892-2009 DOES make 117, right? The whole fact that this isn't 2008 anymore had me confused...)

Beregond 01-04-2009 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Formendacil (Post 579517)
Here's to the Professor's 117th! (1892-2009 DOES make 117, right? The whole fact that this isn't 2008 anymore had me confused...)

Yes, that was my conclusion. It was the first time I'd had to use the figure "2009" in any computation.

I had an import beer and watched ice hockey (a sport our good Professor would have loved were he born Canadian). However, compared to your verbal oration of favourite chapters, I feel like a deadbeat Tolkienite. I shall make amends by pouring over The Two Towers before bed.

Inziladun 01-04-2009 12:15 AM

I was in an 'on call' status with my employer, and regrettably was unable to toast the Professor with my drink of choice. Perhaps next year's timing will be kinder.

Rumil 01-03-2010 07:23 AM

Here's to you Prof
 
Well Happy New Year everyone,

As its the 3rd of Jan, remember we have another anniversary to celebrate, JRR Tolkien's birthday.

Apparently a toast at 9pm local time is the thing,

Cheers!

The Might 01-03-2010 10:20 AM

Good thing you just posted here, I would have otherwise totally forgotten this, I'll definitely get a beer at 10 PM CET.

Maybe we could do this in our Barrow chat?

Pitchwife 01-03-2010 02:01 PM

The Professor!
 
Thank you, sir, for giving us your world to dream of!

Eönwë 01-03-2010 03:00 PM

The Professor
 
A virtual toast to The Professor!

Estelyn Telcontar 01-03-2011 11:36 AM

Same procedure as every year, James! :D

TheGreatElvenWarrior 01-03-2011 01:52 PM

Now if only I'll be able to get my mother, my brother, and my cousin to toast with me. . .

Pitchwife 01-03-2011 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior (Post 645568)
Now if only I'll be able to get my mother, my brother, and my cousin to toast with me. . .

Never mind, you've got us to toast with!
*clinks tankards with TGEW*

The Professor! Cheers, slainte, nazdraví, prost, whatever it is in Quenya and Sindarin!

Inziladun 01-03-2011 03:30 PM

And once again, I am denied my preferred beverage due to my on-call status. A glass of milk, it is.

*toasts*

Rumil 01-03-2011 04:37 PM

Happy Toast
 
Happy New Year All,

and a toast to the Prof of course. Last night I may have toasted to some excess, so today my toast will be coffee!

TheGreatElvenWarrior 01-03-2011 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pitchwife (Post 645574)
Never mind, you've got us to toast with!
*clinks tankards with TGEW*

Oh wonderful, but it's not that time yet here, and unfortunately I missed 21.00 GMT. So I have to do it later. :p

*clinks with you anyway*

Lindale 01-06-2011 11:17 PM

Several days too late, but better late than never. Belated cheers to the Professor! :D

Estelyn Telcontar 01-02-2012 10:58 AM

Tomorrow's the Professor's 120th birthday, so be sure you have your favourite drink in the house, or meet with friends at a nice place, so you can toast the man without whom we'd never have met!

Hilde Bracegirdle 01-02-2012 12:37 PM

I will be starting a new job tomorrow so will undoubtedly give my toast over coffee. ;) Can't think of a nicer way to remember a hire date!

Bêthberry 01-02-2012 01:19 PM

Galadriel55 and I will not only be toasting The Professor tomorrow, but we shall be having our own mini-moot and toasting together! :smokin:

Congratulations on the new job, Hilde!

Legate of Amon Lanc 01-02-2012 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bêthberry (Post 665649)
Galadriel55 and I will not only be toasting The Professor tomorrow, but we shall be having our own mini-moot and toasting together! :smokin:

Can't imagine better way of celebrating The Prof's birthday :)

I have to see yet what I am going to toast with, but since I've been keeping this tradition carefully for several years (I believe since this thread was started), I'll make sure to toast The Prof even this year.

Mithalwen 01-02-2012 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hilde Bracegirdle (Post 665647)
I will be starting a new job tomorrow so will undoubtedly give my toast over coffee. ;) Can't think of a nicer way to remember a hire date!

Good luck!!!! I shall think of you too - it will probably be with a G&T.. I have an African inspired gin that will be a nod to Tolkien's birthplace.

Rumil 01-03-2012 06:37 PM

Happy New Year All, and Cheers! to the Prof!!

Galadriel55 01-03-2012 07:36 PM

I've done this with Bethberry earlier today, and I'm doing it once again with all of you.

The Professor! Happy eleventy-tenth, Mr. Tolkien! Many people including myself were inspired by your work, and this is the day we make ourselves remember this. Thank you!



And happy new year everyone!

Hilde Bracegirdle 01-03-2012 08:05 PM

The Professor!

Galadriel55 12-31-2012 10:00 AM

It's coming! Don't miss it!


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