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Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-25-2003, 06:54 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 30,169
Posted By Birdland
Sting Yeah, Lush, old farts whereever you look. We're...

Yeah, Lush, old farts whereever you look. We're planning on staging the Battle of Helm's Deep with our walkers.

(Sigh) Still smoking, though I have a plan. Give it up, girl. Smokers are pariahs...
Forum: Elvenhome 02-24-2003, 10:04 PM
Replies: 186
Views: 60,631
Posted By Birdland
Sting The assembled rescuers peered up at the dark,...

The assembled rescuers peered up at the dark, befouled towers of Gol Dullor. The source of the befoulment was evident from the vast flocks of crebain which had made the towers their home for...
Forum: Elvenhome 02-24-2003, 09:08 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 110,162
Posted By Birdland
Sting Helen, thanks so much for the Party "Name" Tree....

Helen, thanks so much for the Party "Name" Tree. That is going to be very helpful for Bird, who won't be able to keep all those kids straight.

Looking forward to seeing Lindo again, though I fear...
Forum: Elvenhome 02-24-2003, 05:31 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 110,162
Posted By Birdland
Sting What? What's wrong with what I'm wearing? Gee,...

What? What's wrong with what I'm wearing? Gee, and Birdie even brought some rice to throw.

Hmmmmm, another thread for Books: did Hobbits eat rice?
Forum: Elvenhome 02-24-2003, 12:42 PM
Replies: 648
Views: 110,162
Posted By Birdland
Sting Well, you know Rangers... All I can tell you...

Well, you know Rangers...

All I can tell you about the the man on the left is that he is a terrific dancer. smilies/biggrin.gif
Forum: Elvenhome 02-24-2003, 12:33 PM
Replies: 414
Views: 96,034
Posted By Birdland
Sting The food had been ample, warm, and delicious, the...

The food had been ample, warm, and delicious, the bath hot, steaming and filled with the scents of lavender and camomile. The bed...ahhh, the bed! Crisp sheets smelling of sunshine and herbs, a...
Forum: Elvenhome 02-24-2003, 09:21 AM
Replies: 249
Views: 45,036
Posted By Birdland
Sting Ponce de Leon? Was the dandelion named after...

Ponce de Leon? Was the dandelion named after Ponce De Leon?

OK, I got nothing.
Forum: Elvenhome 02-24-2003, 09:15 AM
Replies: 648
Views: 110,162
Posted By Birdland
Sting I've filled in the post about Birdie's travels...

I've filled in the post about Birdie's travels that was saved from Feb. 23, 8:37am.

I'm afraid the Shire-Folk are going to find Birdie looking rather "outlandish". smilies/biggrin.gif
Forum: Elvenhome 02-23-2003, 07:54 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 45,036
Posted By Birdland
Sting Roughing It? Actually I have no idea, and I...

Roughing It? Actually I have no idea, and I suppose Twain would have been more loquacious
Forum: The Books 02-23-2003, 07:39 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 15,678
Posted By Birdland
Sting Chocolate? Hobbits? That means we could...

Chocolate? Hobbits? That means we could have...chocolate hobbits!

Mmmmmmm, chocolate hobbits...I'd eat the feet first.
Forum: The Movies 02-23-2003, 07:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,467
Posted By Birdland
Sting Nothing much to add to this thread, except to say...

Nothing much to add to this thread, except to say that the above is one of the few poems where Tolkien earns his reputation as a bard. <P>I'm thinking that there is a name for a poem of this style,...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-23-2003, 07:06 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 20,882
Posted By Birdland
Sting It brought tears to my eyes, as well. But only...

It brought tears to my eyes, as well. But only because I feared what would have happened if you had slipped at the top of that fence!

Actually, I was laughing, because it reminded me of a scene...
Forum: Elvenhome 02-23-2003, 07:27 AM
Replies: 414
Views: 96,034
Posted By Birdland
Sting The old Trade Inn at Sarn Ford had changed little...

The old Trade Inn at Sarn Ford had changed little since last she had been there, but Birdie certainly had. Since she had received the last “message” from her old friend she had been in flight,...
Forum: The Books 02-23-2003, 06:44 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 15,678
Posted By Birdland
Sting Oh, the Elves had a substance that was ten times...

Oh, the Elves had a substance that was ten times better than chocolate. You could eat all you wanted of it, and it didn't make you fat or cause your skin to break out. One bar of it was enough to...
Forum: The Movies 02-21-2003, 11:31 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,985
Posted By Birdland
Sting Lady Alasse - The scene with Lurtz and the knife,...

Lady Alasse - The scene with Lurtz and the knife, disturbing as it was, was taken directly from Tolkien. In the chapter "Tower of Cirith Ungol" when the two orcs are fighting, one stabs the other and...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-20-2003, 12:25 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 20,882
Posted By Birdland
Sting Ohhhh, OK, Birdie's caught up now. Now...

Ohhhh, OK, Birdie's caught up now.

Now Squatter, as fun as your expedition was, do you really think Tolkien's hangin' around in the cemetery, checkin' the guest book?

Nah, he's out partyin'...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-20-2003, 06:58 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 20,882
Posted By Birdland
Sting OK peeps - spill. What is RPM and WPM?

OK peeps - spill. What is RPM and WPM?
Forum: Elvenhome 02-19-2003, 04:00 PM
Replies: 249
Views: 45,036
Posted By Birdland
Sting Oh, Merisu, why are you running away? Everyone...

Oh, Merisu, why are you running away? Everyone thought you liked your Orcs to be "butch".

OK, so Gravlox can't throw arrows, and the slaying was kind of "once-removed" (kind of like a Disney...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-19-2003, 09:43 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 30,169
Posted By Birdland
Sting Very good advise, Admins. I have participated in...

Very good advise, Admins. I have participated in a meet with members of another board, and had a very good time, but caution and common sense are required. After all, you may think you know someone...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-18-2003, 10:16 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 30,169
Posted By Birdland
Sting Wow. You mean this could actually, really happen?

Wow. You mean this could actually, really happen?
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-18-2003, 09:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,402
Posted By Birdland
Sting Me, too, Galadriel. I can read an entry over and...

Me, too, Galadriel. I can read an entry over and over. Then as soon as I post it some mistake will leap out at me. "Dang! How'd I miss that!"

Thank you for the button, B-W. Did you have to drop...
Forum: The Movies 02-18-2003, 09:39 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 12,250
Posted By Birdland
Sting OK, might as well 'fess up. I played Bill the...

OK, might as well 'fess up. I played Bill the Pony's stand-in. There were two of us in a horse costume. I played the front part, and my boss played...the other part.
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-18-2003, 05:52 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 20,882
Posted By Birdland
Sting Squatter, do your fellow co-workers know about...

Squatter, do your fellow co-workers know about this wild, poetical streak in you? Why is it we can live our entire lives in a place and never get around to taking in the local "attractions"?

If...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-18-2003, 05:37 AM
Replies: 126
Views: 30,169
Posted By Birdland
Sting That date would probably work for me as well.

That date would probably work for me as well.
Forum: The Movies 02-18-2003, 05:17 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,277
Posted By Birdland
Sting Has anyone heard any rumors about scenes where...

Has anyone heard any rumors about scenes where Gandalf is healed and clothed in white in Lorien, (after his return to M-E from whereever he went)? I'm not saying that I have heard any myself, but it...
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