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Forum: The Movies 04-26-2003, 03:12 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,852
Sting I despised the scene in Osgiliath.<P>I, like HC,...

I despised the scene in Osgiliath.<P>I, like HC, see <I>why</I> PJ made the change. But he didn't work with what was already there in the books. He could have created the same tension at Minas...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 04-26-2003, 12:33 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 18,383
Sting Thanks, guys! smilies/biggrin.gif The holder of...

Thanks, guys! smilies/biggrin.gif The holder of the 'most nominations' remains to this day Rimbaud. smilies/wink.gif

- Maril
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 04-25-2003, 10:20 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 42,325
Sting Dear Master Oleo Chastitybelt, Thank you for...

Dear Master Oleo Chastitybelt,

Thank you for your letter. In response to your inquiry, yes, Brandywine Press does indeed plan a second printing. Being a fairly small, family-owned business they...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 04-25-2003, 01:57 AM
Replies: 208
Views: 38,371
Sting Here's our initial little get together, a littl...

Here's our initial little get together, a littl pre-bash before Mithadan's party Let's have the party here! (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=14&t=000611)

I'm...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 04-23-2003, 03:36 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 42,325
Pipe Such is the life of a doctoral candidate,...

Such is the life of a doctoral candidate, researching in such the ever-popular, yet often dismissed as frivolous, topic of Hobbit sexuality.

Why even just this last month I sent an article on my...
Forum: The Movies 04-19-2003, 04:21 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 11,068
Sting Hello, Mr. Frodo Brandybuck, welcome to the...

Hello, Mr. Frodo Brandybuck, welcome to the Downs.<P>I didn't feel there was a need to create a 'love triangle' where none existed between Aragorn, Eowyn and Arwen. I think Tolkien's version was much...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 04-19-2003, 03:43 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 42,325
Pipe Hobbit Sex Ed

In the spirit of irreverence not often found in the books section of the Downs (in fact, we may have to move this thread), I have done a bit of research into the elusive social mores of hobbit life....
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 04-04-2003, 03:20 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,363
Sting Way cool, Gorwingel. Thank you. - Maril

Way cool, Gorwingel. Thank you.

- Maril
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 04-04-2003, 03:16 PM
Replies: 112
Views: 18,383
Sting Hand me my sword and my teeth, would you Frodo?...

Hand me my sword and my teeth, would you Frodo? by VanimaEdhel.

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- Maril (yes, I'm still dead)
Forum: The Books 03-09-2003, 03:12 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,741
Sting They didn't increase Sauron's power, or he would...

They didn't increase Sauron's power, or he would not have given them away. He did in fact send messengers to offer one of the dwarven rings to Dain, in exchange for information about the location of...
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-08-2003, 07:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,397
Silmaril As Frodo drew nearer to Mordor, the power of the...

As Frodo drew nearer to Mordor, the power of the ring increased. The ring manipulates existing weaknesses, feelings, desires. Frodo's greatest problem after the breaking of the company was his...
Forum: The Books 03-08-2003, 07:00 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,741
Silmaril Hm. I like these questions. They touch on the...

Hm. I like these questions. They touch on the nature of the rings, and the nature of Galadriel.

There are two questions here:

1 - Would Nenya change, and if so, how?
2 - "Would Galadriel...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 03-08-2003, 06:30 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,363
Silmaril I used to live near the Seattle Center, lower...

I used to live near the Seattle Center, lower Queen Anne. One couldn't possibly miss the Folklife Festival: that was the day you couldn't park for love or money.

Good idea in theory. But I've had...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 03-08-2003, 06:25 PM
Replies: 1,605
Views: 503,141
Sting 7. You turn down a second date with a punnery...

7. You turn down a second date with a punnery "expert," because his skills do not quite match those of Rimbaud.

~ really quite unfair, don't you think? Entirely outmatched.

6. "Green is good,"...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-26-2003, 01:04 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,363
Sting On the 'wet blanket' notification -- not at all....

On the 'wet blanket' notification -- not at all. It's easy for some of us adults to assume people will understand and take these precautions.

For the record, the previous 'Seattle Barrow-Downs...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-26-2003, 12:50 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,363
Silmaril On the bright side, summer really is the time to...

On the bright side, summer really is the time to visit Seattle anyway. It's lovely here, crystal blue skies, no bugs, majestic mountains on all sides. Rainier alone looks like something out of...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-13-2003, 04:10 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 14,263
1420! Guys, I can't resist teasing you here, but which...

Guys, I can't resist teasing you here, but which do we think is worse? Talking about the weather or talking about the time? I have this vision of wonderfully tedious conversations at the bus stop.
...
Forum: The Books 02-01-2003, 05:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,155
Silmaril Ah, MotWold, you must study your Middle Earth...

Ah, MotWold, you must study your Middle Earth history to address some of these questions.

Numenor is an echo of the British Empire and the legends of Atlantis. Note the domination of Middle Earth...
Forum: The Books 02-01-2003, 03:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,598
Silmaril Welcome to the Downs, Annu! That's a good...

Welcome to the Downs, Annu!

That's a good question. It encompasses both when and why, and also, how evil? Because it was a gradual process. Saruman did not wake up on Wednesday, March the 4th and...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-01-2003, 03:13 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,363
Silmaril Sure. Sounds fine to me. I personally have no...

Sure. Sounds fine to me. I personally have no idea what I'll be doing that far in advance. LOL

Maril
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-17-2003, 01:38 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,363
Sting I think people have personal things going on. And...

I think people have personal things going on. And to be perfectly honest, I'm not one of the ones who were impressed by the changes PJ made in The Two Towers.

-Maril

[ January 17, 2003: Message...
Forum: The Movies 01-16-2003, 05:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,466
Sting The erudite perspective on The Two Towers

Here is an interesting review by Dr. Harvey O'Brien, who teaches Film Studies at University College Dublin and on New York University's Tisch School of the Arts Dublin Programme. <P><A...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-16-2003, 02:24 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 57,055
1420! Oh dear, Saucepan Man, call the plumber! Your...

Oh dear, Saucepan Man, call the plumber! Your toilet is backing up.

Yeah, took me a minute to figure out that is a lavalamp. It is a lavalamp, isn't it? (Boy this is like figuring out a kid's...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-14-2003, 03:01 AM
Replies: 242
Views: 57,055
Silmaril Wha-? Where? Oh, well no wonder. It was in the...

Wha-? Where? Oh, well no wonder. It was in the Novices and Newcomers.
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-13-2003, 03:59 PM
Replies: 242
Views: 57,055
Sting There is a certain boldness to calling oneself...

There is a certain boldness to calling oneself Bill Ferny that I admire. I was genuinely taken aback when I first spotted it. I'm waiting for someone to call themselves Otho Sackville-Baggins next.
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