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Forum: The Books
Yesterday, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 166
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Bęthberry
Oh, but Flieger's argument is that it was not...
Oh, but Flieger's argument is that it was not scattershot at all. She finds a pattern and argument to explain his strange references and then complete silence. I think her argument is fascinating. I... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-13-2021, 07:01 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,599
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Bęthberry
Long time no see, Dawg. How are you doing?
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Long time no see, Dawg. How are you doing? Running any Inns these days? :) |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-12-2021, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 767
Posted By
Bęthberry
Well said, Inzil. Rather strange for a newbie to...
Well said, Inzil. Rather strange for a newbie to come in and immediately start criticizing the place without any context or history. Mirc has long passed its day and people can chat in multiple... |
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Forum: The Books
04-12-2021, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 166
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Bęthberry
"Waiting for Godot". :) Fleiger is always...
"Waiting for Godot". :) Fleiger is always worthwhile. She is also such a generous scholar. |
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Forum: The Books
04-12-2021, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 176
Posted By
Bęthberry
There's lots I could say but I'll leave that for...There's lots I could say but I'll leave that for later. For now, I will say that I think Ordway slams Carpenter way too much. He was, after all, controlled in what he could say by the family and... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-11-2021, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,599
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Bęthberry
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Forum: The Books
04-11-2021, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 176
Posted By
Bęthberry
So what do you all think of the new book on Tolkien?
So, Holly Ordway has a new book out, _Tolkien's Modern Reading_. She makes lots of claims for her research, but I'm not so sure the book really lives up to its billing. Who has read it here? Any... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-11-2021, 02:31 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 767
Posted By
Bęthberry
Gosh, remember when we were pseoudonymous (except...
Gosh, remember when we were pseoudonymous (except for a certain few people)? And then we started mooting. I think one of the really memorable things about the Downs is that it was limited to... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-11-2021, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 2,599
Posted By
Bęthberry
The Barrow Downs did have chat rooms. On Mirc....
The Barrow Downs did have chat rooms. On Mirc. Does Mirc exist any more? |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-25-2020, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 11,687
Posted By
Bęthberry
Hey! now! Come hoy now! Whither do you wander?Thwump. Thud. Ommphph. All the air was knocked out of Bęthberry. She hadn’t expected such an ignominious landing. Then again, she hadn’t expected the invitation to a party on the Barrow Downs. How... |
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Forum: Discussion
03-03-2020, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 9,147
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Bęthberry
If there is a forum for Downers to post new fan...If there is a forum for Downers to post new fan fiction--and not just to carry over the things from the Fan Fiction site-- I would be inclined towards making it stuff solely from Downers and not from... |
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Forum: The Books
02-12-2020, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 160
Views: 26,512
Posted By
Bęthberry
Blast from the past
Quite by serendipity I came across this thread, now 13 years old. We had fun, didn't we? I still enjoy Pullman, in fact, even more now than I did then. How much better I could have framed my... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-12-2019, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 1,279
Views: 260,896
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Bęthberry
Thanks for the report and photos, Boro. Were...Thanks for the report and photos, Boro. Were there some pages from Tolkien's diary? I understand that the original exhibit at the Bodleian in Oxford had some of his diary papers on display. Inzil,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-25-2017, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 41,830
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Bęthberry
Why would the Valar? Yet they did. Or at least...
Why would the Valar? Yet they did. Or at least had spouses. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-26-2017, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 21,633
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Bęthberry
Posting to see if I have the same problem as A...
Posting to see if I have the same problem as A Little Green, who is having difficulty posting here although she can sign in. (ie, not playing--off soon on holiday). |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-31-2016, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,315
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Bęthberry
Happy Hogmanay, Downers!
At least that to me...Happy Hogmanay, Downers! At least that to me sounds a bit more Middle-earthish. Plus those Scots I'm sure could have kept up with the hobbits's taste for brew.:D |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-27-2016, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,315
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Bęthberry
Thank you, Morth. For the greetings and the...Thank you, Morth. For the greetings and the laugh. :D |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-25-2016, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,315
Posted By
Bęthberry
Middle-earth Feasting Greetings
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." J.R.R.Tolkien To my Downer friends who aren't on Facebook, I hope you are enjoying a merrier... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-06-2016, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 15,793
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Bęthberry
Six years late to the debate, but I have just...Six years late to the debate, but I have just discovered this little gem of a note from Christopher Tolkien in "The Istari", Unfinished Tales. CT continues to suggest that Saruman's great... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-06-2016, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 4,075
Views: 505,081
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Bęthberry
It takes a very long time to become young. PicassoHappy birthday Gal55. Double moot this holiday season! :D |
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Forum: The Books
11-29-2016, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,679
Posted By
Bęthberry
And is "A Fountain of Mirth" a part of the...
And is "A Fountain of Mirth" a part of the dissertation? I quite liked that. And of course congratulations on a job very well done. :) |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-29-2016, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,961
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Bęthberry
Ah ha! And when I asked on FB you coyly refused...Ah ha! And when I asked on FB you coyly refused to answer. But I have drawn you out here. :D |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-29-2016, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,961
Posted By
Bęthberry
Laughter in Middle-Earth: Humour in and around the Works of JRR TolkienThis is the title of a new book from Walking Tree Publishers, co-edited by nonother than yours truly, which Downers might enjoy reading. It has some funny bits of its own, but largely consists of... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-14-2016, 06:30 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 47,900
Posted By
Bęthberry
Downers on Facebook contacted the Barrow Wight...
Downers on Facebook contacted the Barrow Wight about the problem and Mithadan was able to find out how to correct the domain issue, which the BW promptly did. Voila, the Downs is back in town. Is... |
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Forum: The Books
06-05-2016, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,229
Posted By
Bęthberry
Inzil, I've been off coffee for something like...
Inzil, I've been off coffee for something like eight years so I don't have your excuse. ;) The original Bond books are an interesting suggestion. They, like conspiracy and detective fiction, play... |
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