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Pervinca Took · 04-20-2020, 03:16 PM

Blue and pink to go, then.

What a wonderful idea for a password, Huey!

(Pink instead of indigo matches the colours in the song 'Sing a rainbow,' which my dad used to sing to me when I was a nipper).

So …

BLUE CONNECTION:
5. B - Bein sei (east); dig deep and reverse it.

PINK CONNECTION:
7. W - Stand her on her head! Indeed, Bergil's threat applies here, to bad Roman Virginia.

For 5, all I can see is elements kind of resembling parts of SEIN, the German for 'to be' and possibly 'mine' for 'dig deep.' Could it possibly be something to do with the Blue Mountains? But what on earth does 'bein sei (east)' signify?

For 7, the only female characters I can find at the moment are WANDLIMB and WIDOW RUMBLE! As Wandlimb (Fimbrethil) is Treebeard's long-lost wife, could the 'pink' element be that the Entwives wanted more plants and flowers, and hence left? Maybe she left Treebeard and went looking for pink carnations, or something?

I've looked through the Ent and Entwife duet, and blossom is mentioned, but it is described as 'like a shining snow.' But I suppose if you wanted to stretch it, and say that blossom *can* be pink ….

Huey, colour blindness is not limited to red/green, then?

04-20-2020, 03:16 PM	#9186
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	Blue and pink to go, then. What a wonderful idea for a password, Huey! (Pink instead of indigo matches the colours in the song 'Sing a rainbow,' which my dad used to sing to me when I was a nipper). So … BLUE CONNECTION: 5. B - Bein sei (east); dig deep and reverse it. PINK CONNECTION: 7. W - Stand her on her head! Indeed, Bergil's threat applies here, to bad Roman Virginia. For 5, all I can see is elements kind of resembling parts of SEIN, the German for 'to be' and possibly 'mine' for 'dig deep.' Could it possibly be something to do with the Blue Mountains? But what on earth does 'bein sei (east)' signify? For 7, the only female characters I can find at the moment are WANDLIMB and WIDOW RUMBLE! As Wandlimb (Fimbrethil) is Treebeard's long-lost wife, could the 'pink' element be that the Entwives wanted more plants and flowers, and hence left? Maybe she left Treebeard and went looking for pink carnations, or something? I've looked through the Ent and Entwife duet, and blossom is mentioned, but it is described as 'like a shining snow.' But I suppose if you wanted to stretch it, and say that blossom can be pink …. Huey, colour blindness is not limited to red/green, then? __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 04-20-2020 at 03:40 PM.