Annoying Amateurs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Snowdog · 06-17-2004, 12:18 PM

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I know probaly everyone has heard of this before, but one thing that really annoys me after the movies came out was that people, who watched every movie like 7 times, think they no absolutly everything about LOTR. for example, if a iask them who was Tom Bombadil, they would say "theres no Tom Bombadil in LOTR" it really annoys me!

I LOVE annoying amateurs who are movie-only fans

. I use book code sayings like 'See at the Forsaken Inn', or 'We'll meet again at the house of Tom Bombadil', or 'Next year in Annúminas'. So instead of letting these PJ annoyances bug me, I turn the tables and annoy them and make them feel they are missing out.

Arwen Evenstar · 06-17-2004, 02:28 PM

I have friends who have never read the books and some that have. I have persuaded some to read the books just by talking to my other friends who have read them about stuff in the books that were left out of the movie. Did that make sense?

Sapphire_Flame · 06-17-2004, 02:41 PM

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So instead of letting these PJ annoyances bug me, I turn the tables and annoy them and make them feel they are missing out.

Exactly! Just throw out enough Silm and UT references (or even *gasp* truly basic LotR book references) and they get confused beyond all get out. 'Tis highly amusing.

I've been on the site since September 2002, and I still think of myself as an "amatur", and shall until I've read Silm and UT as many times as I've read The Hobbit (about 35), and until I've read HoME at least five times.

What I think is thoroughly annoying is how people seem incapable of telling the difference between Sindarin and Tengwar. [super sarcasm mode]Gee, a spoken language and an alphabet that any language can be written in! Wow, that is so hard to figure out! [/super sarcasm mode] I just find this extraordinarily frustrating because of how often I must explain it to the same people over and over again.

Abedithon le,

~*~Aranel~*~

Sauron_the_Abhorred · 06-17-2004, 04:00 PM

My God, I have bad A. A.'s

Theres this one kid who knows I like Tolkien, and LotR, and he'll try to show off in front of me, but he's only seen the moveis, and he's awful with pronunciations. Heres a real example of what he'd say:

Hey *my name here*, do you like the part where Aragonen (

) is all killing the big ents, and he, like falls of the cliff. And then he comes back to life, because his daughter(supposed to be Arwen) prays to God.

so I'll correct him, and he'll just stare at me, not knowing what I meant, and then he'll say: Dude, your wrong. So, anyway, how 'bout that part where Fraydo(

) and Sam get captured by that evil guy(faramir), and then the Ringollums(don't ask, but I think he means Ringwraiths) attack, and they are about to save Fraydo, but Sam turns evil for a while, and doesnt let them save Fraydo.

So I'll correct him again, and he'll say, Dude, you dont know crap 'bout Lord of the Rings, and I'll say, you dont know crap about it, and he starts crying, I swear to God, he starts crying-hes a HUGE baby.....AAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH death to that guy......

Ok, thanks. Namarië

Kitanna · 06-17-2004, 04:09 PM

Oh wow Sauron...that's...just wow. Did he really start crying? I'm trying hard not to laugh at that. I thought I knew some annoying people when it came to LOTR, but I can't compare to that.

So I know this girl and I created a monster because I made her come to the FOTR with me and she decided to read the books. And I swear everytime Legolas did something in the book she'd point it out (even though by this poit I had finished all three) and she was like he's so hot, blah blah blah. Not really an amaeture, but she was annoying. Just had to share that because she and all her annoying antics about LOTR are driving me insane.

Sauron_the_Abhorred · 06-17-2004, 04:16 PM

Well, he is that awful when it comes to LotR and Tolkien, and about him crying, well, he didn't cry, like, when I said that, we got in a small argument, but he does cry a lot, he is the BIGGEST BABY, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...ok, got that outta my system....

Here's another example of me accidentally making him cry:

One time, in the science lab, my back-pack was in one of the sinks(we NEVER used those) and he accidentally turned the water on, which, of course, soaked my back-pack. I pulled it outta the sink, and yelled "Who did this" and he yelled back" I didn't do it on purpose", and he started bawling, I mean bad.... And I hadn't even blamed him, I just asked who did it.....

Ok, sorry for taking this of the subject.....

06-17-2004, 04:09 PM	#5
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	Oh wow Sauron...that's...just wow. Did he really start crying? I'm trying hard not to laugh at that. I thought I knew some annoying people when it came to LOTR, but I can't compare to that. So I know this girl and I created a monster because I made her come to the FOTR with me and she decided to read the books. And I swear everytime Legolas did something in the book she'd point it out (even though by this poit I had finished all three) and she was like he's so hot, blah blah blah. Not really an amaeture, but she was annoying. Just had to share that because she and all her annoying antics about LOTR are driving me insane. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

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06-17-2004, 02:28 PM	#2
Arwen Evenstar Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 131	I have friends who have never read the books and some that have. I have persuaded some to read the books just by talking to my other friends who have read them about stuff in the books that were left out of the movie. Did that make sense?

06-17-2004, 04:00 PM	#4
Sauron_the_Abhorred Animated Skeleton Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ephel Duath Posts: 40	My God, I have bad A. A.'s Theres this one kid who knows I like Tolkien, and LotR, and he'll try to show off in front of me, but he's only seen the moveis, and he's awful with pronunciations. Heres a real example of what he'd say: Hey my name here, do you like the part where Aragonen ( ) is all killing the big ents, and he, like falls of the cliff. And then he comes back to life, because his daughter(supposed to be Arwen) prays to God. so I'll correct him, and he'll just stare at me, not knowing what I meant, and then he'll say: Dude, your wrong. So, anyway, how 'bout that part where Fraydo( ) and Sam get captured by that evil guy(faramir), and then the Ringollums(don't ask, but I think he means Ringwraiths) attack, and they are about to save Fraydo, but Sam turns evil for a while, and doesnt let them save Fraydo. So I'll correct him again, and he'll say, Dude, you dont know crap 'bout Lord of the Rings, and I'll say, you dont know crap about it, and he starts crying, I swear to God, he starts crying-hes a HUGE baby.....AAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH death to that guy...... Ok, thanks. Namarië

06-17-2004, 04:16 PM	#6
Sauron_the_Abhorred Animated Skeleton Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ephel Duath Posts: 40	Well, he is that awful when it comes to LotR and Tolkien, and about him crying, well, he didn't cry, like, when I said that, we got in a small argument, but he does cry a lot, he is the BIGGEST BABY, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...ok, got that outta my system.... Here's another example of me accidentally making him cry: One time, in the science lab, my back-pack was in one of the sinks(we NEVER used those) and he accidentally turned the water on, which, of course, soaked my back-pack. I pulled it outta the sink, and yelled "Who did this" and he yelled back" I didn't do it on purpose", and he started bawling, I mean bad.... And I hadn't even blamed him, I just asked who did it..... Ok, sorry for taking this of the subject.....