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11-23-2004, 05:04 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Wishin' and hopin' in the Shire
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When you, as a native Engish speaking American, can quote Gollum in various accents: French, German, Spanish... whatever.
 Now THAT is talent!
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11-23-2004, 05:27 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Utah
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When you`re in the store looking for a birthday present for you little brother, and your mom asks how much something costs. You bend over to look and and reply, "Twelve ninety-six." And then with a sly grin add, "Very good year! Almost as old as I am!" Yes, my parents think I`m insane.
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11-23-2004, 09:45 PM
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Bittersweet Symphony
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise
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<-- Not quite Old Winyards, but kinda sorta maybe close enough
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Incidentally, the "bottles of the Old Winyards" would not be almost as old as Bilbo, were they from 1296, seeing as Bilbo was born in 2890... they'd be around 1594 years older than Bilbo...  When I realized that it irritated me an obscene amount... I became unreasonably irate and began complaining to everyone within earshot that Peter Jackson had failed me. Fortunately, those within earshot were both LotR fans and no strangers to my madness, so I was not met with too much derision. |
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11-24-2004, 07:05 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Not wishing to be nitpicky, but perhaps Bilbo saying 'Almost as old as I am' is a form of self derision, as old people often say things like 'Two thousand years ago, when I was at school...' and stuff like that. At least that's what I assumed when I heard it, realised it was wrong, then thought about it for a bit...
Still that's just my opinion, I could be wrong... |
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11-24-2004, 07:42 AM
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
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Encaitare, you're forgetting to subtract 1600 from the Third Age year to adapt it to Shire Reckoning. Bilbo was born 1290 S.R., which would be 2890 Third Age; the Old Winyards was actually only six years younger than he was.
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11-24-2004, 10:33 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jan 2004
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...that's a damn good point...
Well noticed Est... |
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11-24-2004, 10:52 AM
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The Perilous Poet
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Heart of the matter
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Why measure the wine's age with the different scale though?
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01-04-2005, 01:35 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Mirkwood
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Quote:
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we're reading through the Silmarillion together. It's brand new. I'm actually a bit sad this is my last year now. 
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11-24-2004, 03:42 PM
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Bittersweet Symphony
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise
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Whoops... I mean, er, I meant to do that...
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12-04-2004, 10:10 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 3,448
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When you come to the library to research ancient rome and find yourself roaming to the barrowdowns instead.
Thats why I am here just felt like letting you guys know as my signature says sorry prepare for another long absence
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