Having a LotR nickname? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mithalwen · 03-18-2005, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lalwendë

Alas, I've never yet had a LotR related nickname, despite having had rather more nicknames than is good for one person (including cyclops, paddington, duracell etc.). But, there is a manager in a room not far from me right now who goes by the name of Gollum, so alike is he to the creature. He not only sounds like Gollum, but he also looks like him, and has something of the Gollum personality, being overly attached to his 'precious' office while all around are forced into the cattle shed atmosphere of the open plan area.

Oh and there was me wondering if you and davem used screen names or real ones..

Lalwendë · 03-18-2005, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Oh and there was me wondering if you and davem used screen names or real ones..

Have you been planting bugging devices around the house?

But, isn't a nickname something only someone else can give to you?

Mithalwen · 03-20-2005, 01:08 PM

Oh I wasn't thinking that specifically... reminds me of my linguistics lecturer asking if a jam pot was still a jampot once you had eaten the jam and were using it to hold pencils....

Have you been planting bugging devices around the house?

No ..... not my style apart from not knowing where or how..........

So a screen name is more a nom de guerre / nom de clavier?

If a nickname can only be given by someone else then on the whole I loathe them... since most of mine were unwanted gifts from my unpleasant sibling or pupils.... apart from La Duquesa...

so on the whole I prefer the name I have chosen for myself

Feanor of the Peredhil · 03-20-2005, 02:00 PM

Ah, nicknames... Like Lal said, I've got more names that I respond to than is (or ought to be) natural, some being Professor, Red, Jori, Jack, Grace...

But, incredible as it may seem

I also have picked up a few monikers in the way of Middle Earth-ish type stuff. My old English teacher refers to me as "Ah, here comes the wizard" and when I mention hunger, it's my "hobbit side coming out." I've even been referred to as "Tolkien" himself.

Fea

mark12_30 · 03-20-2005, 02:04 PM

Impressive, Fea!

One young, tall, blond, angular-faced friend got nicknamed "Gregolas".

A friend named Rachel got called Rachelf.

The tall, thin, mischievous guy that hunts with my husband, used to show up at our house while we were gone and chop & stack wood for fun. He got nicknamed "The Wood Elf." He's a decent archer, too.

One friend calls me Frodo (I call her Sam.) Another appends "-Hobbit" to my given name, while I always call her by her screen name. And a third calls me Elf-Princess. (I don't mind, since I'm married to Strider.)

Mithalwen · 03-20-2005, 02:14 PM

Erm well offline, I wouldn't say I was in the closet about it but I tend to keep the extent of my Tolkienism under wraps - at least until after the secret handshake...
I did do an assignment with a fellow fan and (we referred to the company concerned as "mordor ...".

Fea your nicknames are rather better than "Piglet", and "The Honey Monster" ..

THE Ka · 03-23-2005, 01:55 AM

Someone said I was "Old School" the other day... Then called me Gandalf...

I feel SO cool right now...

Plus, My friend has accidently called me 'Frodo'... but I highly doubt that the excuse of 'an accident' was the truth. This accident stuck, and their only reasoning is that our eyes are the same colour... That one made me:

, then, well... I thought about it I guess. My conclusion: "Gahhh! grrahr! ... Are they really that blue?"

I guess the world may never know...

~ Confused Ka

Meela · 03-23-2005, 04:22 AM

I'm often referred to as Gollum, due to my gangly features and googly eyes. I used to walk a little faster than my friends, so I would constantly be turning around and yelling "Come on Hobbitses, long way to go yet!" Of course, my friends did actually resemble hobbitses, so we had a little post-TTT-cinema RP going on there.
The tall, blonde appearance and love of swords n' horses, earned me the name of Eowyn. Actually, I think that's the one that really stuck.
The only other names I get called are Elf, occasionally Galadriel (again tall and blonde, and that's as far as the resemblance goes). Sometimes I was called Strider, again because of my tendency to walk about three leagues ahead of everyone, trampling around the countryside in Ranger boots.

03-20-2005, 01:08 PM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Oh I wasn't thinking that specifically... reminds me of my linguistics lecturer asking if a jam pot was still a jampot once you had eaten the jam and were using it to hold pencils.... Have you been planting bugging devices around the house? No ..... not my style apart from not knowing where or how.......... So a screen name is more a nom de guerre / nom de clavier? If a nickname can only be given by someone else then on the whole I loathe them... since most of mine were unwanted gifts from my unpleasant sibling or pupils.... apart from La Duquesa... so on the whole I prefer the name I have chosen for myself __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

03-20-2005, 02:04 PM	#5
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Impressive, Fea! One young, tall, blond, angular-faced friend got nicknamed "Gregolas". A friend named Rachel got called Rachelf. The tall, thin, mischievous guy that hunts with my husband, used to show up at our house while we were gone and chop & stack wood for fun. He got nicknamed "The Wood Elf." He's a decent archer, too. One friend calls me Frodo (I call her Sam.) Another appends "-Hobbit" to my given name, while I always call her by her screen name. And a third calls me Elf-Princess. (I don't mind, since I'm married to Strider.) __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve. Last edited by mark12_30; 03-20-2005 at 02:10 PM.

03-20-2005, 02:14 PM	#6
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Erm well offline, I wouldn't say I was in the closet about it but I tend to keep the extent of my Tolkienism under wraps - at least until after the secret handshake... I did do an assignment with a fellow fan and (we referred to the company concerned as "mordor ...". Fea your nicknames are rather better than "Piglet", and "The Honey Monster" .. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 03-20-2005 at 02:25 PM.

03-23-2005, 01:55 AM	#7
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,403	Someone said I was "Old School" the other day... Then called me Gandalf... I feel SO cool right now... Plus, My friend has accidently called me 'Frodo'... but I highly doubt that the excuse of 'an accident' was the truth. This accident stuck, and their only reasoning is that our eyes are the same colour... That one made me: , then, well... I thought about it I guess. My conclusion: "Gahhh! grrahr! ... Are they really that blue?" I guess the world may never know... ~ Confused Ka __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni?

03-23-2005, 04:22 AM	#8
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	I'm often referred to as Gollum, due to my gangly features and googly eyes. I used to walk a little faster than my friends, so I would constantly be turning around and yelling "Come on Hobbitses, long way to go yet!" Of course, my friends did actually resemble hobbitses, so we had a little post-TTT-cinema RP going on there. The tall, blonde appearance and love of swords n' horses, earned me the name of Eowyn. Actually, I think that's the one that really stuck. The only other names I get called are Elf, occasionally Galadriel (again tall and blonde, and that's as far as the resemblance goes). Sometimes I was called Strider, again because of my tendency to walk about three leagues ahead of everyone, trampling around the countryside in Ranger boots. __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard. Last edited by Meela; 05-27-2005 at 08:06 AM.

03-20-2005, 02:00 PM	#4
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Ah, nicknames... Like Lal said, I've got more names that I respond to than is (or ought to be) natural, some being Professor, Red, Jori, Jack, Grace... But, incredible as it may seem I also have picked up a few monikers in the way of Middle Earth-ish type stuff. My old English teacher refers to me as "Ah, here comes the wizard" and when I mention hunger, it's my "hobbit side coming out." I've even been referred to as "Tolkien" himself. Fea

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