Longest LOTR Discussion You Ever Had? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elendhel · 07-14-2005, 09:23 AM

Hah! I think I'll steer clear of the heavier never ending debates! Or I could be here all week. I'm not one for reading too much into things anyway, I just tend to waffle on for hours at a time in my over-enthusiastic excitement at things.

Diola lle, saesa omentien lle. (Thank you, pleasure meeting you)

Hookbill the Goomba · 07-14-2005, 10:12 AM

The Best I have achieved is a two hour-long real-life debate on the Balrogian problem. I can't remember weather we said the wings were real or metaphorical in the end, but I do seem to remember annoying said person by using book quotes whereas he had only seen the films!

But we still managed to go on for two hours.

I have had 4 hour long conversations over MSN with friends about Bombadill, Feanor, Turin and others, but nothing that immediately springs to mind as being more than 4 hours long.

Kitanna · 07-14-2005, 11:05 AM

Seven hours? My word.

Two of my friends came to my house once and we watched all three LOTR movies in a row. (a good 12 hour block of time) So I'd say about two hours of that time was spent talking about the characters and themes of LOTR. Though it was on again off again conversation.

Folwren · 07-14-2005, 11:22 AM

We-ell...there was a time in my life when my little sister and I didn't talk about anything but the LotR...before the movies came out. Just about every word that came was LotR related or a direct quote. That's poor to say even here on a LotR site, but I do have the excuse that we were young and I didn't have a job yet, nor a better purpose in life.

Granted, we don't talk constantly, and we were not always debating or arguing. Much of the time we were simply quoting. But there were points of discussion, naturally.

So, I can state no hours, but it was a lot of time taken up.

Elendhel · 07-14-2005, 11:47 AM

Lasta lalaithamin! (Listen to my laughter!)

None of you have out talked the *n00b* in a single stretch!

Meela · 07-14-2005, 01:36 PM

Roundabout the time of the Two Towers release, in the days when LotR hype was at its height, I spent most of my days with a small group of friends who were just as fantasy/LotR obsessed as I was. We probably spent as long as ten hours together in a day, and the topic would most likely stray only from LotR to consult on our choice of pizza toppings or somesuch. It wasn't a sit-down-straight-talk session, but if there was any constant stream of conversation in that day, it would have been almost entirely LotR-related.

I had a two-year long ongoing argument over the questionability of my sanity, due to my persistent Denethor adoration. I insisted that a) he was sane, b) I was sane, c) I was sane for loving him, and d) he was sane if he ever decided to approach me in the street. A few hundred people argued against it.

I think the longest I've sat down and discussed LotR straight through is, oooh... four hours? Maybe five on-off-ish.

Alcarillo · 07-14-2005, 01:48 PM

None of my family or friends are interested in LotR, so I never have nice long conversations about Tolkien's work. They all think my rambling on about the Fall of Númenor or whatever topic I'm suddenly engrossed in is annoying and dull.

07-14-2005, 09:23 AM	#1
Elendhel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19	Hah! I think I'll steer clear of the heavier never ending debates! Or I could be here all week. I'm not one for reading too much into things anyway, I just tend to waffle on for hours at a time in my over-enthusiastic excitement at things. Diola lle, saesa omentien lle. (Thank you, pleasure meeting you) __________________ The Realm Of Elendhel My LOTR Myspace

07-14-2005, 10:12 AM	#2
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	The Best I have achieved is a two hour-long real-life debate on the Balrogian problem. I can't remember weather we said the wings were real or metaphorical in the end, but I do seem to remember annoying said person by using book quotes whereas he had only seen the films! But we still managed to go on for two hours. I have had 4 hour long conversations over MSN with friends about Bombadill, Feanor, Turin and others, but nothing that immediately springs to mind as being more than 4 hours long. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

07-14-2005, 11:05 AM	#3
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	Seven hours? My word. Two of my friends came to my house once and we watched all three LOTR movies in a row. (a good 12 hour block of time) So I'd say about two hours of that time was spent talking about the characters and themes of LOTR. Though it was on again off again conversation. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

07-14-2005, 11:22 AM	#4
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	We-ell...there was a time in my life when my little sister and I didn't talk about anything but the LotR...before the movies came out. Just about every word that came was LotR related or a direct quote. That's poor to say even here on a LotR site, but I do have the excuse that we were young and I didn't have a job yet, nor a better purpose in life. Granted, we don't talk constantly, and we were not always debating or arguing. Much of the time we were simply quoting. But there were points of discussion, naturally. So, I can state no hours, but it was a lot of time taken up. __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

07-14-2005, 11:47 AM	#5
Elendhel Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 19	Lasta lalaithamin! (Listen to my laughter!) None of you have out talked the n00b in a single stretch! __________________ The Realm Of Elendhel My LOTR Myspace

07-14-2005, 01:36 PM	#6
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	Roundabout the time of the Two Towers release, in the days when LotR hype was at its height, I spent most of my days with a small group of friends who were just as fantasy/LotR obsessed as I was. We probably spent as long as ten hours together in a day, and the topic would most likely stray only from LotR to consult on our choice of pizza toppings or somesuch. It wasn't a sit-down-straight-talk session, but if there was any constant stream of conversation in that day, it would have been almost entirely LotR-related. I had a two-year long ongoing argument over the questionability of my sanity, due to my persistent Denethor adoration. I insisted that a) he was sane, b) I was sane, c) I was sane for loving him, and d) he was sane if he ever decided to approach me in the street. A few hundred people argued against it. I think the longest I've sat down and discussed LotR straight through is, oooh... four hours? Maybe five on-off-ish. __________________ '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.

07-14-2005, 01:48 PM	#7
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	None of my family or friends are interested in LotR, so I never have nice long conversations about Tolkien's work. They all think my rambling on about the Fall of Númenor or whatever topic I'm suddenly engrossed in is annoying and dull.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode