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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.

Kath · 07-14-2005, 03:17 PM

I have the same problem with my family Alcarillo. They like the books (well two of them do) but the second I start to talk about them they all groan and run away!

07-14-2005, 11:47 AM	#1
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	#2
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, 03:17 PM	#4
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	I have the same problem with my family Alcarillo. They like the books (well two of them do) but the second I start to talk about them they all groan and run away! __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

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07-14-2005, 01:48 PM	#3
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.