What do you "assign" to the Shire? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Thinlómien · 06-22-2006, 02:33 AM

For the sake of not overflooding your inboxes and being late, I congratulate you here. Happy birthday, Cailín and SPM!

I assign congratulating. It's fun.

Kath · 06-22-2006, 04:13 AM

Aha! This can double-up as a birthday greetings thread

Though I already wished you well in the TiG thread I believe.

Anyway, I'll assign feeling so much better in the morning.

Mithalwen · 06-22-2006, 01:55 PM

Open air Shakespeare, even though:

-it is an anachronism
- the Prof wasn't keen
- the local "castle" which provided the setting was assembled form bits brought from ruins about a hundred years ago (really is delightfully mad with a fireplace on the outside..)
- it wasn't really warm enough and I ended up resembling a large heap of car-rugs .

it was still magical.

Lalwendë · 06-22-2006, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Open air Shakespeare, even though:

-it is an anachronism
- the Prof wasn't keen
- the local "castle" which provided the setting was assembled form bits brought from ruins about a hundred years ago (really is delightfully mad with a fireplace on the outside..)
- it wasn't really warm enough and I ended up resembling a large heap of car-rugs .

it was still magical.

Ever been to the Minack theatre at Porthcurno in Cornwall? Like a Grecian ruin, carved into the cliffs high above Lamorna Cove, you watch a play with the sea as a backdrop and the stars as lighting. One of the plays I've seen there was Midsummer Nights Dream, which was about as perfect as you can get.

The place belongs in heaven, let alone The Shire.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-23-2006, 04:20 PM

I happily assign my mother. I love my mother. A lot. Because she very intentionally started pulling food out of the grocery bags. The first thing was a half pound of turkey. Eew, dead bird. The second was a half pound of roast beef. Eew, dead mammal. And then... and then...

Whole wheat wraps, hummus, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and bean sprouts! Mmm... *drool*

I also assign finding and purchasing cheap plane tickets (yay!) and the word 'Reykjavik' at 2:30 AM.

Kath · 06-24-2006, 04:45 AM

Sleep! It's a wonderful thing.

Also, finding the copy of the statement your teachers sent to universities about you and reading it for the first time in months. After the trials of Wednesday it was a lovely boost of confidence.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-30-2006, 10:26 PM

I assign post-work dinner at midnight that involves grapes, chai, and the following directly quoted advice for curing hiccups:

Quote:

Originally Posted by my little brother via AIM

punch yourself in the right temple while reciting the pledge of allegeance. it helps. you know youre cured when you loose consiousness right around "under god"

Elonve · 07-01-2006, 03:21 AM

I assign the invention of new words to the Shire.
We should start a Barrow-Downs Lexicon.

(sorry that was a little off topic...)
________
CHEAP UTG DELUXE TACTICAL HOLSTER LEFT HANDED

Mithalwen · 06-24-2006, 09:46 AM

you watch a play with the sea as a backdrop and the stars as lighting.

No I haven't been ... Apart from a flying visit, I haven't been to Cornwall since childhood when the Poldark mine and the Seal sanctuary were the order of the day. This place can join Heligan and the Eden project on my "to do" list for the visit I have been promising myself for years....

It sounds like it belongs a bit west of the shire and forms part of Mithlond's leisure facilities...

Lalwendë · 06-24-2006, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

you watch a play with the sea as a backdrop and the stars as lighting.

No I haven't been ... Apart from a flying visit, I haven't been to Cornwall since childhood when the Poldark mine and the Seal sanctuary were the order of the day. This place can join Heligan and the Eden project on my "to do" list for the visit I have been promising myself for years....

It sounds like it belongs a bit west of the shire and forms part of Mithlond's leisure facilities...

Much of Cornwall belongs West of The Shire. I've not been for 16 years (long drive from oop North), but there are so many truly magical places like St Michael's Mount, the fairy palace which rises from a tiny island in the blue waters of Mounts Bay; they even have the grave of a Giant's heart on there. Then there are fogous, stone circles and iron age villages. Tintagel. The Goonhilly Downs. Godrevy Lighthouse. And the mystery of Land's End, the last bit of England.

Not quite in The Shire, but not in Valinor either. Maybe in the environs of The Grey Havens?

Cailín · 06-27-2006, 04:09 AM

Returning from an exam you know you passed, even though you answered question 9a (name the three most common types of ordeals mentioned in early Irish law) with:

Quote:

*A duel. God would aid the hand of the truthful one.
*A physical ordeal i.e. putting your hand in a cauldron filled with boiling water without getting hurt.

Um, um

*A psychological ordeal i.e. being forced to watch Free Willy I, II & III in rapid succession.

(I found out that the correct answer should be casting lots, but I personally like my suggestion better).

06-22-2006, 02:33 AM	#1
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	For the sake of not overflooding your inboxes and being late, I congratulate you here. Happy birthday, Cailín and SPM! I assign congratulating. It's fun. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

06-22-2006, 04:13 AM	#2
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Aha! This can double-up as a birthday greetings thread Though I already wished you well in the TiG thread I believe. Anyway, I'll assign feeling so much better in the morning. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-22-2006, 01:55 PM	#3
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Open air Shakespeare, even though: -it is an anachronism - the Prof wasn't keen - the local "castle" which provided the setting was assembled form bits brought from ruins about a hundred years ago (really is delightfully mad with a fireplace on the outside..) - it wasn't really warm enough and I ended up resembling a large heap of car-rugs . it was still magical. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-23-2006, 04:20 PM	#5
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I happily assign my mother. I love my mother. A lot. Because she very intentionally started pulling food out of the grocery bags. The first thing was a half pound of turkey. Eew, dead bird. The second was a half pound of roast beef. Eew, dead mammal. And then... and then... Whole wheat wraps, hummus, spinach, tomatoes, peppers, onions, and bean sprouts! Mmm... drool I also assign finding and purchasing cheap plane tickets (yay!) and the word 'Reykjavik' at 2:30 AM. __________________ peace Last edited by Feanor of the Peredhil; 06-24-2006 at 12:31 AM.

06-24-2006, 04:45 AM	#6
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Sleep! It's a wonderful thing. Also, finding the copy of the statement your teachers sent to universities about you and reading it for the first time in months. After the trials of Wednesday it was a lovely boost of confidence. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

07-01-2006, 03:21 AM	#8
Elonve Wight Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Where the stars go blue. Posts: 153	I assign the invention of new words to the Shire. We should start a Barrow-Downs Lexicon. (sorry that was a little off topic...) ________ CHEAP UTG DELUXE TACTICAL HOLSTER LEFT HANDED Last edited by Elonve; 04-09-2011 at 06:19 PM.

06-24-2006, 09:46 AM	#9
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	you watch a play with the sea as a backdrop and the stars as lighting. No I haven't been ... Apart from a flying visit, I haven't been to Cornwall since childhood when the Poldark mine and the Seal sanctuary were the order of the day. This place can join Heligan and the Eden project on my "to do" list for the visit I have been promising myself for years.... It sounds like it belongs a bit west of the shire and forms part of Mithlond's leisure facilities... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

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