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Morwen · 06-11-2007, 08:11 AM

Thingol to Dwarfs of Nogrod

Morthoron · 06-11-2007, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morwen

Thingol to Dwarfs of Nogrod

Excellent! Your turn.

Morwen · 06-12-2007, 08:20 AM

I'll pass on my turn. Any takers?

Guinevere · 06-12-2007, 09:47 AM

I'll take it, since I have some insults ready...

Quote:

You cursed, peaching sneakthief!

Morthoron · 06-12-2007, 08:33 PM

The tracking Snaga to the Uruk he eventually killed in Mordor (while Sam and Frodo were hiding).

Guinevere · 06-13-2007, 02:19 PM

Yes, well done, Morthoron!

Morthoron · 06-14-2007, 01:12 AM

"...the invaders and usurpers of our home."

Morthoron · 06-16-2007, 01:26 PM

Hmmm...perhaps I was too vague. I'll add another phrase...

"...slayers of our kin, the invaders and usurpers of our home."

Dimturiel · 06-17-2007, 10:52 AM

That would be Eol to Maeglin about the Noldor.

Morthoron · 06-17-2007, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dimturiel

That would be Eol to Maeglin about the Noldor.

Bah! I knew that added extra would be a dead give away. Good job, please continue.

Dimturiel · 06-19-2007, 09:39 AM

Quote:

fat fool

Good luck!

Morthoron · 06-19-2007, 08:09 PM

"You're a fat fool, William," said Bert, "as I've said afore this evening."

The trolls arguing in the "Roast Mutton" chapter of The Hobbit.

Dimturiel · 06-19-2007, 11:43 PM

Well done. Your turn again.

Morthoron · 06-21-2007, 05:09 PM

"stick-at-nought"

Guinevere · 06-22-2007, 10:25 AM

That's Bill Farney to the Hobbits, about Aragorn, when they are leaving Bree.

"I suppose you know who you've taken up with? That's Stick-at-naught Strider, that is!"

Morthoron · 06-22-2007, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guinevere

That's Bill Farney to the Hobbits, about Aragorn, when they are leaving Bree.

"I suppose you know who you've taken up with? That's Stick-at-naught Strider, that is!"

You are right, It was Bill Ferney. And it is spelled 'nought' in the book, by the way, which is a variation of 'naught' (at least in the worn out 1978 Ballantine paperback edition I have on my desk -- too lazy to go look through my hardbound editions atm).

Guinevere · 06-25-2007, 07:25 AM

Thank you!
(Sorry I misspelled Bill, and yes, in my Harper Collins copy it's spelled "naught".)

Quote:

...numbskulls!

(btw, your signature fits this thread nicely, Morthoron!

)

Morthoron · 06-26-2007, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guinevere

Thank you!
(Sorry I misspelled Bill, and yes, in my Harper Collins copy it's spelled "naught".)

Quote:

...numbskulls!

(btw, your signature fits this thread nicely, Morthoron!

)

*The Dark Elf bows*

I referred to two hardbound copies I have (one published by Allen and Unwin, and the other by HarperCollins), and each have the spelling as 'naught'. Only the Ballantine paperback version has the spelling as 'nought'. Someone did not do a proper proofreading job!

Anyway, the quote you offer is found here:

Quote:

"'Rope!' cried Sam, talking wildly to himself in his excitement and
relief. 'Well, if I don't deserve to be hung on the end of one as a
warning to numbskulls! You're nowt but a ninnyhammer, Sam Gamgee: that's
what the Gaffer said to me often enough, it being a word of his. Rope!''

Guinevere · 06-27-2007, 05:40 AM

That was probably too easy for you, Morthoron !
(And we can't use "ninnyhammer" here anymore now

)

Morthoron · 06-27-2007, 10:42 AM

Sorry about adding 'ninnyhammer'. Such a waste of a perfectly good insult.

Quote:

...a phantom designed in the folly of their hearts...

Guinevere · 01-18-2008, 01:12 PM

Oops! I had quite forgotten about that thread

but let's revive it now, shall we?

Sauron to Ar-Pharazôn, about Eru

Folwren · 01-18-2008, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morthoron

Sorry about adding 'ninnyhammer'. Such a waste of a perfectly good insult.

Ninnyhammer would have been a simple one - who other than Sam would have said it?

Guinevere · 03-16-2008, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Get up lazybones!

Azaghâl · 05-01-2008, 04:53 PM

Bofur to Bilbo, at Beorn's, in the morning.

"Get up lazybones, or there will be no breakfast left for you."

Guinevere · 05-02-2008, 02:19 PM

Exactly! Your turn to insult, Azaghâl

Azaghâl · 05-02-2008, 04:33 PM

"Come, Master Sluggard, ..."

Dimturiel · 05-03-2008, 07:56 AM

Legolas to Merry at Hornburg.

Azaghâl · 05-03-2008, 01:23 PM

That is a correct answer, you can go on.

Dimturiel · 05-05-2008, 09:58 AM

Thanks.

Quote:

tender little fools

Enjoy.

Azaghâl · 05-06-2008, 07:32 AM

Grishnakh to Merry and Pippin, at the edge of Fangorn.

"My dear tender little fools!" was the exact quote, but that would have given too much away. "Tender" was already enough to put me on the track.

Dimturiel · 05-06-2008, 11:04 AM

Yep, that's the one

. Go ahead.

Azaghâl · 05-07-2008, 02:49 PM

Thank you.

Quote:

[...] a dirty treacherous fool. [...]

Eönwë · 05-07-2008, 03:11 PM

Grishnakh , I'm not sure where. I just saw it in the corner of this page. What luck!

The whole quote was:
"Saruman is a fool, and a dirty treacherous fool. But the eye is on him."

Azaghâl · 05-07-2008, 03:42 PM

You're right. As to the location, somewhere on the plains of Rohan should be enough since I am now far too sleepy to check the chapter or the chronology.

Your turn now.

Maedhros_the_Tall · 06-01-2008, 02:48 PM

Admittedly its not my turn, but this thread looks like allot of fun, and it has apparently been quiet for a long time! Therefore I shall have a go!! My quote is easy enough

"Woodwose"

Guinevere · 06-10-2008, 12:45 PM

That would be Saeros about Túrin, spoken to Mablung I believe.

Maedhros_the_Tall · 06-10-2008, 01:11 PM

Yup, thats right! I was thinking of Saeros saying it to Turin, after he threw the vessel at Saeros, but he also says it about Turin to Mablung right after!!

Your turn Guinevere

Guinevere · 06-10-2008, 02:26 PM

Thank you, Maedhros!

Quote:

You're a booby

Morthoron · 06-10-2008, 04:05 PM

"You're a booby," said William. "Booby yourself!" said Tom.

The trolls in The Hobbit before deciding whom to squash first.

Guinevere · 06-13-2008, 07:56 AM

Exactly!

I hope you still find more insults...
(I know several in Tolkien's Minor works, but those are not so well known.)

06-11-2007, 08:11 AM	#81
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 274	Thingol to Dwarfs of Nogrod __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said

06-12-2007, 08:20 AM	#83
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 274	I'll pass on my turn. Any takers? __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said

06-12-2007, 08:33 PM	#85
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	The tracking Snaga to the Uruk he eventually killed in Mordor (while Sam and Frodo were hiding). __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-13-2007, 02:19 PM	#86
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Yes, well done, Morthoron! __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

06-14-2007, 01:12 AM	#87
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	"...the invaders and usurpers of our home." __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-16-2007, 01:26 PM	#88
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	Hmmm...perhaps I was too vague. I'll add another phrase... "...slayers of our kin, the invaders and usurpers of our home." __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-17-2007, 10:52 AM	#89
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	That would be Eol to Maeglin about the Noldor. __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

06-19-2007, 08:09 PM	#92
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	"You're a fat fool, William," said Bert, "as I've said afore this evening." The trolls arguing in the "Roast Mutton" chapter of The Hobbit. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-19-2007, 11:43 PM	#93
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	Well done. Your turn again. __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

06-21-2007, 05:09 PM	#94
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	"stick-at-nought" __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-22-2007, 10:25 AM	#95
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	That's Bill Farney to the Hobbits, about Aragorn, when they are leaving Bree. "I suppose you know who you've taken up with? That's Stick-at-naught Strider, that is!" __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

06-27-2007, 05:40 AM	#99
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Exactly! That was probably too easy for you, Morthoron ! (And we can't use "ninnyhammer" here anymore now ) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

01-18-2008, 01:12 PM	#101
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Oops! I had quite forgotten about that thread but let's revive it now, shall we? Sauron to Ar-Pharazôn, about Eru __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

05-01-2008, 04:53 PM	#104
Azaghâl Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 95	Bofur to Bilbo, at Beorn's, in the morning. "Get up lazybones, or there will be no breakfast left for you."

05-02-2008, 02:19 PM	#105
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Exactly! Your turn to insult, Azaghâl __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

05-02-2008, 04:33 PM	#106
Azaghâl Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 95	"Come, Master Sluggard, ..."

05-03-2008, 07:56 AM	#107
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	Legolas to Merry at Hornburg. __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

05-03-2008, 01:23 PM	#108
Azaghâl Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 95	That is a correct answer, you can go on.

05-06-2008, 07:32 AM	#110
Azaghâl Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 95	Grishnakh to Merry and Pippin, at the edge of Fangorn. "My dear tender little fools!" was the exact quote, but that would have given too much away. "Tender" was already enough to put me on the track.

05-06-2008, 11:04 AM	#111
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	Yep, that's the one. Go ahead. __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

05-07-2008, 03:11 PM	#113
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	Grishnakh , I'm not sure where. I just saw it in the corner of this page. What luck! The whole quote was: "Saruman is a fool, and a dirty treacherous fool. But the eye is on him." __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

05-07-2008, 03:42 PM	#114
Azaghâl Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 95	You're right. As to the location, somewhere on the plains of Rohan should be enough since I am now far too sleepy to check the chapter or the chronology. Your turn now.

06-01-2008, 02:48 PM	#115
Maedhros_the_Tall Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2008 Location: North East of England, currently at university in South West Scotland. Posts: 56	Admittedly its not my turn, but this thread looks like allot of fun, and it has apparently been quiet for a long time! Therefore I shall have a go!! My quote is easy enough "Woodwose"

06-10-2008, 12:45 PM	#116
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	That would be Saeros about Túrin, spoken to Mablung I believe. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

06-10-2008, 01:11 PM	#117
Maedhros_the_Tall Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2008 Location: North East of England, currently at university in South West Scotland. Posts: 56	Yup, thats right! I was thinking of Saeros saying it to Turin, after he threw the vessel at Saeros, but he also says it about Turin to Mablung right after!! Your turn Guinevere __________________ In Doriath let him reign, and be glad that he has the sons of Finwe for his neighbours, not the Orcs of Morgoth that we found.

06-10-2008, 04:05 PM	#119
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	"You're a booby," said William. "Booby yourself!" said Tom. The trolls in The Hobbit before deciding whom to squash first. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

06-13-2008, 07:56 AM	#120
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Exactly! I hope you still find more insults... (I know several in Tolkien's Minor works, but those are not so well known.) __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

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