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04-23-2009, 02:10 PM
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Heaven's doorstep
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Welcome, Erendis. You've chosen what I believe is the best forum out there.
Enjoy yourself!
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05-17-2009, 10:55 AM
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Animated Skeleton
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Birmingham, central England
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Greetings!
Hello, Forum,
My handle is "TheOrcWithNoName", or Sonny for short : don't ask! Am a forty-something middle-aged git, living in Birmingham, UK. Have had a strong affinity for all things Tolkien since reading The Hobbit, 30 odd years ago. Have read the LOTR books, listened to the BBC radio adaption, seen the PJ films. And yes, I probably have a t-shirt buried about this place somewheres. What has drawn me to this particular forum over a number of lesser ones (IMHO), is its diverse subject matter, knowledge and intelligent discussions that not only centre around the LOTR universe but for what looks like the entire history of Middle Earth and beyond. With this in mind I hope to share my own thoughts, but more importantly learn & expand my rather limited knowledge of the JRR Tolkien world! Thank you.... and apologies for the rather long tedious intro... 
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05-17-2009, 11:04 AM
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Gruesome Spectre
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Heaven's doorstep
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Be assured your intro was neither long nor tedious.
Welcome to the Downs!
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05-17-2009, 11:56 AM
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
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Welcome, TheOrcWithNoName - I like the nick!* If you're at home in Birmingham, did you come to the "Tolkien 2005" conference there? It was the most wonderful Tolkien event I've attended so far and launched my real life involvement with the German Tolkien Society as well as attendance at two Oxonmoots up to now.
*Great - now I'm humming "I've been to the desert..." 
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05-17-2009, 12:18 PM
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Animated Skeleton
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Birmingham, central England
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Unfortunately I missed the event much to my regret, although I was aware of a civic reception in the city in January of this year by the Lord Mayor at the Central Library. However, I did spend most of yesterday at the "Middle Earth Weekend 2009" just down the road at Sarehole Mill. It was very good and well attended, even though the weather was quite appalling for most of the day.
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05-17-2009, 12:54 PM
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Shady She-Penguin
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: In a far land beyond the Sea
Posts: 8,093
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Welcome, Sonny!
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05-17-2009, 08:41 PM
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Flame Imperishable
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Right here
Posts: 3,928
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Welcome, Sonny!
Always nice to have another Downer from the same country!
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