I met a fellow BDer!! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Feanor of the Peredhil · 07-20-2010, 01:04 PM

Wilwa, Rune wants to know why you're jealous of him for being with me, but not jealous of me for having Rune here.

Keeper of Dol Guldur · 07-20-2010, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

Wilwa, Rune wants to know why you're jealous of him for being with me, but not jealous of me for having Rune here.

Obviously because you're way cooler. Even though you accuse me of dating your brother.

haha love you, sis!

PS. It was less of a passing comment, more of a flat out "DUDE YOU CAN'T POST ANYMORE! blah blah blahstoppedlistening"

Nogrod · 07-21-2010, 11:18 AM

Coming to Helsinki airport we found a most agreeable 82F summer-afternoon we would have complained about it being too hot without the trip to the "hottest place on earth"...

Jet-lag starts to take it's toll but I'm afraid there will be lengthy descriptions of our trip here soon.

I'll just say this to begin the thing...

It was by far the best holiday I've ever had (and the most expensive

), thanks especially to the wonderful 'Downers who on their part made it like that! We met a host of really nice people with whom it was without exception very easy to come together and whose company, planning, advice, lodging, families... were just awesome!

Thanks to everyone! It was great to meet you all (someone will probably come up with exact numbers which I think will near thirty).

Also I learned to appreciate the vastness of the country called the USA - geographically, culturally, ideologically... and what comes to the portions one gets to eat in a restaurant.

On top of the Barrow Downs seemingly being the number one dating-site on the internet... (*whoa!*) it is great to see how also love of Tolkien's work gathers such wonderful people together and makes it possible to go to the other end of the world just to meet them and have such a good time. I do really recommend mixing your travelling to meeting fellow 'Downers!

Aganzir · 07-22-2010, 12:45 PM

I (and everybody else, I suppose) are going to post about our meetings with Downers soon, but here's what we did during the trip: Paper Telephone. For those of you who are not familiar with it, see here (and take part yourself)!

Our sentence, quoted here in case people have trouble with my handwriting,

Quote:

A Turkish ladies' man was exterminated by a bunch of banana peel wearing Nazgûls.

is comprised of elements that we came up with during our flight. Somebody made a non-family-friendly joke, comparing a Turkish plane to a Turkish ladies' man. Lommy and Greenie watched the Bakshi cartoon on the plane and concurred the Nazgûls looked like they were wearing banana peels. And why killing? Because I made lots of morbid jokes about plane crashes which Greenie didn't like at all.
It wasn't a very easy sentence to draw, but Brinn did a fabulous job anyway!

Then we had Kath write a sentence, and Nienna drew a picture. Of course penguins were bound to pop in sooner or later. Hanni=Lommy, in case somebody doesn't know.

Next, there are Mirandir's sentence, Celuien's drawing (her penguin says: Everything looks worse in black and white. FAIL!), wilwa's sentence, and Macalaure's drawing.

Aganzir · 07-22-2010, 12:46 PM

After them it's Rikae's sentence and Fea's picture. I really love them both, especially because they got rid of the penguins! :-p

Bethberry's interpretation is interesting, but Boro knew the simplest solution is often the easiest. "Hey this guy looks like Mac... I'll draw him a goatee!"

Diamond18 got the reference:

Aganzir · 07-22-2010, 12:47 PM

Oddwen drew another very good picture of seeing the rain.

Then McCaber wrote a sentence and Ibrin drew a picture. Note the tornado!

Sally's sentence and Shasta's picture. Sally you should know the Finnish numbers look perfectly normal! :-p

Aganzir · 07-22-2010, 12:48 PM

"Hey Shasta, because you drew a stick figure I'm going to write it's Mira," said the phantom. However, in Laurinquë's picture Mirandir turns into Mithrandir!

TGEW's sentence and The Ka's drawing. "His beard looks like armpit hair," she pointed out.

I had to take a photo of Ka's picture and send it to the other Finns who were having fun in San Francisco with Lariren and alona while I was in Washington. Lari's sentence and alona's picture:

07-20-2010, 01:04 PM	#1
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Wilwa, Rune wants to know why you're jealous of him for being with me, but not jealous of me for having Rune here. __________________ peace

07-21-2010, 11:18 AM	#3
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Coming to Helsinki airport we found a most agreeable 82F summer-afternoon we would have complained about it being too hot without the trip to the "hottest place on earth"... Jet-lag starts to take it's toll but I'm afraid there will be lengthy descriptions of our trip here soon. I'll just say this to begin the thing... It was by far the best holiday I've ever had (and the most expensive ), thanks especially to the wonderful 'Downers who on their part made it like that! We met a host of really nice people with whom it was without exception very easy to come together and whose company, planning, advice, lodging, families... were just awesome! Thanks to everyone! It was great to meet you all (someone will probably come up with exact numbers which I think will near thirty). Also I learned to appreciate the vastness of the country called the USA - geographically, culturally, ideologically... and what comes to the portions one gets to eat in a restaurant. On top of the Barrow Downs seemingly being the number one dating-site on the internet... (whoa!) it is great to see how also love of Tolkien's work gathers such wonderful people together and makes it possible to go to the other end of the world just to meet them and have such a good time. I do really recommend mixing your travelling to meeting fellow 'Downers! __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

07-22-2010, 12:46 PM	#5
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Paper Telephone pt 2 After them it's Rikae's sentence and Fea's picture. I really love them both, especially because they got rid of the penguins! :-p Bethberry's interpretation is interesting, but Boro knew the simplest solution is often the easiest. "Hey this guy looks like Mac... I'll draw him a goatee!" Diamond18 got the reference: __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

07-22-2010, 12:47 PM	#6
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Paper Telephone pt 3 Oddwen drew another very good picture of seeing the rain. Then McCaber wrote a sentence and Ibrin drew a picture. Note the tornado! Sally's sentence and Shasta's picture. Sally you should know the Finnish numbers look perfectly normal! :-p __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

07-22-2010, 12:48 PM	#7
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	Paper Telephone pt 4 "Hey Shasta, because you drew a stick figure I'm going to write it's Mira," said the phantom. However, in Laurinquë's picture Mirandir turns into Mithrandir! TGEW's sentence and The Ka's drawing. "His beard looks like armpit hair," she pointed out. I had to take a photo of Ka's picture and send it to the other Finns who were having fun in San Francisco with Lariren and alona while I was in Washington. Lari's sentence and alona's picture: __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

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