Barrow Downs Misconceptions

[Eomer of the Rohirrim]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Huh? You mean it isn't?

It wasn't always like this.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

It wasn't always like this.

You're living in the past, man!

Clearly it is high time the official name of this forum was changed to "The Barrow-Downs Wolfy-game Dating Site".

[Blind Guardian]

My mother thought The Downer was some death metal thing.

When I first was told 'Welcome to your death.' I was like what the heck?! Then I saw the pile o' bones thing.

[narfforc]

I actually thought that Middle-earth Mirth was to have a laugh and a joke. Apparently not, for I was given an infraction point for posting something non-Tolkien, if that is the case have look at the long standing (and yes quite funny) comic strip which appears on these pages and ask about it's relevence to Tolkien. My post was considered to be quite funny by the majority of those who contacted me, however, a sense of humour normally does help when reading something that states mirth.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by narfforc

I actually thought that Middle-earth Mirth was to have a laugh and a joke. Apparently not, for I was given an infraction point for posting something non-Tolkien, if that is the case have look at the long standing (and yes quite funny) comic strip which appears on these pages and ask about it's relevence to Tolkien.

But "Phantom and Alien" started in the "Downer", and features a number of forum members as characters. So while it may not be relevant to Tolkien, it is to the site itself.

[narfforc]

I never said it shouldn't be there, and I have sent Joel a message to state that. However, since I gained my infraction point, I have have seen countless items that have no Tolkien content either, I can only guess that some Harry Potter fan didn't like my post.

[TheGreatElvenWarrior]

But P and A has Tolkien-esque ideas in it, not just things that are relevant to the 'Downs. Like Alien going to Gondor, for instance. That may just be a little thing dropped in there to keep it Tolkien related, but it was still great. As for the Downer, it's all about Tolkien. And as Nerwen pointed out, the Phantom and Alien is the Downer's comic strip. Therefore it gets status as being Tolkien related as well, no matter if there are any references to Tolkien's work or not.

Bringing the thread back on topic just a bit, I always have people give me funny looks when I mention my Deathday or my death in general, not just my vulnerable brother. Then, of course, there are always those times when one mentions the number of times one has died on the 'Downs. And another misconception I always have, though it is really the other way around from my original idea, is that when somebody says something about another person being 'such a downer', I think of our newspaper...