The Reunification of the Entish Bow - Discussion - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Thenamir*** · 12-03-2004, 03:35 PM

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Djinn and tonic anyone?

Ouch.

**The Saucepan Man** · 12-03-2004, 10:28 PM

Any similarity between Ear-Hand-Ill the Mariner and Earandnau the Marinade is entirely coincidental.

Great post, Mith! Nice to see a few of the legends only hinted at 'til now being fleshed out. We're getting quite a little Legendarium (Parodarium?) going here now.

I've put up a quick post, which is primarily plot (

) development. Extra parody points to anyone who uncovers the significance (such as it is) of the Laurinandon Bridge.

Oh, and sorry to anyone who has never seen the UK soap Eastenders, as you won't get the ending ...

Rimbaud · 12-04-2004, 03:02 AM

Oh I do, with a shiver of dread.

Most excellent posts gentlefolk! Loved the developing backstory in Mith's and the developing forestory in SpM's; nothing will escape our fearsome satirical grasp... I'm still waiting for a good spoof on Trotter the Ranger Hobbit, though.

Rep forthcoming, but apparently, like butter on bread, I need to spread it around a bit more.

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-04-2004, 03:26 AM

Esty's Law: Whenever I get the feeling that this RPG is near-dead, and firmly resolve never ever to begin Part 3, posts start rolling in, in a quantity and quality that makes me want to go on forever.

A wonderful post, Saucy! You managed to advance the plot and still insert so many laughs that it was a treat to read! And that at an hour which I would not choose for creative writing - thanks for your great contribution! (sërf-fletting, via VIA, Toll Entrihëa - fun!)

...and no, unfortunately, I've never had the opportunity to see "Eastenders", so your last reference will remain vaguely humorous for me, but not chiming a chord, alas!

Kuruharan · 12-05-2004, 06:22 PM

You were planning a part three?

Since I think we are going to destroy Muddled Mirth (one way or the other) was this going to be in...

Space, the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Entish Surprise...

(Yes, I know that was lame

)

EDIT: Speaking of lame jokes, before we arrive at Valleyum, I'd like to post one more time. I have a flinchingly, wincingly, nauseatingly bad joke I'd like to get in (stolen from several different media formats no less). So, were we ready to get there, or were we waiting for some of our stragglers to catch up with us?

Estelyn Telcontar · 12-06-2004, 07:37 AM

Completely destroying Muddled-Mirth?!

That's a pretty high goal, even for the specialized experts of the Destruction-Company-Ship! I hadn't dared to hope for such a lofty climax. My thoughts were, when the Ent-That-Was-Broken is reunited, he needs some company - you know, "It is not good that Ent should be alone." So I'd toyed with the idea of Part the Third, The Return of the Entwife, wherein he finds out that she was only gone on a long shopping spree, buying some of those lovely hats with fruit decoration, and finally comes back again. However, if Muddled-Mirth is destroyed...

No problem, you are welcome to post again before we reach the shores of Valleyum, Kuru - Thena will be posting soon, he said, and since we will not proceed with the plot until after Christmas, I'd planned to have the ship arrive in the West the first week of January or so.

***Mithadan*** · 12-06-2004, 08:18 AM

And I had proposed that the woody subject of our quest may need some rehabilitation. Perhaps he has amnesia? The title I suggest is The Re-Entification of the Unified Bow.

12-03-2004, 10:28 PM	#2
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Any similarity between Ear-Hand-Ill the Mariner and Earandnau the Marinade is entirely coincidental. Great post, Mith! Nice to see a few of the legends only hinted at 'til now being fleshed out. We're getting quite a little Legendarium (Parodarium?) going here now. I've put up a quick post, which is primarily plot ( ) development. Extra parody points to anyone who uncovers the significance (such as it is) of the Laurinandon Bridge. Oh, and sorry to anyone who has never seen the UK soap Eastenders, as you won't get the ending ... __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

12-04-2004, 03:02 AM	#3
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Oh I do, with a shiver of dread. Most excellent posts gentlefolk! Loved the developing backstory in Mith's and the developing forestory in SpM's; nothing will escape our fearsome satirical grasp... I'm still waiting for a good spoof on Trotter the Ranger Hobbit, though. Rep forthcoming, but apparently, like butter on bread, I need to spread it around a bit more. __________________ And all the rest is literature

12-04-2004, 03:26 AM	#4
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Esty's Law: Whenever I get the feeling that this RPG is near-dead, and firmly resolve never ever to begin Part 3, posts start rolling in, in a quantity and quality that makes me want to go on forever. A wonderful post, Saucy! You managed to advance the plot and still insert so many laughs that it was a treat to read! And that at an hour which I would not choose for creative writing - thanks for your great contribution! (sërf-fletting, via VIA, Toll Entrihëa - fun!) ...and no, unfortunately, I've never had the opportunity to see "Eastenders", so your last reference will remain vaguely humorous for me, but not chiming a chord, alas! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...' Last edited by Estelyn Telcontar; 12-04-2004 at 03:37 AM.

12-05-2004, 06:22 PM	#5
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,593	You were planning a part three? Since I think we are going to destroy Muddled Mirth (one way or the other) was this going to be in... Space, the Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Entish Surprise... (Yes, I know that was lame ) EDIT: Speaking of lame jokes, before we arrive at Valleyum, I'd like to post one more time. I have a flinchingly, wincingly, nauseatingly bad joke I'd like to get in (stolen from several different media formats no less). So, were we ready to get there, or were we waiting for some of our stragglers to catch up with us? __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

12-06-2004, 07:37 AM	#6
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Completely destroying Muddled-Mirth?! That's a pretty high goal, even for the specialized experts of the Destruction-Company-Ship! I hadn't dared to hope for such a lofty climax. My thoughts were, when the Ent-That-Was-Broken is reunited, he needs some company - you know, "It is not good that Ent should be alone." So I'd toyed with the idea of Part the Third, The Return of the Entwife, wherein he finds out that she was only gone on a long shopping spree, buying some of those lovely hats with fruit decoration, and finally comes back again. However, if Muddled-Mirth is destroyed... No problem, you are welcome to post again before we reach the shores of Valleyum, Kuru - Thena will be posting soon, he said, and since we will not proceed with the plot until after Christmas, I'd planned to have the ship arrive in the West the first week of January or so. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

12-06-2004, 08:18 AM	#7
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,393	And I had proposed that the woody subject of our quest may need some rehabilitation. Perhaps he has amnesia? The title I suggest is The Re-Entification of the Unified Bow. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.