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Iaurhirwen · 08-01-2005, 05:43 PM

I was seeing a really corny show with my drama club called Starmites. At one point during the show, a figure in a hooded cloak with an eery voice appeared on stage. I said to the person next to me, "Its a Nazgul." I was actually quite scared, because in my mind it was a Nazgul. I had a bit of trouble calming down after that.

Also in that show was a gangly creature. When it first appeared on stage, my friend and I immediatly said to each other: "It's Gollum!" I love New Hope with the drama club.

Dimturiel · 08-02-2005, 11:38 AM

I think that I can give you a perfect example of the things a person obsessed with LOTR might do. I had my birthday last week and I had a small party. And when my mother brought the cake I prevented my friends from singing "Happy birthday" and put Aragorn's corronation song instead. My friends had an exasperated look on their faces and I am sure they thought: "Oh, here she goes again, the freak." Well, I do love showing people proofs of my obsession. I am proud of it!

Kath · 09-05-2005, 07:30 AM

Well since Nilp went to the trouble of finding this for me I guess I'd better post on it!

You know you are obsessed with LotR when you go to a foreign country and you visit a set of caves and instead of seeing the various images of the Virgin Mary or some kind of animal you see cities and people from LotR. There was this one rock formation that really gave me the creeps because it looked like a hunched over little man, and I immediately thought of the guy that warned people away from the Paths of the Dead (sorry no books so the names have escaped me).

Hookbill the Goomba · 10-24-2005, 07:07 AM

You Know your obsessed with The Lord of the Rings when you hear people order a drink that sounds suspiciously like "Miruvor" and so exclaim at the top of your voice, "WOW! Elf drinks!"

Yes, it happened to me. I am ashamed to say.

The Sixth Wizard · 07-27-2006, 03:29 AM

When you dress up on History Day as a thinly veiled copy of the Two Towers archer elves...

When you have read so much LOTR lore that you actually get a headache reading about any other fantasy world! I envy the day I could remember all the different magic spells in Harry Potter (sigh).

You hear any person bad-mouth Tolkien books or Tolkien and start writhing on the ground in pain going "Aure Entuluva! Day shall come again!"

When even the local computer geeks call you a nerd darn-it!

Gil-Galad · 07-27-2006, 06:45 AM

You Paint a Red Eye on your shirt and you start trying to convert other people

Kath · 07-27-2006, 04:19 PM

You've managed to convert even your mother, a long-term LotR disliker, into someone who will happily sit down and watch the films - if supplied with chocolate that is.

08-01-2005, 05:43 PM	#1
Iaurhirwen Wight Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the theatre!!SHOWTIME!!!! Posts: 217	I was seeing a really corny show with my drama club called Starmites. At one point during the show, a figure in a hooded cloak with an eery voice appeared on stage. I said to the person next to me, "Its a Nazgul." I was actually quite scared, because in my mind it was a Nazgul. I had a bit of trouble calming down after that. Also in that show was a gangly creature. When it first appeared on stage, my friend and I immediatly said to each other: "It's Gollum!" I love New Hope with the drama club. __________________ "Will somebody find my pants?" - "What do you do with a drunkin sailor?" - "You have a giant mole!!!!" - "Tom!! Get out of the Girls's dressing room!" "But she asked me to help find her pants!!" - - - opening night chaos

08-02-2005, 11:38 AM	#2
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	I think that I can give you a perfect example of the things a person obsessed with LOTR might do. I had my birthday last week and I had a small party. And when my mother brought the cake I prevented my friends from singing "Happy birthday" and put Aragorn's corronation song instead. My friends had an exasperated look on their faces and I am sure they thought: "Oh, here she goes again, the freak." Well, I do love showing people proofs of my obsession. I am proud of it! __________________ 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

09-05-2005, 07:30 AM	#3
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Well since Nilp went to the trouble of finding this for me I guess I'd better post on it! You know you are obsessed with LotR when you go to a foreign country and you visit a set of caves and instead of seeing the various images of the Virgin Mary or some kind of animal you see cities and people from LotR. There was this one rock formation that really gave me the creeps because it looked like a hunched over little man, and I immediately thought of the guy that warned people away from the Paths of the Dead (sorry no books so the names have escaped me). __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

10-24-2005, 07:07 AM	#4
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Thumbs up from the Dead Hand You Know your obsessed with The Lord of the Rings when you hear people order a drink that sounds suspiciously like "Miruvor" and so exclaim at the top of your voice, "WOW! Elf drinks!" Yes, it happened to me. I am ashamed to say. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

07-27-2006, 06:45 AM	#6
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	You Paint a Red Eye on your shirt and you start trying to convert other people __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

07-27-2006, 03:29 AM	#5
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 480	When you dress up on History Day as a thinly veiled copy of the Two Towers archer elves... When you have read so much LOTR lore that you actually get a headache reading about any other fantasy world! I envy the day I could remember all the different magic spells in Harry Potter (sigh). You hear any person bad-mouth Tolkien books or Tolkien and start writhing on the ground in pain going "Aure Entuluva! Day shall come again!" When even the local computer geeks call you a nerd darn-it!

07-27-2006, 04:19 PM	#7
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	You've managed to convert even your mother, a long-term LotR disliker, into someone who will happily sit down and watch the films - if supplied with chocolate that is. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”