To the merriment - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 12-06-2005, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mark12_30

I have searched and searched for it, all to no avail. Perhaps when the boards were moved, the thread was (GASP) deleted. But long ago in the shadowy past, when Fellowship was getting its Oscar-Snub, Lush was retelling her story of Oscar Night. Lush had gotten over the snub and moved on, and was merrily revelling in Ewan MacGregor. "When I saw that he was wearing eyeliner I nearly licked the screen, " quoth she.

I laughed so hysterically that my dog sat up and watched me with her head tipped to one side. Three years later it STILL makes me laugh out loud. Roggie of Morgoth owes his flame-proof eyeliner to this very moment-- to Ewan MacGregor, seen through the eyes of Lush.

Helen, consider this substitute as my Christmas present to you:

Helen on balrogs and eyeliners

Lush's screen affair

And, well, as this fits in so well with Eomer's wonderful thread idea, I shall link to the entire thread, which has given me wonderful laughs all over again just now. Ou sont les éclats de rire d'autan?

An idea about the "fangirl" problem we've been having

Lalwendë · 12-06-2005, 02:28 PM

Jesse's Jokes

This week I 'ave mostly been laughing at smut from davem

One of the threads that's had me doubled up with laughter has been snow angels, especially when, considering that at my age I should really know better and get some dignity, I found myself getting carried away and playing with pudding and action figures. Not only that but I provided everyone with hard evidence of my deeply silly sense of humour.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-07-2005, 10:55 AM

I seem to remember that we had a lot of fun at the beginning of Lush's thread 101 Things Barrow-Downers Would Never Post. However, the most fun I've had outside of the Entish Bow saga exists now only as a broken link in Estelyn's defence of my reputation (post #225).

The thread was called Gaudeamus igitur: Lupercalia est! and was an abortive attempt by yours truly to satirise a spate of 'happy festival' threads that had been cropping up for some months. Somehow it turned into a wide-ranging and utterly inconsequential conversation between a number of now rather senior members who ought to have known better. We succeeded in moving Mithadan to verse, Turambar to a defence of Wordsworth and Lush to another of her proposals of marriage, but, sadly, nobody to anything Tolkien related. I think that the whole fiasco was deleted in the May 2003 spring clean.

There are some fun posts that are still part of the forum. In the fifty-seventh post of littlemanpoet's thread The wrong kind of details: the components of wonder (aka lmp's rant), Kuruharan proposed a rather unusual mythic pairing, which cracked up both me and the discussion. Then there was the creation of a legend, when Mister Underhill, whose keyboard has been the fount of much classic comedy, first suggested the idea behind the indispensible instrument of Tolkienology which he later christened 'the Travest-o-meter™', in a thread called A curious evening in Oxford. Bêthberry has thoughtfully indexed the creative process at post 62.

***Mister Underhill*** · 12-08-2005, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Squatter

Mister Underhill, whose keyboard has been the fount of much classic comedy

Flatterer. I can only return the compliment: besides the post to start off the "Curious Evening" thread -- which is a strong contender for best post, ever, anywhere on the Downs -- you had at least as big a hand in the development of Travest-o-technology™ as I did. Also, you proved again that brevity is the soul of wit with a short but exceptionally funny post in Sport in Middle-earth that makes me chuckle out loud to this day.

Although the Straight Way to many of the old threads has been lost, clever mariners can still navigate to the ancient shores, as in this link to the aforementioned battle between Spellcheck Man and his nemesis. Look here at lindil's Should all posts be polls? to laugh while you learn why polls are not generally accessible on the Downs.

I have more merry memories of times on the Downs than I can count. Most of the older ones involve half-joking, half-serious analyses with Sharkey, or impromptu iron poetry with the Wight, or the interpretation of the prophesies of Malbeth. Also, I miss Maril; she was always good for a laugh.

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Originally Posted by Lush

One of the more hilarious instances of newbies-gone-bad that I remember was a character named Zones...

"Zones for ops!"...

I haven't thought of that for years.

And speaking of, does anyone else remember -- I think his handle was Gimli son of Gloin? I'm sure that kid still holds the record for most bans and reinstatements, not to mention dramatic farewell-I'm-leaving-forever posts. There was one old thread in particular that gave me a few days of laughter, where I pretended that he was a character that I had created, but I can't seem to turn it up either here or at the old site. I think we lost more stuff in our periodic UBB corruptions than we realized at the time. Maybe that one was another victim.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 12-08-2005, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister Underhill

And speaking of, does anyone else remember -- I think his handle was Gimli son of Gloin? I'm sure that kid still holds the record for most bans and reinstatements, not to mention dramatic farewell-I'm-leaving-forever posts.

*gets ready to break some records*

Farewell, my loves, I am leaving you for eternity! Do no lament; no, do not anguish, for I will be far happier where I do go...

However before I leave, I shall post several of my fondest memories for you to know me by:

The impromptu creation and immanent administrative squashing of one Inktomi Slurp Spider has provided me with countless laughs.

One late, late night in the chat room where the phantom and I kept Esty up long past her bedtime. I shudder to think... when I finally took my leave, it was past my own bed time.

Keeping tabs on the ever dynamic Fill-in-the-blank-ship on their Quest for Reunification.

Forhedgethistledim: our dear professor has provided me with laughter beyond explanation. Most especially when he and our supreme Wightness agreed to become espoused... or at least when they released that their RPG characters were.

And now... I bid you adeau. Farewell, my doves, my sugarsweets, and do not miss me too badly for my departure... shall only actually last a few hours.

Child of the 7th Age · 12-08-2005, 09:03 AM

Speaking of merry blasts from the past

How I miss Birdland aka Bird ! Who could resist her impish posts on the original Entish Bow, or her brief, humorous comments in the Books and Movies forum. As someone who'd actually worked with films, she had a fun and insightful perspective on PJ.

Her post comparing the new VLASIC pickle commercial with Gollum's dialogue in the Hobbit was typical of her offhand wit. Since this dates from 2002, I can't seem to link to it so here it is:

Gollum should sue!

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"Is it nice, my preciousss? Is it juicy? Is it scrumptiously crunchable?" - Gollum, The Hobbit

I heard the brand new ad campaign for Vlasic pickles as I was cruising the Downs, and almost fell out of my chair.

In the ad, a couple of children are apparently about to share some Vlasic pickles. One child asks: "Is it juicy? Is it crunchable?" The tag line of the commercial is "Vlasic pickles. Juicy and crunchable!"

If this wasn't lifted straight from Gollum's most famous line, I'll eat my hat!

I'm afraid I'll never be able to look at a jar of Vlasic pickles now without busting out laughing. A shame, really, for they are pretty good pickles. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

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Alas, Bird, you are missed....

***Mister Underhill*** · 12-08-2005, 09:57 AM

Yeah, Birdie is missed, and Diamond18 too -- she only very rarely shows her head in here these days.

Fea, you're gonna have to work a lot harder than that to beat ol' Gimli, but you're off to a good start. Next time you decide to leave forever, mention how the Downs has changed for the worse, and don't forget to emphasize that you won't be coming back. Ever. You might also want to consider creating a second account so that you can use an alias to post about what a shame it is that Fea is leaving.

12-07-2005, 10:55 AM	#3
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Up memory lane without a paddle I seem to remember that we had a lot of fun at the beginning of Lush's thread 101 Things Barrow-Downers Would Never Post. However, the most fun I've had outside of the Entish Bow saga exists now only as a broken link in Estelyn's defence of my reputation (post #225). The thread was called Gaudeamus igitur: Lupercalia est! and was an abortive attempt by yours truly to satirise a spate of 'happy festival' threads that had been cropping up for some months. Somehow it turned into a wide-ranging and utterly inconsequential conversation between a number of now rather senior members who ought to have known better. We succeeded in moving Mithadan to verse, Turambar to a defence of Wordsworth and Lush to another of her proposals of marriage, but, sadly, nobody to anything Tolkien related. I think that the whole fiasco was deleted in the May 2003 spring clean. There are some fun posts that are still part of the forum. In the fifty-seventh post of littlemanpoet's thread The wrong kind of details: the components of wonder (aka lmp's rant), Kuruharan proposed a rather unusual mythic pairing, which cracked up both me and the discussion. Then there was the creation of a legend, when Mister Underhill, whose keyboard has been the fount of much classic comedy, first suggested the idea behind the indispensible instrument of Tolkienology which he later christened 'the Travest-o-meter™', in a thread called A curious evening in Oxford. Bêthberry has thoughtfully indexed the creative process at post 62. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

12-08-2005, 09:03 AM	#6
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Missing Bird Speaking of merry blasts from the past How I miss Birdland aka Bird ! Who could resist her impish posts on the original Entish Bow, or her brief, humorous comments in the Books and Movies forum. As someone who'd actually worked with films, she had a fun and insightful perspective on PJ. Her post comparing the new VLASIC pickle commercial with Gollum's dialogue in the Hobbit was typical of her offhand wit. Since this dates from 2002, I can't seem to link to it so here it is: Gollum should sue! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Is it nice, my preciousss? Is it juicy? Is it scrumptiously crunchable?" - Gollum, The Hobbit I heard the brand new ad campaign for Vlasic pickles as I was cruising the Downs, and almost fell out of my chair. In the ad, a couple of children are apparently about to share some Vlasic pickles. One child asks: "Is it juicy? Is it crunchable?" The tag line of the commercial is "Vlasic pickles. Juicy and crunchable!" If this wasn't lifted straight from Gollum's most famous line, I'll eat my hat! I'm afraid I'll never be able to look at a jar of Vlasic pickles now without busting out laughing. A shame, really, for they are pretty good pickles. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] _____________________________________ Alas, Bird, you are missed.... __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote. Last edited by Child of the 7th Age; 12-08-2005 at 09:29 AM.

12-06-2005, 02:28 PM	#2
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Jesse's Jokes This week I 'ave mostly been laughing at smut from davem One of the threads that's had me doubled up with laughter has been snow angels, especially when, considering that at my age I should really know better and get some dignity, I found myself getting carried away and playing with pudding and action figures. Not only that but I provided everyone with hard evidence of my deeply silly sense of humour. __________________ Gordon's alive!

12-08-2005, 09:57 AM	#7
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	Yeah, Birdie is missed, and Diamond18 too -- she only very rarely shows her head in here these days. Fea, you're gonna have to work a lot harder than that to beat ol' Gimli, but you're off to a good start. Next time you decide to leave forever, mention how the Downs has changed for the worse, and don't forget to emphasize that you won't be coming back. Ever. You might also want to consider creating a second account so that you can use an alias to post about what a shame it is that Fea is leaving.