Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs - Page 15 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lhunardawen · 01-25-2006, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

When you can't be bothered posting for yourself, you spend hours flicking between 'Who’s online' and 'User CP' just in case someone posts on a thread you're involved with.

Ouch.

You know you're terribly addicted when you post a Crazy Caption on the Deathday thread.

Go figure how that happened.

Mithalwen · 01-28-2006, 06:49 AM

When the easiest to remember alpha-numeric combinations for passwords are barrow-downers screen names? When you need an eight letter password and your RPG spouse's name works perfectly....

Yes I know.. I need to get out more.....

Kath · 01-28-2006, 09:27 AM

When you're writing an RPG post in the middle of a very boring lesson, and then realise that you've written your characters name on the piece of work you've just handed in instead of your own.

Getting it back was interesting!

Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-29-2006, 04:39 AM

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When the easiest to remember alpha-numeric combinations for passwords are barrow-downers screen names? When you need an eight letter password and your RPG spouse's name works perfectly.... (Erenor)

You still remember--even use--the very first password BD gave you.

Yeah, that random six-letter thing, it's permanently engraved in my head.

Hookbill the Goomba · 01-29-2006, 07:08 AM

When you see a picture of anyone looking surprised or horrified, you instantly say that they have just seen Gandalf the grey uncloaked.

I've had some very strange looks.

Or

At school / collage, you attach small wheels to a paper mashie volcano someone in another class has made and label it 'Mount Zoom'. Yes, I did do it!

Or indeed:

Whenever asked to write your occupation, you nearly write 'Downer'.

Not guilty... yet.

Lhunardawen · 01-30-2006, 12:55 AM

When your Chem lab instructor asked you to come up with a code name for your unknown analysis, you choose Alumìne Umfuìl - partly because you just realized the wittiness of the name the previous night (thanks to your brother), but for a larger part because you want to hear your lab instructor fumble as he tries to pronounce the name. *insert evil smilie here*

Fea, if you ever read this, I want you to know that you are one of the most brilliant people I had the honor to know.

Glirdan · 01-30-2006, 10:07 PM

When you start thinking twenty four/sevem about who the Wolves will decide to attack at Night and if they'll get lucky and get a Gifted. Oh, and lets not forget when you start talking out loud to yourself about the games. I admit it, I'm obsessed.

Lhunardawen · 02-06-2006, 03:21 AM

I think this is not so much what an "addict" does...maybe more like masochist.

Out of sheer boredom, you search for your oldest posts that the Search function can come up with, and spend a lot of time cringing at the posts of your newly-deceased self.

Hasn't this been mentioned before?

elfearz1 · 02-07-2006, 09:11 PM

You rush to downs as soon as you recieve a message that there was a reply to a thread you're subscribed to.

elronds_daughter · 02-08-2006, 07:52 AM

You lose sleep on account of the latest game of Werewolf....did you vote to lynch the wrong person!?!??

Thinlómien · 02-14-2006, 12:19 PM

Hanging the whole day after school in the 'downs with a few pauses of max.15 minutes. That's 7 hours and 20 minutes by now...

Completely mad.

the guy who be short · 02-20-2006, 12:19 PM

You have an MSN group on Messenger called "Downers."

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-20-2006, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by the guy who be short

You have an MSN group on Messenger called "Downers."

Guilty.

Adding to that: At least 40% of your contacts are in that group.

Valier · 02-20-2006, 02:08 PM

When your partner tells you to be quiet, he's heard enough about the Downs!

AbercrombieOfRohan · 02-20-2006, 06:50 PM

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Adding to that: At least 40% of your contacts are in that group.

Or 100% of your contacts...

Lhunardawen · 02-21-2006, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by AbercrombieOfRohan

Or 100% of your contacts...

Or the Downs is the reason you got an MSN account in the first place!

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-21-2006, 03:19 AM

You actually plan for 'Downs Time' in your daily routine.

Lhunardawen · 02-22-2006, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

You actually plan for 'Downs Time' in your daily routine.

Guilty as charged. My everyday to-do list always has something Downs-related in it.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 02-23-2006, 03:06 PM

You travel half way around the world to be in one of the most magnificent citys ever, you are only 500 meters away from beaches and all kinds of fun, yet you still have to check what is going on at the downs once in a while.

Eonwe · 02-25-2006, 04:03 PM

You fully intend to join the next werewolf game, even though you can calculate an actaully percent your grade will drop as a result.

Celuien · 02-25-2006, 04:08 PM

You've been awake for about 30 hours, you're dead tired and have reading to do, and you're still clicking the refresh button on the forums index.

You work on posts by saving them in your email so that so you can work on them while away from home.

You once typed a fairly long RPG post on your tiny PDA screen while you were supposed to be listening to a lecture. Granted, it was a very borrrrring lecture that I had absolutely no interest in hearing and that had no educational value for me, but still...

Cailín · 02-28-2006, 04:15 PM

1) When you have a folder on your computer named 'Werewolves'.

2) When you jump up every time you hear someone say anything vaguely Tolkien-related.

3) When you try to think of a way to subtly incorporate in a post that you have finished the Silmarillion, just so you will always remember the exact date.

4) When you know the screen-names of all members on the first and second page by heart, including their personal titles - if they have one. (Though this is not as obsessive as it may sound - I have an extremely good memory when it comes to names. No really!).

5) When, on a rather uneventful night, you start reading ancient threads to know what all the 'oldies' are always referring to. I must say, it was a revelation. It's quite unbelievable to see how many Downers, now greatly esteemed for their eloquence, used to type things as lol and u every once in a while (I shan't name names). And ha - he might hate me forever for this - but the guy who be short was so cute!

6) When you start writing posts like these, just to have something to say even though you are too weary to make much sense.

7) When a 'Downers MSN group' and 'Downs Time' sound strangely appealing.

I'm sure there are more points to come some other day.

--

P.S. I know, I know. I cringe when I read some of my earlier posts as well.

P.P.S. I am clearly guilty of all the above, with the possible exception of the first since I just saw it isn't actually called werewolves, but plain wolves.

P.P.P.S.

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Originally Posted by Celuien

You've been awake for about 30 hours, you're dead tired and have reading to do, and you're still clicking the refresh button on the forums index.

You work on posts by saving them in your email so that so you can work on them while away from home.

Add those as 8 & 9.

Lhunardawen · 03-01-2006, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Cailín

4) When you know the screen-names of all members on the first and second page by heart, including their personal titles - if they have one. (Though this is not as obsessive as it may sound - I have an extremely good memory when it comes to names. No really!).

Glad to hear I'm not alone. I swear, it scares me how I remember names and personal titles...

Nilpaurion Felagund · 03-01-2006, 04:31 AM

When you have Downers on your phonebook.

the guy who be short · 03-01-2006, 12:14 PM

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It's quite unbelievable to see how many Downers, now greatly esteemed for their eloquence, used to type things as lol and u every once in a while (I shan't name names). And ha - he might hate me forever for this - but the guy who be short was so cute! (Cailín)

Typing "u" and "lol" make me cute?

Bewildering, but a distinct lack of hatred.

I also remember having something of an aversion to capital letters.

You know you're obsessed when you have recurring BDs dreams. Well, the dreams don't recur, but the BDs theme does.

Hookbill the Goomba · 03-01-2006, 12:30 PM

When you spend a lot of your time messing with Lord of the Rings related pictures and editing them for amusement with he sole purpose of posting them on the Downs.

OR

Whenever you see snoopy on the Television you feel inclined to say "Wow, Eomer!"

the guy who be short · 03-01-2006, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Hooky

Whenever you see snoopy on the Television you feel inclined to say "Wow, Eomer!"

Or you keep dreaming of Eomer as Snoopy!

Maeggaladiel · 03-01-2006, 02:13 PM

You're working on your online schoolwork, when suddenly you realize something wonderful you could do for your RPG over on the Downs!!

You're supposed to be studying for said online class' midterm tomorrow, and somehow you magically find yourself on the Downs, talking about how you're supposed to be studying for an online class... waaaaaait...

Hookbill the Goomba · 03-01-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by the guy who be short

Or you keep dreaming of Eomer as Snoopy!

I can see where you might make that mistake.

Lalaith · 03-01-2006, 04:22 PM

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When you know the screen-names of all members on the first and second page by heart

Out of interest Cailín, how do you arrange your member list? By last visit, number of posts or reputation? What about the rest of you?

03-01-2006, 05:00 PM

Okay, I got some!

You are here for more than four hours...

Your mom or husband or whoever you have always assummes where you are on the internet.

They have gone accustomed to you talking about certain people on here...

If you go somewhere else, ( huh, me??? ) then you hear the explitave," The world is coming to an end!!!." and very oh-so- tentavily correct them that "Arda is coming to an end."

People who see what your Christmas tree looks like politely offer to buy you another one.

The only friends you now have know about this site.

K

Formendacil · 03-02-2006, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Glowing Stone

Okay, I got some!

You are here for more than four hours...

Your mom or husband or whoever you have always assummes where you are on the internet.

They have gone accustomed to you talking about certain people on here...

If you go somewhere else, ( huh, me??? ) then you hear the explitave," The world is coming to an end!!!." and very oh-so- tentavily correct them that "Arda is coming to an end."

People who see what your Christmas tree looks like politely offer to buy you another one.

The only friends you now have know about this site.

K

This is your first post on the 'Downs...

You're hooked already?

I'm impressed. It took me eight months of membership to achieve that level of 'Downs 'Ddiction.

Lhunardawen · 03-02-2006, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Formendacil

This is your first post on the 'Downs...

You're hooked already?

I'm impressed. It took me eight months of membership to achieve that level of 'Downs 'Ddiction.

Which, I'm sure, coincided with your first Werewolf game.

Did it not?

Formendacil · 03-03-2006, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

Which, I'm sure, coincided with your first Werewolf game.

Did it not?

It helped.

Actually, to be perfectly honest, it wasn't the first Werewolf game I played that got me addicted, but the second one... which was actually my worst showing thus far!

Cailín · 03-03-2006, 02:52 AM

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Out of interest Cailín, how do you arrange your member list? By last visit, number of posts or reputation? What about the rest of you?

I arrange it by reputation… Guess it's the most practical because it instantly show the most active Downers all together.

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Typing "u" and "lol" make me cute? Bewildering, but a distinct lack of hatred. I also remember having something of an aversion to capital letters.

Actually, it was more the things you were trying to say beneath all the chat speak.

Thinlómien · 03-10-2006, 07:04 AM

...when you start enjoying maths lessons.

Lhunardawen · 03-12-2006, 02:17 AM

You will consider it one of your life's most satisfying moments when you see Anguirel include a smilie in one of his posts. Hint, hint.

Thinlómien · 03-13-2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

You will consider it one of your life's most satisfying moments when you see Anguirel include a smilie in one of his posts. Hint, hint.

Can't believe this!

When and where?

Lhunardawen · 03-14-2006, 01:59 AM

It hasn't happened yet; hence, the "hint, hint."

Thinlómien · 03-14-2006, 05:01 AM

So I was too utopistic, I see.

01-28-2006, 06:49 AM	#562
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Computer passwords for work When the easiest to remember alpha-numeric combinations for passwords are barrow-downers screen names? When you need an eight letter password and your RPG spouse's name works perfectly.... Yes I know.. I need to get out more..... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-28-2006, 09:27 AM	#563
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	When you're writing an RPG post in the middle of a very boring lesson, and then realise that you've written your characters name on the piece of work you've just handed in instead of your own. Getting it back was interesting! __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

01-29-2006, 07:08 AM	#565
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	When you see a picture of anyone looking surprised or horrified, you instantly say that they have just seen Gandalf the grey uncloaked. I've had some very strange looks. Or At school / collage, you attach small wheels to a paper mashie volcano someone in another class has made and label it 'Mount Zoom'. Yes, I did do it! Or indeed: Whenever asked to write your occupation, you nearly write 'Downer'. Not guilty... yet. __________________ 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...

01-30-2006, 12:55 AM	#566
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	When your Chem lab instructor asked you to come up with a code name for your unknown analysis, you choose Alumìne Umfuìl - partly because you just realized the wittiness of the name the previous night (thanks to your brother), but for a larger part because you want to hear your lab instructor fumble as he tries to pronounce the name. insert evil smilie here Fea, if you ever read this, I want you to know that you are one of the most brilliant people I had the honor to know. Last edited by Lhunardawen; 01-30-2006 at 01:18 AM.

01-30-2006, 10:07 PM	#567
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	When you start thinking twenty four/sevem about who the Wolves will decide to attack at Night and if they'll get lucky and get a Gifted. Oh, and lets not forget when you start talking out loud to yourself about the games. I admit it, I'm obsessed. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

02-06-2006, 03:21 AM	#568
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	I think this is not so much what an "addict" does...maybe more like masochist. Out of sheer boredom, you search for your oldest posts that the Search function can come up with, and spend a lot of time cringing at the posts of your newly-deceased self. Hasn't this been mentioned before?

02-07-2006, 09:11 PM	#569
elfearz1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 259	You rush to downs as soon as you recieve a message that there was a reply to a thread you're subscribed to. __________________ I didn't eat Merry, i just ate his waistcoat!-Horse maidens dream 915/920 miles. On my way to Lothlorien! ^^Elfearz^^

02-08-2006, 07:52 AM	#570
elronds_daughter Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the fortune cookie and the post-its. Posts: 644	You lose sleep on account of the latest game of Werewolf....did you vote to lynch the wrong person!?!?? __________________ I'd like to be the king of all Londinium and wear a shiny hat.

02-14-2006, 12:19 PM	#571
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Hanging the whole day after school in the 'downs with a few pauses of max.15 minutes. That's 7 hours and 20 minutes by now... Completely mad. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

02-20-2006, 12:19 PM	#572
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	You have an MSN group on Messenger called "Downers."

02-20-2006, 02:08 PM	#574
Valier Twisted Taleswapper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity Posts: 1,706	When your partner tells you to be quiet, he's heard enough about the Downs!

02-21-2006, 03:19 AM	#577
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	You actually plan for 'Downs Time' in your daily routine. __________________ 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...

02-25-2006, 04:03 PM	#580
Eonwe Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In a world grown ever smaller. Posts: 678	You fully intend to join the next werewolf game, even though you can calculate an actaully percent your grade will drop as a result. __________________ I've got bridge club on Wednesday, Archery on Thursday, Dancing on a Friday night!

02-25-2006, 04:08 PM	#581
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	You've been awake for about 30 hours, you're dead tired and have reading to do, and you're still clicking the refresh button on the forums index. You work on posts by saving them in your email so that so you can work on them while away from home. You once typed a fairly long RPG post on your tiny PDA screen while you were supposed to be listening to a lecture. Granted, it was a very borrrrring lecture that I had absolutely no interest in hearing and that had no educational value for me, but still... __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

03-01-2006, 04:31 AM	#584
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Addicted? When you have Downers on your phonebook. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

03-01-2006, 12:30 PM	#586
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	When you spend a lot of your time messing with Lord of the Rings related pictures and editing them for amusement with he sole purpose of posting them on the Downs. OR Whenever you see snoopy on the Television you feel inclined to say "Wow, Eomer!" __________________ 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...

03-01-2006, 02:13 PM	#588
Maeggaladiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The end of the world as we know it. I feel fine, incidentally. Posts: 500	You're working on your online schoolwork, when suddenly you realize something wonderful you could do for your RPG over on the Downs!! You're supposed to be studying for said online class' midterm tomorrow, and somehow you magically find yourself on the Downs, talking about how you're supposed to be studying for an online class... waaaaaait... __________________ "Wide ne bith wel," cwaeth se the geheirde on helle hriman.

03-01-2006, 05:00 PM	#591
Glowing Stone Guest Posts: n/a	Okay, I got some! You are here for more than four hours... Your mom or husband or whoever you have always assummes where you are on the internet. They have gone accustomed to you talking about certain people on here... If you go somewhere else, ( huh, me??? ) then you hear the explitave," The world is coming to an end!!!." and very oh-so- tentavily correct them that "Arda is coming to an end." People who see what your Christmas tree looks like politely offer to buy you another one. The only friends you now have know about this site. K

03-10-2006, 07:04 AM	#596
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	...when you start enjoying maths lessons. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

03-12-2006, 02:17 AM	#597
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	You will consider it one of your life's most satisfying moments when you see Anguirel include a smilie in one of his posts. Hint, hint.

03-14-2006, 01:59 AM	#599
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	It hasn't happened yet; hence, the "hint, hint."

03-14-2006, 05:01 AM	#600
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	So I was too utopistic, I see. __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris