Oxonmoot 2006 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

narfforc · 09-11-2006, 11:35 AM

Gonzo will turn up at some stage.................I am almost positive.

Lalwendë · 09-11-2006, 11:37 AM

So we shall be a right bunch of muppets then?

narfforc · 09-11-2006, 12:23 PM

Hey just had a great idea The Middle-earth Muppet Show:

It's time to kill some orcse's
It's time to have a fight
It's time to act like corpses
On the Muppet show tonight.

Miss Piggy as Eowyn
Kermit as Frodo
Fozzy as Sam
Gonzo as Gollum
Statler as Theoden
Waldorf as Denethor
Swedish Chef as Gimli
Eagle as Gwahir
Beaker as Suicide Orc at Helms Deep.

Any other idea's, what about Sesame Street or The Magic Roundabout ummmmm.

Mithalwen · 09-11-2006, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by narfforc

Hey just had a great idea The Middle-earth Muppet Show:

It's time to kill some orcse's
It's time to have a fight
It's time to act like corpses
On the Muppet show tonight.

Miss Piggy as Eowyn
Kermit as Frodo
Fozzy as Sam
Gonzo as Gollum
Statler as Theoden
Waldorf as Denethor
Swedish Chef as Gimli
Eagle as Gwahir
Beaker as Suicide Orc at Helms Deep.

Any other idea's, what about Sesame Street or The Magic Roundabout ummmmm.

surely ..eeek Farmir would have to be Kermit?
Oooh Magic Roundabout .....

Guess Gandalf is Zebedee
Bomabadil / Radagast- Dylan?
Elrond - Mr Rusty
Galadriel -Ermintrude
Aragorn Brian the Snail
Frodo - Dougal

Lalwendë · 09-11-2006, 12:51 PM

Aragorn is Brian The Snail?!

I'd have Gollum down as Animal or Zebedee.

Saruman as Dr Bunsen Honeydew.
Sam as Robin.
Arwen as Camilla the Chicken.
Gandalf as Rowlf the Dog.

"Manwe, Manwe,
Doo-doo-de-do-do!
Manwe, Manwe,
Doo-doo-de-dar!"

Mithalwen · 09-11-2006, 12:54 PM

He has his prissier moments I think....

Lalwendë · 09-11-2006, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

He has his prissier moments I think....

I'd say Aragorn was more like George off Rainbow. Bungle would be Gandalf in his more inept moments, and Pippin is Zippy. With Celeborn, Galadriel and Celebrimbor as Rod, Jane & Freddy.

I might suggest this as a late paper for Oxonmoot. What do you think?

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-11-2006, 01:07 PM

Best wishes to all of you who are going to Oxford - have a wonderful time! As I'm travelling to the West this week, I won't be there, but I have fond memories of Birmingham last year. It was a great experience, and has lead to my involvement in the German Tolkien Society (I had to go to England to meet the German fans!) and even to a translating job for a Tolkien studies anthology.

So watch out - you never know where the path takes you once you step out of your door!

Mithalwen · 09-11-2006, 01:10 PM

"I'm travelling to the West this week"

Ah well Oxford is delightful but to visit Valinor probably beats it.....

Bêthberry · 09-12-2006, 01:05 AM

I'd hardly say I live in Valinor, but then I'm not as far West as Estelyn is going.

Any chance any of you will be looking out for Phillip Pullman while you are at Oxenmoot?

Roa_Aoife · 09-12-2006, 07:12 PM

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There are relatively few smials of the Tolkien Society in the U.S., and Texas does not have one. Just curious, but is any Yank out there a member of one of the state smials? I have always wondered how those work. I know there's a very active one in New York State.

The only one I know of is the Gathering of the Fellowship, which happens in different places every year. I don't know much about it, though. It was a grapevine mentioned among some friends of mine. (It's probably more movie related than book related.) I do know that Tolkien fans in the states tend to "bunny off" sci-fi/fantasy conventions. Of course, those are now bunnying off the anime conventions since the sudden rise of the otaku* sub-culture in the States and the gradual decline of the Trekkie. (So sad.)

*Yes, I am aware of what otaku means in Japanese culture. In American culture, however, it's no longer negative. In fact, most anime fans here think of it as a badge of honor that must be earned.

Anguirel · 09-13-2006, 01:12 AM

I'll be in Oxford on Friday for the English faculty open day, so if you see anyone who looks vaguely like me attempt to communicate in Elvish. Then see whether they look startled or amused.

Note: I will not on this occasion be dressed as the French King...

09-11-2006, 11:35 AM	#1
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	Gonzo will turn up at some stage.................I am almost positive. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

09-11-2006, 11:37 AM	#2
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	So we shall be a right bunch of muppets then? __________________ Gordon's alive!

09-11-2006, 12:23 PM	#3
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	Hey just had a great idea The Middle-earth Muppet Show: It's time to kill some orcse's It's time to have a fight It's time to act like corpses On the Muppet show tonight. Miss Piggy as Eowyn Kermit as Frodo Fozzy as Sam Gonzo as Gollum Statler as Theoden Waldorf as Denethor Swedish Chef as Gimli Eagle as Gwahir Beaker as Suicide Orc at Helms Deep. Any other idea's, what about Sesame Street or The Magic Roundabout ummmmm. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

09-11-2006, 12:51 PM	#5
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Aragorn is Brian The Snail?! I'd have Gollum down as Animal or Zebedee. Saruman as Dr Bunsen Honeydew. Sam as Robin. Arwen as Camilla the Chicken. Gandalf as Rowlf the Dog. "Manwe, Manwe, Doo-doo-de-do-do! Manwe, Manwe, Doo-doo-de-dar!" __________________ Gordon's alive!

09-11-2006, 12:54 PM	#6
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	He has his prissier moments I think.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

09-11-2006, 01:07 PM	#8
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Best wishes to all of you who are going to Oxford - have a wonderful time! As I'm travelling to the West this week, I won't be there, but I have fond memories of Birmingham last year. It was a great experience, and has lead to my involvement in the German Tolkien Society (I had to go to England to meet the German fans!) and even to a translating job for a Tolkien studies anthology. So watch out - you never know where the path takes you once you step out of your door! __________________ '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...'

09-11-2006, 01:10 PM	#9
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	"I'm travelling to the West this week" Ah well Oxford is delightful but to visit Valinor probably beats it..... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

09-12-2006, 01:05 AM	#10
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	I'd hardly say I live in Valinor, but then I'm not as far West as Estelyn is going. Any chance any of you will be looking out for Phillip Pullman while you are at Oxenmoot? __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

09-13-2006, 01:12 AM	#12
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	I'll be in Oxford on Friday for the English faculty open day, so if you see anyone who looks vaguely like me attempt to communicate in Elvish. Then see whether they look startled or amused. Note: I will not on this occasion be dressed as the French King... __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso