I met a fellow BDer!! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 09-19-2006, 02:24 PM

The hospitality of the Rivergranddaughter is all that a visitor could wish for and more! The food was not only delicious enough for any Hobbit but indeed worthy of a King's table - and a Telcontar knows of what she speaks!

Though I'm afraid the marks we left on the sandy shores of yonder shores are rather transitory, it was a fitting close to a delightful visit. This was not a first meeting, but a very personal and enjoyable second one.

I defy any Downs member to challenge my record - if I haven't forgotten anyone on my list (which goes back over four years, so my memory may have missed one or two!) I have met 14 of ya'll. And all have survived the encounter!

Rune Son of Bjarne · 09-19-2006, 02:33 PM

It is my plan to atleast try to breake that record although it will probably take some years. . .

If anybody wants to help me do this and live near Manchester (England), please PM me.

narfforc · 09-19-2006, 06:55 PM

hEllo, eXcuuuSe mE EstY I HAveN't REcoveREd YeT, THe mEn iN WhitE cOaTS BROUgHT mE A niCe CoaT WitH loTs oF StRaPS anD tOLd My MothER To GivE mE piLLs:

THREE PILLS ARE GIVEN TO KEEP ME SO CALM
SEVEN IS TAKEN TO MAKE MY HEAD STONE
NINE I TAKE TO KEEP ME FROM HARM
ONE PILL I SWALLOW SO I AM ALONE
IN MY NICE JACKET WHERE I CAN'T MOVE MY ARM.

Other than that I am perfectly sane.

No I'm not.

Yes I am.

Not.

Am.........................................

Mithalwen · 09-28-2006, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

It is my plan to atleast try to breake that record although it will probably take some years. . .

Well you will be doing better than me - the number of barrow downers I have met has decreased by 50%.....

Lush · 09-28-2006, 02:00 PM

The footprints are very post-modern.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 09-28-2006, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Well you will be doing better than me - the number of barrow downers I have met has decreased by 50%.....

Huh ?

Durelin · 09-28-2006, 05:20 PM

This summer, I'll be in London on July 2nd or 3rd through the 4th or 5th this summer, and then in Oxford and then Stratford after London. Then it's on to Ireland and then Wales...

Of course, it is one of those *educational* trips, and so I will not have much just 'free time' in London, but, I'm sure I'll have enough time and freedom to at least say hello and *hang* for a bit.

If anyone's brave enough to say hello.

And to any East Coast US BDers who'd be interested: I plan on going to Otakon this year, if anyone would like to go and perhaps meet up for a bit.

Kitanna · 09-28-2006, 09:27 PM

I actually met Orominuialwen back in August.

I had headed up to Madison, WI. to help a friend move into her apartment and I was able to break away from my friend for a bit and set up a meeting time with Oro.

Though time wasn't on our side we ended up having a nice long conversation about school and friends and stuff of the like. It was so much fun to meet a fellow Downer, especially one as fun and funny as Oro was. Even though our meeting went well I found out later her parents were convinced I was a middle-aged man who was out to abduct her, after she didn't pick up her phone.
In any case it was wonderful to meet someone off this site. It gives real personality to her posts now.

Mithalwen · 09-29-2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Rune Son of Bjarne

Huh ?

The Downers I met were Lalwende and davem.....

Rune Son of Bjarne · 09-29-2006, 04:14 PM

But Davem decided to return. . .

Edit: I have been informed that Davem is "gone" again, quite upsetting

Mithalwen · 09-30-2006, 03:25 PM

It is .....well I find it so, especially having encouraged him to return when we met. I still can't quite believe he is banned. Seems such an unlikely turn of events all in all....

09-19-2006, 02:24 PM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The hospitality of the Rivergranddaughter is all that a visitor could wish for and more! The food was not only delicious enough for any Hobbit but indeed worthy of a King's table - and a Telcontar knows of what she speaks! Though I'm afraid the marks we left on the sandy shores of yonder shores are rather transitory, it was a fitting close to a delightful visit. This was not a first meeting, but a very personal and enjoyable second one. I defy any Downs member to challenge my record - if I haven't forgotten anyone on my list (which goes back over four years, so my memory may have missed one or two!) I have met 14 of ya'll. And all have survived the encounter! __________________ '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...'

09-19-2006, 06:55 PM	#3
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	hEllo, eXcuuuSe mE EstY I HAveN't REcoveREd YeT, THe mEn iN WhitE cOaTS BROUgHT mE A niCe CoaT WitH loTs oF StRaPS anD tOLd My MothER To GivE mE piLLs: THREE PILLS ARE GIVEN TO KEEP ME SO CALM SEVEN IS TAKEN TO MAKE MY HEAD STONE NINE I TAKE TO KEEP ME FROM HARM ONE PILL I SWALLOW SO I AM ALONE IN MY NICE JACKET WHERE I CAN'T MOVE MY ARM. Other than that I am perfectly sane. No I'm not. Yes I am. Not. Am......................................... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

09-28-2006, 02:00 PM	#5
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	The footprints are very post-modern. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

09-28-2006, 09:27 PM	#8
Kitanna Child of the West Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Watching President Fillmore ride a unicorn Posts: 2,132	I actually met Orominuialwen back in August. I had headed up to Madison, WI. to help a friend move into her apartment and I was able to break away from my friend for a bit and set up a meeting time with Oro. Though time wasn't on our side we ended up having a nice long conversation about school and friends and stuff of the like. It was so much fun to meet a fellow Downer, especially one as fun and funny as Oro was. Even though our meeting went well I found out later her parents were convinced I was a middle-aged man who was out to abduct her, after she didn't pick up her phone. In any case it was wonderful to meet someone off this site. It gives real personality to her posts now. __________________ "Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." - Mark Twain

09-30-2006, 03:25 PM	#11
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	It is .....well I find it so, especially having encouraged him to return when we met. I still can't quite believe he is banned. Seems such an unlikely turn of events all in all.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

09-28-2006, 05:20 PM	#7
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	This summer, I'll be in London on July 2nd or 3rd through the 4th or 5th this summer, and then in Oxford and then Stratford after London. Then it's on to Ireland and then Wales... Of course, it is one of those educational trips, and so I will not have much just 'free time' in London, but, I'm sure I'll have enough time and freedom to at least say hello and hang for a bit. If anyone's brave enough to say hello. And to any East Coast US BDers who'd be interested: I plan on going to Otakon this year, if anyone would like to go and perhaps meet up for a bit.