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Cirtolthiel · 04-12-2008, 12:56 PM

I got to page nine and am still reading these so I don't know if mine have been said but..

- You said that you have to make up a dance for you school play and it turns out to be the Frodo Chicken Dance xD. Everyone starts laughing during rehearsal.

- Your friends who don't even know Lord of The Rings now greet you with 'Mae Govannen' when you walk into the classroom so they don't have to get smacked on the head.

- You school objects are named after Lord of The Rings characters. I have a pencil named Eomer, a calculator named Elrond and a shiny white laptop named Gandalf.

- You finally convinced your friends to read the Fellowship and when you hand the book over, you break into an extremely long speech of how it is basically your bible and if she hurts it in anyway she will have to face the wrath of your sword.

- Your friends decide that if they just nod and pretend to listen you won't kill them. And then when they tell you this you look hurt and ask why they don't want to talk about it.

- You spent an hour during recess and lunch explaining to your LoTR challenged friend about Ents and why the woodlands were important to Tolkien.

- When your stepdad is sitting in his big chair, without shoes on and smoking a pipe, you clap and says he looks like a hobbit... I just did this. xD

- Yours saving up for a Narsil replica but until then just have to use the sword your mum has in her office. (I did this, well, I did all of them but I tried to get it out of the sheath and whapped myself on the head with the hilt thus making my brother and friends laugh at me... then run when I aimed it at them. xD)

MaultheStoor · 04-14-2008, 12:29 PM

Sorry about this, but we had to butt in...again...
-If you have a pet spider named Shelob...*guiltily raises hand*
-If you've ever called someone a "Fool of a Took."
-If Treebeard is your favorite enviromentalist...
We think we'll leave it to you guys now...

Cirtolthiel · 04-14-2008, 12:49 PM

I called my cat 'Fool of a Took' and he was not amused...

- When you have to pick an artist for a school project you either choose Alan Lee or John Howe. (I just did this today.)

Other than that... I just can't think of anything

Aganzir · 04-14-2008, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Cirtolthiel

- When you have to pick an artist for a school project you either choose Alan Lee or John Howe. (I just did this today.)

A friend of mine did this also. I didn't. I chose Tolkien himself.

Cirtolthiel · 04-14-2008, 12:55 PM

Thats even better but sadly, my friend beat me to it... literally. she hit me on the head and then told the teacher she wanted Tolkien.

Thinlómien · 05-09-2008, 03:26 PM

... it hugely improves your day and makes you feel refreshed when you hear someone playing LotR movie music with a flute in the school corridors ...

Kath · 05-09-2008, 06:26 PM

... a friend asks you a question about LotR that should have only warranted a few words in answer, and yet you manage to take up about 10 minutes explaining the ins and outs of the full answer to her question.

Annalaliath · 12-15-2008, 01:01 PM

You nearly die from reading most of this old thread and your old posts. The spelling is very bad.

You think about putting on the elf dress that you kept from prom.

You can't help but tag Glorfindel any time he EPs in Millways_bar, even if he doesn't like your vampires.

You have a Tasselhoff Burrfoot and Glorfindel thread going on at the moment.

You want to make a Hobbit doll for you grandmother for Christmas.

Lalwendë · 12-19-2008, 02:12 PM

Anyone who visits my blog will know about The Mothership Television we've just had delivered.

The first full film has already been watched and it was....Fellowship of the Ring!

All the way through we kept going "Oooooh! Look at that!" because of all the detail and colour (and sound) revealed for the first time.

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-08-2009, 05:10 PM

Well, I don't know where else to put this, but while reading Mr Davem's post in the thread 'Fantasy'...

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Originally Posted by davem

if Tolkien had included rape in the story I would require him to present it in realistic terms . . .

My first thought was, "The rape of the Silmarills". It took me a moment to realize he didn't mean rape in the same way.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 02-23-2009, 11:42 AM

Last week I had a quite strong experience during the Old Testament studies course, translating the tale of the trial of Abraham (Genesis 22). It was my turn to read the Hebrew text and translate. That's no hard text, so I could translate right from scratch, so I read: "Take your son, the only one of yours, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moria..." And even upon hearing my own words, I felt filled with horror - I mean, when you look at it (or hear it - you may try saying it aloud), doesn't it really sound all too scary?

I just imagined Abraham by the dark pool, carrying some firewood on his back, knocking on the door with the hilt of his dagger and saying "Mellon!", while his poor son keeps looking around in terror...

Groin Redbeard · 02-23-2009, 08:27 PM

My goodness, that does sound scary when you say it aloud!

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Originally Posted by Legate

I just imagined Abraham by the dark pool, carrying some firewood on his back, knocking on the door with the hilt of his dagger and saying "Mellon!", while his poor son keeps looking around in terror...

And God sends The Watcher to grab Abraham's hand just before he stabs Isaac!

04-14-2008, 12:29 PM	#2
MaultheStoor Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The cave under the Misty Mountains. Just take a wrong turn in the goblin's tunnels. Posts: 34	Here they go again! Sorry about this, but we had to butt in...again... -If you have a pet spider named Shelob...guiltily raises hand -If you've ever called someone a "Fool of a Took." -If Treebeard is your favorite enviromentalist... We think we'll leave it to you guys now... __________________ Leave now, and never come back! Gollum, Gollum! See? You made him mad.

05-09-2008, 03:26 PM	#6
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	... it hugely improves your day and makes you feel refreshed when you hear someone playing LotR movie music with a flute in the school corridors ... __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

05-09-2008, 06:26 PM	#7
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	... a friend asks you a question about LotR that should have only warranted a few words in answer, and yet you manage to take up about 10 minutes explaining the ins and outs of the full answer to her question. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

12-15-2008, 01:01 PM	#8
Annalaliath Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 380	You nearly die from reading most of this old thread and your old posts. The spelling is very bad. You think about putting on the elf dress that you kept from prom. You can't help but tag Glorfindel any time he EPs in Millways_bar, even if he doesn't like your vampires. You have a Tasselhoff Burrfoot and Glorfindel thread going on at the moment. You want to make a Hobbit doll for you grandmother for Christmas. __________________ Bloody Stumps!!!

12-19-2008, 02:12 PM	#9
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Anyone who visits my blog will know about The Mothership Television we've just had delivered. The first full film has already been watched and it was....Fellowship of the Ring! All the way through we kept going "Oooooh! Look at that!" because of all the detail and colour (and sound) revealed for the first time. __________________ Gordon's alive!

04-12-2008, 12:56 PM	#1
Cirtolthiel Newly Deceased Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: ME, no, not Middle-Earth (Sadly) but plain old Maine, USA Posts: 3	I got to page nine and am still reading these so I don't know if mine have been said but.. - You said that you have to make up a dance for you school play and it turns out to be the Frodo Chicken Dance xD. Everyone starts laughing during rehearsal. - Your friends who don't even know Lord of The Rings now greet you with 'Mae Govannen' when you walk into the classroom so they don't have to get smacked on the head. - You school objects are named after Lord of The Rings characters. I have a pencil named Eomer, a calculator named Elrond and a shiny white laptop named Gandalf. - You finally convinced your friends to read the Fellowship and when you hand the book over, you break into an extremely long speech of how it is basically your bible and if she hurts it in anyway she will have to face the wrath of your sword. - Your friends decide that if they just nod and pretend to listen you won't kill them. And then when they tell you this you look hurt and ask why they don't want to talk about it. - You spent an hour during recess and lunch explaining to your LoTR challenged friend about Ents and why the woodlands were important to Tolkien. - When your stepdad is sitting in his big chair, without shoes on and smoking a pipe, you clap and says he looks like a hobbit... I just did this. xD - Yours saving up for a Narsil replica but until then just have to use the sword your mum has in her office. (I did this, well, I did all of them but I tried to get it out of the sheath and whapped myself on the head with the hilt thus making my brother and friends laugh at me... then run when I aimed it at them. xD)

04-14-2008, 12:49 PM	#3
Cirtolthiel Newly Deceased Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: ME, no, not Middle-Earth (Sadly) but plain old Maine, USA Posts: 3	I called my cat 'Fool of a Took' and he was not amused... - When you have to pick an artist for a school project you either choose Alan Lee or John Howe. (I just did this today.) Other than that... I just can't think of anything

04-14-2008, 12:55 PM	#5
Cirtolthiel Newly Deceased Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: ME, no, not Middle-Earth (Sadly) but plain old Maine, USA Posts: 3	Thats even better but sadly, my friend beat me to it... literally. she hit me on the head and then told the teacher she wanted Tolkien.

02-23-2009, 11:42 AM	#11
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Last week I had a quite strong experience during the Old Testament studies course, translating the tale of the trial of Abraham (Genesis 22). It was my turn to read the Hebrew text and translate. That's no hard text, so I could translate right from scratch, so I read: "Take your son, the only one of yours, whom you love, Isaac, and go to the land of Moria..." And even upon hearing my own words, I felt filled with horror - I mean, when you look at it (or hear it - you may try saying it aloud), doesn't it really sound all too scary? I just imagined Abraham by the dark pool, carrying some firewood on his back, knocking on the door with the hilt of his dagger and saying "Mellon!", while his poor son keeps looking around in terror... __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories