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Galadriel55 · 12-16-2018, 03:34 PM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).
5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got he colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong).
6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog)

Pervinca Took · 12-16-2018, 03:40 PM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).
5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong).
6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog).
7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien).

Morthoron · 12-17-2018, 05:35 PM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).
5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong).
6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog).
7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien).
8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust)

Pervinca Took · 12-18-2018, 01:18 AM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).
5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong).
6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog).
7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien).
8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust).
9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation).

Huinesoron · 12-18-2018, 02:43 AM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).
5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong).
6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog).
7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien).
8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust).
9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation).
10. Oh God! Not another ****ing elf! (Hugo Dyson, while Tolkien was reading from LotR to the Inklings).

(I do have to wonder who he was talking about. Haldir or Galadriel is my guess.)

Andsigil · 12-18-2018, 04:15 AM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).
5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong).
6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog).
7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien).
8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust).
9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation).
10. Oh God! Not another ****ing elf! (Hugo Dyson, while Tolkien was reading from LotR to the Inklings).
11. "Hammer and tongs!" (Gimli, upon seeing Merry and Pippin at Isengard)

Pervinca Took · 12-18-2018, 04:48 AM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).
5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong).
6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog).
7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien).
8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust).
9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation).
10. Oh God! Not another ****ing elf! (Hugo Dyson, while Tolkien was reading from LotR to the Inklings).
11. Hammer and tongs! (Gimli, upon seeing Merry and Pippin at Isengard).
12. Sam! (Frodo, when Sam has just mentioned the Enemy's Ring to Captain Faramir).

Galadriel55 · 12-20-2018, 08:18 PM

EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can).

1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow).
2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles).
3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters).
4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria).
5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong).
6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog).
7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien).
8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust).
9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation).
10. Oh God! Not another ****ing elf! (Hugo Dyson, while Tolkien was reading from LotR to the Inklings).
11. Hammer and tongs! (Gimli, upon seeing Merry and Pippin at Isengard).
12. Sam! (Frodo, when Sam has just mentioned the Enemy's Ring to Captain Faramir).
13. Ours at last! - Lobelia SB upon entering Bag End on Frodo's ladr day there

12-16-2018, 03:34 PM	#1
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). 5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got he colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong). 6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog) __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

12-16-2018, 03:40 PM	#2
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). 5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong). 6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog). 7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always." Last edited by Pervinca Took; 12-16-2018 at 03:45 PM.

12-17-2018, 05:35 PM	#3
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). 5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong). 6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog). 7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien). 8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust) __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.

12-18-2018, 01:18 AM	#4
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). 5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong). 6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog). 7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien). 8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust). 9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

12-18-2018, 04:15 AM	#6
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). 5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong). 6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog). 7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien). 8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust). 9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation). 10. Oh God! Not another ***ing elf! (Hugo Dyson, while Tolkien was reading from LotR to the Inklings). 11. "Hammer and tongs!" (Gimli, upon seeing Merry and Pippin at Isengard) __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.*

12-18-2018, 02:43 AM	#5
Huinesoron Overshadowed Eagle Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: The north-west of the Old World, east of the Sea Posts: 3,957	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). 5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong). 6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog). 7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien). 8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust). 9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation). 10. Oh God! Not another ing elf! (Hugo Dyson, while Tolkien was reading from LotR to the Inklings). (I do have to wonder who he was talking about. Haldir or Galadriel is my guess.)

12-18-2018, 04:48 AM	#7
Pervinca Took Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Treetops, C/O Great Smials Posts: 5,035	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). 5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong). 6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog). 7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien). 8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust). 9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation). 10. Oh God! Not another ing elf! (Hugo Dyson, while Tolkien was reading from LotR to the Inklings). 11. Hammer and tongs! (Gimli, upon seeing Merry and Pippin at Isengard). 12. Sam! (Frodo, when Sam has just mentioned the Enemy's Ring to Captain Faramir). __________________ "Sit by the firelight's glow; tell us an old tale we know. Tell of adventures strange and rare; never to change, ever to share! Stories we tell will cast their spell, now and for always."

12-20-2018, 08:18 PM	#8
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,493	EXCLAMATIONS (please give the utterer and the context, if you can). 1. Lawks! (Merry, Crickhollow). 2. Garn! (A mild expletive preferred in ruffian and orkish circles). 3. Blast! (Uttered by Tolkien when he stumbled/tripped in the dark being Father Christmas (as reported by his children). EDIT: Also when he made a mistake writing 'Elen sila lumenn'omentielvo' (on film, in elvish characters). 4. Fool of a Took! (Gandalf, in Moria). 5. Damn the boy! (Tolkien again, when Christopher noticed he'd got the colour of a dwarf's hood/beard wrong). 6. Ai! ai! (Legolas, upon seeing a Balrog). 7. Daro! (An elf in Lothlorien). 8. Burárum! (an entish noise of disgust). 9. Ea! (Eru, at the beginning of creation). 10. Oh God! Not another ing elf! (Hugo Dyson, while Tolkien was reading from LotR to the Inklings). 11. Hammer and tongs! (Gimli, upon seeing Merry and Pippin at Isengard). 12. Sam! (Frodo, when Sam has just mentioned the Enemy's Ring to Captain Faramir). 13. Ours at last! - Lobelia SB upon entering Bag End on Frodo's ladr day there __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera Last edited by Galadriel55; 12-20-2018 at 08:24 PM.