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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-13-2006, 06:06 AM

You might need a pair of brown trousers, though. You have the right of it.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-14-2006, 03:57 AM

I'm afraid I won't be getting one. They have bad reps. As a friend of mine said, they're:

Arl, thorny as a foal chair.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 01-18-2006, 03:10 AM

Anybody at all?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-08-2006, 07:20 AM

I believe that brown trousers went out of fashion around the time of Hallacar of Hyarastorni. His estrangement from Tar-Ancalimë, as you'll no doubt remember, began over some corderoy dungarees that he insisted on wearing for dinner.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 02-08-2006, 09:44 AM

That's an interesting bit of history there.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-09-2006, 06:32 AM

I prefer mine to the real one. I think that it more accurately depicts human nature. And contains the word 'dungarees'.

With which weighty and ponderous musings, I give you an extract of the Michel Delving Psychological Dictionary (1460 edition)

Awe: a brain drain

Nilpaurion Felagund · 02-11-2006, 11:26 PM

Should have known that it's just you and me today, old bean.

(Vy ze vay, can I convince you to play Werewolves?

)

Enedwaith, Iarwain Ben-adar doesn't agree with your fashion sense; he prefers yellow dungarees, you see.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-13-2006, 04:16 AM

With a hey-dol, ferry-dol, perry-dol, et cetera.

It may be just me, but some of the best quizzes seem to be remaining unanswered for ages. Perhaps they should be made compulsory.

I'm afraid that for the forseeable future I shan't be able to give any regular posting commitment the attention it deserves. I've still not had my new flat's telephone line connected and I do need to work once in a while. Also lycanthropes frighten me. In both forms.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 02-13-2006, 04:46 AM

Quote:

It may be just me, but some of the best quizzes seem to be remaining unanswered for ages. Perhaps they should be made compulsory.

(Squatter)

Which reminds me. We need a new question for HoME is where the heart is..., methinks. I haven't seen head or tail of the Notion Club Papers in this here Pacific archipelago, and I don't think the other Quizzers have them, either.

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I'm afraid that for the forseeable future I shan't be able to give any regular posting commitment the attention it deserves. I've still not had my new flat's telephone line connected and I do need to work once in a while.

Hmmm . . . I think I need to go back to studying!

Quote:

Also lycanthropes frighten me. In both forms.

True, although being one might be fun. All those deception and manipulation. And the gore. Gore is good.

Enedwaith, if you're asking when Tom decided to sport his yellow line of clothing:

's when Bart got raad.

Although this Bart eludes description.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-20-2006, 05:24 AM

That would be Radagast the Brown. Somehow I get the impression that all the anagram solvers have been hijacked by other threads.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 02-20-2006, 11:12 PM

I've got a feeling of that, too. Sauce? Rimbaud? pio? NK? Firefoot? Any anagram solver? Where are you??

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-21-2006, 08:28 AM

Here's something to keep us busy

Found at the twelfth hole of the fabled Tree-garth of Orthanc links is the famous Nine-iron line, which marks the furthest point to which an Istar can throw his club on a bad day.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 02-22-2006, 01:55 AM

Although the recent trend among Istari with bad days is to throw themselves off some ravine, Nienor Níniel-style. Like what Gandalf did on Celebdil, after battling Durin's Bane and losing his last bag of pipeweed on the same day.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-22-2006, 05:07 AM

Indeed so. I advocate jumping into small ravines (under six feet in depth), so as to relieve frustration without the inconvenience of being dashed to pieces.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 02-22-2006, 05:25 AM

I advocate throwing tantrums, like one where I overheard this said:

Dad, he shot my la flier!

A musician, I presume. Although one wonders what device makes notes fly.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-23-2006, 03:17 AM

Perhaps minstrelsy in praise of the Lady of the Shield-arm in the hall of Meduseld.

Alternatively, the Acme Sonic Catapult (3/- 6d from all reputable dealers).

Nilpaurion Felagund · 02-23-2006, 03:54 AM

That is an interesting contraption. Where can I buy one?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 02-23-2006, 07:24 AM

You might try F.H. Recaro's Ammo Shed.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 03-15-2006, 03:47 AM

Erm, any hints?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 03-22-2006, 07:41 AM

Try the back of the Silmarillion.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 03-23-2006, 06:32 PM

March of Maedhros almost fits, save for the extra E and S (perhaps March of Maedhroses?)

Unless I'm barking up the wrong tree . . . Arf!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 03-27-2006, 05:17 AM

I may be completely mistaken here, but doesn't the Silmarillion map give that in the plural?

Nilpaurion Felagund · 03-30-2006, 07:17 PM

My sister had to correct me on this one.

My head deserves to be bonked a few hundred times on a hard surface for this glaring oversight. You're right. It was Marches of Maedhros.

Wait, isn't he the one asking the question?

Oh, yeah. So, do I have the thread?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 04-06-2006, 08:25 AM

Yes.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 06-19-2008, 08:21 PM

Thank you, Nostalgia, for bringing me here. You shall never be forgotten.

EDIT: I forgot the rules of the thread, so I'm afraid I have to change my puzzle.

In honour of Brinniel's upcoming WW game:

'N hack good for rants.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 06-22-2008, 07:27 AM

Is anyone apt to answer my auspicious anagram?

01-13-2006, 06:06 AM	#601
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Indeed so You might need a pair of brown trousers, though. You have the right of it. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

01-14-2006, 03:57 AM	#602
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Brown trousers? I'm afraid I won't be getting one. They have bad reps. As a friend of mine said, they're: Arl, thorny as a foal chair. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

01-18-2006, 03:10 AM	#603
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	*bump* Anybody at all? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

02-08-2006, 07:20 AM	#604
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	An answer and some spurious history: two posts for the price of one I believe that brown trousers went out of fashion around the time of Hallacar of Hyarastorni. His estrangement from Tar-Ancalimë, as you'll no doubt remember, began over some corderoy dungarees that he insisted on wearing for dinner. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-08-2006, 09:44 AM	#605
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	That be it. That's an interesting bit of history there. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

02-09-2006, 06:32 AM	#606
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Thinking problem I prefer mine to the real one. I think that it more accurately depicts human nature. And contains the word 'dungarees'. With which weighty and ponderous musings, I give you an extract of the Michel Delving Psychological Dictionary (1460 edition) Awe: a brain drain __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-11-2006, 11:26 PM	#607
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Well, I gave everyone a chance. Should have known that it's just you and me today, old bean. (Vy ze vay, can I convince you to play Werewolves? ) Enedwaith, Iarwain Ben-adar doesn't agree with your fashion sense; he prefers yellow dungarees, you see. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

02-13-2006, 04:16 AM	#608
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Correct With a hey-dol, ferry-dol, perry-dol, et cetera. It may be just me, but some of the best quizzes seem to be remaining unanswered for ages. Perhaps they should be made compulsory. I'm afraid that for the forseeable future I shan't be able to give any regular posting commitment the attention it deserves. I've still not had my new flat's telephone line connected and I do need to work once in a while. Also lycanthropes frighten me. In both forms. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-20-2006, 05:24 AM	#610
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	All werewolves aside That would be Radagast the Brown. Somehow I get the impression that all the anagram solvers have been hijacked by other threads. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-20-2006, 11:12 PM	#611
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Capital! I've got a feeling of that, too. Sauce? Rimbaud? pio? NK? Firefoot? Any anagram solver? Where are you?? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

02-21-2006, 08:28 AM	#612
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	While we're waiting Here's something to keep us busy Found at the twelfth hole of the fabled Tree-garth of Orthanc links is the famous Nine-iron line, which marks the furthest point to which an Istar can throw his club on a bad day. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-22-2006, 01:55 AM	#613
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Hmmm . . . Although the recent trend among Istari with bad days is to throw themselves off some ravine, Nienor Níniel-style. Like what Gandalf did on Celebdil, after battling Durin's Bane and losing his last bag of pipeweed on the same day. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

02-22-2006, 05:07 AM	#614
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Unsuccessful base-jumpers of Middle-earth Indeed so. I advocate jumping into small ravines (under six feet in depth), so as to relieve frustration without the inconvenience of being dashed to pieces. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-22-2006, 05:25 AM	#615
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Ouch. I advocate throwing tantrums, like one where I overheard this said: Dad, he shot my la flier! A musician, I presume. Although one wonders what device makes notes fly. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

02-23-2006, 03:17 AM	#616
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	What indeed? Perhaps minstrelsy in praise of the Lady of the Shield-arm in the hall of Meduseld. Alternatively, the Acme Sonic Catapult (3/- 6d from all reputable dealers). __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

02-23-2006, 03:54 AM	#617
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Verily. That is an interesting contraption. Where can I buy one? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

02-23-2006, 07:24 AM	#618
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Supply line You might try F.H. Recaro's Ammo Shed. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

03-15-2006, 03:47 AM	#619
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Wow, this one's tough. Erm, any hints? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

03-22-2006, 07:41 AM	#620
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	But of course Try the back of the Silmarillion. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

03-23-2006, 06:32 PM	#621
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Erm, my good man . . . March of Maedhros almost fits, save for the extra E and S (perhaps March of Maedhroses?) Unless I'm barking up the wrong tree . . . Arf! __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

03-27-2006, 05:17 AM	#622
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Yes? I may be completely mistaken here, but doesn't the Silmarillion map give that in the plural? __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

03-30-2006, 07:17 PM	#623
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Oh, dear. My sister had to correct me on this one. My head deserves to be bonked a few hundred times on a hard surface for this glaring oversight. You're right. It was Marches of Maedhros. Wait, isn't he the one asking the question? Oh, yeah. So, do I have the thread? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

04-06-2006, 08:25 AM	#624
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Thread? Have? Do you? Yes. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

06-19-2008, 08:21 PM	#625
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Alas, that the thread was indeed mine! Thank you, Nostalgia, for bringing me here. You shall never be forgotten. EDIT: I forgot the rules of the thread, so I'm afraid I have to change my puzzle. In honour of Brinniel's upcoming WW game: 'N hack good for rants. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good... Last edited by Nilpaurion Felagund; 06-19-2008 at 08:38 PM. Reason: changing of the puzzle

06-22-2008, 07:27 AM	#626
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	H'lo? Is anyone apt to answer my auspicious anagram? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...