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mormegil · 12-14-2005, 03:10 PM

TWA

"--t/--/t----/a--/-a--/--/t----/-----a--,/(...)/-t/w---/---ta----/--a-/----t---./---/w--'t/------/--t--,/--/t--/-----,/---t/--/-----/-------/a--/-a-,/--/--a-/-----."

Firefoot · 12-14-2005, 03:11 PM

L's?

Guinevere · 12-14-2005, 03:45 PM

N please

mormegil · 12-14-2005, 05:15 PM

WANT L's?

"--t/--/t----/a--/-an-/--/t----/-----an-,/(...)/-t/w-ll/---ta-nl-/--an/----t-n-./---/w-n't/------/l-t--,/--/t--/-----,/---t/--/---n-/-------/an-/-a-,/--/--a-/-----."

Rune Son of Bjarne · 12-14-2005, 05:17 PM

I would prefer O's if you don't mind?

luthien-elvenprincess · 12-14-2005, 07:33 PM

And I would like H, please.

Firefoot · 12-14-2005, 08:17 PM

And R's, please.

mormegil · 12-15-2005, 12:08 AM

HOWL RANT

"--t/--/th-r-/ar-/-an-/o-/th---/r----an-,/(...)/-t/w-ll/--rta-nl-/--an/---ht-n-./-o-/won't/r-----/lotho,/o-/t--/-h-r-,/---t/--/---n-/-ho----/an-/-a-,/--/--ar/-ro-o."

Guinevere · 12-15-2005, 04:22 AM

not difficult anymore now:

"But if there are many of these ruffians," said Merry, "it will certainly mean fighting. You won't rescue Lotho, or the Shire, just by being shocked and sad, my dear Frodo."

mormegil · 12-15-2005, 07:57 AM

Correct. A rather hilarious line from Merry.

Guinevere · 12-16-2005, 01:05 PM

Sorry for the delay!

"----/ -------/! ---/ ---/ ---/! -------/ --------/ ---/ ------/ --/ ---/ ----/, ---------/ -------/ ----/ ------/ ---/ -------/ ---/ -------/! ---/ ------/ -------/ ---/ --/ ----/ ----/ ---------/, ---/ ------/ ---/ --------/ ----/ ---/ -----/ ---/ ----------/ ----/ -------/."

mormegil · 12-16-2005, 01:15 PM

It's okay your quote is a promising one that will more than make up for the delay.

Let's start with a good old "A" please

I had a question for all, how do you feel about capitilization in the quotes? Should we capitalize all proper names? Or does that make it too easty at times?

Guinevere · 12-16-2005, 02:13 PM

Funny you should ask this, Mormegil, I have been thinking about this right now ! When you look at the very start of this game (in 2002) you see that we used to write the whole quotes in Capital letters up until page 10, then suddenly people started writing "normal", and from the end of 2003, it was suddenly no more possible to write whole words in capital letters. (they turned into small letters when you posted) But apparently it can be done now again, (as I see in the "anagrams")
There are many good quotes I haven't used because there were proper names in them....

"----/ --A----/! -A-/ ---/ A--/! -------/ --------/ A--/ ------/ --/ ---/ -A--/, ---------/ -A-----/ ----/ ------/ A--/ -------/ ---/ A------/! ---/ --A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --A-/ ----/ --A------/, A--/ ------/ -A-/ --A-----/ ----/ ---/ -----/ A--/ ----------/ ----/ -------/."

mormegil · 12-16-2005, 02:24 PM

I would propose that you capitilize the start of a scentence but leave proper names in lower case to add a degree of difficulty. Otherwise some words become too obvious.

Any thoughts?

"D" please

Guinevere · 12-16-2005, 02:50 PM

DA

"---D/ --A----/! -A-/ ---/ A--/! -------/ --------/ A-D/ ------/ --/ ---/ DA--/, ---------/ -A-----/ ----/ --D---/ A-D/ -------/ ---/ A------/! ---/ --A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --AD/ ----/ --A-D----/, A-D/ ------/ -A-/ --A-----/ ----/ A-D/ -----/ A-D/ ----------/ ----/ -------/."

Firefoot · 12-16-2005, 02:52 PM

If you want to put it in all caps inside quotes, I realized that you just have to make the [QUOTE] lowercase: [quote]. I would say that whether we do it this way or just leaving proper names lowercase is up to the individual, but I agree that one of the two ways whould probably be used.

N's?

Guinevere · 12-16-2005, 03:07 PM

DAN

Quote:

"---D/ --A--N-/! -AN/ ---/ A--/! -----N-/ ------N-/ AND/ ----N-/ -N/ ---/ DA--/, ---------/ -A---N-/ ----/ --D---/ AND/ -----N-/ -N-/ AN-----/! ---/ N-A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --AD/ ----/ --A-D--N-/, AND/ -----N/ -A-/ --A---N-/ ----/ AND/ -----/ AND/ ----------/ ----/ -------/."

Thanks for the hint, Firefoot! Frankly, I am puzzled by this system...

sometimes it allows me to use caps, and sometimes it doesn't.

mormegil · 12-16-2005, 03:11 PM

"T" would be helpful.

Glad to know that people don't get miffed by me not capitalizing words.

Guinevere · 12-16-2005, 03:42 PM

TAND

Quote:

"---D/ --A--N-/! -AN/ ---/ A--/! -----N-/ ----T-N-/ AND/ --T-N-/ -N/ T--/ DA--/, ---------/ -A---N-/ ----/ --D---/ AND/ --TT-N-/ -N-/ AN-T---/! ---/ N-A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --AD/ --T-/ --A-D--N-/, AND/ T----N/ -A-/ --A---N-/ ----/ AND/ T----/ AND/ ----------/ --T-/ ------T/."

mormegil · 12-16-2005, 03:52 PM

"E" please

Firefoot · 12-16-2005, 03:55 PM

R's?

I think the caps/no caps has something to do with the system trying to prevent regular posts accidentally posted in all caps lock. It's really weird though.

Guinevere · 12-16-2005, 04:48 PM

ARDENT

Quote:

"---D/ -EA-EN-/! -AN/ ---/ A--/! -----N-/ ----T-N-/ AND/ --T-N-/ -N/ T-E/ DAR-/, E-E------/ -A---N-/ --ER/ --D-E-/ AND/ --TT-N-/ -NE/ AN-T-ER/! ---/ NEAR--/ -----E-/ ---/ --/ -EAD/ --T-/ --A-DR-N-/, AND/ T--R-N/ -A-/ -TA---N-/ -ERE/ AND/ T-ERE/ AND/ E-ER---ERE/ --T-/ -R-R--T/."

mormegil · 12-16-2005, 05:14 PM

I should be able to but I can't yet

"O" please

Guinevere · 12-16-2005, 05:26 PM

DARE NOT !

Quote:

"-OOD/ -EA-EN-/! -AN/ -O-/ A--/! -O---N-/ ----T-N-/ AND/ --T-N-/ -N/ T-E/ DAR-/, E-ER--OD-/ -A---N-/ O-ER/ -OD-E-/ AND/ --TT-N-/ ONE/ ANOT-ER/! -O-/ NEAR--/ --O--ED/ O--/ --/ -EAD/ --T-/ --A-DR-N-/, AND/ T-OR-N/ -A-/ -TA---N-/ -ERE/ AND/ T-ERE/ AND/ E-ER---ERE/ --T-/ OR-R--T/."

and I added some hitherto overlooked D's and R's ! (

Sorry!!)

Rune Son of Bjarne · 12-16-2005, 05:44 PM

Why can't I figure this out!

Y's please

Firefoot · 12-16-2005, 05:56 PM

Finally found it! For the longest time I was looking in "Flies and Spiders"...

Quote:

"Good heavens! Can you ask! Goblins fighting and biting in the dark, everybody falling over bodies and hitting one another! You nearly chopped off my head with Glamdring, and Thorin was stabbing here there and everywhere with Orcrist."

Dori to the others.

Guinevere · 12-16-2005, 06:04 PM

Yep, that's it!

Firefoot · 12-17-2005, 01:17 PM

Thanks.

Quote:

"--/-----/---/---/----./------/--/----/--/-----,/---/---/---/----/------/-------./----/----/----/----/-----/--/-------,/---/--/-------./------/---/--/--------/-----/---/--/---/----------."

mormegil · 12-17-2005, 01:21 PM

"D" please

Guinevere · 12-17-2005, 01:47 PM

are there any O's ?

Firefoot · 12-17-2005, 01:56 PM

DO

Quote:

"-O/-----/---/---/----./---O--/--/----/--/-O---,/--D/-O-/---/----/-O-O--/-------./----/--O-/-O--/-O-D/-----/--/-------,/--D/--/-O-----./--DD--/-O-/--/-O------/-----/-O-/DO/-O-/--D------D."

mormegil · 12-17-2005, 02:08 PM

"T" please

Guinevere · 12-17-2005, 02:18 PM

N please

Firefoot · 12-17-2005, 03:35 PM

DON'T

Quote:

"TO/-----/--N/---/---T./---O--/-N/----/--/-O---,/-ND/-O-/--N/----/-ONO--/T------./----/--O-/-O--/-O-D/N----/--/-N-----,/-ND/--/-ONT-NT./--DD--/NOT/-N/-O------/-----/-O-/DO/NOT/-ND---T-ND."

mormegil · 12-17-2005, 03:43 PM

I've got some but not all

"A" please

Firefoot · 12-17-2005, 04:10 PM

Donat

Quote:

"to/-----/-an/---/-a-t./-a-o--/-n/a---/--/-o---,/and/-o-/--n/----/-ono--/t------./--a-/--o-/-o--/-o-d/na---/a-/-n-----,/and/--/-ont-nt./--dd--/not/-n/-o------/-----/-o-/do/not/-nd---tand."

mormegil · 12-17-2005, 04:15 PM

Quote:

To every man his part. Valour in arms is yours, and you win high honour thereby. Slay whom your lord names as enemies, and be content. Meddle not in policies which you do not understand.

Saruman to Eomer

Firefoot · 12-17-2005, 04:17 PM

Yep. A fondly remembered quote - the first one I ever got.

mormegil · 12-17-2005, 04:34 PM

"---,/----------,/(...)/---/----/----/----/--/----/----,/-----/---/-------./---/---/----/----/----/-------,/---/--/--/--/----/--/-----."

Rune Son of Bjarne · 12-17-2005, 04:40 PM

I's please

12-14-2005, 03:10 PM	#6721
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	TWA "--t/--/t----/a--/-a--/--/t----/-----a--,/(...)/-t/w---/---ta----/--a-/----t---./---/w--'t/------/--t--,/--/t--/-----,/---t/--/-----/-------/a--/-a-,/--/--a-/-----." __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-14-2005, 03:11 PM	#6722
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	L's? Last edited by Firefoot; 12-14-2005 at 04:11 PM.

12-14-2005, 03:45 PM	#6723
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	N please __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

12-14-2005, 05:15 PM	#6724
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	WANT L's? "--t/--/t----/a--/-an-/--/t----/-----an-,/(...)/-t/w-ll/---ta-nl-/--an/----t-n-./---/w-n't/------/l-t--,/--/t--/-----,/---t/--/---n-/-------/an-/-a-,/--/--a-/-----." __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-14-2005, 07:33 PM	#6726
luthien-elvenprincess Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: what are you doing here? did you come here to eat my popcorn? Posts: 1,031	And I would like H, please. __________________ York Peppermint Patties taste better than Pearson's Peppermint Patties! But, Junior Mints are the best!

12-14-2005, 08:17 PM	#6727
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	And R's, please.

12-15-2005, 12:08 AM	#6728
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	HOWL RANT "--t/--/th-r-/ar-/-an-/o-/th---/r----an-,/(...)/-t/w-ll/--rta-nl-/--an/---ht-n-./-o-/won't/r-----/lotho,/o-/t--/-h-r-,/---t/--/---n-/-ho----/an-/-a-,/--/--ar/-ro-o." __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-15-2005, 04:22 AM	#6729
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	not difficult anymore now: "But if there are many of these ruffians," said Merry, "it will certainly mean fighting. You won't rescue Lotho, or the Shire, just by being shocked and sad, my dear Frodo." __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

12-15-2005, 07:57 AM	#6730
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	Correct. A rather hilarious line from Merry. __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-16-2005, 01:05 PM	#6731
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Sorry for the delay! "----/ -------/! ---/ ---/ ---/! -------/ --------/ ---/ ------/ --/ ---/ ----/, ---------/ -------/ ----/ ------/ ---/ -------/ ---/ -------/! ---/ ------/ -------/ ---/ --/ ----/ ----/ ---------/, ---/ ------/ ---/ --------/ ----/ ---/ -----/ ---/ ----------/ ----/ -------/." __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

12-16-2005, 01:15 PM	#6732
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	It's okay your quote is a promising one that will more than make up for the delay. Let's start with a good old "A" please I had a question for all, how do you feel about capitilization in the quotes? Should we capitalize all proper names? Or does that make it too easty at times? __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-16-2005, 02:13 PM	#6733
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Funny you should ask this, Mormegil, I have been thinking about this right now ! When you look at the very start of this game (in 2002) you see that we used to write the whole quotes in Capital letters up until page 10, then suddenly people started writing "normal", and from the end of 2003, it was suddenly no more possible to write whole words in capital letters. (they turned into small letters when you posted) But apparently it can be done now again, (as I see in the "anagrams") There are many good quotes I haven't used because there were proper names in them.... "----/ --A----/! -A-/ ---/ A--/! -------/ --------/ A--/ ------/ --/ ---/ -A--/, ---------/ -A-----/ ----/ ------/ A--/ -------/ ---/ A------/! ---/ --A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --A-/ ----/ --A------/, A--/ ------/ -A-/ --A-----/ ----/ ---/ -----/ A--/ ----------/ ----/ -------/." __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat! Last edited by Guinevere; 12-16-2005 at 02:13 PM. Reason: a typo

12-16-2005, 02:24 PM	#6734
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	I would propose that you capitilize the start of a scentence but leave proper names in lower case to add a degree of difficulty. Otherwise some words become too obvious. Any thoughts? "D" please __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-16-2005, 02:50 PM	#6735
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	DA "---D/ --A----/! -A-/ ---/ A--/! -------/ --------/ A-D/ ------/ --/ ---/ DA--/, ---------/ -A-----/ ----/ --D---/ A-D/ -------/ ---/ A------/! ---/ --A---/ -------/ ---/ --/ --AD/ ----/ --A-D----/, A-D/ ------/ -A-/ --A-----/ ----/ A-D/ -----/ A-D/ ----------/ ----/ -------/." __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat! Last edited by Guinevere; 12-16-2005 at 02:54 PM. Reason: A MISTAKE

12-16-2005, 02:52 PM	#6736
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	If you want to put it in all caps inside quotes, I realized that you just have to make the [QUOTE] lowercase: [quote]. I would say that whether we do it this way or just leaving proper names lowercase is up to the individual, but I agree that one of the two ways whould probably be used. N's?

12-16-2005, 03:11 PM	#6738
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	"T" would be helpful. Glad to know that people don't get miffed by me not capitalizing words. __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-16-2005, 03:52 PM	#6740
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	"E" please __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-16-2005, 03:55 PM	#6741
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	R's? I think the caps/no caps has something to do with the system trying to prevent regular posts accidentally posted in all caps lock. It's really weird though.

12-16-2005, 05:14 PM	#6743
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	I should be able to but I can't yet "O" please __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-16-2005, 06:04 PM	#6747
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Yep, that's it! __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

12-17-2005, 01:21 PM	#6749
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	"D" please __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-17-2005, 01:47 PM	#6750
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	are there any O's ? __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

12-17-2005, 02:08 PM	#6752
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	"T" please __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-17-2005, 02:18 PM	#6753
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	N please __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!

12-17-2005, 03:43 PM	#6755
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	I've got some but not all "A" please __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke

12-17-2005, 04:17 PM	#6758
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Yep. A fondly remembered quote - the first one I ever got.

12-17-2005, 04:34 PM	#6759
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,637	"---,/----------,/(...)/---/----/----/----/--/----/----,/-----/---/-------./---/---/----/----/----/-------,/---/--/--/--/----/--/-----." __________________ When buying and selling are controlled by legislation, the first things to be bought and sold are legislators. -- P. J. O'Rourke