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Balin999 · 04-12-2006, 05:25 AM

I stand corrected.
Balin at your service.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 04-12-2006, 08:03 AM

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QotD: It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis. -- Margaret Bonnano (For Fea...two more days of bliss and exams.)

Hear, hear! May finals week never end.

JennyHallu · 04-12-2006, 08:21 AM

*hugs Fea* I'm glad you've approved of my choices...I've tried to put appropriate footnotes to this very special finals week experience.

Must go find something from Shakespeare for tomorrow...

Folwren · 04-12-2006, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JennyHallu

*hugs Fea* I'm glad you've approved of my choices...I've tried to put appropriate footnotes to this very special finals week experience.

Must go find something from Shakespeare for tomorrow...

That shouldn't be hard. Much Ado About Nothing would probably offer several, rather humorous quotes. . .

-- Folwren

JennyHallu · 04-12-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Folwren

That shouldn't be hard. Much Ado About Nothing would probably offer several, rather humorous quotes. . .

Yes, yes, but we think we're going to go for sappy. (We love referring to ourself in the plural.)

Folwren · 04-12-2006, 03:07 PM

When Jenny said that I paid close attention to signature's on the 'Know Your Mates' thread, she was right.

Balin999's is excellent, at least this part of it is. I might have commented it on this thread before, but I just saw it again, and I want to put it here, in case I didn't last time.

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...The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, but conformity...

It's absolutely true and if it weren't Balin's signature, I'd use it as mine.

-- Folwren

Balin999 · 04-12-2006, 03:19 PM

Thanks very much, Folwren.
I have to admit that I didn't think of it myself, I only translated it from German to English. I got this from a German hip hop group called "The Beginners"

The other two parts of the sig are just nonsense, although I like them very much

Folwren · 04-12-2006, 03:32 PM

What is the German translation of the first part of you sig.? I can only make out "Nothing is something as something else. . ." and it's due to my lack of German Vocabulary, I'm afraid.

-- Folwren

Balin999 · 04-12-2006, 03:36 PM

It more or less says "Nothing is more yellow then yellow itself"
It's only funny in German, since it rhymes, and is the truth in itself, since there is nothing more yellow than yellow. And it's a quote from one of my best friends, that's why I use it here.

Folwren · 04-13-2006, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Balin999

It more or less says "Nothing is more yellow then yellow itself"
It's only funny in German, since it rhymes, and is the truth in itself, since there is nothing more yellow than yellow. And it's a quote from one of my best friends, that's why I use it here.

I should have known. argh. I've learned that word before, I knew it looked familiar, but the only thing coming to mind was gold, or money, but it wasn't right.

Thanks. It's funny now. Really it is.

-- Folwren

Balin999 · 04-13-2006, 10:43 AM

I fell off my chair when I heard my friend saying that. It's still a quote we often use. I thing he's genius saying something like that

Holbytlass · 04-14-2006, 07:01 PM

Farael's
[qoute]Siggy under construction.... watch for the potholes[/quote]
The potholes I can live with, it's the speedbumps that kill!

Kath · 04-17-2006, 09:56 AM

I like Diamond's:

Quote:

I am not a bunny

Makes you wonder what the story behind it is!

Glirdan · 04-17-2006, 11:09 AM

Ooo!! Balin999's:

Quote:

...Everything is possible, except to ski through a revolving door...

Now I have the sudden urge to go skiing...

Kitanna · 04-17-2006, 11:40 AM

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...Everything is possible, except to ski through a revolving door...

Ha, awesome. This is one of those statements where you know one person is thinking, "well I'll show them", then they attempt it and die a painful, but amusing death.

Diamond18 · 04-17-2006, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Kath

I like Diamond's:
Makes you wonder what the story behind it is!

It's the second installment in my new revolving "Daffy Duck Quotes" signatures.

The first was the song about a mustache on every lip. This second was the closest I could get to "Easter themed." You never know what madness you'll see there next.

Farael · 04-17-2006, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Holbytlass

Farael's
[qoute]Siggy under construction.... watch for the potholes

The potholes I can live with, it's the speedbumps that kill!

[/QUOTE]
Oh Holbytlass.... you should try moving to my city. I mean, one or two little holes in the road is one thing.... but tire-swallowing bottomless pits are quite a different story

Note: the writer of this post might have been exagerating. Slightly.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 04-18-2006, 06:02 AM

Lommy's:

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Sometimes we still wonder what really happened to Elenwë...

Does this or this answer your question?

A bit of self-advertising there, eh?

'A bit,' you say? That is definitely more than 'a bit.'

Balin999 · 04-18-2006, 06:16 AM

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I want to be young and wild, and then I want to be middle-aged and rich, and then I want to be old and annoy people by pretending that I'm deaf.

A wonderful signature

Folwren · 04-19-2006, 10:41 AM

Firefoot's present one:

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Challenge of the week: Put one hand on your head and plug your nose with the other hand. Now hum "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."

It's not possible, and she knows it! You can try it with or without the hand on your head, but you won't manage it!!

-- Folrwen

Folwren · 04-19-2006, 02:11 PM

Oh, look, another one! JennyHalu's (she often has good ones):

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All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story or tell a story about them. -- Isak Dinesen

I haven't been able to prove that yet, because I've never had any great sorrow come my way, but I'll warrant it's the truth. And if it's not. . .well, it sounds nice, anyway. Particularly to me, because I love to write and make up stories.

-- Folwren

Firefoot · 04-19-2006, 02:40 PM

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It's not possible, and she knows it! You can try it with or without the hand on your head, but you won't manage it!!

I had to put the first part in there because it was so much more amusing than without...

Glirdan · 04-19-2006, 03:00 PM

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Challenge of the week: Put one hand on your head and plug your nose with the other hand. Now hum "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."

Quote:

It's not possible, and she knows it! You can try it with or without the hand on your head, but you won't manage it!!

Liars!! I just did it!! I swear!! Ha!! Wait... I just did that? Oh no...why do I listen to signatures??

Kath · 04-19-2006, 03:02 PM

Thanks for that Firefoot! I just got both my parents with it. Most amusing.

Gil-Galad · 04-19-2006, 03:52 PM

well i did it... but i popped my ears while doing it... its not impossible

Sleepy Ranger · 04-19-2006, 04:42 PM

I just did it, twice... its not too hard. And the rest of your performances were appalling and boring, I'm not sure your finger is supposed to go all that way up your nose. Heck, you folk are just weird.

Firefoot · 04-19-2006, 05:07 PM

Who said anything about sticking your finger up your nose...?

Kath · 04-19-2006, 05:09 PM

Well, you did say to plug your nose not to hold it. Perhaps he misunderstood?

Sleepy Ranger · 04-19-2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Kath

Well, you did say to plug your nose not to hold it. Perhaps he misunderstood?

Dammit, you're right. Well I tried it now and I managed to do it half-way...

Oddwen · 04-19-2006, 07:34 PM

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Challenge of the week: Put one hand on your head and plug your nose with the other hand. Now hum "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."

I did it.

Though maybe a beeping/grunting noise in the back of the throat doesn't count.

Diamond18 · 04-19-2006, 09:14 PM

Guys, I think you're missing the point of this.

The point is not that it's impossible, but that by saying so, one guaruntees that many people will try to do it. So you can sit back and laugh as you picture all these people on a forum putting one hand on their head and pinching their nose with the other one, whilst humming Row Row Row Your Boat, just because of what you put in you sig. Firefoot is laughing at you all right now.

And no I have not tried it.

Lhunardawen · 04-19-2006, 09:19 PM

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Funniest thing ever?
EEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGG!! CHAT SKWERELS!!!!!!!! ~ Fordhim Hedhgethistle

I laughed my head off (well...not really) when I read this! Actually, I'm not too sure if it's this part or the previous line ("NB - I'm married to a lawyer") that I laughed at.

Quote:

Challenge of the week: Put one hand on your head and plug your nose with the other hand. Now hum "Row, Row, Row Your Boat."

This is my third pair of eardrums I have now - still not giving up. I shall do it!

EDIT: Cross-posted with Di

Amanaduial the archer · 04-20-2006, 04:33 AM

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The point is not that it's impossible, but that by saying so, one guaruntees that many people will try to do it. So you can sit back and laugh as you picture all these people on a forum putting one hand on their head and pinching their nose with the other one, whilst humming Row Row Row Your Boat, just because of what you put in you sig.

One o' those things, just like when I declared in my siggy (yeeears ago) that it was impossible to lick your elbow.

...oh go on, you know you want to.

Kath · 04-20-2006, 05:56 AM

Is it possible to do if you're double jointed Aman? Or just generally impossible.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 04-20-2006, 06:12 AM

Licking your elbow isn't impossible. I know a girl that can do it easily. However I still love these "impossible" sigs just for the sway they have over us all.

Kath · 04-20-2006, 06:15 AM

How about Balin's skiing through a revolving door one? Know anyone that can do that?

Or at least someone mad enough to try it.

Folwren · 04-20-2006, 08:14 AM

Oh, come now, come now! I don't believe a single one of you really succeeded in humming anything with your nose plugged. It's physically impossible. You can not hum without your nose! A series if grunts in the back of your throat doesn't count.

-- Folwren

JennyHallu · 04-20-2006, 08:45 AM

*laughs insanely at mental image of countless BDer's grunting like lower apes.*

Folwren · 04-20-2006, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JennyHallu

*laughs insanely at mental image of countless BDer's grunting like lower apes.*

Have YOU tried it?

-- Foley

JennyHallu · 04-20-2006, 09:15 AM

I'll never tell.

04-12-2006, 05:25 AM	#2121
Balin999 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2000 Location: East of the Sun, West of the Moon Posts: 521	I stand corrected. Balin at your service. __________________ ...Nichts ist gelber als Gelb selber... ...The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, but conformity... ...Everything is possible, except to ski through a revolving door...

04-12-2006, 08:21 AM	#2123
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,686	hugs Fea I'm glad you've approved of my choices...I've tried to put appropriate footnotes to this very special finals week experience. Must go find something from Shakespeare for tomorrow... __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

04-12-2006, 03:19 PM	#2127
Balin999 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2000 Location: East of the Sun, West of the Moon Posts: 521	Thanks very much, Folwren. I have to admit that I didn't think of it myself, I only translated it from German to English. I got this from a German hip hop group called "The Beginners" The other two parts of the sig are just nonsense, although I like them very much __________________ ...Nichts ist gelber als Gelb selber... ...The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, but conformity... ...Everything is possible, except to ski through a revolving door...

04-12-2006, 03:32 PM	#2128
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,228	What is the German translation of the first part of you sig.? I can only make out "Nothing is something as something else. . ." and it's due to my lack of German Vocabulary, I'm afraid. -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

04-12-2006, 03:36 PM	#2129
Balin999 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2000 Location: East of the Sun, West of the Moon Posts: 521	It more or less says "Nothing is more yellow then yellow itself" It's only funny in German, since it rhymes, and is the truth in itself, since there is nothing more yellow than yellow. And it's a quote from one of my best friends, that's why I use it here. __________________ ...Nichts ist gelber als Gelb selber... ...The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, but conformity... ...Everything is possible, except to ski through a revolving door...

04-13-2006, 10:43 AM	#2131
Balin999 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2000 Location: East of the Sun, West of the Moon Posts: 521	I fell off my chair when I heard my friend saying that. It's still a quote we often use. I thing he's genius saying something like that __________________ ...Nichts ist gelber als Gelb selber... ...The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, but conformity... ...Everything is possible, except to ski through a revolving door...

04-14-2006, 07:01 PM	#2132
Holbytlass Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Party Tree Posts: 1,096	Farael's [qoute]Siggy under construction.... watch for the potholes[/quote] The potholes I can live with, it's the speedbumps that kill! __________________ Holby is an actual flesh-and-blood person, right? Not, say a sock-puppet of Nilp’s, by any chance? ~Nerwen, WWCIII

04-19-2006, 03:02 PM	#2144
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,725	Thanks for that Firefoot! I just got both my parents with it. Most amusing. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

04-19-2006, 03:52 PM	#2145
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	well i did it... but i popped my ears while doing it... its not impossible __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

04-19-2006, 04:42 PM	#2146
Sleepy Ranger Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the field, kissing the 'Downs crest Posts: 1,724	I just did it, twice... its not too hard. And the rest of your performances were appalling and boring, I'm not sure your finger is supposed to go all that way up your nose. Heck, you folk are just weird. __________________ And tonight we can truly say, together we're invincible... Middle-Earth Football World Cup 2007

04-19-2006, 05:07 PM	#2147
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,646	Who said anything about sticking your finger up your nose...?

04-19-2006, 05:09 PM	#2148
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,725	Well, you did say to plug your nose not to hold it. Perhaps he misunderstood? __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

04-19-2006, 09:14 PM	#2151
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,561	Guys, I think you're missing the point of this. The point is not that it's impossible, but that by saying so, one guaruntees that many people will try to do it. So you can sit back and laugh as you picture all these people on a forum putting one hand on their head and pinching their nose with the other one, whilst humming Row Row Row Your Boat, just because of what you put in you sig. Firefoot is laughing at you all right now. And no I have not tried it. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

04-20-2006, 05:56 AM	#2154
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,725	Is it possible to do if you're double jointed Aman? Or just generally impossible. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

04-20-2006, 06:12 AM	#2155
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,956	Licking your elbow isn't impossible. I know a girl that can do it easily. However I still love these "impossible" sigs just for the sway they have over us all. __________________ peace

04-20-2006, 06:15 AM	#2156
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,725	How about Balin's skiing through a revolving door one? Know anyone that can do that? Or at least someone mad enough to try it. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

04-20-2006, 08:14 AM	#2157
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,228	Oh, come now, come now! I don't believe a single one of you really succeeded in humming anything with your nose plugged. It's physically impossible. You can not hum without your nose! A series if grunts in the back of your throat doesn't count. -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

04-20-2006, 08:45 AM	#2158
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,686	laughs insanely at mental image of countless BDer's grunting like lower apes. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

04-20-2006, 09:15 AM	#2160
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,686	I'll never tell. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!