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06-15-2003, 05:01 AM
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Shadowed Prince
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Thulcandra
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What are we?
Over my many years (ok, a bit over 1) of being a Tolkien fan, I've heard many names given to us. Tolkienites and Ringies are the only ones i can think of. Which are we, which do you like more, can you think of any more, or any funny ones?
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06-15-2003, 07:54 AM
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Denethor's True Love
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... *swoon*
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My dad called us the Ringers, i believe, a long time ago.
I assume we are just the Barrow Downers, or Downers, or more simply, the dead. We could call ourselves the Dead Downers. Which actually makes us sound like we've passed out after downing too many shots of whiskey.
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06-15-2003, 11:02 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR
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My friend Justine calls me a Lord of the Rings Trekkie.
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06-15-2003, 11:32 AM
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Animated Skeleton
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Heaven, where Middle-earth and Zion are fused and all the guys are sexy beasts!
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Well, my friends call me a Loter. This is a derivative of LotR.
I think that's kinda funny........or not. Meh! I am an Elf. That is what I am. That is the answer to the question at the top. I am an Insane Modern She-Elf. That is what I am. Hey this would make quite good song lyrics! Namarié! Guy Who Be Short! From [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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06-15-2003, 03:37 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Land of the Ice and Snow
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Everyone I know calls us Freaks... or maybe that's just me...
Dead Downers. Ha! I love it. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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06-15-2003, 04:37 PM
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The Diaphanous Dryad
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: R toL: 531, past the wild path
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I am a screaming-Orli-fan. Without the screaming, although you never know I guess-if I actually saw the guy... On the other hand I am also a Tolkienite, and looking through my version of a yearbook I am a "Lord of the Rings freak" and an "LOTR fanatic". I'm sure that would describe you all equally well!
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06-15-2003, 04:43 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Hmm... Tolki-Trekkies (mostly in reference to those of us who like both Tolkien and Star Trek although not always), Tolkienites, Frodo-friends, Ringers, Ringies, Frodo-freaks, Tolkien Geeks, Tolkien Freaks, Tolkien Nerds, Tolkien Dorks (I find this one more offensive than the others), and Silli-freaks (usually in reference to those that like the Silmarillion more than the Hobbit or LotR, but again, not always).
Those are the only ones that come to mind. I am partial to Tolkienite and Frodo-friends (for the sheer sound of it) myself. lol. I never really thought about it until I saw this thread though!
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06-15-2003, 06:39 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR
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I just thought of one:
The Dead Ringers.
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06-15-2003, 07:22 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: snowboarding with Morgoth in the void
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I wouldn't mind being called a Gandalf groupie. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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06-15-2003, 10:43 PM
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Arizona; feel the burn....
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I think I've taken a liking to "Middle-Earthlings" and "Tolkies", which I've heard off and on, but I don't think they're wholly popular terms. One term I absolutely abhor is "Tolkienites". I just cannot stand it. It rubs me the wrong way for some reason or another.
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06-15-2003, 11:14 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn.
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What are we? megre beings in a world of hoplessness... Or something like that...
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Thats why im gald i live where i do, you know what, everyone i know likes Lotr...
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"Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~
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06-15-2003, 11:15 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn.
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I am simply called Elf
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"Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~
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06-16-2003, 10:07 AM
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Upstairs
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Everyone calls me the "Lord of The Rings Freak" or that freakishly obsessed fanatic...I reply in telling people that I am "dead" [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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06-16-2003, 11:04 AM
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Wight
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: A portal to an alternate dimension at your local Wal-Mart store.
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I like to call myself a "Ringer" or a "Downie",but I am rather partial to mordor136's"Gandalf Groupies".
~Peace~Love~&~Rings~
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06-16-2003, 11:12 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: The World That Never Was
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I just call us Ringers. And I concur with Horse-Maiden's observation: us on the Downs would be Dead Ringers. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Abedithon le!
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06-16-2003, 04:16 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Amid the hills and dales of the Shire... or not.
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I'm just called annoying.
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06-16-2003, 07:56 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: May 2002
Location: A very lovely tree-hut in the Chunnel.
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Same here, Tinuviel of Denton!
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06-16-2003, 08:21 PM
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Beholder of the Mists
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now
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I have personally never been called anything related to LOTR or Tolkien. Most of the time I just refer to myself as a really big Tolkien Fan. I do enjoy the title of Ringer though.
Hey does anyone think we could make Gandalf groupie T-shirts? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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06-17-2003, 12:43 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn.
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I dont know about Gandalf.. But we should have Boromir shirts... with the slogan being "DO the wave for Boromir the disco king"...
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"Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~
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06-17-2003, 05:30 AM
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Denethor's True Love
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... *swoon*
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Oh, I am soooo doing that! Only I'm going to be different and do Denethor the Disco Diva.
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'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard. |
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06-17-2003, 10:18 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: The World That Never Was
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06-17-2003, 12:22 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Land of the Ice and Snow
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06-17-2003, 12:37 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: In a very cold place....
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For me it's normally:
Shut-up-Elanor-you've-told-us-this-before But I call my self a Tolkienist [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
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06-17-2003, 05:20 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Wandering Hobbiton, smiling at the hobbits & trying to sell them vacuum cleaners
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Well now I'll have to refer to myself as a Dead Ringer. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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06-18-2003, 12:12 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn.
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"Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~
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06-18-2003, 01:08 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: A portal to an alternate dimension at your local Wal-Mart store.
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Yes, Yes I agree the Downs should start work on shirts. Ooo Oooo and if we all wore our shirts for RoTK we could sit together and form a "Do The Wave.." section. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I think I'm gonna design us some shirts. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
~Peace~Love~&~Rings~
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06-18-2003, 02:50 PM
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I am mostly called a freak. I don't care. To me, freak is a compliment. It means that you don't care what anyone thinks of you and do your own thing. I am partial to Middle-earthlings, though.
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06-18-2003, 04:38 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Wandering Hobbiton, smiling at the hobbits & trying to sell them vacuum cleaners
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Eenie, meanie, Samwise Gamgee, Staring after pretty Rosie, If she calls, watch him blush, then turn and leave in a rush. You want to join the Citadel... You know you do... Do the Wave for Boromir the Disco King! |
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06-18-2003, 05:33 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Land of the Ice and Snow
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Alas, Everdawn, I live in the far off land of Montana among the Evil Hicks *gags*.
[ June 18, 2003: Message edited by: Duncariel ]
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Middle-earth: Insanity "What, the peons aren't trusted?" -- Yazoo, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children |
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06-18-2003, 09:48 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR
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We could sell the shirts at the theater!!!
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06-19-2003, 12:48 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn.
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Or it could be that everyone knows how crazy I am and over the years have gotten used to it... Why, only yesterday i had to be called back to the land of the living twice!...
An interesting fact.. the other group of popular girls and half the footy boys are into Harry Potter, the other half are LOTR mad! and this is year 11 at high school... it must be something in the water. And guys, i would LOVE to sit with you guys wearing customised t-shirts--- if you paid for my airfare to the theatre... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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"Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~
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06-19-2003, 09:51 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Wandering Hobbiton, smiling at the hobbits & trying to sell them vacuum cleaners
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Don't worry, Everdawn, we can set up the BarrowDowns booth weeks ahead of time and use the profits from our shirt sales to pay to fly you and all the other Dead Ringers to a designated theater for the midnight showing of RotK! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Eenie, meanie, Samwise Gamgee, Staring after pretty Rosie, If she calls, watch him blush, then turn and leave in a rush. You want to join the Citadel... You know you do... Do the Wave for Boromir the Disco King! |
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06-19-2003, 10:23 PM
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Pile O'Bones
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: a place
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What I hear for myself is along the lines of dork, freak, or "Elise! What is wrong with you?!" But anyway aside from me, since nobody cares, people here use the terms, Lord of the Rings nut, freak, or nutcase. Either that, or I'm getting WEIRD looks, or that kind of annoyed sigh.......then I imitate Gollum or break into a random song. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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06-20-2003, 12:38 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn.
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Ohhhh! thanks guys!!! I promise i will bring you all wallabies Jersies and stuffed kangaroos with "made in china" writtin on the tag... NOTE: If ever in AUS, do not think the stuffede kangaroos are made here, they are made by some poor child in a workshop in China... they still look cute though.
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"Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~
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06-20-2003, 11:47 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR
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I'm in Canada. Where is the midnight showing? I'll bring you guys some LotR tuques and some maple syrup. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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06-20-2003, 01:43 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Up a tree.
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I'm simply a freak. *sobs into hankie* oh well, I'll get over it! I'm just the one who everybody gives queer looks when I sprout another quote.
Love the Dead Downers, except it sounds like I've commited suicide and jumped down a well.
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06-20-2003, 05:18 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: The Land of the Ice and Snow
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06-21-2003, 10:29 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: May 2003
Location: In the Shade of a Tree
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I've heard of "Ring-nuts" before. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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06-21-2003, 10:07 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn.
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"Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~
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06-22-2003, 05:32 PM
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Tears of Simbelmynë
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: The Beast's Castle
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I like Dead Downers--though that is a bid morbid. The most common are Tolkienites and Ringies. I like either. Never have I been called a Freak. Though there is probably a good reason for that...I think people fear me and my inteligence. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] *sigh* It's only 7:30 and I'm already acting woosy.
In my accepted circle of friends, I'm known as "She-That-Knows-All-About-LOTR-with-its-Factors-and-Figures" very roughly translated Er-ya-hanya-arda-ar-i-lie. *sighs again* I'm going to convince one of my Rich Old Uncles to buy a lot in New Zealand where all of us Tolkienites, Ringies, Dead Downers and whatnot can wear our Wave-doing, Disco-dancing Boromir T-Shirts and live in hobbit holes. You like? -Maikafanawen Come to The Shire RPG area and join Corsairs and Corsets PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!
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