"---/ ---/ ---/ ---/ ---s-/ ----s---/! ---'t/ -----/ t--/ --------s/, ---'t/ ----/ --/ ---t-/ -----ts/, ---/ ----/ ----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ------/!"

Not very revealing so far... How about Rs?

"---/ ---/ ---/ ---/ ---s-/ ---rs---/! ---'t/ --rr-/ t--/ --------s/, ---'t/ ----/ --/ ---t-/ r----ts/, ---/ ----/ ----/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ----r-/!"

Let's see if a vowel helps any - A, please.

"---/ ---/ ---/ a--/ a--s-/ ---rs---/! ---'t/ --rr-/ t--/ --------s/, ---'t/ ----/ --/ ---t-/ ra---ts/, a--/ ----/ -a--/ ----/ ---/ ----/ ----r-/!"

Still not easy, but it must be my lucky day - I have the answer!

The Man-in-the-Moon to Roverandom (also to the moon-dog, who quotes exactly the same sentence)

Correct !
 

Wow, that was really well done, Esty - with so few letters! http://www.travar.de/Templates/Webpr.../notworthy.gif
Did you guess the rabbits?

"worry" and "rabbits" - and then everything was clear!

Here's a new one for you:

Are there any O's ?

O yes
 

...----- ---- -o- ---- --- ---- ---- -o- ----? ----- -- - --o--- -- -o-- ----.

not that many Os! can't do without the T's, after all ;)

T-time
 

...----- ---- -o- ---- --- ---t ---- -o- ----? T---- -- - --o--- -- -o-- ----.

how about R ?

"u"s?

R U ready for this?
 

...---r- ---- -ou ---- --- ---t ---- -ou ----? T--r- -- - --o--r -- -our ---r.

May I have a Y?

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"Where have you been and what have you seen? There is a flower in your hair."

Nell speaking to her husband, the Smith of Wootton Major.

Impressive, Guinevere! Your ability to get these with so little evidence makes you the Quotes-Columbo of the Downs!

I'm afraid I'll have to miss out on this thread for the next several weeks, as I'll be on vacation with erratic internet access - I hope the rest of you will carry on!

Now there is a chance for everybody! :D (unless HI joins in... ;) )

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

...about time I got back!
 

So where is everybody?? I'll start off with my usual Ts, please, since no one else is active here now.

Welcome back, Esty! :) Here is your T :

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

(It took me a while to find my own quote again!)

...traditionally followed by an S, of course.

Voilà !
 

"-t/ s---s/ t-/ --/ t--t/ ---/ ----/ -/ ----/ t--t/ ---/ ---/ t--st/. --t/ t---/ --s-/ -/ ----/ ----/, ---/ ---/ ---/ ----/ -t/, ----ss/ --/ ----s---t/ -------s/ --/."

R, please

"-t/ s---s/ t-/ --/ t--t/ ---/ ----/ -/ ----/ t--t/ ---/ ---/ tr-st/. --t/ t---/ --s-/ -/ ----/ r---/, --r/ ---/ ---/ ----/ -t/, ----ss/ --/ --r-s---t/ -------s/ --/."

Hmmmmmm - let's have the Ms, please

"-t/ s--ms/ t-/ m-/ t--t/ ---/ ----/ -/ ----/ t--t/ ---/ ---/ tr-st/. --t/ t---/ --s-/ -/ ----/ r---/, --r/ ---/ m--/ ----/ -t/, ----ss/ m-/ --r-s---t/ -------s/ m-/."

That's the parson, speaking to Farmer Giles of Ham of something that Tolkien apparently thought important (see LotR) - packing a rope as a precaution!

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That's it! Well done, Esty!

I wonder about the truth of this statement: :rolleyes:

Are there any O's ?

Ss please?

O S
 

Many of the first, one of the second:

-- --- ---- -- -o-'- -o o-- ----o-- -o----, --- -oo- -oo---- -s ------ ---- -o--.

The inevitable T's please!

+t
 

-t --- --t- -- -o-'t -o o-- --t-o-t -ot---, --- -oo- -oo---- -s --tt-- t--- -o--.

I couldn't decide what letter I should ask next, but after some brainwork I find that I don't need another one :
The people of Wootton Major about Nokes

*Esty applauds vigorously

Wonderful work, Guinevere! That statement always has me thinking - we wonders, yes, we wonders...

Thank you, Esty! :) Well, as for me, I rather prefer no cooking (but bread & butter & cheese & fruit etc.) to poor cooking!! ;)

"----'-/ --/ ------/ ------/! ---/ -----/ ----/ ----/ ----/ --/! ---/ -----/ --/ ---/ -----/: ------/ -----/, ---------/, -----/ -----/ ---/ ------/;"

I quite agree! Now, just to be different for a change, let's start off with the Ns, please.

"m"s. please.