And here I was just being a smart alec with my perfect explanation and all... I honestly thought I was dead wrong, but might spark a laugh or two. I guess I really can read your mind, phantom. So here is the next screen name:

Tricksy it is, yes preciouss...

P'raps it means Elwing, p'raps it does?

~ Saphy ~

Tricksy, indeed, and perhaps overly so. Elwing it is not. Of the bird, think in terms of penguins and ostriches. Completely incapable of flight. One must remember my sense of humour....

Fea

Any particular Balrog you have in mind? :p

Our old friend Durin's Bane. The quiz is thine.

Fea

;)
Santa's_Evil_Twin

Annatar, my malevolent friend.

Sauron, indeed.

Your turn, professor. ;)

With a little help from a trusty source comes my latest brain teaser:

I'm sure that Glorfindel and the balrog aquired Trans Am speed sometime during their journey from the mountain top to the abyss. :p :D

(they weren't exactly "human" though, humanoid- yes)

You and your need for speed... ;) Allow your thoughts to wander away from velocity and more to the car itself.

The answer is a human, not just humanoid.

P'raps to tricksy it be... A hint, therefore: When thou thinkest "trans am", thinkest synonymically. :D

Synonymically?

The Trans Am was based on the Pontiac Firebird.

So...

In the movie, Denethor (on fire) flew (like a bird) about seven hundred feet. How about Denny?

My friend, you are entirely too clever for your own good. I was beginning to think nobody would make the connection, even if they figured out 'Firebird'. This thread is thine.

Allrighty, here's the next one....

Sibamore

Turin perhaps? Or Niniel? "Sib" being sibling, and "amore" being... loooove. Perhaps it is, my preciousssss...

Turin and his sis were both acceptable answers.

Your turn again, professor.

I always liked science...
 

I begin to feel smart.... phantom, does it seem to you as though we are monopolizing this game? :D

What to do, what to do...

Gandalf, the wizard who got "Sodium Hypochlorited" from grey to white.

You read my mind. Sodium Hypochlorited indeed. :D The turn is yours.

Fea

New screen name....

Spicy_Liquor

Mirovir, perhaps, or is that too easy?

You aren't getting off that easy this time, Fea.

It's a person.

Rumil, perhaps? The Noldorin Elf of Tirion?

Don't be like Jack Sparrow. Forget about the rum. :p

The Rum's Gone?
 

Okay... let's take the fangirls' approach. Domanic Monaghan is rather hot [spicy] and he plays Merry Brandybuck...

Very clever, Fea, but not what I'm looking for.

I'd love to give it to you, but I can't.

If this isn't right, it should be. I just had an epiphany.

Spicy = Fiery
Liquor = Spirit

You've named Curufinwe, the Fiery Spirt or FEANOR. How could it have passed me by?

Fea

Ha ha ha! :D

The answer was your very own name! :p

I couldn't resist.

Good job, professor.

Hold up! With this kind of ingenuity in wordplay you two should try the Cryptic Clues thread. There's a question there needs answering ...

With a great amount of thought (and an almost posted, but nixed, other name in mind), I have decided to challenge ye all with this:

For a beautiful goddess, Nienna was quite whiny.

Ironic that she could mourn all the bad stuff in the world but it never got her down. The thread is yours again, Opera Ghost.

Give this one a try.

Smiling_Mr_Undernail

I don't suppose it would be so easy as Grima?

Referring of course to the grime that occasionally builds up under nails, and he is the back-stabbing variety that smiles as he lies...

No.

It's not that easy. You were on the right track with part of it, but I'm not telling which part. :p

Quickbeam, praps, praps. The quick lying under your nail, and the beam being your smile. Even an over-worked (but at least equally appreciated) stressed out gal can occasionally come up with a clever answer... or two. Or ten. Or however many it takes until I get to confuse people with my own creations. Mwahahahahaha. *evil smilie*

Fea

Congratulations. :)

It's your turn to cook up a screen name. Just don't be too evil.

So much for being nice... I recommend a good thesaurus and mind for cryptic clues for anyone attempting this here screen-name:

Okay... I might finally have it.

Cavern-> cell or cele

Bright-> smart-> brain

Celebrian?