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HerenIstarion

02-22-2002 08:27 AM

uh huh [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Mat_Heathertoes

02-22-2002 09:30 AM

Here's a chestnut ...

Quote:

'Very skilfully and additionally a number of ....'

Said by who to whom and where ?

HerenIstarion

02-23-2002 02:11 AM

I'll utter a guess - it was said by ordinary goblin to Great Goblin in the Goblin cave under the Misty mountains

Quote:

Several of our people were struck by lightning in the cave

skilfully refers to Gandalfs fireworkcraft?

Mat_Heathertoes

02-23-2002 04:19 PM

Alas nope .. but I'll at least narrow the field by saying it was spoken in ROTK.

HerenIstarion

02-25-2002 05:08 AM

well, Denethor to Faramir about previous conversation, where Gandalf took part as well. additional number than must referr to Faramir's glances at Mithrandir checking how much it was allowed to say to Denethor:

Quote:

See, you have spoken skilfully, as ever; but I, have I not seen your eye fixed on Mithrandir, seeking whether you said well or too much? He has long had your heart in his keeping

Mat_Heathertoes

02-25-2002 07:21 AM

Alas no..

HerenIstarion

02-26-2002 07:30 AM

*hums under his nose "neeveeer give it up, neeeever eveeer give it up, geeeeve it up!"

may it be Aragorn about ruined gate of Minas-Tirith:
[quote]In Erebor in the Kingdom of Dain there is such skill,and if all our hopes do not perish, then in time I will send Gimli Gloin’s son to ask for wrights of the Mountain.[quote]

Mat_Heathertoes

02-27-2002 06:50 AM

Like Macc above, I shall expand the quote slightly to help you all ..

Quote:

'Very skilfully, and additionally a number of. You create my guffaw ....

Joy	02-27-2002 11:32 PM

Is it Treebeard to Gandalf?

Quote:

Well, come now. You have proved mightiest, and all your labors have gone well.

HerenIstarion

02-28-2002 01:02 AM

I'm at a loss. what this idiom "create one's guffaw" may mean? make one laugh?

HerenIstarion

02-28-2002 01:52 AM

ye he he, and tha bottle of rom! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

it means make one laugh after all
that's Saruman to Frodo in the Shire:

Quote:

Quite capable,and more than a little. You made me laugh, you hobbit-lordlings, riding along with all those great people so secure and so pleased with your little selves

Mat_Heathertoes

02-28-2002 08:27 AM

Yay! ... Sterling work sir!

[img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

You can torment us all now with one of your own

[img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

HerenIstarion

02-28-2002 11:45 AM

as was said above, I'm really very pleased with my little self, so I won't torment you [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. perfectly easy, go ahead and crack it:

Quote:

So, what happened? Is it so urgent you have to bother me? By Jove, no rest by day or night!

Mat_Heathertoes

02-28-2002 07:20 PM

Is it that Curumo again to his visitors at Orthanc?

Quote:

'Well?' it said now with gentle question, 'Why must you disturb my rest? Will you give me no peace at all by night or day?'

Amaryllis

02-28-2002 09:50 PM

could it be Smaug from the Red Book of Westmarch?

Amaryllis

02-28-2002 09:51 PM

oops forgot to say when. When Bilbo went down inside the Lonely Mountain.

HerenIstarion

03-01-2002 02:46 AM

Mat_Heathertoes gets it. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Mat_Heathertoes

03-01-2002 05:16 PM

Ridiculously easy despite the butchering by freetranslation.com

Quote:

There ourselves are position to the bed to sleep of the habit downward.

Bruce MacCulloch

03-01-2002 06:17 PM

Quote:

We usually lie down to sleep

Merry to Treebeard, when asked where the hobbits would stand to sleep.

Mat_Heathertoes

03-02-2002 06:04 AM

Correct as usual Macc [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Bruce MacCulloch

03-02-2002 06:28 AM

Quote:

Where it is our service search of the information, and where they were all the day you?

HerenIstarion

03-05-2002 04:07 AM

Gangalf to pippin?

Quote:

'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know

Bruce MacCulloch

03-05-2002 04:26 AM

Nope!

HerenIstarion

03-05-2002 04:54 AM

well, hm, than maybe that's two orks in the Morgai talking between themselves?

Quote:

Then what have you seen with them? Garn! You don’t even know what you’re looking for.

Bruce MacCulloch

03-05-2002 04:00 PM

Once again, no!

Joy	03-05-2002 11:32 PM

Quote:

Where it is our service search of the information, and where they were all the day you?

Bruce, is it

Quote:

But where have you been to - sneaking off and sneaking back, you old villian?

Bruce MacCulloch

03-06-2002 12:04 AM

Heh - this is more fun than I thought it would be! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
Wrong!!!! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

HerenIstarion

03-06-2002 12:52 AM

well, well...
Dwalin to Bifur?

Quote:

and our beards will grow till they hang down the cliff to the valley before anything happens here. What is our burglar doing for us?

Bruce MacCulloch

03-06-2002 01:42 AM

No, but getting closer. Not actually close, mind you, but closer none the less. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Bruce MacCulloch

03-06-2002 02:32 AM

To make Sharkû happy:
English-German-English [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

HerenIstarion

03-06-2002 03:49 AM

uh huh
Thorin to Bilbo:

Quote:

Before we go, I suppose you mean.Aren't you the burglar? And isn't sitting on the door-step your job, not to speak of getting inside the door?

?
[img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Bruce MacCulloch

03-06-2002 06:16 AM

Nope! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

HerenIstarion

03-06-2002 08:56 AM

shooting at the blue sky...

dwarves to Gandalf at Beon's:

Quote:

Where is our host, and where have you been all day yourself?

[ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: HerenIstarion ]

HerenIstarion

03-14-2002 04:36 AM

Bruce?

Bruce MacCulloch

03-14-2002 08:33 AM

Getting even closer! (Keep working your way East. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] )

Joy	03-15-2002 01:31 AM

I'm not sure which way is East in a book, but I will give this one a try again.

Barrels Out of Bonds

Quote:

I am sure we are all for ever at your service, whatever happens after this. But what comes next?

HerenIstarion

03-15-2002 03:56 AM

I'd rather ascribe it to Thorin at the Lonely Mountain:

Quote:

now is the time for him to perform the service for which he was included in our Company; now is the time for him to earn his Reward

Bruce MacCulloch

03-15-2002 06:47 AM

I just realized I made a mistake! I mixed this thread up with another one! H-I was right with

Quote:

Where is our host, and where have you been all day yourself?

[img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] Sorry H-I!

HerenIstarion

03-15-2002 08:44 AM

I khew it! I knew it! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] arghh!

ok, you are forgiven [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

next one:

Quote:

And there Kate stood once upon a time, at the eleventh door at the end of the road from Hollywood

it's more like a mishearing, than mistranslation, though [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Joy	03-16-2002 10:52 AM

H-I, is it

Quote:

On the green stood alone bank near to the very point of the Tongue the Lady Galadriel stood alone and silent.

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