A lot of O's ! :)

"My/ -o--/ are/ -o-e/ -eyo--/ re-a--/ a--/ ta-e/ --/ t-o---t/ o-/ me/; a-o-e/ -'m/ -e-t/, t-e/ -ast/ o-/ a--/ -rom/ -eat-erto-/ to/ t-e/ sea/."

Ah!! (insert smiley with lightbulb here) It's in the Tom Bombadil poems, from "Perry-The-Winkle":

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correct, of course! Please proceed, Esty.

Here we go with a new one:

Is there an "X"?

X marks the... nothing
 

Sorry, phantom - no X! I hope that disappointment doesn't make you feel less welcome to this thread!

I'm crushed. :(

Since the ever popular "X" didn't work, I'll change tactics and try the little used letter "R".

Rx
 

Prescription: Two letters, to be taken away, since they are not needed here.

Sorry, no Rs either.

How about L then?

Ls galore
 

---- ----'ll ----, --- --'ll l--- l--- ---- ---- l--- ---- --.

and some T please

T time
 

---- t---'ll ----, --- -t'll l--- l--- ---- t--- l--- ---- -t.

E please

L E T
 

---- t--e'll ---e, --- -t'll l--- le-- e--- t--- l--- ---e -t.

*puzzled* :rolleyes:

can I have the Ss now?

L E T S
 

---- t--e'll ---e, --- -t'll l--- less e-s- t--- l--s ---e -t.

*still clueless*

O please

S T O L E (no Rx)
 

-o-- t--e'll -o-e, --- -t'll loo- less e-s- t--- l--s ---e -t.

Hey, Esty,you wronged the Phantom! ;) There is an R after all!!
Tídwald speaking to Totta.

Oh dear - I'm fallible!! I do humbly beg the phantom's pardon. And congratulations to you for getting the quote, Guinevere - carry on, please.

(That quote somehow seems to suit this morbid month...)

Thank you, Esty!

Many people would be glad for such an offer nowadays...

"---/, ----/!" (.....) "----/ ----/! -/ ----/ -/ ---/ ---/ ---/, ---/ ----/ -----/ -----/ -------/ -----/."

R, please.

1 R

"---/, ----/!" (.....) "----/ ----/! -/ ----/ -/ ---/ --r/ ---/, ---/ ----/ -----/ -----/ -------/ -----/."

It must be T-time then...

not so many T's either, I'm sorry! (plus a corrected mistake)

"---/, ----/!" (.....) "----/ ----/! -/ ----/ -/ ---/ --r/ ---/, ---/ ----/ -----/ -----/ t---/ -----t/ ---t-/."

Any Ssss, preciousss?

Yess!

"---/, ---s/!" (.....) "----/ ----/! -/ ----/ -/ ---/ --r/ ---/, ---/ ----/ ----s/ -----/ t--s/ -----t/ --sts/."

rats
 

Hmmm, still so many empty spaces - A, please.

"---/, -a-s/!" (.....) "----/ -a--/! -/ -a--/ a/ ---/ --r/ ---/, a--/ ----/ -a--s/ -----/ t--s/ -a---t/ -asts/."

L, please.

RATS L

"---/, la-s/!" (.....) "----/ -a--/! -/ -a--/ a/ ---/ --r/ ---/, a--/ ----/ -a--s/ ---l-/ t--s/ -a---t/ lasts/."

A good offer indeed!
 

It's Farmer Giles speaking: (Though the last word was complete with the choice of 'L', that wasn't the telling clue - it was the word "lads"! That isn't used too often in Tolkien's works, and the "likely lads" occurred to me immediately.)

Correct!
 

Well done, Esty! :) with only so few letters

Fortunately, I did manage to get the letters that gave me a clue! Now try this one: It seems applicable to this thread... ;)

I'd like to start with the O's

O yes
 

-o o-- --o- --- O---- ----- -- ----o--- ---- -o -o-- ----; --- --- ---- -o ---.

Good choice!

:) N please

No on- --o- --- O---- --n-- -- ----o--- ---- -o -o-- ----; -n- --- ---- -o no-.

(+ one O I missed the first time - sorry!)

R please

N O R
 

No on- -ro- --- O---r --n-- -- ----o--- ---r -o -o-- --r-; -n- --- ---r -o no-.