The Gashlycrumb Downers
 

After re-reading The Gashlycrumb Tinies for the zillionth time, a thought came upon me. What would happen if there was a Gashlycrumb version of the Downs?

http://tinypic.com/4qmtj5 ( This is the book i'm discussing.)

So, here's what you do. First, start with your or some other member's name (ask first!) and devise a simple way for them or someone else to pass on. Then someone else writes about a name, and another, ect. Most important of all,
don't forget to go in alphabetical order!


Lastly, remember to make it original! You can draw inspiration, but don't repeat someone else's idea. Oh, yes, before I forget, have morbid fun! :D

~ K is for Ka

mmmmkay....well i guess i can try at this...

Abercombie and her obsession of Eomer of the Rohirrim


(So i guess the theme is realtions between downers)

Eh?
 

I'm sure I hate this topic, but I haven't figured out exactly why yet. Perhaps it is because it is one of those idea topics that don't start with an example. Maybe it is because I have no idea what the topic is really about. Most likely I hate it simply because it seems to have nothing to do with Tolkien and very little to do with the Downs. BUT I like the picture. It reminds me of myself, herding all of the tiny Downers into a neat circle. And because of that, I will allow it to linger a bit longer to see what it becomes.

With low expectations,

Here's an excerpt from the book if you're confused:
http://www.wishville.co.uk/gorey/a.htm

I think what THE Ka is saying is that we take a downer's name like mine Abercrombie and create a gruesome death for that person.

Ex:
S is for Shelob speared by a Spam Viking...

I hope I'm giving you the right info...

All Apologies...
 

You're right BW, that was the picture's first response to me about the downs...

In any ways, thank you abercrombie for clearing it up :) . My allergies (and spring pollen) have taken a hit on my brain... Sorry. Also to make it more Tolkien related, we could add some bio's about characters as well. Also, you could make the deaths tolkien related.

Here are some examples what you can do:

Member example: (I'm using my own as to not spoil anyone's fun. Or apperance.)

'K is for Ka who fell down the barrow...'

Character example:

'D is Denethor who was caught by the match...'

Sorry for being horrible... It's completely my fault for forgetting examples. You can boo now...

Have fun none the less...

~ Gloomious Doom Ka

Boo?
 

Naw, I wouldn't do that to be mean. I'm just pullin' your leg The Ka.

I'm not sure about the Alphabeticalness of this thread? Would it be easier to let it fly without that border?

'A' is for Ainaserkewen who stopped to smell the daisies under a falling Piano.

Alright, sure... :rolleyes: But, if you really want to, you can.

And if you still are not sure who or what the Gashlycrumb tinies are, here is a brief description...

The Gashlycrumb Tinies, or After the Outing is an alphabetical phantasmagoria of rhyming couplets
in which twenty-six infants meet dreadful ends,
from Amy falling down stairs and Basil assaulted by bears,
to Yorick whose head is knocked in and Zillah who drinks too much gin.
Each demise is bizarre and unsettling, messy or lonely, and unerringly Gorey.

Okay! Let's get this train of endings beginning!

~ Ka

'B' is for Boromir88 who was smothered under an orange beaded sombrero

C is for Celebuial who was cut into peices and eaten by cave trolls.

(is that the kinda thing you're looking for?)

I love the Gashlycrumb tinies. Must these rhyme? I'm no Edward Gorey, and this is stretching my powers a bit... I'll venture a "no" and come back and edit if there are enough protests?

D is for Diamond18 smashed flat by an ent.

E is for Eomer of the Rohirrim who choked on a 200 year old peace of lembas.

Well, I like to rhyme anyway, so don't mind me...
 

'F' is for Formendacil, who was cut with some glass

H is for Heren, attacked by a gnome.

(Heren Istarion, for anybody who didn't... y'know.. get the connection. And yes, those garden gnomes are evil.)

I is for Imladris who attempted to fly off Mount Doom.

We don't have any active J's, so I'm skipping to K.

http://forum.barrowdowns.com/kacar.jpg
K is for Ka, hit by a kar.



These are much better with pictures.

L is for Lalwendë, attacked by a mutant daisy.

'M' is for Maeggaladiel, who went absolutely crazy.




The Wonderful BW is right - a picture is worth a thousand words.
(My computer drawing skills are rusty - I hope it at least slightly resembles you, Maeg ;) )

N for Numenor, who can get pretty vicous at Pong


http://img256.echo.cx/my.php?image=pong2uc.png

O is for Oddwen who's head was used for a gong...

~ H D Ka

P is for poisenniel, who died from laughter.

Skipping Q....
 

S is for Sharku, eaten by a shark.

T is for Telchar, who forget his bread-crumbs when he got lost in a park

skipping U.

V is for Vuelve who tryed to touch the Titanic.

W is for Wilwarin, who's head was used to strum a cello...

As seen below...

http://tinypic.com/4trd6d

~ Morosely humourous Ka

'X' was for The X-Phial, who was squashed into Jell-o.

Y is for Yavanna II who drowned in some glue.

Z is for Zebedee impaled by gnus

I love this idea. My math teacher has a poster of the book on the wall in her classroom, and I always love to look at it during class.

So do we start over again at A?

Yepperz, you can go ahead.

Or can I?
 

A is for alatar , pierced by arrows.

Of course, especially since you've had some experience... ;)

~ Bauhaus Ka

B is for Bandobras Took, who choked on Italian vegetable marrow...


~ Veggie Ka

C is for Child who got lost in the wild.

D is for davem who smiled at a crocodile.

E is for Enca, who went on a cruise an lost her file

"F" is for Fea who choked on a pickel.

:D

G is for Gil, deathly allergic to dill.