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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-21-2013, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,056
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Bęthberry
Yes, I have been waiting an entire year for the...
Yes, I have been waiting an entire year for the rest of the (Tolkien) (Downer) world to know what you and I have known. It sounds absolutely splendid and I'm quite disappointed that I didn't come up... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-21-2013, 07:11 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,056
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Bęthberry
We wants pictures, we does, many incriminating...
We wants pictures, we does, many incriminating pictures. And are you in the Isis Guest House? |
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Forum: The Movies
09-13-2013, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,760
Posted By
Bęthberry
Alas that choice was not available to me. I was...
Alas that choice was not available to me. I was screening it for a guest, someone who had not seen the movie, who was quite content to watch it all. :( |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2013, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 24,402
Posted By
Bęthberry
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I don't think one needs to go to...
[/quote] I don't think one needs to go to po-mo theory to discuss the sense of layers of story--if that is what is meant by depth and not degree of realistic detail. Tolkien himself had a... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-02-2013, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,541
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Bęthberry
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-02-2013, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,541
Posted By
Bęthberry
Hooky, did you photoshop that picture? Or has...
Hooky, did you photoshop that picture? Or has the family extended the headstones since I was last there? :Merisu: |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-31-2013, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,056
Posted By
Bęthberry
No Oxonmoot for me this year--I'm still resting...
No Oxonmoot for me this year--I'm still resting from all my journeys last year! Besides, I will be busy reading and evaluating all the submissions for the call for papers on "Humour in and around... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-30-2013, 08:44 AM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,760
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Bęthberry
I suppose I ought to report that I have now seen...
I suppose I ought to report that I have now seen the movie a second time. It helps to view it from the confines of a soft sofa, but not by much. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-23-2013, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 8,939
Posted By
Bęthberry
Congratulations, Rumil, and much happiness to you...
Congratulations, Rumil, and much happiness to you both as you weave your lives together. Is Luthien a Tolkien reader or is she about to become one? |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-13-2013, 01:28 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 9,218
Posted By
Bęthberry
Catholics were not allowed to become Freemasons. ...
Catholics were not allowed to become Freemasons. The Catholic church decreed that the deistic religion conflicted with church theology. The 1917 Code of Canon Law states that anyone who joins the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-08-2013, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 47,828
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Bęthberry
I hadn't realised that ereaders could do more...
I hadn't realised that ereaders could do more than scroll text! I really must learn how to use this Kobo I was given. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-04-2013, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 84
Views: 47,828
Posted By
Bęthberry
I almost did but thanks to Legate's reminder I...
I almost did but thanks to Legate's reminder I had copied the post and so could simply paste it once I got the page back. I remember back in the day I always copied posts because they would be so... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-02-2013, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 51,128
Posted By
Bęthberry
Perhaps I should give them a lookover (look...
Perhaps I should give them a lookover (look back?). While I am clearly outside that Bond-loving demographic you mention, I don't read Gothic romances (or any other kind) either. But I am very fond... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-31-2013, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,774
Posted By
Bęthberry
yes, Oxonmoot is really getting an exciting new...
yes, Oxonmoot is really getting an exciting new look. That plus a Friday afternoon tour of something Lewis related. |
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Forum: The Movies
07-31-2013, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 51,128
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Bęthberry
An interesting comparison. Fleming's books have...
An interesting comparison. Fleming's books have sold "over a 100 million copies worldwide", if Wiki is to be trusted. It's been years, nay decades, since I read any of them, but I don't recall that... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-03-2013, 08:56 PM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,760
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Bęthberry
I just noticed that Thorin has several photos and...
I just noticed that Thorin has several photos and look-a-likes. Clearly a fan of the man! |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-03-2013, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,051
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Bęthberry
I edited the first post to add the link after...
I edited the first post to add the link after Mithalwen's post. I think I did simply mess up and forget to add it, but interestingly on an email today I could not get my Outlook to add a link. I... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-03-2013, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,051
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Bęthberry
Smaug makes Forbes magazine
Lovely analysis of the wrym's wealth. For fans of GoT, check out # 12 as well. Richest fictional characters. (http://www.forbes.com/special-report/2012/fictional-15-12/smaug.html) |
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Forum: The Movies
07-02-2013, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 283
Views: 171,760
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Bęthberry
Dwarves and cats and interweb memes
I'm sure Queen Beruthiel would not be amused. The Hobbit and Cats (http://tannni.strana.de/Hobbit_cats.html) |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-29-2013, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,024
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Bęthberry
Spent some quiet, rejuvenating time this...
Spent some quiet, rejuvenating time this afternoon listening to this. lovely how each movement still seems to have some relationship to an overall tone, despite their uniqueness. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-23-2013, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,491,882
Posted By
Bęthberry
A pome for Mithalwen.
Hap hap
day birth ...
A pome for Mithalwen. Hap hap day birth partay partay hooray |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-21-2013, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 230
Views: 63,373
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Bęthberry
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-21-2013, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,184
Posted By
Bęthberry
Well, I'd say it's just plain silly, but I won't...
Well, I'd say it's just plain silly, but I won't quibble with you. Here's a bit more from Mr. Lear that might provide more nonsense context. :D |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-21-2013, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,184
Posted By
Bęthberry
Oh come on Mithalwen!
Tinkly Zinky ...
Oh come on Mithalwen! Tinkly Zinky Tilly-loo! and Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo Uncle Arly How pleasant to know Mr. Bombadil. But I do rather like "Ombadil". Om, the universal mantra. :) |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-20-2013, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 20,184
Posted By
Bęthberry
Well, there was my paper on "Tolkien and...
Well, there was my paper on "Tolkien and Nonsense" at RotR *coughs* where Tom's influence on Sam was discussed and I do believe I have mentioned it once or twice here on the Downs. It is no... |
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