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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-27-2003, 04:13 AM
Replies: 35
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Thumbs up I could imagine dwarves might simply like beards...

I could imagine dwarves might simply like beards in both sexes like we like hair on the heads of both sexes; some like it short, others long, some sun-bleached (okay, difficult in the mines), others...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 12-22-2003, 04:40 AM
Replies: 77
Views: 13,476
1420! Well, let´s extend the subject to include the...

Well, let´s extend the subject to include the whole bunch:

Hobbit: I would run to hide all my food

Elf: I would run to hide all my toiletries

Ranger: I would stand in front of all animals,...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-22-2003, 04:38 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 5,663
Ring I find it difficult enough to fit into man´s...

I find it difficult enough to fit into man´s armour. And all the arrows would be far too long to be drawn with Hobbit´s arm length. Nah, Hobbits are better off with me defending them as I am.
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-22-2003, 04:37 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,023
Silmaril "I would hate it if women grew beards. It...

"I would hate it if women grew beards. It wouldn't look good."

Get a life! Many if not most women have rudimentary beards. They are still beautiful.

Mithrandir:"It is not up to you to decide...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-22-2003, 04:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,695
Sting Tolkien followed the examples set in earlier...

Tolkien followed the examples set in earlier days.. when most places where named after local charactersitics.. so the plants will have been there first.. though they may have disappeared and...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 12-22-2003, 04:31 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 8,859
Pipe Great things I have learnt.. a hobbit-hole...

Great things I have learnt..

a hobbit-hole means comfort

do not accept any inscribed jewellery from grey cloaky beings

take enough spices for that darn lembas

if the secret of a Dwarf...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 12-22-2003, 02:32 AM
Replies: 1,456
Views: 209,696
Silmaril ::got whacked over the head by a grey cloaky...

::got whacked over the head by a grey cloaky thing or being::

Mellyn, I found you again, after many moons lost in the shades. I have walked many miles, and then reached the goal.. and wonder what...
Forum: The Movies 12-22-2003, 02:20 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 10,001
Thumbs up I could not resist to bring this topic back into...

I could not resist to bring this topic back into life.. what do you reckon? How bad has it become? <P>The whole discussion is kinda artifical for us down under as we have hardly anything. I am...
Forum: The Movies 12-20-2003, 08:23 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,223
Sting conflict extended edition vs. cinema version!

as someone wrote on the wish list "Merry and Pippin to be noticeably taller than Frodo and Sam"<P>How many of us noticed that all four Hobbits are the same height? <P>It took me a few seconds to...
Forum: The Movies 12-20-2003, 08:22 PM
Replies: 104
Views: 19,309
Shield Trying not to simly repeat stuff that has been...

Trying not to simly repeat stuff that has been said before I would like to add to the already mentioned strong scenes:<P>The ride of the Rohirrim was very strong, especially<BR>- when leaving...
Forum: The Movies 12-20-2003, 08:20 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 17,143
Eye Besides the "A red sun rises, blood has been...

Besides the "A red sun rises, blood has been spilt this night!" (ouch), I highly despised the scene when Gandalf hits Pippin with the staff, after the Hobbit had offered his service to the Steward....
Forum: The Movies 12-20-2003, 08:19 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,915
Ring My wish list: going back in time and reminding...

My wish list: going back in time and reminding P.J. in August 2003 that all that he has got left for editing is really just the 3 months left. I honestly belive he could have done much better...
Forum: The Books 12-20-2003, 08:18 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 6,281
Tolkien "too high expectations, which are never or seldom...

"too high expectations, which are never or seldom met. Too rarely life treats you with beauty - of nature, or of fellow humans."

Why do I sometimes fear Tolkien must have felt the same way? And...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2003, 05:53 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,807
Ring How could I forget? One other scene wasn´t...

How could I forget? One other scene wasn´t mentioned yet: when Aragorn rides before the Black Gate and a negotiator brings out Sam´s and Frodo´s belonging, making them believe the two Hobbits were...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2003, 04:00 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 14,106
1420! Nice idea, merging the TTT-reactions with ROTK.....

Nice idea, merging the TTT-reactions with ROTK.. well, here is my story:<P>As much as the audience enjoyed the singing and kicking Hobbits, we loved as much at the slightly drunk girl who walked past...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2003, 03:47 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,807
Pipe Well, I wrote some of my hopes for the extended...

Well, I wrote some of my hopes for the extended version in the "RotK - first impressions"-thread. As for outlining those hopes in some more detail - Essex did a great compilation! <P>I hope we both...
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2003, 03:45 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 14,522
Silmaril Don´t even go there.<P><BR>

Don´t even go there.<P><BR>
Forum: The Movies 12-18-2003, 03:40 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 42,707
Tolkien Well, I am back again.<P>And my heart is heavy....

Well, I am back again.<P>And my heart is heavy. Having seen "Return of the King" for the second time now, I think its editing is unusually sloppy. I was never much of a nitpicker; I loved...
Forum: The Movies 12-17-2003, 08:12 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 15,517
The Eye Well, right now the mentioning of "Lord of the...

Well, right now the mentioning of "Lord of the Rings" will open nearly any door. It will feel strange when the tide changes again and people concentrate on the next thing.<P>Many fans have been there...
Forum: The Movies 12-17-2003, 07:59 PM
Replies: 163
Views: 42,707
Tolkien Where were the characters and the spirit? Where...

Where were the characters and the spirit? Where was the trust in the book? It has passed like rain on the mountain, like a wind in the meadow. The money has gone down in the West, behind hills into...
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