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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 01-24-2008, 05:01 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
I wonder what Hobbits would think of that? :p

I wonder what Hobbits would think of that? :p
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 01-14-2008, 09:05 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Er, Groin, maybe a Dwarf wants to banish things...

Er, Groin, maybe a Dwarf wants to banish things he doesn't like to the Shire, but most folks around here generally assign things they like. Things they don't like tend to get assigned to Mordor. ;)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-26-2007, 01:20 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Fondu after the Chrismas Eve service with 80...

Fondu after the Chrismas Eve service with 80 proof Armangac (whew!) and Chardonnay .... and Pinot Noir (14%) :D on Christmas Day. Makes the cold feel not so ughy. :p
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-03-2007, 10:07 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
I assign staying up late and getting up late the...

I assign staying up late and getting up late the next morning because there's nothing you need to get up for. Very rare these days. *sigh* :)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-31-2007, 12:50 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Sounds like a sensible Hobbit. :)

Sounds like a sensible Hobbit. :)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-24-2007, 08:46 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Going for a long weekend color tour and hitting...

Going for a long weekend color tour and hitting the colors just at their peak; finding a nice, not too pricey motel; happening upon a curving road we never had been down before, surrounded by maples,...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-29-2007, 06:21 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
"Nine-Day Weekends" ~ if you know what I mean.......

"Nine-Day Weekends" ~ if you know what I mean.... ;)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-11-2006, 10:05 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Huh. I s'pose I slept better in uni than the...

Huh. I s'pose I slept better in uni than the average bloke, but it would've done me good grade-wise if maybe I'd re-read my papers more than about half a time.... :rolleyes:
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 12-06-2006, 09:43 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
I say old bean, that most assuredly belongs in...

I say old bean, that most assuredly belongs in Mordor - or at least ATM. :D
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-24-2006, 12:18 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
I assign that mysterious occurence when brand new...

I assign that mysterious occurence when brand new plot twists come out of nowhere but are so obvious once you see them that the writing just flows. :)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-01-2006, 10:52 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
:eek: Wha'd I say? Wha'd I say? ;) I assign...

:eek: Wha'd I say? Wha'd I say? ;)

I assign finding unexpected references to yours truly on the Downs. Good as reps. Thanks, Lhuna. :D
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-06-2006, 07:18 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Sorry but reality TV shows have already been...

Sorry but reality TV shows have already been assigned to Mordor. :p

(yes I know it doesn't LOOK like a reality tv show.....) ;)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-24-2006, 04:52 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Remember about that English "sheen of green"? ...

Remember about that English "sheen of green"? For well on two weeks now we in the Great Lakes have had English temperatures and an English amount of rain, and the grass! The grass! The lawns! The...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-17-2006, 04:44 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Not anywhere near his eleventy-first year, but...

Not anywhere near his eleventy-first year, but it's good to see the old man kickin' around at the age of 83 with high spirits and a bum knee but still vigorous and laughing. Folks have been up this...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-11-2006, 09:10 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
A particular sheen of green

There is a unique sheen of green that, due to a combination of geographical location near the sea, the amount of precipitation, and the latitude resulting in a certain angle of the sun, that can only...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-14-2006, 09:19 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
I assign that unique happenstance: a long lost...

I assign that unique happenstance: a long lost fellow Downer with whom one shared and rpg, who comes back against all odds, to continue the rpg! :)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 05-29-2006, 09:48 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Thanks for the reminder to do this: I assign...

Thanks for the reminder to do this:

I assign to the Shire the best, absolute best, free Festival of the Arts in all of the States, happening his coming weekend in Grand Rapids, MI. Seven stages,...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-30-2006, 07:49 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
The ones that are quite flat and doughy, and that...

The ones that are quite flat and doughy, and that McDonalds do in a morning, e.g. the very tasty Egg McMuffin. :p But those other kinds sound like they taste wonderful too! Actually, mine our sour...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-26-2006, 08:04 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
There's something elegant about that. A metaphor...

There's something elegant about that. A metaphor in there somewhere, don't you think? :D

Um, I assign English muffins. :)

And writers' festivals that actually do inspire writing. .... and...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-22-2006, 08:48 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
That's actually Dutch rather than Native...

That's actually Dutch rather than Native American.

And yes, we actually have a 'Zilwaukee' in Michigan. There's also a Saugutuck. :) Hmm... how does one tuck a sauga, and what does one tuck it...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-17-2006, 08:46 AM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Michigan has a Cheboygan too. And a Menominee, I...

Michigan has a Cheboygan too. And a Menominee, I believe. lesseee.....

Macatawa, Michilimackinac, and that's just a start from memory. More later....


... Manistee, Kalkaska, Kalamazoo,...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-16-2006, 08:33 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Seeing Maundy Thursday spelled right, and hearing...

Seeing Maundy Thursday spelled right, and hearing it pronounced right. Not that hobbits would care all that much, but the sense of "that was done right and proper" is as hobbitish as they come. :)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-03-2006, 09:32 AM
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Views: 475,635
Posted By littlemanpoet
General?!? :eek: TECHNICALITY?!?!? :mad: ...

General?!? :eek: TECHNICALITY?!?!? :mad:

What mean you, ceorl*?!?

(...indebtedness to one Fordhim on style...)

:p

*ceorl (Anglo-Saxon) = churl (Middle English) = man (mod. Eng.)
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-29-2006, 10:14 AM
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Views: 475,635
Posted By littlemanpoet
Don't kid yourself. You're a hobbit through and...

Don't kid yourself. You're a hobbit through and through. And you would have been a fine werewolf if you hadn't been dreamed of the very first Night. But back to the Shire!

I assign the first...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-27-2006, 09:39 PM
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Posted By littlemanpoet
Gee, friends, I'm ... well .... happy. :) ...

Gee, friends, I'm ... well .... happy. :) Thanks!

I assign all you hobbits to the Shire. You all belong there. :) Even if bunches of you spend lots of time in a certain Rohirrim Mead Hall.... ...
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