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Forum: The Barrow-Downs 11-11-2023, 12:16 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 20,175
Posted By Mister Underhill
A typically tree-ish response time, but Snowdog,...

A typically tree-ish response time, but Snowdog, the thread you linked from the archive is still here, with more (all?) replies!

http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=565
Forum: The Books 10-18-2023, 04:51 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 8,486
Posted By Mister Underhill
*Rubs hands in anticipation…*

*Rubs hands in anticipation…*
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-31-2023, 01:29 PM
Replies: 4,512
Views: 921,957
Posted By Mister Underhill
Haha! A few days late, but thanks! Not quite...

Haha! A few days late, but thanks! Not quite eleventy-one yet, but creeping closer each year.
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 12-24-2022, 01:24 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,740
Posted By Mister Underhill
The post where I saw it says it’s custom made. :(

The post where I saw it says it’s custom made. :(
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 12-23-2022, 07:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,740
Posted By Mister Underhill
Dark-Eye One Tree-topper to Rule Them All

Eye of Sauron tree-topper. (https://www.reddit.com/r/lotr/comments/zdtsuu/homemade_tree_topper/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)

In the Land of the Living Room where the...
Forum: The Movies 12-17-2022, 07:47 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,882
Posted By Mister Underhill
Arrrrrr! (Pirate content, not pirated...

Arrrrrr!

(Pirate content, not pirated content. DO NOT DELETE!)
Forum: The Movies 12-17-2022, 04:13 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,428
Posted By Mister Underhill
This is a very enjoyable and insightful blog...

This is a very enjoyable and insightful blog post, and while RoP defenders will surely dismiss much of it as nitpicking, or say that, oh, to take one example, there's no time, or budget, or even much...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-18-2021, 04:10 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,122
Posted By Mister Underhill
Well, well, well! Are we now at the stage where...

Well, well, well! Are we now at the stage where we cart out our old bones, figuratively speaking, to tell these youngsters what it was really like back in the olden days? Somebody give Ken Burns a...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 07-09-2021, 01:03 PM
Replies: 488
Views: 138,624
Posted By Mister Underhill
[/QUOTE] Total greenhorn. Restored...

[/QUOTE]

Total greenhorn.


Restored to unlife?
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 07-06-2021, 05:03 PM
Replies: 488
Views: 138,624
Posted By Mister Underhill
Hey! Is it 2021 or 2001? Are we gettin' the band...

Hey! Is it 2021 or 2001? Are we gettin' the band back together?

Maril, PM me -- I may have a quick no fuss solution to your problem.
Forum: The Books 03-13-2020, 12:37 AM
Replies: 160
Views: 43,475
Posted By Mister Underhill
Hey, lady! Fancy meeting you here! I almost...

Hey, lady! Fancy meeting you here! I almost couldn't believe my eyes. :eek:

"How much better I could have framed my points" is always a recurring thought every time I read through some of these...
Forum: The Books 01-28-2020, 11:41 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,210
Posted By Mister Underhill
Well, well... it's been a few moons since I hit...

Well, well... it's been a few moons since I hit the ol' POST REPLY button. I am sad to hear of Christopher Tolkien's passing. I've nodded along while reading all of the replies. No writer --...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 12-30-2016, 03:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,847
Posted By Mister Underhill
White-Hand Well, Bb, I know you on FB, but I'm happy to see...

Well, Bb, I know you on FB, but I'm happy to see you here on these mist-shrouded Downs and offer you a second holiday greetings anyway. I've been feeling nostalgic about the BD and toured through...
Forum: The Books 02-19-2016, 08:32 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 19,252
Posted By Mister Underhill
Yes, I'd agree that clearly in the event the...

Yes, I'd agree that clearly in the event the justification for sending Frodo to the Fire was that it was the only way to truly solve the problem of the Ring, and therefore it was the only path worth...
Forum: The Books 02-19-2016, 03:06 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 19,252
Posted By Mister Underhill
Actually, if Denethor had made the connection...

Actually, if Denethor had made the connection between "Isildur's Bane" and "Sauron's Ring", as Inzila and Faramir surmise upthread, it would go a long way to explaining why he'd allow Boromir to take...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 07-15-2015, 11:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,985
Posted By Mister Underhill
Pluto surface feature named 'Balrog'

It's clear where the New Horizons mission scientists come down on the Balrog wing question -- those things stretch from Ala to Vucub Camé. :)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJ7Wy-BUwAAYf6l.jpg:large
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 07-01-2015, 10:26 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,518
Posted By Mister Underhill
Perhaps "re-animated"? A worthy cause. ...

Perhaps "re-animated"?

A worthy cause. There are many treeish members that I wish I could wake up -- starting with myself!
Forum: The Movies 06-06-2015, 09:38 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 33,573
Posted By Mister Underhill
Personally I have tried to embrace this era of...

Personally I have tried to embrace this era of cinematic super-people (arguably P.J.'s adaptations, especially his elvish shenanigans, are influenced by them), but mostly they leave me cold. I...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 05-02-2015, 12:07 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 19,764
Posted By Mister Underhill
What he said!

What he said!
Forum: The Books 11-02-2014, 10:31 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,572
Posted By Mister Underhill
I have always been a no-spoilers kinda guy, but I...

I have always been a no-spoilers kinda guy, but I must say over the years I've seen the commonly understood definition of a spoiler creep to almost absurd lengths. The color of the new Batman...
Forum: The Books 11-01-2014, 08:33 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,572
Posted By Mister Underhill
Interesting thread! So I have this theory...

Interesting thread!

So I have this theory that names and words in fiction -- especially fantasy and sci-fi -- are far more important to the overall effect of the fiction than is generally...
Forum: The Movies 10-10-2014, 12:57 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 81,414
Posted By Mister Underhill
Only in the name of profit! You can't argue the...

Only in the name of profit! You can't argue the mass appeal of Dwarf-tossing. Also belching.

*belches*
Forum: The Movies 10-10-2014, 10:29 AM
Replies: 130
Views: 81,414
Posted By Mister Underhill
Optimism! ;) Faces fell, forlorn Words...

Optimism! ;)

Faces fell, forlorn
Words of doom, green and eerie
Y'all should google cats

*pops a few tabs of Pez of Westernesse*

*tosses a dwarf*
Forum: The Movies 10-09-2014, 01:37 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 81,414
Posted By Mister Underhill
My usual reaction to this question used to be,...

My usual reaction to this question used to be, "Damage the book? How could it? It's right there on my shelf, same as it ever was."

I think that mindset comes from the pre-internet days. As a...
Forum: The Movies 10-03-2014, 06:31 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 81,414
Posted By Mister Underhill
Here's a thought -- which would do more damage to...

Here's a thought -- which would do more damage to the book, a bad adaptation, or a spectacularly good adaptation? Bad film adaptations typically fade and are quickly forgotten, while the classic...
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