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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 01-13-2013, 01:44 PM
Replies: 2,150
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Posted By Lalwendė
Your five year old sits there and in a Dalek...

Your five year old sits there and in a Dalek voice says: "Hello, my name is Gollum!" and then: "Lord of the Rings is great!"

And when he has woken you up at 2am after a bad dream, he gets in your...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 01-01-2013, 03:02 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
On your five year old's list of words he can read...

On your five year old's list of words he can read are "Hobbit" and "Gandalf". And after looking at a book with lots of pictures of Dwarves, he is inspired to draw a big moustache and beard on his own...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 03-13-2009, 02:45 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
This is true. But I'd have to rely on the Time...

This is true. But I'd have to rely on the Time Lord in the blue box to get me there! It's not as easy to get to as Middle-earth is :(

And I'd probably have to go back in time as well, and if the...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 03-12-2009, 05:18 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
I could probably find Umbar more quickly than I...

I could probably find Umbar more quickly than I could find Hertfordshire, which is a bit disturbing...and last week I had to call up Multimap because I'd forgotten where Coventry was...

Mind, I am...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 03-12-2009, 06:36 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
One-upmanship

You know you're obsessed when you don't even need a map to look at. ;)
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 12-19-2008, 02:12 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
Anyone who visits my blog will know about The...

Anyone who visits my blog will know about The Mothership Television we've just had delivered.

The first full film has already been watched and it was....Fellowship of the Ring! ;) All the way...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 09-06-2008, 02:21 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
Early editions of The Hobbit are rare as hen's...

Early editions of The Hobbit are rare as hen's teeth. davem keeps looking for them but they're very expensive. I think our earliest ones are 70s ones! By the way, try Southport for 2nd hand bookshops...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 09-05-2008, 04:37 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
Thumbs up I'll have to tell davem to tell you if he gets to...

I'll have to tell davem to tell you if he gets to hear of any more cheap sets on the grapevine, which is how he got his, from a private sale. They aren't an early impression, which is one way of...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 08-28-2008, 02:38 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
When, in the midst of a maelstrom of baby noise,...

When, in the midst of a maelstrom of baby noise, you hear Adrian Chiles on The One Show say "Lord of the Rings" and both your heads shoot up and you go "Oooooh" and turn up the TV....only to both go...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 04-30-2006, 05:33 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
We bought a load of old Tolkien books yesterday...

We bought a load of old Tolkien books yesterday (assorted nice old hardbacks) in a second hand bookshop in Lincoln and the woman on the counter was laughing and saying "ooh, we haven't got a problem,...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 04-26-2006, 08:55 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
I do that too. In fact, I work with someone who...

I do that too. In fact, I work with someone who has daughters named Eleanor and Rosie, so I have an obsession that they are named after Sam's favourite lasses, but I just know they cannot possibly...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-17-2005, 06:55 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
When I am Prime Minister (and that will be a very...

When I am Prime Minister (and that will be a very long wait so don't hold your breath) all lorry drivers will be forced to have that sign on the back of their wagons. This scheme will later be...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 09-05-2005, 01:46 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
...you're disruptive on trains. I got one of...

...you're disruptive on trains. I got one of those 'Balrog Battle Gandalf' action figures the other day and it has a sound function, a very LOUD sound function. So I'm sitting in the quiet coach at...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 06-25-2005, 01:07 PM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
Here's evidence of someone so obsessed that they...

Here's evidence of someone so obsessed that they named their pub in honour of Tolkien. :)

It amused me to see such signs as "Middle Earth Angling Club" and "Middle Earth Menu" hanging in the...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 02-22-2005, 03:56 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
Yesterday afternoon I went to my car in a...

Yesterday afternoon I went to my car in a blizzard and had to fumble for my key in my coat pocket. I have a rather heavy silver One Ring on my thumb and it fell to the ground with a loud 'clunk' as I...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 12-05-2004, 11:46 AM
Replies: 2,150
Views: 531,431
Posted By Lalwendė
I don't need anyone or anything to tell me quite...

I don't need anyone or anything to tell me quite how obsessed I am ;) , but last week somebody came from the one of the more distant eyries of my office specifically to ask me a question about...
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