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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-24-2009, 09:56 PM
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Bęthberry
If I know (of) them, does that take them out of...
If I know (of) them, does that take them out of obscurity? ;) I have a relative who is very into industrial and experimental music, even going to concerts in Germany, reporting back to the family,... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-16-2009, 01:42 PM
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Bęthberry
I think that second part in particular is quite...
I think that second part in particular is quite sig-worthy. :Merisu: :D |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-15-2009, 10:46 PM
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Bęthberry
Gah, maybe I'm wrong. :o I thought those lines...
Gah, maybe I'm wrong. :o I thought those lines were a quotation in Orplid's song--Dichtung (http://www.orplid.de/projekte/uwenolte/index.html)--but now I can't find the attribution back to... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-15-2009, 01:50 PM
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Bęthberry
It's not from German literature, but Austrian....
It's not from German literature, but Austrian. Der Traum ein Leben, one of the dramatic masterpieces of Franz Grillparzer. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-14-2009, 09:51 AM
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Bęthberry
More evidence--as if any were needed--of...
More evidence--as if any were needed--of Britain's grisly past and a salutary reminder of the madness of 'ethnic cleansing'. Rune's signature is particularly apt for those Downers who attend... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-13-2009, 01:53 PM
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Bęthberry
Ah, 'search the Downs' is so much better than...
Ah, 'search the Downs' is so much better than 'search me'. :D Thanks, Mithalwen. That was a good thread. No wonder Colbert used it. :D |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-13-2009, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 3,462
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Bęthberry
I think this might be a first for me; I can't...
I think this might be a first for me; I can't recall ever being in anyone's signature before. So I should acknowledge the clever and astute wit of The Elf-warrior in using one of my lines. :D ... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-27-2009, 02:51 PM
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Bęthberry
There's something very appropriate to a Tolkien...
There's something very appropriate to a Tolkien forum in alatar's new siggie from Houseman's A Shropshire Lad. Nice pick, blue wizard. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-03-2008, 08:35 PM
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Bęthberry
who, who, who are you?
I could be wrong, but I had the strangest sense that this thread was about who has the best signature and not about which 3rd Age or 7th Age nation has the best army or jugglers or high stepping... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-16-2008, 09:01 PM
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Bęthberry
Hmmm. Would Oxonmoot (and other Tolkien cons)...
Hmmm. Would Oxonmoot (and other Tolkien cons) count as a form of bookjumping? We might be part way there. (If I could get to Oxonmoot one of these years.) |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-11-2008, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 3,462
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Bęthberry
what the Dickens
Yes, indeed, Estelyn. Once you get lost in a good book, it's hard to get out again, eh? :D Oh, and, Mithalwen, if you are looking for Christmas presents, I'd suggest starting with the first one,... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-02-2008, 07:51 PM
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Bęthberry
What a clever connection between Tolkien and Bb's...
What a clever connection between Tolkien and Bb's cat-oriented blog! [/QUOTE] why, thank you, Ms Telcontar! To be honest, I took a page from your own sig--or, rather, a linking idea. What?... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-08-2008, 11:20 AM
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Bęthberry
a sig in time
I must compliment Mithalwen on her new sig. Very appropriate, timely, apropos. And a Tolkien ref to boot! |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-02-2008, 11:03 AM
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Bęthberry
A Plum interpretation
Some sage golfing wisdom? I do hope so. But isn't indoor golf simply... you know... vandalism? ;)[/QUOTE] I think you are the person most eminently qualified to make that interpretation, Mr.... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-13-2007, 03:08 PM
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Bęthberry
Actually, her previous one--"Deep down inside I'm...Actually, her previous one--"Deep down inside I'm really shallow" (I think it went--going from memory here)--caught my eye but I decided that Mac was probably the more appropriate Downer to comment... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-03-2007, 05:02 PM
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Bęthberry
This siggie really hits a personal point with me...
This siggie really hits a personal point with me and I have been remiss in not commending Brinniel sooner for it. Really, it is so good I wish Catberry had been able to use it! |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-20-2007, 10:03 AM
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Bęthberry
Thanks, Dark Elf.
Sir Thomas out-Rablaised...
Thanks, Dark Elf. Sir Thomas out-Rablaised Rablais! He reminds me a bit of our Squatter, with his love of wordplay and even possibly his political bent. I read excerpts of Rablais in French... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-20-2007, 06:31 AM
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Bęthberry
Morthoron the Moriquendi has a boffo siggie from...
Morthoron the Moriquendi has a boffo siggie from Rabelais. I'd sure like to know who did the translation, as that must have been a mighty job. I adore "slapsauce fellows." I think it belongs as... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-19-2007, 03:51 AM
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Bęthberry
Thank you, m'dear. I was wondering if it was too...
Thank you, m'dear. I was wondering if it was too mature for some of the younger Downers to appreciate. ;) Yours is quite smashing. Related to any particular thread in these parts? |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-08-2007, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 3,462
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Bęthberry
[/quote]
Indeed, 'tis a hoot. In fact, it...
[/quote] Indeed, 'tis a hoot. In fact, it inspired my current siggie, which is a legitimate quotation. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-26-2006, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 3,462
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Bęthberry
I just noticed that Rose's siggie is from a...I just noticed that Rose's siggie is from a Leonard Cohen song, Dance Me to the End of Love, which is sung spendidly by Madelaine Peyrout on her Careless Love album. Intriguing choice, Rose! |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-30-2006, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 3,462
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Bęthberry
I remember the conversation between Squatter and...I remember the conversation between Squatter and Rimbaud in Tolkien's Letters, and I am thoroughly convinced either of them could convince a proverbial brick wall it didn't exist.[/quote] Why,... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-17-2006, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 3,462
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Bęthberry
littlemanpoet's current sig, based on his latest...littlemanpoet's current sig, based on his latest thread in Books: You know, reading this divorced from the context of that thread and Shippey's book, well, it sort of makes one wonder. Just... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-06-2006, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 3,462
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Bęthberry
Child of the 7th Age has given me a new...Child of the 7th Age has given me a new perspective on the hobbit habit of mathoms with her new siggie: Here I had always thought of them more as recyclers rather than regifters! :D ;) |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-02-2006, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 3,462
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Bęthberry
Does this mean we will some day see Entwives...
Does this mean we will some day see Entwives sleighing away (hanging ten?) or some such concoction? :smokin: |
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