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07-04-2006, 01:04 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Great thread Holby!!
I was kinda hoping that you would open one up like this. It makes it alot easier to present birthday wishes from here rather than trying to find someone via the calendar. I'd also like to thank everyone for wishing me a grand birthday. I really enjoyed seeing and reading the pm's when I logged in. Thanks again  Oh and, Happy Birthday Enca! Bottoms up and cheers to ya 
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07-04-2006, 08:04 AM
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Night In Wight Satin
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 4,043
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Birthdays? ----- Bah-humbug!
In days of old I would have axed this topic in a heartbeat as being off-topic. This time, I am only holding the axe high, pondering the various reason that similar threads have been beheaded in their youth.
The number one reason is, of course, that there is no relation to JRRT or Middle-earth in such a topic. Secondly, besides being non-Tolkien, birthday (and other) greetings become extremely chatty, something frowned upon here on the Downs. Thirdly, if we allow a birthday thread, someone will open an anniversary thread, then a (insert cool occasion here) thread, etc. We definitely cannot have that. I'll put my axe back in the shed and leave this topic alive for now, but only under a few condiitons: Each post in his topic must contain: (1) NO CHATTING (2) A Middle-earth reference of some kind, anything from a "this day in Middle-earth" kind of thing to a lengthy treatise on mathoms. (3) NO CHATTING If you want to say a simple happy birthday, send a PM. But if you want to make a big production of it, do it here and do it Tolkien. Happy Happy Birthdaying,
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07-04-2006, 08:13 AM
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Stormdancer of Doom
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars
Posts: 4,349
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The golden leaves of Lorien
Bilbo and Frodo celebrated their birthdays together. How cool is that? And they threw whopping bit parties. I'm not much of a party-thrower, unfortunately.
However I did, once, have the most Middle-Earth birthday party thrown for me that I know of, outside the "Long Expected Party". My friends baked Lembas (wheat-free! no mean accomplishment, that) and on the internet, found as many elvish and hobbitish recipes that they could find, and baked/made them. Then they cut myriads of golden and silver leaf-shapes , and hung them on fish line from the ceiling. They decorated with various golden and silver sparkly leafy things they got from a craft shop. They did a calligraphic quote about the Golden Leaves of Lorien, and hung that on one wall. On another wall, they hung the Menu (with such items as Stuffed baked mushrooms, and lembas of course, and other Tolkienish items. I have the menu somewhere...) Garlands of autumn leaves (October birthday) hung from various places; baskets decorated with clear leaf-beads; candles in crystalline-leafy candleabras; and last but not least, when I came in, they put a garland of ivy leaves on my head. And to prove their amazingly undying and profound love for me, even though she isn't a fantasy fans in general, my friend who threw the party joined the rest of us as we watched The Fellowship of the Ring all afternoon. And the friend who threw the party had never seen the movie or read the book!!! She admitted afterwards that the movie was "pretty deep" and did, in the long run, watch all 3 dvds. What Tolkienish things do YOU do during your birthday celebrations?
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07-04-2006, 10:25 AM
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Bittersweet Symphony
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise
Posts: 1,814
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Thanks, Holby, Brinniel, and Naria, and all who sent me PMs.
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(Also, a happy belated birthday to Mithalwen, whose PM box is stillfull...)
Last edited by Encaitare; 07-04-2006 at 10:37 AM. |
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07-06-2006, 04:42 AM
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Shady She-Penguin
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: In a far land beyond the Sea
Posts: 8,093
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BARROW-WIGHT!
I thought it'd be wise to say it here, since I guess the honourable Mr. Wight's PM inbox might be overcrowded, if not yet, then soon... Now all 'downers in unison: Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Barrow-Wight, happy birthday to you! Or, of course, if you prefer this one:  Paljon onnea vaan, paljon onnea vaan, paljon onnea Haudanhaamu, paljon onnea vaan!
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07-06-2006, 06:04 AM
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
Posts: 7,500
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To add to the multilingual greetings, showing how international the site is:
Zum Geburtstag viel Glück, zum Geburtstag viel Glück, zum Geburtstag alles Gute, zum Geburtstag viel Glück. Or to paraphrase Tolkien: One Wight to rule them all, One Wight to find them, One Wight to bring them all and to the forum bind them.
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07-06-2006, 06:16 AM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit.
Posts: 1,628
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*arrives in full one-man-band regalia*
Happy Birthday to YOU (BOOMcrash) Happy Birthday to YOU (BOOMcrash) Happy Birthday dear Barrow-Wight (Badapabadapabadapabadapa.....) Happy Birthday to YOU (BOOMcrash)
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