The Downie Awards Show - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Mithadan*** · 05-07-2003, 10:04 AM

Mithadan, now bolstered by a cup of wine, again took to the stage and approached the podium. The trophy he held, while similar to the usual Downie design of a tombstone, had an added feature; a quill pen embedded in the top.

"A great part of the Barrow-Downs culture revolves around the study and interpretation of Tolkien's work. This can be found to some extent in every forum, from Books to Mayhem. Yet sometimes a member submerges him or herself so deeply into study and as a result creates a scholarly work so astonishing that it cries out for recognition. We honor one such member today with the Downie for Lifetime Acheivement in Academic Study. This Award goes to Marileangorifurnimaluim for her superb study of Hobbitish cultural behavior entitled 'Hobbit Sex Ed'!"

He clapped loudly as Soft Cell's "Sex Dwarves" began to play...

05-07-2003, 10:04 AM	#11
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,396	Mithadan, now bolstered by a cup of wine, again took to the stage and approached the podium. The trophy he held, while similar to the usual Downie design of a tombstone, had an added feature; a quill pen embedded in the top. "A great part of the Barrow-Downs culture revolves around the study and interpretation of Tolkien's work. This can be found to some extent in every forum, from Books to Mayhem. Yet sometimes a member submerges him or herself so deeply into study and as a result creates a scholarly work so astonishing that it cries out for recognition. We honor one such member today with the Downie for Lifetime Acheivement in Academic Study. This Award goes to Marileangorifurnimaluim for her superb study of Hobbitish cultural behavior entitled 'Hobbit Sex Ed'!" He clapped loudly as Soft Cell's "Sex Dwarves" began to play... __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.