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Lalwendë · 02-15-2005, 03:03 PM

Did your car come back to you in the end? If I see it wandering free on the Tower Hills then I'll erm, look after it for you. That is, if Cirdan has indeed invented the roll on- roll off ferry. Those huge steel doors might look quite ugly in the swan like prow of an Elven ship. And I can't see him taking kindly to lots of lorry drivers tucking into greasy fry ups on the poop deck, either.

Mithalwen · 02-15-2005, 03:10 PM

Didn't read post 458 then? That fuel line cost £30 btw ..... should have called the AA who fixed the last one for nada ..... but my Relay service doesn't cover Middle Earth

Fordim Hedgethistle · 02-15-2005, 04:00 PM

'Tis getting positively crowded up on the poop deck! Welcome aboard Lalwende!

It's nice to once again have the feminine touch about the place. No looms here, but I'm sure there's some dusting that needs doing.

*Fordim ducks, and scrambles to put on some trousers*

Lalwendë · 02-16-2005, 08:12 AM

Trousers? What are you doing without trousers? Don't tell me they are creased and I'll have to do the ironing as well as all that dusting?

What's a 'poop deck' anyway? Is it some obscure term left over from the days of the great ocean liners, when posh ladies used to take their little lap dogs on board?

Fordim Hedgethistle · 02-16-2005, 08:22 AM

From the Fount of All Wisdom and Knowlege (a.k.a. the OED):

Quote:

The largest ships of the line had main-deck, middle and lower deck; also the upper or spar-deck, extending from stem to stern over the main-deck, and the orlop deck (which carried no guns) below the lower deck; they had also a poop-deck, or short deck in the after part of the ship above the spar-deck, and sometimes a forecastle deck, or similar short deck in the fore-part of the ship, sometimes retained in merchant ships and called the top-gallant forecastle. See also HALF-DECK, HURRICANE-DECK, QUARTER-DECK, etc.

As to the lack of trousers: when it's only blokes about we like to strip down to our knickers, balance cans of lager on our heads and watch some footy on the telly.

(Or so I'm told.)

Lalwendë · 02-16-2005, 08:35 AM

That's shattered my illusions about the origins of 'poop deck' anyway, which is perhaps a good thing, considering those illusions!

I just hope you all have clean underwear on, 'cause I'm not doing the laundry. Who's the ring-leader in all this laddishness then? I'm not that bad at balancing cans of lager on my head, actually...

Fordim Hedgethistle · 02-16-2005, 08:48 AM

As I recall, it was davem who first introduced the casual tone of laddishness (what a great word! Is that actual British lingo or something of your own creation?) way back when he first got to Aragorn's Court.

But this is becoming Chatty, and thus in danger of earning us both a right good Barrow-Wighting.

02-15-2005, 03:03 PM	#1
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Did your car come back to you in the end? If I see it wandering free on the Tower Hills then I'll erm, look after it for you. That is, if Cirdan has indeed invented the roll on- roll off ferry. Those huge steel doors might look quite ugly in the swan like prow of an Elven ship. And I can't see him taking kindly to lots of lorry drivers tucking into greasy fry ups on the poop deck, either. __________________ Gordon's alive!

02-15-2005, 03:10 PM	#2
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Didn't read post 458 then? That fuel line cost £30 btw ..... should have called the AA who fixed the last one for nada ..... but my Relay service doesn't cover Middle Earth __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

02-15-2005, 04:00 PM	#3
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	'Tis getting positively crowded up on the poop deck! Welcome aboard Lalwende! It's nice to once again have the feminine touch about the place. No looms here, but I'm sure there's some dusting that needs doing. Fordim ducks, and scrambles to put on some trousers __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.

02-16-2005, 08:12 AM	#4
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	Trousers? What are you doing without trousers? Don't tell me they are creased and I'll have to do the ironing as well as all that dusting? What's a 'poop deck' anyway? Is it some obscure term left over from the days of the great ocean liners, when posh ladies used to take their little lap dogs on board? __________________ Gordon's alive!

02-16-2005, 08:35 AM	#6
Lalwendë A Mere Boggart Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: under the bed Posts: 4,737	That's shattered my illusions about the origins of 'poop deck' anyway, which is perhaps a good thing, considering those illusions! I just hope you all have clean underwear on, 'cause I'm not doing the laundry. Who's the ring-leader in all this laddishness then? I'm not that bad at balancing cans of lager on my head, actually... __________________ Gordon's alive!

02-16-2005, 08:48 AM	#7
Fordim Hedgethistle Gibbering Gibbet Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beyond cloud nine Posts: 1,844	As I recall, it was davem who first introduced the casual tone of laddishness (what a great word! Is that actual British lingo or something of your own creation?) way back when he first got to Aragorn's Court. But this is becoming Chatty, and thus in danger of earning us both a right good Barrow-Wighting. __________________ Scribbling scrabbling.