Assigned to Mordor Planning/Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Celuien · 10-31-2005, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Great first post, Celuien.

I hadn't considered the possibility that any Mordor assignee would actually get to do what they wanted, such as sell useless wears, but I guess that was just outside the scope of my imagination. I think it should work fine; after all, the bureacracy is so far behind in all of it's red tape that it probably hadn't gotten to Panakeia yet!

Thanks! I'm glad the concept works in the story. It made sense to me to have Panakeia sell Mordor assigned merchandise since that was her business in the first place.

I guess the slowly turning wheels of bureaucratic machinery haven't quite come around to giving Panakeia her comeuppance for operating without a proper license, but there's always the possibility that they will...

Feanor of the Peredhil · 10-31-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Celuien

I guess the slowly turning wheels of bureaucratic machinery haven't quite come around to giving Panakeia her comeuppance for operating without a proper license, but there's always the possibility that they will...

Oh heavens no... not beureaucratic machinery! *shivers happily* I like it.

littlemanpoet · 11-01-2005, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Celuien

I guess the slowly turning wheels of bureaucratic machinery haven't quite come around to giving Panakeia her comeuppance for operating without a proper license, but there's always the possibility that they will...

Ah, but there's a short-cut in your case, having become a member of the Offending Party.

*LMP rubs hands relishing his evil plans*

piosenniel · 11-03-2005, 03:26 PM

Durelin has expressed an interest in joining this game. I've put her name on the list of posters for this thread.

She'll be introducing herself . . . shortly.

~*~ Pio

Feanor of the Peredhil · 11-03-2005, 04:21 PM

Excellent. Welcome, Durelin! Can't wait to see what fun you devise.

Durelin · 11-03-2005, 04:51 PM

*coughs* Shortly, yes...erm... *coughs*

Well, I am guilty for not having ever posted to your lovely thread, though I have certainly gained amusement from it. I just found that people assigned most of what I would have assigned myself. And thus, I have naught left but a confession.

And it follows thusly...

I do so bitterly and unenthusiastically admit that I am a helplessly fallible human soul, guilty as sin to the following things/being related to the following things, and thus have been assigned time and time again to Mordor, which albeit is supposed a condemnation and is certainly where all the cheap hotels are during any time of year, is actually not half bad:

Hypocrites (when one argument doesn't work, I use another...just so I stay sounding 'smart')
Siamese Cats/All cats (I love them dearly…)
People who try and speak in Old English but can’t (only sometimes, okay...besides, no one's ever told me I can't)
Users of non-standard words (depends on the day, but I try...)
Nightmares (*coughs*...maybe a bit too full of myself and my ghastly demeanor today?)
American Spelling (usually I am more accustomed to grey, but sometimes I slip up)
British Spelling (you remember how 'hypocrites' were first on my list...?)
People who are constantly worried about offending people (I say sorry a lot...believe it or not... I think most people I've RPed with know that pretty well

)
Cold viruses (I'm a constant sniffler...and I'm pretty sure I carry some sort of virus in me pretty much all the time that's just waiting for me to sneeze on someone...)
Dangling prepositions (I can never avoid them, even though I know every time I write a sentence with a preposition at the end I am doing a great evil...)
Yoda speak (Is too cute for words, Yoda is...)
The improper switching of "your" and "you're" (I deplore this, but do it often when I am typing much to quickly...)
Black licorice haters (*makes nasty face #27*)
Red food coloring (It's a must in certain Christmas cookies)
Lack of Quenya (I promised I would learn! But alas...)
Off topic posts
Boredom (I've been known to regularly give it hugs...)
Rabbits (I always say hello to them when I see them...)
Acute paranoia (Sometimes...)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Gene Wilder version (Love that movie...)
Men who unintelligently assign a woman's bad mood to hormones (What about women who do...?)
Offspring who don't fully understand the difficulties of being a parent (I'm a 16 year old...)
Captain of Despair (because I'd be going after him)
Procrastination (It's the only way to get things done...)
Bad habits (I have many...)
Going to bed when it's light out (I do it to take a nap so I can stay up when it's dark out)
Collegiate insomnia (Related to the previous...I already do it, and I'm still in high school)
Being introverted

And I hope that is a long enough list...with sufficient proof that I know, at least to some extent, what I am doing...

And finally...I have a character idea, and if you don't mind, I'd like to PM you about it, lmp. *stretches hands in anticipation of more typing*

-Durelin

P.S. - I think I should assign the overuse of ellipses (the punctuation kind) to Mordor...

littlemanpoet · 11-03-2005, 08:49 PM

I've read your PM and your post, Durelin, and eagerly await your character descrip and first post. Cool! Making my very happy! Eager eager eager!

(can you tell I'm glad you're in?)

littlemanpoet · 11-04-2005, 11:16 AM

These ideas will get further development, but I thought I'd give you an appetizer of what's ahead.

The Bureaucracy

This will feature hairsplitting bureacratic orcs who think they speak good English. Everybody's papers will be checked and rechecked. Orcs will, of course, say things like "nuculer", and "myself and _______", and will get easily offended causing the paper trail and red tape to take that much longer, government trying to improve people, queue cutters,
et cetera

The Road

Gridlock, road rage, flat tires, PT Cruisers, people are transformed into orcs merely by sitting behind the wheel, tailgaters, mobile/cellphone wielding orc-drivers, bad weather, fume and stench, heavy traffic, rising gas prices,
people always in a rush,
et cetera

The Town

Dogs wearing dog clothes and relieving themselves wherever, litter, cigarette smokers, cigarette butts, spit on the sidewalk, spitters, guys who proposition random girls, people who are easily offended, bad weather, chewing gum spat out & covering pavement, drivers who ignore pedestrians, fume and stench, guys who think pretty girls are always dumb, people always in a rush, the list is endless.....

The Hospital & Dentistry

Know nothing Mary Sue nurses, bureaucratic emergency rooms (with orc clerks), dentists, dogs who excrete wherever they like, et cetera

The University of Mordor

pretentious troll professors who speak Jamesian English, alarm clocks, early classes, frat parties, guys who think pretty girls are always dumb, people who say 'it's not rocket science',
final exams, and more.

Oh, and each test will have a deadline.

Celuien · 11-04-2005, 11:35 AM

Welcome to Mordor, Durelin!

The terrors ahead look...delightful, lmp.

11-03-2005, 03:26 PM	#4
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Durelin has expressed an interest in joining this game. I've put her name on the list of posters for this thread. She'll be introducing herself . . . shortly. ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

11-03-2005, 04:21 PM	#5
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Excellent. Welcome, Durelin! Can't wait to see what fun you devise. __________________ peace

11-04-2005, 11:16 AM	#8
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	The Settings for the Tests These ideas will get further development, but I thought I'd give you an appetizer of what's ahead. The Bureaucracy This will feature hairsplitting bureacratic orcs who think they speak good English. Everybody's papers will be checked and rechecked. Orcs will, of course, say things like "nuculer", and "myself and _______", and will get easily offended causing the paper trail and red tape to take that much longer, government trying to improve people, queue cutters, et cetera The Road Gridlock, road rage, flat tires, PT Cruisers, people are transformed into orcs merely by sitting behind the wheel, tailgaters, mobile/cellphone wielding orc-drivers, bad weather, fume and stench, heavy traffic, rising gas prices, people always in a rush, et cetera The Town Dogs wearing dog clothes and relieving themselves wherever, litter, cigarette smokers, cigarette butts, spit on the sidewalk, spitters, guys who proposition random girls, people who are easily offended, bad weather, chewing gum spat out & covering pavement, drivers who ignore pedestrians, fume and stench, guys who think pretty girls are always dumb, people always in a rush, the list is endless..... The Hospital & Dentistry Know nothing Mary Sue nurses, bureaucratic emergency rooms (with orc clerks), dentists, dogs who excrete wherever they like, et cetera The University of Mordor pretentious troll professors who speak Jamesian English, alarm clocks, early classes, frat parties, guys who think pretty girls are always dumb, people who say 'it's not rocket science', final exams, and more. Oh, and each test will have a deadline.

11-04-2005, 11:35 AM	#9
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Welcome to Mordor, Durelin! The terrors ahead look...delightful, lmp. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

11-03-2005, 04:51 PM	#6
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	coughs Shortly, yes...erm... coughs Well, I am guilty for not having ever posted to your lovely thread, though I have certainly gained amusement from it. I just found that people assigned most of what I would have assigned myself. And thus, I have naught left but a confession. And it follows thusly... I do so bitterly and unenthusiastically admit that I am a helplessly fallible human soul, guilty as sin to the following things/being related to the following things, and thus have been assigned time and time again to Mordor, which albeit is supposed a condemnation and is certainly where all the cheap hotels are during any time of year, is actually not half bad: Hypocrites (when one argument doesn't work, I use another...just so I stay sounding 'smart') Siamese Cats/All cats (I love them dearly…) People who try and speak in Old English but can’t (only sometimes, okay...besides, no one's ever told me I can't) Users of non-standard words (depends on the day, but I try...) Nightmares (coughs...maybe a bit too full of myself and my ghastly demeanor today?) American Spelling (usually I am more accustomed to grey, but sometimes I slip up) British Spelling (you remember how 'hypocrites' were first on my list...?) People who are constantly worried about offending people (I say sorry a lot...believe it or not... I think most people I've RPed with know that pretty well ) Cold viruses (I'm a constant sniffler...and I'm pretty sure I carry some sort of virus in me pretty much all the time that's just waiting for me to sneeze on someone...) Dangling prepositions (I can never avoid them, even though I know every time I write a sentence with a preposition at the end I am doing a great evil...) Yoda speak (Is too cute for words, Yoda is...) The improper switching of "your" and "you're" (I deplore this, but do it often when I am typing much to quickly...) Black licorice haters (makes nasty face #27) Red food coloring (It's a must in certain Christmas cookies) Lack of Quenya (I promised I would learn! But alas...) Off topic posts Boredom (I've been known to regularly give it hugs...) Rabbits (I always say hello to them when I see them...) Acute paranoia (Sometimes...) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Gene Wilder version (Love that movie...) Men who unintelligently assign a woman's bad mood to hormones (What about women who do...?) Offspring who don't fully understand the difficulties of being a parent (I'm a 16 year old...) Captain of Despair (because I'd be going after him) Procrastination (It's the only way to get things done...) Bad habits (I have many...) Going to bed when it's light out (I do it to take a nap so I can stay up when it's dark out) Collegiate insomnia (Related to the previous...I already do it, and I'm still in high school) Being introverted And I hope that is a long enough list...with sufficient proof that I know, at least to some extent, what I am doing... And finally...I have a character idea, and if you don't mind, I'd like to PM you about it, lmp. stretches hands in anticipation of more typing -Durelin P.S. - I think I should assign the overuse of ellipses (the punctuation kind) to Mordor...

11-03-2005, 08:49 PM	#7
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I've read your PM and your post, Durelin, and eagerly await your character descrip and first post. Cool! Making my very happy! Eager eager eager! (can you tell I'm glad you're in?)