Happy Birthday J.R.R. Tolkien! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-03-2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

To those who aren't familiar with the custom - Tolkien fans all over the world pause at 9 pm (their own local time) to toast him. It is customary to lift one's glass (with a drink of your choice - alcohol is not necessary) and say "The Professor". You can read more about it here.

I guess this was posted about time (and that I read it about time). So, The Professor!

The Might · 01-03-2008, 08:43 PM

Well, I just was over at a friends place and TTT was on TV and I of course starting yelling "For Theoden!" as the riders left the Hornburg.
Still, the others agreed.

That was I guess our way to celebrate it, I actually totally forgot, but still I'll try to remember next year...

01-03-2008, 08:43 PM	#2
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Well, I just was over at a friends place and TTT was on TV and I of course starting yelling "For Theoden!" as the riders left the Hornburg. Still, the others agreed. That was I guess our way to celebrate it, I actually totally forgot, but still I'll try to remember next year... __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown