Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kath · 04-16-2008, 02:51 PM

When you're listening to David Bowie's Jean Genie and the line 'poor little greenie' comes up and you immediately get a picture in your head of that photo of Greenie in the barrow with those hands!

EDIT: Huh, and when you then spend a few minutes wondering just why we collectively shorted Little Green to Greenie with an ie rather than a y like we did with Lommy.

Gwathagor · 04-16-2008, 03:00 PM

I think 'ie' is more of a diminutive suffix in English...and she IS younger than Lommy, right?

Finduilas · 04-16-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

I think 'ie' is more of a diminutive suffix in English...and she IS younger than Lommy, right?

Yes.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 04-16-2008, 04:57 PM

This is one for those who was around when we had our "survivor" threads going. . .

When I hear "Another Brick In The Wall" I sing:

"We don’t need no segregation. We don’t need no vote control.
No dark oppression on the Island.
Glirdan, leave those elves alone!"

Kath · 04-16-2008, 05:23 PM

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I think 'ie' is more of a diminutive suffix in English...and she IS younger than Lommy, right?

I love the idea you think it was a conscious decision.

Thinlómien · 04-17-2008, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

I think 'ie' is more of a diminutive suffix in English...and she IS younger than Lommy, right?

Hmmm... but why's our father called Noggie then?

Nogrod · 04-17-2008, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Hmmm... but why's our father called Noggie then?

It must be because I'm so small...

Aganzir · 04-17-2008, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Kath

When you're listening to David Bowie's Jean Genie and the line 'poor little greenie' comes up and you immediately get a picture in your head of that photo of Greenie in the barrow with those hands!

Actually, I used that in Greenie's death narration in the ww modded by me.

I'm not sure if I quoted it also right when we were taking the photos, but I know for sure that I sang it earlier that day.

Gwathagor · 04-17-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Hmmm... but why's our father called Noggie then?

He's not...short, is he?

Aganzir · 04-26-2008, 11:29 AM

So... I'm reading the Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, which I now find more amusing than the last time I read it.

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"Then it is not the same one," said Gisquette, "that was given two years ago, on the day of the entrance of monsieur the legate, and where three handsome maids played the parts--"

"Of sirens," said Liénarde.

"And all naked," added the young man.

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"That is a pity," resumed Gisquette. "That day, at the Ponceau Fountain, there were wild men and women, who fought and assumed many aspects, as they sang little motets and bergerettes."

"That which is suitable for a legate," returned the stranger, with a good deal of dryness, "is not suitable for a princess."

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"How well I remember that!" exclaimed Gisquette; "God on the cross, and the two thieves on the right and the left." Here the young gossips, growing warm at the memory of the entrance of monsieur the legate, both began to talk at once.

"And when the legate passed, you remember, Gisquette? they made the assault, and the English all had their throats cut."

"And against the gate of the Châtelet, there were very fine personages!"

"And on the Port au Change, which was all draped above!"

"And when the legate passed, they let fly on the bridge more than two hundred sorts of birds; wasn't it beautiful, Liénarde?"

A Little Green · 04-26-2008, 12:07 PM

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He's not...short, is he?

Errr... well, not exactly.

He's around 180 cm (some 6 ft?) tall so I wouldn't call him short...

Today I was amused by our DVD player's remote control because it had the letters "LG" in it.

Gwathagor · 04-26-2008, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

So... I'm reading the Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, which I now find more amusing than the last time I read it.

Fascinating book. I've only read it once, while I was living in Paris, but I really enjoy all the history that Hugo puts in his books. Chapters and chapters of historical context for a single scene...he does that in Les Miserables as well.

Being addicted to the Barrow-Downs really is a life-enriching experience. You find start finding meaning every where you look, in the littlest of things.

satansaloser2005 · 04-26-2008, 12:54 PM

*is an addict*

I actually mentioned the Downs in a term paper. Scary part is, it made sense.

Oh, and the other day, Emily and I were driving to dinner and I mispronounced some word (don't remember what it was, sadly) and said "Finn" instead of "thin" when talking about the fog that was everywhere. Emily responded, "Great. Now I'm envisioning Lommy passing gas." It was excessively random, I'm not going to lie.

A Little Green · 04-26-2008, 12:57 PM

"That which is suitable for a legate is not suitable for a princess" would make a nice siggy for Legate, actually...

04-16-2008, 02:51 PM	#1
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	When you're listening to David Bowie's Jean Genie and the line 'poor little greenie' comes up and you immediately get a picture in your head of that photo of Greenie in the barrow with those hands! EDIT: Huh, and when you then spend a few minutes wondering just why we collectively shorted Little Green to Greenie with an ie rather than a y like we did with Lommy. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

04-16-2008, 03:00 PM	#2
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	I think 'ie' is more of a diminutive suffix in English...and she IS younger than Lommy, right? __________________ Stories and songs.

04-26-2008, 12:54 PM	#13
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,789	is an addict I actually mentioned the Downs in a term paper. Scary part is, it made sense. Oh, and the other day, Emily and I were driving to dinner and I mispronounced some word (don't remember what it was, sadly) and said "Finn" instead of "thin" when talking about the fog that was everywhere. Emily responded, "Great. Now I'm envisioning Lommy passing gas." It was excessively random, I'm not going to lie. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

04-26-2008, 12:57 PM	#14
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,571	"That which is suitable for a legate is not suitable for a princess" would make a nice siggy for Legate, actually... __________________ "But some stories, small, simple ones about setting out on adventures or people doing wonders, tales of miracles and monsters, have outlasted all the people who told them, and some of them have outlasted the lands in which they were created."