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Hookbill the Goomba · 06-27-2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

At the moment it looks like you, me and Hookbill, and possibly Legate, too. TM said he'd have time today, but I've no idea how to contact him on Skype.

I don't have Legate on Skype, so just add me to your conversation. I'll try and record some of it if you like. Not sure if it will work, though. I may have to experiment.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-27-2010, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

At the moment it looks like you, me and Hookbill, and possibly Legate, too. TM said he'd have time today, but I've no idea how to contact him on Skype.

Is anybody friends with The Might? I'm not. I don't know if you and I are contacts.

As I said, I'm picking Lauri up from the airport in about two hours, I could do it before then, but then I'd have to leave and come back.

EDIT: Every time I post, Hookbill has posted while I was posting.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 06-27-2010, 02:29 PM

Alas! I don't think I can participate today. Very sorry, but... tired, getting up early tomorrow, everything... not able to focus very well at the moment. Hope to be able to participate later, though... although the holidays might shuffle things a bit now... but anyway, at most in September

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-27-2010, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Alas! I don't think I can participate today. Very sorry, but... tired, getting up early tomorrow, everything... not able to focus very well at the moment. Hope to be able to participate later, though... although the holidays might shuffle things a bit now... but anyway, at most in September

That's too bad.

So, is something happening right now? I'm still a bit confused.

Pitchwife · 06-27-2010, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

Is anybody friends with The Might? I'm not.

Me neither...

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

I don't know if you and I are contacts.

If I remember correctly from last time, you're 'typically-British-beverage-in-eternity', right? I've just sent you a contact request.

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

As I said, I'm picking Lauri up from the airport in about two hours, I could do it before then, but then I'd have to leave and come back.

Well, the stars don't seem to smile on us at the moment. You could always try to start something later in the evening with Lauri, Hookbill and whoever is around and feels like dropping in... Otherwise, let's just try again in another month.

Pitchwife · 06-27-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

So, is something happening right now? I'm still a bit confused.

Not really, apart from Hookbill and me having a little text chat.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-27-2010, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Pitchwife

If I remember correctly from last time, you're 'typically-British-beverage-in-eternity', right? I've just sent you a contact request.

Indeed I am.

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Well, the stars don't seem to smile on us at the moment. You could always try to start something later in the evening with Lauri, Hookbill and whoever is around and feels like dropping in... Otherwise, let's just try again in another month.

Well, talking with Hookbill is always fun; I'd be happy to do it even if there weren't any other Downers around. But I would love to actually do some reading this time; last time I was too late. I suppose that it is up to Hookbill now?

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-27-2010, 03:19 PM

Sorry guys, but I'm not going to be able to do it - Internet problems are slowing Skype down to unreasonable levels. It won't let me do a call because of 'connection problems' and the text conversations are taking an age to go from keyboard to screen.

The Might · 06-27-2010, 03:20 PM

Just got your message Pitch, I'd be up for it as well
EDIT: xed with Hookbill, guess we're too few then.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-27-2010, 03:33 PM

We'll just have to do it at a later date.

Do we have to wait a whole month?

The Might · 06-27-2010, 03:57 PM

No, of course not, the whole monthly thing only emerged because doing it too often would spoil the fun of it being something special.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-27-2010, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Might

No, of course not, the whole monthly thing only emerged because doing it too often would spoil the fun of it being something special.

Oh brilliant!
We'll have to set up another one then!

Pitchwife · 06-27-2010, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Hookbill

Sorry guys, but I'm not going to be able to do it - Internet problems are slowing Skype down to unreasonable levels. It won't let me do a call because of 'connection problems' and the text conversations are taking an age to go from keyboard to screen.

*triple sad smiley (or rather frowney)*

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Originally Posted by TGEW

I suppose that it is up to Hookbill now?

I'd say it's always up to whoever is there and takes the iniative... so why not you?

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Originally Posted by The Might

Just got your message Pitch, I'd be up for it as well

Would have been great to have you with us, especially since you started all this in the first place... but I'm going to bed now (after a lovely little chat with TGEW), and I don't know whether something's going to happen later tonight or not; doesn't look like it at the moment.

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Originally Posted by TGEW

Oh brilliant!
We'll have to set up another one then!

So what about next weekend? 4th of July... Independence Day... The Scouring of the Shire? [/mad brainstorming]

Eönwë · 07-03-2010, 04:05 PM

Err... did anything happen today?

Gwathagor · 07-03-2010, 04:32 PM

Hope not, I totally forgot.

Pitchwife · 07-03-2010, 05:12 PM

Not that I noticed. But if you two're still around, we could start planning another retry?

Loslote · 07-03-2010, 05:18 PM

I'm around and can plan, but I'm only available today and in the late afternoon tomorrow.

Pitchwife · 07-03-2010, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Lottie

I'm around and can plan, but I'm only available today and in the late afternoon tomorrow.

Unfortunately, it's rather late already over here, and your late afternoon is I think well past midnight for me...

Also, recruiting enough people at short notice didn't work too well last time. What about next weekend?

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-03-2010, 10:37 PM

Next weekend would work for me.

Loslote · 07-04-2010, 01:52 AM

I'll be around next weekend.

Hookbill the Goomba · 07-04-2010, 01:59 AM

I've got full internetness back, so I'm ready for fun whenever you guys are.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-04-2010, 02:05 AM

Ooh. So we've got five people (Lauri, Lottie, Pitchie, Hookie, and me) for next weekend? Wonderful! Who should we recruit next?

Eönwë · 07-04-2010, 05:11 AM

I'll probably be able to do it next weekend.

The Might · 07-04-2010, 05:20 AM

Next weekend sounds good, although I never really know how much time I'll have.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-04-2010, 05:53 AM

But - next weekend is the final game of the World Cup! Which day would you be planning? If there's not a game on at that time, I'd try to join, at least for awhile.

Eönwë · 07-04-2010, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

But - next weekend is the final game of the World Cup! Which day would you be planning? If there's not a game on at that time, I'd try to join, at least for awhile.

What about on the 10th (Saturday)? Apparently the final will be on the 11th.

*Stops self before getting too off-topic*

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-04-2010, 05:34 PM

The tenth would work for me.

Pitchwife · 07-05-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Estelyn Telcontar

But - next weekend is the final game of the World Cup! Which day would you be planning? If there's not a game on at that time, I'd try to join, at least for awhile.

Arrgh, can you believe I totally forgot that? Shows what a football fan I am...

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

What about on the 10th (Saturday)? Apparently the final will be on the 11th.

Yeah, but the game about the third rank (='bronze medal', between the losers of the semi-final) will be on Saturday, and I reckon some people will want to watch that (I, for one, may, depending on how our boys fare against Spain on Wednesday).
OK, never mind the Ballack [/doubly obscure inside joke] - Sunday wouldn't have been a good day anyway, considering some of us on this side of the big pond have to get up early on Monday, but what about Saturday the 10th after the game (i.e. probably something like 2200+ GMT)?

Laurinquë · 07-08-2010, 01:14 AM

So it shall be on the 10th of July, 2010? I can do that. It will be great! Are we going to even attempt to be on topic at all this time?

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-08-2010, 01:59 AM

Pfft! Who needs to be on-topic when you can kill some chat skwerlz?

What time will it be happening? Did we agree on a time?

Eönwë · 07-08-2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

Are we going to even attempt to be on topic at all this time?

What's a "topic"?

But seriously, have we ever had a topic in the first place?

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-08-2010, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

But seriously, have we ever had a topic in the first place?

Of course we've had topics in the past: Gandalf the Grey Uncloaking.

Laurinquë · 07-09-2010, 01:04 PM

May I propose we all start to wander online sometime around 20.00/8.00 GMT (Hookbill & Eönwë time)? That's 11.00 Laurinquë time, 12.00 TGEW time, and 21.00 Pitchwife time. Is this all right with you? And if we want to read aloud, well, it's all open to suggestion.

Hookbill the Goomba · 07-09-2010, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

May I propose we all start to wander online sometime around 20.00/8.00 GMT (Hookbill & Eönwë time)? That's 11.00 Laurinquë time, 12.00 TGEW time, and 21.00 Pitchwife time. Is this all right with you? And if we want to read aloud, well, it's all open to suggestion.

Sounds good to me.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-09-2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

May I propose we all start to wander online sometime around 20.00/8.00 GMT (Hookbill & Eönwë time)? That's 11.00 Laurinquë time, 12.00 TGEW time, and 21.00 Pitchwife time. Is this all right with you? And if we want to read aloud, well, it's all open to suggestion.

Sounds great! I like how we all have our own different time zones!

Loslote · 07-09-2010, 09:45 PM

Wait, would that be 10 in the morning my time, or noon? I'm confused. As it is, I don't know if I'll be awake at ten in the morning - I haven't really slept for two weeks...I'll try to wake up in time, though.

Laurinquë · 07-09-2010, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

Wait, would that be 10 in the morning my time, or noon? I'm confused. As it is, I don't know if I'll be awake at ten in the morning - I haven't really slept for two weeks...I'll try to wake up in time, though.

As long as you're still in Alaska with me it will be at 11.00 AM. TGEW is in Washington now so she is an hour ahead at 12.00. But you can come in whenever you like, I'm going to have to hurry if I want to be on too. I just thought it would be easier for our European friends if we didn't do it at midnight their time.

Any ideas for reading?

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-09-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

Any ideas for reading?

I have some. Don't know if they'll be good for our group, but it's worth suggesting.

The Council of Elrond (What? It would keep us entertained for hours.)
Strider ('Twould be fun!)
A Short Cut to Mushrooms (Farmer Maggot is amusing.)
The Passing of the Grey Company (Looks like a bit of dialogue.)
The Battle of Pelennor Fields (There's some great dialogue here when you get to Theoden dying and Eowyn and Merry being generally awesome. )
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen (Did we already read this one? Ah who cares.)

Loslote · 07-09-2010, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurinquë

As long as you're still in Alaska with me it will be at 11.00 AM. TGEW is in Washington now so she is an hour ahead at 12.00. But you can come in whenever you like, I'm going to have to hurry if I want to be on too. I just thought it would be easier for our European friends if we didn't do it at midnight their time.

Any ideas for reading?

Ah, excellent! I might be able to wake up by then.

As for reading, we'd better see how many people we have first. (If we already know this, I'm just being sleepy.

)

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 07-09-2010, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Loslote

As for reading, we'd better see how many people we have first. (If we already know this, I'm just being sleepy.

)

Of course. I think, off of memory, we have six or seven Downers at this point.

06-27-2010, 02:29 PM	#163
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Alas! I don't think I can participate today. Very sorry, but... tired, getting up early tomorrow, everything... not able to focus very well at the moment. Hope to be able to participate later, though... although the holidays might shuffle things a bit now... but anyway, at most in September __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

06-27-2010, 03:19 PM	#168
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Sorry guys, but I'm not going to be able to do it - Internet problems are slowing Skype down to unreasonable levels. It won't let me do a call because of 'connection problems' and the text conversations are taking an age to go from keyboard to screen. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-27-2010, 03:20 PM	#169
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Just got your message Pitch, I'd be up for it as well EDIT: xed with Hookbill, guess we're too few then. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

06-27-2010, 03:33 PM	#170
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	We'll just have to do it at a later date. Do we have to wait a whole month? __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

06-27-2010, 03:57 PM	#171
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	No, of course not, the whole monthly thing only emerged because doing it too often would spoil the fun of it being something special. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

07-03-2010, 04:05 PM	#174
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	Err... did anything happen today? __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

07-03-2010, 04:32 PM	#175
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Hope not, I totally forgot. __________________ Stories and songs.

07-03-2010, 05:12 PM	#176
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	Not that I noticed. But if you two're still around, we could start planning another retry? __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

07-03-2010, 05:18 PM	#177
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	I'm around and can plan, but I'm only available today and in the late afternoon tomorrow. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

07-03-2010, 10:37 PM	#179
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Next weekend would work for me. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

07-04-2010, 01:52 AM	#180
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	I'll be around next weekend. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

07-04-2010, 01:59 AM	#181
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I've got full internetness back, so I'm ready for fun whenever you guys are. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

07-04-2010, 02:05 AM	#182
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Ooh. So we've got five people (Lauri, Lottie, Pitchie, Hookie, and me) for next weekend? Wonderful! Who should we recruit next? __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

07-04-2010, 05:11 AM	#183
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	I'll probably be able to do it next weekend. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

07-04-2010, 05:20 AM	#184
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Next weekend sounds good, although I never really know how much time I'll have. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown

07-04-2010, 05:53 AM	#185
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	But - next weekend is the final game of the World Cup! Which day would you be planning? If there's not a game on at that time, I'd try to join, at least for awhile. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-04-2010, 05:34 PM	#187
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	The tenth would work for me. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

07-08-2010, 01:14 AM	#189
Laurinquë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 347	So it shall be on the 10th of July, 2010? I can do that. It will be great! Are we going to even attempt to be on topic at all this time?

07-08-2010, 01:59 AM	#190
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Pfft! Who needs to be on-topic when you can kill some chat skwerlz? What time will it be happening? Did we agree on a time? __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

07-09-2010, 01:04 PM	#193
Laurinquë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 347	May I propose we all start to wander online sometime around 20.00/8.00 GMT (Hookbill & Eönwë time)? That's 11.00 Laurinquë time, 12.00 TGEW time, and 21.00 Pitchwife time. Is this all right with you? And if we want to read aloud, well, it's all open to suggestion. Last edited by Laurinquë; 07-09-2010 at 01:06 PM. Reason: bow-ties

07-09-2010, 09:45 PM	#196
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	Wait, would that be 10 in the morning my time, or noon? I'm confused. As it is, I don't know if I'll be awake at ten in the morning - I haven't really slept for two weeks...I'll try to wake up in time, though. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris