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TheGreatElvenWarrior · 12-12-2012, 12:06 PM

It's all done, guys! Just give me an hour or so to organise my thoughts and all of this mess, and it will be posted today.

EDIT: Apparently I deleted G55's picture and my first sentence. That is the only thing I have left to retrieve. Thanks for waiting.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 12-13-2012, 04:27 PM

I guess I'm not so much of a fool of a Took after all. Here's the game!

Quote:

"Others dwelt here before hobbits were; and others will dwell here when hobbits are no more. The wide world is all about you: you can fence yourselves in, but you cannot for ever fence it out."

With this, Galadriel55 ran, all the way out of the Shire, in fact.

Aganzir saw this terrifyingly real picture and scribbled this sentence.

Quote:

"After a long journey and a hard to the Shire, the Ringwraiths are hindered by the Rohirrim patrolling the boarders."

MCRmyGirl4eva read Agan's sentence, went mad, and drew her picture.

After considerable debate, BlindGuardian wrote this:

Quote:

"After making a wrong turn, the Nazgûl ended up asking two mortals for Baggins (and directions) in Rohan."

Then Oddwen threw together some paints.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 12-13-2012, 04:36 PM

Satansaloser wrote her sentence to combat Oddwen's magic.

Quote:

Bill the Pony's backwoods cousins were confused by the appearance of several poorly made Phantom clones, who, it seemed were on a quest for a Map of the Shire.

After brooding for several weeks, Nogrod reacted with this:

A Little Green saw this as her chance to act!

Quote:

My Little Smokers stand confused as it turns out that hiring Phantoms instead of Nazgûl was not among Sauron's best ideas after all.

Rune saw this as his chance to offend people with this!

Legate, who was thoroughly confused at this, said:

Quote:

After smoking all of Farmer Maggot's pipeweed, Khamul and his friend started seeing Their Little Ponies, pink rhinos and various other funny stuff.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 12-13-2012, 04:39 PM

Hookbill the Goomba, after seeing this, did the only thing he could think of, and belched out this masterpiece:

Thinlomien wasn't surprised at all and came back with this:

Quote:

The Phantom's inanimate friend introduced him to sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll.

Eönwë saw this as his chance to act, and saved the day with his picture!

Here you go, guys. Just in time for Hobbit movie celebration festivities! Enjoy. Lord knows how much trouble I went through to put this up.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 12-13-2012, 05:45 PM

Lots of really interesting drawings, well done people.

Lommy's sentence is however what I regard as the highlight of this PT round.

Straight to the point, very funny, and an excellent sentence to carry the game forward.

Of course it doesn't do any harm that it is sandwiched between to excellent drawings, and by excellent I mean funny.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-13-2012, 05:47 PM

I like the results of this round. A pity it wasn't longer, but maybe I got too much used to the very long PTs. In fact, it's a nice change, because it didn't drift off so much (yet still proved quite variable).

If I were to name some highlights, I very much liked G55's pic, it has some deep artsy quality in itself (note e.g. the flower on top of Bag End), and sally's decription of the ponies as "Bill the Pony's backwoods cousins" is pretty brilliant. I should note that Rune certainly surprised me with his skill of drawing ponies. The man seems to have some hidden qualities. Hookbill's drawing of "Khamul's friend" is fun, as was Eönwë's picture interpretation of Lommy's sentence (both the imaginary and real "alien" in the picture are hilarious; the dream alien has amazing expression).

However the best pic of all is definitely Nog's. The maps are a great detail, but "Bill the Pony's backwoods cousins" are RIDICULOUS!!! Absolutely lovely!!!!

Just like G55 said, this was a nice holiday cheer

Definitely thanks for the round, TGEW (actually I should mention I think the sentence picked in the beginning was also pretty well chosen).

Galadriel55 · 12-13-2012, 08:38 PM

I wanted to make a list of the things I particularly liked and decided against it because I was just listing every picture and sentence on the list.

I guess I'll say some things anyways.

Firstly, as Legate said, I really liked the starting sentence. Not only because I got to draw it, but I think it's just ambiguous enough to give a nice breakage in the telephone.

Agan, I never thought you could see my picture that way until I saw your sentence. Thumbs up!

MCR, I like your Rohan border. I for sure would not have thought of that.

Oddy, your picture is just brilliant! I don't have a better way to describe the feeling.

sally's sentence made me chuckle. Backwoods cousins!

Nog's picture is awesome. I adore the -ire maps and the phantom clones. Too funny!

Greenie's interpretation of Nog's picture was astoundingly hilarious.

Rune, you're damn good at drawing Bill's backwoods cousins! And questionmarks. Yes, your questionmarks are pretty. I just said that.

Legate, I think your sentence fits in perfectly with the expression on Rune's pony's face.

Hooky's drawing is as hilariously random and relavant at the same time as always. The friend is very clever and funny, but no one should ever give Hook the freedom to draw whatever "other funny stuff" he wants!

Or maybe we should do that all the time! Who knows?

Lommy's sentence made me stop reading for a few minutes due to a stomachache caused by laughter.

Eonwe, I love the idea of Alien as a rock formation. Great drawing!

I definitely count this as one of my better evenings due to this PT.

Blind Guardian · 12-14-2012, 12:02 AM

I just want to thank everyone involved with the Paper Telephone. You have made my night!

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 01-06-2013, 11:51 PM

I am really liking singles. It doesn't give us enough time to forget the game. I think we should keep doing games like this. Is that the general consensus?

Galadriel55 · 01-07-2013, 06:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TheGreatElvenWarrior

I am really liking singles. It doesn't give us enough time to forget the game. I think we should keep doing games like this. Is that the general consensus?

I wouldn't mind a singles game at all. I guess I wouldn't mind a doubles either, but I'm too excited to find out the results to wait.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-07-2013, 06:39 AM

We can surely finish now with one single round, and after that start a new one with the opposite roles.

Aganzir · 01-07-2013, 10:29 AM

I pretty much agree with you all myself. I think singles are also more fun because apart from what you write/draw yourself, you really have no idea what's going on in the story while in doubles, you have time to wonder how it came to that even before it's published. Plus it may get tedious if the story goes on too long.

Eönwë · 01-07-2013, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

I pretty much agree with you all myself. I think singles are also more fun because apart from what you write/draw yourself, you really have no idea what's going on in the story while in doubles, you have time to wonder how it came to that even before it's published. Plus it may get tedious if the story goes on too long.

I agree. If there are enough people, I prefer singles.

A Little Green · 01-07-2013, 10:29 AM

I'd prefer doubles myself but if the general consensus wants singles then I'm fine with that too!

12-12-2012, 12:06 PM	#1
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	It's all done, guys! Just give me an hour or so to organise my thoughts and all of this mess, and it will be posted today. EDIT: Apparently I deleted G55's picture and my first sentence. That is the only thing I have left to retrieve. Thanks for waiting. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead. Last edited by TheGreatElvenWarrior; 12-12-2012 at 01:13 PM.

12-13-2012, 05:47 PM	#6
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	I like the results of this round. A pity it wasn't longer, but maybe I got too much used to the very long PTs. In fact, it's a nice change, because it didn't drift off so much (yet still proved quite variable). If I were to name some highlights, I very much liked G55's pic, it has some deep artsy quality in itself (note e.g. the flower on top of Bag End), and sally's decription of the ponies as "Bill the Pony's backwoods cousins" is pretty brilliant. I should note that Rune certainly surprised me with his skill of drawing ponies. The man seems to have some hidden qualities. Hookbill's drawing of "Khamul's friend" is fun, as was Eönwë's picture interpretation of Lommy's sentence (both the imaginary and real "alien" in the picture are hilarious; the dream alien has amazing expression). However the best pic of all is definitely Nog's. The maps are a great detail, but "Bill the Pony's backwoods cousins" are RIDICULOUS!!! Absolutely lovely!!!! Just like G55 said, this was a nice holiday cheer Definitely thanks for the round, TGEW (actually I should mention I think the sentence picked in the beginning was also pretty well chosen). __________________ "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

12-13-2012, 08:38 PM	#7
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,523	I wanted to make a list of the things I particularly liked and decided against it because I was just listing every picture and sentence on the list. I guess I'll say some things anyways. Firstly, as Legate said, I really liked the starting sentence. Not only because I got to draw it, but I think it's just ambiguous enough to give a nice breakage in the telephone. Agan, I never thought you could see my picture that way until I saw your sentence. Thumbs up! MCR, I like your Rohan border. I for sure would not have thought of that. Oddy, your picture is just brilliant! I don't have a better way to describe the feeling. sally's sentence made me chuckle. Backwoods cousins! Nog's picture is awesome. I adore the -ire maps and the phantom clones. Too funny! Greenie's interpretation of Nog's picture was astoundingly hilarious. Rune, you're damn good at drawing Bill's backwoods cousins! And questionmarks. Yes, your questionmarks are pretty. I just said that. Legate, I think your sentence fits in perfectly with the expression on Rune's pony's face. Hooky's drawing is as hilariously random and relavant at the same time as always. The friend is very clever and funny, but no one should ever give Hook the freedom to draw whatever "other funny stuff" he wants! Or maybe we should do that all the time! Who knows? Lommy's sentence made me stop reading for a few minutes due to a stomachache caused by laughter. Eonwe, I love the idea of Alien as a rock formation. Great drawing! I definitely count this as one of my better evenings due to this PT. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

01-06-2013, 11:51 PM	#9
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	I am really liking singles. It doesn't give us enough time to forget the game. I think we should keep doing games like this. Is that the general consensus? __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

01-07-2013, 06:39 AM	#11
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	We can surely finish now with one single round, and after that start a new one with the opposite roles. __________________ "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

01-07-2013, 10:29 AM	#12
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	I pretty much agree with you all myself. I think singles are also more fun because apart from what you write/draw yourself, you really have no idea what's going on in the story while in doubles, you have time to wonder how it came to that even before it's published. Plus it may get tedious if the story goes on too long. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

01-07-2013, 10:29 AM	#14
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,571	I'd prefer doubles myself but if the general consensus wants singles then I'm fine with that too! __________________ "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."