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Old 01-27-2005, 07:20 PM   #601
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Really the governmental theories (ie: Communism) in themselves are good, it is simply how the "Leaders" interpret and manipulate the theory to their own desires.
I know that political theories should not be discussed on the downs but I have to say that I completely disagree. I, as a proud Capitalist, think that Communism is in itself the most evil thing in existence. That's it, I will say no more, and I apologize to the Moderators.
Now to bring my post around to the proper subject I will second the nomination of Saucepan Man's sig.
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Old 01-27-2005, 08:18 PM   #602
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1420! Neithan:

That sig o' yours is quite witty, too!

~Nilpaurion Felagund, apolitical oddball.
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Old 01-27-2005, 08:50 PM   #603
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I was merely making Communism an example, what I've said, though it was rather vague of me, goes for all political theories. But enough of this senseless-ness, this is the Barrow Downs and we are all lovers of Lord of the Rings. Leave politics to the politicians.

Nilp I do find your signature very appealing where is it from?
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Old 01-27-2005, 09:04 PM   #604
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1420! Thanks, Esgal!

It's the last sentence of the prologue of Clear and Present Danger, and one of the most foreboding sentences I have ever read.

Yours sound eerily Tolkien-ish, something Bilbo might put in his song. Where's it from?
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Old 01-27-2005, 09:07 PM   #605
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That sig o' yours is quite witty, too!
Why thank you, though I can't really claim credit for it as it is a quote from someone else. Anyway I rotate them every couple of days so it won't be there much longer.
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Old 01-27-2005, 09:12 PM   #606
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1420! Re: Quotes as Sigs.

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I can't really claim credit for it as it is a quote from someone else. (Neithan)
Well, Neithan, most of the Downers do so, too. I guess what's great about that is that someone lazy (like myself) could find such witty lines without having to look hard.

Besides, what it says is true. Hydrogen and stupidity. I guess I belong in the latter category.
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Old 01-27-2005, 09:33 PM   #607
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Why Nilpaurion Felagund you most certainely do not belong in the later category! Or the first for that matter

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Yours sound eerily Tolkien-ish, something Bilbo might put in his song. Where's it from?
It's from my own head, I often think up such eery phrases, but it is partially influenced by Tolkien, I suppose you could say it was inspired by the Farewell Song of Merry and Pippin.

I knew the first bit of it sounded familiar and have just decided to look in my Poems from The Lord of the Rings, must have been a sub-conscious thing.


The very strange,

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Old 01-27-2005, 11:31 PM   #608
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A di--uh, di, diversion? Di, distraction? No, a... digression! That's the one!

Not to beat a dead horse (Honestly, who would do such an unpleasant thing?! Eww... ), but as for this...

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Intentions may even start out good but power can be very corrupting (sorry for the cliche).
Aww, I'm partial to cliches. Why are they cliches? Because they're repeated so much. And why are they repeated so much? Because they're true!

*ponders* I think I'm addicted to truth.

Back to your regularly-scheduled topic: I know she's had it for a long time, but I still giggle every time I see this part of Lhunardawen's signature:

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Old 01-28-2005, 04:35 PM   #609
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What I love is how the teachers hand us "Mein Kampf" to read for history class and then tell us to be accepting of others.
Just a quick note because I love my History teacher and I just took his mid-term (Yay exam week): When Hitler was put in Jail my Prof. told us that 9 months later he had a baby. You can imagine various arcs of raised eye-brows around the room. Of course he was talking about "Mein Kampf" which was written during his imprisonment, some people didn't catch on. Gee Encaitare, they made you read it! It's an interesting read, but seriously complicated gobledy-gook.


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Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.
I think the Matrix movies nailed it when they said that all humans always have to live in some degree of misery. I think the weather is one way that that is true. No one is ever happy about it for very long.


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Hello Canadian weather!
Indeed. Which means for me WET WET WET! And cold...but not cold enough to snow.


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Leave politics to the politicians.
Heh. I'm not saying anything...


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This is Nuranar's new Sig. I nominate it though I like the idea it sparks, I disagree. I've met many a man that would battle words with any woman with his ignorant replies. Well, maybe no men specifically, but close to men... okay Nuranar, I get your point if it was truly the one you were making.
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Old 01-28-2005, 05:35 PM   #610
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I've met many a man that would battle words with any woman with his ignorant replies.
Ah, but that's just the point! The quote says any sensible man.

And no, I wasn't really making a point. Those are not my words - hence the quotation marks. And I'm certainly not trying to stir anything up. I simply ran across it (in a book) and it struck me as fun signature material. I'll leave unsaid my personal views on it.
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Old 01-28-2005, 06:46 PM   #611
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Well, maybe no men specifically, but close to men
Uhh...What does "close to men" mean exactly?
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I'll leave unsaid my personal views on it.
Good idea, it will save me the trouble of having to defend my gender in that whole childish which gender is better argument.
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Old 01-28-2005, 07:40 PM   #612
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Gee Encaitare, they made you read it!
Some of it.

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Well, maybe no men specifically, but close to men...
I think what she meant was that no one who would do that foolish deed would be a "real man." Could be wrong, though.
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Old 01-28-2005, 09:30 PM   #613
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Eye This is Alice Holly, posting for NF.

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Good idea, it will save me the trouble of having to defend my gender in that whole childish which gender is better argument. (Neithan)
I think H-I said it best:
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. . . I do follow JRRT in stating that men and women are not equal. I don’t mean status, but abilities as are markedly different, don’t you think? Or, a bit of cryptology to my add, if God wanted us to fly, He would have given us wings. (H-I)
Vy ze vay, anyone remember this sig:
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If New Zealand is Middle-earth, then Australia must be the Undying Lands. (anonymous)
Or something like that. Nilp forgot who used it, but he said it makes him chuckle everytime he passed by it.
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Old 01-29-2005, 06:25 AM   #614
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Positive attributes of...
The Phantom: devoted, wonderfully seductive, brilliant musician... and wears a cloak
Raoul: sweet, romantic, looks studly on a horse, much less likely to
kill everyone around you
To be reminded of those two fabulous men has brightened up my day considerably. Great sig
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Old 01-29-2005, 11:04 AM   #615
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Encaitare! I love it. And though I'd go for the Phantom in a heartbeat, if I was given the choice, I have to admit that the "not killing people" aspect of Raoul's personality is somewhat appealing...

Though the Phantom is more likely to bring you breakfast in bed. That's attractive in a man.
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Old 01-29-2005, 03:05 PM   #616
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Thanks; I finally saw the movie. Wonderful, amazing, brilliant job they did of it too.... yeah, I'd take the Phantom too, in a second. Glad to have cheered you up, Meela.
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Old 01-30-2005, 03:08 AM   #617
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Back to your regularly-scheduled topic: I know she's had it for a long time, but I still giggle every time I see this part of Lhunardawen's signature:
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The Nearsighted Elves Society's Keeper of the Last Homemade Lens
*blushes* Thanks. It's my "personal title" for the Nearsighted Elves Society. Feeling a little Elrond-ish at the time of its conception, apparently. And Roneld McDoneld (Keeper of the Last Homegrown Cows) of REB fame sprung to mind. I agree with your sig, too, by the way.
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Old 01-30-2005, 07:31 AM   #618
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And Roneld McDoneld (Keeper of the Last Homegrown Cows) of REB fame sprung to mind.
Aha! I knew there was another reason I liked it so much!

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I agree with your sig, too, by the way.
Why, thank you, my dear! I'm very pleased to hear it.

*re-reads posts* Hmm, sounds like we've a Mutual Appreciation Society in the making... Comfortable thing to have around, isn't it!
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Old 01-30-2005, 02:07 PM   #619
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Nuranar, your sig is very true. I may end up stealing it...
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Old 01-30-2005, 02:16 PM   #620
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Yeah, yours is great Nuranar
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Old 01-30-2005, 02:23 PM   #621
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Finwe, your signature conjures many an image in my mind of a terrified person chanting that in the dark.... Muchly amusing.
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Old 01-31-2005, 01:10 AM   #622
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Aha! I knew there was another reason I liked it so much!
The name makes me hug every (well...almost) McDonald's statue I see the moment I've heard of it.

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Derived from a crazy Crazy Captions pic, I presume?

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Old 01-31-2005, 08:19 AM   #623
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Oldies but goldies...

I hope nobody minds if I bring to attention some past sigs that their owners discarded long ago...(yes, I have been prowling through the quote graveyard, late last night armed with a shovel). It was worth getting my hands dirty for I got a few good laughs. So here's what I dug up:

"If you don't name your sword, how is it supposed to come when you call it?"
--- Horse Maiden of the Shire


It may not be cool...Heck, it may not even be normal...But I'll stand up and admit it:
I LIKE WESTLIFE!
~Apologies to all with "Good Taste"- and Americans!
--- Lyra Greenleaf

Lyra, actually so do I. Which is probably why I laughed insanely at this. And also I want to nominate Lyra's current signature for being intriguing and beautiful.


"Behind every good man is a woman rolling her eyes"
--- Sophia the Thunder Mistress


"I think, therefore I thtay out of the thwimming pool."
--- Elennar Starfire


"If you guys throw one more shoe or one more coin,
I'm just going to leave my guitar next to my amp and there's going to be massive feed back for an hour." ~ Kurt Cobain
--- Anything but Arwen
lol. *shakes head, sadly* Alas for such wit and talent


"Disease:Tolkienitis, HS (Hobbit Strain); Symptom #34: In the middle of a onversation, subject will pause, stare at speaker for a while and say with smiling seriousness: "You have nice manners for a thief and a liar." (1/11/04)
Disease:Tolkienitis, HS (Hobbit Strain); Symptom #34:Fears to go anywhere without pocket handkerchief and Second Breakfast (2/11/04)
Do you have the symptoms?"
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Hope y'all enjoyed remembering these.
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Old 01-31-2005, 12:35 PM   #624
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Those are wonderful, Evisse! I'll have to dig out my own BD signature document and add a few.

I just ran across Saraphim's:

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Thank goodness for such a timely reminder!
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Old 01-31-2005, 04:08 PM   #625
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I feel the need to nominate any signature in which I, or a creation of mine, is featured, and therefore, littlemanpoet receives special recognition for:

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So true! And now that tans and browns seem to be going out of style, I can wear clothing of such color without being sick! And get it on clearance! Hah.
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Old 02-01-2005, 03:12 PM   #627
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Ah yes, it is one of my favourites. But now that you have mentioned it I think that it is time for a change so here is my new one.
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Finwe, your signature conjures many an image in my mind of a terrified person chanting that in the dark.... Muchly amusing.
Haha, thnx , yours is very good too
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Old 02-02-2005, 11:43 AM   #629
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I just stumbled across Enorëiel's and I love it:

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It brings to mind Sam in particular... and also Merry and Pippin amidst the ruins of Isengard.
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Well that Sig isn't really true, cause Frodo didn't feel the same after he came back from his tour to Mordor
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Well that Sig isn't really true, cause Frodo didn't feel the same after he came back from his tour to Mordor
Well, m'dearie, it's highly possible that Frodo is the exception that proves the rule.

Though I shan't believe he is... he still loved green and growing things, still loved the land. He still loved his friends... he still loved his home, but he had lost it. Lost it, perhaps, but the Shire was still in his heart. The Shire is what makes a hobbit a hobbit (those Bree-hobbits were always queer, and those Bucklanders... they barely escaped queerness, being just a river's width away from the Shire). I'll always believe that despite spiders and Smeagols and Nazgul, he remained, and will continue to remain, a hobbit.

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I have a great big book of fashions, dating back to the Middle Ages. And no matter how the fashion may change, it always remains one thing: ugly.
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Old 02-02-2005, 05:16 PM   #633
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Encaitare's is an inspirational one.

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Old 02-07-2005, 09:06 AM   #634
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So funny:
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Always remember: pillage BEFORE you burn. (Saraphim)
Ack, too late! I shall remember to do that next time, though.

But my favourite at the present time is Bethberry's:
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Do you believe in U.F.O.'s, astral projections, mental telepathy, E.S.P., clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full-trance mediums,the Loch Ness monster, and the theory of ... Numenor?
LOL.

Oh and...uhm...can anyone translate Fordim's signature? I have not the skill.
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Old 02-07-2005, 06:10 PM   #635
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I second that!

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Old 02-10-2005, 12:46 PM   #637
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Well spotted, Sharkû. Come on, Bêthberry: I've only been learning Old English since September.

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"MMD Hér þurh searucræftas aþóhton and beworhton þá Nold-ielfe gimmas missenlice, 7 Féanor Noldena hláford worhte þá Silmarillas, þæt wæron Eorclanstánas." Godéðles géargetæl

And what does that mean?
The version that Sharkû provided is from a basically contemporary modern English version, which is really a separate composition. This was written in Old English from the beginning and has a slightly different meaning:

"[1] 2,500 [2] Here through cunning skill, the Noldorin elves [3] conceived and fashioned manifold gems, and Fëanor, lord of the Noldor, made the Silmarils, which were precious stones." Annals of Valinor [4]

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[1] The Old English purports to be from Ælfwine's translation of the Golden Book of Tavrobel. His introduction says:
"Þéos gesegen waerþ ærest on bócum gesett of Pengolode þám Uþwitan of Gondoline ær þám þe héo abrocen wurde, 7 siþþan æt Sirigeones Hýþe, 7 æt Tafrobele on Toleressean (þæt is Ánetíge), æfter þám þe he eft west cóm; 7 héo wearþ þær gerædd and geþíedd of Ælfwine, þám þe ielfe Eriol genemdon."

That is to say, in modern English:

"These sayings were first set down in books by Pengolod the Wise of Gondolin before it was broken, and later at Sirion's Haven, and at Tavrobel in Tol Eressëa (that is Lonely Isle), after he came west again; and there they were read and translated by Ælfwine, whom the Elves named Eriol"

[2] The Annals are arranged by Valian year, each of which corresponds to ten of ours. They are counted from the creation of the world and the entry of the Valar into it. Therefore in this version the Silmarils were made 25,000 years after the Creation.

[3] Literally 'Nold-elves'.

[4] Literally 'Year-tally of the gods' homeland'

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Just for good measure, Bethberry's first post title is mainly from Beowulf lines 4-5, although I haven't actually withheld too many mead-benches lately with a host of sheaths or otherwise. The second is from line 479: 'Very often we vow' (approximately). My title is adapted from the preface to Ælfric's transaltion of the book of Genesis: 'You ordered me that I should translate these words for you'
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Old 02-13-2005, 07:24 AM   #638
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Imladris' signature is very beautiful (lyrics from The Cage by Sonata Arctica, wonderful song), and I think her location is also a reference to a song by Sonata (The Boy who wanted to be a real puppet). Nice to see another SA fan around!
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Old 02-13-2005, 08:28 AM   #639
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Evisse, I love your new signature!
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Comme un peintre qui voit sous ses doigts / Naître les couleurs du jour. / Et qui n'en revient pas.
I recognized it immediately, it is part of a chanson by Joe Dassin, (and I hear the melody in my head when I read it) It must be about 30 years old (!) and I was ever so surprised and pleased to find someone of the young generation who knows (and apparently appreciates ) the music that I listened to in my youth, and that I still love.
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Old 02-13-2005, 09:12 AM   #640
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Thanks, Guinevere. I wanted to reply to you when you mentioned it in the Proverbs thread, but forgot. I too think it's a very beautiful song, and it fits Valentine's Day very well. I too hear the melody in my head when I read the lyrics. It's such a special dedication of love.
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