Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs - Page 29 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-27-2008, 08:09 AM

Well, to keep to the topic, it happened that today I was reading a part of a book from which I am supposed to write a paper. The book is in English, and at one moment the author wrote this:

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...It is my hunch that Niebuhr...

You can think of what I filled in that the writer's hunch said the poor Niebuhr was

Eönwë · 05-28-2008, 07:48 AM

When you have nothing to do so every 10 minutes you constantly check if there have been any new posts.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-28-2008, 09:36 AM

Oh, I know precisely in which "stage" you are currently, Eönwë

I have gone through it too...

Now, there's one thing which I consider a rather scary sign of addiction, which I should as well post to the BD Dreams thread, but... I had a dream today which I don't remember, almost at all, but what I remember is that I posted on this thread about some sign of addiction... I don't actually recall what it was, but I remember it was quite serious. The most serious thing however was, that the dream was so vivid that I was not sure whether I really haven't posted that sign here...

Rune Son of Bjarne · 05-28-2008, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Oh, I know precisely in which "stage" you are currently, Eönwë

I have gone through it too...

I belive this is one of the most common signs of addiction, at least it is the one that has been mentioned the most. I think this is at least the third time I have read people mentioning on this thread.

Eönwë · 05-28-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Oh, I know precisely in which "stage" you are currently, Eönwë

I have gone through it too...

Does that mean its got better or worse?

Lhunardawen · 05-28-2008, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

When you have nothing to do so every 10 minutes you constantly check if there have been any new posts.

When you have a thesis proposal to do but every 10 minutes you constantly check if there have been any new posts.

Volo · 05-29-2008, 11:44 AM

Haha! We were walking in the city with Lommy, when I saw two girls (from our school) carrying a sign saying "I ♥ MAC".

Thinlómien · 05-29-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Volo

Haha! We were walking in the city with Lommy, when I saw two girls (from our school) carrying a sign saying "I ♥ MAC".

Indeed, poor them, because we laughed at them quite a lot.

Anyway, it was plain hilarious as the sign was very big and there was nothing else on it (except in very small print at the bottom).

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-29-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

Does that mean its got better or worse?

No comment

Though seriously, I think it's been better for some time, however I am quite convinced it will return someday

Oops... (who readeth, understand...)

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-31-2008, 02:15 AM

When you have BD dreams about five days in a row, and are somewhat saddened by the fact that you don't remember their content well and thus can't post them.

Also, when all of a sudden you start thinking of weird similitudes, like "He is thin like Lómien."

Lhunardawen · 05-31-2008, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

When you have BD dreams about five days in a row, and are somewhat saddened by the fact that you don't remember their content well and thus can't post them.

Seconded. For the past couple of days, when I wake up, I can barely even remember who were the Downer-subjects of my dream no matter how hard I try, much less what happened in the dream. It's frustrating.

Groin Redbeard · 05-31-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

When you have nothing to do so every 10 minutes you constantly check if there have been any new posts.

I never seem to have enough of those moments!

mark12_30 · 05-31-2008, 02:20 PM

...and every time you check, you're tempted to add a post to the RPG that says

WILL

SOMEBODY

ELSE

POST

ngphwqzbgrffglnksnrg

Lhunardawen · 06-04-2008, 04:08 AM

I just realised that all this time, I've been unconsciously imagining Arthur Weasley as Nogrod.

Thinlómien · 06-04-2008, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I just realised that all this time, I've been unconsciously imagining Arthur Weasley as Nogrod.

*dies* Oh, the hilariousity. And I really have to admit there's a similarity!

Mithalwen · 06-04-2008, 06:44 AM

Hopefully not plug collecting...

When you see an Irish pub called Finns - and think of Lommie and co.

Eönwë · 06-04-2008, 11:31 AM

When you see PM (for Prime Minister) and immediately think of Private Messaging.

satansaloser2005 · 06-04-2008, 10:37 PM

Heh. Nice one.

I was listening to the TV and they were interviewing some random Finnish guy. I immediately looked up to see if it was Noggie.

Gwathagor · 06-04-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

Heh. Nice one.

I was listening to the TV and they were interviewing some random Finnish guy. I immediately looked up to see if it was Noggie.

And was it??

satansaloser2005 · 06-04-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

And was it??

Hehe. Sadly no. Our lovely modgod and resident Tom Bombadil is MUCH more interesting than was this fellow. (It was the Travel Channel and the guy was like eighty)

Lhunardawen · 06-06-2008, 03:47 AM

I assign walks down the BD memory lane to Orthanc.

Whoops, wrong thread.

I was searching for something (still am, as I post this, actually) in the announcements subforum and couldn't help re-reading some of the threads every so often. It's time-consuming (and I'm supposed to be doing something else, but who here isn't?

) but I'm having a lot of fun! Look, I even unearthed this for y'all.

I'm quite sure Enca won't mind (even if she no longer wanders here)...

Oddwen · 06-06-2008, 08:24 AM

I work at a secondhand store where we accumulate a copious amount of clothes. I was putting away some of the said garments when I could have sworn I saw a shirt that said "Abercrombie of Rohan". I flipped back to it, but it had morphed to that other boring trademark.

Eönwë · 06-06-2008, 04:15 PM

I saw a van with the words "Mac tools" on it, and did a double take, then I thought: what is Mac doing in England?

Volo · 06-06-2008, 05:10 PM

When a friend has internet on his phone and while ordering a meal you decide that one just must try if one can enter BD by phone and post a post on the Addiction thread. Half way the post he was half way his meal, and then I pressed some button which deleted my whole message.

I'm not getting such a phone.

satansaloser2005 · 06-06-2008, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Volo

When a friend has internet on his phone and while ordering a meal you decide that one just must try if one can enter BD by phone and post a post on the Addiction thread. Half way the post he was half way his meal, and then I pressed some button which deleted my whole message.

I'm not getting such a phone.

Been there, done that. Well, gotten on the Downs via a friend's cell, that is.

A Little Green · 06-07-2008, 03:35 AM

I consider it a serious sign of addiction that I start laughing aloud at some seemingly ordinary passages of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre. Like these:

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It was from companionship with this baby-phantom I had been roused on that moon-light night when I heard the cry...

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There is no happiness like that of being loved by your fellow-creatures, and feeling that your presence is an addition to their comfort.

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Though haughty Hate should strike me down,
Right, bar approach to me,
And grinding Might, with furious frown,
Swear endless enmity.

satansaloser2005 · 06-07-2008, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I just realised that all this time, I've been unconsciously imagining Arthur Weasley as Nogrod.

HAHA! Now you have me doing the same thing! Blast....

The Day's over, and I'm still expecting posts for some reason. And nobody's even on IM, so I've got nothing to do....dagnabbit.

Durelin · 06-08-2008, 12:16 AM

Well, I won't say this is about my addiction to the Downs, really...it's more about how much the 'Downs has meant for me (yes yes, take the sappyness out of Mirth, I know!)... On my high school class ring (I almost didn't bother to get one), I had inscribed on one side just below the stone my year of graduation very traditionally, and on the other, 'Durelin'.

Makes me more fond of it than I'd ever thought I'd be, in addition to the old name of my school being on there, too (they're changing locations after a looooonnng time, and so changed the name because the name was connected to the place...) Yeah, I think I'd answer to 'Durelin' if anyone ever started calling me that "in RL".

satansaloser2005 · 06-08-2008, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Durelin

Well, I won't say this is about my addiction to the Downs, really...it's more about how much the 'Downs has meant for me (yes yes, take the sappyness out of Mirth, I know!)... On my high school class ring (I almost didn't bother to get one), I had inscribed on one side just below the stone my year of graduation very traditionally, and on the other, 'Durelin'.

Makes me more fond of it than I'd ever thought I'd be, in addition to the old name of my school being on there, too (they're changing locations after a looooonnng time, and so changed the name because the name was connected to the place...) Yeah, I think I'd answer to 'Durelin' if anyone ever started calling me that "in RL".

Awwww, that's cool, Dure.

Hehe is it sad that I answer to Sally on a regular basis? *shifty eyes*

Rikae · 06-08-2008, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

Hehe is it sad that I answer to Sally on a regular basis? *shifty eyes*

Not any sadder than the fact that I still think of Mac as Mac...
then again, I can't pronounce his real name correctly anyway (now THAT is sad).

A Little Green · 06-09-2008, 11:02 AM

Speaking of Mac... I think it's a sign of addiction when you are watching a Germany - Poland football match and your thoughts go like "Ooh that one looks just like Mac... Hey he's German as well!" Here is a pic of him. (Actually he only looks like Mac from a distance and only when he looks grim or scowls at the camera, but still...)

satansaloser2005 · 06-09-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kitanna in the Sigs Thread

I spent the last semester of school studying WWII. Many coming months of my life will be pretty heavily involved with research and papers regarding WWII and Nazi Germany. And yet it took Groin Redbeard's signature to remind me yesterday was D-Day.

Who else saw WW and immediately thought....well, you know....

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 06-11-2008, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

When you have nothing to do so every 10 minutes you constantly check if there have been any new posts.

The first month on the Barrow-Downs I was on almost 24-7 that bug got me good!

When you are driving around town and you see a sign that you think says Rikae and then you turn back and realize it said Rilke... And I thought for a moment that Rikae had come to my city...

Or when you and your friend were on the Downs so regularly that I started calling her Lauri and she called me TGEW... and when your sitting down at lunch and the only thing you can talk about is the Barrow-Downs!

Volo · 06-11-2008, 03:08 PM

George R.R. Martin is one annoying guy, having names like Moat Cailin, Lord Mormont and Lommy Greenhands in his novels. Gah, freak.

edit: And not only that but in the town of Turku there was a great big sign of Aga on some building, apart from having three or so boats floating together with names from Kurt Vonnegut's Deadeye Dick (ok, not Tolkien or BD, but I was reading that at the time).

Thinlómien · 06-11-2008, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Volo

George R.R. Martin is one annoying guy, having names like Moat Cailin, Lord Mormont and Lommy Greenhands in his novels. Gah, freak.

I gather you haven't met Val yet (or Anguy)...

Volo · 06-12-2008, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

I gather you haven't met Val yet (or Anguy)...

Aargh (again)! I truly wonder who leeked him information on Downers-to-be. article?

Rikae · 06-12-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

Who else saw WW and immediately thought....well, you know....

I think that all the time.

Macalaure · 06-12-2008, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by A Little Green

Speaking of Mac... I think it's a sign of addiction when you are watching a Germany - Poland football match and your thoughts go like "Ooh that one looks just like Mac... Hey he's German as well!" Here is a pic of him. (Actually he only looks like Mac from a distance and only when he looks grim or scowls at the camera, but still...)

Hehe... but Metzelder always looks grim or scowls at the camera.

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Originally Posted by Eonwe

I saw a van with the words "Mac tools" on it, and did a double take, then I thought: what is Mac doing in England?

It seems like I'm owning a huge franchise and don't know it!

There's a restaurant chain "Mac Steaks" in NY and a chinese restaurant "Mac Wong" around the corner here.

I need to sue all these people. *evil grin*

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Originally Posted by Rikae

I think that all the time.

Is it a sign of non-addiction if I don't get what you're talking about?

Lhunardawen · 06-12-2008, 12:52 PM

Mac, WW! From what planet are you?

Aganzir · 06-12-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Macalaure

It seems like I'm owning a huge franchise and don't know it!

There's a restaurant chain "Mac Steaks" in NY and a chinese restaurant "Mac Wong" around the corner here.

I need to sue all these people. *evil grin*

And iMacs. Did it happen to be intentional that you chose to be an apple farmer in the DW?

05-28-2008, 07:48 AM	#1122
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	When you have nothing to do so every 10 minutes you constantly check if there have been any new posts. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

05-28-2008, 09:36 AM	#1123
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	Oh, I know precisely in which "stage" you are currently, Eönwë I have gone through it too... Now, there's one thing which I consider a rather scary sign of addiction, which I should as well post to the BD Dreams thread, but... I had a dream today which I don't remember, almost at all, but what I remember is that I posted on this thread about some sign of addiction... I don't actually recall what it was, but I remember it was quite serious. The most serious thing however was, that the dream was so vivid that I was not sure whether I really haven't posted that sign here... __________________ "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

05-29-2008, 11:44 AM	#1127
Volo Silver in My Silent Heart Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the great beauty Posts: 1,691	Haha! We were walking in the city with Lommy, when I saw two girls (from our school) carrying a sign saying "I ♥ MAC". __________________ Fenris Wolf The EVEN NEWER Barrow-Downs Photo Page

05-31-2008, 02:15 AM	#1130
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	Double-posting? When you have BD dreams about five days in a row, and are somewhat saddened by the fact that you don't remember their content well and thus can't post them. Also, when all of a sudden you start thinking of weird similitudes, like "He is thin like Lómien." __________________ "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

05-31-2008, 02:20 PM	#1133
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,407	...and every time you check, you're tempted to add a post to the RPG that says WILL SOMEBODY ELSE POST ngphwqzbgrffglnksnrg __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

06-04-2008, 04:08 AM	#1134
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,724	I just realised that all this time, I've been unconsciously imagining Arthur Weasley as Nogrod.

06-04-2008, 06:44 AM	#1136
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,916	Hopefully not plug collecting... When you see an Irish pub called Finns - and think of Lommie and co. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

06-04-2008, 11:31 AM	#1137
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	When you see PM (for Prime Minister) and immediately think of Private Messaging. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

06-04-2008, 10:37 PM	#1138
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,810	Heh. Nice one. I was listening to the TV and they were interviewing some random Finnish guy. I immediately looked up to see if it was Noggie. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

06-06-2008, 03:47 AM	#1141
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,724	I assign walks down the BD memory lane to Orthanc. Whoops, wrong thread. I was searching for something (still am, as I post this, actually) in the announcements subforum and couldn't help re-reading some of the threads every so often. It's time-consuming (and I'm supposed to be doing something else, but who here isn't? ) but I'm having a lot of fun! Look, I even unearthed this for y'all. I'm quite sure Enca won't mind (even if she no longer wanders here)...

06-06-2008, 08:24 AM	#1142
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,246	I work at a secondhand store where we accumulate a copious amount of clothes. I was putting away some of the said garments when I could have sworn I saw a shirt that said "Abercrombie of Rohan". I flipped back to it, but it had morphed to that other boring trademark. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

06-06-2008, 04:15 PM	#1143
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	I saw a van with the words "Mac tools" on it, and did a double take, then I thought: what is Mac doing in England? __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

06-06-2008, 05:10 PM	#1144
Volo Silver in My Silent Heart Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the great beauty Posts: 1,691	When a friend has internet on his phone and while ordering a meal you decide that one just must try if one can enter BD by phone and post a post on the Addiction thread. Half way the post he was half way his meal, and then I pressed some button which deleted my whole message. I'm not getting such a phone. __________________ Fenris Wolf The EVEN NEWER Barrow-Downs Photo Page

06-08-2008, 12:16 AM	#1148
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,121	Well, I won't say this is about my addiction to the Downs, really...it's more about how much the 'Downs has meant for me (yes yes, take the sappyness out of Mirth, I know!)... On my high school class ring (I almost didn't bother to get one), I had inscribed on one side just below the stone my year of graduation very traditionally, and on the other, 'Durelin'. Makes me more fond of it than I'd ever thought I'd be, in addition to the old name of my school being on there, too (they're changing locations after a looooonnng time, and so changed the name because the name was connected to the place...) Yeah, I think I'd answer to 'Durelin' if anyone ever started calling me that "in RL".

06-09-2008, 11:02 AM	#1151
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,586	Speaking of Mac... I think it's a sign of addiction when you are watching a Germany - Poland football match and your thoughts go like "Ooh that one looks just like Mac... Hey he's German as well!" Here is a pic of him. (Actually he only looks like Mac from a distance and only when he looks grim or scowls at the camera, but still...) __________________ "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."

06-11-2008, 03:08 PM	#1154
Volo Silver in My Silent Heart Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the great beauty Posts: 1,691	George R.R. Martin is one annoying guy, having names like Moat Cailin, Lord Mormont and Lommy Greenhands in his novels. Gah, freak. edit: And not only that but in the town of Turku there was a great big sign of Aga on some building, apart from having three or so boats floating together with names from Kurt Vonnegut's Deadeye Dick (ok, not Tolkien or BD, but I was reading that at the time). __________________ Fenris Wolf The EVEN NEWER Barrow-Downs Photo Page Last edited by Volo; 06-11-2008 at 03:12 PM.

06-12-2008, 12:52 PM	#1159
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,724	Mac, WW! From what planet are you?