Top Ten Signs You're Addicted to the Barrow-Downs - Page 33 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

A Little Green · 12-15-2008, 10:21 AM

People who played in the Republic WW game might understand why I started giggling on an English lesson after reading the following passage...

When you suddenly change your opinion or decision to an opposite one, you do a 180.

Rune Son of Bjarne · 12-15-2008, 10:26 AM

I don't understand why that made you laugh. . . . for me that game was rather traumatic.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-22-2008, 04:40 PM

I think one interesting sign of addiction is when your brother is listening to Jethro Tull and your first reaction is to go and tell him: "Hey, I know this song - Hookbill used to have it as his location!"

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 12-22-2008, 10:17 PM

When you are very stressed all day long and all night (and the week before) because you haven't gotten your picture for Paper Telephone in yet...

Or when your Downsian friends become more important to you than your RL friends... (except Laurinque, because you can talk about the Downs with her...)

Eönwë · 12-23-2008, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

I think one interesting sign of addiction is when your brother is listening to Jethro Tull and your first reaction is to go and tell him: "Hey, I know this song - Hookbill used to have it as his location!"

That's understandable. I probably would have done that too. Are we "getting a bit short on Legates lately" by any chance? Does your brother like LOTR, by the way? We could get him to come join with us if he does.

Who listens, understands

Hmm... this has inspired me:

I see Amon Lanc
On the horizon
Set under a black cloud
That hides the sun.

Bring me my broadsword
And clear understanding.
Bring me my Silmaril*.... etc

*or Elessar

Legate of Amon Lanc · 12-23-2008, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

That's understandable. I probably would have done that too. Are we "getting a bit short on Legates lately" by any chance? Does your brother like LOTR, by the way? We could get him to come join with us if he does.

Hm, but I actually don't think he would. He is not a big Tolkien fan. I don't think he would join to participate very much... Perhaps only on Paper Telephone or something.

mark12_30 · 12-23-2008, 08:42 AM

When you need to kill time while waiting for an answer on "Why I can't print", and you come to the downs and post some comment regarding something about spaces and tengwar even though you really don't exactly know.

Morthoron · 12-23-2008, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by mark12_30

When you need to kill time while waiting for an answer on "Why I can't print", and you come to the downs and post some comment regarding something about spaces and tengwar even though you really don't exactly know.

When on the Downs you reply to a post about commenting about not knowing spacing in Tengwar, and haven't even looked at the thread the other poster was referencing.

-OR-

Becoming irritated when no one has posted on the Downs for several hours. Someone post so I can comment, dog nabbit!

mark12_30 · 12-23-2008, 09:10 AM

You could comment on my lovely tengwar guessanswer.

Eönwë · 12-23-2008, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Becoming irritated when no one has posted on the Downs for several hours. Someone post so I can comment, dog nabbit!

This is one I have to agree with.

Lalwendë · 12-23-2008, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Morthoron

Becoming irritated when no one has posted on the Downs for several hours. Someone post so I can comment, dog nabbit!

That always happens to me on a Sunday and I sit there thinking "Gerrouttabed you lazy beggars!" because there's nowt happening

Mithalwen · 12-28-2008, 11:23 AM

When you see the shop name, "BOROS", and think "Where is the apostrophe?", thus combining an obsession with the Downs with the zero-tolerance approach to punctuation.

Eönwë · 12-30-2008, 03:39 PM

When you're worried that you ccan't think of anything to post in this thread.

satansaloser2005 · 12-30-2008, 03:43 PM

The very fact that you DO post on this thread. Just sayin'.

Gollum the Great · 12-30-2008, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

When you're worried that you ccan't think of anything to post in this thread.

That's something I've been thinking of for a while. Heartily seconded.

Lhunardawen · 01-07-2009, 07:53 AM

When you do a double take upon reading B88's sig: I should have gone with a Mac.

Thinlómien · 01-07-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

When you do a double take upon reading B88's sig: I should have gone with a Mac.

Indeed - probably especially if you do a double take every single time you read it.

Lhunardawen · 01-08-2009, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Indeed - probably especially if you do a double take every single time you read it.

*raises hand sheepishly*

Rikae · 01-20-2009, 08:48 PM

Sign the Barrowdowns is addicted to me: I google a string of words completely unrelated to Tolkien (doing research for a paper on Spenser) and the first hit is a 'downs thread.

Stop following me!

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

*raises hand sheepishly*

*does likewise*

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-22-2009, 06:33 AM

I have been just a bit startled by the fact that I was listening to a music album where one song was named Strider and another one Phantom. There is also a track called Cannon. Good that it isn't Canon...

Thinlómien · 01-22-2009, 04:12 PM

1) You skip lunch because you have to take the time to play ww from somewhere.

2) You suddenly find the very basic Franch phrase "il y a" (= "there is") very amusing after eight years of studying the language...

Groin Redbeard · 01-23-2009, 12:39 PM

I was watching a movie the other day called Ride with the Devil about the American Civil War. At first I though it was going to be a great movie, but it soon took a turn for the worst when the typical Hollywood political correctness started showing (hate it when that happens). Anyway, I was about to turn it off when a rebel with long hair and a feathered cap came into play and he looked EXACTLY like Volo! I couldn't stop watching it after that, thank you Volo for saving the movie!

Gwathagor · 01-23-2009, 01:37 PM

When you have to make a conscious effort to spell "today" correctly, and not with a capital "D" in the middle of the word.

Eönwë · 02-09-2009, 04:51 PM

When in physics you write "Volocity" instead of "velocity"

Legate of Amon Lanc · 02-10-2009, 05:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

When you have to make a conscious effort to spell "today" correctly, and not with a capital "D" in the middle of the word.

Oh, but that is pretty... normal... erm...

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

When in physics you write "Volocity" instead of "velocity"

Now that is realy bad...

Eönwë · 03-03-2009, 05:24 PM

When you think of ME stuff so much that you actually think "HoME" in your head rather than "History of Middle Earth".

But this only happened to me once... er...

Estelyn Telcontar · 03-12-2009, 09:56 AM

When the first thing you think upon reading an article in today's newspaper about a newly opened penguin museum in Germany is, "Oh, I must tell Lommy about this!"

Eönwë · 03-12-2009, 03:43 PM

When you remember this post and use it justify to yourself that "brutal" is the word you are looking for when writing an essay in history:

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

I saw a juice bottle at the grocery store today. It said "apple, strawberry and lychee" and I read "apple, strawberry and lynchee" and thought: "How brutal!"

Eönwë · 03-14-2009, 02:12 PM

When you finally learn how to make an origami penguin, and it reminds you of the Barrow-Downs, so you have an urge to write "Lommy" on it.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 03-15-2009, 06:21 AM

When you say something to your brother, and he does not understand you, and after clarifying it, he says: "Ah! I thought you said 'Hookbill the Goomba'."

Aganzir · 03-15-2009, 10:58 AM

When you develop a habit of naming your clay sculptures after downers for silly reasons.

Thinlómien · 03-15-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Aganzir

When you develop a habit of naming your clay sculptures after downers for silly reasons.

"For incredibly silly reasons", you mean?

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 03-16-2009, 07:35 PM

When I was eating a snack today (really a second lunch), I read a headline of the Anchorage Daily News that said "Hooked on Dogs", I thought it said at first, "Hooked on Goombas." I think this is saying something.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 03-20-2009, 05:53 AM

When you read "Elisabeth Báthory" as "Elisabeth Bethberry"...

Eönwë · 03-23-2009, 04:36 PM

When you try to imagine what a BDs TV advert would be like.

Mnemosyne · 03-23-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Eönwë

When you try to imagine what a BDs TV advert would be like.

Ooh, could we actually do that?...

Or at least a documentary...

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 03-25-2009, 03:06 PM

You know that you're addicted to the Barrow-Downs when you're sitting in study hall, and you're supposed to get your maths done (even though instead of doing that, you're reading a book on Britain) and the computer stares at you in the face. You decide that now would be a good time to check to see if Paper Telephone has started yet. And you are still sitting at the computer...

Also, when you start using BD slang in your diary, and everyday life.

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 04-09-2009, 03:47 PM

I was reading the ingredients list on a package to-day, and I managed to read one of the ingredients off as "Thinlomien".

Brinniel · 04-10-2009, 10:50 PM

When you're severely jealous of your dance teacher because she got to perform with a friend's dance company in Helsinki this past week...

Aganzir · 04-11-2009, 04:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Brinniel

When you're severely jealous of your dance teacher because she got to perform with a friend's dance company in Helsinki this past week...

You know, that place is about two blocks from Lommy, Green & Nog's school...

12-15-2008, 10:21 AM	#1281
A Little Green Leaf-clad Lady Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,586	People who played in the Republic WW game might understand why I started giggling on an English lesson after reading the following passage... When you suddenly change your opinion or decision to an opposite one, you do a 180. __________________ "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."

12-22-2008, 04:40 PM	#1283
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	I think one interesting sign of addiction is when your brother is listening to Jethro Tull and your first reaction is to go and tell him: "Hey, I know this song - Hookbill used to have it as his location!" __________________ "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

12-22-2008, 10:17 PM	#1284
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,346	When you are very stressed all day long and all night (and the week before) because you haven't gotten your picture for Paper Telephone in yet... Or when your Downsian friends become more important to you than your RL friends... (except Laurinque, because you can talk about the Downs with her...) __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead. Last edited by TheGreatElvenWarrior; 12-22-2008 at 10:20 PM.

12-23-2008, 08:42 AM	#1287
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	When you need to kill time while waiting for an answer on "Why I can't print", and you come to the downs and post some comment regarding something about spaces and tengwar even though you really don't exactly know. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

12-23-2008, 09:10 AM	#1289
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	You could comment on my lovely tengwar guessanswer. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

12-28-2008, 11:23 AM	#1292
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,916	Eats, shoots, and leaves.... When you see the shop name, "BOROS", and think "Where is the apostrophe?", thus combining an obsession with the Downs with the zero-tolerance approach to punctuation. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

12-30-2008, 03:39 PM	#1293
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	When you're worried that you ccan't think of anything to post in this thread. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

12-30-2008, 03:43 PM	#1294
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,810	The very fact that you DO post on this thread. Just sayin'. __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit." Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.

01-07-2009, 07:53 AM	#1296
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,724	When you do a double take upon reading B88's sig: I should have gone with a Mac.

01-22-2009, 06:33 AM	#1300
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	I have been just a bit startled by the fact that I was listening to a music album where one song was named Strider and another one Phantom. There is also a track called Cannon. Good that it isn't Canon... __________________ "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

01-22-2009, 04:12 PM	#1301
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,385	1) You skip lunch because you have to take the time to play ww from somewhere. 2) You suddenly find the very basic Franch phrase "il y a" (= "there is") very amusing after eight years of studying the language... __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

01-23-2009, 12:39 PM	#1302
Groin Redbeard Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Facing the world's troubles with Christ's hope! Posts: 1,735	I was watching a movie the other day called Ride with the Devil about the American Civil War. At first I though it was going to be a great movie, but it soon took a turn for the worst when the typical Hollywood political correctness started showing (hate it when that happens). Anyway, I was about to turn it off when a rebel with long hair and a feathered cap came into play and he looked EXACTLY like Volo! I couldn't stop watching it after that, thank you Volo for saving the movie! __________________ I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeatof peace on earth, good-will to men! ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

01-23-2009, 01:37 PM	#1303
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,613	When you have to make a conscious effort to spell "today" correctly, and not with a capital "D" in the middle of the word. __________________ Stories and songs.

02-09-2009, 04:51 PM	#1304
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	When in physics you write "Volocity" instead of "velocity" __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

03-03-2009, 05:24 PM	#1306
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	When you think of ME stuff so much that you actually think "HoME" in your head rather than "History of Middle Earth". But this only happened to me once... er... __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

03-12-2009, 09:56 AM	#1307
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,645	When the first thing you think upon reading an article in today's newspaper about a newly opened penguin museum in Germany is, "Oh, I must tell Lommy about this!" __________________ '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...'

03-14-2009, 02:12 PM	#1309
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	When you finally learn how to make an origami penguin, and it reminds you of the Barrow-Downs, so you have an urge to write "Lommy" on it. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place Last edited by Eönwë; 03-14-2009 at 03:38 PM.

03-15-2009, 06:21 AM	#1310
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	When you say something to your brother, and he does not understand you, and after clarifying it, he says: "Ah! I thought you said 'Hookbill the Goomba'." __________________ "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

03-15-2009, 10:58 AM	#1311
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,607	When you develop a habit of naming your clay sculptures after downers for silly reasons. __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

03-16-2009, 07:35 PM	#1313
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,346	When I was eating a snack today (really a second lunch), I read a headline of the Anchorage Daily News that said "Hooked on Dogs", I thought it said at first, "Hooked on Goombas." I think this is saying something. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead. Last edited by TheGreatElvenWarrior; 04-17-2009 at 03:24 PM. Reason: Food

03-20-2009, 05:53 AM	#1314
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	When you read "Elisabeth Báthory" as "Elisabeth Bethberry"... __________________ "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

03-23-2009, 04:36 PM	#1315
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,995	When you try to imagine what a BDs TV advert would be like. __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

03-25-2009, 03:06 PM	#1317
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,346	You know that you're addicted to the Barrow-Downs when you're sitting in study hall, and you're supposed to get your maths done (even though instead of doing that, you're reading a book on Britain) and the computer stares at you in the face. You decide that now would be a good time to check to see if Paper Telephone has started yet. And you are still sitting at the computer... Also, when you start using BD slang in your diary, and everyday life. __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

04-09-2009, 03:47 PM	#1318
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,346	I was reading the ingredients list on a package to-day, and I managed to read one of the ingredients off as "Thinlomien". __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead.

04-10-2009, 10:50 PM	#1319
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 3,027	When you're severely jealous of your dance teacher because she got to perform with a friend's dance company in Helsinki this past week... __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum