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Here's something that takes my breath away -



geordie
Tol Eressea

Jan 10 2013, 6:01pm


Views: 661
Here's something that takes my breath away -
http://www.yourmiddleearth.co.nz/

quote -

"Own your own piece of Middle Earth! Your order will consist of a durable glass vial, which has been carefully crafted for the specific purpose of storing earth. Each vial contains genuine earth hand-picked from pristine locations across Middle Earth. This is topped up with a cork to offer secure sealing. Middle Earth has been inscribed in Hobbit runes."

- I have no words...

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(This post was edited by geordie on Jan 10 2013, 6:03pm)


Oiotári
Tol Eressea


Jan 10 2013, 6:10pm


Views: 425
Ummmm... ummm....
so many things wrong with that quote

Though is it weird that the thing that bothers me the most is that the cork offers secure sealing?
Maybe it is because the rest of it so simply ridiculous I have nothing to say about it.

..The land of long-forgotten name:
......no man may ever anchor near;
..No steering star his hope may aim,
......for nether Night its marches drear,
..And waters wide no sail may tame,
......with shores encircled dark and sheer.

..O! Haven where my heart would be!
......the waves beat upon thy bar
..For ever echo endlessly,
......when longing leads thy thought afar


Moahunter
Rohan


Jan 10 2013, 6:43pm


Views: 384
How about some water or air?
I'll give a special discount to TORn members.


NottaSackville
Valinor

Jan 10 2013, 6:45pm


Views: 368
What properties of a glass vial are particularly important to storing earth? //
 
Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville


elevorn
Lorien


Jan 10 2013, 6:51pm


Views: 359
yes but does it come in pints?//
 


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geordie
Tol Eressea

Jan 10 2013, 7:00pm


Views: 360
Ought to be sold in a mug.. //
 


geordie
Tol Eressea

Jan 10 2013, 7:01pm


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I could send folk in NZ some real Oxford earth..//
 


SirDennisC
Half-elven


Jan 10 2013, 7:12pm


Views: 381
Not as low as slot machines
but getting there... sigh.

Anyway, this is a great example of why the Estate is disinclined to extend access to Tolkien's works, beyond what they have already.


geordie
Tol Eressea

Jan 10 2013, 7:18pm


Views: 367
yes..
..mind you, there is a feeling on another site that this little caper might not be legal - not the lack of a WB/Saul Zaentz logo.
Tongue


dormouse
Half-elven


Jan 10 2013, 7:41pm


Views: 347
Words fail //
 


Lissuin
Valinor


Jan 10 2013, 7:54pm


Views: 373
ROTFLOL!
This is a joke, really, come on, guys.
Quote
We guarantee that your product is 100% authentic and of high quality.

Your chance to own your own piece of Middle Earth
Limited supply
"Limited supply of high quality dirt"
LaughWink
Love it!


silneldor
Half-elven


Jan 10 2013, 8:48pm


Views: 379
WHAT!
Do they deem as as Middle-earth me wonders.

I hereby deem my yard part of the shire therefore M-e. If anyone wants some joisey dirt let me know...but i am sure you all have a shire essence right where you now stand.

Of all the gallPirate














DanielLB
Immortal


Jan 10 2013, 9:55pm


Views: 339
I've just bought a 1000 units!
They're not geordie approved? Drat!

Wink


Magpie
Immortal


Jan 10 2013, 10:05pm


Views: 358
well, if it takes your breath away, we can only hope...
that they offer bottles of Middle Earth air soon.

I could go on my shelf next to my pet rock.

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Starling
Half-elven


Jan 10 2013, 10:59pm


Views: 335
Well since I live in 'middle earth'
I will send any of you some soil, at a competitive rate. Wink

What a totally dodgy looking website and facebook page. Lame. And embarrassing. Blush


Starling
Half-elven


Jan 10 2013, 11:03pm


Views: 329
Really?
I went to the checkout and it totally looks like I could have bought it if I had entered my details.


imin
Valinor


Jan 10 2013, 11:06pm


Views: 329
A few years ago
a bottle of air from The Lake District was put up on ebay and reached at least 46 pounds back in 2004, for some air!!!

Some people just have too much money!


Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal


Jan 10 2013, 11:58pm


Views: 319
That made this song pop into my head:
 

The Rolling Mills of New Jersey
(Roberts and Barrand)

When I die, bury me low
Where I can hear the petroleum flow.
A sweeter sound, I never did know
The rolling mills of New Jersey.

Down in Trenton, there is a bar
The bums, they come from near and from far
They come by truck, they come by car
The lousy bums of New Jersey

Down in Hoboken, there will be
Garbage as far as the eye can see.
There's garbage for you, there's garbage for me.
The garbage dumps of New Jersey.

When at last, I decided to roam,
Far away from my home in Bayonne.
I sat down, and wrote this poem.
I wrote an ode to New Jersey.

-----------------------------------------------------------------
Copyright John Roberts and Tony Barrand
Sung to the tune of The Rolling Hills of the Border.
see also The Rolling Hills of the Border
DC

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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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grammaboodawg
Immortal


Jan 11 2013, 12:12am


Views: 338
WWSD?
What would Sam do? He was the recipient of someone giving him dirt...

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silneldor
Half-elven


Jan 11 2013, 12:18am


Views: 303
WHAT!
You only 'ave ONE pet rock?
More soul.














SirDennisC
Half-elven


Jan 11 2013, 12:31am


Views: 299
A type of soil from NZ sheep farms would do that as well. //
 


silneldor
Half-elven


Jan 11 2013, 1:13am


Views: 324
''Blimey Bert!''
''There talkin' about our state over there.''

''.....Our mental state?''

''No, you lout, there talkin' about joisey.''

'' I am mighty mistook then. Don't call me a lout you booby!''

''Lumme if i knows, they say it smells like our sacks and our speakin' ain't drawing room fashion.''

''Shut yer mouth, you can't expect folk to stop here for ever to be likin' our lovely aroma do ya?''

''Bring that keg now 'afore i put a fist in yer eye.''

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Auntie, i got a sizable laugh from all that.
I am a wonderin' they didn't speak on ye taxes that skin ya alive.

But Hoboken is largely rebuilt and the garbage of the Jersey City and the 'Clear' Kills of Staten Island landfills are gone but the refieries down yonder along the NJ Turnpike go merrily along smelling to high heaven. I know not about the bars.Laugh

But thankfully there are areas that remain shire-like enough. But i am not stayin'. We are heading south when'st we can...to the far blue mountains....

Thanks auntie:)














Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal


Jan 11 2013, 1:23am


Views: 296
Of course it's clear
from the beautiful photos you've posted here, that this is not a all an accurate portrayal of your state.

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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
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"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories

leleni at hotmail dot com
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silneldor
Half-elven


Jan 11 2013, 1:36am


Views: 294
It is true of the NE side.
Laugh I just remembered a scene from TH of Bilbo's reaction when being behind a troll trying to steal a blade, a troll stood up and ...well you get the picture, and also of the travelers arriving along the area of exit 12 on the turnpike.

Thank ye kindly for the westerlies from all of us in the NW side the state.Angelic














Inferno
Superuser / Moderator


Jan 11 2013, 1:51am


Views: 319
That makes me think of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9xobAxHg0w

Inferno.
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Gwenhwyfar
The Shire

Jan 11 2013, 3:40am


Views: 197
Oh my.
This product has 0 reviews! What an oversight! I'm sure its manufacturers would appreciate it if we all submitted our thoughts on this item and feedback on how they might improve their sales.

I think mine shall read as follows:

"The dirt is satisfactorily dirty, but I found the cork got quite rude when I tried to take it up on its generous offer. I would like to order another bit of dirt for my Grandma's birthday, but I'm afraid she won't tolerate such unmannerliness from a container. Would you consider packaging your dirt in a nice teapot edition? Willow pattern would be lovely. Thanks! xx"


Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal


Jan 11 2013, 4:41am


Views: 175
Gramma, I do love you <3 //
 

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"For DORA BAGGINS in memory of a LONG correspondence, with love from Bilbo; on a large wastebasket. Dora was Drogo's sister, and the eldest surviving female relative of Bilbo and Frodo; she was ninety-nine, and had written reams of good advice for more than half a century."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"A Chance Meeting at Rivendell" and other stories

leleni at hotmail dot com
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squire
Half-elven


Jan 11 2013, 5:21am


Views: 185
What Would Sauron Demand? //
 


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grammaboodawg
Immortal


Jan 11 2013, 10:06am


Views: 174
Where Would Strider Divert? //
 

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Ethel Duath
Half-elven


Jan 11 2013, 4:51pm


Views: 165
All of Middle Earth included
in just those tiny letters? Angelic

I must order one, rub the runes with Aladdin's polishing rag (available from Amazon.com), and see if it all pops out at once, or coalesces out of a mist or . . . (I just realized, I'd better try that outdoors--or maybe out in the ocean, as it won't fit easily into New York). Hopefully the directions will tell me if I have to empty out the earth and add water or recite something for it to work.


I hope you can breathe again by this time.


Xanaseb
Tol Eressea


Jan 12 2013, 2:07am


Views: 169
I just want to thank all of you for making me crack up, this thread has been absolutely amazing to read XD
This reminds me a bit of the Medieval black-market relic trading ;) 'Getcha Holy dirt here! Sprinkle the very sand that the Lord himself walked on!' etc. Tongue
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geordie
Tol Eressea

Jan 12 2013, 8:59am


Views: 149
What do you mean, not as low as slot machines?
- it's dirt - you couldn't get any lower (unless you've got a shovel..)

Tongue


Asger
Rivendell


Jan 13 2013, 1:39pm


Views: 107
Somewhere I have a little vial of ash
from Mt.St. Helens, the Mount Doom of Washington St., where my aunt live. And a nearby hill here in Demark is called Vindhøj (Wethertop), theres actually a bronce age toomb atop it - anyone wants dirt from there? Dirt-cheap!!
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weaver
Half-elven


Jan 16 2013, 10:03pm


Views: 88
That's right up there with the guy who sold buckets of mud on E-bay...
He promoted it as something you could throw on your Jeep or other vehicle to make people think you were out driving around in the mud, I guess. Seriously!

I wish I had long blond hair, I could sell it one strand at a time and pay my kid's college tuition!
Weaver



geordie
Tol Eressea

Jan 16 2013, 10:19pm


Views: 91
Get your genuine Middle-earth mud here -
Here you go - just add water!
Tongue


elentari3018
Rohan


Jan 18 2013, 4:50am


Views: 104
That is such a joke-- it's awful :P
It makes me laugh at what people would do in the name of Middle-earth :P
"By Elbereth and Luthien the fair, you shall have neither the Ring nor me!" ~Frodo

"And then Gandalf arose and bid all men rise, and they rose, and he said: 'Here is a last hail ere the feast endeth. Last but not least. For I name now those who shall not be forgotten and without whose valour nought else that was done would have availed; and I name before you all Frodo of the Shire and Samwise his servant. And the bards and the minstrels should give them new names: Bronwe athan Harthad and Harthad Uluithiad , Endurance beyond Hope and Hope Unquenchable.." ~Gandalf, The End of the Third Age , from The History of Middle Earth series