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L. Ron Halfelven
Gondor
Apr 16 2012, 3:24pm
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All except the one who fell with Gandalf into the Bane-drain.//
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"123456!... password!... password1!... password2!... Gimli, do you know Durin's date of birth? Thanks. 140457!... mithril@!... mithril#!... maltbeer!... qwerty!... Legolas, do your elf eyes see any post-its lying around the base of the cliff?"
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Middle-earth Conspiracy Theories
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Ataahua
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Apr 14 2012, 9:19pm
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To avoid encyclopedia salesmen //
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Lily Fairbairn
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Apr 14 2012, 9:49pm
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whoops! gmta
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 14 2012, 10:11pm
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Well yes, but...
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Lily Fairbairn
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Apr 15 2012, 2:08pm
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To keep away the encyclopedia salesmen and those door-to-door Iluvatar's Witnesses.//
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 14 2012, 10:07pm
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You don't get so many Balrogs if they have to solve a Bane-teaser to get in.//
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Apr 14 2012, 10:42pm
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You mean their intellect has been flambéed? /
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Ataahua
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Apr 15 2012, 3:20am
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All except the one who fell with Gandalf into the Bane-drain.//
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L. Ron Halfelven
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Apr 16 2012, 3:24pm
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There you go again...cracking me up!\\
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silneldor
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Apr 17 2012, 3:05am
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No Bane, no gain ;) //
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 17 2012, 1:17pm
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That might help explain why we don't hear of the Iron Hills concealing their doors. They wouldn't like Dain-teasers. //
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 15 2012, 8:52pm
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To frustrate encyclopaedia salesmen? /
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SirDennisC
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Apr 14 2012, 11:34pm
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I know - to keep encyclopedia salesmen out! //
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NottaSackville
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Apr 15 2012, 2:16am
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Because the Elves liked to make knock-knock jokes in person. //
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Silverlode
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Apr 15 2012, 2:39am
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knock knock! (who's there?) Iridel (Iridel who?)
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 15 2012, 3:43am
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*snert* //
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Wraith Buster
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Apr 22 2012, 9:26pm
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They wanted "Door number 1, Door number 2, and Door number 3" all to themselves //
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Ethel Duath
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Apr 15 2012, 2:46am
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"In-law visit-prevention strategy no. 4" //
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Ethel Duath
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Apr 15 2012, 2:48am
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To discourage unexpected parties. Wouldn't want that, would we.//
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 15 2012, 3:07am
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Unexpected parties such as... encyclopaedia salesmen? //
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SirDennisC
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Apr 15 2012, 12:23pm
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either that or, perhaps, encyclopaedia salesmen? (the extra "a" is for you SirDennisC :-p)//
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 15 2012, 2:09pm
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Anyone can have "a door". They have "Experiences!" "Drama!" //
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 15 2012, 2:25pm
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Not good when coupled with bad memories and poor communication ;) //
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grammaboodawg
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Apr 15 2012, 2:26pm
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it all started when Durin I, trying to be romantic with his wife, said "Je t'adore" and the ensuing mix-up got increasingly distorted after several generations./
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 15 2012, 3:06pm
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Dwarf women were fed up of their husbands coming home drunk in the early hours! /
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DanielLB
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Apr 15 2012, 6:17pm
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Dwarf women were fed up getting their beards caught when slamming the door on...
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SirDennisC
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Apr 18 2012, 3:04am
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*throws the book at SirD* /
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Ataahua
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Apr 18 2012, 3:19am
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um excuse me I think you dropped something (hands SirD the missing "a") //
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 18 2012, 3:36am
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Who said they even have doors? //
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One Ringer
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Apr 15 2012, 9:19pm
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*snert* //
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SirDennisC
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Apr 16 2012, 2:54am
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To avoid detracting from the curb appeal of the natural-rock outer walls. Visible doors simply do not fit into their decor scheme. //
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 16 2012, 1:47am
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It just seemed like the Dwarven thing to do. It said so in volume D - F of the encyclop(a)edia they bought from salesman. //
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
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Apr 16 2012, 1:56am
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Leaving off the doorbell wasn't enough to thwart the craftier encyclopaedia salesmen.//
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SirDennisC
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Apr 16 2012, 2:55am
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Why use a door, when you can just climb through the window?! /
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DanielLB
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Apr 16 2012, 7:25am
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It was the only way to stop Spongebob SqaurPants (who lived in the lake by the Doors of Durin) from getting in!
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DanielLB
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Apr 16 2012, 1:04pm
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Dwarves are hipsters like that.
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TolkienOtaku
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Apr 17 2012, 6:31pm
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Hidden doors are better feng shui. //
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RosieLass
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Apr 17 2012, 8:39pm
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To give The Fellowship a harder time in Moria
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malickfan
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Apr 19 2012, 1:19pm
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If you think that's hard you should try to find their windows. /
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Darkstone
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Apr 20 2012, 11:48pm
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To cut down on Elven gang graffiti. (e.g., "Black Chasm") /
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Darkstone
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Apr 20 2012, 11:53pm
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If Godfëanor's Pizza is more than 30 minutes late, it's free! /
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Darkstone
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Apr 21 2012, 12:03am
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