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Aerlinn
Menegroth
Mar 27 2007, 2:13pm
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned from The Lord of the Rings
We've done variations on the theme before, but what the heck - let's do the whole ball of wax.
Family board, please, and remember:
All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
By Robert Fulghum
Share everything.
Play fair.
Don’t hit people.
Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don’t take things that aren’t yours.
Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
Wash your hands before you eat.
Flush.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing anddance and play and work every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon.
When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of wonder.
'I cannot read the furry letters,' said Frodo in a quavering voice.
'No,' said Gandalf, 'but I can.'
'One Ring to drool on them all, One Ring to heed them
One Ring to bring them all and remind them all to feed them
In the land of Kitchen where the litter lies.'
My TORn archives - to be updated sooner or later
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squire
Gondolin
Mar 27 2007, 2:28pm
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Middle-earth
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All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Middle-earth
By Stephen R. Donaldson
Share everything, even pipeweed.
Play fair, it's what the Dark Lord won't be expecting.
Don’t hit Bilbo, it's just a vision.
Put Rings back where you found them.
Clean up your own ancestor's mess.
Don’t take many things that men have missed - they aren’t yours.
Say you’re sorry when you leave Bag End to the Sackville-Bagginses.
Wash your face with cold water before you eat.
Fish.
Lembas and miruvor are good for you.
Live a balanced life – quest some and fight some and draw and paint and sing and dance and gasp and crawl toward the volcano every day some.
Take a nap every afternoon, except on the Barrow-downs.
When you go out into the wide world, watch out for giant spiders, hold hands and stick together.
Be aware of the movie rights.
squire online:
RR Discussions: The Valaquenta, A Shortcut to Mushrooms, and Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit
Footeramas: The 3rd TORn Reading Room LotR Discussion; and "Tolkien would have LOVED it!"
squiretalk introduces the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: A Reader's Diary
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Owlyross
Nargothrond
Mar 27 2007, 2:39pm
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All I need to know I learned from Lord of the Rings
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- Tramps waving broken cutlery around are qualified to be king.
- Jewellery is way more dangerous than it looks.
- Midgets are tough as old boots.
- Wars are really diversions (Captain Obvious).
- Wormtongue isn't just a clever name.
- Never look in crystal balls, you don't know who might be watching.
- Immortality ain't all it's cracked up to be.
- Poetry is an acceptable way to introduce yourself.
- Poetry is an acceptable way to talk to people.
- Poetry is an acceptable way to explain your next move.
- Don't kick trees, they're vicious once roused!
"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both."
Benjamin Franklin
The world is a tragedy to those who feel, but a comedy to those who think.
Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797)
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Darkstone
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 2:58pm
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Losing a ring isn't the end of the world. (Well, yes it is....) /
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I met a Balrog on the stair
He had some wings that weren't there.
They weren't there again today.
I wish he would just fly away.
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Darkstone
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 3:03pm
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Behind every great hobbit there's a gardener. /
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I met a Balrog on the stair
He had some wings that weren't there.
They weren't there again today.
I wish he would just fly away.
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Elberbeth
Dor-Lomin
Mar 27 2007, 3:04pm
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Share everything. Especially lembas at need.
Play fair. But don't turn your back either.
Don’t hit people. Unless their first blow might be fatal.
Put things back where you found them. Especially stray pieces of jewelry.
Clean up your own mess. Merry and Pippin would do well to remember that.
Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Smeagol forgot this, much to Deagol's detriment.
Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody. I think the Cave Troll was sorry, at the end. Too late!
Wash your hands before you eat. But don't disturb the water!
Flush. Fastidiously ignored in both book and movie.
Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you. Eowyn thought she could do better. Not!
Live a balanced life – learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing anddance and play and work every day some. Sounds like a hobbit to me.
Take a nap every afternoon. Gimli had this down pat.
When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together. Well, Sam got the holding hands part right -- and the rest too.
Be aware of wonder. The story is full of it.
"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."
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Annael
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 3:12pm
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It's always a good idea to sing./
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Only a real man would dare do his morning power walk in a puffy shirt.
NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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Darkstone
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 3:27pm
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Give someone a fish and they eat for one day.....
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Teach someone to fish and they find the One Ring, crawl under the Misty Mountains, and eat for the rest of their lives.
I met a Balrog on the stair
He had some wings that weren't there.
They weren't there again today.
I wish he would just fly away.
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Darkstone
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 3:30pm
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When going on an adventure know how to get there. And how to get back. And eat first. /
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I met a Balrog on the stair
He had some wings that weren't there.
They weren't there again today.
I wish he would just fly away.
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Elberbeth
Dor-Lomin
Mar 27 2007, 3:39pm
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And don't forget your pocket handkerchief. Or perhaps your towel./
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"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."
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Elven
Doriath
Mar 27 2007, 3:45pm
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Share everything .. even your nice shiny daggers.
Play fair until it looks like you might loose.
Don’t hit people - arrows are much more effective.
Put things back where you found them Lobelia!
Clean up your own mess - and all those skulls you dropped!
Don’t take things that aren’t yours Eowyn!
Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody - but do this whilst running.
Wash your hands before you eat Denethor!
Flush - a Royal beats a Full House.
Live a balanced life - have one chip on each shoulder.
draw and paint your nails,
and sing and dance and play and work every day some ... and when your done ... not until then can you go war mongering!
Take a nap every afternoon - but be careful! someone might shave off your eyebrows .
When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands and stick together - and dont just go running off into the wild with no shoes either!
Be aware of wonder and remember ...
Blondes have more fun.
SILVERCHAIRS Daniel Johns gets the crowd going at the 'Big Day Out Festival' at Minas Tirith.
"Never wash your name in hot water Elvenesque - it shrinks!" said the Gaffer.
Tolkien was a Capricorn!
..All we are saying ..Is Give Pete A Chance" ...
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grammaboodawg
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 4:13pm
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*places hand over heart, sticks other hand in air* Be Excellent to each other! //
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Trust him... The Hobbit is coming!
"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..."
TORn's Observations Lists
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grammaboodawg
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 4:14pm
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Never give up. Never dispair. Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, and keep your pocket full of apples. //
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Trust him... The Hobbit is coming!
"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..."
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grammaboodawg
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 4:16pm
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But don't dance a jig on the edge of an abyss with molten lava below ;) //
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Trust him... The Hobbit is coming!
"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..."
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Curious
Gondolin
Mar 27 2007, 4:28pm
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Eat your supper or those poor children in Rhun will starve.
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Curious
Gondolin
Mar 27 2007, 4:28pm
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It's only fun until someone loses a finger.
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Curious
Gondolin
Mar 27 2007, 4:29pm
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If Gollum jumped into hot lava, would you jump into hot lava?
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Aunt Dora Baggins
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 5:07pm
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These are all great!
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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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Chance Meeting at Rivendell: a Tolkien Fanfic
and some other stuff I wrote...
leleni at hotmail dot com
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Morwen
Nargothrond
Mar 27 2007, 6:01pm
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If you get lost, ask a Ranger for help.
All magic rings should be turned in to the Lost & Found.
Keep your feet off the table (No Dancing!)
I wish you could have been there
When she opened up the door
And looked me in the face
Like she never did before
I felt about as welcome
As a Wal-Mart Superstore--John Prine
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Curious
Gondolin
Mar 27 2007, 7:34pm
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Don't play with fire, Denethor. And if you set yourself on fire, don't come running to me.
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Darkstone
Elvenhome
Mar 27 2007, 9:31pm
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Legolas: "But trust me on the sunscreen." /
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I met a Balrog on the stair
He had some wings that weren't there.
They weren't there again today.
I wish he would just fly away.
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Elberbeth
Dor-Lomin
Mar 27 2007, 9:43pm
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Not only don't ask elves for advice, don't ask for directions, either./
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"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."
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L. Ron Halfelven
Hithlum
Mar 27 2007, 9:59pm
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Be nice to the people you meet on your way up Amon Hen, or the people you meet on your way down will kill you./
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Fight for us! And regain your honor, learn valuable technical skills, and qualify for up to four years' college tuition! What say you?
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