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Roheryn
Tol Eressea
Dec 13 2008, 9:04am
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The 12 Days of Christmas, Kiwi-style
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Not an earth-shattering story, but I thought some of you (who aren't in New Zealand!) might enjoy knowing how much LOTR has invaded Kiwi culture here.
Driving in my car the other day, I had the radio on. As part of an ad, the twelfth day of "The 12 Days of Christmas" started being sung, with a Kiwi twist to all the gifts, only I wasn't really paying attention. Until: "On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, five <Gollum voice> precious </Gollum voice> rings..." I just love that the ad writers must figure that Gollum's voice saying "precious" is so widely recognizable. Of course, I started giggling so hard at hearing Gollum in the song that the point of the ad completely went over my head, so maybe the ad writers should rethink their strategy.
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Peredhil lover
Valinor
Dec 13 2008, 9:14am
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LotR is still everywhere, isn't it? Even if it distracted you from the ad itself, it's great that they did that! 
I do not suffer from LotR obsession - I enjoy every minute of it.
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Kelvarhin
Half-elven
Dec 13 2008, 9:18am
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On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me...
A Ranger in a White Tree...
And I told him to keep the rest 
 
Valinor, O Valinor
Andavë yányë hyarya
Tumna yá nyèna minya fëa
An Valinor, lissë Eldamar
Kelvarhin's Universe~~~~~~~Laerasea's Travelling TORn Journal
One book to rule them all
One book to find them
One book to bring them all
And in TORn bind them
In the land of TORnadoes...where the brilliant play
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Annael
Elvenhome
Dec 13 2008, 2:07pm
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"On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me . . .
Two Steward-sons . . ."
don't let the door hit you on the * * * on the way out, former true love . . .
Too often we follow a path that is not really our own, one that others have set for us. We forget that whichever way we go, the price is the same: either way we will pass through both difficult and happy moments. But when we are living our dream, the difficulties we encounter make sense.
- Paulo Coelho
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NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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Lily Fairbairn
Half-elven
Dec 13 2008, 2:59pm
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my true love gave to me, three rings for the elven-kings under the sky.... Although I'll take a little of that ranger in a white tree and two sons of the steward
Amazing how we'll sit up and take notice at an LotR reference! 
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Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?
A man may do both. For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day!
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dernwyn
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Dec 13 2008, 3:40pm
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On the fourth Day of Christmas
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My true love gave to me, Four Hobbits walking...
Heh, now I'll be thinking "precious" whenever I hear the "five rings" verse! 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?"
-Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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a.s.
Valinor
Dec 13 2008, 4:58pm
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My true love gave to me:
Six Entwives returning.
a.s.
"an seileachan"
Some say once you're gone, you're gone forever, and some say you're gonna come back.
Some say you'll rest in the arms of the Savior, if sinful ways you lack.
Some say that they're coming back in a garden: bunch of carrots and little sweet peas.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.
Iris DeMent
Call Her Emily
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silneldor
Half-elven
Dec 13 2008, 5:29pm
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"Tolkien, like Lewis, believed that, through story, the real world would become a more magical place, full of meaning. We see its patterns and colors in a fresh way. The recovery of a true view of the world applies both to individual things, like hills and stones, and to the cosmic - the depths of space and time itself. For in sub-creation, in Tolkien's view, there is a "survey" of space and time. Reality is captured on a miniature scale. Through stories like The Lord of the Rings, a renewed view of things is given, illuminating the homely, the spiritial, the physical, and the moral dimensions of the world."
Tolkien and C.S. Lewis- The Gift of Friendship -Duriez
May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings!
In the air, among the clouds in the sky
Here is where the birds of Manwe fly
Looking at the land, and the water that flows
The true beauty of earth shows
With the stars of Varda lighting my way
In all the realms this is where I stay
In the realm of Manwë Súlimo
By El~Cugu (From the website: 'The realm of Manwe')
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Mar
Gondor
Dec 13 2008, 5:51pm
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Most people don't know there are angels whose only job is to make sure you don't get too comfortable - fall asleep and miss your life.
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barahliofrohan
Rivendell
Dec 13 2008, 5:52pm
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On the eighth day ... my true love gave to me eight Rohirrim Warriors, let by the one whose helmet sports the white horse tail plume ..
And I don't mind the rest of the two steward sons either!
Barahli of Rohan
Westu Eomer hal!
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
Valinor
Dec 13 2008, 6:07pm
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But that leaves no place for Figwit!
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I mean, I agree with you an' all----'specially if the Ranger is scruffy !----but Ro might miss Figwit. =)
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Elberbeth
Tol Eressea
Dec 13 2008, 8:22pm
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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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Ataahua
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Dec 13 2008, 9:13pm
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The 'precious' comes out of nowhere and she does it so well. :)
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Starling
Half-elven
Dec 13 2008, 11:58pm
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Feeling left out, boo hoo.
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Kelvarhin
Half-elven
Dec 14 2008, 1:28am
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We'll gift wrap him and leave him under her tree
Valinor, O Valinor
Andavë yányë hyarya
Tumna yá nyèna minya fëa
An Valinor, lissë Eldamar
Kelvarhin's Universe~~~~~~~Laerasea's Travelling TORn Journal
One book to rule them all
One book to find them
One book to bring them all
And in TORn bind them
In the land of TORnadoes...where the brilliant play
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Kelvarhin
Half-elven
Dec 14 2008, 2:16am
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and... Twelve TORnadoes Laughing ;-) //
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Valinor, O Valinor
Andavë yányë hyarya
Tumna yá nyèna minya fëa
An Valinor, lissë Eldamar
Kelvarhin's Universe~~~~~~~Laerasea's Travelling TORn Journal
One book to rule them all
One book to find them
One book to bring them all
And in TORn bind them
In the land of TORnadoes...where the brilliant play
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silneldor
Half-elven
Dec 14 2008, 4:36am
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Now that is a fine way to end it up:-D lol
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You do make me giggle.
...Say we need a giggle face...although i am not sure what it would look like except that it would have raised eyebrows.
"Tolkien, like Lewis, believed that, through story, the real world would become a more magical place, full of meaning. We see its patterns and colors in a fresh way. The recovery of a true view of the world applies both to individual things, like hills and stones, and to the cosmic - the depths of space and time itself. For in sub-creation, in Tolkien's view, there is a "survey" of space and time. Reality is captured on a miniature scale. Through stories like The Lord of the Rings, a renewed view of things is given, illuminating the homely, the spiritial, the physical, and the moral dimensions of the world."
Tolkien and C.S. Lewis- The Gift of Friendship -Duriez
May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings!
In the air, among the clouds in the sky
Here is where the birds of Manwe fly
Looking at the land, and the water that flows
The true beauty of earth shows
With the stars of Varda lighting my way
In all the realms this is where I stay
In the realm of Manwë Súlimo
By El~Cugu (From the website: 'The realm of Manwe')
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Kelvarhin
Half-elven
Dec 14 2008, 4:41am
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LOL, glad to brighten your day
Hmm a giggle face, I'd like one of those
Valinor, O Valinor
Andavë yányë hyarya
Tumna yá nyèna minya fëa
An Valinor, lissë Eldamar
Kelvarhin's Universe~~~~~~~Laerasea's Travelling TORn Journal
One book to rule them all
One book to find them
One book to bring them all
And in TORn bind them
In the land of TORnadoes...where the brilliant play
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ElanorTX
Tol Eressea
Dec 14 2008, 6:21pm
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dibs on ROTK Figwit - Ro can have FotR Figwit //
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"I shall not wholly fail if anything can still grow fair in days to come."
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Ataahua
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Dec 14 2008, 7:35pm
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I can't remember what the ad is promoting, so from that perspective it's a very bad ad! But it catches the ear because of that 'precious' line.
I heard it on Newstalk ZB, so tune your car radio to that station whenever you're driving somewhere and maybe you'll come across it.
Celebrimbor: "Pretty rings..."
Dwarves: "Pretty rings..."
Men: "Pretty rings..."
Sauron: "Mine's better."
"Ah, how ironic, the addictive qualities of Sauron’s master weapon led to its own destruction. Which just goes to show, kids - if you want two small and noble souls to succeed on a mission of dire importance... send an evil-minded b*****d with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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grammaboodawg
Immortal
Dec 15 2008, 3:04am
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What a GREAT tweaking for an otherwise routine drive. I just LOVE surprises like that :D
The neat things is that it's an ad... which means you'll hear it over and over again. Poor dear ;)
"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..."
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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grammaboodawg
Immortal
Dec 15 2008, 3:17am
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*wild applause* Brilliant you guys! :D //
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"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..."
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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grammaboodawg
Immortal
Dec 15 2008, 3:20am
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uh uh... Two Figwit Fixes (in the 2 films)//
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"Barney Snow was here." ~Hug like a hobbit!~ "In my heaven..."
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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