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Ataahua
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Apr 1 2011, 7:36pm
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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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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 7:42pm
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My sincere sympathies to your son...
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Been there, done that, didn't want (but got anyway) the T-shirt! 
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 7:55pm
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DO IT! And put in a little blurb on the graph at the 'finish' end that reads, "42"! {{{{Oiotari}}}} Congratulations you, you, you NEWLY-MINTED-4TH-DEGREE-BLACK-BELT you!!! (It's possible someone hasn't read that news for you yet!) YAY!
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 7:56pm
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<Shakes fist, scolding> BAD STANCHION! NO doughnut!
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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Elberbeth
Tol Eressea
Apr 1 2011, 7:57pm
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but I expect it to still be somewhat chilly there. This will be our first ever cruise, and It's really hard to know what to pack.
"There are some things that it is better to begin than to refuse, even though the end may be dark."
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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 7:58pm
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hehe Welcome to TORn, firebride42!
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There really ARE "more of *us* than you (non-sibs) think! hehe
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 8:00pm
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I've a very long memory, my Lady...
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And would NEVER leave you out! You're too much of a treasure.
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 8:03pm
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I'm so sorry that you've come to share THAT with our professor Tolkien...
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The unauthorized Ace edition of his work in the 60s.
It seems intellectual bandits, like the shadow, reform and grow again!
{{{{{{{Kimi}}}}}}}
My very best to you and your endeavours!
Cheers!
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 8:28pm
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Which are you -- Bilbo or Frodo? ;)
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Not a TORns*b!
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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 8:32pm
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Ah, but you're not MY treasure, my good curmudgeon!
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That would be Faramir! But to answer your question, much as I enjoy and admire Bilbo, I'm probably more Frodo-ish myself.
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 8:41pm
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Ah, so you "go to lose one"...
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me, and have the other -- Faramir -- all to yourself? Might wanna rethink that plan. Or edit, anyway. ;)
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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 8:44pm
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And  you're quite correct on how I inadvertently wrote that! Well played! I'd meant that you, as Eowyn, would be Faramir's treasure and wrote that FAMOUSLY wrong! hehehe <bows low, sweeping his cloak to the floor>
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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Oiotári
Tol Eressea
Apr 1 2011, 8:57pm
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we were only 33.33333333333...% successful then 
..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
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Oiotári
Tol Eressea
Apr 1 2011, 8:58pm
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it's so much easier with miracles
..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
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Oiotári
Tol Eressea
Apr 1 2011, 9:00pm
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I'm a bit chicken 
But the guy that went before me (there's two presenters every Friday) started out his talk with something like: "Today I'm going to talk about how we found the Higgs Boson" 
..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
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Oiotári
Tol Eressea
Apr 1 2011, 9:04pm
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happens every Friday 
and we're completely sane... well, most of us........ well, some of us........ well, actually I don't think any of us are completely sane 
..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
(This post was edited by Oiotári on Apr 1 2011, 9:05pm)
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Oiotári
Tol Eressea
Apr 1 2011, 9:16pm
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in a bookshelf???
I don't comprehend
..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
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Oiotári
Tol Eressea
Apr 1 2011, 9:31pm
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We just put the seeds in the ground where we wanted them, didn't start them indoors or anything
If I remember correctly they came up just fine. Came up on their own the next year too.
..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
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silneldor
Half-elven
Apr 1 2011, 9:48pm
Post #144 of 245
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*blink blink*. I am not used to such grand colors, yet ,with the somber hanging winter here.
Thanks Elanor for sending spring along.
''Sam put his ragged orc-cloak under his master's head, and covered them both with the grey robe of Lorien; and as he did so his thoughts went out to that fair land, and to the Elves, and he hoped that the cloth woven by their hands might have some virtue to keep them hidden beyond all hope in this wilderness of fear...But their luck held, and for the rest of that day they met no living or moving thing; and when night fell they vanished into the darkess of Mordor.'' - - -rotk, chapter III
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
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sherlock
Gondor
Apr 1 2011, 10:00pm
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dead worm the other day. At first I thought it was a stick but on closer inspection realized it was a worm. Dogs are too funny!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal
Apr 1 2011, 10:09pm
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If someone pirates your book, that means you're a success! Look what happened to the Professor, back with the Ace version... Anyway, glad you were able to put a stop to it.
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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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Aunt Dora Baggins
Immortal
Apr 1 2011, 10:11pm
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I've got tests to grade and bills to pay this weekend. And I really should get at those taxes....
As Gramma used to say, zoooom!
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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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Patty
Immortal
Apr 1 2011, 10:15pm
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I've made the dreaded appointment with the tax person for tomorrow...
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I can hardly wait. 
Permanent address: Into the West
Must. Have. The Precious! Give us the LotR EE Blu-ray Ultimate Box Set!
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GAndyalf
Valinor
Apr 1 2011, 10:17pm
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Empty spots are good as long as they're temporary. Gives me something to look forward to in the filling.
"Be good, be careful, have fun, don't get arrested!"
---Marcia Michelle Alexander Hamilton, 7 Nov 1955 - 19 Nov 2009
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dernwyn
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Apr 1 2011, 10:27pm
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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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