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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 27 2012, 3:14pm
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A TORn Mathom :)
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I found TORn's "The Hobbit" collector's magazine at my local Stop & Shop over the weekend, and it was such an unexpected pleasant surprise, I wrote a mathom about it. Hope you enjoy :). And P.S. Congratulations to TORn for the great magazine and for getting it such a stellar display spot - it was at eye level right at the corner of the checkout aisles!
Twas two days after Thanksgiving
and all through the house,
there were no leftovers left
to feed even a mouse.
The apple crumb was just crumbly
the gravy like slop,
so off I went glumly
to the big Stop & Shop.
Not feeling festive was I
a right grumpy old lady,
it seemed this was like
holiday food trek number 80.
Away to the store
I drove in a flash,
pulled into a spot
scattering carts with a crash.
I spoke not a word
but went straight to my work,
around slow pokes and stuck carts
and the occasional clerk.
With coffee and list both firmly in grip
I'd just settled in for a long shopping trip,
When what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But Gandalf the Grey, looking very severe!
But his eyes, how they twinkled!
His eyebrows, how hairy!
It was Gandalf, by Jove
in all his wizardly bearing.
And then I saw - lo!
No, not lo, that's a logo!
The OneRing.Net Hobbit
I shouted out, "Way to go!!"
"Behind the Scenes Spy Photos!"
Spoilers galore!
And "the one special effects genius
to really rule them all"!
I grabbed me a copy
a smile on my face,
and through the rest of my shopping
I surely did race.
At home I read through
the magazine there,
page after page
of Middle-earth fare.
And I marveled how well
it all was thought out,
how shiny and professional
it truly turned out.
As I turned the last page
I wanted to send a big hug,
to all those who made it
with such care and such love.
So to TPTB,
thanks for all that you do,
for those who love Tolkien
as much as you do.
There's just one thing more
you guessed it, I bet:
Happy Hobbit Christmas to all
at The One Ring.net
 Loresilme
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dernwyn
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Nov 27 2012, 5:02pm
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Perfect! And perfectly geeky! 
Thank you! 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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Altaira
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Nov 27 2012, 6:10pm
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It's nice to know it's still out there and selling (you helped raise a little bit of money for TORn). I'll pass your poem on to TPTB and staff contributors!
Thanks again.
Koru: Maori symbol representing a fern frond as it opens. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new, positive beginnings.
"Life can't be all work and no TORn" -- jflower
"I take a moment to fervently hope that the camaradarie and just plain old fun I found at TORn will never end" -- LOTR_nutcase
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Aunt Dora Baggins
Elvenhome
Nov 27 2012, 6:25pm
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I love the way you've incorporated bits of the original poem and made the fit into the story so well. Great job!
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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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(This post was edited by Aunt Dora Baggins on Nov 27 2012, 6:26pm)
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grammaboodawg
Elvenhome
Nov 27 2012, 7:53pm
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*applause with a smile!" AWESOME!
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LOVE IT! Didn't that magazine turn out to be just FABULOUS!? It's hard to describe to people how professional and beautiful it is! I don't now how the publisher took a very bland list and turned it into a jaw-dropping beauty! *whispers* lookit pgs 52-55 ;)
You just lit up my whole day! THANKS!
I really need these new films to take me back to, and not re-introduce me to, that magical world.
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silneldor
Gondolin
Nov 27 2012, 10:20pm
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It was waiting for you:) And thanks for the heads up.
That was a FUN mathom my dear. I giggled over:
Away to the store
I drove in a flash,
pulled into a spot
scattering carts with a crash.
I did that with my old pickup a time or two, even tried to herd them to the roundup spot, but like mossy horns, they have a mind of their own.
I am glad you are among us sib:)
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Kelvarhin
Gondolin
Nov 28 2012, 1:01am
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Bag ENZ Home of the Hobbit *with thanks to cameragod ;D*
 
One by one they faded, and fell into shadow...
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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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 28 2012, 1:10pm
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Gandalf at *your* supermarket as well, Dernwyn? My Stop & Shop is probably not too far from yours :)!.
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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 28 2012, 1:20pm
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Thanks! And it really was in a prime selling spot
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right up there at eye level checkout, next to the big boys - the Ladies' Home Journals, the Better Homes & Gardens... (hmm, maybe make that "right next to the big girls" :-)). A great mag and really nice marketing to get it that 'impulse purchase' position in such a big, busy store. It should do really well there.
And thank you for passing on my appreciation to the staff :-)!
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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 28 2012, 1:35pm
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so unexpectedly seeing that photo of Gandalf there. I knew it was in other stores, but I never expected it to be at my local supermarket. I just stopped & stared at it, with this big goofy geeky grin, and and I guess I had a case of holiday jingles on the brain. Because I had that 'when what to my wondering eyes did appear' thought...and it just went on from there!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it :)!
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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 28 2012, 1:49pm
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It was a fantastic job. And there's so much in it! It's amazing how much information can be included - and so stylishly, too - in a magazine when there aren't advertisements cluttering it up. And one of the most fun things was trying to spy out the originators of the contributions - I *thought* I detected a Gramma in there on the timeline :-). They did such beautiful visuals for it!
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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 28 2012, 1:51pm
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Thanks! And thank goodness for
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those early morning coffee-fueled inspirations ;-)!
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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 28 2012, 2:05pm
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as long as you don't jump out and start trying to lasso and hog tie them  .
I'm so glad you enjoyed it! And thank you so much .
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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 28 2012, 2:08pm
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I'm so glad you enjoyed it :-)!
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dernwyn
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Nov 28 2012, 2:30pm
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I looked in several places, and ended up having to go to the local Wal-Mart!  But I did pick up 3 copies, two of which were then sent to anxious TORnfolks overseas.
What's funny is that it never occurred to me to look in the magazine section of my local Stop&Shop, I never go down that aisle!
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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weaver
Gondolin
Nov 29 2012, 1:12am
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You haven't lost your touch! Very fun and glad you found a copy of the magazine! I was shocked to find 10 in my little town, and very happy to find homes for 2 of them!
Weaver
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Loresilme
Doriath
Nov 29 2012, 12:05pm
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Thanks! It was a very 'unexpected' ;-)
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surprise to find it there. I hope they all sell out!
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Ethel Duath
Gondolin
Nov 29 2012, 4:14pm
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I especially loved this:
I spoke not a word
but went straight to my work,
around slow pokes and stuck carts
and the occasional clerk.
and this:
When what to my wondering eyes did appear,
But Gandalf the Grey, looking very severe!
But his eyes, how they twinkled!
His eyebrows, how hairy!
It was Gandalf, by Jove
in all his wizardly bearing.
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Ruxendil_Thoorg
Dor-Lomin
Nov 29 2012, 5:15pm
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Well done!
"And then I saw - lo!.../ no not Lo., that's a logo!"
Thanks for the fun read! I haven't written or posted anything humorous lately, so I especially appreciate your festive whimsy and merriment.
A bag is like a hole that you can carry with you.
http://newboards.theonering.net/...forum_view_expanded;
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Loresilme
Doriath
Dec 1 2012, 12:17am
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I'm so glad you liked it, thank you for letting me know !
Loresilme
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Loresilme
Doriath
Dec 1 2012, 12:32am
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"And then I saw - lo! .... no, not lo, that's a logo!!"
lol .... that captured exactly how I first saw the photo of Gandalf, and didn't realize at first, that it was TORn's magazine. It was so professionally done, at first I thought it was perhaps an Entertainment Weekly or one of those magazines! Then when I moved closer and saw that logo, I was so thrilled & happy, I just let out this big whoopy laugh (I'm sure I startled the people around me :-)). It really was a wonderful moment.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you !
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