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Ethel Duath
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Aug 28 2013, 3:14am
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How did I get to Valinor without noticing!
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Who turned out the lights?
I have no idea when I arrived--is there a way to figure that out?
I may try to post a Mathom tomorrow, if I can get a
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Ataahua
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Aug 28 2013, 3:43am
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You get to Valinor at 3000 posts
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and you now have 3177, so if you desperately want to know you could search all your posts and count back 177 to the winner. 
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 beggar with them too." - Gandalf's Diaries, final par, by Ufthak.
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Starling
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 6:49am
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I'll hang out with you in Valinor. I am never leaving by the looks of it. 
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Kelvarhin
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 6:53am
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Lift em off with care  
Welcome to Valinor, the hidden isle really sneaks up on you
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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dernwyn
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Aug 28 2013, 10:06am
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*gets out bottles of bubbly miruvor, pops corks*
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Do you think she can balance these glasses on her head while I pour?
Woo-hoo! Congrats, Ethel! 
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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sador
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 11:52am
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And a second one later, when nobody notices. 
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Aunt Dora Baggins
Elvenhome
Aug 28 2013, 3:45pm
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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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Ethel Duath
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 4:42pm
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Oh, did I spill that?
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Darkstone
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Aug 28 2013, 4:59pm
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Balrog ninjas are deadly.
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Once Gandalf dreamt he was a moth, a moth flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Gandalf. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakably Gandalf. But he didn't know if he was Gandalf who had dreamt he was a moth, or a moth dreaming he was Gandalf. Between Gandalf and a moth there must be some distinction! But really, there isn't, because he's actually Olórin dreaming he's both Gandalf *and* a moth!
-From Gandalfi: The Moth Dream
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Tintallë
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Aug 28 2013, 5:27pm
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Congratulations! Alas, I will not meet you there -
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at least not in this life, as I read a great deal but post very seldom. Having lost my robust post count from the old boards I now seem doomed to ride o'er the plains of Rohan forever. . .
(This post was edited by Tintallë on Aug 28 2013, 5:27pm)
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DanielLB
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Aug 28 2013, 5:38pm
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You didn't notice the diamonds and pearls on the beaches of Elvenhome when you landed? Or the crystal stairs of Tirion? Or the sweet smells of the beautiful gardens of Lorien and Yavanna?!
The Valar have obviously let their border control slip in recent years.
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silneldor
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Aug 28 2013, 5:42pm
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Well it looks to be that you are having
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a whole lotta fun and sometimes one just doesn't hear the recess bell .
You are a 'house-a-fire' here which is a goodly thing. Energy that everyone can catch and run with. I feel that the consensus would be that we cannot get too much of that. ....unless someone tries to extract DNA from down Misty Mountain way and try to resurrect a balrog or something.  .
Well what i am trying to say congratulations on the 'league'stone!!!
" 'Fair lady Goldberry!' said Frodo at last, feeling his heart move with a joy that he did not understand. He stood as he had at times stood enchanted by fair elven-voices; but the spell that was now laid upon him was different: less keen and lofty was the delight, but deeper and nearer to mortal heart; marvellous and yet not strange."
Chapter VII: In the House of Tom Bombadil; FOTR's
Faerie contains many things besides elves and fays and besides dwarfs, witches, trolls, giants or dragons; it holds the seas, the sun, the moon, the sky; and the earth, and all things that are one in it: tree and bird, water and stone, wine and bread, and ourselves, mortal men, when we are enchanted."
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Brethil
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 6:01pm
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Building Tolkienia implies a lot of posts.
Is there a Tolkien topic that you have wanted to look into more deeply, and write about your thoughts on it? If so, we'd like to hear from you for the next TORn Amateur Symposium- coming in November. Happy writing!
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Ethel Duath
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 6:15pm
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I must have had too many libations already
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This went right over my head (on very large, shadowy wings).
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malickfan
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Aug 28 2013, 6:29pm
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Er...not trying to sound like an idiot, but how does the location thing actually work?
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Although I gather it's just a bit of fun with no financial rewards , I to my shame, don't actually know the various names and post requirements for each stage and was wandering whther anyone could fill me in-It's based on the number of posts we make on the forum right?, Becuase if it was based on quality I don't think my ramblings would add up to much...
This is pretty embarassing as I've been a forum member for almost two years, but I've never got round to asking this question, and I've never seen it asked...
The Thorin: An Unexpected Rewrite, December 2012
The Tauriel: Desolation of Canon, December 2013
The Radagast: 'Gandalf are we there yet?' December 2014
The Young Aragron Chronicles parts 1,2,3 and 4 coming Christmas 2017,2018,2019 and 2020 IN 4-D Smell-o-vision.
Azog's Summer Vacation Parts 1-12 coming to ABC Fall 2016.
All based on THE APPENDICES.
The Talking Purse is Awesome, deal with it.
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Darkstone
Elvenhome
Aug 28 2013, 6:36pm
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That's how Glorfindel got there.
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One minute he's in Middle-earth, the next in Valinor.
I assume that unlike Glorfindel you didn't get the number of the Balrog that hit you, so it must have snuck up on you on heavily padded fluffy bedroom slippers.
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Once Gandalf dreamt he was a moth, a moth flitting and fluttering around, happy with himself and doing as he pleased. He didn't know he was Gandalf. Suddenly he woke up and there he was, solid and unmistakably Gandalf. But he didn't know if he was Gandalf who had dreamt he was a moth, or a moth dreaming he was Gandalf. Between Gandalf and a moth there must be some distinction! But really, there isn't, because he's actually Olórin dreaming he's both Gandalf *and* a moth!
-From Gandalfi: The Moth Dream
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CuriousG
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Aug 28 2013, 7:09pm
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2.39 I noticed that different users have different titles under their usernames ... what do they mean? The titles listed under members’ usernames are automatically assigned by the system and are based on the total number of posts that a user has created on the message boards. They represent the journey the members of the Fellowship of the Ring made through Middle-earth and beyond, and are based on the following post counts:
Up to 9 posts: Registered User
10 to 49 posts: The Shire
50 to 99 posts: Bree
100 to 249 posts: Rivendell
250 to 499 posts: Lorien
500 to 999 posts: Rohan
1000 to 1499 posts: Gondor
1500 to 1999 posts: Grey Havens
2000 to 2999 posts: Tol Eressea
3000 - 5000 posts: Valinor
5000 - 10,000 posts: Half-elven - congratulations! Few mortals make it to Valinor. As a reward, Mandos has granted you the choice of the Half-elven: you can "choose a mortal life," or continue posting to the ultimate level...
10,000+ posts: Immortal
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malickfan
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Aug 28 2013, 8:03pm
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Ah Ok thanks for clearing that up.
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Guess I now look like an idiot if I missed the FAQ...
Oh well, at least I've got Gondor to look forward to, never cared for Rohan very much.
The Thorin: An Unexpected Rewrite, December 2012
The Tauriel: Desolation of Canon, December 2013
The Radagast: 'Gandalf are we there yet?' December 2014
The Young Aragron Chronicles parts 1,2,3 and 4 coming Christmas 2017,2018,2019 and 2020 IN 4-D Smell-o-vision.
Azog's Summer Vacation Parts 1-12 coming to ABC Fall 2016.
All based on THE APPENDICES.
The Talking Purse is Awesome, deal with it.
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Ethel Duath
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 8:26pm
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Nods head affably.
Oh! blush]
Is that what "tipsy" means?
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Ethel Duath
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 8:34pm
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Ah! Not being quite in his league
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it didn't occur to me I could get there the same way.
I did have quite a struggle with some "Monster's Ink" sort of fellow, as I thought, until it flew off (and I couldn't find a single door).
Now if I could just get this bedroom slipper off my face, maybe I could see some of those stars and all Daniel is going on about.
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Ethel Duath
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 8:39pm
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bedroom slippers seem to have some power to neutralize the perimeter, sort of like on "Lost" I guess.
Uh oh. Can Ulmo put out smoke monsters (or did the Balrog veer drastically off-course somewhere)?
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sador
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 8:46pm
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Like other things he has, those keys are metaphorical.
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C'mmon now, you didn't think my wife will entrust me with the real keys when I go drinking with punmistresses?
By the way - do your new nevvies know already how wise in the ways of the world their aunt is? Or how much she has achieved?
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dernwyn
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Aug 28 2013, 8:57pm
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...are you an Ostler with a tipsy cat? Or the Ostler's tipsy cat herself?
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Ethel Duath
Gondolin
Aug 28 2013, 10:03pm
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Hmmm! Seems there should be a way to
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count "prior service" towards a grand total!
Anyway, I shall travel back and forth frequently--or Skype a bit.
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Congrats Mayor Ethel!
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