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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Sep 25 2015, 6:36pm
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A WORD QUIZ
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All the fun quizzes and such for the Sept. 22 Birthday Boys got me going – again! 
Here are 10 hints. Each, when figured out, brings up a Tolkien person, place, or thing. 
Some pronunciations may be contentious (aren't they always!). (I speak ‘American’ English.  )
To add to your frustration I occasionally have omitted an article or conjunction, or rarely the Tolkien word or syllable may be a sounds-like. 
How many Tolkien word(s) can you get? 
Good luck. (Answers, if needed, in a couple days.)
1. Shatner ** Boyfriend
2. Gam ** Leave ** Young girl
3. Gin w/ an onion ** Not windward
4. To-and- ** Rising yeast
5. Explode a pickle
6. Whatchamacallit ** Heavy metal
7. Relation ** Contention
8. Sandhill ** Ironfoot
9. Tooth ** Trombone
10. Either - ** Lyric poem ** Wreck
”. . . computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
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dormouse
Half-elven
Sep 25 2015, 7:33pm
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Hello Bracegirdle! I can get - er....
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One! 
2. Legolas (or at least, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!)
Oh!
4. Frodo
6. Thingol?
8. Dain??? (Not sure about that cos I can't work out any accent that would make dune sound like Dain!)
10. Orodruin
(ducks back into teapot, stil trying to fathom Gibson Leeward....) 
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Sep 25 2015, 8:10pm
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Thanks for peeking out dormouse
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2. When you're right "stick to it"!
6. Right
8. ? Aw, "Dain" is a part & maybe "dune" another part?
#3. Sorry My error - thinking of Gimlet
*Bracegirdle embarrasses himself once per game!*  Aarrgh
”. . . computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
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dormouse
Half-elven
Sep 25 2015, 9:52pm
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8. Dunedain 
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Sep 25 2015, 9:53pm
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"Gin & lime juice" instead of "Gin w/ an onion"
*Humiliated BG mixes up mixed drink*
”. . . computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
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oliphaunt
Lorien
Sep 26 2015, 3:27pm
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thanks for making my head spin
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1. Shatner ** Boyfriend
Bilbo
2. Gam ** Leave ** Young girl
Legolas
3. Gin w/ an onion ** Not windward
Gimli
4. To-and- ** Rising yeast
Frodo
5. Explode a pickle
Bombadil
6. Whatchamacallit ** Heavy metal
Thingol
7. Relation ** Contention
Kin Strife
8. Sandhill ** Ironfoot
Dunedain
9. Tooth ** Trombone
Dont know, but a naked trombone = Starkhorn!
10. Either - ** Lyric poem ** Wreck
Orodruin
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dormouse
Half-elven
Sep 26 2015, 4:32pm
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is 9. Fangorn?
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Kim
Valinor
Sep 26 2015, 4:49pm
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Well, this is the best I can do for now
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- Bill-beau= Bilbo
- Leg-oh-lass = Legolas
- ?
- Fro-dough = Frodo
- ?
- ?
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- Dune dain = Dunedain
- Erm, Pointy Horn?
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Love the new footer BTW! And someday, man may walk upon the moon!
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Sep 26 2015, 9:40pm
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Super! oliphaunt. . .
Thank for playing.
”. . . computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Sep 26 2015, 9:42pm
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Fangorn is correctamundo...
”. . . computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Sep 26 2015, 10:13pm
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As all answers are now in the 'post' section of this thread I have them listed below.
1. Shatner ** Boyfriend (Bill ** Beaux) BILBO
2. Gam ** Leave ** Young girl (Leg ** Go ** Lass) LEGOLAS
3. Gin w/ lime juice ** Not windward (Gimlet ** Leeward) GIMLI (Sorry ‘bout this one!) "Am I Blue? Am I blue?" *cue music*
4. To-and- ** Rising yeast (Fro ** Dough) FRODO
5. Explode a pickle (Bomb ** dill) BOMBADIL
6. Whatchamacallit ** Heavy metal (Thing ** Gold) THINGOL
7. Relation ** Contention (Kin ** Strife) KIN-STRIFE
8. Sandhill ** Ironfoot (Dune ** Dain) DÚNEDAIN
9. Tooth ** Trombone (Fang ** Horn) FANGORN
10. Either - ** Lyric poem ** Wreck (Or ** Ode ** Ruin) ORODRUIN
Yes, it's said today's iphone has many many times the computing power of Apollo 11.
Where will we be in another 35 years? Whew!
”. . . computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons.”
- Popular Mechanics, 1949
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