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| The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295316] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 06:27 |
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Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of the
Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's Roll Call.
:-) (I have not included the usual link to her website as it is
defunct, but at least this information will be available on Google.)
NAME:
DOB:
SEX:
SPECIES:
NATIONALITY:
POSTING SINCE:
HEROES:
LIKES:
DISLIKES:
EMAIL:
WEBSITE:
Favorite Tolkien-related website:
Favorite book/story by Tolkien:
Do Balrogs have wings?:
Do Elves have pointed ears?:
Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
Do Dwarven women have beards?:
Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
LOTR?:
Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
NOTES:
Morgoth's Curse
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295319 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 08:22 |
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> Do Balrogs have wings?:
Except when wizards need them to fall, and not escape from a mountain peak
via flight. Let's just say they needed a runway...
> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
Leaf shaped. (Let's hope that doesn't mean sassafras leaves!)
> Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
Frodo's mind merged with the Ring, and they spoke together, using its power.
See my "mount doom" post.
Frodo's and the Ring's words and intent merged because once the Ring rejects
someone, they stay rejected forever, and because Frodo no longer had the
strength to stand, much less speak in a commanding voice.
The Ring alone did not speak. Suppose Frodo had laid the Ring on the ground
before Gollum and stepped back. The Ring would not have spoken, by itself.
It doesn't have that kind of sentience, or vocal chords. And it wasn't
Turin's black sword. Gollum would have been in deep doo-doo, anyway.
> Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
Yes, but per Tolkien's letters they were too far from home (and their rings)
to be effective. Frodo resisted, to the end, both with the Ring and in
despite of it. Wearing it let them see him and target him, but wielding it
let Frodo begin to command them, and limited their choice of weapons.
> Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
No - I thought the book covered that.
Among other details, their rings would have made their clothes invisible, so
nothing would give shape to their nothingness.
> Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
The frontier between two civilizations is always a trouble spot. And Dwarves
and Elves have too many conflicting traits for any alliances to last.
Exception - Eregion, Khazad Dum, Lorien. "Those were happier times" --
Gandalf, right?
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
Eowyn. A sword in the face is a sword in the face, no matter who crafted it.
And stumbling towards it helps. Except...
The book carefully specifies that Merry's sword, biting first, broke the
undead spell that held the wraith's sinews together in the wraith-world,
under his willpower. One might surmise that Eowyn's sword, not magicked by
Arnoreans, would not have worked on undead flesh, and that Merry's sword
briefly made him susceptible.
> Do Dwarven women have beards?:
Yes, but neatly braided, and not mustaches or sideburns.
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
> LOTR?:
Yes - this is epistemological canon (but not publish book canon). G
reincarnated and was given permission to appear in FotR as a plot device.
> Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
Peter Jackson admirably revealed the power of the printed word.
--
Phlip
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeekLand <-- NOT a blog!!!
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295323 ] |
Sa, 01 Juli 2006 14:33 |
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> > Do Elves have pointed ears?:
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> Leaf shaped. (Let's hope that doesn't mean sassafras leaves!)
Banana leaves, comrades, banana leaves.
( http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&hl=ta&lr=&a mp;q=banana+leaves)
--
Arvind
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295338 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 01:40 |
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In message <news:a7uba21njgfu60pdjp0gab33hannnihd0r [at] 4ax.com>
Morgoth's Curse <morgothscurse2002 [at] nospam.yahoo.com> enriched us
with:
>
> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of
> the Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's
> Roll Call.
Anyone setting up a new web-site?
> NAME:
Troels (which, despite what it may appear, is /not/ homophone with the
English word 'trolls') Forchhammer
> DOB:
10/1966
> SEX:
I'm of the cartesian persuation ;)
> SPECIES:
Pure mind -- mental species ;)
> NATIONALITY:
Danish
> POSTING SINCE:
21 August, 2001
> HEROES:
A number of authors including JRRT, Piet Hein and Hans Scherfig
Some explorers including Peter Freuchen, Thor Heyerdal, and Knud
Rasmussen
A number of physicists including Newton, Einstein, Dirac, Bohr, Rømer,
Brahe, and Feynman
As well as Lord Baden Powell, Søren Kirkegaard and Queen Margrethe II
of Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands
> LIKES:
Reading, Good food, my family (especially my 4 children), scouting, a
good debate and many other things as well.
> DISLIKES:
Intolerance and stupidity.
> EMAIL:
t.forch(a)email.dk
troelsfo(a)gmail.com
> WEBSITE:
> Favorite Tolkien-related website:
Need you ask?
tolkien.slimy.com, obviously.
And if I get to list more:
Ardalambion: http://www.uib.no/People/hnohf/
Ring FAQ http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm
Encyclopedia of Arda: http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm
ELF and VT http://www.elvish.org/
> Favorite book/story by Tolkien:
LotR, definitely LotR.
No, wait! "Of Tuor and his coming to Gondolin" -- or "Leaf by Niggle"
.. . .
Of course! How silly -- it has to be "On Fairy Stories" . . . or?
What was the question again?
> Do Balrogs have wings?:
I'm still picnicing on the fence on that one?
> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
Are leaves pointed?
> Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
No.
> Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
Yes. Although they were satisfied by marking the Bearer, Frodo, with
the Morgul-knife, believing that he would last a couple of days at
most.
> Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
No (assuming that "at the time of LotR" is implied).
> Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
No. But then there's a whole range of mutual attitudes that are not
'like', but aren't open warfare either. In this case I think
'distrust' comes closest.
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
The effort of both was required and necessary, though Éowyn's blow was
the immediate cause of death, they both share the honour.
> Do Dwarven women have beards?:
Yes.
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel
> in LOTR?:
Yes.
> Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
Great films -- a pity he didn't understand Tolkien, though.
> NOTES:
Physicist by education, ex-teacher by need, mathematician by interest,
verification engineer by vocation. Life would be so much easier if
everybody would simply understand science . . .
--
Troels Forchhammer
Valid e-mail is <t.forch(a)email.dk>
The errors hardest
to condone
in other people
are one's own.
- Piet Hein, /Our Own Motes/
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295339 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 02:30 |
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"Morgoth's Curse" <morgothscurse2002 [at] nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:a7uba21njgfu60pdjp0gab33hannnihd0r [at] 4ax.com...
> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of the
> Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's Roll Call.
> :-) (I have not included the usual link to her website as it is
> defunct, but at least this information will be available on Google.)
>
>
>
> NAME: David Porter AKA DG Porter
> DOB: same year as "Atoms for Peace" and the US & GB overthrown Mossadeq
> starting a decades-long fuckup in Iran that continues today.
> SEX: Cool when you can get it without risking your fireplug doesn't fall
> off
> SPECIES: Americanus
> NATIONALITY: Don't believe in 'em
> POSTING SINCE: 2002
> HEROES: Don't believe in 'em unless they're personal friends.
> LIKES: Spicy meaty dishes, difficult music, cool breezes
> DISLIKES: Republicans and conservatives
[something got snipped here]
ated website: none in particular
> Favorite book/story by Tolkien: Music of the Ainur in all variants
> Do Balrogs have wings?: Yes but they don't often use them.
> Do Elves have pointed ears?: To match their pithy comments
> Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?: No but Sam may have farted
> Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?: If they didn't plan
> on it they shure thought of it when dumb-ass Frodo put it on!
> Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?: Not needed
> Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?: Yeah, as much as
> Born-agains like secular humanists and as much as I like the Bush-Cheney
> cabal.
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?: Merry wasn't a woman
> Do Dwarven women have beards?: Two to each
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
> LOTR?: Metaphysically speaking, or protoplasmically?
> Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?: I like them. I
> don't think I like "Meet the Feebles."
> NOTES: Resolving your dominant 7th upward to the tonic's 5th as did
> Mendelssohn makes for quite an effect when done appropriately
> Morgoth's Curse: Vanity
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295342 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 03:20 |
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Morgoth's Curse wrote:
> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of the
> Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's Roll Call.
> :-) (I have not included the usual link to her website as it is
> defunct, but at least this information will be available on Google.)
>
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> NAME: Pseudonymus al-Faqha'ter III
> DOB: Triassic.
> SEX: Male.
> SPECIES: Jellyfish.
> NATIONALITY: Transnational
> POSTING SINCE: Eternity.
> HEROES: Morambar, but he is not a hero, but a prophet. Whoever invented pyramid scams.
> LIKES: Money. Truth. Money. More money.
> DISLIKES: Liars like Christopher Tolkien. The FAQ of lies.
> EMAIL:
> WEBSITE: Morambar will not permit me to reveal this as yet.
> Favorite Tolkien-related website: Ditto.
> Favorite book/story by Tolkien: His letters to Morambar are highly entertaining, if gross. Would you care to buy some?
> Do Balrogs have wings?: It's a typo for wigs.
> Do Elves have pointed ears?: These faqqist questions are moronic. Lembas is elf-excrement. But that's a long story.
> Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?: No, it sang "Girls just wanna have fun."
> Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?: I'll ask Morambar.
> Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?: ditto.
> Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?: The Elves found the Dwarves distinctly not club class.
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?: Mighty Mouse.
> Do Dwarven women have beards?: No. Tolkien lied.
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
> LOTR?: A more interesting question is whether Mordor was on a tectonic plate or not. And did hobbits use pepto-bismol?
> Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?: Dislike. Nowhere near enough product placements.
> NOTES: Call 1-900-BUYCRAP and give us your credit card numbers NOW.
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> Morgoth's Curse
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295344 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 04:59 |
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>> > Do Elves have pointed ears?:
>> Leaf shaped.
TT Arvind wrote:
> Banana leaves, comrades, banana leaves.
Yet another crucial detail PJ got wrong!!!
--
Phlip
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeekLand <-- NOT a blog!!!
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295345 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 07:04 |
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On 1 Jul 2006 23:40:06 GMT, Troels Forchhammer
<Troels [at] ThisIsFake.invalid> wrote:
>In message <news:a7uba21njgfu60pdjp0gab33hannnihd0r [at] 4ax.com>
>Morgoth's Curse <morgothscurse2002 [at] nospam.yahoo.com> enriched us
>with:
>>
>> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of
>> the Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's
>> Roll Call.
>
>Anyone setting up a new web-site?
I AM hoping to add it to my website, but am rather hindered by the
fact that I know absolutely nothing about designing websites. I have
the tools, tho, and hope to have it finished by the end of July at the
latest.
>> NAME:
>
>Troels (which, despite what it may appear, is /not/ homophone with the
>English word 'trolls') Forchhammer
And all this time I have been pronouncing it "Troll-ells." ;-\ Eh,
screw it. I'll just say "Trowels" from now on. American
pronunciation ought to be good enough for anybody, anyway. ;-)
>A number of authors including JRRT, Piet Hein and Hans Scherfig
>Some explorers including Peter Freuchen, Thor Heyerdal, and Knud
Is Freuchen's autobiography "Vagrant Viking" still available in Danish
bookstores?
>> NOTES:
>
>Physicist by education, ex-teacher by need, mathematician by interest,
>verification engineer by vocation. Life would be so much easier if
>everybody would simply understand science . . .
Especially the scientists! ;-)
Morgoth's Curse
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295346 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 07:06 |
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On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 06:22:19 GMT, "Phlip" <phlipcpp [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
>Peter Jackson admirably revealed the power of the printed word.
That is the best summation of Peter Jackson's cinematic
accomplishments that I have ever read. ;-)
Morgoth's Curse
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295353 ] |
So, 02 Juli 2006 14:33 |
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Morgoth's Curse wrote:
> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of the
> Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's Roll Call.
> :-) (I have not included the usual link to her website as it is
> defunct, but at least this information will be available on Google.)
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> NAME:
Sam
> DOB:
Some time ago now - but I'm not as old as my Gaffer
> SEX:
Now now - what would Rosie think of that kind of talk?
> SPECIES:
Hobbit, I daresay from the look of my feet.
> NATIONALITY:
Antipodean
> POSTING SINCE:
1995, under various guises.
> HEROES:
Theoden. Sam Gamgee. Nelson Mandela. Peter Cundall.
> LIKES:
Seeing these whilst walking through the forest:
http://www.montereybay.com/creagrus/lyrebirds.html
http://marsack.com.au/closeups/cockatoos.html
> DISLIKES:
Liars.
> Favorite book/story by Tolkien:
Farmer Giles of Ham
> Do Balrogs have wings?:
They do so enjoy wings with a smoked hickory sauce. Note that a lack of
napkins may cause them to fly into a murderous rage and raise about
them a darkness much like wings...
> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
Of course their ears have a point! To direct sounds down the elvish ear
canal of course! Ignoramus.
> Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
>From the brochure I saw, it's available to speak on a wide range of
motivational subjects.
> Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
Yes, but they failed due to bad planning and a lack of a defined
disaster recovery strategy. That's what happens when you leave things
to middle management.
> Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
Yes. Also Visa, and the Lonely Planet Guide to Eriador and Gondor. But
not laptops.
No.
Not laptops.
> Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
They liked each other, but it wasn't like, LIKE like.
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
It's an allegory - Merry represents the union rep, and Eowyn is the
effect of new corporate anti discrimination policies on entrenched
attitudes within the organisation.
> Do Dwarven women have beards?:
Up until the advent of Extreme Makeover, yes.
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
> LOTR?:
Not at the time of writing, but perhaps later.
> Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
Didn't feel strongly either way - don't really see the connection
between the movies and the writings of Tolkien. Except maybe the name.
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295362 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 01:52 |
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Morgoth's Curse wrote:
>>Peter Jackson admirably revealed the power of the printed word.
>
> That is the best summation of Peter Jackson's cinematic
> accomplishments that I have ever read. ;-)
Thank you! Whenever I go to a bookstore and see one of the LotR reprints
with a movie hook on the cover, I think, "Why isn't this a novelization of
the movie? Why isn't Aragorn behaving like a 13-year-old on steroids?"
--
Phlip
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeekLand <-- NOT a blog!!!
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295363 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 02:44 |
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Morgoth's Curse wrote:
NAME: Bruce Probst
DOB: 25-Feb-64
SEX: M
SPECIES: Human
NATIONALITY: Australian
POSTING SINCE: Hardly ever in this newsgroup
HEROES: Soldiers of the 1st Airborne Division at Arnhem in 1944
LIKES: Lots of things
DISLIKES: Lots of other things
EMAIL: If you can't find it, you don't deserve it
WEBSITE:
Favorite Tolkien-related website: The FAQ stuff
Favorite book/story by Tolkien: LOTR
Do Balrogs have wings?: Of course
Do Elves have pointed ears?: Certainly
Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?: I don't think so
Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?: Er ... yes?
(What else would they be doing?)
Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?: I believe not.
Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?: Sadly, not really
Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?: Merry. Eowyn was a
convenient distraction.
Do Dwarven women have beards?: Tolkien says so, and I have no reason to
disbelieve him.
Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
LOTR?: Yes. Sadly, killing balrogs doesn't get you the same respect
these days that it used to.
Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?: Love 'em.
Bruce
Melbourne, Australia
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295364 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 05:49 |
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Bruce Probst wrote:
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?: Merry. Eowyn was a
> convenient distraction.
If the Witch-King had been dead when Eowyn's sword went under his crown, her
arm wouldn't have been stung numb, and her sword would not have
disintegrated.
Or do you posit that Merry, alone, could have killed a >4,000 year old
wraith by stabbing it in the back of its knee?
Note the exact description of the spell on his sword. It was not written to
kill wraiths instantly, it was written to break the spell holding their
unseen sinews to their will. Suppose Merry's sword just gave him a
pin-prick. His sinews still exist, knitted to each other, in the
wraith-world, unseen. However, at this moment, he is vulnerable to weapons
that may now cleave those sinews, and his will can't resist them. So now
Merry's sword and Eowyn's sword, in turn, can cut him up.
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
> LOTR?: Yes. Sadly, killing balrogs doesn't get you the same respect
> these days that it used to.
Hey, Glorfindel. We are thinking of taking a shortcut thru Moria to get to
Lorien without getting snowed in. Wanna come with?
--
Phlip
http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?ZeekLand <-- NOT a blog!!!
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295365 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 06:08 |
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On 2 Jul 2006 17:44:34 -0700, "Bruce Probst" <bruce.probst [at] gmail.com>
wrote:
>NAME: Bruce Probst
>POSTING SINCE: Hardly ever in this newsgroup
Why not? :-)
Morgoth's Curse
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295382 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 13:32 |
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On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 04:27:45 GMT, Morgoth's Curse
<morgothscurse2002 [at] nospam.yahoo.com> wrote:
>NAME:
Matthew T. Curtis
>DOB:
24/02/1971
>SEX:
Male
>SPECIES:
Almost human
>NATIONALITY:
Proud citizen of Great Britain
>POSTING SINCE:
AFT: Jul 6 2000; RABT: Jul 8 2000
>HEROES:
Isaac Asimov, Richard Dawkins, John Stuart Mill, Mary Wollstonecraft,
Doctor Who
>LIKES:
Cricket, Folk-Rock, Doctor Who, New Zealand
>DISLIKES:
Intolerance (it should be forbidden)
>EMAIL:
>WEBSITE:
>Favorite Tolkien-related website:
tolkien.slimy.com
>Favorite book/story by Tolkien:
Farmer Giles of Ham - my aunt lives in Worminghall
>Do Balrogs have wings?:
Yes- small ones
>Do Elves have pointed ears?:
It depends what you mean by 'pointed'
>Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
No
>Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
No
>Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
No
>Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
No
>Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
Yes
>Do Dwarven women have beards?:
Yes
>Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
>LOTR?:
Yes
>Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
They're good in parts, like the curate's egg
--
Matthew T Curtis mtcurtis[at]dsl.pipex.com
HIV+ for 25 glorious years!
There's no greys, only white that's got grubby. I'm surprised
you don't know that.
- Terry Pratchett
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295383 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 15:24 |
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Morgoth's Curse schreef:
> Favorite book/story by Tolkien:
LOTR
> Do Balrogs have wings?:
NO
> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
NO
> Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
NO
> Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
YES
> Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
NO
> Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
NO
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
It was a joint venture.
> Do Dwarven women have beards?:
YES
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in LOTR?:
I don't know.
> Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
I like them, except everywhere he changes the original story for no
apparent reason I experience a sudden inflow of adrenalin;-) AND I have
to agree with this one poster who says:
No way to Middle Earth but through the books!
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295394 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 18:35 |
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"Morgoth's Curse" <morgothscurse2002 [at] nospam.yahoo.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:a7uba21njgfu60pdjp0gab33hannnihd0r [at] 4ax.com...
> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of the
> Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's Roll Call.
> :-) (I have not included the usual link to her website as it is
> defunct, but at least this information will be available on Google.)
Just update my old one. I'm older now, that's the only really important
difference.
Öjevind
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295417 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 23:36 |
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Phlip wrote:
> Or do you posit that Merry, alone, could have killed a >4,000 year old
> wraith by stabbing it in the back of its knee?
Since that's what Tolkien wrote, yes.
Bruce
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295420 ] |
Mo, 03 Juli 2006 23:54 |
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Morgoth's Curse wrote:
> >POSTING SINCE: Hardly ever in this newsgroup
>
> Why not? :-)
Not much to say, normally ... I just browse the threads that look like
they're of interest ....
Bruce
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295436 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 07:10 |
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Morgoth's Curse wrote:
> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of the
> Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's Roll Call.
> :-) (I have not included the usual link to her website as it is
> defunct, but at least this information will be available on Google.)
>
> NAME:
Ciaran Shanahan
> DOB:
I'd only lie.
> SEX:
Female, except for the little teeny anthropologist in the upper left
part of my brain.
> SPECIES:
Americanus anarchistis.
> NATIONALITY:
Ashamed.
> POSTING SINCE:
Again the confusion regarding time, and with the lurking, not lurking,
posting hysterically...let's say 2002?
> HEROES:
Tolkien, who gave me more than anyone else ever has, except my mother.
Gutenberg.
My mother.
> LIKES:
Zippo lighters. Trashy fanfic involving Severus Snape. The Clash.
> DISLIKES:
People who don't *burn* to find out how the world works.
> EMAIL:
pogues [at] bluefrog.com
> WEBSITE:
none
> Favorite Tolkien-related website:
Stan's and Steuard's, 'course.
> Favorite book/story by Tolkien:
Bilbo's poem about Earendil in the house of Elrond.
> Do Balrogs have wings?:
Yes. Of shadow.
> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
I don't care. I just care that hobbits do.
> Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
No, that was Frodo. And he hadn't yet gone over to the Dark Side,
either. He was just being, you know, prophetic. (People underestimate
Frodo.)
> Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
Yes, but they thought Frodo was weaker than he was (see above about
underestimating), and they were afraid of Strider, fire, and the name of
Elbereth.
> Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
I know this is wrong, directly contradicted by JRRT himself, but I
believe it anyway: Yes.
> Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
Apparently only when thrown together by the trials of hardship and war.
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
Eowyn. But with Merry's help. Why is this an either/or question?
> Do Dwarven women have beards?:
Oh yeah. And the men *luv* 'em!
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
> LOTR?:
Not originally, no. Later on, yes.
> Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
I'm just fine with them at first, less so as the story progresses. But
they look beautiful, and they got Gandalf the Grey right, and so I'll do
no complaining.
- Ciaran S.
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295438 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 15:23 |
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On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 01:10:05 -0400, "Shanahan" <pogues [at] bluefrog.com>
wrote:
>> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
>Eowyn. But with Merry's help. Why is this an either/or question?
Good point. As noted, I pasted this from Alatar's last post on this
subject, but, unfortunately, she was operating under the unholy and
nefarious influence of TEUNC. I, Morgoth's Curse, however, am proud
to boast that I have never been and never shall be influenced by the
insidious malice of TEUNC. When my website is finished, I will repost
this questionnaire using a different format and with a few different
questions.
Feel free to submit any questions that you would like added. I
guarantee that I will not credit you and, in fact, will claim your
work as my own. ;-)
>
>- Ciaran S.
>
Just out of curiosity, how do we pronounce your name? As "Karen" or
as "Syrian" or as "Sigh-air-an"? :-)
Morgoth's Curse
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295440 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 16:10 |
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TT Arvind wrote:
>
>> > Do Elves have pointed ears?:
>>
>> Leaf shaped. (Let's hope that doesn't mean sassafras leaves!)
>
> Banana leaves, comrades, banana leaves.
>
Canadian Elves have maple-leaf shaped ears.
--
derek
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295442 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 18:52 |
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Derek Broughton wrote:
> Canadian Elves have maple-leaf shaped ears.
And dee Rrrrrasta Elves have ... !
--
Phlip
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295443 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 20:19 |
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NAME: David
SPECIES: Homo sapien. But my great-great-great(^22) grandfather was
Edain.
NATIONALITY: Canuckistan
POSTING SINCE: Here?
HEROES: I prefer the Bowie version the Wallflower's remake.
LIKES: Rings. (Wagner, Tolkien, Token, Onion)
DISLIKES: Surveys.
EMAIL: Oh, so this is a spam subscription list?
Favorite Tolkien-related website: http://www.thangorodrim.net/
Favorite book/story by Tolkien: LOTR, although I appreciate The
Silmarillion more and more.
Do Balrogs have wings?: Yes.
Do Elves have pointed ears?: Yes
Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?: No. It can subtley influence the
bearer's thoughts, acting like an inner voice. But its not sentient,
and does not contain Sauron's will either. It works to undermine one's
own virtue.
Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?: Yes. But they
were not together, were frightened by elven speech and a sudden
appearance of a descendent Numenorean, and were far from home.
Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?: I've always assumed yes, that it
was what made then wraiths. I'm not so sure now.
Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?: Not really. Dwarves
are of a different kind (children of Aule) and Elves are part of
Illuvatar's plan. From day one they had cross purposes. (see: Varda vs
Aule discussion in The Simarillion)
Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?: Eowyn. No man can kill the
Witch-King. I interpretted 'man' to imply 'male' as opposed to
'mankind.' Otherwise Legolas' arrow would have killed him earlier.
Merry's contributions were more of the 'i'm in the right place at the
right time with the right weapon'.
Do Dwarven women have beards?: I'll argue Dwarven women aren't canon.
;)
Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
LOTR?: Yes, although you can't determine this based on canonical texts.
Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?: I'll use
Roger Water's comments the Pink Floyd album "A momentary lapse of
reason" -- "It is a very competent forgery." I am most upset about how
much the character of Faramir was utterly, completely, totally botched.
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295445 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 21:27 |
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Morgoth's Curse wrote:
When my website is finished, I will repost
> this questionnaire using a different format and with a few different
> questions.
So, why should we bother answering this one?
--
Bill
"Wise fool"
Gandalf, THE TWO TOWERS
-- The Wise will remove 'se' to reply; the Foolish will not--
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295446 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 21:39 |
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burnsdavidj wrote:
> Do Dwarven women have beards?: I'll argue Dwarven women aren't canon. ;)
Absolutely. All dwarves are gay, and reproduce via butt-babies.
Explains a lot!
--
Phlip
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #295447 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 22:04 |
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burnsdavidj [at] yahoo.com wrote:
> SPECIES: Homo sapien.
Ain't no such word as "sapien". It's "sapiens".
--
John W. Kennedy
"The blind rulers of Logres
Nourished the land on a fallacy of rational virtue."
-- Charles Williams. "Taliessin through Logres: Prelude"
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296355 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 22:32 |
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In rec.arts.books.tolkien Morgoth's Curse <morgothscurse2002 [at] nospam.yahoo.com> wrote:
> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of the
> Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's Roll Call.
> :-) (I have not included the usual link to her website as it is
> defunct, but at least this information will be available on Google.)
NAME: Jamie Andrews
DOB: 1 day after Princess Diana
SEX: Not as often as I would like
SPECIES: Nerd
NATIONALITY: Canadian
POSTING SINCE: Usenet, 1985; RABT, 1993; RABT regularly, 2001
HEROES: Tolkien, David Hilbert
LIKES: The Police, The Ramones, The Stranglers, Kate Bush,
Maurice Ravel, chocolate ripple ice cream
DISLIKES: eggplant
EMAIL: see below
WEBSITE: I guess this is safe...
http://www.csd.uwo.ca/faculty/andrews
http://music.myspace.com/bobbylyon
Favorite Tolkien-related website: TORN
Favorite book/story by Tolkien: All of them!
Do Balrogs have wings?: Of shadow only.
Do Elves have pointed ears?: Leaf-shaped.
Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?: Uh? Don't remember this issue.
Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?: No
Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?: Agnostic
Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?: No
Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?: Eowyn
Do Dwarven women have beards?: Yes
Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
LOTR?: Yes
Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?: Both
NOTES: None that I can think of!
--Jamie. (efil4dreN)
andrews .uwo } Merge these two lines to obtain my e-mail address.
[at] csd .ca } (Unsolicited "bulk" e-mail costs everyone.)
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296356 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 19:02 |
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"Morgoth's Curse" <morgothscurse2002 [at] nospam.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:m9qka25e59um8rqtach66956qiut9os97p [at] 4ax.com...
<snip>
> nefarious influence of TEUNC. I, Morgoth's Curse, however, am proud
> to boast that I have never been and never shall be influenced by the
> insidious malice of TEUNC. When my website is finished, I will repost
> this questionnaire using a different format and with a few different
> questions.
Neat! Feel free to not credit me for wanting to know how old people were
when they first read LotR.
> Just out of curiosity, how do we pronounce your name? As "Karen" or
> as "Syrian" or as "Sigh-air-an"? :-)
Ahh, Gaelic! Ain't it wonderful? My name, which can be spelled 'Kieran'
or 'Ciaran' (and I do), is pronounced "kee'-ran".
- Ciaran S.
------------------
The Wrackspurt:
I float in through your ears and make
your brain go fuzzy.
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296360 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 23:05 |
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Morgoth's Curse wrote:
> Our beloved comrade Alatar seems to have vanished from the face of the
> Earth, so I have taken the liberty of launching this year's Roll Call.
> :-) (I have not included the usual link to her website as it is
> defunct, but at least this information will be available on Google.)
>
>
>
> NAME:
count menelvagor
> DOB:
around 12, 000 BC, i think
> SEX:
male
> SPECIES:
balrog
> NATIONALITY:
rogsylvanian (http://count.teunc.org/rogs/rogs.html)
> POSTING SINCE:
august, 2000
> HEROES:
sauron, gothmog, don giovanni, fred, the weird guy with the pipe.
> LIKES:
murder, mayhem, blood, gore, human sacrifice, tolkien, JRK, languages,
opera, being weird. (see also my old profile, though it's a bit out of
date in some respects.)
> DISLIKES:
spam, undercooked humans, lembas, FATS, giant cockroaches, dubbya,
stock reports, bitchy computers.
> EMAIL:
spammers [at] die.com
> WEBSITE:
http://count.teunc.org
> Favorite Tolkien-related website:
i think it might still be tolkien sarcasm page, either that or
teunc.org/wildschwein.
> Favorite book/story by Tolkien:
tolkien lied.
> Do Balrogs have wings?:
yes, but we don't generally show them in public.
> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
my ancestors used to eat pointed ear souffle. barbaric, i call it.
> Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
no, but it danced an incredible cancan.
> Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
nah, they were just trying to ask directions to the nearest casino.
> Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
no, their valets do that.
> Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
evidently not; though we balrogs like to say, "to wargs other wargs
look different."
> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
both.
> Do Dwarven women have beards?:
apparently. kind of blekh, if you ask me; but i'm not tolkien.
> Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
> LOTR?:
yes, but who cares?
> Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
like, but think some of the changes were rubbish (not because they were
changes, but because they were rubbish), and find the "hype" a bit
tiresome.
> NOTES:
give me all your money now. i need it to save the world from FATS.
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296361 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 23:14 |
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In message <news:m9qka25e59um8rqtach66956qiut9os97p [at] 4ax.com>
Morgoth's Curse <morgothscurse2002 [at] nospam.yahoo.com> enriched us
with:
>
> On Tue, 4 Jul 2006 01:10:05 -0400, "Shanahan"
> <pogues [at] bluefrog.com> wrote:
>
Morgoth's Curse asked:
>>>
>>> Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
>>
>> Eowyn. But with Merry's help. Why is this an either/or question?
Do you want the long explanation or the short one ;)
The short one merely posits that 'or' in itself does not necessarily
mean an exclusive or (in this we might say that the statement can be
true if one /or both/ of the substatements are 'mostly true').
The long one has to do with people arguing over this for a long time,
without agreeing to disagree amiably (some of them, at least). It is
a question that has become even more interesting with the release of
the Reader's Companion, and one which I would be sorry to see
disappear entirely.
> Good point. As noted, I pasted this from Alatar's last post on
> this subject, but, unfortunately, she was operating under the
> unholy and nefarious influence of TEUNC.
I believe she was rather influenced by this being the field for one
of the battles in the flame wars of yore. Now, unholy and nefarious
the TEUNC may be, but I don't think that they, as a group, has the
power to sustain a flame war (they are, as a rule, rather too
sarcastic for easy combustion) ;-)
> I, Morgoth's Curse, however, am proud to boast that I have never
> been and never shall be influenced by the insidious malice of
> TEUNC.
Thou dost protest too much, methinks . . . ;-)
> When my website is finished, I will repost this questionnaire
> using a different format and with a few different questions.
I thought about suggesting that the Ringwraiths at Weathertop
question be discontinued after the information in the Reader's
Companion, but on second thought it is probably not as decisive as I
might be tempted to make it ;-)
> Feel free to submit any questions that you would like added.
"Did Isildur know that he was cutting of the Master Ring?"
Or, alternatively,
"did Isildur know that cutting of that Ring would send Sauron's
spirit away"
> I guarantee that I will not credit you and, in fact, will claim
> your work as my own. ;-)
As long as we know in advance ;-)
--
Troels Forchhammer
Valid e-mail is <t.forch(a)email.dk>
Smile
a while
ere day
is done
and all
your gall
will soon
be gone.
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296362 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 23:10 |
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In message <news:5f9qn3-vpo.ln1 [at] news.pointerstop.ca> Derek Broughton
<news [at] pointerstop.ca> enriched us with:
>
> TT Arvind wrote:
>>
Phlip wrote:
>>>
Morgoth's Curse wrote:
>>>> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
>>>
>>> Leaf shaped. (Let's hope that doesn't mean sassafras leaves!)
>>
>> Banana leaves, comrades, banana leaves.
>>
> Canadian Elves have maple-leaf shaped ears.
Does that mean that Northern Scandinavian Elves have needle-shaped
ears?
--
Troels Forchhammer
Valid e-mail is <t.forch(a)email.dk>
The major problem [encountered in time travel] is quite
simply one of grammar, and the main work to consult in this
matter is Dr Dan Streetmentioner's Time Traveller's
Handbook of 1001 Tense Formations.
- Douglas Adams, /The Restaurant at the End of the Universe/
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296367 ] |
Mi, 05 Juli 2006 00:28 |
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"Troels Forchhammer" <Troels [at] ThisIsFake.invalid> skrev i meddelandet
news:Xns97F6EBBA4C29ET.Forch [at] 130.133.1.4...
> In message <news:5f9qn3-vpo.ln1 [at] news.pointerstop.ca> Derek Broughton
> <news [at] pointerstop.ca> enriched us with:
>
>>
>> TT Arvind wrote:
>>>
> Phlip wrote:
>>>>
> Morgoth's Curse wrote:
>>>>> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
>>>>
>>>> Leaf shaped. (Let's hope that doesn't mean sassafras leaves!)
>>>
>>> Banana leaves, comrades, banana leaves.
>>>
>> Canadian Elves have maple-leaf shaped ears.
>
> Does that mean that Northern Scandinavian Elves have needle-shaped
> ears?
Well, you have probably heard the expression "spetsa öronen". ;-)
Öjevind
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296368 ] |
Mi, 05 Juli 2006 00:37 |
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In message <news:e8ct4p0jer [at] enews3.newsguy.com>
"Shanahan" <pogues [at] bluefrog.com> enriched us with:
>
> Morgoth's Curse wrote:
>>
<snip>
>> LIKES:
> Zippo lighters.
That's a fair thing -- they're really clever and very reliable.
> The Clash.
I can go there with you as well.
> Trashy fanfic involving Severus Snape.
But that . . .!?!
BTW -- not trashy (IMO), but does satisfy the rest:
<http://curry.250x.com/Tower/Fiction/waterhorse/index.html>
>> DISLIKES:
> People who don't *burn* to find out how the world works.
LOL!
I don't really agree with Gandalf either.
--
Troels Forchhammer
Valid e-mail is <t.forch(a)email.dk>
++ Divide By Cucumber Error. Please Reinstall Universe And Reboot ++
- /Hogfather/ (Terry Pratchett)
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296369 ] |
Di, 04 Juli 2006 21:30 |
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"Henriette" <heldenib [at] hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:1151933051.704950.235430 [at] m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> Morgoth's Curse schreef:
> > Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
> It was a joint venture.
Or at least a point venture.
Raafje.
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296375 ] |
Mi, 05 Juli 2006 06:10 |
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NAME: Steve Himel (Hymn uhl)
DOB: 12/29/75
SEX: Only if she's hot and willing
SPECIES: A rare type of Kolokolo bird
NATIONALITY: Embarassed to say, American
POSTING SINCE: earlier this year some time
HEROES: Spidey (comic version) is the best of the lot
LIKES: stuff
DISLIKES: stuff that isn't stuff
EMAIL: stevehim [at] yahoo.com
WEBSITE: http://ankh-morpork.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/the_late_dentarthurdent
Favorite Tolkien-related website: this one for discussion, IMDB for
educating others, the official moviesite ones for longevity
Favorite book/story by Tolkien: LOTR
Do Balrogs have wings?:
Yes, though I am not sure they can fly.
Do Elves have pointed ears?:
Yes
Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?:
No
Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?:
YES
Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?:
No, Sauron has them
Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?:
No, otherwise the entire Legolas/Gimli thing is strange and fairly
meaningless
Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?:
Both
Do Dwarven women have beards?:
Yes
Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
LOTR?:
Reincarnated, but yes
Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?:
As movies, the first two (especially FOTR) are entertaining. ROTK
sucks. As adaptations, all three are horrible, though FOTR is still
better than the other two.
NOTES:
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti
Feel free to submit any questions that you would like added. I
guarantee that I will not credit you and, in fact, will claim your
work as my own. ;-)
Why was Sauron setting traps for Aragorn if he didn't know who he was?
Who/What caused the storm on Caradhras?
How can there be nameless things under the Earth older than Sauron if
he was, presumably, among the Ainur before Ea was created?
Could the Nine beat a Balrog?
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296381 ] |
Mi, 05 Juli 2006 10:15 |
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In message <news:2Szqg.2$nf5.1 [at] fe11.lga>
"John W. Kennedy" <jwkenne [at] attglobal.net> enriched us with:
>
> burnsdavidj [at] yahoo.com wrote:
>> SPECIES: Homo sapien.
>
> Ain't no such word as "sapien". It's "sapiens".
Raising the question of whether the thing requires the thing itself to
Be? ;)
(with due disclaimers of any intend to imply poor David)
--
Troels Forchhammer
Valid e-mail is <t.forch(a)email.dk>
This isn't right. This isn't even wrong.
- Wolfgang Pauli, on a paper submitted by a physicist colleague
(Thus speaks the quantum physicist)
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296382 ] |
Mi, 05 Juli 2006 10:21 |
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In message <news:4h08bvF1non9bU1 [at] individual.net> "Öjevind Lång"
<bredband.net [at] ojevind.lang> enriched us with:
>
> "Troels Forchhammer" <Troels [at] ThisIsFake.invalid> skrev i meddelandet
> news:Xns97F6EBBA4C29ET.Forch [at] 130.133.1.4...
>> In message <news:5f9qn3-vpo.ln1 [at] news.pointerstop.ca> Derek Broughton
>> <news [at] pointerstop.ca> enriched us with:
>>> TT Arvind wrote:
>>>>
>> Phlip wrote:
>>>>>
>> Morgoth's Curse wrote:
>>>>>> Do Elves have pointed ears?:
>>>>>
>>>>> Leaf shaped. (Let's hope that doesn't mean sassafras leaves!)
>>>>
>>>> Banana leaves, comrades, banana leaves.
>>>>
>>> Canadian Elves have maple-leaf shaped ears.
>>
>> Does that mean that Northern Scandinavian Elves have needle-shaped
>> ears?
>
> Well, you have probably heard the expression "spetsa öronen". ;-)
Yes, of course. We have it in Danish as well -- good point!
(Schleswig-Holstein elves are cursed with Oak-leaf shaped ears,
obviously)
--
Troels Forchhammer
Valid e-mail is <t.forch(a)email.dk>
Lo! we have gathered, and we have spent, and now the time
of payment draws near.
- Aragorn, /The Lord of the Rings/ (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296386 ] |
Mi, 05 Juli 2006 14:56 |
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NAME: Derek Broughton
DOB: 1958
SEX: Whenever...
SPECIES: Homo Sapiens XY (as opposed to the XX subspecies)
NATIONALITY: British born, Canadian to the core
POSTING SINCE: Long enough not to remember
HEROES: Romeo D'allaire, Stephen Lewis
LIKES: Tolkien, Fantasy & SF of any kind, dogs, bridge
DISLIKES: work
EMAIL: Anything at pointerstop.ca
WEBSITE:
Favorite Tolkien-related website:
Favorite book/story by Tolkien: LOTR
Do Balrogs have wings?: Sure, why not?
Do Elves have pointed ears?: Naturally - to me, "leaf shaped" implies
pointed. Tolkien described a number of swords as "leaf shaped", too.
Did the ring speak on Mt. Doom?: No. Are you hearing voices?
Did the Nazgul intend to get the Ring on Weathertop?: Yes
Do the Nazgul carry their own rings?: No
Do Dwarves and Elves generally like each other?: No.
Who killed the Witch-King, Merry or Eowyn?: Eowyn. She couldn't have done
it without Merry, but he didn't do it at all/
Do Dwarven women have beards?: Silly question.
Was the original Glorfindel the same Elf as the 3rd age Glorfindel in
LOTR?: I'm a reincarnated Egyptian Pharaoh - am I the same person I was in
2000BC? Am I the same person I was 20 years ago?
Do you like or dislike the LotR movies by Peter Jackson?: Loved them - warts
and all.
NOTES: I was supposed to take notes?
--
derek
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| Re: The 2006 Who's Who of AFT/RABT [message #296391 ] |
Mi, 05 Juli 2006 17:49 |
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Raven schreef:
> "Henriette" <heldenib [at] hotmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:1151933051.704950.235430 [at] m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com...
> > It was a joint venture.
>
> Or at least a point venture.
>
Yo RaAfJE, WAzzuP?
I'm not certain what a joint venture is, because it is not in my
dictionary. Still I had the feeling it came close to what I meant to
say, and it sounded grand;-) As for point venture: hvad mener de? Jeg
forst=E5r ikke!
EntHierre
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