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by Jude » Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:11 pm
Spoken by a hobbit to a hobbit.
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So all my plans are ruined!
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by elengil » Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:24 pm
Ahhah... Lobelia, no doubt then?
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
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"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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by Inanna » Wed Aug 12, 2020 9:32 pm
Frodo to Sam - at Amon Hen, at the end of FOTR?
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's .' - Jude
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by Jude » Wed Aug 12, 2020 11:23 pm
Yes to Inanna - can you provide the original quote?
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by Inanna » Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:57 am
So all my plan is spoilt!
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's .' - Jude
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by Inanna » Thu Aug 13, 2020 12:58 am
Interesting that it is “all” and singular. (Appropriate? Prim would have known.)
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's .' - Jude
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by Jude » Thu Aug 13, 2020 1:17 am
That's correct! Your turn!
(yes, it's appropriate - in this case, "all" is used in the sense of "all of it, the whole thing")
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by Inanna » Thu Aug 13, 2020 4:40 pm
New Quote:
[bold]West wind blows up and flows along the wall. Would you mind hanging the wind news and taking me tonight?[/bold]
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by Frelga » Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:17 pm
Is that lament for Boromir?
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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by elengil » Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:20 pm
Frelga wrote: Is that lament for Boromir?
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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by Inanna » Thu Aug 13, 2020 7:17 pm
Yes.
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by Inanna » Fri Aug 14, 2020 5:46 pm
Frelga, original quote?
Or: WELL?
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by Frelga » Sun Aug 16, 2020 5:41 pm
Sorry, it's more effective when Willow does it.
The West Wind comes walking, and about the walls it goes. ‘What news from the West, O wandering wind, do you bring to me tonight?
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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by Inanna » Sun Aug 16, 2020 7:14 pm
True, It really is more effective. Your turn!
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by Jude » Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:50 pm
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by Inanna » Wed Aug 19, 2020 1:56 pm
That one‘s too cute, Jude.
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by elengil » Wed Aug 19, 2020 3:43 pm
The dumbest thing I've ever bought
was a 2020 planner.
"Does anyone ever think about Denethor, the guy driven to madness by staying up late into the night alone in the dark staring at a flickering device he believed revealed unvarnished truth about the outside word, but which in fact showed mostly manipulated media created by a hostile power committed to portraying nothing but bad news framed in the worst possible way in order to sap hope, courage, and the will to go on? Seems like he's someone we should think about." - Dave_LF
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by Frelga » Wed Aug 19, 2020 5:13 pm
Can Willow come find my Kindle please?
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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by Inanna » Wed Aug 19, 2020 6:18 pm
Use the chrome kindle app....
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by Jude » Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:08 pm
Willow has asked me to let you know that you can find all of Tolkien's work online by doing a google search for "[title of book] online text".
She hastened to add that you should only use these resources if you own a legal copy of the book you're searching for.