Middle Earth in our world?

Ethereal · 09-07-2002, 04:17 PM

Have you guys ever met someone that, as soon as you meet them, you immediately classify them into some Middle Earth race? I met two people this summer and one could have been a hobbit if only he were a foot shorter, and the other would have felt completely at home with the ents! He was even tall and thin, and reminded me of a, well, tall and thin tree! Anyway, I was just wondering.

Radagast The Brown · 09-07-2002, 04:23 PM

I guess there are some similar things in ME and in the "real" world...
I, personally, saw places I could imgine as Mirkwood or Lothlorien, and people I thought are very similar to Legolas in my imagination.

GandalfTheWhite · 09-07-2002, 04:23 PM

i classify all the mean and annoying people i meet as smelly orcs!

Ethereal · 09-07-2002, 05:57 PM

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Originally posted by Radagast The Brown
I, personally, saw places I could imgine as Mirkwood or Lothlorien, and people I thought are very similar to Legolas in my imagination.

I know exactly how you feel! I got to go to Ireland for 4 weeks this summer w/ my Mom to visit some of our relations, and I swear, the countryside there looks exactly like something out of the Shire! I kept imagining little hobbit holes all over the place.

Galenavar · 09-07-2002, 07:40 PM

I will frequently imagine people I know as different creatures from ME. I'll be sitting in a classroom or somewhere at school, watching people, thinking...hmm, he strikes me as an elf, oh yeah, he is such a hobbit, and so on and so forth. I think that it's a lot of fun and a great way to pass time. It's tons of fun in malls and cafes as well.

Ñólendil · 09-08-2002, 03:21 AM

I remember reading that Tolkien commented on his publisher, after meeting him that "he looks exactly like one of my dwarves, only I don't think he smokes." His publisher was short, bright-eyed and bearded.

ArwenEvenstar · 09-08-2002, 01:23 PM

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Originally posted by GandalfTheWhite
i classify all the mean and annoying people i meet as smelly orcs!

don't forget if they smell weird with that combanation!

Radagast The Brown · 09-08-2002, 02:46 PM

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originally posted by Ethereal
I know exactly how you feel! I got to go to Ireland for 4 weeks this summer w/ my Mom to visit some of our relations, and I swear, the countryside there looks exactly like something out of the Shire! I kept imagining little hobbit holes all over the place.

My thoughts exactly.there are so many places who looks like they got out of my imagination. It's very weird...

Dolenloteiel · 09-08-2002, 04:37 PM

I volunteer at the local soup kitchen, and there was this man that looked very old, but he acted like he had immense energy and he also had a great sense of humor. He was silly and he made light of his current situation. He reminded me of Gandalf the Grey, and I enjoyed talking to him. I never saw him at the soup kitchen again.

Rána Eressëa · 09-08-2002, 07:29 PM

I know three extremely short people I consider Hobbits. I've seen two really tall blondes that remind me of Elves, and the rest just look like humans.

katya · 09-09-2002, 06:16 PM

my brother's coach looks like a hobbit. according to my brother he actually gets that a lot. (or at least once in a while) sometimes he and i will sit around and compare people to races and specific characters. oh yeah and my gym teacher is an orc!!!!! so is the lady next door but thats kind of mean because i'm sure she's nice enough. but her dog is still shelob. thats a bit of a story in itself. my dad acts a lot like gandalf in some ways.

Ethereal · 09-10-2002, 06:31 PM

hahaha a shelob-dog? now that would be crazy to see. there's a dog in my neighborhood that would be an orc if he were a human. i have to walk past his house on my way back from babysitting, and sometimes it's pitch black, so when he starts barking and growling, i just book it!

***Rían*** · 09-10-2002, 07:45 PM

My husband reminds me of Faramir! (I'm lucky)

Also, once I was in a store and I saw a necklace that I am absolutely SURE was made in Lorien! Of course, it was my duty to buy it immediately and help support the elves there.

09-07-2002, 04:17 PM	#1
Ethereal Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Washington Posts: 29	Middle Earth in our world? Have you guys ever met someone that, as soon as you meet them, you immediately classify them into some Middle Earth race? I met two people this summer and one could have been a hobbit if only he were a foot shorter, and the other would have felt completely at home with the ents! He was even tall and thin, and reminded me of a, well, tall and thin tree! Anyway, I was just wondering. __________________ ~Ethereal - not of this worldintangibletenuousimpalpable~

09-07-2002, 04:23 PM	#2
Radagast The Brown Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Israel Posts: 6,975	I guess there are some similar things in ME and in the "real" world... I, personally, saw places I could imgine as Mirkwood or Lothlorien, and people I thought are very similar to Legolas in my imagination. __________________ Lalala... poof! AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide Last edited by Radagast The Brown : 09-07-2002 at 04:28 PM.

09-07-2002, 04:23 PM	#3
GandalfTheWhite Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 297	i classify all the mean and annoying people i meet as smelly orcs! __________________ "Behold, I am not Gandalf the Grey, whom you betrayed. I am Gandalf the White, who has returned from death. You have no colour now, and I cast you from the order and from the Council." -Gandalf The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot say. "He who breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of wisdom." -Gandalf "A thing is about to happen which has not happened since the Elder Days: the Ents are going to wake up and find that they are strong." -Gandalf

09-07-2002, 07:40 PM	#5
Galenavar Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: WI Posts: 129	I will frequently imagine people I know as different creatures from ME. I'll be sitting in a classroom or somewhere at school, watching people, thinking...hmm, he strikes me as an elf, oh yeah, he is such a hobbit, and so on and so forth. I think that it's a lot of fun and a great way to pass time. It's tons of fun in malls and cafes as well. __________________ Galenavar Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo If there's no magic, there's no meaning.

09-08-2002, 03:21 AM	#6
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	I remember reading that Tolkien commented on his publisher, after meeting him that "he looks exactly like one of my dwarves, only I don't think he smokes." His publisher was short, bright-eyed and bearded. __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

09-08-2002, 04:37 PM	#9
Dolenloteiel I elenfea Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Somewhere in the chaos between the first and second ages! (Actually, CO) Posts: 556	I volunteer at the local soup kitchen, and there was this man that looked very old, but he acted like he had immense energy and he also had a great sense of humor. He was silly and he made light of his current situation. He reminded me of Gandalf the Grey, and I enjoyed talking to him. I never saw him at the soup kitchen again. __________________ "Middle Earth is a real place. And it is New Zealand." Sir Ian McKellan **************************** QUESTION AUTHORITY Ask me anything ************************** "I have not failed, I've only found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison ************************** Visit Tolkien RP Site! Need members, RP all three Ages! (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) http://elvellon.suddenlaunch2.com **************************** "Yay, I can hear the voices in my head again!

09-08-2002, 07:29 PM	#10
Rána Eressëa The Rogue Elf Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,722	I know three extremely short people I consider Hobbits. I've seen two really tall blondes that remind me of Elves, and the rest just look like humans.

09-09-2002, 06:16 PM	#11
katya Elven Maiden Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 3,309	my brother's coach looks like a hobbit. according to my brother he actually gets that a lot. (or at least once in a while) sometimes he and i will sit around and compare people to races and specific characters. oh yeah and my gym teacher is an orc!!!!! so is the lady next door but thats kind of mean because i'm sure she's nice enough. but her dog is still shelob. thats a bit of a story in itself. my dad acts a lot like gandalf in some ways.

09-10-2002, 06:31 PM	#12
Ethereal Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Washington Posts: 29	hahaha a shelob-dog? now that would be crazy to see. there's a dog in my neighborhood that would be an orc if he were a human. i have to walk past his house on my way back from babysitting, and sometimes it's pitch black, so when he starts barking and growling, i just book it! __________________ ~Ethereal - not of this worldintangibletenuousimpalpable~

09-10-2002, 07:45 PM	#13
*Rían* Half-Elven Princess of Rabbit Trails and Harp-Wielding Administrator (beware the Rubber Chicken of Doom!) Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Not where I want to be ... Posts: 15,254	My husband reminds me of Faramir! (I'm lucky) Also, once I was in a store and I saw a necklace that I am absolutely SURE was made in Lorien! Of course, it was my duty to buy it immediately and help support the elves there. __________________ . I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva!

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