Trees or Caves????? - Page 2

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 03-14-2002, 12:33 AM

You know, the realm of Thingol, and the realm of Finrod were both Caverns, and cosidered to be extreamly beautiful.

Eruviel Greenleaf · 03-14-2002, 12:55 AM

Of course caves can be quite beautiful. (Especially if there are elves there. . .) But trees are alive!

Ñólendil · 03-14-2002, 01:20 AM

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You know, the realm of Thingol, and the realm of Finrod were both Caverns, and cosidered to be extreamly beautiful.

Indeed Thingol's was the fairest dwelling that any King has ever had, east of the Sea.

Not Finrod's mind you, but Thingol's. Finrod's was just so-so.

Dwarven Sen · 03-14-2002, 05:38 AM

Again i must say caves rule dwarves fashined the elf kingdoms some of them anyway and although i prefer dwarves elves are good as long as they appreciate the dwarves. Caves are great.

I AM THE PHANTOM CAVE DWELLER ALL SHALL BOW BEFORE ME AND DESPAIR FOR I WILL TEAR UP THE TREES AND BURN THE FORESTS

sorry that was my little brother trying to make me look insane

Elfmaster XK · 03-14-2002, 08:49 AM

People who say trees will burn and die and be destroyed will die in flames and objects with sharp points. You have been warned....

Dwarven Sen · 03-14-2002, 08:54 AM

what are you going to do elf master general my axes can destroy your trees but your puny arrows will shatter against my caves

bropous · 03-14-2002, 01:27 PM

I love trees AND caves, although I prefer open spaces and lots of trees. Caves are highly overrated.

Elfmaster XK · 03-14-2002, 02:29 PM

I'm obviously gona enter the cave before shooting the arrow! Duh!
Anyway, you hack down a tree it will fall on you and suash you into the ground before you can say CAVES!
HA!

bropous · 03-14-2002, 03:00 PM

Drop a boulder across the entrance to a cave and you see why being in the forest is better.....in a cave you are like a rat in a hole, a fish in a rain barrel.....

Eruviel Greenleaf · 03-14-2002, 03:35 PM

well said, bropous!
Trees forever!
Wait-anyone been to ape caves in Mt. St. Helens? They're really cool. . .nevermind. I like trees and open spaces and air and living things!

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 03-15-2002, 01:00 AM

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Originally posted by Ñólendil

Indeed Thingol's was the fairest dwelling that any King has ever had, east of the Sea.

Not Finrod's mind you, but Thingol's. Finrod's was just so-so.

You just had to say that didn't ya? You just couldn't leave it alone. Well, have those Snickers ready. This is war.

Arathorn · 03-15-2002, 01:22 AM

I prefer a forest of huge Baobab trees with holes at the side of 'em allowing you to either go to the canopy above or enter a network of caverns underneath the forest. The central cavern would be many hectares wide and about a hundred feet deep with trees and a lake with a small island in the middle!

Eruviel Greenleaf · 03-15-2002, 01:59 AM

That sounds like a great compromise between trees and caves, Arathorn! And very nice. . .

I haven't climbed a tree for so long. . .I think I'll go find one soon

Oh! My 300th post!

Elfmaster XK · 03-15-2002, 07:38 AM

A word of warning, don't climb a really big tree and especially if your drunk.

Nazgûl Queen · 03-15-2002, 08:55 AM

As I am a Dunadain Ranger who was raised by elves, I have always preferred trees and nature, long rambling bushwalks, the light and life and peace...
But I find the sea absolutely fascinating with its changing hues and patterns and strange life.
And I enjoy cities with tall towers etc. for short times.
And I love wandering through caves.... and I collect semi-precious stones.

So I'm a bit of a mixture.... although I'll always be an elf in personality....

Eruviel Greenleaf · 03-15-2002, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by Elfmaster XK
A word of warning, don't climb a really big tree and especially if your drunk.

I don't think I would ever climb a tree while drunk. . . that would be a very silly thing to do! Question: Do elves get drunk?
As for really big trees, well, that's what I do for fun!
Elfmaster, you speak as if you'd had experience. . .

Elfmaster XK · 03-15-2002, 04:39 PM

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Originally posted by Eruviel Greenleaf

I don't think I would ever climb a tree while drunk. . . that would be a very silly thing to do! Question: Do elves get drunk?
As for really big trees, well, that's what I do for fun!
Elfmaster, you speak as if you'd had experience. . .

Yes, you ar very observant! Yes i believe elves get drunk, doesnt that happen in the hobbit? Im still reading that. But yes, i speak from experience - unfortuately...and it is a silly thing to do!!

Ërendil · 03-15-2002, 05:02 PM

I think that im an elf person- caves freak me out coz they are always so cold and dark.

Eruviel Greenleaf · 03-15-2002, 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by Elfmaster XK

Yes, you ar very observant! Yes i believe elves get drunk, doesnt that happen in the hobbit? Im still reading that. But yes, i speak from experience - unfortuately...and it is a silly thing to do!!

Oh, I haven't read the Hobbit yet. I must do so right away, if there are drunk elves. . .that ought to be interesting!

Thanks again for the warning. I shall be certain never to try it!

Elfmaster XK · 03-15-2002, 05:23 PM

S'okay, here to help. I like the idea of drink elves too!!

03-14-2002, 12:55 AM	#22
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	Of course caves can be quite beautiful. (Especially if there are elves there. . .) But trees are alive! __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

03-14-2002, 05:38 AM	#24
Dwarven Sen Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Edinburgh University Library Posts: 410	Again i must say caves rule dwarves fashined the elf kingdoms some of them anyway and although i prefer dwarves elves are good as long as they appreciate the dwarves. Caves are great. I AM THE PHANTOM CAVE DWELLER ALL SHALL BOW BEFORE ME AND DESPAIR FOR I WILL TEAR UP THE TREES AND BURN THE FORESTS sorry that was my little brother trying to make me look insane __________________ Destroy the dementors not the demented. Dont heckle the supervillain Note to Self: Remember that sarcasm is hard to detect from text. What ever you do, don't click this link! my LJ

03-14-2002, 08:49 AM	#25
Elfmaster XK Possessive Villain Fancier Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On my ship, riding the waves YARR! Posts: 2,008	People who say trees will burn and die and be destroyed will die in flames and objects with sharp points. You have been warned.... __________________ My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly - my friends. XK

03-14-2002, 08:54 AM	#26
Dwarven Sen Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Edinburgh University Library Posts: 410	what are you going to do elf master general my axes can destroy your trees but your puny arrows will shatter against my caves __________________ Destroy the dementors not the demented. Dont heckle the supervillain Note to Self: Remember that sarcasm is hard to detect from text. What ever you do, don't click this link! my LJ

03-14-2002, 01:27 PM	#27
bropous EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMED DCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 1,176	I love trees AND caves, although I prefer open spaces and lots of trees. Caves are highly overrated. __________________ "...[The Lord of the Rings] is to exemplify most clearly a recurrent theme: the place in 'world politics' of the unforeseen and unforeseeable acts of will, and deeds of virtue of the apparently small, ungreat, fogotten in the places of the Wise and Great (good as well as evil). A moral of the whole (after the primary symbolism of the Ring, as the will to mere power, seeking to make itself objective by physical force and mechanism, and so also inevitably by lies) is the obvious one that without the high and noble the simple and vulgar is utterly mean; and without the simple and ordinary the noble and heroic is meaningless." Letters of JRR Tolkien, page 160.

03-14-2002, 12:33 AM	#21
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	You know, the realm of Thingol, and the realm of Finrod were both Caverns, and cosidered to be extreamly beautiful.

03-14-2002, 02:29 PM	#28
Elfmaster XK Possessive Villain Fancier Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On my ship, riding the waves YARR! Posts: 2,008	I'm obviously gona enter the cave before shooting the arrow! Duh! Anyway, you hack down a tree it will fall on you and suash you into the ground before you can say CAVES! HA! __________________ My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly - my friends. XK

03-14-2002, 03:00 PM	#29
bropous EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMED DCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 1,176	Drop a boulder across the entrance to a cave and you see why being in the forest is better.....in a cave you are like a rat in a hole, a fish in a rain barrel..... __________________ "...[The Lord of the Rings] is to exemplify most clearly a recurrent theme: the place in 'world politics' of the unforeseen and unforeseeable acts of will, and deeds of virtue of the apparently small, ungreat, fogotten in the places of the Wise and Great (good as well as evil). A moral of the whole (after the primary symbolism of the Ring, as the will to mere power, seeking to make itself objective by physical force and mechanism, and so also inevitably by lies) is the obvious one that without the high and noble the simple and vulgar is utterly mean; and without the simple and ordinary the noble and heroic is meaningless." Letters of JRR Tolkien, page 160.

03-14-2002, 03:35 PM	#30
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	well said, bropous! Trees forever! Wait-anyone been to ape caves in Mt. St. Helens? They're really cool. . .nevermind. I like trees and open spaces and air and living things! __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

03-15-2002, 01:22 AM	#32
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	I prefer a forest of huge Baobab trees with holes at the side of 'em allowing you to either go to the canopy above or enter a network of caverns underneath the forest. The central cavern would be many hectares wide and about a hundred feet deep with trees and a lake with a small island in the middle! __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures...

03-15-2002, 01:59 AM	#33
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	That sounds like a great compromise between trees and caves, Arathorn! And very nice. . . I haven't climbed a tree for so long. . .I think I'll go find one soon Oh! My 300th post! __________________ Eruviel Greenleaf in a past life. "Whoever has come to understand the world has found only a corpse, and whoever has found a corpse is superior to the world." -The Gospel of Thomas SQUAWK!

03-15-2002, 07:38 AM	#34
Elfmaster XK Possessive Villain Fancier Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On my ship, riding the waves YARR! Posts: 2,008	A word of warning, don't climb a really big tree and especially if your drunk. __________________ My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly - my friends. XK

03-15-2002, 08:55 AM	#35
Nazgûl Queen Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Minas Morgul Posts: 400	As I am a Dunadain Ranger who was raised by elves, I have always preferred trees and nature, long rambling bushwalks, the light and life and peace... But I find the sea absolutely fascinating with its changing hues and patterns and strange life. And I enjoy cities with tall towers etc. for short times. And I love wandering through caves.... and I collect semi-precious stones. So I'm a bit of a mixture.... although I'll always be an elf in personality.... __________________ Morauko Umrien, Queen of the Nazgûl and Lady of Mordor Mistress of the Night The Nazgûl Queen she was, the Ringwraith, the enemy's most terrible servant; darkness went with her and she cried with the voices of death. Can be found loitering at Fantasy Essentials or her livejournal...

03-15-2002, 05:02 PM	#38
Ërendil Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 389	I think that im an elf person- caves freak me out coz they are always so cold and dark. __________________ "You're one of the Abaharaki, oh I had forgotten. Look at me, I am completly drenched! I do hate the rain, it makes me so depressed..." "Hehehehe, moeru moeru!" "That's it, set it all on fire; we're gonna smoke out Escaflowne!" "Oh, I hit the wrong target... never mind that creature was useless to us anyway. Our orders were to get the girl? So he isn't our concern, we don't need him!" ^_^ Isn't Dilandau just fantastic? You just have to love the insane, murderous pyro :-D

03-15-2002, 05:23 PM	#40
Elfmaster XK Possessive Villain Fancier Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On my ship, riding the waves YARR! Posts: 2,008	S'okay, here to help. I like the idea of drink elves too!! __________________ My soul is painted like the wings of butterflies, Fairytales of yesterday will grow but never die, I can fly - my friends. XK

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