A few ways to tell if you are obsessed with LOTR - Page 35

ethuiliel · 01-04-2004, 09:49 PM

You write a 15-page book report on LotR and feel that you left out important (to you) parts.

Nerdanel · 01-05-2004, 03:47 PM

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Originally posted by ethuiliel
You write a 15-page book report on LotR and feel that you left out important (to you) parts.

I recognice that! In school, we read books with a certain theme, and I'm always trying to convince my swedish-teacher that some of Tolkien's books fits in that theme..

And sometimes, I succeed!

ethuiliel · 01-05-2004, 06:28 PM

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I recognice that! In school, we read books with a certain theme, and I'm always trying to convince my swedish-teacher that some of Tolkien's books fits in that theme.. And sometimes, I succeed!

That's cool.

You have LotR in a boxed set, but usually it's just an empty box on your shelf because you keep re-reading it, or looking things up, or trying to find trivia questions, or....

**Nurvingiel** · 01-05-2004, 08:38 PM

You're surprised if someone hasn't read the books, and nearly die of shock if they haven't read them, no matter where they're from.

ethuiliel · 01-06-2004, 10:49 PM

You carve your favorite character's name into your (school's styrofoam) lunch tray. Then you frame it, and carve little hearts around it.

In soccer practice when you have to run laps for your warm up, you pretend that you are Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli to keep from slowing to a walk.

In swim practice you pretend to be Boromir, Faramir or one of the two other people who swims across the river when Osgiliath was overrun by Orcs. (Boro mentions this in the Council)

After swim practice, when you are freezing cold and dripping wet, you put on your ring necklace before you dry off and put on dry clothes.

When you tell your (LotR-obsessed) sister about something that reminded you of LotR or something you did that was LotR-related, she looks exasperated, and ignores you, pretends she doesn't know you, or does something similar.

**Nurvingiel** · 01-06-2004, 10:52 PM

You have dreams about LotR. (I just had a bizarre nightmare where I had the Ring.)

katya · 01-06-2004, 11:06 PM

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Originally posted by ethuiliel

In soccer practice when you have to run laps for your warm up, you pretend that you are Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli to keep from slowing to a walk.

Guilty!

Actually it wasn't soccer practice though...

You name your biology creature a dobbit (because you subconciously connect it with hobbit!!)

You pretend the microscope in biology class is the Mirror of Galadriel.

**Nurvingiel** · 01-06-2004, 11:26 PM

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Originally posted by katya
You pretend the microscope in biology class is the Mirror of Galadriel.

Lol katya!

Elvengirl · 01-07-2004, 06:20 PM

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Originally posted by Nurvingiel
You have dreams about LotR.

Happens all the time

You seriously think about a cool LOTR related saying to put on a licence plate.

matthew · 01-10-2004, 02:16 PM

Im guilty of the dreams, and sleeping with my face in a book.
I also have elvish names for my hamsters.
beat THAT, fools.

Twista · 01-10-2004, 02:19 PM

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Originally posted by katya
Guilty! Actually it wasn't soccer practice though...

What as it exactly then? lol

Nerdanel · 01-10-2004, 04:41 PM

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Originally posted by matthew
Im guilty of the dreams, and sleeping with my face in a book.
I also have elvish names for my hamsters.
beat THAT, fools.

OK, I can't beat that..

But I named my cat Affe like 7 years ago, and I found out, a few months ago, that it's monkey in german..

Poor cat.

If some of my friends ask me something about the books or the films, like why they did or said something that they didn't understand, I can go on about it for hours.. Now they don't ask me so much anymore. Wonder why?

**Nurvingiel** · 01-10-2004, 06:29 PM

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Originally posted by matthew
Im guilty of the dreams, and sleeping with my face in a book.
I also have elvish names for my hamsters.
beat THAT, fools.

When my brother and I were kids, we named our Guinea pigs Merry and Pippin. (Pippin was mine.)

katya · 01-10-2004, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by Twista
What as it exactly then? lol

I was training for cross country (where you run about 3.5 miles at a meet).

Sminty_Smeagol · 01-10-2004, 10:13 PM

You paint the elvish hymns (in the tengwar) around your doorframes in silver

You are reminded of Tolkien characters when you see certain people

You constantly accidently write a letter in the tengwar when writing in english
You start sounding 't, d, th, th, ng, y' when you try to recite the alphabet in your head (this is the order I learned the tengwar)

You carve elvish gravestones with the words resembling Turin's and place them over where you buried your dead fish, customized (for legolas, one for gollum)

Elanor's Angel · 01-14-2004, 04:11 PM

Before entering your house you make all your friends say "friend " in another language before you screem "you shall not pass" at them while you thro a stick on the ground and fall of your porch.
Elanor's Angel

ZFrodo Lives!

Falagar · 01-14-2004, 04:28 PM

But before you scream "You shall not pass" you have to ignite them and cry: "the burning hair will not avail you, flame of Ûdun!"

samwiselvr2008 · 01-14-2004, 07:11 PM

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Originally posted by ethuiliel
You write a 15-page book report on LotR and feel that you left out important (to you) parts.

Typed? In what font size? In what font? I'm determend to mach you now!

Lady Ravyn · 01-14-2004, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by Sminty_Smeagol
You paint the elvish hymns (in the tengwar) around your doorframes in silver

You are reminded of Tolkien characters when you see certain people

You constantly accidently write a letter in the tengwar when writing in english
You start sounding 't, d, th, th, ng, y' when you try to recite the alphabet in your head (this is the order I learned the tengwar)

You carve elvish gravestones with the words resembling Turin's and place them over where you buried your dead fish, customized (for legolas, one for gollum)

I have Tengwar written Over my door ("Speak now and enter my realm") AND on my lightswitch covers ("ON/OFF" AND on my socket plates ("Plug it in")

and i named my beta fish Gilgalad ("gilly" for short; get it?! GIL-ly?! hahahaha...oh well...)

you know you're obsessed when every time you read a book, you pronounce all names and strange places as if they were Elvish words

you have a shrine to LotR on your dresser (and you're beggining to need a bigger dresser...)

**Nurvingiel** · 01-17-2004, 08:48 PM

You know you're obsessed with LotR when...

...you try to get your roommate to re-name her fish Isildur.
... you buy a KFC chicken bucket just because it has LotR pictures on it, wash it out, and keep it forever and ever.
(I did not do the second one.)

01-04-2004, 09:49 PM	#681
ethuiliel Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA until I find a way to get to Middle Earth Posts: 681	You write a 15-page book report on LotR and feel that you left out important (to you) parts. __________________ "...but I love not the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Numenor." "'I would,' said Faramir. And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many. And many indeed saw them and the light that shone about them as they came down from the walls and went hand in hand to the Houses of Healing."

01-06-2004, 10:49 PM	#685
ethuiliel Elf Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: USA until I find a way to get to Middle Earth Posts: 681	You carve your favorite character's name into your (school's styrofoam) lunch tray. Then you frame it, and carve little hearts around it. In soccer practice when you have to run laps for your warm up, you pretend that you are Aragorn, Legolas or Gimli to keep from slowing to a walk. In swim practice you pretend to be Boromir, Faramir or one of the two other people who swims across the river when Osgiliath was overrun by Orcs. (Boro mentions this in the Council) After swim practice, when you are freezing cold and dripping wet, you put on your ring necklace before you dry off and put on dry clothes. When you tell your (LotR-obsessed) sister about something that reminded you of LotR or something you did that was LotR-related, she looks exasperated, and ignores you, pretends she doesn't know you, or does something similar. __________________ "...but I love not the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend: the city of the Men of Numenor." "'I would,' said Faramir. And he took her in his arms and kissed her under the sunlit sky, and he cared not that they stood high upon the walls in the sight of many. And many indeed saw them and the light that shone about them as they came down from the walls and went hand in hand to the Houses of Healing."

01-10-2004, 02:16 PM	#690
matthew Enting Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 75	Im guilty of the dreams, and sleeping with my face in a book. I also have elvish names for my hamsters. beat THAT, fools. __________________ Nai anar caluva tierelyanna Flame me. Go ahead. Matthew in 2028. One by one we're bringing them back. Vote Nader. Stop the hamster eaters!!!! End global warming! Turn on the AC!!! Gadzooks! Run!

01-10-2004, 10:13 PM	#695
Sminty_Smeagol Manic Cardboard-Box Dweller Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In a house Posts: 1,071	You paint the elvish hymns (in the tengwar) around your doorframes in silver You are reminded of Tolkien characters when you see certain people You constantly accidently write a letter in the tengwar when writing in english You start sounding 't, d, th, th, ng, y' when you try to recite the alphabet in your head (this is the order I learned the tengwar) You carve elvish gravestones with the words resembling Turin's and place them over where you buried your dead fish, customized (for legolas, one for gollum) __________________ I love the fishes. Last edited by Sminty_Smeagol : 01-10-2004 at 10:18 PM.

01-14-2004, 04:11 PM	#696
Elanor's Angel Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Hiding under my bed reading LOTR at 1:43am, Middle earth (Seattle WA) Posts: 1,239	You know your a tolken nut if..... Before entering your house you make all your friends say "friend " in another language before you screem "you shall not pass" at them while you thro a stick on the ground and fall of your porch. Elanor's Angel ZFrodo Lives!

01-14-2004, 04:28 PM	#697
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	But before you scream "You shall not pass" you have to ignite them and cry: "the burning hair will not avail you, flame of Ûdun!" __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle.

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