Modern ME

Halley_Brandybuck · 04-14-2002, 04:31 PM

what do you think a modern ME would be like? I'm referring to a ME with today's society and technology

I think it's almost a given that elves would be up into technology (computers, hi-tech weapons etc) and hobbits would be much remove from society.... kind of like the Amish Men would be... well, much like we are.... Dwarves would be.... cast as hobbits in war epics of the War of the Ring

*giggles*

how about y'all?

Michael Martinez · 04-14-2002, 05:35 PM

You're living in a modern Middle-earth.

Halley_Brandybuck · 04-14-2002, 09:14 PM

that's now quite what I mean sure, as far as we're concerened but what about the Elves and stuff you know?

with all of the the history and culture and the long-term effects of the War of the Ring?

I guess I'm the only one here with an overactive imagination.... oh well

galadriel88 · 04-14-2002, 09:59 PM

You're not alone, Halley! I, too, have an Unusually Large Portion Of My Brain Dedicated To Variations On Tolkien's Works!

Hmmm...the hobbits wouldn't be as far removed from society as the Amish, but they would mostly live in the country. Elves would also be CEO's of companies and own web sites such as ebay, and host web services like AOL, only it would be MEOL: Middle Earth Online. The ents will have formed the MEBI (Middle Earth Bureau of Investigation) in search of the entwives and to solve othe ME mysteries.

GandalfTheWhite · 04-15-2002, 01:53 AM

none of those creatures would be around because they would be over run by man and his technology

***azalea*** · 04-15-2002, 08:47 AM

And what what would orcs be doing?

Tar-Elendil · 04-15-2002, 06:54 PM

the works would be working at aol like they always have!

galadriel88 · 04-15-2002, 08:54 PM

No, they'd be working at the IRS.

***azalea*** · 04-15-2002, 09:39 PM

Renille · 04-15-2002, 10:54 PM

*Struggling to think of Lurtz in a business suit and tie...*

I think the Moria orcs work at McDonalds.
The Balrog could even be their grill! Seriously,though...
I think the dwarves would be the guys who pop out of the manholes and other blue collar-type workers. The elves would be the world's creative minds. (Poets, actors, the like.) Hobbits would be rural farmers and cliquey small-towners. Men would be pretty much like men are now. Wizards and higher elves could be teachers and professors.

Ñólendil · 04-16-2002, 12:49 AM

MM said it best, this is Middle-earth. We're living in the Seventh Age and the War of the Ring took place over 6,000 years ago, according to J. R. R. Tolkien. Whether you accept the primitive or "scientific" mythology Tolkien put forward, this is true. Even discounting Tolkien and all his writings, we are still living in Midgard.

***azalea*** · 04-16-2002, 08:31 AM

Yes, yes, but I think HB was just speculating about what things would be like if hobbits, elves, etc. still coexisted w/ humans.

galadriel88 · 04-16-2002, 05:35 PM

Azalea's right. Let's not get technical about this, please! We're just trying to have fun.

Michelle The Fair · 04-20-2002, 10:59 PM

My self being an elf, I must say I work with children. So, Renille is very close to the mark. But I still have a love of lore.

Ñólendil · 04-20-2002, 11:39 PM

Fun? Where's the fun in that?!

galadriel88 · 04-21-2002, 02:02 PM

Those of us who have overactive imaginations like to let them run wild. If you don't like it, Nolendil, then don't post. Simple as that.

Ñólendil · 04-21-2002, 07:50 PM

It is a strange thing for an administrator to be lectured by a regular poster. But as I am an administrator, I will use that power to irritate and nit-pick all I want -- until the horse is "being very, very dead" as Binbiniqegabenik of Yiqanuc would say.

Continuing along this line of thinking, just to be difficult, when azalea says "Yes, yes, but I think HB was just speculating about what things would be like if hobbits, elves, etc. still coexisted w/ humans.", I might say that Hobbits and Elves (at least) still do coexist with humans. Hobbits are becoming hard to find and the Elves are either mere wraiths or faded, but they still coexist with us. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Michelle The Fair · 04-21-2002, 08:00 PM

be civil my friends

galadriel88 · 04-21-2002, 08:59 PM

I'm feeling bold, Nolendil. Must you be so technical and exact? It is my personal opinion that if Tolkien were here, he would be encouraging us to keep going with this.

(I'm not giving up till you do.

)

Eruviel Greenleaf · 04-24-2002, 02:22 AM

I would have to agree with Nolendil. We're in ME. It's the 7th age.

04-14-2002, 04:31 PM	#1
Halley_Brandybuck Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Griffith IN Posts: 136	Modern ME what do you think a modern ME would be like? I'm referring to a ME with today's society and technology I think it's almost a given that elves would be up into technology (computers, hi-tech weapons etc) and hobbits would be much remove from society.... kind of like the Amish Men would be... well, much like we are.... Dwarves would be.... cast as hobbits in war epics of the War of the Ring giggles how about y'all? __________________ ~in Halley Brandybuck's hobbitish opinion I am in search of an MPEG version of the trailer... if anyone finds one, let me know! Do not meddle in the affairs of females for they are PMS-ing and quick to batter. "He fears you Aragorn, and what you may become" Two Towers in 6 months!

04-14-2002, 05:35 PM	#2
Michael Martinez Elven Loremaster Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 892	You're living in a modern Middle-earth. __________________ http://www.xenite.org/faqs/lotr_movie/ http://www.michael-martinez.com/ http://www.merp.com/essays/MichaelMartinez/

04-14-2002, 09:14 PM	#3
Halley_Brandybuck Elven Warrior Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Griffith IN Posts: 136	that's now quite what I mean sure, as far as we're concerened but what about the Elves and stuff you know? with all of the the history and culture and the long-term effects of the War of the Ring? I guess I'm the only one here with an overactive imagination.... oh well __________________ ~in Halley Brandybuck's hobbitish opinion I am in search of an MPEG version of the trailer... if anyone finds one, let me know! Do not meddle in the affairs of females for they are PMS-ing and quick to batter. "He fears you Aragorn, and what you may become" Two Towers in 6 months!

04-14-2002, 09:59 PM	#4
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	You're not alone, Halley! I, too, have an Unusually Large Portion Of My Brain Dedicated To Variations On Tolkien's Works! Hmmm...the hobbits wouldn't be as far removed from society as the Amish, but they would mostly live in the country. Elves would also be CEO's of companies and own web sites such as ebay, and host web services like AOL, only it would be MEOL: Middle Earth Online. The ents will have formed the MEBI (Middle Earth Bureau of Investigation) in search of the entwives and to solve othe ME mysteries. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

04-15-2002, 01:53 AM	#5
GandalfTheWhite Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 297	none of those creatures would be around because they would be over run by man and his technology __________________ "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

04-15-2002, 08:47 AM	#6
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	And what what would orcs be doing?

04-15-2002, 06:54 PM	#7
Tar-Elendil Númenorean Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 1,050	the works would be working at aol like they always have! __________________ Why can we not be sober..

04-15-2002, 08:54 PM	#8
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	No, they'd be working at the IRS. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

04-15-2002, 09:39 PM	#9
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	LOL

04-15-2002, 10:54 PM	#10
Renille Elven Lady of Speed-posting Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the cheese state Posts: 988	Struggling to think of Lurtz in a business suit and tie... I think the Moria orcs work at McDonalds. The Balrog could even be their grill! Seriously,though... I think the dwarves would be the guys who pop out of the manholes and other blue collar-type workers. The elves would be the world's creative minds. (Poets, actors, the like.) Hobbits would be rural farmers and cliquey small-towners. Men would be pretty much like men are now. Wizards and higher elves could be teachers and professors. __________________ Oh the thinks you can think! Think and wonder and dream...far and wide as you dare! When your thinks have run dry, in the blink of an eye, there's another world there... (from Seussical the Musical. Listen to it...watch it...really.)

04-16-2002, 12:49 AM	#11
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	MM said it best, this is Middle-earth. We're living in the Seventh Age and the War of the Ring took place over 6,000 years ago, according to J. R. R. Tolkien. Whether you accept the primitive or "scientific" mythology Tolkien put forward, this is true. Even discounting Tolkien and all his writings, we are still living in Midgard. __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

04-16-2002, 08:31 AM	#12
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	Yes, yes, but I think HB was just speculating about what things would be like if hobbits, elves, etc. still coexisted w/ humans.

04-16-2002, 05:35 PM	#13
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	Azalea's right. Let's not get technical about this, please! We're just trying to have fun. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

04-20-2002, 10:59 PM	#14
Michelle The Fair Enting Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chithaeglir (Misty Mountains) Posts: 86	My self being an elf, I must say I work with children. So, Renille is very close to the mark. But I still have a love of lore. __________________ "And so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. Gandalf the Grey "PIPPIN LIVES in MY HEART!!!!!!!'

04-20-2002, 11:39 PM	#15
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	Fun? Where's the fun in that?! __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

04-21-2002, 02:02 PM	#16
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	Those of us who have overactive imaginations like to let them run wild. If you don't like it, Nolendil, then don't post. Simple as that. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

04-21-2002, 07:50 PM	#17
Ñólendil Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: California Posts: 60,865	It is a strange thing for an administrator to be lectured by a regular poster. But as I am an administrator, I will use that power to irritate and nit-pick all I want -- until the horse is "being very, very dead" as Binbiniqegabenik of Yiqanuc would say. Continuing along this line of thinking, just to be difficult, when azalea says "Yes, yes, but I think HB was just speculating about what things would be like if hobbits, elves, etc. still coexisted w/ humans.", I might say that Hobbits and Elves (at least) still do coexist with humans. Hobbits are becoming hard to find and the Elves are either mere wraiths or faded, but they still coexist with us. So put that in your pipe and smoke it. __________________ Falmon -- Dylan

04-21-2002, 08:00 PM	#18
Michelle The Fair Enting Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chithaeglir (Misty Mountains) Posts: 86	be civil my friends __________________ "And so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. Gandalf the Grey "PIPPIN LIVES in MY HEART!!!!!!!'

04-21-2002, 08:59 PM	#19
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	I'm feeling bold, Nolendil. Must you be so technical and exact? It is my personal opinion that if Tolkien were here, he would be encouraging us to keep going with this. (I'm not giving up till you do. ) __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

04-24-2002, 02:22 AM	#20
Eruviel Greenleaf Alcoholic Villain-Fancying Elf Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Lyonesse Posts: 4,547	I would have to agree with Nolendil. We're in ME. It's the 7th age. __________________ 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!

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