Quote Game-Part 7

[Rían]

*headdesk*

[Valandil]

Don't hit your head on the desk TOO hard Rian, or it would be a perilous wood indeed! :p

Sorry if I called undue attention to you - but I think I only thought of "wood" because you had just tried "good" and they rhyme - so really, you get an assist for helping me solve. :)

"S_r_d_r/!/_i_/w_t_/a/_r_w_/a_d/_l_/a_d/_/g_l_e_/c_p/!
/_e_l/,/_h_t/_r_/w_/c_m_n_/t_?"

[Midge]

Strider! Him with a crown and all and a golden cup! Well, what are we coming to?

Dear Old Barly....

[Valandil]

All correct Midge - your turn! :)

[Midge]

"U_e/_l_/t_e/_i_s/_n_/k_o_l_d_e/_o_/h_v_/o_/y_u_/o_n/,/_a_/,/
a_d/_h_n/_s_/t_e/_i_t/_o/_e_p/_o_r/_o_k/_n_/b_t_e_/i_/./
A_d/_s_/i_/s_a_i_g_y/./_h_r_/i_/n_t/_u_h/_e_e/,/_n_/I/_x_e_t/
_v_r_/g_a_n/_a_/a/_a_u_/./"

[Midge]

come on, guys, it's not hard! Just fill in the missing letters and I'll tell you if you're right or wrong!

[Earniel]

"Use all the/_i_s/and k_o_l_d_e/you have on your own, Sam, and then use the/_i_t/to help/_o_r/_o_k/and/b_t_e_/it. And use it sparingly. There is not/_u_h/here/, and I expect every/g_a_n/_a_/a/_a_u_/./"

[Radagast The Brown]

"Use all the wits and knowledge you have on your own, Sam, and then use the/_i_t/to help your work and/b_t_e_/it. And use it sparingly. There is not much here, and I expect every grain has a/_a_u_/./"

Forod?

[Count Comfect]

"better" it, "value"

[Valandil]

"dirt" - and Frodo?

[Midge]

that's more like it! Where were all of you?

"Use all the wits and knowledge you have/o_/your own, Sam,
and then use the/_i_t/to help your work and better it.
And use it sparingly. There is not much here and I expect
every grain has a value."

No, not dirt. Yes, Frodo.

[Valandil]

Californey...

"of" and "gift"?

[Midge]

ohhh, nice.

Yeppers, you got it.

*I'm not gonna lie, the typo that Rad had up there with Forod made me laugh! Way to go*

[Valandil]

Sorry for delay - been tied up in a couple other projects. Hope to post tonight. If not up within 15 hours, the floor is open. :)

[Valandil]

"M_r_o_e_/,/A_a_h_r_/i_/a/_t_r_/m_n/_f/_u_l/_g_/,
/a_d/_i_l/_e/_h_e_t_i_/s_o_e_/t_a_/m_n/_o_k_d/_o_/;
/y_t/_y/_e_r_/f_r_b_d_s/_h_t/_e/_i_l/_e/_h_r_l_v_d."

[Midge]

"Moreover, Arathorn is a stark man of full age,
and will be chieftain sooner than man looked for;
yet my heart forbodes(?) that he will be shortlived

S: Gilrean?

[Valandil]

Wrong words are "stark" and "man" - "forbodes" is correct.

Speaker is not Gilraen.

[Midge]

"stern", "men".

S: Gilraen's mother? (did she have a name?)

[Valandil]

Words are now all correct.

Gilraen's mother was Ivorwen, but she was not the speaker. :)

[Radagast The Brown]

Elrond?

[Midge]

gonna try-- Gilraen's dad... (don't know his name either).. I know one of them had "the foresight"... thought it was her mom... maybe not. :confused:

[Valandil]

It wasn't Elrond - it WAS Gilraen's father. His name was Dirhael.

It appears that both he AND Ivorwen had the long sight. :)

Your turn, Midge.

[Midge]

I will post tomorrow morning... Gotta catch up on my beauty sleep. If you read this and want to post, you can... I posted the one before Val's too...

[Midge]

"/N_w/_f/_n_y/_t/_a_e_/t_a_/u_l_/f_l_o_/a/_i_t_e/_h_l_/t_/g_t/_i_/t_o_p/_n_e_/c_n_r_l/,/_'v_/g_t/_/c_a_n_e/./"

[Valandil]

"Now if only it takes that ugly fellow a little while to get his troop under control, I've got a chance."

Sam?

[Midge]

Not Sam... Close though, quite close.

[Rían]

oh, it was Merry or Pip, wasn't it?

I'll guess Merry.

[Midge]

Nope.

[Rían]

Pippin? Or do I have the wrong scene in mind?

[Midge]

WTG!!! It just happens to be Pippin! And if you are thinking about the scene where Ugluk and his orcs are fighting and Pippin seizes his chance to cut his bonds into a fashionable bracelet, you are thinking the right scene. So now it is your turn, RÃ*an!

[Rían]

OK, I got the scene right, just guessed the wrong speaker - well, I had a 50/50 chance!

OK, coming up with a quote ....


"L_v_/n_t/_o_/w_l_/t_e/_o_k/_f/_h_/h_n_s/_n_/t_e/_e_i_e_/o_/t_y/_e_r_;/
a_d/_e_e_b_r/_h_t/_h_/t_u_/h_p_/o_/t_e/_o_d_r/_i_t_/i_/t_e/_e_t,/
_n_/c_m_t_/f_o_/t_e/_e_."

[Radagast The Brown]

"Love not too well the work of thy hands and the/_e_i_e_/of thy/_e_r_;/
and remember that the true hope of the Noldor /_i_t_/is the West,/
and cometh from the/_e_."

Ulmo?

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

desires, heart, sea

[Radagast The Brown]

"lieth in the West"?

[Rían]

quote is correct, you speedsters! (and Rad corrected "is" to "in)

(I still can't believe what Tolkien geeks we are! :eek: )

Speaker? It's one of those kind of roundabout ones ...

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Was Rad not correct with the speaker?

[Rían]

oh, sorry, I missed that!

Yes, he's right, and he got the last right part, so it's your go, Rad! :)

(I was just talking about Gondolin somewhere else, and so I had to do a Gondy quote)

[Radagast The Brown]

Ok. :)

"B_t/_h_t/_i_/I/_a_/?/M_r_a_s/_a_n_t/_o/_r_n_i_g/_n_-d_a_g_t_/a_d/_x_e_t/
_o/_o_e/_o/_o_e/_f/_h_m/_h_n/_f/_/p_t/_f/_e_r/./"

[Midge]

"But/what/did/I/say/?/Mariahs/cannot/so/grinding/_n_-d_a_g_t_/and/expect/
to/come/to/love/of/them/then/if/I/put/of/fear/./"

I guessed on a couple of those...

[Radagast The Brown]

Wrong- Mariahs, so grinding, to come, love, then if I, put, fear... Try again! :)

Solved quote then:

"But what did I say? M_r_a_s/cannot/_o/_r_n_i_g/_n_-d_a_g_t_/and expect/
_o/_o_e/to/_o_e/of them/_h_n/_f/_/p_t/of/_e_r/./"

[Midge]

Mortals cannot go drinking Ent-draughts and expect no more to come of them than of a (could there be a mistake... was it supposed to be a "pint of beer"?)

I know who said it, but since I have done two of the past four quotes, I will leave the answer open to anyone for a couple of days.

[Radagast The Brown]

Everything is correct except the "pint"... there's no mistake there. :)

So one word and the speaker left..

[Valandil]

C'mon Midge - I've also been "up to bat" a lot lately! :p

"pot" and Gandalf?

[Midge]

Well, I feel bad... Maybe other people want to post...

Ok, the speaker just happens to be male, and is a talking tree and his name is the name of a forest, too... His name speaks of facial hair,....

Treebeard/Fangorn!

[Radagast The Brown]

Quote's correct, but the speaker is neither Gandalf nor Treebeard..

[Midge]

Oh, look at that, I made a big deal out of it and I was wrong anyway...
Now is when you can point and laugh at Midge!

Ok, so maybe an dwarf named Gimli?

[Radagast The Brown]

Heh... :p Well second guess still counts, and you're right! :) your turn.

[Midge]

See, I figured something like that might happen! Gosh...

"T_e_/w_n'_/g_t/_a_/./A_l/_h_t/_o_n_r_/i_/_l_v_/w_t_/o_r/_u_t_r_/n_w/./"

I made it short, but good luck anyway!!

Well, actually, Tolkien made it short. I just picked that one. ;)

[Valandil]

"They won't get far. All that /_o_n_r_/ is alive with our /_u_t_r_/now."

[Midge]

sorry guys, I got grounded. If one of you wants to be the hero, I can tell you where to look it up so you can find the answer. (Rotk, chapter8).. Sorry. Have a good week.

[Midge]

Oh, look. I am back and no one has posted since I informed you I got grounded. Do you wanna pick up with the hanging quote? Or has this thread puttered out?

And btw, Val, you were all correct so far.

[Valandil]

We will continue.

These are tough words for me though. The second one... "hunters"? ("suitors" also works, but seems less likely)

[Midge]

"hunters" is right...
Man, it is short, but it is hard...

[slurktan]

I'd guess it's:

They won't get far. All that country is alive with our hunters now.

[Midge]

yep. that's the quote, anyway. who said it?

[Count Comfect]

Ghan-buri-ghan?

[Valandil]

If not Gbg - I'll guess "Pippin"

[Midge]

It was Pip. Which means it is your turn, Val.

[Valandil]

"T_e_v_/y_r_s/!/_/s_o_l_/h_v_/t_o_g_t/_t/_a_/t_i_t_/a_/l_a_t/,
/_u_/m_/e_e_/d_n'_/s_e/_s/_e_l/_s/_h_y/_s_d/_/h_n_r_d/_e_r_/a_o/.
/_t_l_/t_e_v_/y_r_s/_s/_s/_o_d/_s/_/m_l_/.
/W_/c_n'_/j_m_/i_/,/a_d/_e/_a_e_'t/_r_/t_/w_d_/o_/s_i_."

[Sister Golden Hair]

"T_e_v_/y_r_s/!/_/s_o_l_/h_v_/t_o_g_t/_t/_a_/t_i_t_/a_/l_a_t/,
/_u_/m_/e_e_/d_n'_/s_e/_s/_e_l/_s/_h_y/_s_d/_/h_n_r_d/_e_r_/a_o/.
/_t_l_/t_e_v_/y_r_s/_s/_s/_o_d/_s/_/m_l_/.
/W_/c_n'_/j_m_/i_/,/a_d/_e/_a_e_'t/_r_/t_/w_d_/o_/s_i_.""Twelve yards! I should have thought it was thirty at least, but my eyes don't see as well as they used a hundred years ago. Still twelve yards is as good as a mile. We can't jump it, and we haven't _r_ to wade or swim."

[Midge]

S: Balin

[Valandil]

"Twelve yards! I should have thought it was thirty at least, but my eyes don't see as well as they used a hundred years ago. Still twelve yards is as good as a mile. We can't jump it, and we haven't _r_ to wade or swim."

"haven't" and "Balin" are incorrect - that leaves two words and the speaker.

[Midge]

"Daren't try"
Wild stab at speaker: Ori

[Valandil]

Words are correct Midge - speaker not Ori

[Midge]

Thorin

[Valandil]

Thorin it was - your turn Midge. :)

[Midge]

Again?! How many times do I have to do this? (heehee)

"T_a_/G_n_a_f/_r_y_a_e/_a_/n_e_/o_/h_s_e/./_v_r/_e/_o_s/_n_/c_m_s/_n_o_k_d-_o_/./"

[Gwaimir Windgem]

That Gandalf _r_y_a_e can need or h_s_e. Ever he _o_s and comes _n_o_k_d-_o_.

[Midge]

All ok, except for "can" and "or"...

[Rían]

"Grayhame" is the first word, I think, and "goes" the third.

[Valandil]

"That Gandalf Grayhame may need of haste. Ever he goes and comes unlooked-for."

[Midge]

All's well that ends well! Except for the "may"... That is wrong.

And "Grayhame" is spelled wrong. (easily fixed) Is that a true mistake?

Still need a speaker, if there are any takers.

[Valandil]

Oh - "has" (makes more sense that way) - and maybe it's "Greyhame"? Honest mistake.

Is this Gandalf talking about himself? (EDIT: - oooo - I think it's not him, and I think I remember who - but I'll leave this guess for now. :) )

[Midge]

Yes, the quote is complete, however-- Gandalf does not speak of himself in this quote...

[Valandil]

Alright - I'll play...

Strider?

[Midge]

Nope.
Try again.

[Rían]

was it someone from Rohan?

[Midge]

As a matter of fact, it was.

[Rían]

one of those unnamed guards at the border? Or maybe he had a name but I can't remember it... :eek:

[Butterbeer]

well this bloke ( whatsis' name) says somet like "wormtongue would put a spin on it were he here ...etc ... for myself i will look to his coming ...till we meet again ...

then this other bloke (whatsit 2) says somet like "maybe you wait long...."

...at this point, were this Star Trek you might just as well have put a red shirt on ( whatsis' name)

who, i think subsequently dies ..and if i am right falls before the gate of helms deep ...


is ( whatsis' name) .. (not to be confused with (whatsit 2) ) ... in fact Hama, captain of the doorwards of Theoden?

[Midge]

You kinda had me confused with the conversation (it's the right one, but you had some lines mixed).
But, yes, Whatsis' name is Hama. Oh, well... You picked the right one, kid and that's all that matters, really.

My perfectionist self must fix the mistake. You don't have to read the following.
W:Wormtongue would know what it means.
W2: I'll wait for Gandy.
W: Maybe you will wait long.

In which case W2 would be Hama.

[Butterbeer]

Kid? :p :D

in all the bars, in all the quote games, in all of middle earth, you had to waltz into dis gig, huh?

play it again Midge! (but i think your perfectionist quotes are not in fact at all perfect! ;) )

er... so .. i am up then? :cool: :D
best, BB :)

[Midge]

Well, I was paraphrasing...

And yep... that's what it means.

*yeah... "kid".

[Butterbeer]

BB "the Kid" rides on in, opens da saloon bar swing doors, orders a whisky, calls for a tune on da piano and leaves this cryptic clue scratched onto the bar top ...



"-n- / -o-s / -o- / -i-p-y / -a-k / -n-o / -o-d-r / . / -t- /-l-c- /-a-e- / -r- /-u-r-e- / b- / -o-e /-h-n /-u-t /-r-s /.

-h-r- / -s /-v-l / -h-r- / -h-t / -o-s / -o- / -l-e- /, -n- / -h- / -r-a- / e-e / -s / -v-r / -a-c-f-l. "





yeeeeehaw!

*clouds of dust spiral into the air like dancing snakes, as BB rides off into the sunset*


EDIT*** EDITED THIS DAY FRIDAY THE 23RD JUNE AD - i think the dashes are right now! :) :cool:

[Valandil]

Sorry BB - please try again. You're supposed to leave out every second letter - not letters here and there as you like.

Please read the game rules in the opening post and work up another quote. :)

[Butterbeer]

sheeesssh ..well you may have to wait awhile i am at work ...

now i know that for sure!

Does it really matter this one time for flips sake? :confused:

had to do it quick as it was

[Butterbeer]

B- "t-e -i-" r-d-s o- i-, o-e-s -a s-lo-n -a- s-i-g --o-r-, o-d-r- a w-is-y, -a-l- f-r - t-n- o- d- p-a-o a-d l-a-e- t-i- c-y-t-c -l-e -c-a-c-e- o-t- t-e -a- t-p ...



"-n- / -o-s / -o- / -i---y / -al- / -n-o / -o---r / . / -t- /-l-c- /-a-e- / -r- /-u-r-e- / -- / -o-e /-h-- /-u-t /-r-s /.

-h-r- / -s /-v-- / -h-r- / -h-t / -o-s / -o- / -l-e- /, -n- / -h- / -r-a- / -y- / -- / -v-r / -a-c-f-l. "


y-e-e-h-w!

*c-o-d- o- d-s- s-i-a- i-t- t-e a-r -i-e -a-c-n- s-a-e-, a- B- r-d-s -f- i-t- t-e -u-s-t*

a-y -e-t-r ?

:eek:

get outta town and try guessing !!! :p :D

B-s-t - B

[Midge]

Still not quite... We were referring to your
"-n- / -o-s / -o- / -i---y / -al- / -n-o / -o---r..."
where there are words with three letters in a row missing. (i.e.: "-i---y")


As Val said, read the first post of this thread to get the rules...

Props for the every-other-lettering your entire message. Made me laugh.

[Butterbeer]

trouble is i forgot to save the quote! :rolleyes:

i have to go search for wherever i got it from ... :p


:D

hang on ...

(although it is only ONE speaker this time!! ;) )

[Butterbeer]

"-n- / -o-s / -o- / -i-p-y / -a-k / -n-o / -o-d-r / . / -t- /-l-c- /-a-e- / -r- /-u-r-e- / b- / -o-e /-h-n /-u-t /-r-s /.

-h-r- / -s /-v-l / -h-r- / -h-t / -o-s / -o- / -l-e- /, -n- / -h- / -r-a- / e-e / -s / -v-r / -a-c-f-l. "




ok, quote fans, i think this is now correct. Sorry about the haphazardry ...i did it very quickly because i was at work!

best, BB

[Valandil]

Still not quite right BB. We remove every other letter from the entire quote, not from each word, so that if you've removed the last letter from one word, you leave the first letter of the word that follows. For instance, if I wanted to apply that to this statement:

"This is the way we play the Quote Game."

I start by typing it like so...

"This/is/the/way/we/play/the/Quote/Game."

... and then go back and remove letters like this...

"T_i_/i_/t_e/_a_/w_/p_a_/t_e/_u_t_/G_m_."

not like this...

"_h_s/_s/_h_/_a_/_e/_l_y/_h_/_u_t_/_a_e."

Would you like to try again? You'll probably need a different quote, or the letters already given the previous way will help too much in solving it.

[Butterbeer]

"w-l-/,/ w-a-'r-/ w-/ w-i-i-g/ -o-?"

(went for a shorter one! :p )

alright try this little number!

b-s-/,/ B-

[Valandil]

"Well, what're we waiting for?" and "Best, BB" - easy enough, but not Tolkien.

I take it then, that you're bailing, is that right, Dusty? :p

Who would like to post next?

[Butterbeer]

it is indeed Tolkien - and you need the speaker!

(if you go to the first post Val - you will see the rules! :p ;) )

best, BB :)

[Valandil]

OK - was it Pippin?

[Butterbeer]

nope. :)

[Valandil]

Sam?

[Butterbeer]

nope. :)

...Dusty??? ??

[Valandil]

I was referring to this:



yeeeeehaw!

*clouds of dust spiral into the air like dancing snakes, as BB rides off into the sunset*


;)

Speaker guess: Merry?

[Butterbeer]

no indeed! :D

[Valandil]

Bilbo?

[Butterbeer]

Nay...

[Valandil]

Frodo?

[Butterbeer]

sees a pattern emerging ... :D

no go i'm affraid ...

[Midge]

hmm... I will say gandy.

NO, i won't.

I will say gimli.


*You know, it is pretty strange that my calling you kid could inspire you to write your quote from a cowpoke's point of view.* :D

[Valandil]

I WILL say Gandalf. :p

[Midge]

Copycat... :cool:

[Butterbeer]

midge ...you are allowed only one guess per post ... Val and I are sticklers for rules you know! :p :D :)


since Val is saying gandalf, and you are saying "copycat" i am hereby assuming you are picking Gandalf.

one go per go!

therefore:

*drum roll*

Both wrong!! :D

[Valandil]

Not exactly a lot of "meat" in the quote. Any hints for the speaker? Race? Story? Episode?

I'll guess William (the Troll).







(SGH - should we add a rule that quotes need to be a min of 10 words? Or maybe 8?)

[Butterbeer]

the answers right there before you .. literally!

(no william's too tall)

[Valandil]

Gimli?

[Butterbeer]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




taken from a search - i found it here:
http://students.washington.edu/mmccain/lotrquotes.html



"Certainty of death, small chance of success... well, what're we waiting for? ";

- Gimli to the Captains of the West


well, to be fair- i had to cut it down because of severe time constraints - you really could have let the second 'almost perfect' one go through Val !!!! :eek: :p :rolleyes: :)

ah well, Val won!!

well done!

.../and no way was that a guess neither ... i think he knew it from the start !! :D

hah! all the best, BB :)

*phew i'm glad that's over the responsibility was eating away at me!*

[Butterbeer]

oddly, (you could say ironically ...) i wasn't sure what the hell to do with the " ..." so i cut it down rather redo it a THIRD time! :D

././. or ./-/. or just ... ?


...

[Valandil]

Well - that's still not how we do it then. For one - you didn't post the entire quote. For another - that was from a movie, not one of the BOOKS specified for the game.

(EDIT: SGH - we should clarify those two items in the rules)

Post coming soon.

[Butterbeer]

the quote is what we specifiy - otherwise you have to write the whole book.
That is a superfluous argument really Val.

Are you sure??? - i recall him saying something like that in the debate. (in the book)

[Butterbeer]

hmmmmmm ..just checked that site and yes they do also include movie quotes , the bleepers... :mad:

i also skimmed the last debate (book V, chapter IX just now ... and i can't see it...)

so, my apologies.

however on the plus side, what i actually put down as a quote Gimli almost certainly says somewhere! ..probably more than once ... IN THE BOOKS

*phew*

[Midge]

A-hem...
Oh... NO, that was unfair.
I did not pick Gandalf.. I chose Gimli. I was merely pointing out that Val chose something that I thought about picking. And if I had chosen Gandy, I am sure that Val wouldn't have. But whatever... I've done quite a few quotes over the past week or so... So go ahead.

[Valandil]

Midge, agree with you - you should go. :)

[Midge]

Ok, are you sure?

[Valandil]

Certainly - I took "Gimli" as your answer first anyway. :)

[Midge]

"I/_n_w/_h_t/_o_c_/a_d/_/c_r_e/_h_/d_y/_h_n/_/f_r_t/_i_t_n_d/_o/_t/./"

Enjoy...
!

[Valandil]

"I know that voice and I curse the day when I first listened to it."

Theoden?

[Midge]

Wow.. that was fast.

Yeah... that just happens to be it.

And no, I did not make it that easy so you could have your turn quicker. I just opened to one random page in the book and found a quote. And that was what I found.

So now it is your turn. Have at it.

[Butterbeer]

shouldn't that be my decision, Val?

Midge said either gandalf or gimli, you said Gandalf, midge said copycat ... therefore picking gandalf ..

the important point here is : we played on ..
and you won ...

how thus can Midge take the next go? :confused:

It was my quote and you, Val won, not midge?

Please explain this. :mad:

you make a massive point of my dashes and dots all being perfect to the nth degree ...and then flout the rules??? :eek: :confused:

as poster i decide who got it right - and you did!

[Valandil]

It isn't the poster that you "decide" is right. It's the one who supplies the last missing bit of information, whether word or speaker.

I thought it was clear that Midge was really answering "Gimli" - he just ribbed me for picking "Gandalf" when he had toyed with the idea of trying that.

We kept on playing because none of us at the time (except you) knew that it was indeed Gimli. Not until after you announced that I had won by saying "Gimli" - when Midge had already said it.

Can we drop it?

Next quote:

"C_l_/m_/b_/n_/s_c_/n_m_/!
/I/_m/_o/_a_g_t_r/_f/_i_e_/:
/r_t_e_/i_/s_e/_y/_o_."

[Midge]

Umm... one mistake there, Val... I am no he... Nothing big, it is just kinda weird to be referred to as a member of the opposite sex!

Quote time!
"Call me by no such name!
I am/no/laughter/of/_i_e_/:
/rather/it/see/by/you."

[Valandil]

Oops! :o Sorry Midge - I didn't know.

"laughter" is not correct - and your last four words are also wrong.

[Midge]

It's all good.

[Midge]

Is the last word in the second line "fires"? Maybe...

And is it "if she"...

or maybe it is "rather is she my /_o_/"

[Valandil]

No - not "fires"

[Midge]

Lives? And have you checked my other guesses? (see above post)...

[Midge]

"Call/me/by/no/such/name/!
/I/am/no/_a_g_t_r/of/_i_e_/: rather is she my/_o_."

Man, that one word is dificil!

[Valandil]

'dificil' is not correct :D ;) - but all the other words you tried are. :)

[Midge]

Is the last word "mom"?

Hehe.. it fits...

[Valandil]

Not "mom" - but you'll think that's funny when the quote is complete. :)

[Count Comfect]

"son"? daughter of [something], also

[Earniel]

Last word is likely to be 'foe'.

EDIT: Oh wait! I got it:

"Call me by no such name ! I am no daughter of Uinen: rather is she my foe."

Erendis is the speaker

[Valandil]

Correct Earniel - your turn. :)

[Earniel]

"W_i_h/ _i_g/?/ _s/ _i_e/ _s/ _o_/ i_/ i_/ t_e/ _a_a_d_n_/ f_r_/ o_/ t_e/ _r_g_n/,/ _h_/ o_l_/ k_n_/ u_d_r/ _h_/ M_u_t_i_/ w_/ h_v_/ e_e_/ k_o_n/.

[Radagast The Brown]

"Which wing? As/ _i_e/ as/ _o_/ it/ is/ the/ _a_a_ding/ fire of the dragon, the only kind under the Mountain we have ever known.

[Valandil]

"Which King? As like as not it is the marauding fire of the Dragon, the only king under the Mountain we have ever known."

A man of Lake Town? (don't recall for sure if it's a named one or not)

[Earniel]

The Quote is correct, Val.

The speaker does have a name, although you have to read on a little further to see who.

[Valandil]

Bard then? (I didn't remember if he said that or one of the men he was with)

[Earniel]

Indeed. Your turn. :)

[Valandil]

"B_t/_t/_s/_o_/y_u_/o_n/_h_r_/.
O_h_r_/d_e_t/_e_e/_e_o_e/_o_b_t_/w_r_/;
/a_d/_t_e_s/_i_l/_w_l_/h_r_/a_a_n/_h_n/_o_b_t_/a_e/_o/_o_e/.
/_h_/w_d_/w_r_d/_s/_l_/a_o_t/_o_/:
/y_u/_a_/f_n_e/_o_r_e_v_s/_n/,
/_u_/y_u/_a_n_t/_o_/e_e_/f_n_e/_t/_u_."

[Earniel]

"But it is not your own there. Others dwelt here before Hobbits were; and others will dwell here again when Hobbits are no more. The wide world is all about you: you can/f_n_e/_o_r_e_v_s/in/, but you /_a_n_t/_o_/ever/f_n_e/it out."

[Radagast The Brown]

"But it is not your own there. Others dwelt here before Hobbits were; and others will dwell here again when Hobbits are no more. The wide world is all about you: you can fence/_o_r_e_v_s/in/, but you cannot for ever fence it out."

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Missing word: Yourselves.

Also, I think it's "Your own Shire", not "your own there".

[Valandil]

Gwaimir's corrections make the quote complete.

Speaker?

[Midge]

umm.. wood elf.
i can't remember his name.
gildor inglorion

[Valandil]

Oh yes you can... Gildor it was!

Your turn Midge. :)

[Midge]

oh, look at me go, i am cool. :D

"B_t/_h_/L_d_/E_w_n/_a_/y_t/_i_i_g/_h_n/_h_y/_o_e/_e_/h_t_e_/./
D_d/_o_/n_t/_n_w/?/"

[Radagast The Brown]

"But the Lady Eowyn was yet living when they/_o_e/her hither.
Or did you not know?"

[Midge]

Yeah... I checked the quote again after I posted and figured out there is no "or". My mistake. If i had left it in there, it would be right.

Yep. all right so far.
Just need the one word and a speaker.

[Butterbeer]

bore

Prince Imrahil?

BB swears (if right) he will manage at least one quote without any hiccups ...

best, BB :)

[Midge]

Yes... "bore" and Imrahil complete the quote.

It is your turn, BB.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

umm.. wood elf.
i can't remember his name.
gildor inglorion

You may have got the name right, but he is NOT a wood elf. Just because they HAPPENED to meet him in a wood... :p

[Midge]

Oh, yeah. I know... I was just thinking an elf in a wood... it just helped me to remember his name. I can stop typing my thinking process if y'all would like (no... I don't TALK like that, using the word "y'all" and stuff).

[Butterbeer]

I'm the same Midge ..i tend to type a stream of thoughts ...

btw is the name Midge from the classic children's cartoon Mary, Mungo and Midge? (was one of my favs that! :) )

.................................................. ..............................

"H-l-/ n-w/ -o/ -e-a-r/ -h-/ e-i-/ i-/ w-i-h/ -o-/ h-v- / j-i-e-/ "

quote and speaker, (from a legit book!)
easy.

Good luck all, BB :)

[Radagast The Brown]

"Halt now to repair the evil in which you have joined."

[Butterbeer]

all correct but the first word, Rad :)

[Valandil]

"Help"?

Gandalf?

[Butterbeer]

"help" is indeed correct. :)

but not gandalf, no.

[Midge]

erkenbrand

[Midge]

no, not from any book. my friends just called me that cuz i am a little short (nothing like as short as a "legal midget", but short enough to be quite unusual).

[Butterbeer]

Correct! :) :) :D :)

..and history is made! I did one without any cock-ups!! :cool:

well done Midge.

Over to you ..

[Midge]

Why thank you very much, Butterbeer... (way to go on making history)

"T_r_c_/a_/f_r/_s/_h_/d_e_l_n_s/_f/_i_g/_h_o_e_/,/
a_d/_h_y/_r_/m_r_/t_a_/a/_u_d_e_/m_l_s/_a_t/_r_m/_e_e/,/
_s/_h_/m_s_e_g_r_/o_/M_r_o_/f_y/./"

[Radagast The Brown]

"T_r_c_/as far as the/d_e_l_n_s/of King Theoden,/
and they are more than a/_u_d_e_/miles east from here,
as the messengers of Mordor fly."

[Valandil]

"Thrice as far as the dwellings of King Theoden,
and they are more than a hundred miles east from here,
as the messengers of Mordor fly."

OK - is THIS one Gandalf? :p

I remember the other one now - I was thinking Gandalf said it to Saruman - but that was Erkenbrand talking to the Dunlendings, right?

[Midge]

Yep. Gandalf said it. And the quote is right, too. I guess that is kinda important.

[Valandil]

"W_'r_/k_e_i_g/_i_e_y/,/_h_n_/y_u/.
/_r/_h_u_d/_e/,/_f/_t/_e_e_'t/_o_/t_e_e/_h_e_i_g/_u_f_a_s."

[Midge]

"We're/keeping/nicely/,/thank/you/.
/or/should/be/,/if/it/weren't/for/these/thieving/ruffians."

Mrs. Cotton.

[Valandil]

Hey - great work, Midge! I thought the speaker would give people a little more trouble than that.

Your turn! :)

[Midge]

Okey-dokey.

"D_r_/w_y_/,/d_u_t_e_s/,/_u_/n_/d_r_e_/t_a_/t_e_e/_t_v_s/_r_/t_/m_/./"

There y'are.

[Valandil]

"Dark ways, /d_u_t_e_s/, but no darker than these staves are to me."

[Count Comfect]

Doubtless

[Midge]

Yes, and yes. NOW, whooooo said it?

[Valandil]

Argh - my Tolkien is all mixing together on me. The quote is vaguely familiar, but I forget just where it's from, so I'll have to guess:

Gimli?

[Midge]

Yes. It be-ith your turn.

[Valandil]

"N_/,/b_f_r_/b_e_k_a_t/.
/_u_/i_/y_u'_e/_h_r_/o_/s_e_p/_o_d/_a_e_/o_/t_e/
_e_k'_/l_k_/r_i_/o_/a/_i_t_d/_e_t_c_/.
/_h_r_/!/N_w/_/c_n/_e_p/_w_k_/l_n_/e_o_g_/t_/e_t/_/b_t."

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Just a few minutes, so quick guesses:

No, before breakfast.
But if you're there on ... time's up.

[Midge]

"No/,/before/breakfast/,
/but/if/you're/short/of/sleep/cold/water/on/the/
neck's/like/rain/on/a/wilted/lettuce/.
/there/!/Now/i/can/keep/awake/long/enough/to/eat/a/bit."

[Valandil]

Quote all correct Midge.

Speaker anyone? :)

[Midge]

umm...

[Butterbeer]

... short fella? ... Big hairy feet?

[Midge]

yup.

ummm.....

[Valandil]

Suppose I decide that you're "close enough" and award it to one of you! :eek: :D ;) :p :evil:

[Midge]

S... a... m. I feel bad, cuz I have been doing so many lately that if someone else wants to go, they can. If not, I will post tomorrow.

[Valandil]

You're assuming you're right... but you are! :p

No need to feel bad, and tomorrow is fine. I think we've all been slowing up a bit.

[Midge]

"N_/,/I/_m/_f_a_d/_o_/,/b_t/_h_t/_s/_h_/b_s_/I/_a_/d_/y_t/./"

Yes, this is the whole, entire quote and it is from the book...

[Radagast The Brown]

"No, I am afraid not, but that is the best I can do yet."

[Midge]

That's the quote, now who said it? If it is hard and you need one, I will give you a hint.

[Butterbeer]

... short fella? ... Big hairy feet? :D

;)

[Midge]

umm... is that all you can say?

[Butterbeer]

pleonastic huh?

is that a clue then?

you are ruling out a hobbit?

[Midge]

yes to the first question. no to the other questions.

[Midge]

Just so you know guys, I am gonna be leaving tomorrow for a week. You'd best start guessing, or else you might be stuck wondering who said that quote for A WHOLE ENTIRE WEEK!!! and don't say i didn't warn you... cuz that's what this is. a warning.

[Midge]

All right, I am giving you a hint, cuz I really am going away tonight.

Somewhere in LOTHLORIEN, the speaker of this quote spoke this quote.

Seriously, guys. Tonight at probably five-thirty, I will be GONE!!!! So you should start guessing.

[Midge]

Time is ticking until I leave... Like three hours left....

Come on, you know it...

[Midge]

One more hour... come on!

[jammi567]

celeborn?

[Midge]

No, try again...

[jammi567]

Aragon, frodo?

[Midge]

Pick one... you can't have a double guess.

[Midge]

And I am gone.

[jammi567]

Fine, have it your way: Aragon

[jammi567]

frodo

[Midge]

Sorry, guys... Huh... I figured one of you would look it up... But yes, Jammi. It is Frodo.

[jammi567]

"W_/s_a_l/_e/_l_/r_g_t/_h_r_/w_/a_e."

[Midge]

We shall be all right where we are.

[jammi567]

Who said it?

[Valandil]

Not a lot of "meat" on this one either - for guessing a speaker.

Let me see...

Gandalf?

[Midge]

Yeah, I honestly have no idea, so this will be another stab in the dark...

Umm...Aragorn?

[jammi567]

Valandil, no. Midge, no.

[Valandil]

Gildor?

[jammi567]

Valandil, no.

[Midge]

Merry

[Butterbeer]

hang on this is my cue isn't it? :p

...no good at guessing the quotes but stumble in at the last momment like a drunken magpie and have a stab at the shiny prize?

*admits he is guessing without seeing the quote yet ...*

um - *flips coin* ...

Frodo?

[jammi567]

Butterber, no. Midge..........yes!

[Midge]

OH, yay me!!!

Ummm... just out of curiousity, when did Merry say that?

And now the quote:

"Y_u/_h_u_d/_e_r/_h_/m_n_/e_e_/o_/t_e/_e_v_n_s/_f/_a_r_n/./
_/d_/n_t/_o_b_/t_a_/n_w_/o_/t_e/_i_c_m_i_u_e/_f/_h_/R_d_r_/
h_s/_l_e_d_/r_a_h_d/_i_/,/a_d/_e/_i_l/_e/_i_l_d/_i_h/_r_t_/./"

Have fun!

[jammi567]

Ummm... just out of curiousity, when did Merry say that?
Just after Treebeard has sung the song that the Ents and Entwifes used to sing together in olden times, in the chapter 'Treebeard'.

[Midge]

c'mon, guys... This is how it works: fill in the missing letters and I tell you whether you were right or not. You're not doing your job...

[Count Comfect]

"You should hear the..."

[Midge]

not "hear", but close...

good start.

[Count Comfect]

near?

[Valandil]

"You should fear the /m_n_/ ever of the servants of Sauron.
I do not doubt that news of the discomfiture(?) of the Riders
has already reached him, and he will be filled with wrath."

Elrond?

[Midge]

"You should fear the /m_n_/e_e_ of the servants of Sauron.
I do not doubt that news of the discomfiture(?) of the Riders
has already reached him, and he will be filled with wrath."

That's all you got right. And yes, Elrond spoke those words.

(I figured "discomfiture" would give you more trouble than that...)

[Butterbeer]

many eyes?

(elrond)

[Midge]

Yes. Well, you jumped in before you had a chance to guess just the speaker... So it is your go, Butterbeer! Have fun!

[Butterbeer]

i shall try ... ;) ..but no doubt i shall be acused of having other motives or some sort of arrogance for merely posting a new idea or get something "new" started ... ... :rolleyes:

...er... it'll have to be tommorow though ..

best, BB :)

[Midge]

? ...

[Serenoli]

i shall try ... ..but no doubt i shall be acused of having other motives or some sort of arrogance for merely posting a new idea or get something "new" started ... ...

Poor BB... :) Never mind, if you start anything new, give me a call... let Tharbad sleep in peace, no point awakening the ghosts of a dead past. How about Jas and Bumbledore go on a fun journey through Middle-earth? Maybe to look at prospective vine-yards? We can make that stick... :) Middle-earth belongs to us all, and let the University and all those inns and rivers remain buried. Surely no one can point fingers then?

[Midge]

umm... once again..

?

[Serenoli]

just an rpg quarrel in the wrong thread...

[Midge]

gotcha.

[Butterbeer]

sorry guys, i just won't have time to do a quote just now, could you please give it, Midge to whoever was next closest or whoever you want?

(maybe give Serenoli a go ? - your call anyway - heh nice to see you Serenoli :) :) )

cheers, BB

(edit -OT - yes serenoli, that was the kinda line i was thinking along (as far as i got with it ..which was to run up a flag and get some feedback ... :rolleyes: ....trouble is Constable BB and Bumbledore is cleary defined in tharbad at that time ... :o ... it is yet to be seen whtther the majority may wish to reprise their charcters into a peacetime rpg ... i understand Sane and Maggie still write their charcters elswehere ... maybe this would be an option for those like ourselves and possiblly TD, even Earniel that may wish to carry on their characters without wraiths and in peace... i highly doubt (at a guess) Val wants to continue his characters ... *shrugs* though i have no qualms about his mod actions at all, in fact hurrah!, say I ... actually Val can you just DELETE totally that little disc thrad / & the split thingy? )

(EDIT 2 - VERY SORRY TO PUT THIS All HERE- have little time and thought i had better post i have no time to do a quote or answer it)

best BB

[Serenoli]

Nice to see you, BB. Me, I would love to write my characters again, but not if there are more quarrels again, sucks all the fun out, don't you think? anyway, if you ever do manage to rig it up, give me a call, won't you?

Midge, sorry for all this. I know BB suggests me, but I haven't done anything relevant for the quote-game. Looks like Val guessed the last bit before BB, I think it should be his turn.

[Midge]

Sorry for my tardiness. I am only having an hourlong reprieve from a weeklong gounding from the computer that lasts until sunday. so I guess Val should go.

[Midge]

Or, if Val is taking too long, Serenoli can go. Whichever of you gets there first... Your choice.

[Valandil]

Yes - sorry, I've been pretty tied up lately. And didn't think I would need to post again at first. Here goes...

"D_/n_t/_o_n_/o_/t_i_/s_a-_o_s_e_/!
/I_/t_e_/h_v_/t_e_/,
/l_t/_h_/s_a_e_/b_i_g/_s/_o_d/_n_/o_h_r/_h_n_s/_h_t/_e/_e_d/,
/_n_/y_u/_a_/s_a_/h_r_/t_l_/t_e/_i_c_-k_n_/g_e_/h_m_/.
/F_r/_n/_u_m_r/_i_/p_w_r/_a_e_/;
/b_t/_o_/h_s/_r_a_h/_s/_e_d_y/,/_n_/h_s/_o_d/_r_/i_/l_n_."

[Midge]

"Do/not/count/on/this/sea-moister/!
/If/they/have/them/,
/let/the/shades/bring/us/gold/and/other/things/that/we/weld/,
/and/you/can/stay/here/till/the/witch-king/g_e_(is this word "gets"?)/home/.
/For/in/summer/his/power/wanes/;
/but/now/his/breath/is/_e_d_y/,/and/his/mold/are/in/line."


Maybe "moister" is "monster"... Or not. you never know.

And "shades" could be "shamer". I guess.

[Valandil]

Wrong Words:

count, moister (monster is correct), shades (shamer also wrong), gold, weld, gets, - and last four words.

[Count Comfect]

/_e_d_y/

Deadly?

[Midge]

"Do not/_o_n_/on this sea-monster!
If they have them,
let the/s_a_e_/bring us/_o_d/and other things that we/_e_d/,
and you can stay here till the witch-king/g_e_/home.
For in summer his power wanes;
but now his breath is/_e_d_y/,/and his/_o_d/_r_/i_/l_n_."

Okay, guesses... is it "things that we held"? Is it "arm is long"?

and... just thought of this... "the witch-king goes home"?

[Midge]

umm... "his cold arm is long"? and "bring us food and other things we need"?

[Valandil]

Those are correct.

That leaves three words and speaker.

[Count Comfect]

Could we get a repost of what that means the quote is so far?

slaves?

[Valandil]

Sure - the quote as it stands:

"Do not /_o_n_/ on this sea-monster!
If they have them,
let the /s_a_e_/ bring us food and other things that we need,
and you can stay here till the witch-king goes home.
For in summer his power wanes;
but now his breath is /_e_d_y/, and his cold arm is long."

[Count Comfect]

"count" on?

And thanks :)

[Butterbeer]

mount
seamen
deadly

....the ice king ...luckily, i cannot remember his name though :D

(lots of phews all round )

began with an F?