Quote Game - Part 12

[Valandil]

Let's see if we can keep this going! Here's how we play:

Basically, you take a quote and remove every second letter, and put a slash between words, and punctuation marks. A solution must include all words solved correctly and the correct speaker identified. Whoever solves the last element, be it quote, speaker, or both, posts the next one. It is not necessary for the one solving to say who it is said to, anything about the context, or what book it's found in.

Example: "I/_i_l/_i_e/_o_/a/_a_e/,/_n_/I/_h_l_/c_l_/y_u/_t_n_."

Answer: "I will give you a name, and I shall call you Sting." Bilbo Baggins (from The Hobbit)

Anything from the books: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, or Unfinished Tales is fair game. No movie quotes.

Suggestions for posting:
Some gamers find this method best, fastest, easiest and most accurate. When you've found your quote, type it all in without blanks, simply using the '/' instead of a space, as well as before and after each punctuation mark. Just after a punctuation mark can be a convenient place for a carriage return, if the spacing looks good. After typing, check for spelling and to see that all the words are correct. Then go through and replace every other letter with an underscore '_' - this goes quickly if you use the 'forward arrow' key to advance, use the 'delete' key and then add the underscore where the letter was.

Oh - and we try our best to solve the quotes without looking them up. However, if the one who posted the quote is away or not responding, a player may look up an attempted full solution to see if it was correct before moving on and posting the next quote.

[Valandil]

Next up to start a Quote will be either Midge... or me! :)

[Midge]

Okay, okay... hold the applause....

"R_h_n/?/_o_a_/d_d/_o_/s_y/?/_h_t/_s/_/g_a_/w_r_/./
W_/s_e_/t_a_/l_n_/i_/h_s_e/f_o_/l_n_/a_a_/./"

[Valandil]

"Rohan? Ronan did you say? That is a glad word.
We seek that land in haste from long away."

Halbarad?

[Midge]

away is wrong, but the rest is correct. I'm quite impressed at how quickly you got the speaker!

[Valandil]

Well, sure! Who ELSE said that? ;)

"afar"?

[Midge]

Halbarad would not have been who my mind jumped to first.

"afar" is correct, so your turn posting!

[Earniel]

I'm stealing a quote just to mark my subscription to the new thread as it's my 4000th subscription. Cor.

"W_u_d/_o_/t_e_/b_t_a_/t_e/_i_g/?/_o_/y_u/_n_w/_e_l/_h_/c_a_g_/t_a_/
t_e_/m_k_/a_a_n_t/_s/,/ _h_t/_e/_r_/t_a_t_r_/a_d/_p_e_/,/ a_d/ _h_t/
_n_i_/t_i_/d_y/_t/_a_/b_e_/f_l_e/."

[Valandil]

"Would you then /b_t_a_/ the Ring?
For you know well the charge that they make against us,
that we are /t_a_t_r_/ and /_p_e_/,
and that until this day it has been false."

[Midge]

betray, traitors...

[Varnafindë]

betray the King?

Edit:
spies

[Earniel]

Quote is correct with Varna's addition and correction. Any guesses toward the speaker?

"Would you then betray the King? For you know well the charge that they make against us, that we are traitors and spies, and that until this day it has been false."

[Valandil]

Only familiar in the vaguest of ways. Sounds very First Age-ish. Very Beleriandic!

[Earniel]

You're thinking a little early.

[Valandil]

Oh wait... Is this Elendil? Speaking to Amandil, his father?

[Earniel]

Yeees! :D Your turn, oh High King!

[Valandil]

"Y_t/_t/_a_/i_/t_e/_o_g/.
/_o_/w_i_e/_h_u/_e_t/_n/_h_/h_a_e_s/_n_/w_t_/
U_m_/b_i_t/_h_/c_o_d_/a_d/_o_r_d/_u_/t_e/_a_n_/,
/I/_i_t_d/_p/_h_/b_a_c_e_/o_/g_e_t/_r_e_/t_/r_c_i_e/_h_m/,
/_n_/s_m_/s_n_/t_/I_u_a_a_/a_i_/t_e/_i_d/_n_/t_e/_a_n."

Sorry delayed. :)

[Midge]

This is mostly guessing (except for the "the"s and "and"s and "to"s - those I think I got right). :D

"Yet it was in the song.
For while thou wert in the heavens and with
Ulmo built the clouds and/_o_r_d/_u_/the/_a_n_/,
I lifted up the/b_a_c_e_/o_/great/_r_e_/to receive them/,
and some sang to Iluvatar amid the wind and the/_a_n."

[Valandil]

All that guessing is entirely correct! Keep it up! :)

[Midge]

ALL of it? Whoa...

[Valandil]

Here I thought this one would be challenging - and you're making it look easy. Please continue. :)

[Earniel]

"Yet it was in the song.
For while thou wert in the heavens and with
Ulmo built the clouds and poured/_u_/the rains,
I lifted up the branches of great trees to receive them,
and some sang to Iluvatar amid the wind and the rains."

I'm not conciously leaving open a space so someone else has to finish, but none of the words I associate with pouring fits the space so I really don't know and checking would be against the spirit of the game.

Speaker is Yavanna.

[Midge]

tHat's "out".

[Valandil]

All correct and fully solved! Your turn Midge! :)

[Earniel]

Duh. 'out'. Seems so obvious now. :rolleyes: (Doesn't it always?)

[Midge]

Hey. I believe I accidentally solved the quote. I'll post one soon, but if someone wants to jump in... in the meantime, I won't be TOO offended. :D

[Valandil]

Go ahead. We don't want to risk offending you AT ALL!
:eek:

[Midge]

Clearly "soon" is relative here...

[Valandil]

We're Ents, after all. But some of us were thinking of reminding you. ;)

[Midge]

Oh... that explains a lot, actually. Well, here. Baby's at my parent's for the evening, so maybe I can get one up really quick.

"H_/!/H_r_/w_/a_e/!/"

Good luck?

[Valandil]

Ho! Here we are!

Merry?

[Midge]

I'll have to look it up - I'm fairly certain the last part is right, and the first word is wrong, and the speaker is incorrect. I'll check and post back.

[Varnafindë]

Hi instead of Ho?
But I don't know the speaker.

[Midge]

Yes, miraculously, I found the quote again! Not Ho, nor Hi. Just start going through the alphabet, I guess, huh? Only 24 more options! :D

[Varnafindë]

Ha!
(And I'll do the vowels before the other 23 options :D )

[Valandil]

You need to guess on the speaker too, Varna. Here, I will try again.

Bilbo?

[Midge]

Not Ha, nor Bilbo. :D

[Varnafindë]

(And I'll do the vowels before the other 23 options :D )
No, I won't :D

Hm!

Gandalf?

[Midge]

Hm is right! Gandalf is not. Keep guessing!

[Valandil]

Treebeard?

[Midge]

Yes, Treebeard it is! Your go, Val.

[Valandil]

"I/_o_e/_o,/_'m/_u_e/./_e_l/,
/_h_s/_a_/b_e_/t_e/_i_e_t/_h_t/_'v_/h_d/_n/_/m_n_h/_f/_o_d_y_/.
/A_d/_'l_/n_t/_e_y/_h_t/_'l_/s_e_p/_a_i_r/_o_i_h_/a_d/_i_h/_/l_g_t_r/_e_r_/.
/Y_u'_e/_i_e_/m_/a/_o_e_f_l/_o_/t_/t_i_k/_v_r/,
/_u_/I'_l/_u_/t_a_/o_f/_n_i_/t_m_r_o_/./I'_/f_r/_e_/,
/_n_/I'_e/_o/_o_b_/y_u'_l/_e/_l_d/_f/_o_r/_e_s/_o_/.
/H_y/,/_o_/!/N_b/,/_o_/s_o_c_a_h!"

[Varnafindë]

I come to, I'm sure. Well,
this has been the finest that I've had in a month of Mondays.

[Valandil]

Incorrect words bolded:

I come to, I'm sure. Well,
this has been the finest that I've had in a month of Mondays.[/QUOTE]

BTW - you're free to do as you like, but it may be easier to work on this, since it's a bigger one, if you show solves and attempts as part of the whole. Like this:

"I/_o_e/_o,/ I'm sure. Well,
this has been the /_i_e_t/_h_t/ I've had in a month of Mondays.
/A_d/_'l_/n_t/_e_y/_h_t/_'l_/s_e_p/_a_i_r/_o_i_h_/a_d/_i_h/_/l_g_t_r/_e_r_/.
/Y_u'_e/_i_e_/m_/a/_o_e_f_l/_o_/t_/t_i_k/_v_r/,
/_u_/I'_l/_u_/t_a_/o_f/_n_i_/t_m_r_o_/./I'_/f_r/_e_/,
/_n_/I'_e/_o/_o_b_/y_u'_l/_e/_l_d/_f/_o_r/_e_s/_o_/.
/H_y/,/_o_/!/N_b/,/_o_/s_o_c_a_h!"

The rest of you can take it from here! :)

[Valandil]

Incorrect words bolded:

I come to, I'm sure. Well,
this has been the finest that I've had in a month of Mondays.[/QUOTE]

BTW - you're free to do as you like, but it may be easier to work on this, since it's a bigger one, if you show solves and attempts as part of the whole. Like this:

"I /_o_e/_o,/ I'm sure. Well,
this has been the /_i_e_t/_h_t/ I've had in a month of Mondays.
/A_d/_'l_/n_t/_e_y/_h_t/_'l_/s_e_p/_a_i_r/_o_i_h_/a_d/_i_h/_/l_g_t_r/_e_r_/.
/Y_u'_e/_i_e_/m_/a/_o_e_f_l/_o_/t_/t_i_k/_v_r/,
/_u_/I'_l/_u_/t_a_/o_f/_n_i_/t_m_r_o_/./I'_/f_r/_e_/,
/_n_/I'_e/_o/_o_b_/y_u'_l/_e/_l_d/_f/_o_r/_e_s/_o_/.
/H_y/,/_o_/!/N_b/,/_o_/s_o_c_a_h!"

The rest of you can take it from here! :)

[Beren3000]

"I hope so, I'm sure. Well,
this has been the /_i_e_t/ chat I've had in a month of Mondays.
And I'll not deny that I'll sleep easier tonight and with a lighter heart.
You've given me a /_o_e_f_l/ lot to think over,
but I'll put that off until tomorrow. I'm for bed,
and I've no doubt you'll be glad of your rest too.
Hey, Nob! Nob, you slowcoach!"

Obviously, the speaker is Barliman Butterbur.

[Valandil]

"I hope so, I'm sure. Well,
this has been the /_i_e_t/ chat I've had in a month of Mondays.
And I'll not deny that I'll sleep easier tonight and with a lighter heart.
You've given me a /_o_e_f_l/ lot to think over,
but I'll put that off until tomorrow. I'm for bed,
and I've no doubt you'll be glad of your rest too.
Hey, Nob! Nob, you slowcoach!"

Obviously, the speaker is Barliman Butterbur.

Hey Beren - great work! All your solves are correct except one, and yes - the speaker was Barliman! Your wrong word is "rest" - and please note that you slid a letter over. :)

Just three words to go!

[Varnafindë]

nicest
?
beds

[Valandil]

Both of those are correct. One more word to go! :)

[Valandil]

No takers yet on this last word? C'mon... let's keep this game moving! :)

[Midge]

All I see is "Womenful", but I'm pretty sure it's not right.

[Valandil]

You're right - that's not right! ;)

Care to try some more? :)

[Varnafindë]

And "wonderful" has too many letters, so it cannot be that either.

[Valandil]

Correct - not that. :)

[Midge]

POWERFUL! Man, it feels good to get the last word! :D

[Valandil]

"powerful" is correct Midge. Your turn... but I FORBID you to post a short one! :evil:

[Midge]

Oh, you didn't like that last one, huh?

“O_/c_u_s_/,/i_/i_/l_k_l_/e_o_g_/,/m_/f_i_n_s/,/
_i_e_y/_n_u_h/_h_t/_e/_r_/g_i_g/_o/_u_/d_o_/:/
t_e/_a_t/_a_c_/o_/t_e/_n_s/./
_u_/i_/w_/s_a_e_/h_m_/a_d/_i_/n_t_i_g/,/
_o_m/_o_l_/f_n_/u_/a_y_a_/,/s_o_e_/o_/l_t_r/./
_h_t/_h_u_h_/h_s/_o_g/_e_n/_r_w_n_/i_/o_r/_e_r_s/;/
_n_/t_a_/i_/w_y/_e/_r_/m_r_h_n_/n_w/./
_t/_a_/n_t/_/h_s_y/_e_o_v_/./
N_w/_t/_e_s_/t_e/_a_t/_a_c_/o_/t_e/_n_s/_a_/b_/w_r_h/_/s_n_/./”

[Varnafindë]

“Of/course/,/it/is/likely/enough/,/my/friends/,/
likely/enough/that/we/are/going/to/our/doom/:/
the/fact/_a_c_/on/the/_n_s/./
But/if/we/s_a_e_/home/and/did/nothing/,/
doom/would/find/us/anyway/,/sooner/or/later/./
That/_h_u_h_/h_s/_o_g/_e_n/_r_w_n_/in/our/hearts/;/
and/that/is/why/we/are/m_r_h_n_/now/./
It/was/not/a/h_s_y/_e_o_v_/./
Now/it/_e_s_/the/_a_t/_a_c_/o_/the/_n_s/_a_/b_/w_r_h/_/s_n_/./”


I'm not able to guess at the speaker yet ...

[Valandil]

“Of course, it is likely enough, my friends,
likely enough that we are going to our doom:
the last march of the Ents.
But if we stayed home and did nothing,
doom would find us anyway, sooner or later.
That thought has long been growing in our hearts;
and that is why we are marching now.
It was not a hasty /_e_o_v_/.
Now at least the last march of the Ents may be worth a song.”


Gots to be Treebeard!

[Valandil]

Oh, you didn't like that last one, huh?
:
:

No - this makes it MUCH more fun! :)

[Midge]

So far everything is good - speaker included. What's the LAST WORD???

[Valandil]

Just saw it - and I think I can finally solve...

"resolve"?

[Midge]

Aye! Give us a good one, Val.

[Valandil]

"T_e/_o_e/_e_d/_f/_a_t_/!
/T_e/_a_s/_r_/d_r_e_i_g/_e_o_e/_h_/s_o_m/,
/_n_/g_e_t/_h_n_s/_r_/t_/c_m_/./I_/t_e_e/_w_/w_d/_o_/,
/h_p_/m_y/_e/_o_n/_o_/o_r/_e_p_e/;/_u_/i_/t_e_/d_l_y/,
/_t/_i_l/_o_/c_m_/w_i_e/_h_s/_g_/l_s_s."

Not quite so long as my last - but hope it is fun to solve...

[Midge]

"T_e/_o_e/_e_d/_f/_a_t_/!
/T_e/_a_s/_r_/d_r_e_i_g/_e_o_e/_h_/s_o_m/,
And great things are to come. If these two wed now,
hope may be born for our people; but if they delay,
it will not come while this age lasts."

Don't know who said it, but I think it was talking about Arathorn and Gilraen? Maybe Elrond is speaker?

[Valandil]

It was about Arathorn and Gilraen, but Elrond was not the speaker.

[Midge]

It literally was the "Hope may be born for our people" that gave it away. If that hadn't been in there, I probably would have thought it was about a couple of historic elves that I only heard about once.

[Earniel]

"The days are darkening before the storm."

*tries to recall the name of Gilraen's mom but fails*

[Valandil]

That first line is correct - from the second line of the quote.

It IS Gilraen's mom - and I won't be surprised if everyone has a hard time coming up with the name, so I'll spill it: Ivorwen

Now just that first line to solve! :)

[Midge]

"T_e/_o_e/_e_d/_f/_a_t_/!
The days are darkening before the storm,
And great things are to come. If these two wed now,
hope may be born for our people; but if they delay,
it will not come while this age lasts."

The more need of haste!


I figured it out! :D Oh, that means I have to post the next quote... :( solving is MUCH more fun. I hope I got it wrong...

[Valandil]

Sorry Midget - you ARE correct! ;)

But don't let it get you down. It really doesn't take all that long to post, and it's so needful for the game to happen! :D

[Midge]

Okay, so every knows that "tonight or tomorrow" in 'Moot time is really by the end of the week in reality time, right?

"D_r_/a_e/_e_/w_r_s/,/_n_/l_t_l_/d_/t_e_/m_a_/t_/t_o_e/t_a_/r_c_i_e/_h_m/./"

[Earniel]

Okay, so every knows that "tonight or tomorrow" in 'Moot time is really by the end of the week in reality time, right?
Hoom, take your time, we are all a bit Entish here. :D

"Dark are _e_/w_r_s/, and little do they mean to those that receive them."

Stumped on the speaker. I can't even place the quote yet.

[Valandil]

"her words"?

Also drawing a blank on speaker - can't really place the setting to help myself. :)

[Valandil]

Gimli?

I'm wondering if this is somebody speaking - when Halbarad brought word to those he met near Isen?

[Varnafindë]

And "her words" would be Galadriel's words then, I think.
Not that it's part of what we are to solve, but sometimes it's fun to go further into some of the quotes ...

[Midge]

Quote is complete. Gimli is not the speaker, nor is Halbarad. The quote is in reference to Galadriel's words, though.

[Valandil]

Aragorn?

[Midge]

Nope. Keep trying.

[Varnafindë]

Boromir.

And that's by logic, not by guessing - hope my logic is right ...

[Valandil]

I think Boromir was already dead.

Eomer?

[Varnafindë]

When Halbarad brought word to those he met near Isen, Boromir was probably dead - but I think this was far earlier than that.

I think this was soon after the Company had left Lothlorien, when they were discussing Galadriel's parting gifts. If that logic is wrong, I don't know who could have said it ...

[Valandil]

OK - I hadn't thought of that.

We'll see... once Midge helps us continue our speaker guessing! :D

[Midge]

Nope. Did I find a passage that the illustrious Varna and Val both forgot about???

[Varnafindë]

Could it be Legolas, then?

I think the next speaker is Gimli, saying 'at least she sent you some words'. And then my first setting would have been too early.

It's a real challenge, this - and it's great fun! :)

[Midge]

It was Legolas. They had just met back up with Gandalf, who had come to Fangorn through Lothlorien and had messages for each of them from Galadriel. Gimli was sad she didn't say anything to him, and Legolas was trying to console him by telling him that he didn't get what she said.

[Varnafindë]

So that was when he was sad about her missing words.
A very interesting quote hunt!

The next one isn't a very long one, but it's what I'm providing at the moment ;)

"V_r_/w_l_/./I_/i_/n_/g_o_/s_y_n_/a_y/_o_e/./
_t_c_/t_/y_u_/p_a_/-/y_u_/w_o_e/_l_n/,/_i_d/
-/_n_/I/_o_e/_t/_i_l/_u_n/_u_/f_r/_h_/b_s_/,/
f_r/_o_/,/a_d/_o_/a_l/_f/_s/."

[Valandil]

"Very well. It is no good saying any more.
/_t_c_/ to your plan - your whole plan,
mind - and I hope it will turn out for the best,
for you, and for all of us."

Drawing a blank on this speaker too! :p

[Valandil]

oh wait... "stick" - and Gandalf?

[Varnafindë]

All correct. Your turn!

[Valandil]

"Y_u/_r_/f_r_e_t_n_/n_t/_n_y/_o_r/_a_i_y/_i_t_r_/,
/b_t/_l_/y_u/_v_r/_n_w/_b_u_/t_o_l_/.
/I_/i_/b_o_d/_a_l_g_t/_i_h/_/b_i_h_/s_n,/
/_n_/y_t/_o_/c_m_/b_c_/t_y_n_/t_/s_a_e/_e/_i_h/
_/t_l_/o_/l_v_/t_o_l_/w_i_i_g/_o_/u_/i_/t_e/_l_d_/!
/I_/a_y/_a_e/_o_/m_g_t/_a_e/_o_i_e_/t_a_/o_e/
_f/_h_m/_a_/a_/o_d/_i_d'_/n_s_/b_h_n_/h_s/_a_/.
/T_a_/w_u_d/_e/_/m_s_/u_u_u_l/_r_a_e_t/_o_/a/_i_e/_r_l_!"


Enjoy! :)

[Midge]

You are forgetting not only your family history,
but all you ever knew about trolls.
It is broad daylight with a bright sun,
and yet you came back trying to scare me with
a tale of live trolls waiting for us in the glade!
If any/_a_e/_o_/might have_o_i_e_/that one
of them had an old mind's nose behind his hat.
That would be a must unusual/_r_a_e_t/_o_/a/_i_e/_r_l_!

Just to get the ball rolling...

[Valandil]

Wrong words boldeth...

Except that which is boldeth and italicizeth and Underlineth - is a correction, where I was careleth and typeth in the wrong word.

You are forgetting not only your family history,
but all you ever knew about trolls.
It is broad daylight with a bright sun,
and yet you came back trying to scare me with
a tale of live trolls waiting for us in this glade!
If any/_a_e/_o_/might have_o_i_e_/that one
of them had an old mind's nose behind his hat.
That would be a must unusual/_r_a_e_t/_o_/a/_i_e/_r_l_!

Just to get the ball rolling...

[Midge]

Here's the updated quote:

You are forgetting not only your family history,
but all you ever knew about trolls.
It is broad daylight with a bright sun,
and yet you/_a_e/back trying to scare me with
a tale of live trolls waiting for us in this glade!
I_/any/_a_e/_o_/might have/_o_i_e_/that one
of them/_a_/an old/_i_d'_/n_s_/behind his/_a_/.
That would be a must unusual/_r_a_e_t/_o_/a/_i_e/_r_l_!

[Midge]

In any case, you might have noticed that one
of them has an old bird's nest behind his ear.
That would be a most unusual ? for a live troll...

[Valandil]

Those solves are all correct. :)

Leaves you with two words and one speaker to go!

[Varnafindë]

and yet you race back

And the speaker is again Gandalf.

I don't know the last word, though ...

[Valandil]

Sorry - Gandalf is not the speaker, and "race" is not correct (it looks like Midge carried over the wrong letters from a missed word into her updated quote). :)

[Varnafindë]

come back, then.

Could the speaker be Aragorn?

[Valandil]

Yes - "come" is correct, and Aragorn was the speaker. One word left. :)

This is the update:

"You are forgetting not only your family history,
but all you ever knew about trolls.
It is broad daylight with a bright sun,
and yet you come back trying to scare me with
a tale of live trolls waiting for us in this glade!
In any case you might have noticed that one
of them has an old bird's nest behind his ear.
That would be a must unusual/_r_a_e_t/ for a live troll!"

[Varnafindë]

Ornament :)

[Valandil]

Yes - you turn! :)

[Varnafindë]

"T_e_/s_e_/a/_i_/a_o_e/_y/_i_e_/a_d/_i_l_k_s/,/_o/_o/_p_a_/./
I_/d_n/’/_/s_e_/t_/m_t_e_/w_a_/I/_h_n_/a_o_t/_h_m/./_h_y/_r_/
q_i_e/_i_f_r_n_/f_o_/w_a_/I/_x_e_t_d/-/_o/_l_/a_d/_o_n_/,/
a_d/_o/_a_/a_d/_a_/,/a_/i_/w_r_/."

[Valandil]

"They seem a bit above my likes, so to speak.
It don't seem to matter what I think about them.
They are quite different from what I expected - so old and /_o_n_/,
/a_d/ so sad and gay, as it were."

[Varnafindë]

Mostly right :)

You skipped a piece, though. I'll add it again.
"They seem a bit above my likes/a_d/_i_l_k_s/, so to speak.

And then for "/_a_/a_d/_a_/," you've put "sad and gay,".
It would be misleading to say that the first and third word are both wrong - because they are both right, but in the wrong order. :p

[Earniel]

dislikes?

[Varnafindë]

"dislikes" is correct :)
We now have:

"They seem a bit above my likes /a_d/ dislikes, so to speak.
It don't seem to matter what I think about them.
They are quite different from what I expected - so old and /_o_n_/,
/a_d/ so gay and sad, as it were."

3 more words, and then the speaker.

[Valandil]

Don't especially want to solve right now - because I'm out of action through Saturday evening. I will if it's still up when I'm back. :)

[tolkienfan]

"They seem a bit above my likes and dislikes, so to speak.
It don't seem to matter what I think about them.
They are quite different from what I expected - so old and young,
and so gay and sad, as it were."

-Sam

[Varnafindë]

All correct, tolkienfan!
Your turn :)

[tolkienfan]

"T_u_y/,/_a_e_/i_/n_w/_a_r_r/_h_n/_y/_e_r_/i_a_i_e_/,
n_i_h_r/_a_/m_/s_c_e_/t_o_g_t/_o_c_i_e_/t_e/_n_w_l_k_/,
n_r/_n/_l_/m_/m_s_c/_a_/c_n_a_n_d/_h_/f_l_i_g/_f/_h_/r_i_/."

[Valandil]

"Truly,/_a_e_/i_/n_w/_a_r_r/ when my /_e_r_/i_a_i_e_/,
neither can my secret thought /_o_c_i_e_/t_e/_n_w_l_k_/,
nor in all my music was /c_n_a_n_d/ the falling of the rain."

[tolkienfan]

Mostly right so far!

"Truly,/_a_e_/i_/n_w/_a_r_r/ _h_n/ my /_e_r_/i_a_i_e_/,
neither /_a_/ my secret thought /_o_c_i_e_/t_e/_n_w_l_k_/,
nor in all my music was /c_n_a_n_d/ the falling of the rain."

[Midge]

is now fairer than my
was my secret thought
the snowflake
was contained

[tolkienfan]

Again, guesses are mostly right!

"Truly,/_a_e_/is now fairer than my /_e_r_/i_a_i_e_/,
neither /_a_/ my secret thought /_o_c_i_e_/ the snowflake,
nor in all my music was contained the falling of the rain."

[Valandil]

water
blank
blank
had
conceived

Ulmo

[tolkienfan]

water
blank
blank
had
conceived

Ulmo

All correct!

[Valandil]

I think one of those last two is "imagined"

"Truly, water is now fairer than my /_e_r_/ imagined,
neither had my secret thought conceived the snowflake,
nor in all my music was contained the falling of the rain."

Can't come up with that last one though...

[tolkienfan]

correct again!

[Valandil]

Oh... goodness! "heart"? :)

[tolkienfan]

You got it! :)

[Valandil]

"N_/,/n_r/_y/_a_u_a_/./I_/i_/b_y_n_/h_s/_r_/,/a_d/_e_o_d/_a_r_n'_/t_o/.
/_h_/p_l_n_i_i/_a_e/_r_m/_e_o_d/_e_t_r_e_s_/,/f_o_/E_d_m_r/.
/_h_/N_l_o_/m_d_/t_e_/./F_a_o_/h_m_e_f/,/_a_b_/,/w_o_g_t/_h_m/,
/_n/_a_s/_o/_o_g/_g_/t_a_/t_e/_i_e/_a_n_t/_e/_e_s_r_d/_n/_e_r_/.
/B_t/_h_r_/i_/n_t_i_g/_h_t/_a_r_n/_a_n_t/_u_n/_o/_v_l/_s_s/.
/_l_s/_o_/S_r_m_n/!/_t/_a_/h_s/_o_n_a_l/,/_s/_/n_w/_e_c_i_e/.
/_e_i_o_s/_o/_s/_l_/a_e/_h_/d_v_c_s/_f/_n/_r_/d_e_e_/t_a_/w_/p_s_e_s/_u_s_l_e_/.
/Y_t/_e/_u_t/_e_r/_h_/b_a_e/./_o_l/!/_o/_e_p/_t/_e_r_t/,/_o_/h_s/_w_/p_o_i_/.
/N_/w_r_/d_d/_e/_v_r/_p_a_/o_/i_/t_/a_y/_f/_h_/C_u_c_l/.
/_e/_a_/n_t/_e_/g_v_n/_h_u_h_/t_/t_e/_a_e/_f/_h_/p_l_n_i_i/_f/_o_d_r/
_n/_t_/r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/t_e_/w_r_/a_m_s_/f_r_o_t_n/.
/_v_n/_n/_o_d_r/_h_y/_e_e/_/s_c_e_/k_o_n/_n_y/_o/_/f_w/;
/_n/_r_o_/t_e_/w_r_/r_m_m_e_e_/o_l_/i_/a/_h_m_/o_/l_r_/
a_o_g/_h_/D_n_d_i_."

[Midge]

"No/,/nor my/_a_u_a_/./It is beyond his/_r_/,/and beyond/_a_r_n'_/too/.
/The palantiri came from beyond Westernesse, from Eldamar.
/The Noldor made them./Feanor himself,/_a_b_/,/wrought them,
/_n/_a_s/_o/_o_g/_g_/t_a_/t_e/_i_e/_a_n_t/_e/_e_s_r_d/_n/_e_r_/.
/B_t/_h_r_/i_/n_t_i_g/_h_t/_a_r_n/_a_n_t/_u_n/_o/_v_l/_s_s/.
/_l_s/_o_/S_r_m_n/!/_t/_a_/h_s/_o_n_a_l/,/_s/_/n_w/_e_c_i_e/.
/_e_i_o_s/_o/_s/_l_/a_e/_h_/d_v_c_s/_f/_n/_r_/d_e_e_/t_a_/w_/p_s_e_s/_u_s_l_e_/.
/Y_t/_e/_u_t/_e_r/_h_/b_a_e/./_o_l/!/_o/_e_p/_t/_e_r_t/,/_o_/h_s/_w_/p_o_i_/.
/N_/w_r_/d_d/_e/_v_r/_p_a_/o_/i_/t_/a_y/_f/_h_/C_u_c_l/.
/_e/_a_/n_t/_e_/g_v_n/_h_u_h_/t_/t_e/_a_e/_f/_h_/p_l_n_i_i/_f/_o_d_r/
_n/_t_/r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/t_e_/w_r_/a_m_s_/f_r_o_t_n/.
/_v_n/_n/_o_d_r/_h_y/_e_e/_/s_c_e_/k_o_n/_n_y/_o/_/f_w/;
/_n/_r_o_/t_e_/w_r_/r_m_m_e_e_/o_l_/i_/a/_h_m_/o_/l_r_/
a_o_g/_h_/D_n_d_i_."

[Valandil]

Don't have the book on me - but I believe you're correct so far, except for the "my" - which is wrong. :)

[Midge]

"No, nor by Saruman. It is beyond his art, and beyond Sauron's too.
The palantiri came from beyond Westernesse, from Eldamar.
The Noldor made them. Feanor himself,/_a_b_/, wrought them,
/_n/_a_s/so long ago that the/_i_e/cannot be/_e_s_r_d/_n/_e_r_/.
But there is nothing that Sauron cannot turn to evil uses.
Alas for Saruman! It was his downfall, as I now perceive.
/_e_i_o_s/_o/_s/_l_/a_e/_h_/devices of an/_r_/d_e_e_/that we/p_s_e_s/_u_s_l_e_/.
/Yet we must/_e_r/_h_/b_a_e/./Fool! To keep it secret,/_o_/his/_w_/p_o_i_/.
No word did he ever speak of it to any of the Council.
We had not yet given thought to the fate of the palantiri of/_o_d_r/
_n/_t_/r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/t_e_/w_r_/a_m_s_/f_r_o_t_n/.
/Even in Noldor they were a secret known only to a few/;
/_n/_r_o_/they were remembered only in a/_h_m_/of lore
among the Dunedain."

[Valandil]

Very good Midge! Two wrong words, bolded. Everything else correct. :)

"No, nor by Saruman. It is beyond his art, and beyond Sauron's too.
The palantiri came from beyond Westernesse, from Eldamar.
The Noldor made them. Feanor himself,/_a_b_/, wrought them,
/_n/_a_s/so long ago that the/_i_e/cannot be/_e_s_r_d/_n/_e_r_/.
But there is nothing that Sauron cannot turn to evil uses.
Alas for Saruman! It was his downfall, as I now perceive.
/_e_i_o_s/_o/_s/_l_/a_e/_h_/devices of an/_r_/d_e_e_/that we/p_s_e_s/_u_s_l_e_/.
Yet we must/_e_r/_h_/b_a_e/./Fool! To keep it secret,/_o_/his/_w_/p_o_i_/.
No word did he ever speak of it to any of the Council.
We had not yet given thought to the fate of the palantiri of/_o_d_r/
_n/_t_/r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/t_e_/w_r_/a_m_s_/f_r_o_t_n/.
Even in Noldor they were a secret known only to a few/;
/_n/_r_o_/they were remembered only in a/_h_m_/of lore
among the Dunedain."

[Varnafindë]

Feanor himself, maybe, wrought them,
in days so long ago that the time cannot be measured in years.

Yet he must

Even in Gondor
in Arnor

[Valandil]

Those are all correct! :) Somebody want to show the update?

[Midge]

"No, nor by Saruman. It is beyond his art, and beyond Sauron's too.
The palantiri came from beyond Westernesse, from Eldamar.
The Noldor made them. Feanor himself, maybe, wrought them,
in days so long ago that the time cannot be measured in years.
But there is nothing that Sauron cannot turn to evil uses.
Alas for Saruman! It was his downfall, as I now perceive.
/_e_i_o_s/_o/_s/_l_/a_e/_h_/devices of an/_r_/d_e_e_/that we/p_s_e_s/_u_s_l_e_/.
Yet he must/_e_r/_h_/b_a_e/./Fool! To keep it secret,/_o_/his/_w_/p_o_i_/.
No word did he ever speak of it to any of the Council.
We had not yet given thought to the fate of the palantiri of/_o_d_r/
_n/_t_/r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/t_e_/w_r_/a_m_s_/f_r_o_t_n/.
Even in Gondor they were a secret known only to a few/;
/In Arnor they were remembered only in a/_h_m_/of lore
among the Dunedain."

Edit: This is just the update, Val, before you start trying to determine if any new words here are correct.

[Midge]

for his own profit

[Valandil]

Yes - those new words are correct too! :)

Update:

"No, nor by Saruman. It is beyond his art, and beyond Sauron's too.
The palantiri came from beyond Westernesse, from Eldamar.
The Noldor made them. Feanor himself, maybe, wrought them,
in days so long ago that the time cannot be measured in years.
But there is nothing that Sauron cannot turn to evil uses.
Alas for Saruman! It was his downfall, as I now perceive.
/_e_i_o_s/_o/_s/_l_/a_e/_h_/ devices of an /_r_/d_e_e_/ that we/p_s_e_s/_u_s_l_e_/.
Yet he must/_e_r/_h_/b_a_e/. Fool! To keep it secret, for his own profit.
No word did he ever speak of it to any of the Council.
We had not yet given thought to the fate of the palantiri of /_o_d_r/
_n/_t_/r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/t_e_/w_r_/a_m_s_/f_r_o_t_n/.
Even in Gondor they were a secret known only to a few;
In Arnor they were remembered only in a /_h_m_/ of lore
among the Dunedain."

[tolkienfan]

I feel lame only filling in one word, but...

"palantiri of Mordor"

[Valandil]

"Mordor" not correct. :)

[Midge]

"No, nor by Saruman. It is beyond his art, and beyond Sauron's too.
The palantiri came from beyond Westernesse, from Eldamar.
The Noldor made them. Feanor himself, maybe, wrought them,
in days so long ago that the time cannot be measured in years.
But there is nothing that Sauron cannot turn to evil uses.
Alas for Saruman! It was his downfall, as I now perceive.
Perilous to us all are the devices of an art/d_e_e_/ that we/p_s_e_s/_u_s_l_e_/.
Yet he must bear the blame. Fool! To keep it secret, for his own profit.
No word did he ever speak of it to any of the Council.
We had not yet given thought to the fate of the palantiri of /_o_d_r/
in its/r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/they were almost forgotten.
Even in Gondor they were a secret known only to a few;
In Arnor they were remembered only in a /_h_m_/ of lore
among the Dunedain."


I feel like that word in the last line is a weird spelling of a word. I keep thinking of "tome" with an "h", like "thome"?

[Varnafindë]

Should it be
an art deeper than we possess ourselves
with 'than' rather than 'that'?

the palantiri of Gondor

rhyme of lore

[Midge]

Genius! Rhyme!

[Valandil]

Yes Varnafinde - those are correct. My mistake on missing the "that/than" error. And Midge - your new solves also all correct! :) Update:

"No, nor by Saruman. It is beyond his art, and beyond Sauron's too.
The palantiri came from beyond Westernesse, from Eldamar.
The Noldor made them. Feanor himself, maybe, wrought them,
in days so long ago that the time cannot be measured in years.
But there is nothing that Sauron cannot turn to evil uses.
Alas for Saruman! It was his downfall, as I now perceive.
Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves.
Yet he must bear the blame. Fool! To keep it secret, for his own profit.
No word did he ever speak of it to any of the Council.
We had not yet given thought to the fate of the palantiri of Gondor
in its /r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/ they were almost forgotten.
Even in Gondor they were a secret known only to a few;
In Arnor they were remembered only in a rhyme of lore
among the Dunedain."

Down to just a few words left - and the speaker. Anyone got a speaker?

[Midge]

Grandy Gandy!

[Nerwen]

Fool! To keep it secret, for his own profit.
No word did he ever speak of it to any of the Council.
We had not yet given thought to the fate of the palantiri of Gondor
in its /r_i_o_s/_a_s/./_y/_e_/ they were almost forgotten.
Even in Gondor they were a secret known only to a few;
In Arnor they were remembered only in a rhyme of lore
among the Dunedain."

Down to just a few words left - and the speaker. Anyone got a speaker?"...ruinous wars. By men..." :)

Gandalf in TTT

Susie

[Valandil]

Those are correct Nerwen! You may post the next quote. :)

[Valandil]

Hey Nerwen - got a quote for us? :)

[Earniel]

*looks right, looks left*

*bumps thread*

*runs off sniggering*

[Midge]

*GASP* A MOD... BUMPING A THREAD?

What HAS the world come to? And where's that girl's gecko???

[Midge]

Nerwen, if you don't want to post a quote or don't have time, let us know. We'll happily pick up the reins.

[Midge]

Okay, I'm posting a quote.

Uno momento, por favor.

[Midge]

"T_e/_t_r_/h_s/_u_s_/a_/l_s_/./T_i_/g_e_t/_r_a_/o_/s_e_r_/a_d/_w_r_s/_s/
_o_n_/t_/O_g_l_a_h/./_i_l/_a_a_i_/g_t/_c_o_s/_n/_i_e/?/_e/_u_s_e_/i_/,/b_t/_i_/
h_/k_o_/t_e/_o_r/?/_n_/w_o/_a_/n_w/_o_d/_h_/f_r_s/_h_n/_h_/K_n_/o_/t_e/
_i_e/_i_e_s/_o_e_/?/A_d/_t_e_/a_m_e_/w_l_/c_m_/./I/_m/_o_/l_t_/./A_l/_s/_o_t/./
_/t_r_i_d/_n/_h_/w_y/./_l_/i_/l_s_/./E_e_/i_/m_/e_r_n_/i_/p_r_o_m_d/,/_o/_n_/
w_l_/e_e_/k_o_/./T_e_e/_i_l/_e/_o/_n_/I/_a_/t_l_/./I_/w_l_/b_/i_/v_i_/./"

[Midge]

Really? Nobody?

[Valandil]

I'll try to get at it a bit later tonight. :)

Thanks for posting!

[Valandil]

"The storm has burst at last. This great /_r_a_/o_/s_e_r_/ and /_w_r_s/_s/
_o_n_/ to Osgiliath. Will Faramir get across in time?
He /_u_s_e_/ it, but did he know the hour?
And who can now hold the forts when the King of the /_i_e/_i_e_s/_o_e_/?
And other armies will come. I am not late. All is /_o_t/.
/_/t_r_i_d/_n/_h_/w_y/./_l_/i_/l_s_/. Even if my errand is /p_r_o_m_d/,
/_o/_n_/w_l_/e_e_/k_o_/./T_e_e/_i_l/_e/_o/_n_/I/_a_/t_l_/.
It will be in vain."

[Valandil]

Making a few changes and additions - all bolded.

"The storm has burst at last. This great /_r_a_/o_/s_e_r_/ and /_w_r_s/_s/
_o_n_/ to Osgiliath. Will Faramir get across in time?
He /_u_s_e_/ it, but did he know the hour?
And who can now hold the forts when the King of the /_i_e/_i_e_s/_o_e_/?
And other armies will come. I am too late. All is lost.
I tarried on the way. All is lost. Even if my errand is performed,
no one will even know. There will be no one I can tell.
It will be in vain."

Is it Gandalf?

[Midge]

It is not Gandalf. I don't remember the exact quote, so I'll check your words tonight (I promise!)

[Midge]

The updated quote looks like this. Incorrect guesses have been removed and bolded.

"The storm has burst at last. This great /_r_a_/o_/s_e_r_/ and /_w_r_s/_s/
_o_n_/ to Osgiliath. Will Faramir get across in time?
He /_u_s_e_/ it, but did he know the hour?
And who can now hold the /f_r_s/ when the King of the /_i_e/_i_e_s/_o_e_/?
And other armies will come. I am too late. All is lost.
I tarried on the way. All is lost. Even if my errand is performed,
no one will /e_e_/ know. There will be no one I can tell.
It will be in vain."

It isn't Gandalf, as I mentioned earlier.

[Valandil]

"The storm has burst at last. This great array of spears and swords is going to Osgiliath.
Will Faramir get across in time? He guessed it, but did he know the hour?
And who can now hold the fords when the King of the nine riders comes?
And other armies will come. I am too late. All is lost. I tarried on the way. All is lost.
Even if my errand is performed, no one will ever know. There will be no one I can tell.
It will be in vain."

Frodo?

[Midge]

You got it, Val!

Your post.

[Valandil]

Sorry so delayed - I'll get on this soon. I've been fighting off spammers. :)

[Midge]

Valandil - the SPAMMER SLAYER!

[Earniel]

Hah, he doesn't have that excuse right now. Post, Oh High King at Annuminas! ;)

Although I expect moving and settling in a new place maaaaay just take a little more time than fighting spammers.

[Valandil]

Yes - it has kept me occupied. But I'm probably settled enough to post soon. Let me look for one and I'll see if I can get it up here shortly.

[Valandil]

"Y_u/_e_/t_e_/o_t/_g_i_/,/O_d/_a_/W_l_o_/!
/W_a_/b_/y_u/_-t_i_k_n_/o_/?/Y_u/_h_u_d/_o_/b_/w_k_n_/.
/E_t/_a_t_/!/D_g/_e_p/!/_r_n_/w_t_r/!/_o/_o/_l_e_/!
/B_m_a_i_/i_/t_l_i_g!"

[Midge]

QUOTE!!! QUOTE QUOTE QUOTE!!!

"You let them out again, Old Man Willow!
What be you a-thinking of? You should not be waking.
Eat earth! Dig deep! Drink Water! Go to sleep!
... "

Man, I was on a roll there, and then that last phrase just stopped me cold.

[Valandil]

All correct so far. Any idea who is speaking?

[Midge]

That would be Mr. Tom Bombadillo!

[Valandil]

Yes! And the rest of the quote?

[Midge]

Oh. DUH.

"Bombadil is talking."

[Valandil]

Correct! :D

Your turn.

[Midge]

Yay! The fates have aligned (and when I say fates, I mean the ones of Sitting at the Computer, Being on Entmoot and Having LOTR with Me) and here it is!

"Y_u/_e_e_b_r/?/_u_/I/_h_u_h_/,/I/_h_u_h_/t_a_/t_e/_a_l/_f/_i_/-/G_l_d/
_a_/a/_o_g/_g_/a_o/./"

[Valandil]

"You remember? But I thought, I thought that the fall of Gil-Galad
was a long age ago."

~ Frodo (to Elrond at the Council of Elrond - I'm paused at the start of that chapter and haven't re-read this far yet, but I remember it well! :) )

[Midge]

That's all correct, Val! Your turn!

[Midge]

*bump* Val! Your turn!

*avoids gecko* I'm getting good at this... I think it's because Earn and I eat a similar amount of chocolate; that throws him off just enough for me to get out of the way.

[Valandil]

Wow - total forgetfulness! Will try to get one up soon. :o

[Valandil]

"F_r/_y/_a_t/_/f_r_i_e/_o_r/_o_b_/.
/L_t_l_/d_/I/_e_e_b_e/_h_/f_g_r_s/_f/_l_n_i_/a_d/_s_l_u_/
a_/t_e_/s_a_d/_a_v_n/_n/_h_i_/m_j_s_y/_n/_h_/h_l_s/_f/_e_e_h_r/.
/_/a_/b_t/_h_/h_i_/o_/I_i_d_r/,/_o_/I_i_d_r/_i_s_l_/.
/I/_a_e/_a_/a/_a_d/_i_e/_n_/a/_o_g/;
/_n_/t_e/_e_g_e_/t_a_/l_e/_e_w_e_/h_r_/a_d/_o_d_r/
_r_/a/_m_l_/p_r_/i_/t_e/_o_n_/o_/m_/j_u_n_y_/.
/I/_a_e/_r_s_e_/m_n_/m_u_t_i_s/_n_/m_n_/r_v_r_/,
/a_d/_r_d_e_/m_n_/p_a_n_/,
/e_e_/i_t_/t_e/_a_/c_u_t_i_s/_f/_h_n/_n_/H_r_d/
_h_r_/t_e/_t_r_/a_e/_t_a_g_."

[Midge]

For my part I forgive your doubt.
Little do I resemble the figures of Elendil and Isildur...

[Valandil]

Correct so far. Good start!

[Earniel]

For my part I forgive your doubt.
Little do I resemble the figures of Elendil and Isildur
as they stand carven in their majesty in the halls of Denethor.
I am but the heir of Isildur, not Isildur himself....

[Valandil]

Yes - first four lines all correct!

[Midge]

I have had a hard life and a long;
and the leagues that lie between here and Mordor
are a small part in the/_o_n_/of my journeys.
I have crossed many mountains and many rivers
and /_r_d_e_/ many plains,
even into the far countries of Rhun and Harad
where the /_t_r_/ are strange.

[Valandil]

All solves correct. Down to three words and the speaker! :)

[Earniel]

stars?

[Varnafindë]

Aragorn must be the speaker ...

[Midge]

count of my journeys?

[Valandil]

Yes, yes and yes! We're down to one word! :)

[Valandil]

The last word is a bit unusual. So try tossing things out and see if you can get it. If we go long enough, I may start to give hints. :)

For my part I forgive your doubt.
Little do I resemble the figures of Elendil and Isildur
as they stand carven in their majesty in the halls of Denethor.
I am but the heir of Isildur, not Isildur himself.
I have had a hard life and a long;
and the leagues that lie between here and Mordor
are a small part in the count of my journeys.
I have crossed many mountains and many rivers
and /_r_d_e_/ many plains,
even into the far countries of Rhun and Harad
where the stars are strange.

[Midge]

Don't give any hints. I know it. But I've been posting a lot of the recent quotes.... Gonna give someone else the chance for a while. ;)

[Valandil]

But it's been so LONG since you posted one!!! :)

(because I left it sitting so long! :D )

Anybody else?

[Midge]

Let's see, nothing in 5 days?

Well, then, here goes!

Trodden? or trodded? one of those two?

[Valandil]

"trodden" it is... take it away! :)

[Midge]

wheee!

"Y_u/_a_e/_r_w_/b_g/_i_c_/y_u/_e_e/_a_t/_e_e/;/b_t/_t/_s/_o_t_y/_a_/,/I/_u_s_/."

[Valandil]

"You have grown big since you /_e_e/_a_t/_e_e/; but it is /_o_t_y/_a_/, I trust."

[Midge]

So far all is right! Keep going!

[Valandil]

"were last here" and "northy bad"?

[Midge]

northy bad, as I suppose you suspect, is not correct. Were last here is.

[Earniel]

mostly?

[Midge]

Yep. One word left and the speaker.

Oh, actually there are two left. "Trust" is incorrect. It doesn't fit (my bad, guys).

"You have grown big since you were last here; but it is mostly/_a_/, I /_u_s_/."

[Earniel]

'fat' and 'guess'?

[Midge]

Indeed.

"You have grown big since you were last here; but it is mostly fat, I guess."

Speaker, anyone?

[Earniel]

Since I cannot imagine anyone else would call someone fat, I'm guessing a Hobbit. Sam, perhaps?

[Midge]

Actually it is not a Hobbit. For an extra clue, this quote came from the Annals of the Kings and Rulers in Appendix A of LOTR.

[Valandil]

At first I wondered if it was Saruman talking to the hobbits. But now that you mention this - I remember. Should have known it all along!

Helm Hammerhand - a King of Rohan

(said it to Frecca - of, I think, the Westfold)

[Earniel]

Duh, that seems obvious now. I must admit the speaker had me quite stumped.

[Midge]

Yes! Val has the next quote. Glad you guys found it a LITTLE difficult.

[Valandil]

"W_a_/i_/t_e/_a_e/_f/_o_d_r/?/_f/_o_r_e/,/_/r_m_m_e_/!
/T_e/_e_/o_/C_r_/D_m/_a_e/_n/_s/_t/_i_h_/,
/a_d/_e/_e_e/_o_s_e_/./A_/!/t_e/_p_a_/i_/m_/h_a_t/!
/_o/!/_o!/_h_t/_m/_/s_y_n_/?/I/_a_e/_e_n/_r_a_i_g/.
/_h_r_/d_d/_o_/g_t/_o/,/_r_d_/?

[Midge]

"What is the /_a_e/ of Mordor? Of course, I remember!
The /_e_/ of Carn Dum...
and we /_e_e/_o_s_e_/./ Ai! the spear in my heart!
No! No! What am I saying?...
Where did you get to, Frodo?"

Was that Merry?

[Valandil]

It WAS Merry, and all your words are correct except: "Mordor"

Great start! :)

[Earniel]

The men of Carn Dum came on us at night...

[Valandil]

Correct add! :)

[Midge]

bane of Gondor
And we were... roasted?

[Valandil]

"were" is correct. Your other new words are not.

Anybody want to put together what is solved to this point?

[Midge]

"What is the name of/_o_d_r/?Of course, I remember!
The men of Carn Dum came on us at night,
and we were/_o_s_e_/./Ai! The spear in my heart!
No, no, what am I saying? I have been dreaming.
Where did you get to, Frodo?"

There. I added a little nugget just for you, Val. :D And another guess.

[Valandil]

All solves are correct in that one - though you dropped a couple exclamation marks!! ;)

Only two words left to complete! :)

[Midge]

Is it Noldor?

[Valandil]

No - not "Noldor"

and...

OOPS! I accidentally said "yes" to a word that was not correct. Small word and I just skimmed over it, I guess. So I'll just give it.

Second word should be "in" - not 'is"

"What in the name of/_o_d_r/?Of course, I remember!
The men of Carn Dum came on us at night,
and we were/_o_s_e_/./Ai! The spear in my heart!
No, no, what am I saying? I have been dreaming.
Where did you get to, Frodo?"

[Valandil]

Nobody knows or nobody wants to solve? Need a hint?

[Varnafindë]

we were boosted?
I don't know whether that even makes sense in that context ... :o

[Valandil]

Not "boosted"

It IS a less-commonly used form of a word. So here's my hint.

Both remaining words start with the same letter - the letter "w" :)

[Midge]

worsted

[Valandil]

Yes, that's it! One word more. :)

[Butterbeer]

Hmm, i wonder.... was it perchance Merry, in the Barrow, with the Magic Mushrooms? :D

[Midge]

The context of that last word suggests a name, but I can't think of any names (save the ones we've already mentioned) that fit. I mean, you have "yonder", "bolder" and "colder" that fit also, but those aren't names.

So my assumption right now is that it's a slightly obscure Hobbit name, whom Merry is referencing, and I don't recall it because it's been so long since I've read the books.

I'm such a bad Tolkienite.:eek::o

[Butterbeer]

LOL midge! :heart: (well it IS Valentine's day!) :p
I think you'll find the answer, is very much like the riddle of the Word of opening for the doors of Moria... it is literally staring you in the face :D

[Midge]

"mellon"?

[Midge]

... wonder.

[Valandil]

Correct, your turn Midge! :)

[Butterbeer]

I think you'll find i gave the correct answer just shy of almost 4 weeks ago!:eek::eek:::(:(:rolleyes::glance::eek::eek::ee k::rolleyes:



For reference it was either the 2nd or 3rd of February, varying with local time and server time.

:p

[Midge]

Hmm, i wonder.... was it perchance Merry, in the Barrow, with the Magic Mushrooms? :D

You mean this post? What a very... subtle... guess. :glance::rolleyes:

If you're going to be around, you're welcome to take the quote. Lately it's been like Pong between Val and me.

[Butterbeer]

It wasn't a 'guess' Midge -it was the answer :) which i guess you should perhaps have 'guessed' by my telling you the answer was literally staring you in the face, given i had literally posted it above your reply! :D

If you recall the scene of the opening of the doors of Moria, the answer is literally written above them! :D

Perhaps i should have added a quotation mark on 'wonder' for the sake of absolute clarity, but quite honestly i thought using the missing word wonder, with speaker and context should have been more than enough!

Especially as the Quizzer himself had said on the 30th of January:
Nobody knows or nobody wants to solve? Need a hint?

So forgive me for stepping in.. or perhaps interrupting?:confused:
.. but i had thought the correct speaker, at the barrow and the last missing word would clearly be enough to at least solicit a reply? At worst, surely you would expect the quiz master / current Quote Riddler to at least reply to the post, to clarify, if they, like you had any doubt, rather than just completely ignore the reply for 3 and a half weeks, and then say to you 'correct' within 26 minutes or without back checking for previous replies first?

Now i'd put the delay down to Val moving house and not thought anything of it :) and how you got mellons to fit in to those letters was hilarious :D

However,as for who takes the quote next, that is clearly up to Val to respond to, and perhaps also explain why he didn't reply to a players answer? Im hoping it was just an oversight, which is why i replied on the 28th feb.

Or perhaps you are right, and you two consider this game your own personal game of 'ping pong' .. and no others are encouraged to post or are welcome here?

I sincerely hope that is not the case, but if it IS the latter, would you two just please make that clear to everyone, instead of wasting peoples time and making them feel bad? :mad:

If it isn't the case, as i hope, then its up to Val to adjudicate.
Best wishes, BB :)

[Valandil]

It wasn't a 'guess' Midge -it was the answer :) which i guess you should perhaps have 'guessed' by my telling you the answer was literally staring you in the face, given i had literally posted it above your reply! :D

If you recall the scene of the opening of the doors of Moria, the answer is literally written above them! :D

Perhaps i should have added a quotation mark on 'wonder' for the sake of absolute clarity, but quite honestly i thought using the missing word wonder, with speaker and context should have been more than enough!

Especially as the Quizzer himself had said on the 30th of January:


So forgive me for stepping in.. or perhaps interrupting?:confused:
.. but i had thought the correct speaker, at the barrow and the last missing word would clearly be enough to at least solicit a reply? At worst, surely you would expect the quiz master / current Quote Riddler to at least reply to the post, to clarify, if they, like you had any doubt, rather than just completely ignore the reply for 3 and a half weeks, and then say to you 'correct' within 26 minutes or without back checking for previous replies first?

Now i'd put the delay down to Val moving house and not thought anything of it :) and how you got mellons to fit in to those letters was hilarious :D

However,as for who takes the quote next, that is clearly up to Val to respond to, and perhaps also explain why he didn't reply to a players answer? Im hoping it was just an oversight, which is why i replied on the 28th feb.

Or perhaps you are right, and you two consider this game your own personal game of 'ping pong' .. and no others are encouraged to post or are welcome here?

I sincerely hope that is not the case, but if it IS the latter, would you two just please make that clear to everyone, instead of wasting peoples time and making them feel bad? :mad:

If it isn't the case, as i hope, then its up to Val to adjudicate.
Best wishes, BB :)

BB - you already took this discussion to the Teacup Cafe, so I responded to you there. So once again, here's the answer I already gave you:

Well... you DID put the word out there, and it was clear to me that you knew it was the solve. But you didn't give the word as though it was a solution, and never claimed the solve for yourself. So I thought you might not want it - and I decided to hang back and see what happened. And I didn't know if you'd be back in a day, or six months.

If you really want the post, you can do it. But you'll have to follow the rules of the game (see its first post) and you'll have to keep on top of solve attempts.

So go for it - if you really want to do it. But you have to play the game by the rules.

[Midge]

It wasn't a 'guess' Midge -it was the answer :) which i guess you should perhaps have 'guessed' by my telling you the answer was literally staring you in the face, given i had literally posted it above your reply! :D

If you recall the scene of the opening of the doors of Moria, the answer is literally written above them! :D

Perhaps i should have added a quotation mark on 'wonder' for the sake of absolute clarity, but quite honestly i thought using the missing word wonder, with speaker and context should have been more than enough!

I sincerely didn't mean to upset you, BB. I didn't post the quote, and so I didn't understand that you had actually posted the answer.


So forgive me for stepping in.. or perhaps interrupting?:confused:
.. but i had thought the correct speaker, at the barrow and the last missing word would clearly be enough to at least solicit a reply? At worst, surely you would expect the quiz master / current Quote Riddler to at least reply to the post, to clarify, if they, like you had any doubt, rather than just completely ignore the reply for 3 and a half weeks, and then say to you 'correct' within 26 minutes or without back checking for previous replies first?


Yeah, if you read back through them, I kind of see how it played out. Not realizing you'd made a guess, I kind of just took off with other guesses and since you seemed to want me to figure it out, Val probably assumed you were hinting, not guessing.

and how you got mellons to fit in to those letters was hilarious :D

You said it was like the riddle of the doors of Moria, so I tried the answer to that riddle, hoping it would work. ;)

However,as for who takes the quote next, that is clearly up to Val to respond to, and perhaps also explain why he didn't reply to a players answer? Im hoping it was just an oversight, which is why i replied on the 28th feb.

Or perhaps you are right, and you two consider this game your own personal game of 'ping pong' .. and no others are encouraged to post or are welcome here?

I sincerely hope that is not the case, but if it IS the latter, would you two just please make that clear to everyone, instead of wasting peoples time and making them feel bad? :mad:

If it isn't the case, as i hope, then its up to Val to adjudicate.
Best wishes, BB :)

Let me make one thing VERY clear. The Quote Game is always more fun when more people participate! It makes it more of a competition to get the right words first, instead of just getting them at all. When I said it was like Pong with Val and me, I just meant that we two are the only regular visitors to this thread - other people will pop in from time to time and guess, but it seems to me that everyone else is VERY careful not to guess the last element so they don't have the responsibility of posting the next quote and checking back on guesses (*quick evil eye around*:glance:).

So let me be clear (as you asked): COME ONE, COME ALL! COME PLAY THE QUOTE GAME! IT'LL BE FUN! THERE MIGHT BE VIRTUAL COOKIES!

And if I did do something to make you feel unwanted or anything negative, I truly apologize. Even though I am far from perfect, "Make other people feel bad" is not on my to-do list. :hug:

Now, according to the rules (http://entmoot.com/showpost.php?p=673416&postcount=1), you get the next quote if you want it. You gonna post?

[Earniel]

BB, you're reading too much into it. It's near impossible from the context of your earlier post to deduce you meant that one word as part of the quote. You can't blame us for not noticing.

Now be a dear and give us a quote. :)

[...]but it seems to me that everyone else is VERY careful not to guess the last element so they don't have the responsibility of posting the next quote and checking back on guesses (*quick evil eye around*:glance:).Yeah, about that... I have to say that sometimes- more often than one'd think- the final word does elude me and I kinda feel bad because I think people will suspect me of doing it on purpose out of laziness. :p

[Midge]

Yeah, about that... I have to say that sometimes- more often than one'd think- the final word does elude me and I kinda feel bad because I think people will suspect me of doing it on purpose out of laziness. :p

Well, it's the FINAL word for a reason. If it were easy, we'd have guessed it back when we got all the "the"s and "and"s.

[Butterbeer]

O_/ t_/ s_e_h_r_s. / _u_/ m_r_a_s/ _a_e/ _o_/ b_e_/ o_r/ _t_d_. /W_/ h_v_/ o_h_r/ _u_i_e_s.

[Valandil]

On to / s_e_h_r_s/. But mortals have not been our study. We have other/ _u_i_e_s.

[Butterbeer]

'On' is wrong, the rest correct.

[Valandil]

"Or to shepherds. But mortals have not been our study. We have other /_u_i_e_s."

Don't remember if he was named - but I think the speaker was an Elf of Rivendell.

"shepherds" was tough, until I got that "or" - and I've got to hammer out that last word. The words that first come to mind don't fit. Common enough problem in this game. :)

[Butterbeer]

Regarding the quote, all correct so far, just the last word needed. :)

Regarding the speaker, I can confirm the speaker has a name, and that name will be required.

I will not, at this point, without an actual guess on the speaker's name, either confirm or deny any supplied speculation on the speaker's species or their situational scenario at time of speaking.... but if it helps any, i will confirm (at least to the best of my knowledge) that the speaker was bipedal :D

[Valandil]

That's the way to do it!

"junipers"?

Galdor?

[Butterbeer]

Junipers does fit, and indeed makes great Gin :D
So top marks for a fun answer :)

Sadly, not correct.
Galdor makes more sense (but not as good Gin) but is also incorrect i'm affraid :)

[Valandil]

Erestor?

[Midge]

Hubby looked it up and told me the answer. :( Now I can't guess.

[Butterbeer]

Wasn't Erestor i'm afraid.

That's a shame Midge.
The speaker is fairly obscure, but Val's first instinct was on the right lines :)

[Earniel]

'business'?

[Butterbeer]

Business is correct :)
Just the speaker now.

[Midge]

Is Gildor a thing? I'm thinking maybe it was said to Sam and Frodo in the Shire... in that one place.

Oh, it's definitely been too long since I've read my Tolkien.

Hubby only told me the word. Not sure he even paid attention to the speaker.

[Valandil]

Maybe you're right Midge. I was thinking this was from Rivendell, but maybe it's that meeting in the Shire.

[Butterbeer]

Good gracious! Gildor and Galdor? Tis' neither i'm afraid. Your first instincts were on the right lines Val, although it's fairly easy to imagine Galdor saying it in the woods too, so good guess Midge :)

[Valandil]

The speaker will be tough for me to get. I'm wracking my brains to remember the names of any Elves who Bilbo was talking to at the time.

[Butterbeer]

Well, given the speaker is somewhat obscure, should i give a clue do you think? :)

[Valandil]

Up to you. We sometimes do that. :)

[Earniel]

I was going to try Glorfindel, but obscure he is not and I think Val about already exhausted all my other shady elves-options! :D Without looking up I'm stumped.

[Butterbeer]

Ok, ill try some clues for the speaker :)
Pick one...

Clue 1)
Cryptic crossword (type) clue:

Formers and latters... combine them!

...a Swiss Chocolate House (3)... and an animal that rhymes with part of my Entmoot name - (3) :thumb:

Clue 2)
Anagram: letters in no order...

Take a vowel, a consonant that rhymes with a hot drink, a letter used in Roman Numerology, consonant that rhymes with a word to fight or somewhere to bathe, a consonant that rhymes with a (shortened version of) a name, and finally a vowel please :cool:

oops.. reason for edit- forgot a letter..sorry England just equalised against Germany... :D
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Have fun! :)

[Valandil]

You're really upping the ante on this one, BB. I like it!

I didn't look in the spoiler code boxes though. Do I need to - to have a chance at the clue? Or are clues found in the cryptic statements you give, and looking at the spoilers gives it away?

PS: Interesting how the smilies show through the spoiler gray-out. I don't think I had ever seen or noticed that before. :) Smilies must be powerful!