Do YOUR friends frustrate you?

[Elf.Freak]

Ok, does anyone get annoyed by their friends (if they're not Tolkien fans at all) when they say a LOTR character's or actor's name wrong?
I do, so far my friends have been able to make these mistakes:

Legless (Legolas)
Orlando Briar (Orlando Bloom)
Ian McKing (Ian McKellen)
Aragorn (Legolas (don't know how they get mixed up:confused: ))
Boromir (Aragorn (again, don't understand mix-ups:confused: ))

The following two were mistakes made in a Science lesson, in which we were learning the Periodic Table:

Argon (Aragorn)
Bromine (Boromir)

hmmm...i swear the last two were on purpose...but anyway! if YOU have had simular situations, post here!:D

[Blackboar]

Yep! Always happens to me!

Frodo=Fido(Don't know why they think he's a dog;) )
Legolas=Negonas(I really don't know why, I think they just think it sounds like that in the movie)
Aragorn=Ahorn(Again, I don't know why)
Eowyn=Eeeolan

etc etc etc:D :rolleyes:

[Elf.Freak]

i remember some more!

i heard some guys talking about TTT and i heard some mistakes that i *very* loudky corrected them:

The-guy-with-the-axe (Gimli)
Bowman (Legolas)
The Trees (Ents)

and finally...

The-guy-with-the-sword (Aragorn)

very frustrating! >_<

[Beleg Strongbow]

does it bug you that they pronounced eowyn "ay oh win"?
I pronounce Eee oh wyn, Eee oh mer, Thee oh den...

[Blackboar]

Some more from me:

Elrond=The-old-thing To which I always reply "HE'S AN ELF!"
Arwen=Ar..Ar..Ar..You-know-the-one-I-mean..with-the-brown-hair?
Gollum=Th-strange-thing
Merry=Pippin
Pippin=Merry:rolleyes:

[BeardofPants]

I say Ay-O-Wyn.

[Elf.Freak]

I say Ee-oh-en

My sister calls Frodo 'Freddo' (it's a chocolate bar in the shape of a frog) just to annoy me!:mad:

[Eglantine Banks]

My boyfriend has the "similar name problem."

He gets Arwen and Eowyn confused (not just the names, the characters).

And he's not sure of the difference between Sauron and Saruman.

I'm sure JRRT gave these characters similar names on purpose - but why? Any ideas?

-Eglantine

[WallRocker]

My friends don't get the names confused very often, but they frustrate me anyway. One friends comment: 'I'm not going to read the books unitll I see RotK, because I want to be suprsied'
AAAAAAGGHH! Aslo, they do call Ents 'the Trees' sometimes.

[Lady of Rohan]

my friends always get the names mied up. they call
Frodo- the guy with the ring
Gandalf-the old guy
Aragorn-the guy with the sword/the hot one.....you know....
Legolas-the guy with the arrows/the hot elf with blond hair

[Sminty_Smeagol]

after Debate class i overheard some guys discussing it... however a girl was talking to me so i only heard little excerpts, and here is the only one i can remember...

guy 1: "Ooo i like gollum!"
(all guys are silent for a second...which is uncommon)
guy 2: "....which one is that?"
guy 3: "Oh isn't he the elf..."
guy 1: "-no-"
guy 2: "the dwarf?"
guy 1: "No, the 'they stole my preciousss' guy...!"
guys 1, 2, 3: "OOoooooh"
guy 3: "you mean that he isnt an elf?!?"

I was like AAUUUGH but i had to re-divergt my attention as the friend was apparently awaiting my response to a question.

[Elf Girl]

Legolas: "that hot elf with the bow"
Aragorn: "that hot guy with the sword"
Frodo: "Feldo" (I practically died when I heard that)

[Dúnedain]

Funny thing, I had the opposite effect happen, over the Christmas holiday I was watching the Godfather trilogy with my family and I kept saying "Frodo" instead of "Fredo" :D

[Huan]

What bothers me more than movie-goers-but-not-readers who mispronounce is readers who do. One of my professors insists on leh-GO-las. Like, learn some elvish, man.

[Dwarven Sen]

I have friend who remembered them by:
Aragorn=arrow-gone
Legolas=legoland

I've had to put up with the freddo=frodo chocolate bar one too.

Oh & lets not forget meegon=smeagol, i heard that one on the way home by some people sat behind me. i almost turned around & swatted them one.

"Have you heard Borrow-min is going to be played my sean bean"
That was my brother, he did get swatted.

[Varda Oiolosseo]

I say I say "Ay-O-Wyn" too!
Hardly any of my friends no any of the names

Legolas there is quite a few. There's
"Legless"
"Legoooolasy"
"Legoman"
"The Pointy Eared Bow Twanger" (thats what orlando Bloom calls him)

Aragorn - "Guy with the sword" or " Not Sean Bean ...the other one"

Gollum - "Slimy thing that is always eating fish" and the "horrible thing"

Ents - "The talking, walking tree thingies"

Ringwraiths - "scary black things"

Frodo - "Frodie" and "the small guy with the ring"

[Firhithiel Greenleaf]

Same thing happens to me!! Bleurghelbaba. It annoys the hell outta me!

Legolas= "Hot elfie" and "WHOOO boy!" ((that was my aunt -- lol)), "Blondie #1"

Aragorn= "Adam", "Acorn", "Arrow", and "Greasy Scary Man"

Frodo= "Fro-go", "Frog-o", "Ring-holder", and "Big-eyed grasshopper" ((when I heard that I nearly killed her...I don't know why he looks like a grasshopper to her....))

Haldir= "Hallie", "Blondie #2", "Dear"

Peregrin ((Pippin they get right, but when they try to say his real name...watch out))= "Pear-eh-?", "Perry!" ((One of my friends said it should be Perry and Merry, not Pippin and Merry. LoL, gotta agree wth that one...))

I'll post more when I remember them...my close friends have long since learned how to pronounce the names -- at least around me, because if they don't, I kill them. *evil grin*

--F.G.--

P. S. Sam and Frodo are meant for each other!! The way they look at each other in the movies...either that's very good acting or they truly harbor feelings for each other ((I think the latter is the truth)). ;) ;) :D

Now all of you are looking at me like :eek: and :mad: right?? Well THINK ABOUT IT!!! wahahahaaa.... I'm not crying, believe me...or maybe I'm tearing with mirth...I like that word... I also like the word mithril...it's just pretty....

[Firhithiel Greenleaf]

Originally posted by Beleg Strongbow
does it bug you that they pronounced eowyn "ay oh win"?
I pronounce Eee oh wyn, Eee oh mer, Thee oh den...

It's pronounced Ay-oh-win because of the thing over the e... È. It's in Èomer, and Théoden too. did i get it in the right direction...lol...i dun think so...but it annoys me when people say it's annoying when people pronounce it the RIGHT WAY!!!! stop complaining....wait i'm complaining...never mind...CARRY ON!!!!

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Originally posted by Firhithiel Greenleaf
P. S. Sam and Frodo are meant for each other!! The way they look at each other in the movies...either that's very good acting or they truly harbor feelings for each other ((I think the latter is the truth)). ;) ;) :D

Now all of you are looking at me like :eek: and :mad: right?? Well THINK ABOUT IT!!! wahahahaaa.... I'm not crying, believe me...or maybe I'm tearing with mirth...I like that word... I also like the word mithril...it's just pretty....

.............Are you high or drunk? Sam and Frodo are not "in love". Have you ever heard of a relationship that transcends sex? That really gets me about this world; everything is always sex. If two people are close, it has to be sex. He is loyal, he is devoted to him, he loves him; but not in that way.

Ever notice that Sam got married and had THIRTEEN kids?

[BeardofPants]

Originally posted by Firhithiel Greenleaf
It's pronounced Ay-oh-win because of the thing over the e... È.

You mean I was pronouncing it right? Well, talk about the minor miracle. :rolleyes:

[cassiopeia]

Originally posted by Firhithiel Greenleaf
P. S. Sam and Frodo are meant for each other!! The way they look at each other in the movies...either that's very good acting or they truly harbor feelings for each other ((I think the latter is the truth)). ;) ;) :D
Are you talking about Elijah and Sean? Sean's married.:rolleyes:

I say E - O - Win. I have been wrong before. I finally found out Cirdan is pronounced Keer - dan. :)
Back on topic, I have heard:
Frodo = Freddo
Gollum = Gom
Lurtz = Clints (don't ask)

[Huan]

Re: this: P. S. Sam and Frodo are meant for each other!! The way they look at each other in the movies...either that's very good acting or they truly harbor feelings for each other ((I think the latter is the truth)).

To the naysayers, one can read this into the book if one wants, and if you check out the cast commentary on the Extended Edition DVD, you'll find that Ian McKellan (sp?) encouraged Astin and Wood to play up the male-male subtext for young gay audiences members who would want to see such a relationship. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Firekitten2006]

hmmmmmm I'm thinkin my sisters win the prize for freakiest names :)

Gandalf-Tenderloin
Gollum/Smeagol-Feces (as in animal poo)

I made the mistake of trying to explain where Gollum came from and somehow they thought Feces sounds alot like Smeagol *sigh*

P. S. Sam and Frodo are meant for each other!! The way they look at each other in the movies...either that's very good acting or they truly harbor feelings for each other ((I think the latter is the truth)).

Ya know, this is getting old really fast.

[cassiopeia]

Originally posted by Huan
To the naysayers, one can read this into the book if one wants, and if you check out the cast commentary on the Extended Edition DVD, you'll find that Ian McKellan (sp?) encouraged Astin and Wood to play up the male-male subtext for young gay audiences members who would want to see such a relationship. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Where did he say that? I think I've watched all the extras on the DVD's and I don't remember him saying that. Or did he just imply that?

[Huan]

In the cast commentary. It's when Frodo awakens in Rivendell. Ian McKellan says that he pointed out to Astin and Wood that the book specifically states that Sam takes Frodo's hand, and that first, hardcore readers would want to see such little details make the movie, and second, gay viewers would appreciate it.

[Firekitten2006]

Originally posted by Huan
In the cast commentary. It's when Frodo awakens in Rivendell. Ian McKellan says that he pointed out to Astin and Wood that the book specifically states that Sam takes Frodo's hand, and that first, hardcore readers would want to see such little details make the movie, and second, gay viewers would appreciate it.

I think I'd heard that somewhere before.
thats really cool they did that! I didnt even realize that that lil bit was in the book.

(edit: this second section is a lil rant, it seems like every topic on this mb has gone in that derection. it is NOT directed at anyone.)

I'm sorry, I just have a slight problem with believing that Sam and Frodo want eachother. *sigh* It ruins the whole story to me. What they have is more of a Knights of the Round Table love. Ya know? Like brother, or maybe even father son (because isnt Frodo quite a bit older?) But anyways, I dont think that they really want eachother in that way.

[durin's bane]

My mom calls Gandalf the following:

Gregnog
Ganondorf (same with my cousin. also, for those who don't know, Ganondorf is the villain in the Legend of Zelda series)
Gildorf
Garnerderf
That wizard

She also used to call Gollum "that creepy 'my precious' thing"

And my grandma calls Aragorn "the good-looking one" and Legolas "the blonde one"

[legolasluvr2931]

Yes! OMG!!! i cant stand it!!! they say names like Faramir and Boromir and Legolas wrong all the time. I guess they arent as much of a freak as i am tho...

[Lady of Rohan]

my sister calls Lothlorien Fangorn Forest! how wierd is that?! they dont ever look alike in any way.

[HobbitChick88]

here are a few:

Aragorn: Aragon, Aragog- "You know, the one who looks like Jesus" :rolleyes:
Merry:Harry
Pippin: Piggin
Ents: "Them talking tree thingys"
Legolas: "The hot one with the dreamy eyes"
All of them, according to my friend Emily: "That little jiggy person dude" :rolleyes:

[Elf Girl]

Elrond: "that guy with the metal crown thing"

[Legolaslvr!]

Yeah kids in my class(school) call people frum LOTR wierd things! They can't even tell the hobbits appart!!!!


They call Legolas Locus, the guy with the white hair!! ect WHITE HAIR HE HAS BLOND HAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


They call Galadrial pretty girl and other stuff!!!

They dis LOTR and me liking it!!!!:cool: :D

[HobbitChick88]

LOL, Legolaslvr! Locus!! :D

I've just thought of a couple more:

Gandalf: "that gay actor guy"
Elrond: David Bowie
Arwen: that Armageddon chick
Eowyn: the blonde girl

[FattyBulger]

I know exactly what U mean exept sometimes when I'm talking to someone about LOTR, they don't know what I'm talking about unless I like describe it in huge detail.

Like:

Me: I think that Gollum was really good in the Two Towers
Person: Gollum
Me: Smeagol, he had the ring for 500 years
Person:???
Me: The guy who hisses and leads Frodo and Sam to Mordor
Person: I didn't know Gamduff (they mean Gandalf) hissed
Me: Not Gandalf, he lead them to Moria
Person:???
Me: The Dwarvish place taken over by orks
Person: I didn't know Isslenguarrd was Dwarvish
Me: Your completely hopeless

[Lady of Rohan]

I've already posted some of the things that people in my school call LotR characters but i just remembered some more.

Aragorn: he guy with the orange hair that goes to his shoulders.
Boromir:the guy that died, you know the one with the horn.
Gadriel: Pretty Girl
Saruman:The ugly guy with the white beard
Uruk-Hai: The ugly things that kill the guy with the horn.

I don't get why they call Aragorn "The guy with the Orange Hair" but whatever.

[Lady of Rohan]

Originally posted by FattyBulger
I know exactly what U mean exept sometimes when I'm talking to someone about LOTR, they don't know what I'm talking about unless I like describe it in huge detail.

Like:

Me: I think that Gollum was really good in the Two Towers
Person: Gollum
Me: Smeagol, he had the ring for 500 years
Person:???
Me: The guy who hisses and leads Frodo and Sam to Mordor
Person: I didn't know Gamduff (they mean Gandalf) hissed
Me: Not Gandalf, he lead them to Moria
Person:???
Me: The Dwarvish place taken over by orks
Person: I didn't know Isslenguarrd was Dwarvish
Me: Your completely hopeless

Lol! thats pretty funny (but it must be very annoying trying to get them to understand what your talking about!).:)

[samwise of the shire]

Firhithiel did you mean the actors or the characters? I have to point out that Sam and Frodo care fo each other genuinly, Sam would die for Frodo and Frodo would do anything for Sam...they're protective of each other as best friends are supposed to be, and that might include giving a kiss to the brow or holding their hand when they're scared. As for Sean and Elijah...they're doing what PJ hired them to do...portray Sam and Frodo as best friends...which is what they've done, and rather well too...those looks are just part of the acting. Actors rely on each other's facial expressions and voice tones...it's a very emotion oriented kinda thing.

I've given up telling my friend Said (Sigheed) that Aragorns name is AiraGORN not AraGONE. One of me mums friends called Merry "I saw that one guy on Hetty Wainthrop". Elijah himself called the Ents "Treebeards" *winces*. But the worst blow of all came when a boy at my school said that the Ring finders nephew's name was *gulps*...Fren...he says there are 5 elvish rings of power...Earth,Fire,Water,Wind and Air...and he also says he's read the books eight times...AUUUGGGHHH. That's one of those times when I wish I knew how to curse in elvish...or at least had a hard back book with me to hurl at his fiendish head.
Cheers,
Sam

[markedel]

Heh cursing in elvish. I wish I could do that. Bet it sounds pretty.

[ElfArianwen]

It really bugs me when people mispronounce LOTR names, but I can't be too critical...:o when I first saw the first movie I had barely started the first book and I thought Legolas's name was NICHOLAS! LOL. Shame on me.
-Ari the newbie

[Varda Oiolosseo]

Yeah both my Grandma's call Aragorn "The good looking dark haired one"

My friends call Legolas "The good lookin elf"
all they know about the story is that there is an elf and in the film he is really Good Looking . Which i totally agree with but i know the whole story and none of them will read it!

[FrodoFriend]

'You say Ee-oh-win, I say Ay-oh-win....'

The one I can't stand is

Arwen - Liv Tyler

Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!

[Legolaslvr!]

People in my class are messed only 6 people in class that like LOTR!:rolleyes:

[IluvSmeagol13]

nobody in my class likes LOTR :eek: :confused: :mad: :rolleyes: :confused:

[unregistered]

Well, most of my friends know pretty much about LOTR but then there is the forum I spend most of my time on, pbreview, so many typing errors on the names, it's so sad

Boromir- burmir, borumur, birimir, and on and on
Frodo- Froto
Gandalf- Gandor, Gandorf, Gondalf, The wizard guy, and everything else imaginable
Elrond- Agent Smith
Eowyn- They dont even know how to spell this
Arwen- liv tyler! LIV TYLER (then goes on to rave about how hot she is)
Sauron- Sarun, Surun, The eye guy
Aragorn- Aragon, the hot guy
Legolas- Lego, leglas, the other hot guy
And the one the pisses me of the most Smeagol and Gollum- Smegul, Smagul Smeagul, nazgul (yes someone came up with that for smeagol somehow), golum, gullon, gulom, The hissy dude, the precious dude, the ugly dude

*sigh* it goes on and on

[Elf.Freak]

i've heard of someone who says 'Gandolf!' RUDE!!!:mad:

[Evenstar1069]

I pronounce it E O wen and all them like that.
Gimils- Gimli, you have to say it fast or something for it to work right.
I think Frodo and Sam are just really good friends, it kind of wrecks the fun of the books with it being any other way.

[Elf.Freak]

i was really frustrated when one girl in Food Tech. called Gollum 'Dobby'! i mean, how stupid is that?!

[FattyBulger]

Now that I think about it more, my grandma used to call Frodo 'Froggy' and No one ever knows who Gimli is :( and he's one of my favourite characters

My sister calls Faramir the 'mean guy'. :confused: :( :( when really he's one of the nicest guy's ever.

[Gaporli]

Some of my friends do that! They always want me to teach them about the books. This is some of their pronunciations -

Arowen (Arwen):mad:
Aragon (Aragorn)
Galathril (Galadriel)
And they also get the characters mixed up

[Elvellyn]

My sister calls all of them "the little people things"

I was insulted.

[Lalaith]

My father keeps saying Legoland. That's anoying.

[Lalaith]

I forgot the most anoying thing ever.
I was playing character guessing with my friends. One of my friends (she hates LotR) had the task to guess PJ.
F(riend): Is it a director?
M(e): YES.
F: Oh no, is it the director of LotR?
M: giggling
F: How is his name again? Ah, I know, JAMES CAMERON.

That's just impossible.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Wow. They don't even know Satan's nickname? ;)

[Elvellyn]

From the Encyclopedia of Arda Online
Pronunciation: Approximately 'earw'in'1

Note:
1 The diphthong éo is effectively extinct in English, and pronunciation is doubly difficult since Tolkien's example, the name Theobald, is also rare. The vowel-sound of the word 'ear' comes close to the correct pronunciation.

[Elf Girl]

Yesterday, upon some non-friends finding out that I was an Elf, I was asked:

"Do you know Podo the hobbit?"

Eru, I practically died.

I wish I knew how to curse in Elvish.
Well, "D*mn you!" is "Gya'she le!" but I don't know anything else.

[Elvedans]

None of my friends at school are Tolien fans. There are a couple who like the movies and think they know everything about middle earth just because they watched the movies twice or whatever. It really annoys me when people get the names wrong, or call gollum dobby or stuff like that. You know what i do? I HISSSS at them. Seriously, if you can't think of anything to say just hiss and they get the message!

[Lalaith]

Well, "D*mn you!" is "Gya'she le!" but I don't know anything else.
From where do you have this?

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Is that Grey Company?

[Celebriel]

Grrr. Right now I am trying to finish a Chemistry powerpoint on Stoichiometry (with LOTR theme ^__^) and my friend will not stop bugging me.

When did you start? What is it about? Hi. Hi. Hi.

He has been frustrating me lately, calling me pale, sleepy, and without a real life. Sorry for venting.

[Fimbrethil]

I only have one person who will talk about LOTR with me at school and everyone else who over hears (dropping eaves(sp?)) acts like we're total idiots it drives me insane! But there you have it I don't think society will ever except us or get used to our very existence(sp?). So I say screw the world I'm goin to the undying lands I hope to see you there.

[elfgonewrong234]

orlando is hot but he has a girlfriend an obsessed friend told me it sucks for those who love him

[Linaewen]

I almost have the same problem as Fimbrethil. There's only one person i can talk to about LoTR the book. And she hasn't even read it.

Also, i say it EE-Oh-Wen. Some site (can't remember which-so many Tolkien sites) said that the dipthong 'eo' is meant to be pronounced sort of like 'ear'. So that's how i say it.

What's more frustrating? Friends that get the name wrong, or can't even remember the characters. I say the latter. I mean, how can you forget the man who got shot with arrows several times, then died?

:confused:

[Lalaith]

I also have no person to talk about the book, but some people to talk about the movie. But they are not that obsessed like me and they have not read the book. It would be different to discuss the movie with somebody who has read the book and loved it (like me).
All my friends think that I'm a freak.
But if that is what a freak ist, then I'm glad to be a freak.

[aragorn_is_mine]

I am totally obsessed with all three movies and books and i get real angry when me mates say
1. Aragorn = the stubbly person, with the bows (swords???)
2. Legolas = the really clean human who never has to wash (elf?)
3. Gimli = that small one with the hairy feet and curly hair (i am not even commenting on this one)
4. Boromir = that Rohan person...hes an elf isnt he? (no...just..no)
5. Eowyn = the one who loves the stubble man, she was an elf like that other one...i think she was an elf too (Eowyn wasnt an elf :mad: )

[straight_face]

To my family and aquaintances...
Frodo: "Frog-o", "bug-eyed Chihuahua"
Aragorn: "Grungy redneck"
Legolas: "Pretty-faced Elf", "Lego-lus"
Gandalf: "The old guy who died"
Elrond: "The familiar guy"
Eowyn: "Ee-oh-wyn" (and that goes along with "Ee-oh-mer", "Thee-oh-den", and "Ee-oh-mund")
Gimli: "Hagrid"

[Lalaith]

When we were watching The Matrix ... I was asking afterwards
Have you seen Agent Elrond?

- Sounds like a sausage.
- Yeah, can I have a piece of Elrond, please.

- Who is Elrond?

Annoyed I'm telling them that Elrond is an elf of LotR.

- No, you are lying. Don't tell us such stupid things.

[straight_face]

Actually, if you can believe this, I had never previously seen the Matrix but, boy that guy was familiar for some odd reason. I don't think to this day I have figured out why...

[Elvedans]

Originally posted by aragorn_is_mine
I am totally obsessed with all three movies and books and i get real angry when me mates say
1. Aragorn = the stubbly person, with the bows (swords???)
2. Legolas = the really clean human who never has to wash (elf?)
3. Gimli = that small one with the hairy feet and curly hair (i am not even commenting on this one)
4. Boromir = that Rohan person...hes an elf isnt he? (no...just..no)
5. Eowyn = the one who loves the stubble man, she was an elf like that other one...i think she was an elf too (Eowyn wasnt an elf :mad: )

At least your friends even bother watching the films. My mates only know Elijah .
(as "The ugly guy with big eyes" AKA "Alyah" ??????????)

[Coney]

Frodo: "Frog-o", "bug-eyed Chihuahua"

LOL!:D:D

[Christiana]

Wlcome to the moot elfgonewrong2341:D ;)

[TopazJedi]

I have to point out that Sam and Frodo care fo each other genuinly, Sam would die for Frodo and Frodo would do anything for Sam...they're protective of each other as best friends are supposed to be, and that might include giving a kiss to the brow or holding their hand when they're scared. As for Sean and Elijah...they're doing what PJ hired them to do...portray Sam and Frodo as best friends...which is what they've done, and rather well too...those looks are just part of the acting. Actors rely on each other's facial expressions and voice tones...it's a very emotion oriented kinda thing.

Totally agree. besides, the reason why Sam held Frodo's hand in the book was because he was wondering whether it was still cold b/c after Frodo had gotten stabbed, his whole arm went cold. there was nothing significant about Sam doing that, any more than when someone feels your forehead after you've been sick to see if your fever has gone down.

[gimli7410]

my friend calls legolas, legos

[gimli7410]

my friend calls legolas, legos

[gimli7410]

my friend calls legolas, legos

edit:sorry about that i accidenlty hit submit twice

[straight_face]

Very recently I have heard three different versions of Sauron. Now, most people who have read the pronunciation key in the appendixes of LotR, already are aware that Sauron is pronounced "Sour-on". Other pronunciations I have heard vary from "Sarr-on" (very common), "Soar-on" (not the most very common), and, my favorite, "Share-on" (coming from one of my friends, but he's only seen the first movie). What next???:confused:

[Gamigar]

i know a guy who calls Legolas, Loluhgis. the same guy calls the two towers just "towers" because hes lazy.
here are some more:
Aragorn:Aragon
Legolas:That guy with the arrows.
Frodo:FrOdo as in lotto
Gollum:That creepy blue "my precious" thing.
Theoden:Theodor
And finally, Arwen:A...A...Eowernen....yah know the lady who Strider was makin out with. AND THAT WAS A GUY WHO READ ALL THE BOOKS.:mad:

[Lalaith]

Shriek. all that story really make me doubt the intelligence of some people. sorry.

[Pimpernel]

i have like 6 friends who realla like LotR, but deffily not as much as me...its sooooo annoying cuz i can only talk to like 1 of em about the books cuz she's the only one who finished em and is willing to talk to me about em.
i think it was the 3rd time i went to see TTT that these guys were behind me and mah friend and all throughout the 'boring parts' they would talk incessantly about 'that blonde guy jumping onto the horse' , 'those monster things on the animals' , or 'that guy with the sword who was killing all the orcs' and even 'the little short thing that had a low voice and was really funny.' i was soooo mad!!!!
and some of mah 'non-lotr' friends are so annoying:
gollum- ewww, that freaky little thing!!!
gandalf- the big wizard dude
boromir- oh i hate him, he's so mean (and another boromir thing. on his death day, i brought in my copy of TTT to read during lunch/discuss his death etc. but even mah lotr friends told me 'oh, i hated him anyway' or 'i dont wanna waste mah lunch period for him!' i was really disapointed.

[Christiana]

People pronouce Aragorn Aragon!!!!LOLOLOL!!!!!!!!!I dont think he even knew about the English Reformation!!!!!:D :D

[Silverleaf]

ok lets see
Saying things wrong:
Legolas: Legless,the elfy person and, you know the elf with the bow and stuff
Aragorn:Eragorn,and not Boromir but..
Bormir:not Aragorn but the other one...Boremore(have no idea where they got that)
Frodo: Fido, Frito(:confused: ) and the short guy and the short guy with the ring
Sam:The fat hobbit...the chubby short guy
Pippin:the really funny guy, the really funny short guy
Merry: the one that hangs out with the other funny short guy
Gimli:the short..err hobbit(I was like WHAT? he isn't a hobbit)the guy with the beard and axe
Gandalf: The old guy..the guy with the pointy hat the wizard Gandaft,
Other ways my friends bug me:
One of my friend sighs and rolls her eyes when I start talking about LOTR..One of my friends fell asleep in the movie theater while watching LOTR and was snoring -.-

[straight_face]

How is Aragorn truly pronounced? I pronounce it "Air-a-gorn" and some pronounce it "Arr-a-gorn". Who's right?

[Silverleaf]

probly how they say it in the movie...

[Pimpernel]

You know what I cant stand? When people cant tell the difference between Saruman and Sauron!!!:mad:
On St. Patrick's day, I put a sign on my back that said: World's tallest leprechaun (well, actually, I'm a hobbit, but close enough!)
People kept asking me 'are hobbits the little people in that weird movie?' 'oh yah, that was a good movie!' I kept asking people if they'd read the books and half of them said they didnt even know there were books! grrr....:mad:

[straight_face]

Originally posted by Silverleaf
probly how they say it in the movie...
How do they say it in the movie?

[Gwaimir Windgem]

My best guess would be "Ahr-ah-gorn".

[Christiana]

Air-a-gorn(first a is long)

[Gwaimir Windgem]

And how do you know that is how it is meant to be pronounced?

[Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood]

Yah, I thought that was how it was pronounced? :confused:

My friends and or friend's friends frusturate me when they go on Entmoot and hate J.R.R Tolkien's works. :mad: THE GM FORUM IS NOT ALL, GO ON A CHATROOM FOR ALL THAT'S WORTH. They won't read this 'cause they don't go on the Middle Earth/Tolkien/P.J forums anyway.

[Linaewen]

Well, this isn't about friends getting things wrong, but what the heck. This radio show said something about hobbits coming from MORDOR!! I didn't know how to contact the station to COMPLAIN so i just relied on other Tolkien fans. Fortunately, someone told them (apparently at the risk of sounding like a nerd) that they come from the Shire. I was in the middle of serving customers at work, but i cracked up laughing anyway. GO you Tolkien fans who must correct error (like me)!!!!!!!

[Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood]

Now that's a screw-up. :p Hobbits... from Mordor?

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Hey, at least Sauron isn't an Elf. :rolleyes:

[Lady_of_the_Golden_Wood]

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
Hey, at least Sauron isn't an Elf. :rolleyes:

*faints*

[Linaewen]

What about Sauron as a dwarf or hobbit? *shudders*
The Dark Lord of Mordor- midget with hairy feet? :D

[azalea]

That would be funny.:D
I believe that saying "Ahr-ah-gorn" is the correct way. "Air-uh-gorn" is an Americanized way of saying it, I guess.

[Elf Girl]

Originally posted by Linaewen
What about Sauron as a dwarf or hobbit? *shudders*
The Dark Lord of Mordor- midget with hairy feet? :D
*gags*

[Elvedans]

Aragorn is pronounced exactly how it is spelt. A-ra-gorn. Not Ay-ra-gorn or Air-ra-gorn.

[straight_face]

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
Hey, at least Sauron isn't an Elf. :rolleyes:
Sauron, being a Maia, is as close as an Elf as you can get, really.

[Elf Girl]

Originally posted by Elvedans
Aragorn is pronounced exactly how it is spelt. A-ra-gorn. Not Ay-ra-gorn or Air-ra-gorn.
Could you elaborate? Is the A short or long?

[azalea]

Short. But what does a British short a sound like? In the US we say Apple, aaa, not ahpple. Oh, this is so interesting!:) I love pronunciation discussions.

[elvendrummer87]

i've always said aa-ra-gorn but i guess it would be different in the uk wouldn't it?interesting
people around here are so tolkien-illiterate that they don't even make mistakes on the names- they just don't know them! not forgewt-just never heard them! not even frodo!!! :eek:

[TopazJedi]

you know what made me upset? i was watching a special on the making of LOTR and the narrator was talking about the languages, and he said something like "...many different languages of middle earth, such as Elvish, both sindarin and quenya, and black speech, dwarvish..." as he said each of the names of the languages, he paused and they showed a clip of someone speaking each of the languages. but when he said "black speech", they showed a clip of Saruman on orthanc reciting the spell to bring the avalanch on the mountain. but that wasn't black speech, that was Quenya! :mad:

[Gwaimir Windgem]

I think it was Sindarin...

[Elf Girl]

It was Quenya.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Yeah, I looked it up on a site, and turns out I was wrong. :eek:

[laurelin]

here are some annoying names my family members have given the characters from lotr:
legolas: the hot guy(my cousin and aunt), the guy all of the girls like(my uncle), lego(my youngest sister), legovan(my dad), and the guy who looks like evita(my andrew lloyd weber fan sister)
gandalf: whats-his-name(my aunt), randolf, randy, gary(my cousin), the greyish guy(my mom)

the worst is my ENGLISH teacher. yes, the teacher who has us read "fine literature". she took off ten points on my book project on lord of the rings cuz she thought that aragorn was spelled argon. according to her, i had mispelled it everywhere in my report and when it was spelled aragorn in the BOOK, it was a typing error. that really annoys me. my english teacher hasnt read lotr or a number of well known classics, like watership down and treasure island.

[TopazJedi]

That must be frustrating! Did you ever get the points back? Honestly, that is ridiculous! You could argue that if the book was wrong, you can't be held responsible for the editor's mistake and in useing the spelling from the book, you were differing to the editor as a higher authority. (meaning that you didn't know any better and can't be blamed for the mistake) What did you say when the teacher told you? I swear, i would have made such a stink if that had happened to me. I would not have let the teacher get away with that, that is totally unfair. :mad: :mad: :mad:

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Yes, indeed. Absolutely ridiculous. Did you ask how she knows it's spelled Argon?

Y'know, that is just...so STUPID.

Aragorn has a meaning in the tongues of Tolkien's Elves (Royal Tree). Every time in his letters, he spelt it Aragorn. Why, by the stars of Elbereth, would anyone be fool enough to think it was spelled Argon???

[Elvellyn]

Maybe she used to teach science...;)
Or, maybe shes like my English teacher and can't see.

[Linaewen]

I'm currently telling my friend that LotR the book is WAY better and that Argon is a noble gas and not a character. :mad:

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Amen and Amen! To both!

See previous comment on the idiocy of that remark. :mad:

[Elvellyn]

I changed my ICQ nickname to "Yavanna's Evil Twin". My friend asked my who Yavanna was. I told her that Yavanna was one of the Valier. She just looked at me funny.

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Elvellyn
I changed my ICQ nickname to "Yavanna's Evil Twin". My friend asked my who Yavanna was. I told her that Yavanna was one of the Valier. She just looked at me funny.

Welcome to my world. My friend thinks I'm weird now because when i was chatting to her, I yelled at her for not knowing what LotR stood for. She guessed 'Lottery'. I still also yell at her for saying Argon *shudders again*

[Belle]

One of my friends actually said, when referring to Boromir 'Gondor...you know, Sean Bean, he's called Gondor isn't he?'
I almost cried.

Oh, and Eru has become Emu and ALL elves are gay, apparantly.

[Bombadillo]

No. Doesn't the É mean that that syllable is stressed? So it doesn't really clear that up for me. I still say É ô win. But isn't there a dictionary at the end of the Sil that'll tell you for sure?

But what I can't stand is when readers mispronounce things by adding or changing consonants. Like Hobberton (Hobbiton), Rohannir (Rohirrim), or Balgrog (Balrog). There's no excuse for that.

Anyway most of my friends haven't seen the movie or read the books. And I won't let them see it until they finish reading. But my friend Joe once refered to Aragorn as "the hot guy with the black suit" because that's how he hears him most refered to. I punched him for that.

[Elf Girl]

Interestin scene at lunch today:

Me: *to my friend* I'll teach you Elvish if you want.

Friend: I can say "friend" in Elvish!

Me: Fine. How do you say "friend" in Elvish?

Friend: Beldoc!

Me: *groan*

[Elvellyn]

Someone told me that they used to think that the J.R.R. in J.R.R. Tolkien was...






This is kinda scary so here it goes..short for Junior

:eek:

[Elithraniel]

heres some i hear:

Legolas-legoland
Aragorn- aragon, argon
Gimli- the short fat elf (im not kidding) , glimmly
Boromir- Bow-meer
Frodo- Frito
Smeagol- Shmeagol
Gandalf-gondolf, gonedaft
balrog-big firey thingy
and some more for legolas- hot guy, WHOO baby hes hot, the cute guy whats-his-face, dreamy elf warrior *sigh*

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Elf Girl
Interestin scene at lunch today:

Me: *to my friend* I'll teach you Elvish if you want.

Friend: I can say "friend" in Elvish!

Me: Fine. How do you say "friend" in Elvish?

Friend: Beldoc!

Me: *groan*

Yes. I got heavily disappointed with my LotR buddy for not knowing what Mellon meant. :(

[straight_face]

Originally posted by Linaewen
Yes. I got heavily disappointed with my LotR buddy for not knowing what Mellon meant. :(

Well, when they're brainwashed by mass media, what do you expect?

[Linaewen]

Well, when they're brainwashed by mass media, what do you expect?

I guess my expectations were too high. :) That's what happens when you only know 2 people who have read the Greatest book ever written.

On topic: What frustrates me even more is other Mooters spelling character's names wrong.

[Lalaith]

On topic: What frustrates me even more is other Mooters spelling character's names wrong.
Me too, but I guess that happens sometimes by mistake.

[Aralyn]

My mom always says "Elvis" instead of "Elvish" and my dad says the names wrong to annoy me.
I also get
Legless
Argon
The wizard guy
The hoppit

OH well we Tolkien people just have to bear up and feel sorry for all the poor souls who don't know what they're missing

[Lalaith]

Originally posted by Aralyn
My mom always says "Elvis" instead of "Elvish" and my dad says the names wrong to annoy me.
I also get
Legless
Argon
The wizard guy
The hoppit

OH well we Tolkien people just have to bear up and feel sorry for all the poor souls who don't know what they're missing
People always think that I'm a Frodo/Elijah Wood fan just because I love LotR. Annoying.

[Aralyn]

KNow what you mean,

"Oh So your an Orlanda Bloom fan?"

"Um no and it's Orlando."

or

"The guys in that movie are so hot. Who do youlike?"

"Well actually I just kinda like the movie."

[Indril Anarion]

my dad always calls Frodo: "Photo"
I can't stand it...

My friends almost never can get the characters and their names in order...weird...Like I get: "Who was that guy...you know the guy in love with the girl elf...but he wasn't an elf?"

Frustration!!!!!!

[TopazJedi]

You know, i was just thinking about it, and despite the fact that a bunch of people still get the names wrong, think how much worse it would be if PJ hadn't made the movies. A lot of people wouldn't even know anything about LOTR if it weren't for the movies. At least you can be talking about Legolas and they say "Is that the hot elf dude" instead of "who the heck are you talking about, why are you obsessing over Lord of the rings, its just a book"

[Lalaith]

Talking about my dumb cousin.
Christmas 2001. FotR had just started in cinemas.
We were sitting together and I had my LotR books with me. And he said: LotR, never heard of it!
The movie didn't help.
The movie did help finding new Tolkien haters, I guess.

[Elvellyn]

I watched FotR with my little brother and sister the other day. It was horrible.

Bro: Who's that?

Me: That's Aragorn.

Sis: Is he a black rider?

Me: NO.

Bro: Is he Sharon?

Me: Sharon? :confused:

Bro: You know the bad guy...Saddam?

Me: AHHHHHHH!

Sis: Who's that?

Me: That's Legolas.

Sis: Oooh. He's hot. Is he a black rider?

Me: Oh my gosh.




My brother and sister are 10 and 7 respectively.

[Bombadillo]

Hahahaha. I know how you feel. I watched the Fellowship with my little bro a while ago. For some reason he always zones out during every movie, so he still doesn't know anybody's name or if they're good or bad. And I can't convince him that Galadriel is on the good side friggin Peter Jackson or that Borimir and Aragorn aren't brothers, and neither are Gandalf and Saruman, and he still thinks that Gollum and Smeagol are 2 separate people who travel together and hate each other and he can't figure out why they don't split up. Some people...

[Elf Girl]

Originally posted by Elvellyn
Bro: Who's that?

Me: That's Aragorn.

Sis: Is he a black rider?

Me: NO.

Bro: Is he Sharon?

Me: Sharon? :confused:

Bro: You know the bad guy...Saddam?

Me: AHHHHHHH!

Sis: Who's that?

Me: That's Legolas.

Sis: Oooh. He's hot. Is he a black rider?

Me: Oh my gosh.
:eek: :eek: :eek:

Bombadillo: Well technically, you could call Gandalf and Saruman brothers...

[Linaewen]

Originally posted by Aralyn
My mom always says "Elvis" instead of "Elvish" and my dad says the names wrong to annoy me.
I also get
Legless
Argon
The wizard guy
The hoppit

OH well we Tolkien people just have to bear up and feel sorry for all the poor souls who don't know what they're missing

I know! When my cousin was staying here recently (He got very annoyed because every time we went online I used to hover around, waiting for him to get off so I could go on my 'Ent-Moot'), we were going to do a LotR play type thing. But I was forced to settle on a LotR parody, because my sister and him could not get over having a 'Legless' character.

[Aralyn]

Um hello if you've seen the movie it is so not the same as the book!!! I'm a TOLKIEN fan not a PETER JACKSON fan!!
Some people do not get it.
I had someone tell me the book is tupid an HP is better. He's incredibly lucky I don't kill him

[Lalaith]

when I told a friend that I'll learn Quenya, she said that she thinks that Quenya is a language for people in a sect.

[Aralyn]

:rolleyes: Get stuff like that too. I mess up a Spanish sentence and someone undoubtedly says it's cause I spend too much time with my Tengwar
And you get those people who just roll their eyes as if we're to stupid to comprehend

[Bombadillo]

I get really bad grades in algebra cause I've been reading RotK in the back of class. FOr some reason I'm hearing about it from all the other students. But it's none of their business. People are really annoying, especcially when they're so goody-goody.

[Anglorfin]

From now on when people ask me who my favorite LotR character is I say somebody obscure like Elladan and Elrohir or Dain Ironfoot. That way I can distinguish between those that have read Tolkien and those that haven't and then carry the discussion in a direction that suits me. Usually if it's a person that has no idea who Dain is I tend to smile and walk away. :D

It also irks me when people mispronounce Celeborn; saying "Seleborn" instead of "Keleborn". I thought of all the pronunciation things that the "C" pronounced as "K" would be one of the easiest to remember.

[Elvellyn]

I got these from watching FotR with my brother and sister.

Sauron-Sairooms
Saddam
Saran
Sharon

Nazgul- Napon?

Arwen- Urwen
Liv Tyler

Gandalf- Gilmore?

The Liv Tyler one was my persona favorite.:rolleyes:

[Bombadillo]

Gilmore!? Hahahaha... oh that's terrible.

Yeah my friend was telling me he just started reading LotR, and he was on page 44. I went over his house yesterday and found his book so I looked in it, and I found out he had only read the info pages and the 40-page foreward.

[The Dunadan]

ok my stupid friend says gollum is like stupid jar jar binks from star wars. gollum is not at all annoying.

[Ruinel]

I don't get annoyed when they mispronounce the names. I just correct them. ;)

What DOES annoy me, though, is when my friends tell me they are concerned seeing all the Tolkien books in my house and saying I'm obsessed with Tolkien's works. :mad: Sheesh! Do I say anything about all the freakin' Grisham books laying around their homes?

[Dreran the Green]

My friend told me this story: one time she was standing outside a movie theatre and the people behind her were talking about the last time they had seen a movie, which had been LotR. They said the plot didn't make any sense and Frodo was an idiot and that they should just destroy the ring IT CAN'T BE DESTROYED LIKE THAT YOU STUPID NON FANS! And then when they got to the part on Khazad Dum, they were like "And that one old dude went and fell off a cliff, what was his name again?"
"Whose name?"
"You know, that guy with the beard?"
"The Sauron guy?"
"No, the other one, with the pointy hat..."
"Wasn't his name George?"

I am surprised she let them go with their lives....I wouldn't have!

[Elvedans]

It really annoys me when my mum calls Gollum "Dobby" - grrrrrr!

[Varda Oiolosseo]

"Wasn't his name George?"

lol that's funny! The funniest one yet! Usually the characters names are quite similar to peoples mistakes but that one is classic! lol!

My friend calls Boromir the "give blood man" coz you know he does the give blood adverts on tv.

and Aragorn was Argon.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Dreran the Green]

Give blood man?:D:rolleyes: lol

[Celeviel]

Originally posted by Dreran the Green
My friend told me this story: one time she was standing outside a movie theatre and the people behind her were talking about the last time they had seen a movie, which had been LotR. They said the plot didn't make any sense and Frodo was an idiot and that they should just destroy the ring IT CAN'T BE DESTROYED LIKE THAT YOU STUPID NON FANS! And then when they got to the part on Khazad Dum, they were like "And that one old dude went and fell off a cliff, what was his name again?"
"Whose name?"
"You know, that guy with the beard?"
"The Sauron guy?"
"No, the other one, with the pointy hat..."
"Wasn't his name George?"

I am surprised she let them go with their lives....I wouldn't have!


LOL!! apparently these people were not paying attention to the storyline of the movie to begin with...

truthfully i do not see how the plot didn't make sense to them, but then again i guess science fiction/fantasy stories is like a completely different dimension to the majourity...

[Varda Oiolosseo]

i know loads of people who didn't understand the plot, and who refuse to see it more than once. When i try to explain it they get more confused than ever.

"So the guy with the sword is called ...oh i know...it's errr..."
I'm like "which one?"
"The ugly ones"
"Orks?"
"no that guy from that film with Josh Hartnett"
"The Faculty?"
"Yeah...wasn't it good?"
"Elijah Wood was frodo?"
"Who's Frodo? oh he's the tall one with blonde hair isn't he"
"errrr...no"

It goes on forever so i give up with explaining it. :rolleyes:

[Aewionen]

My friend told me this: Another friend of mine, after seeing TTT crouched down and said "Look! I am Smuggle!" I about died laughing. It didn't frustrate me, it was just hilarious.

[Varda Oiolosseo]

LOL! that's funny!

I agree i find them hilarious rather than frustrating! lol! (well sometimes they can be)

[Aewionen]

My dad also called Gimli 'Gribli' once

[hectorberlioz]

My little four year old sister still cant pronounce her R's, so GIMLI comes out GIMWI, It is cute of her. A couple of my friends think saruman is sauron.

[Dreran the Green]

Its maddening how many people get those two mixed up! But then they are both evil and the names are very similar, still though...

When I was very little, I knew Legolas's name was Legolas, but I pictured him without Legs:o :p

lol, I first heard of Legolas when I was 5 or 6, so I think I can be forgiven at that age...

[hectorberlioz]

I heard "sourman" a couple hours ago

[Varda Oiolosseo]

lol!
I heard one similar to that! Then the person who said it said "is that his name? because it sound's like the name of a sweet shop or a sweet brand! lol!

I was slightly confused! :p :rolleyes: :confused:

[kiwi52291]

Frodo Baggins=Frito Bag
Gandalf the Grey=Canned Half o' Hay
Boromir=Pour some Beer

[gollum9630]

so many people that i know keep calling aragorn aragon, because they read HP instead of LotR

[Gamigar]

this one guy i know called strider "striker". i wanted to strangle him.

[Elvedans]

My mum gets so confused between Gollum and Dobby that she just calls them both Gobby!

[Gulio, Strength of Many]

Gimli=Gribly
Frodo=Froto, Frito, the short guy with the big feet
Merry=Pippin
Pippin-Merry
Smeagol=Smuggle

All very funny to me.:D

[jellyfishannah]

I was telling a friend of mine how I got a free ticket to TTT and how excited I was, to which she replied "Oh, is that about the two towers that got destroyed last year? I didn't know they were making a movie.." Please! Doesn't it annoy you when people never get excited about anything except cute guys? And even then, they can't remember their names!!!! GRRRR!!!

[Rosie Gamgee]

Legolas - the Elf-guy, Legless :mad:, Um
Aragorn - not-the-elf-the-other-guy (my mom can never remember his name)
Pippin - Pipkin (arg...)
Sam - Semwise Gamshee
Boromir - Borrowbeer
Galadriel - Gladwrapriel


ARG! Sometimes these make me sooo mad! :D :rolleyes: :mad:

[Indril Anarion]

My dad calls Frodo "Photo" which ticks me off

and my friends dad call Legolas the "Butterfly Nancing In The Snow"- I almost ate him alive when he said that.

Then my sis calls Frodo "Alien-head" and can never tell Sauron and Saruman's names apart..her excuse: "They're both the bad guys, both after the ring, both after Frodo, and both have ugly creatures chaasing after Frodo...so there really is no difference"
OF COURSE THERE IS A DIFFERENCE

and my mom had a hard time remembering Aragorn's name for a while.....

It's all frustrating!!!!
:mad:

[Varda Oiolosseo]

My dad watched Lord of the Rings for the first time last week and he was getting confused between Saruman and Gandalf and he kept calling the Hobbits "the little kids" or the "kids with the swords"
and he could only remember Arwen as "my hero's daughter"
he recognised Sean Bean though and Viggo.

It took a lot of explaining though and he said he remembered better with his names.
:rolleyes: so it's still "the kids"

lol it was funny though!

[Salquënòrëwen]

Originally posted by Indril Anarion
and my friends dad call Legolas the "Butterfly Nancing In The Snow"- I almost ate him alive when he said that.
Haha! Er....yeh...



One of my friends keeps calling Gollum "the weird thing in the loin cloth"...hehe

And then my cousin (who is 7), calls Legolas "the pretty girl elf", but I find that really funny :D

Oh, and Aragorn has been dubbed:
Argon
Rargorn
Gornarag
Aragoog
"the really hot guy I like"- my mother's name for him...at least thats her naem for him when my dads not there...;)
and simply....."him"

And Borimir is "the mean dead dude" to my family...I don't think they'll ever get it straight! They also confuse Eowyn for Arwen :rolleyes:

[kiwi52291]

I was explaining what happened in FOTR and TTT so he could see ROTK with me, but he got a couple names mixed up:

Sauron=Saurom
Aragorn=Aragon
Eomer=Faramir
Faramir=Eomer
Arwen=the one that Liv Tyler plays...:rolleyes:

[Rosie Gamgee]

One of my friends called Aragorn Aragon. I was sooo bugged! And she pronouces Legolas wrong (which may be going too far on my part, but..). And then- this is the worst, the cardnal sin- she called Sam Samwise Gumgee. Gumgee!! *puts on Gollum voice* We wanted to wring her filthy little neck!

[azalea]

My husband calls Aragorn "grease-boy.":p

[hectorberlioz]

i cant stand it when someone not only forgets the actual name and calls them something else, but when someone actually wants to stick to that name after they've been corrected. be glad i've never told some of the lotr lovers i know about entmoot. you would'nt be able to stand it.

[Lotesse]

Funny thing, I had the opposite effect happen, over the Christmas holiday I was watching the Godfather trilogy with my family and I kept saying "Frodo" instead of "Fredo" :D


:D :D LOL!! Hilarious...

[Lotesse]

and my friends dad call Legolas the "Butterfly Nancing In The Snow"- I almost ate him alive when he said that.:


again, :D LOL!! :D too funny!

[katya]

Fredo- as I was reading this thread I thought the same thing. I read Dúnedain's post and thought it was too old to quote now. Funny coincidence that you did, Lotesse.

[Andúril]

Ever since I saw those fake FotR subtitles, I've been talking about hoppits.

I don't see how this has anything to do with this thread. But then again, I didn't read from the beginning, and I am all my friends anyway. Well.....most of them.

[ArienSun]

I usually don't talk to my friends about LotR, because they don't like it, and I don't want to hear people dissing LotR. :mad:
But when I do, these are what mistakes they make:
Frodo = Frolo
Gandalf = Gandy
Saruman = Sauron
Sauron = Saruman
Aragorn = Argon
Elrond = Eyebrows (even though that's pretty funny :p )
Legolas = Leglas

I can't think of any more right now, but I'm sure there are tons more.

[hectorberlioz]

Calling Aragorn "Aragon" is pretty common. As a point of interest, Aragon is the name of a poet...Louis Aragon.

My older brother calls Dvorak "Dijorjak" which is incredibly annoying.

[katya]

My older brother calls Dvorak "Dijorjak" which is incredibly annoying.
What's it supposed to be?

I heard an "Aragon" the other day, by the way. I'm more likely to do the reverse..

[ArienSun]

Just a couple of hours ago my mom referred to Sméagol as Schmirnoff. That's pretty bad...

[katya]

Haha, now that's funny. I'm not going to be able to get that out of my head now... *still laughing*

[Alcuin]

Just a couple of hours ago my mom referred to Sméagol as Schmirnoff. That's pretty bad...He does seem a little tipsy sometimes. Dippy, too, but we won't go there...

[Spock]

It seems this is more appropriate for the General Message Thread, but I can't find anyone to move it. :(

[hectorberlioz]

What's it supposed to be?

I heard an "Aragon" the other day, by the way. I'm more likely to do the reverse..

Oh sorry :D , it really didnt belong in the thread...Dvorak is a composer.

[littleadanel]

Just read through this thread :D *laughing hysterically*

you see, that's why I don't even to try to talk about LoTR with people who aren't, well, as obsessed as me :rolleyes: I don't want to get upset!

btw, my personal favourite was a woman in theatre during FoTR. when Arwen/Liv Tyler came on screen first, she said "look! Liz Taylor!" oh my gosh...

[hectorberlioz]

Just read through this thread :D *laughing hysterically*

you see, that's why I don't even to try to talk about LoTR with people who aren't, well, as obsessed as me :rolleyes: I don't want to get upset!

btw, my personal favourite was a woman in theatre during FoTR. when Arwen/Liv Tyler came on screen first, she said "look! Liz Taylor!" oh my gosh...

As in Elizabeth Taylor! :eek: Wowie.

[littleadanel]

As in Elizabeth Taylor! :eek: Wowie.

that's exactly how I felt... :D with my mom we almost collapsed laughing, and we had to do it without being noticed - that really smart lady was sitting in front of us. I know the names are alike, but still... :eek:

[hectorberlioz]

that's exactly how I felt... :D with my mom we almost collapsed laughing, and we had to do it without being noticed - that really smart lady was sitting in front of us. I know the names are alike, but still... :eek:

That's pretty slick actually:p
Elizabeth Taylor wasn't that great of an actress ;), and my mom says "she was so beautiful". But I just don't see anything out of the ordinary in her...

[Spock]

That's pretty slick actually:p
Elizabeth Taylor wasn't that great of an actress ;), and my mom says "she was so beautiful". But I just don't see anything out of the ordinary in her...

That's ok, the Academy wasn't going to give YOU and award anyway. :evil:

[hectorberlioz]

That's ok, the Academy wasn't going to give YOU and award anyway. :evil:

I'm not a female, so I DON'T an academy award for Worst actress;)

[Spock]

I'm not a female, so I DON'T an academy award for Worst actress;)


I know your not but you whine like a little kid. Get over it. We can award for most whining person on the MOOT. :D

[brownjenkins]

That's pretty slick actually:p
Elizabeth Taylor wasn't that great of an actress ;), and my mom says "she was so beautiful". But I just don't see anything out of the ordinary in her...

she was prettier when she was young... but yeah, a bit overrated

hector? whiniest? not even close :D

[Spock]

hector? whiniest? not even close :D

...on second thought, you're right. we have a few others who are more whiny than he.....but on this particular topic HB seems far ahead of the rest. :D :eek:

[hectorberlioz]

...on second thought, you're right. we have a few others who are more whiny than he.....but on this particular topic HB seems far ahead of the rest. :D :eek:
:eek: What!...how dare you even, how can you...*then realizes the trap and stops;)*

:p

[durinsbane2244]

yes, well, i have no idea what the above parties are discussing, but i side with the president cause i have future ambitions here, and i side with spock cause hes nice in a sick and sadistic way[lol :D ] and if they're on opposite sides, well, im neutral, but :

though many people come to me since i go to school with many people who read books that are not as thick as my finger, come the lord of the rings movies, they all came for wisdom. i have not the strength of mind, spirit, or fingers to type al the stupidity i heard, but the worst was, upon the premiere of the Return of the King, i quote[note quotations]"those little hobbits were SOOOO cute running off to battle!'. . . that in itself would be bad enough, here's the worst part, it was said by a guy, A GUY! and i swear by all that is Tolkien that he wasn't kidding![shudders]

[hectorberlioz]

yes, well, i have no idea what the above parties are discussing, but i side with the president cause i have future ambitions here, and i side with spock cause hes nice in a sick and sadistic way[lol :D ] and if they're on opposite sides, well, im neutral, but :

though many people come to me since i go to school with many people who read books that are not as thick as my finger, come the lord of the rings movies, they all came for wisdom. i have not the strength of mind, spirit, or fingers to type al the stupidity i heard, but the worst was, upon the premiere of the Return of the King, i quote[note quotations]"those little hobbits were SOOOO cute running off to battle!'. . . that in itself would be bad enough, here's the worst part, it was said by a guy, A GUY! and i swear by all that is Tolkien that he wasn't kidding![shudders]
Spock is just poking fun at me;)..I think, but I'll get him back...soon, very soon:)

Hobbits running off to battle is cute? Hmm...I did like it when Merry almost knocked Eowyn block off:p

[hectorberlioz]

Heeheehee:D this is just to get me at the top of the posting list for this thread...

On the serious side, my piano teacher said that John Williams wrote the music for Star Trek;)

[durinsbane2244]

yes, well, however they did look, the word "silly" comes to mind, just because of the faces they had, i didn't find it "cute", no, i didn't. . . .

[Spock]

Spock is just poking fun at me;)..I think, but I'll get him back...soon, very soon:)


Indeed. :)

[me9996]

Here's some of my little sisters mess ups:

Souron=Saruman
Merry=Tweedle dee
Pippin=Tweedle dum
:D :rolleyes: