From my calendar today: "Gandalf looked like a grey-cloaked, grey-haired, bent old man, and passed easily for a meddlesome old conjuror."
Oh, and Vee...it's one of my favorite poems to! "Do I dare to eat a peach?"
Thread: Twist my words...
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Remove that junk this instant!
From my calendar today: "Gandalf looked like a grey-cloaked, grey-haired, bent old man, and passed easily for a meddlesome old conjuror."
Oh, and Vee...it's one of my favorite poems to! "Do I dare to eat a peach?"
From my calendar today: "Gandalf looked like a grey-cloaked, grey-haired, bent old man, and passed easily for a meddlesome old conjuror."
Oh, and Vee...it's one of my favorite poems to! "Do I dare to eat a peach?"
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"Gandalf looked like a grey-cloaked, grey-haired, bent old man, and passed easily for a meddlesome old conjuror."
Mithrandir appeared as an ashen-caped, grizzle headed, crook-backed codger; simply disguised as a busy-bodied elderly trickster."Gandalf looked like a grey-cloaked, grey-haired, bent old man, and passed easily for a meddlesome old conjuror."
I like that one, Grondy. 
Nice. So...what words are we to twist of yours?
Nice. So...what words are we to twist of yours?Oops, I spent so much time coming up with those different words, that I forgot to add a follow on.
'A wandering Elf, a thrall escaped, whom Beleg met and comforted.'
'A wandering Elf, a thrall escaped, whom Beleg met and comforted.'
No worries, Grondy . Your sentence more than made up for the missing prompt.
A drifting child of Illuvatar, bondage fled, happened upon another Sindarin elf of great strength and stamina by whom he was aided.
From my calendar once again:
"Of all the Istari, he was the closest to the Eldar and was the only Wizard who truly cared about things of seemingly small value like Hobbits and trees."
. Your sentence more than made up for the missing prompt.Quote:
'A wandering Elf, a thrall escaped, whom Beleg met and comforted.'
'A wandering Elf, a thrall escaped, whom Beleg met and comforted.'
A drifting child of Illuvatar, bondage fled, happened upon another Sindarin elf of great strength and stamina by whom he was aided.
From my calendar once again:
"Of all the Istari, he was the closest to the Eldar and was the only Wizard who truly cared about things of seemingly small value like Hobbits and trees."
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"Of all the Istari, he was the closest to the Eldar and was the only Wizard who truly cared about things of seemingly small value like Hobbits and trees."
"Of all the Istari, he was the closest to the Eldar and was the only Wizard who truly cared about things of seemingly small value like Hobbits and trees."
Amongst the population of Wizards, Gandalf had the esteem of the 'Elves of the Three Kindreds'; being the one of them who fully appreciated entities of minor apparent worth, such as Halflings and forests.
(timber is to trees as ham is to pigs, so I really couldn't justify its usage in this context.)
Certain flaws of character, if displayed to advantage, shine brighter than virtue itself. - Maxim #354 of Francois, duc de La Rochefoucauld
Sometimes it is good to be bad!
looking at a poster in front of me.......
Beam me up Scotty
looking at a poster in front of me.......
Beam me up Scotty
"Kindly transport me in a vertical direction into the space venturing vessel in which you are currently residing in, Mr Scotty"
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today
Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today
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Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today
Plan like an immortal; act like it's the end of the world. Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today
"Beneath the mountain's arm within the Wizard's Vale through years uncounted had stood that ancient place that Men called Isengard." - from TTT
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"Beneath the mountain's arm within the Wizard's Vale through years uncounted had stood that ancient place that Men called Isengard."
"Beneath the mountain's arm within the Wizard's Vale through years uncounted had stood that ancient place that Men called Isengard."
And here we have Mr Saruman's charming residence with both mountain and valley views from all windows and all the charm one normally associates with such an historical building and just wait until you see what he has done with the interior....
He thought of all the things he kept in his own pockets: fishbones, goblins' teeth, wet shells, a bit of bat-wing, a sharp stone to sharpen his fangs on, and other nasty things.
Gollum, The Hobbit.
He has the same things in his pockets as my mother-in-law?
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. Ha!
Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers. Ha!
The chap over there, named Pierre by the French, and who plays a small piped wind instrument collected a bag of capsicums preserved in a vinegar solution. Ho ho!
We will burn like heathen kings before ever a ship sailed hither from the West.
Denethor, The Siege of Gondor, RotK
We will burn like heathen kings before ever a ship sailed hither from the West.
Denethor, The Siege of Gondor, RotK
We shall roast in a most undignified fashion prior to any floating devices used to transport people and goods across the big blue wet thing coming from the direction which is the opposite to East.
Hello!!!!! (Let's see how long you can twist THAT one!!!)
Hello!!!!! (Let's see how long you can twist THAT one!!!)
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We will burn like heathen kings before ever a ship sailed hither from the West.
Denethor, The Siege of Gondor, RotK
"Were going out in a flame of glory just like in the olden days prior to any N’menorians setting foot in Middle-earth.’I say this only because I've seen those ships coming up the river; and they certainly don't contain any N’menorian marines coming to save us, nor any Elven lordlings sailing out of Valinor, even."We will burn like heathen kings before ever a ship sailed hither from the West.
Denethor, The Siege of Gondor, RotK
Oops, Loni got in before I was finished typing my response, so I'll answer hers too.
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Hello !!!!!
Greetings and salutations; well met, and nice to see you again.Hello !!!!!
"Most young people think they are being natural when really they are just ill-mannered and crude." - Maxim 372 of the Duc de La Rochefoucauld’the exception of course being the young members here at Planet-Tolkien.com.
"Many of the youngest in our species believe that they are acting in a natural manner when in fact they are merely being spitefull, disgusting little beasts"
I hate raisins
I hate raisins
I have dedicated my entire life to the despising of small, dried red grapes and I am going to show my contempt for them unabashedly, until the end of time!
Sometimes I swear that I must have been dropped on my head as a baby, because my brain never wants to cooperate with me!
Sometimes I swear that I must have been dropped on my head as a baby, because my brain never wants to cooperate with me!
Rock-a-bye, bab..... Ouch, my head hurts, or at least that's my excuse.
This piece of string is just too short.
This piece of string is just too short.
This fragment of a chord is much much too minuscule for the noose I was going to create. 
Roses are red, violets are blue, honey is sweet, and so are you
Roses are red, violets are blue, honey is sweet, and so are you
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Roses are red, violets are blue, honey is sweet, and so are you.
The five petaled, prickely stemed , multi-stamened flowers:Roses are red, violets are blue, honey is sweet, and so are you.
Appear the color found at the lower end of the visible spectrum.
The short, purplish, fragrant flowers:
Appear the color found at the upper end of the spectrum we see.
The syrupy substance made by our friends the bee,
Has an agreeable flavor, as does thee.
(The quote was very difficult to translate and I had to revert to a color to describe violets: they also come in colors of white, yellow, green, blue, and purple)
"As our character deteriorates, so does our taste."
Concurrently with the loss of personality, our ideals of quality obliterate.(???)
"Mother always did like Richard best...Ahh! Mummy! (Sucks thumb noisely)...I've got a dirty thumb!"
"Mother always did like Richard best...Ahh! Mummy! (Sucks thumb noisely)...I've got a dirty thumb!"
'Dicky was ever Mama's pet since he was conceived...Oooo! Mudda! (As he tries to get milk, with much slurpiness, from the digit opposing his fingers)...That's one yucky tasting digit!'
"Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it."
"Jealousy is always born with love, but does not always die with it."
Envy is always brought into the world through a woman's labour with extreme affection, but does not always decease with the afore mentioned extreme affection
"Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends"
"Even if it takes an eternity, he will make amends"
Given the fact that the aforementioned affront would take the expanse of time itself to right, he was determined to bring balance and justice to the situation without fail.
Pease porrige hot, pease porridge cole, pease porrige in the pot, nine days old.
Pease porrige hot, pease porridge cole, pease porrige in the pot, nine days old.
Raise its temperature, reduce its temperature and leave that gloop of mashed peas to fester in a saucepan for a week and two days. (Then, if you have any sense at all, you will either throw it away or use it as organic wall paper adhesive.)
The everyman Roget's thesaurus of English words and phrases is a useful book.
The everyman Roget's thesaurus of English words and phrases is a useful book.
Many students find the iconoclastic book of synonyms too handy; usually ending up employing the wrong words in making their case.
"Simplicity put on is a subtle imposture."
"Simplicity put on is a subtle imposture."
Pretending to be humble is as complicated as being high-maintenance.
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
Give him a chainsaw and see what happens.
'Tis better to be late than dead on time.
'Tis better to be late than dead on time.
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How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
An amount equal to the number of pickled peppers in that peck that Peter Piper picked. How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
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'Tis better to be late than dead on time.
"So we're tardy; I got you here alive didn't I?"'Tis better to be late than dead on time.
Sixty-seven years ago our forbearers founded a novel country, imagined in freedom and consecrated to the maxim that every human is originated the same.
A long time ago, some old dudes decided to overtake the native peoples of this continent and either kill them or drive them away from their ancestral lands in order to set aside a new country for the burgeoning influx of foreign immigrants, then they wrote up a long list of "freedoms" that would later be twisted into empty facades and stripped away from the people, in order to make the pocketbooks of all crooked politicians fatter, claiming to have the idea that all different races were created equal but immediately disproving the idea with the enslavement of the African people, all the while conducting wars that were fought by financially-deprived little boys in the name of said "freedoms", resulting in countless millions of deaths for either money or world domination.
Who am I to slander the country I live in while so many brave people have lost their lives defending my freedom?
Who am I to slander the country I live in while so many brave people have lost their lives defending my freedom?
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Who am I to slander the country I live in while so many brave people have lost their lives defending my freedom?
Who am I to slander the country I live in while so many brave people have lost their lives defending my freedom?
What right do I have to complain when I live here and take part in almost everything I've complained about? Millions of people have died to enable me to live a life full of censorship and materialism, hoping I would not question my government, which is often seen as unpatriotic, praying I would not see that the cost of my so-called independence is the depedence on hundreds of other people and countries.
Look West young man, evil goes East.
Turn your countenance to the sunset my young male, as that which is impure and diabolical dwells on the horizon of sunrise.
Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.
Your call will be answered in the order in which it was received.
Just hang by your phone, because we want to wear you down before we will ever condesend to hear what you have to say.
"A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join battle than to win.'"
"A wise man thinks it more advantageous not to join battle than to win.'"
A smart fella perceives that declining to take part in a violent setllement of hatred tips the scales more in his favour than to achieve victory!
There is only one Lord of the Rings, and he does not share power!
There is only one Lord of the Rings, and he does not share power!
Sauron said to Saruman: "Forget it."
"It's not easy being green."
"It's not easy being green."
The difficulty with seasickness has to do with its two major drawbacks: it smells when you're belowdecks and you must watch which way the wind blows when you're topside.
"It is sometimes possible to be a fool with brains, but never to be a fool with discrimination."
"It is sometimes possible to be a fool with brains, but never to be a fool with discrimination."
Idiots cannot be racists!
Don't think you are, know you are!
Don't think you are, know you are!
I think; therefore I am.
"We try to make virtues out of the faults we have no wish to correct."
"We try to make virtues out of the faults we have no wish to correct."
We believe we are smart and infalliable.
"Put that gun down and your hands up above your head or else I'll fill your body with little holes!"
"Put that gun down and your hands up above your head or else I'll fill your body with little holes!"
Son, give up your gun and face the law.
"Tell me what you think you are, and I will tell you what you are not."
"Tell me what you think you are, and I will tell you what you are not."
Dont show off! *lol*
There's a bird going spastic in front of my office window
(Seriously!)
There's a bird going spastic in front of my office window
(Seriously!)
Egbert the eagle was practising his aerobics for Aradawan.
It is better to have loved and lost rather than to have never loved at all (something like that)
It is better to have loved and lost rather than to have never loved at all (something like that)
Still Gollum did not wish he had never found the Ring
Don't try to hit me and hit me. ... *lol*
Don't try to hit me and hit me. ... *lol*
Please refrain from the act of causing physical harm to myself and actually cause physical harm to me.
The Sun rises from the East.
The Sun rises from the East.
A glowing ball of fire appears on the horizon every morning.
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore...
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore...
It's late, I'm tired and what the hell does this mean...?
There is no one available to take your call at the moment so please leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
There is no one available to take your call at the moment so please leave a message and someone will get back to you as soon as possible.
(In teenage girl voice)This one time, I stayed up too late on a totally boring night and I felt all, like, tired and stuff, so I read through all these really old books that were, like, old and stuff and they were so weird!
Oh, captain, my captain! Darnit, Vee! You beat me to Eruwen's reply! Well, someone else can answer yours then...I'm malfunctioning...
Oh, captain, my captain! Darnit, Vee! You beat me to Eruwen's reply! Well, someone else can answer yours then...I'm malfunctioning...
Laurelindhepindhepoopums!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're back!
Goody goody!
You're back!
Goody goody!
Yessss...Hi My Goddess! I am back...Back in Black...hehehe...
OOC: Great responses you two! haha
Whether I'm here or not, I really don't want to answer the phone, so say something after the beep, and I might get back to you at my own convenience.
Have a nice day!
Whether I'm here or not, I really don't want to answer the phone, so say something after the beep, and I might get back to you at my own convenience.
Have a nice day!
"Egad, how I hate all these customers who think they are always right ... "
One moment please.
One moment please.
