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elfwishes999 · 07-11-2004, 08:46 PM

well today i was out riding my horse on a trail and we started to canter and run. well then i was pretending to be a rider of rohan and gallop home or to battle. then i pretended i was a nazgul hunting for the ring...

*Have you ever pretended you were in middle earth? what did you pretend?

Elennar Starfire · 07-11-2004, 08:50 PM

I played "The quest for the Ice Cream of Doom" with two friends and a dog once... We were walking to the ice cream place, and my friend suddenly yells "look out it's a Nazgul!" So we all start shooting imaginary arrows up into the air, while running to hide in the bushes. Later we were attacked by orcs...and this was while walking along a rather busy street...people probably thought we were crazy.

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 07-12-2004, 06:14 AM

Well, on several occasions when I have been alone in a field or a wood, I have taken a branch or whatever, pretended it was a sword, and proceeded to reenact battle scenes from Middle-earth.

It's fun. Honest.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 07-12-2004, 06:54 AM

Do I ever pretend? Who doesn't? I swear... PJ stole Gandalf's pokey stick of doom and destruction from ME! My little cousin and I... we used to find saplings, about an inch thick, scrape all the bark off with really sharp knives (I don't think my mom knows that part of it), and sand the staffs down to silky smoothness. And then... yes... then we'd beat the tar out of each other with them.

Amazing how fast your reflexes get when you've got an oaken staff coming full speed at your head. I still have a staff (freshly carved too, as of last week)... just nobody to beat on with it.

Also, my brothers and I used to have sword fights in the front yard with mom's brooms while she was at work. That got ended when she came home early one day and caught us.

Now I'm down to laying on a hammock in the woods, and imagining that a bunch of Elves are just around the corner. I swear they are... if you saw these woods, you'd think so too.

And there was that time... once my parents and I were driving somewhere, and there was this weird little wisp of cloud moving the wrong way, and I yelled from the back seat "AHHHH!!!!! Crebain from Dunland!!!" and ducked out of sight. I got some wacked out looks from that one.

Fea

Elennar Starfire · 07-12-2004, 09:07 AM

Once I was standing around waiting for the school bus, and a huge flock of crows flew over. I (of course) yelled "Crebain from Dunland!" and dove into the bushes. The bus driver probably wondered why I had leaves in my hair...

HerenIstarion · 07-12-2004, 11:47 AM

Last week-end, rafting down the Aragvi river. Three grey boats thing, you know

yavanna II · 08-02-2004, 06:10 AM

It's probably corny, but
I bought a siver chain & placed my gold ring, then pretended to be Frodo once.... a teacher saw me, and i've been called Frodo ever since....[they don't probably notice I"M A GIRL!!!]

Sirithheruwen · 08-02-2004, 07:20 AM

I went to my friend's house once and on the way I passed a very large pile of dirt (they were building the foundations for a house). A plan started to form...
When I got there, we started making little beaded jewlery from her sister's set. And there, sitting out on the table was a pile of silver keychain rings. Perfect! We grabbed one, put on our sandels, and walked over to the pile, trying to decide what race we were. When we got there we climbed up and cast the ring over the side. And we never found that poor little key chain ring again. *sighs happily*

Oh, wait, there's more!

I also take a yardstick (the exact length of Eowyn's sword) and beat my cardboard Aragorn cutout with it to the LOTR soundtrack. The poor guy has a couple of dents now! *sheepish grin*

There is also many more, but they've slipped my mind. Drat!

Morsul the Dark · 08-02-2004, 08:13 AM

at work when we're doing putbacks(stuff people move around the store instead of putting it where it belongs

) sometimes we have these flag poles and I pretend I'm Gandalf and I use it then someoe will tell me to put it away and I say "You would not part an old man from his walking stick?" despite the fact I'm 16

there are only a few people that get the reference fewer still that find it funny.

Meela · 08-02-2004, 04:05 PM

Since I have a minor obsession with Gondor, my life has to revolve entirely around Gondor, naturally. So every morning I wake up and look out the window, and what do I see? A host of soldiers returning from Ithilien, ready to report to Denethor about Orcs, Harad threats, the lack of bagels at the canteen... or a battle. Depends on my mood, what I'm wearing (floaty dresses means everyday business, hair up and in a tunic means battle on all sides), or the music that's playing.

I'm a big fan of make-believe. I've always played pretend in whatever situation I'm in. Just a quick trip to the market can incorporate a minor battle, receiving a life-threatening mission request, and a courtship from a travelling scribe.

My friends and I have a treehouse and a forest, which make adequate substitutes for Lothlorien, Helm's Deep, and Osgiliath, for whenever we feel like re-enacting parts of the books in home-made dramatisations.

A friend and I once re-enacted the whole of The Two Towers on a wall in the middle of a street. We picked up sticks and engaged in combat in full view of some old ladies who were walking by. Yes, we got some strange looks.

08-02-2004, 05:00 PM

i pretend im Eowyn or Eomer, lopping off orc heads when I ride my horse alot, all the while im humming the Rohan theme song, and me and my bestest friends(who are as sickeningly obsessed as i am) pretend the school bell is the horn of Gondor.hmmm....Me and my brother pretend we're Sam and Frodo alot, because I have a cheesy monopoly onering and a big blue glowing flash light.

03-28-2005, 10:40 AM

when i play lotr i use real swords and knives and staves. it makes it a lot more fun! i started by using a machette which are around $8 at a sports warehouse or something, if u live in central manitoba go to S.I.R cuz its the best. anyways, my friend and I often fight each other it is very fun!

07-11-2004, 08:46 PM	#1
elfwishes999 Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 37	Playing Pretend...us, that is well today i was out riding my horse on a trail and we started to canter and run. well then i was pretending to be a rider of rohan and gallop home or to battle. then i pretended i was a nazgul hunting for the ring... *Have you ever pretended you were in middle earth? what did you pretend?

07-11-2004, 08:50 PM	#2
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 952	I played "The quest for the Ice Cream of Doom" with two friends and a dog once... We were walking to the ice cream place, and my friend suddenly yells "look out it's a Nazgul!" So we all start shooting imaginary arrows up into the air, while running to hide in the bushes. Later we were attacked by orcs...and this was while walking along a rather busy street...people probably thought we were crazy. __________________ Don't let me die!

07-12-2004, 06:14 AM	#3
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Well, on several occasions when I have been alone in a field or a wood, I have taken a branch or whatever, pretended it was a sword, and proceeded to reenact battle scenes from Middle-earth. It's fun. Honest. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

07-12-2004, 06:54 AM	#4
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	You caught me! Do I ever pretend? Who doesn't? I swear... PJ stole Gandalf's pokey stick of doom and destruction from ME! My little cousin and I... we used to find saplings, about an inch thick, scrape all the bark off with really sharp knives (I don't think my mom knows that part of it), and sand the staffs down to silky smoothness. And then... yes... then we'd beat the tar out of each other with them. Amazing how fast your reflexes get when you've got an oaken staff coming full speed at your head. I still have a staff (freshly carved too, as of last week)... just nobody to beat on with it. Also, my brothers and I used to have sword fights in the front yard with mom's brooms while she was at work. That got ended when she came home early one day and caught us. Now I'm down to laying on a hammock in the woods, and imagining that a bunch of Elves are just around the corner. I swear they are... if you saw these woods, you'd think so too. And there was that time... once my parents and I were driving somewhere, and there was this weird little wisp of cloud moving the wrong way, and I yelled from the back seat "AHHHH!!!!! Crebain from Dunland!!!" and ducked out of sight. I got some wacked out looks from that one. Fea __________________ peace

07-12-2004, 09:07 AM	#5
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 952	Once I was standing around waiting for the school bus, and a huge flock of crows flew over. I (of course) yelled "Crebain from Dunland!" and dove into the bushes. The bus driver probably wondered why I had leaves in my hair... __________________ Don't let me die!

07-12-2004, 11:47 AM	#6
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Last week-end, rafting down the Aragvi river. Three grey boats thing, you know __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

08-02-2004, 06:10 AM	#7
yavanna II Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in my own little world Posts: 142	It's probably corny, but I bought a siver chain & placed my gold ring, then pretended to be Frodo once.... a teacher saw me, and i've been called Frodo ever since....[they don't probably notice I"M A GIRL!!!]

08-02-2004, 07:20 AM	#8
Sirithheruwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wind's Road Posts: 467	I went to my friend's house once and on the way I passed a very large pile of dirt (they were building the foundations for a house). A plan started to form... When I got there, we started making little beaded jewlery from her sister's set. And there, sitting out on the table was a pile of silver keychain rings. Perfect! We grabbed one, put on our sandels, and walked over to the pile, trying to decide what race we were. When we got there we climbed up and cast the ring over the side. And we never found that poor little key chain ring again. sighs happily Oh, wait, there's more! I also take a yardstick (the exact length of Eowyn's sword) and beat my cardboard Aragorn cutout with it to the LOTR soundtrack. The poor guy has a couple of dents now! sheepish grin There is also many more, but they've slipped my mind. Drat! __________________ "My name is Mallard, but you can call me Duck." ~Random Saying, compliments of Sirith and her best friend, concerning a book.

08-02-2004, 08:13 AM	#9
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	at work when we're doing putbacks(stuff people move around the store instead of putting it where it belongs ) sometimes we have these flag poles and I pretend I'm Gandalf and I use it then someoe will tell me to put it away and I say "You would not part an old man from his walking stick?" despite the fact I'm 16 there are only a few people that get the reference fewer still that find it funny. __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-02-2004, 04:05 PM	#10
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	Since I have a minor obsession with Gondor, my life has to revolve entirely around Gondor, naturally. So every morning I wake up and look out the window, and what do I see? A host of soldiers returning from Ithilien, ready to report to Denethor about Orcs, Harad threats, the lack of bagels at the canteen... or a battle. Depends on my mood, what I'm wearing (floaty dresses means everyday business, hair up and in a tunic means battle on all sides), or the music that's playing. I'm a big fan of make-believe. I've always played pretend in whatever situation I'm in. Just a quick trip to the market can incorporate a minor battle, receiving a life-threatening mission request, and a courtship from a travelling scribe. My friends and I have a treehouse and a forest, which make adequate substitutes for Lothlorien, Helm's Deep, and Osgiliath, for whenever we feel like re-enacting parts of the books in home-made dramatisations. A friend and I once re-enacted the whole of The Two Towers on a wall in the middle of a street. We picked up sticks and engaged in combat in full view of some old ladies who were walking by. Yes, we got some strange looks. __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

08-02-2004, 05:00 PM	#11
Morcarkawen Guest Posts: n/a	i pretend im Eowyn or Eomer, lopping off orc heads when I ride my horse alot, all the while im humming the Rohan theme song, and me and my bestest friends(who are as sickeningly obsessed as i am) pretend the school bell is the horn of Gondor.hmmm....Me and my brother pretend we're Sam and Frodo alot, because I have a cheesy monopoly onering and a big blue glowing flash light.

03-28-2005, 10:40 AM	#12
trioogle Guest Posts: n/a	Training when i play lotr i use real swords and knives and staves. it makes it a lot more fun! i started by using a machette which are around $8 at a sports warehouse or something, if u live in central manitoba go to S.I.R cuz its the best. anyways, my friend and I often fight each other it is very fun!