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The Half-Hobbit · 03-27-2002, 12:29 PM

I think Tolkien fan covers all who love Tolkein.
Tolkeinist to me implies a more in depth study of Tolkien in addition to basic appreciation of his stories.
Middle Earthling? If only!!!

[ March 27, 2002: Message edited by: The Half-Hobbit ]

Aosama, the Wandering Star · 05-10-2002, 11:55 PM

I have been called many things, Tolkien Geek, Tolkien Fan, Tolkienasta, but best of all... Ent-Hugger! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Kalimac · 05-11-2002, 12:00 AM

Aosama, I like Ent-Hugger [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]. Though I'm trying to imagine Treebeard's reaction to a frenzied embrace by something 1/3 his size and can't really picture him being anything but extremely puzzled.

My nearest and dearest have usually referred to me as a Tolkienphile, which is a word I rather like. Tolkienista works too, though it implies a level of militancy (in the sense of being able to recite the Silmarillion from memory and have aneurisms about whether or not Bombadil was a Maia) that I'm not prepared to live up to.

[ May 11, 2002: Message edited by: Kalimac ]

Tarthang · 05-11-2002, 12:35 AM

I have pronounced it Toll-kin, Toll-ken and Toll-kane, and short of how you pronounce it, I've noticed that most people know to whom you refer if familiar with JRRT. I simply prefer Tolkien Fan over any contrived names which include Tolkien in any part. Ent-hugger, that's good.

Jessica Jade · 05-11-2002, 01:07 PM

I prefer to be known as a Tolkienite [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

piosenniel · 05-11-2002, 01:55 PM

Tolkienistas unidas
Jamas sera vencida!

a reworking of an old revlutionary slogan:

Tolkienistas united can never be defeated!

Gimli Son Of Gloin · 05-11-2002, 02:08 PM

Quote:

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

Romeo to Juliet, in Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespear

Lanniae of the Axe · 05-11-2002, 02:31 PM

Middle-earthling is good!

But I've always refered to myself as a TOLKIENITE.

My friends are all "God, you're such a Rings freak," and I reply calmly,

"I prefer to think of myself as a TOLKIENITE. If you have a problem with that (like someone said) Elbereth be with you, friend!"

Tolkien Junkie is another good one! That's kinda funny!

Long live the age of the Geeks!!

(GEEK isn't necissarily bad, it's when you get called a DORK that it's bad!)

Losthuniel · 05-11-2002, 04:44 PM

Ent-hugger! lol. i heard somewhere Tolkienite, which describes me pretty well, seeing as tolkienist sounds really scientific and being able to reapeat LotR word for word. though Ent-hugger is my favourite.ive also heard Ringhead.i always say Tol-kee-en, even though i KNO its wrong (old habits die hard).

Gimli Son Of Gloin · 05-12-2002, 07:10 PM

Some kids at school refer to me as some sort of god. I guess that's because I'm the only 6th grader that's ever read a book longer than 300 pages and lived to tell about it. I like being called a Tolkienologist, as a kid refers to me, as I plan to write my dissertation on Tolkien's work.

LúthienTinúviel · 05-12-2002, 11:39 PM

*raises hand* I'm an Ent-hugger. Did you know that Ents actually have quite a fancy for elf maidens? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

littlemanpoet · 05-13-2002, 03:52 AM

How about:

a hobbit

Eärendil · 05-13-2002, 05:02 AM

Lol, good one littlemanpoet [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img].
Though, it doesn´t really fit me... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Lanniae of the Axe · 05-13-2002, 03:48 PM

Hobbit, huh??

That's me.

More of a Dwarf-hobbit crossbreed. *That's a little scary, but I like pretty things and I like good food. woo!*

Ringhead is another good one!!

Aosama, the Wandering Star · 05-20-2002, 09:36 AM

I think of myself as an Ent-hugging hobbit, though I've got a Rohirrim streak in me. What I usually say about this is "I'm what would have happened if Pippin and Eowyn had had a kid." scary thought.
My friends don't call me anything. They just give me weird looks. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[ May 20, 2002: Message edited by: Aosama, the Wandering Star ]

Evisse the Blue · 02-07-2004, 10:21 AM

No, really, how do you pronounce Tolkien?
Oh, and I have yet to see a name for us that I'm happy with. Anyone want to remedy that?

PS: Even money this thread will go to ME Mirth or Novices and Newcomers. We could be looking even at a closed topic here... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Lyta_Underhill · 02-07-2004, 11:14 AM

I liked Middle-Earthling and Ent-hugger! My friends, however, just call me Frodo and then ask sniggering questions about how my foot hair growth is coming along or if I shave my feet! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I do have one friend, however, who lets me call her Sam! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Cheers!
Lyta

<font size=1 color=339966>[ 12:15 PM February 07, 2004: Message edited by: Lyta_Underhill ]

Beren87 · 02-08-2004, 12:23 PM

Quote:

No, really, how do you pronounce Tolkien?

Tol-KEEN

Quote:

hegemonmatt:
it's cold on this street corner..

And it's still cold 3 years later. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Estelyn Telcontar · 02-08-2004, 12:27 PM

And still another old thread surfaces, only to be moved to the Novices and Newcomers forum, since we are keeping only genuine book discussions on this forum...

Lathriel · 02-10-2004, 11:03 AM

I think Tolkeinites sounds nicer than the term Trekkies with which the unfortunate Star Trek fans are stuck with.

Tolkeinites sounds more sophisticated.

Ent-hugger That is a nice take on tree hugger

Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1 · 02-11-2004, 02:26 AM

I swear I replied to this...but I guess it got lost when the forum moved...

Tolkiendili may sound Tolkienish, but it sounds too much like 'Tolkien dilly'...

I like 'Barrow Wight' personally...or Elf...but then that would not describe all Tolkien fans. But then...should we all be under one title? There are many types of Tolkien fans- film fans, book fans, both fans, book obsessors....perhaps we should come up with lots of names?

Eorl of Rohan · 02-11-2004, 03:16 AM

As for me, I like the term Tolkienist much better then Tolkienite, which sounds like a name of a fossil. Even though it does have the implication of a religious characteristics, but going around convincing our friends to read Tolkien and virtually forcing a lotr copy into their hands doesn't seem a lot different from going around preaching Christianity and giving out little booklets. At least, that's how I see it.

Leyrana Silumiel · 02-11-2004, 10:43 AM

I've been called a "Tolkienatic," which is apparently a cross between "Tolkien" and "fanatic". Hmm...

**The Saucepan Man** · 02-14-2004, 09:17 PM

Quote:

Tolkienistas!! To arms!! Lets take over!!

Hehe! I saw an interview by Jonathan Ross with Sean Astin and Andy Serkis on the premier of the RotK film, when Andy Serkis described the "Tolkien purists" who were up in arms at some of the "liberties" taken by the films as the Tolkienista . I thought it was rather a good label myself.

On that basis, of course, I would not describe myself as one of the Tolkienista. And I certainly don't have sufficient in-depth knowledge to pass myself off as a Tolkienologist. A more moderate and less knowledgeable Tolkienite, perhaps.

***Sharkû*** · 02-15-2004, 08:42 AM

Neil, the bathroom's free! Unlike Middle-earth under the Tolkienite Junta!

The Mushroom · 02-21-2004, 07:40 PM

I'm most often called Tolkienite or Tolkien Fan. I really like Ent-hugger and Middle-earthling though!

How about Tolkienoholic?

Ellwyn · 02-23-2004, 03:03 PM

I pronounce it 'Toll-Key-En', which is probably wrong.

Tolkienist sounds like you are AGAINST Tolkien like 'racist' is for people who are against people of different race. Heh.

mark12_30 · 04-06-2004, 06:24 AM

I'm a hobbit, most days.

But here's a story: I usually dress very casually for church (torn jeans? plus hobbit-shirt & jacket) , and that was OK with my pastor until I started leading worship. Then he bugged me to tidy up a bit. So I wore my very best elven-dress to Sunday morning service.

I was up at the microphone just before the service when he said: "You look nice."

I said: "I'm an elf."

Dead silence. So I started the service.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 04-06-2004, 07:48 AM

I've always gone by Tolkienite, but I'm growing pretty fond of Ent-hugger. I think, that as the frequenters of different sections of the 'Downs have their own nicknames (for example, Mirthies), there's no reason why different types of fans can't have thier own. Example: Ringer might go for a movie fan, and Tolkienite/ist for a book fan. But then again, there are specialized interests, as I've noticed by the developing terms (thank you, Keeper of Dol Goldur) that I've heard in reference to myself: Glorfiholic, Viggonite, Faraboriholic... Why can't we all just pick what we prefer, instead of trying to decide on one name?

Fea

PS- It's Trekker, not Trekkie

Estelyn Telcontar · 04-06-2004, 12:10 PM

Well, Ringers seems to be a popular term, so I guess we on the Downs would be Dead Ringers, right?!

Luthien_ Tinuviel · 04-06-2004, 12:52 PM

But of course!

Ringies seems to be used a lot, as well, but only really by those who profess to fans themselves.... I've never been called a Ringie by a non-fan.

mark12_30 · 04-06-2004, 01:00 PM

... the Ring is... bad. I don't want to be called a Ringer or a Ringie any more than I'd want the nickname "Frodo's Torment."

Silmarilli? .... Mithrillite?

Wood Elf. Hobbit. Sinda, Noldo.

Even "Tolkien Fan" is better than ... Ringer. "Frodo's Torment." Augh!

Gorwingel · 04-06-2004, 11:23 PM

Middle-Earthling - too sci-fi
Ringies - never have heard that, but it just sounds weird
Ringers - I always connect that label more with movie fans, than with fans of the books and works of Tolkien

But the only label I personally really dislike is Tolkien Freak, because it just makes us sound like we're crazy or something

Anything else is fine by me

Feanor of the Peredhil · 04-07-2004, 07:13 AM

Hm... I've heard Tolkien Freak. I take it as a compliment that they've noticed, but the freak part gets to me a bit. That's when I want to start going around saying "He's a Mario freak" "He's a greasy food freak" "She's a makeup freak" "They're Legend of Zelda freaks". Honestly... who really cares what other people are interested in? It's our lives and our brains. Just because we choose to be interested in things that can EXPAND our intellect... Yep. I guess that makes us freaks. I still prefer Tolkienite.

Fea

Isowen · 08-09-2004, 03:52 AM

I think that Tolkienists sounds ok, though I've never been called that before. People just call me "That girl that likes lotr"
So compared to that term, I'd say Tolkienists is a reasonably good name for us!

Encaitare · 08-09-2004, 06:30 PM

I like "Tolkienite" and "Tolkienista," the second one makes being a LotR freak sound fashionable! I have also heard "Ringnut," but I think my favorite is "Middle-earthling."

And it can be "Trekkie" or "Trekker."

Proud to be a Middle-earthling and a Trekkie! ::hugs Grima and Spock plushies::

03-27-2002, 12:29 PM	#41
The Half-Hobbit Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 51	I think Tolkien fan covers all who love Tolkein. Tolkeinist to me implies a more in depth study of Tolkien in addition to basic appreciation of his stories. Middle Earthling? If only!!! [ March 27, 2002: Message edited by: The Half-Hobbit ] __________________ I'm your only friend. I'm not your only friend, But I'm a little glowing friend, But really I'm not actually your friend, But I am. -They Might Be Giants

05-11-2002, 12:00 AM	#43
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Aosama, I like Ent-Hugger [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]. Though I'm trying to imagine Treebeard's reaction to a frenzied embrace by something 1/3 his size and can't really picture him being anything but extremely puzzled. My nearest and dearest have usually referred to me as a Tolkienphile, which is a word I rather like. Tolkienista works too, though it implies a level of militancy (in the sense of being able to recite the Silmarillion from memory and have aneurisms about whether or not Bombadil was a Maia) that I'm not prepared to live up to. [ May 11, 2002: Message edited by: Kalimac ] __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.

05-11-2002, 01:07 PM	#45
Jessica Jade Wight Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tirion upon Túna, Atlanta Posts: 154	I prefer to be known as a Tolkienite [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ http://www.cadential64.com The musicians had indeed laid bare the youngest, most innocent of our ideas of life, the indestructible yearning for the way things aren't and can never be. ~ Philip Roth, The Human Stain

05-11-2002, 01:55 PM	#46
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Tolkienistas unidas Jamas sera vencida! a reworking of an old revlutionary slogan: Tolkienistas united can never be defeated! __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

05-11-2002, 02:31 PM	#48
Lanniae of the Axe Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Erebor, Middle earth :) Posts: 68	Middle-earthling is good! But I've always refered to myself as a TOLKIENITE. My friends are all "God, you're such a Rings freak," and I reply calmly, "I prefer to think of myself as a TOLKIENITE. If you have a problem with that (like someone said) Elbereth be with you, friend!" Tolkien Junkie is another good one! That's kinda funny! Long live the age of the Geeks!! (GEEK isn't necissarily bad, it's when you get called a DORK that it's bad!) __________________ Oh! Ooh! Join my yahoogroup: True to Tolkien!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true2tolkien/

05-10-2002, 11:55 PM	#42
Aosama, the Wandering Star Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Middle-Earth Posts: 210	I have been called many things, Tolkien Geek, Tolkien Fan, Tolkienasta, but best of all... Ent-Hugger! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

05-11-2002, 12:35 AM	#44
Tarthang Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Paths of the Dead Posts: 108	I have pronounced it Toll-kin, Toll-ken and Toll-kane, and short of how you pronounce it, I've noticed that most people know to whom you refer if familiar with JRRT. I simply prefer Tolkien Fan over any contrived names which include Tolkien in any part. Ent-hugger, that's good.

05-11-2002, 04:44 PM	#49
Losthuniel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The Helcaraxë- aka Canada Posts: 261	Ent-hugger! lol. i heard somewhere Tolkienite, which describes me pretty well, seeing as tolkienist sounds really scientific and being able to reapeat LotR word for word. though Ent-hugger is my favourite.ive also heard Ringhead.i always say Tol-kee-en, even though i KNO its wrong (old habits die hard). __________________ ~* Losthuniel "Lord, what fools these mortals be!" Puck, Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream Abhorsen's House -- Lirael/Sabriel fanboard

05-12-2002, 07:10 PM	#50
Gimli Son Of Gloin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The Halls of Montezuma, and the Shores of Tripoli Posts: 495	Some kids at school refer to me as some sort of god. I guess that's because I'm the only 6th grader that's ever read a book longer than 300 pages and lived to tell about it. I like being called a Tolkienologist, as a kid refers to me, as I plan to write my dissertation on Tolkien's work. __________________ The Few, the Proud, the Marines.

05-12-2002, 11:39 PM	#51
LúthienTinúviel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Doriath Posts: 76	raises hand I'm an Ent-hugger. Did you know that Ents actually have quite a fancy for elf maidens? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Such lissom limbs no more shall run on the green earth beneath the sun; so fair a maid no more shall be from dawn to dusk, from sun to sea. http://www.thereandbackagain.net

05-13-2002, 03:52 AM	#52
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	How about: a hobbit

05-13-2002, 05:02 AM	#53
Eärendil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor (RtL: 1220 miles) Posts: 562	Lol, good one littlemanpoet [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]. Though, it doesn´t really fit me... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Jag ska aldrig göra dig illa. Inte igen. Åtminstone inte mycket, åtminstone inte hårt. Kommer du ihåg? Då vi fortfarande kunde skratta, le på ett äkta vis. Jag tänker på det ibland. Det smärtar. För aldrig har du väl varit. Längre bort. Från mig.

05-13-2002, 03:48 PM	#54
Lanniae of the Axe Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Erebor, Middle earth :) Posts: 68	Hobbit, huh?? That's me. More of a Dwarf-hobbit crossbreed. That's a little scary, but I like pretty things and I like good food. woo! Ringhead is another good one!! __________________ Oh! Ooh! Join my yahoogroup: True to Tolkien!http://groups.yahoo.com/group/true2tolkien/

05-20-2002, 09:36 AM	#55
Aosama, the Wandering Star Wight Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Middle-Earth Posts: 210	I think of myself as an Ent-hugging hobbit, though I've got a Rohirrim streak in me. What I usually say about this is "I'm what would have happened if Pippin and Eowyn had had a kid." scary thought. My friends don't call me anything. They just give me weird looks. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [ May 20, 2002: Message edited by: Aosama, the Wandering Star ]

02-07-2004, 10:21 AM	#56
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	No, really, how do you pronounce Tolkien? Oh, and I have yet to see a name for us that I'm happy with. Anyone want to remedy that? PS: Even money this thread will go to ME Mirth or Novices and Newcomers. We could be looking even at a closed topic here... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

02-07-2004, 11:14 AM	#57
Lyta_Underhill Haunted Halfling Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: an uncounted length of steps--floating between air molecules Posts: 841	I liked Middle-Earthling and Ent-hugger! My friends, however, just call me Frodo and then ask sniggering questions about how my foot hair growth is coming along or if I shave my feet! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] I do have one friend, however, who lets me call her Sam! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Cheers! Lyta <font size=1 color=339966>[ 12:15 PM February 07, 2004: Message edited by: Lyta_Underhill ] __________________ “…she laid herself to rest upon Cerin Amroth; and there is her green grave, until the world is changed, and all the days of her life are utterly forgotten by men that come after, and elanor and niphredil bloom no more east of the Sea.”

02-08-2004, 12:27 PM	#59
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	And still another old thread surfaces, only to be moved to the Novices and Newcomers forum, since we are keeping only genuine book discussions on this forum... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

02-10-2004, 11:03 AM	#60
Lathriel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering through Middle-Earth (Sadly in Alberta and not ME) Posts: 612	I think Tolkeinites sounds nicer than the term Trekkies with which the unfortunate Star Trek fans are stuck with. Tolkeinites sounds more sophisticated. Ent-hugger That is a nice take on tree hugger __________________ Back again

02-11-2004, 02:26 AM	#61
Elentári_O_Most_Mighty_1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Up a tree somewhere in Caras Galadhon...or England Posts: 364	I swear I replied to this...but I guess it got lost when the forum moved... Tolkiendili may sound Tolkienish, but it sounds too much like 'Tolkien dilly'... I like 'Barrow Wight' personally...or Elf...but then that would not describe all Tolkien fans. But then...should we all be under one title? There are many types of Tolkien fans- film fans, book fans, both fans, book obsessors....perhaps we should come up with lots of names? __________________ '"Forweg can lead you no longer; for he is dead...I slew him...I will govern this fellowship now, or leave it." "As it was when he joined us, so it is again. He kills to make room."'

02-11-2004, 03:16 AM	#62
Eorl of Rohan Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 602	As for me, I like the term Tolkienist much better then Tolkienite, which sounds like a name of a fossil. Even though it does have the implication of a religious characteristics, but going around convincing our friends to read Tolkien and virtually forcing a lotr copy into their hands doesn't seem a lot different from going around preaching Christianity and giving out little booklets. At least, that's how I see it. __________________ There is no signature here.

02-11-2004, 10:43 AM	#63
Leyrana Silumiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 58	I've been called a "Tolkienatic," which is apparently a cross between "Tolkien" and "fanatic". Hmm...

02-15-2004, 08:42 AM	#65
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	Neil, the bathroom's free! Unlike Middle-earth under the Tolkienite Junta!

02-21-2004, 07:40 PM	#66
The Mushroom Animated Skeleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hobbit hole in Western WA Posts: 31	I'm most often called Tolkienite or Tolkien Fan. I really like Ent-hugger and Middle-earthling though! How about Tolkienoholic?

02-23-2004, 03:03 PM	#67
Ellwyn Animated Skeleton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Wales Posts: 27	I pronounce it 'Toll-Key-En', which is probably wrong. Tolkienist sounds like you are AGAINST Tolkien like 'racist' is for people who are against people of different race. Heh. __________________ 'Too often have I heard of duty. But am I not of the House of Eorl, a shieldmaiden and not a dry-nurse? I have waited on faltering feet long enough. Since they falter no longer, it seems, may I not now spend my life as I will?' - Éowyn

04-06-2004, 06:24 AM	#68
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	I'm a hobbit, most days. But here's a story: I usually dress very casually for church (torn jeans? plus hobbit-shirt & jacket) , and that was OK with my pastor until I started leading worship. Then he bugged me to tidy up a bit. So I wore my very best elven-dress to Sunday morning service. I was up at the microphone just before the service when he said: "You look nice." I said: "I'm an elf." Dead silence. So I started the service. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

04-06-2004, 07:48 AM	#69
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I've always gone by Tolkienite, but I'm growing pretty fond of Ent-hugger. I think, that as the frequenters of different sections of the 'Downs have their own nicknames (for example, Mirthies), there's no reason why different types of fans can't have thier own. Example: Ringer might go for a movie fan, and Tolkienite/ist for a book fan. But then again, there are specialized interests, as I've noticed by the developing terms (thank you, Keeper of Dol Goldur) that I've heard in reference to myself: Glorfiholic, Viggonite, Faraboriholic... Why can't we all just pick what we prefer, instead of trying to decide on one name? Fea PS- It's Trekker, not Trekkie __________________ peace

04-06-2004, 12:10 PM	#70
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Well, Ringers seems to be a popular term, so I guess we on the Downs would be Dead Ringers, right?! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-06-2004, 12:52 PM	#71
Luthien_ Tinuviel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: A very lovely tree-hut in the Chunnel. Posts: 804	But of course! Ringies seems to be used a lot, as well, but only really by those who profess to fans themselves.... I've never been called a Ringie by a non-fan. __________________ I am a nineteen-year-old nomad photographer who owns a lemonade stand. You know what? I love Mip.

04-06-2004, 01:00 PM	#72
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	But... ... the Ring is... bad. I don't want to be called a Ringer or a Ringie any more than I'd want the nickname "Frodo's Torment." Silmarilli? .... Mithrillite? Wood Elf. Hobbit. Sinda, Noldo. Even "Tolkien Fan" is better than ... Ringer. "Frodo's Torment." Augh! __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

04-06-2004, 11:23 PM	#73
Gorwingel Beholder of the Mists Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere in the Northwest... for now Posts: 1,419	Middle-Earthling - too sci-fi Ringies - never have heard that, but it just sounds weird Ringers - I always connect that label more with movie fans, than with fans of the books and works of Tolkien But the only label I personally really dislike is Tolkien Freak, because it just makes us sound like we're crazy or something Anything else is fine by me __________________ Wanted - Wonderfully witty quote that consists of pure brilliance

04-07-2004, 07:13 AM	#74
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Hm... I've heard Tolkien Freak. I take it as a compliment that they've noticed, but the freak part gets to me a bit. That's when I want to start going around saying "He's a Mario freak" "He's a greasy food freak" "She's a makeup freak" "They're Legend of Zelda freaks". Honestly... who really cares what other people are interested in? It's our lives and our brains. Just because we choose to be interested in things that can EXPAND our intellect... Yep. I guess that makes us freaks. I still prefer Tolkienite. Fea __________________ peace

08-09-2004, 03:52 AM	#75
Isowen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The blackened depths Posts: 86	I think that Tolkienists sounds ok, though I've never been called that before. People just call me "That girl that likes lotr" So compared to that term, I'd say Tolkienists is a reasonably good name for us! __________________ I hope Butterbur sends this promptly. A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber -room: Thing wanted always burried, If he forgets, I shall roast him.

08-09-2004, 06:30 PM	#76
Encaitare Bittersweet Symphony Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise Posts: 1,814	I like "Tolkienite" and "Tolkienista," the second one makes being a LotR freak sound fashionable! I have also heard "Ringnut," but I think my favorite is "Middle-earthling." And it can be "Trekkie" or "Trekker." Proud to be a Middle-earthling and a Trekkie! ::hugs Grima and Spock plushies::