You know you're obsessed with LOTR when ...

[Finwe]

When your archery teammates start calling you "Legolas" because you can nock, draw, aim, and fire under three seconds, and still hit the yellow.

-Your friend has to explain Physics and Biology to you using LOTR
-You are sure that the trees you see on the way to school are Ents
-You can hear if anyone is talking about LOTR from a mile away

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Originally posted by Lalaithwen
--You can hear if anyone is talking about LOTR from a mile away

I've actually done that once..........

[Firefoot]

-Your friend has to explain Physics and Biology to you using LOTR

and you can also explain Physics and Biology to someone using LotR.

Thanks, Sirithheruwen. I thought I would probably need to make one but I was wondering if you could get them somewhere.

[Miriel Undomiel]

I've got a plain white sweater with LotR-slogans written all over it: Frodo Lives, Got Lembas?, Do the Wave and so on...

[Elennar Starfire]

I thought I would probably need to make one but I was wondering if you could get them somewhere.

I saw one on the internet once. Don't remember where though.

[Aredhel Ar-Feiniel]

When you are informed there is a Cyclone heading your way and in your fits of laughter, (becuase something like that is so far-fetched that people laugh when it actually happens) you sit bolt upright thinking... "What would Fodo do?"

[Everdawn]

Drove past a little toy shop today, called Pippins. Actually took the time to drive slowly and wonder if Pippin was actually inside it.

[elfearz1]

this page is back!!!!!!!!! *jumps up and down*

must do more obsessive things.

I was sitting in the car yesterday singing song about LOTR to the tune of "These are a Few of My Favorite Things"

I took the time to write a song about Lotr to the tune of "part of this world" from the little mermaid.

[Elennar Starfire]

~You go to Hidalgo, and during all the race scenes think: "Noro lim, Hidalgo, noro lim!" You barely supress the urge to yell it out, not wishing to invoke the wrath of fellow theatregoers. You do, however, whisper it to your friend.

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Haha! I thought I was the only one who did that when I saw 'Hidalgo' on Saturday!

[Elennar Starfire]

You saw it Saturday too? Oh my! We were on the same brainwave or something!

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Originally posted by Elennar Starfire
You saw it Saturday too? Oh my! We were on the same brainwave or something!

Hmmm....that seems to happen to me a great many times.....eerie, is it not?

[The Elusive Spirit]

Beanimer introduced me to on of her teachers the other day. Normal people would say something like this is "my friend..." ect., but no! She said "This the Elusive Spirit, she's just as obsessed with LOTR as I am." He replied that he was sorry. I told him not to be, then bowed in propper hobbit fashion and said "At your service."

Beanimer and I then proceded to sing the hobbit drinking song (approprate for any occasion), much to the disgust of my sister. It's just fun to bother her that way!

[Amariden Ravenhill]

Ah, the good old Hobbit drinking song! Hmmm.....I wonder how it would sound if someone translated it into Sindarin and posted it here on the Downs!!!! Unfortunately I only know a few words, small greetings and farewells.....

[Vuelve]

You know your obsessed when watching a movie in class you proceed to make fun of it.Your teacher tells you you can't make fun of it, but a little later he makes fun of it.When you ask him why he can make fun of it and you can't he replies with 'I have a degree, so I can make fun of it.You don't.' and then you reply 'I do too have a degree...in Tolkienology!'

Peace,
Vuelve

[Catlyn21]

This thread cracks me up every time...

When you brag about knowing the names of all the actors and actresses who play the main characters in the movies, from Haldir (Craig Parker) to Denethor (John Noble).

^It annoys people, too.

When any story you write ends up having a character in it who is oddly similar to one of the characters in LOTR, and people notice ("Isn't this guy a lot like Aragorn?" "Um.....no.")

If the characters aren't similar, then it has fanfiction-like qualities (you know what I mean)

When you couldn't find your hardcover copy of LOTR and declared it a "state emergency" and demanded your entire family help you search.


Not that I've done any of those things.........

[Firefoot]

I'd say this is a sign of obsession. Amariden - I was really bored and I translated the Hobbit drinking song into Elvish (mostly Sindarin with Quenya fillers). The only word I had trouble with was the first word "hey." (I hope the one you were talking about was the one Merry and Pippin sing in FotR.) My Elvish grammar is not in all places correct, and some of the words I substituted for similar words or the wrong tense of a verb, but it is very close.

___ hyn! 'Nin yulma im bad,
nestaguren a quorin naeth nîn!
Ross nasië danna a sûl nasië hwesta,
mal ennas er na... limbë daur bedi!
Lend ëa i rû en talt ross,
a oll ta danna o amon 'nin talath.
Mal alta ross egor falma nellë,
ëa yulma en miru nedh-Took sen!

[Nehani]

It's great. My friend who doesnt like LOTR (odd that I have one like that) is finally making jokes of it! It's great. Her birthday is coming up, and Genevieve has this awesome folding siccors. Anyways, my friend says "You could give it to me for my birthday present." and said "my birthday present" whenever we tried to take them away from her. We were laughing so hard when she finally realized what she was saying, and then proceeded to make more jokes. Good fun.

Oh! Hidalgo! Everytime Viggo got a close-up we were whispering "Carmax! Carmax!". I must be a looser. I saw it opening night! We were first in line. We let Genevieve go in first because it was her B-Day.

Nehani
watashi no mori desu!

[Elennar Starfire]

I was really bored and I translated the Hobbit drinking song into Elvish

~You sing Firefoot's elvish translation, scaring your family.

~You quote other movies in a Gollum voice.

~You speak in your Gollum voice at completely random moments, scaring your friends.

[Sirithheruwen]

Wonderful song, Firefoot! Now if only I could pronounce it...

...When you are out walking around the block, you pull several pine needles off a nearby tree, crush them, and smell them, whispering "Athelas!"

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

You know you're obsessed with LotR when...

~ when you were bored on a stupid fieldwork involving half a dozen miles of bloody rocks, you recite the entire FotR movie: not the EE, though.

~ You write the Ring insription on any blackboard or whiteboard you find.

~ Your signature is the first line of the ring inscription. You then bask in other people's attention.

->Elenrod

[Everdawn]

~ when you were bored on a stupid fieldwork involving half a dozen miles of bloody rocks, you recite the entire FotR movie: not the EE, though.

I did that on a 3hour train ride back from the godforsaken bush. I hopped on the train and im like, "hey it goes as long as FOTR" and then it started. Thank goodness i was in a carriage by myself, methinks people would have took me for a madwoman.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I did that on a 3hour train ride back from the godforsaken bush. I hopped on the train and im like, "hey it goes as long as FOTR" and then it started. Thank goodness i was in a carriage by myself, methinks people would have took me for a madwoman.

You were alone? Good for you. My companions - two of them - ended up doing most of the work while listening to my latest bout of LotR-obsession.

Should try doing all three movies...now where to find the time...hmmm...

Anyway...more signs of obsession:

~You confuse Hidalgo's poster for that of TTT...weird...

->Elenrod

[Nehani]

Well, I know when you would have time; riding the ferry from random SE Alaska towns. From here to the colsest town is 8 hours. I love living in "the largest gated community in the world".

-when you try to descibe an online discussion on the Downs to a random person

-when you want to send threat notes to your symphony conductor stating "play LOTR music in the summer pop's concert or else...."

-When you memorize 'The Return of the King' off the soundtrack, measure for measure (That took a loooooong time)

Nehani of the Forest of Odd Weather
Iiotenki desu ne?

[Maeggaladiel]

You cried "Noro Lim, Hidalgo, Noro Lim!" when you saw the final race at the end of HIDALGO.

You're not afraid of the monster under the bed... It's the balrog in the closet that you're worried about!

You know that:
CROWS= BAD
RAVENS= GOOD

You've ever tried to look up the Gray Havens on a map.

You've ever tried to make Lembas or Cram.

You get angry when someone pronounces "Gandalf" as "GAN-doff."

You cry whenever you see Haldir die.

You've seen Haldir die about six thousand times, and it STILL brings tears to your eyes.

You yell at the screen, telling Aragorn to duck, etc.

You've been kicked out of the theatre more than seven times for the aforementioned yelling and crying.

The theatre has a restraining order put on you for repeated disturbances.

When the LOTR cardboard cuttouts dissapear from the video store window, everyone knows where to look for them.


Hmm. I had a whole bunch... but my brain is dead today. Can't remember any more of them. I probably have finals week to blame. CURSE YOU, FINALS WEEK! CURRRRSE YOOOOOOU!

Maeggaladiel!
Real women slay witch kings.
CUUUURRRRRSSSEEE YOOOOOOOU FINAAAAALLLLS WEEEEEEEK!

[Sirithheruwen]

When the LOTR cardboard cuttouts dissapear from the video store window, everyone knows where to look for them.

You! You stole my cardboard Aragorn cutout! I saw one at the store and when I came back, it was gone! Luckily, I found another one somewhere else. I'm on to you! BEWARE!

Anyways, when you are walking around the block (again) you do the following: You stop and sniff the air expiramentaly (sp?). You bend down and pick up a pebble, leaf, etc. and smell it. All of a sudden, you whirl around, whip an "arrow" from your "quiver" nock it, and procede to shoot down the orc trying to ambush you. I did this several times, scaring the few neighbors who were out. And then the following happened on the way home: I found another orc sneaking up on me, and felt in my "quiver" for an arrow. Sadly, there were none. It rushed me, and we proceeded to hold a bloody battle. Finally, he knocked my blade away and stabbed me in the shoulder just as I reached for the blade hidden in my boot. I hurled it at his head and it went through his eye and peirced his brain. I then limped home, nursing my injured arm. Methinks I live in my own fantasy a little to vividly, not to mention obsessively. Ah, well, that's all for now! Keep up the obsessing!

[Elennar Starfire]

You cried "Noro Lim, Hidalgo, Noro Lim!" when you saw the final race at the end of HIDALGO.

I wanted to, but I didn't want my friends to kill me, so I contented myself with muttering it.

You know that:
CROWS= BAD
RAVENS= GOOD

~You start getting scared when crows keep flying over your bus stop, all going the same direction.

You've ever tried to make Lembas or Cram.

I have actually made Lembas, or something much like it. It's so yummy! I've been eating it for breakfast, but the problem with that is then I don't want lunch.

Methinks I live in my own fantasy a little to vividly, not to mention obsessively.

Oh, but that's so fun!

[Finwe]

- When your idea of babysitting your brothers is watching The Two Towers with them, which results in your baby brother (who's a very impressionable and adorable 2 years old) walking around yelling "Gollum! Gollum!" to all passersby.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

You know you're obsessed with LotR when you talk to yourself, using a Gollum voice, in a crowded subway. Who cares what they think? It's a free country, is it not?

[Vuelve]

When you couldn't find your hardcover copy of LOTR and declared it a "state emergency" and demanded your entire family help you search.

Once I was in a bad mood and crying over something (I can't remember what now), so I decided to watch TTT. I couldn't find it. I freaked out and started searching the house crying even more cause it was lost.I had everybody looking for it.I was like " I *sniff* can't *Hiccup* find TTT.*sob*" I finally found it, I had overlooked it.

I think I need a LOTR support group,
Vuelve

[The half-elven]

...When you accually read and reply to stuff like this.

...When you get sick you automatically grab you LotR audio taps and head for your room.
...When you try to compete with Aragorn by getting more niknames.
...When a really big spider makes its web right outside your kitchen window, you name it Morwen (dark maden) and claim it is a distant cousin of Shelob.

[Lhundulinwen]

When one of your good friends, (throughly American friend), starts yelling at people in a mixture of Japanese and elvish tongues. (And you understood most of it.... and it wasn't good either )
You save up all your money to go on a LOTR fantasy shopping trip- all the posters in the store, box-set (hardbound editions) all other Tolkien books, audio version (CD) all 3 sound tracks, etc. Only $300 more dollars to go... (donations are excepted!!)
When ask to do a book report.... well, let's just say you have multiple versions of each book ready.

Um, that's all I can think of... Oh, and one more- you're a member of the BD.

[Enorëiel]

- When you use Lord of the Rings characters to help you remember things for an American History test.

- When you burn yourself in arts class and instead of screaming "ow" or "ouch" like a normal person you shout "It burns! It burns us!" (lol, the girl next to me leaned over and said "alright precious" )

- When you're at work and you hear the faint sound of the LOTR soundtrack and must stop whatever you're doing and search for the source of the music.

- When you see a large spider at work and keep calling it Shelob (The stupid spider wouldn't die! Curses! I eventually had to find someone else to kill it *shudders* Curse Shelob and her followers!)

- When you're at a Barenaked Ladies concert and you think one of the people on the screen before the show looks like Andy Serkis and during the show you swear one of the lead singers looks a bit like Sam (not completely! Just a bit...)

[Lhunardawen]

~You confuse Hidalgo's poster for that of TTT...weird...

Doesn't everyone?

-You watched "50 First Dates" and said "Mr. Frodo" after everything Sean Astin says. (Remember Elrond's "Mr. Anderson?")

-You are actually freaked out by this guy who likes you when he begins saying simple Quenya lines to you...and even gives you your favorite RotK pillow as a gift!

-You liken your life's love story to Eowyn's...before she said the line "I stand in Minas Anor..."
-You spend boring elective class outside the classroom, in the adjacent classroom, and writing your Elven family line on the chalkboard.

I'm sure there's more, but right now this is all I can think of.

-The White Lady of Lindon-

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

and even gives you your favorite RotK pillow as a gift!

Needless to say, she keeled over like Númenor.

Anywhen...

~ During the same geology fieldwork mentioned, while exploring a particularly familiar cave, you see a model of Minas Tirith. Like a big hill with seven wall-like structures, one on top of the other. The only thing missing was the ship-like bit.

Then there's Orthanc! And Helm's Deep! And Angband even!

Wait...no Angband.

[Sirithheruwen]

I was at the movie theatre yesterday, about to see Hidalgo (I'm sorry, but it was a horrible movie ) When you hear someone asking who Viggo Mortenson is. It gets worse. THe guy explains that he is (and I quote) "the guy in the Lord of the Rings who gets killed by all of the orcs." Needless to say, I was outraged! That never happened! Grrrrr.....

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

"the guy in the Lord of the Rings who gets killed by all of the orcs."

Wait wait wait - so who was the King? Legolas, perchance?

[Finwe]

Of course not! How could you ever think that?!?! The King was most definitely... GIMLI!!!!

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Oh, yeah! Dang!

Elenrod slaps self hard in the head.

How could I have missed that?

So now:

~ you were watching "Will and Grace" - reruns! blasted country! - and you saw this part where Karen and Jack constrained Will to sing "Twelve Days of Christmas" using the voice of the Count from Sesame Street.

"Hmmm. That's a good idea..."

And now your idea of bothering people is chanting the Ring verse in the same voice.

Three! Three rings for the Elven-kings under the sky! Hahahahaha!
Seven! Seven for the...