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Tuor in Gondolin · 07-11-2009, 06:49 PM

As an experiment, I thought it might be interesting to try a longer themed story creation thread, using five word instead of three word additions, while keeping a Middle-earth humor themed aspect to it. The primary conceptual factors were 1) to have a story that might develop along a steady storyline and 2) avoid (a personal proclivity here) a tendency towards overuse of "bathroom humor" and story tangents. In pursuit of objective "2" I'd like to employ an occasional moderating editorial voice by myself to edit addditions to the story (if okay with moderators). Just put quotes around five word suggested additions to the Middle-earth oriented story.

So, to begin:

"It was a dark and..."

narfforc · 07-11-2009, 07:04 PM

.dismal pit for the orcs...,

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-11-2009, 07:10 PM

...into which they dragged Smeagol...

Nogrod · 07-11-2009, 07:13 PM

...and left. After a few...

FeRaL sHaDoW · 07-11-2009, 07:55 PM

...Harsh words to their prisoner ...

Nogrod · 07-11-2009, 08:07 PM

...they started fighting each other.

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-11-2009, 08:07 PM

(cross posted. Delated).

Hakon · 07-11-2009, 08:10 PM

which happened to include several

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-11-2009, 08:14 PM

"It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol
and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other,
which happened to include several
...nazgul who wanted Smeagol to...

Hakon · 07-11-2009, 08:55 PM

go to Valinor to retrieve

narfforc · 07-11-2009, 08:56 PM

.....some strange coloured weed which...

skip spence · 07-12-2009, 07:34 AM

the residents had began to

narfforc · 07-12-2009, 08:08 AM

..wrap in liquorice paper and........

skip spence · 07-12-2009, 08:19 AM

...relish with great pleasure by...

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-12-2009, 08:25 AM

"It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol
and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other,
which happened to include several nazgul who wanted Smeagol to go to Valinor
to retrieve some strange coloured weed which the residents had begun to
wrap in liquorice paper and relish with great pleasure by
...smoking pipes provided by Olorin.
...

Eönwë · 07-12-2009, 12:36 PM

The fact that it was...

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-12-2009, 12:58 PM

...distracting the Vala as Gollum...

Pitchwife · 07-12-2009, 02:46 PM

...peeped over the rim of...

narfforc · 07-12-2009, 03:13 PM

....Yavanna's large iron cooking pot.......

Eönwë · 07-12-2009, 03:15 PM

...which contained many brightly coloured...

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-12-2009, 03:16 PM

...strange weeds which Gollum stole...

Eönwë · 07-12-2009, 04:09 PM

...and used for many sinister...

narfforc · 07-12-2009, 05:15 PM

...reasons, but mainly for halitosis..

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-12-2009, 05:27 PM

"It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol
and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other,
which happened to include several nazgul who wanted Smeagol to go to Valinor
to retrieve some strange coloured weed which the residents had begun to
wrap in liquorice paper and relish with great pleasure by smoking pipes provided by Olorin.

The fact is that it distracted the Vala as Gollum peeped over the rim of
Yavanna's large iron cooking pot which contained many brightly coloured strange weeds,
which Gollum stole and used for many sinister reasons, but mainly for halitosis
...(to escape from the nazgul). ...

Eönwë · 07-12-2009, 05:30 PM

...which had been following him...

narfforc · 07-12-2009, 06:42 PM

......by scent of bad breath....

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-12-2009, 07:52 PM

"It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol
and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other,
which happened to include several nazgul who wanted Smeagol to go to Valinor
to retrieve some strange coloured weed which the residents had begun to
wrap in liquorice paper and relish with great pleasure by smoking pipes provided by Olorin.

The fact is that it distracted the Vala as Gollum peeped over the rim of
Yavanna's large iron cooking pot which contained many brightly coloured strange weeds,
which Gollum stole and used for many sinister reasons, but mainly for halitosis
(to escape from the nazgul) which had been following him by scent

...until stepped on by Treebeard...

Nessa Telrunya · 07-13-2009, 04:31 AM

"Who decided that he didn't"

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-13-2009, 06:20 AM

"think nazgul should torture Smeagol"

narfforc · 07-13-2009, 09:29 AM

....with feathers tickling his feet...........

Eönwë · 07-13-2009, 01:28 PM

...and many other unbearable tortures...

narfforc · 07-13-2009, 01:42 PM

...........such as frying his fish...

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-13-2009, 01:44 PM

"and listening to Ioreth chat"

Nogrod · 07-13-2009, 02:48 PM

. "There should be another way"

(meant as words of Treebeard so the brackets are there for a purpose as well as the full stop in the beginning.)

I'll copy the stuff here once more...

It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol
and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other,
which happened to include several nazgul who wanted Smeagol to go to Valinor
to retrieve some strange coloured weed which the residents had begun to
wrap in liquorice paper and relish with great pleasure by smoking pipes provided by Olorin.

The fact is that it distracted the Vala as Gollum peeped over the rim of
Yavanna's large iron cooking pot which contained many brightly coloured strange weeds,
which Gollum stole and used for many sinister reasons, but mainly for halitosis
(to escape from the nazgul) which had been following him by scent until stepped on by Treebeard who decided that he didn't think nazgul should torture Smeagol with feathers tickling his feet and many other unbearable tortures such as frying his fish and listening to Ioreth chat.

"There should be another way" (the latter bracket of course pending if someone wants to continue Treebeard talking...)

Pitchwife · 07-13-2009, 02:57 PM

...to torture Smeagol, such as...

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-13-2009, 04:33 PM

"diction tutor to stone trolls,...

narfforc · 07-14-2009, 04:19 AM

.......dressing him up in skirts....

Nessa Telrunya · 07-14-2009, 04:56 AM

"and reading him a story"

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-14-2009, 07:09 AM

"about a man named Jed."

mormegil · 07-14-2009, 08:40 AM

"Jed, of course, was a"

07-11-2009, 06:49 PM	#1
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	Five Word Story As an experiment, I thought it might be interesting to try a longer themed story creation thread, using five word instead of three word additions, while keeping a Middle-earth humor themed aspect to it. The primary conceptual factors were 1) to have a story that might develop along a steady storyline and 2) avoid (a personal proclivity here) a tendency towards overuse of "bathroom humor" and story tangents. In pursuit of objective "2" I'd like to employ an occasional moderating editorial voice by myself to edit addditions to the story (if okay with moderators). Just put quotes around five word suggested additions to the Middle-earth oriented story. So, to begin: "It was a dark and..." __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 07-11-2009 at 07:09 PM.

07-11-2009, 07:04 PM	#2
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	.dismal pit for the orcs..., __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-11-2009, 07:10 PM	#3
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	...into which they dragged Smeagol... __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'

07-11-2009, 07:13 PM	#4
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	...and left. After a few... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

07-11-2009, 07:55 PM	#5
FeRaL sHaDoW Wight Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 232	...Harsh words to their prisoner ... __________________ God created night, but man created darkness....

07-11-2009, 08:07 PM	#6
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	...they started fighting each other. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

07-11-2009, 08:07 PM	#7
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	(cross posted. Delated). __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 07-11-2009 at 08:13 PM.

07-11-2009, 08:10 PM	#8
Hakon Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 736	which happened to include several __________________ Medicine for the soul. ~Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes

07-11-2009, 08:14 PM	#9
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	"It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other, which happened to include several ...nazgul who wanted Smeagol to... __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 07-11-2009 at 08:20 PM.

07-11-2009, 08:55 PM	#10
Hakon Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 736	go to Valinor to retrieve __________________ Medicine for the soul. ~Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes

07-11-2009, 08:56 PM	#11
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	.....some strange coloured weed which... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-12-2009, 07:34 AM	#12
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	the residents had began to __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan

07-12-2009, 08:08 AM	#13
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	..wrap in liquorice paper and........ __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-12-2009, 08:19 AM	#14
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	...relish with great pleasure by... __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan

07-12-2009, 08:25 AM	#15
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	"It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other, which happened to include several nazgul who wanted Smeagol to go to Valinor to retrieve some strange coloured weed which the residents had begun to wrap in liquorice paper and relish with great pleasure by ...smoking pipes provided by Olorin. ... __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 07-12-2009 at 08:28 AM.

07-12-2009, 12:36 PM	#16
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	The fact that it was... __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

07-12-2009, 12:58 PM	#17
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	...distracting the Vala as Gollum... __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'

07-12-2009, 02:46 PM	#18
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	...peeped over the rim of... __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI

07-12-2009, 03:13 PM	#19
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	....Yavanna's large iron cooking pot....... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-12-2009, 03:15 PM	#20
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	...which contained many brightly coloured... __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

07-12-2009, 03:16 PM	#21
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	...strange weeds which Gollum stole... __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 07-12-2009 at 03:47 PM.

07-12-2009, 04:09 PM	#22
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	...and used for many sinister... __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

07-12-2009, 05:15 PM	#23
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	...reasons, but mainly for halitosis.. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-12-2009, 05:27 PM	#24
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	"It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other, which happened to include several nazgul who wanted Smeagol to go to Valinor to retrieve some strange coloured weed which the residents had begun to wrap in liquorice paper and relish with great pleasure by smoking pipes provided by Olorin. The fact is that it distracted the Vala as Gollum peeped over the rim of Yavanna's large iron cooking pot which contained many brightly coloured strange weeds, which Gollum stole and used for many sinister reasons, but mainly for halitosis ...(to escape from the nazgul). ... __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 07-12-2009 at 05:34 PM.

07-12-2009, 05:30 PM	#25
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	...which had been following him... __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

07-12-2009, 06:42 PM	#26
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	......by scent of bad breath.... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-12-2009, 07:52 PM	#27
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	"It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other, which happened to include several nazgul who wanted Smeagol to go to Valinor to retrieve some strange coloured weed which the residents had begun to wrap in liquorice paper and relish with great pleasure by smoking pipes provided by Olorin. The fact is that it distracted the Vala as Gollum peeped over the rim of Yavanna's large iron cooking pot which contained many brightly coloured strange weeds, which Gollum stole and used for many sinister reasons, but mainly for halitosis (to escape from the nazgul) which had been following him by scent ...until stepped on by Treebeard... __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 07-12-2009 at 08:25 PM.

07-13-2009, 04:31 AM	#28
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07-13-2009, 06:20 AM	#29
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	"think nazgul should torture Smeagol" __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'

07-13-2009, 09:29 AM	#30
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	....with feathers tickling his feet........... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-13-2009, 01:28 PM	#31
Eönwë Flame Imperishable Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 3,928	...and many other unbearable tortures... __________________ Welcome to the Barrow Do-owns Forum / Such a lovely place

07-13-2009, 01:42 PM	#32
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	...........such as frying his fish... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

07-13-2009, 01:44 PM	#33
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	"and listening to Ioreth chat" __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'

07-13-2009, 02:48 PM	#34
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	. "There should be another way" (meant as words of Treebeard so the brackets are there for a purpose as well as the full stop in the beginning.) I'll copy the stuff here once more... It was a dark and dismal pit for the orcs into which they dragged Smeagol and left. After a few harsh words to their prisoner they started fighting each other, which happened to include several nazgul who wanted Smeagol to go to Valinor to retrieve some strange coloured weed which the residents had begun to wrap in liquorice paper and relish with great pleasure by smoking pipes provided by Olorin. The fact is that it distracted the Vala as Gollum peeped over the rim of Yavanna's large iron cooking pot which contained many brightly coloured strange weeds, which Gollum stole and used for many sinister reasons, but mainly for halitosis (to escape from the nazgul) which had been following him by scent until stepped on by Treebeard who decided that he didn't think nazgul should torture Smeagol with feathers tickling his feet and many other unbearable tortures such as frying his fish and listening to Ioreth chat. "There should be another way" (the latter bracket of course pending if someone wants to continue Treebeard talking...) __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

07-13-2009, 02:57 PM	#35
Pitchwife Wight of the Old Forest Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall Posts: 3,329	...to torture Smeagol, such as... __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI