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05-25-2001, 08:39 PM
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Haunting Spirit
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Silly Middle Earth anagrams
<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight
Posts: 124</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> These three gentlemen all have something in common, and the first two contain clues to who they are. The third is just plain WRONG, but I could not resist! <img src=tongue.gif ALT=":b"> #1. HER GADFLY AGENT #2. MUTINEER WASH HAT #3. RAWBONED SHAG TART Good luck unscrambling! <img src=smile.gif ALT="  "> </p> |
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03-26-2003, 08:39 AM
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Song of Seregon
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I don't know if Amandil is still around, but I want to solve these.
Now the answers two years later... 1) GANDALF THE GREY 2) SARUMAN THE WHITE 3) RADAGAST THE BROWN [ March 26, 2003: Message edited by: alaklondewen ]
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03-26-2003, 02:12 PM
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According to the search engine, he hasn't posted since May 2001. So you can go ahead I guess. This sounds interesting.
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03-26-2003, 04:38 PM
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Song of Seregon
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Well, I hope he didn't leave because no one answered his anagrams.
ULTRA HIND (a person 1 word)
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03-26-2003, 07:18 PM
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Corpus Cacophonous
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That'll be Legolas' dad ...
Thranduil. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-26-2003, 09:47 PM
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Song of Seregon
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Yes! Do you think there is a group of house-wives out there that call themselves Thrandy-bobbers? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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03-27-2003, 08:30 PM
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Corpus Cacophonous
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So, Thranduil is to Julio as Legolas is to Enrique? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
RING OF SAD BOG GAINS BIG BLOB Easy ...
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03-27-2003, 08:50 PM
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Song of Seregon
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FRODO BAGGINS
BILBO BAGGINS It wasn't too easy. I had to write it out on paper. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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At last I understand why we have waited! This is the ending. Now not day only shall be beloved, but night too shall be beautiful and blessed and all its fear pass away! |
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03-27-2003, 09:30 PM
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Corpus Cacophonous
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So did I to get the anagrams in the first place. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
The floor is yours, alaklondewen. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-28-2003, 07:35 AM
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Song of Seregon
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Thank you.
AID NUN GRAVE ERR IT One will lead to the other. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-28-2003, 12:48 PM
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Memento Mori
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ANDUIN
GREAT RIVER. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-28-2003, 04:36 PM
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Song of Seregon
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Correct! You're up. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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03-29-2003, 03:08 PM
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Memento Mori
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Thanks [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
GLUG RUAN GROAND NORTH
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04-02-2003, 07:04 AM
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Song of Seregon
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Okay, I have the second one:
NARGOTHROND I'm sure the first one is glaringly obvious, but can you humor me and tell me whether it is a place also? [ April 02, 2003: Message edited by: alaklondewen ]
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04-02-2003, 03:12 PM
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Memento Mori
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[img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Nargothrond is correct!
The first one is not a place but is connected to the second. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [ April 02, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ]
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04-02-2003, 08:07 PM
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Wight
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Would Glaurung be the first one?
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04-03-2003, 03:57 PM
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Memento Mori
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Yes, that's right. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
As you were both right, Alaklondewen and Silmarien one of you should go next! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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04-04-2003, 04:46 PM
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Wight
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Sorry Alaklondewen, I'm going to jump in.
This is two connected people in one. MINE OF WAR AND RAY
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04-05-2003, 04:45 PM
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Memento Mori
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Is it Eowyn and Faramir?
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04-05-2003, 10:27 PM
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Wight
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Yes, my favourite couple.
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04-06-2003, 01:11 PM
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Memento Mori
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SNOW DROWBAR
THAT GORN DRY Two names but the ends the same. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
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04-06-2003, 03:16 PM
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the first one could certainly be BARROWDOWNS, but I have no idea about the second...
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04-06-2003, 04:31 PM
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Memento Mori
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Barrow Downs is correct!
The second one is just as easy, it is also comprised of two words. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [ April 06, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ]
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04-06-2003, 05:41 PM
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TYRN GORTHAD! the barrowdowns translated... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] how silly of me to miss it!
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04-06-2003, 05:46 PM
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Memento Mori
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Well Done!
Your turn. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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04-07-2003, 12:54 PM
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not terribly tough, and again, they go together.
ROAD THIN GORM DANG BAN -Sophia [ April 07, 2003: Message edited by: Sophia the Thunder Mistress ]
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04-07-2003, 02:51 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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ROAD THIN GORM = Thangorodrim
DANG BAN = Angband
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04-07-2003, 03:54 PM
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perfect!
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The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me! |
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04-07-2003, 06:41 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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I can't say don't laugh...I did when I wrote them... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
SEAL FLAB UN MINI DOLL
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04-08-2003, 01:41 AM
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BELFALAS
MINDOLLUIN yes? *hopeful*
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The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me! |
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04-08-2003, 03:01 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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Excellent!
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I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law of chivalry.
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04-08-2003, 05:55 PM
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SAM OR IM LUNG
GHOUL TIN RIC are these supposed to make sense? It is definately beyond my powers to make them into any sort of recognizable phrase [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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04-09-2003, 06:38 AM
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Corpus Cacophonous
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That'll be MINAS MORGUL and CIRITH UNGOL.
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04-09-2003, 12:36 PM
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Why so it is [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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04-09-2003, 06:23 PM
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Corpus Cacophonous
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OK - there's a theme, and they kind of make sense ...
WAR AGE HURT A MAN and GRIM MOLE ... my current favourite. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
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04-11-2003, 04:16 PM
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Memento Mori
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I think I've got them....
WAR AGE HURT A MAN = AGARWAEN UMARTH ( Agarwaen son of Umarth, one of Turin's aliases) GRIM MOLE = MORMEGIL (The Black Sword, another of his names) Stands back hopefully [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
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04-11-2003, 06:47 PM
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Corpus Cacophonous
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Yes, the ol' tragic hero himself, Turin Turamabar. [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]
So, Eruanna, the floor is yours ... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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04-12-2003, 01:54 PM
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Memento Mori
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Ready for some more?
DIANNA ON DIRE EARTH and YE ATE FORMAL NATION Good Luck [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [ April 12, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ]
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04-17-2003, 11:32 PM
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Yikes, Eruanna... seems we need more than luck [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]. I just want to congratulate you... I can't get anywhere with these... they're hard!
Sophia
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04-18-2003, 09:53 AM
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Memento Mori
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Sorry, I forgot about these....perhaps a hint is in order?
They are connected...the first one leads to the second.....you could say it was an Annus Horriblis (I hope I've got the spelling right!) Oh, and the first is two words, the second is three. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] [ April 18, 2003: Message edited by: Eruanna ]
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