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Gil-Galad · 04-28-2005, 06:39 PM

hmm...Rivendell perhaps?

Hookbill the Goomba · 04-28-2005, 11:41 PM

Quote:

hmm...Rivendell perhaps?

Nope.

Evisse the Blue · 05-03-2005, 06:08 AM

Lorien?
Both idyllic places where Frodo/Aragorn will not return?

Beanamir of Gondor · 05-03-2005, 06:48 AM

I would say Helm's Deep, because Aragorn and the Rohirrim got rescued by Gandalf just as Frodo and the other Hobbits got bailed out of the Old Forest mess by Tom Bombadil.

Gil-Galad · 05-03-2005, 07:20 AM

fanghorn?

Hookbill the Goomba · 05-03-2005, 09:13 AM

Nope, nope and nope.

Perhaps it should have been "Just out side of the Old Forest". That may be a clue for ye.

Hookbill the Goomba · 05-13-2005, 12:17 PM

No one having a guess?

Beanamir of Gondor · 05-25-2005, 09:11 AM

Okay, since nobody's posted for a long time, I'll just make a bunch of random associations. Tom Bombadil's house is right outside the Old Forest... the Barrow-downs are pretty close nearby... Brandy Hall is at the entrance to the Old Forest... am I getting close? PLEASE! I'm dying to know what this one is, give another clue!

Hookbill the Goomba · 05-25-2005, 09:26 AM

You're close. But not quite. Think of what happened BEFORE they entered the Old Forest.

Firefoot · 05-25-2005, 02:15 PM

The Paths of the Dead? Before Frodo enters the Old Forest, Fatty tells him he wishes he wasn't going in, and before Aragorn enters the Paths of the Dead he is told the same thing by Éomer and Théoden.

Hookbill the Goomba · 05-25-2005, 03:02 PM

You're close, Firefoot. But not quite.

Dimturiel · 05-31-2005, 06:48 AM

Moria?

Hookbill the Goomba · 05-31-2005, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Moria?

Nope.

Here is another clue... What happened to Fatty before they went into the Old Forest?

Celuien · 06-01-2005, 09:36 AM

Hmmm. Dunharrow? Fatty is left behind outside of the Old Forest to take care of Frodo's new house and Éowyn is left behind in Dunharrow to watch over Rohan (although one wanted to stay and the other didn't)...

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-01-2005, 10:11 AM

Youre VERY close. But no.

Celuien · 06-01-2005, 11:46 AM

Hornburg, then? Merry is left behind when Aragorn leaves the Hornburg, Fatty is left behind when Frodo enters the Old Forest. It's also where the warnings against the Paths of the Dead are given. And not quite the same as Helm's Deep.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-01-2005, 04:58 PM

Close. Think back to the begining of The Two Towers.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-06-2005, 01:14 PM

No one guessing?

Okay, here is another clue;

Boromir is involved.

Celuien · 06-07-2005, 06:00 AM

Parth Galen?

Aragorn and Frodo both make a decision about where to go next and leave someone behind.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-07-2005, 09:13 AM

Absolutely correct Celuien! I would also have accepted Amon Hen or the Falls of Rauros.

It's all yours.

Celuien · 06-07-2005, 09:57 AM

Girdle of Melian is to Doriath

as

_______ is to Rivendell.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-07-2005, 10:48 AM

The Ford of Bruinen? They both stopped great Evil. In the Ford's case, the Nazgûl, and the girdle stopped Orcs and other nasties.

Celuien · 06-07-2005, 11:04 AM

Indeed it is.

All yours.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-07-2005, 11:08 AM

Good grief! That was quick!

Okay, here is one;

Helm's Deep is to Legolas

As

The Lonely Mountain is to ______

Good luck.

Gil-Galad · 06-07-2005, 04:15 PM

Thranduil? both him and Legolas helped other races againest an army of evil

Nilpaurion Felagund · 06-07-2005, 10:56 PM

B is the only one of his race who fought in A?

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-08-2005, 02:41 AM

Close, the fight has something to do with it. Bilbo IS involved, but is not the person I'm looking for.

Celuien · 06-08-2005, 11:58 AM

Gandalf?

Gandalf was glad to see Bilbo "Alive after all," Legolas was glad to see Gimli on his legs after both of them disappeared during the battle.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-08-2005, 12:27 PM

Close, Celuien. I will say this; Gimli is involved.

Arestevana · 06-11-2005, 05:57 AM

Thorin Oakenshield?
Thorin left Bilbo with a curse and harsh words, and Legolas bet that he would kill more orcs than Gimli.
After their respective battles, Legolas and Thorin have gladly eaten their own words after seeing Gimli and Bilbo alive (but with a bump on the head).

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-11-2005, 11:11 AM

Arestevana, you are correct, the thread is yours.
Take up thy stethoscope and walk

Arestevana · 06-12-2005, 06:10 PM

Thank you, Hookbill.

Treebeard is to Merry and Pippin
as
Eomer is to ______

Firefoot · 06-12-2005, 06:32 PM

Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli? A thought B were Orcs?

Arestevana · 06-14-2005, 12:54 PM

Correct.

Pray proceed...

Firefoot · 07-15-2005, 04:28 PM

Sam is to Gollum

as

Théoden is to ________.

Dimturiel · 07-19-2005, 01:34 AM

Wormtongue? Sam did not kill Gollum but took pitty of him and let him go and so did Theoden with Wormtongue.

Firefoot · 07-19-2005, 06:31 AM

Precisely.

Dimturiel · 07-19-2005, 11:11 AM

So it is my turn then. Here it is:

Fingon is to ________ as Sam is to Frodo. Sorry if it is too easy, but, after all, it is my first one.

Gil-Galad · 07-20-2005, 07:32 AM

Maedhros

Sam saved Frodo in the tower and Fingon saved Maedhros

Dimturiel · 07-21-2005, 01:56 AM

Yes, you were right, though I wanted to say that Fingon found Meadhros by singing a song just as Sam found Frodo.

04-28-2005, 06:39 PM	#361
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	hmm...Rivendell perhaps? __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

05-03-2005, 06:08 AM	#363
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	Lorien? Both idyllic places where Frodo/Aragorn will not return? __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

05-03-2005, 06:48 AM	#364
Beanamir of Gondor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: the Shadow Gallery Posts: 276	I would say Helm's Deep, because Aragorn and the Rohirrim got rescued by Gandalf just as Frodo and the other Hobbits got bailed out of the Old Forest mess by Tom Bombadil. __________________ The answer to life is no longer 42. It's 4 8 15 16 23... 42. "I only lent you my body; you lent me your dream."

05-03-2005, 07:20 AM	#365
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	fanghorn? __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

05-03-2005, 09:13 AM	#366
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Nope, nope and nope. Perhaps it should have been "Just out side of the Old Forest". That may be a clue for ye. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

05-13-2005, 12:17 PM	#367
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	No one having a guess? __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

05-25-2005, 09:11 AM	#368
Beanamir of Gondor Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: the Shadow Gallery Posts: 276	Okay, since nobody's posted for a long time, I'll just make a bunch of random associations. Tom Bombadil's house is right outside the Old Forest... the Barrow-downs are pretty close nearby... Brandy Hall is at the entrance to the Old Forest... am I getting close? PLEASE! I'm dying to know what this one is, give another clue! __________________ The answer to life is no longer 42. It's 4 8 15 16 23... 42. "I only lent you my body; you lent me your dream."

05-25-2005, 09:26 AM	#369
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	You're close. But not quite. Think of what happened BEFORE they entered the Old Forest. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

05-25-2005, 02:15 PM	#370
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	! The Paths of the Dead? Before Frodo enters the Old Forest, Fatty tells him he wishes he wasn't going in, and before Aragorn enters the Paths of the Dead he is told the same thing by Éomer and Théoden.

05-25-2005, 03:02 PM	#371
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	You're close, Firefoot. But not quite. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

05-31-2005, 06:48 AM	#372
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	Moria? __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

06-01-2005, 09:36 AM	#374
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Hmmm. Dunharrow? Fatty is left behind outside of the Old Forest to take care of Frodo's new house and Éowyn is left behind in Dunharrow to watch over Rohan (although one wanted to stay and the other didn't)... __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

06-01-2005, 10:11 AM	#375
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Youre VERY close. But no. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-01-2005, 11:46 AM	#376
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Hornburg, then? Merry is left behind when Aragorn leaves the Hornburg, Fatty is left behind when Frodo enters the Old Forest. It's also where the warnings against the Paths of the Dead are given. And not quite the same as Helm's Deep. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

06-01-2005, 04:58 PM	#377
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Close. Think back to the begining of The Two Towers. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket... Last edited by Hookbill the Goomba; 06-06-2005 at 01:13 PM.

06-06-2005, 01:14 PM	#378
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	No one guessing? Okay, here is another clue; Boromir is involved. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-07-2005, 06:00 AM	#379
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Parth Galen? Aragorn and Frodo both make a decision about where to go next and leave someone behind. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

06-07-2005, 09:13 AM	#380
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Good Grief! FINALY! Absolutely correct Celuien! I would also have accepted Amon Hen or the Falls of Rauros. It's all yours. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-07-2005, 09:57 AM	#381
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Thanks! Girdle of Melian is to Doriath as _______ is to Rivendell. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

06-07-2005, 10:48 AM	#382
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	The Ford of Bruinen? They both stopped great Evil. In the Ford's case, the Nazgûl, and the girdle stopped Orcs and other nasties. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-07-2005, 11:04 AM	#383
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Chestnuts, my preciouss. Indeed it is. All yours. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

06-07-2005, 11:08 AM	#384
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Good grief! That was quick! Okay, here is one; Helm's Deep is to Legolas As The Lonely Mountain is to ______ Good luck. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket... Last edited by Hookbill the Goomba; 06-07-2005 at 11:11 AM.

06-07-2005, 04:15 PM	#385
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Thranduil? both him and Legolas helped other races againest an army of evil __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

06-07-2005, 10:56 PM	#386
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Bilbo? B is the only one of his race who fought in A? __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

06-08-2005, 02:41 AM	#387
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Close, the fight has something to do with it. Bilbo IS involved, but is not the person I'm looking for. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-08-2005, 11:58 AM	#388
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Gandalf? Gandalf was glad to see Bilbo "Alive after all," Legolas was glad to see Gimli on his legs after both of them disappeared during the battle. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

06-08-2005, 12:27 PM	#389
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Close, Celuien. I will say this; Gimli is involved. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-11-2005, 05:57 AM	#390
Arestevana Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: West over water Posts: 486	? Thorin Oakenshield? Thorin left Bilbo with a curse and harsh words, and Legolas bet that he would kill more orcs than Gimli. After their respective battles, Legolas and Thorin have gladly eaten their own words after seeing Gimli and Bilbo alive (but with a bump on the head).

06-11-2005, 11:11 AM	#391
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Arestevana, you are correct, the thread is yours. Take up thy stethoscope and walk __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-12-2005, 06:10 PM	#392
Arestevana Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: West over water Posts: 486	Thank you, Hookbill. Treebeard is to Merry and Pippin as Eomer is to ______

06-12-2005, 06:32 PM	#393
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli? A thought B were Orcs?

06-14-2005, 12:54 PM	#394
Arestevana Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: West over water Posts: 486	Correct. Pray proceed...

07-15-2005, 04:28 PM	#395
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	I seem to have forgotten about this thread... Sam is to Gollum as Théoden is to ________.

07-19-2005, 01:34 AM	#396
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	Wormtongue? Sam did not kill Gollum but took pitty of him and let him go and so did Theoden with Wormtongue. __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

07-19-2005, 06:31 AM	#397
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Precisely.