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

[ElenCala Isil]

Hmm, I've marched around places singing My Favorite Things- the LoTR version [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Raindrops in Ent-beards
And whiskers on wizards
Bright Rings of Power
And boiled orc-gizzards
Black-mantled Nazgûl
Who’re owned by their Rings
These are a few of my favorite things.

Hobbits on ponies
And lembas with noodles
Gollum, and Gimli
And oodles and oodles
Of heated discussions
About Balrog wings.
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white armor
Who fight in the masses
Mad old Denethor
Who burns into ashes
Rohirrim warriors
That fight while they sing
These are a few of my favorite things

When the knife bites
When Shelob stings
When I’m feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things
And then I don’t feel so bad.

heh... *scurries back to dark corner where all is safe and fiddles with sword*

[Tinuviel of Denton]

ElenCala, I love it.

Yes, to whoever asked on the other thread, I did get a weird look when I told the server 'Namarie.'

Today was the first day of school, and I wrote many LotR things all over those 'getting to know the students' things that the teachers give out. I even did a little Tengwar.

[ August 19, 2003: Message edited by: Tinuviel of Denton ]

[Amarantha_Daisy]

Yes, to whoever asked on the other thread, I did get a weird look when I told the server 'Namarie.'

That was my question [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Weird looks are fun!

I wrote in Tengwar with chalk...all over my friend's driveway... And scraped it into the wood in a little cabin thing, and scratched it in the dirt and... heh heh... The only thing I can write is my name though, so it got kinda boring. It's just "Daisy Daisy Daisy" everywhere. And that's not even my real name; it's my hobbit name. Oh well...

-You're obsessed when you've read the two other threads on this topic and still have things to say on the third... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

-When you tape a picture of the Eye of Sauron in the middle of your bullseye and practice your 'Elven' archery.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Aaahh, part three! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

-I tried the clear rubber bands on the ears thing a while ago. That hurt!

-I can type my entire elvish name faster and more accurately than my entire real name (and the elvish one is mush longer than the real one!).
[img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

[elfearz1]

Oh good! I have a million. Hopefully I'll remember them

you bring your elven cloak in for show and tell (yes, we still have show and tell)

Today was the first day of school, and I wrote many LotR things all over those 'getting to know the students' things that the teachers give out.

omg!!! your stalking me, because when the thread closed I wrote those exact words on my arm. that's so scary. I swear it was those exact words.

you go by your elvish name (yay! I finally had the chance to do this)

today I was asking my choir teacher something and I meant to say "F" but I accidently said "elf" my friend is still making fun of me for it. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

you have a heart attack when this thread is closed for a while.

You see a book called Beastslayer. You miss the "B" and think: Easyslayer = Romendakil, it's a biology

or you get Mallorn out of "Marina" and others that I forgot

*sigh* I forgot most of mine... [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

[ August 19, 2003: Message edited by: elfearz1 ]

[the guy who be short]

You are not afraid to crawl around on all fours and hiss and roar for your Gollum impression.
Your friend says your Gollum impression is really good and realistic.
Said friend gets scared when you do your Gollum impression.
You tell everybody you meet about the Gollum-in-the-Simpsons. You even act out scenes for them.
You were giving directions but got distracted by a Two Towers DVD Poster (with Gollum!) and you ended up going the wrong way.

[The Elusive Spirit]

While driving around Germany you sit in the back of the car and recite lines from LOTR
to entertain your self. (My sister got annoyed really quickly and turned on her CD player.)

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

you have a heart attack when this thread is closed for a while.

Yep. I thought "They closed 'You know you're obssessed'? Why?!?!? They can't do that!"

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[Naz]

You know you're obsessed whewn you act out weird little LotR situations... in front of someone even (which I've done before-- I think I scared my friend).

[ElenCala Isil]

You know you're obsessed whewn you act out weird little LotR situations... in front of someone even

Heh, I do that all the time! even if it's just walking up to a unusually large rock and shouting "Crebain from Dunland" or something.. Though, the Gollum scenes have to be my favourite. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[Elennar Starfire]

Weird looks are fun!

yay for weird looks!

In the library at my new school they have four TTT puzzles, all put together and stuck on the wall. I spent quite a while staring at them. Then I got very excited when I discovered that they have a copy of the lost tales. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] *Elennar is very happy*

[Naz]

Once I acted out a tour to Mt. Doom... little kids, their moms, flying hobbits & Nazgul... Yes I am a completely crazy child. *WEG* Heehee...

[ElenCala Isil]

You are not afraid to crawl around on all fours and hiss and roar for your Gollum impression.
Your friend says your Gollum impression is really good and realistic.
Said friend gets scared when you do your Gollum impression.

bwahaha, that happened to me once.. I get weird looks from that though... so fun ^^

How about, you get really upset when someone points to Frodo and calls him "The Lord of The Rings" or in my case "El Señor de los Anillos" and thus end up giving them a lecture on the whole trilogy and the hobbit, add in a little silmarillion, point out that they should have read the books, explain nearly all you know about film production then give them a 20 page test on it...

They'll not be calling frodo "the lord of the rings" anytime soon now! bwahahahahaha [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

[Amarantha_Daisy]

-You start using expressions such as "That was the best dinner this side of the Anduin!" and "Yeah, right! When Balrogs fly! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] "

-You enjoy weird looks and start collecting them *Offers hand to high-five Elennar*

[elfearz1]

"Yeah, right! When Balrogs fly!

bahahaha! that's great! Mind if I start saying that? That's so creative. I wish I could think of saying something clever like that [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img].

...when...
the pictures on the front of your binder are the only things you have to keep you sane during class. [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img] (I know this is the confused face but I use it as ultra-sad hehe)

[Maikadurwen]

this morning after being torn away from the barrow downs i was saying someones signature the one about *the one by one penguins are stealing my sanity one* to my mom and she says your just getting weirder and weirder every day and i told her thank you.

back on topic when you take getting weired as a compliment [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[ElenCala Isil]

AHHH! Mippin's Poem!!!! well, it's a bit different, but still...

I say Holy Eru all the time, but I like the Yeah right! When Balrogs fly! one a lot.

[Amarantha_Daisy]

bahahaha! that's great! Mind if I start saying that?

I like the Yeah right! When Balrogs fly! one a lot.

Why thank you! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Sure, Elfearz, you can use it. We should all start using little Tolkien phrases in everyday life. That way we can recognize each other [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

I say "Ai! Eru" a lot, too...

-- When you name your M&Ms after different characters before eating them. *Sauron is red, Aragorn is brown, Sam is yellow...*

[Duncariel]

It's back! It's back! *does little victory dance* I came back from a long absence (two weeks, and I still haven't gotten over it) and my very fav thread was closed! The Horror! A heinous act that should not go unpunished... [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

When you just about cried when your computer got a virus and you couldn't do anything online anymore. But I have found a way....

I love the when Balrog's fly line! And I say things like by Eru, and A Elbereth all the time, as well.

[Sapphire_Flame]

Yay, it's back!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Amarantha, I love the "when Balrogs fly" line! Double kewl!!

-I can type my entire elvish name faster and more accurately than my entire real name (and the elvish one is much longer than the real one!)

Me too! Right on!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Let's see...

You're obsessed when you run around the house laughing like a maniac whenever there's an update at LotR.net. *I've done this twice in two days; I think I'm starting to worry my parents...*

When you're redecorating your room to look like Mirkwood. Or Rivendell or the Shire or..... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

I actually wanted to give my room a Mordor-ish theme, but my mom wouldn't let me. Something about black being hard to paint over. Then I tried for Minas Morgul, but she wouldn't let me use glow-in-the-dark paint either. At least I get spiderweb curtains because I'm doing Mirkwood!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Abedithon le,

~*~Aranel~*~

[Amarantha_Daisy]

When you're redecorating your room to look like Mirkwood. Or Rivendell or the Shire or.....

Sapphire, that's so cool! I wanted my room to be Rivendell, but my mom wouldn't let me... We just painted it a few years ago with glow-in-the-dark stars to look like the sky, but... I want Rivendell now... I have constant mood swings with these things [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

I'm flattered so many people liked my line... *blush* Thanks guys! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

-When you introduce yourself to your mom's quilting guild dressed in full hobbit attire, carrying a bow and arrow and wearing a cloak... *They even said I looked like a hobbit!*

-When you're *already* making plans for what you're going to do on December 17th...

-When you call cookies "lembas" and call drinks "ent-draught" and your parents still know what you're talking about

[Tinuviel of Denton]

In the library at my new school they have four TTT puzzles, all put together and stuck on the wall. I spent quite a while staring at them. Then I got very excited when I discovered that they have a copy of the lost tales.

ARRRRRGH!!! That's not fair!!! *Tinuviel is very jealous*

When you are asked what your favorite character in a book was and you say Luthien. The thing was, this was in French class, so I had to attempt to explain her story in that language. Not so easy to do.

When you write fan-fiction in your physics class. And still get the notes.

When you can multitask between writing LotR fan-fiction and schoolwork without skipping a beat.

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Yeah right! When Balrogs fly!

Yay! I'm going to start saying that too! My new saying of the day! Thankyou, Amarantha!

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

So, Tinuviel, you just decided to slip in right before me, did you? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

When you are asked what your favorite character in a book was and you say Luthien. The thing was, this was in French class, so I had to attempt to explain her story in that language. Not so easy to do.

When you write fan-fiction in your physics class. And still get the notes.

When you can multitask between writing LotR fan-fiction and schoolwork without skipping a beat.

Hurrah for multi-taskers! Yes, I never seem to have had too much trouble doing other things during science classes. And explaining about Luthien can sometimes be quite difficult.

-I'm sure I've said this before, but I'll say it again: When you go to a sleepover and tell your mildly obssessed friends the Tale of Tinuviel throughout the day and night (it takes a long time to tell!)

-When you notice, to your utter joy, that there is an LOTR bookmark on the wall of your English class. One day when you are lingering there after school, you ask your teacher why it is taped to the wall revealing the orc side, instead of the side with Boromir on it (perhaps you all know of what I speak). You then obtain permission to switch it, and sit through your English class smiling because there's a Boromir on the wall. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

-When your school library gets the TTT bookmarks, you stealthily grab one of each when the librarian isn't looking.

[elfearz1]

-When your school library gets the TTT bookmarks, you stealthily grab one of each when the librarian isn't looking.

aww [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] the only one my school had was the aragorn/arwen fotr one. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]


When you are in your bathroom and you see a spider and say "Oh! Oh! Excuse me? You stupid spawn of Shelob, what made you think you could take up occupancy on my body wash?" hehe

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Top Ten ways you know you're obsessed with LOtR (just copied and pasted these jokes from a site, in which for me- some are manifested.)

10.You like to role-play scenes from the trilogy. Even in the supermarket..
9. Your ideal date has pointed ears and is six feet tall. And old..
8. You have spent all your savings on Middle-Earth merchandise.
7. You once looked up in the sky and thought you saw a Nazgul fly by.
6. You wonder what Gandalf would have done, when making all your decisions.
5. You think your short neighbour is a hobbit and therefor adore him.
4. Your dog is named Huan, your horse Shadowfax and your first baby Elanor.
3. Your doormat says, "pedo minno a mellon".
2. You can quote almost anything from the book and movies, by heart.
1. You are actually reading all this...
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[Mariska Greenleaf]

Well, some of these work for me too.
I'm experiencing lately that most of the things that proove that I'm obsessed have become so natural to me, that I consider them perfectly normal...
Some of these are:
-quoting all the time. And I do mean: all the time, it drives the people around me extremely crazy.
-Seeing ME and Tolkien-related stuff everywhere, even if it is not there [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
-confusing reality and fiction, now this gets me in real trouble lately, although, and it has been mentioned before, getting weird looks is so cool.
[img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

You must consider the fact that I have come to an age that people consider me an adult [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]
Oh well, al least I'm having fun [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[Neferchoirwen]

among other things (and porbably expressed in here as well...), my c-sounds turn into k like, "/s/elebrate" turns into "/k/elebrate".

also...i tend to talk like Sam, if you get my meaning (if you get my meaning...)

[ August 22, 2003: Message edited by: Neferchoirwen ]

[Måns]

You sit in school reading about and thinking up signs that you ar obsessed with LotR is not a bad sign either.

Nor is constant reciting of Tolkien whenever seen fit (or not) in front of family emmbers who are expressedly opposed to this behaviour.

To feel a realistic urge to rush into PJ's office sometimes and beat him, tie him up and carry him home to "the holes in Michel's delving".

Every time you see a spider, you start stomping frenetically yelling DIE SHELOB DIE!

(All of them are true for me)

[Naz]

You know you're obsessed when you try to rewrite "All Star"... Hey now, you're a Maia, get your game on, go play/Hey now, you're a Vala, get the show on, go play/And all that is gold does not glitter... ^ ^;;;

I talk like Sam too! I even write "if you take my meaning" on school papers sometimes- when I don't think I'm making much sense. ^ ^;;

[Meela]

A lot of my posts on this forum, where I don't think I've explained myself that well, end in "if you take my meaning".

I haven't used any balrog references, but I say I eat like a hobbit instead of eat like a horse.

Yesterday I used up a load of ink printing out a *gigantic* picture of Denethor [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I was so pleased with myself. It had never occurred to me before to rotate pictures sideways so I could make them bigger.

I saw another ent in the garden. And I keep seeing the Valar everywhere. Manwe is always peering at me from the sky.

I think Tom Bombadil lives just across the river from me.

Now I'm starting to scare myself.

I have two spiders in my room. I evicted Faramir and Eowyn, because they scared me, but Aragorn and Arwen are safely installed behind the wardrobe. Although I think Arwen may have eaten Aragorn.

[Sapphire_Flame]

Although I think Arwen may have eaten Aragorn.

*snork*

Hey now, you're a Maia, get your game on, go play/Hey now, you're a Vala, get the show on, go play/And all that is gold does not glitter...

Nice one, Naz! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Also, to agree with everyone else here, yes, weird looks are *so* cool. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

A few weeks ago, I went in to get my Senior pictures taken (you know what I'm talking about, right?) And instead of bringing in school memorabilia (sp?), I brought my Fellowship cloak, and Sting, and Narsil... going for the hobbit look and everything... The place even had a background that looked like the front of a building in Bree! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] It was fun, because everyone loved my swords, and the photographer even used a smokemachine for the pics. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I got the proofs back last week. So cool, and then when I showed my little cousin, who is seven, he said that I looked like Frodo. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Fun fun! My little cousins are so cool! ^^

Abedithon le,

~*~Aranel~*~

[Naz]

You know you're obsessed when you try to cross over LotR with something else... (Dragon Knights!! :P bwahahahahaha...)

And thanks Sapphire_Flame ^ ^;;

[Meneltarmacil]

You know you're obsessed when you try to cross over LotR with something else...

I do that all the time!

[Goldberry]

my c-sounds turn into k like, "/s/elebrate" turns into "/k/elebrate".

Same here!

I didn't read the other two threads about this, so I hope these aren't repeats. You know you're obsessed when, in math class when it starts to get boring, you decide to watch the LotR movie in your head - complete with music.

I say "thank the Valar." That generates some strange questions from my non-obsessed friends, which means I get to explain to them! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I also agree with the weird looks being cool thing. I am always proud when I get them! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

[Amarantha_Daisy]

A few weeks ago, I went in to get my Senior pictures taken (you know what I'm talking about, right?) And instead of bringing in school memorabilia (sp?), I brought my Fellowship cloak, and Sting, and Narsil... going for the hobbit look and everything...

Cool! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I want to dress up as an Elf for the prom. It's coming up this year... Usually I'm a hobbit person, but I think I'll be an elf for a change. The whole hobbit no shoes thing would be a little awkward...

That generates some strange questions from my non-obsessed friends, which means I get to explain to them!

Woo! I love explaining things to people. It makes me feel smart... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] Then I go to the quiz section of the Downs and that smart feeling washes away...

-When the hardest decision you've had to make all year was "Should I buy the action figure or the poster?"

-When you can relate LotR to any movie. *I related it to Daredevil three times! Beat that! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]*

I had another, but I forgot it...

[Sapphire_Flame]

I say "thank the Valar."

Me too. Only I say it in Sindarin: "hannon in Velain". Trust me, you get stranger questions/looks with that! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

The whole hobbit no shoes thing would be a little awkward...

Why? I've done it before... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

You know you're obsessed when you try to cross over LotR with something else... (Dragon Knights!! :P bwahahahahaha...)

Heehee! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I've actually done that (kinda) by drawing scenes from the Stupid Ring Parody in Dragon Knights style. Pretty fun. The best crossover I've done though is my story on Fanfiction.net; it's a cross between LotR and Firestarter (by Stephen King...). Click on the link in my siggie to get to it!

Abedithon le,

~*~Aranel~*~

[the guy who be short]

When you are bored so you find some toy animals and act out the first scene (prologue) of LotR.
Sauron was a gorilla, Galadriel and Elrond elephants, Isildur and Elendil Horses, and lions were orcs. And that's the short version. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

also...i tend to talk like Sam, if you get my meaning (if you get my meaning...)

I love doing that, if you follow me. But when people make fun of you, then it's hard, cruel hard. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Now I'm starting to scare myself.

Don't we all....

Then I go to the quiz section of the Downs and that smart feeling washes away...

You can say that again.... [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

-I love to make little obscure LOTR jokes that even someone who's obssessed might take a while to understand. Then I explain them to my mom... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I still think they're funny, but not many other people do... What are people coming to these days?

-When you decide that your list of imaginary friends is not complete without LOTR characters, so you add Merry, Pippin, Gollum, Frodo, and Sam. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Hobbits galore!

-When you randomly decide to write a comic book, and by the second page you have already added hobbits to the mix of characters... (it's cool!)

-When you come to this thread every day that your on the Barrow-Downs, just to get updates. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

-We know we're already obssessed because we've started to develop our own culture. You know, "kelebrate", elvish phrases, furthuring our obssession, trying to get weird looks, the like. Someday we should form our own country....

[Amarantha_Daisy]

Someday we should form our own country....

Ohhhh... That would be so perfect. We do have a culture, don't we? Heh heh heh...

-When you (for once) don't dream about LotR and are convinced they're something wrong with you.

-When you count orcs to fall asleep...