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Evisse the Blue · 11-10-2004, 09:21 AM

Sticks and stones may break my bones,
Unless you're a troll -
then your bones will break sticks and stones
(and any unfortunate's limb that is used instead of a stick or a stone to break a troll's bone).

THE Ka · 11-15-2004, 12:29 AM

Yes, the title sounds like a pro-mo for a B-Movie but, i worked hard on this ok!!!

They all hurried forward, hobbits, chickens and ponies. Already half their weariness, sqawking and all their fears had fallen from them. Hey! Come merry chikies! rolled out the song to greet them.

hey! Come derry chickies! Hop along, my birdies!
Hobbits! chickens! Eggs all! We are fond of coup parties.
Now let the fun begin! Let us sqawk together!

or........

Then another chirpping voice, as chickeny and as feathery as Spring, like the song of a glad chick hopping down into the nest from a pecking morning in the hills, came falling like silver to meet them:

now let the chirpping begin! Let us chirp together
Of seed, grass, roads and crossing, eggs and cloudy weather,
Light on the hatching egg, dew on the feather,
Wind on the open barn coup, beeks in the heather,
Chicks by the shady pool, Hens splashing water:
Old Rooster Bombadil and the River-Hen Daughter!

hope you guys like... the last song did involve the whole chicken and crossing thing so, don't say i'm off topic.

long live Chicken!

mark12_30 · 11-15-2004, 06:50 AM

Cleverly done, Ka. You'll be competing with Sam on Troll songs next? "Sticks and stones..."

THE Ka · 11-15-2004, 09:57 PM

heh. i wish

... But, i'm flat out of creative things (unlike Rooster Bombadil!!) today... Things didn't go so well today in general. So, i'll pass the chance up to someone else who has something amazing in mind.

Respectfully,

~The Little Old depressed Artist ka~

P.S. Thanks for the compliment. I don't hear them often.

mark12_30 · 04-17-2009, 03:25 PM

I was driving home and thinking of Denethor. Movie flavored, this time.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Saruman: He does not know fear, he does not know pain, he will eat man-flesh!

Eowyn: He fears a cage.

Grima: The Chicken has always been our friend and ally.

Saruman: You reek of chicken.

Theoden: He will be three hundred leagues north by now.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Saruman: TO WAAAAAR!!!

Denethor: He seeks to supplant me!

Faramir: He brings the Steward a mighty gift.

Pitchwife · 04-17-2009, 05:00 PM

I'm afraid this will only be intelligible to my fellow Germans, but:

What's black and white and red all over?

The Witch-King wearing his Eintracht Frankfurt scarf!

mark12_30 · 04-17-2009, 08:19 PM

Sticks and Stones may break my bones...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund

Treebeard: Wait. Sticks are my bones.

Nilp, I am STILL grinning over that one. Bravo.

11-10-2004, 09:21 AM	#81
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	Along this line... Sticks and stones may break my bones, Unless you're a troll - then your bones will break sticks and stones (and any unfortunate's limb that is used instead of a stick or a stone to break a troll's bone). __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.

11-15-2004, 12:29 AM	#82
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,403	Tom sings a song about chickens to weary little hobbits... and MORE!!! Yes, the title sounds like a pro-mo for a B-Movie but, i worked hard on this ok!!! They all hurried forward, hobbits, chickens and ponies. Already half their weariness, sqawking and all their fears had fallen from them. Hey! Come merry chikies! rolled out the song to greet them. hey! Come derry chickies! Hop along, my birdies! Hobbits! chickens! Eggs all! We are fond of coup parties. Now let the fun begin! Let us sqawk together! or........ Then another chirpping voice, as chickeny and as feathery as Spring, like the song of a glad chick hopping down into the nest from a pecking morning in the hills, came falling like silver to meet them: now let the chirpping begin! Let us chirp together Of seed, grass, roads and crossing, eggs and cloudy weather, Light on the hatching egg, dew on the feather, Wind on the open barn coup, beeks in the heather, Chicks by the shady pool, Hens splashing water: Old Rooster Bombadil and the River-Hen Daughter! hope you guys like... the last song did involve the whole chicken and crossing thing so, don't say i'm off topic. long live Chicken! __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni?

11-15-2004, 06:50 AM	#83
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Cleverly done, Ka. You'll be competing with Sam on Troll songs next? "Sticks and stones..." __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

11-15-2004, 09:57 PM	#84
THE Ka Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: As with the flygja Posts: 1,403	heh. i wish ... But, i'm flat out of creative things (unlike Rooster Bombadil!!) today... Things didn't go so well today in general. So, i'll pass the chance up to someone else who has something amazing in mind. Respectfully, ~The Little Old depressed Artist ka~ P.S. Thanks for the compliment. I don't hear them often. __________________ Vinur, vinur skilur tú meg? Veitst tú ongan loyniveg? Hevur tú reikað líka sum eg, í endaleysu tokuni?

04-17-2009, 03:25 PM	#85
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	I was driving home and thinking of Denethor. Movie flavored, this time. Why did the chicken cross the road? Saruman: He does not know fear, he does not know pain, he will eat man-flesh! Eowyn: He fears a cage. Grima: The Chicken has always been our friend and ally. Saruman: You reek of chicken. Theoden: He will be three hundred leagues north by now. Why did the chicken cross the road? Saruman: TO WAAAAAR!!! Denethor: He seeks to supplant me! Faramir: He brings the Steward a mighty gift. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

04-17-2009, 05:00 PM	#86
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	I'm afraid this will only be intelligible to my fellow Germans, but: What's black and white and red all over? The Witch-King wearing his Eintracht Frankfurt scarf! __________________ Und aus dem Erebos kamen viele seelen herauf der abgeschiedenen toten.- Homer, Odyssey, Canto XI