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Yup--I know it is a heavy burden, but I can still participate.
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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I'm still in, though should I fail to respond to a summons, someone should poke me on FB in case I don't get my PM notification.
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Very well. I will send out the first sentence today.
General rule of thumb: if it's your turn to write a sentence, please do so within a day, if you are supposed to draw a picture, please do so within three days. I will keep poking you if you don't. We are doing doubles, and the list, as it stands, would be: Legate of Amon Lanc - write Pitchwife - draw Rune son of Bjarne - write Huinesoron - draw Oddwen - write satansaloser2005 - draw Formendacil - write Galadriel55 - draw TGEW - write Thinlómien - draw Pitchwife- write Rune son of Bjarne- draw Huinesoron - write Oddwen - draw satansaloser2005 - write Formendacil - draw Galadriel55 - write TGEW - draw Thinlómien - write Legate of Amon Lanc - draw Of course, if someone still appears before the first round is done and wants to join, we can do some last-minute mixing up. Same if you feel the need to switch places for any reason, please just say so, and we can do it.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Walking off to look for America
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I have just ordered a new battery for my laptop. If installation goes well, I should be able to use my laptop to its potential and mod the next game. In any case, I just sent my sentence off!
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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Very well everyone, we are getting really, really close! A few more days, and you can all see what we have... eh... created.
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Mighty Quill
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Legate sent me the sentence to draw a few days ago and I completely forgot about it!
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Just wait for it, we are almost there! You can expect the results of this madness soon
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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All right, the time has come! Friends, 'Downers, dear guests.
Today, we have gathered here to witness the incredible process of madness. Namely, how in the name of all, this: Quote:
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So once again - as mentioned above, we started with the traditional piece of poetry from Bilbo Baggins's collection.
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From there, things began to pick up speed. As evidenced by Formendacil's words...
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Huinesoron had no problem figuring out what was going on:
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Whereupon yours truly decided to wrap everything up with the last piece of visual art:
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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![]() ![]() I had forgotten what fun Paper Telephone is. Thanks, everyone - but especially Oddwen. I can finally make sense of the night a while back when Legate kept having hysterical laughing fits at 1am because "Oddwen's paper telephone picture". That picture is amazing. ![]()
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Unattended on the railway station, in the litter at the dancehall
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^I absolutely second this. You win PT, Oddwen!
Awesome game, everyone! Comments in order of appearance: Rune - kudos for managing to translate my pictorial mess into something intelligible! Huey - love your picture! So this is where the mushrooms came from. Oddwen - 'mushroom for error' = pure genius! sally - the expression of your Little Miss Muffoot! Somehow she reminds me of Dolores Umbridge. Formy - I wonder whether the princess's eyesight was impaired by consuming the wrong mushroom? ![]() G55, TGEW, - perfect examples for literal interpretation producing hilarity. Lommy too -- I loved your Queen Berúthiel! (This was my first glimpse of what had come of my picture, and I remember commenting to Legate that 'woman + food seem to have been the most tenacious elements'.) Rune - Am I seeing things, or is that a tiny Eye above the words 'Macht Frei'? (I appreciate the historical allusion!) Huey - glorious sentence! From there on things took a turn towards rabid insanity. Mount Shroom! ![]() ![]()
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Join Date: Oct 2010
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Mighty Quill
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Oddwen's picture made me laugh out loud.
It finally makes sense where the cats came into this! I modeled my silver cat off of my baby, Scott. He's the one on the left here(shameless plug for my cat): http://rattling-the-teacups.tumblr.c...e/102982454917 All in all, a very enjoyable round. Since I didn't mod for it, I'm game for modding this time around! ![]()
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Join Date: Nov 2017
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I love the puns! Especial shoutout to Oddwen for Little Miss Muffoot and sally for Mount Shroom.
I'm amused (and bewildered) that two separate people included a 404 error in their pictures, and I am in awe of Lommy's Queen (is she meant to be Beruthiel?). Oh, and I'm delighted with how long the mushrooms lasted. Obviously I would never admit to making a mistake (such as originally drawing corn, then misremembering the sentence and going 'but Lobelia would definitely be farming mushrooms instead'), so I have to insist that they're actually exceptionally modified wheat... ![]() hS PS: I'm absolutely up to play another round. ^_^ |
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Have you ever seen Legate make faces?
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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This was a wild ride indeed! I especially enjoyed Lommy's rose-colored glasses and poor Form's interpretation of my ridiculous scribbling. Cheers and huzzahs to everyone on a hilarious game. I am of course up for another round of this craziness.
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Okay, I'm super bad because I'm never on the Downs anymore, but I'm still down to mod.
We have so far: Rune Huinesoron Pitch Sally
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I think we might have to do a bit of campaigning to get participants.
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Blossom of Dwimordene
Join Date: Oct 2010
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Add me on!
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And my axe!
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Blossom of Dwimordene
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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If I wanted to mod a round of Paper Telephone, would I get 10 or so people to play (a classic round with doubles)?
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I re-confirm my participation in whatever format.
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Yay!
So, so far we've got: Lommy (mod - unless TGEW still wants to? I'm not gonna usurp her ![]() G55 Rune
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Yes please!
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You have my pen!
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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I'm in!
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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I'll play.
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I'd like to play!
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[Raises hand] I'd be delighted to play.
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Welcome everybody! I'm very happy to see you all here.
![]() I think we basically have enough people to start already, but I'll keep the signups open for a couple of more days and do my best to kick this off during the weekend. So mentally prepare to start by next week and keep an eye on your PMs. It might not be a bad idea to subscribe to email notifications of PMs if you don't check the 'Downs daily! Current player list: Lommy (mod?) G55 Rune Sally Pitchwife Oddwen Urwen Kath Huinesoron Legate
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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I'd like to sign up for this round, please! I suppose quarantine gives us all an excuse to hang out in the Downs!
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