"Minor works" Quotes - Page 9 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-15-2003, 03:30 AM

Indeed it is. I'm sure I'd be much more complementary about the Downs, though.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-15-2003, 09:44 AM

Complementary to the Downs, Squatter?? I'm sure you are! Here's a new quote for all of you thousands who are turning the pages of their books:

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We shall all be in our graves before then.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-15-2003, 01:09 PM

Well, well; it would appear to be my week for mistakes. Of course I meant 'complimentary', so that will do nicely for Merendis' celebrated List.

There's no mistake to be made about your quotation, though:

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Even if I had the craft, I should be working for weeks. And we shall all be in our graves before then.

The ever-cheerful blacksmith of Ham addresses the villagers concerning the manufacture of mail.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-15-2003, 02:39 PM

That's it, Squatter, and let's hear it for unquenchable optimists!

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-15-2003, 03:16 PM

Righto, O Ghosted One. When choosing these quotations I often think:

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Help me with this one!

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-17-2003, 07:24 AM

The assistance required in that quote is quite appropriate for the Barrow-Downs - Tídwald asks Torhthelm to help him move a corpse in The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-17-2003, 07:28 AM

Unlike Tídwald's burden, there are no flies on you Esty. Your turn.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-17-2003, 10:14 AM

Awwww, Squatter, you do make a lady the nicest compliments!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Here's one that should inspire all

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to do some thinking

HerenIstarion · 07-18-2003, 12:10 PM

An answer is both easy and difficult, for the quote comes from 'Leaf By Niggle' and refers to Niggle's lone sojourn in the cell of the Workhouse, yet the speakers are some mysterious 'they' [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

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They kept him in the dark for hours at a stretch, [/i]'to do some thinking'[/i] they said

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-18-2003, 12:13 PM

Quite right, HI, and nice to have you joining our duet to make a trio again! Please carry on.

HerenIstarion · 07-18-2003, 12:32 PM

I came across a nice cracker, I reckon [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] :

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they were too fond of sardines

and I'd rather learn who're "they" as well [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-20-2003, 03:42 PM

'They' are a collection of mythological characters associated with the sea, whom the speaker names as former resident magicians. This illustrious group consists of Proteus, Poseidon, Triton and Neptune, and their fondness for the Mediterranean may have more to do with their origin in Graeco-Roman myth than any piscine predilections they may have entertained.

The quotation is from Roverandom, and the speaker is the Man in the Moon. Naturally it is the eponymous canine hero whom he addresses.

[ July 20, 2003: Message edited by: The Squatter of Amon Rûdh ]

HerenIstarion · 07-21-2003, 03:44 PM

Dear Squatter, the way you express yourself is fascinating! The answer is as precise as severest examiner may wish. You serve [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-22-2003, 01:06 PM

Why thank you, old boy. I suspect, though, that many who are new to English find themselves crying

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pot and jam him!

I can't say that I blame them either.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-23-2003, 08:12 AM

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'Done by a seaweed wizard, blister and wart him!' he swore. 'Done by a Persian plum-picker, pot and jam him!' he shouted, and kept on shouting till he was tired.

"He" is, of course, the wizard Psamathos, speaking to Roverandom of the wizard Artaxerxes.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-23-2003, 02:34 PM

Spot on, Esty. Let's have another.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-23-2003, 02:48 PM

Here's a careful character:

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No risks for him.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-27-2003, 05:34 AM

That just goes to show how wrong one can be; especially if that one is Nokes, the former Master Cook. He's making a comment about the eponymous hero in a conversation with Prentice (soon to reveal himself to him as the King of Faery) in Smith of Wootton Major.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-27-2003, 05:39 AM

You are so right, Squatter! Good job, and please carry on...

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-27-2003, 07:19 AM

Here's a cheerful little line:

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I can't abide his eyes, bleak and evil

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-27-2003, 09:50 AM

...and it comes from that most cheerful poetry, The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, with Torhthelm speaking to Tídwald of a dead foe:

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Put the lantern out! He's looking at me.
I can't abide his eyes, bleak and evil
as Grendel's in the moon.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-27-2003, 11:17 AM

That boy certainly knows how to complain. Absolutely right, Esty. Your turn.

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-28-2003, 06:35 AM

This is a comforting sentence:

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Never you worry, lass!

I'd like to know not only the speaker, but also the "lass" who's being consoled.

gilraën · 07-28-2003, 10:48 AM

I only have the audio version of Farmer Giles but I remember him (Farmer Giles) saying this to his horse, did I remember wrong?

Estelyn Telcontar · 07-28-2003, 12:25 PM

Your memory serves you well, gilraën - he is reassuring his mare that she will not have to carry the dragon's treasure back. Welcome to the thread, and please puzzle us with a new quote!

gilraën · 07-28-2003, 01:07 PM

Forgive me if my memory serves me wrong in this.

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"Let him decide"

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-29-2003, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Now at farewell I will make you my messenger. If you meet the King, say to him: The time has come. Let him choose.

The Queen of Faery addresses Smith in Smith of Wootton Major

gilraën · 07-29-2003, 03:45 PM

Absolutely correct Squatter [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I knew I hadn't remembered it perfectly.

Your turn.

Those Audio tapes, on the way to work, have kept me sane for a long while, other drivers! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 07-29-2003, 05:42 PM

It was close enough, gilraen; it's nice to see a new face in the thread. Here's one to ponder while I'm in the land of Nod:

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You'll get nothing cheaper

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-02-2003, 05:38 PM

That was difficult to find, since it's not typical for the work in which it appears:

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Hullo there, my lads! You're late comers,
if it's fighting you look for; but I can find you some,
if you need it tonight. You'll get nothing cheaper.

Tídwald is the speaker in The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-02-2003, 05:40 PM

Indeed it is. My favourite Minor Work rears its dreary head once more. Your turn.

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-03-2003, 10:40 AM

Here's a nice question:

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Can you hear what I'm saying?

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-06-2003, 02:43 PM

Hellooooooo - did anyone hear the question?

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-07-2003, 01:14 PM

It's from Roverandom. At first that was all Rover could think of to say to little boy Two when they met on the Dark Side of the Moon.

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-07-2003, 01:31 PM

Ah, you did hear! The answer is right, of course, and you may proceed.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-07-2003, 01:47 PM

The result, perhaps, of an all-you-can-eat buffet?

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I feel rather full

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-08-2003, 07:36 AM

I'm sure it must be a member of the Non-Gender-Specific-Ship after the food fight on "The Reunification of the Entish Bow"... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-08-2003, 10:18 AM

Although The Re-unification of the Entish Bow is undoubtedly a masterpiece of this young century's literature, its status as one of J.R.R. Tolkien's minor works has been thoroughly debunked by professor E.B. Smallworthy of Barterhouse, Oxford. Unfortunately his web-site was recently crashed by a vicious ping-flood attack, so I can't offer you a link.

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-15-2003, 09:31 AM

OK, OK, if you absolutely must be fussy and canonical about it [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img], here's the answer - it's Tim, the last recipient of the Faerie star in Smith of Wootton Major. He says:

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Dear Mr Cook, only cut me a small slice please. I've eaten so much already, I feel rather full.

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 08-18-2003, 06:09 AM

That's the fellow. Your turn.

07-15-2003, 03:30 AM	#321
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Indeed it is. I'm sure I'd be much more complementary about the Downs, though. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

07-15-2003, 02:39 PM	#324
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	That's it, Squatter, and let's hear it for unquenchable optimists! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-17-2003, 07:24 AM	#326
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	The assistance required in that quote is quite appropriate for the Barrow-Downs - Tídwald asks Torhthelm to help him move a corpse in The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-17-2003, 07:28 AM	#327
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Unlike Tídwald's burden, there are no flies on you Esty. Your turn. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

07-18-2003, 12:13 PM	#330
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Quite right, HI, and nice to have you joining our duet to make a trio again! Please carry on. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-20-2003, 03:42 PM	#332
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	'They' are a collection of mythological characters associated with the sea, whom the speaker names as former resident magicians. This illustrious group consists of Proteus, Poseidon, Triton and Neptune, and their fondness for the Mediterranean may have more to do with their origin in Graeco-Roman myth than any piscine predilections they may have entertained. The quotation is from Roverandom, and the speaker is the Man in the Moon. Naturally it is the eponymous canine hero whom he addresses. [ July 20, 2003: Message edited by: The Squatter of Amon Rûdh ] __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

07-21-2003, 03:44 PM	#333
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Dear Squatter, the way you express yourself is fascinating! The answer is as precise as severest examiner may wish. You serve [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

07-23-2003, 02:34 PM	#336
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Spot on, Esty. Let's have another. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

07-27-2003, 05:34 AM	#338
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That just goes to show how wrong one can be; especially if that one is Nokes, the former Master Cook. He's making a comment about the eponymous hero in a conversation with Prentice (soon to reveal himself to him as the King of Faery) in Smith of Wootton Major. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

07-27-2003, 05:39 AM	#339
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	You are so right, Squatter! Good job, and please carry on... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-27-2003, 11:17 AM	#342
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That boy certainly knows how to complain. Absolutely right, Esty. Your turn. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

07-28-2003, 10:48 AM	#344
gilraën Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 804	I only have the audio version of Farmer Giles but I remember him (Farmer Giles) saying this to his horse, did I remember wrong? __________________ "Onen i-Estel Edain, u-chebin estel anim"

07-28-2003, 12:25 PM	#345
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Your memory serves you well, gilraën - he is reassuring his mare that she will not have to carry the dragon's treasure back. Welcome to the thread, and please puzzle us with a new quote! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

07-29-2003, 03:45 PM	#348
gilraën Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ireland Posts: 804	Absolutely correct Squatter [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I knew I hadn't remembered it perfectly. Your turn. Those Audio tapes, on the way to work, have kept me sane for a long while, other drivers! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] __________________ "Onen i-Estel Edain, u-chebin estel anim"

08-02-2003, 05:40 PM	#351
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Indeed it is. My favourite Minor Work rears its dreary head once more. Your turn. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

08-06-2003, 02:43 PM	#353
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Hellooooooo - did anyone hear the question? __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

08-07-2003, 01:14 PM	#354
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	It's from Roverandom. At first that was all Rover could think of to say to little boy Two when they met on the Dark Side of the Moon. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

08-07-2003, 01:31 PM	#355
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Ah, you did hear! The answer is right, of course, and you may proceed. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

08-08-2003, 07:36 AM	#357
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I'm sure it must be a member of the Non-Gender-Specific-Ship after the food fight on "The Reunification of the Entish Bow"... [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

08-08-2003, 10:18 AM	#358
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Although The Re-unification of the Entish Bow is undoubtedly a masterpiece of this young century's literature, its status as one of J.R.R. Tolkien's minor works has been thoroughly debunked by professor E.B. Smallworthy of Barterhouse, Oxford. Unfortunately his web-site was recently crashed by a vicious ping-flood attack, so I can't offer you a link. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?

08-18-2003, 06:09 AM	#360
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	That's the fellow. Your turn. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?