Movie-Related Insanity - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

doug*platypus · 12-09-2003, 06:02 PM

Please click the link for some movie-related <A HREF="http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2748331a2202,00.html" TARGET=_blank>insanity</A>.So what other insane things do you know of or have you done that you can blame on ROTK fever?Incidentally, there are 141 threads in the Movies forum with the word "insane", "insanity", "crazy" or "madness"!

BeeBombadil · 12-09-2003, 07:09 PM

Does the tattoo on my left ankle count? It's the inscription from the One Ring, in Feanorian script, no less! Got it after the first movie. How about the ring I purchased from Thorkild Hansen in Nelson, NZ, the ring that is exactly like the One Ring except for the Tanzanite stone in the top. Or how about the Elven cloak I tried on at the Te Papa museum in Wellington that I almost bought.Are these insane enough for you?

Silmiel of Imladris · 12-09-2003, 08:27 PM

I bought the Evenstar pendant and when I have enough money I want to buy Arwen's sword Hadafang. I also got tickets three weeks in advance for a showing before 5:00pm that not many people will be at. Other then that I haven't done anything outrageous.

Mattius · 12-10-2003, 01:46 PM

Well I thought of buying a nodding Gandalf for my dad's car (okay- not too crazy).

Jjudvven · 12-10-2003, 03:40 PM

Buying tickets for the FoTR about 5 weeks in advace(believe it or not, the theatre actually was selling them then). I basically wrapped them up and framed them so as not to lose them. I still have the tickets. :P

Lady Snickerdoodle · 12-11-2003, 05:48 PM

1. staying up until 2:30 am the night before the biggest killer French exam ever and not studying just to see the first movie. I flunked, but I didn't really care, because my final quarter grade was just a really low B. (yes, I am a semi-geek ) 2. dressing up in full costume to see TTT, and then finding out that I was the only serious ring-nut there... 3. Actually doing several things from the What Not to Do on Trilogy Tuesday thread. (but of course, I did them before the thread was started) 4. buying several really bad magazines just because they had like a half page article on LOTR. (o well at least I learned how to "get any guys attention, any time anywhere!" ) 5. Crying for days because I didn't win the contest to go to the premiere. Okay okay I know thats like OVERLY stupid. whatever. <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Does the tattoo on my left ankle count? It's the inscription from the One Ring, in Feanorian script, no less! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE> I'm planning to do that as soon as I turn 21! (thats the tattoo age, right?) Silmiel, do you mind if I copy you?[ 6:54 PM December 11, 2003: Message edited by: Lady Snickerdoodle ]

BeeBombadil · 12-11-2003, 06:12 PM

Snickerdoodle, that was me with the tattoo. Not sure what legal tattoo age is but it's a moot point with me as I'm 42. Be VERY, VERY certain you want this tattoo...give it alot of thought because they don't come off! Took me 20 years to decide whether or not to do it. I love my tattoo but it was a huge decision.

Silmiel of Imladris · 12-11-2003, 08:04 PM

Yeah I am deathly afraid of needles but I like swords though. Ummm...in most states it is 16 with parent consent and 18 alone.

Diamond18 · 12-13-2003, 12:39 PM

Well, every time I poke my head into the Movies forum I realize I've done something crazy.

Foolofatook · 12-14-2003, 10:30 PM

Keeping a countdown of 27 most important characters as decided by me throwing in half spoilers and good quotes for my dorm mates. That's gotten me pretty excited. Tell me if you agree, it's pretty scewed considering I have little idea what changes the movie is going to make. 27- Beregond 26- Cirdan 25- Elrond 24- Galadriel 23- Prince Imrahil 22- Mouth of Sauron 21- Treebeard 20- Legolas 19- Gimli 18- Eomer 17- Arwen 16- Shelob 15- Saruman 14- Sauron 13- Theoden 12- Wormtongue 11- Pippin 10- Witch King 9- Denethor 8- Faramir 7- Merry 6- Gandalf 5- Eowyn 4- Aragorn 3- Frodo 2- Gollum 1- SamPS. I constructed this list prior to finding out that Saruman and Grima were completely gone and that the Scouring of the Shire was out so take that into a little consideration when judging me.

12-09-2003, 06:02 PM	#1
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Movie-Related Insanity Please click the link for some movie-related<BR><A HREF="http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2748331a2202,00.html" TARGET=_blank>insanity</A>.<P>So what other insane things do you know of or have you done that you can blame on ROTK fever?<P>Incidentally, there are 141 threads in the Movies forum with the word "insane", "insanity", "crazy" or "madness"! __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.

12-09-2003, 07:09 PM	#2
BeeBombadil Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 32	Does the tattoo on my left ankle count? It's the inscription from the One Ring, in Feanorian script, no less! Got it after the first movie.<BR>How about the ring I purchased from Thorkild Hansen in Nelson, NZ, the ring that is exactly like the One Ring except for the Tanzanite stone in the top. Or how about the Elven cloak I tried on at the Te Papa museum in Wellington that I almost bought.<P>Are these insane enough for you?

12-09-2003, 08:27 PM	#3
Silmiel of Imladris Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Looking into a crystal ball- still see nothing Posts: 395	I bought the Evenstar pendant and when I have enough money I want to buy Arwen's sword Hadafang. I also got tickets three weeks in advance for a showing before 5:00pm that not many people will be at. Other then that I haven't done anything outrageous. __________________ Legolas 20 ales later: I feel something, a slight tingling in my fingers. I think it's affecting me. Figwit on his name: Are you suggesting that I have the wit of a fig?

12-10-2003, 01:46 PM	#4
Mattius Soul of Fire Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of Steel Posts: 666	Well I thought of buying a nodding Gandalf for my dad's car (okay- not too crazy). __________________ A problem shared is a problem halved, so is your problem really yours or just half of someone else's?

12-10-2003, 03:40 PM	#5
Jjudvven Wight Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: The Land to the West Posts: 154	Buying tickets for the FoTR about 5 weeks in advace(believe it or not, the theatre actually was selling them then). I basically wrapped them up and framed them so as not to lose them. I still have the tickets. :P __________________ "I don't know all of you as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you, half as well as you deserve."

12-11-2003, 05:48 PM	#6
Lady Snickerdoodle Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in the cookie jar Posts: 256	1. staying up until 2:30 am the night before the biggest killer French exam ever and not studying just to see the first movie. I flunked, but I didn't really care, because my final quarter grade was just a really low B. (yes, I am a semi-geek )<BR>2. dressing up in full costume to see TTT, and then finding out that I was the only serious ring-nut there... <BR>3. Actually doing several things from the What Not to Do on Trilogy Tuesday thread. (but of course, I did them before the thread was started)<BR>4. buying several really bad magazines just because they had like a half page article on LOTR. (o well at least I learned how to "get any guys attention, any time anywhere!" )<BR>5. Crying for days because I didn't win the contest to go to the premiere. Okay okay I know thats like OVERLY stupid. whatever.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Does the tattoo on my left ankle count? It's the inscription from the One Ring, in Feanorian script, no less! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I'm planning to do that as soon as I turn 21! (thats the tattoo age, right?) Silmiel, do you mind if I copy you?<p>[ 6:54 PM December 11, 2003: Message edited by: Lady Snickerdoodle ] __________________ "Let me handle this, I'm British." ~hitchhikers guide

12-11-2003, 06:12 PM	#7
BeeBombadil Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 32	Snickerdoodle, that was me with the tattoo. Not sure what legal tattoo age is but it's a moot point with me as I'm 42. Be VERY, VERY certain you want this tattoo...give it alot of thought because they don't come off! Took me 20 years to decide whether or not to do it. I love my tattoo but it was a huge decision.

12-11-2003, 08:04 PM	#8
Silmiel of Imladris Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Looking into a crystal ball- still see nothing Posts: 395	Yeah I am deathly afraid of needles but I like swords though. Ummm...in most states it is 16 with parent consent and 18 alone. __________________ Legolas 20 ales later: I feel something, a slight tingling in my fingers. I think it's affecting me. Figwit on his name: Are you suggesting that I have the wit of a fig?

12-13-2003, 12:39 PM	#9
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Well, every time I poke my head into the Movies forum I realize I've done something crazy. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

12-14-2003, 10:30 PM	#10
Foolofatook Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: UMass Amherst Posts: 14	Keeping a countdown of 27 most important characters as decided by me throwing in half spoilers and good quotes for my dorm mates. That's gotten me pretty excited. Tell me if you agree, it's pretty scewed considering I have little idea what changes the movie is going to make. 27- Beregond 26- Cirdan 25- Elrond 24- Galadriel 23- Prince Imrahil 22- Mouth of Sauron 21- Treebeard 20- Legolas 19- Gimli 18- Eomer 17- Arwen 16- Shelob 15- Saruman 14- Sauron 13- Theoden 12- Wormtongue 11- Pippin 10- Witch King 9- Denethor 8- Faramir 7- Merry 6- Gandalf 5- Eowyn 4- Aragorn 3- Frodo 2- Gollum 1- Sam<P>PS. I constructed this list prior to finding out that Saruman and Grima were completely gone and that the Scouring of the Shire was out so take that into a little consideration when judging me. __________________ Fond as he was of Frodo, Fatty Bolger had no desire to leave the Shire, nor to see what lay outside it.