Mad riddles - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bill · 03-20-2004, 07:24 AM

Ok, let us all post the crazy riddles that comes to your mind!

Me first!

Q1) Why are there 9 black birds flying over Mordor?

Q2. What do the ents fear the most?

Q3. When are the Ringwraiths the most delicious?

Q4. Which LOTR character could not decide whether he is a male or female?

Q5. Where in Middle Earth has the most musical people?

Q6. Who is the real terrorist in Middle Earth?

Bill · 03-20-2004, 07:29 AM

I'm posting my answers because I fear I moght not have the time to go online next time...

Okay, my answers!!

A1. When they are 'Naz-gooses'!! Hahaha!

A2. Entwives!! I don't know why but I thought this is funny!

A3. When they are the 'onion-ring-wraiths'!

A4. The Witch-King!

A5. Ang-band!!!

A6. Tom Bomb-adil

**The Saucepan Man** · 03-21-2004, 05:51 PM

Hmm, this seems more suited to Middle-earth Mirth, so I'm moving it there.

HerenIstarion · 03-22-2004, 02:22 AM

Number 6 left unanswered, so I'd have a go

The terrorist should be one to invoke terror, so that'd be Lobelia

Nilpaurion Felagund · 03-22-2004, 09:42 PM

A hung-over Gandalf would be strike terror, too.

Nimrothiel · 03-23-2004, 01:35 PM

For #6:

Tim Benzedrine...oh wait, wrong book.

I'd honestly have to say Tom Bombadil though; he has a beard and half the time you can't understand a word he says.

Firefoot · 03-23-2004, 07:18 PM

Hmm, I think we're trying to think of the answer to the wrong one - "Tom Bomb-adil" doesn't make sense for a musical place but it does work for a terrorist. So where is the the most musical place in M-e?

Elennar Starfire · 03-23-2004, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Q4. Which LOTR character could not decide whether he is a male or female?

Smeagol (Is me a gal?)

Yeah, dumb I know. But it's the first thing I thought of.

Miriel Undomiel · 04-07-2004, 10:16 AM

I read a funny riddle somewhere on the 'Downs:
Why didn't Tom Bombadil answer the phone?
Because the Ring didn't affect him!

Saraphim · 04-07-2004, 11:51 AM

Here's one. I don't know the answer but see if you do:

How many members of the Fellowship does it take to screw in a light bulb?

Nimrothiel · 04-07-2004, 12:15 PM

This one's a knock-off of a Mafia joke:

Three. One to screw it in, one to stand around looking heroic *cough, Legolas, cough* and one to kill the orcs trying to stop them.

Here's a new one:

What is coloured blue and green,
which elves consider a fair sight to be seen?
It is hostile to a tree,
yet a green leaf longs to see?

Bonus points if you answer with a line from the book.

Saraphim · 04-07-2004, 12:40 PM

Is it the Sea? I couldn't find a quote, sorry.

Miriel Undomiel · 04-07-2004, 01:26 PM

Quote:

How many members of the Fellowship does it take to screw in a light bulb?

~They don't need a light bulb when they have Gandalf and his staff.

~All off them! One to hold the light bulb and the rest to skrew the house on.

Nimrothiel · 04-08-2004, 08:02 AM

Yes, it is the sea. Here's an incomplete quote:
"Legolas Greenleaf long under tree...,
beware of the sea!"
As you can see, I don't have it memorized; nor do I have a copy of the book at hand.

Firefoot · 04-08-2004, 08:33 AM

Let's see how well I can do for memory...
"Legolas Greenleaf long under tree
In joy thou hast lived - beware of the sea!
If thou hearest the cry of the gull on the shore,
Thy heart shall dwell in the forest no more."

Quote:

How many members of the Fellowship does it take to screw in a light bulb?

-Four hobbits. Three to reach the ceiling, and another to hand the lightbulb up.

Nimrothiel · 04-08-2004, 12:30 PM

That sounds right; thanks.

Um, let me think...well, it's not my best and it's rather easy, but here it goes.

"A funny little man in a mithril coat,
an axe in his hand and a gem at his throat.
If you tell me this riddle, I'll give you a groat."

Well, how about my congratulations instead of a groat?

03-20-2004, 07:24 AM	#1
Bill Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Land of Shadow Posts: 14	Mad riddles Ok, let us all post the crazy riddles that comes to your mind! Me first! Q1) Why are there 9 black birds flying over Mordor? Q2. What do the ents fear the most? Q3. When are the Ringwraiths the most delicious? Q4. Which LOTR character could not decide whether he is a male or female? Q5. Where in Middle Earth has the most musical people? Q6. Who is the real terrorist in Middle Earth? __________________ "Still far away, forty miles at least, they saw Mount Doom, its feet founded in ashen ruin, its huge cone rising to a great height, where its reeking head was swathed in cloud." - Book six, The Land of Shadow -

03-20-2004, 07:29 AM	#2
Bill Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Land of Shadow Posts: 14	Answers!! I'm posting my answers because I fear I moght not have the time to go online next time... Okay, my answers!! A1. When they are 'Naz-gooses'!! Hahaha! A2. Entwives!! I don't know why but I thought this is funny! A3. When they are the 'onion-ring-wraiths'! A4. The Witch-King! A5. Ang-band!!! A6. Tom Bomb-adil __________________ "Still far away, forty miles at least, they saw Mount Doom, its feet founded in ashen ruin, its huge cone rising to a great height, where its reeking head was swathed in cloud." - Book six, The Land of Shadow - Last edited by Bill; 03-27-2004 at 03:18 AM.

03-21-2004, 05:51 PM	#3
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Moving thread ... Hmm, this seems more suited to Middle-earth Mirth, so I'm moving it there. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

03-22-2004, 02:22 AM	#4
HerenIstarion Deadnight Chanter Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,244	Number 6 left unanswered, so I'd have a go The terrorist should be one to invoke terror, so that'd be Lobelia __________________ Egroeg Ihkhsal - Would you believe in the love at first sight? - Yes I'm certain that it happens all the time!

03-22-2004, 09:42 PM	#5
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	#6 A hung-over Gandalf would be strike terror, too. __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

03-23-2004, 01:35 PM	#6
Nimrothiel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Imladris Posts: 288	For #6: Tim Benzedrine...oh wait, wrong book. I'd honestly have to say Tom Bombadil though; he has a beard and half the time you can't understand a word he says. __________________ "Walrus?! Will you quit makin' up imaginary animals?!!" ~ Sarge; Red vs. Blue

03-23-2004, 07:18 PM	#7
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Hmm, I think we're trying to think of the answer to the wrong one - "Tom Bomb-adil" doesn't make sense for a musical place but it does work for a terrorist. So where is the the most musical place in M-e?

04-07-2004, 10:16 AM	#9
Miriel Undomiel Wight Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I don't know... I guess I'm lost Posts: 122	I read a funny riddle somewhere on the 'Downs: Why didn't Tom Bombadil answer the phone? Because the Ring didn't affect him! __________________ A Sparrow can't change it's feathers

04-07-2004, 11:51 AM	#10
Saraphim Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The other side of freezing. Posts: 404	Pointless Riddle Here's one. I don't know the answer but see if you do: How many members of the Fellowship does it take to screw in a light bulb? __________________ I drink Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters! ~ Always remember: pillage BEFORE you burn.

04-07-2004, 12:15 PM	#11
Nimrothiel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Imladris Posts: 288	This one's a knock-off of a Mafia joke: Three. One to screw it in, one to stand around looking heroic cough, Legolas, cough and one to kill the orcs trying to stop them. Here's a new one: What is coloured blue and green, which elves consider a fair sight to be seen? It is hostile to a tree, yet a green leaf longs to see? Bonus points if you answer with a line from the book. __________________ "Walrus?! Will you quit makin' up imaginary animals?!!" ~ Sarge; Red vs. Blue

04-07-2004, 12:40 PM	#12
Saraphim Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The other side of freezing. Posts: 404	Is it the Sea? I couldn't find a quote, sorry. __________________ I drink Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters! ~ Always remember: pillage BEFORE you burn.

04-08-2004, 08:02 AM	#14
Nimrothiel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Imladris Posts: 288	Yes, it is the sea. Here's an incomplete quote: "Legolas Greenleaf long under tree..., beware of the sea!" As you can see, I don't have it memorized; nor do I have a copy of the book at hand. __________________ "Walrus?! Will you quit makin' up imaginary animals?!!" ~ Sarge; Red vs. Blue

04-08-2004, 12:30 PM	#16
Nimrothiel Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Imladris Posts: 288	That sounds right; thanks. Um, let me think...well, it's not my best and it's rather easy, but here it goes. "A funny little man in a mithril coat, an axe in his hand and a gem at his throat. If you tell me this riddle, I'll give you a groat." Well, how about my congratulations instead of a groat? __________________ "Walrus?! Will you quit makin' up imaginary animals?!!" ~ Sarge; Red vs. Blue