Middle Earth Real-Estate - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lush · 08-07-2006, 03:48 PM

Ok, guys. I'm unemployed. I'm bored. I can't go out, because I barely made rent this month.

You know the drill, you know what I do in this sort of situation.

Without further fanfare, here's the Middle Earth Real-Estate Quiz

For entertainment purposes only. I am not making any money off this, and I am not a trained... anything. I'm just that bored right now.

Enjoy.

Gil-Galad · 08-07-2006, 04:02 PM

hey. Lorien, never would've thought there...nice...

wilwarin538 · 08-07-2006, 04:21 PM

I got the Shire, nice, it be cool to be able to live there.

Nice quiz Lush.

Bêthberry · 08-07-2006, 05:00 PM

Mixing up my answers must have been what got me 'whimsical.'

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You have an eye for the whimsical. You see beyond the surface of things, and find beauty even in the heart of darkness. Your house radiates warmth even in the darkest night.

Some people think you're a bit of a dork, but what do they know? Right? Right?

Thanks for turning your boredom into something fun to share, Lush. That pic is one of my favourite ones of the Old Forest. A little eerie, a little creepy, definitely wild, perilous and not sentimental.

Celuien · 08-07-2006, 05:07 PM

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Soulful. Sensitive. Serious. Subtle. In love with nature, but enamoured of the basic comforts of civilization as well. You romantic, you.

Invite the neighbours for an Orc-barbeque sometime. You'd be good at that sort of thing.

You belong in Rivendell!

How lovely! Rivendell is the exact spot I would pick if I could go to Middle-earth.

Very nice quiz.

Oddwen · 08-07-2006, 05:18 PM

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What a piece of work is Hobbit! How hungry in the morning (and beyond)! How infinitely social! In taste and disposition, how practical and cheery...

*cough*

Pass that beer, already.

You belong in the Shire!

Yaaaay. No elves!

Lhunardawen · 08-08-2006, 02:27 AM

The Shire. Hmm.

*re-takes quiz*

Still The Shire. Oh fine!

Macalaure · 08-08-2006, 03:21 AM

First time:

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You make up for your nasty habit of imprisoning guests with age-old wisdom and undeniable gravitas. Your decorating skills lean toward industrial and deconstructed styles. You terrorize the neighbours, whether with loud music or worse, and you don't give a hoot about zoning restrictions.

Oh, and we can't be friends anymore.

You belong in Isengard!

Friendship is overrated!

Second time:

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Soulful. Sensitive. Serious. Subtle. In love with nature, but enamoured of the basic comforts of civilization as well. You romantic, you.

Invite the neighbours for an Orc-barbeque sometime. You'd be good at that sort of thing.

You belong in Rivendell!

One time Isengard, one time Rivendell...
I don't even want to know what that tells about me.

narfforc · 08-08-2006, 05:34 AM

Isengard....................

Thinlómien · 08-08-2006, 06:13 AM

Fangorn... I'll never tell my RL friends though, they are confident that I'm an ent...

Glirdan · 08-08-2006, 08:28 AM

Rivendell! Woot woot!!

Mirkgirl · 08-08-2006, 09:27 AM

1.take
Isengard

knew there was a reason Im living alone

2.take
Mordor

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Seriously, WHAT is your problem? Is psychotherapy THAT expensive nowadays? Or are you a naturalist, yearning to live among the savages and/or attempting to study Orc reproduction?

Trust me, you don't want to know.

okay overdid it this time

3.take

Gondor

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Either you fancy yourself a manly-man, a womanly-woman, or you've cultivated quite a taste for them.

If no manliness is on the day's agenda, the library is as good of a place to chill as any, right?

You're not fooling anyone though. *wink*

Ok, ok, don't look at the like that. The truth is, you're also a progressive individual who doesn't like to waste his or her potential. So there.

deffo not womanly-woman, but I like the most

Lush · 08-08-2006, 11:38 AM

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I don't even want to know what that tells about me.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, anyone?

Mithalwen · 08-08-2006, 01:27 PM

Rivendell .... perfect until the sea longing kicked in....

Lalwendë · 08-08-2006, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Rivendell .... perfect until the sea longing kicked in....

Same here too! Mountains are great, but you need the sea too for it to be perfect.

Was the place I'd actually best be suited to - The Grey Havens - a possible result?

Lush · 08-08-2006, 10:53 PM

I've been remiss about the Grey Havens. But I could potentially change the quiz... What say ye?

Diamond18 · 08-08-2006, 11:24 PM

You're as ambitious as you are guarded. You like beautiful things. Not just looking at them, but having them.

This doesn't mean your intentions aren't good, and, frankly, if you're at all good-looking, perhaps I'll let you add me to your collection.

Aesthetics shouldn't trump hospitality, though. If your weary visitors stand on your pretty carpet with muddy boots, you should be able to handle it. Right.

Brinniel · 08-08-2006, 11:24 PM

I got the Shire.....as expected. I think I was meant to be born as a hobbit....

Kuruharan · 08-09-2006, 10:59 AM

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You make up for your nasty habit of imprisoning guests with age-old wisdom and undeniable gravitas.

True.

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Your decorating skills lean toward industrial and deconstructed styles.

I'm not sure it does the word "style" any favors.

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You terrorize the neighbours

Darn right!

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whether with loud music or worse

Worse.

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and you don't give a hoot about zoning restrictions.

Those wretches told me I couldn't put my heads-on-spikes out on the patio anymore, to say nothing about them trying to make me get rid of my slave pits!

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You belong in Isengard!

Hmm...that's not the first place that came to mind...

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Oh, and we can't be friends anymore.

Not even just a little...?

Mithalwen · 08-09-2006, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Lush

I've been remiss about the Grey Havens. But I could potentially change the quiz... What say ye?

Well thanks for the offer, but much as I love living by the sea in RL, the area I live in is notorious for being a place people go to retire (including the dear old Prof himself) and my "village" has officially the highest concentration of old people in the entire country (the shopwindows are varifocal round here

) so I can't help thinking that choosing to live in the part of Middle Earth that exists mainly for the benefit of people waiting to check out would be a bit of a busman's holiday.

So I am happy to stick with Imladris (at least unlit all the cute elf boys leave

) when I will remove to Dol Amroth....

Lalaith · 08-10-2006, 12:46 PM

I got Old Forest first off (like Beth, I suspect from mixing my answers too much) then I tried to be a bit more cohesive and got Rivendell. Which suits me fine, I think, I always thought it sounded lively, collegiate and multi-cultural by the rather insular standards of elvish strongholds.

Estelyn Telcontar · 08-10-2006, 01:04 PM

Well, the test confirms what I would have chosen on my own - Rivendell! The perfect mix of Elven and other, of work and pleasure, of art and nature, the place to be for whatever you wish...

TheGreatElvenWarrior · 08-13-2007, 10:03 PM

Nice old Imladris or should I say Rivendell...
Not what I was expecting...but its nice
(actually wanted The Shire with lots and lots of Hobbits, I LOVE Hobbits)
Hey, hey, hey The next time I took the Quiz I got The Shire...!YAY! I LOVE Hobbits... Did I say That already?

08-07-2006, 03:48 PM	#1
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Middle Earth Real-Estate Ok, guys. I'm unemployed. I'm bored. I can't go out, because I barely made rent this month. You know the drill, you know what I do in this sort of situation. Without further fanfare, here's the Middle Earth Real-Estate Quiz For entertainment purposes only. I am not making any money off this, and I am not a trained... anything. I'm just that bored right now. Enjoy. __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

08-07-2006, 04:02 PM	#2
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	hey. Lorien, never would've thought there...nice... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

08-07-2006, 04:21 PM	#3
wilwarin538 Fluttering Enchantment Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,508	I got the Shire, nice, it be cool to be able to live there. Nice quiz Lush. __________________ Comme une étoile amarante Comme un papillon de nuit C'est la lumière qui m'attire La flamme qui m'éblouit Fenris Muffin

08-08-2006, 05:34 AM	#9
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	Where else would you find an Half-orc Isengard.................... __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

08-08-2006, 06:13 AM	#10
Thinlómien Shady She-Penguin Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: In a far land beyond the Sea Posts: 8,093	Fangorn... I'll never tell my RL friends though, they are confident that I'm an ent... __________________ Like the stars chase the sun, over the glowing hill I will conquer Blood is running deep, some things never sleep Double Fenris

08-08-2006, 02:27 AM	#7
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	The Shire. Hmm. re-takes quiz Still The Shire. Oh fine!

08-08-2006, 08:28 AM	#11
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Rivendell! Woot woot!! __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

08-08-2006, 01:27 PM	#14
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,458	Rivendell .... perfect until the sea longing kicked in.... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

08-08-2006, 10:53 PM	#16
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	I've been remiss about the Grey Havens. But I could potentially change the quiz... What say ye? __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

08-08-2006, 11:24 PM	#17
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	You're as ambitious as you are guarded. You like beautiful things. Not just looking at them, but having them. This doesn't mean your intentions aren't good, and, frankly, if you're at all good-looking, perhaps I'll let you add me to your collection. Aesthetics shouldn't trump hospitality, though. If your weary visitors stand on your pretty carpet with muddy boots, you should be able to handle it. Right. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

08-08-2006, 11:24 PM	#18
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	I got the Shire.....as expected. I think I was meant to be born as a hobbit.... __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

08-10-2006, 12:46 PM	#21
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	I got Old Forest first off (like Beth, I suspect from mixing my answers too much) then I tried to be a bit more cohesive and got Rivendell. Which suits me fine, I think, I always thought it sounded lively, collegiate and multi-cultural by the rather insular standards of elvish strongholds. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

08-10-2006, 01:04 PM	#22
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Well, the test confirms what I would have chosen on my own - Rivendell! The perfect mix of Elven and other, of work and pleasure, of art and nature, the place to be for whatever you wish... __________________ '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...'

08-13-2007, 10:03 PM	#23
TheGreatElvenWarrior Mighty Quill Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Walking off to look for America Posts: 2,230	Nice old Imladris or should I say Rivendell... Not what I was expecting...but its nice (actually wanted The Shire with lots and lots of Hobbits, I LOVE Hobbits) Hey, hey, hey The next time I took the Quiz I got The Shire...!YAY! I LOVE Hobbits... Did I say That already? __________________ The Party Doesn't Start Until You're Dead. Last edited by TheGreatElvenWarrior; 08-13-2007 at 10:08 PM.