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***Mithadan*** · 09-24-2000, 09:16 AM

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A quick review of my more recent posts reveals an uncharacteristically dark trend. Hmmmm, the death of elves, the Second Prophecy of Mandos, the Final Battle.

Time to lighten up. OK. How did Gimli keep up with Aragorn and Legolas through their run over the fields of Rohan? His short little legs must have been pumping furiously. Maybe, as a gift from Aule, dwarves can invoke the power of the Roadrunner.<img src=wink.gif ALT="

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burrahobbit · 10-14-2000, 07:23 PM

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Re: Now, for something completely different...

It says in The Hobbit that Dwarves can run faster than Hobbits. I guess that means they can move along fast enough to keep up with a Man. I'm willing to bet that Legolas could run faster than either Aragorn or Gimli, and he was holding back to stay with his companions. Or perhaps Aragorn was also not running as fast as he could.

What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?</p>

10-14-2000, 07:29 PM

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Re: Now, for something completely different...

Meep, Meep. <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol">
I don't think it has anything to do with how long your legs are..
I agree with everything burrahobbit said.

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gamegie · 10-15-2000, 05:05 AM

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Re: Now, for something completely different...

Aragorn and Legola were certainly holding back so as not to distance Gimli. But what dwarves loose due to short legs they make up for a fantastic endurance.

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Hannah Burrows · 10-25-2000, 04:34 PM

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Re: Now, for something completely different...

I could just see Tolkien sitting at his desk looking over his notes thinking " Well, no one will notice, or maybe I should just make Argorn carry him . . . " <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol">

" In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit . . . " That's where it all began.</p>

Morgul Queen · 06-19-2002, 09:42 PM

"OR PERHAPS..."SAID TOLKIEN"I SHOULD LET HIM GROW WINGS!" [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

THANKS HANNAH BURROWS [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

burrahobbit · 06-19-2002, 11:07 PM

THAT IS SO FUNNY! HA HA HA!

Estelyn Telcontar · 06-20-2002, 03:11 AM

Oh no, now we are going to have numerous threads with endless discussions on whether dwarves had wings!!! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

Birdland · 06-20-2002, 08:02 AM

Nah, it was a rope and roller skates. Aragorn was actually towing Gimli through most of the chase, but the highly focused Ranger little noticed the extra weight, so intent was he on following the trail.

(By this time the friendship between Elf and Dwarf had been firmly established, and Legolas was no squealer.)

Rimbaud · 06-20-2002, 10:28 AM

It is a little-known fact that inline-skating was discovered and adopted as a national past-time by the Dwarves.

Lilly Loamsdown · 06-20-2002, 01:54 PM

I hate to break out of the silly atmosphere but I have a friend thats a foot and a half shorter than me. One day we raced and,She beat me. This has happened again and again not only with her butalso with several other friends shorter than me. Its like this if you match a tall person with one slightly shorter bet on the tall. But if one person is considerably shorter than the other,the shorter will usualy win.
This seems really bizarre to me I mean taller=longer legs=faster right? but once you get to a certain shortness such rules seem to become obsolete Maybe gravity and drag dont effect you as much if your shorter.

Galadrie1 · 06-20-2002, 02:28 PM

maybe gimli could keep up because, somehow, he was more aerodynamic than the other two?

Feadolena Nolfare · 06-20-2002, 10:44 PM

hm... well, I think Legolas would be more aerodynamic actually, him being thinner and all. But maybe it was downhill, and Gimli just rolled?
Gimli: wheeeeee!!
Legolas: Man, he is SO outta shape!
Gimli: I AM in shape! ROUND is a shape!

Luthien_ Tinuviel · 06-22-2002, 11:31 AM

Well, if you're shorter that means you're usually lighter..., but I kind of doubt gimli was all that light! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Rose Cotton · 06-24-2002, 12:13 AM

LOL! Roll down the hill. Ha ha, that's hilarious.

Anyway...if you notice, dwarves arn't very fond of riding horses so maybe because they always have to use their feet they developed a way to keep up with others.

Then again perhaps he was carried.

Lady_Báin · 06-24-2002, 05:23 AM

aaaaaah..... a silly thread involving the height and stature of dwarfs, not as "something completely different" as you might think. Though I think that Gimli could not have been slower than any of the others for the simple reason that he probably wouldn't have been sent on the quest if he could not "keep up" with the elf and men. And on another note- WHO EVER HEARD OF CARRYING A DWARF!!!!! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img]
It's simply outrageous!!

P.S- Gimli rules!!

Lush · 06-24-2002, 08:11 PM

Maybe Gimli was an African Dwarf. But African Dwarves don't migrate. Damn. I'm stumped. Humph.
Seriously, I ran track and cross country, and the darned short people were always ahead of yours truly.

[ June 24, 2002: Message edited by: Lush ]

mark12_30 · 06-24-2002, 08:57 PM

At least we know they didn't pull him along by the beard.

the guy who be short · 05-26-2003, 10:35 AM

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At least we know they didn't pull him along by the beard

excuse me? how else could he attack himself to aragorn to be towed along?

Lindril Arvilya · 05-26-2003, 05:04 PM

He rode his bike, until he got a flat just outside Rohan and was forced to abandon it, having left his repair kit in the boats.

Finwe · 05-26-2003, 05:15 PM

*is 5'2" and proud of it!*

In my personal experience, being short is an aid to running. Usually, compared to taller people, you have less weight to lug along, and all the short people I know (including myself) can run for long periods of time, albeit slightly slowly. Tall people tend to run in "bursts" of speed, from what I've seen. The same thing could be the case for Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. Endurance is certainly more important than speed in their case.

peony_foxburr · 05-28-2003, 10:45 PM

I was once told that when WALKING, having short legs made some difference--so in a timed program, we who were under 5'2" got an extra 1.5 mins handicap. Once you began to run, though, it made no particular difference, supposedly. And having some extra body fat also was an advantage for long-distance running. (NOT that it has proven so in my case, LOL)

Everdawn · 05-30-2003, 03:02 AM

DUDE! now you guys have put a picture of Gimli in my head with wings and half running, half flying across the fields axe in hand yelling. "argh! ill get you my pretties!" thanks a lot! now im going to have nightmares for the next week! LOL

GaladrieloftheOlden · 05-31-2003, 01:16 PM

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But if one person is considerably shorter than the other,the shorter will usualy win.

No, that is not necessarily true. It's just how the person runs, not how tall they are. I have a friend who's really really short, and he runs wicked fast for someone who has legs that short, but he also can dodge and drop and roll and stuff pretty fast. Me, I'm really tall, and have really long legs, so I run a little faster, but can't dodge quite as well. So it evens out...
Sorry for no silliness [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

~Menelien

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Elentarimir · 06-01-2003, 05:48 AM

I have a friend who is older, and shorter than me. Everytime we run, he beats me by yards! LOL!

09-24-2000, 09:16 AM	#1
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,381	Now, for something completely different... <font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 94</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> A quick review of my more recent posts reveals an uncharacteristically dark trend. Hmmmm, the death of elves, the Second Prophecy of Mandos, the Final Battle. Time to lighten up. OK. How did Gimli keep up with Aragorn and Legolas through their run over the fields of Rohan? His short little legs must have been pumping furiously. Maybe, as a gift from Aule, dwarves can invoke the power of the Roadrunner.<img src=wink.gif ALT=""> </p> __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

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burrahobbit Hidden Spirit Join Date: May 2000 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,424	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hidden Spirit Posts: 473</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Now, for something completely different... It says in The Hobbit that Dwarves can run faster than Hobbits. I guess that means they can move along fast enough to keep up with a Man. I'm willing to bet that Legolas could run faster than either Aragorn or Gimli, and he was holding back to stay with his companions. Or perhaps Aragorn was also not running as fast as he could. What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?</p> __________________ What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?

06-19-2002, 09:42 PM	#6
Morgul Queen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dontgonearthe Castle Posts: 414	"OR PERHAPS..."SAID TOLKIEN"I SHOULD LET HIM GROW WINGS!" [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] THANKS HANNAH BURROWS [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Athrabeth is still doing the wave for Boromir the Disco-King Oh...and call me Morgy!

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burrahobbit Hidden Spirit Join Date: May 2000 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 1,424	THAT IS SO FUNNY! HA HA HA! __________________ What's a burrahobbit got to do with my pocket, anyways?

06-20-2002, 03:11 AM	#8
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	Oh no, now we are going to have numerous threads with endless discussions on whether dwarves had wings!!! [img]smilies/eek.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...'

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elvgirl Guest Posts: n/a	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Newly Deceased Posts: 2</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Now, for something completely different... Meep, Meep. <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> I don't think it has anything to do with how long your legs are.. I agree with everything burrahobbit said. And he who breaks a thing to find out what it is, has left the path of wisdom</p>

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gamegie Wight Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 109	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 62</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Now, for something completely different... Aragorn and Legola were certainly holding back so as not to distance Gimli. But what dwarves loose due to short legs they make up for a fantastic endurance. Charming Humble Hobbit</p>

10-25-2000, 04:34 PM	#5
Hannah Burrows Animated Skeleton Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 40	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 57</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Now, for something completely different... I could just see Tolkien sitting at his desk looking over his notes thinking " Well, no one will notice, or maybe I should just make Argorn carry him . . . " <img src=laugh.gif ALT=":lol"> " In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit . . . " That's where it all began.</p>

06-20-2002, 08:02 AM	#9
Birdland Ghastly Neekerbreeker Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the banks of the mighty Scioto Posts: 1,751	Nah, it was a rope and roller skates. Aragorn was actually towing Gimli through most of the chase, but the highly focused Ranger little noticed the extra weight, so intent was he on following the trail. (By this time the friendship between Elf and Dwarf had been firmly established, and Legolas was no squealer.)

06-20-2002, 10:28 AM	#10
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	It is a little-known fact that inline-skating was discovered and adopted as a national past-time by the Dwarves. __________________ And all the rest is literature

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Lilly Loamsdown Pile O'Bones Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: middleofnowhere Posts: 19	I hate to break out of the silly atmosphere but I have a friend thats a foot and a half shorter than me. One day we raced and,She beat me. This has happened again and again not only with her butalso with several other friends shorter than me. Its like this if you match a tall person with one slightly shorter bet on the tall. But if one person is considerably shorter than the other,the shorter will usualy win. This seems really bizarre to me I mean taller=longer legs=faster right? but once you get to a certain shortness such rules seem to become obsolete Maybe gravity and drag dont effect you as much if your shorter. __________________ And sings a solitairy song that whistle in the wind.

06-20-2002, 02:28 PM	#12
Galadrie1 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: The wrong place at the wrong time. Posts: 385	maybe gimli could keep up because, somehow, he was more aerodynamic than the other two? __________________ "For this is what your folk would call magic, I believe; though I do not understand clearly what they mean; and they seem to use the same word of the deceits of the Enemy. But this, if you will, is the magic of Galadriel."

06-20-2002, 10:44 PM	#13
Feadolena Nolfare Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: up a tree... but of course! Posts: 25	hm... well, I think Legolas would be more aerodynamic actually, him being thinner and all. But maybe it was downhill, and Gimli just rolled? Gimli: wheeeeee!! Legolas: Man, he is SO outta shape! Gimli: I AM in shape! ROUND is a shape! __________________ Confused? Don't be so sure! Si man i yulma nin enquantuva?

06-22-2002, 11:31 AM	#14
Luthien_ Tinuviel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: A very lovely tree-hut in the Chunnel. Posts: 804	Well, if you're shorter that means you're usually lighter..., but I kind of doubt gimli was all that light! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ I am a nineteen-year-old nomad photographer who owns a lemonade stand. You know what? I love Mip.

06-24-2002, 12:13 AM	#15
Rose Cotton Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: A place worse then Mordor........School! Posts: 1,075	LOL! Roll down the hill. Ha ha, that's hilarious. Anyway...if you notice, dwarves arn't very fond of riding horses so maybe because they always have to use their feet they developed a way to keep up with others. Then again perhaps he was carried. __________________ "There's nothing you can do, Harry... nothing... he's gone."-Remus Lupin "The closer we are to danger, the further we are from harm."-Pippin (now how can you argue with that logic?)

06-24-2002, 05:23 AM	#16
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	aaaaaah..... a silly thread involving the height and stature of dwarfs, not as "something completely different" as you might think. Though I think that Gimli could not have been slower than any of the others for the simple reason that he probably wouldn't have been sent on the quest if he could not "keep up" with the elf and men. And on another note- WHO EVER HEARD OF CARRYING A DWARF!!!!! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] It's simply outrageous!! P.S- Gimli rules!! __________________ pæling.

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Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,770	Maybe Gimli was an African Dwarf. But African Dwarves don't migrate. Damn. I'm stumped. Humph. Seriously, I ran track and cross country, and the darned short people were always ahead of yours truly. [ June 24, 2002: Message edited by: Lush ] __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

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mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	At least we know they didn't pull him along by the beard. __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

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Lindril Arvilya Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In a box at the end of Harrison Ford's street, with a pair of binoculars Posts: 332	He rode his bike, until he got a flat just outside Rohan and was forced to abandon it, having left his repair kit in the boats. __________________ Neo, watch out! Trinity's going to steal your pants! Pants thief! Pants thief!

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Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	is 5'2" and proud of it! In my personal experience, being short is an aid to running. Usually, compared to taller people, you have less weight to lug along, and all the short people I know (including myself) can run for long periods of time, albeit slightly slowly. Tall people tend to run in "bursts" of speed, from what I've seen. The same thing could be the case for Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli. Endurance is certainly more important than speed in their case. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.

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peony_foxburr Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The Trollshaws/RdtoR 354 miles Posts: 91	I was once told that when WALKING, having short legs made some difference--so in a timed program, we who were under 5'2" got an extra 1.5 mins handicap. Once you began to run, though, it made no particular difference, supposedly. And having some extra body fat also was an advantage for long-distance running. (NOT that it has proven so in my case, LOL) __________________ "And the ship went out into the High Sea and passed on into the West, until at last on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water." -The Return of the King

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Everdawn Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the sand dunes outside of Ilium, watching it burn. Posts: 1,291	DUDE! now you guys have put a picture of Gimli in my head with wings and half running, half flying across the fields axe in hand yelling. "argh! ill get you my pretties!" thanks a lot! now im going to have nightmares for the next week! LOL __________________ "Athena, stepping up behind him, visible to no one but Achillies, gripped his red-gold hair. Startled he made a half turn, and he knew her upon the instant for Athena." ~The Iliad~ ~My lord, Éomer~

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Elentarimir Wight Join Date: May 2003 Location: Is this a trick question? Posts: 125	I have a friend who is older, and shorter than me. Everytime we run, he beats me by yards! LOL! __________________ Due to lack of funding, the light at the end of the tunnel has been turned off.