LotR-related objects in everyday life. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

LePetitChoux · 01-06-2003, 01:24 PM

Something has been bugging at me for weeks, that I see something very familiar every time I sit down at my computer. I've finally figured out what it is.

My USB port is called hama, like this:

Does anyone else see LotR-related names in their every-day lives? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

arelendil · 01-06-2003, 01:46 PM

Everyday on my way to school I walk passed a car called Bilbo. And my Uncle has a coat with rohan written on it!

Frodo Baggins · 01-06-2003, 02:09 PM

Well...

I have a few CD's that are recorded by "Rivendell Records". And YES I am serious.

Meela · 01-06-2003, 02:12 PM

i keep on seeing a brand of cigarettes called Condor, and i keep on thinking it says Gondor
also im sure ive seen the name Theoden around somewhere

Manwe Sulimo · 01-06-2003, 02:14 PM

Actually, in upstate New York, there's a winery called "Rivendell", next to a river, in a very Eriador-esque place. I got a magnet as a souveneir, with "Rivendell Winery" in purple letters.

eleanor_niphredil · 01-06-2003, 02:50 PM

there is an area somewhere called Rivington that I call Rivendell(by accident)

Horse-Maiden of the Shire · 01-06-2003, 04:33 PM

this is more related to the movie
in my music book in band theres this song, i forget the title but at the end it says "from Elijah".
i know thats not really related to LOTR itself, and more to one of the actors, but y'know.

purplefluffychainsaw · 01-07-2003, 02:55 PM

In my village (Yes a village, that's how small and remote it is. Very like the Shire and I mean it!!!) There are three car number plates with elf on and in the nearest town (4 miles) There is a Buckland!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Mithril · 01-07-2003, 03:00 PM

I like to word find puzzles, you know the ones where they give you a list of words and you're supposed to find them in the box of letters, anyways, I was doing one about mythological creatures, and one of the words was Hobbits, and a lot of times I'll actually see or just think I see Middle-Earth terms or names, it's weird.

Lady_Báin · 01-07-2003, 06:18 PM

Where i live there is a Gimli realstate agenency. I can just imagine "N' did ya want th' larger cave with th' high ceilings, or a cozier place?"

The-Elf-Herself · 01-08-2003, 09:52 AM

Well, my brother has a stuffed monkey named Shelob.

arelendil · 01-08-2003, 10:59 AM

I really have gone too far. walking down the street thought i saw an elf calandar but when i looked closer it said seasons! i'm not joking!!

also talk on hobbys today in english kept on saying hobbits which the class thought very funny!

Farrehn · 01-08-2003, 03:58 PM

There's this plae near home called Rivendell.
But other than that, this one game, or actually a few, have mithril weapons and some Tolkienish names like "Gandolf' and "Galdriel' and stuff.

FarathrimMaiden · 01-08-2003, 06:01 PM

Well, i theres this house in the town next to our town, it has a garden decorated with all sorts of mystical signs with a bear holding a sign that either says Gandolf or Gandalf. I change the word habitto hobit, i think any word that sounds remotely like rivendell is in fact rivendell, and I have seen that rivendell rocords i think.

Erana · 01-08-2003, 06:19 PM

Yes!! When I go into my room I have this fan that looks tolkieny.....I hope that was like u were asking..

Sindafalathiel · 01-09-2003, 05:24 PM

There's this girl in my gym class who loooks a lot like Wormtongue...the resemblance scares me.

maikafanawen · 01-09-2003, 06:39 PM

My art teachers' name is Mr. Baggins. No joke. And there's a girl in my photography class who looks like Faramir. Also, there's a road by the mall called West Buckleberry Road. Also ... the last name of a football player, I think for Georgia Tech in the US, is Bilbo.

Sadbh · 01-09-2003, 07:44 PM

There's always an annoyingly obnoxious add for a pizzeria on the local TV stations, located on 'Bilbo' Street. Also, when asked what the capital of North Ireland was on a Social Studies test, I wrote Belfalas instead of Belfast... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Lady_Báin · 01-10-2003, 07:04 AM

Sadbh thats too funny i feel weak now.

the eating erea at my school is called middle earth!! maybe i should bring lembas for lunch some time....

Thulorongil · 01-10-2003, 07:09 PM

in my music book in band theres this song, i forget the title but at the end it says "from Elijah".
actually horsemaiden, there is an opera-ish thing called Elijah. Probably where that came from.

The Elf Herself- has your brother read the books? or did he make that up? If he's read them, he is just a little strange

Also, I always call the evil people in my classes Mumakil and Ulaers. So many strange looks...

This leads to the LotR street signs, too
(I know an Ulaer who lives on Ithilien-Makes sense, doesn't it?!)

Thulorongil · 01-10-2003, 07:09 PM

ok, so you put the quote you want inside the quote box...

Ithaeliel · 01-10-2003, 10:01 PM

My two best friends go to horse camp in a town called Greenleaf. Also, today- I don't know if this counts- my ring slipped off my finger and onto the floor, and when I told my Science teacher it was gold so he could help look for it, he said, "The one gold ring to rule them all... and you dropped it on the floor?" I eventually found it, however. I just thought that was funny he'd mention it. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Horse-Maiden of the Shire · 01-18-2003, 10:12 AM

well, about two hours away from here is a town called Gimli (ha ha ha!!) and on my internet box thingy (i have hi-speed) it says: "ent" Ethernet. Ha!! I want a teacher named Mr. Baggins. Then i could say to my friends "Baggins? Sure i know a Baggins. He's over there. Misterr Baggins."

Shy Hobbit · 01-30-2003, 01:24 PM

A friend of mine has started growing his hair out recently, it's dark brown and he makes it real curly. Although he has dark eyes, he reminds me of Frodo. He used to have a silver ring that he wore on a chain around his neck too. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] slight differences, but he still reminds me of the Ring Bearer himself.

Pennthangeil · 01-30-2003, 04:31 PM

I live on Rivendel street.

Maikadurwen · 09-20-2003, 01:40 PM

i live on benton springs and my sister calls it bilbo springs

we also have pretty large stream at our house and i call it the brandywine
we even have a ferry called buckleberry ferry

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I live on Rivendel street.

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Daisy Brambleburr · 10-02-2003, 02:11 PM

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In my village (Yes a village, that's how small and remote it is. Very like the Shire and I mean it!!!) There are three car number plates with elf on and in the nearest town (4 miles) There is a Buckland!!!

That's weird! I live about 10 miles from a little village called Buckland too.

On my computer monitor there's a little sticker saying 'celeron' but every time I see it I think 'Celeborn'!

My dad has some Rohan trousers. And one time in my chemistry test I wrote 'Aragorn' insted of 'Argon'. Whoops!

Finwe · 10-02-2003, 04:01 PM

I helped one of my friends with her presentation for Speech class (hers was how to groom a horse) and I was supposed to get up on the horse and ride it around a bit, just to give it some exercise. When I was riding back, I pulled off an Eomer and yelled, "To the King!!!!!!!!" and charged up to my friend. Said friend, who is also a LotR fan, just looked and me and said, "Gwanel nin, we aren't at Helm's Deep."

Arwen1858 · 10-02-2003, 10:29 PM

Well, I constantly read the words 'Middle East' as 'Middle Earth.'
LSU used to have a quarter-back named Rohan Davey! I wonder if his parents named him after the Rohan in ME. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Also, are any of you Babylon 5 fans? I used to watch it several years ago, and now I'm realizing there are a lot of things in there that came from LotR, or at least are pretty similar. Also, I'll see places and try to think about what place in ME it looks like. And sometimes I'll look at peoples ears to see if they're more pointy or rounded. And I'll see random things and think, 'Oh! That looks very elvish!' I know there are more, but I can't think of them now.
Arwen

Lyta_Underhill · 10-03-2003, 12:17 AM

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Also, are any of you Babylon 5 fans? I used to watch it several years ago, and now I'm realizing there are a lot of things in there that came from LotR, or at least are pretty similar.

Well, if there ARE Babylon 5 fans around here, they surely know where I got my first name! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

I do remember lots of stuff that mirrors or suggests the storyline and even names of LOTR: Z'ha'Dum being the most prominent of them, with the First One Lorien being deep inside the great chasm into which Sheridan leaps (Gandalf and the Balrog, anyone? He dove just before a nuclear device...). Other parallels, such as the migration "to the Rim" of the older beings and Technomages, etc. etc. and the use of the old evil by the newer minions of the "Shadows" (Sauron picking up where Morgoth left off, anyone?). The theme of the survival and slow resurgence of evil, even after great victory, would seem to be a main theme for both realms--Arda and the galactic realm in the "Third Age of Mankind" of Babylon 5.

Despite all the parallels, B5 draws from all sorts of fantasy and sci-fi works and concepts, although at times I like to refer to it as "Lord of the Rings in Space," just to be ornery!

Anyway, as for Middle Earth around here: my entire backyard (120 acres) looks like different places in Middle Earth. In fact, a large hill (small mountain? not quite!) rises behind my home and looks like an overgrown version (sans doors and windows) of Tolkien's illustration of Hobbiton on the 1973(?) version of the LOTR set (the authorized American version) Fellowship of the Ring cover. Another hill would resemble Weathertop if the stones rose above the trees and not vice versa, and there is a hidden dell I call Rivendell (abutted by Arwen's Rock and Tinuviel's Glade). Also a small creek with a bridge; I call it the Brandywine. Oh, and most of the guys driving pickup trucks in the closest town resemble Gimli...that's all I can think of right now!

Cheers,
Lyta

Arwen1858 · 10-03-2003, 01:06 AM

Lyta, every time I've seen your name, I've thought of Lyta Alexander from B-5. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
The first similarities I noticed between it and LotR were the Sheridan thing, and the fact that there are Rangers on B-5. Also, in LotR we have the white council, and the Minbari on B-5 have a grey council. The most ridiculous thing I've ever seen on the net was a B-5 message board. I was searching the net several weeks ago to find more similarities between B-5 and LotR, cuz I figured I was probably missing some. Anyways, on said message board, these people were saying how they couldn't believe Peter Jackson had the audacity to rip off Babylon 5 the way he did with his LotR movies!! As if all of that didn't come from the books, which came long before
B-5! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Poor, confused people!

Anyways, back on topic. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
I have the computer game Riven, which I think got it's name from Rivendell, and there's also a Mirkwood Flooring and Interiors not too far from where I live!

Lyta_Underhill · 10-03-2003, 10:29 AM

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Anyways, on said message board, these people were saying how they couldn't believe Peter Jackson had the audacity to rip off Babylon 5 the way he did with his LotR movies!!

I saw a "news" article to this effect once, but it was firmly tongue-in-cheek! I think some people must have taken it seriously! It was on a site that also featured the appearance of Boromir and Faramir's OTHER brother, Jar-Jaromir! (complete with grafted Jar-Jar onto Boromir's body...ack!). You know, I suppose as many people could claim that Straczynski stole from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (both on a space station--similarity ends there).

Anyway, I've strayed far from topic now, so back to it...I used to be part of a radio show long ago that I didn't even remember had a LOTR reference in it until I went back and reviewed some old scripts. Whenever we wanted to pretend we were broadcasting from a pretentiously named "ballroom" as in the days of old time radio remotes, our pretentious ballroom was the Aragorn Ballroom! Heh heh!

Cheers,
Lyta (NOT a telepathic time bomb, but a nice person, really, once you get over her social ineptitude and tendency to see ghosts and conspiracies everywhere...oh, ignore this last part!) [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Orominuialwen · 10-04-2003, 09:19 PM

There are several ME named streets near where I am, including Merry, Greenwood, Ent, and Greenleaf. There is also a LothLorien co-op and Bag End Sound Productions. I also found a Greenleaf, Wisconsin on a map. Plus, my little brother looks a whole lot like Elijah Wood

. People who don't even know him or about our obsession (he's as obsessed as I am

) come up to me and tell me he ooks like Frodo. Also, there's a girl in my school named Arwen

. No joke! When I first knew her, I hadn't yet discovered LotR, so I didn't even know what her name was from. I'll think of more stuff soon!

10-05-2003, 09:42 AM

There's a house in my village called Baggit End and my schools catering service is called Shire Catering.

Amarantha_Daisy · 10-05-2003, 02:27 PM

Wow, Orominuialwen! that's a lot of stuff. Lucky you, you can shreik with happiness whenever you pass by any of those things [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

The only thing I've seen near me is a jewlery shop called "Galadriel's" ...I think I've mentioned that before...hmm... *sidetracked* Any-woo...yes. There may be more, I just have to look. I'll keep my eyes peeled ...Only...not literally...

Goldberry · 10-05-2003, 02:45 PM

That would be so fun to know somebody named Arwen, or Gandalf or something of the sort. Hey, I've got a friend named Sam... hehe [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Well, let's see...there is a town near me called Turin.

Orominuialwen · 10-05-2003, 04:05 PM

The only problem is that the only street I've actually passed by is Merry

. I've only seen the others on a map. Also, I don't know where LothLorien or Bag End are, and I can't find them in the phone book

. I really hope they're still around!

**The Saucepan Man** · 10-05-2003, 07:36 PM

This sort of belongs here ...

Currently, I have John Howe's wonderful picture of the hallway at Bag End, looking out through the open door, as the wallpaper on my computer at work.

Last Friday, I was giving a serious presentation at work using PowerPoint on my lap-top. So, I had the presentation all set up, and what was on the screen was also on the big screen for the audience, as it should be. The presentation went fine and, once it was over (and people were still milling about), I shut down PowerPoint. And there on the big screen, for all to see, was Bag End. Was it my imagination, or were there a few fairly perplexed glances at the screen?

Hmm, slightly embarassing, to say the least. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Amarantha_Daisy · 10-05-2003, 07:53 PM

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I've only seen the others on a map.

Now there's an idea... I'll have to look at my maps a bit more thouroughly... My parents will think I'm planning to run away [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Saucepan Man, that's great! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I always get rolled eyes from my LotR backgrounds. Especially with the Argonath one... *sings* Stop! In the naaaame of love! I've never had something like that happen, though...

Arwen1858 · 10-05-2003, 08:57 PM

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And there on the big screen, for all to see, was Bag End. Was it my imagination, or were there a few fairly perplexed glances at the screen?

Hey, ya never know, maybe you'll find some other Lord of the Rings fans that way!Someone could realize you're one, and say something about it. Who knows? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

01-06-2003, 01:24 PM	#1
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 720	LotR-related objects in everyday life. Something has been bugging at me for weeks, that I see something very familiar every time I sit down at my computer. I've finally figured out what it is. My USB port is called hama, like this: Does anyone else see LotR-related names in their every-day lives? [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ je suis une bonne odeur

01-06-2003, 01:46 PM	#2
arelendil Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Eryn Lasgalen Posts: 202	Everyday on my way to school I walk passed a car called Bilbo. And my Uncle has a coat with rohan written on it! __________________ Nai Vardo eleni ilye lumenn' enomentielvo siluvar!

01-06-2003, 02:09 PM	#3
Frodo Baggins Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Bag-End, Under-Hill, Hobbiton-across-the Water Posts: 606	Well... I have a few CD's that are recorded by "Rivendell Records". And YES I am serious. __________________ "I'm your huckleberry....that's just my game."

01-06-2003, 02:12 PM	#4
Meela Denethor's True Love Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood. With Thranduil... swoon Posts: 2,049	i keep on seeing a brand of cigarettes called Condor, and i keep on thinking it says Gondor also im sure ive seen the name Theoden around somewhere __________________ 'The Hobbit' 1st impressions: 1. Thorin is hot... Oh god, I fancy a dwarf. 2. Thranduil is hotter. 3. Is that... Figwit! 4. Does Elijah Wood never age? 2nd: It's all about Fili & Kili, really. 3rd: BARD! OMG, Bard.

01-06-2003, 02:14 PM	#5
Manwe Sulimo Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna Tumbaletaurëa Lómëanor Posts: 553	Actually, in upstate New York, there's a winery called "Rivendell", next to a river, in a very Eriador-esque place. I got a magnet as a souveneir, with "Rivendell Winery" in purple letters. __________________ "Monkeys learn sign language so they can tell the dolphins they love them."

01-06-2003, 02:50 PM	#6
eleanor_niphredil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: england Posts: 805	there is an area somewhere called Rivington that I call Rivendell(by accident) __________________ Here I am, brain the size of a planet, and they ask me to spend my time on this forum. And by the way, for any of you turning into a penguin, stop it. ~* I am Pippin took in the Female Fellowship*~

01-06-2003, 04:33 PM	#7
Horse-Maiden of the Shire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR Posts: 1,197	this is more related to the movie in my music book in band theres this song, i forget the title but at the end it says "from Elijah". i know thats not really related to LOTR itself, and more to one of the actors, but y'know. __________________ "There's a big...machine in the sky...some kind of electric snake...coming straight at us." "Shoot it," said my attorney. "Not yet...I want to study its habits."

01-07-2003, 02:55 PM	#8
purplefluffychainsaw Wight Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: In a very cold place.... Posts: 162	In my village (Yes a village, that's how small and remote it is. Very like the Shire and I mean it!!!) There are three car number plates with elf on and in the nearest town (4 miles) There is a Buckland!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Love, Drugs and Fairy Boys ~ SAM

01-07-2003, 03:00 PM	#9
Mithril Pile O'Bones Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 21	I like to word find puzzles, you know the ones where they give you a list of words and you're supposed to find them in the box of letters, anyways, I was doing one about mythological creatures, and one of the words was Hobbits, and a lot of times I'll actually see or just think I see Middle-Earth terms or names, it's weird. __________________ Education is the progressive realization of your ignorance.

01-07-2003, 06:18 PM	#10
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	Where i live there is a Gimli realstate agenency. I can just imagine "N' did ya want th' larger cave with th' high ceilings, or a cozier place?" __________________ pæling.

01-08-2003, 09:52 AM	#11
The-Elf-Herself Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mithlond Posts: 74	Well, my brother has a stuffed monkey named Shelob. __________________ Go here http://www.geocities.com/sunlit_rain/home_page for songs translated into elvish.~Eruantale Aranìs Oronlamba~

01-08-2003, 10:59 AM	#12
arelendil Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Eryn Lasgalen Posts: 202	I really have gone too far. walking down the street thought i saw an elf calandar but when i looked closer it said seasons! i'm not joking!! also talk on hobbys today in english kept on saying hobbits which the class thought very funny! __________________ Nai Vardo eleni ilye lumenn' enomentielvo siluvar!

01-08-2003, 03:58 PM	#13
Farrehn Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: here Posts: 22	There's this plae near home called Rivendell. But other than that, this one game, or actually a few, have mithril weapons and some Tolkienish names like "Gandolf' and "Galdriel' and stuff. __________________ There is no greater tragedy than a life without purpose. And a life without purpose knowns not the love it was created for.

01-08-2003, 06:01 PM	#14
FarathrimMaiden Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Wandering the Shores of Middle-earth Posts: 21	Well, i theres this house in the town next to our town, it has a garden decorated with all sorts of mystical signs with a bear holding a sign that either says Gandolf or Gandalf. I change the word habitto hobit, i think any word that sounds remotely like rivendell is in fact rivendell, and I have seen that rivendell rocords i think. __________________ Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. Frodo most certainly does live. "Will you look into my mirror?" "What will I see?"

01-08-2003, 06:19 PM	#15
Erana Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Orlando Land wish u were here.....NO I DON'T ORLANDO IS MINE!!!!!! Posts: 15	Yes!! When I go into my room I have this fan that looks tolkieny.....I hope that was like u were asking.. __________________ Girls have fun. Girls with guns have more fun! Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with chocolate!

01-09-2003, 05:24 PM	#16
Sindafalathiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nargothrond Posts: 54	There's this girl in my gym class who loooks a lot like Wormtongue...the resemblance scares me. __________________ "My Legions of Terror will be an equal-opportunity employer. Conversely, when it is prophesied that no man can defeat me, I will keep in mind the increasing number of non-traditional gender roles." ~The Evil Overlord List

01-09-2003, 06:39 PM	#17
maikafanawen Tears of Simbelmynë Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Beast's Castle Posts: 705	My art teachers' name is Mr. Baggins. No joke. And there's a girl in my photography class who looks like Faramir. Also, there's a road by the mall called West Buckleberry Road. Also ... the last name of a football player, I think for Georgia Tech in the US, is Bilbo. __________________ "They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say, 'Sht, it's raining!'" -- Ruby, Cold Mountain*

01-09-2003, 07:44 PM	#18
Sadbh Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Somewhere Posts: 67	There's always an annoyingly obnoxious add for a pizzeria on the local TV stations, located on 'Bilbo' Street. Also, when asked what the capital of North Ireland was on a Social Studies test, I wrote Belfalas instead of Belfast... [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] __________________ Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we take the Standerdized Tests.

01-10-2003, 07:04 AM	#19
Lady_Báin Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Peterborough, England Posts: 250	Sadbh thats too funny i feel weak now. the eating erea at my school is called middle earth!! maybe i should bring lembas for lunch some time.... __________________ pæling.

01-10-2003, 07:09 PM	#20
Thulorongil Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: wherever the road may take me Posts: 97	in my music book in band theres this song, i forget the title but at the end it says "from Elijah". actually horsemaiden, there is an opera-ish thing called Elijah. Probably where that came from. The Elf Herself- has your brother read the books? or did he make that up? If he's read them, he is just a little strange Also, I always call the evil people in my classes Mumakil and Ulaers. So many strange looks... This leads to the LotR street signs, too (I know an Ulaer who lives on Ithilien-Makes sense, doesn't it?!) __________________ I sit beside the fire and think of people long ago, And people who will see a world that I shall never know.

01-10-2003, 10:01 PM	#22
Ithaeliel Cornus Caliga Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Five-hundred-twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes from here Posts: 710	My two best friends go to horse camp in a town called Greenleaf. Also, today- I don't know if this counts- my ring slipped off my finger and onto the floor, and when I told my Science teacher it was gold so he could help look for it, he said, "The one gold ring to rule them all... and you dropped it on the floor?" I eventually found it, however. I just thought that was funny he'd mention it. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. .................William Wordsworth

01-18-2003, 10:12 AM	#23
Horse-Maiden of the Shire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chillaxin' with Glorfindel-441 miles on the RtR Posts: 1,197	well, about two hours away from here is a town called Gimli (ha ha ha!!) and on my internet box thingy (i have hi-speed) it says: "ent" Ethernet. Ha!! I want a teacher named Mr. Baggins. Then i could say to my friends "Baggins? Sure i know a Baggins. He's over there. Misterr Baggins." __________________ "There's a big...machine in the sky...some kind of electric snake...coming straight at us." "Shoot it," said my attorney. "Not yet...I want to study its habits."

01-30-2003, 01:24 PM	#24
Shy Hobbit Wight Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: In my own little world Posts: 201	A friend of mine has started growing his hair out recently, it's dark brown and he makes it real curly. Although he has dark eyes, he reminds me of Frodo. He used to have a silver ring that he wore on a chain around his neck too. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] slight differences, but he still reminds me of the Ring Bearer himself. __________________ Make Middle-Earth a friendlier place, hug a balrog today! ~The Fellowship of the King~

01-30-2003, 04:31 PM	#25
Pennthangeil Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: .....WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW....STALKERS! Posts: 61	I live on Rivendel street. __________________ ..You thought you were rid of me diddnt you?...diddnt you?!?!?

10-02-2003, 04:01 PM	#28
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	I helped one of my friends with her presentation for Speech class (hers was how to groom a horse) and I was supposed to get up on the horse and ride it around a bit, just to give it some exercise. When I was riding back, I pulled off an Eomer and yelled, "To the King!!!!!!!!" and charged up to my friend. Said friend, who is also a LotR fan, just looked and me and said, "Gwanel nin, we aren't at Helm's Deep." __________________ 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.

10-02-2003, 10:29 PM	#29
Arwen1858 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gondor Posts: 516	Well, I constantly read the words 'Middle East' as 'Middle Earth.' LSU used to have a quarter-back named Rohan Davey! I wonder if his parents named him after the Rohan in ME. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Also, are any of you Babylon 5 fans? I used to watch it several years ago, and now I'm realizing there are a lot of things in there that came from LotR, or at least are pretty similar. Also, I'll see places and try to think about what place in ME it looks like. And sometimes I'll look at peoples ears to see if they're more pointy or rounded. And I'll see random things and think, 'Oh! That looks very elvish!' I know there are more, but I can't think of them now. Arwen __________________ Will Turner: "This is either madness or brilliance." Jack Sparrow: "It's remarkable how often those two traits coincide." ~ Pirates of the Caribbean

10-03-2003, 01:06 AM	#31
Arwen1858 Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gondor Posts: 516	Lyta, every time I've seen your name, I've thought of Lyta Alexander from B-5. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] The first similarities I noticed between it and LotR were the Sheridan thing, and the fact that there are Rangers on B-5. Also, in LotR we have the white council, and the Minbari on B-5 have a grey council. The most ridiculous thing I've ever seen on the net was a B-5 message board. I was searching the net several weeks ago to find more similarities between B-5 and LotR, cuz I figured I was probably missing some. Anyways, on said message board, these people were saying how they couldn't believe Peter Jackson had the audacity to rip off Babylon 5 the way he did with his LotR movies!! As if all of that didn't come from the books, which came long before B-5! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] Poor, confused people! Anyways, back on topic. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] I have the computer game Riven, which I think got it's name from Rivendell, and there's also a Mirkwood Flooring and Interiors not too far from where I live! __________________ Will Turner: "This is either madness or brilliance." Jack Sparrow: "It's remarkable how often those two traits coincide." ~ Pirates of the Caribbean

10-04-2003, 09:19 PM	#33
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	There are several ME named streets near where I am, including Merry, Greenwood, Ent, and Greenleaf. There is also a LothLorien co-op and Bag End Sound Productions. I also found a Greenleaf, Wisconsin on a map. Plus, my little brother looks a whole lot like Elijah Wood . People who don't even know him or about our obsession (he's as obsessed as I am ) come up to me and tell me he ooks like Frodo. Also, there's a girl in my school named Arwen . No joke! When I first knew her, I hadn't yet discovered LotR, so I didn't even know what her name was from. I'll think of more stuff soon! __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.) Last edited by Orominuialwen; 12-01-2005 at 06:15 PM. Reason: Sweeping party!

10-05-2003, 09:42 AM	#34
Silver Shadow Guest Posts: n/a	There's a house in my village called Baggit End and my schools catering service is called Shire Catering.

10-05-2003, 02:27 PM	#35
Amarantha_Daisy Wight Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bag End... On Frodo's laptop. Shhhh! Don't tell! Posts: 240	Wow, Orominuialwen! that's a lot of stuff. Lucky you, you can shreik with happiness whenever you pass by any of those things [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] The only thing I've seen near me is a jewlery shop called "Galadriel's" ...I think I've mentioned that before...hmm... sidetracked Any-woo...yes. There may be more, I just have to look. I'll keep my eyes peeled ...Only...not literally... __________________ "I did not see the Balrog until I saw the film! He was -- it was -- just a yellow tennis ball on top of a pole for me to shout at. I felt like screaming 'You shall not bounce!'" ~Sir Ian McKellen October 20, 2005 - 1st Annual Golden Ring Marathon! Spread the Word!

10-05-2003, 02:45 PM	#36
Goldberry Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Old Forest Posts: 338	That would be so fun to know somebody named Arwen, or Gandalf or something of the sort. Hey, I've got a friend named Sam... hehe [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Well, let's see...there is a town near me called Turin. __________________ "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein

10-05-2003, 04:05 PM	#37
Orominuialwen Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Umbar, but before the corsairs took over. (Ave Maria University, FL, USA) Posts: 632	The only problem is that the only street I've actually passed by is Merry . I've only seen the others on a map. Also, I don't know where LothLorien or Bag End are, and I can't find them in the phone book . I really hope they're still around! __________________ Gone for lentSeeyou at Easter! (And on Sundays too, maybe.) Last edited by Orominuialwen; 12-01-2005 at 06:16 PM. Reason: Sweeping party!

10-05-2003, 07:36 PM	#38
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	This sort of belongs here ... Currently, I have John Howe's wonderful picture of the hallway at Bag End, looking out through the open door, as the wallpaper on my computer at work. Last Friday, I was giving a serious presentation at work using PowerPoint on my lap-top. So, I had the presentation all set up, and what was on the screen was also on the big screen for the audience, as it should be. The presentation went fine and, once it was over (and people were still milling about), I shut down PowerPoint. And there on the big screen, for all to see, was Bag End. Was it my imagination, or were there a few fairly perplexed glances at the screen? Hmm, slightly embarassing, to say the least. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!