Do YOUR friends frustrate you? - Page 6

TopazJedi · 03-26-2003, 05:58 PM

you know what made me upset? i was watching a special on the making of LOTR and the narrator was talking about the languages, and he said something like "...many different languages of middle earth, such as Elvish, both sindarin and quenya, and black speech, dwarvish..." as he said each of the names of the languages, he paused and they showed a clip of someone speaking each of the languages. but when he said "black speech", they showed a clip of Saruman on orthanc reciting the spell to bring the avalanch on the mountain. but that wasn't black speech, that was Quenya!

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-26-2003, 06:02 PM

I think it was Sindarin...

Elf Girl · 03-26-2003, 07:05 PM

It was Quenya.

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-26-2003, 07:33 PM

Yeah, I looked it up on a site, and turns out I was wrong.

laurelin · 03-29-2003, 03:08 PM

here are some annoying names my family members have given the characters from lotr:
legolas: the hot guy(my cousin and aunt), the guy all of the girls like(my uncle), lego(my youngest sister), legovan(my dad), and the guy who looks like evita(my andrew lloyd weber fan sister)
gandalf: whats-his-name(my aunt), randolf, randy, gary(my cousin), the greyish guy(my mom)

the worst is my ENGLISH teacher. yes, the teacher who has us read "fine literature". she took off ten points on my book project on lord of the rings cuz she thought that aragorn was spelled argon. according to her, i had mispelled it everywhere in my report and when it was spelled aragorn in the BOOK, it was a typing error. that really annoys me. my english teacher hasnt read lotr or a number of well known classics, like watership down and treasure island.

TopazJedi · 03-29-2003, 08:43 PM

That must be frustrating! Did you ever get the points back? Honestly, that is ridiculous! You could argue that if the book was wrong, you can't be held responsible for the editor's mistake and in useing the spelling from the book, you were differing to the editor as a higher authority. (meaning that you didn't know any better and can't be blamed for the mistake) What did you say when the teacher told you? I swear, i would have made such a stink if that had happened to me. I would not have let the teacher get away with that, that is totally unfair.

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-29-2003, 09:04 PM

Yes, indeed. Absolutely ridiculous. Did you ask how she knows it's spelled Argon?

Y'know, that is just...so STUPID.

Aragorn has a meaning in the tongues of Tolkien's Elves (Royal Tree). Every time in his letters, he spelt it Aragorn. Why, by the stars of Elbereth, would anyone be fool enough to think it was spelled Argon???

Elvellyn · 03-29-2003, 09:12 PM

Maybe she used to teach science...

Or, maybe shes like my English teacher and can't see.

Linaewen · 03-30-2003, 02:53 AM

I'm currently telling my friend that LotR the book is WAY better and that Argon is a noble gas and not a character.

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-30-2003, 02:56 AM

Amen and Amen! To both!

See previous comment on the idiocy of that remark.

Elvellyn · 04-01-2003, 11:00 PM

I changed my ICQ nickname to "Yavanna's Evil Twin". My friend asked my who Yavanna was. I told her that Yavanna was one of the Valier. She just looked at me funny.

Linaewen · 04-02-2003, 07:11 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elvellyn
I changed my ICQ nickname to "Yavanna's Evil Twin". My friend asked my who Yavanna was. I told her that Yavanna was one of the Valier. She just looked at me funny.

Welcome to my world. My friend thinks I'm weird now because when i was chatting to her, I yelled at her for not knowing what LotR stood for. She guessed 'Lottery'. I still also yell at her for saying Argon *shudders again*

Belle · 04-06-2003, 11:46 AM

One of my friends actually said, when referring to Boromir 'Gondor...you know, Sean Bean, he's called Gondor isn't he?'
I almost cried.

Oh, and Eru has become Emu and ALL elves are gay, apparantly.

Bombadillo · 04-07-2003, 02:12 PM

No. Doesn't the É mean that that syllable is stressed? So it doesn't really clear that up for me. I still say É ô win. But isn't there a dictionary at the end of the Sil that'll tell you for sure?

But what I can't stand is when readers mispronounce things by adding or changing consonants. Like Hobberton (Hobbiton), Rohannir (Rohirrim), or Balgrog (Balrog). There's no excuse for that.

Anyway most of my friends haven't seen the movie or read the books. And I won't let them see it until they finish reading. But my friend Joe once refered to Aragorn as "the hot guy with the black suit" because that's how he hears him most refered to. I punched him for that.

Elf Girl · 04-07-2003, 02:49 PM

Interestin scene at lunch today:

Me: *to my friend* I'll teach you Elvish if you want.

Friend: I can say "friend" in Elvish!

Me: Fine. How do you say "friend" in Elvish?

Friend: Beldoc!

Me: *groan*

Elvellyn · 04-08-2003, 08:54 PM

Someone told me that they used to think that the J.R.R. in J.R.R. Tolkien was...

This is kinda scary so here it goes..

short for Junior

Elithraniel · 04-10-2003, 12:30 AM

heres some i hear:

Legolas-legoland
Aragorn- aragon, argon
Gimli- the short fat elf (im not kidding) , glimmly
Boromir- Bow-meer
Frodo- Frito
Smeagol- Shmeagol
Gandalf-gondolf, gonedaft
balrog-big firey thingy
and some more for legolas- hot guy, WHOO baby hes hot, the cute guy whats-his-face, dreamy elf warrior *sigh*

Linaewen · 04-10-2003, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Elf Girl
Interestin scene at lunch today:

Me: *to my friend* I'll teach you Elvish if you want.

Friend: I can say "friend" in Elvish!

Me: Fine. How do you say "friend" in Elvish?

Friend: Beldoc!

Me: *groan*

Yes. I got heavily disappointed with my LotR buddy for not knowing what Mellon meant.

straight_face · 04-11-2003, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Linaewen
Yes. I got heavily disappointed with my LotR buddy for not knowing what Mellon meant.

Well, when they're brainwashed by mass media, what do you expect?

Linaewen · 04-12-2003, 04:22 AM

Quote:

Well, when they're brainwashed by mass media, what do you expect?

I guess my expectations were too high.

That's what happens when you only know 2 people who have read the Greatest book ever written.

On topic: What frustrates me even more is other Mooters spelling character's names wrong.

03-26-2003, 05:58 PM	#101
TopazJedi Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Imladris Posts: 105	you know what made me upset? i was watching a special on the making of LOTR and the narrator was talking about the languages, and he said something like "...many different languages of middle earth, such as Elvish, both sindarin and quenya, and black speech, dwarvish..." as he said each of the names of the languages, he paused and they showed a clip of someone speaking each of the languages. but when he said "black speech", they showed a clip of Saruman on orthanc reciting the spell to bring the avalanch on the mountain. but that wasn't black speech, that was Quenya! __________________ Your cursor is magically drawn to my smiley

03-26-2003, 06:02 PM	#102
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	I think it was Sindarin... __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-26-2003, 07:05 PM	#103
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	It was Quenya. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

03-26-2003, 07:33 PM	#104
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Yeah, I looked it up on a site, and turns out I was wrong. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-29-2003, 08:43 PM	#106
TopazJedi Elven Warrior Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Imladris Posts: 105	That must be frustrating! Did you ever get the points back? Honestly, that is ridiculous! You could argue that if the book was wrong, you can't be held responsible for the editor's mistake and in useing the spelling from the book, you were differing to the editor as a higher authority. (meaning that you didn't know any better and can't be blamed for the mistake) What did you say when the teacher told you? I swear, i would have made such a stink if that had happened to me. I would not have let the teacher get away with that, that is totally unfair. __________________ Your cursor is magically drawn to my smiley

03-29-2003, 03:08 PM	#105
laurelin Sapling Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2	here are some annoying names my family members have given the characters from lotr: legolas: the hot guy(my cousin and aunt), the guy all of the girls like(my uncle), lego(my youngest sister), legovan(my dad), and the guy who looks like evita(my andrew lloyd weber fan sister) gandalf: whats-his-name(my aunt), randolf, randy, gary(my cousin), the greyish guy(my mom) the worst is my ENGLISH teacher. yes, the teacher who has us read "fine literature". she took off ten points on my book project on lord of the rings cuz she thought that aragorn was spelled argon. according to her, i had mispelled it everywhere in my report and when it was spelled aragorn in the BOOK, it was a typing error. that really annoys me. my english teacher hasnt read lotr or a number of well known classics, like watership down and treasure island.

03-29-2003, 09:04 PM	#107
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Yes, indeed. Absolutely ridiculous. Did you ask how she knows it's spelled Argon? Y'know, that is just...so STUPID. Aragorn has a meaning in the tongues of Tolkien's Elves (Royal Tree). Every time in his letters, he spelt it Aragorn. Why, by the stars of Elbereth, would anyone be fool enough to think it was spelled Argon??? __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-29-2003, 09:12 PM	#108
Elvellyn The Redneck Elf Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In a house Posts: 539	Maybe she used to teach science... Or, maybe shes like my English teacher and can't see. __________________ Oliphants make great pets.

03-30-2003, 02:53 AM	#109
Linaewen Fair Dinkum Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,319	I'm currently telling my friend that LotR the book is WAY better and that Argon is a noble gas and not a character.

03-30-2003, 02:56 AM	#110
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Amen and Amen! To both! See previous comment on the idiocy of that remark. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

04-01-2003, 11:00 PM	#111
Elvellyn The Redneck Elf Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: In a house Posts: 539	I changed my ICQ nickname to "Yavanna's Evil Twin". My friend asked my who Yavanna was. I told her that Yavanna was one of the Valier. She just looked at me funny. __________________ Oliphants make great pets.

04-06-2003, 11:46 AM	#113
Belle Enting Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Essex! Posts: 72	One of my friends actually said, when referring to Boromir 'Gondor...you know, Sean Bean, he's called Gondor isn't he?' I almost cried. Oh, and Eru has become Emu and ALL elves are gay, apparantly. __________________ You made me that much stronger Made me work a little bit harder Made me that much wiser So thanks for making me a fighter Made me learn a little bit faster Made my skin a little bit thicker Made me that much smarter So thanks for making me a fighter

04-07-2003, 02:12 PM	#114
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	No. Doesn't the É mean that that syllable is stressed? So it doesn't really clear that up for me. I still say É ô win. But isn't there a dictionary at the end of the Sil that'll tell you for sure? But what I can't stand is when readers mispronounce things by adding or changing consonants. Like Hobberton (Hobbiton), Rohannir (Rohirrim), or Balgrog (Balrog). There's no excuse for that. Anyway most of my friends haven't seen the movie or read the books. And I won't let them see it until they finish reading. But my friend Joe once refered to Aragorn as "the hot guy with the black suit" because that's how he hears him most refered to. I punched him for that. __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity? Last edited by Bombadillo : 04-07-2003 at 02:14 PM.

04-07-2003, 02:49 PM	#115
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Interestin scene at lunch today: Me: to my friend I'll teach you Elvish if you want. Friend: I can say "friend" in Elvish! Me: Fine. How do you say "friend" in Elvish? Friend: Beldoc! Me: groan __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-10-2003, 12:30 AM	#117
Elithraniel Sapling Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: I live in WA. (It's too rainy here, but that's more time to read the books!) Posts: 5	heres some i hear: Legolas-legoland Aragorn- aragon, argon Gimli- the short fat elf (im not kidding) , glimmly Boromir- Bow-meer Frodo- Frito Smeagol- Shmeagol Gandalf-gondolf, gonedaft balrog-big firey thingy and some more for legolas- hot guy, WHOO baby hes hot, the cute guy whats-his-face, dreamy elf warrior sigh __________________ Orli B. is sooo cool! I'm gonna be a star! See u at the Oscars!!

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