Teacup Café XLI - Page 50

shesabrandybuck · 11-21-2012, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midge

LINK!

(Did you see my earlier post about how awesome my mom is, speaking of... well, Link?)

Apparently... http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Ringer. So, yeah. I hadn't heard it, though.

Ah yeah, I just saw it! LoZ is just the best, nothing beats it

wish I could go around to seeing the Zelda Symphony that's touring, but alas nowhere near DC

not yet at least...

I guess Ringer is a thing then! aha!

Midge · 11-21-2012, 11:08 PM

Oops. Cross-posted with my edit.

IMO, the term "LOT-eR" seems a little more fitting, if only because "LOTRer" is hard to say. But really, the acronym is the quickest way to refer to LOTR other than "Ring" because we definitely don't want to be called "Lorders"... right?

Actually...

Midge · 11-21-2012, 11:10 PM

And oh, yes. I am currently in love with everything LoZ. (Incidentally, are the fans of LoZ called "Zelders"?

)

I watch LPs of Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess while I work. I want to find the time to see a Majora's Mask LP but I've never played it before, so I don't want to be distracted by work while I watch it.

shesabrandybuck · 11-21-2012, 11:25 PM

Actually, I don't believe there is a so-called term for Zelda fans, we're just Zelda fans hahaha

I haven't played MM yet either! Can you believe that? Just haven't gotten around to buying it for virtual console yet, since I don't have my N64 anymore. Have you listened to the 25th Anniversary soundtrack yet that came with SS? It's amazing, I listen to it all the time. Recently it's taken its place of the LotR soundtracks :3

Lotesse · 11-22-2012, 12:21 AM

I thought we were Tolkienites.

OK: This, this "Ringers" sounds profoundly lame and obnoxious, as if it comes from someone trying desperately to make the moniker "happen," and the more I think about it the more irrationally irritated I find myself becoming.

WHAT A STUPID NAME FOR US! We're Tolkien fans, we're Hobbit-heads, we're LOTRers or whatever, but we are NOT THAT.

*mutters angrily to self, brow furrowed*

***Earniel*** · 11-22-2012, 09:12 AM

Hm, I kinda like Hobbit-heads. Never heard it before either, but I like it.

Still, won't be identifying myself as a 'Ringer' anytime soon. Especially because the word already has an established other meaning, two even if you take the saying 'to be a dead ringer for somebody' into account. Seriously, can't they come up with, I dunno, something a bit more original?

shesabrandybuck · 11-22-2012, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lotesse

I thought we were Tolkienites.

OK: This, this "Ringers" sounds profoundly lame and obnoxious, as if it comes from someone trying desperately to make the moniker "happen," and the more I think about it the more irrationally irritated I find myself becoming.

WHAT A STUPID NAME FOR US! We're Tolkien fans, we're Hobbit-heads, we're LOTRers or whatever, but we are NOT THAT.

*mutters angrily to self, brow furrowed*

I completely agree with you! "Ringers"...

The last sane person · 11-24-2012, 05:15 AM

Hmm, not sure what all the fuss is about. I, personally, prefer Literati if I am to wear any sort of label. Might as well be high-brow about it.

*Makes self a whisky sour from the dusty bottles on the shelf*

***Varnafindë*** · 11-25-2012, 01:37 AM

Quote:

The term 'Ringer' was popularized by TheOneRing.net.

That's as I thought then.

And the term focuses totally on that one book out of Tolkien's works, and he wrote so much more than that (although not all of it got published during his lifetime).

I am more than just a Ringer ...

***Tessar*** · 11-25-2012, 01:54 AM

I kind of like Ringer. I think it's fun.

Tolkienite is nice, too.

***Valandil*** · 11-25-2012, 02:14 AM

Only if you pronounce the 'g' with a 'j' sound - so that it sounds sort of like 'Ranger'.

Otherwise, a 'ringer' means something else. Like if a team in a park district softball league brings in a professional baseball player - that person is a 'ringer'.

Midge · 11-26-2012, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shesabrandybuck

Actually, I don't believe there is a so-called term for Zelda fans, we're just Zelda fans hahaha

I haven't played MM yet either! Can you believe that? Just haven't gotten around to buying it for virtual console yet, since I don't have my N64 anymore. Have you listened to the 25th Anniversary soundtrack yet that came with SS? It's amazing, I listen to it all the time. Recently it's taken its place of the LotR soundtracks :3

I did hear it, actually - Unfortunately Skyward Sword came out around the same time as Skyrim and my brother (who bought SS) liked Skyrim better, so he sold SS (at a profit, b/c he bought it special on Black Friday, at least). But we accidentally sent Twilight Princess too and now we are Wii-Zelda less.

But we still have our N64 and Ocarina of Time (whew!)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valandil

Only if you pronounce the 'g' with a 'j' sound - so that it sounds sort of like 'Ranger'.

Otherwise, a 'ringer' means something else. Like if a team in a park district softball league brings in a professional baseball player - that person is a 'ringer'.

That's what I thought of "Ringer" too. But I like your interpretation with the different pronunciation.

Midge · 11-26-2012, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

That's as I thought then.

And the term focuses totally on that one book out of Tolkien's works, and he wrote so much more than that (although not all of it got published during his lifetime).

I am more than just a Ringer ...

Ohhh, I figured it out. "Ringers" are people who mainly or even only like the movies...

The rest of us can pick our title... My two favorite nominees are Hobbit-heads or Tolkienites.

***Earniel*** · 11-27-2012, 08:49 AM

*limps in to make some tea*

Is anyone else having trouble with email notifications? I haven't had any the last few days?

**Mari** · 11-27-2012, 12:57 PM

I don't have that enabled.
*pushes limping Earn in chair and makes her a cuppa* You seem to need it more than I do...

Meanwhile I'm trying to protect my food from the cats who both just had their own food. For some reason they can't seem to stop salivating over mine though...

***Earniel*** · 11-27-2012, 03:28 PM

Thanks! *sips tea*

That's a common thing with cats, they never can remember where their food bowl ends and somebody else's begins...

Noble Elf Lord · 11-27-2012, 03:47 PM

You're a pack. Share.

***Earniel*** · 11-28-2012, 07:54 AM

Yeeeeah, no. We're talking cats here. Cats couldn't care less about hierarchy and social cohesion. Packs are for dogs since they just don't know better.

I see we're nearing the 1000 post limit, anyone interested in starting a new Teacup? This one lasted quite a while.

Noble Elf Lord · 11-29-2012, 02:12 PM

One word: lions.

I was absent, so don't have an idea who should start the next one. I wouldn't even remember the rituals.

***Earniel*** · 11-29-2012, 05:43 PM

Them are prides. That's a whole other ball game. Lions are a bit dim, especially the males. The moment a lion figures out all it had to do is find a human, meow at it piteously and treat the human with absolute disdain once food has been produced, prides will be a thing of the past.

Oh, since when does opening Teacups require rituals?

Ah well, I'll open the new one just because we're at the mark now, but the moment anyone's start sprinkling around chickens blood or anything, I'm out.

If you would all would care to pass through this giant rabbithole, if you please.

11-21-2012, 11:08 PM	#982
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Oops. Cross-posted with my edit. IMO, the term "LOT-eR" seems a little more fitting, if only because "LOTRer" is hard to say. But really, the acronym is the quickest way to refer to LOTR other than "Ring" because we definitely don't want to be called "Lorders"... right? Actually... __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

11-21-2012, 11:10 PM	#983
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	And oh, yes. I am currently in love with everything LoZ. (Incidentally, are the fans of LoZ called "Zelders"? ) I watch LPs of Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess while I work. I want to find the time to see a Majora's Mask LP but I've never played it before, so I don't want to be distracted by work while I watch it. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

11-21-2012, 11:25 PM	#984
shesabrandybuck Hero of Hyrule Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hyrule Posts: 1,052	Actually, I don't believe there is a so-called term for Zelda fans, we're just Zelda fans hahaha I haven't played MM yet either! Can you believe that? Just haven't gotten around to buying it for virtual console yet, since I don't have my N64 anymore. Have you listened to the 25th Anniversary soundtrack yet that came with SS? It's amazing, I listen to it all the time. Recently it's taken its place of the LotR soundtracks :3 __________________ Ho! Ho! Ho! to the bottle I go To heal my heart and drown my woe. Rain may fall and wind may blow, And many miles be still to go, But under a tree I will lie, And let the clouds go sailing by. twitter

11-22-2012, 12:21 AM	#985
Lotesse of the House of Fëanor Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,150	I thought we were Tolkienites. OK: This, this "Ringers" sounds profoundly lame and obnoxious, as if it comes from someone trying desperately to make the moniker "happen," and the more I think about it the more irrationally irritated I find myself becoming. WHAT A STUPID NAME FOR US! We're Tolkien fans, we're Hobbit-heads, we're LOTRers or whatever, but we are NOT THAT. mutters angrily to self, brow furrowed __________________ Few people have the imagination for reality. ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Last edited by Lotesse : 11-22-2012 at 12:28 AM.

11-24-2012, 05:15 AM	#988
The last sane person The Black Númenórean Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,773	Hmm, not sure what all the fuss is about. I, personally, prefer Literati if I am to wear any sort of label. Might as well be high-brow about it. Makes self a whisky sour from the dusty bottles on the shelf __________________ Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

11-22-2012, 09:12 AM	#986
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Hm, I kinda like Hobbit-heads. Never heard it before either, but I like it. Still, won't be identifying myself as a 'Ringer' anytime soon. Especially because the word already has an established other meaning, two even if you take the saying 'to be a dead ringer for somebody' into account. Seriously, can't they come up with, I dunno, something a bit more original?

11-25-2012, 01:54 AM	#990
*Tessar* Master and Wielder of the Cardboard Harp of Gondor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: IM IN UR POSTZ, EDITIN' UR WURDZ Posts: 6,433	I kind of like Ringer. I think it's fun. Tolkienite is nice, too.

11-25-2012, 02:14 AM	#991
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Only if you pronounce the 'g' with a 'j' sound - so that it sounds sort of like 'Ranger'. Otherwise, a 'ringer' means something else. Like if a team in a park district softball league brings in a professional baseball player - that person is a 'ringer'. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

11-27-2012, 08:49 AM	#994
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	limps in to make some tea Is anyone else having trouble with email notifications? I haven't had any the last few days?

11-27-2012, 12:57 PM	#995
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I don't have that enabled. pushes limping Earn in chair and makes her a cuppa You seem to need it more than I do... Meanwhile I'm trying to protect my food from the cats who both just had their own food. For some reason they can't seem to stop salivating over mine though... __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

11-27-2012, 03:28 PM	#996
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Thanks! sips tea That's a common thing with cats, they never can remember where their food bowl ends and somebody else's begins...

11-27-2012, 03:47 PM	#997
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	You're a pack. Share. __________________ Hers.

11-28-2012, 07:54 AM	#998
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Yeeeeah, no. We're talking cats here. Cats couldn't care less about hierarchy and social cohesion. Packs are for dogs since they just don't know better. I see we're nearing the 1000 post limit, anyone interested in starting a new Teacup? This one lasted quite a while.

11-29-2012, 02:12 PM	#999
Noble Elf Lord Leaf-Crowned Lord Of Elvenpath Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heaven by the looks of it. Hell by the feel of it. Posts: 1,052	One word: lions. I was absent, so don't have an idea who should start the next one. I wouldn't even remember the rituals. __________________ Hers.

11-29-2012, 05:43 PM	#1000
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Them are prides. That's a whole other ball game. Lions are a bit dim, especially the males. The moment a lion figures out all it had to do is find a human, meow at it piteously and treat the human with absolute disdain once food has been produced, prides will be a thing of the past. Oh, since when does opening Teacups require rituals? Ah well, I'll open the new one just because we're at the mark now, but the moment anyone's start sprinkling around chickens blood or anything, I'm out. If you would all would care to pass through this giant rabbithole, if you please.

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