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Post by elarith on Jul 1, 2007 8:24:03 GMT -5
d**n it, I'm annoyed that I missed the Turin quote after I had a flick through the Sil. At least Mordor's steal wasn't allowed.
Here's the quote for ours - looks to be the right answer to me. Quote could possibly be trimmed down a little though.
"'This is what it is, Mr. Baggins,' said the leader of the Shirriff, a two-feather hobbit: 'You're arrested for Gate-breaking, and Tearing up of Rules, and Assaulting Gate-keepers, and Trespassing, and Sleeping in Shire-buildings without Leave, and Bribing Guards with Food.' 'And what else?' said Frodo. 'That'll do to go on with,' said the Shirriff-leader. 'I can add some more if you'd like it,' said Sam. 'Calling your Chief Names, Wishing to punch his Pimply Face, and Thinking you Shirriffs look a lot of Tom-fools.' 'There now, Mister, that'll do. It's the Chief's orders that you're to come along quiet. We're going to take you to Bywater and hand you over to the Chief's Men; and when he deals with your case you can have your say. But if you don't want to stay in the Lockholes any longer than you need, I should cut the say short, if I was you.' To the discomfiture of the Shirriffs Frodo and his companions all roared with laughter. 'Don't be absurd!' said Frodo. 'I am going where I please, and in my own time. I happen to be going to Bag End on business, but if you insist on going too, well that is your affair.'" RotK, The Scouring of the Shire
Mordor's question is gobbledegook.
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Post by helekwen on Jul 1, 2007 9:27:24 GMT -5
Our quote looks good, thanks Ela!
Hmm, I've been trying to decipher Mordor's question... My brother, who's a Senior Driller for his kingdom, says that there is some sense in it, but it's badly worded (I didn't ask him what it meant, I asked if it made sense to him)
Firstly, 'who's' is obviously meant to be 'whose'.I would guess the question to mean something like: 'Who thought that someone else's comparisons weren't the same as their own comparisons?'- But I may well be wrong. Does that question seem to make more sense to you guys?
We still have 24 hours to work on a steal, assuming that Mordor won't understand the question either- I suggest we look for 'comparisons' *g*
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Post by kingoduckingham on Jul 1, 2007 13:12:49 GMT -5
Boromir and Aragorn comparing the Lady of the Golden Wood?
Gimli and Eomer comparing Eowyn and Arwen?
Dunno, lol
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Post by kingoduckingham on Jul 1, 2007 13:26:23 GMT -5
P.S. I posted our answer just to unnerve Mordor and put the pressure on them, haharr!
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Post by helekwen on Jul 1, 2007 14:01:55 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be Galadriel and Arwen? I'll see if I can fish anything up for that, good thoughts! And thanks for posting the answer!
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Post by kingoduckingham on Jul 1, 2007 22:25:41 GMT -5
Haha, of course *slaps his forehead* Galadriel and Arwen...d'oh. Good thing I didn't post THAT.
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Post by helekwen on Jul 2, 2007 9:08:42 GMT -5
Ok, I'm not sure it's right, but I'll slap the following quote in anyway, just because we can *g*
''And before he went to his rest he sent for Gimli the dwarf, and he said to him: "Gimli Gloin's son, have you your axe ready?" "Nay, lord," said Gimli, "but I can speedily fetch it, if there be need." "You shall judge," said Éomer. "For there are certain rash words concerning the Lady in the Golden Wood that still lie between us. And now I have seen her with my eyes." "Well, lord," said Gimli, "and what say you now?" "Alas!" said Éomer. "I will not say that she is the fairest lady that lives." "Then I must go for my axe," said Gimli. "But first I will plead this excuse," said Éomer. "Had I seen her in other company, I would have said all that you could wish. But now I put Queen Arwen Evenstar first, and I am ready to do battle on my own part with any who deny me. Shall I call for my sword?" "Then Gimli bowed low. "Nay, you are excused for my part, lord," he said. "You have chosen the Evening; but my love is given to the Morning. And my heart forbodes that soon it will pass away forever."'
Well, we have nothing to loose by it! *g*
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Post by kingoduckingham on Jul 2, 2007 11:56:23 GMT -5
And much to win indeed. It appears we have both our attempt and the steal. Excellent!
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Post by kingoduckingham on Jul 2, 2007 11:59:23 GMT -5
Also, new questions:
Mordor : Who learned of their surroundings by speculation alone?
Team Hank: Where did the air throb and pulse angrily?
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Post by helekwen on Jul 2, 2007 12:33:54 GMT -5
OK, I'm on IM with Ducky atm and he has the answer but is too lazy to look it up again (=P), so the husband-and-wife team presents you with our answer:
'The sun was already drawing near the hills upon the west of the Coomb, when at last Théoden and Gandalf and their companions rode down from the d**e. Behind them were gathered a great host, both of Riders and of the people of the Westfold, old and young, women and children, who had come out from the caves. A song of victory they sang with clear voices; and then they fell silent, wondering what would chance, for their eyes were on the trees, and they feared them.
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'Legolas and Gimli were now riding together upon one horse; and they kept close beside Gandalf, for Gimli was afraid of the wood. "It is hot in here," said Legolas to Gandalf. "I feel a great wrath about me. Do you not feel the air throb in your ears?" "Yes," said Gandalf. ~The Road to Isengard, TTT
and to back it up:
Main Entry: wrath Part of Speech: noun Definition: anger Synonyms: acrimony, asperity, boiling point*, cat fit, conniption*, dander, displeasure, exasperation, flare-up, fury, hate, hatefulness, huff, indignation, ire, irritation, mad, madness, offense, passion, rage, resentment, rise, stew*, storm, temper, vengeance Antonyms: happiness, love Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1) Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Main Entry: throb Part of Speech: verb Definition: pulsate Synonyms: beat, flutter, palpitate, pitpat, pound, pulse, resonate, thrill, thump, tingle, tremble, twitter, vibrate Source: Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1) Copyright © 2007 by Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Post by helekwen on Jul 2, 2007 12:38:21 GMT -5
Oh, and deadline is tomorrow, 9:38pm Plaza Time... or 5:38am Wednesday GMT/ 12:38am for Ducky
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Post by elarith on Jul 2, 2007 13:06:15 GMT -5
Woooooooohooooooooooo! Way to go on the steal guys! *pictures minions' angry faces with great glee*
Err... whilst I accept the quote and definition as a fine match, we should probably include the actual answer. The Huorn wood that sprang up at Helm's Deep? If so, we really need to get that included in our answer. Will look it up in a bit if no one else beats me to it.
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Post by kingoduckingham on Jul 2, 2007 13:50:01 GMT -5
I'm not sure if the previous sentence, "Legolas and Gimli were now riding together upon one horse; and they kept close beside Gandalf, for Gimli was afraid of the wood." is enough or not. It says "the wood", not the Huorns. Then again, it doesn't say Huorns at all in that paragraph, and it's understood anyway...maybe rephrase our answer?
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Post by helekwen on Jul 2, 2007 14:08:09 GMT -5
That's a point, Ela, I'll copy up some more explicit lines when I'm not feeling so lazy *g* Ah, over 36 luxurious hours to work on the steal and figure out how to spell luxurious...
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Post by elarith on Jul 2, 2007 16:10:33 GMT -5
This is why I have a spell check built into FireFox now - helps me with all these tricksy spellings, yess, yesss....
Will check back as soon as I can tomorrow (probably 6pm or so GMT, alas. Wretched work interfering with life, I dunno...) and will think about the steal in the meantime.
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