The Revived Tolkien Trivia

[Pyan]

HB's closest, so far...

 

[Werewoman]

It figures.

Okay, how about this....I may be stoopid, but I'm a determined little were.

The answer lies, I think, in the distant past when there was an alliance between elves and men during Isildor's (sp?) time. Paris is the capitol of france, but what was the nearest thing to a capitol city of man during the alliance? When the alliance was broken it in turn caused the elves to avoid said capitol city and therefore they would not want said dreaded city to be mentioned by its inhabitants and /or countryman.

Now THAT makes no sense at all but it's my story and I'm stickin' to it!

since I suck so much at the answers, the least I can do is keep everyone entertained

 

[goldhawk]

Well, Paris is called the City of Lights and Caras Galadhon is called The City of Light and Song but I don't know why the Elves would be so stuck up as to detest the French for sharing a name.

How's that for a red herring?

 

[Werewoman]

No worse than mine....today appears to be a bad day for fishing.

 

[Grimward]

I'll "cast" about later tonight (since puns have temporarily taken over), when I should have some reasonable Chrons time. Haven't had any since Sir SuperModerator (Brian does knight his Super Moderators, doesn't he??!!!), posted the challenge.....

 

[HareBrain]

Too late Grim, sorry (assuming I'm right!)

The Orcs, and some Dwarves, are said to have used a back or uvular r, a sound which the Eldar found distasteful.

LOTR, Appendix E: Writing and Spelling, I: Pronunciation of Words and Names

Paris (in standard Paris dialect) is given as an example of an uvular trill on this wiki page:

Uvular consonant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Pyan]

Absolutely 100% correct, Hare of Much Brain. Shabash!
Have a cloche d'excellence, and set your next question...

 

[Werewoman]

That's it....I punt....from now on my role in this thread is to read, learn, and occasionally provide a chuckle or two, assuming anyone finds me amusing in the first place.

 

[HareBrain]

Don't despair, WW! Try this one (and the rest of you too of course!):

Who boasted that once encountered, s/he would always be remembered?

 

[Werewoman]

If you don't mind, I'd rather dispair...

 

[goldhawk]

Who boasted that once encountered, s/he would always be remembered?

Tammy Faye?

 

[HareBrain]

Sorry Goldhawk, but the Fay-Star (which I presume was Tolkien's name for her*) only appears in "Smith of Wootton Major", not one of the allowable sources.


* Edit: obviously via Fayster, as in the habit of certain younger people of adding "-ster" to the end of one's name or part thereof, e.g. "the Grimster", "the Pyster", etc.

 

[Werewoman]

*thunk*

 

[Grimward]

*Glances inquiringly at HB*

She does that a lot, doesn't she? Gonna whack 'er 'ead sooner or later.....here, give me a hand with these mushrooms...

WW, one only improves in this thing by keeping one's hand in the game, so please don't bail; we'd rather have you participating....that last one had me pouring over the language sections, too....

 

[Werewoman]

You mean I'm not the only illiterate one in the room?

Well, that's refreshing...

Okay, I'll stay in the game, but ONLY if you get rid of those GHASTLY mushrooms. Can't you find a hobbit somewhere to pawn them off on?

GAWD those things reek to high heaven.

 

[Grimward]

It's a deal....although they do seem efficacious at reviving you, don't they?

 

[Werewoman]

efficacious?

You just made that up didn't you? What, you could just use 'effective'?

I shudder to think what it would be like here if I DIDN'T go to college!

Geez Louise, you people sure like to complicate things don'tcha?

 

[Grimward]

Hmmm, could be recency effect from just having finished Stephen Donaldson's Fatal Revenant. Now there's an author that makes me feel as if I learned NOTHING in vocabulary at any level.....

 

[Werewoman]

I'll keep that in mind.

note to self: don't read Stephen Donaldson's Fatal Revenant until AFTER I memorize Webster's unabridged dictionary.

 

[Grimward]

Haven't forgotten you, HB, just insanely busy. Am hitting the books now....