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[Tulsileaf]

That won't be necessary, lab assistant.

They are "alive" from a certain point of view.

As long as we have a muzzle ready, we should be ok.

Check the patient. I shall now begin the procedure.
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[XiaoCaity]

A... muzzle?

*shrugs and gets to work - whatever*
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[Nemilay]

*Struggles to contain giggles as she observes the scene invisibly from the sidlines. )

[Shandr]

I speak Swedish as my first language, I understand and speak Finnish and English and I'm learning German. I also know some phrases in French and Italian and I can say "Hands in the air, grandmother" in Russian (boy, that'll come in handy if I ever go to Russia..)

(hoo, boy I've been absent from this forum for quite some time... Nobody probably remembers me )
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[Zela]

My first language is English... I have high-school French (so not that great) and a few bits and pieces of Japanese; I'm learning Latin at university this year, and Italian is coming next year (whoohoo). I can pronounce words in Welsh thanks to Susan Cooper's novel The Grey King, and I know the meanings of most names in LotR/The Silmarillion. And I have my own language, kalmaeirin, which is mostly nouns at the moment.
I know profanity in 0 languages.
(Hi, Shandr!)
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The rain, it raineth every day
Upon the just and unjust fella;
But more upon the just, because
The unjust hath the just's umbrella
-Ogden Nash

[Nemilay]

Zela is my new hero! I love others who have actually studied into Lord of the Rings and didn't just watch the movies and think they now know everything. I feel bad that in almost every version of the movies Glorfindel never gets a part. He was a great guy, and I'd love to see what he looks like to Frodo while he's wearing the ring. I thought that was one of the best descriptions in the book. Too bad it's never made it to film.

I still remember the one time I thought they got it right. I was watching an animated version that we happened upon at the library, and upon seeing the golden haired elf astride his white horse I happily exclaimed, "Glorfindel!" Then Aragorn informed me, it was actually Legolas. To which I responded, "WHAT!?" I have no idea how they proposed to explain Legolas' presence there, or why him and Aragorn seemed to already know each other when I wasn't aware of them having met before the Council of Elrond. So if you can figure it out, I congratulate you, I myself could not, for the life of me put the pieces of that together.

I've found however that there are two questions you can ask to figure out whether or not people have read the books. The first being, "What is Miruvoir?" and the second, "Who is Glorfindel?" Their answer to the second will also tell you whether or not they've read the Silmarillion, because there are actually two.

[Zela]

I LOVE Glorfindel! He is my favourite character. Actually I saw screenshots from the live-action movie of some pasty-faced milky-haired guy apparently labelled "Glorfindel" but he was rather hideous compared to what he looks like in my head. I absolutely adore the description of him at the feast of Elrond.
...I thought Legolas was Glorfindel in the live-action movie, too. I haven't seen the animated version...
I think in the Xth book of the Histories of Middle Earth Tolkien did say that Glorfindel was probably the same in both eras, although he died in the Silmarillion. I think he said he accidentally used the same name twice, and then just decided that they could be the same person.
You can also ask them "Who did Gandalf say made the Palantiri?"
I'm flattered to be your hero... I guess I better draw some more Glorfindel fanart.
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The rain, it raineth every day
Upon the just and unjust fella;
But more upon the just, because
The unjust hath the just's umbrella
-Ogden Nash

[young]

I barely speak one language... I took 3 years of Spanish.. And have forgotten most of it. I also know like a word or two of French.

[Liliy]

That 'fluent' thing got me. XD

Took five years of spanish in Middle/High School.

Forgotten most of it.

Took 3 years of Japanese in college.

Hanging on by a thread. *hugs her dictionaries and japanese music/anime*


Fluent, only English.

Currently on my list of languages to learn is Swedish. :D

Though, having a Romanian co-worker has sparked interest in that language too. XD
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[Nemilay]