# a **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2003, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850 "2003-01-25T12:51:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 89
**Author:** ![little\_lighthouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@little\_lighthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_lighthouse)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1761 "2003-02-24T01:49:06Z")
**Q** uit posting so often so I can make my way in here! ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1762 "2003-02-24T01:49:49Z")
**R** oar! This threads gotten long… ---
**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1763 "2003-02-24T01:51:04Z")
**Regrets**? Some, like typing “my” instead of “me”. ---
**Author:** ![little\_lighthouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@little\_lighthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_lighthouse)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1764 "2003-02-24T01:53:20Z")
**S** orry mate! ---
**Author:** ![little\_lighthouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@little\_lighthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_lighthouse)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1765 "2003-02-24T01:54:36Z")
**T** oo bad I’m no where near Australia… ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1766 "2003-02-24T01:54:56Z")
**R** ight this way, **little lighthouse**. Would you like an appetizer or a glass of wine before the soup? ---
**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1767 "2003-02-24T01:55:43Z")
**T** hen, to top it off, I **bold** a whole word, instead of the first letter. I will be booted out of the club for sure, now. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1768 "2003-02-24T01:56:10Z")
**T** a-da! the second-most egregious poster of this thread is back! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1769 "2003-02-24T01:56:36Z")
\*\*U[/]h-oh, I’m lagging behind again. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1770 "2003-02-24T01:58:31Z")
**V** exed I am, to have screwed up that coding. ☹ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1771 "2003-02-24T01:58:41Z")
**V** ery good chaps, we made it! a **1768** 13459 If LotR Had Been Written By Someone Else!? **1768** 332951 I doubt we will ever match the number of views though. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1772 "2003-02-24T01:58:41Z")
**V** ery big welcome, **little lighthouse**! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1773 "2003-02-24T01:59:28Z")
**W** ell, I went and did it, but first **X** -ray my meaning in the next two lines. **Y** ou must read the next line carefully **Z** ero views of the box below for those who don’t want all Lord of the Rings things spoilers. **A** Hobbit named Frodo had this ring. **B** ecause it was dangerous he decided to take it to the Elves. **C** ertain he would need help, Gandalf sent Sam with him. **D** espite many dangers he made it with the help of Aragorn, Merry and Pippin. **E** lrond convened a council to decide what to do with the ring. **F** rodo decided to detroy the ring himself. **G** andalf felt great sadness for the burden his friend had taken. **H** owever a deed needed to be done so nine companions left on a mission. **I** nto Moria they went despite the reservations of Gandalf. **J** ust when they were nearing the end of the mindes they were attacked by Orcs and a Balrog. **K** eeping their mission in mind they pressed on despite the fall of Gandalf. **L** ending her aid Galadriel gave them great gifts and helped them advance. **M** erry and Pippin were captured, Boromir killed and Sam and Frodo ran off soon afterwards however. **N** ot willing to let their friends be tortured Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas went after Merry and Pippin. **O** n into the swamps went Sam and Frodo with the help of Gollum. **P** ippin and Merry got free and met with the Ents who destroyed Saruman’s tower. **Q** uick were the feet of Aragorn, Merry and Pippin but not quick enough to catch them so instead they helped Rohan. **R** ing in hand Frodo walked into a trap set by Gollum. **S** helob was most deadly but somehow they made it through. **T** o the west a great battle was coming in the White City. **U** naware of the tenacity of Sam they were preparing to fight to the death. **V** iolence was all about as Frodo succumbed to the ring. **W** ith no regard for his safety Gollum bit the ring from Frodo’s hand and fell into the Crack of Doom destroying the ring. **X** anthous skies greeted the Hobbit’s return to the Shire in warning. **Y** et they was undetered and freed the Shire. **Z** eniths were past for the Elves and Dwarves and both left the world of the Middle Earth to Men. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1774 "2003-02-24T01:59:57Z")
**W** e can darn well _try_, **Khadro**! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1775 "2003-02-24T02:00:42Z")
**A** h, I’ve seen the LotR thread more than this one, and I couldn’t care less about the movies or the books! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1776 "2003-02-24T02:01:54Z")
**A** round again, shall we go? ---
**Author:** ![Pelleas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Pelleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pelleas)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1777 "2003-02-24T02:01:55Z")
**V** ery intimidating is this thread. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1778 "2003-02-24T02:02:17Z")
**A** mazing, **Osiris**! **B** et those LOTR sissies don’t do alphabetical stuff in _their_ thread. ( **C** onsider this a full-service thread!) ---
**Author:** ![Pelleas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e8c25b/32.png) [@Pelleas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pelleas)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1779 "2003-02-24T02:03:20Z")
**D** arn, everybody’s doing several letters at a time now. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a/150850/1780 "2003-02-24T02:05:08Z")
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