# LOTR Party at LOBSANG'S PLACE !!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 1, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049 "2004-10-01T16:07:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/1 "2004-10-01T16:07:02Z")
:: Knock Knock Knock :: HEY! You **Lobsang**? Cool. Thought you’d have been taller…oh well, no matter. **Inigo Montoya** here. What? Yeah, from The Straight Dope boards? Yes, that’s right. A bunch of us Dopers decided to visit for a _Lord of the Rings_ TV party. Yours seemed like the natural setting…quite a, er, nice little island you got here. :rolleyes: :: rolls a large steel beer keg through front door :: Hey man, can you give me a hand with this? Yeah, just roll it right over there by the sofa. I had packed a keg of the good stuff from a Colorado microbrewery but the customs guys went through my trunk in Heathrow and confiscated the lot. Bastards. You got any ice? :: enters the dwelling wearing rucksack & carrying a large steel washtub :: Hey, I hope you don’t mind my just popping in like this I just… :: Another knock on the door :: ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/2 "2004-10-01T16:10:24Z")
_enters, a tall, willowy Elf-queen bearing bags of chips and bottles of soft drinks_ Am I late for the party?? I also brought some lembas and miruvor… ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/3 "2004-10-01T17:05:50Z")
I also killed the thread. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/4 "2004-10-01T17:09:28Z")
> [@Kythereia](#): > > I also killed the thread. > > ☹ [Pippin] It’s not dead! IT’S NOT DEAD! [/Pippin] :: stops **Kythereia** from dousing herself in highly flammable miruvor :: ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/5 "2004-10-01T17:10:04Z")
Every thread dies. Not every thread truly lives. 😉 Give it time. Lobsang’s on a later schedule, as I recall… ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/6 "2004-10-01T17:10:51Z")
Whew! _stops herself from jumping off the cliff on fire a la Denethor_ ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/7 "2004-10-01T17:26:55Z")
:: knocks on the door and opens it :: You haven’t started the movie yet have you? Good! :: brings in a huge can of flavored popcorn, and fluffs up her red beanbag chair :: ---
**Author:** ![slortar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@slortar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slortar)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/8 "2004-10-01T17:31:35Z")
_knocks on door_ Hey, who ordered all of these fireworks? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/9 "2004-10-01T17:35:14Z")
I dunno–check to see if they have any runes on them, look for the ‘G’ symbol. 🙂 Who wants some coneys and taters, Samwise-style? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/10 "2004-10-01T17:39:47Z")
Hey Elf-queen, did you remember to bring the beer tap of Earendil? Anyone here ever tapped a keg of warm Guinness? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/11 "2004-10-01T17:41:48Z")
Got it right here, **Inigo**! _blinding light_ Whoops, Light of Earendil. My bad. Here you go, one genuine Beer-Tap of Earendil… ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/12 "2004-10-01T17:53:55Z")
:another knock: Cool. I think we need mulled wine. Don’t worry, **Lobsang** , I’m not shy about using other people’s kitchens. Do you have a biggish pot that you don’t mind me getting wine stains on? Great. Anyone want to order pizza? :heads off to kitchen" ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/13 "2004-10-01T17:56:43Z")
:knocks on door: Hey, **Lissa** , can I help? I always like to learn new things! :follows \*\*Lissa \*\* into the kitchen: ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/14 "2004-10-01T17:57:57Z")
Hey, there! I think, to do this right, we need to cook that rabbit stew over an open fire. I’ll just go out back and see if he’s got a fire pit in his back yard… … nope. Anybody know where he keeps the shovel? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/15 "2004-10-01T18:07:44Z")
Here’s an old-looking tray I found in that glass cabinet by the kitchen…should work fine as a shovel. I’ll go see if I can get a rabbit. ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/16 "2004-10-01T18:13:05Z")
:: knocks on the door :: Hola everyone! I brought Balrog Stew! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/17 "2004-10-01T18:17:28Z")
Ok, found a rabbit hole but the little guy won’t come out. Aha… :: grabs a couple big fireworks :: …be right back. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/18 "2004-10-01T18:36:46Z")
Okay, now I need some rocks to put around the fire pit, and we’ll need some paper, matches, kindling, and something that’ll burn for a while. Hey, anybody got any marshmallows? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/19 "2004-10-01T18:39:28Z")
:: from outside :: _ **KA-BOOM** _ ---
**Author:** ![Tiggrkitty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tiggrkitty/32/17966_2.png) [@Tiggrkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiggrkitty)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049/20 "2004-10-01T18:39:52Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Okay, now I need some rocks to put around the fire pit, and we’ll need some paper, matches, kindling, and something that’ll burn for a while. > > Hey, anybody got any marshmallows? I will go gather some wood. :: starts searching around and sees the neighbors wooden fence :: I wonder if they would mind if we used a few boards, it’s for a good cause and they join the party later! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-party-at-lobsangs-place/267049.md?page=2)