20 Questions - Andy Cooke
Andy Cooke
- which got the same result as Gollum's anyway), I guess I get to ask one:
Vegetable kingdom.
Öjevind Lång
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> With apologies for my cheeky double question (cf "String! Or nothing!" -
> which got the same result as Gollum's anyway), I guess I get to ask one:
>
> Vegetable kingdom.
1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
�jevind
Andy Cooke
No
Raven
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> Vegetable kingdom.
> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
> No
2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
Korpen.
Andy Cooke
Yes
Rebecca
> Raven wrote:
> > "Andy Cooke" <a...@andycooke.adsl24.co.uk> skrev i meddelelsen
> >news:hgqvph$1isp$1...@energise.enta.net...
>
> >> Vegetable kingdom.
> >> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
> >> No
>
> > 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
>
> > Korpen.
>
> Yes
3. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published in
Tolkien's lifetime?
Rebecca
Raven
> Vegetable kingdom.
> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
> No
> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
> Yes
3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
Holl�.
Andy Cooke
No
Andy Cooke
-Meep. Judgement on me for deliberately cascading; newsgroup
propogation has delivered an accidental cascade-
No.
I'll call this one three and Rebecca's 4 (by the timestamps) and go from
the later post. All - please join thread one post over :-)
Andy Cooke
Vegetable Kingdom
1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
No
2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
Yes
3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
No
4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published in
Tolkien's lifetime?
No
Raven
5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
Havran.
Andy Cooke
No
Raven
> Vegetable Kingdom
> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
> No
> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
> Yes
> 3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
> No
> 4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published in
> Tolkien's lifetime?
> No
> 5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
> No
6. A manufactured item?
Kauv�.
Andy Cooke
Yes
Raven
> Vegetable Kingdom
> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
> No
> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
> Yes
> 3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
> No
> 4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published in
> Tolkien's lifetime?
> No
> 5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
> No
> 6. A manufactured item?
> Yes
7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas" (not a
guess, since a lembas-cake could certainly have fitted in a breadbox)?
Cr�.
Andy Cooke
Yes
Öjevind Lång
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>>> Vegetable Kingdom
>>> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
>>> No
>>> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
>>> Yes
>>> 3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
>>> No
>>> 4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published in
>>> Tolkien's lifetime?
>>> No
>>> 5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
>>> No
>>> 6. A manufactured item?
>>> Yes
>> 7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas" (not a
>> guess, since a lembas-cake could certainly have fitted in a breadbox)?
> Yes
8. Is it from the First or Second Age?
�jevind
Andy Cooke
Yes
Öjevind Lång
>>>>> Vegetable Kingdom
>>>>> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
>>>>> No
>>>>> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
>>>>> Yes
>>>>> 3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
>>>>> No
>>>>> 4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published in
>>>>> Tolkien's lifetime?
>>>>> No
>>>>> 5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
>>>>> No
>>>>> 6. A manufactured item?
>>>>> Yes
>>>> 7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas" (not a
>>>> guess, since a lembas-cake could certainly have fitted in a breadbox)?
>>> Yes
>> 8. Is it from the First or Second Age?
> Yes
9. Is it mentioned in "The Silmarillion"?
�jevind
Andy Cooke
No
Raven
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> Vegetable Kingdom
> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
> No
> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
> Yes
> 3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
> No
> 4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published in
> Tolkien's lifetime?
> No
> 5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
> No
> 6. A manufactured item?
> Yes
> 7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas" (not a
> guess, since a lembas-cake could certainly have fitted in a breadbox)?
> Yes
> 8. Is it from the First or Second Age?
> Yes
> 9. Is it mentioned in "The Silmarillion"?
> No
10. Could it be lifted by an Elf or a Man?
Korppi.
Andy Cooke
No
Raven
> Vegetable Kingdom
> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
> No
> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
> Yes
> 3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
> No
> 4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published in
> Tolkien's lifetime?
> No
> 5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
> No
> 6. A manufactured item?
> Yes
> 7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas" (not a
> guess, since a lembas-cake could certainly have fitted in a breadbox)?
> Yes
> 8. Is it from the First or Second Age?
> Yes
> 9. Is it mentioned in "The Silmarillion"?
> No
> 10. Could it be lifted by an Elf or a Man?
> No
11. Is it made (mainly) of wood?
Cuervo.
Andy Cooke
Yes
Raven
12. Did Elves make it?
Corbeau.
Andy Cooke
No
Raven
13. Men?
Karasu.
Andy Cooke
Yes
Raven
14. Is it named?
Cr�.
Andy Cooke
Yes
Raven
14B. Are only you and I running this thread?
15. Is it a building?
Marghvran.
Andy Cooke
Apparently :)
> 15. Is it a building?
No
Troels Forchhammer
"Raven" <jon.lennart.be...@mail.its.in.danmark> spoke
these staves:
>
<snip>
> 14B. Are only you and I running this thread?
Well, every time I come by hoping to ask a question, you have an active
question . . . one almost considers cascading a question just to get
one into the line <pouts> ;-)
So, if you wish to give others a chance, you should leave at least a
couple of hours after an answer before you ask a new question . . ..
Not that you have to, of course, but you did ask :)
No, really -- I honestly don't mind.
--
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Valid e-mail is <troelsfo(a)gmail.com>
Please put [AFT], [RABT] or 'Tolkien' in subject.
You can safely assume that you've created God in your own
image when it turns out that God hates all the same people
you do.
- Anne Lamott
Troels Forchhammer
Andy Cooke <an...@andycooke.adsl24.co.uk> spoke these staves:
>
> Raven wrote:
>>
>> 15. Is it a building?
>
> No
A ship?
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Please put [AFT], [RABT] or 'Tolkien' in subject.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
from magic.
- Arthur C. Clarke, /Profiles of The Future/, 1961
(Also known as 'Clarke's third law')
Andy Cooke
Yes
Troels Forchhammer
<an...@andycooke.adsl24.co.uk> spoke these staves:
The Palarran?
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of thought which they avoid.
- Soren Kierkegaard
Andy Cooke
13. Men?
Yes
16. A ship?
Yes
Andy Cooke
16. A ship?
Yes
>
17. The Palarran?
No
Troels Forchhammer
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> Vegetable Kingdom
Phew -- I was worried for a moment I had become too eager, since I'm
off to the in-laws for Christmas and won't be on-line much for the
next few days ;-)
18. A N�men�rean ship?
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Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
Andy Cooke
Yes
(I'll try to answer as quick as I can :-) )
Andy Cooke
sister-in-law back to Ealing. Back in an hour or so)
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Andy Cooke
Taemon
>>> Vegetable Kingdom
>>> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
>>> No
>>> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
>>> Yes
>>> 3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
>>> No
>>> 4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published
>>> in Tolkien's lifetime?
>>> No
>>> 5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
>>> No
>>> 6. A manufactured item?
>>> Yes
>>> 7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas"?
>>> Yes
>>> 8. Is it from the First or Second Age?
>>> Yes
>>> 9. Is it mentioned in "The Silmarillion"?
>>> No
>>> 10. Could it be lifted by an Elf or a Man?
>>> No
>>> 11. Is it made (mainly) of wood?
>>> Yes
>>> 12. Did Elves make it?
>>> No
>>> 13. Men?
>>> Yes
>>> 14. Is it named?
>>> Yes
>>> 15. Is it a building?
>>> No
>>> 16. A ship?
>>> Yes
>>> 17. The Palarran?
>>> No
>> 18. A N�men�rean ship?
> Yes
19. Hirilond�?
T.
Raven
> 18. A N�men�rean ship?
> Yes
19. One of Aldarion's other ships?
Kruk.
Raven
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> Well, every time I come by hoping to ask a question, you have an active
> question . . . one almost considers cascading a question just to get
> one into the line <pouts> ;-)
You must be out of luck then. Judging by the timestamps on the posts
Andy answers sooner than I put the next question.
> So, if you wish to give others a chance, you should leave at least a
> couple of hours after an answer before you ask a new question . . ..
> Not that you have to, of course, but you did ask :)
But most of us, myself included, will be off away for the next few days.
We sort of have to wrap up this thread before Yule-eve or leave it to simmer
until after. :-)
Ravn.
Andy Cooke
Raven's at 19 and Taemon's at 20)
Taemon wrote:
19. One of Aldarion's other ships?
Yes
20. Hirilond�?
No
Raven
21. Then it's down to lucky guesses. Turuphanto was just the nickname of
Hirilond� during its building --- was it E�mbar?
Raaf.
Andy Cooke
Yes
We have a winner. I chose it because I loved the Aldarion and Erendis
story and the setting on Numenor during the idyllic time of the Second
Age - a glimpse into the Westernesse that was lost. And E�mbar, as the
home of the Venturers, well - I just wanted to visit it and sail around
Numenor, like Aldarion and Erendis did once.
--
Andy Cooke
Raven
>> 21. Then it's down to lucky guesses. Turuphanto was just the nickname of
>> Hirilond� during its building --- was it E�mbar?
> Yes
> We have a winner. I chose it because I loved the Aldarion and Erendis
> story and the setting on Numenor during the idyllic time of the Second
> Age - a glimpse into the Westernesse that was lost. And E�mbar, as the
> home of the Venturers, well - I just wanted to visit it and sail around
> Numenor, like Aldarion and Erendis did once.
I won't start the next 20 questions thread now, but wait until after I
come home from my parents. Probably on Sunday.
If you were to sail around N�menor, perhaps you might want another
shipmate than Erendis. :-) Too bad the N�menoreans didn't have radio kits.
Then Erendis could at least have maintained voice contact with Aldarion
during his long absences. :-)
<in my next questions thread i shan't choose n�merr�mar>
Ramn.
Andy Cooke
the Second Age, a dwelling place on sea and place of storage of the
records of the Venturers.:
Vegetable Kingdom
1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
No (Unfinished Tales)
2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
Yes (Unfinished Tales)
3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
No
4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published
in Tolkien's lifetime?
No
5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
No (unless it's Ulmo's breadbox ...)
6. A manufactured item?
Yes (definitely)
7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas"?
Yes (E�mbar - I did wonder if the question was aimed at a generic name
(so an Elvish name for "ship" would be needed), but I concluded that
E�mbar being an Elvish name meant that the answer was yes)
8. Is it from the First or Second Age?
Yes (Second Age)
9. Is it mentioned in "The Silmarillion"?
No (I had a careful look at the Akallabeth - not there)
10. Could it be lifted by an Elf or a Man?
No
11. Is it made (mainly) of wood?
Yes (presumably)
12. Did Elves make it?
No
13. Men?
Yes
14. Is it named?
Yes (E�mbar)
15. Is it a building?
No (It could be argued that as a dwelling place on sea, it might be a
floating
building, but all indications were that it was simply a ship used as a
dwelling place)
16. A ship?
Yes
17. The Palarran?
No
18. A N�men�rean ship?
Yes
19. One of Aldarion's other ships?
Yes
20. Hirilond�?
No
21. Then it's down to lucky guesses. Turuphanto was just the nickname
of Hirilond� during its building --- was it E�mbar?
Yes (Good lucky guess :-) )
--
Andy Cooke
Raven
> 7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas"?
> Yes (E�mbar - I did wonder if the question was aimed at a generic name
> (so an Elvish name for "ship" would be needed), but I concluded that
> E�mbar being an Elvish name meant that the answer was yes)
I should have phrased that question differently: "Does Tolkien provide an
Elvish *word* for it", for that was what I intended to ask. The answer
would still have been yes, since the Quenya for "ship" is "cirya"
(nominative singular).
Then again, Tolkien provided Elvish nouns for such a lot of things.
<slaps self on forehead>
Zagh.
Rebecca
> Item: Eämbar, home of the Venturers of Numenor. A ship of Aldarion's in
> the Second Age, a dwelling place on sea and place of storage of the
> records of the Venturers.:
>
> Vegetable Kingdom
> 1. Is it in "The Lord of the Rings"?
> No (Unfinished Tales)
>
> 2. In Tolkien's general mythology?
> Yes (Unfinished Tales)
>
> 3. Did any hobbits encounter it?
> No
>
> 4. This seems to be becoming a breadbox question; Was it published
> in Tolkien's lifetime?
> No
>
> 5. Speaking of which: could it fit in a breadbox?
> No (unless it's Ulmo's breadbox ...)
>
> 6. A manufactured item?
> Yes (definitely)
>
> 7. Does Tolkien provide an Elvish name for it, such as "lembas"?
> (so an Elvish name for "ship" would be needed), but I concluded that
>
> 8. Is it from the First or Second Age?
> Yes (Second Age)
>
> 9. Is it mentioned in "The Silmarillion"?
> No (I had a careful look at the Akallabeth - not there)
>
> 10. Could it be lifted by an Elf or a Man?
> No
>
> 11. Is it made (mainly) of wood?
> Yes (presumably)
>
> 12. Did Elves make it?
> No
>
> 13. Men?
> Yes
>
> 14. Is it named?
>
> 15. Is it a building?
> No (It could be argued that as a dwelling place on sea, it might be a
> floating
> building, but all indications were that it was simply a ship used as a
> dwelling place)
>
> 16. A ship?
> Yes
>
> 17. The Palarran?
> No
>
> Yes
>
> 19. One of Aldarion's other ships?
> Yes
>
> No
>
> 21. Then it's down to lucky guesses. Turuphanto was just the nickname
> Yes (Good lucky guess :-) )
>
> --
> Andy Cooke
I agree this one had to be concluded quickly for seasonal reasons.
Those questions and answers were flying thick and fast :) I was
wondering from 13. if it was a ship- I wanted to ask if it moved back
around 14. in there. It was a good game, though.
I think I am going to have to change my preferences from digest :D to
have a chance of slipping in a question without cascading- but this
was the fastest moving game I have seen since I joined the group
around Thanksgiving (end of November.) I look forward to Sunday.
Rebecca