The Tolkien Translation Game!

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Oh, for Gandalf's sake. Here's the new quote:
Your head is too short for your feet!
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:rofl:
'You just said "your getting shorter": you've obviously been drinking too much ent-draught and not enough Prim's.' - Jude
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Hint: the speaker is to your left.
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Bud?
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Sam at Amon Hen? Something like "Whoa there Sam, your legs are too short so use your head"? (From memory, so may not be accurate...)
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That was actually word-perfect! Your turn!
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Fortunate enough to reach this speed.
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Is the word “fast” in the original?
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Is it spoken about Shadowfax?
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No and No.
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Clue needed?
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Yes please!
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Spoken by a Hobbit
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Is it spoken during the journey from Hobbiton to Bree?
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Hm. Gollum said "More haste, less speed," unless it was the other way round.
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Later Jude. Not Gollum Frelga.
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This brings up a protocol question we should settle for future quotes: if Gollum is the speaker and someone asks "is it a hobbit", should the answer be yes?

In the past I've said "former hobbit", but that just gives it away.
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Gollum is one of a kind, so saying no is not exactly untrue. On the other hand, he's one of a kind, so "former" or "kinda" Hobbit is more true. I don't know, but it's not like delaying the correct guess is the point of the game.
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Was the quote spoken in Moria?
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Nope, later.
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