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by Jude » Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:17 pm
Is the word "why" in the original?
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Why does it take weeks to resize all this
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by Frelga » Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:18 pm
Yes.
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by elengil » Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:22 pm
Is the 'why' more of an exclamation, then? "Why! It'll take weeks to do whateverwhatever."
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by Jude » Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:48 pm
Or is it something like "This is why it will take weeks to resize all this"?
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by Frelga » Tue Nov 02, 2021 7:52 pm
Elengil is more right than Jude .
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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by Inanna » Tue Nov 02, 2021 8:42 pm
Said by a hobbit?
'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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by Frelga » Tue Nov 02, 2021 9:08 pm
Yes.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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by Jude » Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:33 am
Spoken to another hobbit?
Also, is "resize" in the original? If not, is it a fairly accurate synonym?
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by Frelga » Fri Nov 05, 2021 1:48 am
Not that exact word, but it's not unrelated.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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by Inanna » Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:14 am
Is it related to Bag End’s possessions?
'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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by Frelga » Fri Nov 05, 2021 2:44 am
Not at all
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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by Jude » Mon Nov 08, 2021 3:49 pm
Was it addressed to another hobbit?
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by Frelga » Mon Nov 08, 2021 5:51 pm
Among others, yes.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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by Inanna » Mon Nov 08, 2021 9:55 pm
So, within the fellowship?
'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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by Jude » Thu Nov 11, 2021 3:14 am
Had the Ring already been destroyed when this was spoken?
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by Frelga » Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:12 am
Jude, yes.
Inanna, most of the Fellowship.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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by Alatar » Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:47 am
After the scouring?
The Vinyamars on Stage! This time at Bag End
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by Alatar » Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:50 am
Oh wait is this Pippin saying that Frodo will have to be locked in a room to write it all down?
Found it: Sam, a sentence before that: "Why, it will take weeks before we get all these things sized up!’"
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by Frelga » Thu Nov 11, 2021 6:16 pm
That's the one.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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by Alatar » Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:59 pm
This didn't change much.
I was in the company that had the bridge until it was thrown behind us.
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