Things that are making you crabbit!

Its quite scary and enchanted stuff. Do people disappear from time to time, I bet they get stuck in an encripted bracket if its not done properly, I imagine timings of the essence coinciding the [] with the moon or Pluto's wibbly wobbly phase with Uranus and such like, hhmmm I think I will leave it to the experts, plus I only have [] or () I dont have squiggly ones.

Mrs Figg wrote:Orwell I didnt know about the encription thingy, does that mean I am supposed to be able to read it? its very confusing.

As I said earlier, Mrs Figg, if an encrypted message is addressed to you - or by the content it is meant for you - then no one else can read it. If you can read encrypted messages addressed for or meant for others, you are either an Admin or Moderator (yaaaaaaawnnnnnn) or a witch. You may even be a bitchywitch - the worst kind!

Anyhow, if you're a witch (and/or bitchywitch), you're made of wood and so must be burned immediately.

{{{I suggest you deny being a witch and/or bitchywitch even if you are one, as I have fond feelings for you, as you know, and would not like to see you burned, even if you happened to deserve it! }}}

Pettytyrant101 wrote:Mrs Figg encrytpions work by magical wilful ignorance! If its in {{{}}}} brackets a message is 'encrypted'- it can only be read (therefore responded to) by the person it is addressed to {{{Hello Mrs Figg- that Odo is a buffoon and no mistake!!}}}- the number of brackets reflects how strongly encrypted a message is, in the above one you can read it and respond as its addressed to you, but Odo (to um pick a name at random) cannot. It adds a whole arena of mischevious fun to proceedings.
Make any more sense yet?

Yeah, what Petty said --- though don't know about the 'wilful ignorance' bit. Probably applies only to Petty and Eldo anyhow.... {{{Admin/Mod types, you know! }}}

Mrs Figg wrote:Its quite scary and enchanted stuff. Do people disappear from time to time, I bet they get stuck in an encripted bracket if its not done properly, I imagine timings of the essence coinciding the [] with the moon or Pluto's wibbly wobbly phase with Uranus and such like, hhmmm I think I will leave it tio the experts, plus I only have [] or () I dont have squiggly ones.

I suggest you do this then ]]]Petty is a raving looney[[[ as I hear it works just as well; for people without squiggly brackets, that is. Forumshire is an Equal Opportunity kind of Land!

thanx thats nice to know. I may try a bit of [[[]]] if I feel brave enough, but if I disappear in a poofy pink mist its your fault for encouraging me.

Hello hello! oops everyone has disappeared in a poofy pink mist, hello is anyone there? no one? oh bugger I think I encryptonited everyone.

(peeking head cautiously out of hole)

Wow Mrs Figg, those square brackets sure pack a punch!

Encryption spells are not for the faint of heart, but keep practicing, I'm sure you'll get the hang of them.

{{but if you think about it next time, a little warning would be welcome! }}

sorry about the Encryptionizing, it blew up, my timing is rubbish. and it singed my eyebrows!

oh whats making me crabbit? Respectability threads thats wot! the cheek of the Banks clan is dreadful.

So thats reverse parking, map reading and encryption spells on the list of things the gentler sex is best leaving to the men!

Mrs Figg the fattest person in the world doesn't have a cheek as big as the cheek of a single Banks.

hey! my Three Point Turns are a miracle of precision, and as for my Handbrake Turns, well even Ronny Biggs took lessons from me.

Yes but Ronnie Biggs was looking for lessons in train drivng Mrs Figg- they are not meant to do 3 point turns!!

Are you Handrake turns deliberate Handbrake turns, Mrs Figg...? In my part of Ozhobbitstand they're illegal.

Handbrake turns on trains? even I know thats impossible, duh! I meant when he escaped in his Jag silly, all geezer villains had Jags.

But seriously WHERE IS EVERYBODY??????

yeah, where is eveybody??

Oh there you are Norc, I thought I was all alone just talking to myself.

oh, just realized, maybe me too have been a bit abstent here I have just read... but not replied much x) but seriously, where is everyone?

I just haven't been as engaged on here. It happens to me from time to time, though I still check back regularly and I have no doubt I'll become active again in the not-too-distant future. Part of the reason is because the whole forum has slowed down, but also because I have other interests that are taking up more of my time. Plus sometimes I just like a bit more variety. I certainly haven't forgotten you guys though, and like I said, I still check the forum daily.

NB I notice that all three main Hobbit forums have slowed down considerably over the past several weeks. Perhaps there's a larger trend going on? I'm not active enough on the larger Tolkien sites anymore to know how comprehensive that trend is, if it exists, though.

well we can all agree that everyone here have lifes besides the forum I am busy with a musical so..
about this bigger trend, I believe the reason is that there haven't been much news and that there aren't anything left to discuss.. I mean, here we have other topics too like Who, Sherlock and other stuff (really, this isn't an all Tolkien forum anymore ) but we're all discussed out

owwwwww! my head! What day is it? No, scratch that. What week is it? No hang out lets cut to the chase, is this still the same year? Thats happened before you know, no idea what happend to 91,93,94,or 97, and the lattter half of 99 and 00 is a bit of a haze. Oooooh! I need a buckie to cure this. Did i miss anything? -but please, tell me really, really quietly.

Norc wrote:
...about this bigger trend, I believe the reason is that there haven't been much news and that there aren't anything left to discuss.. I mean, here we have other topics too like Who, Sherlock and other stuff (really, this isn't an all Tolkien forum anymore ) but we're all discussed out

Bingo - it's like the third day of a family reunion when all the house guests are just sitting round quietly reading books.

PJ: do something about this! Release a picture of Smaug with an ax in his head, or Tauriel hiding dwarves under her hoop skirts...anything!

Well, I've simply been coming to terms with the loss of Marauder Shields, RIP.

I remember Purple Shields! Mmmmm? What are Maurader Shields Ally? Do they make the world sparkly?

coursework! musicals! ratty kids! sea fret that stay for days! more "%$£ about teachers in the press! 'restructuring'! inspections!

And

Tomorrow I will have a teenager! ARghhhhhh!


(And I haven't written anything new in a fortnight! blah!)