Everyday Elvish
Lately, the more I think about it the more I am convinced that, should it one day come to this, I could successfully communicate my feelings and thoughts by using nothing but phrases from Lord of the Rings. Examples (and i have used these several times, let it be known):
When you want to keep someone from going by you: "YOU..SHALL NOT...PAAASS!"
i guess i don't have to shout it in their faces nor use an accent which is how i'm saying it in my head. And i probably won't have a wizard's staff with me to use to block their way (though there are times i wish i did) But other than that, it totally works.
When you are very hungry: "I don't recall the taste of food."
When you insist someone use you for help: "Share the load..."
Feel free to echo it as well. They might be creeped out but it might also help them remember to rely upon others. "...the load, the load..load...oad..." I am now laughing out loud at the idea of echoing things you say to people. I should probably try this out and treat every room i'm in as if it's a cave.
When someone mistakes you for a male when you are a female: "I am no man!" But maybe don't thrust a sword in their face. It was an honest mistake. probably.
If you're making food for a special occasion and someone comes in to take a sample, swat at their hand and snarl at them, "They are NOT for eating!"
When you're at the market perusing the produce and are deliberating with a friend about which kind to get, suggest, "What about them? They're fresshhh!" Salivating a little might add to the effect and help the decision to be made.
"The mines are no place for a pony." How many times could i use this one in my daily life, i say rhetorically.
If someone tries to deceive or coerce you for evil purposes: "your words are poison!" When you want to keep someone from going by you: "YOU..SHALL NOT...PAAASS!"
i guess i don't have to shout it in their faces nor use an accent which is how i'm saying it in my head. And i probably won't have a wizard's staff with me to use to block their way (though there are times i wish i did) But other than that, it totally works.
When you are very hungry: "I don't recall the taste of food."
When you insist someone use you for help: "Share the load..."
Feel free to echo it as well. They might be creeped out but it might also help them remember to rely upon others. "...the load, the load..load...oad..." I am now laughing out loud at the idea of echoing things you say to people. I should probably try this out and treat every room i'm in as if it's a cave.
When someone mistakes you for a male when you are a female: "I am no man!" But maybe don't thrust a sword in their face. It was an honest mistake. probably.
If you're making food for a special occasion and someone comes in to take a sample, swat at their hand and snarl at them, "They are NOT for eating!"
When you're at the market perusing the produce and are deliberating with a friend about which kind to get, suggest, "What about them? They're fresshhh!" Salivating a little might add to the effect and help the decision to be made.
"The mines are no place for a pony." How many times could i use this one in my daily life, i say rhetorically.
When you want someone to scope something out for you, and also pay them a compliment at the same time: "What do your elf eyes see?"
An alternate greeting to the standard/boring "hello": "I know your face!"
a dialogue:
Jen: I can't sleep.
Sean: What's keeping you up?
Jen: A sleepless malice...
This can refer to anything, perhaps solely the inability to sleep. Or just some malice. Or something stirring in the East...
I need to incorporate Elvish into my vocab and then I will be complete.
any other usable phrases? Because I'm sure everyone has thought about this as I have...
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Friday, September 04, 2009.
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9/4/09 9:46 AM
I already do this, but in my case I pepper my conversations with quotes from the Simpsons. Surprisingly few people notice. Still, I recognize that it's not on par culturally with LOTR. So I should get a little "Are you frightened? Not nearly frightened enough" action going on.
9/4/09 12:32 PM
I usually try to keep my quotes centered on Arrested Development and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But I can see how shouting "I am no man" would be awfully useful, if only I can remember to not thrust that sword into anyone's face... The next time you manage to use "The mines are no place for a pony" in a sentence, will you please, please, please post that conversation on your blog???
9/4/09 2:15 PM
My LOTR quotes are usually gollum focused:
--If someone tries to use my pens I usually clutch them to my chest and hiss: "Not the precious!"
--When I'm at my parent's house and my someone other than my mom or dad wants something of me:
"Master looks after us now. We don't need you anymore."
--I repeat this in my head at the post office or bank when in Brooklyn: "We be nice to them, if they be nice to us"
--I like using this one when my editor wants to know when I'm going to be done with something that isn't due for days: "Mustn't ask us, not it's business."
Of course these only work if you're willing to say them in your best Andy Serkis voice.
9/5/09 2:39 PM
I frequently talk about breakfast, second breakfast and elevenies. It makes me feel better on those days when I just seem really hungry. ;0)
9/5/09 3:36 PM
We, too, use "my precious" quite a bit. And "What's he got in his pocketsess?"
9/8/09 11:24 AM
So many good Gollum quotes. Why have i not incorporated them more?
Wait--there is one that i use: "We shall see... oh yes, we shall see."
I feel that the phrase "mines are no place for a pony" would be more figurative, in a "fish out of water" scenario, as i live nowhere near any actual mines for my pony (also named Bill) to go into.
9/15/09 1:20 AM
I don't think we've ever made potatoes in our house without someone busting out "Po-Ta-Toes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew."