CoTT 2 House of Cards

[Headstall]

25 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

 Just leaving this here.  

Where is the Shire?  

[Marty]

2 minutes ago, Sherye said:

One time on June 1, we had all 4 seasons show up

That's fairly common in Ireland. Particularly in the month of March.

So much so that there's a saying in my part of Ireland:

"You can get four seasons of weather in one March day."

 

[Sherye Story Reader]

2 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

So... Yesterday was full of sunshine and clear blue skies, and the snow from Saturday and Sunday was continuing to melt. Then, Tuesday came along with the temperature plunging below freezing and more snow.

And according to the weather forecast, the temperature will shoot back up by tomorrow. Can't the weather make up it's mind?

Well, Texas weather is very unpredictable! It is like a woman! It is a weather's prerogative to change it's mind!

Edited December 15, 2020 by Sherye

[Drew Espinosa]

8 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Where is the Shire?  

The Shire is in New Zealand. How could you not know this?  

[Sherye Story Reader]

2 hours ago, clochette said:

With all the snow he has. I thought Texas was all desert and tumbleweed

West side of Texas is the desert and east side of Texas is all green trees until fall season. And we all have snow and ice in the winter in Texas.

[Sherye Story Reader]

I thought I was forgetful! My 38 year old stepson is worse than I am. He laid his cigarette lighter down somewhere and looked all over the trailer for it He looked 3 times in the chair he was sitting in then he went to the bathroom and found it! Geeze!

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Drew Espinosa said:

The Shire is in New Zealand. How could you not know this?  

Well, I was born in Cheshire which, among others, borders Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south, Flintshire to the west, and (historically, before local government reorganisation in 1972) Lancashire to the north.

And all of those shires are in England, not New Zealand (apart from Flintshire, which is in Wales).

[Headstall]

10 minutes ago, Drew Espinosa said:

The Shire is in New Zealand. How could you not know this?  

Obviously there is a hobbit conclave in Texas.  

[Page Scrawler]

3 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

Howdy y'all!  

Hey, Drewbear! 

[Drew Espinosa]

Just now, Headstall said:

Obviously there is a hobbit conclave in Texas.  

Excuses, excuses, excuses...  

[Drew Espinosa]

Just now, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Drewbear! 

Hey, Pagey!  

[Headstall]

6 minutes ago, Sherye said:

I thought I was forgetful! My 38 year old stepson is worse than I am. He laid his cigarette lighter down somewhere and looked all over the trailer for it He looked 3 times in the chair he was sitting in then he went to the bathroom and found it! Geeze!

Hey, Sherye.   Speaking of forgetful, because you are the same age as I am, I'm reminding you the the new chapter of Sidewinder posted yesterday. Do with this information what you will.  

[Page Scrawler]

2 hours ago, Drew Espinosa said:

And according to the weather forecast, the temperature will shoot back up by tomorrow. Can't the weather make up it's mind?

Sounds more like a weather forecast for northern Michigan. 

[Headstall]

5 minutes ago, Page Scrawler said:

Hey, Drewbear! 

Hi, Page.  

[Marty]

Page 1,972....

1972 was the year I started teaching science (specialising in biology) at second level school. 

So basically it was the year I finally started earning my living.

[Headstall]

1 minute ago, Marty said:

Page 1,972....

1972 was the year I started teaching science (specialising in biology) at second level school. 

So basically it was the year I finally started earning my living.

The year I turned eighteen... 

[Drew Espinosa]

9 minutes ago, Marty said:

Well, I was born in Cheshire which, among others, borders Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south, Flintshire to the west, and (historically, before local government reorganisation in 1972) Lancashire to the north.

And all of those shires are in England, not New Zealand (apart from Flintshire, which is in Wales).

In Middle-earth, there is only one shire, The Shire.  

[Sherye Story Reader]

30 minutes ago, Headstall said:

Hey, Sherye.   Speaking of forgetful, because you are the same age as I am, I'm reminding you the the new chapter of Sidewinder posted yesterday. Do with this information what you will.  

I will read it when I get a chance. I have it bookmarked.

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Drew Espinosa said:

In Middle-earth, there is only one shire, The Shire.  

Interestingly, The Shire in Middle-Earth is divided into four parts, each called a Farthing.

The word farthing derives from the Old English word fēorðing, from fēorða, meaning "a fourth" (or a quarter).

At the time Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and the Lord Of The Rings, the county of Yorkshire in England was divided into three administrative areas know as Ridings (East, West, and North Ridings). The word riding is descended from late Old English þriðing or þriding as a loanword from Old Norse þriðjungr, meaning a third part.

þriðing would be pronounced "thriding" which, as time went by started to be spoken as "the riding". Hence the subdivision of Yorkshire into Ridings.

In early English thrid was used rather than third (and brid instead of bird).

(Wow! A bit of mathematics, to possibly interest @Drew Espinosa - and bit about how the Vikings influenced parts of the English language, which may interest @Timothy M...)  

[Sherye Story Reader]

Good grief! Did I start something with the page numbers? PUNISH ME PLEASE! I deserve it! I created a monster! lol

[Sherye Story Reader]

31 minutes ago, Headstall said:

The year I turned eighteen... 

Me too! lol

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, Sherye said:

Good grief! Did I start something with the page numbers? PUNISH ME PLEASE! I deserve it! I created a monster! lol

 wouldn't get too upset if I were you, ma Sherye.

(Not that it's a competition, but I think it may actually have been me that started it..)  

[Albert1434]

40 minutes ago, Headstall said:

The year I turned eighteen... 

I had my 24 birthday

[Sherye Story Reader]

Can you believe that I looked like this in high school? From my profile pic!

Edited December 15, 2020 by Sherye

[Sherye Story Reader]

1 hour ago, Albert1434 said:

 

I think we are having one of these kinds of days! YUCK! Now my allergies are going to be horrible from the sand blowing today!