Aha! It's the Gaffer about Brandybucks.
"They fool about with boats on that big river - and that isn't natural."
The Tolkien Translation Game!
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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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Tall island can go even further.
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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No
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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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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No
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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Did “Tol” become Tall?
'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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No, only a little.Jude wrote:Did the quote get significantly shortened in the translation?
No, tall is in the quote, and describes the island in question.Inanna wrote:Did “Tol” become Tall?
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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No, later. But the speaker was present at the Council.
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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Aragorn?
'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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No. The speaker had very firm opinions about travel options.
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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Ooh, I think I found it:
Spoken during a debate about their destination after Lothlórien.Boromir wrote:To the tall isle I will go, but no further.
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That's the one, Jude.
Well, Boromir wasn't wrong. He didn't go any further.
Well, Boromir wasn't wrong. He didn't go any further.
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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That’s true. Never connected those two dots.Frelga wrote:That's the one, Jude.
Well, Boromir wasn't wrong. He didn't go any further.
'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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Didn't Faramir say something about how the men of Gondor always do what they say, or perish in the attempt? Boromir shouldn't have jinxed himself with those words; if he hadn't said them, he'd probably still be alive today 
Well, this quote never reached equilibrium:
Well, this quote never reached equilibrium:
Such interference is not complete. This song is not. Final cut gives a lively chorus, waiting for both sides!