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#5526 Fri, Feb4 2011 4:06pm
- erchamion
- Adventurer
- From: Granada, Spain
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Re: The Taproom
Barliman wrote:
Perhaps I should charge 110% of the standard price?
Perhaps you should lower 110% the price. That means you owe us 10% of our drinking .....
Last edited by erchamion (Fri, Feb4 2011 5:05pm)
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#5527 Fri, Feb4 2011 4:07pm
- hsf62
- Master Caster
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Re: The Taproom
As always you are right Wisest of Ents! 
To Master Milo, I have never heard anyone in the Pony saying speak the common language.... I thought it was the common tounge.
Where there is a will there is a way, just as there are no problems, only solutions! Guess it depends on ones own perspective of the matter at that time
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#5528 Fri, Feb4 2011 4:08pm
- hsf62
- Master Caster
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Re: The Taproom
Master Barliman you sound like our Goverment here in Australia. Give less and take a lot more...
Where there is a will there is a way, just as there are no problems, only solutions! Guess it depends on ones own perspective of the matter at that time
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#5529 Fri, Feb4 2011 4:31pm
- Milo
- The Attic Warden
- From: Toulouse, France
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Re: The Taproom
Master Caster, I guess some english fellows will tell what is right or not.
Common tongue, foreign languages, who cares except Master Cameosis, our speaking master !
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#5530 Fri, Feb4 2011 5:02pm
- Barliman
- The famous Innkeeper
- From: Bree
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Re: The Taproom
In the English editions of LOTR it's 'the Common Speech' or 'the Commmon Tongue', but I don't know how that translates into your own languages. In fact, the issue of translations into other langugages was one that taxed - i.e. intensely annoyed - the Great Professor.... Personally I remain bemused as to why many foreign-language editions insist on trying to translate - or, even worse, reinvent - the charecters' names and place-names. Why not just leave them as they are? Anyway, as ever I digress.
"A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber-room: thing wanted always buried."
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#5531 Fri, Feb4 2011 5:47pm
Re: The Taproom
Master Cameois become Master of Languages great (he speaks minimum 5 of them) .... that means that he's become titled member of our small community. Now he must left his picture on regular "Who is who" topic so all of us could have his Master of Languages face
one drink... for this new MMP title, please.... + also add please 10% on price (for potential charity activities in some future of course 
)
.... Farewell to Middle-earth at last. I see the Star above my mast!
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#5532 Fri, Feb4 2011 5:49pm
- Milo
- The Attic Warden
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Re: The Taproom
More than that, in France, Bilbo's book talks about Bilbo baggins, in LotR, he becomes "Bilbon Sacquet", same for "Frodon Sacquet". Just completely stupid !
My wife who's english teacher told me it is even worse with Harry Potter...
Just to conclude on common language, what shall be Master Cameosis then to say he nows every languages?
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#5533 Fri, Feb4 2011 5:52pm
Re: The Taproom
Huoommm .... Master Barliman, sorry but you seem to misunderstand (as I suspected) hom .... huoomm ... charging another 110% for the brews and liquids (you seem to sell well) means more than to double the standard price ... rhuuoommm ... hom ... rhuuoomm .... what I wanted to point out simply is that if you keep from adding those extra 10% of ingrediences, such as ... alas ... you know what ... huom .. there's a 100% fine drink to be served ... huoomm ...
in fact that means you use an additional 10% to spoil the 100 by adding, right? ... huoomm ...
so, if you really want to improve your cidery-drink-thing you leave away those 10% ... huoommm ... not adding anything more into them barrels downstairs ... huoommm ... you know ... rrrrhuuoommm ... which simply means you would have to reduce the standard price by 10% .... rhuoommm ... I know this is Entish arithmetics ... huooommmm ...
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#5534 Fri, Feb4 2011 5:56pm
Re: The Taproom
Huoommm .... sorry ... hom ... by now it all has become too hasty for me ... rhuoomm... just saw that Master Erchamion calculated just like me, tree ... rhuoommm ... that's 10% less ...hom
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#5535 Fri, Feb4 2011 6:00pm
- cameosis
- Master of Languages
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Re: The Taproom
i'll keep my mouth shut and drink 110% more ale ... 
Esse quam videri. (Marcus Tullius Cicero)
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#5536 Fri, Feb4 2011 9:35pm
- Barliman
- The famous Innkeeper
- From: Bree
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Re: The Taproom
I don't know about Entish mathematics, Master Tree. I was never any good at any sort of mathematics at school. I failed my maths finals three times, and when I put my name down to take it a fourth time everyone just laughed at me and said I'd be better off serving behind a bar. So it's not only Elves and certain Dunedain who are foresighted.
I think Master Cameosis has the right idea. Let's just fill our mouths with good ale instead of dwelling on my apparently questionable bar prices.
"A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber-room: thing wanted always buried."
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#5537 Sat, Feb5 2011 8:33am
- Milo
- The Attic Warden
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Re: The Taproom
100% Time for Breakfast also Master barliman. As usual I shall say.
Milo Gamgee-Took of Bywater
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#5538 Sat, Feb5 2011 9:36am
Re: The Taproom
Huuooommmm ... hoommm ... yes ... huom ... it was the same with me, Master Barliman, when I remember the last Enthing, some time ago ... where I tried to pass on my knowledge of mathematics ..... rhuoommm ... I still do remember those eyes of the other trees, turned upwards to the skies .... huoommm ... motionless they were, didn't say anything ... rhuoomm ...
later I found out that these non-gestures and facial expressions were not based on approval or even delight ... huoomm .... see, Master Barliman, that's why I still cannot correctly count my bar taps you keep for me .... rhuoommm ... the other matter is language ... tar mej fan ... hom
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#5539 Sat, Feb5 2011 9:53am
Re: The Taproom
Huoommm ... well, by now it took me three years to have you admit that your bar prices are "apparently questionable", as you put it correctly ... huoommm ... anyway, I couldn't haste you to confirm this ... huoommm ... no ale, no cider, no whatever-brew-you-like-to-serve-to-anyone-that-pops-in-here-for-the-benefit-to-keep-these-your-premises-still-standing-upright ... huoommm ... some bowl of that clear-clean-non-sparkeling-you know what, please .... huoom..
I have to clean them smelly-rotten-biting- things again .... rhuoomm ... spring's coming, I saw him at the horizon this morning .... rhuooommm ... though he doesn't seem to haste ... hoommm
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#5540 Sat, Feb5 2011 2:23pm
- Barliman
- The famous Innkeeper
- From: Bree
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Re: The Taproom
Yes, the snowdrops are out, and the dafodil shoots are shooting. But alas, the wind is also blowing down bits of your kinfolk all over my garden. Large bits. For three days now. "There's a job of work for me", as a small, woolly-headed fleeting acquaintance once said.
"A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber-room: thing wanted always buried."
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#5541 Sat, Feb5 2011 11:47pm
#5542 Sun, Feb6 2011 12:17am
- Turambar
- Archer of Mirkwood
- From: Germany
- Registered: Sun, Apr27 2008
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Re: The Taproom
Theo and the caster are around! Let´s have a midnight drink, gentlemen!
Maybe the magic was the most powerful force in the world. But that was long ago.
The dragons are gone, the giants are dead and the children of the woods are forgotten.
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#5543 Sun, Feb6 2011 12:33am
Re: The Taproom
Huoommm ... by now it was getting dark outside, so blossoms do not intend to bloom any more ... rhuoomm ... as for the drink I can feel fine with it ... hoommmmm ... thanks ....
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#5544 Sun, Feb6 2011 12:34am
- Turambar
- Archer of Mirkwood
- From: Germany
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Re: The Taproom
Mmmh, no one would like to have a drink with me . . .
[Exit: Archer]
Maybe the magic was the most powerful force in the world. But that was long ago.
The dragons are gone, the giants are dead and the children of the woods are forgotten.
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#5545 Sun, Feb6 2011 12:40am
Re: The Taproom
[enter Ent (again)]:
Huoommm ... where's that archer with me drink? .... arrrhhh ... there's no barkeep as well ... huoommm might find him somewhere downstairs ... huooommmm ... this is what I would like to call a challenge .... huoommm ... dark in here .... huoommm ... I better take a rest .... rhuomm
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#5546 Sun, Feb6 2011 6:30am
- hsf62
- Master Caster
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Re: The Taproom
What do you mean gone, don't want to have a drink with you???
I was outside for a sec and when I came back in, you where gone...
Well, I guess I shall have a drink with Master Ent then...
Where there is a will there is a way, just as there are no problems, only solutions! Guess it depends on ones own perspective of the matter at that time
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#5547 Sun, Feb6 2011 7:02am
- Barliman
- The famous Innkeeper
- From: Bree
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Re: The Taproom
Well you did go outside for six hours. Mayflies can become midle-aged in that sort of time!
"A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber-room: thing wanted always buried."
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#5548 Sun, Feb6 2011 9:53am
- hsf62
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Re: The Taproom
Hmmm, time flyes when you have fun.....
Where there is a will there is a way, just as there are no problems, only solutions! Guess it depends on ones own perspective of the matter at that time
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#5549 Sun, Feb6 2011 12:46pm
#5550 Sun, Feb6 2011 1:03pm
- Barliman
- The famous Innkeeper
- From: Bree
- Registered: Tue, Jan29 2008
- Posts: 4331
Re: The Taproom
I would prefer if she didn't go by at all.
"A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber-room: thing wanted always buried."
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