Barliman of the Prancing Pony

big clique

2004-07-03T16:51:03Z

I am a member of 1 clique of size 76

butterbur, gwaihirwl, drogobaggins, thuringwethil, galathil, elanorgamgee, merrybrandybuck, rosecotton, primrosegamgee, mikefox, rubybolger, celebrianrules, manofrohan, waterwatcher, eomer_of_rohan, king_gilgalad, esmereldatook, retiemas, forsaken_one, elfwine, gildoringlorion, girloliphaunt, bbolger_baggins, ecthelion, voronwe, mithrellas, nienor_niniel, wraithchild3, beren_erchamion, farmermaggot, uinendiel, legolasgreenlef, vidumavi, theonering, fredegarbolger, queenberuthiel, gloredhel, wargofthenorth, sockpuppets, gilmith, ungoliant, tilion, jrrtolkien, emeldir, taurof_gondolin, raven_haired, a_ringwraith, felarof, vilya_the_airy, aeglos, kingelessar, erendis, treebeardtheent, gilraenthefair, caranthir, estethegentle, faramirtook, turin_turambar, lalwende, ladyelwing, paladin_took, annael, finwe, elrosofnumenor, uinen, osse, elfstan, lalaith_sadness, ladyamarie, tolmancotton, jareththegoblin, dr_spengler, eonwe, amandil, wraithchildsix, elusive_frodo

Alas, that these evil days should be mine

2004-02-08T16:22:50Z

Come on, folks, where is our appreciation of art?
...I'm just disappointed that so few people came to the last poetry slam.
Despite that, I'm going to try to do another one. Time TBD, so does anyone have any suggestions?

POETRY SLAM

2003-12-04T02:18:30Z

Poetry slam is open! Post poems! Sing songs! Drink ale! Watch zee strippers!

POETRY SLAM!

2003-12-01T05:16:06Z

THE POETRY SLAM WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, AT 9:00 PM EASTERN TIME. I remain optimistic. COME!
Alright, so here's the run-down for all of you who may be puzzled about this poetry slam business:
The poetry slam is an event in which YOU come over to the Prancing Pony and do as many as you like of the following things.
a) read us your poetry - exclusive or - judge poetry
b) listen to poetry
c) eat food, drink
d) strip (this IS a strip joint, after all)
e) watch others strip
f) generally fraternize
g) sing songs
h) have fun
i) stay the night in one of our quality rooms
Not necessarily in that order.
People show up. They post poems, long and short, good and bad, IC and OOC. If we can get anybody to judge, they rank the poems on a scale of 0 to 10 with one point allowed after the decimal, and then we determine a winner. More often than not, nobody wants to judge, so we just enjoy the poetry.
And stay as many days as we may like.
And the wonderful place that is the Prancing Pony inn, tavern, and strip joint.
Ahhhh.
WEDNESDAY. NINE O'CLOCK EST. HERE.

Let's try this one more time...

2003-11-29T21:15:14Z

So... if we have another poetry slam, who will come?

haiku? oooo

2003-08-12T04:24:40Z

curtains

2003-07-26T15:34:19Z

Alright, they're ordered. That's yellow polka-dotted curtains for the human-sized rooms and neon pink for the hobbit-sized rooms. The pink ones are to scare away ringwraiths, but we'll keep the old beige ones in stock if any hobbit is more scared of pink curtains than of ringwraiths.
Now... bedsheets...

curtains?

2003-07-18T23:14:55Z

I'm thinking of getting these new yellow polka-dotted curtains out of this catalogue for all my human-sized rooms. Opinions?

very very interesting

2003-06-26T11:06:04Z

butterbur
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POETRY SLAM!!

2003-05-08T01:02:08Z

Let the poetry begin!!!

For convenience, I have reposted the rules:

All are welcome to read poetry! This will be done by writing comments, preferrably with "Slam Poem" in the subject line if you would like your poem scored. Poems may be of any length, and may be in song form. They must be written by you or your mun. If you are not submitting any poems and would like to be a judge, PLEASE DO. You may score the poems on a scale of zero to ten with one place after the decimal allowed. Please score ALL the poems by replying to the poem comment with "Score" in your subject line.

All are also welcome to read poems that they do not wish to be scored. All are welcome to party and enjoy themselves, drink, enjoy the strippers, and spend the night (we are an inn, after all.) Per tradition, we will probably have no judges and a winner will not be determined. But if we do, the winner will get a free night at The Prancing Pony, food and drink included. Read poetry!

POETRY SLAM

2003-05-06T03:19:54Z

Writers! Connoisseurs!
It is that time again. Time for one of the Prancing Pony's famed POETRY SLAMS.
The poetry slam will be held on Wednesday, May 7, at 9:00 PM EST, at The Prancing Pony.

All are welcome to read poetry! This will be done by writing comments, preferrably with "Slam Poem" in the subject line if you would like your poem scored. Poems may be of any length, and may be in song form. They must be written by you or your mun. If you are not submitting any poems and would like to be a judge, PLEASE DO. You may score the poems on a scale of zero to ten with one place after the decimal allowed. Please score ALL the poems by replying to the poem comment with "Score" in your subject line.

All are also welcome to read poems that they do not wish to be scored. All are welcome to party and enjoy themselves, drink, enjoy the strippers, and spend the night (we are an inn, after all.) Per tradition, we will probably have no judges and a winner will not be determined. But if we do, the winner will get a free night at The Prancing Pony, food and drink included. Read poetry!

<3!

2003-02-14T11:47:21Z

It's Valentine's Day! If you and your sweetheart want to do ~~each other~~ something a little different to celebrate, come down to the Prancing Pony! We have ale and music and fun and, of course, beds. Have a good one, all!

AHA!

2003-01-20T22:18:56Z

My mun has figured out how to work Trillian! (If "figured out" means "got her computer-literate brother to tell her".) From now on, I am barleybutterbur on AIM! MUAHAHA!

when did my mun abandon reason for madness?

2002-12-29T18:27:20Z

She is now a screaming fangirl. Of Grima.
I'll just keep serving my ale and pancakes and ignore this new turn of events.

butterbur @ 2002-11-03T07:49:00

2002-11-03T12:51:44Z

Ye ents. I appear to be on a website. You know, apart from this one.

POETRY SLAM!

2002-09-05T01:02:04Z

Let the poetry begin!
All are welcome. Feel free to buy a drink or two while you're at it. :)

Poetry slam

2002-09-01T03:44:21Z

It is time.
Yes, time.
Time for another POETRY SLAM!!!
The poetry slam will be held at 9:00 EST (or whatever time my mun is in right now) on Wednesday, the fourth of September.
Everyone who wants to may post poetry. You may post as many poems as you like. If the poems are to be scored, please put "Slam poem" as the subject of your post. If you are not slamming and would like to score the poetry, please score ALL the poems. Simply reply to the post with "Score" in the subject line and give each poem a score from 0 to 10, with one place allowed after the decimal point. Poems can be written by you or your mun, we appreciate all that is good!
There will also, of course, be ale and stripping and all the usual stuff that goes on at the PP. And also a good place to stay for the night if you're coming from far away ;). Hope to see everyone there!
-The Proprietor

butterbur @ 2002-07-30T13:47:00

2002-07-30T17:49:12Z

The Prancing Pony inn/tavern/strip joint is once again open for business. Anyone looking for a vacation?

OOC

2002-07-30T01:47:15Z

Whew! Back from internet dearth. Brain fried. Filling out college applications because it's more fun than summer reading. I must catch up!

Open mic!

2002-05-29T21:00:43Z

Everyone may post poems! The official opening is at 9, but feel free to post now. This is all in honor of a munbirthday. YAY!

open mic

2002-05-27T21:58:47Z

On Wednesday, there will be an open mic at the Prancing Pony (here) for Nienor's mun's birthday. It's like a poetry slam, but no scoring and everybody wins. Yay! I will open it around 5 EST, assuming I remember, but it will start officially at 9 EST. Hope to see you all there!

butterbur @ 2002-05-22T06:40:00

2002-05-22T10:41:06Z

Ok everybody, someone come judge the poetry slam. Someone. Please. Come judge.

poetry slam!

2002-05-16T01:31:56Z

My sincere apologies about the tardiness. The poetry slam is open! As always, original (written by you or your mun) poems are acceptable, please put "slam poem" or something like it in the subject. If you do not submit any poems to be scored, you may judge. If you judge, please judge all the poems. Just reply to the poem with a score from 0 to 10, with one place allowed after the decimal, and put "score" in the title. As always, songs are welcome, drinks are available, and have fun all!

be there!

2002-05-14T23:58:26Z

The poetry slam is tomorrow at 9 EST. I hope to see everyone there!

End Poetry Slam

2002-05-05T01:22:57Z

The poetry slam is closed! I had trouble with the scoring because some people scored some of the poems but not all of them, but thank you Sauron and Frodo for scoring all the poems! The winner was Lord Elladan for his poem "The Silence", reproduced below:

The Silence.

faces that are streaked by light
lips that never trembled by a sight
footsteps that turn to blood from fright
deep in rivers without a surface.

mirrored in dark eyes that no longer see
battered by voices of the ache to be free
unseen by those who no longer speak
and no one seems to remember.

so gentle it seemed like strings of hair
she lived her life breathing boys like air
so hollow i felt with each dress she wears
as my skin scorched from the heat.

it was my death that she stole from me
the girls she kissed ate her whole for all to see
how is it that it only took knives to make her believe
as fear lives in their faces.

how brightly it burns with a heart that doesn't know
how cold it seems when secrets remain below
how happy are eyes that can close
shame on those who keep watching.

Elladan gets a free night at The Prancing Pony with food and drink.

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