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You Might Be a Narnian If...

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You Might Be a Narnian If...

Postby john » March 3rd, 2005, 1:37 pm

Years ago, on the MereLewis mailing list, there was a thread about this, and I just dug it up from my email archives (dated Oct. 14, 1999). I thought it would be fun for those who haven't seen it (granted, some are better than others), and perhaps it can be added to.

You Might Be a Narnian If...

1. Your car has a bumpersticker that says "I brake for Marshwiggles."
2. Your fishing license has a stamp for Pavenders.
3. You have wading pools in your back yard that you periodically jump in to.
4. You taste water samples from lily ponds to see if they're sweet.
5. Christmas seems to take FOREVER to get here.
6. You examine every lamp-post you see for signs of root damage.
7. When you hear the word fau(w)n, you think not of Bambi, but of parcels and umbrellas.
8. You have a keen respect for mice.
9. You secretly breathe on statues in parks and whisper, "In the name of Aslan..."
10. You always reach inside wardrobes and touch the back...just in case.
11. When referring to your boss, you say "May He Live Forever."
12. You are always polite to animals.
13. You talk to animals.
14. Animals talk to you and you understand them!
15. You are a bit suspicious of middle-aged men wearing yellow and green rings.
16. Your preferred holiday destination is Archenland.
17. You know that the collective term for owls is "parliament."
18. You float, rather than fall, off cliffs.
19. You sometimes wonder if humans are a myth.
20. You have a tendency to suck your paws at inopportune times.
21. You have ever been beaten silly by a mouse.
22. You have ever set off fireworks underground for fun.
23. Your interest in astronomy was sparked by studying the Ship, the Hammer, and the Leopard.
24. You've ever had history lessons about the Jackdaw and the First Joke.
25. Bullies at school threaten that they know the Deplorable Word.
26. The ultimate insult you give to people is calling them "a second Rabadash."
27. You've ever sat around with several owls trying to impersonate Trumpkin.
28. You've ever mistaken a magician for an animal, vegetable, or mineral.
29. You are determined to live like a Narnian, even if there isn't any Narnia.
30. You always inquire at restaurants if it was a talking beast when you order venison.
31. You always clean your sword after battle.
32. The first time you ever heard the name Aslan, a curious feeling awoke inside you.
33. You know what a serious thing, a very serious thing indeed, it is to ask a centuar to stay for the weekend.
34. You like your sausages fat and piping hot and just the tiniest bit burnt.
35. You have conversations with your horse.
36. You have a strange approach/avoidance reaction to Lions.
37. You believe the stars in the heavens are people you have personally met.
38. You know that fireberries are a food.
39. You believe that a Lion can change a dragon into a boy by "peeling" him.
40. You enjoy having tea parties with fauns and beavers.
41. You know dwarves exist, but you are never sure which side they're on.
42. Your closet contains fur coats and pine boughs.
43. You carry an umbrella in the snow.
44. You look to see if a lone bird is carrying a red berry in its mouth.
45. You have a picture of a lion on prominent display in your home or office.
46. You hear the words "further up and further in" in the sound of every waterfall.
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Re: You Might Be a Narnian If...

Postby Stanley Anderson » March 3rd, 2005, 3:44 pm

…on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a fair green country under a swift sunrise.
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Re: You Might Be a Narnian If...

Postby Stanley Anderson » March 3rd, 2005, 4:08 pm

…on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a fair green country under a swift sunrise.
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Re: You Might Be a Narnian If...

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Re: You Might Be a Narnian If...

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Re: You Might Be a Narnian If...

Postby Stanley Anderson » March 4th, 2005, 4:41 pm

…on a night of rain Frodo smelled a sweet fragrance on the air and heard the sound of singing that came over the water. And then it seemed to him that as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a fair green country under a swift sunrise.
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Postby Bill » March 4th, 2005, 11:15 pm

To be precise, it stands for the National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments.

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You might be a Narnian if...

Postby Guest » March 15th, 2005, 4:00 am

Here are some I came up with.

You might be a Narnian if...

You come out of the room and find that not even a minute has passed.
You suddenly find yourself wisked away.
You wake up and notice that a dragon claw is moving the instant you plan to move.
You get peevish when anyone talks about the Autumn Feast.
You always seem to botch up your list of tasks.
You long to see World's End.
You see an old friend who has aged much too fast.
You can never get the whole time concept right.
You get the feeling there are invisible people watching.
You don't care, you will read the spell.
Your distant relative wonders what they teach in schools these days.
You attend Experiment House.
You've always liked the painting of that ship in your room.
You find yourself playing charades with a dragon.
You remember when you were a dragon.
Your next camping trip is to Bism.
You've drunk diamond juice.
You've been looking for the words Under Me.
You've sucked up to giants.

Let me know how you like these.
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Re: You might be a Narnian if...

Postby cnarramoore » May 30th, 2005, 9:58 am

Oh no Blue Collar Narnia.

Please oh please dont let Larry the Cable Guy get ahold of this, he will have gravy all over everything.
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Re: You Might Be a Narnian If...

Postby A#minor » May 30th, 2005, 5:50 pm

You Might Be a Narnian If.....

You walk with your head high and arms swinging, instead of riding in a litter through Tashbaan.

You dream of little cloven hoofs dancing on green lawns.

You constantly exclaim, "By the Lion's Mane!"
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re: You Might Be a Narnian If...

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