And so it came to pass!

To the four corners of the earth, carried by the winds, driving through the rain the call went.

Come, come all and we shall form a gathering to surpass all previous gatherings.

From the land down under the one named Davros answered the call. I’ll be there! Get the Fosters ready.

From the Northern lands the Wolf raised his head sniffed the air and made a noise like a Swedish wolf makes. (Insert Swedish wolf sound here.)

In the dark northern extremity of a small island off of the coast of Europe a Mouse got quite excitable. ‘I’m coming too’ he squeeked.

Across the sea from that island the quiet Melusine caught the whispers on the wind. ‘Come, come all, come to the gathering.’

The exiled bard, now resident in a town that was so good they named it twice picked up his instrument and prepared to come! ‘I’ll not miss this chance.’

And still others answered the summons. In darkest Hackney, near the centre of London Epona prepared to leave the job she loves so much to make the trek to the gathering.

From the Shire of Cambridge in England the knight known as Sir Tainly was certainly going to the gathering.

Finally the mountain moved and the Donut made his announcement. ‘Oh, all right then, I’ll be there!’

And she who called, has promised wine, beer and food, there will be a great Barbecue and there will be much playing of Dungeons and Dragons, and there will be quizzes and sightseeing and sunshine and a great time will be had by all. We will create a new user name in the great tradition of IW meetings with a name so long it will be, er!, long. And we shall take piccies for Stealthy’s site.

So in 16 days we travel to she who called us, the gnome named Moiraine, and when we meet, the Fellowship of the Nine shall be complete!

koolness. Just to break the nine I will go and make ten and ruin all of your plans lol j/k.

I love it, Donut! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
See you there! ;)

HoooooOOOOoOOOoOOOowl! Groof wroff grarrg hufff grrrowl Donut! ;)

Or (Swedish wolf sound) Cool post, see you there Donut! ;)

I there some nine towers in your story??? :D :D :D :D

Yeah, get that FOSTERS ready, I have a shovel, and maybe I can dig a hole from which it can never escape. Then we need to seal it with concrete - tons and tons of the stuff, so it never sees the light of day again :D .

Meanwhile, on a tropical island, K T Ong sat in an ornate pavillion by the sea, sipping freshly brewed jasmine tea and contemplating the full moon above the silver-crested waves.

Can't wait, although I will of course miss my job terribly (not) [img]tongue.gif[/img]

gee..some people can have all the fun. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

And lo, it came to pass that the wise old rodent made plans to forsake his northern fastness for the verdant realm of the Coffiers.

The minions heard of his avowed intent to bring the newly purchased "Digital Camera of Doom" and they were sore afraid....... [img]graemlins/wow.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/crazyeyes.gif[/img]

Great post..but does that make you Lord of Ring-Donuts? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Oh no! I've been outed!

The northern wolf thought "bugger" and packs a big plastic bag, not one of paper, but o nice fine plastic, since his friends His Lordship of alcohol bevarages had pointed out it´s vast superiority of the plastic ones over the paper...

It has been suggested that my original post has been a bit subtitle for some people so I'd like to make it clear that in two weeks time nine members of Ironworks will meet for over one week at Moiraine's home near Grenoble where we'll have a great time.

to those who feel left out, I'll be in Florida in a few days...

er... nah... that's a horrible place to meet... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

*Wishes he could go too*

Mmmm, Donut and his subtitles. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Have fun guys ! :D

LOL! Great post Donut!

Moiraine, I'm sorry I couldn't be there, but with my sweetheart arriving here this week, it just wasn't feasible.... but in the future.. BWHAHAHAHAHA! We do plan to visit you someday, that much I can say for sure! :D

I hope you HAVE A GREAT TIME, all of you...even that weird one who's burying beer in your garden, Claude! [img]graemlins/biglaugh.gif[/img]

Cloudy

[ 06-29-2002, 09:19 AM: Message edited by: Cloudbringer ]

Well you kept that quiet,has mum ok'd it.Remember that time when you went to camp,the fire and all that stuff,I don't want to have to come and bring you home . [img]smile.gif[/img]

lucky stiffs ;) - hope I'm in the next one :D - have fun and don't miss out the embarassing pics ;)

I'll not miss this chance....

Have fun y'all! [img]smile.gif[/img]

I think has mum has OK'd it Lanesra, and he has even agreed to wash his socks and behind his ears this month. Sounds like there is another good story from the past in the offing :D - tell us about the camping trip ;) .

I think has mum has OK'd it Lanesra, and he has even agreed to wash his socks and behind his ears this month. Sounds like there is another good story from the past in the offing :D - tell us about the camping trip ;) .</font>[/QUOTE]Yeah Lanesra. Tell us which idiot used the primus stove to burn the tent down when he was camping?

Seven more days.....

In seven days, I'll be on a huge white winged bird, soaring across the bed of atlantis, heading t'wards the land of the Franks and Gauls for a rendezvous with fellow workers of Iron.

Davros could you make sure you bring some vegemite mate?

LOL Last time I saw you, you advised me to never get closer to that stuff than 100 miles ! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

EDIT : Oh, and Lanesra, can't you come too ? That would certainly add spice to the party ! [img]smile.gif[/img] (If your Mum allows it, that is ... http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...ons/icon16.gif)

[ 07-05-2002, 12:48 PM: Message edited by: Moiraine ]

LOL Last time I saw you, you advised me to never get closer to that stuff than 100 miles ! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

EDIT : Oh, and Lanesra, can't you come too ? That would certainly add spice to the party ! [img]smile.gif[/img] (If your Mum allows it, that is ... http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...ons/icon16.gif)</font>[/QUOTE]Yes but you're French. You love sweet jams for breakfast. Vegemite is not a sweet jam. ;)

Davros, can you bring some vegemite. :D

Whats a vegemite???

Does it include stuff only allowed in two countries where France is not included??

Ah, but I'm an adventurous one, always willing to try new stuff. [img]smile.gif[/img]

I'll try vegemite ! I'll try vegemite ! *bounce* http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/no...ons/icon16.gif

Wolfie, as Yorick told me once, vegemite is black stuff that Aussies have for breakfast, and that any non-Aussie finds tasting awful ... ;)

We have Vegemite here in the UK too - but MARMITE is better!!!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Want me to bring some? No probs exporting a jar, it's got no animal/dairy products.

I was intending on bringing some Yorick, provided the customs officials don't confiscate it on me - I hear a rumour that they are all vegemite lovers who can't get enough of the stuff :D .

I was going to trump you all by threatening to arrive with a haggis or two, but unfortunately, I don't think I can transport one unless I have a refrigerated bag (which I don't) . So it looks like my contribution will be restricted to Glenfiddich Solera Reserve.... :D

MOUSE! :D I am your best buddy you know that don´t you?? Who cares about vegemites, marmites, termites or whatever! ;)

Glenfiddich Solera Reserve.. yummy [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Mouse, sorry to interrupt you guys so roughly, but you said Haggis, maybe i'm asking something stupid now, but isn't that some kind of stu ? Just curious ! :D

Mouse, sorry to interrupt you guys so roughly, but you said Haggis, maybe i'm asking something stupid now, but isn't that some kind of stu ? Just curious ! :D </font>[/QUOTE]It is offal and oatmeal stuffed into a sheep's stomach [img]smile.gif[/img]

and apparently the stomach needs to be kept refrigerated after a few days of having been removed from the sheep... [img]tongue.gif[/img]

Epona, doesn't that make it some kind of stu ? And i take it the whole thing goes in the oven, right ?

I'm bringing beef! And some English wine! :D

Duh. I'll go buy French beer and jelly ... :D