The Yak Shack Forum

Right - so we are having a bit of a disagreement as to where the most people are from... let's see... my bet is nearly half will be American (N) and half European... leaving FTY rather alone... she should make some posters for the streets of Oz and get some more forummers!

I'm from Outer Yak-onia. I'm not sure which continent that fits onto....

*sighs* I really wanted to put my vote for Antarctica. But that would just be silly. Australasia it is then.

Alright, who's the cheeky person who checked Antarctica?  ;D

LOL - it had to be in there, we don't want to offend the scientists of the British Antarctic Survey!

Can you imagine..

"Dear XXXebayerXXX, I am currently working at Camp 637, on the Antarctic. Could you please give me a quote for postage and packaging with insurance for this FOTR Merry!"

how many people do you think live in the antarctica?

More to the point, howmany people do you think live in Antarctica who collect LOTR/HP cards? Eh, they could just tick the Australasia option, we own most of it anyways  ;D

Perhaps 50 on and off

Thanks Ben for ruining the survey and clicking Antarctica.

Maybe it wasn't soccerfanatic but StrWrs2003 from down under... come on ppl FTY can't be the only one!

Sorry I think 50ppl live there... probably 0 own cards... oh go on ppl I was showing you I could remember all the continents!

United States of America, State of New Hampshire right in the heart of The White Mountains.   :)

Ed would you mind if I change that to "right in the heart of the misty mountains?"

 ;D

My apologies go to Ben...

I really thought it was you - instead it was that other trouble maker in my life; Mark!

Gloriously sunny south Wales!!!

Hey Mark:

No problem changing that to the "Misty Mountains"!  They sure looked like that this morning.   :)

Great job on your Web Site bye the way!!   ;)

He's Ed!

 ;D

Yes Samwise I am Ed.  Has Roz been talking to you about me?   ;)  

when chatting about LOTR Ed, and fans it's almost impossible NOT to talk about you...

Actually Ben/Samwise16 is into the Science Museum lithos so that's where he's probably heard about you most... and he's been looking out for the litho set for us!

No, wait I am Ed!!!!! :D

ach this is where it gets confusing - you Van Halen are Welsh Ed - or any other prefix to Ed you prefer!

he is the representative (bad spl!) of the welsh community ;D

Oi....we're not some tribe you know!!! I'll change my name in due course!

Ed don't change your name!!   :o  We Ed's have to stick together.   ;)  My full first name is Edmond.  I have not seen many spell it that way usually it is Edmund.

My Father's lineage traces back to Germany and my Mother was a Wallace so somewhere in me I carry the bloodline of William Wallace - Braveheart!!   ;)

lol...ok, for the sake of a fellow Eds everywhere...the name remains the same! I'm edward by the way, as in legendary guitarist Edward Van Halen...hence the name!

Way to go Ed!!   :)  Bye the way I like your shot of Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now!!   Like Robert Duvall says in the film "I love the smell of napalm in the morning, it reminds me of ... Victory"!!   ;)

Hehe...tis a classic line but quite as funny as "What do you know about surfing Sargeant, you're from Goddam New Jersey"...lol

Not that far from Samwise actually   ;)

Welcome aboard Jules!!   :)

Ed - yea that was a cool line from the movie as well but as an East Coast surfer myself New Jersey does get some good waves especially when there is a storm off the coast.  I grew up in Connecticut and surfed in Rhode Island.  Not the greatest of conditions most of the time but when those storms moved up the coast I and my friends had some great waves to catch.  I was stationed both in California and Hawaii and surf conditions especially in Hawaii are awsome and in many cases life threatning.  You really have to know what you are doing to be out in some of those monster conditions.  Sadly to say I was not skilled enough to ride the big ones but I was and am kinda fond of living!  ;)

My hat goes off to the men and women who make it look easy!   8)

*waves* Hi there surfin' Ed ... pleased to meet you!  ;D

Hello Jules:

I assume you too are a LOTR's fanatic like the rest of us?  

Hi Ed

Yeah ... you could say that! LOL  ;) ;D

Well then Jules we have straight jackets that come in all sizes and you will know when you need one when you start muttering phrases from the LOTR's for everyday situations in life.   ;)

Heck just ask Mark our fearless leader!!  8)