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British School Offers Elvish Lessons

Adair writes "A school in Birmingham, England is offering its students weekly after-hours lessons in Sindarin, a conversational form of Elvish invented by J.R.R. Tolkien and based on Welsh sounds." It won't be long now until the Klingon to Elvish translation books are produced.

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  1. Re:if women like liv tyler go there by beamin · · Score: 5, Funny

    More likely a bunch of unwashed geeks in funny clothes...

  2. This just in... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Entire class beaten to near death on first day as jocks create a fake class that teaches "elvish" in a secluded barn. Pictures at 11.

  3. Zainab Thorp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Zainab Thorp, a special needs co-ordinator at Turves Green Boys' Technology College in Birmingham, is offering after-hours classes, where pupils struggle through vocabulary and verb tables.

    Zainab Thorp? It that her elvish name?

  4. So in other words... by ruronikenshin83 · · Score: 5, Funny

    So in other words, they're offerring bullies a central location for all their dork-pummelling needs?

  5. What? by Moderation+abuser · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nah. All the other countries should learn to speak english. We can always just speak louder and slower at them when they don't uderstand.

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  6. Re:Brum by turgid · · Score: 5, Funny
    That reminds me of a joke.

    Noddy Holder goes to a tailors to buy a new suit. The tailor says, "Good day sir, what can we do for you?"

    "I'd like a new suit please."

    "Very good sir, we have something here that might be to your liking. How about these nice purple velvet flares?"

    "Super, says Holder.

    "And sir, how about a nice purple velvet jacket, with flares lapels to match?"

    "Excellent."

    "Now, here I have a nice frilly, lacey white shirt. What does sir think of that?"

    "Just what I'm looking for."

    "Kipper tie, sir?"

    "Oh, thanks mate, milk and two sugars please."

  7. Re:So now.... by starling · · Score: 5, Funny

    The American education system?

  8. Re:if women like liv tyler go there by slipgun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Like Janet Jackson is just Michael dressed up as a girl?

    Isn't Michael normally dressed up as a girl anyway?

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  9. Re:if women like liv tyler go there by MartinB · · Score: 5, Funny
    Like Janet Jackson is just Michael dressed up as a girl?

    Well have you ever seen them in the same room together?

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  10. Re:The secret code 8) by mlush · · Score: 5, Funny
    even if "cwmtwrch" initially looks as terrifying as Polish.

    The nice thing about Polish is that not only can you read eye charts you can also pronounce them