Middle-earth Bad Popularity Cup - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tuor in Gondolin · 01-28-2009, 01:02 AM

How about a contest along the lines of the esteemed
Middle Earth popularity Cup ?
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Voting rules:
Voting could be allowed to continue for approx. 24 hours. If there's a tie then the earlier vote getting to the tie would be the tiebreaker.
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I'd suggest considerations for voting be along the lines of a beauty
pageant. WHAT! Well, I mean to consider various aspects of the characters.
For example, when I used to watch some of it, the Miss America pageant
had talent (but then so does Miss Alaska- Sarah Palin plays a flute

),
swimsuit competition, and at one time questions. So you might
consider a)fighting prowess b)"personality" c)survival intelligence (think
Odysseus) while voting. Thus, it's not INCONCEIVABLE (assuming that word means what you think) to choose, say, Bert over the Watcher in the Water.
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I'll wait a while to see if there are suggestions to add/replace
the candidates below. Btw, Ungoliant and balrogs weren't included
since it seemed they might be too puisant (but I'm open to
additions/changes).
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(5) Ancalagon the Black vs. Carcharoth (7)
(4)King of the Dead vs. Eol (4)
(6) Scatha the Worm vs. Shelob (3)
(3) the white cats (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Tom (7)

(7) Smaug vs. Drauglin (2)
(3) Old Man Willow vs. Master of Laketown (3)
(4) Maeglin vs. The Witch King (8)
(3)Watcher in the Water vs. Sauron (5)

(2) The Black Cat (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Ar-Pharazon (6)
(6) Glaurung vs. Thuringwethil (2)
(2) Golfimbul vs. Bill Ferny (7)
(1) The Great Goblin vs. William (6)

(2) Gorbag vs. Shagrat (3)
(5) Grima Wormtongue vs. Queen Beruthiel (3)
(2) Bolg vs. Morgoth (7)
(4) Azog vs. Grishnakh (2)

Well, here's the revised list.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 01-28-2009, 08:18 AM

Well, that sounds nice. But won't it be best if we just voted for whom we like more?

skip spence · 01-28-2009, 02:40 PM

An evil spawn of the popularity thread. Nice.

After a quick glance in an online dictionary, it is my opinion that a few puisant characters wouldn't be out of place at all. Therefore I'm in favour of the inclusion of Morgoth, Sauron, The Witch King, Ungoliant etc. as long as we don't have to picture them in a swimming suit that is. Maybe there should be room for an Elvish bad boy as well, like Maeglin or his daddy Eöl the Dark Elf? And the Mouth of Sauron perhaps?

Tuor in Gondolin · 01-28-2009, 02:58 PM

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Well, that sounds nice. But won't it be best if we just voted for whom we like more?

That works for me.

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After a quick glance in an online dictionary, it is my opinion that a few puisant characters wouldn't be out of place at all. Therefore I'm in favour of the inclusion of Morgoth, Sauron, The Witch King, Ungoliant etc. as long as we don't have to picture them in a swimming suit that is. Maybe there should be room for an Elvish bad boy as well, like Maeglin or his daddy Eöl the Dark Elf? And the Mouth of Sauron perhaps?

Okay. I'm working for a bit but will adjust candidates (except that I have to
keep Rosenkrantz and Gildenstern (Gorbag and Shagrat) in.

P.S. I forgot about that wild and crazy father-son duo.

Tuor in Gondolin · 01-28-2009, 04:21 PM

(5) Ancalagon the Black vs. Carcharoth (7)
(4) King of the Dead vs. Eol (4)
(6) Scatha the Worm vs. Shelob (3)
(3) the white cats (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Tom (7)

(7) Smaug vs. Drauglin (2)
(3) Old Man Willow vs. Master of Laketown (3)
(4) Maeglin vs. The Witch King (8)
(3) Watcher in the Water vs. Sauron (5)

(2) The Black Cat (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Ar-Pharazon (6)
(6) Glaurung vs. Thuringwethil (2)
(2) Golfimbul vs. Bill Ferny (7)
(1) The Great Goblin vs. William (6)

(2) Gorbag vs. Shagrat (3)
(5) Grima Wormtongue vs. Queen Beruthiel (3)
(2) Bolg vs. Morgoth (7)
(4) Azog vs. Grishnakh (2)

Well, here's the revised list.
First up, in this rather dark popularity contest:

Ancalagon the Black vs. Carcharoth

Voting is open into Friday morning, since this is
being posted P.M. Eastern Standard Time.

Oh, and of course, voting should be done with 2 +s and bold captions.
ex. + + The Great Goblin

Morthoron · 01-28-2009, 07:42 PM

++ Ancalagon the Black

A dragon unfairly relegated to a paragraph. Love the name.

01-28-2009, 01:02 AM	#1
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	Middle-earth Bad Popularity Cup How about a contest along the lines of the esteemed Middle Earth popularity Cup ? =========================================== Voting rules: Voting could be allowed to continue for approx. 24 hours. If there's a tie then the earlier vote getting to the tie would be the tiebreaker. =========================================== I'd suggest considerations for voting be along the lines of a beauty pageant. WHAT! Well, I mean to consider various aspects of the characters. For example, when I used to watch some of it, the Miss America pageant had talent (but then so does Miss Alaska- Sarah Palin plays a flute ), swimsuit competition, and at one time questions. So you might consider a)fighting prowess b)"personality" c)survival intelligence (think Odysseus) while voting. Thus, it's not INCONCEIVABLE (assuming that word means what you think) to choose, say, Bert over the Watcher in the Water. ============================================ I'll wait a while to see if there are suggestions to add/replace the candidates below. Btw, Ungoliant and balrogs weren't included since it seemed they might be too puisant (but I'm open to additions/changes). ============================================ (5) Ancalagon the Black vs. Carcharoth (7) (4)King of the Dead vs. Eol (4) (6) Scatha the Worm vs. Shelob (3) (3) the white cats (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Tom (7) (7) Smaug vs. Drauglin (2) (3) Old Man Willow vs. Master of Laketown (3) (4) Maeglin vs. The Witch King (8) (3)Watcher in the Water vs. Sauron (5) (2) The Black Cat (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Ar-Pharazon (6) (6) Glaurung vs. Thuringwethil (2) (2) Golfimbul vs. Bill Ferny (7) (1) The Great Goblin vs. William (6) (2) Gorbag vs. Shagrat (3) (5) Grima Wormtongue vs. Queen Beruthiel (3) (2) Bolg vs. Morgoth (7) (4) Azog vs. Grishnakh (2) Well, here's the revised list. __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 02-13-2009 at 09:45 PM.

01-28-2009, 08:18 AM	#2
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Well, that sounds nice. But won't it be best if we just voted for whom we like more? __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

01-28-2009, 02:40 PM	#3
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	An evil spawn of the popularity thread. Nice. After a quick glance in an online dictionary, it is my opinion that a few puisant characters wouldn't be out of place at all. Therefore I'm in favour of the inclusion of Morgoth, Sauron, The Witch King, Ungoliant etc. as long as we don't have to picture them in a swimming suit that is. Maybe there should be room for an Elvish bad boy as well, like Maeglin or his daddy Eöl the Dark Elf? And the Mouth of Sauron perhaps? __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan

01-28-2009, 04:21 PM	#5
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	(5) Ancalagon the Black vs. Carcharoth (7) (4) King of the Dead vs. Eol (4) (6) Scatha the Worm vs. Shelob (3) (3) the white cats (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Tom (7) (7) Smaug vs. Drauglin (2) (3) Old Man Willow vs. Master of Laketown (3) (4) Maeglin vs. The Witch King (8) (3) Watcher in the Water vs. Sauron (5) (2) The Black Cat (of Queen Beruthiel) vs. Ar-Pharazon (6) (6) Glaurung vs. Thuringwethil (2) (2) Golfimbul vs. Bill Ferny (7) (1) The Great Goblin vs. William (6) (2) Gorbag vs. Shagrat (3) (5) Grima Wormtongue vs. Queen Beruthiel (3) (2) Bolg vs. Morgoth (7) (4) Azog vs. Grishnakh (2) Well, here's the revised list. First up, in this rather dark popularity contest: Ancalagon the Black vs. Carcharoth Voting is open into Friday morning, since this is being posted P.M. Eastern Standard Time. Oh, and of course, voting should be done with 2 +s and bold captions. ex. + + The Great Goblin __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.' Last edited by Tuor in Gondolin; 02-13-2009 at 09:46 PM.

01-28-2009, 07:42 PM	#6
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,509	++ Ancalagon the Black A dragon unfairly relegated to a paragraph. Love the name. __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.