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JennyHallu · 02-07-2006, 10:52 PM

Fortunately it was slippery from all the blood, and he dropped it, letting it roll down the hallway in the dark.

Nilpaurion Felagund · 02-07-2006, 11:03 PM

. . . Sauron found it, and used the increase in the value of gold to effect a hostile takeover of Middle-earth. Manwe resigned as CEO of Arda, Ltd. and the world was plunged in a second (third? fourth? does anyone really care anymore?) darkness.

EVIL WINS!

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-08-2006, 12:41 AM

Fortunately, Sauron had a heart attack and all the Orcs and other servants of Sauron decided that they didn't want to be involved in a reign of terror and we all lived happily!

GOOD WINS!

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 07:14 AM

Unfortunately, people were so tired of this Dark, Light, Dark, Light thing they all just closed their eyes and decided to ignore anything which bothered them.

APATHY WINS!

Farael · 02-08-2006, 07:21 AM

Fortunately, they were all too busy with Pip to care about the ring. Besides, it was probably the Four Ring rather than the One ring as I think it has been destroyed three times already

Tuor of Gondolin · 02-08-2006, 07:22 AM

Fortunately Eru declared a timeout for
everyone because it had gotten just
[Utoo][/U] gross and icky, and started
Middle-earth over again at the First Age.

Sane Justice Wins!

elronds_daughter · 02-08-2006, 07:35 AM

Unfortunately, Sane Justice had been killed by Sauron in a boxing match.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 07:51 AM

Fortunately, no one had ever paid too much attention to him anyway.

elronds_daughter · 02-08-2006, 07:56 AM

Unfortunately, poor Mr. Sane Justice (in life) had had to compete with MovieLegolas for attention. This is why he was never remembered.

Tuor of Gondolin · 02-08-2006, 08:07 AM

Fortunately Tom Bombadil drove MovieLegolas
to desert Middle-earth for Troy by incessant
rhyming talk (can't really blame Leggy too
much

) and TB then saved Sane Justice
after SJ sung a song he learned from some
hobbits.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 08:16 AM

Unfortunately, SJ didn't have the patience to hang out with Tom Bombadil for very long, and wandered away into the wilds of Middle-Earth (chock-full of places he'd never been).

Tuor of Gondolin · 02-08-2006, 09:33 AM

Fortunately Tom Bombadil found Ring Four
before Sauron could and placed it on the
mantleplace of his house, where he forgot about it.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 10:12 AM

Unfortunately, Goldberry thought it was pretty and put it on.

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-08-2006, 10:30 AM

Fortunately, it didn't fit.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 11:11 AM

Unfortunately, when it fell off her finger it rolled out the door and down the road and ended up just outside the Barrow-Downs.

Tuor of Gondolin · 02-08-2006, 12:07 PM

Fortunately Gildor was passing by and took the ring,
thinking it might help Gandalf escape from Orthanc.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 12:29 PM

Unfortunately Gandalf appeared behind him just as he picked up the Ring, and in his surprise Gildor let it keep rolling right into the Downs.

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-08-2006, 12:31 PM

Fortunately, they met some helpful Downers and all had tea and biscuits and talked of many things. Of elves and dwarves and magic rings, and even if Balrogs may have wings.

Tuor of Gondolin · 02-08-2006, 12:41 PM

Unfortunately while they were having this brillig
conversation a snark gave the ring to a wight.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 12:44 PM

Fortunately the wight was far too busy being suspicious of innocent villagers to realize what the snark had put in his pocket.

Tuor in Gondolin · 02-08-2006, 02:53 PM

Unfortunately the wight's next door
neighbor had the "wight stuff",
and realized he had Ring Four so he
put it on.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 02:56 PM

Fortunately, the Ring's internal workings were overloaded by the rampant punniness and melted together, making it no more than any other ring.

elronds_daughter · 02-08-2006, 02:58 PM

Fortunately, Ring Four is just a fake; Ring One is the only one that works. And (horror of horrors) the Jabberwock had somehow got possession of said Ring One.

Farael · 02-08-2006, 03:07 PM

Unfortunately, the One Ring was destroyed a while back in this thread.... as a matter of fact, the only thing that kept the world going was that they all BELIEVED that the One Ring was still around. As this lie was uncovered, they all quickly agreed to think that the Five Ring was actually the One Ring, even though by the time he made it, Sauron was already sick or ring-making and it was actually The One (or rather Five) Necklace.

Tuor in Gondolin · 02-08-2006, 03:16 PM

Fortunately, Sauron was able to subcontract the
making of Ring Five to the heretofore unknown
Petty Dwarf illigitimate descendents of Mim,
who were still ticked off about the treatment
of their ancestors by Men and Elves
in the First Age.

Vuelve · 02-08-2006, 03:30 PM

Unfortunately, that was all Sauron was able to do, because once he subcontracted the ring, decendants of the Men and Elves of the First Age took part in an angry riot at Mordor.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 03:37 PM

Fortunately, the Petty-Dwarves had mastered the art of bureaucracy and told Sauron they would get him a delivery estimate as soon as they delivered and received back, (signed, in triplicate, in blood) a cost estimate and evil dominion and enslavement waiver.

Nogrod · 02-08-2006, 05:12 PM

Unfortunately, Sauron wasn't a newbie to bureaucracy. Accompanying the natural charm of his to open the doors, he had a party of smart-dressed lawyers ready at hand.

Glirdan · 02-08-2006, 08:31 PM

Fortunately, they were all SpM in disguise.

Meneltarmacil · 02-08-2006, 08:34 PM

Unfortunately, all the clanging and banging gave them away.

Farael · 02-08-2006, 08:59 PM

Fortunately (for everyone but SpM) Sauron decided to start a new kind of music by banging on the poor BDer

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 09:21 PM

Unfortunately, Sauron quickly proved himself tone-deaf.

Roa_Aoife · 02-08-2006, 09:47 PM

Fortunately, loyalty among the BDers for one of their star football players encouraged a massive onslaught, in which many rose to great glory. Of they couldn't be killed, as they were already dead, and so victory was easily obtained.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 09:49 PM

Unfortunately, Sauce had a terrible ringing in his ears from the Steel-drum session.

Glirdan · 02-08-2006, 09:52 PM

Fortunately, he had lost his ears in the great battle of the Wights.

Farael · 02-08-2006, 10:02 PM

Unfortunately SpM regenearted his ears, as he was no longer bound by laws of biology (being undead and all)

Roa_Aoife · 02-08-2006, 10:04 PM

Fortunately the various impacts had not affected his ears, thus the ringing was no longer an issue.

JennyHallu · 02-08-2006, 10:39 PM

Unfortunately he was so confused on the issue of whether or not he had ears that he shone up a helm mirror-bright and no one could get anything useful out of him but "I have too got ears!"

Hookbill the Goomba · 02-09-2006, 12:31 AM

Fortunately, during all this confusion, a small hedgehog ran off with the Ring.

Farael · 02-09-2006, 02:14 AM

Unfortunately, it was Sonic the hedgehog who decided it'd be "fun" to run it all the way to the unexplored corners of Mordor

02-07-2006, 10:52 PM	#3081
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Fortunately it was slippery from all the blood, and he dropped it, letting it roll down the hallway in the dark. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-07-2006, 11:03 PM	#3082
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	Unfortunately . . . . . . Sauron found it, and used the increase in the value of gold to effect a hostile takeover of Middle-earth. Manwe resigned as CEO of Arda, Ltd. and the world was plunged in a second (third? fourth? does anyone really care anymore?) darkness. EVIL WINS! __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...

02-08-2006, 12:41 AM	#3083
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Fortunately, Sauron had a heart attack and all the Orcs and other servants of Sauron decided that they didn't want to be involved in a reign of terror and we all lived happily! GOOD WINS! __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

02-08-2006, 07:14 AM	#3084
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Unfortunately, people were so tired of this Dark, Light, Dark, Light thing they all just closed their eyes and decided to ignore anything which bothered them. APATHY WINS! __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 07:21 AM	#3085
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Fortunately, they were all too busy with Pip to care about the ring. Besides, it was probably the Four Ring rather than the One ring as I think it has been destroyed three times already __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

02-08-2006, 07:22 AM	#3086
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	Fortunately Eru declared a timeout for everyone because it had gotten just [Utoo][/U] gross and icky, and started Middle-earth over again at the First Age. Sane Justice Wins! __________________ Aure Entuluva!

02-08-2006, 07:35 AM	#3087
elronds_daughter Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the fortune cookie and the post-its. Posts: 644	Unfortunately, Sane Justice had been killed by Sauron in a boxing match. __________________ I'd like to be the king of all Londinium and wear a shiny hat.

02-08-2006, 07:51 AM	#3088
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Fortunately, no one had ever paid too much attention to him anyway. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 07:56 AM	#3089
elronds_daughter Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the fortune cookie and the post-its. Posts: 644	Unfortunately, poor Mr. Sane Justice (in life) had had to compete with MovieLegolas for attention. This is why he was never remembered. __________________ I'd like to be the king of all Londinium and wear a shiny hat.

02-08-2006, 08:07 AM	#3090
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	Fortunately Tom Bombadil drove MovieLegolas to desert Middle-earth for Troy by incessant rhyming talk (can't really blame Leggy too much ) and TB then saved Sane Justice after SJ sung a song he learned from some hobbits. __________________ Aure Entuluva!

02-08-2006, 08:16 AM	#3091
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Unfortunately, SJ didn't have the patience to hang out with Tom Bombadil for very long, and wandered away into the wilds of Middle-Earth (chock-full of places he'd never been). __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 09:33 AM	#3092
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	Fortunately Tom Bombadil found Ring Four before Sauron could and placed it on the mantleplace of his house, where he forgot about it. __________________ Aure Entuluva!

02-08-2006, 10:12 AM	#3093
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Unfortunately, Goldberry thought it was pretty and put it on. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 10:30 AM	#3094
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Fortunately, it didn't fit. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

02-08-2006, 11:11 AM	#3095
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Unfortunately, when it fell off her finger it rolled out the door and down the road and ended up just outside the Barrow-Downs. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 12:07 PM	#3096
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	Fortunately Gildor was passing by and took the ring, thinking it might help Gandalf escape from Orthanc. __________________ Aure Entuluva!

02-08-2006, 12:29 PM	#3097
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Unfortunately Gandalf appeared behind him just as he picked up the Ring, and in his surprise Gildor let it keep rolling right into the Downs. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 12:31 PM	#3098
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	Fortunately, they met some helpful Downers and all had tea and biscuits and talked of many things. Of elves and dwarves and magic rings, and even if Balrogs may have wings. __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

02-08-2006, 12:41 PM	#3099
Tuor of Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pennsylvania, WtR, passed Sarn Gebir: Above the rapids (1239 miles) BtR, passed Black Rider Stopping Place (31 miles) Posts: 1,548	Unfortunately while they were having this brillig conversation a snark gave the ring to a wight. __________________ Aure Entuluva!

02-08-2006, 12:44 PM	#3100
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Fortunately the wight was far too busy being suspicious of innocent villagers to realize what the snark had put in his pocket. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 02:53 PM	#3101
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	Unfortunately the wight's next door neighbor had the "wight stuff", and realized he had Ring Four so he put it on. __________________ 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.'

02-08-2006, 02:56 PM	#3102
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Fortunately, the Ring's internal workings were overloaded by the rampant punniness and melted together, making it no more than any other ring. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 02:58 PM	#3103
elronds_daughter Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Location: Between the fortune cookie and the post-its. Posts: 644	Fortunately, Ring Four is just a fake; Ring One is the only one that works. And (horror of horrors) the Jabberwock had somehow got possession of said Ring One. __________________ I'd like to be the king of all Londinium and wear a shiny hat.

02-08-2006, 03:07 PM	#3104
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Unfortunately, the One Ring was destroyed a while back in this thread.... as a matter of fact, the only thing that kept the world going was that they all BELIEVED that the One Ring was still around. As this lie was uncovered, they all quickly agreed to think that the Five Ring was actually the One Ring, even though by the time he made it, Sauron was already sick or ring-making and it was actually The One (or rather Five) Necklace. __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

02-08-2006, 03:16 PM	#3105
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	Fortunately, Sauron was able to subcontract the making of Ring Five to the heretofore unknown Petty Dwarf illigitimate descendents of Mim, who were still ticked off about the treatment of their ancestors by Men and Elves in the First Age. __________________ 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.'

02-08-2006, 03:30 PM	#3106
Vuelve Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: A portal to an alternate dimension at your local Wal-Mart store. Posts: 161	Unfortunately, that was all Sauron was able to do, because once he subcontracted the ring, decendants of the Men and Elves of the First Age took part in an angry riot at Mordor. __________________ Now, what do you own the world? How do you own disorder? Disorder! - Toxicity-System of A Down

02-08-2006, 03:37 PM	#3107
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Fortunately, the Petty-Dwarves had mastered the art of bureaucracy and told Sauron they would get him a delivery estimate as soon as they delivered and received back, (signed, in triplicate, in blood) a cost estimate and evil dominion and enslavement waiver. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 05:12 PM	#3108
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Unfortunately, Sauron wasn't a newbie to bureaucracy. Accompanying the natural charm of his to open the doors, he had a party of smart-dressed lawyers ready at hand. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

02-08-2006, 08:31 PM	#3109
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Fortunately, they were all SpM in disguise. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf

02-08-2006, 08:34 PM	#3110
Meneltarmacil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The bottom of the ocean, discussing philosophy with a giant squid Posts: 2,254	Unfortunately, all the clanging and banging gave them away. __________________ I ♣ baby seals.

02-08-2006, 08:59 PM	#3111
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Fortunately (for everyone but SpM) Sauron decided to start a new kind of music by banging on the poor BDer __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

02-08-2006, 09:21 PM	#3112
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Unfortunately, Sauron quickly proved himself tone-deaf. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 09:47 PM	#3113
Roa_Aoife Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Someday, I'll rule all of it. Posts: 1,696	Fortunately, loyalty among the BDers for one of their star football players encouraged a massive onslaught, in which many rose to great glory. Of they couldn't be killed, as they were already dead, and so victory was easily obtained. __________________ We can't all be Roas* when it comes to analysing...* -Lommy I didn't say you're evil, Roa, I said you're exasperating. -Nerwen

02-08-2006, 09:49 PM	#3114
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Unfortunately, Sauce had a terrible ringing in his ears from the Steel-drum session. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

02-08-2006, 09:52 PM	#3115
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	Fortunately, he had lost his ears in the great battle of the Wights. __________________ *I'm going to buy you a kitty, I'm going to let you fall in love with the kitty, and one cold, winter night, I'm going to steal into your house and punch you in the face!* Fenris Wolf