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Kath · 10-12-2005, 11:20 AM

++MERRY!

He made it through almost undetected I can't believe it! I think Firefoot and Saucie have put it beautifully - here be my winner.

Anguirel · 10-12-2005, 11:29 AM

Where art thou, Folwren?

Dwarf-lovers, come hither,
Come hither m' dears
For Aglarond's Lord we must not shed sad tears
Defend him, vote for him, rally to him hither...

Elf-lovers, ye may as well do just the same
For an Elf-friend is something, yea, e'en a Dwarf
And your support Gimli the Gloinsson is worth
Defend him vote for him, rally to him hither...

For the threatening shadow of Hobbitry comes
Those devilish train-builders, schemers and fiends
They win votes by slander and wickedest means
So thwart them, vote Gimli, come hither!

Do ye want a warrior or a midget?
A peddler of pipes and embezzler of aught?
Or a valiant axeman who nails fell Orcs
Of Sauron? Then rally, come hither!

mormegil · 10-12-2005, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

But I'm not going to fight with you, Ang. Not any more.

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Originally Posted by Anguriel

Really, Saucie, where's your spirit? I was ready for a good old punch-up!

Contentious little rascal this one is. After Saucepan told him he didn't want to argue he still delivered his pre-prepared arguement for Gimli. By supporting Gimli all you are supporting is contention and discord. Hama is a clear underdog and needs your support. What a triumph it would be to declare him our Lord of the Rings Survivor Champion. It would show that we appreciate the unsung hero. That just because they aren't mentioned many times in the books that we don't lessen their contribution, we value him and what he did. Plus we have moved into the age of men and it should by right be his prize to claim

On a humorous side note: Anguriel over 20% of your total posts come from this thread alone

Anguirel · 10-12-2005, 11:32 AM

Yes. And yet it's quite remarkable how little I've achieved...

Votes

Hama-4
Merry-6
Gimli-5

the guy who be short · 10-12-2005, 12:09 PM

++Gimli the Majik

Do I really need to explain it?

Folwren · 10-12-2005, 02:31 PM

++Gimli!

Because he's a Dwarf and Dwarves are cool! I've really gotten to like them these past few months....

-- Folwren

(Man, Ang, did you really think I'd be late? Go-olly! What little faith!)

The 1,000 Reader · 10-12-2005, 02:33 PM

++Merry.

He helped slay the Witch-King. That's good enough for me.

Anguirel · 10-12-2005, 02:33 PM

You made it, Folwren! Excellent...

Not that I doubted you for a moment, hem hem

Pah. Eowyn could have done it alone. Everyone knows the mystic Pankhurst-forged blades of the Suffragettes of the North are banes to the Nazgul...

Folwren · 10-12-2005, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by Anguirel:
Not that I doubted you for a moment, hem hem

My absense only failed to help...one or two people. It's not like I missed every voting time.

Herm...as for all these blamed votes for Merry...we're going to have some trouble if we don't get some Dwarven recruits in here.

-- Folwren

mormegil · 10-12-2005, 02:43 PM

I'm really struggling with the thought that Gimli might be our champion...I mean really Gimli.

Formendacil · 10-12-2005, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by mormegil

I'm really struggling with the thought that Gimli might be our champion...I mean really Gimli.

I like it no more than you, but what can we do? It's all Boromir's fault for making votes non-retractable.

Anguirel · 10-12-2005, 03:05 PM

Hama-4
Merry-7
Gimli-7

The Perky Ent · 10-12-2005, 03:06 PM

++ Hama

He won't die!!!

Nonnacedak · 10-12-2005, 03:20 PM

++Hama

mormegil · 10-12-2005, 03:28 PM

Good, we only need one more vote for Hama to have him in the running....please somebody vote for him it's not too late.

Boromir88 · 10-12-2005, 03:35 PM

Votings closed, and what do we have a tie between Merry and Gimli? Well I shall announce the winner shortly.

Boromir88 · 10-12-2005, 03:57 PM

Well, it's been a very fun, eventful, joyous time here during these passed weeks.

It's been a very tough, tough decision for me. On one hand you have a Dwarf, who I think are the hardiest of races, able to stand up to Sauron's threat and say no, and on the other you have a hobbit who epitimizes (sp?) Tolkien's theme of Friendship.

At first, Firefoot's and Lalaith's comments got Merry out to a quick lead.

But, Anguirel's fiery words in Gimli's defense swayed it back towards Gimli.

Then we have Sauce's post of Merry's friendship. And as we see friendship is a key theme in Tolkien, it was the whole reason the Hobbits were in the Fellowship and not someone like Glorfindel. The Fellowship didn't need powerful elf-lords, they needed a group of friends that could get through the good, the bad, the ugly, the rough, and the trying.

But one comment really sticks out which was...

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For once, Merry deserves some recognition. He should be the sole survivor.

Gimli is Lord of Aglarond, and he's going to The Undying Lands after this contest anyway. It's about time Merry gets the spotlight...

++Merry

And it's done, it's been fun y'all.

mormegil · 10-12-2005, 04:13 PM

I've had great fun, even though Sam didn't win and the person who won did so based on friendship (come on who's the best friend in the whole Middle-earth) and thank all who participated but especially Boromir for thinking up such a wonderful game. I look forward to voting off Feanor rather quickly on Silm

wilwarin538 · 10-12-2005, 04:16 PM

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And it's done, it's been fun y'all.

Wow, that is so depressing I feel some tears coming on.

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I look forward to voting off Feanor rather quickly on Silm

I look forward to that.

Kath · 10-12-2005, 04:47 PM

Merry won! I can't quite believe it. Thanks Boromir, and thanks for a wonderfully entertaining and intense game, though I fear some of the members who have played here will remain enemies for life now!

**The Saucepan Man** · 10-12-2005, 05:33 PM

Hurrah! A Hobbit won! And a most deserving Hobbit at that. For once, a worthy winner of a Reality show. Now I can sleep easy.

My work here is done ...

Glirdan · 10-12-2005, 05:43 PM

YAY!!!!! I DID IT!!!! ONE OF MY FAVS MADE IT AND WON!!!!! YES!!!! All that hard work paid off!!!!!

Now to go and get rid of Feanor.... *Mutters* Evil git!!!!

Boromir88 · 10-12-2005, 06:04 PM

Morm, personally after Grishnakh, I was pulling for Hama the underdog, but I needed to come up with some way in case if we had a tie.

The 1,000 Reader · 10-12-2005, 06:46 PM

I am happy that Merry has won.

I'll be voting against Sauron in the Sil survivor. The Sil survivor sounds better the Slim survivor. That sounds like a weight-loss competition.

Firefoot · 10-12-2005, 07:00 PM

Oh yeah! Go Merry!

Folwren · 10-12-2005, 07:55 PM

I don't know what to say. It's not...terrible that Merry won...but I would have liked to see Gimli take it home.

Boromir...are you quite certain that that vote was quite unbias? You could've flipped a coin. And ye know, if it had been based on arguments, I might have said more.

But *sigh* ... I won't complain.

Good game, everybody.

SpM and mormegil...I hope all hard words and feelings are forgiven. I guess I attacked SpM the most.

By the by, Morm - what exactly had you against Gimli?

-- Folwren

arcticstorm · 10-12-2005, 08:15 PM

I found it as fun, and for Silm Survivor, I am looking forward to that as well-- Arcticstorm, Founder of STFF (Save the Feanor Foundation)

Folwren · 10-12-2005, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by arcticstorm:
I found it as fun, and for Silm Survivor, I am looking forward to that as well-- Arcticstorm, Founder of STFF (Save the Feanor Foundation)

HA! Good luck! I have no preference of whether or no he stays in that Survivor, but it appears as though others want him gone already.

-- Folwren

mormegil · 10-12-2005, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Folwren

SpM and mormegil...I hope all hard words and feelings are forgiven. I guess I attacked SpM the most.

By the by, Morm - what exactly had you against Gimli?

-- Folwren

No hard feeling whatsover even though I was more or less called a chauvinistic pig I realize that this is mirth and all is in good fun

Folwren actually Gimli is one of my favorite book characters I just thought it would be great to have Hama or some other underdog win. Also I truly love Faramir but he doesn't make good reality TV. That being said there are those who might make decent TV but I dislike enough as to do all in my power to remove them ie Feanor.

**The Saucepan Man** · 10-13-2005, 02:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Folwren

I don't know what to say. It's not...terrible that Merry won...but I would have liked to see Gimli take it home.

In this sort of a game, one has to accpet that one's highest expectations will not necessarily be met.

My order of preference, at the outset, was:

1. Ugluk
2. Bilbo
3. Pippin
4. Merry
5. Boromir
6. Eowyn

Why Ugluk? Well, I still think that, as Orcs go, he is an exceptional example of his race and, as I said, I always tend to root for the underdog.

Bilbo was an early casualty and I had little hope that Ugluk would make it through. So, overall, I am fine with the outcome.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Folwren

SpM and mormegil...I hope all hard words and feelings are forgiven. I guess I attacked SpM the most.

Of course. For my part, all that was said and done was in jest.

Lalaith · 10-13-2005, 06:25 AM

Attacking people is fun.
So is kissing and making up afterwards.

arcticstorm · 10-13-2005, 06:40 AM

At th outset of the game my preferences were either Hama, Merry, a dwarf, or a blue wizard. and three of those six made it into the finals, so I was altogether pleased with the outcome.

mormegil · 10-13-2005, 07:11 AM

I wanted Sam to win obviously but an orc or Glorfindel would have been great also. So I was not exactly pleased with the outcome. Of course I thought Hama would have been fun. Somebody who you wouldn't think the winner would be and all that. Anyway I think I'll get my come-uppance in Silm.

Boromir88 · 10-13-2005, 07:31 AM

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Boromir...are you quite certain that that vote was quite unbias? You could've flipped a coin. And ye know, if it had been based on arguments, I might have said more.~Folwren

As unbiased as it could be. I did explain prior (twice actually) that if we had there was a tie, I would make my decision based on the arguments that were made. Anguirel did a great job at this, but I pointed specifically to why I chose Merry.

10-12-2005, 11:20 AM	#1201
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	++MERRY! He made it through almost undetected I can't believe it! I think Firefoot and Saucie have put it beautifully - here be my winner. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

10-12-2005, 11:29 AM	#1202
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Where art thou, Folwren? Dwarf-lovers, come hither, Come hither m' dears For Aglarond's Lord we must not shed sad tears Defend him, vote for him, rally to him hither... Elf-lovers, ye may as well do just the same For an Elf-friend is something, yea, e'en a Dwarf And your support Gimli the Gloinsson is worth Defend him vote for him, rally to him hither... For the threatening shadow of Hobbitry comes Those devilish train-builders, schemers and fiends They win votes by slander and wickedest means So thwart them, vote Gimli, come hither! Do ye want a warrior or a midget? A peddler of pipes and embezzler of aught? Or a valiant axeman who nails fell Orcs Of Sauron? Then rally, come hither! __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

10-12-2005, 11:32 AM	#1204
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Yes. And yet it's quite remarkable how little I've achieved... Votes Hama-4 Merry-6 Gimli-5 __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

10-12-2005, 02:31 PM	#1206
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	++Gimli! Because he's a Dwarf and Dwarves are cool! I've really gotten to like them these past few months.... -- Folwren (Man, Ang, did you really think I'd be late? Go-olly! What little faith!) __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

10-12-2005, 02:33 PM	#1208
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	You made it, Folwren! Excellent... Not that I doubted you for a moment, hem hem Pah. Eowyn could have done it alone. Everyone knows the mystic Pankhurst-forged blades of the Suffragettes of the North are banes to the Nazgul... __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

10-12-2005, 12:09 PM	#1205
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	++Gimli the Majik Do I really need to explain it?

10-12-2005, 02:33 PM	#1207
The 1,000 Reader Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I don't know. Eastern ME doesn't have maps. Posts: 527	++Merry. He helped slay the Witch-King. That's good enough for me.

10-12-2005, 02:43 PM	#1210
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,648	I'm really struggling with the thought that Gimli might be our champion...I mean really Gimli. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

10-12-2005, 03:05 PM	#1212
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Final Udate Before Sleep Hama-4 Merry-7 Gimli-7 __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

10-12-2005, 03:06 PM	#1213
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	++ Hama He won't die!!! __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

10-12-2005, 03:20 PM	#1214
Nonnacedak Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Utah Posts: 44	++Hama __________________ NonnacedaKKadecannoN

10-12-2005, 03:28 PM	#1215
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,648	Good, we only need one more vote for Hama to have him in the running....please somebody vote for him it's not too late. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

10-12-2005, 03:35 PM	#1216
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,519	Votings closed, and what do we have a tie between Merry and Gimli? Well I shall announce the winner shortly. __________________ Fenris Penguin

10-12-2005, 04:13 PM	#1218
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,648	I've had great fun, even though Sam didn't win and the person who won did so based on friendship (come on who's the best friend in the whole Middle-earth) and thank all who participated but especially Boromir for thinking up such a wonderful game. I look forward to voting off Feanor rather quickly on Silm __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

10-12-2005, 04:47 PM	#1220
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Merry won! I can't quite believe it. Thanks Boromir, and thanks for a wonderfully entertaining and intense game, though I fear some of the members who have played here will remain enemies for life now! __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

10-12-2005, 05:33 PM	#1221
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Hurrah! A Hobbit won! And a most deserving Hobbit at that. For once, a worthy winner of a Reality show. Now I can sleep easy. My work here is done ... __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

10-12-2005, 05:43 PM	#1222
Glirdan Energetic Essence Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Where Lark Nor Eagle Ever Flew Posts: 3,285	YAY!!!!! I DID IT!!!! ONE OF MY FAVS MADE IT AND WON!!!!! YES!!!! All that hard work paid off!!!!! Now to go and get rid of Feanor.... Mutters Evil git!!!! __________________ *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

10-12-2005, 06:04 PM	#1223
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,519	Morm, personally after Grishnakh, I was pulling for Hama the underdog, but I needed to come up with some way in case if we had a tie. __________________ Fenris Penguin

10-12-2005, 06:46 PM	#1224
The 1,000 Reader Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I don't know. Eastern ME doesn't have maps. Posts: 527	I am happy that Merry has won. I'll be voting against Sauron in the Sil survivor. The Sil survivor sounds better the Slim survivor. That sounds like a weight-loss competition.

10-12-2005, 07:00 PM	#1225
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Oh yeah! Go Merry!

10-12-2005, 07:55 PM	#1226
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	I don't know what to say. It's not...terrible that Merry won...but I would have liked to see Gimli take it home. Boromir...are you quite certain that that vote was quite unbias? You could've flipped a coin. And ye know, if it had been based on arguments, I might have said more. But sigh ... I won't complain. Good game, everybody. SpM and mormegil...I hope all hard words and feelings are forgiven. I guess I attacked SpM the most. By the by, Morm - what exactly had you against Gimli? -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

10-12-2005, 08:15 PM	#1227
arcticstorm Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Johnson Bible College: Knoxville, TN Posts: 464	I found it as fun, and for Silm Survivor, I am looking forward to that as well-- Arcticstorm, Founder of STFF (Save the Feanor Foundation)

10-13-2005, 06:25 AM	#1231
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Attacking people is fun. So is kissing and making up afterwards. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

10-13-2005, 06:40 AM	#1232
arcticstorm Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Johnson Bible College: Knoxville, TN Posts: 464	At th outset of the game my preferences were either Hama, Merry, a dwarf, or a blue wizard. and three of those six made it into the finals, so I was altogether pleased with the outcome.

10-13-2005, 07:11 AM	#1233
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,648	I wanted Sam to win obviously but an orc or Glorfindel would have been great also. So I was not exactly pleased with the outcome. Of course I thought Hama would have been fun. Somebody who you wouldn't think the winner would be and all that. Anyway I think I'll get my come-uppance in Silm. __________________ “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”