[Kalimac]

This one's probably been beaten to death, but it could be fun to give it a shot [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. These sorts of things tend to be mostly movie-related so it's in this forum, but book-related is good too. And if you don't drink, just unstopper a flask of miruvor and join in.

TAKE ONE DRINK WHEN:

The Ring is mentioned as a sentient being ("It wants to be found") or shown in closeup.

Frodo falls down.

Frodo has a big-eyed, terrified closeup.

Pippin has no idea that he's in danger.

Pippin talks about food.

An Elf says something nasty about Dwarves.

A Dwarf says something nasty about Elves.

A song is introduced or ended with something like "This song is far more beautiful in the original Elvish, but alas, this is as close as the Common Tongue can get to approximating its beauty."

Aragorn is reminded by someone, or mentions in passing, that he is Isildur's Heir.

Gimli, or Dwarves in general, mention Moria.

TAKE TWO DRINKS WHEN:

The hobbits do something simultaneously blindingly heroic and mindbendingly stupid ("Let's fight on the TOP of the hill where we can be surrounded without any way of getting under cover!")

After the hobbits' heroic efforts, a man still has to come in and save them.

Merry (not Pippin) says exactly what the audience is thinking. ("I have the leave the Shire." "Right.")

There's an apparently random reference that only book-readers could possibly get (the stone trolls, "The long-expected party" et al).

TAKE TEN DRINKS WHEN:

Merry appears without Pippin in tow (or vice versa).

Sam says more than two sentences without uttering the words "Mr. Frodo."

Aragorn and Boromir exhibit the slightest twitch of physical fear, even when confronted out of nowhere by an army of 500 Uruk-hai.

An Elf stumbles.

An Elf laughs at something.

An Elf is optimistic.

You can tell what a Dwarf's face really looks like without the hair.

OK, enough of that. Does anyone else have anything. Please post!

[ March 07, 2002: Message edited by: Kalimac ]