[Keeper of Dol Guldur]

While I agree that Gimli's humor was a bit over-used, I do like the idea of him being relatively down with the idea of joking during battle. He's a professional soldier, and a dwarf, and while dwarves are good guys for the most part, we learned in the Hobbit that they're pretty gritty, down to earth fellows, who aren't exactly experts in the field of subtle humor.

So stuff like Gimli complaining about the Emyn Muil "and after that, it gets even better!", and then grunting "recover my strength" are great. Sarcasm really works for dwarves.

His overstating his abilities in Lothlorien was also pretty funny, showing a bit of pride before the elves completely surprised everyone. Even Legolas. "Here's one dwarf she won't ensnare so easily" really plays into how easily she ensnares him, which is hilarious.

The stuff about dwarves being natural sprinters was funny ... I always liked the idea of him hyping dwarves to be capable of these amazing feats, only to be out-performed by Aragorn and Legolas ... what would a cocky fellow do? Try to salvage his reputation a little, I'd say.

The part about dwarf women was funny, but it was more Aragorn's bit at comedy than Gimli's, and fits in more with the scene in Fellowship where Boromir is teaching the hobbits how to use their swords.

The bit with Legolas being sarcastic right back at him and asking about getting him a box was HILARIOUS. Here's Gimli, saying dwarves are so great, who can't even see over a human battlement.

The actual kill-game was fine, the part at the end where Legolas showed a little jealousy was sweet, after all, he had just sarcastically shot down Gimli's hyping dwarves, and here the little guy has outperformed him!

The drinking game was alright ... a little much, but it did serve to repair any negative first impressions Eomer, Gimli and Legolas had perfectly well.

I thought Gimli's lines before entering the Paths of the Dead were spot on, but the part inside, where he was blowing away the mist and treading lightly on skulls was a little much. Still ... Aragorn and Legolas had the luxury of being a few feet above the mist, Gimli was neck deep in it.

His burping and Denethor's sloppy eating I look at in one simple way; hey, it was pre-middle ages. People were slobs back then. Table manners and all that didn't really get refined into the codes of conduct we know until Victorian times. Even Aragorn mowed down the stew Eowyn gave him. And not to mention the fact that, has anyone really watched people eat and drink closely? It's probably the grossest thing to watch ever (albeit the most fun thing to do, I love eating).