A Hobbit in every pot - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

alatar · 10-31-2006, 09:13 PM

Note that I'm not asking for help with my voting, as I'm already getting plenty.

More like...

"I'm candidate X and I approve this message.

Candidate Y, seen here, shook hands with Bruce Spence at the Lord of the RIngs parade in our fair city of Philadephia. Who's Bruce Spence you ask? None other than the Mouth of Sauron. Do you really want to elect someone to the Senate that's friends with the Mouth of Sauron?

And we all know who HIS boss is...

Vote for me this Tuesday."

(anyway, not my best work, but maybe that helps. Also note that this was posted in Mirth, and everything is considered to be fantasy...)

mormegil · 10-31-2006, 09:17 PM

I realize that and said it merely in jest.

alatar · 10-31-2006, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mormegil

I realize that and said it merely in jest.

Sorry, should have known that, but lately I haven't seen enough jest to remember what it looks like.

JennyHallu · 11-01-2006, 06:59 AM

hehehe...jest sounds like something I should keep in my spice cabinet.

Fresh ground jest, a little goes a long way.

Lalaith · 11-01-2006, 12:27 PM

Tee hee. I misread this quote:
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Quote:

QUOTE]the 12-year Republican senator from Pennsylvania said he's “a big "Lord of the Rings' fan.”

I thought it said "12-year-old Republican senator.."
It was quite an amusing mental picture it conjured up...William Pitt the Younger had nothing on it...

Farael · 11-01-2006, 02:07 PM

Let's try to shift this back on topic with a good example

I am Ugluk, I command.... you to vote for Candidate X

Or
*Background: An orc raiding party razing a village to the ground*
"What happened to Candidate Y's promise of a safer neighbourhood?"

alatar · 11-02-2006, 10:09 AM

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I'm still not sure if I whould have placed this thread elsewhere, as I'd like to comment on the Senator's use of Tolkien to describe the world. For instance, if the Iraq War were somehow the Eye of Sauron, exactly who would be Denethor? Wonder if the honorable Senator thought that one out?

Anyway, I also came up with a few more of my own, inspired by the ones above:

He eats orc flesh, I warrant!

Ask yourself: What will you do when the wild woods are suddenly at YOUR door?

Candidate Y actually *laughed* at the Gimli drinking scene... Is this the kind of person you want in Congress?

Elect me, and I will commission a blue-ribbon panel (made up of my relatives and other rogues ) to get to the bottom of the Gandalf versus the Witch-King question. No dollar will be left unturned in pursuit of the truth.

I found a Silmaril, helped Fëanor in his works, defeated Melkor in single combat, counselled Manwë, sent Gandalf, pushed Gollum, ...

Bêthberry · 10-31-2006, 09:33 PM

As one candidate said of the other -- "He's as strange as news from Bree."

Or, "The ideas of my esteemed opponent are like balrogs--if they had wings, they might fly, but as we all know, ... " etc

Or, "Build a better bonfire, and my opponent might jump on it."

Or, "Win one for the Gaffer."

Or, "Don't expect the elves to show up and win this one for us. That only happens in the movies."

There's got to be lines about reforging strength and determination, but I think they'd be too terrible to contemplate.

10-31-2006, 09:13 PM	#1
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	Note that I'm not asking for help with my voting, as I'm already getting plenty. More like... "I'm candidate X and I approve this message. Candidate Y, seen here, shook hands with Bruce Spence at the Lord of the RIngs parade in our fair city of Philadephia. Who's Bruce Spence you ask? None other than the Mouth of Sauron. Do you really want to elect someone to the Senate that's friends with the Mouth of Sauron? And we all know who HIS boss is... Vote for me this Tuesday." (anyway, not my best work, but maybe that helps. Also note that this was posted in Mirth, and everything is considered to be fantasy...) __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.

10-31-2006, 09:17 PM	#2
mormegil Maundering Mage Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,651	I realize that and said it merely in jest. __________________ “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.”

11-01-2006, 06:59 AM	#4
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	hehehe...jest sounds like something I should keep in my spice cabinet. Fresh ground jest, a little goes a long way. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

11-01-2006, 02:07 PM	#6
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Let's try to shift this back on topic with a good example I am Ugluk, I command.... you to vote for Candidate X Or Background: An orc raiding party razing a village to the ground "What happened to Candidate Y's promise of a safer neighbourhood?" __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

11-02-2006, 10:09 AM	#7
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	Thanks everyone for the feedback. I'm still not sure if I whould have placed this thread elsewhere, as I'd like to comment on the Senator's use of Tolkien to describe the world. For instance, if the Iraq War were somehow the Eye of Sauron, exactly who would be Denethor? Wonder if the honorable Senator thought that one out? Anyway, I also came up with a few more of my own, inspired by the ones above: He eats orc flesh, I warrant! Ask yourself: What will you do when the wild woods are suddenly at YOUR door? Candidate Y actually laughed at the Gimli drinking scene... Is this the kind of person you want in Congress? Elect me, and I will commission a blue-ribbon panel (made up of my relatives and other rogues ) to get to the bottom of the Gandalf versus the Witch-King question. No dollar will be left unturned in pursuit of the truth. I found a Silmaril, helped Fëanor in his works, defeated Melkor in single combat, counselled Manwë, sent Gandalf, pushed Gollum, ... __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.

10-31-2006, 09:33 PM	#8
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	As one candidate said of the other -- "He's as strange as news from Bree." Or, "The ideas of my esteemed opponent are like balrogs--if they had wings, they might fly, but as we all know, ... " etc Or, "Build a better bonfire, and my opponent might jump on it." Or, "Win one for the Gaffer." Or, "Don't expect the elves to show up and win this one for us. That only happens in the movies." There's got to be lines about reforging strength and determination, but I think they'd be too terrible to contemplate. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

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