The Middle Earth Popularity Cup - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

skip spence · 11-16-2008, 12:23 PM

Match 1 of round 1.

Frodo Baggins vs. Gaffer Gamgee

These wonderful characters are short only in stature. Ringbearer and main protagonist Frodo comes into this tie as the favourite, but the Gaffer's armed with a bag of memorable quotes and could cause an upset. Who will prevail? Vote for your favourite now!

First to five wins.

skip spence · 11-17-2008, 03:51 AM

Almost 40 views and no votes?

C'mon, it's easy and only takes seconds of your life!

Just like this:

++Frodo.

Never cared for how the Gaffer always tells his son how useless he is. Frodo, although a bit boring perhaps, did after all save everyone by destroying the ring.

See, now it's 1-0 to Frodo. First to 5 votes advances to the next round.

Nerwen · 11-17-2008, 04:21 AM

Well, just to be contrary–

++The Gaffer.

Someone who manages to get quoted so much when he was hardly in the story deserves a vote.

Besides, technically speaking Frodo didn't destroy the Ring.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 11-17-2008, 04:40 AM

Well, for me this is a hard choice. But I will go for

++Frodo

First, his posts seem fishy. Second, his reaction to my suspicion proved... eh, sorry, wrong thread.

I like Gaffer for lots of things, but I also like Frodo and maybe it is just a question of current mood: I feel right now like being closer to Frodo than to Gaffer. Frodo is... classic, we all know much about his character, so maybe this is it. And I like his character.

Nerwen · 11-17-2008, 05:00 AM

Oh, I really like Frodo better too, but I didn't want the contest to be too one-way.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

Well, for me this is a hard choice. But I will go for

++Frodo

First, his posts seem fishy. Second, his reaction to my suspicion proved... eh, sorry, wrong thread.

Legate, if I could rep you for this I would. Thanks for the laugh, anyway.

Gollum the Great · 11-17-2008, 09:58 AM

++Frodo

I like the Gaffer, but Frodo was, how shall I put it? Self-sacrificing.

Groin Redbeard · 11-17-2008, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gollum the Great

I like the Gaffer, but Frodo was, how shall I put it? Self-sacrificing.

You hit the nail right on the head, Gollum. Substance wins over empty rhetoric everytime, at least in my book. The Gaffer, as good as he is, has never shown the same type of courage that Frodo has already showed us; besides, I have suspicions that the Gaffer is actually a Flip-Flopper.

++"Mad" Baggins jr.

It looks like the Ring Bearer has won by a landslide!

Aganzir · 11-17-2008, 04:41 AM

++Frodo

I like to compare him to Siddharta Gautama; having lived a happy youth, he went through a lot of suffering to achieve wisdom.
In the beginning he was a simple, ordinary hobbit - just like the Gaffer - but on returning home he had learnt forgiveness, mercy, and peace. When I was little, I found him a bit boring, not a proper hero, when he refused to bear weapons in the end, but now that's one of the most important things why I like him.

Frodo-3
Gaffer-1

edit: xed with Legate

11-16-2008, 12:23 PM	#1
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	Match 1 of round 1. Frodo Baggins vs. Gaffer Gamgee These wonderful characters are short only in stature. Ringbearer and main protagonist Frodo comes into this tie as the favourite, but the Gaffer's armed with a bag of memorable quotes and could cause an upset. Who will prevail? Vote for your favourite now! First to five wins. __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan Last edited by skip spence; 11-16-2008 at 01:25 PM.

11-17-2008, 03:51 AM	#2
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	Almost 40 views and no votes? C'mon, it's easy and only takes seconds of your life! Just like this: ++Frodo. Never cared for how the Gaffer always tells his son how useless he is. Frodo, although a bit boring perhaps, did after all save everyone by destroying the ring. See, now it's 1-0 to Frodo. First to 5 votes advances to the next round. __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan

11-17-2008, 04:21 AM	#3
Nerwen Wisest of the Noldor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: ˙˙˙ssɐןƃ ƃuıʞooן ǝɥʇ ɥƃnoɹɥʇ Posts: 6,694	Well, just to be contrary– ++The Gaffer. Someone who manages to get quoted so much when he was hardly in the story deserves a vote. Besides, technically speaking Frodo didn't destroy the Ring. __________________ "Even Nerwen wasn't evil in the beginning." –Elmo.

11-17-2008, 04:40 AM	#4
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Well, for me this is a hard choice. But I will go for ++Frodo First, his posts seem fishy. Second, his reaction to my suspicion proved... eh, sorry, wrong thread. I like Gaffer for lots of things, but I also like Frodo and maybe it is just a question of current mood: I feel right now like being closer to Frodo than to Gaffer. Frodo is... classic, we all know much about his character, so maybe this is it. And I like his character. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

11-17-2008, 09:58 AM	#6
Gollum the Great Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Pinnacle of my own might Posts: 386	++Frodo I like the Gaffer, but Frodo was, how shall I put it? Self-sacrificing. __________________ 'It just shows you how true it is that one-half the world doesn't knows how the other three-quarters lives.' Bertie, The Code of the Woosters, by P. G. Wodewouse

11-17-2008, 04:41 AM	#8
Aganzir Woman of Secret Shadow Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in hollow halls beneath the fells Posts: 4,511	++Frodo I like to compare him to Siddharta Gautama; having lived a happy youth, he went through a lot of suffering to achieve wisdom. In the beginning he was a simple, ordinary hobbit - just like the Gaffer - but on returning home he had learnt forgiveness, mercy, and peace. When I was little, I found him a bit boring, not a proper hero, when he refused to bear weapons in the end, but now that's one of the most important things why I like him. Frodo-3 Gaffer-1 edit: xed with Legate __________________ He bit me, and I was not gentle.

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