Taters to Taters

[the phantom]

Well chosen. I would've preferred a joke selection (I played Forlong the Fat), but the Arkenstone is a worthy winner.

Who played Luthien? You had to have felt very good about that.

[Galadriel55]

Who played Earendil? Because I played Elwing! It was a funny coincidence.

[Boromir88]

Tally

the phantom - 3 (Honest, Insane, Violent)
Gwath- 3 (Neglected, Charming, Rank)
Nogrod - 2 (Extraordinary, Peaceful)
Menel - 2 (Cuddly, Ridiculous)
sally - 2 (Chewy, Dangerous)
Kitanna - 1 (Deadly)
Lhuna - 1 (Weary)
Lottie- 1 (Melodramatic)
Kath 1 (Attractive)

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ROUND 17

G55 your choice of sensitive taters:

Bert
Barliman Butterbur
Miriel
Nienna
Beren
Beleg Strongbow
Ossiriand
Cirdan
Gwaihir Windlord
Huorns

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ROUND 18:

Green tater: Radiant (shining, glowing, sparkling)
Judge: the phantom

[Galadriel55]

One of them just struck a note...but I want to hear peoples' opinions, and maybe you'll be able to convince me to pick a different one. And no, I'm not telling which one resonated with me, it's more interesting this way.

[the phantom]

Nienna is definitely the one that jumps out at me, seeing as she's known for crying, heh heh.

[Meneltarmacil]

Nienna and Miriel are probably best for "sensitive" in the typical sense, though Bert would probably count toward the "takes everything personally and complains about it" type of sensitive.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Who played Earendil? Because I played Elwing! It was a funny coincidence.

Great minds think alike... or are dealt similar enough cards to choose from. But yes, I did play Eärendil. It was a nice coincidence! And that was the reason I asked Boro if he'd allow a double-victory on that remarkable coincidence.... but that was not to come, I see.



Of those in play this round I'd say quite many would fit the term "sensitive" (susceptible, sympathetic, tender).


On the top of my hat I'd think the following at least merit consideration (in the order they appear on the list)...


Barliman Butterbur - Haha, always willing to know how people like him, ready to please everyone, feeling strongly about his guests and his own honour ("What would others think if they knew something happened in the Prancing Pony"), sympathtic to the bone, susceptible, especially to flattery, and a bar-tender.

Nienna - Now if there ever was a trump-card to "sensitive" you should consider Nienna. If you are the "ladý of pity and mourning" you need to be sensitive and have loads of sympathy. And being susceptible goes more or less as a job descritpion for Nienna. Maybe not as funny a choice as Butterbur, but to the point on a level of her own.

Beleg - So sensitive and tender-hearted towards Túrin it proved his own downfall. Sympathetic to the edge of that being tragic.

Gwaihir - Always so sensitive and susceptible about who can ride him and how much and what for...

Huorns - Very sensitive to the opinions and actions of others towards forests. Their tenderness and sympathy is pretty limited though and towards any "out-group" they seem to be everything but that. But a nice choice still as I tihnk it is their susceptibility and sensibility that made them join the cause when Gandalf did his "Saruman-tricks".


Others I don't think fit so well, but maybe after some thought I can come up with words on their behalf as well. But at least now I'd say the five aforementioned are the contenders.

[Boromir88]

Kath gets her 2nd.

[Boromir88]

Tally

Gwath- 4 (Neglected, Charming, Rank, Conceited)
the phantom - 3 (Honest, Insane, Violent)
Nogrod - 2 (Extraordinary, Peaceful)
Menel - 2 (Cuddly, Ridiculous)
sally - 2 (Chewy, Dangerous)
Kitanna - 2 (Deadly, Sensitive)
Kath- 2 (Attractive, Dashing)
Lhuna - 1 (Weary)
Lottie- 1 (Melodramatic)
G55- 1 (Radiant)

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ROUND 21

Let's see if Gwath can "spice" things up with these options:

Orc-draught
Utumno
Thorondor
Longbeards
Beor the Old
Bullroarer Took
Cram
Brandy Hall
Great Goblin

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ROUND 22

Green tater: Cranky (crabby, cantankerous, grouchy)
Judge: Kath

[Galadriel55]

Orc-draught is spot on, no? Brandy Hall is also a bit funny because of the brandy part.

[the phantom]

Spicy

ORC-DRAUGHT- Yep.
UTUMNO- Meh.
THORONDOR- Meh.
LONGBEARDS- Heh heh.
BEOR THE OLD- *snicker*
BULLROARER TOOK- Maybe.
CRAM- Heh.
BRANDY HALL- Nice.
GREAT GOBLIN- Meh.

So, toss out a few which leaves a simpler list-

FOR REAL

Orc-Draught

FOR FUNNY

Longbeards
Beor the Old
Cram
Brandy Hall

There's a clear choice for the real category, with Brandy Hall perhaps straddling the real and humor, and so far as humor goes it's all down to what is striking at the moment (is it funnier to call Beor, Cram, or Dwarves "spicy"?).

[Boromir88]

Round 24 will be our last round. By then most will be down to no more red taters or just 1 left.

[Gwathagor]

Now taking bribes.

[Boromir88]

Quite disappointed in this severe lack of bribing.

[Boromir88]

Tally

Gwath- 4 (Neglected, Charming, Rank, Conceited)
the phantom - 3 (Honest, Insane, Violent)
Nogrod - 2 (Extraordinary, Peaceful)
Menel - 2 (Cuddly, Ridiculous)
sally - 2 (Chewy, Dangerous)
Kitanna - 2 (Deadly, Sensitive)
Kath- 2 (Attractive, Dashing)
G55- 2 (Radiant, Spicy)
Lhuna - 1 (Weary)
Lottie- 1 (Melodramatic)

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ROUND 22

Kath, choose your "cranky" winner amongst:

Bill Huggins
Balin
Caradhras
Goldberry
Thranduil
Withered Heath
Moneybags
Osgiliath
Armenolos
Mathom House
Balrogs

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ROUND 23

Green tater: Bold (courageous, daring)
Judge: Lhuna

[Kath]

My immediate kneejerk reactions there were Caradhras and Moneybags - however, I am willing to be swayed by good arguments for other options! Boro has the current winner if I don't make it back by deadline but I certainly intend to so give me some strong defences to read please.

[Nogrod]

I would add both Thranduil and Balin to the list of the best picks. Just think of that meeting of Bilbo & the dwarves and Thranduil at the Elvenking's Hall!

Also, I'm not sure Moneybags is such a good choice - while agreeing with Caradhras a lot.

[Boromir88]

Just seeing the PM and...

Balrogs is also added with the note "as plenty of evidence shows they don't like waking up early."

[Galadriel55]

Spot On
Bill Huggins
Balin
Caradhras
Thranduil
Balrogs (courtesy of the note)


Meh
Goldberry
Withered Heath
Moneybags
Osgiliath
Armenolos
Mathom House

[Gwathagor]

Caradhras or Balrog for my money.

[Boromir88]

No worries Lhuna, thanks for remembering in your daily hecticness.

Lottie's long saving of Turin pays off, that's back-to-back.

[satansaloser2005]

It's okay. I can't win, but I can at least tie the phantom.

[Boromir88]

Tally

Gwath- 4 (Neglected, Charming, Rank, Conceited)
the phantom - 3 (Honest, Insane, Violent)
Lottie- 3 (Melodramatic, Cranky, Bold)
Nogrod - 2 (Extraordinary, Peaceful)
Menel - 2 (Cuddly, Ridiculous)
sally - 2 (Chewy, Dangerous)
Kitanna - 2 (Deadly, Sensitive)
Kath- 2 (Attractive, Dashing)
G55- 2 (Radiant, Spicy)
Lhuna - 1 (Weary)

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ROUND 24

Several realms and places for you Nog, but many of which fit for creative, in my opinion.

Formenos
Woodwoses
Hennuth Annun
Helm's Deep
The Wooden Whale
The Golden Hall
Sinking of Numenor
Doriath
Undying Lands
Mordor

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[Loslote]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

Lottie's long saving of Turin pays off, that's back-to-back.

I would like to thank all the little people whose names I can't remember...

As for 'creative', Helm's Deep, maybe, or The Sinking of Numenor strike me as particularly good choices.

[Nogrod]

Creative (imaginative, artistic, original)

Just the first impressions before going to sleep.


The Undying Lands, for sure.

Sinking of Númenor, for a funny - or creative - answer.

Formenos, for a pretty good one.

Mordor or the Golden Hall, maybe...


Or any other option if you can make me think it that way.

[Boromir88]

Kath has the victory with Arkenstone.

Wilwa has also messaged me with the winner of "Dangerous" and has chosen...

++Minas Morgul.

Citing she did not believe Sauron beats his places outright. Minas Morgul as the home of the Ringwraiths and drawing Frodo to its call fulfills dangerous. The name itself also sounding threatening translating to "Tower of Black Sorcery."

So, sally wins for dangerous.

[satansaloser2005]

Hurrah!

[the phantom]

Citing she did not believe Sauron beats his places outright.

Psh, I have yet to see proof otherwise.

Minas Morgul as the home of the Ringwraiths

Who were created by Sauron...

and drawing Frodo

Because he had Sauron's ring...

Bah, Minas Morgul is nothing without Sauron.

Who played Sauron? I would've picked it. (The only other possibility for me would've been Silmarils I think.)

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Who played Sauron? I would've picked it.

I did. I count this as a win. And I found it funny that Noggie thought it was unimaginative because that was EXACTLY what I told Boro when I sent it in.

For this round, I go with Nienna. Hands down.

[Boromir88]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Who played Luthien? You had to have felt very good about that.

I'm also allowed to say this was wilwa.

Perhaps payback for Minas Morgul?

[Galadriel55]

I may or may not be here at DL, so just in case I'm choosing now. And so far nothing was said to dissuade me from votin what jumped out at me from the first glance.

++Nienna

Originally Posted by tp

Nienna is definitely the one that jumps out at me, seeing as she's known for crying, heh heh.

Originally Posted by Nog

Nienna - Now if there ever was a trump-card to "sensitive" you should consider Nienna. If you are the "ladý of pity and mourning" you need to be sensitive and have loads of sympathy. And being susceptible goes more or less as a job descritpion for Nienna. Maybe not as funny a choice as Butterbur, but to the point on a level of her own.

That basically summs it up. Both funny and serious. And, what can I say? Nienna just looked at me.

[Boromir88]

Kitanna gets her 2nd.

[Boromir88]

Tally

the phantom - 3 (Honest, Insane, Violent)
Gwath- 3 (Neglected, Charming, Rank)
Nogrod - 2 (Extraordinary, Peaceful)
Menel - 2 (Cuddly, Ridiculous)
sally - 2 (Chewy, Dangerous)
Kitanna - 2 (Deadly, Sensitive)
Lhuna - 1 (Weary)
Lottie- 1 (Melodramatic)
Kath- 1 (Attractive)

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ROUND 18

the phantom has these for "Radiant"...oh boy heh

Romenna
Varda
Nessa
Tuor
Arien
Two Trees of Valinor
Golfimbul
Phial of Galadriel
Ulmo
Ithilien

*Remember no more red taters left and will update this with Round 19 shortly. (only Round 19 and 20 left).

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ROUND 19

Green tater: Conceited (vain, smug, self-centered)
Judge: Lottie

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Boromir88

(only Round 19 and 20 left).

I must have missed this or not paid attention... so we're not going to play our hands empty?

I mean it certainly produces some of the most hilarious combinations when you only have two or three cards in your hand and need to pick one for a given green tater... not to talk of the last round.

[the phantom]

Wow there are some good ones...

Feel free to push for underdog candidates, but I'd like to get everyone's views on these four especially-

Varda
Arien
Two Trees of Valinor
Phial of Galadriel

[Nogrod]

For "Radiant" (shining, glowing, sparkling)

The "obvious" choices:

Two Trees of Valinor - The most obvious of the obvious choices. 'nuff said.
Arien - an excellent choice, if there weren't Telperion and Laurelin played as well, for neither Arien or Tilion carry with them the original light but a faded version of it.
Phial of Galadriel - an excellent choice (well, not perhaps so sparkling but...), if there weren't Telperion and Laurelin - and Arien - played as well, for the phial is just a reflection of a reflection of the light of the Trees - so like two times removed from the original.
Varda - The only possible competition to the Trees if you think of her as the creator of the stars themselves - but she is not the stars as she is their creator: so unlike the three others she doesnt radiate but creates things that radiate (wasn't she initially the dew-collector for the trees?). Is that better or worse than radiating yourself - that's up to you tp.


Good or decent choices but not like the first attribute I'd give them (if you want to think outside the box, then you might find a good candidate from here):

Romenna - Must be one of the most radiant cities ever built, and especially because it became the safe-haven () of the faithful later on...
Tuor - if he manages to be picked by Ulmo, to become the leader of the "House of the Swan Wing" and to be the only human counted as an elven kindred, then he has to be quite radiant.
Nessa - dashing speed and great dancer, not that far-fetched for radiant.
Ulmo - I think all of the Valar must be radiant in some way but I wouldn't think I would go using that term on Ulmo in the top-fifty choices for descriptions on him.
Ithilien - Yeah, you could say that, maybe, possibly, on some fine times. But it is in the end a forest.

Hmm...

Golfimbul - Well, if you think losing your head into a rabbit-hole is radiant, then why not...

[the phantom]

Originally Posted by Nog

Two Trees of Valinor - The most obvious of the obvious choices. 'nuff said.

Yes, I suppose it would be tough for me to justify one of the others if it's on the same grounds... Ah well...

++ Two Trees