Taters to Taters - II - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Legate of Amon Lanc · 10-21-2012, 10:42 AM

Thank'ee, Nog. I'm happy about this achievement, because during the first rounds I was having the feeling that my cards can't really have much of a success. The green taters were just horrible for my selection of cards.

On a different note, with all those double-postings (Fangorn and Huorns, Mandos and Doom of Mandos), I wonder what nice pair are we going to get for the upcoming round...

Rune Son of Bjarne · 10-21-2012, 01:24 PM

I am a bit sad I missed out on the last round, but unfortunately I could not find time to get online for more than half a minute at the time this weekend.

Boromir88 · 10-21-2012, 02:27 PM

As far as the next round goes, long crazy weekend again. Give me an hour or so to get everything situated and next round will be up.

Boromir88 · 10-21-2012, 04:30 PM

ROUND 6

Lottie, here's your selection of famous:

Gwaihir
Tol-in-Gaurhoth
Mordor
Feanor
Bard
Great Goblin
Shadowfax
Two Trees of Valinor
The Prancing Pony
Turin
Glorfindel
Elrond

*Edit: 8pm monday will be the start of round 7.

Galadriel55 · 10-21-2012, 04:48 PM

I would go for Tol-in-Gaurhoth, as the most famous thing on the Downs. I do remember one thing, though:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nogrod

Tol-In-Gaurhoth is Sauron's keep, not a werewolf game...

It's so fun to treat it as a werewolf game, though.

As for the others, which are also good but not as funny:

Gwaihir - he's the lord of the Great Eagles, man!
Mordor - come on, even Bree-folk have heard of it.
Feanor - oh, you mean the guy who carved those shiny things that started the great mess that ended up making the legendarium a score of books longer than it could have been?
Bard - you get some credit for killing a dragon, of course.
Great Goblin - he's Great. Need I say more?
Shadowfax - well, I can't say he's exactly famous, but he would be if ME was a horse racing show.
Two Trees of Valinor - well... they're known and important certainly, but they just don't sound well with famous.
The Prancing Pony - haha, this one's actually quite good. The famous inn!
Turin - infamous, more like it. But I love the pun, and really, he was quite famous,first as just Turin, then as Gorthol, then as Mormegil... it's a pity that the fame went to his head...
Glorfindel - famous? Great, yes. But famous?

Boromir88 · 10-21-2012, 05:28 PM

Adding Elrond to the list.

Loslote · 10-21-2012, 10:13 PM

Gwaihir - Oh, that eagle guy? Meh. He'd've been more famous if he'd flown to Mordor and dropped in the Ring and saved Frodo the trouble of walking there. :P
Tol-in-Gaurhoth - ...nicely done, sir.
Mordor - You mean that place that's not Angband?
Feanor - Fairly good.
Bard - Decent, but not, I'd say, quite up to the level of Feanor, the other submission in the 'famous *people* category.
Great Goblin - He himself is not so very famous outside of his caves, I'd say.
Shadowfax - Not famous necessarily, though he ought to be.
Two Trees of Valinor - Again, glorious, but not necessarily famous.
The Prancing Pony - There are more famous pubs, but I do like the idea behind the submission.
Turin - Again, decent, but eclipsed by Feanor.
Glorfindel - He wasn't even famous enough to make it into the movie.

Elrond - Yeeeeeeeeees....but not so much as Feanor.

So, for me, it's between the funny, Downsian play (Tol-in-Gaurhoth), the real, famous person play (Feanor) and the funny Tolkieny play (The Prancing Pony). I'd be open to people making arguments for why the other four characters who rival Feanor should be chosen instead of him, with more likelihood of success going to Turin or Elrond.

10-21-2012, 10:42 AM	#1
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Thank'ee, Nog. I'm happy about this achievement, because during the first rounds I was having the feeling that my cards can't really have much of a success. The green taters were just horrible for my selection of cards. On a different note, with all those double-postings (Fangorn and Huorns, Mandos and Doom of Mandos), I wonder what nice pair are we going to get for the upcoming round... __________________ "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

10-21-2012, 02:27 PM	#3
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	As far as the next round goes, long crazy weekend again. Give me an hour or so to get everything situated and next round will be up. __________________ Fenris Penguin

10-21-2012, 04:30 PM	#4
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	ROUND 6 Lottie, here's your selection of famous: Gwaihir Tol-in-Gaurhoth Mordor Feanor Bard Great Goblin Shadowfax Two Trees of Valinor The Prancing Pony Turin Glorfindel Elrond Edit: 8pm monday will be the start of round 7. __________________ Fenris Penguin Last edited by Boromir88; 10-21-2012 at 05:28 PM.*

10-21-2012, 05:28 PM	#6
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,521	Adding Elrond to the list. __________________ Fenris Penguin

10-21-2012, 10:13 PM	#7
Loslote The Werewolf's Companion Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Moon Posts: 3,021	Gwaihir - Oh, that eagle guy? Meh. He'd've been more famous if he'd flown to Mordor and dropped in the Ring and saved Frodo the trouble of walking there. :P Tol-in-Gaurhoth - ...nicely done, sir. Mordor - You mean that place that's not Angband? Feanor - Fairly good. Bard - Decent, but not, I'd say, quite up to the level of Feanor, the other submission in the 'famous people category. Great Goblin - He himself is not so very famous outside of his caves, I'd say. Shadowfax - Not famous necessarily, though he ought to be. Two Trees of Valinor - Again, glorious, but not necessarily famous. The Prancing Pony - There are more famous pubs, but I do like the idea behind the submission. Turin - Again, decent, but eclipsed by Feanor. Glorfindel - He wasn't even famous enough to make it into the movie. Elrond - Yeeeeeeeeees....but not so much as Feanor. So, for me, it's between the funny, Downsian play (Tol-in-Gaurhoth), the real, famous person play (Feanor) and the funny Tolkieny play (The Prancing Pony). I'd be open to people making arguments for why the other four characters who rival Feanor should be chosen instead of him, with more likelihood of success going to Turin or Elrond. __________________ I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. Double Fenris

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