The Hobbit Survivor

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

Their ears (to say nothing of brains) are too waxed up with their narrow-minded dwarfism to pay any attention to anything else.

Harsh words strongly spoken, Master Dwarf. I am, in fact, not prejudiced against any race in particular. As I have made clear almost from the outset, my aim is for a balanced final, rather than the all-Dwarf final that you no doubt hope for.

Originally Posted by Lalaith

Look at the voting stats - we've got four for Belladonna, four for Tom, one for Gloin and one for Kili.

Well now it's three for Kili. And I am sure that Ang will see the sense in swapping one Dwarf for another with his vote. If so, you can save Belladonna by voting for Kili.

And as an added sweetener, I will pledge to join you in your quest to vote off Tom tomorrow. With Dwarfish numbers down, I will be happy to pare the Trolls down to one. Much as I like them, two does seem rather indulgent.

[Eonwe]

Originally Posted by SpM

you can save Belladonna by voting for Kili.

and vise versa!

++Belladonna Took

Fili and Kili are teh best of the Dwarven tribe. These are of young, strong stock, ones capable of taking over from the deseesed Balin and leading teh Dwarven race toward unparrallelled successes. If it's a Dwarf you want, take the incompitent Bombur, all he thinks of is food and sleep. (He is the one vote that i could actually sanction in good conscience).

[arcticstorm]

I believe that it will be reshuffled as so
Children/adoptees of Illuvitar
Elrond
Fili
Kili
Belladonna Took
Bullroarer
Bombur
Gloin

Abominations/creatures
Smaug
Tom
Bert
Roac
Eagle Lord
Chief Warg

as for my vote, i am voting for the hobbit woman as i know she will com e int he way of my final choice for victory, but i will not give you a naem because that wouldbe too hasty

++Miss Took

[Glirdan]

All those are good ideas. But I was trying to do a final merging. Unless you would all perfer to wait until there's only eight left.

--Tom
++KIili

I completely agree with Saucy that there are to many Dwarves and we can defintely be rid of one of the twins.

[Kuruharan]

I am, in fact, not prejudiced against any race in particular.

Ah-ah-ah. This is utter nonsense. Your activities have had a disproportionately negative impact on one particular race. That would qualify under the definition for many of the professors under whom I have studied. In fact, they would be apoplectic.

I'm surprised your loyerly training even allowed you to make such a statement.

rather than the all-Dwarf final that you no doubt hope for.

On the contrary, I could tell from the beginning that no dwarf would win this thing. There were too many of them in the beginning (and this included a number of rather strange entrants in my opinion). This would set people against them from the start and certain people could be counted on to carry this out to extremes *cough*Elu Ancalime*cough* (among others). The momentum against them would ultimately prove insurmountable, everyone would have just gotten into the habit by the end.

So, being ever the realist, I decided to run some numbers and I scientifically calculated (using geological and scatological methods) that Belladonna Took was a shoe in for the victory. I remain confident because it should now be painfully apparent to even the most rabid dwarfist that their unreasoning crusade is not going to gain any traction this day. If they wish to cast a meaningful vote, they are going to have to come up for air from the watery depths of their obsessions and make a decision.

If you are really so interested in balance, then you should switch your vote to Tom because, since this is Hobbit survivor, it is only just to give them the greatest chance of winning in the end (especially given the fact they were rather underrepresented in the beginning). At this moment this means saving two hobbits.

[Anguirel]

Why, Kuru, you writhe in desperation...

--GLOIN, ++KILI

I'm in, Saucey, though I bet you targetted Fili not Kili just to irritate me...

EDIT: I meant "Kili not Fili". That rather proves our point...

[Lalaith]

Kuru, I'm sorry to do what I have to do now, to save Belladonna, and you have my word that not another dwarf will I vote to evict unless absolutely necessary. I have no axe to grind against that ancient and noble race - you will see that I could not bring myself to vote against the kindly Balin, even when Belladonna was in danger.
Ang, I will hold you to your pledge vis a vis Tom, tomorrow, and may you drown under a deluge of neg reps if you play me false.
--tom
++KILI

[Tuor in Gondolin]

+ + Kili
Which will also answer the question of
can one twin survive without the other.

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

Ah-ah-ah. This is utter nonsense. Your activities have had a disproportionately negative impact on one particular race. That would qualify under the definition for many of the professors under whom I have studied.

You are unfortunately mistaken, my dear fellow. I have nothing against Dwarves per se. I am just against a disproportionate number of Dwarves remaining in the contest. Ergo, I am not prejudiced against Dwarves, but simply seeking to maintain some kind of balance to the contest. As one who is concerned about ratings, you will no doubt appreciate that the majority of viewers will turn off in their droves if the final comprises solely Dwarves. Continued high ratings depend on appealing to the entire viewer demographic, not just those who happen to be Dwarves.

In any event, assuming a Dwarf goes today, I will be content to leave the remaining three alone - for now at least.

Originally Posted by Anguirel

I'm in, Saucey, though I bet you targetted Fili not Kili just to irritate me...

EDIT: I meant "Kili not Fili". That rather proves our point...

Oh, sorry Ang. I genuinely thought that I had chosen your least preferred "-ili". Not that it matters, surely. They are, as I have said, pretty much interchangeable.

Originally Posted by Lalaith

Ang, I will hold you to your pledge vis a vis Tom, tomorrow, and may you drown under a deluge of neg reps if you play me false.

Actually, Lal, the pledge was mine. And I will hold to it, provided that Kili goes today.