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Estelyn Telcontar · 04-13-2006, 04:05 PM

If we're going for a character from the story of Mr. Bliss, I think we should get rid of

++Sergeant Boffin

- after all, when he was called upon to act, he was not needed at all. So why should we need him now?!

Alcarillo · 04-13-2006, 04:48 PM

++Psamathos Psamathides

For sending Rover to the moon without an explanation or much of a reason. And besides, he just sleeps in the sand all day and doesn't help the other survivors with their island duties at all.

Diamond18 · 04-13-2006, 11:00 PM

With the fourth round of voting came the largest margin of agreement yet:

Mr. Binks: 3 votes

The Wizard Artaxerxes: 1 vote

Sergeant Boffin: 1 vote

Psamathos Psamathides: 1 vote

And so, Mr. Binks was made an offer he could not refuse, and put in a rocket ship to be sent to a galaxy far, far away.

Day the Fifth finds 46 remaining contestants:

Farmer Giles of Ham

Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)
Gram, his dog
The Giant from the Wild Hills
King Augustus Bonifacious
Chrysophylax Dives
The Miller
The Parson
Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith

Smith of Wooton Major/Leaf By Niggle

Master Cook Rider
Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie
Nokes
Smith of Wooton Major
Nell
Queen of Faerie
Niggle
Mr. Parish

The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Poems)

Goldberry
Badger
Old Man Willow
The Barrow-wight
Goodman Maggott
Princess Mee
Fíriel
The Mewlips
Troll

Roverandom

Roverandom
The Wizard Artaxerxes
The Little Boy
Psamothos Psamathides
Mew, the Seagull
Man-in-the-Moon
Moon-dog
Great White Dragon
Mer-dog
Uin, the Whale

Mr. Bliss

Mr. Bliss
Girabbit
Mr. Day
Mrs. Knight
Archie
Teddy
Bruno
Albert Dorkins
Herbert Dorkins
Egbert Dorkins
Sergeant Boffin

Anguirel · 04-14-2006, 03:55 AM

I suddenly have an overpowering desire to give the Adventures of Tom Bombadil a proper read. In the spirit of modern idleness, is it online somewhere?

I'm going to go straight to the leading offender today. This Bliss character is another conniving pseudonymed sneak. "Bliss"? What kind of name is that? Sounds like slang for some kind of substance if you ask me...

++MR BLISS

Diamond18 · 04-14-2006, 12:18 PM

Sorry, Ang, not that I know of.

The Only Real Estel · 04-14-2006, 02:38 PM

No, no, lets leave a few respectable "Mr.'s" around Ang.

Instead, I vote ++ The Great White Dragon

Come on, everyone knows dragons should be green or red or black, some cool color! White? Who's white but Gandalf (when he's cloaked at least...well actually - no nevermind!)? It's a poor excuse for a Dragon I say. At the very least it could've basked in the sun awhile and been called something truly fearsome like "The Great Tan Dragon."

Great White? Bah Humbug. Only if there were sharks in Tolkien's works...

Estelyn Telcontar · 04-14-2006, 03:19 PM

I vote for

++Nokes.

Poor cooking may be better than none, but who really wants to have a mediocre cook around? Besides, he thinks he's the one doing the work, while actually letting his apprentice do it for him. And he doesn't recognize Faerie even when in the presence of the King of Faery for years. His team will be better off without him.

Bêthberry · 05-19-2006, 09:40 PM

What kind of name is Gram for a dog? Sounds like an aged P. "Now Gram, don't get upset. Children will be children." "No, Gram, your glasses aren't lost. They are on top of your head." "Eat your porridge, Gram; we can't help it that you lost your false teeth." "No, Gram, there's no man hiding under your bed."

On the other hand, parsnips were never my favourite vegetable, even when smashed with sherry and butter.

+ + The Parson

Alcarillo · 05-19-2006, 09:54 PM

I don't feel like joining the Parson bandwagon, and Gram's going tomorrow, so...

++Goldberry

Tom Bombadil was kicked out the first day, so what's his wife still doing here? And besides, she belongs in the Legendarium.

Diamond18 · 05-19-2006, 10:57 PM

The Queen's enemies were thwarted yet again, and Ang took out his frustration on the man of the cloth:

The Parson: 8 votes

Queen of Faerie: 3 votes

Gram: 1 vote

Goldberry: 1 vote

And so, the Parson was chopped up into little bits, much like parsley, and garnished a salad that was (you guessed it) fed to the dragon.

Day the Thirty-Eighth finds 5 contestants remaining, and one tribe to rule them all:

One Tribe to Rule Them All:

Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie
Goldberry
Queen of Faerie
Gram
Chrysophylax Dives

(A note, the last three contestants will appear in a game of Mega-Survivor... don't look at me, look at Ang... but anyway, it's something to keep in mind. Youll be seeing the final three again....)

Laitoste · 05-19-2006, 11:17 PM

A query: isn't Master Giles' dog named Garm, not Gram? That's what the Tolkien Reader has been whispering in my ear...

BTW, I just reread Farmer Giles of Ham last night, otherwise I would never have noticed...

Formendacil · 05-20-2006, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Laitoste

A query: isn't Master Giles' dog named Garm, not Gram? That's what the Tolkien Reader has been whispering in my ear...

BTW, I just reread Farmer Giles of Ham last night, otherwise I would never have noticed...

So we have been playing this game with an IMPOSTER!!!

Fie on him! All more the reason to see this knavy cur away! This son of... well, it's a naughty word and all, but it IS literally true... This hellhound of Morgoth!

And all those other canine epithlets that can be thrown at him shall apply too.

++ Gram/Garm/the remaining dog

04-13-2006, 04:05 PM	#1
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	If we're going for a character from the story of Mr. Bliss, I think we should get rid of ++Sergeant Boffin - after all, when he was called upon to act, he was not needed at all. So why should we need him now?! __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-13-2006, 11:00 PM	#3
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	End of Day the Fourth With the fourth round of voting came the largest margin of agreement yet: Mr. Binks: 3 votes The Wizard Artaxerxes: 1 vote Sergeant Boffin: 1 vote Psamathos Psamathides: 1 vote And so, Mr. Binks was made an offer he could not refuse, and put in a rocket ship to be sent to a galaxy far, far away. Day the Fifth finds 46 remaining contestants: Farmer Giles of Ham Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) Gram, his dog The Giant from the Wild Hills King Augustus Bonifacious Chrysophylax Dives The Miller The Parson Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith Smith of Wooton Major/Leaf By Niggle Master Cook Rider Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie Nokes Smith of Wooton Major Nell Queen of Faerie Niggle Mr. Parish The Adventures of Tom Bombadil (Poems) Goldberry Badger Old Man Willow The Barrow-wight Goodman Maggott Princess Mee Fíriel The Mewlips Troll Roverandom Roverandom The Wizard Artaxerxes The Little Boy Psamothos Psamathides Mew, the Seagull Man-in-the-Moon Moon-dog Great White Dragon Mer-dog Uin, the Whale Mr. Bliss Mr. Bliss Girabbit Mr. Day Mrs. Knight Archie Teddy Bruno Albert Dorkins Herbert Dorkins Egbert Dorkins Sergeant Boffin __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression. Last edited by Diamond18; 04-14-2006 at 12:20 PM. Reason: I seem to have botched the Godfather quote

04-14-2006, 03:55 AM	#4
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	I suddenly have an overpowering desire to give the Adventures of Tom Bombadil a proper read. In the spirit of modern idleness, is it online somewhere? I'm going to go straight to the leading offender today. This Bliss character is another conniving pseudonymed sneak. "Bliss"? What kind of name is that? Sounds like slang for some kind of substance if you ask me... ++MR BLISS __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

04-14-2006, 12:18 PM	#5
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Sorry, Ang, not that I know of. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

04-14-2006, 03:19 PM	#7
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I vote for ++Nokes. Poor cooking may be better than none, but who really wants to have a mediocre cook around? Besides, he thinks he's the one doing the work, while actually letting his apprentice do it for him. And he doesn't recognize Faerie even when in the presence of the King of Faery for years. His team will be better off without him. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-13-2006, 04:48 PM	#2
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	++Psamathos Psamathides For sending Rover to the moon without an explanation or much of a reason. And besides, he just sleeps in the sand all day and doesn't help the other survivors with their island duties at all.

04-14-2006, 02:38 PM	#6
The Only Real Estel Raffish Rapscallion Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Far from the 'Downs, it seems :-( Posts: 2,835	No, no, lets leave a few respectable "Mr.'s" around Ang. Instead, I vote ++ The Great White Dragon Come on, everyone knows dragons should be green or red or black, some cool color! White? Who's white but Gandalf (when he's cloaked at least...well actually - no nevermind!)? It's a poor excuse for a Dragon I say. At the very least it could've basked in the sun awhile and been called something truly fearsome like "The Great Tan Dragon." Great White? Bah Humbug. Only if there were sharks in Tolkien's works...

05-19-2006, 09:40 PM	#8
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	What kind of name is Gram for a dog? Sounds like an aged P. "Now Gram, don't get upset. Children will be children." "No, Gram, your glasses aren't lost. They are on top of your head." "Eat your porridge, Gram; we can't help it that you lost your false teeth." "No, Gram, there's no man hiding under your bed." On the other hand, parsnips were never my favourite vegetable, even when smashed with sherry and butter. + + The Parson __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

05-19-2006, 09:54 PM	#9
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	I don't feel like joining the Parson bandwagon, and Gram's going tomorrow, so... ++Goldberry Tom Bombadil was kicked out the first day, so what's his wife still doing here? And besides, she belongs in the Legendarium.

05-19-2006, 10:57 PM	#10
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	End of Day the Thirty-Seventh The Queen's enemies were thwarted yet again, and Ang took out his frustration on the man of the cloth: The Parson: 8 votes Queen of Faerie: 3 votes Gram: 1 vote Goldberry: 1 vote And so, the Parson was chopped up into little bits, much like parsley, and garnished a salad that was (you guessed it) fed to the dragon. Day the Thirty-Eighth finds 5 contestants remaining, and one tribe to rule them all: One Tribe to Rule Them All: Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie Goldberry Queen of Faerie Gram Chrysophylax Dives (A note, the last three contestants will appear in a game of Mega-Survivor... don't look at me, look at Ang... but anyway, it's something to keep in mind. Youll be seeing the final three again....) __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

05-19-2006, 11:17 PM	#11
Laitoste Wight Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Behind the hills Posts: 164	A query: isn't Master Giles' dog named Garm, not Gram? That's what the Tolkien Reader has been whispering in my ear... BTW, I just reread Farmer Giles of Ham last night, otherwise I would never have noticed... __________________ "If we're still alive in the morning, we'll know that we're not dead."~South Park