Survivor: Surviving the Minor Works - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 05-02-2006, 09:37 AM

++ The Miller

Crabby old fellow; always argued against the Parson to boot (always liked the parson, I did .... now see who votes to get the parson gone....).

Bêthberry · 05-02-2006, 12:39 PM

I am much impressed by Anquirel's anti-dog campaign, being a cat person myself, but I think I shall temporarily suspend that particular line of reasoning and go with one that has frustrated me no end in all my readings.

++ Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith

Honestly, I wish Tolkien had stuck with Old English and not got all messed up with Latin and impossible consonant clusters.

Anguirel · 05-02-2006, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bêthberry

Honestly, I wish Tolkien had stuck with Old English and not got all messed up with Latin and impossible consonant clusters.

How infelicitous.

Anyone read old Geoff Chaucer? Then you'll know why

++THE MILLER

must go.

**The Saucepan Man** · 05-02-2006, 01:27 PM

Ah yes, the gloomy fellow with the weird Latin name and the misleading pseudonym.

+ + Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith

Grouchy dispositions and unpronouncable names make for dull viewing.

Celuien · 05-02-2006, 03:28 PM

I was going to vote for Sunny Sam, but then I saw this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anguirel

Anyone read old Geoff Chaucer?

Yes, I have and I know what you're talking about.

++ THE MILLER

Alcarillo · 05-02-2006, 08:07 PM

Mwahahaha... and so dies the last surviving member of the Dorkins family. Where's an evil smiley when I need one?

++Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)

For his anakronistic use of a blunderbuss. Off to Mordor with ye!

Edit - I would've voted for the Miller, lmp, to make good on my promise, but it seems that he'll be going anyways. Another day, then.

Diamond18 · 05-02-2006, 11:08 PM

It would seem that the twenty-second day was "Worldwide 'vote for a Farmer Giles character' Day" and at the end two of the Farmer's acquaintances got the boot:

Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith: 3 votes

The Miller: 3 votes

Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) : 1 vote

And so, Sunny Sam and The Miller were also fed to the Dragon, who was by now getting quite fat.

Day the Twenty-Third finds 22 remaining contestants:

The Major Minor Works

Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham)
Gram, his dog
Chrysophylax Dives
The Parson
Master Cook Rider
Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie
Smith of Wootton Major
Nell
Queen of Faerie
Niggle

The More Minor Minor Works

Goldberry
Badger
Old Man Willow
Goodman Maggott
Fíriel
Roverandom
The Wizard Artaxerxes
Moon-dog
Mr. Day
Archie
Teddy
Bruno

Formendacil · 05-03-2006, 01:02 AM

Oh dear.... I missed an entire day...

Alas- and alack!

Hmm... I do like that anti-Roverandom that was on the boil... and I am definitely a cat person as opposed to a dog person...

++ Roverandom

05-02-2006, 12:39 PM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	I am much impressed by Anquirel's anti-dog campaign, being a cat person myself, but I think I shall temporarily suspend that particular line of reasoning and go with one that has frustrated me no end in all my readings. ++ Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith Honestly, I wish Tolkien had stuck with Old English and not got all messed up with Latin and impossible consonant clusters. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

05-02-2006, 01:27 PM	#4
The Saucepan Man Corpus Cacophonous Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: A green and pleasant land Posts: 8,390	Ah yes, the gloomy fellow with the weird Latin name and the misleading pseudonym. + + Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith Grouchy dispositions and unpronouncable names make for dull viewing. __________________ Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind!

05-02-2006, 08:07 PM	#6
Alcarillo Shadow of the Past Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Minas Mor-go Posts: 1,007	Mwahahaha... and so dies the last surviving member of the Dorkins family. Where's an evil smiley when I need one? ++Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) For his anakronistic use of a blunderbuss. Off to Mordor with ye! Edit - I would've voted for the Miller, lmp, to make good on my promise, but it seems that he'll be going anyways. Another day, then. Last edited by Alcarillo; 05-02-2006 at 10:08 PM.

05-02-2006, 11:08 PM	#7
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	End of Day the Twenty-Second It would seem that the twenty-second day was "Worldwide 'vote for a Farmer Giles character' Day" and at the end two of the Farmer's acquaintances got the boot: Sunny Sam (Fabricius Cunctator) The Blacksmith: 3 votes The Miller: 3 votes Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) : 1 vote And so, Sunny Sam and The Miller were also fed to the Dragon, who was by now getting quite fat. Day the Twenty-Third finds 22 remaining contestants: The Major Minor Works Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo (Farmer Giles of Ham) Gram, his dog Chrysophylax Dives The Parson Master Cook Rider Alf the Prentice, King of Faerie Smith of Wootton Major Nell Queen of Faerie Niggle The More Minor Minor Works Goldberry Badger Old Man Willow Goodman Maggott Fíriel Roverandom The Wizard Artaxerxes Moon-dog Mr. Day Archie Teddy Bruno __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression. Last edited by Diamond18; 05-03-2006 at 01:06 AM.

05-03-2006, 01:02 AM	#8
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	Oh dear.... I missed an entire day... Alas- and alack! Hmm... I do like that anti-Roverandom that was on the boil... and I am definitely a cat person as opposed to a dog person... ++ Roverandom __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

05-02-2006, 09:37 AM	#1
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	++ The Miller Crabby old fellow; always argued against the Parson to boot (always liked the parson, I did .... now see who votes to get the parson gone....).