Taters to Taters

[the phantom]

I DON'T GET IT
Alqualonde

I'm not sure how to spin this one at all. Possibly someone just getting rid of a card to get a new one.

HUMOROUS CONTRADICTIONS
Mumakil
Morgoth
Fellbeast
The Wacher in the Water
Smaug
Goblin-town

These are all along the same lines, so one simply must decide which does it the best. For my money a nasty Fellbeast or Watcher beats out Mumakil and Goblin-town, and the tentacles and watery quality of the watcher I think trumps Fellbeast. Morgoth is funny in the same way Smaug is (they'd both be terribly insulted), but I find Morgoth funnier given his status as supreme villain.

ANOMALY
The One Ring

We find people stroking the Ring and calling it "precious", so it nearly fits despite the fact that it totally isn't cuddly. The fact that it works as both serious and humorous makes this selection interesting.

HUMOROUS ABSURD
Orome
Gimli
Celeborn

These would depend on the possibility of one of them simply striking you as stupid/funny (in RL I imagine I would select one of these). The great and powerful warrior Orome as "cuddly" is worth a giggle, the overshadowed Celeborn viewed as a cuddle-toy for his powerful wife gets a giggle, and the little bearded guy with a big axe being picked up and hugged definitely makes me grin.

CONCLUSION

TOSS OUT
Alqualonde
Mumakil
Smaug
Goblin-town
Fellbeast

CONTENDERS
Morgoth- The mocking selection.
Watcher- The contradictory selection.
One Ring- The interesting selection.
Orome
Gimli
Celeborn- The in-the-moment silly selections.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by the phantom

I These are all along the same lines, so one simply must decide which does it the best. For my money a nasty Fellbeast or Watcher beats out Mumakil and Goblin-town, and the tentacles and watery quality of the watcher I think trumps Fellbeast.

And just think what happens next if the Watcher tries to cuddle you back...

Originally Posted by tp

ANOMALY
The One Ring

We find people stroking the Ring and calling it "precious", so it nearly fits despite the fact that it totally isn't cuddly. The fact that it works as both serious and humorous makes this selection interesting.

I agree. I like this one too. It's the most original one, I suppose.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by the phantom

TOSS OUT
Alqualonde
Mumakil
Smaug
Goblin-town
Fellbeast

CONTENDERS
Morgoth- The mocking selection.
Watcher- The contradictory selection.
One Ring- The interesting selection.
Orome
Gimli
Celeborn- The in-the-moment silly selections.

I don't know how cunningly tp plays at this stage of the game, but I'd give you MCR an advice not to pick any of the last (aka. "the contenders") unless you want to give the phantom a three point lead...

Mumakil and Smaug are like the soft toys little children have - quite cuddly and huggable - and still in the books something completely different. I liked those choices. Gimli would come a close third to me.

Morgoth and The Watcher are already reaching out, like the Fellbeast (you don't make a "teddy-bear" -kind of thing from them that easily).

Towns are not "cuddly" - so people have been just discarding Red Taters they don't like or which don't seem to fit anywhere. Oromë and Celeborn sound more or less the same.

The One Ring? Well yes, that could make the "absurdometer" ring...


Someone asked who sent Denethor in the last round... well I did. It was so close but yet so far...

[Nogrod]

An afterthought. Against my verdict in the earlier post, I'd say Celeborn is not that bad a choice. It is actually quite a funny idea. I mean he might need a hug in the world of men Tolkien describes - and him being under the shadow of his wife...

And by the way, I might bet on The One Ring being the phantom's choice...

[satansaloser2005]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Who picked "The Bath Song" (if you don't mind telling)?

*waves*

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

Wow.

Who picked Bombadil and Denethor? You alllllmost won.

Blargh. I think "so close, but yet so far" is just my thing as well, Nog. I had good old Tom.


And don't underestimate reverse psychology. Phantom's tater may be one of those he said to toss out.

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by satansaloser2005

And don't underestimate reverse psychology. Phantom's tater may be one of those he said to toss out.

Not quite yet, Sally. And possibly never in this kind of a game... possibly...

The reverse thing starts to bite when the number of players lessen in numbers (like in werewolf or that *what was it where we voted one person out every round -game?*). But this is different as there will always be 10+ choices. Maybe...

[Gwathagor]

Maybe Orome actually rode around the woods giving hugs to cuddly furry animals.

[the phantom]

I can't believe you think I have a strategy for Taters to Taters. I think I'm being rather honest, as evidenced by the round in which I had no entry whatsoever.

[MCRmyGirl4eva]

Alqualonde
Mumakil
The Wacher in the Water
Gimli
Smaug
Orome
Goblin-town
Morgoth
Fellbeast
The One Ring
Celeborn

Out of all of these, there aren't any that I would consider cuddly. So, I shall judge according to the funniest. And the winner is *drumroll*:

MORGORTH!

[Lhunardawen]

Haha Boro, should you get a prize for half-guessing the winner?

Originally Posted by the phantom

I DON'T GET IT
Alqualonde

I'm not sure how to spin this one at all. Possibly someone just getting rid of a card to get a new one.

You had me pinned.