What do you assign to Mordor?

[Ardent]

Originally Posted by Lalwendë

High Speed Rail lines, ripping up dozens of ancient woodlands and the lovely green English countryside, and taking away people's businesses and homes, all so someone can get to a meeting or go and spend their money in London ten minutes more quickly than they already can. When we can't afford it in the first place. And there's nobody to vote for who will stop it all. It should be in Orthanc really because it's truly Sarumanian, but it's got more shades of Sauron because of having no say in the matter.

I would put this kind of bullying down to Mordor too, Saruman's scouring of Isengard and The Shire being echoes of the desolation of Sauron and Smaug.
I worked for a local Wildlife Group at the time when Thatcher-the-Dark was pushing through development of Buisness Parks on green-field sites. We did help to preserve a few SSSI's with rare orchids or newts living in them, but the urban farm (Merry Hill Farm) went the way of Sandyman's Mill.

However, I'm not sure why I assign this to Mordor. The idea that one gets no vote is hardly an objection because no-one in ME, outside the White Council, got a vote either. Even at the meeting of the races in Rivendell it was Council members Elrond and Gandalf who had the last word, and the occupants of Lorien did not consult with Nimrodel before moving into her home.

When we complain that our voice has not been heard aren't we simply complaining like Boromir:

"Will you not at least let me make trial of my plan? Lend me the Ring!"

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[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Galadriel55

People who decide to have group hugs in the middle of a staircase, dawdle in doorways, and just create traffic in the school hallways.

Aww but because of things like this, Frodo and Sam managed to escape the orc troops!

[Andsigil]

I assign the people who idolize Christopher Dorner. They are the orcs of this world.

[Galadriel55]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Aww but because of things like this, Frodo and Sam managed to escape the orc troops!

Which is quite a bad thing from the orc perspective.

[THE Ka]

Co-workers who have the magical prowess to catch a stomach flu in less than a night, in order to avoid a busy morning shift.
Just a tad envious that the planets were not aligned and the magical flu didn't pay me a visit at work last night.

[Galadriel55]

Physics lab reports. Need more writing than essays for English class. Take a page from chemistry, physicists - you don't have to write three pages explaining how to mix two solutions together! Why do you want that amount of writing for something simpler and much more basic, that doesn't even require any special knowledge or terminology?


Also, getting your email inbox spammed by a spammer that doesn't even advertize anything . The message is always asking me to add the person on facebook or messenger, but the person's name and screenname change regularly. So does the wording of the email and the email itself. Which makes filters kinda useless...

[Saurondil]

Genetically modified food. If Yavanna had meant us to have GM food, she would have produced it.

[MCRmyGirl4eva]

Having to share a room with a sister who doesn't go to bed for hours after I do. She always wakes me up, then I spend FOREVER trying to get back to sleep.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Saurondil

Genetically modified food. If Yavanna had meant us to have GM food, she would have produced it.

No offence, Saurondil, but... what does that mean?

[Galadriel]

General foolishness on my part, which frequently leads to elevated anxiety levels. Not good.

[Galadriel55]

Being online on the Downs alone with two spammers.

Evil universities.

[McCaber]

Not having enough time. For my wife, for my friends, and for the Downs.

[Galadriel55]

Squeaky breaks on your bicycle.