Survivor: The Second Age

[the phantom]

Thank you for calling the Alliance of DOOM.

Your attention is important to us. Please hold for the next available operator.

If I have to hold more than a few hours the offer is dead. And believe me, you will regret not taking the offer.

+ + Durin III

Death to the Other Speakers!!

[mormegil]

++Elros

Seriously choosing to be mortal...this man must be touched in the head. However, his more henious crime is that of brotherhood to Elrond the Horrible.

[Lhunardawen]

++DURIN DUH THURD

Originally Posted by Anguirel

Though it looks like it's not getting off to a glorious start.

Why, what did you have in mind?

[Anguirel]

I was worried at that point that Thorondor wouldn't bite it. Pessimism; all was somewhat better than I'd feared...

[The Saucepan Man]

+ + DUR ...

No ... I ... am an ... individual ... Will ... not ... follow like others ... like ... a sheep ...

How about the nancing Elf boy who decreed that the Witch-King would not fall by the hand of a Man? If he hadn't opened his big mouth and blurted that out, it would have saved a lot of fuss and bother.

+ + GLORFINDEL

[Lalaith]

If I have to hold more than a few hours the offer is dead

Timezones, duckie, timezones. I'm sure we can all come to some mutually beneficial arrangement.
Now, who to vote for - to tag onto the Durin bandwaggon, so *boring*....hmmmm....


++AMDIR

Crazy name, crazy guy.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Yawn. This voting trend seems as crooked/fixed as
an American Republican controlling a Florida recount vote
(well, maybe not that biased).

+ + The Alliance Of Doom

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Tuor of Gondolin

Yawn. This voting trend seems as crooked/fixed as
an American Republican controlling a Florida recount vote
(well, maybe not that biased).

+ + The Alliance Of Doom

Are you calling the inegrity of the Alliance of Ultra-DOOM into question? Be careful what you say, or there could be repercussions ...

I would, in any event, point out that (morm apart) only the members of the Alliance of Ultra-DOOM have voted differently and for contestants other than Durin III, thus illustrating their inedependence and integrity and injecting a much-needed modicum of variety into the proceedings.

[Tuor of Gondolin]

Hmm. Interesting defense by SpM.
Btw, Belladonna wants to
form an anti-Alliance of Ultra-DOOM
(apparently she's an extremely
poor loser) but her father won't yet
spring for a high speed internet connection.
Now if the family could just get hold of some
great hoard of wealth...
"A hobbit scorned"

[Kuruharan]

Announcer: And we’re back to Second Age Survivor, brought to you by Fast Fat. Remember, to gain back all that tricky weight you lost while dieting, take Fast Fat! I’m joined in the booth by Bob, but now for a report by our sideline reporter Amanda.

Sideline Reporter: (Lower the camera angle!) Thank you Cliff. The recent action has been the most boring so far in Second Age Survivor. Not since the finale of Hobbit Survivor has anything been duller. Even the contestants are bored and have started a conga/limbo line.

Announcer: mmmaaaahhh…what, sorry! Whuh, Bob!

Color Commentator: Whaat?!

Announcer: Your analysis.

Color Commentator: Oh, uhhhh, Isildur made it through the limbo without any trouble whatsoever. Sauron was stuck for a moment but then he decided to step over. Tar-Miriel pulled out a broadsword and chopped the limbo stick in half. This caused a bit of a problem until everybody grabbed Fimbrethil and used her as the limbo stick. When Treebeard came through, he’d forgotten that she was there and accidentally trampled her. This caused the dance to break up in confusion as paramedics stormed the building, inflicting a few more casualties.

Announcer: What will happen now?

Color Commentator: I’m going to order a nice brandy.

Mr. Billy Club hits Bob on the noggin

Color Commentator: I mean, I think Kuruharan will vote for…

++ Amandil

…completely at random to show solidarity with those who are protesting all the group think that was going on earlier.

Announcer: We’ll be right back.

[arcticstorm]

I will now return to my vote from day 1
++Glorfindel

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by mormegil

++Elros

Seriously choosing to be mortal...this man must be touched in the head. However, his more henious crime is that of brotherhood to Elrond the Horrible.

You answered your own question. How else was he to permanently escape?

[Formendacil]

The Third day of voting is over. The final distribution of votes is as follows:

Amandil: I
Amdír: I
Elros: I

Glorfindel: II

Durin III: IIIII III

There seems to be a clear anti-king trend among the voting. Once again, a male ruler gets the axe, in this case the Dwarven King.

Those remaining:

Tribe of the Noldor:
Ereinion Gil-galad,
Elrond Peredhil
Galadriel
Celebrimbor
Glorfindel

Tribe of the Sindar:
Celeborn
Círdan
Orophir
Amdír
Celebrían

Tribe of the Númenoreans:
Elros Tar-Minyatur
Erendis
Tar-Míriel

Tribe of the Elendili:
Amandil
Elendil
Isildur
Anárion
Ohtar

Tribe of the Other Speakers:
Narvi
Fangorn (Treebeard)
Fimbrethil

Tribe of the Baddies:
Sauron
The Witch-king
Khamûl
Herumor
Fuinur

Day 4 begins now! Vote away as you please.

[Anguirel]

Save the Kings! Down with the pox-ridden republicans!

A clear destabiliser of monarchy was

++HERUMOR

whose methods were so depressing even Tolkien couldn't write about them for long, it seems...oops, that would be the Fourth Age chappie. Ah well. Still a blimming anti-monarchist schemer. Get him.

[Celuien]

Sounds good to me, Ang.

++HERUMOR

Spreader of vicious rumors and drinker of excessive quantities of rum.

[Gil-Galad]

why not the other one too? double-vote em off


++Fuinur

[Elu Ancalime]

The book Anthem and in paticular objectionalism says that if Herumor and Fuinur had the willpower and sole justification, then they are obliged to dominate weaker willed men, being the Haradrim. Dont hate the peeps, hate the theory. (not like i belive that personally)

++ELROND PEREDHIL

He does not have the willpower to survive through any Survivor game. Leave the Weak at the Door.
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[Nilpaurion Felagund]

++Herumor

Her room or . . . or what???

*groan*

The book Anthem and in paticular objectionalism says that if Herumor and Fuinur had the willpower and sole justification, then they are obliged to dominate weaker willed men, being the Haradrim. (Elu Ancalime)

Any sissy can dominate the Haradrim. Why, look at Sauron.

[Elu Ancalime]

Any sissy can dominate the Haradrim. Why, look at Sauron.

Yes, but Sauron was doing it for militaristic means. Because of their weak will, Sauron was able to use them in a frenzy to beef up his army. The principle is not that Sauron and Heremor and Fuiner were too weak to dominate anybody else, but they were smart enough to realize that theese people would listen to one who seemed supernatural(i.e. maia and Numenoreans)
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[the phantom]

++ELROND PEREDHIL

He does not have the willpower to survive through any Survivor game. Leave the Weak at the Door.

It's fine to vote for Elrond, but it'd be nice if you gave a reason that is actually real. Tolkien's books say nothing about Elrond lacking willpower or being weak. It's quite the opposite, actually. Are you, perhaps, getting the real thing confused with the movies?

[Lhunardawen]

++ELROND PEREDHIL

LotR. The Silmarillion (not that he was in that season of Survivor, but still). The Hobbit. And now Second Age. Aren't you just sick of him?

[the phantom]

Aren't you just sick of him?

Not really. I find it difficult to get sick of someone who is so awesome. He is the heir of the Noldorin Kings, the Sindarin Kings, the three great houses of men, and an Ainu. And despite his ridiculously good genes he never gets all full of himself (like Galadriel does).

Elrond was very wise, an expert healer, and a master of lore, but many forget that he was also called in LOTR "hale as a tried warrior in the fulness of his strength".

And here's my favorite description of him, from The Hobbit-

as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.

And then check out this quote-

The Third Age came to its end in the War of the Ring; but the Fourth Age was not held to have begun until Master Elrond departed, and the time was come for the dominion of Men

Elrond was so important that they did not begin the next age until he left. It was only after his departure that Men could begin their dominion, which makes it quite clear that Elrond, due to his lineage and power, was technically the top authority in Middle Earth. It was no accident that the fate of Middle Earth was decided in Rivendell at the Council of Elrond.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Yes, but Sauron was doing it for militaristic means. Because of their weak will, Sauron was able to use them in a frenzy to beef up his army. The principle is not that Sauron and Heremor and Fuiner were too weak to dominate anybody else, but they were smart enough to realize that theese people would listen to one who seemed supernatural(i.e. maia and Numenoreans) (Elu A.)

I'll say it again:

Anybody, even a pink marshmallow-bred Orc with brains the size of an angels's dance floor, can dominate the Haradrim. Dominating the Haradrim is hardly accomplishment of the hour even for a person of mediocre ability, let alone something you can base a reputation on.

as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wise as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves, and as kind as summer.

Bilbo was bribed.

The Third Age came to its end in the War of the Ring; but the Fourth Age was not held to have begun until Master Elrond departed, and the time was come for the dominion of Men

'twas but a coincidence.

C'mon, you can't use such quotes do defend this character! It's about as factual as the report on White Oliphaunts drinking Anis del Toro on the hills of Ebro!

[Anguirel]

I'm now predicting that Saucie and Kuru wil jump on Elrond, a vast bandwagon of Elrond votes will follow, (not, incidentally, including Lalaith's) and an Elf-slaughtering bandwagon will be set in motion that leaves the Noldor and Sindar completely decimated...

Come on, o Downers. Vote for the tedious Communist Easterling nonentity...

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Anguirel

I'm now predicting that Saucie and Kuru wil jump on Elrond, a vast bandwagon of Elrond votes will follow, (not, incidentally, including Lalaith's) and an Elf-slaughtering bandwagon will be set in motion that leaves the Noldor and Sindar completely decimated...

Come on, o Downers. Vote for the tedious Communist Easterling nonentity...

Yes, amusing isn't it, how any show of SUPPORT for a particular character tends to mobilize the masses against that character...

Well, it seems that we've found one of the Phantom's favourite characters. How long can even the Phantom make him last, I wonder?

[the phantom]

I'm now predicting that Saucie and Kuru wil jump on Elrond, a vast bandwagon of Elrond votes will follow

I hope that doesn't happen. There is a chance that Kuru and SP will find a more logical use for their anti-elvish sentiments, and will vote for someone who truly deserves the boot, such as Amdir.

Yes, the great Amdir, an elf-lord of such great importance that nine out of ten Barrow-Downers have no clue who the little twerp is.

+ + Amdir

I'm hoping I won't have to mount an all out defense of Elrond, but if he comes under fire, I suppose I will- if I have enough time, that is.

Hmm... if all else fails perhaps I will call upon the power of the League of Extraordinary Barrow-Downers.

[Anguirel]

Fighting fire with fire? Go against Herumor and we can be safe in numbers...

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I've just been wondering: Why the sudden switch? At first you were interested in getting rid of Fuinur first, but now you go after Herumor. Not that it bothers me in the least; I'm just curious.

[the phantom]

Go against Herumor and we can be safe in numbers...

I'm staying off the bandwagon just for a bit to see what the Alliance of Doom does. If they come out against Elrond then I'll change my vote to Herumor and ask a few others to do the same to save Elrond. This day still has many hours left in it.

[Anguirel]

Well, you see, I recognised in Fuinur a character so boring that he'd actually prove quite difficult to evict. People just won't get excited about him, positively or negatively...

Herumor is a slightly happier medium.

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Then Fuinur just might win by apathy. Perhaps I should dig up some dirt on him . . .

Slightly off-topic: I'm quite suprised to that some vote with a space between the two plusses. Sauce, Tuor, tp. Interesting . . .

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Yes, the great Amdir, an elf-lord of such great importance that nine out of ten Barrow-Downers have no clue who the little twerp is.

Makes sense to me. Who was he again? I am prepared to endorse him as the Ultra-Alliance of DOOM's candidate for today.

+ + AMDIR

Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund

Slightly off-topic: I'm quite suprised to that some vote with a space between the two plusses. Sauce, Tuor, tp. Interesting . . .

Just following instructions:

Originally Posted by Formendacil

Votes are retractable. They should appear like this:

++ Nilpaurion Felagund

[Anguirel]

Most cunning. Trying to initiate an elf-massacre by another route. To me, to me! Down with Herumor!

Notice that Amdir is yet another king. Stop the regicides...

[Kuruharan]

This time, not only were there an overabundance of Elves, there was also an overabundance of kings and queens. We can hardly avoid regicide. There are just too many of them lying around. I think it is high time we began trimming pointy ears.

Trying to recall off the top of my head, I think

++ Amdir

was Amroth's father or something like that. Characters of this extreme shadowy obscurity do tend to obfuscate the festivities.

(And the Alliance of Ultra-DOOM succumbs to a moment of phantomness... )

[Anguirel]

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

I think it is high time we began trimming pointy ears.

I sense a bitter Dwarf...

[Kuruharan]

I sense a bitter Dwarf...

And I sense an alarmed elf-lover who just made a mistake in showing his fear to the rest of us.

[Lalaith]

I'm very happy to save Elrond today.

++AMDIR

[Anguirel]

Originally Posted by Kuruharan

And I sense an alarmed elf-lover who just made a mistake in showing his fear to the rest of us.

I'm glad we've put our cards on the increasingly dodgy table. But I assure you it is not fear, but contempt, for your irritating swarms of commoners, rallying to a demagoguic flag, and tearing down an edifice they do not understand.

I'm interested to see that Lalaith has joined the Roundheads.

[Lalaith]

Now, now, Ang, don't make too many rash assumptions.
Elrond is probably safe for today, surely that should please you just a little?

[Anguirel]

If these jesters are allowed to take down Amdir, father of Amroth, Leander of Middle-Earth, folkloric and generally wondrous, Elrond will be next, directly or indirectly. I know the wiles of these crocodiles.

Every time you vote with these rapscallions, Lalaith, their poison trickles into your mind. Break loose today! I demand no bond of alliance. Together, acting as individual entities not a single zombified crushing mechanism, we can rid Arda Envinyatur of the pathetic would-be-despot Herumor.