Hey, I asked how Zyrgikiz contributed to the Fall of Gondolin, not the destruction of the Ring! (and it was hardly a double post since I made my post a full hour and a half before the other [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] ).

Enough griping [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] So, the Ring was destroyed in the grinding ice of the Helcaraxë. I thought everyone knew that [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] .

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How would the story have ended differently if Treebeard stomped on Merry and Pippin, mistaking them for little Orcs?

Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas find their squashed bodies, give up all hope and go mad; Aragorn eventually eating the other two. Stumbling back to Edoras, he berserkedly destroyed everyone in sight before chopping off his own head. Because of this, Gondor recieved no Rohirrim reinformements, and were vanquished by the Haradrim in the Battle of the Pelennor. Sauron then turns attention inwards, finds the Ring and becomes all powerful. Book ends 37 chapters shorter.

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Why didn't Gandalf shave?

Because he had to hide the horrible acne scars from his adolescence. I'm serious, you don't want to see that!

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Getting into the Silm., why did the Noldor revolt against the Valar?

Because Valar (= blood sucking capitalists) were not paying them. You know that, class struggle and the like. Hey, I'll watch you working 112 hrs a week just for food and accomodation!

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What was Radagast's hobby?

Pulling the wings off of butterflies.

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What is Frodo's middle name?

Frodo's middle name is Sally, but don't tell anyone.

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How old are the ringwraiths?

They were teenagers. They liked playing with (morgul-)knives.

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Who was Boromir's real father?

Anakin Skywalker.

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Who betrayted the location of Gondolin to Morgoth?

Zyrgikiz, first Lord of Moria! (You knew I'd have to get that in there [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] )

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What is the recipe for Lembas?

The usual...
3 C flour
1 C water
2 C sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp vanilla
2 lb sp**d (the secret for prolonged energy)

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Why was lembas created in the first place?

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It was in an attempt to help Galadriel and Celeborn talk a little faster. It did work. You should have heard them before. Even Treebeard would grow impatient with them. Now thanks to a daily helping of Lembas (four pieces [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] ) they can piece together somewhat normal sentances.

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What was Bilbo's second most precious possession besides the Ring? (Sting and his Mithril coat were merely numbers 3 and 4).

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The hair on his feet, of course!!!

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What was the fellowship's favourite NON-alcholic drink?

Shirley Temples!!

~Slurp~Slurp!!

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Who did Sauron always wish was his son? [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

He didn't want a son, he wanted a clone! To take care of all evil deeds in case he was in Lothlorien basking in the sun (assuming no one would notice....wait...)

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Who was the most popular guy in high school, out of the Fellowship?

Gandalf, of course! Even though he only 'says' he was ever in high school, the tales he tells are crazy. (But, just between you and me, I think he's become a little, shall I say "special", in his old age.)

Who was the first Lord of Nargothrond?

Morgoth, of course!!....EEEEWWWWW!!!!....

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What was Gollum's favourite food?

Other people's fingers, obviously.

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Why was Barliman fat?

He kept on sampling other people's food in the kitchen, undoubtedly!! HE-HE!! YUMMY!!

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What did Galadriel show Frodo in her mirror that scared him so much?

The eye wasn't anything special, of course; he'd been seeing that every day since he'd got the Ring; but he was frightened because he thought for a fleeting second that Galadriel was tryring to drown him.

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Describe the life of a female Orc.

So yu wanna know wat my day is like ya nasty smely vermint, well I'll tell ya.
First, there aint much of us. caus the big brutes throes us into pits wen we dont do sumtin rit. but id like to see em thro me off. im hed she-ork ive livd longest. 'nfact im muther to the gret goblin that the stupid wizrd killd wen a bunch of dwarfs and a litl i dont kno "thing" cam by wiles bac.
eneewas, we hunt da fud mostle. orks off killin odders. we hav slimy braty baby orks hangin off us ol day. winin an fusin an tryin to sharpin teefs on our ankls. so dats it...just huntin an beatin litl orks off our ankls. o yea, cleanin da nasty klos. i don no wat da 'ell dese orks get into. mebbe dragin dung or summtin....
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What does Eru do on his day off?

Hehe...

He spends a day, as most supernatural beings do every now and again, as Tom Bombadil.

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How many Haradrim were slaughtered in the Battle of the Pelennor?

two and a third (and don't ask me how remaining 2/3 survived - it's a story of horror and heroic comeback of warrior's 2/3s into his homeland, but I am a poor storyteller for such enormous task...


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Should Sam be reported as being cruel to animals?

Oh, most definitely. We should get the Arachnids-Are-Cute Society, plus the people at PAIFRABE (people for animal, insect, fish, reptile, amphibian and bird equality) to picket Bag-end, screaming "Nassssty Hobbit!" at him.

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What was Ungoliant's favorite midnight snack?

Tea and crumpets.

What (or who) is the Grinding Ice?

Grinding Ice was an Elvish rapper, who enojoyed a short spurt of popularity before he diminished and faded into the West.

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What would Sam have done with a pet Oliphaunt?

Naturally he'd make four attractive umbrella stands, some ivory handles for his kitchen knives and a huge pie.

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What exactly was Gildor up to when he met Frodo anyway?

He was scouting out the Shire as the potential site for a housing development. Elvish families who wanted to move west but didn't want to take ship until their children were grown.
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What color(s) were the leaves of Lothlorien?

Many different colors: Galadriel and her amazing technicolor dream leaves were legendary all over Middle-earth. Saruman became jealous, and that's how his amazing technicolor dream coat came about.

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What would you read in a tourism brochure for Harad?

"Glittering, sun-drenched beaches where the firendly natives will be happy to entertain you.
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What is miruvor (the cordial of Rivendell) made of?

pumpkin puree and camel curds
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What did Gimli REALLY want from Galadriel?

Nenya. He was a little Dwarf with big dreams. Lord Gimli, King Gimli, Supreme Potentate Gimli...these are the kind of things he murmured to himself at night.

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What do Elves do for fun?

THey drown hobbits in the river!!....He-HE!!....

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Who was Galadriel's mother?

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Galadriel was the Second-to-Last Child of Ungoliant.

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Perhaps Shelob and Gollum could tell us this...what do Orcs taste like?

Chicken. Everything tastes like Chicken! But Orcs have this aftertaste like bad garlick. (sp?)

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What is the name of Gandalf's sword?

(If this is already done, I'm sorry, I don't have time to read 18 pages!!! Unfortunatly!)

P.S. Only 34 days till Christmas! And only 27 till TTT!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

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Long-sharp-pointy-thingy.

Who actually named it?

The Official Sword Namer Guy.

and what was this guy's middle name?

Maker-dude-a-ma-bobber!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

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Why did Aragorn decide to help the hobbits get to Rivendel?

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Because Rivendell has a severe labor shortage. Hobbits, being willing to do all manner of work that Elves consider to be "beneath" them, are quietly encouraged to migrate East in search of the promise of a better life. Though they are no means encouraged to actually live in Rivendell. The hills around the Elven stronghold are dotted with old mobile homes and cinderblock apartment buildings that are letted out to the Hobbits by absentee Elven landlords in Valinor.

Aragorn gets about 500 silver pennies a head - up front - to guide Hobbits through the Wilderness to Rivendell. Though he is considered the best "warg" in those parts for the journey, he is quick to abandon his charges when things get dicy. The Weather Hills hide the scattered remains of many a poor hobbit who were ditched by Aragorn when the going got tough.

But still the Hobbits keep coming, seeking a small part of the "Elven dream".
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Why did Merry decide to help Eowyn slay the Witch King?

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The Witch-King called him a "rag-tag-tagalong", and that roused Merry's temper; never mind that he was a bit rag-tag after his adventures and that he was tagging along with Éoywn....

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What is the most efficient way to kill a Giant Spider?

Force feed it a Gollum.


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How many eye's did shelob have?

P.S. Only 31 days till Christmas!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]