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Ithaeliel 09-08-2002 01:21 PM

Hmm, but perhaps Bush is pretending to be Bombadil so that people will think he's one of the good guys, but in reality, he's....
SAURON!!!! *dundunduuuuuh*
Besides, I gave reasons he is Sauron and not Bombadil... what in the name of the Democratic party do I have to do to CONVINCE you people?! [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Melephelwen 09-10-2002 01:59 PM

I AM convinced... I saw right through his conspirations from the start!!! [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

bombur 09-20-2002 04:42 AM

This thread is deceptively labelled.

When I recieved that picture from a local leftwing mailinglist, not for one moment did I think GWB being Tom Bombadil, I assure you. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Not to mention few little things like being bent on world domination and commanding the worlds greatest army, he's wisible and so is the writing.

After seeing the picture It took me some five minutes to stop laughing and then I proceeded to write a three page rework of the plot and casting of the LOTR to correspond to this and send it as reply.

Finland of course was shire, as we are a happy nation of minor beings oft forgotten in the greater things. US cabinet was the nine nazgul and Rumsfeld was beating down the doors of shire as the witch king.

I nominated some of us local leftist youth as the four hobbits, and so on, including a young radical-conservative in the role of gollum and some more well known people of the world in other roles. I for one think Fidel Castro has enough age and beard to be gandalf if he just changed the cigar for a pipe, Reliable sources tell that Jasser Arafat is shorty and has also a beard making him... nevermind.

Tony Blair got to play Balrog of Moria and a certain rather bitter europarlamentarian i know and respect as cynicist became Elrond. Osama Bin Laden with his old CIA connections was Saruman.

Ents were gang of rednecks in marocco at a shooting of a "singles on the beach - matchmaking reality tv show." Myself and another hobbit were greatly strenghtened by their liquids.

The great finale had me as Pippin facing Norman Swarzkopf at the gates of Washington and a comerade infiltrating white house to carry the ring to the archive of US federal social program proposals there to vanish forever. Once more evil was defeated. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]


Janne Harju

[ September 20, 2002: Message edited by: bombur ]

Neferchoirwen 09-20-2002 09:37 AM

That was the coolest thing I've seen. It nearly made a scandal out of myself. My neighbors would have thought I myself was corrupted by the One True if I laughed so hard.

Quote:

Ooo! Ooo! Does that mean that we need to summon Hobbits and Elves and Dwarves and get Gandalf back to go on another quest?!?! Can I eavesdrop on the council?
I'd love to join the quest.

How did that Ring get on his finger? He just can't let Osaruman bin laden see that he's got the Ring!

VanimaEdhel 09-20-2002 04:34 PM

*Coughs nervously*

Ummm: we're trusing the ring in the hands of someone that said, and I quote:

Quote:

Fool me once, shame on you. The fool is not going to get fooled again!
A friend was watching some show where they were commenting on the fact that they said that. They kept showing it over and over and over...apparently afterwards, he leaned in, looking into space, trying to look menacing, but you could tell he was freaking out because he realized what he just said.

And the fate of Arda is now in his hands...erm...not good.

And come along: any may come on the quest!

bombur 09-21-2002 05:26 AM

Fool me once, shame on you... Fool me twise, shame on me.
- chineese proverb originally.

I'm not worried of the linguistic skills of man wielding greatest amount of power in the world. What worries me is that:
- he does not believe in global warming
- he does not believe in international obligation via co-operation, treaties and international legislation
- he does believe in war as a way of solving any of his international dissatisfications.
- he does believe in more and more strict sanctioning on any internal protests caused by his policy

Oh. that there were a ring... that would mean that convinient method of dismanteling this persons power existed. We are likely to face a war of the ring, but there is no ring and mount doom really is there? And the "armoury of democracy" is not going to help with lend lease agains this guy.

JH

The Barrow-Wight 09-21-2002 02:39 PM

Let's go back to enjoying the picture without political commentary. Its just a funny photo that we can all smile at without being on our soapboxes. Thanks.

bombur 09-21-2002 03:23 PM

Well there is some excuse if it is a political cartoon that causes the reflex. But sorry, I'll get down.

JH

Neferchoirwen 09-26-2002 02:35 AM

Hey BW. I was hungry for seeing this picture, and it just made my day. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Taure Leafsilver 09-26-2002 06:24 AM

mmmmmmmm maybe he forged a new ring?

Melephelwen 09-27-2002 02:23 PM

Just to check if I got you right, GWB forged a new ring and made it look like the One Ring?? ... hmm, that's a possibility... then we would all panic, and going around like "Eeeeeeh, Sauron's back!" and he could just sit back and laugh at us... that's not nice!!!! [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

TolkienGurl 09-27-2002 03:59 PM

[img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] very funny... seriously!

VanimaEdhel 09-28-2002 02:43 PM

*Slides her soapbox and her "I LOVE YOU GEORGE BUSH!" signs under the stand, then takes off her "Go Pataki!" button (hey: I'm allowed to be prejudiced for Pataki: his daughter goes to my school, and she's really sweet)*

Okay...*pouts*

Hmmm: good government ploy:
"I am Sauron reincarnated! You will obey me or DIE!"

That'd get us to listen...

the guy who be short 06-08-2003 05:40 AM

Mr Barrow Wight, the ring must be taken and destroyed!

Free peoples of Middle-Earth, messengers from far places, you have been summoned to the Council of Elrond to answer to the threat of Bush. We must lure Bush to Italy and throw him into Mt. Vesuvius. One of you must do this.


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